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Aly Energy Services, Inc. - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)

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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
   
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Annual report under Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009
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Transition report under Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from _____________ to ____________
 
Commission File Number 33-92894
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
 
75-2440201
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
 
Identification No.)
     
6500 Greenville Avenue, Suite 570
   
Dallas, Texas 75206
 
214-265-9580
(Address of principal executive offices,
 
(Issuer’s telephone number,
including zip code)
 
including area code.)
 
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The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $436,650 on June 12, 2009.
 
There were 6,130,184 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding on June 12, 2009.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None

 
 

 
 
Preferred Voice, Inc.
         
       
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PART I
       
Item 1.
 
Business
 
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Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
 
5
Item 1B.
 
Unresolved Staff Comments
 
5
Item 2.
 
Properties
 
5
Item 3.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
5
Item 4.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
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PART II
       
Item 5.
 
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity,Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
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Item 6.
 
Selected Financial Data
 
7
Item 7.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
7
Item 7A.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
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Item 8.
 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
11
Item 9.
 
Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
11
Item 9A(T).
 
Controls and Procedures
 
12
Item 9B.
 
Other Information
 
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PART III
       
Item 10.
 
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
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Item 11.
 
Executive Compensation
 
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Item 12.
 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 
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Item 13.
 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
 
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Item 14.
 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
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PART IV
       
Item 15.
 
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
 
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SIGNATURES
     
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PART I
 
Explanatory Note
 
This Annual Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). These statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions, and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of the Company set forth under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation.” Forward-looking statements also include statements in which words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “consider” or similar expressions are used.
 
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company’s future results and shareholder values may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
 
On November 13, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a 1 for 5 reverse stock split of its common stock. All references in this report to the number of shares of common stock, loss per share, and market price per share have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse stock split.
 
Item 1: Business
 
Background of the Company
 
We integrate and market enhanced services to phone companies, to complement their overall package of voice services. Our Global Application Platform (GAP) is designed as a best-in-class architecture that can be leveraged to provide additional services as they are developed. This base architecture supports a multi-switch/multi-vendor environment on a basic platform that can scale for a small regional carrier to a larger national carrier’s network. The GAP system successfully integrates both speech and non-speech recognition applications within the same platform. The system is designed to utilize standard industry hardware and a microprocessor-based computing system, with a Windows 2000-series server operating system that fits into a standard rack that can be placed in the phone company’s switch room or can be remotely accessed through a telephony network.
 
We were incorporated in Delaware in 1992 under the name of Direct Connect, Inc. and began operations in the telecommunications industry under the name of Preferred Telecom, Inc. in April 1994. We began as a long distance telecommunications carrier with a variety of enhanced services; however, in February 1997 we sold a number of assets, including our end-user customer base to Brite Voice Systems, Inc. We have since focused on enhanced telephone services that feature speech recognition technology and end-user entertainment and personalization features. We believe that there are larger market opportunities in offering enhanced services to phone companies.
 
The Market and Market Strategy
 
Our current marketing efforts are focused on cellular telephone service providers. The cell phone market has grown from approximately 69 million subscribers in 1998 to approximately 270 million subscribers as of December 2008, and as prices for cellular use drop, cellular use is becoming affordable to more economic segments of the population. Wireless phones are now a mass-market consumer device with an overall wireless penetration rate of 87% of the U.S. population. These companies are already offering some enhanced services to their subscribers, such as voice and picture messaging, e-mail reading, short message services, voice activated services, and personalized entertainment content. In order to remain competitive, however, cell phone companies need to provide their subscribers more enhanced services. We believe that our GAP system, with its unique variety of integrated services, provides a solution to satisfy this need.

 
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Our Market Strategy
 
We utilize personal sales calls to contact and market our GAP system and services to phone companies. We utilize trade shows as a means to present our product and to network with our potential customers. The principal elements of our strategy to achieve a leading position in the telecommunications enhanced services market are as follows:
     
 
Target Tier II and Tier III carriers. We believe that our experience in providing enhanced services positions us strongly in carrier markets with subscriber bases of less than 20 million. Our ability to interconnect with various types of switches and billing formats gives us the opportunity to serve these carriers efficiently and economically.
     
 
Continue to enhance our phone company customer relationships. We consider our relationships with our phone company customers to be strategic. Our long-term revenue sharing agreements allow us to plan a joint, strategic deployment of services to a contracting phone company’s subscribers.
     
 
Develop strategic alliances. We are working to establish strategic relationships with other companies around the nation to broaden our services and provide our customers with additional services that we do not currently provide. Our hosted network approach has allowed us to centralize operations and provide services to numerous phone companies from one location eliminating the need for our equipment to always be collocated at each phone company’s site.
     
 
Technological enhancements. We believe that we provide high quality, reliable enhanced services to consumers through phone companies. We intend to continue to develop services that we believe will enhance the services we are already providing or for which we believe there is a viable market.
 
Primary Market
 
Cell Phone Companies. Of the approximately 700 cellular telephone markets in the United States, there are approximately 400 rural service areas and 300 metropolitan service areas that have multiple cell phone companies serving the same markets. Cell phone companies are the primary market in which we have focused our marketing efforts, offering these phone companies with a revenue sharing opportunity. We focus on these markets because the phone companies in these markets have an existing subscriber base.
 
We believe that our revenue sharing agreements whereby we provide service equipment at or below cost and then share revenues generated from the different services provided by the carrier to their subscriber base is a cost effective way for phone companies to provide enhanced services.
 
The cell phone companies who contract with us are responsible for billing and collecting revenue generated from the GAP system’s enhanced services. However, our GAP system can produce subscriber information for marketing or billing use. In addition, we assist each phone company in marketing the services by providing various co-branded advertising materials we have designed and by training the contracting cell phone company’s sales force and customer service staff. As of June 12, 2009, we are providing enhanced services to six carrier’s subscribers and generating revenues for the cell phone companies and us.
 
Standard Company Contract. We use a combined software license and marketing agreement with each of our carrier customers. The software license agreement grants each contracting phone company a license to use our software and all subsequent improvements to the software in the carrier’s local calling areas. We retain title to the software and require that those who contract with us keep all information related to the software confidential.
 
The agreement has provisions to remain in effect for up to ten years. Most of our agreements are for an initial three year term which automatically renews unless cancelled by either party on 60 days’ notice prior to the anniversary date of the agreement after the initial term. In our marketing agreement, we agree to initiate service after a testing period by which the carrier can evaluate the service within its network. If we are unable to cure any material deficiency of the service then either we or the contracting phone company may terminate the contract on thirty (30) days’ written notice. If neither notice of problems nor an acceptance certificate is provided to us by the end of the phone company’s thirty (30) day testing period, then the contracting phone company is deemed to have accepted the GAP services.
 
The agreement provides for revenue sharing in which the split ranges from seventy percent (70%) to thirty percent (30%) depending on the service and the amount of revenue obtained by the phone company through sale of our services to their subscribers. The cell phone company pays us either a percentage of the revenues received from the phone company’s subscribers for the services we offer in that area or a minimum amount for each of its subscribers subscribing to our services.

 
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Once the participating carrier has accepted the services, it must use its best efforts to promote the sale of our services and applications to its subscribers. The contracting cell phone companies are responsible for billing and collection on the services, but we and those with whom we contract jointly agree on the pricing of those services. The phone companies with whom we contract agree that they will not install any system, for testing or otherwise, that competes with our GAP services in the area designated under the marketing agreement. We agree to provide marketing materials, technical support and training to our partners and their personnel. We also provide in the marketing agreement that we may provide services directly to our own subscribers in the contracting phone companies’ designated areas. Our marketing agreements are subject to termination by either party on standard events of default, such as breach of the agreement or insolvency.
 
Our Product and Services
 
The Platform
 
The Global Application Platform (GAPSM) is a unified platform integrating telecommunications applications, subscriber web interfaces, billing and provisioning interfaces, and intelligent networking technology. The GAP system can be integrated with a variety of switches from manufacturers including Nortel, Lucent, Motorola, Ericsson, and others. Voice channels on the GAP can operate with T1 and E1 trunks or higher density links. Signaling and call control are accomplished using SS7, AIN/WIN, CAMEL, RLT, IS-41, ISDN PRI 2 B-Channel Transfer, and traditional signaling methodologies. The GAP system can be collocated at a carrier switch site or services can be provided through our hosted network system located in Allen, Texas. To facilitate the integration of services offered over the network with a carrier’s existing infrastructure, we have developed several call management and subscriber maintenance programs. Our call management program provides for the collection, analysis and reporting of call data by service offering. This data can be used to provide the carrier and service provider with information regarding empirical user trends, network usage and service functionality, all of which are necessary to the parties’ technical and marketing analysis of the network services.
 
Platform Services
 
In September of 2004 we introduced our web enabled suite of services that we call My Phone Services Suite. Our bundled service suite was designed to address the growing trend to personalize all aspects of telecommunications. The suite has a core network based address book that is integrated with such services as Rockin’ Ringback, RemindMe, Push-2-Connect, SmartLine, and Voice Activated Dialing. According to Strategy Analytics, the personalization sector will command 8% of the global data revenues of $189 billion by 2009. These products are continuously being added to or improved to include elements that improve the subscriber’s experience. The bundling feature of the suite was created to address the fact that no one application will work for all subscribers. Each subscriber will prefer and utilize various features of each application differently. The applications can be customized, combined, and configured to meet each carrier’s needs.
 
Rockin’ Ringback™ This service allows you to entertain callers while they wait! Rockin’ Ringback™ lets subscribers send a message through music – before a call is even answered. This network-based service allows subscribers to replace the familiar ‘ring, ring’ that callers normally hear with a popular song, personalized message or even an advertisement. Ringbacks can be specified by caller, group, and by time of day. The service includes an integrated store where subscribers shop from thousands of tunes created especially for ringback use.
 
Content Suite This service provides for the download of games, graphics, video, picture messaging and polyphonic and monophonic ringtones to consumers phones.
 
Digital Signage. Our digital signage offering provides for a turn-key solution utilizing in-store touch screens and customizable interactive content design to engage customers while they are shopping in a cellular telephone retail store.
 
Voice Activated Dialing Speech recognition service that may be accessed by a telephone subscriber that allows the subscriber to speak a name, number or location from his or her personal directory or a common directory. The system then routes the call to the appropriate party. There is also an option for the disabled to access the system. By lifting the receiver or turning on the speakerphone and waiting three seconds, the telephone switch will automatically activate the system, and the system will prompt the subscriber to speak a name, number or location to be dialed.

 
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Smart Line This application allows a subscriber to receive calls at any phone. The subscriber must notify the VIP system of a change in his or her location by giving it voice commands. A name from the subscriber’s voice dialing directory can be used as the new “locate” phone number. Incoming calls for the subscriber are routed to the pre-programmed “locate” phone number. That phone number can be either local or long distance, as required. The Smart Line may also be used to screen calls allowing the subscriber to take the incoming call or forward it to voice mail.
 
Push-2-Connect™ Application that provides for reservationless conferencing on-demand. Seamless integration with the user’s network address book allows for customized grouping and naming conventions so that multiple contacts can be dialed simultaneously.
 
Remind Me This application allows the subscriber to schedule a message that is delivered to the subscriber on a predetermined date and time on a one time or recurring basis.
 
EMMA the Perfect Receptionist. Our software provides telephone subscribers with the first remote accessed automated attendant service. Emma answers the subscriber’s phone with a custom greeting and listens as a caller speaks a name, department, or location listed in the subscriber’s voice dialing directory then routes the call to the person, department or location requested. On outbound calls, EMMA uses the same procedure to dial a phone number from a subscriber’s directory upon a speech command such as “Call John.”
 
Competition
 
The enhanced services market is competitive and marked by rapid technological innovations. We expect competition to continue to increase as wireless, local, and competitive local telephone companies seek to offer their customers, the subscribers, enhanced services and to distinguish themselves from other phone companies. Many of our current competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, established subscriber bases and substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, sales and other resources than us. We believe that the principal factors affecting competition in the enhanced services market are ease of use, overall technical performance, price and reliability. The market for our products and services is constantly evolving, and we may not be able to compete successfully against current and potential future competitors.
 
Major competitors in the ringback service arena are RealNetworks, LiveWire Mobile, Alcatel, Comverse Technologies, and Lucent. Even though we are much smaller and have substantially less resources than these other providers we believe we have competitive viability with carriers because we were the first provider of a ringback service in the United States.
 
Customer Service
 
We train contracting phone companies’ customer service employees to be able to answer standard questions related to the varying services we provide through the GAP system, from product selection to individual product help. We assist contracting phone companies if there are problems with the GAP system platform through our 24 hour, 7day a week technical support line. In addition, our systems are redundant where possible, but in the case of a component failure back-up components, such as the telephony cards that help operate the system, are inventoried for overnight shipment and replacement. We believe that this high level of customer service and technical support will help us market the system to a greater number of telephone companies.
 
Dependence on one or a few major customers
 
During the year, approximately sixty-one percent of the Company’s revenue consisted of sales and installation of ringback service equipment to one carrier customer. The sales and marketing team is aggressively marketing its services to existing and prospective customers but dependence from revenue sharing from this one carrier customer may continue through the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
 
Employees
 
As of June 12, 2009, we had 12 full time employees. None of our employees is represented by a labor organization. We maintain various employee benefit plans and we believe we have excellent relations with our employees.

 
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Patents, Trademarks and Copyright
 
The Preferred Voice name and logo, the GAP system, the SAM peripheral and the names of products and services we offer are trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks or registered service marks that we own. We rely on a combination of trade secret, copyright and non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements to protect our proprietary rights in our software and technology. There can be no assurance that such measures are or will be adequate to protect our proprietary technology. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology.
 
Our software is licensed to contracting phone companies under license agreements containing provisions prohibiting the unauthorized use, copying and transfer of the licensed program. Policing unauthorized use of our products will be difficult, and any significant piracy of our products could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
 
We have received registered trademarks from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the following: Preferred/telecom, Preferred Voice, Secure Card, Use Your Voice, BusinessConnect, Rockin’ Ringback Safety Talk, and Adback. We have received notice of allowance on our U. S. Patent Applications “Method and Apparatus That Provides a Reusable Voice Path in Addition to Release Link Functionality for Use with a Platform Having a Voice Activated Front End” and “ System Access Modules for Use with a Telecommunications Switch, a Telephony Server System and a Method of Enabling a Communications Session”.
 
We have applied for patents on our Group Plan Manager, Method of Customizing In-band Signaling for a Communication in Progress, a Method of Identifying a Subscriber to a Calling Party and a Tone Sequence Applicator Employing Either Method. We have not yet received confirmation of issuance of such.
 
Core Technology and System Enhancement
 
We have spent the last ten years developing and enhancing our proprietary software in conjunction with differing hardware platforms and development of switch integration to create our GAP system. We continually evaluate and adjust our GAP system. The ever changing telephony and computer industry requires companies like ours to continue developing new or improved methods to process applications and as new technology emerges new processes are created to better deploy our services. In the past three fiscal years we achieved the conversion to our high-density database structure that will allow for a very efficient and scalable network based service deployment platform, we completed the integration of web-enabled services in our My Phone Services Suite, we deployed the first ringback service through a telephony carrier in the United States and we have installed and tested our ringback service in a Tier II multi-switch carrier network. We currently have eight employees in our software/hardware development and deployment department.
 
Item 1A: Risk Factors
 
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
 
Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments
 
None
 
Item 2: Properties
 
Our executive offices are located in Dallas, Texas. We lease 3,588 square feet of space in a facility as a tenant. The term of the lease is through December 31, 2009 and the rent is presently $4,485 per month.
 
Item 3: Legal Proceedings
 
In February, 2008, we were sued by Ring Plus, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 7,006,608 (the “608 Patent”) which pertains to ringback tone replacement methods and algorithms. Ring Plus, Inc. is seeking declaratory judgment that we have violated the 608 Patent, preliminary and permanent injunctions, an order that we destroy all infringing items, and money damages in a sum according to proof at trial. We do not believe that we infringe the 608 Patent and we believe we have meritorious defenses to the action.

 
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The case is currently stayed by the court awaiting action by a court in a related case in Texas, in which the court is expected to rule on a defense asserted by another party that the 608 patent is unenforceable.
 
Regardless of the outcome, this litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, including costs related to our indemnification obligations, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.
 
Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
There have been no matters submitted for vote to the security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

 
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PART II
 
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
The Common Stock is listed on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board under the symbol “PRFV”. The following table indicates the quarterly high and low bid price for the Common Stock on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008. Such inter-dealer quotations do not necessarily represent actual transactions and do not reflect retail mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions.
 
OTC ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD BID PRICE
                           
   
Fiscal 2009
           
Fiscal 2008
       
   
HIGH
   
LOW
     
HIGH
   
LOW
 
1st Quarter
  $ 0.70     $ 0.55  
1st Quarter
  $ 1.36     $ 1.00  
2nd Quarter
  $ 065     $ 0.55  
2nd Quarter
  $ 1.35     $ 0.65  
3rd Quarter
  $ 0.55     $ 0.15  
3rd Quarter
  $ 0.65     $ 0.65  
4th Quarter
  $ 0.49     $ 0.15  
4th Quarter
  $ 0.70     $ 0.65  
 
On June 12, 2009, the closing bid price of the Common Stock as reported on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board was $.17.
 
The number of holders of record of the Company’s common stock as of June 12, 2009 was 159 as reported by our transfer agent. This number does not include an undetermined number of stockholders whose stock is held in “street” or “nominee” name.
 
We have not declared or paid any cash or other dividends on the Common Stock to date for the last two (2) fiscal years and have no intention of doing so in the foreseeable future.
 
We did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.
 
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities not previously reported on the Company’s 10-QSB
 
None
 
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
 
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
 
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion and analysis constitutes forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and as such involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The words “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “predict”, “believes”, “plan”, “seek”, “objective” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements or elsewhere in this report. Important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially from our expectations are discussed in detail in Item 1 above. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not entitled to rely on the safe harbor for forward looking statements under 27A of the Securities Act or 21E of the Exchange Act as long as our stock is classified as a penny stock within the meaning of Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act. A penny stock is generally defined to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined in Rule 3a51-1) of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions.
 
On November 13, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a 1 for 5 reverse stock split of its common stock. All references in this report to the number of shares of common stock, loss per share, and market price per share have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse stock split.

 
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements, including the notes thereto.
 
Overview
 
We began operations in May 1994 as a traditional 1+ long-distance reseller. Recognizing the declines in telecommunications service prices and the decreasing margins being experienced in long distance sales, we decided to sell our long distance customer base and assets in early 1997. Since June of 1997, we have focused on the development, testing, and deployment of voice activated telecommunications services that would allow any consumer the ability to “dial” their calls using their voice. In the last two fiscal years we have focused our efforts on service applications that do not utilize voice recognition and will continue to evaluate each product and the incorporation of voice in each product as it is developed.
 
Even though we believe voice activated products have viability in the telecommunications arena, we have concentrated our last three years of development efforts on the growing trend in mobile entertainment. We therefore contracted with a leading content provider to distribute their library of downloadable wireless games, picture messages, graphics and ring-tones. Our first content project was launched on June 18, 2004 with a full turnkey solution for the carrier that includes secure customer login from the carrier website, viewing of content, download of content, and creation of a billing record for the carriers billing system. This initial introduction to mobile entertainment led us to research the viability of additional personalized entertainment services that could be delivered through our network. On October 22, 2004 we announced the first commercial launch of a ringback service in the United States with the launch of our Rockin’ Ringback service. Our personalized ringback service provides a network-based personalized service that enables users to choose an audio file that callers will listen to while the phone is ringing. We believe that since we already have a relationship with the carrier and are integrated with these carriers customer service departments and billing departments that we have an opportunity to introduce new products with minimal integration effort. We will continue to research and either develop or acquire additional services that can be deployed through our platform. As of June 12, 2009 we had six carrier customers providing My Phone Services Suite service in their marketplace.
 
Our systems structure is a robust data base system which will allow for scalability and addition of new services to our platform in shorter development cycles than were possible under our previous structure. On September 15, 2004 we announced the release of “My Phone Services Suite”, which incorporates our network address book, network voice dialing, Push2Connect, and Rockin Ringback services into one user-centric service that allows the subscriber to personalize the look and feel of their communications service especially for their personality. Revenue from these new products is expected to be slow with no guarantees of market and/or customer acceptance. We also believe that we will continue to see increased competition that along with many other factors may have an impact on the company and its products.
 
In April of 2007, we started marketing a hosted digital signage content delivery system to our customers that provided them with an in-store sales and marketing tool that educates customers on their products and services while customers are waiting for sales assistance. The content is customized for each customer and reflects the sales process that would normally be utilized by a sales associate. The content is delivered through a 32 inch touch screen monitor via a network connection and can be changed and managed through a scheduling interface. The user has the ability to search through an interactive self-discovery mechanism that allows them to become familiar with the store product and services. For example, the menu can start with a listing of phones. With a touch on a particular phone the screen can display the phone features and from there the screen could provide accessories for that phone. As of June 12, 2009 we have placed 78 screens in either carrier retail outlets or wireless agent stores.
 
The implementation of our business plan is subject to risks inherent in the establishment and deployment of technology. In order for us to succeed, we must:
 
secure adequate financial and human resources to meet our requirements, including adequate numbers of technical support staff to provide service for our phone company customers;
 
establish and maintain relationships with phone companies;
 
make sure the GAP system works with the telephone switches of all of the major manufacturers;
 
achieve user acceptance for our services;
 
generate reasonable margins on our services;
 
continue to deploy and install GAP systems on a timely and acceptable schedule;
 
respond to competitive market developments;

 
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mitigate risk associated with our technology by obtaining patents and copyrights and other protections of our intellectual property; and
 
continually update and add to our product offerings to meet the needs of consumers.
 
Failure to achieve these objectives could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. Increased competition from other providers of similar services can and have impacted our business.
 
Results of Operations
 
We currently provide our services to phone companies through sale and installation of equipment and revenue sharing agreements that provide revenue splits ranging from seventy percent (70%) to thirty percent (30%) depending on the amount of revenue obtained by the phone company through sale of our services to their subscribers. We license our software to contracting phone companies as we found that the revenue sharing arrangement embodied in our form Marketing Agreement could potentially provide a higher rate of return on investment to us over the life of our standard contract.
 
We recorded net income of $43,617, or $.01 per share, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, compared to a net loss of $747,816, or $.12 per share, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, and a net loss of $1,346,293, or $.22 per share, for the year ended March 31, 2007. The decrease in loss experienced from fiscal year end 2007 to 2008 and again from 2008 to 2009 is a result of increased revenue being generated from our revenue share agreements.
 
Total Revenue
 
Total revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 was $4,007,014 compared to $3,541,586 and $1,254,634 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively. The increase of revenue reflects continued increase of sales in our ringback, content and digital signage services.
 
We do anticipate that revenues from the My Phone Services Suite to continue to build as new customers to the service integrate and market the product to their subscriber base.
 
Cost of Sales
 
Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 was $2,038,081 compared to $2,043,454 and $716,937 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. For each of the fiscal years reported, costs consisted of installed equipment, network infrastructure costs, such as collocations, connectivity, system access, long-distance, depreciation and amortization, and content costs to third parties. We believe costs of sales for network infrastructure will continue to remain steady through the next fiscal year as we utilize current capacity but will increase gradually if and when new customers are added.
 
Selling, General and Administrative
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 were $1,699,903 compared to $1,881,043 and $1,321,912 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase from 2007 to 2008 was primarily from increased headcount and employee stock award compensation. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 was from an overall reduction in excess capacity.
 
We expect that selling, general and administrative expenses will remain constant through the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.
 
Interest Expense
 
Interest expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 was $223,266 compared to $366,644 and $544,231 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. During 2009, a total of $93,992 of the interest expense related to amortization of loan discount value assigned to the warrants issued in the September 29, 2006 offering. During 2008, a total of $236,464 of the interest expense relates to: (i) $142,472 of amortization of loan discount value assigned to the warrants issued in the March 31, 2005 offering, and (ii) $93,992 of amortization of loan discount value assigned to the warrants issued in the September 29, 2006 offering. During 2007, a total of $446,968 of the interest expense relates to: (i) $257,500 of intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature on the March 31, 2005 Convertible Debenture upon shareholder approval for the increase of authorized shares to 100,000,000 on April 27, 2006, (ii) $142,472 of amortization of loan discount value assigned to the warrants issued in the March 31, 2005 offering, and (iii) $46,996 of amortization of loan discount value assigned to the warrants issued in the September 29, 2006 offering.

 
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Core Technology Enhancements Software Applications and Hardware
 
We have not expensed any research and development costs for any of the periods stated on our financial statements, but we have accumulated costs of $1,365,409 for enhancement of our core software and hardware technology as of March 31, 2009.
 
Other Income and Expense
 
We recognized a loss from the destruction of a digital sign unit of $2,147 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. We have recognized income from the sale of excess equipment of $1,739, and $4,108, respectively, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
 
Income Taxes
 
As of March 31, 2009, we had cumulative federal net operating losses of approximately $20.3 million, which can be used to offset future income subject to federal income tax through the fiscal year 2029. Net operating loss limitations may be imposed if changes in stock ownership of the company create a change of control as provided in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Our cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2009 were $466,187, an increase of $182,967 from $283,220 at March 31, 2008. The Company has relied primarily on the issuance of stock, debentures and warrants to fund its operations since January of 1997 when we sold our long-distance resale operation.
 
Net cash provided from operating activities was $310,242 for the year ended March 31, 2009 compared to net cash used for operating activities of $130,777 for the year ended March 31, 2008. Net cash used for investing activities was $29,775 for the year ended March 31, 2009 compared to cash used in investing activities of $32,058 for the year ended March 31, 2008. Net cash used for financing activities was $97,500 for the year ended March 31, 2009 compared to net cash used by financing activities of $-0- for the year ended March 31, 2008.
 
On September 29, 2006, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder, we completed the sale of 117 units (“Units”) with each Unit consisting of a 3-year, 6% Convertible Debenture in the principal amount of $10,000, and 14,286 5-year warrants to purchase a share of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Company at an exercise price of $.50 for an aggregate of $1,170,000.
 
On March 31, 2005, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder, we completed the sale of 97.5 units (“Units”) with each Unit consisting of a 3-year, 6% Convertible Debenture in the principal amount of $10,000, and 10,000 5-year warrants to purchase a share of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Company at an exercise price of $.60 for an aggregate of $975,000.
 
On May 18, 2004, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder, we closed an offering of 220 units consisting of Ten Thousand (10,000) shares of the common stock of the Company and a warrant to purchase Five Thousand shares of common stock at a purchase price of $5,000 per unit for an aggregate of $1,100,000.
 
Due to uncertainties regarding a number of new customer contracts that the Company just launched, it is difficult for management to project the Company’s revenue performance, operating profits or loss, or cash requirements for more than a few months.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

 
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Future Obligations
 
Management projects working capital needs to be approximately $1,440,000 over the next twelve months for corporate overhead and equipment purchases to continue to deploy services to carrier customers. Additionally, the Company has $2,047,500 of debentures due on or before September 29, 2009. Management believes that current cash and cash equivalents and cash that may be generated from operations will not be sufficient to meet both the anticipated capital requirements and the debenture repayment on their maturity date. Management believes that it can negotiate extensions on the debentures which will allow them to meet working capital needs from anticipated operating cash flows as well as extinguish some portion of the debentures due. Such projections have been based on revenue trends from current customers and customers which are already under contract utilizing the revenue rates that have been experienced over the past six months with currently installed customers and projected cash requirements to support installation, sales and marketing, and general overhead. If the Company cannot renegotiate extensions on the debenture maturity dates or operating projections are not realized it may be forced to raise additional capital through the issuance of new shares, the exercise of outstanding warrants, or reduction of current overhead. 
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Our accounting policies are fully described in Note B to our financial statements. The following describes the general application of accounting principles that impact our consolidated financial statements.
 
Our results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to bad debt, inventories, investments, intangible assets, income taxes, financing operations, and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
 
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007
   
Independent Auditors’ Report
F-1
Financial Statements
 
Balance Sheets
F-2
Statements of Operations
F-5
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
F-6
Statement of Cash Flows
F-8
Notes to Financial Statements
F-9
 
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
There have been no changes in or disagreements with our accountants on accounting and financial disclosures.

 
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Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We carried out an evaluation required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, who is also our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the 1934 Act. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer concluded that as of March 31, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. A system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.
 
An internal control material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit the attention of those responsible for oversight of the company’s financial reporting.
 
Management of the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2009.
 
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent 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.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. The Company has made no changes in its internal control over financial reporting in connection with its fourth quarter 2009 evaluation that would materially affect, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 9B. Other Information
 
On February 23, 2009 Mr. Todd Parker resigned as a Director.

 
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PART III
 
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
Directors and Executive Officers
 
The Board of Directors currently consists of two (2) people. Directors serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. The following table sets forth information about all of our Directors and executive officers and all persons nominated or chosen to become such:
 
 
             
Name
     
Age
   
Office
   
Year First
Elected Director
             
Mary G. Merritt
 
52
 
Director, Chief Executive Officer, Executive VP-Finance and Secretary/Treasurer
 
1994
             
Scott V. Ogilvie
 
55
 
Director
 
2000
 
Ms. Merritt is a founder of Preferred Voice and has been a director since May 1994. She has served as Chief Executive Officer since February 2005, Chief Operating Officer from May 2004, and has served as Executive Vice President – Finance and Secretary/Treasurer since inception. She served as President of Star of Texas, Inc., from 1989 to May 1994. She also served as Controller of United Medicorp for several months during 1992. Ms. Merritt is a certified public accountant and was employed by Ernst & Whinney from 1981 to 1989.
 
Mr. Ogilvie was elected as a director of Preferred Voice in February 20, 2000. Mr. Ogilvie is a Managing Director with Capital Investment Company and has been so since September of 2000. From January 1998 to 2000, Mr. Ogilvie was employed by Classic Residence by Hyatt as Managing Director of Development-Western Division. From 1993 through 1998, Mr. Ogilvie was a partner in the John Buck Company, a full service real estate brokerage, development and property management company. Mr. Ogilvie is the sole member of our Audit Committee.
 
We are not aware of any “family relationships” (as defined in Item 401(c) of Regulation S-­B promulgated by the SEC) among directors, executive officers, or persons nominated or chosen by us to become directors or executive officers.
 
Except as set forth above, we are not aware of any event (as listed in Item 401(d) of Regulation S-B promulgated by the SEC) that occurred during the past five years that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any director, person nominated to become a director, executive officer, promoter or control person of the company.
 
The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Ogilvie is “independent” as such term is defined by the listing standards of Nasdaq and the rules of the SEC. Ms. Merritt is not “independent” since she is an employee of the Company.
 
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
 
Due to our status as a Section 15(d) reporting company, our executive officers, directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities are not required to file with the SEC reports of ownership and changes in ownership of Preferred Voice’s equity securities pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Code of Ethics
 
The Board of Directors has adopted a code of business ethics that applies to its directors, officers and management employees generally. A copy of this code of business ethics may be obtained, at no cost, by writing or telephoning the Company at Preferred Voice, Inc., 6500 Greenville Avenue, Suite 570, Dallas, Texas 75206, 214-265-9580, Attn: Secretary.

 
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Audit, Nominating and Compensation Committees
 
Mr. Ogilvie is currently the only member of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Ogilvie is qualified as a “financial expert” under the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company does not currently have either a Nominating or Compensation Committee.
 
Item 11. Executive Compensation
 
The following tables set forth the compensation paid by the Company to our executive officers during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Annual Compensation
   
Name &
Principal
Position
Year
 
Salary
($)
   
Bonus
($)
   
Stock
Awards
   
Option
Awards
   
Non- Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
   
Non- qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
   
All Other
Compensation
($)
   
Total
 
Mary G Merritt                                                   
Chief 
                                                 
Executive 
 2009
  $ 106,125                                            
Officer, EVP – 
 2008
  $ 105,000                 $ 55,839 (2)                     $ 160,839  
Finance(1)
                                                                 
(1) Ms. Merritt has served as Chief Executive Officer since February, 2005.
(2) Reflects an option award of 150,000 shares of common stock granted on January 23, 2007 at an exercise price of $.60. The options to purchase one-half of the shares may be exercised at any time six months from the date of the grant, and all shares may be exercised at any time on or after the first anniversary of the date of the grant and terminate on the fifth anniversary of the date of the grant. The dollar amount reflected in the table is the fair value under the Black-Scholes option-pricing model amortized over the service period of the award.
 
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
 
We have not granted any stock awards other than as stock options. The following table reflects all option awards outstanding at March 31, 2009 to our executive officers:
                       
Name
(a)
 
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
exercisable
(b)
 
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
unexercisable
(c)
 
            Option awards
            Equity incentive
            plan awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned options
(#)
(d)
 
Option
exercise price
($)
(e)
 
Option
expiration date
(f)
 
                       
Mary Merritt
 
  15,000
 
0
 
0
 
$0.60
 
6/12/10
 
   
  14,133
 
0
 
0
 
$0.60
 
4/2/10
 
   
150,000
 
0
 
0
 
$0.60
 
1/24/12
 

 
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Equity Compensation Plan
               
Plan Category
 
Number of Securities To be
Issued Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights (a)
 
Weighted-Average Exercise
Price of Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and Rights (b)
 
Number of Securities Remaining
Available For Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans
(excluding securities in column (a)) (c)
 
Equity Compensation
Plans Approved by
Security Holders
   
844,133
 
   
$0.62
 
   
844,133
 
 
       
       
               
Equity Compensation
Plans Not Approved by
Security Holders
   
0
 
   
0
 
   
0
 
 
       
       
               
Total
 
 844,133
 
 
 $0.62
 
 
 844,133
 
 
 
Compensation of Directors
 
We do not currently pay any cash fees to our directors, but we pay directors’ expenses in attending board meetings. During the year ended March 31, 2009, no director expenses were reimbursed.
 
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 
The following table sets forth as of June 12, 2009, the name and number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, held of record by (i) each of the directors and named executive officers of the Company, (ii) beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock; and (iii) all the officers and directors as a group. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, shares of common stock that an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants are deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table.
 
Beneficial Ownership (1), (2)
           
 
Name of Beneficial Owner
 
Number of
Shares
 
Percentage
 
           
Mary G. Merritt(3)
    642,284   9.82
%
             
Scott Ogilvie(4)
    58,000  
*
 
             
Todd Parker(5)
    1,050,000   14.94
%
             
JMG Capital Partners, L.P.(6)
    1,592,102   22.33
%
             
JMG Triton Offshore Fund Ltd.(7)
    1,591,502   22.33
%
             
J. Steven Emerson(8)
    2,797,316   34.84
%
             
Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.(9)
    1,357,599   18.98
%
             
G. Tyler Runnels(10)
    2,666,339   33.18
%
             
All Directors and executive officers as a group (two persons)(11)
    700,284   10.76
%
*     Less than one percent (1%).
           

 
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1)
SEC rules provide that, for purposes hereof, a person is considered the “beneficial owner” of shares with respect to which the person, directly or indirectly, has or shares the voting or investment power, irrespective of his/her/its economic interest in the shares. Unless otherwise noted, each person identified possesses sole voting and investment power over the shares listed, subject to community property laws.
2)
Based on 6,130,184 shares outstanding on June 12, 2009. Shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of June 12, 2009, are deemed beneficially owned by the person holding such options for the purposes of calculating the percentage of ownership of such person but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of any other person.
3)
Includes 143,857 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants, 179,133 issuable upon exercise of employee stock options, 85,714 shares issuable upon conversion of notes, and 6,000 shares held by minor children.
4)
Includes 58,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.
5)
Includes 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 800,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held by Hidden River, LLC for which Mr. Parker has voting power over the shares.
6)
Includes 442,857 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 555,714 shares issuable upon conversion of notes. JMG Capital Partners’ address is 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2180, Los Angeles, California 90025. JMG Capital Partners has advised us that Jonathan M. Glaser is the member-manager of JMG Capital Management, LLC, which is the general partner of JMG Capital Partners, and is the natural person with sole voting power over the shares held by JMG Capital Partners.
7)
Includes 442,857 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 555,714 shares issuable upon conversion of notes. JMG Triton Offshore Fund Ltd.’s address is Citco Building, Wickhams Cay, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. We have been informed by JMG Triton Offshore Fund Ltd. that Jonathan M. Glaser is the member-manager of Pacific Assets Management, LLC, which is the general partner of JMG Triton Offshore Fund Ltd., and he is the natural person who has sole voting power over the shares held by JMG Triton Offshore Fund Ltd.
8)
Includes 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants, and 200,000 shares issuable upon conversion of notes, 727,057 shares held in Mr. Emerson’s retirement accounts, 550,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held in Mr. Emerson’s retirement accounts and 450,000 shares issuable upon conversion of notes issued to Mr. Emerson’s retirement account, 2,000 shares held by Emerson Partners, 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held by Emerson Partners, 200,000 shares issuable upon conversion of notes issued to Emerson Partners, for which Mr. Emerson has voting power over the shares held by Emerson Partners, 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held by Emerson Family Foundation, and 200,000 shares issuable upon conversion of notes issued to Emerson Family Foundation, for which Mr. Emerson has voting power over the shares held by Emerson Family Foundation.
9)
Includes 414,286 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and 608,572 shares issuable upon conversion of notes. Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd’s address is Caledonian House, Jennett Street, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC (“BCA”) is the investment advisor to Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (“Bristol”). As manager of BCA and a director of Bristol, Paul Kessler has voting and investment power over the shares held by Bristol. Mr. Kessler disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
10)
Includes 273,292 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants, 130,000 shares held by The Runnels Family Trust, 350,714 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held by The Runnels Family Trust and 551,429 shares issuable upon conversion of notes issued to The Runnels Family Trust, 327,259 shares held by High Tide, LLC, 250,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held by High Tide, LLC and 380,000 shares issuable upon conversion of notes issued to High Tide, LLC for which Mr. Runnels has sole voting power over the shares held by High Tide, LLC and 272,456 held by T.R. Winston & Company Incorporated and 101,351 issuable upon exercise of warrants held by T.R. Winston & Company Incorporated for which Mr. Runnels has voting power over the shares held by T.R. Winston & Company Incorporated.
11)
Includes the shares described in footnotes 3 and 4.
 
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
On March 1, 2009 we issued Hidden River LLC a warrant to purchase 800,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share on or before June 30, 2011, for services they provided in conjunction with evaluation and recommendations for the Company’s business development plans. Todd Parker is a managing director at Hidden River LLC.
 
All of the transactions referred to in this section involving the issuance of shares of our common stock or warrants are exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Each transaction was a privately negotiated transaction without general solicitation or advertising with persons or entities that we believed were “sophisticated investors” within the meaning of the Securities Act and had access to all information concerning our company that each such person or entity deemed necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the transaction.

 
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See Item 9 above for information concerning director independence.
 
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
Our independent auditors, Philip Vogel & Co., P.C., have no direct or indirect interest in the Company and have been the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm since 1995. The following table sets forth the fees billed and estimated fees for professional audit services provided by such firm for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:
             
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Audit Fees (a)
  $ 42,100     $ 29,000  
                 
Audit-Related Fees (b)
  $ 0     $ 0  
                 
Tax Fees (c)
  $ 0     $ 0  
                 
All Other Fees
  $ 0     $ 0  
 
 
(a)
Includes fees for services related to the audits of our annual financial statements and the reviews of our interim financial statements and assistance with SEC filings.
 
(b)
Includes fees for services related to transaction due diligence and consultations with respect to compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
(c)
Includes fees for services related to tax compliance, preparation and planning services (including U.S. federal, state and local returns) and tax examination assistance.
 
Our Audit Committee established a policy whereby the outside auditors are required to seek pre-approval on an annual basis of all audit, audit-related, tax and other services by providing a prior description of the services to be performed. For the year ended March 31, 2009, 100% of all audit-related services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee, which concluded that the provision of such services by Philip Vogel & Co., P.C. was compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.

 
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Item 15. Exhibits
 
(a)
Exhibits
   
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
 
3.1(1)
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on August 3, 1992 with the Secretary of State of Delaware (Exhibit 3.1)
3.2(1)
Certificate of Amendment, filed on May 2, 1994 with the Secretary of State of Delaware (Exhibit 3.2)
3.3(1)
Certificate of Amendment, filed on March 21, 1995 with the Secretary of State of Delaware (Exhibit 3.3)
3.4(2)
Certificate of Amendment, filed on July 27, 1995 with the Secretary of State of Delaware (Exhibit 3.5)
3.5(3)
Certificate of Amendment, filed on March 7, 1997 with the Secretary of State of Delaware (Exhibit 3.5)
3.6
Certificate of Amendment, filed on April 27, 2007with the Secretary of State of Delaware (Exhibit 3.1)
3.7(1)
Bylaws of the registrant (Exhibit 3.4)
   
10.1(4)
Form of Warrant Certificate and Schedule of Warrant Certificates (Exhibit 10.1)
10.2(6)
Form of Subscription Agreement between Preferred Voice, Inc. and certain purchasers of Preferred Voice, Inc. common stock (Exhibit 10.1)
10.3(6)
Form of Warrant Certificate (Exhibit 10.2)
10.4(6)
Warrant No. 122 issued to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. (Exhibit 10.3)
10.5(5)
Second Amendment to Lease between Dallas Office Portfolio, L.P., as successor in interest to Greenville Avenue Properties, Ltd. and Preferred Voice, Inc. (Exhibit 10.3)
10.6(1)
Preferred/telecom, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan for Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Options (Exhibit 10.5)
10.7(7)
2000 Stock Plan for Incentive Stock Options and Other Equity Participation (Exhibit 10.1)
10.8(8)
Form of Subscription Agreement by and between Preferred Voice, Inc. and certain signatories thereto (Exhibit 10.1)
10.9(8)
Form of Warrant Certificate, issued by Preferred Voice, Inc. pursuant to the Subscription Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.9 hereto (Exhibit 10.2)
10.10(9)
Patent License Agreement by and between Preferred Voice, Inc. and KoninKlijkePhilips Electronics N.V.*(Exhibit 10.2)
10.11(10)
Form of Subscription Agreement, by and between Preferred Voice, Inc. and certain signatories thereto (Exhibit 10.1)
10.12(11)
Form of Subscription Agreement, by and between Preferred Voice, Inc. and certain signatories thereto (Exhibit 10.1)
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Consent of Philip Vogel & Co. PC
31.1
Section 302 Certification
32.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 

Filed herewith.
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 1995.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 1995.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended March 31, 1999, filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 8, 2001
(5)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2000.
 (6)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2000, filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(7)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2001.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(9)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2001.
(10)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2004.

 
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(11)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2005.
(12)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2005.
(13)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2005.
(14)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2006.
(15)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2006.
(16)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2006.
(17)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit shown in parenthesis to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2009.

 
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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this annual report on Form 10-KSB to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized.
 
   
Preferred Voice, Inc.
 
   
(Registrant)
 
       
Date: June 16, 2009
 
By: 
/s/ Mary G. Merritt
 
     
Mary G. Merritt, Chairman
 
 
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this annual report on Form 10-KSB 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/ Mary G. Merritt
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Vice President of Finance and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
June 16, 2009
Mary G. Merritt
     
       
         
/s/ Scott Ogilvie
   
Director
 
June 16, 2009
Scott Ogilvie
       

 
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
The Board of Directors
and Shareholders
Preferred Voice, Inc.
 
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Preferred Voice, Inc. as of March 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Preferred Voice, Inc. as of March 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note L to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations. This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note L. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
   
 
PHILIP VOGEL & CO. PC
   
   
 
graphic
 
Certified Public Accountants
   
Dallas, Texas
 
   
June 12, 2009
 

 
F-1

 
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
             
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Assets
           
             
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 466,187     $ 283,220  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,269 and $0, respectively
    654,111       638,210  
Inventory
    37,641       84,567  
Prepaid expenses
    7,500        
Current portion of deferred loan cost
    4,214       8,428  
                 
Total current assets
  $ 1,169,653     $ 1,014,425  
                 
Property and equipment:
               
Computer equipment
  $ 484,898     $ 572,392  
Furniture and fixtures
    22,317       22,317  
Office equipment
    19,271       19,271  
                 
    $ 526,486     $ 613,980  
                 
Less accumulated depreciation
    371,254       421,190  
                 
Net property and equipment
  $ 155,232     $ 192,790  
                 
Other assets:
               
Capitalized software development costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,249,024 and $1,228,026, respectively
  $ 8,904     $ 29,902  
Deposits
    29,485       34,485  
Noncurrent portion deferred loan cost, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $12,642, respectively
          4,214  
Trademarks and patents, net of accumulated amortization of $39,915 and $31,926, respectively
    67,566       68,763  
                 
Total other assets
  $ 105,955     $ 137,364  
                 
Total assets
  $ 1,430,840     $ 1,344,579  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 
F-2

 
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
           
             
Current liabilities:
           
Accounts payable
  $ 218,571     $ 245,553  
Accrued vacation
    4,314       7,859  
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes
    5,044       19,735  
Accrued interest
    35,100       35,100  
Deferred revenue
    56,917       43,417  
Current portion debentures payable - net of discounts
    2,000,504       975,000  
                 
Total current liabilities
  $ 2,320,450     $ 1,326,664  
                 
Long-term liabilities:
               
                 
Debentures payable - net of discounts
  $     $ 1,029,012  
                 
Total long-term liabilities
  $     $ 1,029,012  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note J, K and L)
               
                 
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
               
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 6,130,184 and 6,130,184 shares issued, respectively
  $ 6,130     $ 6,130  
Additional paid-in capital
    20,481,148       20,403,278  
Accumulated deficit
    (21,375,382 )     (21,418,999 )
Treasury stock 4,500 shares at cost
    (1,506 )     (1,506 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
  $ (889,610 )   $ (1,011,097 )
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
  $ 1,430,840     $ 1,344,579  

 
F-3

 
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
                   
Net sales
  $ 4,007,014     $ 3,541,586     $ 1,254,634  
                         
Cost of sales
    2,038,081       2,043,454       716,937  
                         
Gross profit
  $ 1,968,933     $ 1,498,132     $ 537,697  
                         
General and administrative expenses
  $ 1,699,903     $ 1,881,043     $ 1,321,912  
                         
Income (loss) from operations
  $ 269,030     $ (382,911 )   $ (784,215 )
                         
Other income (expense):
                       
Interest expense
  $ (223,266 )   $ (366,644 )   $ (544,231 )
Gain on sale of assets
          1,739       4,108  
Impairment expense
                (32,014 )
Other income (expense)
    (2,147 )           10,059  
                         
Total other income (expense)
  $ (225,413 )   $ (364,905 )   $ (562,078 )
                         
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes
  $ 43,617     $ (747,816 )   $ (1,346,293 )
                         
Provision for income taxes
                 
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 43,617     $ (747,816 )   $ (1,346,293 )
                         
Per share amounts:
                       
Net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.01     $ (0.12 )   $ (0.22 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 
F-4

 
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007
                         
   
Shares of common stock
 
                         
   
Authorized
   
Issued
   
Outstanding
   
In treasury
 
Balance - March 31, 2006
    50,000,000       5,963,166       5,958,666       4,500  
                                 
Increase in authorized shares of common stock
    50,000,000                    
Issuance of stock for accrued interest payable on convertible debentures
          167,143       167,143        
Decrease in common stock for fractional shares
          (125 )     (125 )      
Intrinsic value of beneficial conversion feature
                       
Warrants issued for goods and services
                       
Compensation expense recognized on vested employee stock options
                       
Proceeds from the issuance of the debentures allocated to the warrants
                       
                                 
Net loss for the year ended March 31, 2007
                       
                                 
Balance - March 31, 2007
    100,000,000       6,130,184       6,125,684       4,500  
                                 
Compensation expense recognized on vested employee stock options
                       
                                 
Net loss for the year ended March 31, 2008
                       
                                 
Balance - March 31, 2008
    100,000,000       6,130,184       6,125,684       4,500  
                                 
Warrants issued for consulting services
                       
                                 
Net income for the year ended March 31, 2009
                       
                                 
Balance - March 31, 2009
    100,000,000       6,130,184       6,125,684       4,500  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 
F-5

 
 
Amounts
       
Common
stock $0.001
par value
   
Treasury
stock
   
Additional
paid-in
capital
   
Accummulated
deficit
   
Total
stockholders’
equity
 
$ 5,963     $ (1,506 )   $ 19,424,477     $ (19,324,890 )   $ 104,044  
                                     
                           
                                     
  167             58,332             58,499  
                                     
                           
              257,500             257,500  
              25,285             25,285  
                                     
              58,106             58,106  
                                     
              281,977             281,977  
                                     
                    (1,346,293 )     (1,346,293 )
                                     
$ 6,130     $ (1,506 )   $ 20,105,677     $ (20,671,183 )   $ (560,882 )
                                     
              297,601             297,601  
                                     
                    (747,816 )     (747,816 )
                                     
$ 6,130     $ (1,506 )   $ 20,403,278     $ (21,418,999 )   $ (1,011,097 )
                                     
              77,870             77,870  
                                     
                    43,617       43,617  
                                     
$ 6,130     $ (1,506 )   $ 20,481,148     $ (21,375,382 )   $ (889,610 )

 
F-6

 
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007
                   
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
                   
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Cash received from customers
  $ 3,991,113     $ 3,289,360     $ 1,079,042  
Cash paid to suppliers and employees
    (3,551,597 )     (3,289,958 )     (1,887,403 )
Interest paid
    (129,274 )     (130,179 )     (62,163 )
                         
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
  $ 310,242     $ (130,777 )   $ (870,524 )
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Capital expenditures
  $ (29,775 )   $ (57,581 )   $ (99,311 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
          25,523       50,568  
                         
Net cash used by investing activities
  $ (29,775 )   $ (32,058 )   $ (48,743 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt and warrants
  $     $     $ 1,170,000  
Repayment of notes payable
    (97,500 )           (14,144 )
                         
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
  $ (97,500 )   $     $ 1,155,856  
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ 182,967     $ (162,835 )   $ 236,589  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents:
                       
Beginning of year
    283,220       446,055       209,466  
                         
End of year
  $ 466,187     $ 283,220     $ 446,055  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 
F-7

 
 
                   
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
                   
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities:
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 43,617     $ (747,816 )   $ (1,346,293 )
                         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 97,956     $ 172,163     $ 264,298  
Gain on sale of assets
          (1,739 )     (4,108 )
Compensation recognized from issuance of stock options
          297,601       58,106  
Impairment of assets
                32,014  
Intrinsic value of beneficial interest
                257,500  
Fair value of stock warrants issued for consulting services
    77,870              
                         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Increase in accounts receivable
    (15,901 )     (252,226 )     (175,592 )
Decrease (increase) in inventory
    46,926       37,199       (121,766 )
(Increase) in prepaid expenses
    (7,500 )            
Decrease (increase) in deposits
    5,000       (30,000 )      
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable
    (26,982 )     129,741       (75,335 )
Increase in deferred revenue
    13,500       43,417        
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses
    75,756       220,883       240,652  
                         
Total adjustments
  $ 266,625     $ 617,039     $ 475,769  
                         
Net cash used by operating activities
  $ 310,242     $ (130,777 )   $ (870,524 )
                         
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
                       
Issuance of stock for accrued interest payable on convertible debentures
  $     $     $ 58,500  
Fair value of stock warrants issued in exchange for services
  $ 77,870     $     $ 25,284  

 
F-8

 
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
   
Note A - General organization:
 
          Preferred Voice, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1992. On February 25, 1997, the Company’s stockholders approved changing the name of the Company to better reflect the nature of the Company’s business. The Company commenced business on May 13, 1994, and was in the development stage until August 1, 1995. The Company provides enhanced services to the telecommunications industry throughout the United States and maintains its principal offices in Dallas, Texas.
   
Note B - Summary of significant accounting policies:
   
 
Use of estimates
   
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
   
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
 
For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include all amounts due from banks with original maturities of three months or less.
   
 
The Company maintains cash balances at a financial institution located in Dallas, Texas, which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
   
 
Receivables and credit policies
   
 
The Company has adopted the provisions of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) No. 01-06, Accounting by Certain Entities (Including Entities with Trade Receivables) That Lend to or Finance the Activities of Others. This SOP provides certain presentation and disclosure changes for entities with trade receivables and is effective for periods beginning January 1, 2002, and thereafter.
   
 
Accounts receivable are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms requiring payment within 30 days from the invoice date. Unpaid accounts receivable with invoice dates over 30 days old bear no interest. Accounts receivable are stated at the amount billed to the customer. Customer account balances with invoices dated over 90 days are considered delinquent. Payments of accounts receivable are allocated to the specific invoices identified on the customer’s remittance advice or, if unspecified, are applied to the earliest unpaid invoice.
   
 
The Company estimates the allowance for doubtful accounts based on an analysis of specific customers, taking into consideration the age of past due accounts and an assessment of the customer’s ability to pay.
   
 
Inventory
   
 
Inventory, consisting of ringback platforms and their related components was $12,854 and $68,355 and digital signage and their related components was $24,787 and $16,212 for the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method.
   
 
Property and equipment
   
 
The cost of property and equipment is depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and the double declining method for income tax purposes. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred. Betterments and renewals are capitalized.

 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note B - Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):
 
The useful lives of property and equipment for purposes of computing depreciation are as follows:
     
 
Computer equipment
5 years
 
Furniture and fixtures
5 years
 
Office equipment
5 years
 
Depreciation expense for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $60,541, $85,574, and $145,999, respectively.
   
 
Capitalized software development
   
 
The Company has adopted the provisions of FASB No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed, to account for its internally developed software costs since the Company is dependent on the software to provide the enhanced services. Under the provisions of FASB No. 86, costs incurred prior to the product’s technological feasibility are expensed as incurred. The capitalization of software development costs begins when a product’s technological feasibility has been established and ends when the product is available for use and released to customers. Capitalized software development costs include direct costs incurred subsequent to establishment of technological feasibility for significant product enhancements. Amortization is computed on an individual product basis using the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the product, generally three years.
   
 
During the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, software development costs capitalized were $-0-, $8,224, and $19,058, respectively. The amortization of capitalized software development costs for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $20,997, $70,509, and $106,757, respectively.
   
 
The estimated aggregate amortization expense for capitalized software development costs for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
 
Year ending
March 31,
 
Amount
 
         
2010
 
$
6,690
 
2011
   
2,214
 
2012
   
 
2013
   
 
2014
   
 
Total
 
$
8,904
 
 
 
Trademarks and patents
   
 
Trademarks and patents are recorded at cost. Amortization is computed on the straight-line method over the identifiable lives of the trademarks and patents. The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, effective for periods beginning January 1, 2002, and thereafter. SFAS 142 addresses financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets and supersedes APB Opinion No. 17, Intangible Assets. Specifically, the statement addresses how intangible assets that are acquired should be accounted for in financial statements upon their acquisition, as well as how goodwill and other intangible assets should be accounted for after they have been initially recognized in the financial statements. The statement requires intangible assets to be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable and that a loss shall be recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible exceeds its fair value. The Company tested its intangible assets for impairment as of March 31, 2009 and found no event or changes in circumstance that have impaired its intangible assets.
 
 
F-10

 

PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
           Note B - Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):
 
The amortization of trademarks and patents for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $7,989, $7,652, and $7,328, respectively.
 
The estimated aggregate amortization expense for trademarks and patents for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
         
March 31,
 
Amount
 
         
2010
 
$
8,022
 
2011
   
8,022
 
2012
   
8,022
 
2013
   
6,200
 
2014
   
4,263
 
Total
 
$
34,529
 
 
 
Advertising expense
   
 
The Company expenses advertising costs when the advertisement occurs. Total advertising expense amounted to $-0- for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
   
 
Fair value of financial instruments
   
 
The Company defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. Financial instruments included in the Company’s financial statements include cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, other receivables, other assets, notes payable and long-term debt. Unless otherwise disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, the carrying value of financial instruments is considered to approximate fair value due to the short maturity and characteristics of those instruments. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value as terms approximate those currently available for similar debt instruments.
   
 
Concentration of business, market and credit risks
   
 
In the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its customers with payment terms generally 30 days. Because of the credit risk involved, management provides an allowance for doubtful accounts that reflects its opinion of amounts that will eventually become uncollectible. In the event of complete nonperformance by the Company’s customers, the maximum exposure to the Company is the outstanding accounts receivable balance at the date of nonperformance.
   
 
During the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, approximately $2,458,790 (61.0%), $1,843,144 (52.0%), and $963,000 (76.7%), respectively, of the Company’s total sales were derived from one customer. At March 31, 2009 one customer’s balance of approximately $501,800 (75%), for March 31, 2008 two customer’s balances of approximately $552,412 (86%), and for March 31, 2007 one customer’s balance of approximately $358,000 (93%) accounted for a material portion of accounts receivable.
   
 
The Company maintains accounts with financial institutions which periodically exceed federally insured amounts. The excess balance at March 31, 2009, was approximately $331,000.

 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
           Note B - Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):
   
 
Revenue recognition
   
 
For recognizing revenue, the Company applies the provisions of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition which was issued in December 2003. In most cases, the services being performed do not require significant production, modification or customization of the Company’s software or services; therefore, revenues are recognized when evidence of a completed transaction exists, generally when services have been rendered. In situations where the Company receives an initial payment for future services, the Company defers recognition of revenue, and recognizes the revenue over the life of the respective contract. SAB No. 104 codified, revised and rescinded certain sections of Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, in order to make this interpretive guidance consistent with current authoritative accounting guidance and SEC rules and regulations.
   
 
During the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the majority of the Company’s revenue consisted of platform sales, ringback service sales, and entertainment content sales. The Ringback product is a service that allows for the playing of a song, message, or other audible during the usual “ring ring” heard until a phone is answered.
   
 
The amount of sales by product segment for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was as follows:
 
Product and Service
 
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
                         
Voice Activated Dialing
  $ 9,972     $ 33,806     $ 214,581  
Telephone Receptionist
          449       643  
Smart Business Line
          494       2,314  
Digital Signage
    205,704       482,515        
Content Sales
    1,732,743       1,370,671       364,641  
Ringback Service
    1,391,518       943,952       271,200  
Platform Sales
    563,514       664,949       271,638  
Maintenance and Support Agreements
    70,000       19,750       66,500  
Customer Applications
    33,563       25,000       63,117  
Total revenue
  $ 4,007,014     $ 3,541,586     $ 1,254,634  
 
 
Income taxes
   
 
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates that will apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
   
 
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), on December 1, 2007. Previously, the Company had accounted for tax contingencies in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. As required by Interpretation 48, which clarifies SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting this standard, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. At the adoption date, the Company applied Interpretation 48 to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remained open. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact in the financial statements during the year ended March 31, 2009.
   
 
Stock based compensation
   
 
On April 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. This statement requires the Company to recognize compensation costs related to stock-based payment transactions (i.e. granting of stock options and warrants) in the financial statements. With limited exceptions, the amount of compensation cost is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. In addition, liability awards will be remeasured each reporting period. Compensation cost will be recognized over the period that an employee provides services in exchange for the award.
 
 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note B - Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):
   
 
The Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective transition method. Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123R for the year ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $-0-, $297,601, and $58,106 respectively. As of March 31, 2009, there were no unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements. Disclosures required by this statement are in Notes F and G.
   
 
Income or loss per share
   
 
The Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, Earnings per Share. SFAS No. 128 reporting requirements replace primary and fully-diluted earnings per share (EPS) with basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income or loss (available to common stockholders) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock, such as stock options, warrants, convertible preferred stock and convertible debentures, were exercised or converted into common stock. For 2009, 2008 and 2007, potential dilutive securities had an anti-dilutive effect and were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share.
   
 
Loss per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 6,130,184, for the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, and 6,129,844 for the year ended March 31, 2007.
   
 
Reporting comprehensive income and operating segments
   
 
The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income and SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. SFAS No. 130 requires that an enterprise report, by major components and as a single total, the change in its net assets during the period from non-owner sources. SFAS No. 131 establishes annual and interim reporting standards for an enterprise’s operating segments and related disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas and major customers. Adoption of these statements has had no impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flow or related disclosures.
   
 
Comprehensive income is the total of (1) net income plus (2) all other changes in net assets arising from non-owner sources, which are referred to as other comprehensive income. In accordance with SFAS No. 130, the Company presents a statement of operations that includes other comprehensive income when applicable. An analysis of changes in components of accumulated other comprehensive income is presented in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. There were no transactions related to other comprehensive income for the two years ended March 31, 2009.
   
 
Impairment of long-lived assets and long-lived assets to be disposed of
   
 
The Company previously adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of. This statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identified intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison on the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. An impairment loss in the amount of $-0-, $-0-, and $1,577, was recognized during the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.
 
 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note B - Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):
   
 
The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets effective for periods beginning January 1, 2002 and thereafter. SFAS 144 replaces SFAS 121 and, among other matters, addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. SFAS 144 retains the basic provisions of SFAS 121, but broadens its scope and establishes a single model for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale.
   
 
Recent accounting pronouncements
   
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is a relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this statement does not require any new fair value measurements. However, for some entities, the application of this statement will change current practices. This statement is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Earlier application is permitted provided that the reporting entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year. In November 2007, the FASB agreed to a one-year deferral of the effective date for non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. Management is currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS 157 to determine the future impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
   
 
On February 15, 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). This standard permits an entity to measure financial instruments and certain other items at estimated fair value. Most of the provisions of SFAS 159 are elective; however, the amendment to FASB No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” applies to all entities that own trading and available-for-sale securities. The fair value option created by SFAS 159 permits an entity to measure eligible items at fair value as of specified election dates. The fair value option (a) may generally be applied instrument by instrument, (b) is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs, and (c) must be applied to the entire instrument and not to only a portion of the instrument. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the entity (i) makes that choice in the first 120 days of that year, (ii) has not yet issued financial statements for any interim period of such year, and (iii) elects to apply the provisions of SFAS 157. Management is currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS 159 to determine the future impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
   
Note C - Notes payable:
   
An unsecured note was paid off in March of 2007. Interest expense charged to operations related to this note was $-0-, $-0-, and $467, for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
   
Note D - Convertible debt and warrants:
   
On March 31, 2005, the Company closed a Securities Purchase Agreement and issued $975,000 in principal amount of 6% Convertible Debentures due March 31, 2008 and subsequently extended to June 30, 2009, (the “Debentures”), to a group of institutional and high net worth investors. On March 31, 2009, the company made a 10% repayment of the principal balance to each of the Debenture holders leaving an outstanding balance of $877,500. All but $90,000 of the debentures have been extended to June 30, 2009. The Debentures pay an interest rate of 6% on an annual basis and are convertible into 1,755,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.50 per share. The Company recorded the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion of $257,500 as interest expense as the shareholders approved an increase in its authorized shares to 100,000,000 shares on April 27, 2006. The investors also received warrants to purchase an additional 975,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.60 per share.

 
F-14

 

PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note D - Convertible debt and warrants (continued):
 
The Company has allocated the proceeds from the issuance of the Debentures to the warrants and the Debentures based on their relative fair market values at the date of issuance. The value assigned to the warrants of $427,416 has been recorded as an increase in additional paid in capital. The assignment of a value to the warrants results in a loan discount being recorded for the same amount. The discount was amortized over the original three-year term of the Debentures as additional interest expense. Amortization for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, was $-0-, $142,472, and $142,472, respectfully. The loan costs incurred on the issuance of the Debentures amounted to $2,430.
 
On September 29, 2006, the Company closed a Securities Purchase Agreement and issued $1,170,000 in principal amount of 6% Convertible Debentures due September 29, 2009 (the “Debentures”), to a group of institutional and high net worth investors. The Debentures pay an interest rate of 6% on an annual basis and are convertible into 3,342,857 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.35 per share. The investors also received warrants to purchase an additional 1,671,429 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.50 per share.
 
The Company has allocated the proceeds from the issuance of the Debentures to the warrants and the Debentures based on their relative fair market values at the date of issuance. The value assigned to the warrants of $281,977 has been recorded as an increase in additional paid-in capital. The assignment of a value to the warrants results in a loan discount being recorded for the same amount. The discount is being amortized over the original three-year term of the Debentures as additional interest expense. Amortization for the year ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $93,992, $93,992 and $46,996, respectively.
 
167,143 warrants were issued in exchange for consulting services provided for in the issuance of the Securities Purchase Agreement. These warrants are exercisable at price of $0.50 per share and were valued using the relative fair market value at the date of issuance. The value assigned to the warrants of $25,285 has been recorded as deferred loan cost and is being amortized over the original three-year term of the debentures as financing cost. Amortization for the year ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $8,428, $8,428 and $4,214, respectively.
 
On March 2, 2009, 800,000 warrants were issued in exchange for consulting services provided to the Company. These warrants are exercisable at price of $0.50 per share and were valued using the relative fair market value at the date of issuance. The value assigned to the warrants of $77,870 has been recorded as consulting fees.
 
Note E - Common stock:
 
On November 13, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a 1 for 5 reverse stock split of its common stock. All references in the accompanying financial statements to the number of shares of common stock and loss per share have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse stock split.
 
     Stock purchase warrants
 
At March 31, 2009 the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase 5,391,072 shares of the Company’s common stock at prices that ranged from $0.50 per share to $0.85 per share. The warrants are exercisable at any time and expire through September 29, 2011. At March 31, 2009, 5,391,072 shares of common stock were reserved for that purpose.
 
     Common stock reserved
 
At March 31, 2009, shares of common stock were reserved for the following purposes:
         
Exercise of future grants of stock options and stock appreciation rights under the 2000 stock option plan
   
844,133
 
Exercise of stock warrants and debt conversion
   
10,488,929
 
     
11,333,062
 

 
F-15

 
 
PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note F – Employee stock option plans:
   
 
2000 Plan
   
 
On September 29, 2000, the Company adopted an incentive stock option and other equity participation plan (“2000 Plan”) which permits the issuance of stock purchase agreements, stock awards, incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation rights to selected employees and independent contractors of the Company. The 2000 Plan reserved 400,000 shares of common stock for grant and provides that the term of each award be determined by the committee of the Board of Directors (Committee) charged with administering the Plan. In February 2006, the Committee revised the plan to reserve 1,000,000 shares of common stock for grant. These stock options vest over a period of one to two years and expire five years from the grant date.
   
 
Under the terms of the 2000 Plan, options granted may be either nonqualified or incentive stock options, and the exercise price, determined by the Committee, may not be less than the fair market value of a share on the date of the grant. Stock appreciation rights granted in tandem with an option shall be exercisable only to the extent the underlying option is exercisable and the grant price shall be equal to the exercise price of the underlying option. At March 31, 2009, options to purchase 844,133 shares at an exercise price of $0.60 to $1.25 per share were outstanding. No stock appreciation rights had been granted at March 31, 2009.
   
 
As of March 31, 2009, 41,667 options have been exercised, 426,965 have been forfeited, 109,550 expired, 844,133 remain outstanding, and 844,133 were vested and exercisable. At March 31, 2009, the remaining weighted average contractual life was 2.6 years.
   
 
Employee warrants
   
 
As of March 31, 2009, none of the employee warrants have been exercised or forfeited, 731,000 expired, 412,000 remain outstanding, and 412,000 were vested and exercisable. At March 31, 2009, the remaining weighted average contractual life was approximately 1.4 years.
   
Note G - Information related to employee stock options and warrants:
   
The Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (“Black-Scholes”) as its method of valuation under SFAS 123R in fiscal year 2009. This fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. Black-Scholes was also previously used for our pro forma information required under SFAS 123 for periods prior to fiscal year 2007. The fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant as determined by the Black-Scholes model is affected by our stock price as well as other assumptions. The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the pricing model:
 
   
2009
 
2008
 
2007
                   
Expected dividend yield
  0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %
Risk-free interest rate
  N/A     4.54 %   4.73% - 4.81 %
Expected life
 
5 years
   
5 years
   
5 years
 
Expected volatility
  N/A     140 %   146% - 151 %

 
F-16

 

PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note G - Information related to employee stock options and warrants (continued):
 
Following is a summary of the stock award and incentive plans:
                                     
   
2000 stock award and incentive plan (2000 Plan)
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
    899,133     $ 0.60       910,933     $ 0.60       294,733     $ 0.60  
Granted
                50,000       1.25       745,000       0.60  
Exercised
                                   
Forfeited
    (55,000 )     0.91       (30,000 )     0.60       (110,000 )     0.60  
Cancelled
                                   
Expired
                (31,800 )     0.60       (18,800 )     0.60  
                                                 
Outstanding at end of year
    844,133     $ 0.60       899,133     $ 0.60       910,933     $ 0.60  
                                                 
Options exercisable at end of year
    844,133     $ 0.62       874,133     $ 0.62       165,993     $ 0.60  
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year
          $             $ 0.49             $ 0.45  
 
Following is a summary of warrants issued to employees:
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
   
Number of
shares
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
    412,000     $ 0.67       432,000     $ 0.67       532,000     $ 0.70  
Granted
                                   
Exercised
                                   
Forfeited
                                   
Expired
                (20,000 )     0.60       (100,000 )     0.88  
                                                 
Outstanding at end of year
    412,000     $ 0.67       412,000     $ 0.67       432,000     $ 0.67  
                                                 
Warrants exercisable at end of year
    412,000     $ 0.67       412,000     $ 0.67       432,000     $ 0.67  
Weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the year
          $             $             $  

 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note H - Stock warrants:
 
During the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company issued 800,000, -0-, and 167,143 warrants to certain service providers and business partners at exercise prices ranging from $0.50 to $0.75. The warrants can be exercised at any time and expire at various dates through September 29, 2011.
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 123, the Company accounts for warrants issued to non-employees at fair value of the warrants at the grant date. For the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized $77,870, $-0-, and $-0-, respectively, as compensation expense and $-0- as stock issuance cost during the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 related to warrants issued to non-employees.
 
As of March 31, 2009, none of the total warrants issued to non-employees for goods and services have been exercised; none have been forfeited; 323,607 have expired; and 1,007,143 remain outstanding, of which 1.007,143 were vested and exercisable. At March 31, 2009, the remaining weighted average contractual life was approximately 2.2 years.
 
For the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company issued -0-, -0-, and 1,671,428, warrants, respectively, in connection with stock offerings. These warrants were not issued in exchange for goods and services; therefore, no compensation expense was recognized by the Company during the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
 
As of March 31, 2009, 204,499 of the total warrants issued for stock offerings have been exercised; none have been forfeited; 431,493 have expired; and 3,971,928 remain outstanding, of which 3,971,928 were vested and exercisable. At March 31, 2009, the remaining weighted average contractual life was approximately 1.4 years.
 
The per share weighted-average fair value of warrants granted to non-employees in exchange for goods and services was determined using the Black Scholes Option-Pricing Model. The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the pricing model:
                     
     
2009
 
2008
 
2007
                     
 
Expected dividend yield
  0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %
 
Risk-free interest rate
  0.89     0     4.67  
 
Expected life
 
2.5 years
    N/A    
5 years
 
 
Expected volatility
  159 %   0 %   56 %
 
          Following is a summary of warrants issued to non-employees in exchange for goods and services:
                             
 
2009
 
2008
 
2007
 
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Outstanding at beginning of year
207,143
 
$
0.50
 
207,143
 
$
0.50
 
100,107
 
$
6.05
Granted
800,000
   
0.50
 
   
 
167,143
   
0.50
Exercised
   
 
   
 
   
Forfeited
   
 
   
 
   
Expired
   
 
   
 
(60,107
)
 
9.74
                             
Outstanding at end of year
1,007,143
 
$
0.50
 
207,143
 
$
0.50
 
207,143
 
$
0.50
                             
                             
Warrants exercisable at end of year
1,007,143
 
$
0.50
 
207,143
 
$
0.50
 
207,143
 
$
0.50
Weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the year
   
$
0.50
       
     
$
0.15

 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note H - Stock warrants (continued):
 
The following is a summary of warrants issued in connection with stock and debenture offerings:
                               
   
2009
 
2008
 
2007
   
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
 
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
 
2,616,350
 
$
1.55
 
Granted
   
 
   
 
1,671,428
   
0.50
 
Exercised
   
 
   
 
   
 
Forfeited
   
 
   
 
   
 
Expired
   
 
   
 
(315,850
)
 
8.42
                               
 
Outstanding at end of year
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
 
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
 
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
                               
 
Warrants exercisable at end of year
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
 
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
 
3,971,928
 
$
0.56
 
Weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the year
     
       
     
$
0.50
 
Following is an overall summary of the stock warrants activity, including warrants issued to employees (see Note G):
                               
   
2009
 
2008
 
2007
   
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
4,591,071
 
$
0.57
 
4,611,071
 
$
0.57
 
3,248,457
 
$
1.55
 
Granted
800,000
   
0.50
 
   
 
1,838,571
   
0.50
 
Exercised
   
 
   
 
   
 
Forfeited
   
 
   
 
   
 
Expired
   
 
(20,000
)
 
0.60
 
(475,957
)
 
7.00
                               
 
Outstanding at end of year
5,391,071
 
$
0.56
 
4,591,071
 
$
0.57
 
4,611,071
 
$
0.57
                               
 
Warrants exercisable at end of year
5,391,071
 
$
0.56
 
4,591,071
 
$
0.57
 
4,611,071
 
$
0.57
 
Weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the year
   
$
0.50
       
     
$
0.50

 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note I - Income taxes:
 
The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109. Under the liability method, a provision for income taxes is recorded based on taxes currently payable on income as reported for federal income tax purposes, plus an amount which represents the change in deferred income taxes for the year.
 
Deferred income taxes are provided for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax-reporting basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The major areas in which temporary differences give rise to deferred taxes are accounts receivable, accrued liabilities, start-up expenditures, accumulated depreciation, and net operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred income taxes are classified as current or non-current depending on the classification of the assets and liabilities to which they relate. Deferred income taxes arising from temporary differences that are not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or non-current depending on the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
 
          The provision for income taxes as of March 31 consists of:
                   
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
                         
Current income taxes
  $     $     $  
Change in deferred income taxes due to temporary differences
                 
                         
    $     $     $  
 
The provision for income taxes for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, differs from the “expected” tax benefit (computed using the 34% U.S. federal corporate rate to income before income taxes) as follows:
                   
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
                         
Computed “expected” tax benefit
  $ 15,000     $ (254,000 )   $ (458,000 )
Nondeductible items
    2,000       2,000       88,000  
Temporary differences
    13,000       28,000       11,000  
Net operating loss carry-forward
    (30,000 )     224,000       359,000  
                         
Provision for income taxes
  $     $     $  

 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note I - Income taxes (continued):
 
Deferred tax (liabilities) assets as of March 31 consist of the following:
                   
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
                   
Accounts receivable
  $ (3,000 )   $     $  
Accumulated depreciation
    (145,000 )     (135,000 )     (107,000 )
                         
Gross deferred tax liabilities
  $ (148,000 )   $ (135,000 )   $ (107,000 )
                         
Net operating loss carry-forward
  $ 6,888,000     $ 7,045,000     $ 6,821,000  
                         
Gross deferred tax assets
  $ 6,888,000     $ 7,045,000     $ 6,821,000  
Valuation allowance
    (6,740,000 )     (6,910,000 )     (6,714,000 )
                         
    $ 148,000     $ 135,000     $ 107,000  
                         
Net deferred tax assets
  $     $     $  
                         
The change in the deferred tax valuation allowance is as follows:
  $ (170,000 )   $ 196,000     $ 314,000  
 
The Company has recorded a valuation allowance amounting to the entire deferred tax asset balance because of the Company’s uncertainty as to whether the deferred tax asset is realizable. However, if the Company is able to utilize the deferred tax asset in the future, the valuation allowance will be reduced through a credit to income.
 
The Company has available at March 31, 2009, a net operating loss carry-forward of approximately $20,257,500, which can be used to offset future taxable income through the year 2029. Utilization of net operating loss carry-forwards in the future may be limited if changes in the Company’s stock ownership create a change of control as provided in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Note J - Commitments:
 
The Company leases its office facilities and some office equipment under operating leases expiring through December 2009. Following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments required under the above operating leases as of March 31, 2009:
           
 
Year ending
March 31,
 
Amount
 
           
 
2010
 
$
43,318
 
 
2011
   
461
 
 
2012
   
 
 
2013
   
 
 
2014
   
 
     
$
43,779
 
 
Total rent expense charged to operations was $55,327, $55,654, and $56,421, for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 
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PREFERRED VOICE, INC.
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note K – Legal Proceedings:
 
In February, 2008, the Company was sued by Ring Plus, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 7,006,608 (the “608 Patent”) which pertains to ringback tone replacement methods and algorithms. Ring Plus, Inc. is seeking declaratory judgment that the Company has violated the 608 Patent, preliminary and permanent injunctions, an order that the Company destroy all infringing items, and money damages in a sum according to proof at trial. The Company does not believe that they infringe the 608 Patent and believes it has meritorious defenses to the action.
 
Note L – Going concern:
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has suffered significant operating losses in the current and prior years. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has only show a profit of $43,617 for the year ended March 31, 2009 while it incurred net losses of $747,816, and $1,346,293 for the years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company had positive cash flow from operations of $310,242 for the year ended March 31, 2009 but experienced negative cash flows from operations of $130,777 and $870,524 for the years ended March 31, 2008, and 2007, respectively. These factors, among others, may indicate that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are described below.
 
Management projects working capital needs to be approximately $1,440,000 over the next twelve months for corporate overhead and equipment purchases to continue to deploy services to carrier customers. Additionally, the Company has $2,047,500 of debentures due on or before September 29, 2009. Management believes that current cash and cash equivalents and cash that may be generated from operations will not be sufficient to meet both the anticipated capital requirements and the debenture repayment on their maturity date. Management believes that it can negotiate extensions on the debentures which will allow them to meet working capital needs from anticipated operating cash flows as well as extinguish some portion of the debentures due. Such projections have been based on revenue trends from current customers and customers which are already under contract utilizing the revenue rates that have been experienced over the past six months with currently installed customers and projected cash requirements to support installation, sales and marketing, and general overhead. If the Company cannot renegotiate extensions on the debenture maturity dates or operating projections are not realized it may be forced to raise additional capital through the issuance of new shares, the exercise of outstanding warrants, or reduction of current overhead.
 
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