ITEM 1. Business.
Overview Description of Business
We are currently a “shell company” with no meaningful assets or operations other than our efforts to identify and merge with an operating company. We no longer have any full-time employees and our principal executive and financial officers serve on a part-time consulting basis.
Prior to March 2003, our business had been focused on pre-revenue development and commercialization of disposable medical devices designed to enhance the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in detection and diagnosis of heart disease. Due to the unavailability of funding, beginning in the Fall of 2002 we essentially ceased all of our operations including product development and commercialization activities. Our efforts to realize value for our prior business and MRI technology have been unsuccessful. As a result, we view our most viable option to be merging with an unrelated operating company that could benefit from our status as a reporting company in a so-called “reverse merger” transaction. Entering into a “reverse merger” would likely involve very substantial dilution to the existing shareholders. It would, however, provide an opportunity to return some value to shareholders. While we have identified and explored merging with a number of candidates over the past few years we have no commitments to merge with any company at the present time.
In November 2006 the shareholders of the Company approved a 1 for 100 reverse stock split of our common stock. On March 1, 2007, such reverse stock split became effective. Fractional shares will be rounded up to the next full share.
In order to raise cash to continue our efforts to pursue a reverse merger, on October 31, 2005, the Company consummated a stock purchase agreement with Magna Acquisition LLC (“MALLC”) which resulted in a change of control of our company. Under the agreement, we sold 300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to MALLC for gross proceeds of $190,000, before expenses. Contemporaneous with and as a condition to the investment, MALLC purchased from our former principal stockholder, Noga Investments in Technology, Ltd. (“Noga”), a company in receivership, 307,727 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, representing all the shares of our common stock owned by that shareholder. Two of our directors and our Chief Financial Officer serve as sole managers of MALLC, with the ability to vote and dispose of the shares of our Company owned by MALLC by majority vote. These directors have assumed a lead role with management in pursuing financing and merger candidates and operating matters.
Our principal shareholder, MALLC has been responsible for substantially all of our funding since October 31, 2005. During the four fiscal years ended February 28, 2010, MALLC loaned us an aggregate $180,000 under a series of promissory notes. Such notes are unsecured and mature by their terms 120 days from issuance. At February 28, 2010, $170,000 face amount of such notes were beyond their maturity date and therefore due on demand. The notes bear interest at 12% per year increasing to 15% per year for periods beyond maturity. On June 15, 2010, MALLC loaned us an additional $25,000 on the same terms as the prior notes. The Company intends to make a proposal to MALLC to convert all amounts outstanding to them (including overdue amounts) into common stock of the Company. See Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
While we have reduced our expenditures very significantly, we do not have sufficient cash to continue our activities for the coming twelve months. We currently do not have any commitments for new funding.
Historical Activities
We developed two products, Illuminator ProbeÔ and Illuminator Surface Coil,Ô that were intended to provide a non-invasive means for imaging the heart in conjunction with existing MRI systems. These products were approved for marketing by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in 2001 based on animal studies. Since that time and until 2002, we devoted significant resources to performing additional development and clinical work necessary to support acceptance of such products in the marketplace. Prior to completion of such activities, we encountered cash constraints and were not able to raise the necessary capital to fund these activities. Our development and marketing activities were funded by approximately $10 million of private equity received during the three fiscal years ended February 28, 2002, approximately 75% of which came from Noga Investments in Technology, Ltd (“Noga”) who then became our principal shareholder. In late 2002 and early 2003, we learned that Noga had been placed in receivership and had no ability to provide anticipated further funding. Later in 2003, we learned that Noga was being liquidated.
As a result of our cash constraints, beginning in the Fall of 2002, we began to scale back our operations and reduce our infrastructure costs. Once we completed an in-process clinical imaging milestone in the Fall of 2002, we terminated all non-executive personnel, vacated our office in Lynnfield, MA (leaving a significant liability for the remaining term of the lease which was later settled in November 2003) and ceased substantially all development and commercialization activities. During this time, our executive officers and Board first deferred significant portions of their compensation (aggregating approximately $113,000 which was settled with stock in 2005) and in January 2003 agreed to substantially reduce or eliminate their compensation going forward. The Company’s then Chief Executive Officer agreed to voluntarily resign and was retained on a per diem basis as Acting Chief Executive Officer until his resignation from that position effective May 2004. Dr. Minkoff, our Chairman and President, assumed the responsibilities of principal executive officer of the Company at that time.
Prior to 1997, our efforts had been focused on development and commercialization of anatomy specific MRI scanners. Due to a lack of sufficient sales of the scanner, in February 1997 we made a strategic decision to refocus our efforts to the cardiac medical device line of business described above.
Through assignment and license, we have acquired all of the commercial rights to U.S. and certain corresponding foreign patents relating to our MRI technologies. See Note 3 to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding payments advanced by Dr. Minkoff, which payments ceased in 2007, in an attempt to preserve such proprietary rights which the Company can no longer pay (see also Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence). As such, we have been unable to continue to preserve any of these patent rights and we currently believe that they will not generate any value for the Company.
On March 1, 2007, we effected a 1 for 100 reverse stock split of our common stock. All share references herein give retroactive effect to the reverse split.
We were incorporated as a New York corporation on February 22, 1991 and commenced operations on February 10, 1992. We completed our initial public offering in a firm commitment underwriting in 1993, at which time our class A common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. We were delisted from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market in 1997 for failure to meet the quantitative continued listing criteria. In 1998 we were relisted on the Nasdaq SmallCap until 1999 when we were again delisted for failure to meet the quantitative continued listing criteria, and trading commenced on the NASD Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. We have one subsidiary, Cardiac MRI, Inc., a wholly owned New York corporation formed by us in December 1997. Our principal executive office is located at 6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 120W, Syosset, NY 11791 and our telephone number is (516) 393 5874 or in care of (212) 986 9700.
A more complete description of the historical activities of the Company is contained in Item 1. Business contained in our Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004.
ITEM 1A.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.
Factors and Risks That May Affect Future Results
You should carefully consider the risks described below, among others, before deciding whether to invest in shares of our common stock. Any investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us may also impair our operations and business.
We have incurred significant net losses in the past, we do not have sufficient financing to continue our operations for the coming twelve months and we may be forced to cease all operations and liquidate our company.
We have incurred significant net losses since our inception. Our net loss was $86,000 and $145,000 for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our accumulated deficit since our inception in 1992 was $27,790,000 at February 28, 2010. At February 28, 2010 we had approximately $6,000 of cash and a working capital deficit and shareholders’ deficit of approximately ($609,000). Our available cash and working capital at February 28, 2010 is clearly insufficient to fund our planned operations for the coming twelve months, even with our reduced use of cash. As a result of our limited cash resources, our auditors have indicated in their report on our financial statements included herein that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We presently have no commitments for financing and cannot assure investors that we will be successful in obtaining financing. Any equity financing would be dilutive to our existing stockholders. If we are unsuccessful in obtaining sufficient financing, we may be forced to cease all activities and liquidate.
We may issue shares of our capital stock or debt securities to raise capital and to complete a business combination, which would reduce the equity interest of our stockholders and, in the case of a business combination, would likely cause a change in control of our ownership.
Our certificate of incorporation currently authorizes the issuance of up to 120,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock and we only have outstanding 1,176,025 class A common shares and 3,304 class B common shares. The issuance of additional shares of our common stock or any number of shares of our preferred stock in connection with a reverse merger transaction or to raise cash:
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would significantly reduce the equity interest of current shareholders;
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will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and most likely also result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock.
Management intends to devote only a limited amount of time to seeking a business combination which may adversely impact our ability to identify and consummate a successful business combination.
Our ability to successfully effect a business combination will be dependent upon the efforts of our management and Board members. Each of these individuals is involved in other business activities, has no employment agreement with our company and intends to devote only a limited amount of time to the business of our company. Other than our Chief Financial Officer, who is compensated on a part-time consulting basis (but is not being paid currently), none of our board or management members receives cash compensation for their services. Due to the lack of cash, the Company has been unable to pay the cash compensation accruing to our Chief Financial Officer during the four fiscal years ended February 28, 2010. Accordingly, our ability to identify and consummate a successful business combination may be adversely affected by a lack of time commitment by management.
Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, we may not be able to consummate a business combination with suitable growth potential.
We expect to encounter intense competition from other entities seeking to merge an operating business into a public company. In addition to competition from other companies like ours with very limited resources, we expect competition from public companies that have raised significant money for a reverse merger, venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess far greater technical, human and other resources than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. While we believe that there are numerous potential target businesses with which we could merge, our ability to compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses will be limited by our lack of available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Further, should we be required or elect to seek stockholder approval of a business combination or likely capitalization issues related thereto, it may delay the consummation of a transaction and may further reduce our resources.
We may be unable to obtain additional financing that may be needed to fund the operations and/or growth of the target business; the recent economic stress and restricted credit conditions make this even more difficult.
If the target business with which we merge requires capital in order to execute its business plan, we will be required to seek additional financing. We cannot assure you that such financing would be available on acceptable terms, if at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to consummate a particular business combination, we would be compelled to restructure the transaction or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate. In addition, if we consummate a business combination, we may require additional financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target business. In the current economic climate, where credit and other sources of capital have been constrained by recession, bank failures and other stresses in the financial markets, securing the financing necessary for such a transaction is more difficult.
Stock, Stockholder and Charter Related Risks
Our significant shareholder and executive officers and directors may be able to influence matters requiring stockholder approval.
Our principal shareholder, MALLC, beneficially owns approximately 51% of our outstanding voting power and our executive officers and directors beneficially own approximately 16.8% of our outstanding voting power (also see Item 10. Executive Compensation Employment/Consulting Agreements). Two of our directors and our Secretary/Treasurer serve as sole managers of MALLC, with the ability to vote and dispose of our shares owned by that company by majority vote. Because of its high level of stock ownership, and the Board and management representation in its voting power, MALLC, or MALLC and the executive officers and directors, will be able to influence all of our affairs and actions including matters requiring shareholder approval.
There is a potential conflict of interest between management’s duty to protect all shareholders and their duty as managers of Magna Acquisition LLC to protect the LLC’s interest.
Two of our directors and our Secretary/Treasurer are managers of MALLC. There could be situations where the interests of MALLC are different than the interests of all shareholders and management would be faced with a potential conflict of interest in such situations.
Sales of control shares may depress the price of our common stock.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock by shareholders in the public market, or even the potential for such sales, are likely to adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to raise capital by selling equity securities.
We currently have 1,176,025 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, of which 607,727 shares are held by an affiliate of the Company (MALLC), and the majority of the balance of which are freely tradable. The shares held by MALLC are deemed “restricted” or “control” securities, as such terms are defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As such, those shares may be sold in the future only pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an exemption such as Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Under Rule 144, some of these securities are currently eligible for sale in the public market and the balance will become eligible for sale in the public market beginning one year following the cessation of our “shell” company status pursuant to consummation of a business combination and our filing of required public disclosure in connection therewith, provided in each case that the seller, so long as it remains an affiliate of the Company, complies with the volume limitations of that rule. The market price of our common stock could drop significantly if the holder of these securities sells them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.
Our common stock price has fluctuated considerably, has limited trading volume and may not appreciate in value.
Our shares are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “MAGAA.” Trading in our shares has generally been inactive. The absence of an active trading market reduces the liquidity of an investment in our shares. The market price for our shares has been and is likely to be very volatile. Numerous factors beyond our control may have a significant adverse effect on prices. In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been the objects of securities class action litigation. If we were the object of securities class action litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management's attention and resources.
Our corporate charter contains authorized, unissued preferred stock which may be issued with terms that dilute voting and other rights of common stockholders.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences that may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without shareholder approval, to issue a new series of preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could dilute the interest of, or impair the voting power of, our common shareholders. The issuance of a new series of preferred stock could be used in certain circumstances as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of us.
Shareholders may not be able to recover damages from our directors and executive officers for actions taken.
Our certificate of incorporation includes provisions which eliminate the personal liability of our directors and executive officers to the extent permitted by applicable law. As a result, shareholders may be unable to recover damages against our directors and executive officers for actions taken by them which constitute negligence or a violation of some of their fiduciary duties.
Risks associated with the historical cardiac diagnostic business
We have essentially ceased all activities with respect to our cardiac diagnostic business. For a detailed description of the risks relating to our former cardiac diagnostic business, see our annual report on Form 10-KSB filing for the year ended February 29, 2004.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties.
We maintain an office of approximately 150 square feet in Syosset, New York under a lease calling for monthly rent at approximately $900 plus services and expiring in July 2011.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
We have been the subject of several threatened, and certain actual, litigation actions for nonpayment of obligations or for breach of agreements in the past, primarily as a result of cash shortages we experienced in 1997 and again beginning in 2003. The Company believes there may be an unpaid judgment against it for a claim relating to the 1997 period which the Company believes was approximately $15,000 when asserted and such amount does not include any interest or other costs. In March 2003, a former employee notified the Company, through counsel, of a claim for bonus compensation for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2002 for approximately $22,000. In February 2004 such employee offered to settle the claim for $10,000. The Company has denied this claim and asserted counterclaims. To the best of our knowledge, all other material litigation has been settled or is otherwise no longer pending and there is no material pending or threatened litigation against us. See Note 8 to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information concerning these and other matters.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Registrant Purchases of Equity Securities
The following sets forth the high and low bid prices for the Company's Class A Common Stock for each quarter during the last two fiscal years. The source for the high and low bid information is publicly available charts on www.otcbb.com. All prices below reflect the stock split which became effective on March 1, 2007.
There is no established public trading market for the Company's Class B Common Stock.
On May 27, 2010 the closing bid price for the Class A Common Stock was approximately $0.06.
Due to cash constraints, the Company’s transfer agent is withholding services to the Company as a result of credit hold. However, the Company, based on historical information, that the approximate number of record holders of the Company's equity securities as of May 28, 2010 is approximately as follows:
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our formation and do not intend to do so in the future.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Our business had been focused on pre-revenue development and commercialization of disposable medical devices designed to enhance the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in detection and diagnosis of heart disease. Due to the unavailability of additional funding, beginning in the year ended February 28, 2003, we essentially ceased all of our operations including product development and commercialization efforts. In connection with shutting down our activities, we no longer have full-time employees. As a result, our efforts to realize value for our shareholders since that time have been conducted by a limited number of remaining Board members and part-time management.
Our efforts to fund or engage in a strategic transaction involving our prior business activity and to realize value for our technology have been unsuccessful. As a result, we are no longer actively pursuing that activity and we view our most viable option to be merging with an unrelated operating company that would benefit from our status as a reporting company in a so-called “reverse merger” transaction. Entering into a “reverse merger” would likely involve very substantial dilution to the existing shareholders. It would, however, provide the opportunity to return some value to shareholders.
In order to raise cash to continue our efforts to pursue a reverse merger, on October 31, 2005, we consummated a stock purchase agreement with Magna Acquisition LLC (“MALLC”) which resulted in a change of control of our company and, under the agreement, we sold 300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to MALLC for gross proceeds of $190,000, before expenses. Contemporaneous with and as a condition to the investment, MALLC purchased from our former principal stockholder, Noga, 307,727 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing all the shares of our company owned by that shareholder. Two of our directors and our Chief Financial Officer serve as sole managers of MALLC, with the ability to vote and dispose of the shares of our company owned by MALLC by majority vote. These directors have assumed a lead role with management in pursuing financing and merger candidates and operating matters.
MALLC has been responsible for substantially all of our funding during the past few years. During the four years ended February 28, 2010, MALLC loaned us an aggregate $180,000 under a series of promissory notes payable that mature 120 days from issuance. At February 28, 2010, $170,000 face amount of such notes were beyond their maturity date and therefore due on demand. The notes bear interest at 12% per year increasing to 15% per year for periods beyond maturity. On June 15, 2010, MALLC loaned us an additional $25,000 on the same terms as the prior notes. The Company intends to make a proposal to MALLC to convert of all amounts outstanding to them (including overdue amounts) into common stock of the Company. See Item 11. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
While we have reduced our expenditures, we do not have the cash resources to continue our activities for the next 12 months and we need additional capital. If we are unable to obtain additional capital, we will be unable to continue our efforts and would likely cease all activities including our public reporting. We currently do not have any commitments for new funding or agreements to merge with any company.
During the three fiscal years ended February 28, 2002, we received an aggregate of approximately $10 million in private equity financing to fund our prior cardiac development and marketing efforts, approximately 75% of which was provided by Noga. We had planned to raise additional capital in the year ended February 28, 2003, including participation from Noga, and with assistance from an investment bank. From late 2002 through early 2003 we learned that a receiver was appointed to protect Noga from creditors and that Noga had no further ability to provide funding. We were not successful in raising capital and so we took steps to preserve cash and technology assets and took other actions as discussed further at Item 1. “Business” “Overview” of this report.
Prior to 1997, our efforts had been focused on development and commercialization of anatomy specific MRI scanners. Due to a lack of sufficient sales of the scanner, in February 1997 we made a strategic decision to curtail that business and refocus our efforts to the cardiac diagnostic business.
Financial Condition and Results of Operations -
Liquidity and Capital Resources - At February 28, 2010, we had approximately $6,000 in cash and our working capital deficit and stockholders’ deficit were both approximately ($609,000). We continue to lose money. Cash used by operations during the twelve months ended February 28, 2010 totaled approximately $45,000 and we are delinquent on various accounts payable.
Our plan of operations for the coming twelve months is to pursue our “reverse merger” strategy by seeking, evaluating and negotiating with merger candidates and to continue to take actions to preserve our cash and continue our public reporting. Although we received periodic loans from our principal shareholder, we have no commitments for additional funding. As such, we do not have the cash resources to continue our plan for the coming twelve months, even at our reduced expenditure levels. Therefore, we may have to take further measures or cease activities altogether, including terminating our public reporting status.
Should we enter into a “reverse-merger” transaction, it is highly unlikely that any funds would be allocated to our prior cardiac diagnostic business (which business would require significant capital). Further, since we have not had the cash to continue to preserve the intellectual property of that business for several years now, we may be forced to abandon it altogether.
Results of Operations - Operating expenses during the year ended February 28, 2010 represent the core expenses of our public reporting an maintaining our corporate records and such costs were slightly lower than the prior fiscal year due to reduced activity and lower costs. We did not incur significant expenses during the fiscal year ended Ferbruary 28, 2010 on any proposed transaction, although some transactitions were reviewed and considered.
Operating expenses during the year ended February 28, 2009 of $128,000 include approximately $50,000 of expenses in connection with the proposed merger with Belle Haven Partners, LLC which was approved by the Board of Directors but did not close due to the failure of this party to satisfy various conditions of the proposed transaction. The remaining operating costs, approximately $70,000, primarily reflect costs of occupancy, insurance and professional and other fees associated with maintaining our public reporting and minimal operations. These costs were lower than the prior year due to reduced expenses for professional fees, occupancy and insurance.
Interest expense was approximately $23,000 and $17,000 in the years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, respectively, reflecting interest on the loans payable to our principal shareholder, MALLC. Such interest has increased with the increase in such loans from $130,000 at February 28, 2009 to $180,000 at February 28, 2010. Additionally, most of the amounts outstanding currently carry the default interest rate of 15%.
Capital expenditures - We have no plans or commitments for material capital expenditures.
Critical Accounting Policies -
We have identified critical accounting policies that affect our consolidated financial statements. We have determined the critical principles by considering accounting policies that involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments as well as considering newly adopted principles. They are:
Use of Estimates, Going Concern Consideration - Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we are a “going concern”. We are in need of immediate substantial additional capital or a strategic business arrangement in order to continue our planned activities. There can be no assurance that our plans can be realized. As such, we may be unable to continue operations as a going concern. No adjustment has been made in the consolidated financial statements which could result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810) - Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities (“ASU No. 2009-17”). ASU No. 2009-17 requires a qualitative approach for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and replaces the quantitative evaluation previously set forth under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” This approach is focused on identifying the reporting entity that has the ability to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly affects the entity's economic performance and has the obligation to absorb the entity's losses or has the right to receive benefits from the entity. ASU No. 2009-17, among other things, will require enhanced disclosures about a reporting entity's involvement in variable interest entities. The guidance under ASU No. 2009-17 will become effective for the first annual period beginning after November 15, 2009, and interim periods within that first annual period. The Company will adopt this guidance for the fiscal year beginning March 1, 2010. The Company does not believe adoption will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 which requires that an SEC filer, as defined, evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued. The update also removed the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company will adopt this guidance for the fiscal year beginning March 1, 2010. The Company does not believe adoption will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
MAGNA-LAB INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Magna-Lab Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Magna-Lab Inc. and Subsidiary (collectively the “Company”) as of February 28, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders' deficit for the two years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes 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 the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 Magna-Lab Inc. and Subsidiary as of February 28, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the two years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has no revenues, negative working capital and a stockholders’ deficit, significant current and cumulative losses and negative operating cash flows. Furthermore, the Company’s cash and working capital positions as of February 28, 2010 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities for the upcoming year. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C.
Roseland, New Jersey
June 14, 2010
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MAGNA-LAB INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended February 28, 2010 and 2009
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MAGNA-LAB INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended February 28, 2010 and 2009
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MAGNA-LAB INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Years Ended February 28, 2010 and 2009
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MAGNA-LAB INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND GOING CONCERN:
Company Activities - Magna-Lab Inc. and Subsidiary (collectively, the “Company”) is focused on engaging in a “reverse merger” transaction with an unrelated business that could benefit from the Company’s public reporting status. Additional activities have included preserving cash, attempting to raise capital to support its activities and continuing its public reporting.
The Company was previously engaged in research, development and commercialization activities until it ceased such activities during the period September 2002 through March 2003 since the company was unable to secure financing to support its planned activities. The Company’s efforts to enter into a strategic arrangement or to seek other means to realize value for its cardiac diagnostic technologies through sale, license or otherwise have been unsuccessful.
Going Concern Consideration - As indicated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, at February 28, 2010, the Company had approximately $6,000 in cash and approximately $609,000 in negative working capital and stockholders’ deficit. For the year ended February 28, 2010, the Company had a net loss of approximately $86,000 and utilized approximately $45,000 in cash for operations. Further, losses are continuing subsequent to February 28, 2010. These factors, among others, indicate that the Company is in need of additional financing in order to continue its planned activities for the fiscal year that began on March 1, 2010. The Company’s plans to deal with this uncertainty are described above in “Company Activities.” Management’s plans to raise capital or merge with an unrelated business have not been successful to date and there can be no assurance that management’s plans can be realized at all. These factors, among others, indicate that the Company may be unable to continue operations as a going concern. No adjustment has been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities which could result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Basis of presentation - The consolidated financial statemtnes present the financial position, results of operatiojns and cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”).
Principles of consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Magna-Lab Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cardiac MRI, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Income Taxes - The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in accounting for income taxes.” The Company uses the asset and liability approach to financial reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts and are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company also complies with GAAP in accounting for uncertain tax positions. A tax benefit from an uncertain position may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits. The adoption of this new standard at inception did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or statement of operations.
Net Loss Per Share - The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of GAAP in reporting its earnings per share. Net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of Class A Common and Class B Common shares outstanding.
Basic (loss) per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the year. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. In the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, there are no options, warrants or derivative securities outstanding. Therefore, basic and diluted loss per share were the same for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The fair value of the Company's assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under GAAP, approximate the carrying amounts presented in the balance sheets.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions - The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company’s 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 can, and in many cases will, differ from those estimates.
Stock-Based Compensation - The Company complies with the GAAP accounting and reporting requirements for its Share-Based Payments. GAAP requires companies to recognize the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments in the financial statements based on the grant date fair value of those awards. The Company has elected to adopt this new standard using the “modified prospective” method. Under the “modified prospective” method, compensation cost is recognized in the consolidated financial statements beginning with the effective date for all share-based payments granted after that date and for all unvested share-based payments granted before the effective date.
Stock awards to consultants and other non-employees are accounted for based on an estimate of their fair value at the time of grant and, in the instance of options and warrants, are based upon a Black Scholes option valuation model.
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with generally the following weighted-average assumptions: risk free rate of 5%; no dividend yield; option lives of five to nine years and expected volatility in excess of 200%.
NOTE 3 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUALS:
At February 28, 2010 and 2009, approximately $106,000 of accounts payable relates to intellectual property counsel fees and costs including approximately $68,000 of which that has been paid by and is therefore due to the Company’s Chairman and President for payments he has made on the Company’s behalf in prior years in an attempt to preserve certain intellectual property rights. This officer has ceased making such payments and, as such, the underlying intellectual property may be or become compromised.
At February 28, 2010 and 2009, accrued expenses includes approximately $18,000 payable to a third party, guaranteed by our principal shareholder, for amounts paid to an account payable in October 2007 on our behalf. This amount is repayable if the proposed merger transaction with this party is not completed. This party subsequently merged with a third party and abandoned its possible transaction with the Company, however there has not been a demand for repayment of this amount. Further, the Company believes it has a claim for recovery of certain costs from this third party associated with a proposed transaction pursuant to understandings between the parties.
At February 28, 2010 and 2009, accounts payable also includes approximately $14,000 related to certain pre-1997 accounts payable (Note 8). There was no activity in the restructuring accrual for the pre-1997 activities during the years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009. The Company periodically adjusts the accrual based on the status of the matters, any activity and the passage of time.
NOTE 4 - NOTES PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY:
During the two years ended February 28, 2010, the Company has received an aggregate $95,000 of proceeds under notes payable to its majority shareholder, Magna Acquisition LLC (“MALLC”), raising the amount outstanding under such notes to an aggregate of $180,000. Such notes are unsecured and mature, by their terms, 120 days from issuance. At February 28, 2010, $170,000 face amount of such notes were beyond their maturity date and therefore due on demand. Such notes bear interest at 12% per year and such interest increases to 15% per year once the note is past its due date. Interest expense on such notes aggregated approximately $23,000 and $17,000 in the years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, respectively. On June 15, 2010, MALLC loaned an additional $25,000 to the Company on the same terms as above.
At February 28, 2009, $130,000 of such notes were outstanding (plus accrued interest) and $120,000 of such notes were beyond their maturity date and therefore due on demand.
The Company intends to made a proposal to MALLC to convert of all amounts outstanding to them (including overdue amounts) into common stock of the Company.
NOTE 5 - STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
Description of Class A and Class B Common Stock - The Class A and Class B common stock are identical in most respects except that: (i) the Class B common stock has five votes per share and the Class A common stock has one vote per share, (ii) each share of Class B common stock is convertible into one share of Class A common stock and requires conversion to Class A for sale or transfer to a non-Class B stockholder and (iii) by agreement with an underwriter, no more Class B common stock can be issued. Holders of Class A and Class B common stock have equal ratable rights to dividends and, upon liquidation, are entitled to share ratably, as a single class, in the net assets available for distribution. Shares of Class A and Class B common stock are not redeemable, have no preemptive rights or cumulative voting power, and vote as one class, except in certain circumstances, in matters before the shareholders.
Under an agreement with an underwriter, 10,000 shares of Class B common stock were forfeited by the holders based on performance measures that were not met. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2001, 2,672 of such forfeited shares were inadvertently released by the Company’s transfer agent; 1,375 of which have been returned. The Company has not been successful recovering the remaining 1,296 shares.
Principal shareholder and related party relationship - In a series of transactions consummated on October 31, 2005, MALLC acquired an aggregate of 607,727 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 56 % of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at that time, and approximately 55 % of the voting power represented by the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock at that time, after consummation of the transactions described above. Two directors of the Company and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer serve as sole managers of MALLC, with the ability to vote and dispose of such shares owned by MALLC by majority vote.
Stock grant - In April 2004, the Board of Directors agreed to reserve 90,000 shares of class A common stock for issuance to directors and management in the event that their efforts result in Board approval of a merger or financing transaction. Such award, if granted, was intended to recognize the efforts of the Board and the Merger Committee working over an extended period of time with no or minimal compensation for their efforts in (a) administering the wrap up of the Company’s affairs and (b) originating, negotiating, executing and administrating a merger and related transactions to provide the Company shareholders with an opportunity to realize value for their shares. On July 24, 2008, pursuant to such Board approval, the Company entered into a definitive agreement for the merger of the Company with Belle Haven Partners, LLC under which a company, newly formed by Belle Haven for the purpose of acquiring all of the outstanding stock of Worldwide Equities, Inc., a Florida corporation, would be merged into a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of our company. Worldwide Equities, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, International Global Metals, Inc., is focused on scrap metal recycling, with an emphasis on reselling and processing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal. As such, the criteria for recognition of this share compensation was met on July 24, 2008 and the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of approximately $10,000 reflecting the fair value of the 90,000 shares at the date of entry into the agreement at the closing bid price of the Company’s stock. Because of cash constraints, the Company has not been able to issue such shares. However, for accounting purposes, the Company has accounted for such shares as though they have been issued.
Stock Options and Warrants - There were no stock options or warrants outstanding during the fiscal years ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008. The Company’s Stock Option Plan has expired.
NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES:
At February 28, 2010 and 2009, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $27.8 million and $27.7 million, respectively, to offset future income subject to tax and approximately $441,000 and $441,000, respectively, of research tax credits available to offset future taxes payable. These resulted in an estimated $9 million and $8.6 million, respectively, of federal and $2.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of state deferred tax assets at February 28, 2010 and 2009. A full valuation allowance has been established for these deferred tax assets since their realization is considered unlikely. The difference between the tax provision at the federal corporation tax statuary rate and the rate (zero) included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements occurs because the Company has never had any taxable income nor the ability to utilize loss carryforwards.
Changes in the ownership of a majority of the fair market value of the Company's common stock would likely delay or limit the utilization of existing net operating loss carryforwards and credits. The Company believes, based upon limited analysis, that such changes may have occurred in 1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005. Such carryforwards and credits expire between 2008 and 2030.
NOTE 7 - OTHER MATTERS:
Rent expense - Rent expense for each of the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $11,000 and $11,000, respectively.
NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
Employment agreement - In March 2003, a former employee notified the Company, through counsel, of a claim for bonus compensation for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2002 for approximately $22,000. In February 2004 such employee offered to settle the claim for $10,000. The Company has denied this claim and asserted counterclaims and no further activity has occurred in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010.
Litigation - The Company knows of no pending litigation against it although the Company believes there may be an unpaid default judgment against the Company for various claims related to the 1997 restructuring (see below) that the Company believes did not exceed $15,000, before considering any costs or interest.
Discontinued MAGNA-SL Business and Related 1997 Restructuring - Commencing in February 1997, the Company executed a plan of restructuring to reposition itself out of its prior activity and into the cardiac activities conducted until 2003. Beginning in October 1997, reorganization counsel offered the Company’s creditors the opportunity to settle liabilities due them at substantially reduced amounts. Most of the Company’s liabilities from that time were settled in this manner as described more fully in the Company’s Form’s 10-KSB for prior years’. Through the passage of time, few of the remaining balances have been settled and others have been written-off. Residual amounts at February 28, 2010, and recent activity, are discussed in Note 3. The Company was also exposed to potential litigation from agreements entered into in connection with such pre-1997 business activities. However, the Company believes that the passage of time and statutes of limitation have mitigated such exposures and as such the Company has not recorded liabilities for such contingencies.
NOTE 9 - EFFECT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 2009, GAAP was changed with respect to improvements to financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable interest entities. The new standard requires a qualitative approach for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and replaces the quantitative evaluation previously set forth. This approach is focused on identifying the reporting entity that has the ability to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly affects the entity's economic performance and has the obligation to absorb the entity's losses or has the right to receive benefits from the entity. This new standard, among other things, will require enhanced disclosures about a reporting entity's involvement in variable interest entities. The guidance under the new standard will become effective for the first annual period beginning after November 15, 2009, and interim periods within that first annual period. The Company will adopt this guidance for the fiscal year beginning March 1, 2010. The Company does not believe adoption will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, GAAP was changed to require that an SEC filer, as defined, evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued. The update also removed the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company will adopt this guidance for the fiscal year beginning March 1, 2010. The Company does not believe adoption will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreement with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
NONE
Item 9A(T).
Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in or reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC and that material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiary is made known to management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are being prepared to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
(b) Management’s report on internal controls over financial reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of February 28, 2010.
(c) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
(d) Attestation Report. This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Internal Controls
The Company’s management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, do not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information
On June 15, 2010, the Company borrowed on an unsecured basis an aggregate $25,000 from MALLC at an interest rate of 12% per year (15% after maturity), principal and interest due and payable 120 days thereafter. For a description of other borrowings from and transactions with MALLC, see Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance; Compliance with Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act.
The names and ages of our directors and executive officers (we have no employees), and their positions with us, are as follows:
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(1)
Member of the Compensation Committee
(2)
Member of the Audit Committee
Lawrence A. Minkoff, Ph.D., our founder, is presently our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Scientific Officer and, since May 1, 2004, our Principal Executive Officer. He has served in various executive capacities with our company since inception in February 1991. Dr. Minkoff ceased being a full time employee of the Company on November 1, 2004 and currently devotes time as required to our affairs. Beginning in May 2006, Dr. Minkoff became a full time employee of Fonar Corporation, a publicly traded company. Dr. Minkoff is one of the pioneers in the field of MRI technology.
Kenneth C. Riscica has served as our Treasurer and Secretary since September 28, 2000 and served as Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer from November 1993 until April 1997. Between April 1997 and September 2000, Mr. Riscica served as a consultant to us. Mr. Riscica devotes part time to our affairs. Mr. Riscica is the principal owner of Riscica Associates, Inc., a management and financial consulting company serving both private and public companies and his principal employer from May 1999 to the present. From 1976 until 1992, Mr. Riscica was with Arthur Andersen & Co. LLP in their audit practice in progressively more responsible positions including five years as Audit Partner.
Jerome M. Feldman has been a Director of our company since January 2000. Since 2002 Mr. Feldman has been a financial advisor employed by Capital Solutions Group.
Jonathan Adereth has served as a Director since July 2000. Mr. Adereth is currently a Partner of the InnoMed fund, Chairman of the Board of Medivision Ltd., Chairman of Barnev Inc. and a board member of UltraSpect Ltd. In addition, Mr. Adereth acts as a strategic consultant to a number of high-tech medical equipment companies in Israel.
Joel S. Kanter has served as a Director of our company since March 1998. Since July 1986, he has served as president of Windy City Inc., a privately held investment firm. He serves on the board of directors of several public companies including Pet DRx Corporation, Medgenics, Inc., Vyteris Inc. and WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. as well as a number of private concerns
Seymour Kessler, D.P.M. has served as a Director of our company since January 2000. Since 2002 he has been a private investor. Until 2002 and for more than five years prior thereto, Dr. Kessler was a Managing Director of RKP Capital Partners, LLC, a private investment bank specializing in small to medium size companies. Dr. Kessler has had a long career as a practicing Podiatric Surgeon as well as banker, investor and corporate executive. He is a Board Certified Diplomat of the American Board of Ambulatory Foot Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics. From approximately 2000 until February 2003, he was a Director of Western Power Inc. and American United Global International, Inc.
All of our Directors are elected by the shareholders, or in the case of a vacancy, are elected by the Directors then in office, to hold office until the next general meeting of shareholders of the Company and until their successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Kessler was designated pursuant to an agreement entered into in December 1999 in connection with a financing. Messrs. Adereth and Feldman were initially designated by Noga, pursuant to an agreement we entered into with Noga.
We have an Audit Committee that was established by our Board of Directors for the purpose of overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of our financial statements by our independent auditors. We believe that each of the members of the Audit Committee meets the independence requirements of Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. Each of the members of the Audit Committee is financially literate and has accounting and finance experience and Mr. Joel S. Kanter is deemed an "audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission regulations as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-B.
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to its employees and consultants. The Code is intended to comply with requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules. Copies of the Code may be obtained by stockholders, free of charge, by mailing a request to the Company's Secretary.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
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. Such persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.
Based solely on review of copies of such reports furnished to us, we are not aware of any of our officers, directors or greater than ten percent shareholders who failed to timely file reports required by Section 16(a) during the last fiscal year.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, no compensation was earned by or paid to our President who is our principal executive officer, or any of our directors. Further, our Treasurer, who is our principal financial officer, our only other officer, did not earn and was not paid in excess of $100,000 in total compensation during that year. Accordingly, in accordance with Item 402(a)(4) of Regulation S-B, we have omitted from this report the Summary Compensation Table and Director Compensation Table otherwise required by this Item.
There are no post retirement benefit plans, medical, life, dental or other benefit plans, cash bonus or other compensation arrangements. There are no stock options or equity awards outstanding at February 28, 2010.
In April 2004, the Board of Directors agreed to reserve 90,000 shares of class A common stock for issuance to directors and management in the event that their efforts result in Board approval of a merger or financing transaction. Such award, if granted, was intended to recognize the efforts of the Board and the Merger Committee working over an extended period of time with no or minimal compensation for their efforts in (a) administering the wrap up of the Company’s affairs and (b) originating, negotiating, executing and administrating a merger and related transactions to provide the Company shareholders with an opportunity to realize value for their shares. On July 24, 2008, pursuant to such Board approval, the Company entered into a definitive agreement for the merger of the Company with Belle Haven Partners, LLC under which a company, newly formed by Belle Haven for the purpose of acquiring all of the outstanding stock of Worldwide Equities, Inc., a Florida corporation, would be merged into a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of our company. Worldwide Equities, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, International Global Metals, Inc., is focused on scrap metal recycling, with an emphasis on reselling and processing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal. As such, the criteria for recognition of this share compensation was met on July 24, 2008 and the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of approximately $10,000 reflecting the fair value of the 90,000 shares at the date of entry into the agreement at the closing bid price of the Company’s stock. Because of cash constraints, the Company has not been able to issue such shares. However, for accounting purposes, the Company has accounted for such shares as though they have been issued. The estimated fair value of the shares on the date of the award is approximately $9,000 or less based on the quoted bid price on July 24, 2008 and the fact that the shares are restricted.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of May 28, 2010. The table includes:
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each of our directors and Named Executive Officers;
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all of our directors and executive officers as a group; and
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each person or entity known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock.
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* Denotes less than one percent.
The information presented in the table above and footnotes is based solely upon Schedules and Reports filed by the respective holders under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and certain representations furnished to us by executive officers and Board members and has not been otherwise independently verified by us. To the extent that any required holders have not filed timely reports on such Forms, we would not be in a position to know the current holdings of such persons.
(1)
All shares are beneficially owned and sole voting and investment power is held by the persons named, except as otherwise noted.
(2)
Class B Common Stock is entitled to five votes per share but is otherwise substantially identical to the Class A Common Stock, which has one vote per share. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock.
(3)
Based upon 1,176,025 shares of Class A common stock and 3,304 shares of Class B common stock outstanding at May 29, 2009.
(4)
The address for Messrs. Minkoff, Adereth, Riscica, Feldman, Kessler, and Kanter is c/o Magna-Lab Inc.,
6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 120W, Syosset, NY 11791.
(5)
Includes the holding of The Kanter Family Foundation to which Mr. Kanter does not have sole voting or investment power.
(6)
The address for Magna Acquisition LLC is 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1070, Vienna. VA 22182. Voting and investment decisions regarding the shares of Common Stock held by this entity are made by a majority of three persons, consisting of Messrs. Jerome M. Feldman and Joel S. Kanter, directors of our company, and Kenneth C. Riscica, an executive officer of our company.
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS -
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Note: The 90,000 shares previously reserved for issuance to management and the board of directors were approved to be issued effective July 24, 2008 as described further in Executive Compensation above.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
At February 28, 2009, Lawrence A. Minkoff, Ph.D. had made payments totaling approximately $68,000 to the Company’s intellectual property counsel on behalf of the Company in an attempt to preserve intellectual property rights of the Company. The Company has recorded this as an amount payable to Dr. Minkoff.
Since October 2005, our principal shareholder, MALLC, has loaned has loaned us an aggregate $205,000 under 12% a series of notes payable that mature 120 days from issuance and bearing interest at 15% thereafter as follows:
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October 2007, $25,000
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January 2007, $10,000
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May 2007, $25,000
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September 2007, $10,000
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October 2007, $10,000
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January 2008, $5,000
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March 2008, $5,000
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June 2008, $30,000
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January 2009, $10,000
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April 2009, $5,000
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June 2009, $20,000
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August 2009, $10,000
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October 2009, $5,000
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January 2010, $10,000
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June 2010, $25,000
At May 29, 2010, $180,000 of such notes are overdue and therefore payable on demand. The Company intends to make a proposal to MALLC to convert all amounts outstanding to them (including overdue amounts) into common stock of the Company.
In October 2007, MALLC guaranteed our payment of approximately $18,000 to a third party that paid certain of the Compamy’s expenses in connection with discussions of a proposed merger.
In April 2004, the Board of Directors agreed to reserve 90,000 shares of class A common stock for issuance to directors and management in the event that their efforts result in Board approval of a merger or financing transaction. Such award, if granted, was intended to recognize the efforts of the Board and the Merger Committee working over an extended period of time with no or minimal compensation for their efforts in (a) administering the wrap up of the Company’s affairs and (b) originating, negotiating, executing and administrating a merger and related transactions to provide the Company shareholders with an opportunity to realize value for their shares. On July 24, 2008, pursuant to such Board approval, the Company entered into a definitive agreement for the merger of the Company with Belle Haven Partners, LLC under which a company, newly formed by Belle Haven for the purpose of acquiring all of the outstanding stock of Worldwide Equities, Inc., a Florida corporation, would be merged into a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of our company. Worldwide Equities, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, International Global Metals, Inc., is focused on scrap metal recycling, with an emphasis on reselling and processing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal. As such, the criteria for recognition of this share compensation was met on July 24, 2008 and the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of approximately $10,000 reflecting the fair value of the 90,000 shares at the date of entry into the agreement at the closing bid price of the Company’s stock. Because of cash constraints, the Company has not been able to issue such shares. However, for accounting purposes, the Company has accounted for such shares as though they have been issued. The estimated fair value of the shares on the date of the award is approximately $9,000 or less based on the quoted bid price on July 24, 2008 and the fact that the shares are restricted.
We believe that all of our directors except Lawrence A. Minkoff, Ph. D. our Chief Executive Officer, meet the independence requirements of Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accountant fees and services
AUDIT FEES
The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Company’s principal accountant, Rothstein Kass & Company, P.C. (“Rothstein Kass”) for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statement and review of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Forms 10-QSB were approximately $18,000 and $21,000, in the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
AUDIT-RELATED FEES
There were no fees billed for Audit-Related Services by Rothstein Kass for each of the two years ended February 28, 2010.
TAX FEES
There were no tax compliance, advice or planning fees billed by Rothstein Kass to the Company for each of the two years ended February 28, 2010.
ALL OTHER FEES
No other fees were billed by Rothstein Kass for either of the fiscal years ended February 28, 2010 or 2009.
Periodically, generally annually, the Company’s principal independent auditor, Rothstein Kass & Company, P.C., presents to the Company its estimate of its fees for the coming year. This estimate is reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Company generally does not routinely procure non-audit services from Rothstein Kass & Company P.C., however, such services would currently require the pre-approval of the Audit Committee.
The Company is not aware of any services provided by its principal independent auditor that are performed by other than such independent auditor’s full-time, permanent employees.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (1)
3.1(a)
Form of Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (2)
3.1(b)
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (3)
3.1(c)
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated October 21, 2001. (10)
3.1(d)
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation effecting the reverse stock split. (8)
3.2
By-Laws of the Company. (1)
3.2(a)
Amendment to By-Laws of the Company. (2)
4.1
Form of Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate. (2)
10.2
License Agreement, dated February 28, 1992, between the Company and Dr. Lawrence A. Minkoff. (1)
10.3
Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between the Company and each officer and Director of the Company. (1)
10.4
Assignment from Dr. Lawrence Minkoff to the Company dated December 22, 1992. (1)
10.7
Collaborative Research Agreement, dated as of May 7, 1997, between the Company and Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York. (4)
10.8
January 24, 2000 letter amendment to Collaborative Research Agreement between the Company and Mount
Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York. (5)
10.9
Form of April 14, 2000 letter amendment to Collaborative Research Agreement between the Company and Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York.(5)
10.10
License Agreement between the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University and Magna-Lab Inc. dated as of July 1, 2001 (6)
10.11
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition, LLC. dated September 29, 2006(9)
10.12
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC. dated May 30, 2007(9)
10.13
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated September 5, 2007(10)
10.14
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated October 30, 2007(11)
10.15
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated January 10, 2008(11)
10.16
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated March 26, 2008(12)
10.17
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated June 10, 2008(12)
10.18
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated January 7, 2009 (13)
10.19
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated April 1, 2009 (13)
10.20
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated June 1, 2009 (13)
10.21
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated August 18, 2009 (14)
10.22
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated October 20, 2009 (14)
10.23
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated January 27, 2010 (14)
10.24
Note Payable to Magna Acquisition LLC dated June 15, 2010 (14)
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a - 14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (9)
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a - 14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (9)
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (9)
32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (9)
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(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-56344) filed on December 24, 1992 and declared effective on March 30, 1993 (the “S-1”).
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2, filed on March 25, 1993, to the S-1.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended August 31, 1994.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 28, 1997.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 29, 2000.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 28, 2003.
(7)
Intentionally omitted.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2007.
(9)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-QSB for the year ended February 28, 2007.
(10)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended August 31, 2007
(11)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended November 30, 2007
(12)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 29, 2008.
(13)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2009.
(14)
Filed herein.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MAGNA-LAB INC.
Dated: June 15, 2010
By:
/s/ Lawrence A. Minkoff
Lawrence A. Minkoff
Chairman, President and Chief Scientific Officer
(principal executive officer)
By:
/s/ Kenneth C. Riscica
Treasurer and Secretary (principal financial
and accounting officer)
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Lawrence A. Minkoff
Lawrence A. Minkoff, Ph.D.
Chairman, President and Chief Scientific Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)
June 15, 2010
/s/ Jerome M. Feldman
Jerome M. Feldman
Director
June 14, 2010
Jonathan Adereth
Director
/s/ Joel Kanter
Joel Kanter
Director
June 14, 2010
/s/ Seymour Kessler
Seymour Kessler
Director