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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB
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(Mark One)
|X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
OR
|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from . . . . . to . . . . . .
Commission File Number 0-21816
INFINITE GROUP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 52-1490422
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
595 Blossom Road
Suite 309
Rochester, NY 14610
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (585) 654-5525
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 $.001
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 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 |_| No |X|
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-B is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB. |_|
For the year ended December 31, 2002, the revenues of the registrant were
$6,229,910.
As of July 15, 2005, 19,206,965 shares of the Registrant's common stock were
outstanding. The aggregate market value of the common stock of the Registrant
held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of July 15, 2005 (based upon the
closing price on the "pink sheets" maintained by the National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated of $.16 on July 15, 2005) was approximately $3,073,114.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
NONE
INFINITE GROUP, INC.
Form 10-KSB
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. Business.............................................................................................3
Item 2. Properties..........................................................................................25
Item 3. Legal Proceedings...................................................................................26
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.................................................27
PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters............................................28
Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operation............................................................................29
Item 7. Financial Statements................................................................................40
Item 8. Change in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure............................................................................40
Item 8A. Controls And Procedures.............................................................................41
PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance With
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act...................................................................42
Item 10. Executive Compensation..............................................................................44
Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters.........................................................................48
Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions......................................................49
Item 13. Exhibits............................................................................................51
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services..............................................................53
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT INFORMATION
Certain statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB are
"forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding the plans and objectives of management
for future operations. Such statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance
or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations
that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our plans and objectives are
based, in part, on assumptions involving judgments with respect to, among other
things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business
decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and
many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that our assumptions
underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions
could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the
forward-looking statements included in this report will prove to be accurate. In
light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking
statements included herein particularly in view of the current state of our
operations, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a
statement by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be
achieved. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, the factors set forth herein under the headings "Business,"
"Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations."
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PART I
ITEM 1: BUSINESS
We are not current in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Until 2004 we were not able to pay our auditors, Freed Maxick &
Battaglia, CPAs, P.C., for fees incurred prior to their work on the 2002 audit.
As a result they ceased all work on our behalf.
Because we did not have financial statements with an independent auditors'
report thereon for the year ended December 31, 2002, we were not able to file
our 2002 10-KSB by its due date. For the same reason, we were unable to file our
Form 10-Q's for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2003, our Form 10-KSB for the
year ended December 31, 2003, our Form 10-Q's for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters
of 2004 our Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004 and our form 10-Q
for the first quarter of 2005 in a timely manner. During 2004, we brought our
account current with Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, P.C., and they resumed work
on our behalf and completed the audits of our financial statements for the years
ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Contemporaneous with this filing, we are
filing all of our delinquent periodic reports.
Overview
During 2002, we operated two business segments, our Photonics Group until the
fourth quarter and our Laser Group for the entire year. We disposed of our
Plastics Group in the first quarter of 2002 and shut down our Photonics Group in
the fourth quarter of 2002. During 2002, we continued to liquidate the assets of
our Osley & Whitney (O&W) subsidiary following the discontinuance of its
operation in November 2001. In 2003, we decided to dispose of the net assets of
the Laser Fare, Inc. subsidiary (LF) and to restructure our business.
Beginning in 2003 we commenced operations in the field of information technology
(IT) consulting services and biometric technology. We sold a portion of the
business of LF (primarily the medical and engraving business) as of December 31,
2003 and the remaining business as of December 31, 2004, although we continued
to operate the business during the disposal process.
We were incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on October 14,
1986. On January 7, 1998, we changed our name from Infinite Machines Corp. to
Infinite Group, Inc. At December 31, 2002, our principal executive offices were
located at 2364 Post Road, Warwick, RI. During the first quarter of 2003, we
moved our corporate headquarters to 595 Blossom Road, Suite 309, Rochester, NY
14610. As of January 1, 2005, our business is exclusively in the field of IT
consulting services and biometric technology. We maintain a website at
www.us-igi.com. The content of our website shall not be deemed part of this
report.
The Plastics Group
During the first quarter of 2002, we had a Plastics Group, which consisted of
two subsidiaries, O&W and Express Pattern, Inc. (EP). Our Plastics Group
provided rapid prototyping services and proprietary mold building services.
During 2001, our board of directors determined to dispose of both O&W and EP. As
a result, the operations of O&W were shut down in November 2001 and the assets
of EP were disposed of in March 2002.
The loss from discontinued operations of the Plastics Group was $31,310 for 2002
and $1,774,085 for 2001.
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Osley & Whitney (O&W)
During the first quarter of 2002, all of the inventory and equipment of O&W were
sold at auction, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $416,000 and a gain
of approximately $27,000. During the second quarter of 2002, the carrying value
of the O&W land and building was reduced by $151,000, based on estimated net
proceeds at that time. The land and building were sold at auction during the
third quarter for $650,000, resulting in an additional net loss of approximately
$70,000. This closing completed the liquidation of the O&W assets, resulting in
a net obligation to a secured lender, including accrued interest and closing
expenses, of approximately $211,000. This amount was evidenced by a new note
issued by O&W to the secured lender which we guaranteed. The note accrued
interest at 7.75% per annum, provided for twelve monthly payments of $7,276 plus
interest, and required a balloon payment of approximately $145,000 in November
2003. On August 5, 2003, the secured lender sold the note and the rights
thereunder to a third party related to the Company. We negotiated a new note
with the third party extending its term through January 1, 2007, providing for
interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum and providing the noteholder with the
right to convert the note, prior to maturity, into shares of our common stock at
a conversion price of $0.05 per share at any time after November 30, 2005. As of
December 31, 2004 we were obligated to the new noteholder for principal and
accrued interest in the aggregate amount of $234,690.
During the fourth quarter of 2002, we sold all of the issued and outstanding
stock of O&W to an unrelated third party for nominal consideration. As part of
the stock sale agreement, we retained an O&W pension asset and related
obligation, which obligation is included in accrued pension obligation and
accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet at
December 31, 2002. As a result of the sale of stock we wrote off the outstanding
intercompany receivables due from O&W. The net impact of the sale and asset
write off resulted in a gain of approximately $693,000, which offset the loss on
disposal of discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated statement
of operations.
At December 31, 2001, the O&W prepaid pension cost was $904,673. At December 31,
2002, the O&W defined benefit pension plan had an accrued pension obligation
liability of $2,159,152 and an accumulated other comprehensive loss of
$3,098,705 which we recorded as a reduction of stockholders' equity. This change
was due to a decline in the market value of plan assets from $5,019,929 at
December 31, 2001 to $3,315,256 at December 31, 2002 comprised of payment of
benefits of $822,226 and a negative investment return of $882,447. The benefit
obligation increased during 2002 by $505,986 to $5,474,408 at December 31, 2002
as a result of an actuarial computation.
We were required to contribute amounts to the O&W retirement plan in 2004 and
future years to fund the deficiency. We did not make a contribution in 2002,
2003 or 2004 and we currently do not have the funds available to make such
contributions. We have recorded defined benefit pension income of approximate
$35,000 in 2002. We have recorded defined benefit pension expense of
approximately $200,000 in 2003 and $160,000 in 2004. In March 2005, we filed a
funding waiver application requesting a deferral of the minimum funding standard
for the 2005 plan year of $513,551 and for the 2004 plan year of $979,328 (which
includes quarterly cash disbursements aggregating approximately $455,000 for the
year ending December 31, 2004 and unfunded prior year amounts). We are also
evaluating strategies to improve the plan's performance.
Sale of Express Pattern (EP) Assets
On March 14, 2002, we sold the net assets of our Express Pattern subsidiary (EP)
for $725,000, consisting of $575,000 in cash (of which $300,000 was paid to the
O&W secured lender) and a five-year 8% subordinated $150,000 note, due upon
maturity with quarterly interest payments. The purchasers included a former
employee of Express Pattern and Thomas J. Mueller, our then chief operating
officer, who was a passive investor in the purchasing entity. The sale was
negotiated at "arm's length" by disinterested management with the former
employee and his advisors. During 2002, we offset a portion of the $150,000 note
with the closing costs of the sale amounting to approximately $26,000 paid by EP
in completing the deal. In addition, we wrote off $50,000 of the note, due to
concerns about collectibility. The loss resulting from this offset and write
off, which amounted to approximately $76,000, is included in loss on disposal of
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations
for the year ended December 31, 2002. The interest earned on this note through
December 31, 2002 in the amount of $9,633 has been fully reserved, because we
feel collection of the interest is doubtful at this time. The remaining balance
of the note at December 31, 2002 after the offset and write-off is approximately
$74,000.
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The Photonics Group
Our Photonics Group ceased operations in 2002. The loss from discontinued
operations of the Photonics Group was $856,219 for the year ended December 31,
2002.
In April 2001, we organized Infinite Photonics, Inc. (IPI) to develop and market
laser diodes based on our proprietary, patented and patent pending grating
coupled surface emitting lasers (GCSEL) diode technology platform developed by
our Laser Group's research and development unit.
On January 23, 2002, IPI signed and commenced a $12.0 million research and
development contract (contract #MDA972-02-C-0013) with the U.S. Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which was scheduled to conclude by the end of
2003. The purpose of the contract was to provide DARPA with pump and source
laser diodes and grating coupled semiconductor optical amplifiers with powers
much higher than the current industry standard of about 0.3 watts (more than one
watt with a goal as high as ten watts), high repetition rates (up to 20,000
laser pulses per second), and high beam quality (minimum beam spreading of the
laser).
On October 30, 2002, IPI received a Notice of Termination of its DARPA contract
for the government's convenience under the contract provisions entitled
Termination, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.249.6. The DARPA contract
had provided substantially all of the revenue of the Photonics Group. As of
December 31, 2004, the contract termination process was substantially complete.
We have been reimbursed for substantially all costs associated with the
termination process. The termination of the contract had a detrimental effect on
the development of our technology. During 2002, all of our Photonics Group
employees were released and the operations of the Photonics Group ceased. We
also determined that our Photonics Group patents and property, plant and
equipment were impaired, and consequently recorded an impairment loss of
approximately $468,000 and $148,000 respectively, which is included in loss on
disposal of discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations
for the year ended December 31, 2002.
The Laser Group
In 2003, we decided to dispose of our Laser Group. We sold a portion of the
business on December 31, 2003 and the remaining business on December 31, 2004.
Our Laser Group provided comprehensive laser-based materials and processing
services (cutting, welding, drilling and assembly) to aerospace, power
generation and medical device customers. The majority of the Laser Group's
revenues were derived from purchase orders, usually from repeat customers such
as General Electric, United Technologies, Barnes Aerospace and Dey Laboratories.
Work began when materials arrived from the customer (our inventories were
minimal and the customer was responsible for the quality of the materials), and
we cut, welded, drilled and assembled the parts according to engineering
drawings and specifications provided by the customer or determined by our
engineers with customer approval. Upon completion of the parts, they were
inspected by quality control personnel, compared to the engineering
specifications, packaged and delivered to the customer. The customer was billed
for the number of parts delivered.
Our Laser Group used 26 laser workstations to process parts ranging in size from
very large (jet engine or gas turbine parts) to very small medical products,
such as stents (stents are medical implants used to open veins for better blood
flow). Substantially all of our laser workstations employed multi-axis lasers,
commonly used for industrial component fabrication.
To meet aerospace customer needs, our Laser Fare subsidiary was certified for
overhaul and repair of jet engine and aerospace parts by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). We maintained an overhaul and repair license in order to
perform laser material processing services on jet engine parts (cutting,
welding, and drilling). To become FAA certified for overhaul and repair of jet
engine and aerospace parts, Laser Fare contacted the FAA and submitted a quality
manual and the required procedures for the parts involved. After the FAA staff
reviewed the documentation, FAA inspectors visited the facility and performed an
inspection. Thereafter, they required an inspection if procedures were changed.
Our last change was in 2000, for which we passed inspection.
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Our Laser Group also provided laser-related contract research and development.
We were both a prime contractor and subcontractor on several projects sponsored
by DARPA.
During 2002, the Laser Group employed approximately 68 full-time technical and
engineering personnel in our Smithfield, R.I. facilities.
Other Developments During 2002
Termination of Equity Line of Credit
On July 23, 2002 we terminated the equity line of credit agreement which we
entered into with Cockfield Holdings Limited (Cockfield) on November 30, 2000.
As a result, we were released, and we released Cockfield, from any further
obligation thereunder.
As consideration for establishing the equity line of credit, we granted
Cockfield warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of our common stock. As
consideration for the services rendered by Jesup & Lamont as placement agent in
connection with the equity line of credit, we granted Jesup & Lamont warrants to
purchase up to 100,000 shares of our common stock. These warrants, covering
300,000 shares of our common stock, expired unexercised on November 20, 2003.
Settlement with Estate of Former O&W Stockholder
On January 4, 2002, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with the
estate of a former stockholder of O&W, which was amended and restated during the
quarter ended June 30, 2002. In accordance with the agreement, as revised, the
estate purchased 379,253 shares of our common stock, which were paid for by the
cancellation of certain indebtedness we had to the estate amounting to $758,507.
The indebtedness related to past due consulting fees, outstanding debt and
related accrued interest owed to the estate at December 31, 2001, and fees
incurred by the estate relating to the agreement. The original provisions of the
agreement, which provided us with an option to repurchase certain of the shares
and the estate with the option to sell certain of the shares back to us, was
eliminated in the amended and restated agreement. As a result, we are no longer
obligated for the indebtedness and we have recorded the purchase of the
securities as an increase in equity in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet.
Laurus Master Fund Ltd. Financing
On February 5, 2002, we completed a $1 million debt financing with Laurus Master
Fund, Ltd. (Laurus). We received $1 million in cash, less fees amounting to
$89,000, in exchange for our issuance of a $1 million two-year convertible note
bearing interest and fees at the annual rate of 15%, originally payable monthly.
The annual fees were subject to reduction by 1% for every $100,000 in note
principal amount converted, up to an aggregate 10%. The outstanding principal
and interest was due in full on February 5, 2004. The note was originally
convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of our common stock at a
price of $2.00 per share. In the event of a default, the conversion price was
subject to downward adjustment.
On June 21, 2002, we completed an additional $500,000 debt financing with
Laurus. We received $500,000 in cash, less fees amounting to $37,000, in
exchange for the issuance of a $500,000 two-year convertible note bearing
interest and fees at the annual rate of 15%, payable monthly. The proceeds from
this note were unrestricted and were secured by substantially all of our assets
and IPI's assets. The annual fees were subject to reduction by 1% for every
$50,000 in note principal amount converted, up to an aggregate 10%. This note
was convertible into shares of our common stock at the option of the holder at a
price of $2.00 per share. In the event of a default, the conversion price was
subject to downward adjustment. In connection with this transaction, detachable
warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock at $2.40 per share were
issued to Laurus. The warrants were immediately exercisable and were to expire
five years from the date of grant.
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Termination of the DARPA contract in October 2002 constituted an event of
default under our financing agreements with Laurus. Upon occurrence of this
event, both notes became immediately due and payable. As a result, Laurus took
immediate possession of the funds held in IPI's restricted bank accounts.
Approximately $1.474 million was withdrawn from these accounts and applied in
reduction of the outstanding note balance. We satisfied the remaining deficiency
in July 2004 by a cash payment to Laurus of $34,000 and the conversion of the
remaining balance including accrued interest into 50,000 unregistered shares of
our common stock.
Investor Relations Agreement
On June 18, 2002, we entered into an agreement with Investor Relations Services,
Inc. (IRSI) to provide us with investor and public relations services over a
two-year period. Under the agreement, IRSI was required to, among other things,
expend up to $500,000 of their own funds in furtherance of our investor and
public relations programs. In exchange for these services, we issued IRSI
500,000 unregistered shares of our common stock in a private placement
transaction. These shares were valued at $750,000 ($1.50 per share). In 2002,
IRSI ceased performing services for us and consequently this prepaid expense was
written off.
Board of Director Resignation; Consulting Arrangement
J. Terence Feeley resigned as a director and officer in June, 2002. Pursuant to
a consulting agreement we entered into with him, Mr. Feeley was obligated to
provided consulting services for us, similar to the services he provided during
his employment, for a term expiring January 30, 2005, in consideration for
payments aggregating $148,220 over the term, substantially all of which were
payable during the first twelve month period. In addition, the agreement
provided that 591,619 stock options previously granted to Mr. Feeley would
remain exercisable through the term of the consulting agreement; provided,
however, that we had the right to terminate the extension of the exercise period
of the stock option, in the event that we failed to receive by December 1, 2002
documentation from the University of Rhode Island (URI) confirming that there
was no contract between URI and Infinite. As a result of the change in
employment status and the modification to the original option terms, the options
were considered modified and were required to be accounted for as new options
issued to a consultant. The options were valued at approximately $504,000
utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing method. Certain options were fully
vested as of June 30, 2002, resulting in compensation costs and an increase in
additional paid in capital of approximately $87,000 in the second quarter of
2002. The remaining amount was to be recognized as compensation expense over the
remaining vesting term of the options. We recognized compensation expense of
approximately $57,000 in the third quarter of 2002. However, during the fourth
quarter of 2002 we notified Mr. Feeley that we were terminating the exercise
period of his stock options due to our failure to receive documentation from URI
that there was no contract between URI and Infinite. In addition, Mr. Feeley
discontinued providing services to us. As a result, we will no longer recognize
compensation costs, because Mr. Feeley forfeited all non-vested options and the
extension of the exercise period was terminated pursuant to the consulting
agreement.
In December, 2002, Mr. Feeley commenced an arbitration proceeding against us
alleging that we failed to make the payments called for in his consulting
agreement, and he seeks to recover approximately $130,000 that he alleges is
owed to him. We answered that claim by admitting that a consulting agreement was
entered into but denied all of the remaining allegations. We also filed a
counterclaim in the arbitration proceeding. In addition, in September 2003, we
commenced an action against Mr. Feeley in the Superior Court of the State of
Rhode Island alleging that Mr. Feeley breached certain provisions of his
employment agreement, breached fiduciary duties he owed to us and that he
violated certain provisions of the consulting agreement. We asked for judgment
against Mr. Feeley for compensatory damages in amounts to be shown at trial, for
preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and other relief as may be
appropriate.
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Mr. Feeley's arbitration claims are pending in a proceeding under the
jurisdiction of the American Arbitration Association. Our claims against Mr.
Feeley are pending in the Rhode Island Superior Court. In January 2004, the
parties agreed to stay the arbitration proceedings and to mediate all the
disputes under procedures available through the Superior Court. To date, neither
party has initiated mediation proceedings.
Developments Since 2002
On January 3, 2003, our former president and chief executive officer, Clifford
G. Brockmyre II, resigned and was replaced by Michael S. Smith, one of our board
members. At the same time, we moved our corporate headquarters from Rhode Island
to Rochester, New York. On April 30, 2003, Dr. Allan Robbins and Paul Delmore
were appointed to fill two existing vacancies on our board. Mr. Brockmyre
remained on our board until October 30, 2003 at which time he resigned. On March
15, 2004, Brian Corridan resigned from our board.
As a result of the Government's termination of the DARPA contract in October
2002, we decided to shut down our Photonics Group. Without the government
funding provided by the DARPA contract, we decided that we could not raise the
funds necessary to successfully commercialize our laser diode technology in the
foreseeable future. Consequently, we decided to restructure our business along
different lines.
During the second quarter of 2003, we commenced providing services in the field
of information technology (IT) consulting services through our IT Services
Group. Our IT services include strategic staffing, program management, project
management, technical engineering, software development and enterprise resource
planning. We have entered into several subcontract agreements with a number of
prime contractors to several U.S. government agencies.
In December 2003, we were awarded a Federal Supply Schedule Contract by the U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA) for IT consulting services. Having a GSA
Contract allows us to compete for and secure prime contracts with all executive
agencies of the U.S. government as well as other national and international
organizations. To date, we have not derived any revenue under the GSA Contract,
and there is no assurance that we will derive revenue under the GSA Contract in
future periods.
In June, 2003, we entered into a License Agreement with Ultra-Scan Corporation,
a privately held technology company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The
License Agreement gives us the ability to use, market and sell certain
proprietary fingerprint recognition technology. We have completed the
development of an access control terminal and related software called
TouchThru(TM) incorporating that technology. We have established a Biometrics
Group and intend to be in a position to market and sell that product beginning
in 2006 in a variety of industries and markets, including the federal, state and
local government, health care, travel and general security and access control.
As part of our restructured business plan, we decided in 2003 to eliminate
certain non-core businesses. As a result, as of December 31, 2003, we sold
certain assets and liabilities of our Laser Group to LFI, Inc. (LFI). These
assets related to the laser engraving and medical products manufacturing and
assembly businesses of the Laser Group. The principals of LFI are former
employees of our Laser Group, including Mr. Brockmyre, our former chairman and
chief executive officer. This transaction resulted in a loss on disposition of
approximately $99,000 during the year ended December 31, 2003. The purchase
price for the assets consisted of LFI's assumption of certain of our liabilities
in the aggregate amount of approximately $358,000 at December 31, 2003. We sold
the remaining assets of our Laser Group to Rolben Acquisition Corporation, a
company affiliated with LFI, as of December 31, 2004 and recognized a loss on
disposition of approximately $224,000 during the year ended December 31, 2004.
The purchase price for the remaining assets consisted of Rolben's assumption of
substantially all of the liabilities of Laser Fare, Inc. and the delivery of
promissory notes in the aggregate amount of approximately $2.1 million. Because
certain required consents were not yet obtained, we remain obligated under
several notes to UPS Capital Business Credit ("UPS") and the Rhode Island
Industrial Facilities Corporation ("RIIFC") in the same amounts as the notes
from Rolben. Upon the delivery of the consents and the full assumption of the
RIIFC and UPS obligations by Rolben, and our release from those obligations, the
notes from Rolben to us will terminate.
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At various times during 2003, 2004 and 2005, we issued restricted shares of
common stock in private placement transactions as follows:
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Issued Consideration Per Share
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Shares issued in financing transactions 9,620,388 $ 486,000 $ 0.05
Shares issued for debt conversions 1,747,500 87,375 $ 0.05
Shares issued as employee compensation 1,500,000 75,000 $ 0.05
Stock issued upon exercise of options 25,000 2,500 $ 0.10
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12,892,888 $ 650,875 $ 0.05
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At various times subsequent to December 31, 2002, two related parties loaned us
a total of $675,800. These loans are evidenced by unsecured promissory notes
bearing interest at 6% per annum. The principal and accrued interest on these
notes are due and payable between January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007 and are
convertible at the option of the holder at any time after November 30, 2005 into
common stock at a price of $.05 per share. (One note in the principal amount of
$44,000 is due on January 1, 2006 and is not convertible.) If the principal
amounts of all of the convertible notes were converted, we would issue a total
of 12,636,000 shares to these two noteholders. In addition, we issued several
short-term promissory notes to another individual in the aggregate amount of
$265,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. These promissory notes, which are
not convertible, are due in January 2006 and require monthly payments of
interest only.
On August 5, 2003, the Bank of Western Massachusetts (BWM) sold a note issued by
us in the principal amount of approximately $203,000 and the rights thereunder
to a third party. The sale of the note is evidenced by a non-recourse assignment
agreement between BWM and the third party. On December 31, 2003, the new
noteholder agreed to extend the term of the new note to January 1, 2007 in
exchange for the right to convert the principal amount of the note and all
accrued interest into shares of our common stock at any time after November 30,
2005 at a price of $.05 per share. As of December 31, 2004, we were obligated to
the new noteholder for principal and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of
$234,690. If the principal amount and accrued interest as of December 31, 2004
were converted, we would issue a total of 4,693,800 shares to the new
noteholder.
The new business strategy described above, as well as the various capital
raising activities we engaged in subsequent to December 31, 2002 have allowed us
to continue operations during that period. We believe, but can offer no
assurances, that our current operations, as restructured, coupled with our
demonstrated ability to raise capital, will provide sufficient working capital
to fund our operations through 2005.
Competition
Our Laser Group's materials processing business competed with laser and
traditional job shops. We principally competed with universities and large
corporations for some of our laser research services. Our proprietary technology
allowed us to compete in these markets.
We competed with different manufacturers, depending on the type of service or
product we provided and the geographic locale of our different operations. Most
of our competitors had greater manufacturing, financial, research and
development and/or marketing resources than we had. In addition, we may not be
able to offer prices as low as some of our competitors because those competitors
may have had lower cost structures as a result of their geographic location,
economies of scale, or the services they provided. Our inability to provide
comparable or better manufacturing services at a lower cost than our competitors
could have caused our net sales to decline.
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Our IT Services Group competes mainly with other IT professional services firms
operating in the federal, state and local government marketplace. We have
entered into subcontracts with systems integrators holding multi-year,
multi-million dollar contracts with the U.S. government. In such cases, our
competition is mainly with other IT services companies classified as small
business entities by government standards. For prime contracts with the U.S.
government, we anticipate that our competition will range from small business
set aside contracts to full and open competition with large firms.
Our Biometrics Group competes with a significant number of established and
startup companies that have developed or are developing and marketing software
and hardware for fingerprint biometric access control and security applications.
Some of these companies have developed or are developing and marketing
semiconductor or optically based direct contact fingerprint image capture
devices, or retinal blood vessel, iris pattern, hand geometry, voice or facial
structure solutions. Our fingerprint scanning product, TouchThru(TM), faces
intense competition from a number of competitors who are actively engaged in
developing and marketing fingerprint and hand-recognition products, including
Recognition Systems, Inc. (a company owned by Ingersoll Rand, Inc.), Identix,
Incorporated, Heimann Biometric Systems GmbH, Sagem Morpho, Inc., Printrak
International, Inc., (a company owned by Motorola, Inc.), Cogent, Inc. and
CrossMatch Technologies, Inc. In addition, we will face competition from
non-biometric technologies such as certificate authorities, and traditional key
card, surveillance systems and passwords. The biometric security market is a
rapidly evolving and intensely competitive market, and we believe that
additional competitors will enter the market and become significant long-term
competitors. At June 30, 2005, our primary biometric product, TouchThru(TM), was
in the development stage and we have not derived any revenues from the sale of
that product nor do we have a backlog of orders.
Our competitors in general have substantially greater capital resources,
research and development staffs, manufacturing capabilities, sales and marketing
resources, facilities and experience than we do.
Patents and Intellectual Property
Our patents and patent applications relate to diode grating structure, design
and processes to produce the diode; thermal management devices to control the
heat of the diode and other manufacturing processes; titanium processes for the
LENS application, and other manufacturable product discovered or acquired in the
course of our research. All of our patents and patent applications relating to
our Laser Group and our Photonics Group were determined to be impaired in 2002
and were consequently written off.
In 2003 we acquired certain non-exclusive rights to use intellectual property
owned by Ultra-Scan Corporation under a license agreement with a term of
three-years. Ultra-Scan's intellectual property covers ultrasonic (acoustic
imaging) biometric identification systems and fingerprint matching algorithms
and related software.
In 2004, we acquired trademarks for TouchThru(TM), True Identity Access(TM) and
True Identity Access Control(TM).
Employees
As of June 30, 2005, we had a total of 68 full-time employees, including 58 in
information technology services, two in executive management, two in engineering
and product development, four in finance and administration and two in marketing
and sales. We are not subject to any collective bargaining agreements and we
believe that our relations with our employees are good. We believe that we are
currently staffed at an appropriate level to implement and carry out our
business plan for the next 12 months.
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Our ability to develop, manufacture and market our products and services, and to
establish and maintain a competitive position in our businesses will depend, in
large part, upon our ability to attract and retain qualified technical,
marketing and managerial personnel, of which there can be no assurance.
Risk Factors
In addition to the other information provided in our reports, you should
consider the following factors carefully in evaluating our business and us.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, which we currently
deem immaterial or that are similar to those faced by other companies in our
industry or business in general, such as competitive conditions, may also impair
our business operations. If any of the following risks occur, our business,
financial condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely
affected.
Risks Related to Information Technology Consulting
We depend on subcontracts with the U.S. government for most of our revenue, and
our business would be seriously harmed if the government ceased doing business
with us or significantly decreased the amount of business it does with us.
We derived 100% of our total revenue from continuing operations in 2003 and 2004
from U.S. government contracts as a subcontractor. We expect that we will
continue to derive most of our revenue for the foreseeable future from work
performed under U.S. government contracts. If we were suspended or prohibited
from contracting with the U.S. government, or if our reputation or relationship
with the U.S. government were impaired, or if any of the foregoing otherwise
ceased doing business with us or significantly decreased the amount of business
it does with us, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating
results would be materially adversely affected.
Our business could be adversely affected by changes in budgetary priorities of
the U.S. government.
Because we derive a significant portion of our revenue from subcontracts with
the U.S. government, we believe that the success and development of our business
will continue to depend on our successful participation in U.S. government
contract programs. Changes in U.S. government budgetary priorities could
directly affect our financial performance. A significant decline in government
expenditures, a shift of expenditures away from programs which call for the
types of services that we provide or a change in U.S. government contracting
policies, could cause U.S. governmental agencies to reduce their expenditures
under contracts, to exercise their right to terminate contracts at any time
without penalty, not to exercise options to renew contracts or to delay or not
enter into new contracts. Any of those actions could seriously harm our
business, prospects, financial condition or operating results. Moreover,
although our contracts with governmental agencies often contemplate that our
services will be performed over a period of several years, Congress usually must
approve funds for a given program each government fiscal year and may
significantly reduce or eliminate funding for a program. Significant reductions
in these appropriations by Congress could have a material adverse effect on our
business. Additional factors that could have a serious adverse effect on our
U.S. government contracting business include:
o changes in U.S. government programs or requirements;
o budgetary priorities limiting or delaying U.S. government spending
generally, or by specific departments or agencies in particular, and
changes in fiscal policies or available funding, including potential
governmental shutdowns;
o reduction in the U.S. government's use of technology solutions
firms; and
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o an increase in the number of contracts reserved for small
businesses, or small business set asides, which could result in our
inability to compete directly for these prime contracts.
Our profitability will suffer if we are not able to maintain our pricing and
utilization rates and control our costs.
Our profit margin, and therefore our profitability, is largely a function of the
rates we charge for our IT Services and the utilization rate, or chargeability,
of our employees. Accordingly, if we are not able to maintain the rates we
charge for our services or an appropriate utilization rate for our employees, we
will not be able to sustain our profit margin and our profitability will suffer.
The rates we charge for our IT Services are affected by a number of factors,
including:
o our clients' perception of our ability to add value through our
services;
o competition;
o introduction of new services or products by us or our competitors;
o pricing policies of our competitors; and
o general economic conditions.
Our utilization rates are also affected by a number of factors, including:
o seasonal trends, primarily as a result of holidays, vacations, and
slow downs by our clients, which may have a more significant effect
in the fourth quarter;
o our ability to transition employees from completed engagements to
new engagements;
o our ability to forecast demand for our services and thereby maintain
an appropriately balanced and sized workforce; and
o our ability to manage employee turnover.
We have implemented cost-management programs to manage our costs, including
personnel costs, support and other overhead costs. Some of our costs, like
office rents, are fixed in the short term, which limits our ability to reduce
costs in periods of declining revenues. Our current and future cost-management
initiatives may not be sufficient to maintain our margins as our level of
revenue varies.
If our clients are not satisfied with our services, our ability to compete for
future work and our financial condition may be adversely affected.
If we fail to meet our contractual obligations, we could be subject to legal
liability, which could adversely affect our business, operating results and
financial condition. The provisions we typically include in our contracts which
are designed to limit our exposure to legal claims relating to our services and
the applications we develop may not protect us or may not be enforceable under
some circumstances or under the laws of some jurisdictions. It is possible,
because of the nature of our business, that we may be exposed to legal claims in
the future. Currently we do not maintain professional liability insurance. In
the event we secure such coverage, the policy limits may not be adequate to
provide protection against all potential liabilities. As a consulting firm, we
depend to a large extent on our relationships with our clients and our
reputation for high-quality services to retain and attract clients and
employees. As a result, claims made against our work may damage our reputation,
which in turn, could impact our ability to compete for new business.
Our contracts can be terminated by our clients with short notice.
Our clients typically retain us on a non-exclusive, engagement-by-engagement
basis. Although they may be subject to penalty provisions, clients may generally
cancel a contract at any time. In addition, clients typically may reduce their
use of our services under such contract without penalty. If any significant
client terminates its relationship with us or substantially decreases its use of
our services, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. When contracts are terminated, we lose the
associated revenue and we may not be able to eliminate associated costs in a
timely manner. In addition, contracts with the U.S. government contain
provisions and are subject to laws and regulations that provide the U.S.
government with rights and remedies not typically found in commercial contracts.
Among other things, the U.S. government may terminate contracts, with short
notice, for convenience and may cancel multi-year contracts if funds become
unavailable.
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Unfavorable government audits could require us to refund payments we have
received, to forego anticipated revenue and could subject us to penalties and
sanctions.
The government agencies we work for generally have the authority to audit and
review our contracts with them and/or subcontracts with prime contractors. As
part of that process, the government agency reviews our performance on the
contract, our pricing practices, our cost structure and our compliance with
applicable laws, regulations and standards. If the audit agency determines that
we have improperly received reimbursement, we would be required to refund any
such amount. If a government audit uncovers improper or illegal activities by us
or we otherwise determine that these activities have occurred, we may be subject
to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including
termination of contracts, forfeitures of profits, suspension of payments, fines
and suspension or disqualification from doing business with the government. Any
such unfavorable determination could adversely impact our ability to bid for new
work.
The IT services industry is highly competitive, and we may not be able to
compete effectively.
We operate in a highly competitive industry that includes a large number of
participants. We believe that we currently compete principally with other IT
professional services firms, technology vendors and the internal information
systems groups of our clients. Many of the companies that provide services in
our markets have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing
resources than we do. Our marketplace is experiencing rapid changes in its
competitive landscape. Some of our competitors have sought access to public and
private capital and others have merged or consolidated with better-capitalized
partners. These changes may create more or larger and better-capitalized
competitors with enhanced abilities to compete for market share generally and
our clients specifically, in some cases, through significant economic incentives
to clients to secure contracts. These competitors may also be better able to
compete for skilled professionals by offering them large compensation
incentives. In addition, one or more of our competitors may develop and
implement methodologies that result in superior productivity and price
reductions without adversely affecting the competitors' profit margins. In
addition, there are relatively few barriers to entry into our markets and we
have faced, and expect to continue to face, competition from new entrants into
our markets. As a result, we may be unable to continue to compete successfully
with our existing or any new future competitors.
Our future success depends on our ability to continue to retain and attract
qualified employees.
We believe that our future success depends upon our ability to continue to
train, retain, effectively manage and attract highly skilled technical,
managerial, sales and marketing personnel. Employee turnover is generally high
in IT services industry. If our efforts in these areas are not successful, our
costs may increase, our sales efforts may be hindered, and or our customer
service may degrade. Although we invest significant resources in recruiting and
retaining employees, there is often significant competition for certain
personnel in the IT services industry. From time to time, we experience
difficulties in locating enough highly qualified candidates in desired
geographic locations, or with required specific expertise.
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Our contracts with the U.S. government may be terminated or adversely modified
prior to completion, which could adversely affect our business.
U.S. government contracts generally contain provisions, and are subject to laws
and regulations, that give the U.S. government rights and remedies not typically
found in commercial contracts, including provisions permitting the U.S.
government to:
o terminate our existing contracts;
o reduce potential future income from our existing contracts;
o modify some of the terms and conditions in our existing contracts;
o suspend or permanently prohibit us from doing business with the U.S.
government or with any specific government agency;
o impose fines and penalties;
o subject us to criminal prosecution;
o subject the award of some contracts to protest or challenge by
competitors, which may require the contracting U.S. agency or
department to suspend our performance pending the outcome of the
protest or challenge and which may also require the government to
solicit new bids for the contract or result in the termination,
reduction or modification of the awarded contract;
o suspend work under existing multiple year contracts and related task
orders if the necessary funds are not appropriated by Congress;
o decline to exercise an option to extend an existing multiple year
contract; and
o claim rights in technologies and systems invented, developed or
produced by us.
The U.S. government may terminate a contract with us either "for convenience"
(for instance, due to a change in its perceived needs or its desire to
consolidate work under another contract) or if we default by failing to perform
under the contract. If the U.S. government terminates a contract with us for
convenience, we generally would be entitled to recover only our incurred or
committed costs, settlement expenses and profit on the work completed prior to
termination. If the U.S. government terminates a contract with us based upon our
default, we generally would be denied any recovery for undelivered work, and
instead may be liable for excess costs incurred by the U.S. government in
procuring undelivered items from an alternative source. We may in the future
receive show-cause or cure notices under contracts that, if not addressed to the
U.S. government's satisfaction, could give the government the right to terminate
those contracts for default or to cease procuring our services under those
contracts.
Our U.S. government contracts typically have terms of one or more base years and
one or more option years. Many of the option periods cover more than half of the
contract's potential term. U.S. governmental agencies generally have the right
not to exercise options to extend a contract. A decision to terminate or not to
exercise options to extend our existing contracts could have a material adverse
effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of
operations.
Certain of our U.S. government contracts also contain "organizational conflict
of interest" clauses that could limit our ability to compete for certain related
follow-on contracts. For example, when we work on the design of a particular
solution, we may be precluded from competing for the contract to install that
solution. While we actively monitor our contracts to avoid these conflicts, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to avoid all organizational conflict of
interest issues.
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In addition, U.S. government contracts are frequently awarded only after formal
competitive bidding processes, which have been and may continue to be
protracted, and typically impose provisions that permit cancellation in the
event that funds are unavailable to the public agency. There is a risk that we
may not be awarded any of the competitive bidding processes, which have been and
may continue to be protracted, and typically impose provisions that permit
cancellation in the event that funds are unavailable to the public agency. In
some cases, unsuccessful bidders for public agency contracts are provided the
opportunity to formally protest certain contract awards through various
agencies, administrative and judicial channels. The protest process may delay a
successful bidder's contract performance for a number of weeks, months or more,
or cancel the contract award entirely. Although we have not previously
experienced a substantial number of contract delays or cancellations due to
protest initiated by losing bidders, there is a risk that we may not be awarded
contracts for which we bid or, if awarded, that substantial delays or
cancellation of purchases may follow as a result of such protests.
The competitive bidding process presents a number of risks, including the
following:
o we expend substantial funds, managerial time and effort to prepare
bids and proposals for contracts that we may not win;
o we may be unable to estimate accurately the resources and cost that
will be required to service any contract we win, which could result
in substantial cost overruns; and
o we may encounter expense and delay if our competitors protest or
challenge awards of contracts to us in competitive bidding, and any
such protest or challenge could result in a requirement to resubmit
bids on modified specifications or in the termination, reduction or
modification of the awarded contract.
If we fail to establish and maintain important relationships with government
entities and agencies, our ability to successfully bid for new business may be
adversely affected.
To develop new business opportunities, we primarily rely on establishing and
maintaining relationships with various government entities and agencies. We may
be unable to successfully maintain our relationships with government entities
and agencies, and any failure to do so could materially adversely affect our
ability to compete successfully for new business.
Our business may suffer if our facilities or our employees are unable to obtain
or retain the security clearances or other qualifications needed to perform
services for our clients.
Many of our U.S. government contracts require employees and facilities used in
specific engagements to hold security clearances and to clear National Agency
Checks and Defense Security Service checks. Some of our contracts require us to
employ personnel with specified levels of education, work experience and
security clearances. Depending on the level of clearance, security clearances
can be difficult and time-consuming to obtain. If our employees or our
facilities lose or are unable to obtain necessary security clearances or
successfully clear necessary National Agency or Defense Security Service checks,
we may not be able to win new business and our existing clients could terminate
their contracts with us or decide not to renew them, and in each instance our
operating results could be materially adversely affected.
We must comply with a variety of laws, regulations and procedures and our
failure to comply could harm our operating results.
We must observe laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration
and performance of U.S. government contracts which affect how we do business
with our clients and impose added costs on our business. For example, the
Federal Acquisition Regulation and the industrial security regulations of the
Department of Defense and related laws include provisions that:
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o allow our U.S. government clients to terminate or not renew our
contracts if we come under foreign ownership, control or influence;
o require us to disclose and certify cost and pricing data in
connection with contract negotiations;
o require us to prevent unauthorized access to classified information;
and
o require us to comply with laws and regulations intended to promote
various social or economic goals.
We are subject to industrial security regulations of the Department of Homeland
Security and other federal agencies that are designed to safeguard against
foreigners' access to classified information. If we were to come under foreign
ownership, control or influence, we could lose our facility security clearances,
which could result in our U.S. government customers terminating or deciding not
to renew our contracts, and could impair our ability to obtain new contracts.
In addition, our employees often must comply with procedures required by the
specific agency for which work is being performed, such as time recordation or
prohibition on removal of materials from a location.
Our failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations or procedures, including
federal procurement regulations and regulations regarding the protection of
classified information, could result in contract termination, loss of security
clearances, suspension or prohibition from contracting with the U.S. government,
civil fines and damages and criminal prosecution and penalties, any of which
could materially adversely affect our business.
The U.S. government may revise its procurement or other practices in a manner
adverse to us.
The U.S. government may revise its procurement practices or adopt new
contracting rules and regulations, such as cost accounting standards. It could
also adopt new contracting methods relating to GSA contracts, government-wide
contracts, or adopt new standards for contract awards intended to achieve
certain social or other policy objectives, such as establishing new set-aside
programs for small or minority-owned businesses. In addition, the U.S.
government may face restrictions from new legislation or regulations, as well as
pressure from government employees and their unions, on the nature and amount of
services the U.S. government may obtain from private contractors. These changes
could impair our ability to obtain new contracts or contracts under which we
currently perform when those contracts are put up for recompetition bids. Any
new contracting methods could be costly or administratively difficult for us to
implement, and, as a result, could harm our operating results. For example, the
Truthfulness, Responsibility and Accountability in Contracting Act, proposed in
2001, would have limited and severely delayed the U.S. government's ability to
use private service contractors. Although this proposal was not enacted, it or
similar legislation could be proposed at any time. Any reduction in the U.S.
government's use of private contractors to provide federal information
technology services could materially adversely impact our business.
Failure to maintain strong relationships with other government contractors could
result in a decline in our revenue.
We derived 100% of our total revenue in 2003 and 2004 from contracts under which
we acted as a subcontractor. As a subcontractor, we often lack control over
fulfillment of a contract, and poor performance on the contract by others could
tarnish our reputation, even when we perform as required. We expect to continue
to depend on relationships with other contractors for a portion of our revenue
in the foreseeable future. Moreover, our revenue and operating results could be
materially adversely affected if any prime contractor chooses to offer services
of the type that we provide or if any prime contractor teams with other
companies to independently provide those services.
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Risks Related to Biometrics
Our biometrics business will not grow unless the market for biometric solutions
expands both domestically and internationally.
Our product revenues and a portion of our service revenues will be derived from
the sale of biometric products and services. Biometric solutions have not yet
gained widespread commercial acceptance. We cannot accurately predict the future
growth rate, if any, or the ultimate size of the biometric technology market.
The expansion of the market for our products and services depends on a number of
factors including without limitation:
o the cost, performance and reliability of our products and services
and the products and services of competitors;
o customers' perception of the perceived benefit of biometric
solutions;
o public perceptions of the intrusiveness of these solutions and the
manner in which firms are using the information collected;
o public perceptions regarding the confidentiality of private
information;
o proposed or enacted legislation related to privacy of information;
o customers' satisfaction with our products and services; and
o marketing efforts and publicity regarding these products and
services.
Certain groups have publicly objected to the use of biometric products for some
applications on civil liberties grounds and legislation has been proposed to
regulate the use of biometric security products. From time to time, biometrics
technologies have been the focus of organizations and individuals seeking to
curtail or eliminate such technologies on the grounds that they may be used to
diminish personal privacy rights. If such initiatives result in restrictive
legislation, the market for biometric solutions may be adversely affected. Even
if biometric solutions gain wide market acceptance, our products and services
may not adequately address the requirements of the market and may not gain
market acceptance.
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have increased financial
expectations that may not materialize.
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks may have created an increase in
awareness for biometric security solutions generally. However, it is uncertain
whether the actual level of demand for our biometric products and services will
grow as a result of such increased awareness. Increased demand may not result in
an actual increase in our product or services revenues. In addition, it is
uncertain which security solutions, if any, will be adopted as a result of the
terrorism and whether our products will be a part of those solutions. Efforts in
the war against terrorism or the war with Iraq may actually delay funding for
the implementation of biometric solutions generally. Even if our products are
considered or adopted as solutions to the terrorism, the level and timeliness of
available funding are unclear. These factors may adversely impact us and create
unpredictability in revenues and operating results.
The biometrics industry is characterized by rapid technological change and
evolving industry standards, which could render existing products obsolete.
Our future success will depend upon our ability to develop and introduce a
variety of new products and services and enhancements to these new product and
services in order to address the changing and sophisticated needs of the
marketplace. Frequently, technical development programs in the biometric
industry require assessments to be made of the future directions of technology
and technology markets generally, which are inherently risky and difficult to
predict. Delays in introducing new products, services and enhancements, the
failure to choose correctly among technical alternatives or the failure to offer
innovative products and services at competitive prices may cause customers to
forego purchases of our products and services and purchase those of our
competitors.
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Continued participation by us in the market for fingerprint identification
systems that are linked to forensic quality databases under the jurisdiction of
governmental agencies may require the investment of our resources in upgrading
our products and technology for us to compete and to meet regulatory and
statutory standards. We may not have adequate resources available to us or may
not adequately keep pace with appropriate requirements in order to effectively
compete in the marketplace.
Our lengthy and variable sales cycle will make it difficult to predict operating
results.
Certain of our products often have a lengthy sales cycle while the customer
evaluates and receives approvals for purchase. If, after expending significant
funds and effort, we fail to receive an order, a negative impact on our
financial results and stock price could result.
It is difficult to predict accurately the sales cycle of any large order for any
of our products. If we do not ship and or install one or more large orders as
forecast for a fiscal quarter, our total revenues and operating results for that
quarter could be materially and adversely affected.
The substantial lead-time required for ordering parts and materials may lead to
excess or insufficient inventory.
The lead-time for ordering parts and materials and building our products can be
many months. As a result, we must order parts and materials and build our
products based on forecasted demand. If demand for our products lags
significantly behind our forecasts, we may produce more products than we can
sell, which can result in cash flow problems and write-offs or write-downs of
obsolete inventory.
Loss of sole or limited source suppliers may result in delays or additional
expenses.
We obtain certain components and complete products from a single source or a
limited group of suppliers. With the exception of Ultra-Scan Corporation, from
whom we obtain the ultra-sound based fingerprint scanner, we do not have
long-term agreements with any of our suppliers. We will experience significant
delays in manufacturing and shipping of products to customers if we lose these
sources or if supplies from these sources are delayed. As a result, we may be
required to incur additional development, manufacturing and other costs to
establish alternative sources of supply. It may take several months to locate
alternative suppliers, if required, or to re-tool our products to accommodate
components from different suppliers. We cannot predict if we will be able to
obtain replacement components within the time frames we require at an affordable
cost, or at all. Any delays resulting from suppliers failing to deliver
components or products on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and of
sufficient quality or any significant increase in the price of components from
existing or alternative suppliers could have a severe negative impact on our
financial results and stock price.
We may be subject to loss in market share and market acceptance as a result of
manufacturing errors, delays or shortages.
Performance failure in our products or certain of our services may cause loss of
market share, delay in or loss of market acceptance, additional warranty expense
or product recall, or other contractual liabilities. The complexity of certain
of our fingerprint readers makes the manufacturing and assembly process of such
products, especially in volume, complex. This may in turn lead to delays or
shortages in the availability of certain products, or, in some cases, the
unavailability of certain products. The negative effects of any delay or failure
could be exacerbated if the delay or failure occurs in products or services that
provide personal security, secure sensitive computer data, authorize significant
financial transactions or perform other functions where a security breach could
have significant consequences.
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If a product or service launch is delayed or is the subject of an availability
shortage because of problems with our ability to manufacture or assemble the
product or service successfully on a timely basis, or if a product or service
otherwise fails to meet performance criteria, we may lose revenue opportunities
entirely and/or experience delays in revenue recognition associated with a
product or service in addition to incurring higher operating expenses during the
period required to correct the defects. There is a risk that for unforeseen
reasons we may be required to repair or replace a substantial number of products
in use or to reimburse customers for products that fail to work or meet strict
performance criteria. We carry product liability insurance, but existing
coverage may not be adequate to cover potential claims.
We may be subject to repair, replacement, reimbursement and liability claims as
a result of products that fail to work or to meet applicable performance
criteria.
There is a risk that for unforeseen reasons we may be required to repair or
replace a substantial number of products in use or to reimburse customers for
products that fail to work or meet strict performance criteria. We attempt to
limit remedies for product or service failure to the repair or replacement of
malfunctioning or noncompliant products or services, and also attempt to exclude
or minimize exposure to product and related liabilities by including in our
standard agreements warranty disclaimers and disclaimers for consequential and
related damages as well as limitations on our aggregate liability. From time to
time, in certain complex sale or licensing transactions, we may negotiate
liability provisions that vary from such standard forms. There is a risk that
our contractual provisions may not adequately minimize our product and related
liabilities or that such provisions may be unenforceable. We carry product
liability insurance, but existing coverage may not be adequate to cover
potential claims. We will maintain warranty reserves as deemed adequate by
management.
Our TouchThru(TM) access control device is at an early stage of development and
may not achieve market acceptance.
One of our primary focuses is the development of our TouchThru(TM) biometric
access control device. Many of the benefits of automated finger-print readers in
general, and ultra-sound based systems in particular, are not widely known.
Therefore, we anticipate that we will need to educate our target markets to
generate demand for our products and services and, as a result of market
feedback; we may be required to further refine these services. In order to
persuade potential customers to purchase our product and services, we will need
to overcome industry resistance to, and suspicion of new technologies. We cannot
assure you that our TouchThru(TM) access control system will be successfully
developed, marketed or produced.
We face intense competition from other biometric solution providers as well as
identification and security systems providers.
A significant number of established and startup companies have developed or are
developing and marketing software and hardware for fingerprint biometric
security applications that currently compete or will compete directly with our
current fingerprint security and identity related line of products and
applications. Some of these companies have developed or are developing and
marketing semiconductor or optically based direct contact fingerprint image
capture devices, or retinal blood vessel, iris pattern, hand geometry, voice or
facial structure solutions. If one or more of these technologies or approaches
were widely adopted, it could significantly reduce the potential market for our
products. Our security and identity related products and applications also
compete with non-biometric technologies such as certificate authorities, and
traditional key, card, surveillance systems and passwords. Many competitors
offering products that are competitive with our security and identity related
line of products and applications have significantly more financial and other
resources than we have. The biometric security market is a rapidly evolving and
intensely competitive market, and we believe that additional competitors will
enter the market and become significant long-term competitors.
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Our fingerprint scanning product, TouchThru(TM), faces intense competition from
a number of competitors who are actively engaged in developing and marketing
fingerprint and hand-recognition products, including Recognition Systems, Inc.
(a company owned by Ingersoll Rand, Inc.), Identix, Incorporated, Heimann
Biometric Systems GmbH, Sagem Morpho, Inc., Printrak International, Inc., (a
company owned by Motorola, Inc.), and CrossMatch Technologies, Inc.
We expect competition to increase and intensify in the near term in the
biometrics markets. Companies competing with us may introduce products that are
competitively priced, that have increased performance or functionality or that
incorporate technological advances not yet developed or implemented by us. Some
present and potential competitors have financial, marketing, research, and
manufacturing resources substantially greater than ours.
In order to compete effectively in this environment, we must continually develop
and market new and enhanced products at competitive prices and must have the
resources available to invest in significant research and development
activities. The failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our
business operations, financial results and stock price.
Failure to maintain the proprietary nature of our technology, intellectual
property and manufacturing processes could have a material adverse effect on our
business, operating results, financial condition and stock price and on our
ability to compete effectively.
Ultra-Scan Corporation, our licensor of the fingerprint scanning technology
principally relies upon patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and contract
law to establish and protect its proprietary rights. There is a risk that claims
allowed on any patents or trademarks it holds may not be broad enough to protect
its technology. In addition, Ultra-Scan's patents or trademarks may be
challenged, invalidated or circumvented and we cannot be certain that the rights
granted thereunder will provide competitive advantages to us. Moreover, any
current or future issued or licensed patents, or trademarks, or currently
existing or future developed trade secrets or know-how may not afford sufficient
protection against competitors with similar technologies or processes, and the
possibility exists that certain of Ultra-Scan's already issued patents or
trademarks may infringe upon third party patents or trademarks or be designed
around by others. In addition, there is a risk that others may independently
develop proprietary technologies and processes, which are the same as,
substantially equivalent or superior to ours, or become available in the market
at a lower price.
There is a risk that we have infringed or in the future will infringe patents or
trademarks owned by others, that we will need to acquire licenses under patents
or trademarks belonging to others for technology potentially useful or necessary
to us, and that licenses will not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at
all.
Ultra-Scan may have to litigate to enforce its patents or trademarks or to
determine the scope and validity of other parties' proprietary rights. An
adverse outcome in any litigation may have a severe negative impact on our
financial results and stock price.
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Risks Related to our Business
We experienced losses in 2002 and 2003.
Our historical operations have not been profitable until 2004. As of December
31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively, we had an accumulated deficit of
approximately $28.1 million, $29.3 million and $28.8 million. Although we began
to operate the IT business profitably beginning in the second quarter of 2004,
and our IT business was profitable for the year, we cannot assure you that our
profitability will continue.
We are highly leveraged, which increases our operating deficit and makes it
difficult for us to grow.
At December 31, 2004, we had current liabilities, including trade payables, of
$3.8 million and long-term liabilities of $3.3 million and a working capital
deficit of approximately $2.1 million. We continue to experience working capital
shortages that impair our business operations and growth strategy. If we incur
operating losses and experience working capital limitations, our business,
operations and financial condition will be materially adversely affected.
We have significant liabilities related to the O&W pension plan.
At December 31, 2001 the O&W prepaid pension cost was $904,673. At December 31,
2002, the O&W defined benefit pension plan had an accrued pension obligation
liability of $2,159,152 and an accumulated other comprehensive loss of
$3,098,705 which we recorded as a reduction of stockholders' equity. This change
was due to a decline in the market value of plan assets from $5,019,929 at
December 31, 2001 to $3,315,256 at December 31, 2002 comprised of payment of
benefits of $822,226 and a negative investment return of $882,447. The benefit
obligation increased during 2002 by $505,986 to $5,474,408 at December 31, 2002.
We were required to contribute amounts in 2004 and future years to fund the
deficiency. We did not make a contribution in 2002, 2003 or 2004 and we
currently do not have the funds available to make such contributions. We have
recorded defined benefit pension income of approximately $35,000 in 2002. We
have recorded defined benefit pension expense of approximately $200,000 in 2003
and $160,000 in 2004.
We have been dependent on a limited number of high net worth individuals to fund
our working capital needs.
During 2003, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, we raised approximately $1.7
million in a combination of equity, debt conversion and debt transactions from a
limited number of high net worth investors. We cannot provide assurance that we
will be continue to raise additional capital from this group of investors, or
that we will be able to secure funding from additional sources.
We will require additional financing in the future, which may not be available
on acceptable terms.
We will require additional funds to continue our development of TouchThru(TM)
and for working capital and general corporate purposes. We cannot provide
assurance that adequate additional financing will be available or, if available,
will be offered on acceptable terms. Moreover, our IT Services billings generate
accounts receivable that are generally paid within 30 to 60 days from the
invoice date. The cost of those sales generally consists of employee salaries
and benefits that we must pay prior to our receipt of the accounts receivable to
which these costs relate. We therefore need sufficient cash resources to cover
such employee-related costs which, in many cases, require us to borrow funds on
disadvantageous terms. We have secured an accounts receivable financing line of
credit in the amount of $800,000 from an independent finance organization that
provides us with the cash needed to cover such employee-related costs. As we
grow, additional working capital will be required to support this difference in
the timing of cash receipts versus payroll disbursements. Finally, any
additional equity financing may be dilutive to stockholders, and debt
financings, if available, may involve restrictive covenants that further limit
our ability to make decisions that we believe will be in our best interests. In
the event we cannot obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us when
required, our operations will be materially adversely affected and we may have
to cease or substantially reduce operations.
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If we do not successfully integrate the businesses that we acquire, our results
of operations could be adversely affected.
We may grow our business by acquiring companies and businesses that we feel have
synergy and will complement our business plan. We regularly evaluate potential
business combinations and aggressively pursue attractive transactions. We may be
unable to profitably manage businesses that we may acquire or we may fail to
integrate them successfully without incurring substantial expenses, delays or
other problems that could negatively impact our results of operations.
Acquisitions involve additional risks, including:
o diversion of management's attention;
o difficulty in integration of the acquired business;
o loss of significant clients acquired;
o loss of key management and technical personnel acquired;
o assumption of unanticipated legal or other financial liabilities;
o becoming significantly leveraged as a result of debt incurred to
finance acquisitions;
o unanticipated operating, accounting or management difficulties in
connection with the acquired entities;
o costs of our personnel's time, travel, legal services and accounting
services in connection with a proposed acquisition; that may not be
recovered;
o impairment charges for acquired intangible assets, including
goodwill that decline in value; and
o dilution to our earnings per share as a result of issuing shares of
our stock to finance acquisitions.
Also, client dissatisfaction or performance problems with an acquired firm could
materially and adversely affect our reputation as a whole. Further, the acquired
businesses may not achieve the revenue and earnings we anticipated. We will
continue to evaluate from time to time, on a selective basis, other strategic
acquisitions if we believe they will help us obtain well-trained, high-quality
employees, new product or service offerings, additional industry expertise, a
broader client base or an expanded geographic presence. There can be no
assurance that we will be successful in identifying candidates or consummating
acquisitions on terms that are acceptable or favorable to us. In addition, there
can be no assurance that financing for acquisitions will be available on terms
that are acceptable or favorable. We may issue shares of our common stock as
part of the purchase price for some or all of these acquisitions. Future
issuances of our common stock in connection with acquisitions also may dilute
our earnings per share.
If we fail to adequately manage the size of our business, it could have a severe
negative impact on our financial results or stock price.
Our management believes that in order to be successful we must appropriately
manage the size of our business. This may mean reducing costs and overhead in
certain economic periods, and selectively growing in periods of economic
expansion. In addition, we will be required to implement operational, financial
and management information procedures and controls that are efficient and
appropriate for the size and scope of our operations. The management skills and
systems currently in place may not be adequate and we may not be able to manage
any significant reductions or growth effectively.
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We may have difficulties in managing our growth.
Our future growth depends, in part, on our ability to implement and expand our
financial control systems and to expand, train and manage our employee base and
provide support to an expanded customer base. If we cannot manage growth
effectively, it could have material adverse effect on our results of operations,
business and financial condition. In addition, acquisitions and expansion
involve substantial infrastructure costs and working capital. We cannot provide
assurance that we will be able to integrate acquisitions, if any, and expansions
efficiently. Similarly, we cannot provide assurance that we will continue to
expand or that any expansion will enhance our profitability. If we do not
achieve sufficient revenue growth to offset increased expenses associated with
our expansion, our results will be adversely affected.
We depend on the continued services of our key personnel.
Our future success depends, in part, on the continuing efforts of our senior
executive officers, Michael S. Smith and James M. Frost. The loss of any of
these key employees may adversely affect our business. At this time we do not
have any term "key man" insurance on any of these executives. If we lose the
services of any of these senior executives, our business, operations and
financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Risks Related to our Common Stock
Five stockholders own a significant portion of our stock and may delay or
prevent a change in control or adversely affect the stock price through sales in
the open market.
As of June 30, 2005, five individuals owned approximately 22.3%, 9.2%, 6.9%,
5.7% and 5.5% respectively of our outstanding common stock. In addition, two
different individuals have the right to convert debt into shares of common stock
at $.05 per share. If each party converted all of the debt into common stock,
these two individuals would own approximately 30.5% and 18.4%, respectively, of
our outstanding common stock. The debt is not convertible prior to November 30,
2005. The concentration of large percentages of ownership in any single
stockholder may delay or prevent a change in control. Additionally, the sale of
a significant number of our shares in the open market by a single stockholder or
otherwise could adversely affect our stock price.
Our stock price is volatile and could be further affected by events not within
our control.
The trading price of our common stock has been volatile and will continue to be
subject to:
o volatility in the trading markets generally;
o significant fluctuations in our quarterly operating results;
o announcements regarding our business or the business of our
competitors;
o changes in prices of our or our competitors' products and services;
o changes in product mix; and
o changes in revenue and revenue growth rates for us as a whole or for
geographic areas, and other events or factors.
Statements or changes in opinions, ratings or earnings estimates made by
brokerage firms or industry analysts relating to the markets in which we operate
or expect to operate could also have an adverse effect on the market price of
our common stock. In addition, the stock market as a whole has from time to time
experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations which have particularly
affected the market price for the securities of many small cap companies and
which often have been unrelated to the operating performance of these companies.
Finally, the market on which our stock trades may have a significant impact on
the price and liquidity or our shares.
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Our quarterly revenues, operating results and profitability will vary from
quarter to quarter and other factors that may result in increased volatility of
our share price.
Our quarterly revenues, operating results and profitability have varied in the
past and are likely to vary significantly from quarter to quarter, making them
difficult to predict. This may lead to volatility in our share price. The
changes in the market price of our common stock may also be for reasons
unrelated to our operating performance. Some other factors that may cause the
market price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially include:
o the failure to be awarded a significant contract on which we have
bid;
o the termination by a client of a material contract;
o announcement of new services by us or our competitors;
o announcement of acquisitions or other significant transactions by us
or our competitors;
o changes in or failure to meet earnings estimates by securities
analysts;
o sales of common stock by IGI or existing stockholders, or the
perception that such sales may occur;
o adverse judgments or settlements obligating us to pay liabilities;
o unforeseen legal expenses, including litigation costs;
o changes in the value of the defined pension plan assets, required
cash contributions and related pension expense as well as the impact
of regulatory oversight of pension plans in general;
o changes in management;
o general economic conditions and overall stock market volatility;
o changes in or the application of accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States;
o reduced demand for products and services caused, for example, by
competitors;
o the lack of availability or increase in cost of key components and
subassemblies;
o the inability to timely and successfully complete development of
complex designs and components, or manufacture in volume and install
certain of our products;
o changes in the mix of products and services we or our distributors
sell;
o cancellations, delays or contract amendments by government agency
customers;
o expenses related to acquisitions or mergers; and
o impairment charges arising out of our assessments of goodwill and
intangibles.
The price of our common stock may be adversely affected by the possible issuance
of shares as a result of the exercise of outstanding warrants and options.
As of June 30, 2005 we have granted options to employees and directors covering
3,798,500 shares of our common stock under our stock option plans, including
2,528,000 options which are subject to stockholder ratification. In addition, we
have issued warrants to purchase 140,000 shares of our common stock at June 30,
2005. As a result of the actual or potential sale of these shares into the
market, our common stock price may decrease.
We have been delisted from the NASDAQ market.
Prior to March 2003, our common stock was traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market.
As a result of our failure to maintain certain listing requirements, our stock
was delisted and now trades on the "pink sheets" maintained by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated. As a consequence of such delisting, investors
will find it more difficult to dispose of or to obtain accurate quotations as to
the market value of our securities. Among other consequences, we believe that
delisting from NASDAQ in fact caused a decline in our stock price, and could
increase the difficulty of obtaining future financing.
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The liquidity of our stock is severely reduced as a result of its classification
as "penny stock".
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally
define a "penny stock" to be any non-NASDAQ equity security that has a market
price (as therein defined) of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise
price of less than $5.00 per share. Because our securities are subject to the
existing rules on penny stocks, the market liquidity for our securities is
severely adversely affected. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless
exempt, the rules require substantial additional disclosure obligations and
sales practice obligations on broker-dealers where the sale is to persons other
than established customers and accredited investors (generally, those persons
with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or
$300,000 together with their spouse). For transactions covered by these rules,
the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase
of the common stock and have received the purchaser's written consent to the
transaction prior to the purchase. Additionally, for any transaction involving a
penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the delivery, prior to the
transaction, of a risk disclosure document mandated by the Commission relating
to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions
payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current
quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market
maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer's
presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be sent
disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and
information on the limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, the "penny
stock" rules restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell the common stock and
accordingly the market for our common stock.
Some provisions in our charter documents and bylaws may have anti-takeover
effects.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that may make it
more difficult for a third party to acquire us, with the result that it may
deter potential suitors. For example, our board of directors is authorized,
without action of the stockholders, to issue authorized but unissued common
stock and preferred stock. The existence of undesignated preferred stock and
authorized but unissued common stock enables us to discourage or to make it more
difficult to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy
contest or otherwise.
Absence of dividends to stockholders.
We have never declared a dividend on our common stock. We do not anticipate
paying dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future. We anticipate
that earnings, if any, will be reinvested in the expansion of our business and
debt reduction.
We have agreed to limitations on the potential liability of our directors.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that, in general, directors will not
be personally liable for monetary damages to the company or our stockholders for
a breach of fiduciary duty. Although this limitation of liability does not
affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or
rescission, the presence of these provisions in the certificate of incorporation
could prevent us from recovering monetary damages.
ITEM 2: PROPERTIES
The table below lists our manufacturing and administrative office locations and
square feet owned or leased. The Rochester, NY and Arlington, VA rent includes
utilities. The properties of Laser Fare were sold on December 31, 2004.
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Owned Leased Annual Rent Termination Date
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At December 31, 2004:
Arlington, VA 1,658 $ 48,082 2007
Rochester, NY 1,348 $ 16,176 2005
At December 31, 2003:
Rochester, NY 1,348 $ 16,176 2005
Smithfield, RI 16,800 8,000 $ 43,200 Month to month
At December 31, 2002:
Smithfield, RI 16,800 8,000 $ 31,429 Month to month
We believe all properties are in good operating condition.
ITEM 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in the Superior Court, State of Rhode
Island on August 13, 1999 captioned Infinite Group, Inc. vs. Spectra Science
Corporation and Nabil Lawandy. In the action, we assert that by fraud and in
breach of fiduciary duties owed, Spectra and its president, Nabil Lawandy,
caused us to sell to Spectra shares of Spectra's Series A Preferred stock at a
substantial discount to fair market value. We allege that in entering into the
transaction we relied on various representations made by Spectra and Mr.
Lawandy, which were untrue at the time they were made. In the action, we seek
compensatory damages in the amount of $500,000 plus statutory interest, punitive
damages as well as an award of attorney's fees and costs. One of Spectra's
counterclaims was dismissed by the court in response to our motion for summary
judgment. The trial was completed in February 2005, and the jury returned a
verdict in our favor in the amount of approximately $600,000. We have filed a
notice of appeal with respect to the damages portion of the verdict. On June 1,
2005, Spectra voluntarily dismissed with prejudice its remaining pending
counterclaim against us. We have entered into an escrow agreement with the
defendants pursuant to which approximately $600,000 representing the amount of
the judgment has been deposited. Withdrawal of the funds will be permitted only
upon the date that judgment in the matter becomes a final, non-appealable
decision, or earlier upon the written agreement of all parties.
We are the respondent in an arbitration proceeding filed on December 10, 2002
captioned J. Terrence Feeley v. Infinite Group, Inc. Claimant, a former employee
and former member of our board of directors, alleges that the parties entered
into a consulting agreement dated June 27, 2002 relative to the early
termination of claimant's employment requiring certain cash payments to be made.
Claimant alleges that we have failed or refused to make such cash payments and
have breached the agreement and seeks all monies owed to him, said amount
alleged to be approximately $130,000. We answered the claim by admitting that a
letter agreement was entered into but denied all of the remaining allegations.
We also filed a counterclaim in the arbitration proceeding. We filed a related
claim against Mr. Feeley in the Superior Court, State of Rhode Island on
September 5, 2003. We claim that he breached certain provisions of his
employment agreement, breached fiduciary duties he owed to us and violated
several provisions of the June 27, 2002 letter agreement. We seek compensatory
damages in amounts to be shown at trial, and preliminary and permanent
injunctive relief and other relief as may be appropriate.
Mr. Feeley's arbitration claims are pending before the American Arbitration
Association and an arbitrator selected by the parties. Our claims against Mr.
Feeley are pending in the Rhode Island Superior Court. In January of 2004, the
parties agreed to stay arbitration proceedings and to mediate all the disputes
under procedures available through the Superior Court. To date, neither party
has initiated mediation proceedings.
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We are the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed on April 22, 2005 in the Supreme Court,
State of New York, captioned Infinite Group, Inc. v. Mark Ackley and Ackco, Inc.
In this action, we allege that Mr. Ackley, our former chief operations officer
and director of business development, breached his contractual and fiduciary
obligations to us by causing a company he controls to enter into a consulting
arrangement with and perform services for another firm while employed by us. We
terminated Mr. Ackley's employment for cause on March 11, 2005. We also allege
that Mr. Ackley is in violation of his non-compete obligations contained in his
employment agreement. We seek monetary damages in amounts to be proved at trial
as well as preliminary and permanent injunctive relief as may be appropriate.
Other than the foregoing proceeding, we are not a party to any material legal
proceeding.
ITEM 4: SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
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PART II
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR OUR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Prior to March 2003, our common stock was traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market.
As a result of our failure to maintain certain listing requirements, our stock
was delisted and now trades on the "pink sheets" maintained by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated under the symbol IMCI.PK. The following table sets
forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing bid quotations per
share for our common stock. Quotations represent interdealer prices without an
adjustment for retail markups, markdowns or commissions and may not represent
actual transactions:
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Year Ended December 31, 2005 High Low
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First Quarter $ 0.20 $ 0.07
Second Quarter $ 0.34 $ 0.10
Year Ended December 31, 2004 High Low
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First Quarter $ 0.08 $ 0.01
Second Quarter $ 0.25 $ 0.05
Third Quarter $ 0.50 $ 0.09
Fourth Quarter $ 0.20 $ 0.04
Year Ended December 31, 2003 High Low
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First Quarter $ 0.21 $ 0.10
Second Quarter $ 0.15 $ 0.01
Third Quarter $ 0.13 $ 0.01
Fourth Quarter $ 0.07 $ 0.01
Year Ended December 31, 2002 High Low
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First Quarter $ 2.94 $ 2.01
Second Quarter $ 2.22 $ 1.45
Third Quarter $ 1.89 $ 0.68
Fourth Quarter $ 1.25 $ 0.13
Year Ended December 31, 2001 High Low
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First Quarter $ 4.23 $ 1.50
Second Quarter $ 3.99 $ 1.69
Third Quarter $ 3.32 $ 1.60
Fourth Quarter $ 4.17 $ 1.50
As of June 30, 2005 we had approximately 1,300 beneficial stockholders.
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
At various times during 2003, 2004 and 2005, we issued restricted shares of
common stock in private placement transactions as follows:
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Shares Average Price
Issued Consideration Per Share
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Shares issued in financing transactions 9,620,388 $ 486,000 $ 0.05
Shares issued for debt conversions 1,747,500 87,375 $ 0.05
Shares issued as employee compensation 1,500,000 75,000 $ 0.05
Shares issued upon exercise of options 25,000 2,500 $ 0.10
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12,892,888 $ 650,875 $ 0.05
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These transactions were exempt from registration, as they were nonpublic
offerings made pursuant to Sections 4(2) and 4(6) of the Act. All shares issued
in the transactions described hereinabove bore an appropriate restrictive
legend.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid a cash dividend on our common stock. It has been
the policy of our board of directors to retain all available funds to finance
the development and growth of our business. The payment of cash dividends in the
future will be dependent upon our earnings and financial requirements and other
factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
ITEM 6: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary statement identifying important factors that could cause our actual
results to differ from those projected in forward looking statements.
Pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, readers of this report are advised that this document
contains both statements of historical facts and forward looking statements.
Forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the
forward looking statements. Examples of forward looking statements include, but
are not limited to (i) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings per
share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure and other financial
items, (ii) statements of our plans and objectives with respect to business
transactions and enhancement of shareholder value, (iii) statements of future
economic performance, and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying other
statements and statements about our business prospects.
This report also identifies important factors, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those indicated by the forward looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include the factors discussed under the heading
"Risk Factors" beginning at page 11 of this report.
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
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We are not current in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Until 2004 we were not able to pay our auditors, Freed Maxick &
Battaglia, CPAs, P.C. for fees incurred prior to their work on the 2002 audit.
As a result they ceased all work on our behalf.
Because we did not have financial statements with an independent auditors'
report thereon for the year ended December 31, 2002, we were not able to file
our 2002 10-KSB by its due date. For the same reason, we were unable to file our
Form 10-Q's for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2003, our Form 10-KSB for the
year ended December 31, 2003, our Form 10-Q's for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters
of 2004 and our Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004 and our form
10-Q for the first quarter of 2005 in a timely manner. During 2004, we brought
our account current with Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, P.C. and they resumed
work on our behalf and completed the audits of our financial statements for the
years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Contemporaneous with this filing,
we are filing all of our delinquent periodic reports.
Disposal of Plastics Group
In 2001 and during the first quarter of 2002, we sold or discontinued operations
of our Plastics Group. Our Plastics Group had been comprised of Osley & Whitney,
Inc. (O&W) and Express Pattern, Inc. (EP), and provided rapid prototyping
services and proprietary mold building services.
In cooperation with O&W's secured lender, the majority of O&W's equipment and
furnishings were sold at public auction on March 12, 2002, and accounts
receivable were remitted to the secured lender as paid. The O&W land and
building were sold at auction on July 22, 2002 for $650,000 and the transaction
closed on August 8, 2002. This transaction completed the liquidation the O&W's
assets, resulting in a net obligation to a secured lender, including accrued
interest and closing expenses, of approximately $211,000. This amount was
evidenced by a new note issued by O&W to the secured lender, which we
guaranteed. The note accrued interest at 7.75% per annum, provided for twelve
monthly payments of $7,276 plus interest, and required a balloon payment of
approximately $145,000 in November 2003. On August 5, 2003, the secured lender
sold the note and the rights thereunder to a related third party. The sale of
the note is evidenced by a non-recourse assignment agreement between the lender
and the related third party. On December 31, 2003, the new noteholder agreed to
extend the term of the new note to January 1, 2007 in exchange for the right to
convert the principal amount of the note and all accrued interest into shares of
our common stock at any time after November 30, 2005 at a price of $.05 per
share. As of December 31, 2004, we were obligated to the new noteholder for
principal and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of $234,690.
During the fourth quarter of 2002, we sold all of the issued and outstanding
stock of O&W to an unrelated third party for nominal consideration. As part of
the stock sale agreement, we retained the O&W pension asset and related
obligation, which obligations are included in accrued pension obligation and
accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet at
December 31, 2002. As a result of the sale of stock, we wrote off the
outstanding intercompany receivables due from O&W. The net impact on the sale
and asset write off resulted in a gain of approximately $693,000, which offset
the loss on disposal of discontinued operations on the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations.
At December 31, 2001 the O&W prepaid pension cost was $904,673. At December 31,
2002, the O&W defined benefit pension plan had an accrued pension obligation
liability of $2,159,152 and an accumulated other comprehensive loss of
$3,098,705 which we recorded as a reduction of stockholders' equity. This change
was due to a decline in the market value of plan assets from $5,019,929 at
December 31, 2001 to $3,315,256 at December 31, 2002 comprised of payment of
benefits of $822,226 and a negative investment return of $882,447. The benefit
obligation increased during 2002 by $505,986 to $5,474,408 at December 31, 2002
as a result of an actuarial computation.
The Company was required to contribute amounts in 2004 and future years to fund
the deficiency. We did not make a contribution in 2002, 2003 or 2004 and we
currently do not have the funds available to make such contributions. We have
recorded defined benefit pension income of approximately $35,000 in 2002. We
have recorded defined benefit pension expense of approximately $200,000 in 2003
and $160,000 in 2004. In March 2005, the Company filed a funding waiver
application requesting a deferral of the minimum funding standard for the 2005
plan year of $513,551 and for the 2004 plan year of $979,328 (which includes
quarterly cash disbursements aggregating approximately $455,000 for the year
ending December 31, 2004 and unfunded prior year amounts). We are also
evaluating strategies to improve the plan's performance.
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Sale of Express Pattern (EP) Assets
On March 14, 2002, we sold the net assets of EP for $725,000, consisting of
$575,000 in cash (of which $300,000 was paid to the O&W secured lender) and a
five-year 8% subordinated $150,000 note, due upon maturity with quarterly
interest payments. The purchasers included a former employee of EP and Thomas J.
Mueller, our chief operating officer, who is a passive investor in the
purchasing entity. The sale was negotiated at "arm's length" by disinterested
management with the former employee and his advisors. During 2002, we offset a
portion of the $150,000 note with the closing costs of the sale amounting to
approximately $26,000 paid by EP in completing the deal. In addition, we wrote
off $50,000 of the note, because this amount was originally intended to cover
contingencies that did not materialize. The loss resulting from this offset and
write off amounting approximately to $76,000 is included in loss on disposal of
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations
for the year ended December 31, 2002. The interest earned on this note through
December 31, 2002 in the amount of $9,633 has been fully reserved, because we
feel collection of the interest is doubtful at this time. The remaining balance
of the note at December 31, 2002 after the offset and write-off is approximately
$74,000.
2002 - Recent Sales of Certain Business Segments
During 2002, our business had two segments, our Laser Group and our Photonics
Group. In 2002, we discontinued our Photonics Group. In 2003 we continued to
operate our Laser Group subsidiary although in 2003, we decided to sell the net
assets of the Laser Group and sold a portion of the business on December 31,
2003 and the remaining business on December 31, 2004.
Closing of Photonics Group
Our Photonics Group, which included Infinite Photonics, Inc. and the Advanced
Technology Group, manufactured and marketed our proprietary grating coupleted
surface emitting laser (GCSEL) diodes. As noted below, our Photonics Group
ceased operations in 2002. The loss from discontinued operations of the
Photonics Group was $856,219 for the year ended December 31, 2002.
In April 2001, we organized Infinite Photonics, Inc. to develop and market laser
diodes based on our proprietary, patented and patent pending grating coupled
surface emitting lasers (GCSEL) diode technology platform developed by our Laser
Group's research and development unit over the last four years. To date we have
obtained one patent (expiring in 2018), have ten patents pending and an
additional ten patents are under development for GCSEL and related technologies.
On January 23, 2002, Infinite Photonics, Inc. signed and commenced a $12.0
million research and development contract with DARPA (contract,
#MDA972-02-C-0013), which was scheduled to conclude by the end of 2003. The
purpose of the contract was to provide DARPA with pump and source laser diodes
and grating coupled semiconductor optical amplifiers with powers much higher
than the current industry standard of about 0.3 watts (more than one watt with a
goal as high as ten watts), high repetition rates (up to 20,000 laser pulses per
second), and high beam quality (minimum beam spreading of the laser).
On October 30, 2002, the Contract was terminated for the government's
convenience under the clause entitled Termination, Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) 52.249.6. The DARPA contract had provided substantially all of
the revenue of the Photonics Group. As of December 31, 2004, we have
substantially completed the contract termination process. Substantially all
costs associated with the termination process have been reimbursed. The
termination of the contract has had a detrimental effect to the development of
our technology. The company released all Photonics Group employees and the
operations of the Photonics Group are dormant. We also determined that our
Photonics Group patents were impaired, and consequently recorded an impairment
loss of approximately $468,000, which is included in loss on disposal of
discontinued operations in the statement of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2002.
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Sale of Laser Group
Our Laser Group was comprised of Laser Fare, Inc. (LF) and Mound Laser &
Photonics Center, Inc. (MLPC) and provided comprehensive laser-based materials
processing services to leading manufacturers. We disposed of MLPC in 2002 and
the operations ceased. In 2003, we decided to sell the net assets of LF. We sold
a portion of Laser Fare's business related to medical products and engraving on
December 31, 2003 to LFI, Inc., an entity owned by two former employees of our
Laser Group, including our former chairman and chief executive officer. This
transaction resulted in a loss on disposition of approximately $99,000 during
the year ended December 31, 2003. The purchase price for the assets consisted of
LFI's assumption of certain of our liabilities in the aggregate amount of
approximately $358,000 at December 31, 2003. We sold the remaining assets of our
Laser Group to Rolben Acquisition Corporation, a company affiliated with LFI, on
December 31, 2004 and recognized a loss on disposal of approximately $224,000
during the year ended December 31, 2004. The purchase price for the remaining
assets consisted of Rolben's assumption of substantially all of the liabilities
of Laser Fare, Inc. and the delivery of promissory notes in the aggregate amount
of approximately $2.1 Million. Because certain required consents were not yet
obtained, we remain obligated under several notes to UPS Capital Business Credit
(UPS) and the Rhode Island Industrial Facilities Corporation (RIIFC) in the same
amounts as the notes from Rolben. Upon the delivery of the consents and the full
assumption of the RIIFC and UPS obligations by Rolben, and our release from
those obligations, the notes from Rolben to us will terminate.
Strategy
In 2002, we focused on our two primary lines of business and actively pursued
additional capital through an equity line of credit agreement, private equity
sources, strategic alliances, venture capital and investment banking sources. In
2003, 2004 and 2005 we raised capital from private placements of debt and equity
securities.
Our business plan included:
o the completion of our disposal of the Plastics Group commenced in
2001,
o the completion of our disposal of the Laser Group commenced in 2003,
and
o our focus beginning in 2003 in the field of information technology
(IT) consulting services and biometric technology.
Our IT services include strategic staffing, program management, project
management, technical engineering, software development, and enterprise resource
planning. Beginning in 2003, we have entered into several subcontract agreements
with a number of prime contractors to several U.S. government agencies.
In December 2003, we were awarded a Federal Supply Schedule Contract by the U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA) for IT consulting services. Having a GSA
Contract allows us to compete for and secure prime contracts with all executive
agencies of the U.S. Government as well as other national and international
organizations.
In 2003, we entered into a License Agreement with Ultra-Scan Corporation, a
privately held technology company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The
License Agreement gives us the ability to use, market and sell certain
proprietary fingerprint recognition technology. We have completed the
development of an access control terminal and related software called
TouchThru(TM) incorporating that technology. We intend to be in a position to
market and sell that product beginning in 2006 in a variety of industries and
markets, including the federal, state and local government, health care, travel
and general security and access control.
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In the past several years the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new
standards, which we have determined, did not have any effect on our financial
statements and we anticipate they will not have a material effect on our
financial statements through December 31, 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have financed our operations beginning in 2003 through a series of private
placements of debt and equity securities and cash generated by ongoing
operations. As of December 31, 2002, we had cash and cash equivalents of
$438,028 available for our working capital needs and planned capital asset
expenditures.
During 2000 and 2001, our president and chief executive officer loaned us an
aggregate of $1,124,000 evidenced by a series of short-term notes, which bore
interest at various interest rates ranging from 10% to 11%. The proceeds of
these loans were used for working capital purposes. In consideration for these
loans, our president and chief executive officer was issued warrants to purchase
153,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $1.03125 to $3.42
per share. As of December 31, 2002, approximately $24,000 of the loans, along
with $4,375 of unpaid interest remained outstanding. During 2001, $100,000 of
principal was repaid through the issuance of 39,526 shares of common stock
issued at a price of $2.53. All share issuances were valued at fair market value
on the date of conversion, which was determined based upon price of the common
stock on the twenty trading days preceding the conversion.
The December 31, 2002 financial statements reflect a decrease in accounts
receivable from December 31, 2001 of approximately $575,000, or 38% to $923,043
from $1,498,463, due to Laser Fare's business. Revenues from our Laser group in
2002 were $6,229,910 a decrease of $1,082,620 or 15% from 2001.
Inventories were owned by our Laser Fare subsidiary and are relatively unchanged
from December 31, 2001 to 2002.
For 2001, property and equipment purchases at our Laser Fare subsidiary amounted
to $361,993 of which $308,000 related to the LENS process. The majority of the
remaining acquisitions occurred at our Infinite Photonics subsidiary
(approximately $30,000) and consisted of furniture and fixtures at the Orlando
facility. For 2002 purchases of property and equipment were $190,898 for Laser
Fare's business.
At December 31, 2002 we had a working capital deficit of approximately $4.4
million, ($3.5 million after eliminating the assets and liabilities of our
discontinued operations). The working capital deficit was primarily caused by
our primary lenders not having issued their waivers for certain loan covenant
violations that existed at December 31, 2002 at our Laser Fare subsidiary, which
resulted in recharacterizing our long-term debt to current liabilities. The loan
covenants are measured annually at December 31st. The loans totaled
approximately $2.6 million at December 31, 2002. The loan covenant violations
which existed at December 31, 2002 related to failure to meet certain levels of
working capital, debt to tangible net worth ratio and exceeding capital
expenditure limits.
At December 31, 2001, we were in violation of certain covenants related to our
failure to meet certain levels of debt to tangible net worth ratio and exceeding
the capital expenditure limits. We completed the acquisition of the LENS
equipment in a non-monetary transaction in 2001, which also caused us to exceed
our capital expenditure limitation. The covenant violations were waived by the
bank prior to the issuance of our financial statements for 2001.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, we adopted a plan to discontinue the
operations of our former Plastics Group, which was suffering recurring losses
and required significant levels of cash flows to operate. In addition, during
the first quarter of 2002 we sold the assets of our Express Pattern and Mound
subsidiaries. These events provided an infusion of approximately $845,000 in
cash in 2002, which was used to pay down existing bank debt, as well as for
working capital needs.
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As a result of the above transactions, we operated in only one business segment
in 2002. The Laser Group had an operating loss of approximately $2,111,000 in
2002 versus a loss of $141,000 in 2001. The operating loss in 2002 was
principally due to a decline in sales of $1,082,620 (from $7,312,530 in 2001 to
$6,229,910 in 2002).
On July 23, 2002, the equity line of credit agreement which we had entered into
with Cockfield Holdings Limited (Cockfield) on November 30, 2000 was terminated.
As a result, we were released, and released Cockfield, from any further
obligation thereunder.
As consideration for establishing the equity line of credit, we granted
Cockfield warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of our common stock. As
consideration for the services rendered by Jesup & Lamont as placement agent in
connection with the equity line of credit, we granted Jesup & Lamont warrants to
purchase up to 100,000 shares of our common stock. These warrants, covering
300,000 shares of our common stock, were exercisable at any time prior to
November 20, 2003, for $3.135 per share and survived the termination of the
agreement. The warrants were not exercised and expired on November 20, 2003.
We closed debt and equity financing transactions in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and
installed two receivables-based financing arrangements to provide liquidity
using our accounts receivable as collateral.
Asset Based Convertible Note-Originated and Terminated in 2002
On February 5, 2002, we completed a $1 million debt financing with Laurus Master
Fund, Ltd. ("Laurus"). We received $1 million in cash, less fees amounting to
$89,000, in exchange for its issuance of a $1 million two-year convertible note
bearing interest and fees at the annual rate of 15% payable monthly. The annual
fees were subject to reduction by 1% for every $100,000 in note principal amount
converted, up to an aggregate 10%. The outstanding principal and interest was
due in full on February 5, 2004. The note was convertible, at the option of the
holder, into shares of common stock at a price of $2.00 per share. In the event
of a default, the conversion price was subject to downward adjustment.
On June 21, 2002, we completed an additional $500,000 debt financing with
Laurus. We received $500,000 in cash, less fees amounting to $37,000, in
exchange for the issuance of a $500,000 two-year convertible note bearing
interest and fees at the annual rate of 15% payable monthly. The proceeds from
this note were unrestricted and were secured by substantially all of our other
assets and our Infinite Photonics, Inc. subsidiary. The annual fees were subject
to reduction by 1% for every $50,000 in note principal amount converted, up to
an aggregate 10%. This note was convertible into shares of common stock at the
option of the holder at a price of $2.00 per share. In the event of a default,
the conversion price was subject to downward adjustment. In connection with this
transaction, detachable warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at
$2.40 per share were issued to Laurus. The warrants were immediately exercisable
and expire five years from the date of grant.
Termination of the DARPA contract in October 2002 constituted an event of
default under our financing agreements with Laurus. Upon occurrence of this
event, the $1.0 million two-year convertible note issued on February 5, 2002 and
the $500,000 convertible note issued on June 21, 2002 became immediately due and
payable. As a result, Laurus took immediate possession of the funds held by the
Photonics Group in restricted bank accounts. Approximately $1.474 million was
withdrawn from these accounts and applied in reduction of the outstanding
balance. We satisfied the remaining deficiency in July 2004 by a cash payment to
Laurus of $34,000 and the issuance of 50,000 shares of our common stock.
Future Trends
We believe that our operations, as currently structured, together with our
current financial resources, will result in improved financial performance in
fiscal 2005.
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At December 31, 2002 we had an accrued pension obligation liability of
$2,159,152 and an accumulated other comprehensive loss of $3,098,705 recorded as
a reduction of stockholders' equity. The Company is required to contribute
amounts in 2004 and future years to fund the deficiency. We did not make a
contribution in 2002, 2003 or 2004 and we currently do not have the funds
available to make such contributions. We have recorded defined benefit pension
income of approximate $35,000 in 2002. We have recorded defined benefit pension
expense of approximately $200,000 in 2003 and $160,000 in 2004. In March 2005,
the Company filed a funding waiver application requesting a deferral of the
minimum funding standard for the 2005 plan year of $513,551 and for the 2004
plan year of $979,328 (which includes quarterly cash disbursements aggregating
approximately $455,000 for the year ending December 31, 2004 and unfunded prior
year amounts). We are also evaluating strategies to improve the plan's
investment performance.
There is no assurance, that our current resources will be adequate to fund the
liabilities of the former businesses, our current operations and business
expansion or that we will be successful in raising additional working capital.
Our failure to raise necessary working capital could force us to curtail
operations, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations.
Results of Operations
Laser Group
Revenues from our Laser Group for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
were $6,229,910 and $7,312,530, respectively, with a net operating loss of
$2,111,039 and $140,905, respectively. The decrease in revenues was due
primarily to decreased laser services performed for several customers in 2002.
The increased operating loss resulted from a decline in sales of $1,082,620 and
a reduction in gross profit on sales from 29.5% in 2001 to 22.0% in 2002.
The majority of revenues were derived from purchase orders, usually from repeat
customers such as General Electric, United Technologies, Barnes Aerospace and
Dey Laboratories. Work began when materials arrived from the customer (our
inventories were minimal and the customer was responsible for the quality and
quantity of the materials), and we cut, welded, drilled and assembled the parts
according to engineering drawings and specifications provided by the customer or
determined by our engineers with customer approval. Upon completion, the parts
were inspected by quality control personnel, compared to the engineering
specifications, packaged and delivered to the customer. The customer was billed
for the number of parts delivered.
As part of our restructured business plan, we made a decision in 2003 to
eliminate certain non-core businesses. On December 31, 2003, we sold certain
assets and liabilities of LF to LFI, Inc. (LFI) relating to the laser engraving
and medical products manufacturing and assembly businesses of LF. The principals
of LFI are former employees of LF, including our former chairman and chief
executive officer. The purchase price for the assets was assumed liabilities of
LF and/or the Company. On December 31, 2004, we completed the sale of the
remaining assets, including the assumption of certain liabilities, to an
affiliate of LFI, relating to all the remaining laser businesses of LF. The
purchase price was the assumed liabilities of LF and the receipt of notes
receivable in the amount of approximately $2.1 million. LF recorded a loss on
sale of approximately $99,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003. LF
reclassified the operating assets and liabilities of its businesses as held for
sale. The balances of the assets held for sale at December 31, 2003 was
$2,508,159 with related liabilities of $781,847. LF also recorded a balance due
from the buyer of $410,995 at December 31, 2003, which was transferred into
notes receivable at the second closing on December 31, 2004. In addition, LF
recorded a loss on disposal of $223,803 in connection with the second closing on
December 31, 2004.
Photonics Group
During the fourth quarter of 2002, following termination of the DARPA contract,
we released all Photonics Group employees and ceased operations. As a result,
the results of the Photonics Group were recorded as a discontinued operation and
amounted to a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $344,000 for
2001 and a gain of approximately $84,000 for 2002. In 2002 impairments of
patents and property and equipment were also recorded amounting to approximately
$468,000 and $148,000, respectively.
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The Photonics Group recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $ 856,219
for 2002 and $343,938 for 2001.
Plastics Group
In November 2001 and December 2001, our board of directors resolved to dispose
of O&W and Express Pattern. The formal plan consisted of shutting down the
operations of the O&W subsidiary and selling the net assets of the EP
subsidiary. Effective November 30, 2001, we shut down the operations of O&W and
terminated all of its employees. The loss from the operations of the
discontinued business segment amounted to approximately $372,000 during 2001.
The loss on disposal of discontinued operations in the amount of $622,000 for
the year ending December 31, 2001, represents the write-down of property, plant
and equipment and inventory at O&W of $472,000 to their net realizable value and
a provision for uncollectible accounts receivable of $150,000.
On March 13, 2002, we sold the net assets of Express Pattern to certain of our
officers/employees. The gain resulting from the sale of $45,000 and income of
$3,000 up to the decision to dispose of these assets are offset by closing costs
of $26,000 and a provision for an uncollectible note of $50,000.
The Plastics Group recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $31,310 for
2002 and $1,774,085 for 2001.
Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
In 2002, consolidated revenues were $6,229,910 on cost of goods sold of
$4,836,867 resulting in a gross profit of $1,393,043 from continuing operations
for the year. Restated consolidated revenues from continuing operations in 2001
were $7,312,530 on cost of sales of $4,816,506, resulting in a gross profit of
$2,496,024. The decrease of $1,082,620 or 14.8% in consolidated revenues for the
year ended December 31, 2002 compared to the year ended December 31, 2001 was
due to the remaining operations of the Laser Group. Gross profit also declined
by $1,102,981 from 2001 to 2002. Gross profit declined from 34.1 % in 2001 to
22.3% in 2002 principally due to the decline in sales while cost of goods sold
remained relatively unchanged.
General and administrative expenses were $3,064,198 for the year ended December
31, 2002 as compared to $2,353,604 for 2001. The increase of $710,594, or 30.2%,
was primarily due to increased salaries and personnel at Laser Fare, increased
legal, accounting and consultant services, which were offset in part by a
reduction in salaried employees and related employee expenses.
Selling expenses were $266,351 for the year ended December 31, 2002 as compared
to $307,030 for 2001. The decrease of $40,679, or 13.2%, was primarily
attributed to decreased sales salaries and commissions in our Laser Group due to
cost cutting measures and better utilization of cross selling to existing
customers.
Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $819,307 for the year ended
December 31, 2002 as compared to $773,584 for 2001. The increase was primarily
due to depreciation expense for new lasers and related equipment which
periodically requires replacement or upgrades.
Interest expense was $407,556 during 2002 as compared to $456,179 during 2001,
or a decrease of $48,623, or 10.7%. Interest expense to stockholders was $11,768
during 2002 as compared to $128,567 during 2001. The decrease of $116,799 or
90.8% was due primarily to the satisfaction of a capital lease obligation to the
president/principal stockholder in exchange for the issuance of common stock
during 2001. The decrease is also due to reduced interest expense caused by the
general reduction of amounts outstanding in accordance with the terms of the
debt. Other interest expense was $395,788 during 2002 as compared to $327,612
during 2001. The increase of $68,176 or 20.8% was due primarily to the
origination of debt in 2002 to support our DARPA contract. When the contract was
terminated in 2002 the related debt was substantially reduced by December 31,
2002.
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Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2002 was $1,088 as compared to
$18,508 for the year ended December 31, 2001 due to comparatively lower invested
balances for 2002.
The gain from the disposition of assets in 2002 was $107,418, as compared to a
loss of $11,856 in 2001. The 2002 amount relates to the sale of the assets of
Mound by our Laser Group. Mound ceased operations in 2002. The 2001 amount
relates to a gain on the sale of a laser in our Laser Group in the amount of
$9,500 offset by the disposal of an asset no longer used, resulting in a loss of
$21,356. Each year as we complete our capital budget, assets at or approaching
the end of their useful lives are reviewed for upgrade, disposal or replacement.
We recorded an impairment loss of $1,133,649 in 2002. Various patents of $46,000
used in the Laser Group were determined to be impaired during 2002 and were
written off. The remaining patent amounting to approximately $353,000, which was
acquired in 2001, relates to a laser application technology which was utilized
in the Laser Group. This patent was also determined to be impaired during 2002
and as a result was written off. We also determined that the carrying value of
the equipment related to the laser application technology was no longer
recoverable and exceeded its fair market value. Since we do not anticipate any
future cash flows from the machine and have been unsuccessful in finding a
potential buyer for the machine, we determined the machine to be worthless and
recorded an impairment loss of the remaining net book value of approximately
$735,000.
We recorded a goodwill impairment loss of $71,185 in 2002 relating to Laser
Fare.
We had a consolidated net loss from continuing operations of $4,440,604 for the
year ended December 31, 2002 as compared to $1,444,521 in 2001. The loss from
discontinued operations was $190,206 for the year ended December 31, 2002 as
compared to $1,337,993 for 2001. Disappointing results, offshore Asian
competition in the mold business, and a weak market after the tragedies of
September 11, 2001 lead to the discontinuance of our Plastics Group in 2001.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There are several accounting policies that we believe are significant to the
presentation of our consolidated financial statements. These policies require
management to make complex or subjective judgments about matters that are
inherently uncertain. Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements present a
summary of significant accounting policies. The most critical accounting
policies follow.
Revenue Recognition
In 2002 we generated substantially all of our revenue from traditional laser
manufacturing services, which included welding, machining, cutting, drilling and
engraving. These services related to processes performed on the customers'
parts. The services were performed based upon terms specified and agreed upon by
both parties prior to commencement. Revenues relating to these services were
recognized at the point that the completed product was delivered to the
customer.
Accounts Receivable Provisions
As part of the financial reporting process, management estimates and establishes
reserves for potential credit losses relating to the collection of certain
receivables. This analysis involves a degree of judgment regarding customers'
ability and willingness to satisfy its obligations to us. These estimates are
based on past history with customers and current circumstances. Management's
estimates of doubtful accounts historically have been within reasonable limits
of actual bad debts. Management's failure to identify all factors involved in
determining the collectibility of an account receivable could result in bad
debts in excess of reserves established.
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Deferred Tax Asset Valuation and Income Taxes
Management calculates the future tax benefit relating to certain tax timing
differences and available net operating losses and credits available to offset
future taxable income. This deferred tax asset is then reduced by a valuation
allowance if management believes it is more likely than not that all or some
portion of the asset will not be realized. This estimate is based on historical
profitability results, expected future performance and the expiration of certain
tax attributes which give rise to the deferred tax asset. As of the balance
sheet date, a reserve has been established for the entire amount of the deferred
tax asset. In the event, we generate future taxable income we will be able to
utilize the net operating loss carry forwards subject to any utilization
limitations. This will result in the realization of the deferred tax asset,
which has been fully reserved. As a result, we would have to revise estimates of
future profitability and determine if its valuation reserve requires downward
adjustment.
At December 31, 2002, we had federal net operating loss (NOL) carry forwards of
approximately $26.6 million that expire in years 2009 through 2022. Our ability
to utilize the federal NOL carry forwards may be impaired if we continue to
incur operating losses and may be limited by the change of control provisions if
we issue substantial numbers of new shares or stock options.
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions
We have a defined benefit plan, under which participants earned a retirement
benefit based upon a formula set forth in the plan. We record income or expense
related to the plan using actuarially determined amounts that are calculated
under the provisions of SFAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions." Key
assumptions used in the actuarial valuations include the discount rate and the
anticipated rate of return on plan assets. These rates are based on market
interest rates, and therefore fluctuations in market interest rates could impact
the amount of pension income or expense recorded for these plans. Despite our
belief that these estimates are reasonable for these key actuarial assumptions,
future actual results will likely differ from our estimates, and these
differences could materially affect our future financial statements either
unfavorably or favorably.
The discount rate enables a company to state expected future cash flows at a
present value on the measurement date. We have little latitude in selecting this
rate since it is based on the yield on high-quality fixed income investments at
the measurement date. A lower discount rate increases the present value of
benefit obligations and increases pension expense.
To determine the expected long-term rate of return on pension plan assets,
management considers a variety of factors including historical returns and asset
class return expectations based on the plan's current asset allocation.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We evaluate at each balance sheet date the continued appropriateness of the
carrying value of our long-lived assets including our long-term receivables and
property, plant and equipment in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposals of Long Lived Assets." We review long-lived assets for impairment when
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of any such
assets may not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment are present,
management would evaluate the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated
by those assets compared to the carrying amount of those items. The net carrying
value of assets not recoverable is reduced to fair value. We consider continued
operating losses, or significant and long-term changes in business conditions,
to be the primary indicators of potential impairment. In measuring impairment,
we look to quoted market prices, if available, or the best information available
in the circumstances.
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Stock-Based Compensation
We disclose the pro forma compensation cost relating to stock options granted
under employee stock option plans, based on the fair value of those options at
the date of grant. This valuation is determined utilizing the Black- Scholes,
option-pricing model, which takes into account certain assumptions, including
the expected life of the option and the expected stock volatility and dividend
yield over this life. These assumptions are made based on past experience and
expected future results. In the event the actual performance varies from the
estimated amounts, the value of these options may be misstated.
Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 141, "Business Combinations," and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets." Under these new standards, all acquisitions subsequent to
June 30, 2001 must be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be tested annually for impairment using a
two-step process. The first step was to identify a potential impairment and, in
transition, this step must be measured as of the beginning of the fiscal year.
The second step of the goodwill impairment test measures the amount of the
impairment loss (measured as of the beginning of the year of the adoption), if
any, and must be completed by the end of our fiscal year. Any impairment loss
resulting from the transitional impairment tests are reflected as the cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle.
We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 142 in our first quarter ended March 31,
2002. Our goodwill in the amount of $88,769 at December 31, 2001, relates to the
Laser Fare and Mound subsidiaries. Subsequent to December 31, 2001, the assets
of Mound were disposed of and operations were ceased, resulting in the
write-down of goodwill amounting to $17,584. The remaining goodwill, amounting
to $71,185, relates to Laser Fare and was also determined to be impaired during
2002, thus resulting in a write-down of $71,185. As a result, we have written
off all goodwill at December 31, 2002. The remaining useful lives of the other
intangibles have been evaluated and no changes will be made.
SFAS No. 141 also requires that upon adoption of SFAS No. 142, the company
reclassify the carrying amounts of certain intangibles assets into or out of
goodwill, based upon certain criteria. We do not anticipate any
reclassifications. SFAS No. 142 supersedes APB No. 17, "Intangible Assets," and
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. SFAS No. 142
primarily addresses the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent
to their initial recognition. The provisions of SFAS No. 142 prohibit the
amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; require that
goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets be tested annually for
impairment, and in interim periods if certain events occur indicating that the
carrying value of goodwill and / or indefinite-lived intangible assets may be
impaired; require that reporting units be identified for the purpose of
assessing potential future impairments of goodwill; and removes the 40-year
limitation on the amortization period of intangible assets that have finite
lives.
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations" (SFAS 143). SFAS 143 establishes accounting standards for
recognition and measurement of a liability for the costs of asset retirement
obligations. Under SFAS 143, the costs of retiring an asset will be recorded as
a liability when the retirement obligation arises, and will be amortized to
expense over the life of the related asset.
On August 1, 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
144 (SFAS 144), "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets", which provides guidance in the accounting for impairment of disposal of
long-lived assets. For long-lived asset to be held and used, the new rules are
similar to previous guidance, which required the recognition of impairment when
the undiscounted cash flows will not recover the carrying amount. The
computation of fair value now removes goodwill from consideration and
incorporates a probability-weighted cash flow estimation approach. Additionally,
assets qualifying for discontinued operations treatment have been expanded
beyond the former major line of business or class of customer approach. We
adopted the provisions of SFAS 144 in fiscal 2001 and utilized this guidance for
the disposal of the Plastics Group. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of
the discontinued operations are reflected as gross amounts, rather than net, in
the accompanying balance sheet in accordance with SFAS 144. There was no impact
from the adoption of this standard on its impairment tests of long lived assets
nor its accounting for discontinued operations.
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In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145 "Rescission of SFAS No. 4, 44 and 64,
Amendment of SFAS No.13, and Technical Corrections." SFAS No. 145, among other
things, amends SFAS No. 4 and SFAS No. 64, to require that gains and losses from
the extinguishments of debt generally be classified within continuing
operations. The provisions of SFAS No. 145 are effective for fiscal years
beginning after May 15, 2002 and early application is encouraged. We do not
believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 145 will have a significant impact on our
financial statements.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with
Exit or Disposal Activities." SFAS 146 replaces Emerging Issues Task Force
("EITF") Issue 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination
Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity". This standard requires companies
to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are
incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan.
This statement is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated
after December 31, 2002. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 146
will have a significant impact on our financial statements.
In February 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock Based
Compensation: A Comparison of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, and Its Related Interpretations, and IASB Proposed IFRS,
Share-based Payments." SFAS 148 amends SFAS 123 to provide alternative methods
of transition for an entity that voluntarily changes to the fair value based
method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. It also amends the
disclosure provisions of that Statement to require prominent disclosure about
the effects on reported net income of an entity's accounting policy decisions
with respect to stock-based compensation. The statement also amends APB Opinion
No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting", to require disclosure about those effects
in interim financial information. We have chosen not to voluntarily change to
the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation
but have adopted the disclosure rules of SFAS 148.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, "Share Based Payment," that
requires companies to expense the value of employee stock options and similar
awards for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005 and applies to all
outstanding and unvested stock-based awards at a company's adoption date. We are
in the process of reviewing the impact of the adoption of this statement and
believe that the adoption of this standard will not have a material effect on
the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.
ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The response to this item is submitted as a separate section of this report
beginning on page F-1.
ITEM 8: CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
There are not and have not been any disagreements between the us and our
accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial
statements disclosure.
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ITEM 8A: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the
participation of the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer,
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our "disclosure controls and
procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by
this report (the "Evaluation Date"). Based upon that evaluation, the chief
executive officer and the chief financial officer concluded that, as of the
Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective, providing
them with material information relating to the company as required to be
disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act on a timely
basis.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in
our internal controls over financial reporting, known to the chief executive
officer or the chief financial officer, that occurred during our fiscal fourth
quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART III
ITEM 9: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Set forth below are the names, ages and positions of our directors and executive
officers.
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Name Age Position Affiliated Since
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Michael S. Smith 51 Chairman of the board, president, chief executive officer 1995
and chief financial officer
James D. Frost 56 Chief technology officer and director of delivery 2003
Paul J. Delmore (1) 48 Director 2003
Allan M. Robbins (1) 54 Director 2003
Deanna Wohlschlegel 33 Corporate secretary and controller 2003
(1) Member of the audit and compensation committees.
Each director is elected for a period of one year and serves until his successor
is duly elected by our stockholders. Officers are elected by and serve at the
will of our board of directors.
Background
The principal occupation of each of our directors and executive officers for at
least the past five years is as follows:
Michael S. Smith became a director in 1995 and assumed the positions of
chairman, president, chief executive officer and chief financial officer in
January 2003. Before joining us, Mr. Smith co-founded and served as the
president and chief executive officer of Micropub Systems International Inc., a
brewery system manufacturer, from July 1997 to January 2003. Mr. Smith holds a
BA degree from Cornell University and a JD degree from Cornell University School
of Law.
James D. Frost is our chief technology officer and director of delivery. Mr.
Frost is a professional engineer possessing over 25 years of experience at
senior and executive levels in information technology, engineering, and
environmental business units. Prior to joining us, Mr. Frost was the practice
director for Ciber, Inc. where he was responsible for managing the technical IT
practice for the federal systems division and the commercial division for the
mid-atlantic region. Mr. Frost also led the business process re-engineering and
start-up operations for multiple small business enterprises. He has served as
the operations mjanager for ABB Environmental Services, and the deputy program
manager and section head at Lee Wan & Associates in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mr.
Frost has also served 20 years in the United States Navy as a Navy Civil
Engineer Corps Officer.
Paul J. Delmore became a director in April 2003 and is a member of the audit and
compensation committees. Mr. Delmore is a the managing partner of Simpson,
Delmore, Greene LLP, a full service law firm located in San Diego, California.
Mr. Delmore's practice includes representation of small companies, private and
public, with respect to early formation issues, private placements, regulatory
requirements for sale of securities, assistance with regulatory filing concerns
and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Delmore has a BA degree from the State
University of New York at Oswego and a JD degree from the University of San
Diego School of Law. Mr. Delmore is a member of the State Bar of California, the
San Diego County Bar Association, the Association of Southern California Defense
Counsel and the San Diego Defense Lawyers Association.
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Dr. Allan M. Robbins became a director in April 2003 and is a member of the
audit and compensation committees. Dr. Robbins is the Medical Director, Clinical
Director and Chief Surgeon at Robbins Eye Associates and Robbins Laser Site in
Rochester, New York. He has also served as the CEO of the Genesee Valley Eye
Institute. Dr. Robbins has been recognized and received the AMA Commendation for
Continuing Medical Education as well as the Americas Top Ophthalmologists
2002-2003 Award from the Consumers Research Council of America. Dr. Robbins is a
member of the New York State Medical Society, New York State Ophthalmologist
Society, Rochester Ophthalmologist Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology,
American College of Surgeons, International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons,
International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), Refractive Surgery Interest
Group (AAO), is a member of the Monroe County Medical Society Committee for
Alternative Medicine, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery (ASCRS).
Deanna Wohlschlegel has been our corporate secretary and controller since May
2003. Prior to that Ms. Wohlschlegel was corporate controller for Micropub
Systems International, Inc. from January 1999 until joining the company. She has
an associates degree in accounting from Finger Lakes Community College.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors has an audit committee and a compensation committee. The
audit committee reviews the scope and results of the audit and other services
provided by our independent accountants and our internal controls. The
compensation committee is responsible for the approval of compensation
arrangements for our officers and the review of our compensation plans and
policies. At December 31, 2002, each committee was comprised of Messrs. Corridan
and Smith, our non-employee independent outside directors. At December 31, 2003
and 2004, each committee was comprised of Messrs. Delmore and Robbins, also
non-employee independent outside directors.
Stock Options
The following table sets forth certain information regarding options granted by
us in 2002 to each of the named executive officers.
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Number of Shares Percent of Total
of Common Stock Options Granted to
Name Underlying Option Employees in Year Exercise Price ($/Sh) Expiration Date
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J. Terrence Feeley (1) 125,000 23.1% $2.50 Expired
(1) These options have expired unexercised.
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Director Compensation
We do not pay any directors' fees. Directors are reimbursed for the costs
relating to attending board and committee meetings.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Audit committee is comprised of Paul Delmore, as chairman, and Allan
Robbins. The Board has determined that Paul Delmore qualifies as our "audit
committee financial expert," as that term is defined in Item 401(e) of
Regulation S-B, and "independent" as that term is used in Item7 (d) (3)(iv) of
schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive
officer, principal financial officer and other persons performing similar
functions, as well as all of our other employees and directors. This code of
ethics is posted on our website at www.us-igi.com and is filed as Exhibit 14.1
to this report.
ITEM 10: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary compensation. The following table sets forth certain information
concerning compensation paid for services in all capacities awarded to, earned
by or paid to our chief executive officer and the other most highly compensated
executive officers during 2002, 2003 and 2004 whose aggregate compensation
exceeded $100,000.
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All other
Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus compensation (1)
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Michael S. Smith 2004 $181,789 $ 3,500 $854
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial 2003 $108,856 $30,000 ----
Officer and Director commencing May 1, 2003, 2002 ---- ---- ----
Director
Mark J. Ackley 2004 $173,682 $10,000 ----
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Business 2003 $103,846 $15,000 ----
Development commencing April 19, 2003 2002 ---- ---- ----
James D. Frost 2004 $173,978 $10,000
Chief Technology Officer and Director of Delivery 2003 $ 89,423 $15,000
commencing May 12, 2003 2002 ---- ----
Clifford G. Brockmyre II 2004 ---- ---- ----
President and Chief Executive Officer 2003 $149,376 $ 1,500 ----
through January 3, 2003, CEO Laser Fare from 2002 $106,672 ---- ----
January 3, 2003 through December 31, 2003
Clifford G. Brockmyre III 2004 $ 90,679 $ 1,050 ----
President Laser Fare, Inc. 2003 $107,655 $ 2,099 ----
through December 31, 2004 2002 $108,718 ---- ----
Thomas J. Mueller 2004 ---- ---- ----
Former Chief Operating Officer 2003 $ 24,056 ---- ----
through March 14, 2002 2002 $ 80,385 ---- ----
J. Terrence Feeley 2004 ---- ---- ----
Former President Advanced Technology Group 2003 ---- ---- ----
through June 2002 2002 $ 79,521 ---- ----
(1) Reflects stock grants, Company matching contributions to the employee's
IRA Plan and Company paid life insurance premiums.
Employment Agreements
Prior to Mr. Brockmyre's resignation on January 3, 2003 we had an employment
agreement dated June 30, 2001 with Clifford G. Brockmyre II, our former
president and chief executive officer, for a term expiring on June 30, 2003,
which provided for an annual salary of $175,000 and various benefits. In
addition to the compensation provided under the agreement, Mr. Brockmyre was
eligible to participate in our bonus plan and was eligible for other bonuses as
determined in the sole direction of the board of directors. The agreement also
provided, among other things, that, if Mr. Brockmyre was terminated other than
for cause (which is defined to include conviction of a crime involving moral
turpitude, engaging in activities competitive with us, divulging confidential
information, dishonesty or misconduct detrimental to us or breach of a material
term of the agreement), we would pay to him a lump sum payment equal to the
product of the sum of (i) the highest annual rate of salary paid to Mr.
Brockmyre, and (ii) the highest annual bonus paid to or accrued to the benefit
of Mr. Brockmyre during the employment term multiplied by 2.99. The agreement
also provided for payments to Mr. Brockmyre, or his estate, in the event of his
death or permanent disability. We were released from all obligations to Mr.
Brockmyre under his Employment Agreement in connection with our sale of the
Laser Fare business in 2003.
In 2003, we entered into employment agreements with Mssrs. Smith, Ackley and
Frost. These agreements are essentially identical and provide, among other
things, for annual base compensation of $150,000 for five-year terms. In
addition, each agreement provides for the issuance of 500,000 shares of our
common stock with a value of $25,000 as of the date of issuance and 500,000
employee stock options exercisable at $.05 per share. Each agreement also
provides for, among other things, incentive compensation, termination benefits
in the event of death, disability and termination for other than cause, and a
covenant against competition. Mr. Ackley's employment was terminated for cause
in March, 2005.
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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
We have stock option plans, which were adopted by our board and approved by our
shareholders, covering an aggregate of 1,840,000 unexercised shares of our
common stock at December 31, 2004, consisting of both incentive stock options
within the meaning of Section 422 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the Code) and non-qualified options. The option plans are intended to
qualify under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Incentive stock
options are issuable only to our employees, while non-qualified options may be
issued to non-employees, consultants, and others, as well as to employees. We
also have a stock option plan which was adopted by our board in March 2005,
which has not yet been approved or ratified by our shareholders, covering an
aggregate of 4,000,000 unexercised shares of our common stock at June 30, 2005,
consisting of both incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code and non-qualified options.
The option plans are administered by the compensation committee of the board of
directors, which determines those individuals who shall receive options, the
time period during which the options may be partially or fully exercised, the
number of share of common stock that may be purchased under each option, and the
option price.
The per share exercise price of an incentive or non-qualified stock option may
not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the
option is granted. The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date
the option is granted) of the shares of common stock for which incentive stock
options are first exercisable by any individual during any calendar year may not
exceed $100,000. No person who owns, directly or indirectly, at the time of the
granting of an incentive stock option to him or her, more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company shall be eligible
to receive any incentive stock option under the option plans unless the option
price is at least $110% of the fair market value of our common stock subject to
the option, determined on the date of grant. Non-qualified options are not
subject to this limitation.
An optionee may not transfer an incentive stock option, other than by will or
the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of an optionee,
the option will be exercisable only by him or her. In the event of termination
of employment other than by death or disability, the optionee will have three
months after such termination during which to exercise the option. Upon
termination of employment of an optionee by reason of death or permanent total
disability, the option remains exercisable for one year thereafter to the extent
it was exercisable on the date of such termination. No similar limitation
applies to non-qualified options.
Pursuant to our option plans, each new non-employee director is automatically
granted, upon becoming a director, an option to purchase 7,500 shares of our
common stock at the fair market value of such shares on the grant date. In
addition, each non-employee director is automatically granted an option to
purchase 5,000 shares at the fair market value of such shares on the date of
grant, on the date of our annual meeting of stockholders. These options vest 1/3
upon grant and 1/3 at the end of each subsequent year of service. In April 2003,
we granted 7,500 options to each of our two new directors. In March 2005, we
granted 50,000 non-qualified options to each of our two outside directors. At
June 30, 2005, we have granted 142,000 options to members of the board of
directors of which 137,000 are exercisable at June 30, 2005 at prices ranging
from $.10 to $9.40.
Options under the option plans must be granted within 10 years from the
effective date of each respective plan. Incentive stock options granted under
the plan cannot be exercised more than 10 years from the date of grant, except
that incentive stock options issued to greater than 10% stockholders are limited
to four-year terms. All options granted under the plans provide for the payment
of the exercise price in cash or by delivery of shares of common stock already
owned by the optionee having a fair market value equal to the exercise price of
the options being exercised, or by a combination of such methods of payment.
Therefore, an optionee may be able to tender shares of common stock to purchase
additional shares of common stock and may theoretically exercise all of his
stock options without making any additional cash investment.
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Any unexercised options that expire or that terminate upon an optionee's ceasing
to be affiliated with the company become available once again for issuance.
The following table summarizes as of June 30, 2005 the (i) currently exercisable
options granted under our plans and (ii) all other securities subject to
contracts, options, warrants and rights or authorized for future issuance
outside our plans. The shares covered by outstanding options or authorized for
future issuance are subject to adjustment for changes in capitalization stock
splits, stock dividends and similar events.
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Equity Compensation Plan Table
Number of securities
remaining available for
Number of securities Weighted-average future issuance under
to be issued upon exercise price of equity compensation
exercise of outstanding plans (excluding
outstanding options, options, warrants securities reflected in
warrants and rights and rights column (a))
(a) (b) (c)
Equity Compensation Plans Approved By Security Holders(1) 1,270,500 $0.06 569,500
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Security Holders(2) 2,518,000 $0.18 1,482,000
Non qualified Options and Warrants to Service Providers 140,000 $1.98 -
Total 3,928,500 $ .20 2,051,500
(1) Includes the 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 Stock Option Plans
(2) Includes the 2005 Stock Option Plan
At June 30, 2005, we had notes payable and accrued interest of $349,552 due to
Allan Robbins, a member of our board of directors, and $566,399 due to a related
third party. These notes and accrued interest are convertible into shares of our
common stock at $.05 per share at the option of the note holder at any time
after November 30, 2005. If the principal and accrued interest were converted in
full, we would be required to issue 6,991,043 common shares to the board member
and 11,327,971 common shares to the related third party.
If all of the aforementioned incentive and non-qualified options and warrants
were to be exercised and notes including accrued interest were to be converted
to shares of our common stock, we would be obligated to issue an additional
22,247,514 common shares as of June 30, 2005.
Compensation committee interlocks and insider participation in compensation
decisions
None of the directors serving on the compensation committee of our board of
directors is employed by us. In addition, none of our directors or executive
officers is a director or executive officer of any other corporation that has a
director or executive officer who is also a member of our board of directors.
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ITEM 11: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table, together with the accompanying footnotes, sets forth
information, as of June 30, 2005, regarding stock ownership of all persons known
by us to own beneficially 5% or more of our outstanding common stock, all
directors, and all directors and executive officers as a group.
Shares of
Name of Common Stock Percentage
Beneficial Owner Beneficially Owned (1)(2) of Class (3)
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Directors and Executive Officers
Michael S. Smith 1,517,000(4) 6.9%
Paul J. Delmore 4,982,000(5) 22.7%
Allan M. Robbins 55,000 (6) *
James D. Frost 2,000,000 (7) 9.1%
All directors and
executive officers as a
group (4 persons) 8,554,000 39.0%
5% Stockholders
David Slavny 1,100,000 5.7%
Clifford G. Brockmyre (8) 1,047,463 5.5%
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* less than 1%
(1) Pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, shares of
common stock which an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60
days pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or upon the
conversion of securities are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of
computing the percent of ownership of such individual or group, but are
not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person shown in the table.
(2) Assumes that all currently exercisable options or warrants or convertible
notes owned by the individual have been exercised.
(3) Assumes that all currently exercisable options or warrants owned by
members of the group have been exercised.
(4) Includes 527,000 shares subject to currently exercisable options and
500,000 shares subject to currently exercisable options which are subject
to shareholder ratification
(5) Includes (i) 4,827,000 shares owned of record by Upstate Holding Group,
LLC, an entity wholly-owned by Mr. Delmore, (ii) 5,000 shares subject to
currently exercisable options, (iii) 50,000 shares subject to currently
exercisable options which are subject to shareholder ratification and (iv)
100,000 warrants to purchase common stock at $2.00 per share.
(6) Includes 5,000 shares subject to currently exercisable options and 50,000
shares subject to currently exercisable options which are subject to
shareholder ratification.
(7) Includes 500,000 shares subject to currently exercisable options and
1,000,000 shares subject to currently exercisable options which are
subject to shareholder ratification.
(8) Includes 20,000 shares owned by Mr. Brockmyre's wife as to which shares
Mr. Brockmyre disclaims beneficial ownership. The information with respect
to this stockholder was derived from his Officers and Directors
Questionnaire.
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our officers and
directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of
our equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Officers, directors and
greater than ten-percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish
us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To the best of our
knowledge, based solely on review of the copies of such forms furnished to us,
or written representations that no other forms were required, we believe that
all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and
greater than ten percent (10%) stockholders were complied with during ended
December 31, 2004 with the following exceptions: Allan Robbins, James Frost,
Michael Smith, Paul Delmore and Upstate Holding Group, LLC did not timely file
their individual Annual Change in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5.
With respect to any of our former directors, officers, and ten percent (10%)
stockholders, we do not have any knowledge of any known failures to comply with
the filing requirements of Section 16(a).
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Contemporaneous with the filing of this Report of Form 10-KSB, all required
Forms 5 are being filed with the SEC and copies have been furnished to us.
ITEM 12: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
During 2000 and 2001, our president and chief executive officer loaned us an
aggregate of $1,124,000 evidenced by a series of short-term notes, which bore
interest at various interest rates ranging from 10% to 11%. In addition, at
December 31, 1999, a $40,000 loan from our president and chief executive officer
was outstanding. The proceeds of these loans were used for working capital
purposes. In consideration for these loans, our president and chief executive
officer was issued warrants to purchase 153,000 shares of common stock at
exercise prices ranging from $1.03125 to $3.42 per share. As of December 31,
2001, approximately $24,000 of the loans, along with $4,375 of unpaid interest
remained outstanding. During 2001, $100,000 of principal was repaid through the
issuance of 39,526 shares of common stock issued at a price of $2.53. All share
issuances were valued at fair market value on the date of conversion, which was
determined based upon price of the common stock on the twenty trading days
preceding the conversion.
Total interest paid to Mr. Brockmyre relating to short term borrowing, long term
obligations and a capital lease amounted to $168,830 and $117,796 during 2000
and 2001 respectively.
A summary of Mr. Brockmyre's loans to us during 2001 is as follows:
Loan Date Amount Maturity Date
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1/24/01 10,000.00 3/25/01
9/10/01 51,000.00 10/10/01
9/17/01 12,000.00 10/17/01
10/26/01 $21,000.00 11/26/01
10/02/01 2,000.00 11/02/01
10/09/01 23,000.00 11/09/01
10/18/01 12,000.00 11/18/01
10/25/01 19,000.00 11/25/01
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During the quarter ended June 30, 2001, we were released from a capital lease
due to an affiliate of our president relating to a laser workstation for stent
manufacturing and related accrued interest aggregating $448,830. Our president
contributed this equipment, which had been purchased in April 2000 for
approximately $412,000, to us in exchange for 225,000 shares of our common stock
valued at $1.995 per share. The workstation was purchased by the affiliate at a
point in time that we did not have the resources to acquire the equipment, which
was necessary for our operations. We have been dependent on our president to
fund equipment to support our operations.
Mr. Brockmyre's son, Clifford G. Brockmyre III, was employed as the General
Manager of our Laser Fare, Inc. subsidiary at an annual salary of $100,000
through December 31, 2004, at which time the business, assets and certain
liabilities of Laser Fare were sold.
We believe that the foregoing transactions were on terms no less favorable to us
than could have been obtained from third parties. As a matter of policy, in
order to reduce the risks of self-dealing or a breach of the duty of loyalty to
the company, all transactions between the company and any of its officers,
directors or principal stockholders are for bona fide purposes and are approved
by a majority of the disinterested members of our Board.
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ITEM 13: EXHIBITS
The Exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Report:
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (1)
3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation dated
January 7, 1998. (5)
3.3 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation dated
February 16, 1999. (6)
3.4 By-Laws of the Company. (1)
4.1 Specimen Stock Certificate. (1)
10.1 Form of Stock Option Plan. (2)
10.2 Form of Stock Option Agreement. (1)
10.3 Lease Agreement between Rhode Island Industrial Facilities
Corporation and HGG Laser Fare, Inc. for certain equipment and
operating facility in Smithfield, Rhode Island. (3)
10.4 Loan Agreement between HGG Laser Fare, Inc. and First National Bank
of New England and dated December 21, 1995. (4)
10.5 Consulting Agreement between J. Terrence Feeley and the Company
dated June 27, 2002.*
10.6 Employment Agreement between Mark Ackley and the Company dated April
7, 2003.*
10.7 Employment Agreement between Michael Smith and the Company dated May
5, 2003.*
10.8 Employment Agreement between James Frost and the Company dated May
12, 2003.*
10.9 License Agreement between Ultra-Scan Corporation and the Company
dated June 11, 2003.*
10.10 Promissory Note dated August 13, 2003 in favor of Carle C. Conway.*
10.11 Promissory Note dated January 16, 2004 in favor of Carle C. Conway.*
10.12 Promissory Noted dated March 11, 2004 in favor of Carle C. Conway.*
10.13 Promissory Note dated December 31, 2003 in favor of Northwest
Hampton Holdings, LLC.*
10.14 Asset Purchase Agreement between LFI, Inc., Laser Fare, Inc. and the
Company dated December 31, 2003.*
10.15 Modification Agreement to Promissory Notes between Northwest Hampton
Holdings, LLC and the Company dated December 1, 2004.*
10.16 Modification Agreement to Promissory Notes between Allan Robbins and
the Company dated December 1, 2004.*
10.17 Asset Purchase Agreement between Rolben Acquisition Company, Laser
Fare, Inc. and the Company dated December 31, 2004.*
10.18 Modification Agreement No. 2 to Promissory Notes between Northwest
Hampton Holdings, LLC and the Company dated June 1, 2005*
10.19 Modification Agreement No. 2 to Promissory Notes between Allan
Robbins and the Company dated June 1, 2005*
14.1 Code of Ethics*
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.*
23.1 Consent of Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, PC, independent
registered public accounting firm.*
31.1 Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2 Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1 Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.2 Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
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*Filed as an exhibit hereto.
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(1) Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File #33-61856). This Exhibit is incorporated herein by
reference.
(2) Incorporated by reference to 1993 Preliminary Proxy Statement.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1994.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended December, 31, 1998.
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The aggregate fees billed by our principal accounting firm, Freed Maxick
& Battaglia, CPAs, PC, for fees billed for fiscal years ended December 31, 2002
and 2001 are as follows:
2002 2001
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Audit fees $246,331 $236,658
Audit related fees -- --
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Total audit and audit related fees $246,331 $236,658
Tax fees 1,324 230
All other fees -- --
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Total fees $247,655 $236,888
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Audit-Related Fees
The Audit-Related Fees set forth in the table above consist primarily of
consulting on regulatory filings and consulting and research on specific
accounting issues that pertained to our on-going operations and the disposition
transactions we consummated.
Tax Fees
The Tax Fees set forth in the table above are the aggregate fees paid by us for
tax services including, the preparation of corporate tax returns.
All Other Fees
All Other Fees were zero for the periods presented.
Each of the permitted non-audit services has been pre-approved by the Audit
Committee or the Audit Committee's Chairman pursuant to delegated authority by
the Audit Committee, other than de minimus non-audit services for which the
pre-approval requirements are waived in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the SEC.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee charter provides that the Audit Committee will pre-approve
audit services and non-audit services to be provided by our independent auditors
before the accountant is engaged to render these services. The Audit Committee
may consult with management in the decision-making process, but may not delegate
this authority to management. The Audit Committee may delegate its authority to
pre-approve services to one or more committee members, provided that the
designees present the pre-approvals to the full committee at the next committee
meeting.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d), the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on July __,
2005 on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Infinite Group, Inc.
By: /s/ Michael S. Smith
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Michael S. Smith, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this Report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities indicated.
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/s/ Michael S. Smith
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Michael S. Smith Chief Executive Officer, President and July __, 2005
Director
/s/ Michael S. Smith
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Michael S. Smith Acting Chief Financial Officer July __, 2005
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Paul J. Delmore
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Paul J. Delmore Director July __, 2005
/s/ Allan M. Robbins
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Allan M. Robbins Director July __, 2005
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INFINITE GROUP, INC.
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DECEMBER 31, 2002
with
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
INFINITE GROUP, INC.
CONTENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.............. 1
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets................................................. 2
Statements of Operations....................................... 3
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)..... 4 - 5
Statements of Cash Flows....................................... 6 - 7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements........................... 8 - 39
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Infinite Group, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Infinite
Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity (deficiency) and cash
flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. Infinite Group, Inc. is
not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal
control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of Infinite Group, Inc.'s internal control over
financing reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Infinite
Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the consolidated results of
their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
FREED MAXICK & BATTAGLIA, CPAs, PC
Buffalo, New York
October 31, 2003, except for Note 13, as to which the date is
September 27, 2004 and Note 2 and Note 18, as to which the date is March 31,
2005
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INFINITE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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December 31,
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ASSETS 2002 2001
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 36,459 $ 130,242
Restricted funds 25,118 86,318
Accounts receivable, net of allowance 923,043 1,498,463
Inventories 127,792 129,824
Other current assets 42,767 112,728
Assets of discontinued operations 943,683 2,566,674
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Total current assets 2,098,862 4,524,249
Property and equipment, net 3,042,587 4,463,122
Other assets:
Note receivable 73,897 --
Intangible assets, net 60,225 1,045,959
Prepaid pension cost -- 904,673
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134,122 1,950,632
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$ 5,275,571 $ 10,938,003
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' December 31,
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EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) 2002 2001
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Current liabilities:
Notes payable:
Bank $ 428,276 $ 282,206
Stockholders/officers 83,906 124,906
Accounts payable 1,317,136 1,146,016
Accrued expenses 691,332 708,762
Current maturities of long-term obligations 2,551,295 841,878
Current maturities of long-term obligations - stockholders -- 120,000
Liabilities of discontinued operations 1,400,203 2,986,904
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Total current liabilities 6,472,148 6,210,672
Accrued pension obligation 2,159,152 --
Long-term obligations -- 2,586,696
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Total liabilities 8,631,300 8,797,368
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Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 15 and 18)
Stockholders' equity (deficiency):
Common stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares
authorized; 6,314,077 (5,119,047 - 2001) shares
issued and outstanding 6,314 5,119
Additional paid-in capital 27,817,820 25,585,864
Accumulated deficit (28,081,158) (23,450,348)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,098,705) --
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Total stockholders' equity (deficiency) (3,355,729) 2,140,635
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$ 5,275,571 $ 10,938,003
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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INFINITE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Years Ended
December 31,
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2002 2001
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(As Restated)
Sales $ 6,229,910 $ 7,312,530
Cost of goods sold 4,836,867 4,816,506
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Gross profit 1,393,043 2,496,024
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative 3,064,198 2,353,604
Depreciation and amortization 819,307 773,584
Selling 266,351 307,030
(Gain) loss on dispositions of assets (107,418) 11,856
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets 1,133,649 --
Goodwill impairment loss 71,185 --
Research and development -- 21,132
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Total costs and expenses 5,247,272 3,467,206
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Operating loss (3,854,229) (971,182)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense:
Stockholders (11,768) (128,567)
Other (395,788) (327,612)
Loss on debt extinguishment (169,894) --
Other (6,916) (21,135)
Interest income 1,088 18,508
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Total other expense (583,278) (458,806)
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Loss from continuing operations before
income tax expense (4,437,507) (1,429,988)
Income tax expense (3,097) (14,533)
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Loss from continuing operations (4,440,604) (1,444,521)
Loss from discontinued operations, including
$277,563 loss on disposal ($622,000 - 2001) (Note 4) (190,206) (1,337,993)
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Loss before extraordinary loss (4,630,810) (2,782,514)
Extraordinary loss (Note 14) -- (273,813)
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Net loss $(4,630,810) $(3,056,327)
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Loss per share - basic and diluted:
Continuing operations $ (.74) $ (.35)
Loss from discontinued operations (.03) (.32)
Extraordinary loss -- (.07)
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Net loss $ (.77) $ (.74)
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Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding - basic and diluted 5,993,573 4,132,724
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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INFINITE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
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Common Stock Additional
--------------------------- Paid-in Accumulated
Shares Amount Capital Deficit
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Balance - December 31, 2000 3,635,799 $ 3,636 $ 22,653,410 $(20,352,590)
Issuance of common stock in connection with
conversion of stockholder notes payable 415,256 415 973,930 --
Issuance of common stock in connection
with conversion of capital lease 225,000 225 448,605 --
Issuance of common stock in connection
with the pension plan contribution 100,000 100 269,900 --
Issuance of common stock, from treasury,
in connection with a draw on the equity line
of credit, net of fees -- -- -- (3,869)
Issuance of common stock, net of fees 637,974 638 1,089,616 (35,109)
Issuance of common stock in connection
with services rendered 3,750 4 7,496 --
Issuance of common stock in connection
with the exercise of stock options 101,268 101 142,907 (2,453)
Cash payment received under common stock
subscription agreement -- -- -- --
Net loss -- -- -- (3,056,327)
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Balance - December 31, 2001 5,119,047 $ 5,119 $ 25,585,864 $(23,450,348)
Common
Treasury Stock Stock
---------------------------- Subscription
Shares Amount Receivable Total
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Balance - December 31, 2000 (91,936) $ (229,840) $ (187,500) $ 1,887,116
Issuance of common stock in connection with
conversion of stockholder notes payable -- -- -- 974,345
Issuance of common stock in connection
with conversion of capital lease -- -- -- 448,830
Issuance of common stock in connection
with the pension plan contribution -- -- -- 270,000
Issuance of common stock, from treasury,
in connection with a draw on the equity line
of credit, net of fees 21,737 54,343 -- 50,474
Issuance of common stock, net of fees 65,554 163,884 -- 1,219,029
Issuance of common stock in connection
with services rendered -- -- -- 7,500
Issuance of common stock in connection
with the exercise of stock options 4,645 11,613 -- 152,168
Cash payment received under common stock
subscription agreement -- -- 187,500 187,500
Net loss -- -- -- (3,056,327)
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Balance - December 31, 2001 -- $ -- $ -- $ 2,140,635
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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INFINITE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
- CONTINUED
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
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Additional
Common Stock Paid-in Accumulated
Shares Amount Capital Deficit
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Issuance of common stock, net of fees 175,000 $ 175 $ 249,825 $ --
Issuance of common stock in connection
with the exercise of stock options 3,786 4 6,128 --
Issuance of common stock as satisfaction
of liabilities 24,100 24 51,309 --
Issuance of common stock in connection
with services rendered 543,951 544 793,894 --
Issuance of common stock in connection with
conversion of stockholder notes payable 68,940 69 129,531 --
Issuance of common stock in connection
with conversion of notes payable and release
of guarantee, net of fees 379,253 379 694,960 --
Issuance of detachable common stock warrants,
in connection with debt financing -- -- 103,872 --
Issuance of common stock warrants in
connection with services rendered -- -- 58,826 --
Issuance of common stock options in
connection with services rendered -- -- 143,611 --
Net loss -- -- -- (4,630,810)
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in minimum pension obligation -- -- -- --
Total comprehensive loss
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Balance - December 31, 2002 6,314,077 $ 6,314 $ 27,817,820 $(28,081,158)
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss Total
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Issuance of common stock, net of fees $ 250,000
Issuance of common stock in connection
with the exercise of stock options 6,132
Issuance of common stock as satisfaction
of liabilities 51,333
Issuance of common stock in connection
with services rendered 794,438
Issuance of common stock in connection with
conversion of stockholder notes payable 129,600
Issuance of common stock in connection
with conversion of notes payable and release
of guarantee, net of fees 695,339
Issuance of detachable common stock warrants,
in connection with debt financing 103,872
Issuance of common stock warrants in
connection with services rendered 58,826
Issuance of common stock options in
connection with services rendered 143,611
Net loss (4,630,810)
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in minimum pension obligation (3,098,705) (3,098,705)
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Total comprehensive loss (7,729,515)
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Balance - December 31, 2002 $ (3,098,705) $ (3,355,729)
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INFINITE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Years Ended
December 31,
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2002 2001
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(As Restated)
Operating activities:
Net loss $(4,630,810) $(3,056,327)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities of continuing operations:
Loss from discontinued operations 190,206 1,337,993
Loss on long-term debt extinguishment 169,894 --
Extraordinary loss -- 273,813
Depreciation and amortization 819,307 773,584
Amortization of discount on note payable 37,073 34,044
Expenses satisfied via issuance of debt or
equity instruments 989,382 169,459
Loss (gain) on dispositions of assets (107,418) 11,856
Impairment loss 1,204,834 --
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Accounts receivable 575,420 (684,406)
Inventories 2,032 23,510
Other current assets 33,962 (38,693)
Prepaid pension cost (34,880) 91,653
Increase in liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 330,583 554,409
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Net cash used in operating activities of
continuing operations (420,415) (509,105)
Net cash provided by operating activities of
discontinued operations 584,120 110,008
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 163,705 (399,097)
Investing activities:
Decrease (increase) in restricted funds, net 61,200 (583)
Purchase of property and equipment (190,898) (361,993)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 270,000 9,500
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities of continuing operations 140,302 (353,076)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities of discontinued operations 1,295,527 (413,352)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 1,435,829 (766,428)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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INFINITE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED
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December 31,
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2002 2001
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(As Restated)
Financing activities:
Net repayments of bank notes payable (64,935) (241,551)
Repayment of notes payable - stockholders/officers (31,000) --
Proceeds from notes payable - stockholders/officers -- 260,000
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes
payable, net of costs 1,374,000 --
Repayments of long-term obligations (1,836,697) (269,478)
Repayment of long-term obligations - stockholders -- (13,245)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock,
net of expenses 256,132 1,476,535
Cash paid for deferred financing costs -- (33,168)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities of continuing operations (302,500) 1,179,093
Net cash used in financing activities of
discontinued operations (1,390,817) (69,227)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,693,317) 1,109,866
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (93,783) (55,659)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 130,242 185,901
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Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 36,459 $ 130,242
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Supplemental continuing operations cash flow
disclosures:
Cash paid for:
Interest $ 438,124 $ 224,849
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Income taxes $ 4,048 $ 11,662
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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INFINITE GROUP, INC.
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NOTE 1. - PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND BUSINESS
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial
statements of Infinite Group, Inc. (IGI), and each of its wholly owned
subsidiaries: Infinite Photonics, Inc. (IP), Laser Fare, Inc. (LF), and LF's
wholly-owned subsidiary, Mound Laser and Photonics Center, Inc. (MLPC); Osley
and Whitney, Inc. (O&W) ; Express Tool, Inc. (ET); Materials and Manufacturing
Technologies, Inc. (MMT); Express Pattern (EP) and MetaTek, Inc. (MT)
(collectively "the Company"). The Company operated in three segments: the Laser
Group (LF, MLPC, ET, MMT and MT) the Photonics Group (IP) and the Plastics Group
(O&W and EP). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated.
The Company's continuing operations consist of its Laser Group, which
provides traditional laser services, including welding, machining, drilling and
engraving manufacturing services. The Plastics Group previously provided
proprietary mold building and rapid prototyping services and the Photonics Group
previously provided contracted research and development for government and
commercial customers in applied photonics and advanced laser technologies.
During the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002, the operations of the
Plastics Group and Photonics Group, respectively, were discontinued (see Note
4). Subsequent to December 31, 2002 the Company began a new business venture
focusing on consulting and systems design and development and integration
services in security applications (Note 2).
NOTE 2. - MANAGEMENT PLANS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Business Strategy
During fiscal 2002, the Company completed the sale of its subsidiary
Express Pattern, which resulted in the infusion of $575,000 in cash that was
used to repay certain O&W debt and for working capital purposes (see Note 4).
On October 30, 2002, Infinite Photonics, Inc. (included in the Photonics
Group) received a Notice of Termination of its DARPA Contract. The Contract was
terminated for the Government's convenience under the clause entitled
Termination, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.249.6. The Company worked
very closely with the Government throughout the settlement process. The Company
presented the Terminating Contracting Officer with all costs associated with the
terminated contract and has finalized a negotiated settlement. All work
allowable under the Contract that has occurred as of the termination date, and
all reasonable costs allowable under the settlement provisions, have been
reimbursed by the Government.
On December 31, 2002, the former Chairman and CEO of the Company resigned
to become the Chief Executive Officer of Laser Fare. A former outside board
member assumed the positions of Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of the
Company on January 6, 2003.
Because of the Government's termination of the DARPA contract, the
Company's new management team decided to discontinue the Photonics segment of
its business (see Note 4). Without the government funding provided by the DARPA
contract, management did not believe that sufficient funds could be raised to
successfully commercialize its laser diode technology in the foreseeable future.
Consequently, the Company decided to restructure its business along different
lines.
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NOTE 2. - MANAGEMENT PLANS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - CONTINUED
Subsequent to December 31, 2002, the Company began involvement in the
field of information technology consulting and integration, concentrating on the
emerging area of biometric technology as a complement to that effort. The
Company's IT services include strategic staffing, program management, project
management, technical engineering, software development and enterprise resource
planning. The Company has entered into several Subcontract Agreements with a
number of prime contractors to the Federal Government.
The Company entered into a 3-year Subcontract Agreement with a large
computer equipment manufacturer pursuant to which it is engaged in a server
management and service program with an establishment of the U.S. Government.
In December 2003, the Company was awarded a Federal Supply Schedule
Contract by the U.S. General Services Administration ("GSA"). Having a GSA
Contract allows the Company to compete for and secure prime contracts with all
executive agencies of the U.S. Government as well as other national and
international organizations.
In 2003, the Company entered into a License Agreement with a privately
held technology company. The License Agreement gives the Company the ability to
use, market and sell certain proprietary fingerprint recognition technology. The
Company has completed development of an access control terminal and related
software called Touch-Thru(TM) incorporating that technology. The Company
intends to be in a position to market and sell that product beginning in 2005 in
a variety of industries and markets, including the federal, state and local
government, health care, travel and general security and access control.
As part of its restructured business plan, the Company made a decision in
2003 to eliminate certain non-core businesses. On December 31, 2003, the Company
and LF entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with LFI, Inc. ("LFI") relating
to the purchase by LFI of certain assets and the assumption of certain
liabilities of LF relating to the laser engraving and medical products
manufacturing and assembly businesses of LF (the "Purchase Agreement"). The
principals of LFI are former employees of LF, including the former Chairman and
CEO of the Company. LF recorded a loss on the sale of approximately $99,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2003. During the year ended December 31, 2003, LF
had a loss from operations of approximately $417,000, (loss of approximately
$1,130,000 in 2002, which includes asset impairment provisions of approximately
$742,000). On December 31, 2004, the Company completed the sale of the remaining
assets, including the assumption of certain liabilities, to an affiliate of LFI,
relating to all the remaining laser businesses of LF and recognized a loss on
the disposition of approximately $224,000. The purchase price was the assumed
liabilities of LF plus the issuance of several notes by the buyer to LF.
Capital Formation Strategy
On August 5, 2003, the financial institution which held the consolidated
promissory obligation with O&W, that was guaranteed by IGI (See Note 7a), sold
the obligation to a related third party. The sale of the consolidated promissory
note is evidenced by a non-recourse assignment agreement between the financial
institution and the related third party. The financial institution assigned the
rights under the consolidated promissory note to the related third party. As of
December 31, 2003 the Company is obligated to the related third party for
principal and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of approximately
$219,000. Subsequent to December 31, 2003 the terms of the note were revised and
the principal is now due on January 1, 2007 with principal and accrued interest
convertible at the option of the holder any time after September 1, 2005 into
shares of common stock at $.05 per share.
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NOTE 2. - MANAGEMENT PLANS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - CONTINUED
At various times subsequent to December 31, 2002 and through March 31,
2005, the Company issued an aggregate of 9,620,388 shares of common stock to
nine individual investors resulting in proceeds of $486,000 or an average price
of $.05 per share.
At various times subsequent to December 31, 2002 and through March 31,
2005, the Company issued 1,747,500 shares of common stock as payment for notes
payable and certain services performed for the Company. The fair market value of
the common stock issued equaled the amount of the outstanding liabilities, which
amounted to an aggregate of $87,375 or $.05 per share. In addition, the Company
issued 1,500,000 common shares for employee services, which were valued at
$75,000 or $.05 per share.
At various times subsequent to December 31, 2002 and through March 31,
2005, a related third party and one board member loaned the Company a total of
$675,800. These loans are evidenced by unsecured promissory notes bearing
interest at 6% per annum. The principal and accrued interest on all but one of
these notes are due and payable on January 1, 2007 and are convertible at the
option of the holder at any time after September 1, 2005 into common stock at a
price of $.05 per share (one note in the principal amount of $44,000 is due on
May 18, 2005 and is not convertible).
In addition, at various times subsequent to December 31, 2002, the Company
issued several short-term promissory notes to another individual who is a
shareholder and the former president of the Company, in the aggregate amount of
$265,000, each note bearing interest at 12% per annum. The promissory notes are
to be repaid with monthly payments of interest only with a lump sum payment of
the principal and interest due in January 2006. These notes have no conversion
provisions.
The new business strategy described above, as well as the various capital
raising activities engaged in by the Company subsequent to December 31, 2002
have allowed the Company to continue operations during that period. The Company
believes, but can offer no assurances, that its current operations, as
restructured, coupled with its demonstrated ability to raise capital will
provide sufficient working capital to fund its operations through 2005 and
beyond.
2005 Stock Option Plan - In March 2005 the Board of Directors authorized
and approved a 2005 stock option plan. The plan authorizes the granting of
options to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The
plan shall terminate 10 years after the effective date of the plan. The stock
option plan is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company.
NOTE 3. - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash Equivalents - For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company
considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with original maturities of 90
days or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents at December 31, 2002 and
2001 consist primarily of money market funds.
Restricted Funds - Restricted funds represent escrow funds set aside to
meet scheduled payments pursuant to a capital lease financing arrangement (see
Note 8). These funds are held in cash deposit and treasury trust accounts.
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NOTE 3. - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
Accounts Receivable - Credit is granted to substantially all customers
throughout the United States. The Company carries its accounts receivable net of
an allowance for doubtful accounts. On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates
its accounts receivable and establishes the allowance for doubtful accounts,
based on a history of past write-offs and collections and current credit
conditions. The Company's policy is to not accrue interest on past due
receivables. The allowance for doubtful accounts of continuing operations was
approximately $38,000 and $40,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
As of December 31, 2001, there was an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable
of $150,000 relating to assets of discontinued operations (see Note 4).
Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in,
first-out) or market. Inventories from continuing operations consist of the
following:
December 31,
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2002 2001
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Raw materials $ 54,509 $ 60,805
Work-in-process 73,283 69,019
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$127,792 $129,824
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Property and Equipment - Additions to property and equipment are recorded
at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives utilizing both
accelerated and straight-line methods. The cost of improvements to leased
properties are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the life of the
improvement. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expenses as incurred while
improvements are capitalized.
Organizational and Start-up Costs - In accordance with SOP 98-5,
developmental and organizational costs are expensed as incurred.
Intangible Assets - Intangible assets consist of goodwill, deferred
financing costs and patents.
Deferred financing costs are amortized using the straight-line method over
the terms of the related financing instruments, which range from two to fifteen
years. Patents were amortized on the straight-line method over their estimated
useful lives, commencing with the date of issuance.
Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - During 2002, the Company
adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 142
(FASB 142), "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". This standard specifies,
among other things, that goodwill no longer be amortized but instead is subject
to an impairment test, which is to be performed at least annually. In addition
intangible assets that are subject to amortization are to be reviewed for
potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying
amounts may not be recoverable.
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NOTE 3. - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
At December 31, 2002, the Company determined that the carrying amount of
the goodwill in the amount of $71,185 was impaired, and the amount exceeded its
fair value. Therefore, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $71,185 during
the year ended December 31, 2002. This loss is included in goodwill impairment
loss on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December
31, 2002.
As a result of suspending the activity of the Photonics Group during 2002
(Note 4), the patents that IP possessed were determined to be impaired and an
impairment loss of approximately $468,000 was recorded and is included in loss
from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Various patents amounting to approximately $46,000 used in the Laser Group
were also determined to be impaired during 2002 and as a result were written
off. The remaining patent amounting to approximately $353,000, which was
acquired in 2001, relates to a certain laser application technology, which was
to be utilized in the Laser Group. This patent was also determined to be
impaired during 2002 and as a result was written off. These impairment losses of
approximately $399,000 are included in impairment loss on property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets in the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - During 2001, the Company adopted the
provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 144
(FASB 144), "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets",
which provides guidance in the accounting for impairment or disposal of
long-lived assets. For long-lived assets to be held and used, the new statement
required the recognition of an impairment loss when the undiscounted cash flows
will not be adequate to recover the carrying amount. The computation
incorporates a probability-weighted cash flow estimation approach. The Company
periodically reviews the recoverability of the carrying value of its long-lived
assets. In determining whether there is an impairment, the Company compares the
sum of the expected future net cash flows (undiscounted and without interest
charges) to the carrying amount of the asset. In addition, the Company will
consider other significant events or changes in the economic and competitive
environments that may indicate that the remaining estimated useful lives of its
long-lived assets may warrant revision.
As a result of suspending the activity of the Photonics Group (Note 4),
the Company determined that the carrying amount of the equipment relating to
this Group were no longer recoverable and exceeded its fair market value. As the
Company does not anticipate any future cash flows from the equipment, the
Company has determined the machine to be impaired and has recorded an impairment
loss in the amount of $148,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002. This amount
is included in the loss from discontinued operations in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations.
The Company also determined that the carrying amount of the equipment
related to the Laser Group's laser application technology was no longer
recoverable and exceeded its fair market value. The Company does not anticipate
any future cash flows from the machine and has been unsuccessful in finding a
potential buyer for the machine. Therefore, the Company determined the machine
was worthless and recorded an impairment loss for the remaining net book value
of approximately $735,000 in 2002. This amount is included in impairment loss on
property, plant and equipment and intangible assets in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2002.
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NOTE 3. - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
Revenue Recognition - Revenues are primarily recognized after the services
are performed and the units are shipped. Consulting revenues are recognized as
the consulting services are provided. Customer deposits received in advance are
recorded as liabilities until associated services are completed. Revenue from
research contracts is recognized over the life of the contract as costs are
incurred.
During the year ended December 31, 2002 sales to one customer accounted
for 17% of total revenues from continuing operations and 24% of accounts
receivable at December 31, 2002. Sales to a different customer, included in
discontinued operations, accounted for 9% (12% - 2001) of total revenues and 10%
(33% - 2001) of accounts receivable at December 31, 2002.
Advertising - The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.
Advertising expense was approximately $19,000 and $30,000 from continuing
operations for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Research and Development Costs - All costs related to internal research
and development are expensed as incurred. There were no research and development
costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2002. Research and development
expense from continuing operations amounted to $21,132 for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and consists primarily of salaries. Research and development
expenses included in discontinued operations for the year ended December 31,
2001 amounted to $73,533. Contracted research and development conducted for
others is classified as cost of sales. Research and development costs that the
Company has subcontracted out are recognized as cost of sales as incurred.
Income Taxes - The Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries file
consolidated federal income tax returns. Deferred taxes are provided on an asset
and liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible
temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and
deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences.
Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a
valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in
tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
Earnings Per Share - Basic net loss per share is based upon the actual
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods
presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed including the number of
additional shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential shares
had been issued. In a loss year, the calculation for basic and diluted earnings
per share is considered to be the same, as the impact of potential common shares
is anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, all outstanding stock
options, warrants and convertible obligations have not been considered common
stock equivalents because their assumed exercise would be anti-dilutive.
If the Company had generated earnings during the year ended December 31,
2002, 17,002 common stock equivalent shares would have been added to the
weighted averages shares outstanding (792,156 - December 31, 2001). These
additional shares represent the assumed conversion of convertible debt and the
assumed exercise of common stock options and warrants whose exercise price is
less than the average fair value of the Company's stock during the year. The
proceeds of the exercise are assumed to be used to purchase common shares for
treasury and the incremental shares are added to the weighted average shares
outstanding.
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NOTE 3. - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
Comprehensive Loss - The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Loss." Comprehensive loss, as
defined by Statement 130, is the change in equity of a business enterprise
during a reporting period from transactions and other events and circumstances
from non-owner sources. In addition to the Company's net loss, the change in
equity components under comprehensive loss includes the minimum pension
obligation adjustment.
Reclassifications - Certain amounts for 2001 have been reclassified to
conform to the 2002 presentation.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The carrying amounts of cash and
cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued expenses
are reasonable estimates of their fair value due to their short maturity. Based
on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans similar to
its term debt and notes payable, the fair value approximates its carrying
amount.
Stock Based Compensation - The Company accounts for its employee stock
option plans under APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees." Accordingly, compensation expense is recognized for the excess of
the fair market value of the Company's common stock over the exercise price. In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation," (SFAS No. 123) the Company discloses the summary
of proforma effects to reported net loss and loss per share for 2002 and 2001,
as if the Company had elected to recognize compensation costs based on the fair
value of the options granted at grant date (see Note 11). Stock options and
warrants issued to non-employees are recognized as compensation expense based on
the fair value of the services received or the fair value of the equity
instruments issued, whichever is more readily determinable.
NOTE 4. - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Photonics - On October 30, 2002, the Company's IP subsidiary received a
Notice of Termination of its DARPA contract. The contract was terminated for the
Government's convenience under the clause entitled Termination, Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.249.6. The DARPA contract had provided
substantially all of the revenue of the Company's IP Subsidiary. As a result of
the termination, management has decided to suspend the activities of the
Photonics Group and liquidate the remaining assets. During the year ended
December 31, 2002 the Company had income from operations up until the decision
by management to suspend the activities of the Photonics Group of approximately
$84,000. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the Photonics group sustained a
loss from operations of $344,000, which is included in loss from discontinued
operations on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the
year ended December 31, 2002, impairments of the intellectual property and
property and equipment were recorded, amounting to approximately $468,000 and
$148,000, respectively. These amounts are included in the loss on disposal of
discontinued operations in the accompanying statement of operations.
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NOTE 4. - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - CONTINUED
Plastics - On March 29, 1999, the Company acquired 100% of the common
stock of O&W, a mold building Company. The aggregate consideration paid for the
stock was $1.5 million ($300,000 in cash and $1,200,000 in promissory notes, See
Notes 9 & 10). The O&W acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method
of accounting. In April 1999 the Company formed EP, to compliment its O&W
subsidiary. EP was formed to allow customers' design engineers to produce rapid
prototype parts. In the fourth quarter of 2001 IGI's Board of Directors resolved
to dispose of O&W and EP. The formal plan consisted of shutting down the
operations of the O&W subsidiary and selling the net assets of the EP
subsidiary.
Effective November 30, 2001, the Company shut down the operations of O&W
and terminated all of the employees. During the year ended December 31, 2001,
O&W had incurred a loss up until the decision to dispose of the Plastics Group
of approximately $751,000, which is included in loss from discontinued
operations on the accompanying statements of operations.
As of December 31, 2001 a loss on disposal of discontinued operations of
$622,000 was recorded, representing the writedown of property, plant and
equipment and inventory to their net realizable value ($472,000) and an
allowance for doubtful accounts receivable ($150,000). During the first quarter
of 2002, all of the inventory and equipment of O&W were sold at auction,
resulting in net proceeds of approximately $416,000 and a gain of approximately
$27,000. The carrying value of the O&W land and building was reduced by $151,000
as of June 30, 2002, based on the estimated net proceeds at that time. This land
and building was sold at auction during the third quarter of 2002 for $650,000,
resulting in an additional loss of approximately $70,000, including closing
costs. The aggregate loss from these 2002 transactions was approximately
$194,000 and is included in loss on disposal of discontinued operations in the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
The proceeds from the liquidation were used to repay a portion of the
remaining mortgage, term loan and demand note bank obligations, which were
secured by the assets. In addition a portion ($300,000) of the proceeds from the
sale of the net assets of EP were used to repay a portion of these secured
obligations. These obligations were also guaranteed by IGI. As of December 31,
2001 the amounts outstanding under these bank obligations amounted to
approximately $1,550,000 and were included in liabilities of discontinued
operations in the accompanying balance sheet. The remaining net obligation to
the secured lender after the repayments, including accrued interest and closing
expenses, amounted to approximately $211,000. IGI assumed this remaining
outstanding balance and reduced its intercompany receivable from O&W. The
secured lender agreed to convert the balance into a 7.75% term loan due in
monthly installments of approximately $7,275 based on a 30-month amortization
schedule, with a balloon payment of approximately $145,000 due in October of
2003. As of December 31, 2002, approximately $197,544 remains outstanding under
this note and is included in notes payable (see Note 7(a)).
In addition to the above transactions, during the year ended December 31,
2002, O&W recorded an additional reserve for uncollectable receivables and
recognized additional obligations to creditors in the aggregate amount of
approximately $121,000. These additional costs incurred related to the
discontinued operations and are included in the loss on disposal of discontinued
operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
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NOTE 4. - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - CONTINUED
During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company sold all of the issued and
outstanding stock (100 shares) of O&W to an unrelated third party for $100. As
part of the stock sale agreement, the Company retained the O&W pension asset and
related obligation (see Note 13). As a result of the sale of stock, the Company
wrote off the outstanding intercompany receivables due from O&W. The net impact
on the sale and asset writedown resulted in a gain of approximately $693,000,
which is included in loss on disposal of discontinued operations on the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
On March 14, 2002, the Company sold the net assets of its EP subsidiary
for $725,000, consisting of $575,000 in cash (of which $300,000 was paid to the
O&W secured lender) and a five-year 8% subordinated $150,000 note, due upon
maturity with quarterly interest payments. The purchasers included a former
employee of EP and the Company's chief operating officer at the time of sale.
The sale was negotiated at "arm's length" by disinterested management with the
former employees and his financier. The gain resulting from this transaction
amounted to approximately $45,000 and is included in loss on disposal of
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations. During the year ended December 31, 2002 EP's operations resulted in
income up until the decision to dispose of the Plastics Group of approximately
$3,000 ($379,000 - 2001), which is included in loss from discontinued operations
in the accompanying statement of operations. During 2002, IGI offset a portion
of the $150,000 note with the closing costs of the sale amounting to
approximately $26,000 paid by EP in completing the deal. In addition, the
Company wrote off $50,000 of the note, because this amount was originally
intended to cover contingencies that did not materialize. The loss resulting
from this offset and write off amounting approximately to $76,000 is included in
loss on disposal of discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2002. The interest
earned on this note through December 31, 2002 in the amount of $9,633 has not
been recognized, because management feels collection of the interest is doubtful
at this time. The remaining balance of the note at December 31, 2002 after the
offset and write-off is approximately $74,000.
In accordance with FASB 144, the disposal of the Photonics and Plastics
segments have been accounted for as a disposal of business segments and
accordingly, the net assets (liabilities) for IP, O&W and EP have been
segregated from continuing operations in the accompanying December 31, 2002
consolidated balance sheet and classified as assets of discontinued business
segments held for sale. The operating results are segregated and reported as
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations
and cash flows. The accompanying consolidated statement of operations and cash
flows for the year ended December 31, 2001 have been restated to present
separately the operating and cash flow results of the Photonics discontinued
segment together with the Plastics discontinued segment. The 2001 consolidated
balance sheet has not been restated to segregate IP assets.
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NOTE 4. - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - CONTINUED
The following is a summary of financial position and results of operations
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the years then ended for the disposed
Photonics (IP) and Plastics (O&W and EP) segments:
December 31,
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Financial Position 2002 2001
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Current assets $ 943,683 $ 580,799
Property and equipment -- 1,985,875
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Total assets of discontinued operations $ 943,683 $ 2,566,674
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,395,203 $ 963,646
Unsecured note payable 5,000 --
Secured bank obligations -- 1,550,038
Capital lease obligations -- 473,220
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Total liabilities of discontinued operations $ 1,400,203 $ 2,986,904
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Years Ended December 31,
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Results of Operations 2002 2001
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Revenue $ 5,909,777 $ 6,668,581
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 87,357 $ (715,993)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations (277,563) (622,000)
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Net loss from discontinued operations $ (190,206) $(1,337,993)
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NOTE 5. - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment and related accumulated depreciation at IP are
included in the December 31, 2001 amounts below, however, amounts at December
31, 2002 are included in assets of discontinued operations (see Note 4).
Property and equipment from continuing operations consists of:
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Depreciable -----------------------------------------
Lives 2002 2001
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Land N/A $ 100,000 $ 100,000
Building and leaseholds 18 - 40 years 1,064,055 1,007,145
Machinery and equipment 5 - 10 years 5,635,662 6,487,227
Furniture and fixtures 5 - 7 years 656,541 694,988
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7,456,258 8,289,360
Accumulated depreciation (4,413,671) (3,826,238)
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$ 3,042,587 $ 4,463,122
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NOTE 5. - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Included above is the following property and equipment held under capital
leases.
December 31,
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2002 2001
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Land $ 100,000 $ 100,000
Building and leaseholds 725,762 725,762
Machinery and equipment 878,052 878,052
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1,703,814 1,703,814
Accumulated depreciation (1,011,555) (917,255)
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$ 692,259 $ 786,559
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Depreciation charges for assets under capital leases are included in
depreciation and amortization expense and amounted to $94,300 and $101,348 in
2002 and 2001, respectively.
During the first quarter of 2002, the Company sold all of the property and
equipment of its MLPC subsidiary, including customer lists, to a third party and
ceased operations of this subsidiary. The sale price of $300,000 consisted of
cash of $270,000 and a $30,000 promissory note, which bears interest at 8% and
was due in July 2002. The transaction resulted in a gain of approximately
$137,000. During the fourth quarter of 2002, it was determined that the note
receivable was not collectible. Accordingly, this asset was written off and
reduced the gain for the year ended December 31, 2002 to approximately $107,000.
NOTE 6. - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consists of the following:
December 31,
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2002 2001
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Deferred financing costs $ 119,499 $ 257,958
Patents - 796,985
Goodwill - 249,227
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119,499 1,304,170
Accumulated amortization (59,274) (258,211)
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$ 60,225 $ 1,045,959
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The approximate future amortization for the deferred financing costs for
the next five years is approximately $6,400 per year.
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NOTE 6. - INTANGIBLE ASSETS - CONTINUED
During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company determined that
certain intangibles assets were impaired and as a result the Company adjusted
the carrying value of the assets accordingly. Certain deferred financing costs
were impaired as a result of the Company repaying the related obligations during
the year (See note 8a) and are recorded as a loss on debt extinguishment in the
accompanying statement of operations. As a result of suspending the activity of
IP (See note 3), the related patent technology was determined to be impaired and
an impairment loss was recorded and is included in loss on discontinued
operations. In addition, several patents relating to the Laser Group were
determined to be impaired and as a result were written off. At December 31, 2002
the Company determined that the carrying amount of goodwill relating to LF was
no longer recoverable, and the amount exceeded its fair value. Therefore, the
Company recorded an impairment loss (See Note 3). The amount is recorded in
goodwill impairment loss in the accompanying statement of operations.
NOTE 7. - NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable consists of the following:
December 31,
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2002 2001
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Banks (a) $ 428,276 $ 282,206
Stockholders/officers (b) 83,906 124,906
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$ 512,182 $ 407,112
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(a) Bank revolving demand notes - LF maintained a line of credit with
a financial institution that provided for borrowings of up to
$525,000 with interest at the bank's prime rate plus .50%. During
November 2001, LF refinanced the outstanding balance on the line
of credit, which amounted to approximately $285,000, into a demand
note. The bank demand note required monthly principal and interest
payments amounting to approximately $5,800 through November 2002,
at which point the remaining unpaid balance was due. This due date
has been extended through November 1, 2004 with a reduction of
required monthly principal and interest payments to approximately
$4,000 through the extended due date. In addition, LF is required
to pay a monthly principal curtailment of $5,000. The outstanding
balance as of December 31, 2002 amounted to $230,732 ($282,206 -
2001) and bears interest at the bank's prime rate (4.25% at
December 31, 2002) plus 3%. All the assets of LF and the guarantee
of the Company secure the note.
IGI guaranteed and assumed the outstanding secured bank
obligations of O&W (see Note 4). The remaining obligation with
this financial institution is evidenced by a new consolidated
promissory note. The new consolidated promissory note is amortized
over thirty months, and will be repaid in twelve monthly
installments of $7,276 plus interest at 7.75% per annum with a
balloon payment of approximately $145,000 due in November 2003.
The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2002 amounted to
$197,544. The outstanding balances as of December 31, 2001,
amounting to $211,005 is included in liabilities of discontinued
operations. Subsequent to December 31, 2002 the bank sold this
obligation to a related third party (see Note 2).
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NOTE 7. - NOTES PAYABLE - CONTINUED
(b) Notes payable, stockholders/officers - During the year ended
December 31, 2001, the Company issued various unsecured short-term
notes payable to the president/principal stockholder amounting to
$150,000 of which $100,000 was subsequently applied to the
purchase of 39,526 shares of common stock of the Company (see Note
10) during 2001. During 2002, the Company repaid $26,000 of the
notes. The remaining outstanding balance at December 31, 2002
amounted to $24,000 ($50,000 - 2001) and bears interest at 10%.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company issued
unsecured short-term notes payable to various
employees/stockholders, amounting to an aggregate of $120,000 of
which $50,000 was subsequently applied to the purchase of 25,486
shares of common stock of the Company (see Note 10) during 2001.
During 2002 the Company repaid $5,000 of these notes. One of these
notes in the amount of $10,000 is between IP and a former
employee. The amount is included in notes payable for the year
ended December 31, 2001 and as a result of the discontinued
operations of IP (see Note 4) the amount has been appropriately
recorded as liabilities of discontinued operations for the year
ended December 31, 2002. The remaining outstanding balance from
continuing operations of $55,000 ($70,000 - 2001) bears interest
at 10%.
During the year ended December 31, 2000, the Company issued
unsecured short-term notes payable to three
employees/stockholders, amounting to $42,500 as consideration for
unpaid compensation. During the year ended December 31, 2001,
approximately $14,000 of this amount was applied to the exercise
of options for 8,104 shares of common stock of the Company (see
Note 10). The remaining outstanding balance of $4,906 bears
interest at 8% per annum.
NOTE 8. - LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Long-term obligations consists of the following:
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2002 2001
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Term notes (a) $ 2,031,295 $ 2,768,574
Capital lease obligations (b) 520,000 660,000
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2,551,295 3,428,574
Less current maturities and classifications 2,551,295 841,878
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Total long-term obligations $ - $ 2,586,696
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(a) Term notes - A $1,250,000 bank term promissory note that requires
monthly principal and interest payments amounting to approximately
$13,000 through February 2011. The outstanding balance as of
December 31, 2002 amounted to $877,760 ($957,882 - 2001) and bears
interest at the bank's prime rate (4.25% at December 31, 2002) plus
1.0%. All the assets of LF and the guarantee of the Company secure
the note. The Company was in violation of certain loan covenants as
of December 31, 2002 and 2001. These violations related to exceeding
certain levels of the ratio of debt to intangible net worth, not
meeting the minimum current ratio or the working capital ratio, and
exceeding capital expenditure limits. Accordingly, the entire
outstanding portion of the note has been classified as current as of
December 31, 2002. The bank waived the violations for the year ended
December 31, 2001.
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NOTE 8. - LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
A $1,260,000 bank term promissory note that requires monthly
principal and interest payments amounting to approximately $13,000
through December 2014. The outstanding balance as of December 31,
2002 amounted to $1,116,117 ($1,178,766 - 2001) and bears interest
at the bank's prime rate (4.25% at December 31, 2002) plus .75%.
The Company has violated certain covenants under the term of this
and other notes outstanding with the same bank. Accordingly, the
entire outstanding portion of the note has been classified as
current as of December 31, 2002. The bank waived the violations
for the year ended December 31, 2001.
A $125,000 bank term promissory note which requires monthly
principal and interest payments amounting to approximately $1,800
through July 2006. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2001
amounted to $79,926 bearing interest at the bank's prime rate plus
1.0%. All the assets of LF and the guarantee of the Company
secured the loan. The note was repaid in full during 2002.
An $828,000 note payable to the estate of a former shareholder of
O&W (the Estate), due in three equal annual installments of
$276,000, with interest at 8.0%, beginning in April 2000. The
outstanding balance as of December 31, 2001 amounted to $552,000.
On January 4, 2002, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement (the "Agreement") with the Estate, which was amended and
restated during the quarter ended June 30, 2002. In accordance
with the Agreement, as revised, the Estate purchased 379,253
shares of the Company's common stock, which were paid for by the
cancellation of certain indebtedness of the Company to the Estate
amounting to $758,507 (the "Indebtedness"). The Indebtedness
related to past due consulting fees, outstanding debt and related
accrued interest owed to the Estate by the Company at December 31,
2001, and fees incurred by the Estate relating to the Agreement.
On February 5, 2002, the Company completed a $1 million debt
financing with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. The Company received $1
million in cash, less fees amounting to $89,000, in exchange for
its issuance of a $1 million two-year convertible note bearing
interest and fees at the annual rate of 15% payable monthly. The
annual fees were subject to reduction by 1% for every $100,000 in
note principal amount converted to common stock up to an aggregate
10%. The outstanding principal and interest was due in full on
February 5, 2004. The note was convertible, at the option of the
holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a price of
$2.00 per share. In the event of a default by the Company, the
conversion price is subject to downward adjustment. The proceeds
from this note were held in a secured deposit account. Withdrawals
from this account were restricted to funding expenses for work
under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
contract and for the growth of accounts receivable with commercial
customers in the operation of the Company's IP Subsidiary. The
note was secured by this restricted account, the accounts
receivable under the DARPA contract, and substantially all other
assets of the Company and its IP subsidiary. In connection with
this transaction, detachable warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of
the common stock of the Company at $2.40 per share were issued to
the investor. The warrants were immediately exercisable and expire
five years from the date of grant. A portion of the proceeds,
amounting to approximately $53,000, was allocated to the warrants
and is reflected as additional paid-in capital and as a note
discount. The warrant value was determined using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The note discount was being amortized to
interest expense over the term of the note.
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NOTE 8. - LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
On June 21, 2002, the Company completed an additional $500,000
debt financing with the Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. The Company
received $500,000 in cash, less fees amounting to $37,000, in
exchange for its issuance of a $500,000 two-year convertible note
bearing interest and fees at the annual rate of 15% payable
monthly. The proceeds from this note were unrestricted and were
secured by substantially all other assets of the Company and its
IP Subsidiary. The annual fees are subject to reduction by 1% for
every $50,000 in note principal amount converted, up to an
aggregate 10%. This note was convertible into shares of the
Company's common stock at the option of the holder at a price of
$2.00 per share. In the event of a default by the Company, the
conversion price was subject to downward adjustment. In connection
with this transaction, detachable warrants to purchase 25,000
shares of the common stock of the Company at $2.40 per share were
issued to the investor. The warrants were immediately exercisable
and expire five years from the date of grant. A portion of the
proceeds of the note amounting to approximately $25,000 has been
allocated to the warrants and is reflected as additional paid-in
capital and as a note discount. The warrant value was determined
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The note discount
was being amortized to interest expense over the term of the note.
During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company's contract with
DARPA was terminated, which resulted in an event of default under
the Company's financing agreements with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.
Upon occurrence of this event, the $1.0 million two-year
convertible note issued on February 5, 2002 and the $500,000
convertible note issued on June 21, 2002 became immediately due
and payable. As a result, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. took immediate
possession of the funds held by the Photonics Group in restricted
bank accounts. Approximately $1.474 million was applied as a
reduction of the outstanding obligation. As of December 31, 2002,
$37,418 remains outstanding and is included in the current portion
of long-term obligations. Upon termination the unamortized loan
closing costs and note discount in the amount of $169,894 were
written off and is presented as "loss on debt extinguishment" on
the accompanying statement of operations.
(b) Capital lease obligations - The Company is obligated under a
capital lease for an operating facility. The lease provides for
monthly payments to an escrow account in amounts sufficient to
allow for the repayment of the principal of the underlying
tax-exempt bonds together with interest at 7.25% through June
2012. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2002 amounted to
$520,000 ($660,000 - 2001). Annual payments of principal are
$35,000 for fiscal 2003 and increase by $5,000 annually through
June 2012. Under the terms of this credit facility, the Company is
prohibited from paying dividends or making other cash
distributions. According to the terms of the lease agreement, the
Company is required to comply with certain covenants. Certain of
these covenants were violated at December 31, 2002. Accordingly,
the entire outstanding portion of this obligation has been
classified as current.
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NOTE 8. - LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
The Company was also the lessee of certain machinery and equipment
under a capital lease that expired in 2002. The outstanding
balance as of December 31, 2001 amounted to $74,508. The monthly
payments under this lease amount to approximately $7,200,
including interest at the rate of 10.47%. The Company entered into
another capital lease for certain machinery and equipment during
the year ended December 31, 2001. The monthly payments under this
lease amounted to approximately $8,700, including interest at
5.42% through June 2005, at which time a balloon payment of
approximately $66,000 is due. The outstanding balance as of
December 31, 2001 amounted to $398,712. These capital leases are
included in liabilities of discontinued operations on the
accompanying balance sheet at December 31, 2001. During 2002, the
Company completed the sale of the net assets of this subsidiary
(see Note 4).
Minimum future annual payments of long-term obligations as of December 31,
2002 are as follows:
2003 $ 268,235
2004 244,084
2005 257,840
2006 267,058
2007 281,761
Thereafter 1,590,467
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Total minimum payments 2,909,445
Less amount representing interest 358,150
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2,551,295
Less current maturities 223,216
Less current maturities due to violation
of covenant 2,328,079
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Total long-term obligations $ -
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NOTE 9. - LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS - STOCKHOLDERS
Amounts consisted of convertible notes payable to former shareholders
of O&W, aggregating $372,000, due in three equal annual aggregate installments
of $124,000, with interest at 8.0%, beginning in April 2000. The outstanding
balance as of December 31, 2001 of $120,000 along with accrued interest of
$9,600 was satisfied in full during 2002. The Company had the option to pay
interest by delivery of shares of the Company's common stock. The former
shareholders had the option to convert 50% of the principal balance due into
common stock of the Company on each payment date based on the fair value of the
stock one-year preceding the payment date. During the years ended December 31,
2002 and December 31, 2001, the final portion of these notes were satisfied
through the issuance of 68,940 and 85,526 shares common stock, respectively (see
Note 10B).
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NOTE 10. - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
A. Preferred Stock
The certificate of incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors
to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. The stock is
issuable in series that may vary as to certain rights and
preferences, as determined upon issuance, and has a par value of
$.01 per share. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, there were no
preferred shares issued or outstanding.
B. Common Stock
During the year ended December 31, 2002, the following common
stock transactions took place:
o The Company issued 175,000 shares of common stock to accredited
investors at prices ranging from $1.00 to $2.00 per share, resulting
in proceeds of $250,000.
o An employee exercised stock options resulting in the issuance of
3,786 shares of common stock. Total consideration resulting from
these exercised options amounted to $6,132.
o The Company issued 24,100 shares of common stock as satisfaction of
outstanding payroll related liabilities amounting to $51,333. The
fair market value of the shares issued equaled the amount of the
recorded liability.
o The Company entered into agreements with consultants to provide
certain services to the Company. As consideration for these
services, the Company issued 543,951 shares of common stock
amounting to $794,438. The fair market value of the shares issued
equaled the amount of the services provided.
o Stockholder notes payable in the amount of $120,000, along with
accrued interest and other expenses amounting to $9,600 aggregating
$129,600, were converted into 68,940 shares of the Company's common
stock.
o The Company sold 379,253 shares to the "Estate" of a former
stockholder of O&W which were paid for by the cancellation of
certain indebtedness of the Company to the Estate amounting to
$758,507 less costs of $63,168.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, the following common
stock transactions took place:
o Stockholder notes payable in the amount of $180,000 and $3,508 of
related accrued interest (see Note 7) were converted into 81,280
shares of common stock. The fair market value of the shares issued
equaled the amount of the recorded liability.
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NOTE 10. - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) - CONTINUED
o Stockholder term notes in the amount of $739,582 and $42,455 of
related accrued interest (see Note 9), as well as accrued employee
related expenses of $8,800 were converted into 333,976 shares of
common stock. The fair market value of the shares issued equaled the
amount of the recorded liability.
o The Company issued 225,000 shares of common stock as satisfaction
for a capital lease obligation and related accrued interest,
amounting to $448,830 due to the Company's president and principal
stockholder (see Note 9). The fair market value of the shares issued
equaled the amount of the outstanding liability.
o The Company issued 100,000 shares of its common stock at a price of
$2.70 per share as a contribution to the defined benefit pension
plan (see Note 13). The total fair market value of common stock
contribution amounted to $270,000.
o In connection with a drawdown on the equity line of credit, (Note
10c), the Company issued 21,737 shares of common stock from
treasury, resulting in proceeds of $50,474, net of expenses of
$12,206.
o In private placement transactions with accredited investors, the
Company entered into agreements to sell common stock at prices
ranging from $1.25 to $2.25 per share, resulting in the issuance of
703,528 shares of its common stock, of which 65,554 shares were
issued from treasury. Total consideration resulting from these
agreements amounted to $1,219,029, net of fees of $133,371. In
connection with these transactions, the Company granted warrants to
the investors to purchase, in aggregate, 24,000 shares of common
stock with exercise prices ranging from $3.00 to $4.00 per share.
The Company also granted 49,400 warrants to the placement agents
with exercise prices ranging from $3.00 to $4.00 per share. A
portion of the proceeds, amounting to $51,706 and $62,414,
respectively, was allocated to these warrants (see Note 10D). The
Company issued 3,750 shares of common stock, valued at $7,500, to a
placement agent in exchange for services provided in connection with
the private placement transactions. The fair market value of the
shares issued equaled the amount of the services provided.
o Various employees exercised stock options with exercise prices
ranging from $1.00 to $2.50 per share, resulting in the issuance of
105,913 shares of common stock, of which, 4,645 were issued from
treasury. Total consideration resulting from these exercised options
amounted to $152,168. In lieu of cash payments, $14,040 related to
the satisfaction of outstanding notes payable (see Note 7) and
$126,094 reduced outstanding employee related expenses.
o The unpaid portion of $187,500 related to a private placement
transaction in 2000, which was recorded as a stock subscription
receivable, was received, at which time 93,750 shares were issued.
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NOTE 10. - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) - CONTINUED
C. Equity Line of Credit
On November 20, 2000, the Company entered into an equity line of
credit agreement with an accredited investor Cockfield Holdings
Limited (Cockfield) to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of common
stock of the Company over a three-year period beginning February
9, 2001. During this three-year period, the Company could request
a drawdown under the equity line of credit by selling shares of
the Company's common stock to the investor. The price per share
was determined using a formula based on 87.5% of the Company's
closing share price 20 days immediately following the drawdown
date.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company drew down on
the equity line of credit and issued 21,737 shares of treasury
stock resulting in net proceeds of $50,474 (see Note 10B). The
aggregate discount of the selling price from the market price of
the Company's common stock on the date of issuance was
immaterial.
On July 23, 2002, the Company and Cockfield agreed to terminate
the equity line of credit agreement. As a result of the
termination, the Company was released, and the Company released
Cockfield, from any further obligation under the terms.
Unamortized capitalized costs associated with this transaction,
amounting to $67,269, were charged to expense during the year
ended December 31, 2002 as a result of the termination.
In conjunction with the establishment of the equity line of
credit, the Company issued warrants to this investor to purchase
200,000 shares of the Company's common stock for an exercise
price of $3.135, which expire November 30, 2003. These warrants
survived the termination of the agreement.
D. Warrants
In connection with the issuance of convertible debentures in 1997,
the Company issued warrants to the placement agent to purchase up
to an aggregate of 10,775 shares of common stock of the Company.
The warrants are exercisable for a five-year term commencing
February 1997 at an exercise price of $10.30 per share. When the
warrants were granted, they were valued and recorded as additional
paid-in capital in the accompanying balance sheet. The warrants
expired during the year ended December 31, 2002.
In connection with the issuance of notes payable to the Company's
president and principal stockholder during 1998, 536,000
detachable warrants were issued. These warrants are exercisable
for $5.60 per share and expire during 2003. As the warrants
vested, they were valued and recorded as additional paid-in
capital in the accompanying balance sheet.
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NOTE 10. - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) - CONTINUED
In connection with common stock issued to the Company's
president/principal stockholder during 2000, the Company issued
warrants to purchase 33,900 shares of common stock at exercise
prices ranging from $1.63 to $3.42 per share. The warrants vested
immediately and have a three-year term. A portion of the proceeds,
amounting to $105,666 determined utilizing the Black-Scholes
pricing model, was allocated to these warrants. During 2000,
25,000 of these warrants were exercised. As of December 31, 2002
and 2001, 8,900 of these warrants remain outstanding.
In connection with a private placement transaction during 2000,
the Company issued warrants to various accredited investors to
purchase an aggregate of 4,300 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $3.95 per share. The warrants vest immediately
and have a three-year term. A portion of the proceeds, amounting
to $8,514, determined utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model,
was allocated to these warrants.
In connection with a private placement transaction during 2000,
the Company issued a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of common
stock. The warrant is exercisable for a four-year term commencing
May 31, 2001 at an exercise price of $1.63 per share. For services
rendered in connection with the financing the Company also granted
the purchaser's designee a warrant to purchase 100,000 common
shares at a price of $2.00 per share, exercisable for a four-year
period commencing May 31, 2001. A portion of the proceeds,
amounting to $66,025 and $127,779, respectively, determined
utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model, was allocated to these
warrants.
In connection with the equity line of credit, discussed in Note
10C, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of
the Company's common stock. In addition, the Company issued, to a
placement agent, a warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of common
stock. Both warrants are exercisable immediately for a price of
$3.135 and expire in November 2003. Both warrants survived the
termination of the equity line of credit.
In connection with the private placement transactions during 2001
(see Note 10B), the Company issued warrants to various accredited
investors to purchase 24,000 shares of common stock at exercise
prices ranging from $3.00 to $4.00. The warrants vested
immediately and have a three-year term. A portion of the proceeds,
amounting to $51,706, determined utilizing the Black-Scholes
pricing model, was allocated to these warrants.
In addition, in connection with the private placement transactions
during 2001 (see Note 10B), the Company issued warrants to various
placement agents to purchase 49,400 warrants at exercise prices
ranging from $3.00 to $4.00. The warrants vested immediately and
have a three year term. A portion of the proceeds, amounting to
$62,414, determined utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model, was
allocated to these warrants.
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NOTE 10. - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) - CONTINUED
In connection with the debt financing during 2002 (see Note 8),
the Company issued detachable warrants to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.
to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $2.40
per share. The warrants were immediately exercisable and expire
five years from the date of grant. The warrant value amounting to
$103,872 was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model.
During 2002, the Company granted common stock warrants to purchase
200,000 shares of the Company's common stock as satisfaction of
outstanding liabilities arising from consulting services amounting
to $58,826. The warrants are exercisable at $3.00 per share,
vested immediately and expire three years from the date of grant.
Following is the weighted average assumptions used in the
Black-Scholes pricing model for warrants granted during the years
ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.
[Enlarge/Download Table]
2002 2001
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Expected dividend yield 0% 0%
Expected stock price volatility 100% 100%
Risk-free interest rate 5.40% 3.80%
Expected life of warrants 5.00 years 3.00 years
The following is a summary of the warrant activity for the past two
years:
Number Weighted
of Warrants Average
Outstanding Exercise Price
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Outstanding at December 31, 2000 1,009,975 $ 4.34
Granted 73,400 $ 3.41
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Outstanding at December 31, 2001 1,083,375 $ 4.28
Granted 275,000 $ 2.84
Expired (10,775) $ 10.30
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Outstanding at December 31, 2002 1,347,600 $ 3.93
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All warrants are exercisable as of December 31, 2002 and 2001.
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NOTE 10. - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) - CONTINUED
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2002 are made up of the following:
Weighted
Number of Average
Warrants Exercise Price
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$3.00 and Less 225,000 $ 2.05
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$3.01 - $5.00 586,600 $ 3.13
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Greater than $5.00 536,000 $ 5.60
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Total 1,347,600 $ 3.93
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NOTE 11. - STOCK OPTION PLANS
The Company's Board of Directors has approved stock option plans
adopted in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 authorizing the granting
of options to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,340,000 shares. Such options may
be designated at the time of grant as either incentive stock options or
nonqualified stock options. As of December 31, 2002, options to purchase
1,657,647 shares remain un-issued under these plans.
A. Employee Stock Option Plans
The Company grants stock options to its key employees, as it deems
appropriate. In addition, the Company previously followed an All
Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan whereby all full-time
employees of the Company who met certain eligibility requirements
were granted stock options from the above plans. Subsequent to
January 2, 1999, the Company discontinued grants under this plan.
The options are only exercisable as long as the optionee continues
to be an employee of the Company.
The following is a summary of stock option activity for
individuals classified as employees for the past two years:
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Number Weighted
of Shares Average
Under Option Exercise Price
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Outstanding at December 31, 2000 880,264 1.76
Granted 175,000 2.02
Exercised (105,913) 1.41
Expired (12,814) 2.50
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Outstanding at December 31, 2001 936,537 1.84
Granted 540,000 1.62
Exercised (3,786) 1.62
Converted to nonqualified stock options
(see Note 11B) (591,619) 2.03
Expired (580,551) 1.55
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Outstanding at December 31, 2002 300,581 1.64
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Exercisable at December 31, 2002 160,997 1.87
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NOTE 11. - STOCK OPTION PLANS - CONTINUED
The average fair value of options granted was $1.21 and $1.58 per
share for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001,
respectively. The exercise price for all options granted equaled
or exceeded the market value of the Company's common stock on the
date of grant.
Options outstanding at December 31, 2002 are made up of the
following:
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Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
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Weighted
Average
Remaining Weighted Weighted
Number Contractal Average Number Average
of Life in Exercise of Exercise
Options Years Price Options Price
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$1.50 and Less 240,719 3.42 $ 1.45 101,135 $ 1.50
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$1.51 - $2.50 56,194 4.94 $ 2.48 56,194 $ 2.12
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Greater than $2.50 3,668 .85 $ 5.50 3,668 $ 5.50
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Total 300,581 3.67 160,997
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B. Nonqualified Stock Option
In connection with services performed for the Company during 2000,
65,000 options to purchase shares of common stock at a price of
$1.50 were granted. The options were immediately exercisable and
expire on December 31, 2009. The fair value assigned to these
options, determined utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model,
amounted to approximately $47,000 and has been reflected as
additional paid-in capital in the accompanying balance sheet.
During the year ended December 31, 2002 an employee changed his
employment status and became an outside consultant for the
Company. As part of his compensation the Company allowed the
employee to maintain 591,619 employee stock options previously
granted to him during his employment with the Company and
scheduled to expire after termination as an employee. As a result
of the change in employment status and the modification to the
original option terms the options were considered modified and are
required to be accounted for as new options issued to a
consultant. As a result the Company valued the options utilizing
the Black-Scholes option pricing method, aggregating approximately
$504,000. This amount was being recognized as compensation expense
over the remaining vesting term of the options. The expense
relating to these options for 2002 amounted to approximately
$144,000. During the fourth quarter of 2002 the consultant
discontinued providing services and as a result the Company will
no longer recognize compensation costs, because the consultant
forfeited all non vested options.
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NOTE 11. - STOCK OPTION PLANS - CONTINUED
C. Directors' Stock Option Plan
In April 1993, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the
Company adopted a non-discretionary outside directors' stock
option plan that provides for the grant to non-employee directors
of non-qualified stock options to purchase up to 50,000 shares of
common stock. Under this plan, each non-employee director is
granted 7,500 options upon becoming a director and 5,000 each year
thereafter. In 2002, there were 10,000 options granted (10,000 -
2001) and none forfeited (15,500 - 2001). At December 31, 2002,
there were 44,500 (34,500 - 2001) options outstanding to directors
under this plan, of which 34,502 options were exercisable (23,667
- 2001). These options are exercisable at prices ranging from $.14
to $9.40 per share. The options vest over a two-year service
period. The options expire at various dates from 2005 to 2012.
The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 - "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," and, accordingly, does not recognize compensation cost for stock
option grants under fixed awards. If the Company had elected to recognize
compensation cost based on the fair value of the options granted at grant date
as prescribed by SFAS No. 123, net loss and loss per share from continuing
operations would have increased as follows:
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2002 2001
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Net loss - as reported (000's) $ 4,630 $ 3,056
Total stock based employee compensation
expense determined under the fair value
method for all awards (000's) 454 347
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Net loss - pro forma (000's) $ 5,084 $ 3,403
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Loss per share as reported $ .77 $ .74
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Loss per share pro forma $ .85 $ .82
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The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following
weighted-average assumptions:
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2002 2001
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Expected dividend yield 0% 0%
Expected stock price volatility 100% 100%
Risk-free interest rate 4% 4%
Expected life of options 5.09 years 5.27 years
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NOTE 12. - INCOME TAXES
At December 31, 2002, the Company had federal net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $26,600,000 and state net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $15,200,000, which expire from 2009 through 2022.
Due to a greater than 50% change in stock ownership of certain subsidiaries, the
utilization of net operating loss carryforwards generated to the date of such
change may be limited.
At December 31, 2002, a net deferred tax asset, representing the future
benefit attributed primarily to the available net operating loss carryforwards,
in the amount of approximately $11,073,000, had been fully offset by a valuation
allowance because management believes that the regulatory limitations on
utilization of the operating losses and concerns over achieving profitable
operations diminish the Company's ability to demonstrate that it is more likely
than not that these future benefits will be realized before they expire.
The following is a summary of the Company's temporary differences and
carryforwards which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities:
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2002 2001
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Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards $ 10,122,000 $ 6,950,000
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Defined benefit pension liability 928,000 --
Reserves and other 460,000 402,000
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Gross deferred tax asset 11,510,000 7,352,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment (437,000) (550,000)
Defined benefit pension asset -- (362,000)
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Gross deferred tax liability (437,000) (912,000)
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Net deferred tax asset 11,073,000 6,440,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance (11,073,000) (6,440,000)
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Net deferred tax asset $ -- $ --
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The Statutory U.S. Federal rate is 34% for the year ended December 31,
2002 and 2001. The effective income tax rate is (.07%) for the year ended
December 31, 2002 and (1%) for the year ended December 31, 2001. The primary
difference between the U.S. Statutory Federal income tax rate and the effective
income tax rate is the tax impact of the valuation allowance.
NOTE 13. - EMPLOYEE PENSION AND PROFIT-SHARING PLANS
Profit Sharing Plans - LF has a qualified salary reduction profit
sharing 401(k) plan for eligible employees. Participants may defer up to 20% of
their compensation each year up to the dollar limit set by the Internal Revenue
Code. LF's contribution to the profit-sharing plan is discretionary. During
2002, a $25,826 ($27,836 - 2001) contribution was made to the profit-sharing
plan.
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NOTE 13. - EMPLOYEE PENSION AND PROFIT-SHARING PLANS - CONTINUED
Defined Benefit Plan - The Company has a contributory defined benefit
pension plan that covered all salaried and hourly employees at O&W that were
scheduled to work at least 1,000 hours per year. During the year ended December
31, 2001 the Company discontinued the operations of O&W (see Note 4) but
retained the obligation to fund the plan into the future. The termination of the
employees' services earlier than expected resulted in a plan curtailment,
accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Standards Statement 88
in 2001. No future benefits will be earned by plan participants. However, the
plan will remain in existence and continue to pay benefits as participants
qualify, invest assets and receive contributions. The Company's policy is to
fund pension costs accrued. Net periodic pension expense includes the following
components.
2002 2001
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Interest cost $ 340,188 $ 359,922
Expected return on plan assets (398,318) (526,588)
Actuarial loss 23,250 11,933
Service cost -- 246,386
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Total pension expense (income) $ (34,880) $ 91,653
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The following sets forth the funded status of the plan and the amounts
shown in the accompanying balance sheets:
2002 2001
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Projected benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 4,968,422 $ 5,336,583
Service cost -- 246,386
Interest cost 340,188 359,922
Plan participants' contributions -- 142,767
Actuarial loss (gain) 988,024 (37,077)
Curtailment -- (774,183)
Benefits paid (822,226) (255,147)
Expenses paid -- (50,829)
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Benefit obligation at end of year 5,474,408 4,968,422
Plan assets at fair value:
Fair value of plan assets at
beginning of year 5,019,929 5,305,009
Actual return of plan assets (882,447) (391,871)
Employer contributions -- 270,000
Plan participants' contributions -- 142,767
Benefits paid (822,226) (255,147)
Expenses paid -- (50,829)
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Fair value of plan assets at end of year 3,315,256 5,019,929
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Funded status (2,159,152) 51,507
Unrecognized actuarial loss (3,098,705) 853,166
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(5,257,857) 904,673
Adjustment required to recognize minimum
pension liability 3,098,705 --
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Prepaid (accrued) pension cost $(2,159,152) $ 904,673
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NOTE 13. - EMPLOYEE PENSION AND PROFIT-SHARING PLANS - CONTINUED
The major actuarial assumptions used in the calculation of the pension
obligation were as follows:
2002 2001
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Discount rate 7.0% 7.0%
Expected return on plan assets 8.5% 10.0%
Rate of increase in compensation N/A N/A
NOTE 14. - EXTRAORDINARY LOSS
In December 2001, the outstanding balance of the ten-year promissory
note, payable to the president/principal stockholder was applied to the purchase
of common stock of the Company (see Note 10). As a result, the unamortized
deferred financing costs and note discount relating to the detachable warrants
issued with the debt were written off in 2001. The aggregate amount of $273,813
is considered a loss on early extinguishment of debt and is classified as an
extraordinary item in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
NOTE 15. - COMMITMENTS
A. Lease Commitments
The Company utilizes certain equipment, vehicles and facilities
under operating leases that expire at various dates through 2005.
Rent expense under operating leases for the years ended December
31, 2002 and 2001, was approximately $272,000 and $319,000,
respectively.
Following is the approximate future minimum payments required
under these leases:
2003 $ 198,000
2004 177,000
2005 147,000
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$ 522,000
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NOTE 15. - COMMITMENTS - CONTINUED
B. Employment Contracts
The Company was obligated under various employment agreements with
certain officers and other employees that expire at various times
from 2002 through 2003. The agreements provide for minimum
aggregate annual salaries of approximately $900,000. Certain
agreements also provided for, among other things, incentive
compensation if certain performance measures were met, and for
severance payments. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
no incentive compensation was earned.
In 2003, LF entered into an employment agreement with its Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides for base
compensation of $150,000 for a five-year term as well as, among
other things, incentive compensation, termination benefits in the
event of death, disability and termination for other than cause
and covenants against competition.
In 2003, the Company entered into employment agreements with three
of its officers. The agreements provide for aggregate base
compensation of $450,000 for a five-year term. In addition, the
agreements provide for the issuance of an aggregate of 1,500,000
shares of common stock of the Company with a value of $75,000 and
an aggregate of 1,500,000 stock options. The agreements provide
for, among other things, incentive compensation, termination
benefits in the event of death, disability and termination for
other than cause and covenants against competition.
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NOTE 16. - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Noncash investing and financing transactions, including non-monetary
exchanges, consist of the following:
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2002 2001
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Conversion of long-term obligation and related
accrued interest and fees to common stock, net
of capitalized costs written off (see Note 8a) $ 695,339 $ --
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Notes receivable issued in connection with
the sale of assets (see Note 4) $ 150,000 $ --
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Conversion of long-term obligations
- stockholders and related accrued
interest to common stock (see Note 9) $ 129,600 $ --
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Value of detachable common stock
warrants issued with long-term obligations
(see Note 8a) $ 103,872 $ --
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Common stock warrants issued as
satisfaction of accounts payable $ 51,333 $ --
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Satisfaction of obligations to stockholders and related accrued
interest in lieu of cash payments as consideration for stock
issued (see Notes 7b, 9 and 10b) $ -- $ 1,393,852
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Intellectual property received in exchange for
preferred stock investment and satisfaction
of accounts receivable (see Note 3) $ -- $ 353,512
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Contribution of common stock to pension
plan to satisfy obligation (see Note 13) $ -- $ 270,000
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Acquisition of equipment in exchange
for services rendered $ -- $ 239,476
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Advance - stockholder satisfied in lieu
of cash payment as consideration for
long-term obligation - stockholder $ -- $ 50,249
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Common stock, stock options and
warrants issued for services provided $ -- $ 7,500
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NOTE 17. - BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The Company's businesses were organized, managed and internally
reported as three segments. The segments are determined based on differences in
products, production processes and internal reporting. During the year ended
December 31, 2002, the Company decided to discontinue the operation of its
Photonics Group and liquidate its remaining assets as a result of its major
customer canceling their contract. During the year ended December 31, 2001 the
Company approved of a plan to discontinue the operations of the Plastics Group
(see Note 4). Currently, the Company's businesses are organized, managed and
internally reported as one segment, the Laser Group.
All of the segments of the Company operate entirely within the United
States. Revenues from customers in foreign countries are minimal. Transactions
between reportable segments are recorded at cost. The Company relies on
intersegment cooperation and management does not represent that these segments,
if operated independently, would report the results shown.
A summary of selected consolidated information for the Company's industry
segments during 2002 and 2001 is set forth as follows:
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NOTE 17. - BUSINESS SEGMENTS - CONTINUED
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Laser Photonics Plastics Unallocated
2002 Group Group Group Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
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Sales to unaffiliated customers $ 6,229,910 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 6,229,910
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Operating loss $ 2,111,039 $ -- $ -- $ 1,743,190 $ -- $ 3,854,229
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Loss (gain) from discontinued operations,
including corporate overhead allocation $ -- $ 856,219 $ 31,310 $ (697,323) $ -- $ 190,206
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Interest income $ 1,088 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 1,088
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Interest expense $ 208,962 $ -- $ -- $ 198,594 $ -- $ 407,556
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Identifiable assets $ 4,234,559 $ 943,683 $ -- $ 97,329 $ -- $ 5,275,571
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Depreciation and amortization $ 689,882 $ -- $ -- $ 129,425 $ -- $ 819,307
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Capital expenditures $ 190,898 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 190,898
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Capital expenditures of discontinued
segment $ -- $ 149,604 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 149,604
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2001
Sales to unaffiliated customers $ 7,312,530 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 7,312,530
Intersegment sales 188,235 -- -- -- (188,235) --
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Total revenue $ 7,500,765 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ (188,235) $ 7,312,530
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Operating loss $ 140,905 $ -- $ -- $ 833,296 $ (3,019) $ 971,182
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Loss from discontinued operations,
including corporate overhead allocation $ -- $ 343,938 $ 1,774,085 $ (749,197) $ (30,833) $ 1,337,993
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Interest income $ 3,397 $ -- $ -- $ 48,963 $ (33,852) $ 18,508
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Interest expense $ 282,940 $ -- $ -- $ 173,239 $ -- $ 456,179
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Extraordinary loss $ -- $ -- $ -- $ (273,813) $ -- $ (273,813)
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Identifiable assets $ 6,371,894 $ 452,211 $ 2,566,942 $ 1,546,956 $ -- $ 10,938,003
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Depreciation and amortization $ 710,650 $ -- $ -- $ 62,934 $ -- $ 773,584
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Capital expenditures $ 361,993 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 361,993
============ ============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Capital expenditures of discontinued
segment $ -- $ 29,456 $ 430,224 $ -- $ -- $ 459,680
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NOTE 18. - LITIGATION
The Company is a the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in the Superior
Court, State of Rhode Island on August 13, 1999 captioned Infinite Group, Inc.
vs. Spectra Science Corporation and Nabil Lawandy. In the action, the Company
asserts that by fraud and in breach of fiduciary duties owed, Spectra and its
president, Nabil Lawandy, caused us to sell to Spectra shares of Spectra's
Series A Preferred stock at a substantial discount to fair market value. The
Company alleges that in entering into the transaction it relied on various
representations made by Spectra and Mr. Lawandy, which were untrue at the time
they were made. In the action, The Company seeks compensatory damages in the
amount of $500,000 plus statutory interest, punitive damages as well as an award
of attorney's fees and costs. One of Spectra's counterclaims was dismissed by
the court in response to our motion for summary judgment. The trial was
completed in February 2005, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the
Company in the amount of approximately $600,000. The Company has not recorded
the award in its financial statements due to the uncertainty associated with the
collection of the judgment.
The Company is the respondent in an arbitration proceeding filed on
December 10, 2002 captioned J. Terrence Feeley v. Infinite Group, Inc. The
Claimant, a former employee of the Company and former member of the Company's
board of directors, alleges that the parties entered into a consulting agreement
dated June 27, 2002 relative to the early termination of claimant's employment
requiring certain cash payments to be made. Claimant alleges that the Company
has failed to make such cash payments and has breached the agreement and seeks
all monies owed to him, said amount being approximately $130,000. The Company
answered the claim by admitting that a letter agreement was entered into but
denied all of the remaining allegations.
The Company also filed a counterclaim in the arbitration proceeding.
The Company filed a related claim against the respondent in the Superior Court,
State of Rhode Island on September 5, 2003. The Company claims that the
defendant breached certain provisions of his employment agreement, breached
fiduciary duties he owed to the Company and violated several provisions of the
June 27, 2002 letter agreement. The Company seeks compensatory damages in
amounts to be shown at trial, and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief
and other relief as may be appropriate. As of December 31, 2003, the Company has
recorded the amount under the original agreement less payments made to date as a
liability until they are legally released from obligation.
Mr. Feeley's arbitration claims are pending before the American
Arbitration Association and an arbitrator selected by the parties. Our claims
against Mr. Feeley are pending in the Superior Court, State of Rhode Island. In
January of 2004, the parties agreed to stay arbitration proceedings and to
mediate all the disputes under procedures available through the Superior Court.
To date, neither party has initiated mediation proceedings.
The Company and Infinite Photonics, Inc. ("IPI") are defendants in two
essentially identical lawsuits filed on June 24, 2004 in the Superior Court,
State of Rhode Island captioned Donald Steinman v. Infinite Photonics and
Infinite Group, Inc. and Thomas McDonald v. Infinite Photonics and Infinite
Group, Inc. The plaintiffs are former employees of IPI who are claiming one
year's severance pay and benefits as a result of the termination of their
employment with IPI following the termination of the DARPA contract (see Note
4). IPI has recorded a liability for the full amount of the claim of $264,398.
The Company is sued under an alter-ego theory. Defendants have answered the
complaints and have moved to dismiss. The parties have settled the claims and
the cases have been dismissed. All payments were reimbursed by DARPA in
connection with the contract termination process.
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