FORM 10-QSB
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2000
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the Transition Period from ________ to ________
Commission File #0-11078
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
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(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Colorado
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
84-0838184
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
7506 North Broadway Extension, Suite 505, Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(405) 840-6031
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(Issuer's telephone number)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par
value $.025 per share
Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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.
YES X NO__
Number of shares of the issuer's common stock outstanding as of November 1,
2000: 14,083,128
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format YES __ NO X
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 Consolidated Balance Sheets 3
September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999
Consolidated Statements of Income 4
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2000 and for the Three
Months Ended September 30, 1999
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 5
2000 and for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1999
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6
For the Nine Months Ended September
30, 2000 and for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1999
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial 7
Statements
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis 9
Of Financial Conditions and Results of
Operations
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 12
SIGNATURE PAGE 14
PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30 December 31
2000 1999
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unaudited audited
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,150,665 $ 1,138,711
Accounts receivable, net of
allowance for returns and
uncollectible accounts of
$173,773 and $116,667 3,304,934 2,215,242
Inventory 155,377 152,344
Prepaid expenses and deposits 460,335 358,597
Deferred tax asset - 123,441
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Total current assets 5,071,311 3,988,335
Property and equipment, at cost 1,043,910 868,483
Less accumulated depreciation
and amortization (443,406) (307,066)
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Net property and equipment 600,504 561,417
Other assets:
Capitalized software costs,
net of accumulated amortization
of $2,004,086 and $1,635,233 2,639,263 1,889,872
Goodwill, net of accumulated
amortization of $253,677 and
$129,628 2,298,778 2,370,483
Deferred tax asset - 13,587
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Total other assets 4,938,041 4,273,942
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Total assets $ 10,609,856 $ 8,823,694
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable trade $ 375,298 $ 399,454
Accrued liabilities 784,849 583,958
Accounts payable - Affiliates - 96,529
Notes payable and current
portion of long-term debt 289,710 213,052
Foreign income taxes payable 158,800 117,677
Income taxes payable - 35,674
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Total current liabilities 1,608,657 1,446,344
Long-term debt 1,463,030 1,519,888
Other 45,150 16,125
Deferred income tax 394,800 -
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Total liabilities 3,511,637 2,982,357
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Commitments and contingencies - -
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value;
Authorized - 50,000,000 shares
- issued and outstanding - none - -
Common Stock, $.025 par value
Authorized 30,000,000 shares
- issued and outstanding -
14,083,128 shares 352,078 343,877
Additional paid-in capital 6,609,312 6,424,322
Retained Earnings / (Deficit) (926,862) (926,862)
Year-to-date earnings 1,063,691 -
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Total stockholders' equity 7,098,219 5,841,337
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $10,609,856 $ 8,823,694
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND 1999
(unaudited)
2000 1999
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Net Sales $ 2,785,266 $ 2,143,201
Cost of goods sold 720,097 184,167
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Gross profit 2,065,169 1,959,034
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 549,422 898,930
Operations 90,456 67,676
General and administrative 808,077 506,909
Amortization of capitalized
software costs 135,319 107,263
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Total operating expenses 1,583,274 1,580,778
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Operating income 481,895 378,256
Other income(expense):
Interest income 10,484 8,514
Interest expense (43,847) (7,030)
Other 2,101 (4,261)
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Net income before income taxes 450,633 375,479
Current income taxes 7,951 9,932
Deferred income taxes 169,472 135,279
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Net income $ 273,210 $ 230,268
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Basic 14,083,128 13,693,256
Earnings per share $ 0.019 $ 0.017
Diluted 14,713,156 14,396,654
Earnings per share $ 0.019 $ 0.016
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND 1999
(unaudited)
2000 1999
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Net Sales $ 8,784,772 $ 6,491,095
Cost of goods sold 2,024,189 711,419
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Gross profit 6,760,583 5,779,676
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 2,057,240 2,225,256
Operations 221,511 172,361
General and administrative 2,339,473 1,529,305
Amortization of capitalized
software costs 365,790 291,543
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Total operating expenses 4,984,014 4,218,465
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Operating income 1,776,569 1,561,211
Other income(expense):
Interest income 28,088 17,401
Interest expense (117,617) (21,622)
Other 2,189 779
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Net income before income taxes 1,689,229 1,557,769
Current income taxes 82,723 62,446
Deferred income taxes 542,815 530,337
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Net income $ 1,063,691 $ 964,986
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Basic 14,018,764 13,624,217
Earnings per share $ 0.076 $ 0.071
Diluted 14,648,792 14,327,615
Earnings per share $ 0.073 $ 0.067
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND 1999
(unaudited)
2000 1999
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 1,063,691 $ 964,986
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
Deferred income taxes 531,828 543,556
Depreciation and amortization 629,212 415,030
Reserve for bad debts and returns 57,106 14,119
Stock issued for compensation 11,500 91,040
Other 23,767 (3,142)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (1,146,798) (750,430)
Inventories (3,033) (89,060)
Prepaid expenses and other (101,738) (92,672)
Other assets - (21,036)
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities 176,735 272,960
Accounts payable - Affiliate (96,529) (78,983)
Income taxes payable 5,449 63,302
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Net cash provided by operating
activities 1,151,190 1,329,670
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Cash flow from investing activities:
Increase in goodwill (14,528) (30,233)
Purchase of capitalized software
costs (1,118,244) (797,798)
Purchase of property and
equipment (175,427) (251,368)
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Net cash used in investing
activities (1,308,199) (1,079,399)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds received from issuance
of debt 96,584 290,817
Principal payments on notes (76,784) (234,017)
Issuance of common stock 149,163 115,575
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Net cash provided by
financing activities 168,963 172,375
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Net increase in cash 11,954 422,646
Cash at beginning of the period 1,138,711 720,838
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Cash at end of the period $ 1,150,665 $1,143,484
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
Part I
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND 1999
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. Nature of Business:
The American Education Corporation's ("the Company") business is the
development and marketing of educational software to elementary, middle and
secondary schools, adult literacy centers and vocational, junior and community
colleges. In addition, the Company has three subsidiaries, Projected Learning
Programs, Inc. ("PLP") , Learning Pathways, Ltd. ("LPL") and Dolphin, Inc.
("Dolphin"). PLP is a direct mail catalog reseller of primarily other
publishers' products to high schools and colleges. LPL is the exclusive
schools and libraries distributor of the print, multimedia and online versions
of the World Book Encyclopedia in Great Britain. Dolphin is a developer of
educational software for many of the nation's leading textbook and electronic
publishers.
2. Basis of Presentation:
The summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented to
assist in understanding the Company's financial statements. These accounting
policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles and have been
consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.
The Company's consolidated financial statements include the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions have been
eliminated.
The interim consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2000, and for
the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 are
unaudited, but include all adjustments that the Company considers necessary
for a fair presentation. The December 31, 1999 balance sheet was derived from
the Company's audited financial statements.
The accompanying unaudited financial statements are for the interim periods
and do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual financial
statements. They should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited
financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 1999. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements
for the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2000 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the entire year.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. Revenue Recognition:
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountant's Statement of Position 97-2 on software revenue
recognition.
4. Capitalized Software Costs:
Capitalized software costs consist of licenses for the rights to produce and
market computer software, salaries and other direct costs incurred in the
production of computer software. Costs incurred in conjunction with product
development are charged to research and development expense until technological
feasibility is established. Thereafter, all software development costs are
capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the product's estimated
economic life of between three and five years.
5. Goodwill:
Goodwill relates to the acquisitions in 1998 of PLP and LPL, and in 1999 for
Dolphin, and is amortized over a period of fifteen (15) years.
6. Inventories:
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out), or market,
and consist primarily of educational software materials, packing materials and
World Book Encyclopedia print and multimedia products.
7. Property and Equipment:
Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on the
straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets, which is five
years.
8. Statements of Cash Flows:
In the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents may
include currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or other financial
institutions, treasury bills, commercial paper, mutual funds or other
investments with original maturities of three months or less. The carrying
values of the Company's assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to
their short-term nature.
9. Income Taxes:
The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS 109). SFAS 109 requires
recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax
consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or
tax returns, determined by using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year
in which the differences are expected to reverse.
10. Computation of Earnings Per Share:
The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128
"Earnings Per Share" (SFAS 128). SFAS 128 requires presentation of basic and
diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share are calculated based only
upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share are calculated based upon the weighted average
number of common and, where dilutive, potential common shares outstanding
during the period, utilizing the treasury stock method. Potential common
shares include options to purchase common stock.
11. Stockholders' Equity:
At September 30, 2000 paid-in capital includes $5,370 of foreign currency
translation adjustments.
12. Commitments and Contingencies:
The Company amortizes capitalized software costs over the product's estimated
useful life. Due to inherent technological changes in the software development
industry, the period over which such capitalized software cost is being
amortized may have to be accelerated.
ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
This report contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the
statement will include words such as the Company "believes," "plans,"
"intends," "anticipates," "expects" or words of similar import. Similarly,
statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives, estimates or
goals are also forward-looking statements. Such statements address future
events and conditions concerning capital expenditures, earnings, litigation,
liquidity, capital resources and accounting matters. Actual results in each
case could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements
by reason of factors such as economic conditions, including changes in customer
demands; future legislative, regulatory and competitive developments in markets
in which the Company operates; and other circumstances affecting anticipated
revenues and costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2000 the Company's principal sources of liquidity included
cash and cash equivalents of $1,150,665, net accounts receivable of $3,304,934
and inventory of $155,377. The Company's net cash provided by operating
activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was $1,151,190 and
an additional $168,963 was provided from financing activities, primarily the
issuance of common stock resulting from the exercise of stock options. Net
cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30
increased by 21% from $1,079,399 in 1999 to $1,308,199 in 2000, and was
comprised primarily of investment in capitalized software development costs.
The majority of the cash for the Dolphin acquisition in late 1999 was borrowed
under a portion of the Company's lines of credit, and is recorded as long term
debt as of September 30, 2000.
At September 30, 2000, the Company had working capital of $3,462,654 compared
to $2,541,991 at December 31, 1999. The Company believes that cash flows from
operations will be adequate to finance its normal financing and investing
activities for the remainder of 2000.
Additional working capital beyond that existing within the Company is available,
if required, to expand operations. Management has and will consider options
available in providing such funding, including debt financing and capital
enhancement. At September 30, 2000, the Company had available bank credit lines
for working capital totaling $1,000,000, subject to borrowing base limitations,
of which $950,000 was unused.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
AS COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2000 totaled $2,785,266
compared to $2,143,201 for the same period in 1999. This represents an increase
of 30.0% over the comparable 1999 quarter. This increase is primarily
attributable to sales increases in the Company's UK based subsidiary, Learning
Pathways, Ltd. ("LPL"), and the inclusion of the results of Dolphin, Inc.
("Dolphin") that was acquired in late 1999.
Cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales revenue for the three months ending
September 30, 2000 increased to 25.8% from 8.6% for the same period in 1999.
This change is attributed to the increase of lower gross margin products sold
by LPL as a percentage of consolidated revenues, and the inclusion of the
results of Dolphin, which also has lower gross margins than the Company's
primary business. Cost of goods sold represents the actual cost to produce the
software products, or in the case of Projected Learning Programs ("PLP") or
LPL, the cost to acquire software from other publishers, and includes certain
allocated overhead costs. Consolidated Company gross margins are expected to
trend down slightly in the future as lower gross margins on LPL sales of World
Book products and Dolphin's sales of software become a higher percentage of
total corporate revenues.
Total operating expenses, which include selling and marketing, general and
administrative, operations, and amortization of product development costs,
were $1,583,274 for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to
$1,580,778 for the same 1999 quarter. As a percentage of sales revenue,
operating expenses decreased to 56.8% in 2000 compared to 73.8% in 1999. As a
component of total operating expenses, selling and marketing costs decreased
by 38.8%, from $898,930 for the three months ended September 30, 1999, to
$549,422 for the current period. This decrease in selling and marketing expenses
for the quarterly period is primarily due to a change in the period's sales
mix through direct and distribution channels whereby sales commission expenses
were reduced. This decline is not viewed as a trend and is entirely dependent
on the geographical location in which orders are originated.
General and administrative expenses, including operations, increased from
$574,585 to $898,533, and as a percentage of net revenues increased from 26.8%
to 32.3% for the quarter. This increase is primarily attributable to the
inclusion of the administrative costs of Dolphin in the consolidated corporate
results in the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and planned increases in support
staff added over the prior year to handle the increased net revenues that have
occurred and that management believes will continue to occur during the balance
of the 2000 fiscal year.
Interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 increased from $7,030
in 1999 to $43,847 in 2000 reflecting the cost of the debt incurred in late
1999 for the acquisition of Dolphin. Net income for the three months ended
September 30, 2000 was $273,210 compared to $230,268 for the same period in
1999, an increase of 18.6%.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
AS COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 totaled $8,784,772
compared to $6,491,095 for the same period in 1999. This represents an increase
of 35.3% over the comparable 1999 quarter. This increase is attributable to
sales increases in the Company's core profit-generating units of the business,
American Education and Learning Pathways, and the inclusion of the results of
Dolphin, Inc. that was acquired in late 1999.
Cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales revenue for the nine months ending
September 30, 2000 increased to 23.0% from 11.0% for the same period in 1999.
This change is primarily attributed to the inclusion in 2000 of the results of
Dolphin, which has lower gross margins than the Company's primary business. The
Company's principal product family, A+dvanced Learning System registered
trademark (A+LS), provided gross profit margins of 94% in the first nine months
of 2000. Consolidated Company gross margins are expected to trend down slightly
in the future as lower gross margins on LPL sales of World Book products and
Dolphin's sales of software become a higher percentage of total corporate
revenues.
Total operating expenses, which include selling and marketing, general and
administrative, operations, and amortization of product development costs, were
$4,984,014 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $4,218,465
for the same 1999 fiscal period. As a percentage of sales revenue, operating
expenses decreased from 65.0% in 1999 to 56.7% in 2000. This decrease in
operating expenses as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to
volume-related efficiencies where a higher sales volume can be supported by
the personnel and infrastructure put in place during 1999. As a component of
total operating expenses, selling and marketing costs decreased by 7.6 %, from
$2,225,256 for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 to $2,057,240 for the
current period. As a percentage of net revenues these costs decreased from
34.3% to 23.4%. This decrease in selling and marketing expenses as a percentage
of revenues is primarily due to the volume-related efficiencies noted above.
General and administrative expenses, including operations, increased from
$1,701,666 to $2,560,984, and as a percentage of net revenues increased from
26.2% to 29.2% for the nine-month period. The dollar increase is primarily
attributable to the inclusion of the administrative costs of Dolphin in the
consolidated corporate results in the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and
planned increases in support staff added over the prior year to handle the
increased net revenues.
Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, increased from $21,622
in 1999 to $117,617 in 2000 reflecting the cost of the debt incurred in late
1999 for the acquisition of Dolphin. Net income for the nine months ended
September 30, 2000 was $1,063,691 compared to $964,986 for the same period in
1999, an increase of 10.2%.
Company management believes that significant future growth opportunities exist
in the school, adult literacy and home or self-directed education markets on a
worldwide basis. These markets may be accessed by not only the Company's
traditional distribution-based methods of selling and marketing, but also by
new, rapidly emerging electronic learning delivery of content business models,
or elearning. The Company's ongoing investment in content, academic assessment
tools, programming technology, and server infrastructure provide a broad
platform to secure new business partners and address the many opportunities
that are believed to be emerging in the educational technology industry on a
global basis. The Company's investment into the United Kingdom through its
acquisition of Learning Pathways, Ltd. in 1998 underscores management's
conviction that the Company is engaged in a global marketplace. In this global
market, the Company's English-language content, now suitable for both the U.S.
and the UK's instructional systems, will meet the requirements for many
countries where English-language instruction is part of the required coursework.
Management believes that the Company's investment into content, technology and
the elearning business model should provide for expanded growth opportunities
on a worldwide basis in the future.
The Company's future competitive position has been enhanced as a result of its
investment in personnel, facilities, additional content and infrastructure as
well as its entry into international markets. The most significant of these
investments has been the sustained spending on the Company's new Java2-based
A+nyWhere Learning System trademark. In its planning of the future, management
believes that the Internet will become a principal method for the future
delivery of its products to its customers. These investments combine to form
a stronger overall corporate foundation that, combined with what management
believes to be favorable world market conditions, provide a basis for sustained,
future growth.
THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CORPORATION
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Management knows of no pending or threatened litigation involving the Company
that is considered material to the on-going operations and viability of the
Company.
Item 2. Changes in Securities
During the quarter ended September 30, 2000 the Company granted options to
purchase 560,500 shares of the Common Stock at a price of $0.50 per share.
One-third of the options vest immediately, one-third vests after one year and
the remainder vests after two years. Additionally, options to purchase 45,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price of $0.50 per share were issued
to the Company's outside directors under the Director's Stock Option Plan.
These options were issued in private transactions exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof.
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
Omitted from this report as inapplicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote of Securities Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
Omitted from this report as inapplicable.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
The following exhibits have been filed as a part of this report:
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibits
4.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of The American
Education Corporation (incorporated by reference to the
exhibit in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 1998)
4.2 Bylaws of The American Education Corporation (incorporated by
reference to the Company's registration statement on Form S-8
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October
22, 1999)
4.3 Form of Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to the
Company's registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 1999)
4.4 Directors' Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit B to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 1998)
4.5 First Amendment to the Directors' Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to the Company's registration
statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 22, 1999)
4.6 Stock Option Plan for Employees (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit C to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 1998)
4.7 First Amendment to the Stock Option Plan for employees
(incorporated by reference to the Company's registration
statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 22, 1999)
4.8 Second Amendment to the Stock Option Plan for Employees
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's
registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2000)
10.1 Purchase Agreement for the acquisition by the Company of
Learning Pathways, Limited (incorporated by reference to the
exhibit in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 1998)
10.2 Stock Purchase Agreement for the acquisition by the Company of
Dolphin, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the exhibit in the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 10, 2000)
27 Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith; electronic filing
only)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
The American Education Corporation
November 13, 2000
By: /s/Jeffrey E. Butler
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Jeffrey E. Butler,
Chief Executive Officer
Chairman of the Board
Treasurer