Aly Energy Services, Inc. - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)
U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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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
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Commission
File Number 33-92894
PREFERRED
VOICE, INC.
(Exact
name of Issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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6500
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Dallas,
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214-265-9580
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Securities
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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
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Preferred
Voice, Inc.
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Business
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Risk
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Properties
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Legal
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity,Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Selected
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Management’s
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Changes
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Directors,
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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2nd
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$ | 065 | $ | 0.55 |
2nd
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3rd
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3rd
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4th
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$ | 0.49 | $ | 0.15 |
4th
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$ | 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:
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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;
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establish
and maintain relationships with phone companies;
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make
sure the GAP system works with the telephone switches of all of the major
manufacturers;
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achieve
user acceptance for our services;
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generate
reasonable margins on our services;
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continue
to deploy and install GAP systems on a timely and acceptable
schedule;
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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
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continually
update and add to our product offerings to meet the needs of
consumers.
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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
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F-1
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Financial
Statements
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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
|
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Mary
G. Merritt
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52
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Director,
Chief Executive Officer, Executive VP-Finance and
Secretary/Treasurer
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1994
|
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Scott
V. Ogilvie
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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
|
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
|
||
23†
|
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.
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†
|
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
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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
|
20
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
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|
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.
|
F-9
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.
|
F-11
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.
|
F-12
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.
|
F-13
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
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
F-17
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
|
F-18
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
|
F-19
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
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
F-20
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.
F-21
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.
F-19