CervoMed Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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FOR
THE
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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Commission
file number: 0000-24477
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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#86-0776876
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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8439
West
Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(323)
656-2222
(Issuer's
telephone number)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes x
No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company: in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large
Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated
Filer o
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Non-Accelerated
Filer (Do not check if smaller reporting company) o
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Smaller
Reporting Company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock
as of November 14, 2008: 55,268,654.
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
FORM
10-Q
SEPTEMBER
30, 2008
INDEX
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Page
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Part
I – Financial Information
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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3
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of
Operation
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13
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Item
4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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18
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Part
II – Other Information
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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18
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities
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19
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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19
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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19
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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19
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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19
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Signatures
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21
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Certifications
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22-25
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2
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
September 30,
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December 31,
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2008
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2007*
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ASSETS
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Current
assets
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Cash
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$
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2,743
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$
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196
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Restricted
cash
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162,855
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162,855
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Receivables
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10,165
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-
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Deposits
and prepaid expenses
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35,861
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15,320
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Inventory
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9,482
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9,482
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Total
current assets
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221,106
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187,853
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Property
and equipment, net
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4,205
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12,913
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Intangible
assets, net
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4,394,941
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4,428,998
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Goodwill
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2,073,345
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2,073,345
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Total
assets
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$
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6,693,597
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$
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6,703,109
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts
payable
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$
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464,056
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$
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622,411
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Deferred
salary
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1,725,512
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1,545,512
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Accrued
interest
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833,081
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695,557
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Accrued
expenses - legal judgment
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-
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365,579
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Other
accrued expenses and other liabilities
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949,353
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608,219
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Line
of credit
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-
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68,041
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Loans
payable to shareholders
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978,958
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1,013,750
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Current
portion of notes payable - related parties
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90,000
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90,000
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Notes
payable
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315,000
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315,000
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Event
acquisition liabilities
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1,153,760
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1,153,760
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Deferred
revenue
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-
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6,917
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Redemption
fund reserve
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124,293
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124,293
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Total
current liabilities
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6,634,013
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6,609,039
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Non-current
liabilities
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Non-current
portion of notes payable - related parties
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
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Total
liabilities
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7,634,013
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7,609,039
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Shareholders'
deficit
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized 55,268,654
and 49,046,280 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively
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55,268
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49,046
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Additional
paid-in capital
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10,444,532
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9,840,255
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Stock
subscription receivable
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(150,000
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)
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-
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Accumulated
deficit
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(11,290,216
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)
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(10,795,231
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)
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Total
shareholders' deficit
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(940,416
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)
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(905,930
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Total
liabilities and shareholders' deficit
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$
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6,693,597
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$
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6,703,109
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*
The
balance sheet as of December 31, 2007 has not been audited or reviewed by the
Company’s registered independent public accounting firm.
See
accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
3
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Net
revenues
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Event
revenues
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$
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-
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$
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123,759
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$
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33,606
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$
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139,709
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Stratus
revenues
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-
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49,511
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6,583
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147,222
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Total
revenues
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-
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173,270
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40,189
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286,931
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Cost
of goods sold
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Event
cost of goods sold
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-
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53,742
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25,162
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55,880
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Stratus
cost of goods sold
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total
cost of goods sold
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-
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53,742
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25,162
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55,880
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Gross
profit
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-
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119,528
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15,027
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231,051
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Operating
expenses
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General
and administrative
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143,705
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197,590
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449,291
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595,726
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Legal
and professional services
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130,749
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57,200
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305,749
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461,081
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Depreciation
and amortization
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13,751
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14,507
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42,765
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43,647
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Total
operating expenses
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288,205
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269,297
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797,805
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1,100,454
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Loss
from operations
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(288,205
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)
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(149,769
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)
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(782,778
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(869,403
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)
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Other
(income)/expenses
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Other
(income)/expense
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(65,133
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258,652
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(432,720
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225,720
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Interest
expense
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46,284
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40,334
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139,427
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117,254
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Total
other (income)/expenses
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(18,849
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298,986
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(293,293
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342,974
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Net
loss
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$
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(269,356
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)
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$
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(448,755
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$
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(489,485
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$
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(1,212,377
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)
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Basic
and diluted earnings per share
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$
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(0.00
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$
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(0.01
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$
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(0.01
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$
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(0.02
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Basic
and diluted weighted-average common shares
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55,199,868
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48,788,382
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53,483,244
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48,778,382
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See
accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
4
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$
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(489,485
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$
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(1,212,377
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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42,765
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43,647
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Accretion
of warrants liability
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-
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(7,250
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(Increase)
/ decrease in:
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Receivables
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(10,165
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)
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12,778
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Deposits
and prepaid expenses
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(20,541
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)
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2,595
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Increase
/ (decrease) in:
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Accounts
payable
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(158,355
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)
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274,373
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Deferred
salary
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180,000
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180,000
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Accrued
interest
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137,524
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122,669
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Accrued
expenses - legal judgment
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(365,579
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-
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Other
accrued expenses and other liabilities
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341,133
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162,266
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Deferred
revenue
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(6,917
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)
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(81,731
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)
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(349,620
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)
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(503,030
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)
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds/(payments)
from bank overdraft
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-
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(66,980
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)
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Proceeds/(payments)
of line of credit
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(68,041
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)
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(1,040
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)
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Proceeds/(payments)
- loans payable to shareholders
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(34,792
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)
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115,645
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Proceeds
from notes payable-related parties (current)
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-
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110,000
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Proceeds
from issuance of common stock for cash
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455,000
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350,000
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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352,167
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507,625
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Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
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2,547
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4,595
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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196
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-
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|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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2,743
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$
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4,595
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Cash
paid during the period for interest
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$
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-
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$
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-
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Cash
paid during the period for income taxes
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$
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-
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$
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-
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See
accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
5
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
(UNAUDITED)
1. Business
Business
On
March
14, 2008, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 20,
2007 by and among Feris International, Inc. (“Feris”), Feris Merger Sub, Inc.
and Patty Linson, on the one hand, and Pro Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
(“PSEI”), on the other hand, Feris issued 49,500,000 shares of its common stock
in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of the PSEI, resulting
in PSEI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Feris and is the surviving entity
for accounting purposes (“Reverse Merger”).
Subsequent
to this Reverse Merger, Feris’ corporate name was changed to Stratus Media
Group, Inc. (“Company”). PSEI, a California corporation, was organized on
November 23, 1998 and specializes in sports and entertainment events that it
owns, operates, manages, markets and sells in national markets. In addition,
PSEI acquired the business of Stratus Rewards, LLC (“Stratus”) in August 2005.
Stratus is a credit card rewards program that uses the Visa card platform that
offers a unique luxury rewards redemption program, including private jet travel,
premium travel opportunities, exclusive events and luxury merchandise. The
sponsoring bank that ran the program when the Company acquired Stratus stopped
processing new members and sending the Company statements in October 2007 and
provided notice in March 2008 that it was discontinuing the program. While
several cardmembers are continuing to use their cards with the sponsor bank,
the
Stratus Rewards program is currently inactive and the Company has not recorded
new revenues since October 2007. The Company is actively seeking a new
sponsoring bank to restart the program, but there can be no assurances that
it
will be able to do so.
Management's
Plan of Operations
The
Company has suffered losses from operations and currently lacks liquidity to
meet its current obligations. The Company had net losses for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 of $489,485 and $1,212,377,
respectively. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had negative working capital
of $6,412,907 and cumulative losses of $11,290,216.
Unless additional financing is obtained, the Company may not be able to continue
as a going concern. In the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company
raised $50,000 in capital through the issuance of common stock. The Company
is
actively seeking additional capital and
has engaged an established investment banker to obtain additional capital.
However,
due to the current economic environment and the Company’s current financial
condition, we cannot assure current and future stockholders there will be
adequate capital available when needed and on acceptable
terms.
The
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which
contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in
the
normal course of business. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset
carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might
result if the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
2. Basis
of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
interim financial information, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Notes to the financial statements which
would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year 2006 for PSEI have been
omitted. PSEI has not completed its audit for the year ending December 31,
2007 and the Company has not filed an amended Report on Form 10-K to show
audited results for that year. The results of operations for the three and
nine
month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the full year. These statements should be
read
in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes which are part
of
the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2008 that included audited
results for the year ended December 31, 2006 and unaudited results for the
ten
months ended October 31, 2007.
Stock
Split
On
March
14, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a 3.582 for 1.000
forward stock split of the PSEI's common stock. The effective date of the stock
split was March 14, 2008 and was concurrent with the Reverse Merger. All share
and per share information have been adjusted to give effect to the stock split
for all periods presented, including all references throughout the financial
statements and accompanying notes.
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Net
Loss per Share
Basic
and
dilutive loss per share is based on the weighted-average number of shares of
common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share also includes
the effect of stock options and other common stock equivalents outstanding
during the period, and assumes the conversion of the Company's stock options
and
warrants are dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
no potentially dilutive shares have been excluded from diluted loss per share
since the options and warrants are out of the money and thus
antidilutive.
3. Litigation
In
connection with a settlement agreement on May 27, 2005, a legal judgment was
entered in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles against the Company
in favor of the previous owners of the “Core Tour” event, in the amount of
$482,126. In addition, this judgment specified that the Company must pay
interest of $39,664. The dispute arose out of the Company’s asset purchase of
the “Core Tour” event from the plaintiffs. As of September 30, 2008, the Company
has recorded the $482,126 amount of the judgment plus accrued interest of
$160,880, for a total liability of $643,006. On July 31, 2008, PSEI Management
and Core Tour have agreed to a settlement whereby PSEI will retain all rights
of
the Core Tour events in exchange for payment of $482,126 in cash by December
31,
2008 and 74,000 shares of Common Stock that were valued on July 31, 2008 at
$148,000. As of the date of this report, these shares have not been issued
and
the related expense has not been recorded given the contingencies for closing
and that the $148,000 in expense for the shares will be more than offset by
the
writeoff of accrued interest of $160,880 that will be recognized upon
closing.
In
March
2008, a court case was dismissed for which a $365,579 reserve had been
established on the balance sheet. This reserve was reversed, with the offset
going to other income.
On
August
18, 2008 two judgments totaling approximately $70,805 were entered against
PSEI
related to wage claims for two former employees. This amount was taken as an
expense in the three months ended September 30, 2008.
In
March 2008, U.S. Bancorp, the former bank processor for the Stratus Rewards
credit card, filed an in
rem
petition, without proper notice to the Company, in the Fourth Judicial District
Court in Hennepin County, Minnesota, seeking to declare that the Company was
in
violation of two Card Agreements, which govern the overall Stratus program,
and
two Trust Agreements, which govern the Trust Account to fund redemptions for
the
Stratus Program, by virtue of the Company’s acquisition of the Stratus Rewards
program in August 2005. At a hearing in this proceeding conducted in June,
again
without proper notice to the Company, U.S. Bancorp asked the Court to authorize
the disbursement of funds in the Company’s Trust Account at U.S. Bancorp as
proposed by U.S. Bancorp without regard to the express terms of the Trust
Agreements. Shortly after that hearing, the Company contacted U.S. Bancorp
and
secured the agreement of U.S. Bancorp to schedule a new hearing with proper
notice. In September 2008, the Company filed a counter-petition with the same
court, asking that the disputes under the Card Agreement and Trust Agreement
be
separated, and that the approximately $180,000 to $190,000 remaining in the
Trust Account be returned to the Company per the terms of the Trust Agreement,
less any applicable offsets. This counter-petition also denied jurisdiction
of
the Minnesota court given that both the Trust and the Card Agreements
specifically are governed by New York State laws and the Card Agreements specify
venue in New York. In October 2008, a scheduling hearing was held in the
Minnesota Court, resulting in a case management order setting a hearing for
February 2009. The Trust Account is currently carried on the Company’s balance
sheet at $162,855 and, based on the representation of U.S. Bancorp that the
gross amount of the Trust Account is in excess of that amount, the Company
did
not book any change in the Trust Account during the nine months ended September
30, 2008, but will evaluate whether any adjustment is necessary following the
February 2009 case management hearing.
4.
Acquisition of Stratus Rewards
In
accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 15, 2005, by and
between PSEI and Stratus, PSEI acquired the business of Stratus, a credit card
rewards program.
The
total
consideration for this acquisition was $3,000,000, with PSEI entering into
a
note payable of $1,000,000 and issuing 666,667 common shares valued at
$2,000,000. The note is payable in eight quarterly equal payments over a 24
month period, with the first payment due upon completion of the first
post-public merger funding of a minimum amount of $3,000,000.
The
results of operations of the business acquired have been included in the
Company’s Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition. Depreciation
and amortization related to the acquisition were calculated based on the
estimated fair market values and estimated useful lives for property and
equipment and an independent valuation for certain identifiable intangible
assets acquired.
The
sponsoring bank that ran the program when the Company acquired Stratus stopped
processing new members and sending the Company statements in October 2007 and
provided notice in March 2008 that it was discontinuing the program. While
several cardmembers are continuing to use their cards with the sponsor bank,
the
Stratus Rewards program is currently inactive and the Company has not recorded
new revenues since October 2007. The Company is actively seeking a new
sponsoring bank to restart the program, but there can be no assurances that it
will be able to do so. Despite this inactive status, the Company believes that
the brand and value of the business remains intact and will increase in value
with the addition of a new sponsoring bank. Accordingly, the Company has not
recorded any impairment of the carrying value on its financial
statements.
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5.
Goodwill and intangible assets
The
following sets forth the intangible assets of the Company as of December 31,
2007 and September 30, 2008:
September 30,
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December 31,
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2008
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2007
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Intangible
Assets
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Events
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- Long
Beach Marathon
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$
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300,000
|
$
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300,000
|
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- Millrose
Games
|
61,233
|
61,233
|
|||||
- Concours
on Rodeo
|
600,000
|
600,000
|
|||||
- Santa
Barbara Concours d'Elegance
|
243,000
|
243,000
|
|||||
- Cour
Tour/Action Sports Tour
|
1,067,069
|
1,067,069
|
|||||
- Freedom
Bowl
|
344,232
|
344,232
|
|||||
- Maui
Music Festival
|
725,805
|
725,805
|
|||||
- Athlete
Management
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
|||||
- Snow
& Ski Tour
|
255,000
|
255,000
|
|||||
Total
- Events
|
3,611,339
|
3,611,339
|
|||||
Stratus
Rewards
|
|||||||
- Purchased
Licensed Technology, net of
|
|||||||
Accum.
Amort. of $109,598 and $83,641
|
236,502
|
262,459
|
|||||
- Membership
List, net of accum.
|
|||||||
amort.
of $34,200 and $26,100
|
73,800
|
81,900
|
|||||
- Corporate
Partner List
|
23,300
|
23,300
|
|||||
- Corporate
Membership
|
450,000
|
450,000
|
|||||
Total
- Stratus Rewards
|
783,602
|
817,659
|
|||||
Total
Intangible Assets
|
$
|
4,394,941
|
$
|
4,428,998
|
In
accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets,
other than the purchased licensed technology and the membership list for
Stratus, are considered to have indefinite lives and are therefore no longer
amortized, but rather are subject to annual impairment tests. The Company’s
annual impairment testing date is December 31, but the Company monitors the
facts and circumstances for all intangible properties and will record an
impairment if warranted by adverse changes in facts and circumstances. The
Company owns the rights to a number of live entertainment events. Based on
a valuation dated December 11, 2006 by The Mentor Group, Inc., an independent
valuation consultant, the value of these event properties was $45,700,000 at
December 31, 2005. To monitor for impairment, the Company updates this valuation
by the Mentor Group and compares the valuation to the amount carried on the
balance sheet. The Company determined that it did not have any impairment of
goodwill or intangible assets at December 31, 2007 or September 30, 2008,
and thus did not recognize any impairment expense in the periods then ended.
The
purchased licensed technology and membership list are being amortized over
their
estimated useful life of 10 years. For the year ended December 31, 2007 and
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, amortization expense was $45,410 and
$34,058, respectively.
6.
Loans payable to shareholders
The
Loans
Payable to Shareholders represents a loan from the Company’s President and
amounted to the following at December 31, 2007 and September 30,
2008:
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Loans
payable to shareholders, due on demand, with an interest rate of
9.5%
|
$
|
978,958
|
$
|
1,013,750
|
Interest
expense on loans to shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007 was $23,649 and $22,514, respectively, and interest expense on loans
to
shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $71,142
and $68,364, respectively.
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7.
Notes payable to related parties
Notes
Payable to Related Parties at December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 consisted
of the following:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
-
|
Note
payable to shareholder (unsecured), dated
|
$
|
70,000
|
$
|
70,000
|
||
January
14, 2005, with maturity date of May 14, 2005.
|
|||||||
The
principal amount and accrued interest were payable
|
|||||||
on
May 14, 2005, plus interest at 10% per annum. This
|
|||||||
note
is currently in default.
|
|||||||
-
|
Note
payable to shareholder (unsecured), dated
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
||||
February
1, 2005, with maturity date of June 1, 2005.
|
|||||||
The
principal amount and accrued interest were payable
|
|||||||
on
June 1, 2005, plus interest at 10% per annum. This
|
|||||||
note
is currently in default.
|
|||||||
-
|
Note
payable to shareholder (unsecured), dated
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
||||
February
5, 2005, with maturity date of June 5, 2005.
|
|||||||
The
principal amount and accrued interest were payable
|
|||||||
on
June 5, 2005, plus interest at 10% per annum. This
|
|||||||
note
is currently in default.
|
|||||||
-
|
Note
payable to shareholder related to purchase of
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
||||
of
Stratus. The note is payable in eight quarterly equal
|
|||||||
payments
over a 24 month period, with the first payment
|
|||||||
due
upon completion of the first post-public merger
|
|||||||
funding,
with such funding to be at a minimum amount
|
|||||||
of
$3,000,000.
|
|||||||
Total
|
1,090,000
|
1,090,000
|
|||||
Less:
current portion
|
90,000
|
90,000
|
|||||
Long-term
portion
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
The
future obligations under these Notes Payable to Related Parties were as follows
at September 30, 2008:
Twelve
Months Ending
|
||||
September
30,
|
||||
2009
|
$
|
90,000
|
||
2010
|
$
|
500,000
|
||
2011
|
$
|
500,000
|
||
$
|
1,090,000
|
For
the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company incurred interest
expense on these Notes Payable to Related Parties of $2,250 and $2,250,
respectively, and for nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 interest
expense on these Notes were $6,750 and $6,750.
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8.
Notes payable
The
Note
Payable at December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 consisted of the
following:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
-
Note
payable to non-shareholder (unsecured),
|
$
|
125,000
|
$
|
125,000
|
||||||
date
January 19, 2005 with maturity date of
|
||||||||||
May
19, 2005. The principal amount and accrued
|
||||||||||
interest
were payable June 1, 2005, plus interest
|
||||||||||
at
10% per annum. This note is currently in default.
|
||||||||||
-
Note
payable to a shareholder (unsecured)
|
180,000
|
180,000
|
||||||||
$100,000
made in August 2008 and $80,000
|
||||||||||
made
in November 2008. Payable on demand
|
||||||||||
and
bears interest at 10% per annum.
|
||||||||||
-
Note payable to non-shareholder
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
||||||||
(unsecured).
Payable on demand and
|
||||||||||
does
not bear interest
|
||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
315,000
|
$
|
315,000
|
For
the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company incurred interest
expense on these Notes Payable of $4,700 and $1,625, respectively, and for
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 interest expense on these Notes
was $14,100 and $2,025, respectively.
9.
Event acquisition liabilities
The
following sets forth the liabilities, in relation to the acquisition of events
(refer to Note 6), assumed by the Company as of December 31, 2007 and September
30, 2008:
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
-
Concours on Rodeo
|
$
|
430,043
|
$
|
430,043
|
||||||
-
Core Tour/Action Sports Tour
|
483,717
|
483,717
|
||||||||
-
Snow & Ski Tour
|
240,000
|
240,000
|
||||||||
$
|
1,153,760
|
$
|
1,153,760
|
10.
Redemption fund reserve
The
redemption fund reserve records the liabilities related to the Company’s
obligations to pay for the redemption of rewards from the Stratus credit card
rewards program.
11.
Related party transaction
From
prior to fiscal year 2006 through the present, the Company has rented office
space owned by the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. The total rent expense accrued by the Company in the three months
ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $12,000 and $12,000, respectively, and for
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 this rent expense was $24,000
and
$24,000, respectively. The Company believes that such rents are at or below
prevailing market rates and is continuing to rent this space.
12.
Shareholders’ Deficit
Common
Stock
On
March
14, 2008, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 20,
2007 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Feris International, Inc. (“Feris”),
Feris Merger Sub, Inc. and Patty Linson, on the one hand, and Pro Sports &
Entertainment, Inc. (“PSEI”), on the other hand, Feris issued 49,500,000 shares
of its common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares
of
the PSEI, resulting in a “reverse merger” in which PSEI became a wholly owned
subsidiary of Feris and is the surviving entity for accounting purposes.
10
During
the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 the Company raised $50,000
and $150,000, respectively, through the issuance of 59,701 and 179,100 shares
of
common stock, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and
2007, the Company raised $455,000 and $350,000, respectively, through the
issuance of 543,270 and 417,901 shares, respectively. As
of
September 30, 2008, there were stock subscriptions receivable from two investors
totalling $150,000 for the purchase of 179,103 shares. During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, 4,631,351 shares were issued to retire
a
convertible note.
Stock
Options
There
were no stock options granted during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
or
the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Weighted
|
|||||||
Number
|
Average
|
||||||
Stock option activity is as follows:
|
of Options
|
Exercise Price
|
|||||
Balance
outstanding at December 31, 2006
|
4,444,818
|
$
|
2.97
|
||||
(4,444,818
options exercisable at weighted average exercise price of
$2.97)
|
|||||||
Granted
|
0
|
||||||
Exercised
|
0
|
||||||
Balance
outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
|||||||
and
September 30, 2008
|
4,444,818
|
$
|
2.97
|
Warrants
During
the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company granted warrants with rights
to
purchase 43,283 shares of its common stock with a strike price of $0.84 cents
per share. These warrants have terms of five years and the exercise prices
for
these warrants are to be the share prices applicable in the next Company
Financing after February 2005 as a result of the Reverse Merger. The warrants
will expire in 2010. The Company valued these warrants, using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, at $15,562 and $15,562,
respectively, and included this liability in other accrued expenses and other
liabilities. There were no warrants granted in fiscal 2007 or the nine months
ended September 30, 2008.
These
warrants were granted as financing costs related to notes payable agreements
with two shareholders and one non-shareholder. The warrants are accounted for
as
financing costs which were capitalized and amortized over the five-year life
of
the debt. Total amortization expense for the three months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007 were $0 and $1,813, respectively. Total amortization expense
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $0 and $7,250,
respectively.
The
Company analyzed these warrants in accordance with EITF pronouncement No. 00-19,
“Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially
Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”. The Company determined that the warrants
should be classified as a liability based on the fact that the number of shares
attributable to these warrants is indeterminate.
13. Commitments and contingencies
Effective
September 1, 2006, the Company entered into a lease agreement for office
facilities on a month-to-month basis and this agreement requires monthly
payments of $4,318. The Company vacated this space in August 2007.
Rent
expense for the three months ended September, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $37,500
and $22,192, respectively. Rent expense for the nine months ended September,
2008 and 2007 amounted to $49,500 and $57,764, respectively.
Effective
April 1, 2008, the Company entered into a lease for office space in West
Hollywood, California with a security deposit of $34,200 at a monthly rate
of
$8,500 from April 1, 2008 to October 31, 2008, and a monthly rent of $11,400
per
month from November 1, 2008 until the end of the lease at June 30,
2010.
On
April
21, 2008, the Company agreed to purchase the tangible and intangible assets
of
Nouveau Model Talent Management, Inc. (“Nouveau”), a modeling and talent
management agency, for 500,000 shares of Company common stock, of which 166,667
shares will be issued at the time of closing, 166,667 shares will be issued
one
year from closing and the remaining 166,666 shares will be issued two years
from
closing. The closing of this transaction requires that Nouveau obtain an audit
of its 2006 and 2007 financial statements and a review of its financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2008. To date, Nouveau has
not
obtained this audit and review and the transaction has not closed.
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On
July
30, 2008, the Company signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire 100%
of
the common stock of Exclusive Events S.A., a privately held corporation based
in
Geneva, Switzerland that provides Formula One racecar experiences to its
customers, in a cash and stock transaction with an aggregate base value of
approximately $1,612,000, with $1,128,000 in cash and $484,000 in shares of
the
Company’s common stock, with the number of such shares to be determined by
dividing this amount by the average closing price of the Company’s common stock
for thirty days prior to the closing of the transaction. In addition, if
Exclusive Events meets certain financial performance criteria for fiscal years
2008 and 2009, additional payments totaling $1,612,000, subject to certain
conditions and adjustments, will be due, with $484,000 in cash and $1,128,000
in
shares of the Company’s common stock, with the number of shares to be determined
by dividing the amount due by the average closing price of the Company’s common
stock for thirty days prior to the computation of the performance bonus. The
transaction, subject to customary conditions and approvals and the Company’s
ability to fund the cash portion of the purchase price, is expected to close
on
or before December 15, 2008.
In
connection with a settlement agreement on May 27, 2005, a legal judgment was
entered in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles against the Company
in favor of the previous owners of the “Core Tour” event, in the amount of
$482,126. In addition, this judgment specified that the Company must pay
interest of $39,664. The dispute arose out of the Company’s asset purchase of
the “Core Tour” event from the plaintiffs. As of September 30, 2008, the Company
has recorded the $482,126 amount of the judgment plus accrued interest of
$160,880, for a total liability of $643,006. On July 31, 2008, PSEI Management
and Core Tour have agreed to a settlement whereby PSEI will retain all rights
of
the Core Tour events in exchange for payment of $482,126 in cash by December
31,
2008 and 74,000 shares of Common Stock that were valued on July 31, 2008 at
$148,000. As of the date of this report, these shares have not been issued
and
the related expense has not been recorded given the contingencies for closing
and that the $148,000 in expense for the shares will be more than offset by
the
writeoff of accrued interest of $160,880 that will be recognized upon
closing.
14. Subsequent
Events
On
October 13, 2008, the Company received notice that HollyRod Foundation, a
California non-profit corporation, had filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court
of
California, County of Los Angeles, seeking to collect $100,000 of sponsorship
fees related to the Company’s sponsorship of a function held by HollyRod in
Phoenix Arizona in January 2008 related to the Super Bowl. The initial case
management review and conference is scheduled for January 2009. The Company
believes that the case presented by HollyRod is without merit and that HollyRod
failed to perform on several required actions in the sponsorship
agreement. The Company intends to oppose this action and believes it will
prevail, but there can be no assurance that it will do so. The Company has
not taken a charge in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 for this action
and will reassess whether a charge should be taken after the January 2009
hearing.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical results or anticipated results, including those set forth under
“Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results” below and elsewhere in, or
incorporated by reference into, this report.
In
some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,”
“intend,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these
terms, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. When used in the following discussion, the words “believes,”
“anticipates” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The forward-looking
statements in this report are based upon management’s current expectations and
belief, which management believes is reasonable. These statements represent
our
estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, and we undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence
of
unanticipated events.
The
following discussion relates to the operations of PSEI and should be read in
conjunction with the Notes to Financial Statements.
Description
of Business
Overview
On
March
14, 2008, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 20,
2007 by and among Feris International, Inc. (“Feris”), Feris Merger Sub, Inc.
and Patty Linson, on the one hand, and Pro Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
(“PSEI”), on the other hand, Feris issued 49,500,000 shares of its common stock
in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of the PSEI, resulting
in PSEI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Feris and is the surviving entity
for accounting purposes (“Reverse Merger”).
Subsequent
to this Reverse Merger, Feris’ corporate name was changed to Stratus Media
Group, Inc. (“Company”). PSEI, a California corporation, was organized on
November 23, 1998 and specializes in sports and entertainment events that it
owns, operates, manages, markets and sells in national markets. In addition,
PSEI acquired the business of Stratus Rewards, LLC (“Stratus”) in August 2005.
Stratus is a credit card rewards program that uses the Visa card platform that
offers a unique luxury rewards redemption program, including private jet travel,
premium travel opportunities, exclusive events and luxury merchandise. The
sponsoring bank that ran the program when the Company acquired Stratus stopped
processing new members and sending the Company statements in October 2007 and
provided notice in March 2008 that it was discontinuing the program. While
several cardmembers are continuing to use their cards with the sponsor bank,
the
Stratus Rewards program is currently inactive and the Company has not recorded
new revenues since October 2007. The Company is actively seeking a new
sponsoring bank to restart the program, but there can be no assurances that
it
will be able to do so.
PSEI
is
located in Los Angeles and was formed as a California corporation in November
1998. PSEI is a development stage company that owns or is targeting the
acquisition of live entertainment companies in the following areas (“strategic
verticals”): Action Sports, Auto Shows, College Sports, Concerts & Music
Festivals, Food Entertainment, Diversified Media Marketing, Motor Sports,
Running Events, Trade Shows & Expos, and Talent Management. Assuming PSEI is
able to raise appropriate capital, PSEI intends to operate its current portfolio
of live entertainment events, activate certain existing properties, operate
Stratus Rewards and acquire and aggregate a global platform of live
entertainment events.
The
business plan of PSEI is to own and operate 100% of all event revenue rights
and
derive its revenue primarily from ticket and admission sales, corporate
sponsorship, television, print, radio, on-line and broadcast rights fees,
merchandising, and hospitality activities. With additional funding, the
objective of management is to build a profitable business by implementing an
aggressive acquisition growth plan to acquire quality companies, build corporate
infrastructure, and increase organic growth. The plan is to leverage operational
efficiencies across an expanded portfolio of events to reduce costs and increase
revenues. The Company intends to promote the Stratus Rewards card and its events
together, obtaining maximum cross marketing benefit among card members,
corporate sponsors and PSEI events.
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Strategy
PSEI
is a
“roll up” strategy, targeting sports and live entertainment events and companies
that are independently owned and operated or being divested by larger companies
with the plan to aggregate them into one large leading live entertainment
company. The strategy is to purchase these events for approximately four to
six
times Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”)
of the events, with the expectation that the combined EBITDA of the Company
from
these events will receive a much higher valuation multiple in the public
markets.
Assuming
the availability of capital, PSEI is targeting acquisitions of event properties
in each of the strategic verticals. The goal is to aggressively build-up a
critical mass of events, venues and companies that allow for numerous
cross-event synergies. Specifically:
·
|
On
the expense side, to share sales, financial and operations resources
across multiple events, creating economies of scale, increasing the
Company’s purchasing power, eliminating duplicative costs, and bringing
standardized operating and financial procedures to all events, thus
increasing the margins of all
events.
|
·
|
On
the revenue side, to present to advertisers and corporate sponsors
an
exciting and diverse menu of demographics and programming that allows
sponsors “one stop shopping” rather than having to deal with each event on
its own, and in so doing, convert these sponsors into “strategic
partners.”
|
With
these core operational synergies and subject to available capital, PSEI intends
to (1) expand its acquisition strategy of additional live sports and
entertainment events and companies, (2) create entirely new event properties
on
the forefront of the “experience economy” and thus tap into people’s lifestyle
passions, and (3) cross-promote the Stratus Rewards Visa card with these events
to enhance the results of the card and event businesses.
The
business plan of PSEI is to provide integrated event management, television
programming, marketing, talent representation and consulting services in the
sports and other live entertainment industries. PSEI’s event management,
television programming and marketing services may involve:
·
|
managing
sporting events, such as college bowl games, golf tournaments and
auto
racing team and events;
|
·
|
managing
live entertainment events, such as music festivals, car shows and
fashion
shows;
|
·
|
producing
television programs, principally sports entertainment and live
entertainment programs; and
|
·
|
marketing
athletes, models and entertainers and
organizations.
|
The
objective of this approach is to consolidate event properties and then craft
individual large-scale deals to allow companies to bundle advertising across
diverse events.
For
example, subject to available capital, PSEI is targeting the acquisition of
eight music festivals by the end of 2009, with the goal of combining them with
its current music festival events and having one event per month. Through these
acquisitions, the Company plans to amass core competencies in the areas of
promotion, operations, marketing, sales and distribution. The objective is
to
afford PSEI better negotiating leverage with cost centers such as advertising,
marketing, venue and talent costs on a regional, national and international
scale. Additionally, by offering advertisers access to other PSEI’s properties,
the Company hopes to create greater value for the advertisers by cross
pollinating multi verticals within PSEI’s portfolio offering other key
demographic target markets to the client and creating greater value, more
impression and a higher cost point for less risk.
Acquisitions
in Process
Exclusive
Events, S.A. - On
July
30, 2008, the Company signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire 100%
of
the common stock of Exclusive Events S.A., a privately held corporation based
in
Geneva, Switzerland that provides Formula One racecar experiences to its
customers, in a cash and stock transaction with an aggregate base value of
approximately $1,612,000, with $1,128,000 in cash and $484,000 in shares of
the
Company’s common stock, with the number of such shares to be determined by
dividing this amount by the average closing price of the Company’s common stock
for thirty days prior to the closing of the transaction. In addition, if
Exclusive Events meets certain financial performance criteria for fiscal years
2008 and 2009, additional payments totaling $1,612,000, subject to certain
conditions and adjustments, will be due, with $484,000 in cash and $1,128,000
in
shares of the Company’s common stock, with the number of shares to be determined
by dividing the amount due by the average closing price of the Company’s common
stock for thirty days prior to the computation of the performance bonus. The
transaction, subject to customary conditions and approvals and the Company’s
ability to fund the cash portion of the transaction price, is expected to close
on or before December 15, 2008.
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Nouveau
- On
April
21, 2008, the Company agreed to purchase the tangible and intangible assets
of
Nouveau Model Talent Management, Inc. (“Nouveau”)., a modeling and talent
management agency, for 500,000 shares of Company common stock, of which 166,667
shares will be issued at the time of closing, 166,667 shares will be issued
one
year from closing and the remaining 166,666 shares will be issued two years
from
closing. The closing of this transaction requires that Nouveau obtain an audit
of its 2006 and 2007 financial statements and a review of its financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2008. To date, Nouveau has
not
obtained this audit and review and the transaction has not closed.
The
following discussion relates to the operations of PSEI and should be read in
conjunction with the Notes to Financial Statements.
Results
of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and
2007
Revenues
Our
revenues consist of event revenues from ticket sales, sponsorships, concessions
and merchandise, which are recorded when the event occurs, and Stratus revenues
from membership fees, fees on purchases and interest income earned on the
redemption trust. Membership fees are amortized over the twelve month period
and
fees from purchases and interest income are recorded when they
occur.
Revenues
for the three months ended September 30, 2008 (“Current Period”) were $0, a
decrease of $173,270, or 100%, from the $173,270 in revenues realized for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 (“Prior Period”). There were no event
revenues in the Current Period and there were $123,759 of event revenues in
the
Prior Period. This decrease was related to revenues from an auto show held
in
the Prior Period that did not occur in the Current Period. Stratus card revenues
were $0 in the Current Period, a decrease of $49,511, or 100%, from the Prior
Period. The sponsoring bank that ran the program when the Company acquired
Stratus stopped providing the Company with statements in October 2007 and
formally discontinued the program in March 2008. The Stratus Rewards program
is
currently inactive and the Company is actively seeking a new sponsoring bank
to
restart the program.
Gross
Profit
Our
gross
profit represents revenues less the cost of goods sold. Our event cost of goods
sold consists of the costs renting the venue, structures at the venue,
concessions, and temporary personnel hired for the event.
Cost
of
goods sold for the Stratus program are nominal, so the gross margin for the
Prior Period was $49,511, or 100% of revenues. There was $53,742 of event cost
of goods sold for the Prior Period, resulting in, so the gross margins for
events of $70,017, or 56.6% of revenues.
Operating
Expenses
Our
selling, general and administrative expenses include personnel, rent, travel,
office and other costs for selling and promoting events and running the
administrative functions of the Company. Legal and professional services are
paid to outside attorneys, auditors and consultants are broken out separately
given the size of these expenses relative to selling, general and administrative
expenses.
Overall
operating expenses for the Current Period were $288,205, an increase of $18,908,
or 7%, from $269,297 in the Prior Period. General and administrative expenses
of
$143,705 decreased by $53,885, or 27%, from $197,590 in the Prior Period,
related to lower staffing levels in the Current Period. Legal and professional
services of $130,749 increased by $73,549, or 129%, from $57,200 in the Prior
Period, primarily related to payments to an outside consultant to prepare the
Company’s SEC reports in the Current Period, with no corresponding expense in
the Prior Period. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively constant
with $13,751 in the Current Period, compared with $14,507 in the Prior Period.
Other
(Income)/Expense
Other
expenses decreased by $323,785, or 125%, in the Current Period to a net gain
of
$65,133 in the Current Period from a net expense of $258,652 in the Prior
Period. The Prior Period included $242,929 of accounting expense adjustments
related to the effective closure of the Stratus program in that quarter and
the
Current Period included $70,805 of accruals for the judgment against PSEI
related to two former employees, offset by a gain of $172,651 related to
adjusting payables for outside legal and accounting services down to invoiced
amounts as of September 30, 2008.
Interest
Expense
Our
interest expense results from accruing interest on a court judgment, loans
payable to shareholders, current portion of notes payable-related parties and
notes payable.
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Interest
expense was $46,284 in the Current Period, an increase of $5,950, or 15%, from
$40,334 in the Prior Period, primarily related to higher average debt levels
in
the Current Period.
Results
of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and
2007
Revenues
Our
revenues consist of event revenues from ticket sales, sponsorships, concessions
and merchandise, which are recorded when the event occurs, and Stratus revenues
from membership fees, fees on purchases and interest income earned on the
redemption trust. Membership fees are amortized over the twelve month period
and
fees from purchases and interest income are recorded when they
occur.
Revenues
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 (“Current Period”) were $40,189, a
decrease of $246,742, or 86%, from the $286,931 in revenues realized for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 (“Prior Period”). There were $33,606 in
event revenues in the Current Period compared to $139,709 in the Prior Period.
This decrease was related to revenues from an auto show held in the Prior Period
that did not occur in the Current Period. Stratus card revenues were $6,583
in
the Current Period, a decrease of $140,639, or 96%, from $147,222 in the Prior
Period. The sponsoring bank that ran the program when the Company acquired
Stratus stopped providing the Company with statements in October 2007 and
formally discontinued the program in March 2008. The Stratus Rewards program
is
currently inactive and the Company is actively seeking a new sponsoring bank
to
restart the program.
Gross
Profit
Our
gross
profit represents revenues less the cost of goods sold. Our event cost of goods
sold consists of the costs renting the venue, structures at the venue,
concessions, and temporary personnel hired for the event. Cost of goods sold
for
the Stratus program are nominal.
There
were no revenues or cost of goods sold in the Current Period. There was no
cost
of goods sold for Stratus in the Prior Period, resulting in gross margins of
$147,222, or 100% of revenues. Event cost of goods sold was $55,880 in the
Prior
period, resulting in gross margins of $83,829, or 60% of revenues.
Operating
Expenses
Our
selling, general and administrative expenses include personnel, rent, travel,
office and other costs for selling and promoting events and running the
administrative functions of the Company. Legal and professional services are
paid to outside attorneys and accountants and are broken out separately given
the size of these expenses relative to selling, general and administrative
expenses.
Overall
operating expenses for the Current Period were $797,805, a decrease of $302,649,
or 28%, from $1,100,454 in the Prior Period. General and administrative expenses
of $449,291 in the Current Period decreased by $146,435, or 25%, from $595,726
in the Prior Period, related to lower staffing and activity levels in the
Current Period. Legal and professional services of $305,749 in the Current
Period decreased by $155,332, or 34%, from $461,081 in the Prior Period, related
to the deferral of the 2007 audit for Pro Sports & Entertainment, the
predecessor company, and the accrual of expenses for both the 2007 and 2008
audit during 2008. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively constant
with $42,765 in the Current Period, compared with $43,647 in the Prior Period.
Other
(Income)/Expense
Other
income in the Current Period was $432,720, an increase of $658,440, or 292%,
from a net expense in the Prior Period of $225,720, largely related to the
dismissal of a court case in March 2008 for which a $365,579 reserve had been
established on the balance sheet. This reserve was reversed, with the offset
going to other income. In addition, the Current Period included $70,805 of
accruals for the judgment against PSEI related to two former employees, offset
by a gain of $172,651 related to adjusting payables for outside legal and
accounting services down to invoiced amounts as of September 30,
2008.
Interest
Expense
Our
interest expense results from accruing interest on a court judgment, loans
payable to shareholders, current portion of notes payable-related parties and
notes payable.
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Interest
expense was $139,427 in the Current Period, an increase of $22,173, or 19%,
from
$117,254 in the Prior Period, primarily related to higher average debt levels
in
the Current Period.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
report of our independent registered public accounting firm on the financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 contains an
explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue
as a going concern as a result of recurring losses, a working capital
deficiency, and negative cash flows. The financial statements do not include
any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset
amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that would be necessary
if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2008, we sold 59,701 shares to an investor
for $50,000. The Company is actively pursuing equity capital and has
engaged an established investment banker to raise up to $20 million in
additional capital.
The
proceeds raised will be used for operational expenses, settling existing
liabilities, acquisitions and selling expenses. Due to our history of operating
losses and the current credit constraints in the capital markets, we cannot
assure you that such financing will be available to us on favorable terms,
or at
all. If we cannot obtain such financing, we will be forced to curtail our
operations or may not be able to continue as a going concern, and we may become
unable to satisfy our obligations to our creditors. In such an event we will
need to enter into discussions with our creditors to settle, or otherwise seek
relief from, our obligations.
At
September 30, 2008, our principal sources of liquidity consist of cash and
cash
equivalents, advances of funds from officers, increases in accounts payable
and
accrued expenses, and the issuance of equity securities. In addition to funding
operations, our principal short-term and long-term liquidity needs have been,
and are expected to be, the settling of obligations to our creditors, capital
expenditures, the funding of operating losses until we achieve profitability,
and general corporate purposes. In addition, commensurate with our level of
sales, we require working capital for purchases of inventories and sales and
marketing costs to increase the promotion and distribution of our products.
At
September 30, 2008, our cash and cash equivalents were $2,743, and we had
negative working capital of $6,412,907. At September 30, 2008, we had $2,383,958
in debt obligations (comprised of $978,958 loan to shareholder, $1,090,000
notes
payable to related parties and $315,000 in notes payable), all of which is
due
upon demand, and $215,000 is in default for non-payment.
Cash
Flows
The
following table sets forth our cash flows for the nine months ended September
30:
September
30
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2008
|
2007
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||||||
Operating
activities
|
$
|
(349,620
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)
|
$
|
(503,030
|
)
|
|
Investing
activities
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Financing
activities
|
352,167
|
507,625
|
|||||
Total
change
|
$
|
2,547
|
$
|
4,595
|
Operating
Activities
Operating
cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflects our net loss
of
$489,485, offset by changes in working capital of $97,100 and non-cash items
(depreciation and amortization) of $42,765. The change in working capital is
primarily related to reversing a $365,579 reserve for a legal action that was
dismissed, offset by increases in deferred salary, accrued interest and other
accrued expenses.
Operating
cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 reflects our net loss
of
$1,212,377, offset by changes in working capital of $665,700 and non-cash items
(depreciation and amortization) of $43,647. The change in working capital is
primarily related to increases in accounts payable, deferred salary, accrued
interest and other accrued expenses.
Investing
Activities
Capital
constraints resulted in no cash used in investing activities during either
period.
Financing
Activities
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, we received cash proceeds
of
$455,000 and $350,000, respectively, from the sale of stock. In May of 2008,
we
used $68,041 to extinguish a line of credit with Wells Fargo.
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Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
We
have
no off balance sheet arrangements.
ITEM
4T.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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(a)
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Evaluation
of disclosure controls and
procedures.
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Our
chief
executive officer and chief financial officer have evaluated our “disclosure
controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2008. These officers have concluded that
our
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2008
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and forms. Management believes there is
non-compliance with controls that affects the integrity and timeliness of the
Company’s financial statements and the Company has used extensive review
following the closing date of the financial statements to compensate. The
Company intends to continue to evaluate its disclosure controls and procedures,
and make needed improvements.
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(b)
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Changes
in internal controls.
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There
have been no changes made in our internal controls over financial reporting
that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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In
March
2008, a court case was dismissed for which a $365,579 reserve had been
established on the balance sheet. This reserve was reversed, with the offset
going to other income.
On
August
18, 2008 two judgments totaling approximately $70,805 were entered against
PSEI
related to wage claims for two former employees. This amount was taken as an
expense in the three months ended September 30, 2008.
In
March 2008, U.S. Bancorp, the former bank processor for the Stratus Rewards
credit card, filed an in
rem
petition, without proper notice to the Company, in the Fourth Judicial District
Court in Hennepin County, Minnesota, seeking to declare that the Company was
in
violation of two Card Agreements, which govern the overall Stratus program,
and
two Trust Agreements, which govern the Trust Account to fund redemptions for
the
Stratus Program, by virtue of the Company’s acquisition of the Stratus Rewards
program in August 2005. At a hearing in this proceeding conducted in June,
again
without proper notice to the Company, U.S. Bancorp asked the Court to authorize
the disbursement of funds in the Company’s Trust Account at U.S. Bancorp as
proposed by U.S. Bancorp without regard to the express terms of the Trust
Agreements. Shortly after that hearing, the Company contacted U.S. Bancorp
and
secured the agreement of U.S. Bancorp to schedule a new hearing with proper
notice. In September 2008, the Company filed a counter-petition with the same
court, asking that the disputes under the Card Agreement and Trust Agreement
be
separated, and that the approximately $180,000 to $190,000 remaining in the
Trust Account be returned to the Company per the terms of the Trust Agreement,
less any applicable offsets. This counter-petition also denied jurisdiction
of
the Minnesota court given that both the Trust and the Card Agreements
specifically are governed by New York State laws and the Card Agreements specify
venue in New York. In October 2008, a scheduling hearing was held in the
Minnesota Court, resulting in a case management order setting a hearing for
February 2009. The Trust Account is currently carried on the Company’s balance
sheet at $162,855 and, based on the representation of U.S. Bancorp that the
gross amount of the Trust Account is in excess of that amount, the Company
did
not book any change in the Trust Account during the nine months ended September
30, 2008, but will evaluate whether any adjustment is necessary following the
February 2009 case management hearing.
On
October 13, 2008, the Company received notice that HollyRod Foundation, a
California non-profit corporation, had filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court
of
California, County of Los Angeles, seeking to collect $100,000 of sponsorship
fees related to the Company’s sponsorship of a function held by HollyRod in
Phoenix Arizona in January 2008 related to the Super Bowl. The initial case
management review and conference is scheduled for January 2009. The Company
believes that the case presented by HollyRod is without merit and that HollyRod
failed to perform on several required actions in the sponsorship
agreement. The Company intends to oppose this action and believes it will
prevail, but there can be no assurance that it will do so. The Company has
not taken a charge in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 for this action
and will reassess whether a charge should be taken after the January 2009
hearing.
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ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
|
During
the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 the Company raised $50,000
and $150,000, respectively, through the issuance of 59,701 and 179,100 shares
of
common stock, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30,
2008
and 2007, the Company raised $455,000 and $350,000, respectively, through the
issuance of 543,270 and 417,901 shares, respectively. During the three months
ended March 31, 2008, 4,631,351 shares were issued to retire a convertible
note.
All
securities were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section
4(a)
and Regulation D.
ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
|
None.
ITEM
4.
|
SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
|
None
ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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None
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
No.
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Exhibit
Description
|
31.1
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Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section
302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
|
Certification
by the acting Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to
Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
|
Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.2
|
Certification
by the acting Chief Financial Officer 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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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused
this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
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|
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By:
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/s/ Paul
Feller
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|
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Name: Paul
Feller
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|
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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Date: November
19, 2008
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