ITEM 1. BUSINESS
The Company
Media Exchange Group, Inc. (formerly known as China Wireless Communications, Inc.) (the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation formed in March 1999. The Company operated as AVL Sys International Inc . (between March 1999 and March 2000), I-Track, Inc. (between March 2000 and March 2003, and as China Wireless Communications, Inc. between March 2003 and May 2010. As China Wireless Communications, the Company marketed information technology systems integration and internet protocol services to customers. It also provided IP routing equipment and network cabling and its customers are principally in the People’s Republic of China (“China”). In March 2008, the Company discontinued its operations in China.
The Company’s current plan of operations consists of acquiring an operating business. The Company identified certain acquisition target(s) but as not reached any final agreements. The Company’s current plan of business is to seek merger or acquisition opportunities. The Company’s information technology systems business operations are accounted for as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.
We currently license certain rights from a related party (Malibu Entertainment Group, Inc.) an affiliate by means of common ownership and management, to market a youth sports social program under the following brand:
www.myespnhighlights.com
Among other things, this website allows young sports participant to personalize, showcase and share their passion for a professional sport. We work with various national youth sports leagues to help build the player database through registrations, the profile control, the management and sharing of sport profiles, statistics and content. We use the Capsa platform to ensure support across significant carriers and handset.
Our principal executive offices are located at 101 Church Street, Suite 14, Los Gatos, California, 95030. Our telephone number is (408)821-3083. Unless the context provides otherwise, when we refer to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we are referring to Media Exchange Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
We file or furnish with or to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K, annual reports to stockholders and annual proxy statements and amendments to such filings. Our SEC filings are available to the public on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. These reports are also available free of charge from our website at http://www.mediaexchangegroup.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such material with or to the SEC. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or any annual report that incorporates this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference.
We plan to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. Our principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. We will not restrict our potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.
Our management will undertake the analysis and supervision of new business opportunities. We have unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating in potential business opportunities. Potentially available business opportunities may occur in many different industries, and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. Due to our limited capital available for investigation, we may not discover or adequately evaluate adverse facts about the opportunity to be acquired.
The manner in which we participate in an opportunity will depend upon the nature of the opportunity, the respective needs and desires of our company and the promoters of the opportunity, and the relative negotiating strength of our company and such promoters.
It is likely that we will acquire our participation in a business opportunity through the issuance of our common stock or other securities. Although the terms of any such transaction cannot be predicted, it should be noted that in certain circumstances the criteria for determining whether or not an acquisition is a so-called “tax free” reorganization under Section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), depends upon whether the owners of the acquired business own 80% or more of the voting stock of the surviving entity. If a transaction were structured to take advantage of these provisions rather than other “tax free” provisions provided under the Code, all prior stockholders would in such circumstances retain 20% or less of the total issued and outstanding shares. Under other circumstances, depending upon the relative negotiating strength of the parties, prior stockholders may retain substantially less than 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. This could result in substantial additional dilution to the equity of those who were our stockholders prior to such reorganization.
Our present stockholders will likely not have control of a majority of the voting shares of the surviving company following a reorganization transaction. As part of such a transaction, our sole director may resign and new directors may be appointed without any vote by stockholders.
In the case of an acquisition, the transaction may be accomplished upon the sole determination of management without any vote or approval by stockholders. In the case of a statutory merger or consolidation directly involving our company, it will likely be necessary to call a stockholders’ meeting and obtain the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares. The necessity to obtain such stockholder approval may result in delay and additional expense in the consummation of any proposed transaction and will also give rise to certain appraisal rights to dissenting stockholders. Most likely, management will seek to structure any such transaction so as not to require stockholder approval.
It is anticipated that the investigation of specific business opportunities and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial cost for accountants, attorneys and others. If a decision is made not to participate in a specific business opportunity, the costs theretofore incurred in the related investigation would not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached for the participation in a specific business opportunity, the failure to consummate that transaction may result in our loss of the related costs incurred.
Competition
We compete with two other content providers in the digital trading card space, customsportscard.com and costumtradingcardmaker.com. We are now in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than do. Consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.
While there is no publicly-traded information on our existing competitors, we believe that we differentiate from our existing competition with our branding and end-user ease of flow of our Internet offerings.
Employees
At December 31, 2009, we had no employees apart from our management. Our Chief Executive Officer and our General Counsel are engaged in outside business activities and anticipates that they will devote to our business limited time until the acquisition of a successful business opportunity has been identified. We expect no significant changes in the number of our employees other than such changes, if any, incident to business combination.
Item 1A.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to other information included in this annual report, the following factors should be considered in evaluating our business and future prospects.
As we are contemplating transactions with target business with which to complete a business combination, investors are unable to currently ascertain the merits or risks of the target business’ operations.
One of our business objectives is to locate and acquire a privately owned operating company. Since we have not completed any definitive agreement with a prospective target business, investors in this offering have no current basis to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business’ operations. To the extent we complete a business combination with a financially unstable company or an entity in its development stage, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations of those entities. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors. We also cannot assure you that an investment in our securities will not ultimately prove to be less favorable than a direct investment, if an opportunity were available, in a target business.
We expect to incur losses in the future and may not achieve profitability.
As we have no operations, we have no source of revenues. Accordingly, until we acquire an operating company, we expect to incur expenses without any sources of revenues, which will result in net losses. We cannot be certain that we will ever generate sufficient revenues to achieve or if achieved, sustain profitability.
We may issue shares of our capital stock or debt securities to complete a business combination, which would reduce the equity interest of our stockholders and likely cause a change in control of our ownership.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, and 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share. As of the date of the filing of this annual report, we have approximately 249,460,762 issued and outstanding shares of common stock. This leaves approximately 539,238 authorized and unissued shares of our common stock which have not been reserved and accordingly, are available for future issuance and all of the 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for issuance. We may issue a substantial number of additional shares of our common stock or preferred stock, or a combination of common and preferred stock, to complete a business combination, to raise capital or to satisfy our obligations under promissory notes. The issuance of additional shares of our common stock or any number of shares of our preferred stock:
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may significantly reduce the equity interest of existing investors;
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will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common stock are issued 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.
Our ability to effect a business combination and to be successful afterward will be totally dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following a business combination and whom we would have only a limited ability to evaluate. It is also possible that our current officers and directors will resign upon the consummation of a business combination.
Our ability to effect a business combination will be totally dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. The future role of our key personnel following a business combination, however, cannot presently be fully ascertained. Although we expect our Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Cellura, to remain associated with us following a business combination, we may employ other personnel following the business combination. Moreover, our current management will only be able to remain with the combined company after the consummation of a business combination if they are able to negotiate and agree to mutually acceptable employment terms as part of any such combination, which terms would be disclosed to stockholders in any proxy statement relating to such transaction. If a business combination were structured as a merger or stock purchase whereby the stockholders of the target company were to control the combined company following a business combination, it may be less likely that our current management would remain with the combined company unless it was negotiated as part of the transaction via the acquisition agreement, an employment agreement or other arrangement. In making the determination as to whether current management should remain with us following the business combination, management will analyze the experience and skill set of the target business’ management and negotiate as part of the business combination that certain members of current management remain if it is believed that it is in the best interests of the combined company post-business combination. If management negotiates such retention as a condition to any potential business combination, management may look unfavorably upon or reject a business combination with a potential target business whose owners refuse to retain members of our management post-business combination, thereby resulting in a conflict of interest. While we intend to closely scrutinize any additional individuals we engage after a business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of these individuals will prove to be correct. These individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a public company as well as United States securities laws which could cause us to have to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such laws. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory issues which may adversely affect our operations.
If we seek to effect a business combination with an entity that is directly or indirectly affiliated with one or more of our existing stockholders, conflicts of interest could arise.
Our existing stockholders either currently have or may in the future have affiliations with various companies. If we were to seek a business combination with a target company with which one or more of our existing stockholders is affiliated, conflicts of interest could arise in connection with negotiating the terms of and completing the business combination. If conflicts arise, they may not necessarily be resolved in our favor.
Our officers and directors may allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate a business combination.
Our officers and directors are not required to, and do not intend to, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and other businesses. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a business combination. Our Chief Executive Officer is engaged in several other business endeavors and is not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. If our Chief Executive Officer’s other business affairs require him to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it could limit his ability to devote time to our affairs and could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate a business combination. We cannot assure you that these conflicts will be resolved in our favor.
It is possible that our initial business combination will be with a single target business, which may cause us to be solely dependent on a single business and a limited number of services.
We may not be able to acquire more than one target business. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be:
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solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, or
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dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of processes or services.
In this case, we will not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses, unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry.
Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, we may not be able to consummate an attractive business combination.
We expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including 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 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 that we could acquire with the net proceeds of this offering, our ability to compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses.
We may be unable to obtain additional financing, if required, to complete a business combination or to fund the operations and growth of the target business, which could compel us to restructure the transaction or abandon a particular business combination.
As we have not yet consummated a transaction with any prospective target business, we cannot ascertain the capital requirements for any target business subsequent to a business combination. We cannot assure you that such financing would be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we were unable to secure additional financing, we would most likely fail to consummate a business combination in the allotted time and would dissolve and liquidate our assets as part of our plan of dissolution and liquidation. 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. None of our officers, directors or existing stockholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after a business combination.
We may grant stock options to certain members of our management, which could have a negative impact on our results of operations.
As we do not have adequate cash resources to pay them salaries or fees, we may grant options to purchase shares of our common stock to members of our management. Because any grant of the options will be deemed to be stock-based compensation, commencing on the date of grant, we will be required to record a charge to earnings in an amount equal to the fair value of such options, which will be estimated using the Black-Scholes formula or other similar valuation methodology. Any such charge to earnings could have a negative impact on our results of operations, particularly when we expect to have operating revenues following a business combination. Although there can be no assurance, we do not believe the grant of such options will have a material impact on our ability to effect a business combination.
We have approximately $860,000 in accounts payable and accrued expenses and accrued compensation and $1.3 million in promissory notes and accrued interest at December 31, 2009. If we are unable to satisfy these obligations, then our business will be adversely effected.
Our liabilities exceed $2.1 million at December 31, 2009. We intend to satisfy such liabilities with a combination of issuance of stock and cash consideration. However, to satisfy the liabilities by such means, we intend to 1) increase our number of authorized shares and/or 2) effectuate a stock split, and 3) generate proceeds from private placements which would most likely require that we also increase the number of authorized shares and effectuate a stock split. We are unable to determine whether we will be able to satisfy the liabilities in the manners we intend.
The time and cost of preparing a private company to become a public reporting company may preclude us from entering into a merger or acquisition with the most attractive private companies.
Target companies that fail to comply with SEC reporting requirements may delay or preclude acquisition. Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act require reporting companies to provide certain information about significant acquisitions, including certified financial statements for the company acquired, covering one, two, or three years, depending on the relative size of the acquisition. The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to prepare these statements may significantly delay or essentially preclude consummation of an acquisition. Otherwise suitable acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required audited statements may be inappropriate for acquisition so long as the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable.
The Company may be subject to further government regulation which would adversely affect our operations.
Although we will be subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, management believes we will not be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), since we will not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities. If we engage in business combinations which result in our holding passive investment interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act. If so, we would be required to register as an investment company and could be expected to incur significant registration and compliance costs. We have obtained no formal determination from the SEC as to our status under the Investment Company Act and, consequently, violation of the Investment Company Act could subject us to material adverse consequences.
Because we may acquire a company located outside of the United States, we may be subject to various risks of the foreign jurisdiction in which we ultimately operate.
If we acquire a company that has sales or operations outside the United States, we could be exposed to risks that negatively impact our future sales or profitability following a business combination, especially if the acquired company is in a developing country or a country that is not fully market-oriented. If we were to acquire a business that operates in such a country, our operations might not develop in the same way or at the same rate as might be expected in the United States or another country with an economy similar to the market-oriented economies of member countries which are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or the OECD (an international organization helping governments through the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalized economy).
We are delinquent in our compliance with applicable reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
As such we are a non-reporting company, and subject to an adverse review by the SEC at any time. The results from such a review could result in being deregistered, which would have an adverse effect on our ability to return to the OTC:BB.
We will continue to incur the expenses of complying with public company reporting requirements.
We have an obligation to continue to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, which includes the filing with the SEC of periodic reports, proxy statements and other documents relating to our business, financial conditions and other matters, even though compliance with such reporting requirements is economically burdensome.
ITEM 1B.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
For the year 2009, we 1) owned no property/real estate/ or engaged into any property leases or rentals at the corporate headquarters, and 2) did not own/lease/rent any vehicle or equipment for the year 2009 at the corporate headquarters. We currently operate from an office space also occupied by our General Counsel, which consists of 400 square feet, for which we pay $3,000 per month.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no material pending proceedings to which the Company or any of our subsidiaries is a party or of which any of our property is the subject.
ITEM 4.
ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)
PART II
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded as a “Pink Sheet” Stock under the symbol “CWLC.PK” The Company’s common stock is listed on the OTC Pink Quote. The following table presents the high and low sales price for our common stock for the periods indicated:
Holders
According to the records of our transfer agent, as of February 25, 2011, there were approximately 250 holders of record of our common stock, which number does not reflect beneficial stockholders who hold their stock in nominee or “street” name through various brokerage firms.
Dividends
The Company has not declared any dividends for the two most recent fiscal years.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table shows information with respect to each equity compensation plan under which our common stock is authorized for issuance at December 31, 2009:
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, we issued $61,000 notes payable to seven individuals. The notes bear interest at a rates ranging between 5% and 8% and mature between in the first quarter of 2010. The notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at rates ranging between $0.01 and $0.0125 per share, at our option.
During the three-month period ended June 30, 2009, we issued a $5,000 note payable to one individual. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% and mature at in June 2010. The note is convertible into shares of our common stock at a rate of $0.0125 per share, at our option.
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, we issued $103,500 notes payable to two individuals. The notes bear interest at a rate of 5% and 7% and mature at in July 2010. The notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at a rate of $0.025 per share, at our option.
These transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions provided by Section 3(a)(9) of that act.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited annual financial statements and the notes to those financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
Media Exchange Group, Inc., formerly known as China Wireless Communications, Inc. (the“Company”) is a Nevada corporation formed in March 1999. The Company operated as AVL Sys International Inc. (between March 1999 and March 2000), I-Track, Inc. (between March 2000 and March 2003, and as China Wireless Communications, Inc. between March 2003 and May 2010. As China Wireless Communications, the Company marketed information technology systems integration and internet protocol services to customers. It also provided IP routing equipment and network cabling and its customers are principally in the People’s Republic of China (“China”). In March 2008, the Company discontinued its operations in China.
The Company’s current plan of operations consists of acquiring an operating business. The Company identified certain acquisition target(s) but as not reached any final agreements. The Company’s current plan of business is to seek merger or acquisition opportunities. The Company’s information technology systems business operations are accounted for as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.
We currently license certain rights from a related party (Malibu Entertainment Group, Inc.) an affiliate by means of common ownership and management, to market a youth sports social network under the following brand:
www.myespnhighlights.com
Among other things, this website allows young sports participant to personalize, showcase and share their passion for a professional sport. We work with various national youth sports league to help build their the player database through registrations. The profile control the management and sharing of sport profiles, statistics and content. We use the Capsa platform to ensure support across significant carriers and handset.
2009 and 2008 results of operations
NM: Not Meaningful
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general, and administrative expenses primarily consists of compensation to officers and consultants incurred in connection with researching and identifying strategic transactions and being a publicly-traded company.
The decrease in selling, general, and administrative expenses during 2009 when compared to the prior year is primarily due to incremental compensation of our chief executive officer during the first quarter of 2008 earned pursuant to certain milestones as well as additional compensation for consultants to effectuate the change in our management team during the same period.
Interest expense and interest expense to related parties
Interest expense primarily consists of the amortization of debt discount resulting from beneficial conversion features of $390,000 associated with convertible promissory notes issued during 2007, the excess of fair value of shares of our common stock issued to satisfy certain obligations resulting from our operating activities and, to a lesser extent, interest on debt.
The decrease in interest expense during 2009 when compared to the prior year is primarily due to the aforementioned amortization of debt discount which was recognized during the first three-month period ended March 31, 2008, offset by our weighted-average debt higher during 2009 when compared to the comparable prior year period.
Income from discontinued operations
Income from discontinued operations consists of the difference between revenues and operating expenses associated with our information technology systems integration and internet protocol services to customers discontinued in March 2008. The decrease in loss from discontinued operations during 2009 is primarily due to the fact that we did not have discontinued operations during 2009.
Going Concern
The Company has experienced substantial losses since its inception as well as negative cash flows from its current operations. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company's ability to continue in existence as a going concern, is dependent upon its ability to obtain equity or debt financing and to merge with a company which will generate cash flows from operating activities. Management is unable to determine whether it will be successful in obtaining such equity or debt financing and whether it will be successful in completing a merger with a company generating cash flows.
Liquidity
Our cash balance amounted to approximately $200 at December 31, 2009. We are unable to ascertain that our cash balance will be sufficient meet our obligations for the next twelve months.
During 2009, we used cash flows of approximately $170,000 in our operating activities. This is primarily due to our net loss of approximately $770,000, adjusted by the following non-cash transactions or changes in operating activities:
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Increase of accrued compensation of approximately $472,000, of which $100,000 was satisfied by issuing a convertible promissory note, and accrued interest of $82,000;
During 2009, we generated proceeds of approximately $170,000 by issuing notes payable.
During 2008, we used cash flows of approximately $97,000 in our operating activities. This is primarily due to our net loss of approximately $1 million, adjusted by the following non-cash transactions or changes in operating activities:
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Fair value of shares issued for services of approximately $125,000;
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Income from discontinued operations of approximately $43,000;
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Amortization of debt discount of approximately $49,000;
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Fair value of derivative liability contracts of approximately $90,000 offset by an a decrease in fair value of such derivative liabilities of approximately $76,000;
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Increase of accounts payable and accrued expenses of approximately $734,000, of which $410,000 were satisfied with the issuance of convertible promissory notes- the remainder of the increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses is due to our lack of liquidity to satisfy our obligations;
During 2008, we generated proceeds of approximately $95,000 by issuing two notes payable, one of which amounted to $40,000 issued to a relative of our chief executive officer, Joseph Cellura.
Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 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 periods. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to the realization of accounts receivables. Actual results will differ from these estimates. Present below are those accounting policies that we believe require subjective and complex judgments that could affect reported results:
Allocation of operating expenses between continuing and discontinued operations- Our operating expenses from continuing operations consists of expenses we incur based on our current activities, which are identifying strategic transactions and costs associated with being a publicly traded company. We used judgment in determining the nature of our expenses associated with our efforts similar to our current activity and those devoted to our operations in China.
Income Tax
We account for income taxes under the asset and liability approach for the financial accounting and reporting of income taxes. Deferred taxes are recorded based upon the tax impact of items affecting financial reporting and tax filings in different periods. A valuation allowance is provided against net deferred tax assets when we determine realization is not currently judged to be more likely than not.
We follow the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition purposes by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. Accordingly, we report a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return and recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as an as interest expense.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
None.
ITEM 7A.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The consolidated financial statements, including supplementary data and the accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules on page.
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A(T).
ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls
We evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2007. This evaluation (the “disclosure controls evaluation”) was done under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer (“CEO”) and chief financial officer (“CFO”). Based upon the disclosure controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that the foregoing objectives are achieved.
Objective of Controls
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed so that after the Company completes its filings for 2009 and 2010 that future information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Annual Report on Form 10-K, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also intended to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives, and management necessarily is required to use its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the CEO and CFO, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as of December 31, 2008, based upon the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on such evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2009. We used to have sufficient staff for an operating company but no longer have the internal resources to do so.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
ITEM 9B.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORTE GOVERNANCE
Our directors and executive officers, and their ages and positions, as of December 31, 2009, are set forth below:
JOSEPH CELLURA, 55. Mr. Cellura serves as our Chief Executive Officer since March 2008. He also serves as the Chief executive Officer of TriPacific Capitaal Corporation, a privately-held consulting company, specializing in providing advice on strategic transactions to small and medium size companies since 2003, and Chairman of the Board and Chief executive Officer of Malibu Entertainment Company, specializing in providing strategic support to entertainment companies.
RACHEL BAER, 37. Ms. Baer serves as our General Counsel since March 2008. She also practices corporate law at the Law offices of Rachel Baer since 2007. Prior to that, she was an associate at the law offices of Travis Whitfield in 2006 and 2007. Ms. Baer graduated from University of California- Santa Cruz in 2002 and received her Juris Doctorate from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2006. Ms. Baer is licensed to practice law in California.
PATRICK SHUSTER, 57 M. Shuster served as our Chief Financial Officer between March 2008 and July 2010. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Smart Voice Telecommunications, Inc. between January 2004 and January 2006. He graduated from Cornell University in Nuclear Engineering in 1982.
Audit Committee
Our Board of directors serves as our audit committee. Our current board member, Mr. Cellura is not independent. Until we have sufficient resources, we do not intend to create an audit committee. Our Board of Directors has the following oversight of:
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our accounting, financial reporting processes, audits and the integrity of our financial statements;
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our independent auditor’s qualifications, independence and performance;
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our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
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our internal accounting and financial controls; and
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our audited financial statements and reports, and the discussion of the statements and reports with management, including any significant adjustments, management judgments and estimates, new accounting policies and disagreements with management.
The Board of Directors has the sole and direct responsibility for appointing, evaluating and retaining our independent auditors and for overseeing their work. All audit and non-audit services to be provided to us by our independent auditors must be approved in advance by our Board of Directors, other than de minimis non-audit services that may instead be approved in accordance with applicable rules of the SEC.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
We are not subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our Board of Directors has approved and we have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or the Code of Conduct, which applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. Our Board of Directors has also approved and we have adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers or the Code for SFO, which applies to our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. The Code of Conduct and the Code for SFO are available for review on our website at www.mediaexchangegroup.com. We will provide a copy of our Code of Conduct and Code for SFO without charge, upon written request to Media Exchange Group, Inc., Attention: Secretary, 101 Church Street, Suite 14, Los Gatos, California 95030. Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Code of Conduct and the Code for SFO. Our Borad of Directors must approve any waivers of the Code of Conduct for directors and executive officers and any waivers of the Code for SFO.
Change in Nominating Process
There are no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned in or with respect to our fiscal year 2009 and 2008 by:
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each person who served as our chief executive officer in 2009; and
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each person who served as our chief financial officer in 2009.
Summary Compensation Table
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
Executive Employment Arrangements
During 2008, we issued 5,081,300 shares of our common stock to an affiliate of Mr. Racelis in consideration for his compensation aggregating $41,667. Mr. Racelis served as our Chief Executive Officer through March 2008.
We paid Mr. Shuster $8,500 during 2009.
The compensation of Mr. Cellura, our Chief Executive Officer is effective March 2008 through December 2009 and is as follows:
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Base annual compensation of $400,000;
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7% of the authorized shares of the Company;
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7% of all capital raised by the Company;
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7% of the disposition proceeds upon the sale of the Company;
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Incentive compensation based on revenues ranging from $20,000 if revenues range between $0-2 million to $200,000 if revenues are in excess of $10 million;
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$275,000 upon the performance of specific performances, which were accomplished during March 2008.
This agreement was modified effective January 1, 2010 as follows:
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Base annual compensation of $450,000;
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Incentive compensation based on revenues ranging from $20,000 if revenues range between $0-2 million to $200,000 if revenues are in excess of $10 million;
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Monthly stipend for office and residence of $9,000 per month;
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2% of all capital raised by the Company;
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5% of the disposition proceeds upon the sale of the Company.
The Compensation of Ms. Baer, our General Counsel is effective January 1, 2009 and is as follows:
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Base annual compensation of $204,000;
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Incentive compensation based on revenues ranging from $10,400 if revenues range between $0-2 million to $102,000 if revenues are in excess of $10 million;
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2% of all capital raised by the Company;
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5% of the disposition proceeds upon the sale of the Company;
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Monthly stipend for office of $3,000 per month.
During 2009, we paid $159,450 to Mr. Cellura.
During 2009, we did not pay Ms. Baer. During 2009, we issued a note payable to Ms. Baer amounting to $100,000 in satisfaction of the 2008 obligation.
During 2009, M. Cellura and Ms. Baer waive their rights to obtain the equivalent of 8 years of service in a retirement plan until the plan is established and/or approved by the shareholders.
Outstanding Equity Awards as Of December 31, 2009
None.
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
Upon Termination without cause, Mr. Cellura and Ms. Baer are entitled to a severance payment amounting to their compensation for their remainder of their contract and a one-time payment of $1.5 million, each. In the event of non-renewal of their contract, they are entitled to $900,000 each.
Director Compensation
We did not compensate any individuals as directors during 2009.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The Company had no executory contracts in place requiring equity compensation in 2009 until approved by the shareholders.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth certain information known to us regarding beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock as of March 4, 2011, by:
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each of our directors;
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each of our named executive officers;
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all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and
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each person, or group of affiliated persons, known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and includes voting and investment power with respect to the securities. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of common stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2007 are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock shown opposite such person’s name. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 249,460,762 shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 15, 2010. Unless otherwise noted below, the address of the persons and entities listed in the table is c/o Attention: Secretary, 101 Church Street, Suite 14, Los Gatos, California 95030.
Excluded from the beneficial ownership schedule are 10,000,000 shares held by Ms. Cynthia Baer, a relative of our Chief Executive Officer and our General Counsel. Also excluded are shares of common stock that the Company intends to issue to Mr. Cellura in satisfaction of a $275,000 promissory note payable by us to two companies in which Mr. Cellura exercises significant influence as officer and shareholder ( Malibu Beach Beverage LLC and TriPacific Consulting, Inc. )
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Since the beginning of our fiscal year 2008, there has not been, and there is not currently proposed any transaction or series of similar transactions in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 and in which any related person, including any director, executive officer, holder of more than 5% of our capital stock during such period, or entities affiliated with them, had or will have a direct or indirect a material interest and is outside of the scope of our operations.
Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Parties
Our audit committee’s charter requires review and discussion of any transactions or courses of dealing with parties related to us that are significant in size or involve terms or other aspects that differ from those that would be negotiated with independent parties. Our nominating and governance committee’s charter requires review of any proposed related party transactions, conflicts of interest and any other transactions for which independent review is necessary or desirable to achieve the highest standards of corporate governance. It is also our unwritten policy, which policy is not otherwise evidenced, for any related party transaction that involves more than a de minimis obligation, expense or payment, to obtain approval by our Board of Directors prior to our entering into any such transaction. In conformity with our various policies on related party transactions, each of the above transactions discussed in this Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence,” section has been reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors.
Director Independence
Our Board Members are not independent directors as provided in the listing standard of the Nasdaq Global Market.
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, fees for services provided by Sherb & Co., LLP were as follows:
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The audit committee has a policy for the pre-approval of all auditing services and any provision by the independent auditors of any non-audit services the provision of which is not prohibited by the Exchange Act or the rules of the SEC under the Exchange Act. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the audit committee, if it is to be provided by the independent auditor. All fees for independent auditor services will require specific pre-approval by the audit committee. Any fees for pre-approved services exceeding the pre-approved amount will require specific pre-approval by the audit committee. The audit committee will consider whether such services are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.
All services provided by and all fees paid to Sherb Company LLC in fiscal 2009 were pre-approved by our board of directors, in accordance with its policy. None of the services described above were approved pursuant to the exception provided in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulations S-X promulgated by the SEC.
PART IV
ITEM 15.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CHINA WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Date: March 10, 2011
By:
/s/ Joseph Cellura
Joseph Cellura
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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/ Joseph R. Cellur
Chief Executive Officer and
March 10, 2011
Joseph R. Cellura
Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial officer)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Media Exchange Group, Inc. (f/k/a China Wireless Communications, Inc.)
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Media Exchange Group, Inc. (f/k/a China Wireless Communications, Inc.) and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 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. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal controls 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 the Company's internal control over financial 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 presentation of the financial statements. 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 Media Exchange Group, Inc. (f/k/a China Wireless Communications, Inc.) and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the 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.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has negative working capital and a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Sherb & Co., LLP
New York, New York
March 7, 2011
MEDIA EXCHANGE GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Organization, Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies.
Media Exchange Group, Inc. formerly known as China Wireless Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation formed in March 1999. The Company operated as AVL Sys International Inc . (between March1999 and March 2000), I-Track, Inc. (between March 2000 and March 2003, and as China Wireless Communications, Inc. between March 2003 and May 2010. As China Wireless Communications, the Company marketed information technology systems integration and internet protocol services to customers. It also provided IP routing equipment and network cabling and its customers are principally in the People’s Republic of China (“China”). In March 2008, the Company discontinued its operations in China.
The Company’s current plan of operations consists of capitalizing on its digital sport cards delivery to youth and acquiring an operating business. The Company has identified certain acquisition target(s) but has not reached any final agreements. The Company’s current plan of business is to seek merger or acquisition opportunities. The Company’s information technology systems business operations are accounted for as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has experienced substantial losses since its inception ($17.5 million) as well as negative cash flows from its current operations. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company's ability to continue in existence as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain equity or debt financing and to merge with a company which will generate cash flows from operating activities. Management is unable to determine whether it will be successful in obtaining such equity or debt financing or merge with a company generating cash flows from operations.
Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries CW Communications, Inc. (between July 1, 2006 and March 31, 2008) and Tianjin Create IT Company LTD (“Create Co.”) (between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2008). All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates are based on the knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future, they will differ from actual results. Included in these estimates are assumptions about recovery of assets from discontinued operations and allocation of expenses between continued and discontinued operations.
Loss from Continuing Operations
The loss from continuing operations was approximately $770,000 and $1.1 million during 2009 and 2008, respectively. Operating expenses were approximately $679,000 and $1,046,000 during 2009 and 2008, respectively. Interest expense amounted to approximately $82,000 and $97,000 during 2009 and 2008, respectively. Decrease and increase in fair value of derivative liabilities amounted to approximately $9,000 and $75,000 during 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Income from Discontinued Operations
Income from discontinued operations amounted to approximately $43,000 during 2008. The income from discontinued operations during 2008 consists of revenue of approximately $168,000 costs of sales of approximately $133,000 and operating expenses of approximately $7,000.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly-liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company's US cash and cash equivalents accounts are held at financial institutions and are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") up to $250,000. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institutions, the Company periodically evaluates the credit quality of the financial institutions in which it holds deposits. As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had no deposits in excess of FDIC limits in the US.
Geographic Concentration
Substantially all of the Company’s revenues during 2008 were generated from China, which operations are discontinued.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenue recognition policy was as follows:
Product Sales
Revenue from the sale of systems using the Company’s implantable microchip or other products was recorded at gross amounts. As we are in the initial process of commercializing these systems, the level of customer could not be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, we do not recognize revenues until the following criteria are met:
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a purchase order has been received or a contract has been executed;
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the product is shipped;
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title has transferred;
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the price is fixed or determinable;
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there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance;
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collection of the sales proceeds is reasonably assured; and
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the period during which the customer has a right to return the product has elapsed.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-based compensation expenses are reflected in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations under selling, general and administrative expenses.
The Company’s computation of fair value of shares issued is based on the price per share as quoted on the over-the counter bulletin or the pink sheets, as applicable, at the date of grant.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability approach for the financial accounting and reporting of income taxes. Deferred taxes are recorded based upon the tax impact of items affecting financial reporting and tax filings in different periods. A valuation allowance is provided against net deferred tax assets when the Company determines realization is not currently judged to be more likely than not.
The Company follows the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition purposes by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. Accordingly, the Company reports a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return and recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as interest expense.
Loss per Common Share and Common Share Equivalent
The Company presents “basic: income (loss) per common share and, if applicable “diluted” income (loss) per share, pursuant to the provisions of ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share”. Basic income (loss) per common share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in each year and after preferred stock dividend requirements. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per common share assumes that any dilutive convertible shares outstanding at the beginning of each year or the date issued were convertible at those dates, with outstanding common shares adjusted accordingly. It also assumes that outstanding common shares were increased by shares issuable upon exercise of those stock options and warrants for which average period market price exceeds exercise price, less shares that could have been purchased by the Company with related proceeds.
There were no outstanding stock option grants as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. The outstanding warrants amounted to 2,000,000 at December 31, 2008. The outstanding common share equivalents issuable pursuant to conversion of notes payable amounted to 48,690,0,000 and 53,990,000 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The conversion feature of such notes lapsed between December 2009 and January 2011. Additionally, the chief executive officer obtained rights to 7% of the authorized shares of common stock of the Company which amounted to approximately 17,500,000 shares at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and 150,000 shares of Preferred Stock, which includes, among other things voting rights equivalent to 450,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The outstanding warrants and common share equivalents issuable pursuant to convertible notes and other rights have been excluded from the earnings per share computation due to their anti-dilutive effect.
Derivative Liabilities
The Company assessed the classification of its derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, which consist of convertible instruments and rights to shares of the Company’s common stock and to shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, and determined that such derivatives meet the criteria for liability classification under ASC 815.
ASC 815 generally provides three criteria that, if met, require companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument subject to the requirements of ASC 815. ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional (as that term is described).
The Company believes that certain conversion features embedded in certain of its convertible notes payable and rights to the Company’s common stock and preferred stock are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the Company’s stock price. The Company does not have a sufficient amount of authorized shares to satisfy its obligations under the convertible promissory notes and rights to the shares of common stock. Additionally, while rights to preferred stock have been granted to the Company’s chief executive officer, substantially all the terms were finalized in January 2011. Accordingly, the Company has recognized derivative liabilities in connection with such instruments. The Company uses judgment in determining the fair value of derivative liabilities at the date of issuance at every balance sheet thereafter. The Company uses judgment in determining which valuation is most appropriate for the instrument (e.g., Black Scholes), the expected volatility, the implied risk free interest rate, as well as the expected dividend rate.
The conversion feature of the convertible promissory notes outstanding at December 31, 2009 have lapsed between February 2008 and January 2011 without conversion or additional consideration provided to the note holders. Accordingly, the Company did not issue additional considerations to such instruments and it believes that there is no liability associated with them. However, the rights to the shares of common stock and preferred stock have not lapsed and are still outstanding. The Company estimates its liability under such rights using its traded price per share.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted FASB ASC 820-Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or ASC 820, for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC 820 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that require the use of fair value measurements establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. The adoption of ASC 820 did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or operating results, but did expand certain disclosures.
ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:
Level 1:
Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2:
Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
The Company did not have any Level 2 or Level 3 assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 , with the exception of its convertible promissory notes. The carrying amounts of the convertible promissory notes at December 31, 2009 and, 2008 approximate their respective fair value based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate.
Cash is considered to be highly liquid and easily tradable as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The derivative liabilities are based on the Company’s quoted trade price per share as traded on the Pink Sheets. These securities are valued using inputs observable in active markets for identical securities and are therefore classified as Level 1 within our fair value hierarchy.
In addition, FASB ASC 825-10-25 Fair Value Option, or ASC 825-10-25, was effective for January 1, 2008. ASC 825-10-25 expands opportunities to use fair value measurements in financial reporting and permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The Company did not elect the fair value options for any of its qualifying financial instruments.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
None
Note 2- Notes Payable and Notes Payable to Related Parties
During 2009, the Company issued a note payable to its General Counsel amounting to $100,000 to satisfy compensation liabilities.
During 2008, the Company issued notes payable aggregating $410,000 to satisfy compensation liabilities, of which two notes aggregating $275,000 were issued to affiliates wholly-owned by the Company’s current chief executive officer.
During 2009, the Company generated proceeds by issuing $169,500 notes payable.
Note 3. Derivative Liabilities
The Company estimated its derivative liabilities under its outstanding contracts at December 31, 2008. The Company is unable to ascertain that it had a sufficient amount of authorized shares to satisfy its obligations under existing convertible promissory notes and rights held by its chief executive officer pursuant to his employment contract with the Company. Additionally, the Company has granted 150,000 shares of its Preferred Stock without finalizing the terms of such preferred stock until January 2011.
The Convertible promissory notes provide that the Company issues the equivalent of 48,690,000 and 53,390,000 shares of common stock at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. However, the conversion feature of such instruments has lapsed without additional consideration provided by the Company. Accordingly, the Company believes that there is no value attributable to such derivative liabilities at December 31, 2009. However, the rights held by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to 7% of the Company’s shares of common stock and 150,000 shares of Preferred Stock are still outstanding. The rights to the shares of common stock consist of 17,500,000 shares. The rights associated with the common stock and preferred stock were valued at approximately $88,000 and $1,500 at the date of grant in March 2008 and April 2008, respectively. The fair value of such liability has declined to approximately $25,000 and $14,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The increase and decrease in fair value of in the derivative liabilities of approximately $23,000 and $81,000 during 2009 and 2008, respectively has been recorded as other expense and income in the accompanying statement of operations. The fair value of the 7% rights and rights to 150,000 shares of Preferred Stock was based on the quoted traded price per share of the Company’s stock at each measurement date.
Note 4. Stockholder’s Deficit.
Common Stock
The Company issued 14,419,049 shares of its common stock for services performed by its directors, employees, and contractors during 2008. The fair value of the shares amounted to approximately $125,000.
Warrants
During 2006, the Company issued 2,000,000 warrants to certain noteholders. The exercise price of the warrants amounted to $0.06 per share and expired in January 2009.
Note 5. Income Taxes.
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability approach. Deferred taxes are recorded based upon the tax impact of items affecting financial reporting and tax filings in different periods. A valuation allowance is provided against net deferred tax assets where the Company determines realization is not currently judged to be more likely than not.
The tax effects of temporary differences and carry forwards that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
The valuation allowance at December 31, 2009 and 2008, has primarily been provided for net U.S. deferred tax assets.
The difference between the effective rate reflected in the provision for income taxes on loss before taxes from continuing operations and the amounts determined by applying the applicable statutory U.S. tax rate are analyzed below:
On December 31, 2009, the Company had U.S. federal net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $1.9 million for income tax purposes that expire in various amounts through 2029.
The utilization of the Company’s US net operating losses may be limited due to possible changes in ownership as defined under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies.
Legal proceedings
The Company is not a party to certain legal actions, as either plaintiff or defendant, arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. However, litigation is inherently unpredictable, and the costs and other effects of pending or future litigation, governmental investigations, legal and administrative cases and proceedings, whether civil or criminal, settlements, judgments and investigations, claims or charges in any such matters, and developments or assertions by or against us relating to the Company or to the Company’s intellectual property rights and intellectual property licenses could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.
Compensation-Chief Executive Officer
The compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer is effective March 2008 through December 2009 and is as follows:
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Base annual compensation of $400,000;
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7% of the authorized shares of the Company;
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7% of all capital raised by the Company;
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7% of the disposition proceeds upon the sale of the Company;
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Incentive compensation based on revenues ranging from $20,000 if revenues range between $0-2 million to $200,000 if revenues are in excess of $10 million;
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$275,000 upon the performance of specific performances, which were accomplished during March 2008.
This agreement was modified effective January 1, 2010 as follows:
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Base annual compensation of $450,000;
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Incentive compensation based on revenues ranging from $20,000 if revenues range between $0-2 million to $200,000 if revenues are in excess of $10 million;
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Monthly stipend for office and residence of $9,000 per month;
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2% of all capital raised by the Company;
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5% of the disposition proceeds upon the sale of the Company.
Compensation-General Counsel
The Compensation of the Company’s General Counsel is effective January 1, 2009 and is as follows:
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Base annual compensation of $204,000;
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Incentive compensation based on revenues ranging from $10,400 if revenues range between $0-2 million to $102,000 if revenues are in excess of $10 million;
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2% of all capital raised by the Company;
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5% of the disposition proceeds upon the sale of the Company;
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Monthly stipend for office of $3,000 per month.
Note 7. Segments.
Segment reporting
The Company operated in one segment, information technology systems integration and internet protocol services. The Company’s chief operating decision-making evaluated the performance of the Company based upon revenues and expenses by functional areas, including its loss from discontinued operations, as disclosed in the Company’s statements of operations.
Note 8. Subsequent Events
The Company issued notes payable aggregating approximately $1.7 million by issuing notes payables to certain investors and service providers after December 31, 2009 for both cash and services consideration. The Company satisfied its obligations under $52,500 of notes issued during 2008 by issuing 15,200,000 shares of its common stock in 2010.
EXHIBIT INDEX
10.16
Promissory Note, dated June 26, 2006 in the amount of $10,000 payable to Michael A. Bowden (11)
10.17
Promissory Note, dated June 27, 2006 in the amount of $7,680 payable to Henry Zaks (11)
10.18
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated July 5, 2006 in the amount of $73,059 payable to Michael A. Bowden (12)
10.19
Promissory Note, dated July 27, 2006 in the amount of $6,300 payable to Michael A. Bowden (12)
10.20
Promissory Note, dated September 26, 2006 in the amount of $5,000 payable to Michael A. Bowden (12)
10.21
Promissory Note, dated September 28, 2006 in the amount of $4,708 payable to Henry Zaks (12)
10.22
Conversion Election Letter dated October 5, 2006 from Pedro E. Racelis III (12)
10.23
Conversion Election Letter dated October 30, 2006 from Henry Zaks (12)
10.24
Amendment to Letter Agreement Tianjin Create IT Company Ltd. dated November 7, 2006 (12)
10.25
Conversion Election Letter dated November 7, 2006 from Henry Zaks (14)
10.26
Conversion Election Letter dated November 7, 2006 from Henry Zaks (14)
10.27
Promissory Note, dated November 8, 2006 in the amount of $30,000 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.28
Promissory Note, dated November 8, 2006 in the amount of $6,000 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.29
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated November 8, 2006 in the amount of $30,000 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.30
Promissory Note, dated November 10, 2006 in the amount of $20,000 payable to Henry K. Zaks (14)
10.31
Conversion Election Letter dated November 13, 2006 from Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.32
Conversion Election Letter dated November 13, 2006 from Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.33
Conversion Election Letter dated November 13, 2006 from Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.34
Promissory Note, dated November 14, 2006 in the amount of $3,900 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.35
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated November 17, 2006 in the amount of $6,300 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.36
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated November 17, 2006 in the amount of $5,000 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.37
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated November 17, 2006 in the amount of $6,000 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.38
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated November 30, 2006 in the amount of $3,900 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.39
Promissory Note, dated December 11, 2006 in the amount of $4,800 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.40
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated December 15, 2006 in the amount of $4,800 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.41
Promissory Note, dated December 27, 2006 in the amount of $5,200 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.42
Promissory Note, dated December 2, 2006 in the amount of $3,200 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.43
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated December 29, 2006 in the amount of $5,200 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.44
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated December 31, 2006 in the amount of $3,200 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.45
Forgiveness of Promissory Note, dated December 31, 2006 in the amount of $3,200 payable to Michael A. Bowden (14)
10.46
Revolving Line of Credit Agreement and Promissory Note, dated January 1, 2007 in the amount of $30,000 payable to Pedro E.Racelis III (14)
10.47
Revolving Line of Credit Agreement and Promissory Note, dated January 1, 2007 in the amount of $30,000 payable to Henry Zaks (14)
14.1
Code of Ethics
16.1
Letter from Bongiovanni and Associates, dated January 11, 2007 (13)
21.1
Subsidiaries of the registrant (14)
31.1
Certification by Joseph R. Cellura, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13A-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
31.2
Certification by Charles P. Shuster, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13A-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
32.1
Certification by Joseph R. Cellura, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification by Charles P. Shuster, Chef Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated March 17, 2003 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2003.
(2)
Incorporated by reference from the exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form SB-1 filed with the SEC on November 6, 2000, File No. 333-49388.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated March 22, 2003, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2004, filed with the SEC on November 24, 2004.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2003.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's registration statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-104457, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2004.
(7)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated April 15, 2003, filed with the SEC on April 22, 2003.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2005.
(9)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's amended current report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2005, filed with the SEC on June 6, 2005.
(10)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on May 22, 2006.
(11)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, filed with the SEC on August 4, 2006.
(12)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2006.
(13)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant's current report on Form 8-K/A dated January 3, 2007, filed with the SEC on January 11, 2007.
(14)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007.