UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to ____
Commission File Number: 0-21142
SANDSTON CORPORATION
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Michigan | | 38-2483796 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
40950 Woodward Avenue, Suite 304, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(248) 723-3007
(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] YES [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ X ] YES [ ] No
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:
No par value Common Stock: 8,396,981 outstanding as of May 10, 2006
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: [ ] YES [X] NO
PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Sandston Corporation
Condensed Balance Sheet
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 2006 | | | | |
| | | (Unaudited) | | | 2005 | |
Assets | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | |
| Cash | | $ | 4,083 | | $ | 10,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | $ | 4,083 | | $ | 10,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | |
| Accounts payable | | $ | 15,396 | | $ | 14,038 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | 7,000 | | | 3,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total current liabilities | | | 22,396 | | | 17,038 | |
| Shareholders’ deficit: | | | | | | | |
| Common stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, | | | | | | | |
| 8,396,981 shares issued and outstanding | | | 33,679,784 | | | 33,629,784 | |
| Accumulated deficit | | | (33,698,097 | ) | | (36,686,168 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total deficit in shareholders’ equity | | | (18,313 | ) | | (6,384 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total liabilities and deficit in shareholders’ equity | | $ | 40,603 | | $ | 42,286 | |
See notes to condensed financial statements.
Sandston Corporation
Condensed Statements of Operations
For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
| | | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Net revenues | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| General and administrative expenses | | | 11,929 | | | 18,436 | |
| Operating loss | | | (11,929 | ) | | (18,436 | ) |
| Income taxes | | | - | | | - | |
| Net loss | | $ | (11,929 | ) | $ | (18,436 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Per share amounts - basic and diluted (Note 2) | | $ | 0.00 | | $ | 0.00 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted (Note 2) | | | 8,396,981 | | | 8,396,981 | |
See notes to condensed financial statements.
Sandston Corporation
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
| | | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
| | | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) | |
| Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |
| Net loss | | $ | (11,929 | ) | $ | (18,436 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities: | | | | | | | |
| Changes in assets and liabilities that provided cash: | | | | | | | |
| Accounts payable | | | 1,358 | | | 751 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | 4,000 | | | 16,000 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | | | (6,571 | ) | | (1,685 | ) |
| Net decrease in cash | | | (6,571 | ) | | (1,685 | ) |
| Cash at beginning of period | | | 10,654 | | | 42,286 | |
| Cash at end of period | | $ | 4,083 | | $ | 40,601 | |
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | | | | | | | |
| Cash paid for interest by discontinued operations | | $ | - | | | | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | | | - | | | | |
See notes to condensed financial statements.
Sandston Corporation
Notes To Condensed Financial Statements
For The Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
Pursuant to a recommendation of Nematron Corporation’s Board of Directors and approval by its shareholders on January 13, 2004, on March 31, 2004 Nematron sold to NC Acquisition Corporation ("Purchaser") all of its tangible and intangible assets, including its real estate, accounts, equipment, intellectual property, inventory, goodwill and other intangibles, except for $30,000 in cash, (the "Net Asset Sale"). The Purchaser also assumed all of Nematron’s liabilities pursuant to the Net Asset Sale. Following the Net Asset Sale, Nematron’s only remaining assets were $30,000 in cash; it retained no liabilities. On April 1, 2004 Nematron amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Sandston Corporation (the “Company”) and implemented a shareholder approved one-for-five reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, whereby every five issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock became one share. Also, on April 1, 2004 Nematron sold a total of 5,248,257 post-split shares to Dorman Industries, LLC (“Dorman Industries”) for $50,000. Dorman Industries is a Michigan limited liability company wholly owned by Mr. Daniel J. Dorman, who became the Company’s Chairman of the Board, CEO and President following such stock purchase. By virtue of its purchase of common stock, Dorman Industries owns 62.5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company.
Although the Company does not currently have any revenue generating activities, the Company intends to build long-term shareholder value by acquiring and/or investing in and operating strategically positioned companies. The Company expects to target companies in several industry groups. The targeted companies are generally expected to have the following characteristics: sales volume of between $20 million and $250 million; value added manufacturing, distribution and business services; fragmented industries; experienced management; and consistent historical financial performance. The Company has yet to acquire, or enter into an agreement to acquire, any company.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements for the interim periods have been included. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-KSB.
The results of the operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Additionally, since the Net Asset Sale, which was effective April 1, 2004, the Company has no revenue generating activities.
Note 2 - Earnings Per Share
The weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic loss per share for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 have been adjusted to give effect to the five-for-one reverse stock split discussed in Note 1. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements underlying the Net Asset Sale, all outstanding dilutive securities, including stock options, warrants and conversion rights under all employee and director option plans and various warrant and note agreements, were cancelled effective March 31, 2004 and are no longer outstanding.
Note 3. Legal Proceedings
On March 31, 2004, Nematron entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with NC Acquisition Corp., pursuant to which NC Acquisition Corp. acquired all of Nematron’s assets and assumed all of Nematron’s liabilities existing as of that date. In addition, under the Asset Purchase Agreement, NC Acquisition Corp. agreed to assume and indemnify and hold us harmless of and from any and all liabilities “of any kind, fixed or contingent, known or unknown, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured” arising prior to the date of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
According to recently filed court documents described below, however, on November 6, 2002, the Official Receiver in the bankruptcy of Nematron Europe, B.V., a Dutch company (the “Judgment Creditor”), obtained a default judgment in the amount of approximately the equivalent of $200,000, plus statutory interest, from the District Court (Third Single-Judge Division) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands against Nematron, relating to certain debts allegedly owed by Nematron to the Judgment Creditor dating back to 1996. None of our current officers or directors knew about the claim or the litigation at the time they became officers and directors.
On March 15, 2005, Judgment Creditor instituted an action against us in Washtenaw Circuit Court in the state of Michigan to enter the foreign default judgment issued by the court in Amsterdam. We notified NC Acquisition Corp. and its owners of this action and demanded that it comply with its obligation to pay the claim, but it has not yet done so. The Judgment Creditor later added NC Acquisition Corp., as well its affiliate, Nemaco, Inc., as an additional defendant in the Michigan action.
At the present time, based on the Asset Purchase Agreement provisions described above, in addition to the substantive merits of the claim, we believe we have no liability in this case, and have made it clear to the Judgment Creditor that we do not intend to pay any amount to settle this claim, as NC Acquisition Corp. and its successors in interest and owners are responsible for the entire matter. We are waiting for a response from NC Acquisition Corp. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in this action and to enforce our rights against NC Acquisition Corp.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2006 Compared with
Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2005
Continuing Operations
Readers should refer to a description of the Net Asset Sale described in Note 1 to the condensed financial statements included in this Form 10-QSB. As described therein, the net assets and industrial controls businesses of the Company were sold effective as of the close of business on March 31, 2004. Since April 1, 2004, the Company has not engaged in any revenue generating activities, although it has considered various investment opportunities and it has incurred administrative expenses related to legal, accounting and administrative activities. The Company has had no employees since that date. The administrative activities of the Company are performed by the Chairman, who also serves as the CEO, President and Principal Financial Officer. Direct administrative expenses of the Company totaled $11,929 and $18,436 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The decrease of $6,507, or 35.3%, is due primarily to fewer administrative services required in the current period compared to the year earlier period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Primary sources of liquidity are cash balances that have been used to pay administrative expenses since the April 1, 2004 Net Asset Sale. Following the Net Asset Sale, the Company became what is commonly known as a “public shell.” The Company intends to use its “public shell” as a platform to build long-term shareholder value by acquiring and/or investing in, and operating strategically positioned companies. No assurances can be given that the Company will be successful in connection with its future plans.
Current operating expenses of the Company are being funded with available cash retained from the Net Asset Sale and from cash generated by the sale of additional shares of common stock to Dorman Industries. While it is the Company's objective to ultimately be able to use the securities of the Company as a currency in the acquisition of portfolio businesses, it is clear that the initial acquisitions of portfolio businesses will require the Company to be infused with capital thereby diluting the Company's shareholders, including Dorman Industries to the extent that it does not participate in the capital infusion.
The Company became a "public shell" corporation on April 1, 2004 following the Net Asset Sale and since that date its financial activities have been limited to incurring certain administrative activities related to incurring expenditures for accounting, legal, filing, printing, office and auditing services exclusively from unrelated third parties. These expenditures have been paid with the $30,000 cash retained from the businesses that were sold and from $50,000 of proceeds from the sale of common stock on April 1, 2004 to Dorman Industries. As reflected in the accompanying balance sheet, cash totals $4,083 and accounts payable and accrued expenses total $22,396. Based on such balances and management’s forecast of activity levels while it remains a “pubic shell” corporation, and based upon the fact that the Company has not identified as yet potential acquisition candidates, the present cash balance will not be sufficient to pay its current liabilities and its administrative costs projected to be incurred in the next twelve months. Management intends to obtain such administrative funds from Dorman Industries in the form of loans or through equity sales in an amount sufficient to sustain operations at their current level. Dorman Industries owns 62.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. There can be no assurance that Dorman Industries or any other party will advance needed funds on any terms.
Uncertainties Relating to Forward Looking Statements
"Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operation" and other parts of this Form 10-QSB contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. While the Company believes any forward-looking statements it has made are reasonable, actual results could differ materially since the statements are based on current management expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following:
| | · | Uncertainties discussed elsewhere in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations”; |
| | · | The potential inability of the Company to locate potential businesses and to negotiate the closing of identified businesses so as they become businesses of the Company; |
| | · | Unforeseen increases in operating expenses; |
| | · | The inability to attract or retain management, sales and/or engineering talent for any acquired business; |
| | · | The inability to continue financing the administrative expenses of the Company out of available funds and the inability to raise additional funds to cover any shortfall. |
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
Based on his evaluation as of March 31, 2006, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods.
(b) Changes in internal controls.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Exhibits included herewith are set forth on the Index to Exhibits, which is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| | Sandston Corporation |
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May 10, 2006 | /s/ Daniel J. Dorman |
Date | President, CEO and Principal Financial Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 31.0 | | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| 32.0 | | Certification of President, CEO (Principal Executive Officer) and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
