CHASE PACKAGING CORP - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

For the transition period from                  to                   .

 

Commission File Number 0-21609

 

CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 741.1500

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  Common Stock, par value $.10 per share

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes o                     No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes o                     No x

 

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  o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   x

 

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.

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes x                     No o

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second  fiscal quarter was $1,446,168.

 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 19, 2009:  15,536,275

 

Documents incorporated by reference

 

Listed below are documents, parts of which are incorporated herein by reference, and the part of this report into which the document is incorporated:

 

Proxy statement for the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders — Part III

 

 

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS.

 

General

 

Chase Packaging Corporation (“Chase,” the “Company,” “we,” or “us”) is a Texas corporation which, prior to 1998, was engaged in the specialty packaging business, primarily as a supplier of packaging products to the agricultural industry.  During 1997, the Company commenced an orderly liquidation of its assets (described below) which was completed in 1997.  At present, management of the Company is seeking to secure a suitable merger partner wishing to go public or to acquire private companies to create investment value for the Company.  For purposes of Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is considered a shell company.

 

History

 

Prior Business Operations

 

The Company was established in July of 1993 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC”). On July 30, 1993, the Company purchased certain assets of Union Camp Corporation’s packaging division for a purchase price of approximately $6.14 million.  The assets purchased included substantially all of the business of weaving and constructing Saxolin® paper mesh and polypropylene plastic mesh bagging material for agricultural and industrial applications and substantially all of the properties related to Union Camp’s packaging division. The properties acquired by Chase consisted of Union Camp’s plant facilities located in Portland, Oregon, and Idaho Falls, Idaho, and all machinery, equipment, and inventories connected with these facilities.

 

The Company experienced losses from 1994 through 1997, and in 1997 the Company’s secured lender decided not to renew the Company’s operating line of credit.  The Company’s Board of Directors therefore determined that it was in the best interest of the Company and all of its creditors to liquidate in an orderly fashion.

 

Effective July 21, 1997, the Company sold its operations at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lockwood Packing Corporation (“Lockwood”) as a going concern.  The assets sold included substantially all of the Company’s equipment, furniture, fixtures, and other assets located in the Idaho Falls, Idaho, facility for a total of $75,000.  In addition, the Company sold inventory from the Idaho Falls operation to Lockwood for $255,000.  The proceeds from these sales were used to reduce the Company’s loan balance with its lender.

 

On July 25, 1997, the Company notified its creditors by mail that the Company would begin an orderly liquidation of all of its remaining assets, outside of a formal bankruptcy or receivership proceeding, in a manner intended to maximize the asset values. The Company retained the firm of Edward Hostmann, Inc. to assist the Company in such liquidation which was completed during 1997.

 

Post-Liquidation Operations

 

Since 1999, the Board of Directors has devoted its efforts to establishing a new business or engaging in a merger or other reorganization transaction and, accordingly, the Company is being treated as a development stage company in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7, effective January 1, 1999.

 

The Company closed a private placement of 13,334 Units on September 7, 2007.  Each Unit was sold for  $150 and consisted of:  one  share of Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock ($100 stated value) convertible into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “common stock”); 500 shares of common stock; and 500 five year warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at $0.15 per share.  Gross proceeds from the offering were $2,000,100, expenses of the offering were approximately $39,000, and net proceeds were approximately $1,961,100.

 

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ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS.

 

The expenses related to identifying a target business and to complete a business combination will increase our losses.

 

Until presented with a specific opportunity for a business combination, we will be unable to ascertain with any degree of certainty the time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete the business combination.  Any costs incurred in connection with the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us and reduce the amount of capital otherwise available to complete a business combination and thereafter operate the acquired business.  We cannot provide assurance that we will be successful in identifying a target business and completing a business combination on terms favorable to its shareholders, if at all.

 

The tax treatment of a potential business combination is not clear.

 

We will endeavor to structure a business combination so as to achieve the most favorable tax treatment to us and to the target business and the shareholders of both companies.  We cannot provide assurance that the Internal Revenue Service or appropriate state tax authorities will agree with our tax treatment of the business combination.

 

We have limited ability to evaluate management’s target business.  We cannot anticipate what role, if any, our management will play in a combined business and whether our management has the necessary experience to manage the combined business.  We do not know if we will be able to recruit more management if necessary.

 

Although we intend to carefully scrutinize the management of a prospective target business before effecting a business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of the target’s management will prove to be correct.  In addition, we cannot assure you that the target’s future management will have the necessary skills, qualifications, or abilities to manage a public company.  Furthermore, the future role of our officers and directors, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty.  While it is possible that one or more of our officers and directors will remain associated in some capacity following a business combination, it is uncertain whether all of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs after a business combination.  Moreover, we cannot assure you that our officers and directors will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business.

 

We may seek to recruit additional management personnel to supplement the incumbent management of the target business.  We cannot assure you, however, that we will be able to recruit additional managers who have the requisite skills, knowledge, or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management and successfully operate the target business.

 

In our search for an appropriate combination partner, we will have to compete with other entities with more experience and greater resources; after a successful business combination we will have to face the competitors of the operating company we combine with.

 

We may encounter intense competition from other entities seeking to combine with a privately held operating company.  Many of these entities, including financial consulting companies and venture capital firms, have longer operating histories and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting business combinations.  Many of these competitors also possess significantly greater financial, technical, and other resources than we do.  We cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively compete with these entities. Consequently, we may acquire a company with less favorable prospects then we would otherwise prefer, thus making our long-term prospects for success less likely.

 

If we effect a business combination, we will become subject to competition from the competitors of the acquired business.  In particular, industries that experience rapid growth frequently attract larger numbers of competitors, including competitors with greater financial, marketing, technical, and other resources than our resources.  We cannot ascertain the level of competition we will face if we effect a business combination, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully with these competitors.

 

The Pink Sheets are characterized by high volatility which may negatively affect our stock price.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “CPKA.”  The Pink Sheets, and the price of our common stock, are characterized by high volatility.  We cannot guarantee any market for our shares of common stock and cannot guarantee that any stable market for our shares of common stock will develop or be sustained.  We

 

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cannot predict the effect, if any, that our business activities or a business combination might have on the market price.

 

ITEM 1B.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES.

 

The Company neither rents nor owns any properties.  The Company utilizes the office space and equipment of its management at no cost.  Management estimates such amounts to be immaterial.  The Company currently has no policy with respect to investment or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages, or securities of, or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.

 

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

No matters were submitted by the Company during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, for a vote of the Company’s security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

 

The Company’s common stock trades in the Pink Sheets under the symbol “CPKA.”  American Stock Transfer and Trust Company has determined that there were approximately 286 holders of record on December 31, 2008.  Trading volume in the Company’s securities has been nominal.  The last reported bid and ask prices on December 31, 2008 were $0.04 and $0.05, respectively, and the last trade was $0.05.

 

High and low stock prices for the Company’s common stock in the two years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are displayed in the following table:

 

		2008 Market Price						2007 Market Price
Quarter Ended		High			Low			High			Low
March 31		$	0.25		$	0.20		$	0.08		$	0.05
June 30		$	0.25		$	0.05		$	0.08		$	0.08
September 30		$	0.25		$	0.12		$	0.20		$	0.08
December 31		$	0.51		$	0.02		$	0.25		$	0.20

 

The Company has never paid cash dividends on its shares of common stock and does not anticipate the payment of dividends on its shares of common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.

 

Results of Operations

 

During 2008, the Company had no operations and its only income was from interest income on its short-term investments which are classified as cash and cash equivalents.  General and administrative expenses were $207,667

 

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in fiscal 2008 compared to $51,114 in fiscal 2007. The increase of $156,553 was primarily due to professional fees as well as the Chief Financial Officer’s salary in the amount of $17,000. Commencing November 1, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors agreed to pay the Company’s Chief Financial Officer an annual salary of $17,000.  No other officers or directors of the Company receive compensation other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Company business and development. The Company had fiscal 2008 interest and other income of $31,476, and a net loss of ($176,191), compared with interest and other income of $23,087, $4,200 of interest expense, and a net loss of ($32,227) for fiscal 2007.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At December 31, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1,770,000.  Cash and cash equivalents consist of money market funds and U.S. Treasury Bills.  Working capital at December 31, 2008 was approximately $1,762,000.  Management believes that its cash and cash equivalents are sufficient for its business activities for at least the next twelve months and for the costs of seeking an acquisition of an operating business.

 

Net cash of approximately $187,000 was used in operations during fiscal 2008, an increase of approximately $173,000 over the $14,000 used in operations during fiscal 2007.  This increase resulted primarily from legal fees associated with submitting to the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form S-1 registration statement during 2008.

 

No cash flows were used or provided by investing activities for each of the periods presented.

 

Net cash of approximately $3,000 was used in financing activities during fiscal 2008, a decrease of approximately $1,975,000 over approximately $1,972,000 provided by financing activities during fiscal 2007.  The Company received approximately $2,000,000 of cash from the sale of Units in the private placement in fiscal 2007.  The Company did not receive any cash proceeds from the sale of common stock or other equity instruments in fiscal 2008.

 

New Authoritative Pronouncements

 

See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the notes to the financial statements in Item 7 for a full description of recently issued accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on results of operations and financial condition, which is incorporated herein.

 

Factors Which May Affect Future Results

 

Future earnings of the Company are dependent on interest rates earned on the Company’s invested balances and expenses incurred. The Company expects to incur significant expenses in connection with its objective of identifying  a merger partner or acquiring an operating business.

 

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Not Applicable.

 

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ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

 

CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

- INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -

 

	Page(s)
Report of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm — Parente Randolph, LLC	7
Report of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm — Lazar Levine & Felix LLP	8
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets	9
Statements of Operations	10
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity	11 - 12
Statements of Cash Flows	13
Notes to Financial Statements	14 - 20

 

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REPORT OF REGISTERED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To The Shareholders

Chase Packaging Corporation

 

We have audited the balance sheet of Chase Packaging Corporation (a development stage company) (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008, and the statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended and the amounts in the cumulative from inception column in the statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended.  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 audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audit provides 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 Chase Packaging Corporation as of December 31, 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended and the amounts in the cumulative from inception column in the statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

PARENTE RANDOLPH, LLC

 

/s/ PARENTE RANDOLPH, LLC

 

 

New York, New York

March 25, 2009

 

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REPORT OF REGISTERED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To The Shareholders

Chase Packaging Corporation

 

We have audited the balance sheet of Chase Packaging Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and the statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the development stage period (from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 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 audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audit provides 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 Chase Packaging Corporation as of December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the development stage period from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

LAZAR LEVINE & FELIX LLP

 

/s/ LAZAR LEVINE & FELIX LLP

 

 

New York, New York

March 21, 2008

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

		2008			2007
- ASSETS -
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,769,739		$	1,960,333
TOTAL ASSETS		$	1,769,739		$	1,960,333
- LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY -
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accrued expenses		$	7,354		$	18,607
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		7,354			18,607
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; Series A 10% Convertible Preferred stock; 15,536 and 13,818 shares issued and outstanding, respectively; liquidation preference of $1,553,600 (2008) and $1,381,800 (2007)		15,536			13,818
Common stock, $.10 par value 200,000,000 shares authorized; 15,536,275 shares issued and outstanding		1,553,628			1,553,628
Additional paid-in capital		4,082,647			4,087,515
Accumulated deficit		(3,626,121		)	(3,626,121		)
Deficit accumulated during the development stage		(263,305		)	(87,114		)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		1,762,385			1,941,726
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	1,769,739		$	1,960,333

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

		Cumulative During the Development Stage (January 1, 1999 to			For the Year Ended December 31,
		December 31, 2008			2008			2007
NET SALES		$	—		$	—		$	—
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
General and administrative expense		(310,507		)	207,667			51,114
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS		(310,507		)	(207,667		)	(51,114		)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense		(8,591		)	—			(4,200		)
Interest and other income		55,793			31,476			23,087
TOTAL OTHER INCOME		47,202			31,476			18,887
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(263,305		)	(176,191		)	(32,227		)
Provision for income taxes		—			—			—
NET LOSS		$	(263,305	)	$	(176,191	)	$	(32,227	)
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE					$	(.01	)	$	—
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING — BASIC AND DILUTED					15,536,275			10,804,083

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

		Preferred Stock					Common Stock					Additional Paid- in			Common Stock			Accumulated			Deficit Accumulated During the Development
		Shares		Amount			Shares		Amount			Capital			Subscribed			Deficit			Stage			Total
Balance at January 1, 1999		—		$	—		7,002,964		$	700,296		$	2,914,207		$	—		$	(3,626,121	)	$	—		$	(11,618	)
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 1999		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(5,510		)	(5,510		)
Balance at December 31, 1999		—		—			7,002,964		700,296			2,914,207			—			(3,626,121		)	(5,510		)	(17,128		)
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2000		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(891		)	(891		)
Balance at December 31, 2000		—		—			7,002,964		700,296			2,914,207			—			(3,626,121		)	(6,401		)	(18,019		)
Private placement and warrant exercise		—		—			1,624,311		162,432			(156,932		)	—			—			—			5,500
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2001		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(5,086		)	(5,086		)
Balance at December 31, 2001		—		—			8,627,275		862,728			2,757,275			—			(3,626,121		)	(11,487		)	(17,605		)
Stock subscriptions		—		—			—		—			—			8,000			—			—			8,000
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2002		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(7,082		)	(7,082		)
Balance at December 31, 2002		—		—			8,627,275		862,728			2,757,275			8,000			(3,626,121		)	(18,569		)	(16,687		)
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2003		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(8,221		)	(8,221		)
Balance at December 31, 2003		—		—			8,627,275		862,728			2,757,275			8,000			(3,626,121		)	(26,790		)	(24,908		)
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2004		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			1,237			1,237
Balance at December 31, 2004		—		—			8,627,275		862,728			2,757,275			8,000			(3,626,121		)	(25,553		)	(23,671		)
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2005		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(16,627		)	(16,627		)
Balance at December 31, 2005		—		—			8,627,275		862,728			2,757,275			8,000			(3,626,121		)	(42,180		)	(40,298		)

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONTINUED)

 

		Preferred Stock					Common Stock					Additional Paid- in			Common Stock			Accumulated			Deficit Accumulated During the Development
		Shares		Amount			Shares		Amount			Capital			Subscribed			Deficit			Stage			Total
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(12,707		)	(12,707		)
Balance at December 31, 2006		—		—			8,627,275		862,728			2,757,275			8,000			(3,626,121		)	(54,887		)	(53,005		)
Private placement		13,334		13,334			6,667,000		666,700			1,282,324			—			—			—			1,962,358
Prior stock subscription		68		68			34,000		3,400			6,732			(8,000		)	—			—			2,200
Convertible debt		416		416			208,000		20,800			41,184			—			—			—			62,400
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2007		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(32,227		)	(32,227		)
Balance at December 31, 2007		13,818		13,818			15,536,275		1,553,628			4,087,515			—			(3,626,121		)	(87,114		)	1,941,726
Preferred shares issued as dividend		1,718		1,718			—		—			(1,718		)	—			—			—			—
Cash in lieu of stock		—		—			—		—			(3,150		)	—			—			—			(3,150		)
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2008		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(176,191		)	(176,191		)
Balance at December 31, 2008		15,536		$	15,536		15,536,275		$	1,553,628		$	4,082,647		$	—		$	(3,626,121	)	$	(263,305	)	$	1,762,385

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

		Cumulative
		During the
		Development Stage			For The Year Ended
		(January 1, 1999 to			December 31,
		December 31, 2008)			2008			2007
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss		$	(263,305	)	$	(176,191	)	$	(32,227	)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accrued expenses		(7,825		)	(11,253		)	18,011
Net cash used in operating activities		(271,130		)	(187,444		)	(14,216		)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES		—			—			—
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from convertible debt		56,500			—			9,500
Proceeds from private placement/exercise of stock warrants		5,500			—			—
Capital contribution		8,000			—			—
Proceeds from private placement		1,962,358			—			1,962,358
Cash dividends paid on Preferred Stock		(3,150		)	(3,150		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		2,029,208			(3,150		)	1,971,858
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		1,758,078			(190,594		)	1,957,642
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period		11,661			1,960,333			2,691
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD		$	1,769,739		$	1,769,739		$	1,960,333
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for:
Interest		$	—		$	—		$	—
Income taxes		$	—		$	—		$	—
Preferred stock issued as stock dividend		$	1,718		$	1,718		$	—
416 Private Placement Units were issued in exchange for $56,500 of convertible notes plus $5,900 of accrued interest		$	62,400		$	—		$	62,400
68 Private Placement Units were issued in exchange for $8,000 of stock subscriptions plus $2,200 of accrued interest		$	10,200		$	—		$	10,200

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

NOTE   1   -          BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

 

Chase Packaging Corporation (“the Company”), a Texas Corporation, previously manufactured woven paper mesh for industrial applications, polypropylene mesh fabric bags for agricultural use and distributed agricultural packaging manufactured by other companies.

 

Since January 1, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company, has been devoting its efforts to establishing a new business and accordingly, the Company is being treated as a development stage company in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7.

 

Management’s plans for the Company include securing a merger or acquisition, raising additional capital and other strategies designed to optimize shareholder value. However, no assurance can be given that management will be successful in its efforts. The failure to achieve these plans will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and ability to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE   2   -          SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

(a)            Use of Estimates:

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(b)            Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity of three months or less at the time of acquisition to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents balances with high credit quality financial institutions.  As of December 31, 2008, and 2007 the Company had  cash and cash equivalents held in financial institutions in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits in the amount of  approximately $1,520,000 and $1,123,000, respectively.

 

The Company’s cash equivalents include investments in U.S. Treasury Bills, which typically mature in approximately 28 days, are held to maturity and valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.  The aggregate fair value of investments in U.S. Treasury Bills classified as cash equivalents at December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $1,132,000 and $1,204,000, respectively.

 

(c)            Income Taxes

 

The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured assuming enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income 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 the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.  A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets unless it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

NOTE   2   -          SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):

 

(c)             Income Taxes (continued):

 

On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48). There was no impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows at December 31, 2007 and for the year then ended as a result of implementing FIN 48. At the adoption date of January 1, 2007 and at December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company currently has no federal or state tax examinations in progress.

 

(d)          Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share:

 

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of shares issuable through the exercise of Common Stock equivalents.

 

We have excluded 22,445,000 and 20,727,000 Common Stock equivalents (warrants) from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which, if included, would have an antidilutive effect.

 

(e)             Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:

 

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities . The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS. No. 161 on its financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160.  “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-and Amendment of ARB No. 51.”  SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards pertaining to ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest, and the valuation of any retained noncontrolling equity investment when a subsidiary is deconsolidated.  This statement also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners.  SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The adoption of SFAS 160 is not currently expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

NOTE   2   -          SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):

 

(e)          Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (continued):

 

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, which replaces SFAS No. 141. The statement retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting.   It also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS No. 141R is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 141.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 allows companies to measure certain financial instruments at fair value without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions and to report unrealized gains and losses on elected items in earnings. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a material impact on the Company’s  results of operations or financial position.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and all interim periods within those fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB released FASB Staff Position (FSP FAS 157-2 — Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157) which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  In accordance with FSP FAS No. 157, the Company is currently assessing the potential impact its adoption would have on our nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, if any.

 

NOTE   3   -          INCOME TAXES:

 

No current provision for Federal income taxes was required for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, due to the Company’s operating losses.  At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company has unused net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $3,500,000 and $3,330,000 which expire at various dates through 2011.  Most of this amount is subject to annual limitations under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to “changes in ownership”.

 

The current income tax benefit differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% to loss before income taxes due to the valuation allowance.

 

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the deferred tax assets related to the aforementioned carry-forwards have been fully offset by valuation allowances, since it is more likely than not that significant utilization of such amounts will not occur in the foreseeable future.

 

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CHASE PACKAGING CORPORATION

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

NOTE   3   -          INCOME TAXES (continued):

 

		2008			2007
Deferred tax assets and valuation allowances consist of:
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry forwards		$	1,205,000		$	1,135,000
Less valuation allowance		(1,205,000		)	(1,135,000		)
Net deferred tax assets		$	—		$	—

 

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal and Texas state jurisdictions. Tax years for fiscal 2005 through 2007 are open and potentially subject to examination by the federal and Texas state taxing authorities.

 

NOTE   4   -          2007 PRIVATE PLACEMENT UNITS (“UNIT”):

 

On September 7, 2007, the Company completed a private placement, pursuant to which 13,334 units (the “Units”) were sold at a per Unit cash purchase price of $150, for a total subscribed amount of $2,000,100. Each Unit consists of: (1) one share of Series A 10% convertible preferred stock, par value $1.00, stated value $100 (the “Preferred Stock”); (2) 500 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 (the “Common Stock”); and (3) 500 warrants (the “Warrants”) exercisable into the Company’s Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

 

Each warrant contained in a Unit has a term of five years during which such warrant may be exercised, at $0.15 per share, into one share of the Company’s Common Stock. A total of 6,605 units were purchased by related parties, including significant shareholders. The exercise price of the warrants is subject to adjustment to reflect recapitalizations, stock dividends, mergers, stock splits, and similar events that would otherwise dilute the relative number of shares of Common Stock into which the warrants may be exercised.

 

Each share of Preferred Stock contained in a Unit has a stated value of $100 and is convertible at any time into Common Stock at a rate of $0.10 per share. The conversion price of the Preferred Stock is subject to adjustment to reflect recapitalizations, stock dividends, mergers, stock splits, and similar events that would otherwise dilute the relative number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock may be converted.

 

There are 4,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock currently authorized for issuance. At the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company may pay to the holders of the Preferred Stock a semi-annual dividend of ten percent payable in cash or in kind (i.e., in additional shares of Preferred Stock) or any combination thereof. The holder of each share of Preferred Stock will have one vote for each underlying share of Common Stock as if such Preferred Stock had been converted. At any time prior to conversion, the Company’s Board of Directors may redeem any portion or all of the Preferred Stock at a price of $100 per share of Preferred Stock. Each share of Preferred Stock will have a liquidation value of $100 per share. At any time after August 2, 2011, the holders of 66 2/3% or more of the shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding may request the liquidation of their Preferred Stock. In the event that, at the time of such requested liquidation, the Company’s cash funds (in excess of a $50,000 reserve fund) then available to effect such liquidation are inadequate for such purpose, the requested liquidation shall take place (on a pro-rata basis) only to the extent such excess cash funds are available for such purpose. In the event of a merger transaction approved by the holders of the Company’s Common Stock, the holders of the Preferred Stock will have the right to a cash payment of $100 per share in connection with such merger, or the Preferred Stock will be automatically converted at the then applicable conversion rate.

 

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