DigitalTown, Inc. - Annual Report: 2012 (Form 10-K)
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
| X | | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended: February 29, 2012
|__| | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number: 000-27225
DigitalTown, Inc.
(Name of registrant in its charter)
Minnesota | 41-1427445 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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11974 Portland Avenue, Burnsville, Minnesota | 55337 |
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Registrant's telephone number: (952) 890-2362 |
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Title of Each Class
Common Stock
Par Value $0.01 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 [X] No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. [ ] Yes [X] No
Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files. [X] Yes [ ] No.
Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and disclosure 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
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 definitions of accelerated filer, large accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):
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Smaller reporting company [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). [ ] Yes [X] No
The aggregate value of the Companys common stock held by non-affiliates of the Company was approximately $ 14,252,364 as of the last day of the Companys most recently completed second fiscal quarter (August 31, 2011), when the last reported sales price was $1.40.
There were 29,144,413 shares of the registrants common stock outstanding as of May 29, 2012.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
There are incorporated by reference in this report on Form 10-K certain previously filed exhibits identified in Part III, Item 13 hereof.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I |
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Item 1. | Business | 1 |
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Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 2 |
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Item 2. | Properties | 8 |
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Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 8 |
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Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 8 |
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PART II |
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Item 5. | Market for the Registrants Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 9 |
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Item 6. | Selected Financial Data | 10 |
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Item 7. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 11 |
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Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 19 |
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Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 19 |
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Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 19 |
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Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 21 |
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Item 9B. | Other Information | 23 |
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PART III |
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Item 10. | Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant | 24 |
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Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 27 |
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Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 30 |
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Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 31 |
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Item 14. | Principle Accountants and Fees and Services | 31 |
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PART IV |
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Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules | 34 |
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| SIGNATURES | 34 |
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
DigitalTown owns and operates a nationwide social networking site of hyper-local on-line communities built around their domain names and the schools and communities they represent. In October 2010, the Company completed the initial rollout of its new high school spirit websites featuring content from The Active Network, MusicSkins, WeatherBug, Bing and other providers on approximately 20,000 of their high school spirit websites. The high school spirit websites initially featured 2010 football schedules, scores and Active Power Rankings for high school football. With this initial rollout, the Company reached over 1.0 million page/score views by the middle of November 2010. In December 2010, the Company launched its high school boys basketball coverage and in April 2011 they launched their high school boys and girls lacrosse coverage, both featuring schedules, scores and Active Power Rankings.
On December 8, 2010, the Company entered into a five year strategic partnership agreement with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). The NIAAA and DigitalTown are working together to establish a national, standardized system for recording schedules, scores, rosters and statistics for interscholastic sports teams and individual students. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has committed to pay the expenses related to this strategic partnership; however any expenses in excess of $5,000 must be preapproved by the Company. The Company has committed to deposit $50,000 for such expenses for the first fiscal year of the contract and an additional $50,000 for the second year. In addition, the Company has committed to donate 25%, up to $3,000,000 of the annual net sponsorship revenue in the scheduling and statistics areas of its high school spirit websites to yet to be named program funds that promote youth activities and the NIAAA. Lastly, the Company has committed to a minimal revenue share of $100,000 per year with the future launch of its beta 3 software.
On March 22, 2011, the Company entered into a marketing partnership with Daktronics (NASDAQ: DAKT) to extend Daktronics reach into the high school market and strengthen DigitalTowns access to statistical data. As part of the agreement, Daktronics will grant DigitalTown access to its Daktronics statistical software furthering DigitalTown's goal of creating the first nationwide network for high school sports statistics. On November 1, 2011, Daktronics made its sports statistical software available for all high schools nationwide free of charge via the DigitalTown network. School administrators can access Daktronics statistics software via any one of DigitalTown's approximately 27,000 online communities.
On April 5, 2011, the Companys registration statement, initially filed December 23, 2010, was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The effective registration statement allows the Company to sell up to 3,000,000 of its shares to Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (Auctus) as part of a drawdown equity financing agreement (Drawdown Agreement) the Company signed with Auctus on December 3, 2010. Per the agreement, the Company, at its discretion, has the right to sell up to $10.0 million of common stock to Auctus over a 36 month period per the conditions set forth in the agreement. The
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Company issued a drawdown notice to Auctus for $50,000. Auctus honored $2,108 of the notice, but has refused to honor the balance. The Company considers Auctus to be in breach of the drawdown agreement. As of May 29, 2012, the Company has not issued any additional drawdown notices.
On January 24, 2012, DigitalTown launched its hyper-local, high school network across its 20,000 plus, high school spirit websites, allowing national and local advertisers the ability to place ads on any hyper-local high school spirit website in the DigitalTown network. Inside each hyper-local, high school spirit website, an advertiser can pick the sport or team of their choice including approximately 18,000 basketball teams, 15,000 football teams and 8,500 boys' and girls' lacrosse teams. Ad prices range from $40 to $125 per month with site-wide corporate sponsorship packages available. With more than 20,000, hyper-local, high-school spirit websites, this launch represents in excess of $500 million in available ad inventory, with only three sports currently launched.
On February 6, 2012, DigitalTown announced that its ad revenue sharing program for its hyper-local, high school spirit websites would become effective beginning March 1, 2012. For the remainder of 2012 and the entire 2012/13 school year, DigitalTown has committed to sharing the revenue generated on up to 55% of its ad space with the local schools and the NIAAA.
On April 10, 2012, DigitalTown announced that for the month ending March 31, 2012, DigitalTown's hyper-local, high school spirit websites received approximately 31.0 million hits and in excess of 20.0 million pageviews. Based on our internal data, unique visitors are returning multiple times to view high school scores, schedules and rankings. The increase in pageviews represents more than a 1900% increase from the 1.0 million page/score views reported in November 2010, the first month in which the Company launched its hyper-local high school spirit websites.
EMPLOYEES
As of February 29, 2012, DigitalTown, Inc. has six employees. The Companys employees are not represented by a union. The Company knows of no adverse labor issues with any employee.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
We are subject to various risks that may materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below and the other information in this filing before deciding to purchase our common stock. If any of these risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.
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RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
We have historically lost money and losses may continue in the future.
We have historically lost money. The losses for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 were $4,243,765 and $1,264,772 respectively and future losses are likely to occur. Our accumulated deficit at February 29, 2012 is $24,074,679. As of February 29, 2012, there exists positive working capital of $356,455. For the year ended February 29, 2012, we had negative cash flows from operations of $1,289,716. Accordingly, we may experience liquidity and cash flow problems if we are not able to collect on our stock subscription receivables as needed or raise additional capital on acceptable terms.
We may not be able to collect on our stock subscription receivables or raise capital through the sale of our common stock as needed to fund our operations.
As of February 29, 2012, the Company had stock subscription receivables of $1,299,654 and for the year ended February 29, 2012, the Company received stock subscription payments of $123,000.
We believe our current cash reserves, the amounts we expect to collect on our outstanding stock subscription receivables and proceeds from the sale of our common stock should be sufficient to enable us to operate for the next 12 months. In the event that we are unable to collect on our outstanding stock subscription receivables or raise capital through the sale of our common stock as needed, we would be forced to reduce operating expenses and/or cease operations altogether.
No assurances can be given that we will be successful in reaching or maintaining profitable operations. Our current monthly cash operating expenses are approximately $107,500 per month.
We may need to raise additional capital to finance operations.
Funding of our operations has relied almost entirely on the collection of outstanding subscription receivables and proceeds from the sale of our common stock. We will need to raise additional capital to fund our anticipated operating expenses and future development and design of our websites. We cannot be assured that financing- will be available if needed or on favorable terms. Auctus has refused to honor the entire first drawdown amount per the drawdown agreement as described in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed December 23, 2010, and this financing option may not be available to us. The sale of our common stock to raise capital may cause dilution to our existing stockholders. Our inability to obtain adequate financing will result in the need to curtail business operations. Any of these events would be materially harmful to our business and may result in a lower stock price.
Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and may fluctuate significantly.
There has been a limited public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that an active trading market for our common stock will develop. As a result, this could adversely affect our stockholders' ability to sell our common stock in short time periods, or possibly at all. Our common stock has experienced, and is likely to experience in the future,
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significant price and volume fluctuations that could adversely affect the market price of our common stock without regard to our operating performance. In addition, we believe that factors such as quarterly fluctuations in our financial results and changes in the overall economy or the condition of the financial markets could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially.
Our common stock is traded on the OTC Markets OTCQB, which may make it more difficult for investors to resell their shares due to suitability requirements.
Our common stock is currently traded on the OTC Markets OTCQB. Broker-dealers often decline to trade in OTCQB stocks given that the market for such securities is often limited, the stocks are more volatile, and the risks to investors are greater. These factors may reduce the potential market for our common stock by reducing the number of potential investors. This may make it more difficult for investors in our common stock to sell shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them. This could cause our stock price to decline.
We could fail to retain or attract key personnel.
Our future success depends, in significant part, on the continued services of Richard Pomije, our Chairman, and Secretary/Treasurer and Robert B. Castle, our CEO and President. We cannot assure you that we would be able to find appropriate replacements for them or any other key personnel. Any loss or interruption of our key personnel's services could adversely affect our ability to develop our business plan. We do not have an employment agreement with Mr. Pomije or Mr. Castle nor do we presently maintain key-man life insurance policies on them.
We could fail to renew our domain names on a timely basis.
Our future success depends, in significant part, on the continued renewal of our domain names on a timely basis. In order to retain the rights to our domain names, they need to be renewed on an annual basis by paying the annual renewal fee within a specified time period. If the domain names are not renewed within the specified time period, they become available to the general public and the rights could be obtained by any outside third party if they paid the annual renewal fee. Any loss of rights in our domain names could adversely affect our ability to develop our business plan. The Company does have controls and procedures in place to ensure that all domain names are renewed in a timely manner.
Minnesota law and our charter may inhibit a takeover of our company that stockholders may consider favorable.
Provisions of Minnesota law, such as its business combination statute, may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company. As a result, these provisions could limit the price some investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
Our officers and directors have the ability to exercise significant influence over matters submitted for stockholder approval and their interests may differ from other stockholders.
Our executive officers and directors, in the aggregate, will have the ability to nominate two (2) members to the Board of Directors. Accordingly, our directors and executive officers,
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whether acting alone or together, may have significant influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to our Board for approval, including issuing common and preferred stock, and appointing officers, which could have a material impact on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and also the power to prevent or cause a change in control. The interests of these board members may differ from the interests of the other stockholders.
Our shares may be defined as "penny stock", the rules imposed on the sale of the shares may affect your ability to resell any shares you may purchase, if at all.
Shares of our common stock may be defined as a penny stock under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and rules of the SEC. The Exchange Act and such penny stock rules generally impose additional sales practice and disclosure requirements on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than certain accredited investors who are, generally, institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 jointly with spouse, or in transactions not recommended by the broker-dealer. For transactions covered by the penny stock rules, a broker-dealer must make a suitability determination for each purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement prior to the sale. In addition, the broker-dealer must make certain mandated disclosures in penny stock transactions, including the actual sale or purchase price and actual bid and offer quotations, the compensation to be received by the broker-dealer and certain associated persons, and deliver certain disclosures required by the Commission. Consequently, the penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to make a market in or trade our common stock and may also affect your ability to resell any shares you may purchase in the public markets.
Market for penny stock has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse
Stockholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:
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Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;
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Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;
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Boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced salespersons;
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Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and,
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The wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequential investor losses.
Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.
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Existing stockholders may experience significant dilution from the sale of our common stock pursuant to the drawdown agreement.
Assuming that Auctus fulfills the terms of the drawdown agreement, the sale of our common stock to Auctus in accordance with the drawdown agreement may have a dilutive impact on our shareholders. As a result, our net income per share could decrease in future periods and the market price of our common stock could decline. In addition, the lower our stock price is at the time we exercise our put option, the more shares of our common stock we will have to issue to Auctus in order to drawdown on the facility. If our stock price decreases, then our existing shareholders would experience greater dilution for any given dollar amount raised in connection with the drawdown agreement.
The perceived risk of dilution may cause our stockholders to sell their shares, which may cause a decline in the price of our common stock. Moreover, the perceived risk of dilution and the resulting downward pressure on our stock price could encourage investors to engage in short sales of our common stock. By increasing the number of shares offered for sale, material amounts of short selling could further contribute to progressive price declines in our common stock. However, under the terms of the drawdown agreement, the number of shares Auctus is able to own at any given time is limited to 4.99% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company.
Risk Factors Related to Our Securities and the Drawdown Agreement.
We registered an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the drawdown agreement. The sale of such shares could depress the market price of our common stock.
We registered an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the drawdown agreement. Assuming that Auctus fulfills the terms of the drawdown agreement, the sale of these shares into the public market by Auctus could depress the market price of our common stock.
We may not have access to the full amount under the drawdown agreement.
There is no assurance that the market price of our common stock will increase substantially in the near future. The entire commitment under the drawdown agreement is $10,000,000. Based on our stock price, the number of registered common shares that remains issuable could be lower than the number of registered common shares we need to issue in order to have access to the full amount under the drawdown agreement. Therefore, we may not have access to the full amount under the drawdown agreement. To date, Auctus has refused to honor the full amount of drawdown requests from the Company.
The amount we can draw down may be affected by a limitation of the percentage ownership of Auctus.
Pursuant to the drawdown agreement, Auctus shall not be issued shares of the Companys common stock that would result in its beneficial ownership equaling more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. If the ownership of Auctus reaches that limit, we may not be able to secure any further advances from Auctus, and some of our business activities may have to be postponed or curtailed.
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There may not be sufficient trading volume in our common stock to permit us to generate adequate funds.
The drawdown agreement provides that the dollar value that we will be permitted to draw from Auctus will be the higher of: (A) 200% of the average daily volume in the US market of the common stock for the ten (10) trading days prior to the drawdown notice, or (B) $150,000. If the average daily trading volume in our common stock is too low, it is possible that we would only be permitted to draw down $150,000 at a time, which may not provide adequate funding for our planned operations.
Unless an active trading market develops for our securities, investors may not be able to sell their shares.
Although, we are a reporting company and our common shares are quoted on the OTC Markets OTCQB under the symbol DGTW, there is not currently an active trading market for our common stock and an active trading market may never develop or, if it does develop, may not be maintained. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market will have a generally negative effect on the price of our common stock, and you may be unable to sell your common stock or any attempted sale of such common stock may have the effect of lowering the market price and therefore your investment could be a partial or complete loss.
Since our common stock is thinly traded it is more susceptible to extreme rises or declines in price, and you may not be able to sell your shares at or above the price paid.
Since our common stock is thinly traded its trading price is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to extreme fluctuations in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including (but not necessarily limited to):
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Investors may have difficulty reselling shares of our common stock, either at or above the price they paid for our stock, or even at fair market value. The stock markets often experience significant price and volume changes that are not related to the operating performance of individual companies, and because our common stock is thinly traded it is particularly susceptible to such changes. These broad market changes may cause the market price of our common stock to decline regardless of how well we perform as a company. In addition, there is a history of securities class action litigation following periods of volatility in the market
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price of a companys securities. Although there is no such litigation currently pending or threatened against the Company, such a suit against us could result in the incursion of substantial legal fees, potential liabilities and the diversion of managements attention and resources from our business. Moreover and as previously noted, our shares are currently traded on the OTC Market OTCQB and, further, are subject to the penny stock regulations. Price fluctuations in such shares are particularly volatile and subject to manipulation by market-makers, short-sellers and option traders.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company leases from Jeff Mills, a director and stockholder of the Company, approximately 2,650 square feet of space used for offices at 11974 Portland Avenue, Burnsville, Minnesota at a monthly rent of $2,650 for a five year term which commenced on December 16, 2006. The Company has the option to renew for an additional term of one year at a monthly rent of $3,650. In November 2011, the Company entered into a three year lease renewal through December 15, 2014 at a monthly rent of $2,650 for the period of December 16, 2011 to December 15, 2012, $2,750 for the period of December 16, 2012 to December 15, 2013 and $2,850 for the period of December 16, 2013 to December 15, 2014 with the option to renew the lease for an additional term of one year at a monthly rent of $3,500. The future rent obligations of this lease at February 29, 2012 totaled $91,050.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is exposed to asserted and unasserted claims encountered in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolutions of these matters are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
DigitalTown, Inc.s common stock has been traded on the OTC Markets OTCQB since February 23, 2011. Prior to that, it traded on the OTC Bulletin Board ("OTCBB"). The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low sales prices as reported during the last two fiscal years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011.
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These quotations represent inter dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown, or commission, and may not reflect actual transactions. As of April 23, 2012, there were approximately 131 record holders of the Company's common stock.
DIVIDEND POLICY
The Company has never paid cash dividends on any of its securities. The Company currently intends to retain any earnings for use in its operations and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future dividend policy will be determined by the Company's Board of Directors based upon the Company's earnings, if any, its capital needs and other relevant factors.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial information for DigitalTown, Inc. as of February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 and for the years then ended, which have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements.
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Balance Sheet Data | 2012 | 2011 |
Total Assets | $ 1,508,807 | $ 1,310,286 |
Total Liabilities | 37,448 | 486,484 |
Stockholders Equity | 1,471,359 | 823,802 |
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Operating Statement Data | 2012 | 2011 |
Revenues | $ 25,335 | $ 18,102 |
Cost of revenues | 281,554 | 235,303 |
Gross profit (loss) | (256,219) | (217,201) |
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Operating expenses | 3,984,287 | 1,050,865 |
Loss from operations | (4,240,506) | (1,268,066) |
Other income (expense), net | (3,259) | 3,294 |
Net loss | $ (4,243,765) | $ ( 1,264,772) |
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Loss per common share-basic and diluted | $(0.15) | $(0.05) |
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic and diluted | 28,729,312 | 27,812,364 |
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Cash Flow Statement Data | 2011 | 2011 |
Net cash used in operating activities | $ (1,289,716) | $ (727,085) |
Net cash used in investing activities | (50,325) | (97,310) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,458,635 | 893,527 |
Net change in cash | 118,594 | 69,132 |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 103,310 | 34,178 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ 221,904 | $ 103,310 |
The data set forth above should be read in conjunction with Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is a discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, which should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the audited financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
Company Overview
DigitalTown owns and operates a nationwide social networking site of hyper-local on-line communities built around their domain names and the schools and communities they represent. In October 2010, the Company completed the initial rollout of its new high school spirit websites featuring content from The Active Network, MusicSkins, WeatherBug, Bing and other providers on approximately 20,000 of their high school spirit websites. The high school spirit websites initially featured 2010 football schedules, scores and Active Power Rankings for high school football. With this initial rollout, the Company reached over 1.0 million page/score views by the middle of November 2010. In December 2010, the Company launched its high school boys basketball coverage and in April 2011 they launched their high school boys and girls lacrosse coverage, both featuring schedules, scores and Active Power Rankings.
On December 8, 2010, the Company entered into a five year strategic partnership agreement with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). The NIAAA and DigitalTown are working together to establish a national, standardized system for recording schedules, scores, rosters and statistics for interscholastic sports teams and individual students. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has committed to pay the expenses related to this strategic partnership; however any expenses in excess of $5,000 must be preapproved by the Company. The Company has committed to deposit $50,000 for such expenses for the first fiscal year of the contract and an additional $50,000 for the second year. In addition, the Company has committed to donate 25%, up to $3,000,000 of the annual net sponsorship revenue in the scheduling and statistics areas of its high school spirit websites to yet to be named program funds that promote youth activities and the NIAAA. Lastly, the Company has committed to a minimal revenue share of $100,000 per year with the future launch of its beta 3 software.
On March 22, 2011, the Company entered into a marketing partnership with Daktronics (NASDAQ: DAKT) to extend Daktronics reach into the high school market and strengthen DigitalTowns access to statistical data. As part of the agreement, Daktronics grants DigitalTown access to its Daktronics statistical software furthering DigitalTown's goal of creating the first nationwide network for high school sports statistics. On November 1, 2011, Daktronics made its sports statistical software available for all high schools nationwide free of charge via the DigitalTown network. School administrators can access Daktronics statistics software via any one of DigitalTown's approximate 27,000 online communities.
On April 5, 2011, the Companys registration statement, initially filed December 23, 2010, was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The effective registration statement allows the Company to sell up to 3,000,000 of its shares to Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (Auctus) as part of a drawdown equity financing agreement (Drawdown Agreement) the Company signed with Auctus on December 3, 2010. Per the
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agreement, the Company, at its discretion, has the right to sell up to $10.0 million of common stock to Auctus over a 36 month period per the conditions set forth in the agreement. The Company issued a drawdown notice to Auctus for $50,000. Auctus honored $2,108 of the notice, but has refused to honor the balance. The Company considers Auctus to be in breach of the drawdown agreement. As of May 29, 2012, the Company has not issued any additional drawdown notices.
On January 24, 2012, DigitalTown launched its hyper-local, high school network across its 20,000 plus, high school spirit websites, allowing National and local advertisers the ability to place ads on any hyper-local high school spirit website in the DigitalTown network. Inside each hyper-local, high school spirit website, an advertiser can pick the sport or team of their choice including approximately 18,000 basketball teams, 15,000 football teams and 8,500 boys' and girls' lacrosse teams. Ad prices range from $40 to $125 per month with site-wide corporate sponsorship packages available. With more than 20,000, hyper-local, high-school spirit websites, this launch represents in excess of $500 million in available ad inventory, with only three sports currently launched.
On February 6, 2012, DigitalTown announced that its ad revenue sharing program for its hyper-local, high school spirit websites would become effective beginning March 1, 2012. For the remainder of 2012 and the entire 2012/13 school year, DigitalTown has committed to sharing the revenue generated on up to 55% of its ad space with the local schools and the NIAAA.
On April 10, 2012, DigitalTown announced that for the month ending March 31, 2012, DigitalTown's hyper-local, high school spirit websites received approximately 31.0 million hits and in excess of 20.0 million page/score views. Based on our internal data, unique visitors are returning multiple times to view high school scores, schedules and rankings. The increase in page/score views represents more than a 1900% increase from the 1.0 million page/score views reported in November 2010, the first month in which the Company launched its hyper-local high school spirit websites.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2012 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2011
During the year ended February 29, 2012, the Company recorded revenue of $25,335 and cost of revenue of $281,554 for a negative gross profit of $(256,219) compared to revenue of $18,102 and cost of revenue of $235,303 for a negative gross profit of $(217,201) from operations during the year ended February 28, 2011. The revenue for both years consisted mainly of minimal commissions generated from advertising and merchandise sales on our websites and the cost of revenue consisted of amortization of prepaid annual domain name renewal fees of $177,072 and $189,871, server/bandwidth expense of $27,899 and $15,831, amortization of website development fees of $73,235 and $29,602 and inside sales rep cost of $3,348 and $0, respectively, for the two comparable periods.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended February 29, 2012 increased by $2,933,422 to $3,984,287 compared to a year ago due mainly to an increase in non-cash stock compensation expense of $2,837,013 for the current year. Excluding non-cash stock compensation expense for the two comparable periods, selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by $96,409 to $718,548 compared to a year ago. The increase was
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primarily due to a $72,489 increase in professional fees and an increase of $24,493 in salary expense.
The Companys overall net loss for the current year increased by $2,978,993 to $4,243,765.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Companys cash position at February 29, 2012, was $221,904, an increase of $118,594 from $103,310 at February 28, 2011. During the year ended February 29, 2012, net cash used in operating activities was $1,289,716 compared to cash used of $727,085 for the comparable period. When comparing the two periods, the increase in cash used in operating activities of $562,631 for the year ended February 29, 2012 is primarily due to decreases of $259,804 in accounts payable and $50,288 in deferred officer compensation along with an increase of $127,898 in prepaid domain name renewal fees. The increase in prepaid domain name renewal fees was primarily due to the Company prepaying $121,587 of renewal fees in January 2012 for domain names with renewal dates in April 2012 in order to avoid a per domain name renewal fee increase.
Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended February 29, 2012 was 50,325, of which $30,000 was used for website development costs, $16,183 for purchases of property and equipment and $4,142 for the purchase of additional domain names as compared to net cash used of $97,310 for the comparable period one year ago, of which $52,230 was used for website development costs, $25,449 for purchases of property and equipment and $19,631 for the purchase of additional domain names.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended February 29, 2012 was $1,458,635 which consisted of payments received on stockholder subscription receivables of $123,000 and proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $1,472,723 less principal payments of $137,888 on a loan from a director and stockholder. For the comparable period ended February 28, 2011, the Company received net cash provided by financing activities of $893,527 which consisted of payments received on stockholder subscription receivables of $771,809, proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $122,000 and proceeds from a director and stockholder loan of $50,000 less principal payments on the loan of $50,282.
Monthly cash operating expenses for the year ended February 29, 2012 were approximately $73,000 per month. Based on current projections, the Companys monthly cash operating expenses going forward should be approximately $94,000 per month, which includes the yearly cost of the renewal of the existing domain names totaling approximately $184,000 less $121,587 prepaid at February 29, 2012 for a total due of approximately $62,500. In addition to the normal monthly operating expenses, the Companys committed cash requirements for the twelve months ending February 28, 2013 include $36,000 for development and maintenance support pertaining to their software development contract with Enable Consulting, LLC and a minimum payment of $50,000 for expenses pertaining to the Companys Strategic Partnership Agreement with the NIAAA. From March 1, 2012 to May 29, 2012, the Company has received cash proceeds of $50,000 from stock subscription receivables, $75,000 from issuance of restricted common stock and $175,000 from the sale of a single domain name.
As of February 29, 2012, the Company has the following stock subscription agreements outstanding:
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2005 Agreements
Material terms of the subscription agreements received by the Company on December 30, 2005 for 4,733,333 restricted common shares at $0.75 per share (total value of $3,550,000) are as follows:
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Payment is due in full in 60 months.
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At 24 months, the Company can demand at its option, monthly 1/36 payments on the subscription agreement.
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The Company has the option to charge simple annual interest of up to 4%.
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The Company will provide downside protection of up to 30% of the stock price upon conversion.
The outstanding balance owed on the 2005 subscription agreements at February 29, 2012 is $24,654. The Company recognizes that this receivable is now past due and deems it to be fully collectable.
2007 Agreements
On October 5, 2007, the Company received subscriptions for 1,300,000 restricted common shares at $2.50 per share (total value of $3,250,000). Significant terms of the original subscription agreement are as follows:
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The price per share of $2.50 was based on the closing price on October 4, 2007.
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At 24 months, 1/36 payments are due monthly.
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The Company, at its option, may call up to 1/12 of the gross receivable per month if the preceding 30 day average trading price is at or above $7.00 a share with minimum trading volume of 5,000 shares per day.
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If the purchaser sells these common shares, the purchaser shall be entitled to an amount equal to 200% of the original purchase price of each share and the Company shall be entitled to 50% of any additional net sales proceeds from the stock sale.
On February 25, 2010, due to the economic downturn and the market value of the Companys stock, which was trading below $2.50 per share, the Company amended the pricing terms of the subscription agreements received by the Company on October 5, 2007. The amendment changed the following significant terms of the subscription agreement:
The parties agree that the initial pricing terms in the Confidential Binding Term Sheet dated October 5, 2007 of the Agreement will be amended to state as follows:
1.
The Subscriber offers to purchase shares of the Company for $0.75 per share. After the price adjustment, the revised total value of this subscription agreement is $975,000.
The following other provisions of the initial pricing and final pricing terms in the Confidential Binding Term Sheet dated October 5, 2007 of the Agreement will be deleted, and are not enforceable by either party:
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Beginning October 5, 2009, 1/36 payments are due each month thereafter on the 5th of every month.
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The Company at its option may call up to 1/12 of the (gross) receivable note per month if the preceding 30 day average trading price is at or above $7.00 a share. Minimum trading Volume must be 5,000 shares a day.
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As total consideration for the purchase and sale of the Companys stock, purchaser shall ultimately pay to the Company the following amount (the Purchase Price):
A.
Purchaser shall first be entitled to an amount equal to 200% of the face amount of each share.
B.
After the purchaser receives the amount in A above, the Company shall be entitled to 50% of any additional net sales proceeds of the stock. Net sales proceeds shall mean the gross proceeds received from the sale of the stock, less reasonable brokerage commissions.
C.
Final adjusted net sales proceeds will be wired to the Company within 7 days from the final settlement of the sale of stock sold.
The outstanding balance owed on the revised 2007 subscription agreements at February 29, 2012 is $975,000.
2010 Agreement
Material terms of the subscription agreement received by the Company on June 22, 2010, for 400,000 restricted common shares at $0.75 per share (total value of $300,000) are as follows:
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Payment is due in full in 60 months.
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At 24 months, the Company can demand at its option, monthly 1/36 payments on the subscription agreement.
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The Company has the option to charge simple annual interest of up to 4%.
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The Company will provide downside protection of up to 30% of the stock price upon conversion.
The outstanding balance owed on the 2010 subscription agreement at February 29, 2012 is $300,000.
Summary
As of February 29, 2012, the Company had stock subscription receivables of $1,299,654 and for the twelve months ended February 29, 2012, the Company received stock subscription payments of $123,000.
The following table summarizes the stock subscription receivable, by quarter, for the twelve months ended February 29, 2012:
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Quarter Ended | Total Balance Due | Total Amount Collected | New Subscription Agreements |
| Participatory Rights in the Proceeds of the Resales Collected | Amount of Downside Protection Provided |
February 28, 2010 | 1,894,463 |
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| - |
May 31, 2010 | 1,535,513 | 358,950 |
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August 31, 2010 | 1,763,013 | 72,500 | $ 300,000 | (1) |
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November 30, 2010 | 1,680,388 | 82,625 |
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February 28, 2011 | 1,422,654 | 257,734 |
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February 29, 2012 | 1,299,654 | 123,000 |
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(1)
New subscription agreement received on June 22, 2010.
The Company has not exercised its rights, per the 2005 subscription agreements, to demand monthly 1/36 payments or to charge up to 4% interest on the subscription amounts outstanding and they have provided no downside protection to the subscribers. The downside protection in the terms for the 2005 subscription agreements requires the Company to reimburse the subscription holder up to 30% of the $.75 purchase price, or $.225, if the market price of the stock is below $.75 when converted, the protection may be provided in additional shares if necessary. The subscription agreements do not define the term when converted. The Company has taken the position that if at the time that a purchaser pays in full for the shares under a subscription agreement, the closing price of the shares of the Companys stock is less than $.75; the shareholder then would be entitled to up to 30% additional shares, depending on the trading share price.
In summary, we believe our current cash reserves, the amounts we expect to collect on our outstanding stock subscription receivables, future proceeds from the issuance of our common stock, proceeds from the sale of current domain names and cash generated from the sale of display advertising on our websites should be sufficient to enable us to operate for the next 12 months. In the event that we are unable to collect our stock subscription receivables as needed or raise additional capital through the sale of our common stock or sell additional domain names on acceptable terms or generate sufficient cash flow from the sale of display advertising on our websites, we would be forced to reduce operating expenses and/or cease operations altogether.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of DigitalTown, Inc.s financial condition and results of operations are based on our audited financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management reviews its estimates on an ongoing basis. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these
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estimates under different assumptions or conditions. While DigitalTown Inc.s significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 1 to its financial statements, management believes the following accounting policies to be critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its financial statements:
Intangible Assets Domain Names/Website Development Costs
Domain name costs are accounted for in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 350-30) guidance pertaining to Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, Website Development Costs. Certain modules and components of the Companys overall website development are ready for their intended use and the Companys resulting websites are currently operational. Accordingly, the annual domain name renewal fees are currently being amortized over one year and the purchase of any new domain names are capitalized. Previously, during the infrastructure development stage of its websites, the Company capitalized the purchase of new domain names and the annual domain name renewal fees. Since the ownership of each domain name can be renewed for a nominal renewal fee each year prior to their expiration date, the useful lives of the domain names are deemed to be indefinite and no amortization of the capitalized costs for the domain names will be recorded.
Website development costs are accounted for in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 350-50) guidance pertaining to Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, Internal-Use Software which requires that all internal and external costs incurred to develop the internal-use software necessary to operate the websites be capitalized. The guidance further states, amortization should begin when an individual module or component of the overall internal-use software is ready for its intended use. The cost of such module or component will be amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life, as determined by the Company, after taking into account the effects of obsolescence, technology, competition and other economic factors. The Company has components of its website development that are operational and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a three year life.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets domain names/website development costs are reviewed for impairment whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes the cost of stock-based compensation plans and awards in operations on a straight-line basis over the respective vesting period of the awards. The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and directors. The compensation expense
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for the Company's stock-based payments is based on estimated fair values at the time of the grant.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option pricing model. These option pricing models involve a number of assumptions, including the expected lives of stock options, the volatility of the public market price for the Company's common stock and interest rates. The Company is using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of stock-based payment awards that are ultimately expected to vest.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The guidance in ASU 2011-08 is intended to reduce complexity and costs by allowing an entity the option to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of a reporting unit. The amendments also improve previous guidance by expanding upon the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider between annual impairment tests in determining whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Also, the amendments improve the examples of events and circumstances that an entity having a reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount should consider in determining whether to measure an impairment loss, if any, under the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entitys financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-05 will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders equity. In addition, items of other comprehensive income that are reclassified to profit or loss are required to be presented separately on the face of the financial statements. This guidance is intended to increase the prominence of other comprehensive income in financial statements by requiring that such amounts be presented either in a single continuous statement of income and comprehensive income or separately in consecutive statements of income and comprehensive income. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. This guidance amends certain accounting and disclosure requirements
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related to fair value measurements. Additional disclosure requirements in the update include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used by the entity, and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs; (2) for an entitys use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the assets highest and best use, the reason for the difference; (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined; and (4) the disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2011-04 will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. We are currently evaluating ASU 2011-04 and have not yet determined the impact that adoption will have on our financial statements.
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, Receivables (Topic 310): A Creditors Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. This amendment explains which modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings (TDR). Under the new guidance, the definition of a troubled debt restructuring remains essentially unchanged, and for a loan modification to be considered a TDR, certain basic criteria must still be met. For public companies, the new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructuring occurring on or after the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not expect that the guidance effective in future periods will have a material impact on its financial statements.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The market risk inherent in the Companys financial statements and in its financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. This risk is low as the Company has very limited debt and has no third-party debt.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms | 37-38 |
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Consolidated Financial Statements: |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | 39 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations | 40 |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | 41 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 42 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 43-63 |
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On March 22, 2012, the Company dismissed Moquist Thorvilson Kaufmann & Pieper LLC (MTK) as the Companys independent auditor, effective March 22, 2012. Effective March 22, 2012, the Company engaged M&K CPAS, PLLC ("M&K CPAS") as its principal independent public accountant for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2012.
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MTK was engaged on or around February 7, 2005, after the Companys Board of Directors terminated the client auditor relationship between the Company and Virchow, Krause, & Company, LLP the Companys former auditor.
MTKs report on the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2011 and 2010, and any later interim period, including the interim period up to and including the date the relationship with MTK ceased, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
In connection with the audit of the Company's fiscal years ended February 28, 2011 and 2010, and any later interim period, including the interim period up to and including the date the relationship with MTK ceased, there were no disagreements between MTK and the Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of MTK would have caused MTK to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report on the Company's financial statements.
There have been no reportable events as provided in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K during the Company's fiscal years ended February 28, 2011 and 2010, and any later interim period, including the interim period up to and including the date the relationship with MTK ceased.
The Company has authorized MTK to respond fully to any inquiries of any new auditors hired by the Company relating to their engagement as the Company's independent accountant. The Company has requested that MTK review the disclosure and MTK has been given an opportunity to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Commission containing any new information, clarification of the Company's expression of its views, or the respect in which it does not agree with the statements made by the Company herein. Such letter is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Companys Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 22, 2012 and Amended Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012 and Amended Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on April 5, 2012.
The Company has not previously consulted with M&K CPAS regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction; (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements; or (iii) a reportable event (as provided in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) during the Company's fiscal years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, and any later interim period, including the interim period up to and including the date the relationship with MTK ceased. M&K CPAS has reviewed the disclosure required by Item 304(a) before it was filed with the Commission and has been provided an opportunity to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Commission containing any new information, clarification of the Company's expression of its views, or the respects in which it does not agree with the statements made by the Company in response to Item 304 (a). M&K CPAS did not furnish a letter to the Commission.
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Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures.
1.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness, as of February 29, 2012, of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine whether as of the evaluation date our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on their evaluation, our management has concluded, as discussed below, that material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting as of February 29, 2012 and as a result, our disclosures controls and procedures were not effective. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses that existed as of February 29, 2012, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a15-(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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Under the supervision of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our assessment and those criteria, management concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting as of February 29, 2012. Management identified the following material weaknesses:
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Management did not maintain effective internal controls relating to the quarter end closing and financial reporting process in adequately preparing account reconciliations pertaining to stock option activity;
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The Company has insufficient internal personnel resources and technical accounting and reporting expertise within the Companys financial closing and reporting functions; and
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Due to our small size, the Company did not maintain effective internal controls to assure proper segregation of duties as the same employee was responsible for initiating and recording of transactions, thereby creating a segregation of duties weakness;
This annual filing does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to an amendment to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which exempts Smaller Issuers from the requirements of Section 404(b).
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
During the fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2012, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Remediation
In response to the material weaknesses in our internal controls noted above, we have formalized the following corrective procedures to remediate them;
Material weakness #1, #2 and #3;
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Apply a more rigorous review of the quarterly close processes by the CFO to ensure that the performance of the control is evidenced through appropriate documentation which is consistently maintained;
Additional controls for material weakness #1;
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Reconciliation of internal stock option register with new options expensed on a quarterly basis;
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Review of new stock option agreements with CEO and Chairman on a quarterly basis;
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All new stock option agreements will be sequentially numbered; and
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All new stock option grants will be documented in the board minutes including grantee, date of grant, number of options granted, exercise price, vesting terms, and length of agreement.
With the implementation of these corrective actions, we believe that the previously reported material weaknesses will be remediated by the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year 2013; however such procedures will not be tested until our first quarter close.
Inherent Limitation on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls
The effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurances. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure you that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT |
Set forth below is certain information concerning each of the directors and executive officers of DigitalTown, Inc.
Name |
| Age |
| Position |
Robert B. Castle |
| 40 |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |
Paul R. Gramstad (1) |
| 51 |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Richard A. Pomije |
| 57 |
| Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer |
Jeffrey L. Mills |
| 50 |
| Director |
Pierce McNally |
| 63 |
| Director |
Donald M. Fisher |
| 58 |
| Director |
Mark Turner |
| 37 |
| Director |
(1)
Mr. Gramstad is a contract CFO and not an employee of the Company
ROBERT B. CASTLE was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President on March 19, 2012. Since 2009, Mr. Castle had served as a Managing Director of Northland Capital Markets, a division of a privately held financial services industry firm. Prior to that, he served as a Director of Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets, a subsidiary of the publicly traded Royal Bank of Canada. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Castle worked at Piper Jaffray, a publicly traded investment banking and asset management firm where he most recently served as Principal and Head of Specialty Finance Investment Banking. Mr. Castle has an MBA in Finance from the University of Saint Thomas School of Business and a BS degree from the University of Minnesota.
PAUL R. GRAMSTAD was appointed Chief Financial Officer on July 2, 2009. Since 2005, Mr. Gramstad has worked as a financial consultant and since 2007, has been responsible for the Companys financial reporting and accounting function and continues in that role as their contract CFO. Prior to that, Mr. Gramstad owned and operated a tax business, and held a number of senior level financial positions in the accounting and finance area. Mr. Gramstad is a 1983 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and a Certified Public Accountant.
RICHARD A. POMIJE resigned as Chief Executive Officer on March 19, 2012, but retains his positions as Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Pomije has been with DigitalTown, Inc. since 1982 and his primary responsibilities include overall strategic planning. Mr. Pomije holds a degree in Communication Technology, Audio Technology and Technical Services from Brown Institute. Mr. Pomije also received a First Class FCC license with radar endorsement.
JEFFREY L. MILLS became a director in December 2003. Mr. Mills has worked for Xerox Corporation for the past 25 years in various operation and sales positions. He has also served as director for one private company and has served as president, owner and operator of various business ventures. Mr. Mills is a 1984 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and has held several security licenses.
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PIERCE MCNALLY became a director in March 2007. For the past nine years, Mr. McNally has been a senior attorney at Gray Plant Mooty, a Minneapolis law firm, practicing in the areas of business law and entrepreneurial services. Mr. McNally has extensive experience with small-cap, publicly traded companies and private startup and emerging companies. An attorney and experienced investment and merchant banker, Mr. McNally has been active with start-up and small-cap growth companies in a variety of industries as a banker, investor, adviser, officer and director. Currently, he serves as a director of several NASDAQ-listed and privately held companies throughout the United States, as a director of Rainy River Resources, Inc., a Minneapolis based private investment company and as Chief Strategic Officer and Legal Counsel for OutsourceOne, Inc. a Minneapolis based provider of employee benefit services and online supplemental insurance products. Mr. McNally is a 1971 graduate of Stanford University and a 1978 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
DONALD M. FISHER became a director on January 21, 2010. Since 2007, Mr. Fisher has served as the Director of Strategic Services at the Active Network focusing on the web and new media, including substantial work in the areas of syndication, aggregation, search engine marketing and community building. From 2003-2007, he was a principal at Talisman Interactive. Mr. Fisher is a seasoned marketing and sales executive with substantial experience in business to business and business to consumer marketing. He has lead two separate firms to the ranks of the Philly 100 Fastest Growing Companies. Mr. Fisher is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
MARK TURNER became a director on August 9, 2010. He is Director of Strategic Relationships for Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqGS: MSFT), Media & Entertainment Group and has more than 14 years' experience in developing innovative business and technology solutions for global media companies. He is based in Los Angeles. Mr. Turner specializes in delivery of media to all types of devices and through traditional and new media paths - from the largest screens (Digital Cinema) down through HD (cable, broadcast and satellite TV), via the Web (streaming, download or corporate IP networks) and to mobiles and portable devices. Mr. Turners current responsibilities include building innovative business models with major studio and music label partners which cover the range of Microsoft's diverse media-facing solutions. Mr. Turner also works as an industry expert to internal Microsoft business groups that are developing or refining products for the media industry, such as Xbox, Zune, Windows, Bing and MSN. Mr. Turner holds a BA in Management Studies from the University of Leeds. He is an active member of the Developing Platforms Committee for industry group - the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences (Interactive Media Chapter) and the Content Committee of the Consumer Electronics Association.
Directors are elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders and serve until their successors are elected and qualified. Officers are elected by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors or until their earlier resignation or removal.
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Audit Committee
Mr. Mills and Mr. McNally currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. This committee met twice during the last fiscal year. The Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors with respect to its oversight of corporate accounting, reporting practices of the Company and the quality and integrity of the financial reports of the Company. The Board has named Jeffrey L. Mills as the "audit committee financial expert" as defined by Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company acknowledges that the designation of Mr. Mills as the audit committee financial expert does not impose on Mr. Mills any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on Mr. Mills as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the compensation paid for services rendered during the fiscal years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 to the Principal Executive Officer/Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer/Chief Financial Officer. There were no other compensated officers in fiscal 2012.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal year | Salary | Contract Fees | Stock Option Awards (1) | Other Annual Compensation (2), (3), (4) | Total Compensation | |||
Richard Pomije, Principal Executive Officer (PEO), CEO & Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer (5) | 2012 | $ 240,385 | $ - | $ 2,749,759 | $ 52,691 | $ 3,042,835 | |||
| 2011 | $ 211,250 | $ - | $ - | $ 55,710 | $ 266,960 | |||
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Paul R. Gramstad, Principal Financial Officer (PFO) & CFO | 2012 | $ - | $ 13,920 | $ - | $ - | $ 13,920 | |||
| 2011 | $ - | $ 18,540 | $ 74,595 | $ - | $ 93,135 | |||
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(1) | The amounts shown are the aggregate grant date fair values of these awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance now codified as Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation (formerly under FASB Statement No. 123(R)). The assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these amounts are discussed in Note 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements contained elsewhere in this Annual Report. |
(2) | Automobile expenses - Richard A. Pomije FY2012 $12,373 FY2011 $19,218 |
(3) | Board member fees Richard A. Pomije FY2012 $5,972 paid with issuance of restricted common stock FY2011 $5,185 paid with issuance of restricted common stock |
(4) | Medical insurance FY2010 Richard A. Pomije FY2012 $34,346 FY2011 $31,307 |
(5) | Richard A. Pomije resigned as Chief Executive Officer on March 19, 2012, but retains his positions as Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board. |
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OPTIONS GRANTED IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table sets forth information regarding options granted to the named executive officers and directors during the year ended February 29, 2012.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Name | Grant Date | Number of shares - Underlying options granted | Exercise Price ($/Share) | Grant Date Fair Value | Expiration Date |
Richard A. Pomije (office) (1) | 10/10/2011 | 2,750,000 | $1.00 | $2,749,759 | 10/9/21 |
Jeffrey L. Mills (director) | 10/10/2011 | 75,000 | $1.00 | $149,188 | 10/9/21 |
Pierce McNally (director) | 10/10/2011 | 150,000 | $1.00 | $74,594 | 10/9/21 |
(1) | Richard A. Pomije resigned as Chief Executive Officer on March 19, 2012, but retains his positions as Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board. |
OUTSTANDING OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
The following table provides information relating to the value of shares of common stock subject to options held by the named executive officers and directors as of February 29, 2012.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
Name | Number of Unexercised Options Exercisable | Number of Unexercised Options Unexercisable | Option Exercise Price ($/share) | Option Expiration Date |
Richard A. Pomije (officer) (1) | 2,750,000 | - | $1.000 | 10/10/2021 |
Paul R. Gramstad (officer) | 25,000 | 25,000 | $1.750 | 12/2/2015 |
Paul R. Gramstad (officer) | 50,000 | - | $1.750 | 12/23/2014 |
Paul R. Gramstad (officer) | 25,000 | - | $4.250 | 8/25/2013 |
Jeffrey L. Mills (director) | 75,000 | - | $1.000 | 10/10/2021 |
Jeffrey L. Mills (director) | 75,000 | 25,000 | $1.750 | 12/2/2015 |
Jeffrey L. Mills (director) | 110,000 | - | $1.750 | 12/23/2014 |
Pierce McNally (director) | 150,000 | - | $1.000 | 10/10/2021 |
Pierce McNally (director) | 25,000 | 25,000 | $1.750 | 12/2/2015 |
Donald M. Fisher (director) | 75,000 | 25,000 | $1.750 | 12/2/2015 |
Donald M. Fisher (director) | 100,000 | - | $1.750 | 12/23/2014 |
Mark Turner (director) | 133,500 | 66,500 | $1.750 | 12/2/2015 |
(1) | Richard A. Pomije resigned as Chief Executive Officer on March 19, 2012, but retains his positions as Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board. |
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OPTIONS EXERCISED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
None
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
The Company currently pays its directors a $500 monthly fee which the Company has the option to pay with the issuance of restricted common stock. Richard A. Pomijes director fees compensation is reported in the above Summary Compensation Table. For the current fiscal year, the Company issued the following restricted common stock valued at $23,888 for the payment of directors fees:
On May 16, 2011, the Company issued 2,944 restricted common shares at $2.00 per share, valued at $5,888, to four directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
On August 15, 2011, the Company issued 3,000 restricted common shares at $2.00 per share, valued at $6,000, to four directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
On November 15, 2011, the Company issued 6,000 restricted common shares at $1.00 per share, valued at $6,000, to four directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
On February 15, 2012, the Company issued 13,044 restricted common shares at $0.46 per share, valued at $6,000, to four directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
The following table summarizes the payment of director fees for the year ended February 29, 2012:
Director Compensation Table
Name | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Total |
Jeffrey L. Mills | $ 5,972 | $ 74,993 | $ 80,965 |
Pierce McNally | $ 5,972 | $ 149,987 | $ 155,959 |
Donald M. Fisher | $ 5,972 | $ - | $ 5,972 |
Mark Turner | $ 5,972 | $ - | $ 5,972 |
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ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
The following table sets forth certain information as of February 29, 2012 with respect to the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i) each shareholder known by DigitalTown, Inc. to own beneficially 5% or more of the common stock; (ii) all officers and directors; and (iii) all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise noted, each person listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to his shares. The address for each individual set forth below is 11974 Portland, Burnsville, MN 55337.
Name of Beneficial Owner (1) | Number of shares | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Richard A. Pomije (CEO & chairman) (8) | 21,078,843(2) | 66.29%(2) |
Paul R. Gramstad (CFO) | 120,680(3) | 0.41%(3) |
Jeffrey L. Mills (director) | 838,150(4) | 2.86%(4) |
Pierce McNally (director) | 204,397(5) | 0.70%(5) |
Donald M. Fisher (director) | 185,807(6) | 0.64%(6) |
Mark Turner (director) | 144,820(7) | 0.50%(7) |
Thomas B. Pomije | 1,606,960 | 5.53% |
All directors and executive officers as a group | 22,572,697 | 69.15% |
Common shares issued and outstanding as of February 29, 2012 were 29,047,638
(1)
The securities "beneficially owned" by a person are determined in accordance with the definition of "beneficial ownership" set forth in the regulations of the Commission and, accordingly, may include securities owned by or for, among others, the spouse, children or certain other relatives of such person as well as other securities as to which the person has or shares voting or investment power or has the right to acquire within 60 days, per rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
(2)
Includes the right to acquire 2,750,000 shares through the exercise of stock options within 60 days of February 29, 2012.
(3)
Includes the right to acquire 100,000 shares through the exercise of stock options within 60 days of February 29, 2012.
(4)
Includes the right to acquire 260,000 shares through the exercise of stock options within 60 days of February 29, 2012.
(5)
Includes the right to acquire 175,000 shares through the exercise of stock options within 60 days of February 29, 2012.
(6)
Includes the right to acquire 175,000 shares through the exercise of stock options within 60 days of February 29, 2012.
(7)
Includes the right to acquire 133,500 shares through the exercise of stock options within 60 days of February 29, 2012.
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(8)
Richard A. Pomije resigned as Chief Executive Officer on March 19, 2012, but retains his positions as Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board.
Section 16 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated there under require the Company's officers, directors, and holders of 5% or more of its outstanding common stock to file certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). To the Company's best knowledge, based solely on information provided by the reporting individuals, all of the reports required to be filed by these individuals were filed.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
DigitalTown, Inc. leases from Jeff Mills, a director and stockholder of the Company, approximately 2,650 square feet of space used for offices and operations equipment storage at 11974 Portland Avenue, Burnsville, Minnesota at a monthly rent of $2,650 for a five year term which commenced on December 16, 2006. The Company has the option to renew for an additional term of one year at a monthly rent of $3,650. In November 2011, the Company entered into a three year lease renewal through December 15, 2014 at a monthly rent of $2,650 for the period of December 16, 2011 to December 15, 2012, $2,750 for the period of December 16, 2012 to December 15, 2013 and $2,850 for the period of December 16, 2013 to December 15, 2014 with the option to renew the lease for an additional term of one year at a monthly rent of $3,500. The future rent obligations of this lease as of February 29, 2012 totaled $91,050.
ITEM 14. Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees.
Moquist Thorvilson Kaufmann & Pieper LLC (MTK) served as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the three quarterly reviews in fiscal 2012 and during fiscal 2011.
During the fiscal years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the following was paid to MTK:
| 2012 | 2011 |
Audit fees (1) | $ 36,000 | $ 36,000 |
Total other audit related fees (2) | $ 1,700 | $ 6,453 |
Tax fees | $ 0 | $ 0 |
(1) Total fees include the annual audit and quarterly review fees. Billing for out-of-pocket costs are not included.
(2) Fees in connection with S-1 Registration Statement.
Audit Committee Policies and Procedures:
The primary responsibility of the Audit Committee is to oversee the Companys financial reporting process on behalf of the Board and report the results of their activities to the Board.
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Management is responsible for preparing the Companys financial statements, and the independent auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements. The Committee in carrying out its responsibilities believes its policies and procedures should remain flexible in order to best react to changing conditions and circumstances.
The following shall be the principal recurring processes of the Audit Committee in carrying out its oversight responsibilities. The processes are set forth as a guide with the understanding that the Committee may supplement them as appropriate.
· | The Committee shall have a clear understanding with management and the independent auditors that the independent auditors are ultimately accountable to the board and the Audit Committee, as representatives of the Companys stockholders. The Committee shall have the ultimate authority for and responsibility to evaluate and annually recommend the selection, retention, and, where appropriate, the replacement of the independent auditors. The Committee shall review and approve the performance by the independent auditors of any non-audit-related service if the fees for such service are projected to exceed 15% of the most recently completed fiscal years combined audit fees and audit-related service fees. The Committee shall review and discuss with the auditors their independence from management and the Company and the matters included in the written disclosures required by professional independence standards applicable to the independent auditors. Annually, the Committee shall review and assess whether the independent auditors performance of non-audit services is compatible with the auditor’s independence. In addition, the Audit Committee shall review any candidate for the senior accounting and/or financial executive position prior to his or her appointment by the Company. |
· | The Committee shall review and discuss with the independent auditors and with the head of the Companys finance department the overall scope and plans for the audits. Also, the Committee shall discuss with management and the independent auditors the adequacy and effectiveness of the accounting and financial controls, including the Companys system to monitor and manage business risk, and legal and ethical compliance programs. Further, the Committee shall meet separately with the independent auditors, without management present, to discuss the results of their respective audit procedures. |
· | The Committee shall review and discuss the results of the quarterly review and any other matters required to be communicated to the committee by the independent auditors under generally accepted auditing standards. The chair of the Committee may represent the entire Committee for the purpose of this review. |
· | The Committee shall review and discuss with management and the independent auditors the financial statements to be included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K, including their judgment about the quality, not just the acceptability, of accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments, the basis and appropriateness of any change in significant accounting policies and the clarity of the disclosures in the financial statements. Also, the Committee shall review and discuss the results of the annual audit and any other matters required to be communicated to the Committee by the independent auditors under generally accepted auditing standards. |
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· | The Committee shall review and discuss with management and the independent auditors any material financial or non-financial arrangements of the Company which do not appear in the financial statements of the Company and any transactions or courses of dealing with parties related to the Company which transactions are significant in size or involve terms or other aspects that differ from those that would likely be negotiated with independent parties, in each case where such arrangements or transactions are relevant to an understanding of the Companys financial statements. |
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)
Consolidated Financial Statements
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
(b)
Exhibits.
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation, as amended (1) |
| 3.2 | Bylaws (1) |
| 10.1 | Lease agreement with Jeff Mills |
| 10.3 | Stock Subscription Agreements |
| 22.1 | List of wholly owned subsidiaries |
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
| 31 | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
| 32 | Certifications under Section 1350 |
101.INS(2) | XBRL Instance |
101.SCH(2) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema |
101.CAL(2) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation |
101.DEF(2) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition |
101.LAB(2) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels |
101.PRE(2) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation |
(1)
Incorporated by reference to exhibit filed as a part of Registration Statement on Form 10-SB (Commission File No. 000-27225).
(2)
XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| DigitalTown, Inc. |
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Dated: May 29, 2012 | By: /s/ Robert B. Castle |
| Robert B. Castle |
| Chief Executive Officer, President & Director |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Dated: May 29, 2012 | By: /s/ Robert B. Castle |
| Robert B. Castle |
| Chief Executive Officer, President & Director |
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Dated: May 29, 2012 | By:/s/ Paul R. Gramstad |
| Paul R. Gramstad |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: May 29, 2012 | By: /s/ Richard A. Pomije |
| Richard A. Pomije, Chairman |
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Dated: May 29, 2012 | By: /s/ Jeff Mills |
| Jeff Mills, Director |
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Dated: May 29, 2012 | By: /s/ Pierce McNally |
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Dated: May 29, 2012 | By: /s/ Mark Turner |
| Mark Turner, Director |
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Dated: May 29, 2012 | By: /s/ Donald M. Fisher |
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DigitalTown, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2011
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
DigitalTown, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of DigitalTown, Inc. (the Company) as of February 29, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. The consolidated financial statements of DigitalTown, Inc. as of February 28, 2011, were audited by other auditors whose report dated May 4, 2011, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
We conducted our audit in accordance with 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 was 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 Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DigitalTown, Inc. as of February 29, 2012, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC
www.mkacpas.com
Houston, Texas
May 25, 2012
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
DigitalTown, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of DigitalTown, Inc. (the Company) as of February 28, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended. The Companys management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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 Companys 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 consolidated 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 DigitalTown, Inc. as of February 28, 2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Moquist Thorvilson Kaufmann & Pieper LLC
Edina, Minnesota
May 4, 2011
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DigitalTown, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS | ||||||
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Current assets: |
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Cash |
| $ 221,904 |
| $ 103,310 | ||
Accounts receivable |
| 9,225 |
| - | ||
Current portion of prepaid domain name renewal fees |
| 155,804 |
| 37,931 | ||
Prepaid expenses |
| 6,970 |
| 30,425 | ||
Total current assets |
| 393,903 |
| 171,666 | ||
Prepaid domain name renewal fees, net of current portion |
| 10,025 |
| - | ||
Property and equipment, net |
| 25,658 |
| 20,306 | ||
Intangible assets, net |
| 1,079,221 |
| 1,118,314 | ||
Total assets |
| $ 1,508,807 |
| $ 1,310,286 | ||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
| $ 26,946 |
| $ 286,750 | ||
Loan from director/stockholder |
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| 137,088 | ||
Deferred revenue |
| 6,031 |
| - | ||
Accrued payroll |
| 4,471 |
| 12,358 | ||
Deferred officer compensation |
| - |
| 50,288 | ||
Total current liabilities |
| 37,448 |
| 486,484 | ||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock, $.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 29,047,638 and 28,034,993 shares issued and outstanding at February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, respectively |
| 290,473 |
| 280,347 | ||
Additional paid-in-capital |
| 26,555,219 |
| 21,797,023 | ||
Subscriptions receivable |
| (1,299,654) |
| (1,422,654) | ||
Accumulated deficit |
| (24,074,679) |
| (19,830,914) | ||
Total stockholders equity |
| 1,471,359 |
| 823,802 | ||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
| $ 1,508,807 |
| $ 1,310,286 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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DigitalTown, Inc
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Year ended |
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| February 29, 2012 |
| February 28, 2011 | |||
Revenues | $ 25,335 |
| $ 18,102 | |||
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Cost of revenues | 281,554 |
| 235,303 | |||
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Gross profit (loss) | (256,219) |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,984,287 |
| 1,050,865 | |||
Loss from operations | (4,240,506) |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest expense | (3,631) |
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Other income | 372 |
| 12,665 | |||
Total other income (expense) | (3,259) |
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Net loss before income taxes | (4,243,765) |
| (1,264,772) | |||
Income tax provision | - |
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Net loss | $ (4,243,765) |
| $ (1,264,772) | |||
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Net loss per common share basic and diluted | $ (0.15) |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted | 28,729,312 |
| 27,812,364 | |||
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DigitalTown, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
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| Shares | Amount | Capital | Receivable | Deficit | Total |
Balance February 28, 2010 | 27,476,246 | 274,759 | 20,894,677 | (1,894,463) | (18,566,142) | 708,831 |
Issuance of common stock at $1.50 per share | 6,667 | 67 | 9,933 | - | - | 10,000 |
Issuance of common stock at $1.00 per share | 112,000 | 1,120 | 110,880 | - | - | 112,000 |
Common stock issued with subscription agreement | 400,000 | 4,000 | 296,000 | (300,000) | - | - |
Payments received on subscription agreements | - | - | - | 771,809 | - | 771,809 |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 428,726 | - | - | 428,726 |
Common stock issued for director fees | 19,188 | 192 | 28,812 | - | - | 29,004 |
Common stock issued for deferred compensation | 20,892 | 209 | 27,995 | - | - | 28,204 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (1,264,772) | (1,264,772) |
Balance February 28, 2011 | 28,034,993 | 280,347 | 21,797,023 | (1,422,654) | (19,830,914) | 823,802 |
Issuance of common stock at $1.50 per share | 980,410 | 9,804 | 1,460,811 | - | - | 1,470,615 |
Issuance of common stock at $2.108 per share | 1,000 | 10 | 2,098 | - | - | 2,108 |
Payments received on subscription agreements | - | - | - | 123,000 | - | 123,000 |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 3,265,739 | - | - | 3,265,739 |
Common stock issued for director fees | 31,235 | 312 | 29,548 | - | - | 29,860 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (4,243,765) | (4,243,765) |
Balance February 29, 2012 | 29,047,638 | $290,473 | $26,555,219 | $(1,299,654) | $(24,074,679) | $1,471,359 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Year ended |
| Year ended | |||
| February 29, 2012 |
| February 28, 2011 | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net loss | $ (4,243,765) |
| $ (1,264,772) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation | 10,831 |
| 6,862 | |||
Amortization of website development cost | 73,235 |
| 29,602 | |||
Stock based compensation expense | 3,265,739 |
| 428,726 | |||
Non-cash stock issued for director fees | 29,860 |
| 29,004 | |||
Non-cash stock issued for deferred compensation | - |
| 28,204 | |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable | (9,225) |
| - | |||
Prepaid domain name renewal fees | (127,898) |
| 16,894 | |||
Prepaid expense | 23,455 |
| (10,425) | |||
Accounts payable | (259,804) |
| (14,540) | |||
Accrued payroll | (7,887) |
| 9,795 | |||
Deferred officer compensation | (50,288) |
| 28,565 | |||
Deferred revenue | 6,031 |
| (15,000) | |||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(1,289,716) |
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(727,085) | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Purchases of property and equipment | (16,183) |
| (25,449) | |||
Purchase of intangible asset website development | (30,000) |
| (52,230) | |||
Purchase of intangible assets domain names | (4,142) |
| (19,631) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (50,325) |
| (97,310) | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Proceeds from loan director/stockholder | - |
| 50,000 | |||
Payments on loan director/stockholder | (137,088) |
| (50,282) | |||
Payments received on stockholder subscriptions receivable | 123,000 |
| 771,809 | |||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 1,472,723 |
| 122,000 | |||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,458,635 |
| 893,527 | |||
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 118,594 |
| 69,132 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 103,310 |
| 34,178 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ 221,904 |
| $ 103,310 | |||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
Nature of Business
The Company was founded in 1982 under the laws of the State of Minnesota as Command Small Computer Learning Center, Inc., a computer training company and operated under several different names in the computer hardware and training sector. In 2005, the Company began acquiring domain names. On March 1, 2007, the Company changed its name to DigitalTown, Inc. and began developing a business plan to develop their platform and monetize their domain names. The Companys headquarters are located at 11974 Portland Avenue, Burnsville, MN 55337, and its telephone and facsimile numbers are (952) 890-2362 and (952) 890-7451, respectively. The Company's Internet address is www.digitaltown.com. The company is traded in the over-the- counter market under the ticker DGTW.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company files consolidated financial statements that include its wholly-owned subsidiary Tiger Media. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when the following four criteria have been met:
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Persuasive evidence that an agreement exists
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Delivery has occurred
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The price is fixed and determinable
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Collectability is reasonably assured
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of display advertising appearing on specific pages of individual spirit sites within DigitalTowns network. Display advertising is sold by the Company directly to local merchants and placed by the Company on specific pages of individual spirit sites targeted by the local merchant. The terms of these sales are for a fixed monthly amount for a period ranging from three months to one year. The Company has also entered into certain third party agreements which allow display advertising to be placed on individual spirit sites within DigitalTowns network. Per these agreements, the Company receives commissions based on a percentage of the per click or per-impression revenue generated by these ads. The Company recognizes these commissions received as revenue.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Under FASB ASC 820-10-5, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). The standard outlines a valuation framework and creates a fair value hierarchy in order to increase the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and the related disclosures. Under GAAP, certain assets and liabilities must be measured at fair value, and FASB ASC 820-10-50 details the disclosures that are required for items measured at fair value.
The Company does not have any financial instruments that must be measured under the new fair value standard. The Companys financial assets and liabilities are measured using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. The three levels are as follows:
Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that reflect our assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The following schedule summarizes the valuation of financial instruments at fair value on a non-recurring basis in the balance sheets as of February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011:
| Fair Value Measurements at February 29, 2012 | |||||||
| Level 1 |
| Level 2 |
| Level 3 | |||
Assets |
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Intangible assets | $ | - |
| $ | - |
| $ | 1,079,221 |
| Fair Value Measurements at February 28, 2011 | |||||||
| Level 1 |
| Level 2 |
| Level 3 | |||
Assets |
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Intangible assets | $ | - |
| $ | - |
| $ | 1,118,314 |
There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 inputs for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011.
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Level 3 assets consist of intangible assets. No fair value adjustment was necessary during the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company had no cash equivalents.
Intangible Assets Domain Names/Website Development Costs
Domain name costs are accounted for in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 350-50) guidance pertaining to Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, Website Development Costs. Certain modules and components of the Companys overall website development are ready for their intended use and the Companys resulting websites are currently operational. Accordingly, the annual domain name renewal fees are currently being amortized over one year and the purchase of any new domain names are the only amounts being capitalized. Previously, during the infrastructure development stage of its websites, the Company capitalized the purchase of new domain names and the annual domain name renewal fees. Additionally, since the ownership of each domain name can be renewed for a nominal renewal fee each year prior to their expiration date, the useful lives of the domain names are deemed to be indefinite and no amortization of the capitalized costs for the domain names will be recorded.
Website development costs are accounted for in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 350-50) guidance pertaining to Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, Internal-Use Software which requires that all internal and external costs incurred to develop the internal-use software necessary to operate the websites be capitalized. The guidance further states, amortization should begin when an individual module or component of the overall internal-use software is ready for its intended use. The cost of such module or component will be amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life, as determined by the Company, after taking into account the effects of obsolescence, technology, competition and other economic factors. The Company has components of its website development that are operational and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a three year life.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets domain names/website development costs are reviewed for impairment whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company has determined that no impairment charge was necessary as of February 29, 2012 or February 28, 2011.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, ranging from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the useful life or the term of the related lease. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred; major renewals and improvements are capitalized. As items of property or equipment are sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operating income.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets (net of any valuation allowance) and liabilities resulting from temporary differences, net operating loss carry-forwards and tax credit carry-forwards are recorded using an asset-and-liability method. Deferred taxes relating to temporary differences and loss carry-forwards are measured using the tax rate expected to be in effect when they are reversed or are realized. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be ultimately realized. The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the related future benefits.
The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board guidance. This guidance prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Companys adoption on March 1, 2009 of the provisions specifically related to uncertain tax positions resulted in no cumulative effect adjustment. The Company believes its income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained upon examination and, accordingly, no reserves or related accruals for interest and penalties have been recorded at February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011. In accordance with the guidance, the Company has adopted a policy under which, if required to be recognized in the future, interest related to the underpayment of income taxes will be classified as a component of interest expense and any related penalties will be classified in operating expenses in the statements of operations. The Company has three open years of tax returns subject to examination.
Stock-Based Compensation and Warrants
The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and directors on a straight-line basis over the respective vesting period of the awards. The compensation expense for the Company's stock-based payments is based on estimated fair values at the time of the grant of the portion of stock-based payment awards that are ultimately expected to vest.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This option pricing model involves a number of assumptions, including the expected lives of stock options, the volatility of the public market price for the Company's common stock and interest rates.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and items defined as other comprehensive income (loss). Items defined as other comprehensive income (loss) include such items as foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains (losses) on certain marketable securities. For the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company had no items defined as other comprehensive income (loss).
Cash Deposits in Excess of Federally Insured Limits
The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. Accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company and currently have insurance coverage up to $250,000. At February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company had no uninsured cash balances.
Advertising
Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred. The Company did not incur any advertising expense during the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The guidance in ASU 2011-08 is intended to reduce complexity and costs by allowing an entity the option to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of a reporting unit. The amendments also improve previous guidance by expanding upon the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider between annual impairment tests in determining whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Also, the amendments improve the examples of events and circumstances that an entity having a reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount should consider in determining whether to measure an impairment loss, if any, under the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entitys financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-05 will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders equity. In addition, items of other comprehensive income that are reclassified to profit or loss are required to be presented separately on the face of the financial statements. This guidance
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
is intended to increase the prominence of other comprehensive income in financial statements by requiring that such amounts be presented either in a single continuous statement of income and comprehensive income or separately in consecutive statements of income and comprehensive income. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. This guidance amends certain accounting and disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements. Additional disclosure requirements in the update include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used by the entity, and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs; (2) for an entitys use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the assets highest and best use, the reason for the difference; (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined; and (4) the disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2011-04 will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. We are currently evaluating ASU 2011-04 and have not yet determined the impact that adoption will have on our financial statements.
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, Receivables (Topic 310): A Creditors Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. This amendment explains which modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings (TDR). Under the new guidance, the definition of a troubled debt restructuring remains essentially unchanged, and for a loan modification to be considered a TDR, certain basic criteria must still be met. For public companies, the new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructuring occurring on or after the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not expect that the guidance effective in future periods will have a material impact on its financial statements.
Note 2. Management Plans Regarding Liquidity
The Company has sustained reoccurring losses and negative cash flows from operations and expects these conditions to continue into the foreseeable future. At February 29, 2012, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $24,074,679. Subsequent to February 29, 2012, the Company has received cash proceeds totaling approximately $50,000 from its stock subscription receivable, $75,000 from issuance of restricted common stock and $175,000 from the sale of a single domain name. The Company anticipates that existing cash, stock subscription proceeds received to date, expected future proceeds from its stock subscription receivable, cash generated from the sale of display advertising on its websites and any additional financing needed through the sale of its common stock or other equity-based securities, and additional sales of existing domain names will be sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditures needs through at least February 28, 2013. In the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital in the future, we would be forced to reduce operating expenses and/or cease operations altogether.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Note 3. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are as follows:
| February 29, | February 28, |
| 2012 | 2011 |
Office equipment and furniture | $ 507,630 | $ 491,447 |
Less accumulated depreciation | (481,972) | (471,141) |
| $ 25,658 | $ 20,306 |
Depreciation expense for the fiscal years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 was $10,831 and $6,862, respectively.
Note 4. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets, net are as follows:
| February 29, | February 28, |
| 2012 | 2011 |
Domain names | $ 835,809 | $ 831,667 |
Website development costs | 351,457 | 321,457 |
Less accumulated amortization | (108,045) | (34,810) |
| $ 1,079,221 | $ 1,118,314 |
During the twelve months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company capitalized $4,142 and $19,631, respectively, of additional domain name purchases. Since the useful life of the domain names is deemed to be indefinite, no amortization has been recorded.
During the twelve months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company incurred $304,970 and $172,977, respectively, of annual domain name renewal fees and has expensed $177,072 and $189,871, respectively, to cost of revenues on a straight line basis and has recorded $165,829 and $37,931, respectively, as prepaid expense as of February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011. The prepaid amount of $165,829 at February 29, 2012 includes $121,587 of renewal fees paid in advance of their fiscal year 2013 annual renewal date.
During the twelve months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company capitalized $30,000 and $298,108, respectively, of website development costs and has determined that $219,705 and $196,356, respectively, of these costs pertain to a component that is ready for its intended use and have an estimated useful life of three years. During the twelve months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company recorded $73,235 and $29,602, respectively, of website development amortization expense pertaining to these components to cost of revenues in the Companys consolidated statement of operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Future amortization expense at February 29, 2012 is as follows:
FY 2013 | $ 68,027 |
FY 2014 | 43,635 |
| $ 111,662 |
Note 5. Deferred Officer Compensation
Richard Pomije, the Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Company, has elected to forego a portion of his salary at various times due to the Companys limited operating funds. These amounts do not accrue interest and are due and payable as funds become available in the future. During the twelve months ended February 29, 2012, the Company recorded $8,654 of deferred officer compensation and made a payment of $58,942 to Mr. Pomije. The balance at February 29, 2012 was $0.
Note 6. Stockholders Equity
Fiscal 2012 Stock Transactions
On February 15, 2012, the Company issued 16,305 restricted common shares at $0.46 per share, valued at $7,500, to five directors of the Company for payment of director fees. The restricted common shares were valued based on the market price at time of issuance.
On January 25, 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement and issued 10,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of restricted common stock and a two-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share) at a unit price of $1.50, for total cash proceeds of $15,000.
On November 15, 2011, the Company issued 7,500 restricted common shares at $1.00 per share, valued at $7,500, to five directors of the Company for payment of director fees. The restricted common shares were valued based on the market price at time of issuance.
During the quarter ended November 30, 2011, the Company entered into stock purchase agreements and issued 16,668 units (each unit consisting of one share of restricted common stock and a two-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share) at a unit price of $1.50, for total cash proceeds of $25,002.
On August 15, 2011, the Company issued 3,750 restricted common shares at $2.00 per share, valued at $7,500, to five directors of the Company for payment of director fees. The restricted common shares were valued based on the market price at time of issuance.
During the quarter ended August 31, 2011, the Company entered into stock purchase agreements and issued 630,005 units (each unit consisting of one share of restricted common stock and a two-year warrant
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share) at a unit price of $1.50, for total cash proceeds of $945,008.
On May 16, 2011, the Company issued 3,680 restricted common shares at $2.00 per share, valued at $7,360, to five directors of the Company for payment of director fees. The restricted common shares were valued based on the market price at time of issuance.
On April 27, 2011, the Company issued 1,000 free trading common shares at $2.11 per share, valued at $2,108, to Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC in connection with a drawdown equity financing agreement. Per the agreement, the free trading common shares were valued at 94% of the lowest closing volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Companys common stock during the five trading days immediately following the Companys delivery of drawdown notice to Auctus.
During the quarter ended May 31, 2011, the Company entered into stock purchase agreements and issued 323,737 units (each unit consisting of one share of restricted common stock and a two-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share) at a unit price of $1.50, for total cash proceeds of $415,997. The remaining balance due of $69,606 was received in June 2011, for a total of $485,606.
Fiscal 2011 Stock Transactions
On February 15, 2011, the Company issued 2,780 restricted common shares at $2.75 per share, valued at $7,645, to five directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
On December 1, 2010, the Company entered into stock purchase agreements and issued 5,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a two-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share) at a unit price of $1.00, for a total value of $5,000.
On November 15, 2010, the Company issued 6,000 restricted common shares at $1.25 per share, valued at $7,500, to five directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
On November 15, 2010, the Company entered into stock purchase agreements and issued 107,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a two-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share) at a unit price of $1.00, for a total value of $107,000.
On August 15, 2010, the Company issued 7,917 restricted common shares at $1.20 per share, valued at $9,500, to seven directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
On June 22, 2010, the Company issued 400,000 restricted common shares at a price of $0.75 per share to an existing shareholder (related party), valued at $300,000 in exchange for a stock subscription agreement (see further details in Note 12, 2010 Agreements).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
On June 7, 2010, the Company issued 20,892 restricted common shares at $1.35 per share, valued at $28,204, to Richard Pomije, the CEO and Chairman of the Company for payment of deferred compensation.
On May 15, 2010, the Company issued 2,491 restricted common shares at $1.75 per share, valued at $4,359, to six directors of the Company for payment of director fees.
During the quarter ended May 31, 2010, the Company entered into stock purchase agreements and issued 6,667 units (each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a two-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share) at a unit price of $1.50, for total cash proceeds of $10,000.
Stock Warrants
As of February 29, 2012, the Company has a total of 1,099,077 stock purchase warrants outstanding with an exercise price of $4.00. The warrants expire two years from their Fiscal Year 2012 and 2011 dates of issuance. The weighted average remaining exercise period as of February 29, 2012 is 1.24 years.
Other
On December 3, 2010, the Company signed a drawdown equity financing agreement (Drawdown Agreement) with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (Auctus). In connection with the drawdown agreement, the Company registered 3,000,000 shares of common stock and at its discretion, has the right to sell common stock to Auctus over a thirty six month period for maximum aggregated consideration of up to $10,000,000, subject to the following terms and conditions.
·
The maximum advance amount available to the Company is limited to the greater of $150,000 or 200% of the average daily volume based on the 10 days preceding the Companys notice requesting a draw.
·
Auctus purchase price per common share will be 94% of the lowest closing volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Companys common stock during the five trading days immediately following the Companys delivery of notice to Auctus.
·
At its option, the Company can establish a floor price under which Auctus may not sell the shares. The floor price shall be 75% of the closing VWAP for the 10 days prior to the notice requesting a draw. Auctus must cease selling any shares purchased in connection with the Drawdown Agreement if the price falls below the established floor price. The Company, at its discretion, may waive the floor price and allow Auctus to sell its shares below the floor price.
·
In no event can the number of shares owned by Auctus exceed 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of the Companys common stock. As of February 29, 2012, this would translate into maximum ownership by Auctus of approximately 1,449,000 shares of the Companys common stock.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
On April 15, 2011, the Company issued a drawdown notice to Auctus for $50,000. Auctus honored $2,108 of the notice, but has refused to honor the balance. The Company considers Auctus to be in breach of the Drawdown Agreement.
Note 7. Stock Options
The Company has one stock option plan called The 2006 Employee Stock and Option Plan. As of February 29, 2012, an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of common stock may be granted under this plan determined by the Board of Directors. The stock options may be granted to directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company. Options granted under this plan are non-qualified stock options and have exercise prices and vesting terms established by the Board of Directors at the time of each grant. The potential vesting terms of the outstanding options range from immediate to two years from the grant date anniversary and the term of the options is five to ten years from the date of grant.
The Company records its stock-based compensation arrangements calculating the fair value of share-based payments, including grants of employee stock options and employee stock purchase plan shares, to be recognized in the consolidated statements of operations based on their grant date fair values. The fair value of the Companys stock options have been estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model, which requires assumptions as to expected dividends, the options expected life, volatility and risk-free interest rate at the time of the grant. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite vesting periods in the Companys consolidated statements of operations.
For stock options granted during the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, we utilized the following key assumptions in computing fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model:
| February 29, | February 28, |
| 2012 | 2011 |
Weighted-average volatility | 246% | 250% |
Expected dividends | None | None |
Expected term (in years) | 5 | 5 |
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate | 2.08% | 1.64% |
Weighted-average fair value of options granted | $1.00 | $1.39 |
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $3,265,739 and $428,726 for all outstanding options for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, respectively. This expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense. There was no tax benefit from recording this non-cash expense due to the Company having a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset. The compensation expense impacted the basic (loss) per common share for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 by $(.011) and $(0.02), respectively. As of February 29, 2012, there remains $71,777 of total unrecognized compensation expense, which is expected to be recognized over future periods through November 30, 2012.
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
The following table summarizes information about the Companys stock options as of February 29, 2012 and changes during the year ended February 29, 2012:
| Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life (years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1) | |
Outstanding February 28, 2010 | 4,003,000 | $ 2.326 | - | - | |
Granted | 670,000 | 1.741 | - | - | |
Canceled or expired | (518,000) | (5.289) | - | - | |
Outstanding - February 28, 2011 | 4,155,000 | $ 1.862 | - | - | |
Granted (2) | 3,275,000 | 1.000 | - | - | |
Canceled or expired | (3,260,000) | (1.699) | - | - | |
Outstanding - February 29, 2012 | 4,170,000 | $ 1.313 | 7.64 | $ - | |
Exercisable at February 29, 2012 | 3,903,500 | $ 1.280 | 7.92 | $ - |
(1)
The intrinsic value of an option is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds its exercise price.
(2)
The following stock option grants were issued during the year ended February 29, 2012:
Grantee | Grant Date | Options Granted | Exercise Price | Option Term | Vesting Term |
Richard Pomije (1) | 10/10/2011 | 2,750,000 | $ 1.00 | 10 years | Immediate |
Pierce McNally (2) | 10/10/2011 | 150,000 | $ 1.00 | 10 years | Immediate |
Jeff Mills (3) | 10/10/2011 | 75,000 | $ 1.00 | 10 years | Immediate |
Jerry Greenfield (4) | 10/10/2011 | 300,000 | $ 1.00 | 5 years | 2 years |
(1)
Mr. Pomije, who resigned as Chief Executive Officer on March 19, 2012, but retains his positions as Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board was issued 2,750,000 stock options for compensation, of which 2,500,000 of the stock options issued were for replacement of stock options previously issued and not exercised which expired on September 6, 2011.
(2)
Mr. McNally, a Director of the Company, was issued 150,000 stock options for compensation, of which 100,000 of the stock options issued were for replacement of stock options previously issued and not exercised which expired on September 6, 2011.
(3)
Mr. Mills, a Director of the Company, was issued 75,000 stock options for compensation, of which 40,000 of the stock options issued were for replacement of stock options previously issued and not exercised which expired on September 6, 2011.
(4)
Mr. Greenfield, a consultant of the Company, was issued 300,000 stock options for compensation. Mr. Greenfields options were forfeited on February 6, 2012.
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of February 29, 2012:
Exercise Price | Number Outstanding | Weighted Average Remaining Life (years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number Exercisable | Weighted Average Exercisable Price |
$1.00 | 2,975,000 | 9.58 | $1.00 | 2,975,000 | $1.00 |
$1.72 - $1.75 | 870,000 | 3.40 | $1.74 | 603,500 | $1.74 |
$2.60 - $4.25 | 325,000 | 1.21 | $2.99 | 325,000 | $1.21 |
$1.00 - $4.25 | 4,170,000 | 7.64 | $1.31 | 3.903,500 | $1.28 |
Note 8. Related Party Transactions
The Company entered into a five year lease with Jeff Mills, a director and stockholder of the Company, for approximately 2,650 square feet of space used for offices and operations equipment storage at 11974 Portland Avenue, Burnsville, Minnesota. The lease commenced on December 15, 2006 at a monthly rent of $2,650 for the five year term of the lease and contains an option to renew for an additional term of one year at a monthly rent of $3,650. In November 2011, the Company entered into a three year lease renewal through December 15, 2014 at a monthly rent of $2,650 for the period of December 16, 2011 to December 15, 2012, $2,750 for the period of December 16, 2012 to December 15, 2013 and $2,850 for the period of December 16, 2013 to December 15, 2014 with the option to renew the lease for an additional term of one year at a monthly rent of $3,500. The Companys lease payments made to Jeff Mills for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 totaled $31,800 for each period.
Future minimum lease payments at February 29, 2012 are as follows:
FY 2013 | $ 32,100 |
FY 2014 | 33,300 |
FY 2015 | 25,650 |
| $ 91,050 |
Note 9. Loan from Director/Stockholder
On March 25, 2008, the Company signed an unsecured promissory note with Jeff Mills, a director and stockholder of the Company, for a working capital loan of $145,000, due on demand at an annual interest rate of 6.5%. In August 2010, the annual interest rate was increased to 7.5%. The outstanding balance of the loan as of February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, was $0 and $137,088, respectively. For the fiscal years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, the Company made principal payments of $137,088 and $50,282, respectively, and received additional advances of $0 and $50,000, respectively. Interest expense incurred on this loan for the fiscal years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 was $3,631 and $9,371, respectively.
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Note 10. Income Taxes
At February 29, 2012, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $9,200,000. The net operating loss carryforwards are available to offset future taxable income through 2029 and may be subject to the limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code if significant changes in the equity ownership of the Company have occurred.
The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the related net benefits as follows:
|
| 2012 |
| 2011 |
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards |
| $ 3,406,000 |
| $ 3,036,000 |
Stock compensation |
| 4,635,339 |
| 2,938,000 |
Total deferred tax assets |
| 8,041,339 |
| 5,974,000 |
Valuation allowance |
| (8,041,339) |
| (5,974,000) |
Net deferred tax assets |
| $ - |
| $ - |
Reconciliation between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 is as follows:
| 2012 | 2011 | ||
Federal statutory tax rate |
| (34.0)% |
| (34.0)% |
State taxes, net of federal benefit |
| (4.0)% |
| (4.0)% |
Non-deductible items |
| 0.1% |
| 0.6% |
Stock compensation adjustment |
| 76.9% |
| 33.9% |
Change in valuation allowance |
| (39.0%) |
| 3.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rate |
| 0.0% |
| 0.0% |
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 on March 1, 2008. As of the date of adoption, the Company had no uncertain tax positions. The adoption of ASC 740-10 did not result in an adjustment to retained earnings. The Company will recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. The Company had recognized no interest or penalties upon the adoption of this standard.
At February 29, 2012, the Company has no uncertain tax positions or associated interest and penalties. The Company does not expect any significant increases or decreases to its unrecognized tax positions within twelve months of this reporting date.
The Company is subject to U.S. Federal and Minnesota state income tax. The Company has three open years of tax returns subject to examination. The Company is not currently under Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or Minnesota tax examinations.
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is exposed to asserted and unasserted claims encountered in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
On September 30, 2011, the Company entered into a one year agreement with The Active Network (Active), which replaces the original agreement entered into with Active in September 2009. Per the agreement, the Company has committed to equally share net advertising and sponsorship revenue generated from DigitalTown website home pages and those team pages containing Active content. Net advertising and sponsorship revenue is defined as total gross sales minus revenue distributed to the schools, commissions and advertising operations costs. DigitalTown will receive 10% of the gross sales for advertising operations and 20% of the gross sales as commissions on directly sold advertising or sponsorships and the remaining revenue will be shared on an equal basis. As of February 29, 2012, the Company has not generated any shared net advertising and sponsorship revenue per this agreement. This agreement was terminated on May 23, 2012 (see Note 15 Subsequent Events).
On August 22, 2011, the Company entered into a nine month agreement with Enable Consulting, LLC to complete the design and development of the Companys Sales Center Application. The Company has committed up to $66,000 for the development and maintenance support of this software application through May 2012. Through February 29, 2012, the Company has incurred $52,500 for development and maintenance service of which $22,500 is unpaid and included in accounts payable.
On December 8, 2010, the Company entered into a five year strategic partnership agreement with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). The NIAAA and DigitalTown will work together to establish a national, standardized system for recording schedules, scores, rosters and statistics for interscholastic sports teams and individual students. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has committed to pay the expenses related to this strategic partnership; however any expenses in excess of $5,000 must be preapproved by the Company. The Company has committed to deposit $50,000 for such expenses for the first fiscal year of the contract which the Company has paid as of February 29, 2012, and an additional $50,000 for the second year. In addition, the Company has committed to donate 25% of the annual net sponsorship revenue in the scheduling and stats areas of its websites, with a total annual donation cap of $3,000,000, to yet to be named program funds that promote youth activities and the NIAAA. Lastly, the Company has committed to a minimal revenue share of $100,000 per year with the future launch of its beta 3 software. As of February 29, 2012, the Company has not yet launched its beta 3 software nor has it generated any net sponsorship revenue.
Note 12. Common Stock Subscriptions Receivable
As of February 29, 2012, the Company has the following stock subscription agreements outstanding all of which are due from a related party:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
2005 Agreements
Material terms of the subscription agreements received by the Company on December 30, 2005 for 4,733,333 restricted common shares at $0.75 per share (total value of $3,550,000) are as follows:
·
Payment is due in full in 60 months.
·
At 24 months, the Company can demand at its option, monthly 1/36 payments on the subscription agreement.
·
The Company has the option to charge simple annual interest of up to 4%.
·
The Company will provide downside protection of up to 30% of the stock price upon conversion.
The outstanding balance owed on the 2005 subscription agreements at February 29, 2012 is $24,654. The Company recognizes that this receivable is now past due and deems it to be fully collectable.
2007 Agreements
On October 5, 2007, the Company received subscriptions for 1,300,000 restricted common shares at $2.50 per share (total value of $3,250,000). Significant terms of the original subscription agreement are as follows:
·
The price per share of $2.50 was based on the closing price on October 4, 2007.
·
At 24 months, 1/36 payments are due monthly.
·
The Company, at its option, may call up to 1/12 of the gross receivable per month if the preceding 30 day average trading price is at or above $7.00 a share with minimum trading volume of 5,000 shares per day.
·
If the purchaser sells these common shares, the purchaser shall be entitled to an amount equal to 200% of the original purchase price of each share and the Company shall be entitled to 50% of any additional net sales proceeds from the stock sale.
On February 25, 2010, due to the economic downturn and the market value decline of the Companys stock, which was trading below $2.50 per share, the Company amended the pricing terms of the subscription agreements received by the Company on October 5, 2007. The amendment changed the following significant terms of the subscription agreement:
The parties agree that the Initial Pricing terms in the Confidential Binding Term Sheet dated October 5, 2007 of the Agreement will be amended to state as follows:
1.
The Subscriber offers to purchase shares of the Company for $0.75 per share. After the price adjustment, the revised total value of this subscription agreement is $975,000.
The following other provisions of the Initial Pricing and Final Pricing terms in the Confidential Binding Term Sheet dated October 5, 2007 of the Agreement will be deleted, and are not enforceable by either party:
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
·
Beginning October 5, 2009, 1/36 payments are due each month thereafter on the 5th of every month.
·
The Company at its option may call up to 1/12 of the (gross) receivable note per month if the preceding 30 day average trading price is at or above $7.00 a share. Minimum trading volume must be 5,000 shares a day.
·
As total consideration for the purchase and sale of the Companys stock, purchaser shall ultimately pay to the Company the following amount (the Purchase Price):
A.
Purchaser shall first be entitled to an amount equal to 200% of the face amount of each share.
B.
After the purchaser receives the amount in A above, the Company shall be entitled to 50% of any additional net sales proceeds of the stock. Net sales proceeds shall mean the gross proceeds received from the sale of the stock, less reasonable brokerage commissions.
C.
Final adjusted net sales proceeds will be wired to the Company within 7 days from the final settlement of the sale of stock sold.
The outstanding balance owed on the revised 2007 subscription agreements at February 29, 2012 is $975,000.
2010 Agreement
Material terms of the subscription agreement received by the Company on June 22, 2010, for 400,000 restricted common shares at $0.75 per share (total value of $300,000) are as follows:
·
Payment is due in full in 60 months.
·
At 24 months, the Company can demand at its option, monthly 1/36 payments on the subscription agreement.
·
The Company has the option to charge simple annual interest of up to 4%.
·
The Company will provide downside protection of up to 30% of the stock price upon conversion.
The outstanding balance owed on the 2010 subscription agreement at February 29, 2012 is $300,000.
Summary
For the twelve months ended February 29, 2012, the Company received stock subscription payments of $123,000 and as of February 29, 2012, the Company had related party stock subscriptions receivable aggregating $1,299,654 for the 2005, 2007 and 2010 agreements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
The following tables summarize information about the stock subscription receivable:
Receivable balance at February 29, 2008 | $ 5,030,795 |
Cash collected | (523,832) |
Receivable balance at February 28, 2009 | 4,506,963 |
Cash collected | (337,500) |
2007 Subscription agreement pricing revised (1) | (2,275,000) |
Receivable balance at February 28, 2010 | 1,894,463 |
New subscription agreement (2) | 300,000 |
Cash collected | (771,809) |
Receivable balance at February 28, 2011 | 1,422,654 |
Cash collected | (123,000) |
Receivable balance at February 29, 2012 | $ 1,299,654 |
|
|
Summary of outstanding subscriptions: |
|
2005 subscriptions | $ 24,654 |
2007 subscriptions | 975,000 |
2010 subscriptions | 300,000 |
| $ 1,299,654 |
(1)
Amendment to the terms of the subscription agreements received by the Company on October 5, 2007 for 1,300,000 restricted common shares reducing the price paid per share from $2.50 to $0.75.
(2)
New subscription agreement received on June 22, 2010.
The Company has not exercised its rights, per the 2005 subscription agreements, to demand monthly 1/36 payments or to charge up to 4% interest on the subscription amounts outstanding and they have provided no downside protection to the subscribers. The downside protection in the terms for the 2005 subscription agreements requires the Company to reimburse the subscription holder up to 30% of the $.75 purchase price, or $.225, if the market price of the stock is below $.75 when converted. The protection may be provided in additional shares if necessary. For the twelve month period ended February 29, 2012, there was no downside protection provided because the stock price did not go below $.75 when converted. The subscription agreements do not define the term when converted. The Company has taken the position that if at the time that a purchaser makes a payment in full for the shares under a subscription agreement and the closing price of the shares of the Companys stock is less than $.75, the shareholder would be entitled to up to 30% additional shares, depending on the trading share price. Once the subscription shares have been paid for in their entirety, the downside protection ceases.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Note 13. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The Company computes earnings per share using two different methods, basic and diluted, and presents per share data for all periods in which statements of operations are presented. Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in calculating basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the years ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011:
| Years ended | ||
| February 29, 2012 |
| February 28, 2011 |
Basic income (loss) per share calculation: |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) to common shareholders | $ (4,243,765) |
| $ (1,264,772) |
Weighted average of common shares outstanding | 28,729,312 |
| 27,812,364 |
Basic net income (loss) per share | $ (0.15) |
| $ (0.05) |
|
|
|
|
Diluted income (loss) per share calculation: |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) to common shareholders | $ (4,243,765) |
| $ (1,264,772) |
Weighted average of common shares outstanding | 28,729,312 |
| 27,812,364 |
Stock options (1) | - |
| - |
Warrants (2) | - |
| - |
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 28,729,312 |
| 27,812,364 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ (0.15) |
| $ (0.05) |
(1) | At February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, there were outstanding stock options equivalent to 4,170,000 and 4,155,000 common shares, respectively. The stock options are anti-dilutive at February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011and therefore, have been excluded from diluted earnings per share. |
|
|
(2) | At February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, there were outstanding warrants equivalent to 1,099,077 and 341,668 common shares, respectively. The warrants are anti-dilutive at February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011and therefore, have been excluded from diluted earnings per share. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Note 14. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
| Years ended | |
| February 29, 2012 | February 28, 2010 |
Non-cash flow information: |
|
|
Cash paid for interest | $ 3,631 | $ 9,371 |
|
|
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
Accounts payable incurred for website development costs | $ - | $ 245,878 |
Common stock issued with subscription agreement | $ - | $ 300,000 |
Note 15. Subsequent Events
The Company has collected $50,000 of its stock subscription receivables during the period from March 1, 2012 to May 29, 2012.
On March 29, 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement and issued to our Chief Executive Officer, Robert B. Castle, 75,000 shares of restricted common stock at a per share price of $1.00, for total cash proceeds of $75,000.
On April 4, 2012, the Company executed a Domain Sale Agreement under which it agreed to sell one of the domain names the Company currently owns. The Company received $175,000 cash in consideration of the transfer of the domain name.
On May 3, 2012, DigitalTown created a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, The School Network, Inc. (TSN), under the laws of the State of Nevada.
On May 14, 2012, DigitalTown Limited (DTL) was incorporated under Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong. DTL is 100% owned by TSN.
On May 14, 2012, DigitalTown unilaterally terminated the Custom Platform Partnership Agreement (CPPA) between F5-SIM, LLC (k/n/a 3D Sports Technology, Inc. (3D Sports) and DigitalTown, dated February 11, 2010. On May 24, 2012, DigitalTown informed 3D Sports of the provisions of the CPPA that it believes that 3D Sports breached.
On May 15, 2012, the Company issued 21,775 restricted common shares at $0.40 per share, valued at $8,710, to six directors of the Company for payment of director fees. The restricted common shares were valued based on the market price at time of issuance.
On May 23, 2012, DigitalTown, Inc. (DigitalTown) and The Active Network, Inc. (Active) completed a Handoff Agreement of the technology assets supporting DigitalTowns school spirit websites and its related social networking sites. The Handoff Agreement indicates that both DigitalTown and
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Years Ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011
Active agreed to mutually terminate the Strategic Alliance Agreement, initially entered between the parties on September 29, 2009 and subsequently re-entered between the parties on September 30, 2011.
There were no additional significant subsequent events through May 29, 2012, the date the financial statements were issued.
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