General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008.
[ ] TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition
period from to
COMMISSION
FILE NO.: 33-55254-38
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its
charter)
Nevada |
87-0485313
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3191 Temple Ave., Suite 250, Pomona, CA |
91768
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip
Code)
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(909)
444-9500
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
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None
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Common Stock, Par Value $.001
(Title
of
Class)
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Indicate
by check mark if registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act. o Yes xNo
Indicate
by check mark if registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes xNo
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. xYes
No
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated file, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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accelerated filer o
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filer o
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filer o (Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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reporting company x
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by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). oYes
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The
aggregate market value of the registrant's shares of common stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2008, based on $ 1.10 per
share, the last price at which the common equity was sold by the registrant as
of that date, was $13,043,906.
As
of December 31, 2008 there were 12,691,409 shares of the issuer's $.001 par
value common stock issued and outstanding.
Documents
incorporated by reference. There are no annual reports to security holders,
proxy information statements, or any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424 of
the Securities Act of 1933 incorporated herein by reference.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
2008
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Part
I
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Item
1
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Business
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3
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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12
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Item
1B
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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Item
2
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Properties
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Item
3
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
4
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of the Security Holders
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Part
II
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Item
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Market
for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item
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Selected
Financial Data
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Item
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
9A (T)
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Controls
and Procedures
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Item
9B
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Triggering
Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial
Obligation
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Part
III
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Item
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Directors
and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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Item
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Exhibits
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Signatures
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
In
addition to historical information, this Annual Report contains forward-looking
statements, which are generally identifiable by use of the words "believes,"
"expects," "intends," "anticipates," "plans to," "estimates," "projects," or
similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those
discussed in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect
management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to
revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking
statements. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other
documents General Environmental Management, Inc. files from time to time with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
PART
I
ITEM
1. Description of Business
Company
Background
General
Environmental Management, Inc. formerly, Ultronics Corporation (the "Company")
was incorporated under the laws of Nevada on March 14, 1990. The Company did not
have operations from its inception until February 2005, as it was formed for the
primary purpose of seeking an appropriate merger candidate.
On
February 14, 2005, we acquired all the outstanding shares of General
Environmental Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GEM.DE”) in exchange
for 630,481 shares of our class A common stock and as a result, GEM.DE became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Ultronics. The acquisition has been treated as a
reverse merger (recapitalization) with GEM deemed to be the accounting acquirer,
and Ultronics the legal acquirer. We then changed our parent name to General
Environmental Management, Inc. on March 16, 2005.
Prior to
the merger, GEM.DE acquired:
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Hazpak
Environmental Services, Inc. (HES),
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the
assets of EnVectra, Inc. (EnV),
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the
assets of Firestone Environmental Services Company (dba Prime
Environmental Services Company), and Firestone Associates, Inc. (dba
Firestone Energy Company), and
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100%
of the membership interest in Pollution Control Industries of California,
LLC.
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Hazpak
(HES) was organized as a partnership in February of 1991 specializing in
packaging hazardous waste for other hazardous waste management companies. In
July of 1992, HES incorporated under the laws of California as Hazpak, Inc. On
August 7, 2002 Hazpak, Inc. changed is name to Hazpak Environmental Services,
Inc. In March 2003, GEM.DE acquired HES.
On June
23, 2004, we acquired all of the membership interest in Pollution Control
Industries of California, LLC. The primary asset of Pollution Control Industries
of California, LLC was the real property on which a fully permitted, Part B
treatment, storage, disposal facility (TSDF) in Rancho Cordova, California was
located. The facility provides service for other environmental service companies
and allows us to consolidate waste for more cost effective outbound treatment.
Pollution Control Industries of California, LLC changed its name to General
Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova, LLC on June 25, 2004.
On July
18, 2003, we acquired the assets of EnVectra, Inc., which included
internet-based integrated environmental management software now marketed by us
as GEMWare.
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On August
1, 2004, we acquired the assets of Prime Environmental Services, Inc. of El
Monte, California which resulted in a significant increase in our revenues and a
presence in the states of Washington and Alaska through Prime’s Seattle office
along with additional clients and revenue in California. All Prime services are
now offered under the “General Environmental Management, Inc.”
name.
Prior to
the acquisition of GEM.DE by the Company, GEM.DE focused its efforts in the
second half of 2004 on integration of the above noted purchases and on continued
internal growth. During the first quarter of 2005, we adjusted our operations to
achieve greater efficiencies at the TSDF and at our field service
locations.
On March
10, 2006, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with K2M Mobile
Treatment Services, Inc. of Long Beach, California ("K2M"), a privately held
company, pursuant to which the registrant acquired all of the issued and
outstanding common stock of K2M. K2M is a California-based provider of mobile
wastewater treatment and vapor recovery services. In consideration of the
acquisition of the issued and outstanding common stock of K2M registrant paid
$1.5 million in cash to the stockholders of K2M. As a result of the agreement,
K2M became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant. For purposes of
accounting for the acquisition of the business of K2M, the effective date of the
agreement was March 1, 2006. On August 8, 2006 K2M changed its name to GEM
Mobile Treatment Services, Inc.
On August
31, 2008, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Island
Environmental Services, Inc. of Pomona, California ("Island"), a privately held
company, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and
outstanding common stock of Island, a California-based provider of hazardous and
non-hazardous waste removal and remediation services to a variety of private and
public sector establishments. In consideration of the acquisition of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Island, the Company paid $2.25 million in cash
to the stockholders of Island and issued $1.25 million in three year promissory
notes (“Notes”).
Our
principal office is in Pomona, California with field
service locations in Rancho Cordova, CA, Pomona, CA, Santee, CA, Hayward,
CA, Signal Hill, CA, Kent, WA, and La Porte, TX with our TSDF in Rancho Cordova,
CA.
Business
Strategy
We intend
to build a fully integrated environmental services company. We intend to do this
through internal growth, by providing targeted, integrated solutions to the
private and public sectors and by making strategic acquisitions of solutions
orientated companies that have a proven customer base and a highly skilled
workforce.
Governmental
Regulation
Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act. The origin of the hazardous
waste industry began with the passage of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) in 1976. RCRA requires waste generators to distinguish between
hazardous and non-hazardous wastes and to treat, store, and dispose of those
wastes in accordance with specific regulations. RCRA is the principal federal
statute governing hazardous waste generation, treatment, transportation, storage
and disposal. Pursuant to RCRA, the Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA")
has established a comprehensive, "cradle-to-grave" system for the management of
a wide range of materials identified as hazardous or solid waste. States that
have adopted hazardous waste management programs with standards at least as
stringent as those promulgated by the EPA have been delegated authority by the
EPA to administer their facility permitting programs in lieu of the EPA's
program.
Every
facility that treats, stores or disposes of hazardous waste must obtain a RCRA
permit from the EPA or an authorized state agency, unless a specific exemption
exists, and must comply with certain operating requirements. Under RCRA,
hazardous waste management facilities in existence on November 19, 1980
were required to submit a preliminary permit application to the EPA, the
so-called Part A Application. By virtue of this filing, a facility obtained
interim status, allowing it to operate until licensing proceedings are
instituted pursuant to more comprehensive and exacting regulations (the
Part B permitting process).
RCRA
requires that Part B permits contain provisions for required on-site study
and cleanup activities, known as "corrective action," including detailed
compliance schedules and provisions for assurance of financial
responsibility.
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The
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of
1980. The
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
(“CERCLA”), also known as “Superfund”, was enacted by Congress in December of
1980. CERCLA imposed a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and gave the
EPA the funds and the authority to respond directly to releases of hazardous
substances that could endanger public health or the environment. During the
ensuing five year period, $1.6 billion was collected and the money was placed
into a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste
sites. CERCLA designates those persons responsible for releases of hazardous
waste at the sites, generators and facility owners and operators, as strictly,
jointly and severally liable for environmental cleanup costs. CERCLA was amended
in 1986 to create the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). SARA
stresses the importance of innovative technology and permanent remedies in
cleaning up hazardous waste sites, increased state involvement, encouraged
greater citizen participation, and increased the size of the trust fund to $8.5
billion.
The
Superfund Act. The Superfund
Act is the primary federal statute regulating the cleanup of inactive hazardous
substance sites and imposing liability for cleanup on the responsible parties.
It also provides for immediate response and removal actions coordinated by the
EPA to releases of hazardous substances into the environment, and authorizes the
government to respond to the release or threatened release of hazardous
substances or to order responsible persons to perform any necessary cleanup. The
statute provides for strict, and in certain cases, joint and several liabilities
for these responses and other related costs, and for
liability with the cost of damages to natural resources to the parties involved
in the generation, transportation and disposal of such hazardous
substances.
The
Clean Air Act. The Clean Air
Act was passed by Congress to control the emissions of pollutants into the air
and requires permits to be obtained for certain sources of toxic air pollutants
such as vinyl chloride, or criteria pollutants, such as carbon monoxide. In
1990, Congress amended the Clean Air Act to require further reductions of air
pollutants with specific targets for non-attainment areas in order to meet
certain ambient air quality standards. These amendments also require the EPA to
promulgate regulations which, (i) control emissions of 189 hazardous air
pollutants; (ii) create uniform operating permits for major industrial
facilities similar to RCRA operating permits; (iii) mandate the phase-out
of ozone depleting chemicals; and (iv) provide for enhanced
enforcement.
The Clean
Air Act requires the EPA, working with the states, to develop and implement
regulations, which result in the reduction of volatile organic compound ("VOC")
emissions and emissions of nitrogen oxides ("NOx") in order to meet certain
ozone air quality standards specified by the Clean Air Act.
The
Interim Standards of the Hazardous Waste Combustor Maximum Achievable Control
Technology (the "HWC MACT") rule of certain Clean Air Act Amendments were
promulgated on February 13, 2002. This rule established new emission limits
and operational controls on all new and existing incinerators, cement kilns,
industrial boilers and light-weight aggregate kilns that burn hazardous
waste-derived fuel.
Other
Federal Laws. In addition to
regulations specifically directed at the transportation, storage, and disposal
facilities, there are a number of regulations that may "pass-through" to the
facilities based on the acceptance of regulated waste from affected client
facilities. Each facility that accepts affected waste must comply with the
regulations for that waste, facility or industry. Examples of this type of
regulation are National Emission Standards for Benzene Waste Operations and
National Emissions Standards for Pharmaceuticals Production. Each of our
facilities addresses these regulations on a case-by-case basis determined by its
ability to comply with the pass-through regulations.
In our
transportation operations, we are regulated by the U.S. Department of
Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Aviation
Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as by the regulatory agencies
of each state in which we operate or through which our vehicles
pass. Health and safety standards under the Occupational Safety
and Health Act, or OSHA, are applicable to all of our operations. This includes
both the Technical Services and Site Services operations.
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State
and Local Regulations
Pursuant
to the EPA's authorization of its RCRA equivalent programs, a number of states
have regulatory programs governing the operations and permitting of hazardous
waste facilities. Accordingly, the hazardous waste treatment, storage and
disposal activities of a number of our facilities are regulated by the relevant
state agencies in addition to federal EPA regulation.
Some
states may classify as hazardous certain wastes that are not regulated under
RCRA. For example, California considers used oil as "hazardous wastes" while
RCRA does not. Accordingly, we must comply with state requirements for handling
state regulated wastes, and, when necessary, obtain state licenses for treating,
storing, and disposing of such wastes at our facilities.
We
believe that each of our facilities is in substantial compliance with the
applicable requirements of federal and state laws, the regulations thereunder
and the licenses which we have obtained pursuant thereto. Once issued, such
licenses have maximum fixed terms of a given number of years, which differ from
state to state, ranging from one year to ten years. The issuing state agency may
review or modify a license at any time during its term. We anticipate that once
a license is issued with respect to a facility, the license will be renewed at
the end of its term if the facility's operations are in compliance with
applicable requirements. However, there can be no assurance that regulations
governing future licensing will remain static, or that we will be able to comply
with such requirements.
Our
facilities are regulated pursuant to state statutes, including those addressing
clean water, clean air, and local sewer discharge. Our facilities are also
subject to local siting, zoning and land use restrictions. Although our
facilities could be cited for regulatory violations, we believe we are in
substantial compliance with all federal, state and local laws regulating our
business.
Industry
The
environmental services sector includes the following range of
services:
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Transportation, Logistics
Management, and Collection – specialized handling, packaging,
transportation and disposal of industrial waste, laboratory quantities of
hazardous chemicals, household hazardous wastes, and
pesticides;
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Incineration – the
preferred method for treatment of organic hazardous waste because it
effectively destroys the
contaminants;
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Landfill Disposal – used
primarily for the disposal of inorganic
wastes;
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Physical Waste Treatment
– used to reduce the volume or toxicity of waste to make it suitable for
further treatment, reuse, or
disposal;
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Reuse/Recycle and Fuels
Blending – removes impurities to restore suitability for an
intended purpose and to reduce the volume of waste;
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Wastewater Treatment – separates wastes
including industrial liquid wastes containing heavy metals, organics and
suspended solids through physical and chemical treatment so that the
treated water can be discharged to local sewer systems under
permits;
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Remediation and Site
Services – includes the maintenance of industrial facilities and
equipment such as recurring cleaning in order to continue operations,
maintain and improve operating efficiencies, and satisfy safety
requirements; the planned cleanup of hazardous wastes sites and the
cleanup of accidental spills and discharges, such as those resulting from
transportation accidents; and the cleanup and restoration of buildings,
equipment, and other sites and facilities that have been
contaminated.
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For many
years, most chemical wastes generated in the United States by industrial
processes have been handled on-site at the generators’ facilities. Over the past
30 years, increased public awareness of the harmful effects of unregulated
disposal of hazardous wastes on the environment and health has led to federal,
state and local regulation of waste management activities. Environmental laws
and regulations impose stringent standards for the management of hazardous
wastes and provide penalties for violators. Based on these laws and regulations,
waste generators and others are subject to continuing liability for past
disposal and environmental degradation. As a result of (1) the increased
liability exposure associated with chemical waste management activities, (2) a
corresponding decrease in the
availability of insurance and significant cost increases in administering
compliance, and (3) the need for facility capital improvements, many generators
of hazardous wastes have found it uneconomical to maintain their own treatment
and disposal facilities or to develop and maintain their own technical expertise
necessary to assure regulatory compliance. Accordingly, many generators have
sought to have their hazardous wastes managed by firms that possess or have
access to the appropriate treatment and disposal facilities, as well as the
expertise and financial resources necessary to attain and maintain compliance
with applicable environmental regulatory requirements.
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At the
same time, governmental regulation has resulted in a reduction of the number of
facilities available for hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal. Many
facilities have been unable to meet the strict standards imposed by the
environmental laws and regulations. It is in this market we are offering the
marketplace a new approach to environmental and waste management issues with
targeted, integrated solutions.
Products
and Services
We
currently provide the following products and services:
Field
Services
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On-Site
Services – the provision of professional and fully trained staff to manage
clients’ environmental needs on
location.
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Lab
Packing – the proper combination and packaging of hazardous waste in
approved containers to eliminate the potential for reactions among
chemical components.
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Bulk
Waste – the managing and transportation of waste in bulk quantities,
either as liquids in vacuum tankers or as solids in dumpster type roll off
containers.
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LTL
Program - the managing and transportation of containerized waste in
Department of Transportation/United Nations approved drums and
containers.
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Transportation
– the transportation of clients’ waste streams in fully permitted and
environmentally outfitted vehicles
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Emergency
Response – the immediate response to hazardous materials or waste
incidents for government and industry, including providing quick and
appropriate response for potential homeland security
incidents.
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Remediation
– project work to clean up contaminated sites facing environmental
issues.
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Technical
Services
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Provide
application software to profile, track any waste streams, and routinely
process all compliance reporting requirements with various regulatory
agencies.
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All
services may be provided electronically through our software
offering.
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Assist
clients with Environmental Health and Safety (“EHS”)
compliance.
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Provide
necessary and mandated training on environmental
issues.
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Provide
report generation for documentation to agencies overseeing environmental
issues.
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Provide
digital and hard copy waste tracking of all waste
activity.
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Provide
permit writing and management for the acquisition and tracking of
necessary permits for clients.
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Write
manuals and plans required by all companies with hazardous materials and
waste.
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Provide
legislative and regulatory analysis pertaining to current and proposed
legislation as it pertains to the hazardous waste industry and how that
affects our clients.
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Provide
electronic record keeping of all EHS documents and
information.
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Provide
outsource staffing for all EHS requirements eliminating the need for
clients to hire in house personnel.
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Recycle/Reuse
Services
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Provide
alternative solutions to clients where certain chemicals or waste streams
can be recycled or reused in another capacity thereby eliminating the
disposal expense and exposure for our
clients.
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Develop
a program where clients look to us as the leader in providing fully
integrated solutions to limit their liability on waste streams and
chemicals.
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Government
Services
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Provide
on-site services for government installations meeting all the requirements
to manage, transport, and track waste streams from government
contracts.
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Treatment
Services
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The
Rancho Cordova Facility enables us to offer more efficient and
cost-effective recycling/disposal options while enhancing our corporate
profitability.
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Ground
Water treatment on-site – treatment of ground water contaminated with
toxic chemicals, particularly
perchlorate.
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Waste
Water treatment on-site – treatment of non-hazardous waste
water.
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On-site
treatment option for clients – treatment of waste at large volume waste
clients.
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Permanent
treatment facility provides cost savings for clients and enhanced margin
for us in the managing and treatment of waste
streams.
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Vapor
control and mobile tank degassing – treatment of organic vapors from tanks
and pipelines, prior to cleaning or
refilling
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Business
Operations
Fully
Integrated Services
We are a
fully integrated environmental service firm structured to provide field
services, technical services, transportation, off-site treatment, on-site
treatment services, and environmental health and safety (“EHS”) compliance
services. Through our services, we assist clients in meeting regulatory
requirements from the designing stage to the waste disposition stage. We can
fully supplant the functions of a client’s EHS department.
We have
expanded our services by building upon its foundation of field services. Merely
packaging hazardous waste and transporting that waste to a licensed TSDF
represents only a part of the requirements to properly manage generated waste.
Prior to generating hazardous waste, hazardous materials are acquired. Clients
with hazardous materials above established quantity limits are required to
submit hazardous material contingency plans, establish a hazard communication
program and adhere to other requirements. Our online EHS compliance program is
designed to assist the client in not only meeting pre-generation of hazardous
waste requirements but also post-hazardous waste generation requirements, such
as the development of a myriad of agency reports, tracking and record keeping
requirements.
The most
basic service performed by the EHS compliance program is providing the client
with a waste and permit tracking system. The data retrieved from uniform
hazardous waste manifests and waste profiles are used to produce required state
and Federal agency reports as well as operational management reports for the
waste generator.
Field
Services
Our field
services consist primarily of handling, packaging, and transporting a wide
variety of liquid and solid wastes of varying amounts. We provide the fully
trained labor and materials to properly package hazardous and non-hazardous
waste according to requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Transportation. Small quantities of laboratory chemicals are
segregated according to hazard class and packaged into appropriate containers or
drums. This technique is known as lab-pack. Packaged waste is profiled for
acceptance at a client’s selected treatment, storage and disposal facility
(TSDF) and tracked electronically through the proprietary GEMWare software. Once
approved by the TSDF, we provide for the transportation of the waste utilizing
tractor-trailers or bobtail trucks. We have partnered with a number of TSDFs to
provide the client with economic pricing and management options from recycling
or recovery to landfill.
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Our field
staff performs numerous services, including but not limited to:
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managing
waste streams and chemicals;
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supervising
and managing the handling, paperwork, tracking, and transportation of
waste streams and chemicals on a client’s
location;
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labeling,
collecting, and transporting containerized
wastes;
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bulk
waste pick ups and transportation;
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emergency
response to spill incidents;
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industrial
cleaning of equipment or processes, tank
cleaning;
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parts
washer fluid removal and
replenishment;
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chemical
process dismantling;
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mobile
waste water treatment; and
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mobile
degassing and vapor control
services.
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Our field
staff is experienced and trained to accomplish a myriad of industrial cleaning
tasks involving hazardous materials and/or wastes.
Further,
we are a licensed hazardous waste and medical waste hauler with a fleet
consisting of vacuum trucks, tractor-trailers, bobtails, roll-off trailers,
roll-off bins, emergency response units, and pick-up trucks. We are a party to
numerous Department of Transportation exemptions that authorizes the
transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials in lab-packs, certain
hazard classes in the same transport vehicle, and aerosol cans in strong outer
packages. We have shipped a variety of hazardous waste chemicals from water with
residual oil to concentrated solutions of sulfuric acid.
Technical
Services
Compliance
services provided through our Technical Services Division are the foundation for
all of our integrated environmental solutions. The proprietary GEMWare
application software enables waste generators and GEM to profile, track, and
routinely process all compliance reporting requirements with various regulatory
agencies. The EHS coordinator program can serve clients with staff to perform
functions at the client’s facility such as inspections, permit acquisitions,
environmental technical support, hazardous materials management, hazardous waste
management, compliance policies, chemical inventory, product evaluation, process
evaluation, and emergency preparedness.
The EHS
coordinator program is supported by us by conducting the following
functions:
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coordinator is designed to provide the client with a dedicated and reliable
environmental resource. The EHS coordinator can be stationed at the client’s
location. The client’s facility manager will be viewed as our primary client and
will be asked to take part in completing EHS coordinator performance review and
service evaluations.
At the
present time, we provide the services discussed in this section but do not, as
yet, have EHS coordinators located on site at client facility
locations.
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Recycle/Reuse
Services
Legislation
has demanded that an increasing amount of waste be recycled or reused and not
sent for disposal. Most waste streams do not fall into categories that allow for
such disposition. However, there are chemicals and waste streams that can be
managed for the client’s benefit that do not end in a disposal facility. We have
innovated this position by providing services that help a client either recycle
or send for reuse certain chemicals and waste streams.
Government
Services
Government
installations must manage their waste as any other entity, but have much
stricter requirements on paperwork and tracking of their waste streams. The
GEMWare application software allows us to more efficiently provide those
tracking requirements on government contracts. The Company currently is
performing on multiple government contracts and plans to enlarge the government
services division. These contracts provide a recurring revenue stream for
multiple years. We have technically proficient personnel who manage the business
on government installations under high security clearances.
Treatment
Services
Treatment
is the final step for managing waste. With the addition of the Rancho Cordova
Facility, we are in a position to internalize our customers’ waste which enables
us to offer more efficient and cost-effective recycling/disposal options while
enhancing our corporate profitability.
Marketing
Strategic
The
integrated solution we provide offers a strategic platform to market and sell
our products and services. The full scope of paperwork, documentation, tracking,
handling, managing, transporting, treatment, and disposal of waste is an
enormous task for any company. We are a single source to meet all of the
environmental needs of a client, thereby providing a strategic and highly
advantageous marketing opportunity.
We will
use our application software delivering EHS compliance solutions as our initial
approach for acquiring clients. These solutions are needed globally and provide
the greatest opportunity for sales as they meet the needs of the broadest cross
section of clients and at a relatively low entry cost for the
client.
Sales
& Marketing
Once
clients are in our system we will employ both push and pull marketing. EHS
compliance clients will be referred or pushed to our field services where the
hands on work is done for everyone with waste or materials that need our
products and services. Field service personnel will also mine the EHS pool of
clients and pull through clients from the client list once they are in our
internal system. Field services provide the next step in the process for clients
in managing, handling and transporting their waste. The Company will transport
waste to the appropriate disposal facility, with the Company continuing the full
range of services to manage the waste for its clients.
On-site
treatment will provide certain clients treatment options at their location.
These customers desire to lower their ongoing treatment costs, but add a higher
margin for the Company than off-site waste management. These opportunities also
provide long-term maintenance contracts for recurring revenue.
International
business and Brownfield development offer the potential for high margin business
because of our core competencies.
All
marketing efforts will be a combination of several functions. First, we will
employ targeted direct mail, followed up with telephone contact. Finally, we
will set appointments with our existing clients to increase the business we
currently provide for them and with potential clients to sell them our
integrated service and management.
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We can
target clients with specific waste streams that we’re interested in through
databases available to us. These databases can be defined by waste generated,
location of generator, transporter of the waste, waste received at TSDFs, and
the EPA number of a potential client.
The
environmental business is dependent on face-to-face selling because of the
technical nature of the business. Therefore all marketing efforts will be
designed for an appointment to follow up the initial marketing
contact.
Customers
Our
principal customers are utility, chemical, petroleum, petrochemical,
pharmaceutical, transportation and industrial firms, educational institutions,
other environmental service companies and government agencies. Our sales efforts
are directed toward establishing and maintaining relationships with businesses
that have ongoing requirements for one or more of our services. A majority of
our revenues are derived from previously served customers with recurring needs
for our services. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, one single
customer accounted for 14 % of our revenues. For the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007, one single customer accounted for 17% of our revenues.
We believe the loss of any single customer would not have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Competition
The
hazardous and industrial waste management industry, in which we compete, is
highly competitive. The sources of competition vary by locality and by type of
service rendered, with competition coming from the other major waste services
companies and hundreds of privately owned firms that offer waste services. We
compete against national companies, including Philip Services Corp., Waste
Management, Inc. and Clean Harbors, Inc. We also compete against regional
waste management companies and numerous small companies. Each of these
competitors is able to provide one or more of the environmental services offered
by us. In addition, we compete with many firms engaged in the transportation,
brokerage and disposal of hazardous wastes through recycling, waste-derived
fuels programs, thermal treatment or landfill. The principal methods of
competition for all our services are price, quality, reliability of service
rendered and technical proficiency in handling industrial and hazardous wastes
properly. We believe that we offer a more comprehensive range of environmental
services than our competitors in major portions of our service territory and
that our ability to provide comprehensive services supported by unique
information technologies capable of managing the customers' overall
environmental program constitutes a significant competitive advantage. Local
entrepreneurial approach keeps GEM in touch with customer needs.
Treatment
and disposal operations are conducted by a number of national and regional
environmental services firms. We believe that our ability to collect and
transport waste products efficiently, quality of service, safety, and pricing
are the most significant factors in the market for treatment and disposal
services.
For our
services and onsite services, competitors include several major national and
regional environmental services firms, as well as numerous smaller local firms.
We believe that availability of skilled technical professional personnel,
quality of performance, diversity of services and price are the key competitive
factors in this service industry.
In the
United States, the original generators of hazardous waste remain liable under
federal and state environmental laws for improper disposal of such wastes.
Accordingly, waste generators are interested in the reputation and financial
strength of properly licensed and permitted companies they use for management of
their hazardous waste. Even if waste generators employ companies that
have proper permits and licenses, knowledgeable customers are interested in the
reputation and financial strength of the companies they use for management of
their hazardous wastes. We believe that our technical proficiency and reputation
are important considerations to our customers in selecting and continuing to
utilize our services.
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Insurance
and Financial Assurance
Our
insurance programs cover the potential risks associated with our multifaceted
operations from two primary exposures: direct physical damage and third party
liability. Our insurance programs are subject to customary
exclusions.
We
maintain a casualty insurance program providing coverage for Automobile
coverage, and commercial general liability in the amount of $21,000,000 per
occurrence, $22,000,000 aggregate per year, subject to a $2,500 per occurrence
deductible.
As part
of this Liability program, Pollution Liability and Professional Liability
insurance coverage’s are included to protect GEM for potential risks in three
areas: as a contractor performing services at customer sites, as a transporter
of waste and for waste processing at our facilities. This coverage is also
maintained at a $21,000,000 per occurrence, $22,000,000 aggregate
limit, covering third party bodily injury, property damage, remedial activities
and associated liabilities for all operations performed by or on behalf of the
company.
We also
maintain Workers' Compensation insurance whose limits are established by state
statutes; with Employers Liability coverage subject to a $21,000,000 limit per
accident.
Auto
Liability insurance written by a member of the AIG Group which covers third
structure party bodily injury, property damage while also including pollution
liability coverage for waste in-transit exposures with combined single limit
(i.e. bodily injury and property damage) of $1,000,000 on a “per accident”
basis. This is subject to, an additional limit of coverage of $20,000,000, as
provided by a commercial Umbrella policy.
Federal
and state regulations require liability insurance coverage for all facilities
that treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste. RCRA and the Toxic Substances
Control Act and comparable state hazardous waste regulations typically require
hazardous waste handling facilities to maintain pollution liability insurance in
the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate for
both gradual and sudden occurrences. We have a policy from American
International Specialty Lines Insurance Company (AIG) insuring our treatment,
storage and disposal activities that meets the regulatory
requirements.
Under our
insurance programs, coverage is obtained for catastrophic exposures, as well as
those risks required to be insured by law or contract. It is our policy to
retain a significant portion of certain expected losses related primarily to
employee benefit, workers' compensation, commercial general and vehicle
liability. Provisions for losses expected under these programs are recorded
based upon our estimates of the aggregate liability for claims. We believe that
policy cancellation terms are similar to those of other companies in other
industries.
Employees
As of
December 31, 2008, we had 169 full-time employees. Of these employees, 18 were
engaged in sales and marketing, 93 were engaged in professional services/project
management and 58 were engaged in finance and administration. None of our
employees is represented by a labor union or a collective bargaining agreement.
We have not experienced any work stoppages and consider our relations with our
employees to be good.
ITEM
1A. Risk Factors
An
investor in our securities should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties
described below and the other information in this Annual Report on Form
10-K. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business,
operating results and financial condition could be harmed and the value of our
stock could go down.
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Business
Risk Factors
The
company has a history of losses and may need additional financing to continue
its operations, and such financing may not be available upon favorable terms, if
at all.
The
Company experienced net operating losses of $7,149,709 and $16,086,037 for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. There
can be no assurances that the Company will be able to operate profitably in the
future. In the event that the Company is not successful in implementing its
business plan, the Company will require additional financing in order to
succeed. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available
now or in the future on terms that are acceptable to the Company. If adequate
funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, the Company
may be unable to develop or enhance its products and services, take advantage of
future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, all of which could
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or
operating results.
We
have a limited operating history on which to evaluate our potential for future
success. This makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risk
of success or failure of our business.
Our short
operating history and results of operations may not give you an accurate
indication of our future results of operations or prospects. You must consider
our business and prospects in light of the risks and difficulties we will
encounter as an early-stage company in a highly competitive market. We may not
be able to successfully address these risks and difficulties, which could
materially harm our business and operating results.
Investors
may lose their entire investment if we fail to reach profitability.
The
Company was incorporated in September 1991 but did not engage in meaningful
business operations until February 2005 when we acquired GEM
Delaware. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks,
uncertainties, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in
their early stages of development. We cannot guarantee that we will be
successful in accomplishing our objectives. To date, we have incurred only
losses and may continue to incur losses in the foreseeable future. Our short
operating history and results of operations may not give you an accurate
indication of our future results of operations or prospects. Our
business and prospects, in light of the risks and difficulties we will encounter
as an early-stage company in a highly competitive market. We may not be able to
successfully address these risks and difficulties, which could materially harm
our business and operating results.
We
are dependent upon a limited number of customers for a substantial percentage of
our revenues. If we fail to retain these customer relationships, our revenues
could decline.
We derive
a significant portion of our revenues from a relatively small number of
customers. Our largest customer during the year ended December 31, 2008
accounted for approximately 14% of total revenues; for the year ended December
31, 2007 one customer accounted for approximately 17% of total revenues. We
anticipate that we will continue to rely on a limited number of customers for a
substantial portion of our future revenues and we must obtain additional large
orders from customers on an ongoing basis to increase our revenues and grow our
business. In addition, the loss of any significant or well-known customer could
harm our operating results or our reputation.
The
assets of the Company are now pledged under the recent agreements with Secured
Lenders and may prevent the Company from obtaining any additional asset based
financing.
In
conjunction with a secured convertible term note and a secured revolving note,
all unsubordinated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries are secured under
agreements with CVC California, LLC, a subsidiary of the Comvest Group.
(Sometimes referred to as the “Secured Lenders”). Without any unsecured assets,
the Company could be unable to obtain any future asset based
financing.
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The
agreements with Secured Lenders contain terms that could place the Company in
default related to the outstanding borrowings.
The
agreements with the Secured Lenders include terms of default related to the
funds borrowed. These include default due to non-payment, failure to
pay taxes, failure to perform under the agreements, failure to disclose items of
a material nature under certain representations and warranties, attachments to
any secured assets or the indictment of the Company or its executive officers
for any criminal acts. This default could result in the loss of the
business.
The
agreements with the Secured Lenders contain terms where the Secured Lenders can
convert their notes to common shares and exercise warrants for common shares
which could have an adverse affect upon the price of our common
shares.
Secured
Lenders' conversions of indebtedness to common shares and exercise of warrants
at fixed conversion and exercise prices, would: i) dilute the current
shareholders' equity in the Company; ii) limit the Company’s ability to raise
additional equity capital; and iii) depress the price of our common
shares in the market.
We
depend heavily on our management team and the loss of any or all of the members
of such management team could materially adversely affect our business, results
of operations and our financial condition.
Our
success depends, to a significant extent, upon the efforts, the abilities and
the business experience of Timothy J. Koziol, our chief executive officer, as
well as on these same attributes of our other officers and management team. Loss
of the services of any or all of our management team could materially adversely
affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, and could
cause us to fail to successfully implement our business plan.
There
is intense competition for qualified technical professionals and sales and
marketing personnel, and our failure to attract and retain these people could
affect our ability to respond to rapid technological changes and to increase our
revenues.
Our
future success depends upon our ability to attract and retain qualified
technical professionals and sales and marketing personnel. Competition for
talented personnel, particularly technical professionals, is intense. This
competition could increase the costs of hiring and retaining personnel. We may
not be able to attract, retain, and adequately motivate our personnel or to
integrate new personnel into our operations successfully.
Our
industrial waste management services subject us to potential environmental
liability.
Our
business of rendering services in connection with management of waste, including
certain types of hazardous waste, subjects us to risks of liability for damages.
Such liability could involve, without limitation, claims for clean-up costs,
personal injury or damage to the environment in cases in which we are held
responsible for the release of hazardous materials, and claims of employees,
customers, or third parties for personal injury or property damage occurring in
the course of our operations. We could also be deemed a responsible
party for the cost of cleaning any property which may be contaminated by
hazardous substances generated by us and disposed at such property or
transported by us to a site selected by us, including properties we own or
lease.
If
we cannot maintain our government permits or cannot obtain any required permits,
we may not be able to continue or expand our operations.
Our
business is subject to extensive, evolving, and increasingly stringent federal,
state, and local environmental laws and regulations. Such federal, state, and
local environmental laws and regulations govern our activities regarding the
treatment, storage, recycling, disposal, and transportation of hazardous and
non-hazardous waste. We must obtain and maintain permits, licenses and/or
approvals to conduct these activities in compliance with such laws and
regulations. Failure to obtain and maintain the required permits, licenses
and/or approvals would have a material adverse effect on our operations and
financial condition. If we are unable to maintain our currently held permits,
licenses, and/or approvals or obtain any additional permits, licenses and/or
approvals which may be required as we expand our operations, we may not be able
to continue certain of our operations.
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Changes
in environmental regulations and enforcement policies could subject us to
additional liability which could impair our ability to continue certain
operations due to the regulated nature of our operations.
Because
the environmental industry continues to develop rapidly, we cannot predict the
extent to which our operations may be affected by future enforcement policies as
applied to existing laws, by changes to current environmental laws and
regulations, or by the enactment of new environmental laws and regulations. Any
predictions regarding possible liability under such laws are complicated further
by current environmental laws which provide that we could be liable, jointly and
severally, for certain activities of third parties over whom we have limited or
no control.
Environmental
regulation significantly impacts our business.
While our
business has benefited substantially from increased governmental regulation of
hazardous waste transportation, storage and disposal, the environmental services
industry itself has become the subject of extensive and evolving regulation by
federal, state, provincial and local authorities. We are required to obtain
federal, state, provincial and local permits or approvals for each of our
hazardous waste facilities. Such permits are difficult to obtain and, in many
instances, extensive studies, tests, and public hearings are required before the
approvals can be issued. We have acquired all operating permits and approvals
now required for the current operation of our business, and have applied for, or
are in the process of applying for, all permits and approvals needed in
connection with continued operation and planned expansion or modifications of
our operations.
The most
significant federal environmental laws affecting us are the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), also known as the Superfund
Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act
("TSCA").
We make a
continuing effort to anticipate regulatory, political and legal developments
that might affect operations, but are not always able to do so. We cannot
predict the extent to which any environmental legislation or regulation that may
be enacted or enforced in the future may affect our operations.
As
our operations expand, we may be subject to increased litigation which could
have a negative impact on our future financial results.
Our
operations are regulated by numerous laws regarding procedures for waste
treatment, storage, recycling, transportation and disposal activities, all of
which may provide the basis for litigation against us. In recent years, the
waste treatment industry has experienced a significant increase in so-called
"toxic-tort" litigation as those injured by contamination seek to recover for
personal injuries or property damage. We believe that as our operations and
activities expand, there will be a similar increase in the potential for
litigation alleging that we are responsible for contamination or pollution
caused by our normal operations, negligence or other misconduct, or for
accidents which occur in the course of our business activities. Such litigation,
if significant and not adequately insured against, could impair our ability to
fund our operations. Protracted litigation would likely cause us to spend
significant amounts of our time, effort and money. This could prevent our
management from focusing on our operations and expansion.
If
we cannot maintain adequate insurance coverage, we will be unable to continue
certain operations.
Our
business exposes us to various risks, including claims for causing damage to
property and injuries to persons that may involve allegations of negligence or
professional errors or omissions in the performance of our services. Such claims
could be substantial. We believe that our insurance coverage is presently
adequate and similar or higher than the coverage maintained by other companies
in the industry of our size. However, if we are unable to obtain adequate or
required insurance coverage in the future or, if our insurance is not available
at affordable rates, we would violate our permit conditions and other
requirements of the environmental laws, rules and regulations under which we
operate. Such violations would render us unable to continue certain of our
operations. These events would have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition.
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Our
operations will suffer if we are unable to manage our rapid growth.
We are
currently experiencing a period of rapid growth through internal expansion and
strategic acquisitions. This growth has placed, and could continue to place, a
significant strain on our management, personnel and other resources. Our ability
to grow will require us to effectively manage our collaborative arrangements and
to continue to improve our operational, management, and financial systems and
controls, and to successfully train, motivate and manage our employees. If we
are unable to effectively manage our growth, we may not realize the expected
benefits of such growth, and such failure could have a material adverse effect
on our operations and financial condition.
Our
success is connected to our ability to maintain our proprietary
technologies.
The steps
taken by us to protect our proprietary technologies may not be adequate to
prevent misappropriation of these technologies by third parties.
Misappropriation of our proprietary technology could have an adverse effect on
our operations and financial condition. Changes to current environmental laws
and regulations also could limit the use of our proprietary
technology.
We
may have difficulty integrating future acquisitions into our existing
operations.
Our
intentions are to acquire existing businesses in our industry. To the extent
that we make such acquisitions, of which there can be no assurance, the
acquisitions will involve the integration of companies that have previously
operated independently from us. We cannot assure that we will be able to fully
integrate the operations of these companies without encountering difficulties or
experiencing the loss of key employees or customers of such companies. In
addition, we cannot assure that the benefits expected from such integration will
be realized.
If
environmental regulation or enforcement is relaxed, the demand for our services
will decrease.
The
demand for our services is substantially dependent upon the public's concern
with, the continuation and proliferation of, the laws and regulations governing
the treatment, storage, recycling, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous
waste. A decrease in the level of public concern, the repeal or modification of
these laws, or any significant relaxation of regulations relating to the
treatment, storage, recycling, and disposal of hazardous waste would
significantly reduce the demand for our services and could have a material
adverse effect on our operations and financial condition. We are not aware of
any current federal or state government or agency efforts in which a moratorium
or limitation has been, or will be, placed upon the creation of new hazardous
waste regulations that would have a material adverse effect on us.
Impairment
of goodwill and other intangible assets would result in a decrease in
earnings.
Current
accounting rules require that goodwill and other intangible assets with
indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for
impairment at least annually. These rules also require that intangible assets
with definite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful
lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset
may not be recoverable. To the extent such evaluation indicates that the useful
lives of intangible assets are different than originally estimated, the
amortization period is reduced or extended and, accordingly, the quarterly
amortization expense is increased or decreased.
We have
substantial goodwill and other intangible assets, and we may be required to
record a significant charge to earnings in our financial statements during the
period in which any impairment of our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets
is determined. Any impairment charges or changes to the estimated amortization
periods could have a material adverse effect on our financial
results.
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An
economic downturn could affect our business in a negative manner, more so than
other businesses generally causing our business prospects to
suffer.
Although
environmental compliance cannot be short circuited in any economic environment,
waste, generally, is viewed as trash and considered low on the priority list
when economic conditions bring cut backs in operational spending. Accordingly,
our services may be in less demand during a time of economic downturn and our
business may suffer. The current economic downturn has had effect on the
business but not substantially since customers are still required by law to
dispose of generated waste.
We
face substantial competition from better established companies that may have
significantly greater resources which could lead to reduced sales of our
products.
The
market for our services is competitive and is likely to become even more
competitive in the future. Increased competition could result in pricing
pressures, reduced sales, reduced margins or the failure of our services to
achieve or maintain market acceptance, any of which would have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Many of our current and potential competitors enjoy substantial competitive
advantages, such as:
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As a
result, they may be able to garner more clients than we can. For the foregoing
reason, we may not be able to compete successfully against our current and
future competitors.
The
conversion of our convertible debt, the exercise of our outstanding warrants and
options and the Company's various anti-dilution and price-protection agreements
could cause the market price of our common stock to fall, and may have dilutive
and other effects on our existing stockholders.
The
conversion of our outstanding convertible debentures and the exercise of our
outstanding warrants and options could result in the issuance of up to an
additional 16,497,553 shares
of common stock, assuming all outstanding warrants and options are currently
exercisable, and taken with the Company's various anti-dilution and
price-protection agreements, are subject to adjustment pursuant to certain
anti-dilution and price-protection provisions. Such issuances would reduce the
percentage of ownership of our existing common stockholders and could, among
other things, depress the price of our common stock. This result could
detrimentally affect our ability to raise additional equity capital. In
addition, the sale of these additional shares of common stock may cause the
market price of our stock to decrease.
There
are potential liabilities arising out of environmental laws and
regulations.
Although
the Company believes that it generally benefits from increased environmental
regulations and from enforcement of those regulations, increased regulation and
enforcement also create significant risks for the Company. The assessment,
analysis, remediation, transportation, handling and management of hazardous
substances necessarily involve significant risks, including the possibility of
damages or personal injuries caused by the escape of hazardous materials into
the environment, and the possibility of fines, penalties or other regulatory
action. These risks include potentially large civil and criminal liabilities to
customers and to third parties for damages arising from performing services for
customers. See "Environmental Regulation."
All
facets of the Company's business are conducted in the context of a rapidly
developing and changing statutory and regulatory framework. The Company's
operations and services are affected by and subject to regulation by a number of
federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") and
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as applicable state
and local regulatory agencies.
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The
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (the "Superfund Act"), addresses the cleanup of sites at which there has
been a release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the
environment. Increasingly, there are efforts to expand the reach of the
Superfund Act to make hazardous
waste management companies responsible for cleanup costs of Superfund sites not
owned or operated by such management companies by claiming that such management
companies are "owners" or "operators" (as those terms are defined in the
Superfund Act) of such sites or that such management companies arranged for
"treatment, transportation or disposal" (as those terms are defined in the
Superfund Act) of hazardous substances to or in such sites. Several recent court
decisions have accepted such claims. Should the Company be held responsible
under the Superfund Act for cleanup costs as a result of performing services or
otherwise, it might be forced to bear significantly more than its proportional
share of such cleanup costs if other responsible parties do not pay their share.
See "Business--Legal Proceedings."
The
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended in 1984 ("RCRA"), is
the principal federal statute governing hazardous waste generation, treatment,
transportation, storage and disposal. RCRA or EPA approved state programs at
least as stringent govern waste handling activities involving wastes classified
as "hazardous." See "Environmental Regulation-- Federal Regulation of Hazardous
Wastes." Substantial fees and penalties may be imposed under RCRA and similar
state statutes for any violation of such statutes and regulations
thereunder.
There
are potential liabilities involving customers and third parties.
In
performing services for its customers, the Company potentially could be liable
for breach of contract, personal injury, property damage (including
environmental impairment), and negligence, including claims for lack of timely
performance or for failure to deliver the service promised (including improper
or negligent performance or design, failure to meet specifications, and breaches
of express or implied warranties). The damages available to a client, should it
prevail in its claims, are potentially large and could include consequential
damages.
Industrial
waste management companies, in connection with work performed for customers,
also potentially face liabilities to third parties from various claims including
claims for property damage or personal injury stemming from a release of
hazardous substances or otherwise. Claims for damage to third parties could
arise in a number of ways, including: through a sudden and accidental release or
discharge of contaminants or pollutants during transportation of wastes or the
performance of services; through the inability, despite reasonable care, of a
remedial plan to contain or correct an ongoing seepage or release of pollutants;
through the inadvertent exacerbation of an existing contamination problem; or
through reliance on reports prepared by such waste management companies.
Personal injury claims could arise contemporaneously with performance of the
work or long after completion of projects as a result of alleged exposure to
toxic or hazardous substances. In addition, increasing numbers of claimants
assert that companies performing environmental remediation should be adjudged
strictly liable for damages even though their services were performed using
reasonable care, on the grounds that such services involved "abnormally
dangerous activities."
Customers
of industrial waste management companies frequently attempt to shift various of
the liabilities arising out of disposal of their wastes or remediation of their
environmental problems to contractors through contractual indemnities. Such
provisions seek to require the contractors to assume liabilities for damage or
personal injury to third parties and property and for environmental fines and
penalties (including potential liabilities for cleanup costs arising under the
Superfund Act). Moreover, the EPA has increasingly constricted the circumstances
under which it will indemnify its contractors against liabilities incurred in
connection with cleanup of Superfund sites. There are other proposals both in
Congress and at the regulatory agencies to further restrict indemnification of
contractors from third party claims.
Although
the Company attempts to investigate thoroughly each other company that it
acquires, there may be liabilities that the Company fails or is unable to
discover, including liabilities arising from non-compliance with environmental
laws by prior owners, and for which the Company, as a successor owner, might be
responsible. The Company seeks to minimize the impact of these liabilities by
obtaining indemnities and warranties from sellers of companies which may be
supported by deferring payment of or by escrowing a portion of the purchase
price. However, these indemnities and warranties, if obtained, may not fully
cover the liabilities due to their limited scope, amounts, or duration, the
financial limitations of the indemnitors or warrantors or other
reasons.
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General
Risk Factors
Risks
Relating To Our Common Stock:
We
do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
We
anticipate that we will retain all future earnings and other cash resources for
the future operation and development of our business and we do not intend to
declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Future payment of
cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors after taking
into account many factors, including our operating results, financial condition
and capital requirements. Corporations that pay dividends may be viewed as a
better investment than corporations that do not.
Rules, including
those contained in and issued under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, may make it
difficult for us to retain or attract qualified officers and directors, which
could adversely affect our business and our ability to maintain the listing of
our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board.
We may be
unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board
committees required to provide for our effective management as a result of the
recent and currently proposed changes in the rules and regulations which govern
publicly-held companies, including, but not limited to, certifications from
executive officers and requirements for financial experts on boards of
directors. The perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent
changes may deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles. The
enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has resulted in the issuance of a
series of new rules and regulations and the strengthening of existing rules and
regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the adoption
of new and more stringent rules by the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Further,
certain of these recent and proposed changes heighten the requirements for board
or committee membership, particularly with respect to an individual’s
independence from the corporation and level of experience in finance and
accounting matters. We may have difficulty attracting and retaining directors
with the requisite qualifications. If we are unable to attract and retain
qualified officers and directors, our business and our ability to maintain the
listing of our shares of Common stock on a national market could be adversely
affected.
If
we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able
to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, which could harm
our brand and operating results.
Effective
internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable and accurate
financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. We have devoted significant
resources and time to comply with the new internal control over financial
reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In addition, Section
404 under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we assess and our
auditors attest to the design and operating effectiveness of our controls over
financial reporting. Our compliance with the annual internal control report
requirement for our first fiscal year will depend on the effectiveness of our
financial reporting and data systems and controls across our operating
subsidiaries. We expect these systems and controls to become increasingly
complex to the extent that we integrate acquisitions and our business grows. To
effectively manage this growth, we will need to continue to improve our
operational, financial and management controls and our reporting systems and
procedures. We cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that we design,
implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and
reporting in the future. Any failure to implement required new or improved
controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation or operation,
could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our financial
reporting obligations. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to
lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a
negative effect on the trading price of our stock and our access to
capital.
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Our
stock could be the subject of short selling and, if this occurs, the market
price of our stock could be adversely affected and, in turn, adversely effect
our ability raise additional capital through the sale of our common
stock.
It is
conceivable that our stock could be subject to the practice of short owned
directly by the seller; rather, the stock is "loaned" for the sale by a
broker-dealer to someone who "shorts" the stock. In most situations, this is a
short-term strategy by a seller, and based upon volume, may at times drive stock
values down. If such shorting occurs in our common stock, there could be a
negative effect on the trading price of our stock. If the trading price of our
common stock decreases, this may negatively impact our ability to raise
additional capital through the sale of our common stock.
If
we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed
from the OTC bulletin board, which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to
sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in
the secondary market.
Companies
trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, such as us, must be reporting issuers under
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and must be
current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price quotation
privileges on the OTC Bulletin Board. If we fail to remain current on our
reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Bulletin Board. As a
result, the market liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely
affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and
the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary
market.
Our
common stock is subject to the "penny stock" rules of the SEC and the trading
market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock
cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the
definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an
exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For
any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules
require:
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a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny
stocks; and
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broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the
transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to
be purchased.
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In order
to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or
dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of
the person; and make a reasonable determination that the transactions
in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of valuating the
risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The
broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a
disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock
market, which, in highlight form:
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forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability
determination; and
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the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the
investor prior to the transaction.
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Generally,
brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the
"penny stock" rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of
our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our
stock.
Disclosure
also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public
offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the
securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of
fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent
disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and
information on the limited market in penny stocks.
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Anti-takeover
actions and/or provision could prevent or delay a change in
control.
Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Nevada law may make it more
difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if so doing would be beneficial
to our stockholders. These include the following:
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Our
board of directors are authorized to issue of up to 100,000,000 shares of
preferred stock and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and
restrictions of those shares without any further vote or action by the
stockholders, which may be used by the board to create voting impediments
or otherwise delay or prevent a change in control or to modify the rights
of holders of our common stock; and
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on who may call annual and special meetings of
stockholders.
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ITEM
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not
Applicable
ITEM
2. Description of Property
Facilities
We own an
EPA permitted Part B TSDF in Rancho Cordova, California on 4.5 acres of
land. The real estate is collateral for a secured convertible term
note with CVC California, LLC in the principal amount of $6.5 million; and a
Secured Non-Convertible Revolving Note of up to $7.0 million. (See
Liquidity)
We also
lease space for a waste transfer facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California
comprising approximately 9,014 square feet. This lease expires on May 31, 2010
and grants the Company the option to renew the lease for an additional one-year
period. The lease was terminated in January 2009 and the Cucamonga
operation was moved to the Island Environmental facility in
Pomona. An early termination agreement was executed providing
payments through September 2009.
We lease
space in Kent, Washington for a waste transfer facility, comprising
approximately 12,500 square feet. This lease expires June 30, 2013.
Of the 12,500 square feet leased, we sublease approximately 4,000 square feet on
a six month lease which may be renewed for an additional six
months.
In
Northern California, we lease a waste transfer facility in
Benicia. The lease for the 5,000 square feet of office and warehouse
space expires in April, 2011. In January 2009 the company moved our facility to
Hayward, California and executed a lease for approximately 13,500 square feet of
industrial / warehouse space. The lease expires on December 31,
2012. We are in negotiations to sublease the facility in
Benecia for the remainder of the lease.
We lease
office space in Santee, California of approximately 800 square feet on a
month-to-month basis.
We
currently lease approximately 4,557 square feet of office space in one building
located in Pomona, California. The lease terminates on December 31, 2010 and
grants the Company the option to renew the lease for two additional one-year
terms.
The
Company also leases office and warehouse space for its mobile waste water
treatment and degassing operation. We currently lease approximately 11,912
square feet of office and warehouse space in Signal Hill, CA. This lease expires
on June 30, 2011. As of December 31, 2006 the lease in Baytown, TX covered
approximately 1,000 square feet of office space on a month-to-month basis. This
space has subsequently been expanded to approximately 5,000 square feet under a
one year lease which expires on February 28, 2009.
On August
31, 2008 the Company acquired Island Environmental Services, Inc.. Subsequent to
the acquisition the Company executed a lease with the former owners for
approximately 3,645 square feet of office space and additional yard space. The
lease expires on August 31, 2018.
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ITEM
3. Legal Proceedings
On July
5, 2007, a lawsuit was instituted by Romic Environmental Technologies Corp.
(“RET”) against the Company and four of its senior executives, Namki Yi, the
Vice President of Corporate Development, Betty McKee, the Director of Systems
& Financial Analysis, Mindy Rath, the Director of Sales and Gary
Bowling, the Regional General Manager for Southern CA, all of who were formerly
employed by RET. The lawsuit was brought in the Superior Court of the
State of California, County of Los Angeles. In the lawsuit, RET alleges
that the Company and the four executives are liable to RET for among other
things, Violation of Non-Disclosure Agreements and Termination
Protection Agreements, Intentional Interference with contracts, and Violation of
Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition. RET alleges damages of Fifteen Million
Dollars and requests certain injunctive relief. The Company believes that
the lawsuit has no merit, and intends to vigorously defend the action. However,
an adverse outcome of this lawsuit would have a material adverse affect on our
business and financial condition.
The
Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary
course of its business. Although occasional adverse decisions or
settlements may occur, the Company believes that the final disposition of such
matters will not have material adverse effect on its financial position, results
of operations or liquidity.
ITEM
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of the Security
Holders
On
January 29, 2007 a special meeting of the shareholders of the Company was held
in Pomona, CA. The shareholders approved the amendment and
restatement of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. The restated
articles included the increase of the authorized number of shares of common
stock to one billion; the increase of the authorized number of shares of
preferred stock to 100,000,000; and the effect of a one for thirty reverse stock
split.
PART
II
ITEM
5. Market for Common Equity and Restated Stockholder
Matters
On
February 14, 2007, the Company completed the reverse split of the outstanding
common stock, par value $.001 per share, by a ratio of 1-for-30. All share and
per share calculations and disclosures in this report have been retro-actively
adjusted to reflect this reverse split as if it occurred at the beginning of the
earliest period presented. GEM’s Common Stock, 0.001 par value, trades on the
over the counter bulletin board maintained by the FINRA under the symbol
“GEVI.OB" The following table sets forth, for the periods
indicated, the range of high and low closing bid prices for GEM’s
Common Stock as reported by the FINRA composite feed or
other qualified inter-dealer quotation medium
and obtained from the National Quotation Bureau, LLC. The reported bid
quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail
markup, markdown or commissions, and may not necessarily
represent actual transactions.
Period
2008
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2008
First Quarter
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1.99
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1.31
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2008
Second Quarter
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1.99
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1.02
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2008
Third Quarter
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1.15
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0.88
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2008
Fourth Quarter
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1.05
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0.32
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Period
2007
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Low
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2007
First Quarter
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2.88
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1.80
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2007
Second Quarter
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3.60
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1.86
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2007
Third Quarter
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3.15
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2.50
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2007
Fourth Quarter
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2.90
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1.51
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NUMBER
OF HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK
As of
December 31, 2008, we had approximately 765 holders of our common stock. The
number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent
and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in
the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing
agencies. The transfer agent of our common stock is Colonial Stock Transfer
Company, Inc., 66 Exchange Place, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.
Dividends
We have
never paid any dividends, and we have no present intention of paying dividends
in the foreseeable future. Our policy for the time being is to retain earnings
and utilize the funds for operations and growth. The Board of
Directors based on our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and
other existing conditions will determine future dividend policies.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
For
information with reference to equity compensation arrangements, reference is
made to Note 12 of the Notes to Financial Statements contained elsewhere in this
report.
ITEM
6. Selected Financial Data
None
ITEM
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation
Forward
Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this
Annual Report contains forward-looking statements, which are generally
identifiable by use of the words "believes," "expects," "intends,"
"anticipates," "plans to," "estimates," "projects," or similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in
these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such
a difference include, but are
not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect
management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to
revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking
statements. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in
other documents GEM files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").
Overview
Ultronics
Corporation (Ultronics) was a non-operating company formed for the purpose of
evaluating opportunities to acquire an operating company. On February
14, 2005 Ultronics acquired General Environmental Management, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“GEM.DE”) through a reverse merger between Ultronics Acquisition
Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ultronics and GEM.DE whereby GEM.DE was the
surviving entity.
The
acquisition was accounted for as a reverse merger (recapitalization) with GEM.DE
deemed to be the accounting acquirer, and Ultronics Corporation the legal
acquirer. Accordingly, the historical financial information presented
in the financial statements is that of GEM.DE as adjusted to give effect to any
difference in the par value of the issuer’s and the accounting acquirer stock
with an offset to capital in excess of par value. The basis of the
assets, liabilities and retained earnings of GEM.DE, the accounting acquirer,
have been carried over in the recapitalization. Subsequent to the
acquisition, the Company changed its name to General Environmental Management,
Inc. (“GEM”).
GEM is a
fully integrated environmental service firm structured to provide environmental
health & safety compliance services, field services, transportation,
off-site treatment, and on-site treatment services. Through its
services GEM assists clients in meeting regulatory requirements for the disposal
of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. GEM provides its clients with
access to GEMWare, an internet based software program that allows clients to
maintain oversight of their waste from the time it leaves their physical control
until final disposition by recycling, destruction, or landfill. The
GEM business model is to grow both internally and through
acquisitions.
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During
2003 and 2004 GEM.DE acquired the assets of EnVectra, Inc., Prime Environmental
Services, Inc. (Prime) and 100% of the membership interest in Pollution Control
Industries of California, LLC, now named General Environmental Management of
Rancho Cordova, LLC. The assets of EnVectra, Inc. included an
internet based integrated environmental management software now marketed by the
Company as GEMWare. The acquisition of the assets of Prime resulted
in a significant increase in the revenue stream of the company and a presence in
the Washington State and Alaska markets through Prime’s Seattle
office. All Prime services are now offered under the GEM
name. The primary asset of Pollution Control Industries of
California, LLC was a fully permitted Part B Treatment Storage Disposal Facility
(TSDF) in Rancho Cordova, California. The facility provides waste
management services to field service companies and allows the Company to bulk
and consolidate waste into larger more cost effective containers for outbound
disposal.
During
2006, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with K2M Mobile
Treatment Services, Inc. of Long Beach, California ("K2M"), a privately held
company, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and
outstanding common stock of K2M. K2M is a California-based provider of mobile
wastewater treatment and vapor recovery services. Subsequent to the acquisition
in March 2006, the Company changed its name to GEM Mobile Treatment Services,
Inc. and opened a vapor recovery service division in Houston, Texas and will be
looking to expand its operations in the Gulf coast area.
On August
31, 2008, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Island
Environmental Services, Inc. of
Pomona, California ("Island"), a privately held company, pursuant to which the
Company acquired all of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Island, a California-based provider of hazardous
and non-hazardous waste removal
and remediation services to a variety of private and public sector
establishments.
The
accompanying consolidated statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. The company realized a net loss of
$7,149,709 and utilized cash in operating activities of $1,586,386 during the
year ended December 31, 2008. The Company currently has a working
capital deficit; the amount current liabilities exceed current assets, of
$11,751,760 as of December 31, 2008. There can be no assurances that
the Company will be successful in eliminating the deficit, as such, there is
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Plan
of Operation
The
Company’s plan over the next twelve months is to continue to grow the business
internally, make acquisitions that add profitability to the current structure
and solicit debt and equity capital to fund acquisitions and fund the current
working capital deficit. The Company intends to continue its
aggressive cost containment process at all levels of the business and bring
additional cost efficiencies to new businesses acquired.
The
Company is continuing to evaluate other potential acquisitions and expand its
current operations. In our Northern California operation, we
have moved into a larger leased facility in Hayward, CA which is closer to our
main customer base. In Southern California, we have merged our
operations in Rancho Cucamonga with our operations at Island Environmental
Services, Inc. in Pomona, California. We do not have any significant
plans for any internally funded research and development efforts but continue to
pursue innovative and cost effective solutions to process and handle hazardous
waste. Along with our continued acquisition strategy, we expect to
acquire additional capital assets. We are also in the planning stages
of designing and contracting for the development of additional equipment related
to our water treatment and degassing operations. We expect the number
of employees in our Company to increase in the coming year due to the proposed
acquisition strategy.
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Year
Ended December 31, 2008 as Compared to the Year Ended December 31,
2007
Revenues
Total
revenues were $34,864,714 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 as
compared to $30,445,608 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007,
representing an increase of $4,419,106 or 15% compared to the twelve months
ended December 31, 2007. The increase in revenue can be attributed to an
increase in revenues attributable to GEM’s mobile treatment services and
revenues from Island Environmental Services, Inc.
Cost
of Revenues
Cost of
revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $28,981,325 or 83% of
revenue, as compared to $23,756,677 or 78% of revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2007. The cost of revenue includes disposal costs,
transportation, fuel, outside labor and operating supplies. The change in the
cost of revenue in comparison to the prior year is primarily due to higher
volumes at GEM Mobile Treatment Services and the inclusion of Island
Environmental Services, Inc.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 were $8,397,355 or 24% of
revenue as compared to $13,617,277 or 45% of revenue for the same period in
2007. Operating expenses include sales and administrative salaries and benefits,
insurance, rent, legal and accounting and other professional fees. The decrease
in operation expenses is primarily attributable to general expense reductions
made in late 2007 and a decrease in non-cash charges for consulting and advisory
fees of $2,294,104.
Depreciation
and amortization expenses are included in operating expenses, and for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2008 were $1,226,178 or 3.5% of revenue, as compared
to $769,227 or 2.5% of revenue for the same period in 2007. The increase in
expenses is related to the increase in property, plant and equipment from the
acquisitions made in 2008 and additional acquisitions of capitalized lease
equipment.
Interest
and Financing Costs
Interest and
financing costs for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $4,695,041, or 13%
of revenue, as compared to $2,548,609 or 8.3% of revenue for the same period in
2007. Interest
and financing costs consists of interest on the line of credit,
short and long term borrowings, and advances to related parties. It
also includes amortization of deferred finance fees and amortization of
valuation discounts generated from beneficial conversion features related to the
fair value of warrants and conversion features of long term debt. The increase
in interest and financing costs is due to additional costs of
amortization of valuation discounts and deferred fees related to the August 31,
2008 refinancing with CVC California, LLC. For 2008, interest expense on
financings and debt was $1,455,303 and interest expense related to valuation
discounts was $2,833,866. For 2007, interest expense on financings and debt was
$1,103,233, and interest expense related to valuation discounts was
$1,335,760.
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Costs
to induce conversion of related party debt
From
December 2006 through October 2007, assignable notes were converted to common
stock at a value of $1.20 per share. During the year ended December
31, 2007, $3,933,861 of these notes and accrued interest were converted into
3,278,250 shares of common stock. The fair value of the shares at the time of
conversion was $8,679,689, resulting in a cost to induce conversion of debt of
$4,745,828. As a further inducement to convert, the holders were
issued 974,503 two year warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to 30% of
the number of shares they will receive upon conversion of the principal note
amount due to them at an exercise price of $0.60. The Company valued the
warrants at $2,051,811 using a Black - Scholes option pricing
model.
The
aggregate value of common stock and warrants issued of $10,731,500 in excess of
the notes payable and accrued interest exchanged of $3,933,861 was $6,797,639
and was reflected as costs to induce conversion of debt.
Other
Non-operating Income
The
Company had other non-operating income for the year ended December 31, 2008 of
$41,729 or 0.1% of revenue as compared to $148,890 or 0.5% of revenue for the
same period in 2007. Non-Operating income for the twelve months
consisted of continuing rental income from the sublease of warehouse space in
Kent, Washington. The lease in Rancho Cordova which accounted for the majority
of the 2007 non- operating income was terminated in July 2007.
Net
Loss
The net
loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 was $7,149,709 or 21% of
revenue as compared to a loss of $16,086,037, or 53% of revenue for the same
period in 2007. The reduced loss is attributable to reductions in
operating expenses over the twelve months and less non-cash charges related to
the costs to induce conversion of related party debt in 2008 versus
2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Cash
Our
primary source of liquidity is cash provided by operating, investing, and
financing activities. Net cash used in operations for the year ended
December 31, 2008 was $1,586,386 as compared to $3,747,615 for the same period
in 2007.
Liquidity
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a
net loss of $7,149,709 and utilized cash in operating activities of $1,586,386
during the year ended December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2008 the
Company had current liabilities exceeding current assets by $11,751,760.
These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern.
Management
is continuing to raise capital through the issuance of debt and equity and
believes it will be able to raise sufficient capital over the next twelve months
to finance operations. In addition, management believes that the Company will
begin to operate profitably in the coming year due to improved operational
results, cost cutting practices, and the completion of the integration of
acquisitions made by the Company during 2008. However, there can be
no assurances that the Company will be successful in this regard or will be able
to eliminate its working capital deficit or operating losses. The
accompanying financial statements do not contain any adjustments which may be
required as a result of this uncertainty.
The
Company’s capital requirements consist of general working capital needs,
scheduled principal and interest payments on debt, obligations, and capital
expenditures. The Company’s capital resources consist primarily of cash
generated from operations and proceeds from issuances of debt and common
stock. The Company’s capital resources are impacted by changes in
accounts receivable as a result of revenue fluctuations, economic trends and
collection activities. At December 31, 2008 the Company had cash of
approximately $376,000.
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During
the period 2006 through 2008, the Company entered into a series of financings
with Laurus Master Fund (“Laurus”)
and CVC California, LLC (“CVC).
(a)
Agreements with Laurus Master Fund and affiliated entities.
On March
3, 2006, General Environmental Management, Inc. entered into an agreement with
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. dated as of February 28, 2006, whereby the Company
issued to Laurus a secured convertible term note ("Note") in the principal
amount of $2.0 million and a Secured Non-Convertible Revolving Note (“Revolving
Note”) of up to $5.0 million. On October 31, 2007, General
Environmental Management, Inc entered into an agreement with Laurus Master Fund,
Ltd. ("Laurus"), LV Administrative Services, Inc. (“LV Admin”), Valens U.S. SPV
I, LLC (“Valens US”) and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. (“Valens”), whereby the
Company issued to these companies secured convertible term notes ("Valens
Notes") in the principal amount of $1.25 million.
(i).
Under terms of the initial agreement, the principal amount of the Note carried
an interest rate of prime plus three and one half percent, subject to
adjustment, and such interest was payable monthly. The Company also was required
to make monthly principal payments in the amount of $60,606, commencing June 1,
2006, until its maturity on February 28, 2009, as well as monthly interest
payments in the amount of prime plus 3.5%, but in no event less than 8% per
annum. On October 31, 2007, the Company entered into an Amendment of,
and Joinder to, Existing Financing Documents with Laurus Master Fund Ltd.,
wherein the Company’s principal payment for the convertible term loan under
Secured Convertible Term Loan agreement was changed as follows (i) Monthly
principal payment was reduced from $60,606 to $30,303 (from February 2008 to
February 2009), (ii) 4-months grace period for principal payment (monthly
payment started in March 2008), (iii) Interest is to be paid monthly (based
on prime +3.5%), and; (iv) Balloon payment in February 2009 for the remaining
balance of the loan.
(ii). The
revolving note allowed the Company to borrow a maximum amount of $5,000,000,
based on a borrowing base of 90% of all eligible receivables, which were
primarily accounts receivables under 90 days. The interest rate on this line of
credit was in the amount of prime plus 3.5%, but in no event less than 8% per
annum.
(iii).
The principal amount of the $1,250,000 Valens Notes and accrued interest thereon
was convertible into shares of its common stock at a price of $2.78 per share,
subject to anti-dilution adjustments. Under the terms of the Note, monthly
principal payment amount of approximately $30,303, plus the monthly interest
payment (together, the "Monthly Payment"), was payable in either cash or, if
certain criteria were met, including the effectiveness of a current registration
statement covering the shares of its common stock into which the Note is
convertible, through the issuance of its common stock. Valens and Valens US had
the option to convert the entire principal amount of the Note, together with
interest thereon, into shares of its common stock, provided that such conversion
did not result in Valens and Valens US beneficially owning at any one time more
than 9.99% of its outstanding shares of common stock.
The Notes
were secured by all of the Company’s assets and the assets of its direct
subsidiary, General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware) and its direct
subsidiary, General Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova LLC, a California
Limited Liability Company (including the real property owned by General
Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova LLC), as well as by a pledge of the
equity interests of General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware), GEM
Mobile Treatment Services, Inc. (California) and General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordova LLC.
On
September 4, 2008 the entire amount due on these notes was paid in full with the
proceeds of CVC notes described below.
In
connection with the above financings, the Company paid to Laurus closing fees of
$326,193, and issued to Laurus 1,099,994 warrants initially valued in the
aggregate at $2,000,243, and determined the aggregate benefical conversion
feature of the convertible notes to be $1,368,397. The closing fees, the value
of the warrants and the calculated beneficial conversion feature was reflected
by the Company as a valuation discount and offset to the face amount of the
Notes, and was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan
based upon the effective interest method. The remaining balance of
the valuation discount was fully amortized in September 2008 as part of the new
financing agreement with CVC California described below.
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In
conjunction with the above financings, the Company also incurred fees to various
investment advisors that facilitated the transaction, including the issuance of
shares of our common stock and issuance of warrants. The fees paid to the
finders and the value of the warrants issued to the finders were reflected as
deferred financing costs in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet and were amortized over the life of the loan. The remaining
balance of deferred financing fees was fully amortized in September 2008 as part
of the new financing agreement with CVC California described
below.
(b) Note Agreements with CVC
California
On
September 4, 2008 General Environmental Management, Inc. (the “Company”) entered
into a series of agreements with CVC California, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“CVC”), each dated as of August 31, 2008, whereby the Company
issued to CVC (i) a secured convertible term note ("Note") in the principal
amount of $6.5 million and (ii) a secured non-convertible revolving credit note
("Revolving Note") of up to $7.0 million; (iii) 6 year warrants to
purchase 1,350,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.60 per share;
(iv) 6 year warrants to purchase 1,350,000 shares of our common stock at a price
of $1.19 per share; and, (v) 6 year warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of our
common stock at a price of $2.25 per share. The principal
amount of the Note carries an interest rate of nine and one half percent,
subject to adjustment, with interest payable monthly commencing October 1, 2008.
The Note further provides that commencing on April 1, 2009, the Company will
make monthly principal payments in the amount of $135,416. Although the stated
principal amount of the Term Loan was $6,500,000, the Lender was only required
to fund $5,000,000 with the difference being treated as a discount to
the note.
(i). The
principal amount of the Note and accrued interest thereon is convertible into
shares of our common stock at a price of $3.00 per share, subject to
anti-dilution adjustments. Under the terms of the Note, the monthly principal
payment amount of approximately $135,416 plus the monthly interest payment
(together, the "Monthly Payment"), is payable in either cash or, if certain
criteria are met, including the effectiveness of a current registration
statement covering the shares of our common stock into which the Note is
convertible, through the issuance of our common stock. The Company has agreed to
register all of the shares that are issuable upon conversion of the Note and
exercise of warrants.
(ii). The
revolving note allows the Company to borrow a maximum amount of $7,000,000,
based on a borrowing base of 90% of all eligible receivables, which are
primarily accounts receivables under 90 days. The interest rate on this line of
credit is in the amount of prime plus 2.0%, but in no event less than 7% per
annum. The Revolving Note is secured by all assets of the Company and is subject
to the same security agreement as discussed in (a) above.
The note is due August 31, 2011.
The Notes
are secured by all of our assets and the assets of our direct subsidiary,
General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware) and its direct subsidiaries,
General Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova LLC, a California Limited
Liability Company (including the real property owned by General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordova LLC), GEM Mobile Treatment Services Inc., Island
Environmental Services, Inc. as well as by a pledge of the equity interests of
General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware), General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordova LLC, GEM Mobile Treatment Services Inc. and Island
Environmental Services, Inc. In connection with the CVC financing,
the Company paid closing fees of $405,000 and issued warrants to acquire an
aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock as described above to CVC. The
Company calculated that the fair value of the warrants issued was $1,674,035,
based upon the relative value of the Black Scholes valuation of the warrants and
the underlying debt amount. For the Black Scholes calculation, the
Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78%, expected
volatility of 78.57% and an expected term for the warrants of 7 years. The
relative value of the warrants of $1,674,035 and the $1,500,000 discount on
issuance has been reflected by the Company as a valuation discount at issuance
and offset to the face amount of the Notes. The Valuation discount is
being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan based upon the
effective interest method.
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The
Company is subject to various negative covenants with respect to the Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Agreement (the "Agreement") with CVC California, LLC (the
"Lender"). The Company is in compliance with all the covenants in the
Agreement, except under Sections 6.18 of the Agreement. Section 6.18
requires that EBITDA of the Company not be less than (a) $1,000,000 for the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008, (b) $2,000,000 for the two (2)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2008, (c) $3,000,000 for the
three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2009, or (d) $4,000,000
in any four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or after June 30, 2009;
provided, however, that it shall not be an Event of Default if actual EBITDA in
any measuring period is within 10% of the required minimum EBITDA for such
measuring period as set forth in this Section 6.18, so long as actual EBITDA for
the next succeeding measuring period hereunder is equal to or greater than the
required EBITDA for such.
For the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008, the Company had EBITDA that was within
10% of the required minimum EBITDA for such measuring period but was not able to
achieve the EBITDA required in the next succeeding measuring
period.
The
Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at all
times thereafter during the continuance thereof: (a) the Notes, and any and all
other Obligations, shall, at the Lender’s option become immediately due and
payable, both as to principal, interest and other charges, (b) all outstanding
Obligations under the Notes, and all other outstanding Obligations, shall bear
interest at the default rates of interest provided in certain promissory Notes
(the "Notes"), (c) the Lender may file suit against the Company on the Notes and
against the Company and the Subsidiaries under the other Loan Documents and/or
seek specific performance or injunctive relief thereunder (whether or not a
remedy exists at law or is adequate), (d) the Lender shall have the right, in
accordance with the Security Documents, to exercise any and all remedies in
respect of such or all of the Collateral as the Lender may determine in its
discretion (without any requirement of marshalling of assets or other such
requirement, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower), and (e) the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall, at the Lender’s option, be immediately
terminated or reduced, and the Lender shall be under no further obligation to
consider making any further Advances.
As of
April 13, 2009, the Lender has not taken any action with regard to the defaults
under Section 6.18 of the Agreement. The Company is in discussions with the
Lender to obtain a waiver of the Default and continues to operate in the normal
course of business and receive advances under the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
Based on
the technical nature of the default, the Company has reclassified the
outstanding debt to CVC California, LLC to current liabilities on the balance
sheet.
On August 31, 2008, the
Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Island Environmental
Services, Inc. of Pomona, California ("Island"), a privately held company,
pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Island, a California-based provider of hazardous
and non-hazardous waste removal and remediation services to a variety of private
and public sector establishments. Part of the proceeds of the new $13.5 million
revolving and term debt facility with CVC California, LLC was used to fund this
acquisition.
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Cash
Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2008
Operating
activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 used $1,586,386 in
cash. Accounts receivable, net of allowances for bad debts, totaled
$6,729,743 as of December 31, 2008 as compared to the December 31, 2007 balance
of $6,495,736. The increase in accounts receivable is directly
related to the increase in sales over the same period for 2008 as noted
above. Accounts payable totaled $3,499,178 as of December 31, 2008 as
compared to an accounts payable balance of $4,314,515 for December 31,
2007. The decrease in accounts payable over the prior year was due to
a large enviroconstruction project in the fourth quarter of 2007. The invoices
were subsequently paid in January and February 2008.
The
Company used cash for investment in plant, property and equipment; and for the
acquisition of Island Environmental Services, Inc. totaling
$2,697,142 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008. The company used
$343,254 in cash for investment purposes during the same period in
2007.
The
Company raised $3,704,930 cash from financing activities net of repayments of
debt, through the issuance of debt, and issuance of notes to related
parties.
Stockholder
Matters
The
Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 13, 2008 to elect the
directors and approve Weinberg & Co. P.A. as the independent certified
public accountants of the Company.
At a
special meeting of stockholders held on January 29, 2007, the Board of Directors
was given the authority to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to increase
the number of authorized common shares $.001 par value, from 200,000,000 to one
billion, to combine shares of the Company’s common stock to affect a one for 30
reverse stock split of the common stock and to increase the number of authorized
preferred stock, $.001 par value, from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000. On
February 14, 2007, the Company completed the reverse split of the outstanding
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, by a ratio of 1-for-30.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Estimates
The
preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make
estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses. The following are the areas that we believe require the
greatest amount of estimates in the preparation of our financial statements:
allowances for doubtful accounts, impairment testing, accruals for disposal
costs for waste received at our TSDF, and the assumptions used in our option
pricing models. Prior to the filing of this Annual Report on Form
10-K, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors reviewed these critical
accounting policies and estimates and discussed them with our
management.
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
We
establish an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for accounts receivable
that may not be collectible. In establishing the allowance for
doubtful accounts, we analyze specific past due accounts and analyze historical
trends in bad debts. In addition, we take into account current
economic conditions. Actual accounts receivable written off in
subsequent periods can differ materially from the allowance for doubtful
accounts provided.
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Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, established guidelines regarding when impairment
losses on long-lived assets, which include property and equipment, should be
recognized and how impairment losses should be measured. This
statement also provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be
disposed of and significantly changes the criteria that would have to be met to
classify an asset as held-for-sale. The Company periodically reviews,
at least annually, such assets for possible impairment and expected losses. If
any losses are determined to exist they are recorded in the period when such
impairment is determined
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or
determinable, and collection is reasonably assured.
The
Company is a fully integrated environmental service firm structured to provide
field services, technical services, transportation, off-site treatment, on-site
treatment services, and environmental health and safety (“EHS”) compliance
services. Through our services, we assist clients in meeting
regulatory requirements from the designing stage to the waste disposition stage.
The technicians who provide these services are billed at negotiated rates, or
the service is bundled into a service package. These services are
billed and revenue recognized when the service is performed and completed. When
the service is billed, client costs are accumulated and accrued.
Our field
services consist primarily of handling, packaging, and transporting a wide
variety of liquid and solid wastes of varying amounts. We provide the fully
trained labor and materials to properly package hazardous and non-hazardous
waste according to requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Transportation. Small quantities of laboratory chemicals are
segregated according to hazard class and packaged into appropriate containers or
drums. Packaged waste is profiled for acceptance at a client’s selected
treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF) and tracked electronically
through our systems. Once approved by the TSDF, we provide for the
transportation of the waste utilizing tractor-trailers or bobtail trucks. The
time between picking up the waste and transfer to an approved TSDF is usually
less than 10 days. The Company recognizes revenue for waste picked up
and received waste at the time pick up or receipt occurs and recognizes the
estimated cost of disposal in the same period. For the Company’s TSDF located in
Rancho Cordova, CA, costs to dispose of waste materials located at the Company’s
facilities are included in accrued disposal costs. Due to the limited
size of the facility, waste is held for only a short time before transfer to a
final treatment, disposal or recycling facility. Revenue is recognized on
contracts with retainage when services have been rendered and collectability is
reasonably assured.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
References
to the “FASB”, “SFAS” and “SAB” herein refer to the “Financial Accounting
Standards Board”, “Statement of Financial Accounting Standards”, and the “SEC
Staff Accounting Bulletin”, respectively.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (R), “Business
Combinations” (FAS 141(R)), which establishes accounting principles and
disclosure requirements for all transactions in which a company obtains control
over another business. Statement 141 (R) applies prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the
beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (SFAS 161). This
Statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging
activities, including (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b)
how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS
No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities” (SFAS 133), and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative
instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November
15, 2008.
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In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS
No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require that the
ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be
clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of
financial position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; the
amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the
noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the
consolidated statement of income; and changes in a parent’s ownership interest
while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be
accounted for consistently. SFAS No. 160 also requires that any
retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially
measured at fair value when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No.
160 also sets forth the disclosure requirements to identify and distinguish
between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling
owners. SFAS No. 160 applies to all entities that prepare
consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will
affect only those entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in
one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. SFAS No.
160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is
prohibited. SFAS No. 160 must be applied prospectively as of the
beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and
disclosure requirements are applied retrospectively for all periods
presented.
In
December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB") No. 110 to permit entities, under certain
circumstances, to continue to use the “simplified” method, in developing
estimates of expected term of “plain-vanilla” share options in accordance with
SFAS No. 123 (R) Share-Based Payment. SAB No. 110 amended SAB No. 107 to permit
the use of the “simplified” method beyond December 31, 2007. The Company
continues to use the “simplified” method and will do so until more detailed
relevant information about exercise behavior becomes readily
available.
In April
2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 142-3 which amends the factors that
should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to
determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement
No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The intent of this FSP is to
improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset
under Statement 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the
fair value of the asset under FASB Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations, and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
The Company is in the process of evaluating the effect of FAS No. 142-3 on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. This Statement identifies the sources of accounting
principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the
preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in
the United States. The FASB believes that the GAAP hierarchy should be directed
to entities because it is the entity (not its auditor) that is responsible for
selecting accounting principles for financial statements that are presented in
conformity with GAAP. The FASB does not believe this Statement will result in a
change in current practice. SFAS 162 is effective November 15,
2008.
The
Company does not believe that the adoption of the above recent pronouncements
will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations,
financial position, or cash flows.
Other
recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging
Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC did not or are not believed by
management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future
consolidated financial statements.
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Contractual Obligations
The
following summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2008 and the
effects such obligations are expected to have on liquidity and cashflow in
future periods:
Obligations
|
Total
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
Thereafter
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Secured
Financing Agreements
|
$
|
13,547,909
|
13,547,909
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation
Discount
|
$
|
3,181,365
|
1,193,016
|
1,193,016
|
795,333
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Long
– Term Obligations
|
$
|
1,329,967
|
794,278
|
35,689
|
500,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible
Debt
|
$
|
489,605
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
489,605
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Capital
Leases
|
$
|
2,374,861
|
623,007
|
518,166
|
529,684
|
484,325
|
167,735
|
51,944
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Payments on Debt
|
$
|
3,647,777
|
1,421,492
|
1,209,054
|
903,154
|
82,534
|
25,626
|
5,917
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Employment
Agreements
|
$
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Lease
Contracts
|
$
|
9,064,613
|
1,452,296
|
1,381,358
|
1,202,955
|
1,014,028
|
800,416
|
3,213,560
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Obligations
|
$
|
33,636,097
|
19,031,998
|
4,337,283
|
4,420,731
|
1,580,887
|
993,777
|
3,271,421
|
On
November 1, 2005, we entered into an Employment Agreement with John Brunkow, a
former director of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Brunkow’s
employment agreement Mr. Brunkow was engaged by us as “counsel to the CEO” for a
term of 25 months commencing on November 1, 2005 and terminating on December 1,
2007. Mr. Brunkow will receive a monthly salary of $2,500 per
month.
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ITEM
8. Financial Statements (See F-1)
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-1
|
|
|
Consolidated
Financial Statements
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007
|
F-2
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and
2007
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency ) for the Years
Ended December
31, 2008 and 2007
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and
2007
|
F-6
|
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-8
|
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACOUNTING FIRM
The Board
of Directors
General
Environmental Management Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of General Environmental
Management Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and
2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity (deficiency) and cash flows for the years then ended. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the 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 audits included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of General
Environmental Management Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007,
and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then
ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the
Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses
from operations since its inception and has a stockholders’ deficiency at
December 31, 2008. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these
matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
/s/
Weinberg & Company, P.A.
|
|
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Weinberg
& Company, P.A.
|
|
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|
|
Los
Angeles, California
March 17,
2009
F-1
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER
31, 2008 AND 2007
2008
|
2007
|
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ASSETS
|
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CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
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Cash
|
$ | 375,983 | $ | 954,581 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | ||||||||
of
$174,834 and $236,781 respectively
|
6,729,743 | 6,495,736 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
537,289 | 156,340 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
7,643,015 | 7,606,657 | ||||||
Property
and Equipment – net of accumulated depreciation of
|
||||||||
$2,917,056
and $1,854,141, respectively
|
7,783,208 | 3,950,253 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
|
1,199,784 | 1,184,835 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
864,781 | 1,028,044 | ||||||
Deferred
financing fees
|
513,412 | 394,082 | ||||||
Deposits
|
291,224 | 282,070 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
946,119 | 946,119 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 19,241,543 | $ | 15,392,060 |
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 3,499,178 | $ | 4,314,515 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
|
2,620,224 | 2,263,519 | ||||||
Accrued
disposal costs
|
743,474 | 478,833 | ||||||
Payable
to related party
|
706,868 | 31,871 | ||||||
Deferred
rent
|
41,202 | 37,769 | ||||||
Current
portion of financing agreement
|
10,366,544
|
662,719 | ||||||
Current
portion of long term obligations
|
794,278 | 1,274,464 | ||||||
Current
portion of capital lease obligations
|
623,007 | 187,015 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
19,394,775 | 9,250,705 | ||||||
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES :
|
||||||||
Financing
agreements, net of current portion
|
- | 3,708,694 | ||||||
Long
term obligations, net of current portion
|
535,689 | 79,842 | ||||||
Capital
lease obligations, net of current portion
|
1,751,854 | 1,046,920 | ||||||
Convertible
Notes payable
|
489,605 | 520,208 | ||||||
Total
Long-Term Liabilities
|
2,777,148
|
5,355,664 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
|
||||||||
Common stock, $.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, | ||||||||
12,691,409
and 12,473,885 shares issued and outstanding
|
12,692 | 12,474 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital
|
53,585,035 | 50,151,615 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(56,528,107 | ) | (49,378,398 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
|
(2,930,380 | ) | 785,691 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
|
$ | 19,241,543 | $ | 15,392,060 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For
the years ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
REVENUES
|
$ | 34,864,714 | $ | 30,445,608 | ||||
COST
OF REVENUES
|
28,981,325 | 23,756,677 | ||||||
GROSS
PROFIT
|
5,883,389 | 6,688,931 | ||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
|
8,397,355 | 13,617,277 | ||||||
OPERATING
LOSS
|
(2,513,966 | ) | (6,928,346 | ) | ||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE):
|
||||||||
Interest
income
|
17,569 | 39,667 | ||||||
Interest
and financing costs
|
(4,695,041 | ) | (2,548,609 | ) | ||||
Other
non-operating income
|
41,729 | 148,890 | ||||||
Costs
to induce conversion of related party debt
|
- | (6,797,639 | ) | |||||
NET
LOSS
|
$ | (7,149,709 | ) | $ | (16,086,037 | ) | ||
Net
loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
$ | (.57 | ) | $ | (1.55 | ) | ||
Weighted
average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and
diluted
|
12,578,104 | 10,360,712 |
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
F-3
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Preferred
Stock
|
Additional
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Series
B
|
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
January 1, 2007
|
5,920,408 | $ | 5,920 | 2,480,500 | $ | 2,481 | $ | 33,430,095 | $ | (33,292,361 | ) | $ | 146,135 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for settlement of payable to related party
|
184,874 | 185 | - | - | 219,815 | - | 220,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock on conversion of debt
|
377,308 | 378 | - | - | 451,225 | - | 451,603 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock on conversion of preferred
stock
|
2,067,106 | 2,067 | (2,480,500 | ) | (2,481 | ) | 414 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock on conversion of notes payable to related
party
|
3,278,250 | 3,278 | - | - | 8,676,411 | - | 8,679,689 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash
|
1,152 | 1 | - | - | 1,887 | - | 1,888 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock pursuant to advisory agreement with related
party
|
426,500 | 427 | - | - | 507,108 | - | 507,535 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock on conversion of interest on notes payable
|
165,083 | 165 | - | - | 196,607 | - | 196,772 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services
|
53,104 | 53 | - | - | 98,887 | - | 98,940 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock on exercise of stock options
|
100 | - | - | - | 119 | - | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of modification of warrants terms with related
entity
|
- | - | - | - | 136,082 | - | 136,082 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation
of warrants issued to related entity as inducement to convert debt to
equity
|
- | - | - | - | 2,095,904 | - | 2,095,904 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
compensation cost for value of vested options
|
- | - | - | - | 1,199,301 | - | 1,199,301 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of warrants issued in connection with advisory fee agreement with
related party
|
- | - | - | - | 357,750 | - | 357,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation
of beneficial conversion & warrants issued in connection
with issuance of financing agreement
|
- | - | - | - | 1,245,209 | - | 1,245,209 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation
of warrants issued in connection with conversion of debt
|
- | - | - | - | 62,163 | - | 62,163 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation
of warrants issued in connection with conversion of
interest
|
- | - | - | - | 36,865 | - | 36,865 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation
of warrants issued to related party in connection
with lease
|
- | - | - | - | 187,128 | - | 187,128 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation
of warrants issued for consulting services
|
- | - | - | - | 1,248,645 | - | 1,248,645 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for year 2007
|
- | - | - | - | - | (16,086,037 | ) | (16,086,037 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
12,473,885 | 12,474 | - | - | 50,151,615 | (49,378,398 | ) | 785,691 |
(continued)
F-4
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
(Continued)
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Preferred
Stock
|
Additional
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Series
B
|
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock to related party for extension of debt
|
200,000 | 200 | - | - | 219,800 |
-
|
220,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of warrants to related party for extension of debt, financial
and advisory services
|
- | - | - | - | 459,887 |
-
|
459,887 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of warrants issued
for financing
|
- | - | - | - | 1,674,036 |
-
|
1,674,036 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value
of warrants issued for
services
|
- | - | - | - | 99,675 |
-
|
99,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock on exercise of warrants
|
5,000 | 5 | - | - | 2,995 |
-
|
3,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services
|
12,524 | 13 | - | - | 13,137 |
-
|
13,150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value of extension of warrants
|
- | - | - | - | 128,333 |
-
|
128,333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
compensation cost for value of vested options
|
- | - | - | - | 835,557 |
-
|
835,557 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for year 2008
|
- | - | - | - | - |
(7,149,709)
|
(7,149,709 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
12,691,409 | $ | 12,692 | - | $ | - | $ | 53,585,035 | $ | (56,528,107) | $ | (2,930,380 | ) |
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
F-5
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (7,149,709 | ) | $ | (16,086,037 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to cash
|
||||||||
used
in operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,226,178 | 769,227 | ||||||
Amortization
of discount on notes
|
388,285 | 1,008,619 | ||||||
Fair
value of warrants issued to related party for
|
||||||||
financing
services
|
57,405 | - | ||||||
Fair
value of extension of warrants
|
128,333 | 606,475 | ||||||
Fair
value of vested options
|
835,557 | 1,199,301 | ||||||
Fair
value of shares and warrants issued for services
|
112,826 | 1,606,395 | ||||||
Costs
to induce conversion of notes payable
|
- | 6,797,641 | ||||||
Accrued
interest on notes payable
|
36,897 | 77,797 | ||||||
Amortization
of discount on convertible debt
|
2,439,863 | - | ||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing fees
|
458,259 | 264,540 | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
Receivable
|
808,248 | (955,667 | ) | |||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
|
(159,651 | ) | 21,794 | |||||
Deposits
and restricted cash
|
159,720 | (407,995 | ) | |||||
Accounts
Payable
|
(1,376,193 | ) | 559,251 | |||||
Fair
value of warrants issued to modify debt
|
- | 279,202 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
447,596 | 511,842 | ||||||
NET
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(1,586,386 | ) | (3,747,615 | ) | ||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Acquisitions,
net of cash received
|
(2,218,559 | ) | - | |||||
Additions
to property and equipment
|
(478,583 | ) | (343,254 | ) | ||||
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
(2,697,142 | ) | (343,254 | ) | ||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Net
advances from (repayment of)
Laurus notes
|
(6,413,605 | ) | 1,449,585 | |||||
Net
advances from Comvest
|
11,642,908 | - | ||||||
Payments
on deferred fees
|
(147,607 | ) | - | |||||
Payments
on notes payable
|
(1,289,964 | ) | (385,745 | ) | ||||
Issuance
of notes payable to related parties
|
472,500 | - | ||||||
Payments
on capital leases
|
(554,567 | ) | - | |||||
Repayment
of convertible notes
|
(67,500 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
- | 1,888 | ||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of warrants
|
3,000 | 119 | ||||||
Advances
from related parties
|
59,765 | 3,360,949 | ||||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
3,704,930 | 4,426,796 | ||||||
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(578,598 | ) | 335,927 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
954,581 | 618,654 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
|
$ | 375,983 | $ | 954,581 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid for:
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
$ | 1,159,526 | $ | 982,015 |
(continued)
The total stock based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $835,557 and $1,199,301, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, there were options valued at $1,136,996 that will be amortized as compensation expense over the next 66 months as the options vest.
F-6
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
Years Ended December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
:
|
||||||||
Fair
value of warrants issued to related party for extension of
debt
|
$ | 222,500 | $ | - | ||||
Fair value of shares issued to related party for extension of debt | 220,000 | - | ||||||
Acquisition
of leased equipment and capital lease obligations
|
1,658,066 | - | ||||||
Valuation
of warrants allocated to deferred fees
|
179,982 | - | ||||||
Value
of warrants issued in connection with lease
|
- | 187,128 | ||||||
Conversion
of related party debt to common stock
|
- | 3,933,861 | ||||||
Conversion
of investor interest to common stock
|
- | 196,772 | ||||||
Conversion
of fees due to related party to common stock
|
- | 220,000 | ||||||
Issuance
of note payable on acquisition
|
1,250,000 | - | ||||||
Issuance
of capital lease obligations
|
- | 1,294,363 | ||||||
Value
of warrants and beneficial conversion feature on notes
|
1,674,035 | 1,245,209 | ||||||
Closing
fees due to related party included as deferred financing
fees
|
250,000 | - | ||||||
Issuance
of common stock for accrued expenses
|
- | 451,602 |
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
F-7
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
1. ORGANIZATION
AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
ORGANIZATION
AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Ultronics
Corporation (a development stage company) ( “the Company”) was
incorporated in the state of Nevada on March 14, 1990 to serve as a vehicle to
effect a merger, exchange of capital stock, asset acquisition or other business
combination with a domestic or foreign private business. The
Company’s fiscal year end is December 31.
On
February 14, 2005 the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of General
Environmental Management, Inc (“GEM”), a Delaware Corporation in exchange for
630,481 shares of its class A common stock and as a result GEM became a wholly
owned subsidiary of Ultronics Corporation. The acquisition was
accounted for as a reverse merger (recapitalization) with GEM deemed to be the
accounting acquirer, and Ultronics Corporation the legal acquirer.
At a
special meeting of stockholders held on January 29, 2007, the Board of Directors
was given the authority to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to increase
the number of authorized common shares, $.001 par value, from 200,000,000 to one
billion, to combine shares of the Company’s common stock to effect a one for 30
reverse stock split of the common stock and to increase the number of authorized
preferred stock, $.001 par value, from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000. On
February 14, 2007, the Company completed the reverse split of the outstanding
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, by a ratio of 1-for-30. All
share and per share calculations and disclosures in this report have been
retro-actively adjusted to reflect this reverse split as if it occurred at the
beginning of the earliest period presented.
GOING
CONCERN
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the
Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a net loss of
$7,149,709 and utilized cash in operating activities of $1,586,386 during the
year ended December 31, 2008, and as of December 31, 2008 the Company had
current liabilities exceeding current assets by $11,751,760
and a stockholders’ deficiency of $2,930,380. These matters raise
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
Management
is continuing to raise capital through the issuance of debt and equity. In
addition, management believes that the Company will begin to operate profitably
due to improved operational results, cost cutting practices, and the completion
of the integration of an acquisition made by the Company during
2008. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will be
successful in this regard or will be able to eliminate its working capital
deficit or operating losses. The accompanying consolidated financial
statements do not contain any adjustments which may be required as a result of
this uncertainty.
F-8
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of General Environmental
Management, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and it’s wholly owned subsidiaries,
General Environmental Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation, GEM Mobile
Treatment Services, Inc., a California corporation, Island Environmental
Services, Inc., a California corporation and General Environmental Management of
Rancho Cordova, LLC. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been
eliminated.
(b) Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company’s
management to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates
and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of the contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements. These estimates and assumptions will also affect the
reported amounts of certain revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ materially based on any changes
in the estimates and assumptions that the Company uses in the preparation of its
financial statements that are reviewed no less than annually. Actual
results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions due to
changes in environmental-related regulations or future operational plans, and
the inherent imprecision associated with estimating such future
matters.
(c)
Revenue Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or
determinable, and collection is reasonably assured.
The
Company is a fully integrated environmental service firm structured to provide
field services, technical services, transportation, off-site treatment, on-site
treatment services, and environmental health and safety (“EHS”) compliance
services. Through our services, we assist clients in meeting
regulatory requirements from the designing stage to the waste disposition stage.
The technicians who provide these services are billed at negotiated rates, or
the service is bundled into a service package. These services are
billed and revenue recognized when the service is performed and completed. When
the service is billed, client costs are accumulated and accrued.
Our field
services consist primarily of handling, packaging, and transporting a wide
variety of liquid and solid wastes of varying amounts. We provide the fully
trained labor and materials to properly package hazardous and non-hazardous
waste according to requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Transportation. Small quantities of laboratory chemicals are
segregated according to hazard class and packaged into appropriate containers or
drums. Packaged waste is profiled for acceptance at a client’s selected
treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF) and tracked electronically
through our systems. Once approved by the TSDF, we provide for the
transportation of the waste utilizing tractor-trailers or bobtail trucks. The
time between picking up the waste and transfer to an approved TSDF is usually
less than 10 days. The Company recognizes revenue for waste picked up
and received waste at the time pick up or receipt occurs and recognizes the
estimated cost of disposal in the same period. For the Company’s TSDF located in
Rancho Cordova, CA, costs to dispose of waste materials located at the Company’s
facilities are included in accrued disposal costs. Due to the limited
size of the facility, waste is held for only a short time before transfer to a
final treatment, disposal or recycling facility.
F-9
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
(d)
Concentration of Credit Risk
The
Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit
risk consist principally of cash and trade receivables. The Company
places its cash in what it believes to be credit-worthy financial
institutions. However, cash balances have exceeded FDIC insured
levels at various times. The Company has not experienced any losses
in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risk in
cash.
The
Company’s trade receivables result primarily from removal or transportation of
waste, and the concentration of credit risk is limited to a broad customer base
located throughout the Western United States.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, two customers accounted for approximately 14%
and 7% of revenues, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2007, two
customers accounted for approximately 17% and 10% of revenues. As of
December 31, 2008, one customer accounted for 24% of accounts receivable.
As of December 31,2007, two customers accounted for 25% and 11% of accounts
receivable.
(e) Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
Fair
Value Measurements are determined by the Company's adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”
("SFAS 157") as of January 6, 2008, with the exception of the application
of the statement to non-recurring, non-financial assets and liabilities as
permitted. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on the
Company's fair value measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that
would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157
establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in
measuring fair value into three broad levels as
follows:
Level 1-
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
Level 2-
Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable
either directly or indirectly.
Level 3-
Unobservable inputs based on the Company's assumptions.
SFAS 157
requires the use of observable market data if such data is available without
undue cost and effort.
(f)
Cash
Cash in
bank and short term investments with maturities fewer than thirty days are
recorded as cash balances.
(g) Trade
Receivables
Trade
receivables are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying
amount less an allowance for uncollectible accounts, as needed.
The
Company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible trade receivable
balances. Under the allowance method, if needed, an estimate of uncollectible
customer balances is made based upon specific account balances that are
considered uncollectible. Factors used to establish an allowance include the
credit quality of the customer and whether the balance is significant. At
December 31, 2008, trade receivables had a net balance in the amount of
$6,729,743 net of an allowance of $174,834. At December 31, 2007, trade
receivables had a net balance in the amount of $6,495,736 net of an allowance
of $236,781.
F-10
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
(h)
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the
straight line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets,
generally as follows:
Transportation
|
5
Years
|
Equipment
|
5 –
7 Years
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
5 –
7 Years
|
Building
and Improvements
|
20
- 40 Years
|
Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the useful lives of the related
assets, or the lease term. In accordance with the Company’s operating permit for
the fully permitted Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility in Rancho Cordova,
California , the Company is liable for certain costs involving the ultimate
closure of the facility. These expenses include costs of
decommissioning, remediation, and incremental direct administration costs to
close the facility. The Company accounts for these costs based on SFAS No. 143,
“Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”, which addresses financial
accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of
tangible long-lived assets and the related asset retirement costs. The statement
requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation
be recognized in the period in which it is incurred and capitalized as part of
the carrying amount of the long-lived asset. When a liability is
initially recorded, the Company capitalizes the cost by increasing the carrying
value of the related facility (long-lived asset). Over time, the
liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost
is depreciated over the useful life of the facility. Upon settlement
of the liability, a gain or loss will be recorded. The Company
recorded asset retirement liabilities of $2,013 in 2008 and $2,013 in
2007.
(i) Goodwill and Intangible
Assets
The
Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets pursuant to SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Goodwill represents the excess
of the purchase price of an acquired company over the fair value of the
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Under SFAS 142,
intangibles with definite lives continue to be amortized on a straight-line
basis over the lesser of their estimated useful lives or contractual
terms. Goodwill and intangibles with indefinite lives are evaluated
at least annually for impairment by comparing the asset’s estimated fair values
with its carrying value, based on cash flow methodology. If any
losses are determined to exist they are recorded in the period when such
impairment is determined.
The
provisions of SFAS No. 142 state that goodwill of a reporting unit must be
tested for impairment on an annual basis or at any other time during the year if
events occur or circumstances change that would indicate that it is more likely
than not that the fair value of the reporting unit has been reduced below its
carrying amount. Circumstances that could trigger an impairment test include; a
significant adverse change in the business climate or legal factors; an adverse
action or assessment by a regulator; unanticipated competition; the loss of key
personnel; the likelihood that a reporting unit or significant portion of a
reporting unit will be sold or otherwise disposed of; the results of testing for
recoverability of a significant asset group within a reporting unit, and the
recognition of a goodwill impairment loss in the financial statements of a
subsidiary that is a component of a reporting unit. Based upon management’s
assessment, there are no indicators of impairment of its goodwill or intangibles
at December 31, 2008 or 2007.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
(j)
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, established guidelines regarding when impairment
losses on long-lived assets, which include property and equipment, should be
recognized and how impairment losses should be measured. This
statement also provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be
disposed of and significantly changes the criteria that would have to be met to
classify an asset as held-for-sale. The Company periodically reviews, at least
annually, such assets for possible impairment and expected losses. If any losses
are determined to exist they are recorded in the period when such impairment is
determined. Based upon management’s assessment, there are no indicators of
impairment of its long lived assets at December 31, 2008 or 2007.
(k) Deferred
Rent
Certain
of the Company’s operating leases contain predetermined fixed increases in the
minimum rental rate during the initial lease term and/or rent holiday periods.
For these leases, the Company recognizes the related rental expense on a
straight-line basis beginning on the date the property is
delivered. The difference between the amount charged to expense and
the rent paid is recorded as deferred rent, and included in current
liabilities.
(l)
Income Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method whereby
deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax
consequences of temporary differences by applying statutory tax rates applicable
to future years to the difference between the financial statement carrying
amounts and the tax bases of certain assets and liabilities. Changes
in deferred tax assets and liabilities include the impact of any tax rate
changes enacted during the year.
(m) Stock
Compensation Costs
The
Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and
non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing
costs. The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 123R effective January 1, 2006, and is using the modified prospective method
in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date (a)
based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123R for all share-based payments granted
after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123R for
all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123R
that remained unvested on the effective date. The Company accounts for stock
option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with
EITF No. 96-18: "Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than
Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services” and
EITF No. 00-18: “Accounting Recognition for Certain Transactions involving
Equity Instruments Granted to Other Than Employees” whereas the value of the
stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a)
the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at
which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is
complete.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
The fair
value of each option on the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Risk
free rate of return
|
4.78 | % | 4.78 | % | ||||
Option
lives in years
|
8.0 | 8.0 | ||||||
Annual
volatility of stock price
|
33.17 | % | 83.5 | % | ||||
Dividend
yield
|
-- | % | -- | % |
(n) Net
Loss per Share
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share", requires
presentation of basic earnings per share ("Basic EPS") and diluted earnings per
share ("Diluted EPS"). Basic income (loss) per share is computed by
dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares
outstanding during the period.
These
potentially dilutive securities were not included in the calculation of loss per
share for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 because the Company
incurred a loss during such periods and thus their effect would have been
anti-dilutive. Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per share is the
same for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.
At
December 31, 2008 and 2007, potentially dilutive securities consisted of
convertible preferred stock, outstanding common stock purchase warrants,
convertible debt and stock options to acquire an aggregate of 16,497,553 shares
and 11,779,969 shares, respectively.
(o)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
References
to the “FASB”, “SFAS” and “SAB” herein refer to the “Financial Accounting
Standards Board”, “Statement of Financial Accounting Standards”, and the “SEC
Staff Accounting Bulletin”, respectively.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (R), “Business
Combinations” (FAS 141(R)), which establishes accounting principles and
disclosure requirements for all transactions in which a company obtains control
over another business. Statement 141 (R) applies prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the
beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (SFAS 161). This
Statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging
activities, including (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b)
how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS
No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities” (SFAS 133), and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative
instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November
15, 2008.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS
No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require that the
ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be
clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of
financial position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; the
amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the
noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the
consolidated statement of income; and changes in a parent’s ownership interest
while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be
accounted for consistently. SFAS No. 160 also requires that any
retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially
measured at fair value when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No.
160 also sets forth the disclosure requirements to identify and distinguish
between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling
owners. SFAS No. 160 applies to all entities that prepare
consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will
affect only those entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in
one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. SFAS No.
160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is
prohibited. SFAS No. 160 must be applied prospectively as of the
beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and
disclosure requirements are applied retrospectively for all periods
presented.
In
December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB") No. 110 to permit entities, under certain
circumstances, to continue to use the “simplified” method, in developing
estimates of expected term of “plain-vanilla” share options in accordance with
SFAS No. 123 (R) Share-Based Payment. SAB No. 110 amended SAB No. 107 to permit
the use of the “simplified” method beyond December 31, 2007. The Company
continues to use the “simplified” method and will do so until more detailed
relevant information about exercise behavior becomes readily
available.
In April
2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 142-3 which amends the factors that
should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to
determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement
No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The intent of this FSP is to
improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset
under Statement 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the
fair value of the asset under FASB Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations, and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. This Statement identifies the sources of accounting
principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the
preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in
the United States. The FASB believes that the GAAP hierarchy should be directed
to entities because it is the entity (not its auditor) that is responsible for
selecting accounting principles for financial statements that are presented in
conformity with GAAP. The FASB does not believe this Statement will result in a
change in current practice. SFAS 162 is effective November 15,
2008.
The
Company does not believe that the adoption of the above recent pronouncements
will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations,
financial position, or cash flows.
Other
recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging
Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC did not or are not believed by
management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future
consolidated financial statements.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
3.
ACQUISITION
On August
31, 2008, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Island
Environmental Services, Inc. of Pomona, California ("Island"), a privately held
company, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and
outstanding common stock of Island, a California-based provider of hazardous and
non-hazardous waste removal and remediation services to a variety of private and
public sector establishments. In consideration of the acquisition of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Island, the Company paid $2.25 million in cash
to the stockholders of Island and issued $1.25 million in three year promissory
notes (“Notes”, see note 9). Other consideration is payable based on
the performance of the acquired entity. The Notes bear interest at
8%, payable quarterly, and the entire principal is due 36 months after closing.
As a result of the agreement, Island became
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
The
acquisition of Island has been accounted for as a purchase in accordance with
SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and the operations of the company have
been consolidated since September 1, 2008, the effective date of the
acquisition. The $3.5 million purchase price was allocated as follows based upon
the fair value of the acquired assets, as determined by management with the
assistance of an independent valuation firm to determine the components of the
acquired business.
Current
assets and liabilities
|
$ | 809,339 | ||
Property
and Equipment
|
2,759,220 | |||
Total
|
$ | 3,568,559 |
The
Company allocated the excess of net assets acquired to property and equipment
based upon a preliminary valuation. The Company has not yet finalized the
purchase price allocation which may change upon the completion of a final
analysis of assets and liabilities.
There is
also an accelerated note payment and a contingent earn-out which could be
payable to the sellers upon the recapture by Island of EBITDA in excess of
$1,100,000 during the twelve month period following the
acquisition. A contingent earn-out of up to $3,750,000 could be made
to the sellers if the EBITDA is greater than $1,100,000 and up to a maximum
EBITDA of $2,500,000 is achieved. If the EBITDA is not achieved, the
current note payable of $1,250,000 will have an accelerated payment due of
$750,000 in September, 2009 and no contingent earn-out will be
made.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
The
following sets out the pro forma operating results for the year ended December
31, 2008 and 2007 for the Company had the acquisition occurred as of January 1,
2007:
Pro
Forma
(Unaudited)
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 42,162,233 | $ | 38,154,055 | ||||
Cost
of sales
|
33,514,560 | 28,436,331 | ||||||
Gross
profit
|
8,647,673 | 9,717,724 | ||||||
Operating
expenses
|
12,457,460 | 16,429,236 | ||||||
Operating
loss
|
(3,809,787 | ) | (6,711,512 | ) | ||||
Other
income (expense):
|
||||||||
Interest
income
|
54,597 | 97,277 | ||||||
Interest
expense and amortization of deferred financing costs
|
(4,701,849 | ) | (2,548,609 | ) | ||||
Cash
to induce conversion of related party debt
|
- | (6,797,639 | ) | |||||
Other
non-operating income
|
119,744 | 112,333 | ||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (8,337,295 | ) | $ | (15,848,150 | ) | ||
Loss
per weighted average share, basic and diluted
|
$ | (.66 | ) | $ | (1.53 | ) |
F-16
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
4.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and Equipment consists of the following as of December 31, 2008 and
2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Land
|
$ | 905,000 | $ | 905,000 | ||||
Building
and improvements
|
1,140,656 | 1,074,642 | ||||||
Vehicles
|
2,687,128 | 849,783 | ||||||
Equipment
and furniture
|
411,064 | 369,218 | ||||||
Warehouse
equipment
|
5,277,892 | 2,561,858 | ||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
242,678 | 8,047 | ||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
35,846 | 35,846 | ||||||
10,700,264 | 5,804,394 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
2,917,056 | 1,854,141 | ||||||
Property
and equipment net of accumulated depreciation and
amortization
|
$ | 7,783,208 | $ | 3,950,253 |
Property
and equipment includes assets under capital lease with a cost of $3,248,546 and
$1,590,480 and accumulated depreciation of $805,912 and $248,678 as of December
31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Depreciation
expense was $1,062,960 and $606,054 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007 respectively.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
5. GOODWILL
AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible
assets consist of the following at December 31, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Rancho
Cordova – permits
|
$ | 475,614 | $ | 475,659 | ||||
Prime
acquisition – customers
|
400,422 | 400,422 | ||||||
K2M
Acquisition – customers
|
438,904 | 438,904 | ||||||
K2M
Acquisition – permits
|
27,090 | 27,090 | ||||||
Total
Cost
|
1,342,030 | 1,342,075 | ||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(477,249 | ) | (314,031 | ) | ||||
$ | 864,781 | $ | 1,028,044 |
Amortization
expense was $163,218 and $163,173 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
respectively
Permit
costs arising from the Rancho Cordova acquisition have been capitalized and are
being amortized over 35.5 years, the life of the permit, including expected
renewal periods.
On August
1, 2004, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement to acquire certain assets
and liabilities of Firestone Environmental Services, Inc. dba Prime
Environmental Services, Inc. and Firestone
Associates Inc. dba Firestone Energy Company (Prime), a privately held company.
Customer relationships resulting from the Prime acquisition have been
capitalized and are being amortized over five years, its expected actual
life.
In March
2006, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of K2M
Mobile Treatment Services, Inc. of Long Beach, California ("K2M"), a privately
held company. The Company allocated the excess of net assets acquired to
customer relationships and permits and is amortizing these amounts
over five years.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Future
annual amortization under these intangible assets at December 31, 2008 is as
follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Amount
|
||
2009
|
$ |
163,218
|
|
2010
|
163,218 | ||
2011
|
163,218 | ||
2012
|
13,398 | ||
2013
|
13,398 | ||
Thereafter
|
348,331 | ||
$ | 864,781 |
Goodwill
consists of the following at December 31, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Goodwill
– Prime Acquisition
|
$ | 84,505 | $ | 84,505 | ||||
Goodwill
– K2M Acquisition
|
861,614 | 861,614 | ||||||
$ | 946,119 | $ | 946,119 |
6. RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
The
Company entered into several transactions with General Pacific Partners (“GPP”),
a company operated by a prior member of the Board of Directors of the Company’s
wholly owned subsidiary, General Environmental Management, Inc. of
Delaware. GPP owns approximately 5% of the Company’s common stock at
December 31, 2008. The following summarizes the transactions with GPP
during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.
Advances to Related
Parties
Advances
to related parties consists of the following at December 31, 2008 and
2007:
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Notes
from GPP
|
$ | 472,500 | $ | - | ||||
Financing
Fees
|
250,000 | - | ||||||
Accrued
Interest
|
93,692 | 31,871 | ||||||
Valuation
Discount
|
(109,324 | ) | - | |||||
$ | 706,868 | $ | 31,871 |
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
During
February and March 2008, General Pacific Partners made two unsecured advances to
the Company totaling $472,500. The proceeds were used for working capital
purposes. The rate of interest on the advances is 10% per annum. The funds were
originally due six months from the date of issuance. On June 30, 2008 the
maturity date was extended an additional six months to February 14, 2009 and
March 19, 2009. As of December 31, 2008, $472,500 remained outstanding. In
connection with the note extension the Company issued (i) 200,000 shares of its
common stock valued at $220,000 and, (ii) a warrant to purchase up to 225,000
shares of its common stock at a price of $0.60 for a period of seven (7) years.
The Company valued the warrants at $222,500 using a Black - Scholes option
pricing model. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company
assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected
volatility of 75.88 % and an expected term for the warrants of 7
years. The value of the common shares of $220,000 and value of the
warrants of $222,500 has been reflected by the Company as a valuation discount
at issuance and offset to the face amount of the Notes. The Valuation
discount is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan based
upon the effective interest method. Finance costs for the year ending December
31, 2008 includes $333,176 for amortization of this discount, and the
unamortized valuation discount was $109,324 at December 31, 2008.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, GPP provided services related to the financing
completed with CVC California, LLC. Pursuant to these services the Company
agreed to pay GPP $250,000 and issue to them a warrant to purchase up to 250,000
shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $.60 for a period
of six years valued at $179,982 using the Black-Scholes calculation, the Company
assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78%, expected
volatility of 78.57% and an expected term for the warrants of 6 years. The value
of the warrant and the cash paid has been reflected as part of deferred
financing fees on the accompanying balance sheet at December 31,
2008.
Letter of Credit
Services
On July
1, 2008 the Company entered into an agreement with GPP wherein GPP would provide
letters of credit to support projects contracted to GEM. The fees under the
agreement consisted of (i) a commitment fee of 2% of the value of the letter of
credit, (ii) interest at a rate to be negotiated, and (iii) a seven year warrant
to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per
share.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008 the Company accrued $19,945 in fees and issued
to GPP a warrant to purchase 64,500 shares of the Company’s common stock related
to a letter of credit issued and released during the year. The Company valued
the warrants at $57,405 using a Black - Scholes option pricing model and
reflected such cost as a financing cost. For the Black - Scholes
calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of
4.78 %, expected volatility of 87.87 % and an expected term for the warrants of
7 years.
Software
Support
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company entered into a three year
agreement with Lapis Solutions, LLC, (Lapis) a company managed by a prior member
of the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, General
Environmental Management, Inc. of Delaware, wherein Lapis would provide support
and development services for the Company’s proprietary software GEMWARE.
Services costs related to the agreement total $10,800 per month. As of December
31, 2008, $92,555 of the fees had been prepaid to Lapis. As additional
consideration for the support and development services agreement, the Company
issued Lapis a seven year warrant to purchase 35,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock at $1.05 per share. These warrants were valued at $29,050 using the
Black - Scholes valuation model and such cost was recognized as an
expense. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no
dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of
87.87 % and an expected term for the warrants of 7 years.
Advisory
fees
During
the year ended December 31, 2007 the Company incurred $90,500 in fees for
advisory services provided by General Pacific Partners (“GPP”). As of December
31, 2007 all amounts owed to General Pacific Partners for fees related to
advisory services had been paid.
F-20
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
On February 1, 2007, the
Company entered into a twelve month advisory agreement with GPP. The
fees under the agreement consisted of an initial cash fee of $55,500, expenses
of $35,000, the issuance of 426,500 shares of its common stock, valued at
$507,535, and a seven year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock at $0.60 per share. The Company valued the warrants at $357,750
using a Black - Scholes option pricing model. For the Black - Scholes
calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of
4.78 %, expected volatility of 33.17 % and an expected term for the warrants of
7 years. The Company also agreed to modify certain terms of two sets of warrants
issued during 2006 including the modification of the exercise price (from
$1.20 per share to $0.60 per share) and the life of the warrants
(from 5.5 years to 6.5 years). The second set of warrants included
the modification of the life of the warrants (from 1.75 years to 6.75
years). The Company valued the modification of these warrants as
$136,082 which was based on the difference of the warrant before and after the
modification. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no
dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of
33.17% and an expected term for the warrants of 6.5 and 6.75 years. The
Company reflected an aggregate charge of $1,091,867 during the year ended
December 31, 2007 relating to these transactions.
On March 31, 2007 General
Pacific Partners agreed to convert $220,000 of accrued advisory fees and
expenses into 184,874 shares of common stock based upon the existing fair value
of the Company’s common stock. As an inducement to convert, the
Company issued GPP a seven year warrant to purchase 55,462 shares of the
Company’s common stock at $0.60 per share. These warrants were valued at $44,092
using the Black - Scholes valuation model and such cost was recognized as an
expense. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no
dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of
33.17 % and an expected term for the warrants of 7 years.
Issuance
and conversion of assignable notes
From
December 2006 through October 2007 General Pacific Partners made several
unsecured advances to the Company utilizing assignable notes totaling
$3,897,984. With the approval of the Board of Directors, the Company offered
holders of the assignable notes the ability to convert the notes to common stock
at a value of $1.20 per share, and during the year ended December 31, 2007,
$3,933,861 of these notes and accrued interest were converted into 3,278,250
shares of common stock. The fair value of the shares at the time of conversion
was $8,679,689 resulting in a cost to induce conversion of debt of
$4,745,828. As a further inducement to convert, the holders were
issued 974,503 two year warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to 30% of
the number of shares they will receive upon conversion of the principal note
amount due to them at an exercise price of $0.60. The Company valued the
warrants at $2,051,811 using a Black - Scholes option pricing
model.
The
aggregate value of common stock and warrants issued of $10,731,500 in excess of
the notes payable and accrued interest exchanged of $3,933,861 was $6,797,639
and was reflected as costs to induce conversion of debt in the accompanying
statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007.
As of
December 31, 2007, all of these unsecured advances have been converted to common
stock and no further amounts were due.
Related
Party Lease Agreement
During
the third quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company entered into a lease for
$180,846 of equipment with current investors of the Company. The
lease transaction was organized by General Pacific Partners, a related party,
with these investors. The lease has been classified as a capital
lease and included in property and equipment (See note 9) and requires payments
of $4,000 per month beginning August 1, 2007 through 2012. As an
inducement to enter into the lease, the Company issued the leasing entity
100,000 two year warrants to purchase common stock at $1.20. These warrants were
valued at $187,128 using the Black - Scholes valuation model and such cost will
be amortized to expense over the life of the lease. For the Black -
Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest
rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of 56.60 % and an expected term for the
warrants of 2 years.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
7.
SECURED FINANCING AGREEMENTS
During
the period 2006 through 2008, the Company entered into a series of financings
with Laurus Master Fund (“Laurus”) and CVC California, LLC (“CVC”). The amounts
due under these
financings at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as
follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(a)
Secured notes from Laurus and affiliated entities
|
$ | - | $ | 6,413,605 | ||||
(b)
Secured Notes from CVC California
|
13,547,909 | - | ||||||
Valuation
Discount
|
(3,181,365 | ) | (2,042,192 | ) | ||||
10,366,544 | 4,371,413 | |||||||
Less
current portion
|
(10,366,544 | ) | (662,719 | ) | ||||
Financing
agreement, net of current portion
|
$ | 0 | $ | 3,708,694 |
(a)
Secured notes from Laurus Master Fund and affiliated entities.
On March
3, 2006, General Environmental Management, Inc. entered into an agreement with
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. dated as of February 28, 2006, whereby the Company
issued to Laurus a secured convertible term note ("Note") in the principal
amount of $2.0 million and a Secured Non-Convertible Revolving Note (“Revolving
Note”) of up to $5.0 million. On October 31, 2007, General
Environmental Management, Inc entered into an agreement with Laurus Master Fund,
Ltd. ("Laurus"), LV Administrative Services, Inc. (“LV Admin”), Valens U.S. SPV
I, LLC (“Valens US”) and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. (“Valens”), whereby the
Company issued to these companies secured convertible term notes ("Valens
Notes") in the principal amount of $1.25 million.
(i).
Under terms of the initial agreement, the principal amount of the Note carried
an interest rate of prime plus three and one half percent, subject to
adjustment, and such interest was payable monthly. The Company also was required
to make monthly principal payments in the amount of $60,606, commencing June 1,
2006, until its maturity on February 28, 2009, as well as monthly interest
payments in the amount of prime plus 3.5%, but in no event less than 8% per
annum. On October 31, 2007, the Company entered into an Amendment of,
and Joinder to, Existing Financing Documents with Laurus Master Fund Ltd.,
wherein the Company’s principal payment for the convertible term loan under
Secured Convertible Term Loan agreement was changed as follows (i) Monthly
principal payment was reduced from $60,606 to $30,303 (from February 2008 to
February 2009), (ii) 4-months grace period for principal payment (monthly
payment started in March 2008), (iii) Interest is to be paid monthly (based
on prime +3.5%), and; (iv) Balloon payment in February 2009 for the remaining
balance of the loan. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding
borrowings of $973,623 against the note.
(ii). The
revolving note allowed the Company to borrow a maximum amount of $5,000,000,
based on a borrowing base of 90% of all eligible receivables, which were
primarily accounts receivables under 90 days. The interest rate on this line of
credit was in the amount of prime plus 3.5%, but in no event less than 8% per
annum. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding borrowings of
$4,194,771 against the Revolving Note.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
(iii).
The principal amount of the $1,250,000 Valens Notes and accrued interest thereon
was convertible into shares of its common stock at a price of $2.78 per share,
subject to anti-dilution adjustments. Under the terms of the Note, monthly
principal payment amount of approximately $30,303, plus the
monthly interest payment (together, the "Monthly Payment"), was payable in
either cash or, if certain criteria were met, including the effectiveness of a
current registration statement covering the shares of its common stock into
which the Note is convertible, through the issuance of its common stock. Valens
and Valens US had the option to convert the entire principal amount of the Note,
together with interest thereon, into shares of its common stock, provided that
such conversion did not result in Valens and Valens US beneficially owning at
any one time more than 9.99% of its outstanding shares of common stock. The
balance outstanding under these notes at December 31, 2007 was
$1,245,210.
The Notes
were secured by all of the Company’s assets and the assets of its direct
subsidiary, General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware) and its direct
subsidiary, General Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova LLC, a California
Limited Liability Company (including the real property owned by General
Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova LLC), as well as by a pledge of the
equity interests of General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware), GEM
Mobile Treatment Services, Inc. (California) and General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordova LLC.
The
aggregate amount due under these notes at December 31, 2007 was $6,413,605. On
September 4, 2008 the entire amount due on these notes was paid in full with the
proceeds of CVC notes described below.
In
connection with the above financings, the Company paid to Laurus closing fees of
$326,193, and issued to Laurus 1,099,994 warrants initially valued in the
aggregate at $2,000,243, and determined the aggregate beneficial conversion
feature of the convertible notes to be $1,368,397. The closing fees, the value
of the warrants and the calculated beneficial conversion feature was reflected
by the Company as a valuation discount and offset to the face amount of the
Notes, and was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan
based upon the effective interest method. Unamortized valuation discount was
$2,042,192 as of December 31, 2007. The remaining balance of the valuation
discount was fully amortized in 2008 as part of the new financing agreement with
CVC California described below.
In
conjunction with the above financings, the Company also incurred fees to various
investment advisors that facilitated the transaction, including the issuance of
shares of our common stock and issuance of warrants. The fees paid to the
finders and the value of the warrants issued to the finders were reflected as
deferred financing costs in the accompanying balance sheet and were amortized
over the life of the loan. Unamortized deferred financing
fees were $394,082 as of December 31, 2007. The remaining balance of deferred
financing fees was fully amortized in 2008 as part of the new financing
agreement with CVC California described below.
(b) Note Agreements with CVC
California
On
September 4, 2008 General Environmental Management, Inc. (the “Company”) entered
into a series of agreements with CVC California, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“CVC”), each dated as of August 31, 2008, whereby the Company
issued to CVC (i) a secured convertible term note ("Note") in the principal
amount of $6.5 million and (ii) a secured non-convertible revolving credit note
("Revolving Note") of up to $7.0 million; (iii) 6 year warrants to
purchase 1,350,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.60 per share;
(iv) 6 year warrants to purchase 1,350,000 shares of our common stock at a price
of $1.19 per share; and, (v) 6 year warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of our
common stock at a price of $2.25 per share. The principal
amount of the Note carries an interest rate of nine and one half percent,
subject to adjustment, with interest payable monthly commencing October 1, 2008.
The Note further provides that commencing on April 1, 2009, the Company will
make monthly principal payments in the amount of $135,416 through August 31,
2011. Although the stated principal amount of the Term Loan was $6,500,000, the
Lender was only required to fund $5,000,000, with the difference being treated
as a discount to the note.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
(i). The
principal amount of the Note and accrued interest thereon is convertible into
shares of our common stock at a price of $3.00 per share, subject to
anti-dilution adjustments. Under the terms of the Note, the monthly principal
payment amount of approximately $135,416 plus the monthly interest
payment (together, the "Monthly Payment"), is payable in either cash
or, if certain criteria are met, including the effectiveness of a current
registration statement covering the shares of our common stock into which the
Note is convertible, through the issuance of our common stock. The Company has
agreed to register all of the shares that are issuable upon conversion of the
Note and exercise of warrants. As of December 31, 2008 the Company had an
outstanding balance of $6,500,000 under the note.
(ii). The
revolving note allows the Company to borrow a maximum amount of $7,000,000,
based on a borrowing base of 90% of all eligible receivables, which are
primarily accounts receivables under 90 days. The interest rate on this line of
credit is in the amount of prime plus 2.0%, but in no event less than 7% per
annum. The Revolving Note is secured by all assets of the Company and is subject
to the same security agreement as discussed below. The note is due August 31,
2011. As of December 31, 2008 the Company had an outstanding balance of
$7,047,909 (including accrued interest) under the revolving note. We
project that the Company will maintain a minimum balance of $6,500,000 under the
revolving note.
The Notes
are secured by all of our assets and the assets of our direct subsidiary,
General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware) and its direct subsidiaries,
General Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova LLC, a California Limited
Liability Company (including the real property owned by General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordova LLC), GEM Mobile Treatment Services Inc., Island
Environmental Services, Inc. as well as by a pledge of the equity interests of
General Environmental Management, Inc. (Delaware), General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordova LLC, GEM Mobile Treatment Services Inc. and Island
Environmental Services, Inc.
In
connection with the CVC financing, the Company paid closing fees of $405,000 and
issued warrants to acquire an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock
as described above to CVC. The Company calculated that the fair value of the
warrants issued was $1,674,036, based upon the relative value of the Black
Scholes valuation of the warrants and the underlying debt amount. For
the Black Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk
free interest rate of 4.78%, expected volatility of 78.57% and an expected term
for the warrants of 7 years. The closing fees of $405,000 paid to CVC, the
relative value of the warrants of $1,674,036 and the $1,500,000 discount on
issuance has been reflected by the Company as a valuation discount at issuance
and offset to the face amount of the Notes. The Valuation discount is
being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan based upon the
effective interest method. Financing costs for the year ended
December 31, 2008 includes amortization of $397,671 relating to the discount,
and unamortized valuation discount was $3,181,365 at December 31,
2008.
The
Company is subject to various negative covenants with respect to the Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Agreement (the "Agreement") with CVC California, LLC (the
"Lender"). The Company is in compliance with all the covenants in the
Agreement, except under Section 6.18 of the Agreement. Section 6.18
requires that EBITDA of the Company not be less than (a) $1,000,000 for the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008, (b) $2,000,000 for the two (2)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2008, (c) $3,000,000 for the
three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2009, or (d) $4,000,000
in any four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or after June 30, 2009;
provided, however, that it shall not be an Event of Default if actual EBITDA in
any measuring period is within 10% of the required minimum EBITDA for such
measuring period as set forth in this Section 6.18, so long as actual EBITDA for
the next succeeding measuring period hereunder is equal to or greater than the
required EBITDA for such.
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
For the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008, the Company had EBITDA that was within
10% of the required minimum EBITDA for such measuring period but was not able to
achieve the EBITDA required in the next succeeding measuring
period.
The
Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at all
times thereafter during the continuance thereof: (a) the Notes, and any and all
other Obligations, shall, at the Lender’s option become immediately due and
payable, both as to principal, interest and other charges, (b) all outstanding
Obligations under the Notes, and all other outstanding Obligations, shall bear
interest at the default rates of interest provided in certain promissory Notes
(the "Notes"), (c) the Lender may file suit against the Company on the Notes and
against the Company and the Subsidiaries under the other Loan Documents and/or
seek specific performance or injunctive relief thereunder (whether or not a
remedy exists at law or is adequate), (d) the Lender shall have the right, in
accordance with the Security Documents, to exercise any and all remedies in
respect of such or all of the Collateral as the Lender may determine in its
discretion (without any requirement of marshalling of assets or other such
requirement, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower), and (e) the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall, at the Lender’s option, be immediately
terminated or reduced, and the Lender shall be under no further obligation to
consider making any further Advances.
As of
April 13, 2009, the Lender has not taken any action with regard to the default
under Section 6.18 of the Agreement. The Company is in discussions with the
Lender to obtain a waiver of the Default and continues to operate in the normal
course of business and receive advances under the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
Based on
the technical nature of the default, the Company has reclassified the
outstanding debt to CVC California, LLC to current liabilities on the balance
sheet.
Future
annual maturities under these notes payable at December 31, 2008 are as
follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2009
|
$ | 13,547,909 | ||
2010
|
- | |||
2011
|
- | |||
Total
|
$ | 13,547,909 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
8.
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
During
the period March 4, 2004 through June 22, 2004, the Company entered into a Loan
and Security Agreement with several investors to provide the funding necessary
for the purchase of the Transfer Storage Disposal Facility (TSDF) located in
Rancho Cordova, California. The notes are secured by the TSDF, carry
an interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, and principal and interest are
convertible at $30.00 per share into common stock. In addition, the
note holders were issued warrants to purchase common stock. The notes
were initially due June 30, 2009, but have been extended to September 30, 2011.
As of December 31, 2008, notes payable of $422,500 plus accrued interest
of $67,105 remain outstanding. As of December 31, 2007, notes payable of
$500,000 plus accrued interest of $20,208 were outstanding. During the year
ended December 31, 2007 accrued interest of $148,750 was converted to 125,000
shares of common stock.
9.
LONG TERM OBLIGATIONS
Long term
debt consists of the following at December 31, 2008 and December
2007:
December
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
|||||||
(a)
Vehicle note
|
$ | 12,865 | $ | 22,303 | ||||
(b)
Notes Payable, Alliance
|
- | 1,250,000 | ||||||
(c)
Equipment notes
|
67,102 | 97,628 | ||||||
(d)
Notes Payable, Island Acquisition
|
1,250,000 | - | ||||||
1,329,967 | 1,369,931 | |||||||
Loan
Discount
|
- | (15,625 | ) | |||||
1,329,967 | 1,354,306 | |||||||
Less
current portion
|
794,278 | 1,274,464 | ||||||
Notes
payable, net of current portion
|
$ | 535,689 | $ | 79,842 |
(a)
Vehicle note payable is due in monthly installments of $815 including interest
at 1.9% per annum, through April 2010. The note is secured by a
vehicle.
(b) On
September 12, 2005, our wholly owned subsidiary, General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordova, LLC, (“GEM LLC”) entered into a $1.25
million secured, long-term financing arrangement with The Alliance Portfolio
(the “2005 Loan”). The loan was secured by real estate.
The terms
of the loan provided that GEM LLC will pay monthly payments of interest only
from November 1, 2005 through October 1, 2008, with the principal balance due on
October 1, 2008. The 2005 Loan may be prepaid without premium or
penalty after the twelfth month. If the 2005 Loan was prepaid prior to the
twelfth month, then the prepayment penalty was 6 months interest on any
principal prepaid in excess of 20% of the principal. Subject to the terms and
conditions of the loan documentation, interest was due on the unpaid principal
balance of the 2005 Loan at a rate of 12.99% per annum until June 1, 2007, at
which time the interest rate may rise based upon a formula set forth in the loan
documentation. The interest rate reset to 14.07% on June 1, 2007. In no event
will the interest rate be less than 12.99% per annum. In connection with
obtaining the loan, the Company paid a $62,500 loan origination fee which was
being amortized over the term of the loan. The balance of the loan was paid off
in September 2008 as part of the new financing agreement with CVC California,
LLC (see note 7).
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
(c) The
equipment note is for equipment utilized by GEM Mobile Treatment Services. The
note requires monthly payments of $3,417 with an interest rate of 12.35% and
matures in October 2010. The note is secured by the equipment.
(d) On
August 31, 2008, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Island
Environmental as detailed in Note 3. As part of the consideration for
the purchase the Company, issued two three year promissory notes totaling $1.25
million.
The first
note is payable to the former owners in the amount of $1,062,500. The
second note is payable to NCF Charitable Trust in the amount of
$187,500. The notes bear interest at eight percent (8%) with interest
only payments payable quarterly and the entire balance of interest and principal
payable August 31, 2011. The notes shall provide that there shall be
a partial principal payment at the end of August 31, 2009 of up to $637,500 with
respect to the note in favor of the sellers and $112,500 with respect to the
note in favor of NCT.
The
current note payable of $1,250,000 could have an accelerated payment due of
$750,000 in September 2009. The accelerated note payment could be
payable to the sellers if EBITDA in excess of $1,100,000 during the twelve month
period following the acquisition is not achieved. Based on the
Company’s current assessment, it is likely that the target EBITDA will not be
achieved and the accelerated payment has been classified as current in the
financial statements.
Future
annual maturities under these notes payable at December 31, 2008 are as
follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2009
|
$ | 794,278 | ||
2010
|
35,689 | |||
2011 | 500,000 | |||
|
$ | 1,329,967 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
10.
OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES
The
Company has entered into various capital leases for equipment with monthly
payments ranging from $598 to $26,560 per month, including interest, at interest
rates ranging from 8.5% to 19.7% per annum. At December 31, 2008, monthly
payments under these leases aggregated $51,573. The leases expire at various
dates through 2013. The amounts outstanding under the capital lease obligations
were $2,374,861 and $1,233,935 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
Minimum
future payments under capital lease obligations are as follows:
Years
Ending December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2009
|
$ | 893,149 | ||
2010
|
723,857 | |||
2011
|
679,137 | |||
2012
|
571,962 | |||
2013
|
193,361 | |||
Thereafter
|
56,274 | |||
Total
payments
|
3,117,740 | |||
Less:
amount representing interest
|
(742,879 | ) | ||
Present
value of minimum lease payments
|
2,374,861 | |||
Less:
current portion
|
(623,007 | ) | ||
Non-current
portion
|
$ | 1,751,854 |
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GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
11.
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock for
Services
On
October 9, 2008, a consultant to the Company agreed to convert $13,150 in fees
into 12,524 shares of common stock based upon the fair value of the stock at the
date of the agreement.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, Ascendiant Securities LLC, an advisor to the
Company, agreed to convert $312,768 in advisory fees and expenses into 260,641
shares of common stock based upon the fair value of the stock at the date of the
agreement. In addition, a consultant to the Company agreed to convert $138,834
of accrued services performed in conjunction with acquisitions and advisory
services performed during 2006 into 116,667 shares of common stock based upon
the fair value of the stock at the date of the agreement.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, a consultant to the Company agreed to convert
$22,690 in expenses into 8,251 shares of common stock based upon the fair value
of the stock at the date of the agreement. On December 31, 2007,
Patrick Lund, legal counsel for the Company, agreed to convert $76,250 in legal
fees into 44,853 shares of the company’s common stock based upon the fair market
value of the stock at the date of the agreement.
Issuance of Common Stock on
Exercise of Stock Options
On July
27, 2007 one employee exercised 100 options granted under the Company’s 2007
Employee Stock Option Plan resulting in net proceeds to the Company of
$119.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Issuance of Common Stock on
Conversion of Interest
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, holders of convertible notes issued during
2004 and 2006, agreed to convert $196,772 of accrued interest into 165,083
shares of common stock based upon the fair value of the stock at the date of the
conversion.
Issuance of Warrants for
Services
In March
2007, the Board of Directors awarded 2,085,000 fully vested warrants to purchase
common stock of the Company to various individuals and
consultants. These awards included 650,000 warrants to the Chairman
of the Board, 500,000 warrants to the Chief Financial Officer, 35,000 warrants
to the Chairman of the Audit committee, 400,000 warrants to Revete Capital
Partners, LLC, a consultant to the Company and 500,000 shares to Extend Services
Pty Ltd., also a consultant to the Company. The warrants are exercisable at
$1.19 per share and have a 7 year life as noted per the Company’s board
approval. The value of these warrants was calculated at $1,248,645 and included
in the statement of operations for the year ending December 31,
2007. For the Black Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no
dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 % and expected volatility of
33.17 % based on valuation report dated March 1, 2007.
On
December 31, 2008 the Board of Directors awarded 187,500 fully vested warrants
to purchase common stock of the Company to a former Vice President. A portion of
the warrants are exercisable at $1.19 per share with the balance exercisable at
$1.70 per share. All warrants have a five (5) year term. The value of these
warrants was calculated at $70,625 and included in the statement of operations
for the year ending December 31, 2008. For the Black Scholes
calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of
4.78 % and expected volatility of 78.66 %.
Preferred
Stock
Series B Preferred
Stock
During
the period September 1, 2006 to December 5, 2006, the Company raised $2,308,171
(net of offering costs of $147,330) through the issuance of 2,455,500 units of
Series B convertible preferred stock. Each unit consists of one share
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into .67 shares of common
stock.
On January 31, 2007
the Board of Directors authorized the conversion of the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock into 2,067,106 shares of the Company’s common
stock.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
12.
STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
Stock
Options
Prior to
acquisition by the Company, General Environmental Management, Inc. of Delaware’s
Board of Directors approved and implemented the 2005 Stock Option Plan (the
“2005 Plan”). The plan authorized option grants to employees and
other persons closely associated with the Company for the purchase of up to
88,117 shares.
On March
28, 2007 the Board of Directors approved and implemented the 2007 Stock Option
Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The plan authorized option grants to
employees and other persons closely associated with the Company for the purchase
of up to 5,500,000 shares.
The
Company issues stock options to employees, directors and consultants under the
2007 Stock Option Plan. Employee and Non-employee options vest
according to the terms of the specific grant and expire 8 years from date of
grant. Stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2008
and 2007 was as follows:
|
Weighted
Avg.
|
|||||||
Options
|
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||
Options
outstanding, January 1, 2007
|
67,067 | $ | 28.20 | |||||
Options
granted
|
5,233,268 | 1.33 | ||||||
Options
exercised
|
(100 | ) | 1.19 | |||||
Options
cancelled
|
(300,042 | ) | 2.10 | |||||
Options,
December 31, 2007
|
5,000,193 | 1.64 | ||||||
Options
granted
|
173,000 | 1.35 | ||||||
Options
exercised
|
- | - | ||||||
Options
cancelled
|
(385,853 | ) | 1.44 | |||||
Options
outstanding, December 31, 2008
|
4,787,340 | $ | 1.65 | |||||
Options
exercisable, December 31, 2008
|
3,183,704 | $ | 1.75 |
The
options had no intrinsic value at December 31, 2008.
F-31
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Options
outstanding at December 31, 2008 and the related weighted average exercise price
and remaining life information is as follows:
Range
of
exercise prices
|
Total
options
outstanding
|
Weighted
average
remaining
life in
years
|
Total
weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Options
exercisable
|
Exercisable
weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|||||||||||||||||
$ | 30.00 | 36,870 | 4.17 | $ | 30.00 | 36,115 | $ | 30.00 | ||||||||||||||
48.00 | 134 | 4.25 | 48.00 | 120 | 48.00 | |||||||||||||||||
39.00 | 9,335 | 4.50 | 39.00 | 7,936 | 39.00 | |||||||||||||||||
35.10 | 451 | 4.75 | 35.10 | 361 | 35.10 | |||||||||||||||||
25.80 | 2,501 | 5.25 | 25.80 | 1,751 | 25.80 | |||||||||||||||||
6.60 | 5,838 | 5.58 | 6.60 | 3,797 | 6.60 | |||||||||||||||||
2.50 | 328,000 | 8.83 | 2.50 | 163,988 | 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||
1.99 | 14,000 | 9.33 | 1.99 | 5,250 | 1.99 | |||||||||||||||||
1.70 | 466,000 | 9.01 | 1.70 | 255,430 | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||
1.19 | 3,819,275 | 8.25 | 1.19 | 2,679,463 | 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||
1.10 | 63,000 | 9.83 | 1.10 | 15,750 | 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||
1.05 | 41,936 | 9.58 | 1.05 | 13,743 | 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 1.05-$48.00 | 4,787,340 | 8.36 | $ | 1.65 | 3,183,704 | $ | 1.75 |
The total stock based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $835,557 and $1,199,301, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, there were options valued at $1,136,996 that will be amortized as compensation expense over the next 66 months as the options vest.
F-32
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Warrants
Prior to
the acquisition by the Company, General Environmental Management, Inc. of
Delaware had issued warrants through the sale of common stock, the issuance of
convertible notes, and for services. Under the terms of the agreement and plan
of merger these warrants became exercisable into the same number of shares in
the Company’s stock on the same terms as issued. As of December 31,
2008 there were 9,527,894 warrants outstanding with exercise prices ranging from
$0.60 to $37.50 per share of common stock, and expiration dates through
September 30, 2015.
Previously
issued warrants to acquire 242,137 shares of our common stock at $.060 per share
were set to expire on December 31, 2008. On December 31, 2008, the
company extended the life of these warrants an additional 6.75
years. These warrants were valued at $128,333 using the Black -
Scholes valuation model, and such cost was recognized as an additional finance
cost during the year ended December 31, 2008. For the
Black - Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free
interest rate of 4.78%, expected volatility of 78.66% and an expected term for
the warrants of 6.75 years.
Warrants
|
Range
of
Exercise
Prices
|
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Warrants
outstanding, January 1, 2007
|
1,183,989
|
$
|
0.60-$120.00
|
-
|
||||||||
Warrants
granted
|
4,900,467
|
$
|
0.60-$2.75
|
-
|
||||||||
Warrants
exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Warrants
expired
|
(102,821
|
)
|
$
|
0.30-
$60.00
|
-
|
|||||||
Warrants
outstanding, December 31, 2007
|
5,981,635
|
$
|
0.60-$120.00
|
$
|
4,205,800
|
|||||||
Warrants
granted
|
3,762,000
|
$
|
0.60-$2.25
|
-
|
||||||||
Warrants
exercised
|
(5,000
|
)
|
0.60
|
-
|
||||||||
Warrants
expired
|
(210,741
|
)
|
$
|
1.20-$120.00
|
-
|
|||||||
Warrants
outstanding, December 31, 2008
|
9,527,894
|
$
|
0.60-$37.50
|
$
|
451,813
|
F-33
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Warrants
outstanding at December 31, 2008 and the related weighted average exercise price
and remaining life information is as follows:
Range
of
exercise prices
|
Total warrants
outstanding
|
Weighted
average
remaining
life in years
|
Total
weighted
average
exercise price
|
Warrants
exercisable
|
Exercisable
weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|||||||||||||||||
$ | 37.50 | 12,584 | 0.39 | $ | 37.50 | 12,584 | $ | 37.50 | ||||||||||||||
30.00 | 9,112 | 0.25 | 30.00 | 9,112 | 30.00 | |||||||||||||||||
26.10 | 125,072 | 4.17 | 26.10 | 125,072 | 26.10 | |||||||||||||||||
2.75 | 330,909 | 5.83 | 2.75 | 330,909 | 2.75 | |||||||||||||||||
2.25 | 300,000 | 5.67 | 2.25 | 300,000 | 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||
1.70 | 50,000 | 5.00 | 1.70 | 50,000 | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||
1.38 | 661,818 | 5.83 | 1.38 | 661,818 | 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||
1.20 | 412,770 | 2.23 | 1.20 | 412,770 | 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||
1.19 | 3,072,500 | 5.42 | 1.19 | 3,072,500 | 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||
1.05 | 35,000 | 9.58 | 1.05 | 35,000 | 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||
0.60 | 4,518,129 | 4.45 | 0.60 | 4,518,129 | 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.60-$37.50 | 9,527,894 | 4.86 | $ | 0.60-$37.50 | 9,527,894 | $ | 0.60-37.50 |
The
aggregate intrinsic value of the 9,527,894 warrants outstanding as of December
31, 2008 was $451,813. The aggregate intrinsic value for the warrants is
calculated as the difference between the price of the underlying shares and
quoted price of the Company's common shares for the warrants that were
in-the-money as of December 31, 2008.
F-34
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
13.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
OPERATING
LEASES
The
Company leases its warehouse and office facility and certain equipment under
separate non-cancelable operating lease agreements. Under terms of each of the
leases, the Company pays the cost of repairs and maintenance.
Future
minimum lease commitments under these leases at December 31, 2008 are as
follows:
Year Ended December
31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2009
|
$ | 1,452,296 | ||
2010
|
1,381,358 | |||
2011
|
1,202,955 | |||
2012
|
1,014,028 | |||
2013
|
800,416 | |||
Thereafter
|
3,213,560 | |||
$ | 9,064,613 |
Rent
expense for the years ending December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $1,239,875 and
$855,764 respectively.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The
Company is regulated as a hazardous waste transporter and TSDF operator and is
subject to various stringent federal, state, and local environmental laws and
regulations relating to pollution, protection of public health and the
environment, and occupational safety and health. The Company is
subject to periodic inspection by the Department of Toxic Substance Control,
DOT, and EPA. The Company has not been subject to any contingencies pursuant to
any environmental law or regulation. Although compliance with these laws and
regulations may affect the costs of the Company’s operations, compliance costs
to date have not been material.
F-35
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
ASSET
RETIREMENT COSTS AND OBLIGATIONS
In
accordance with its Part B operating permit, the Company is liable for certain
costs involving the ultimate closure of its facilities. These
expenses include costs of decommissioning, remediation, and incremental direct
administration costs of closing the facilities.
Upon
acquisition of General Environmental Management of Rancho Cordova, LLC in June
2004, the Company continued that subsidiary’s implementation of SFAS No. 143,
“Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which addresses financial
accounting and reporting obligations associated with the retirement of tangible
long-lived assets and the related asset retirement costs. The
statement which became effective January 1, 2003, requires that a fair value of
a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in
which it is incurred and capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long
lived asset. When a liability is initially recorded, the entity
capitalizes the cost by increasing the carrying value of the related long lived
asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each
period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the
related asset. On an annual basis the liability to fulfill the
retirement obligation is required to be reviewed and adjusted if
necessary. Management’s review of the liability in 2007 determined no
adjustment was necessary.
The
Company determined the estimated obligation, based on current requirements and
proposed regulatory changes and is intended to approximate fair
value. The estimate of fair value is based on the best available
information, including the results of present value techniques. Once
the retirement costs were determined, the Company inflated those costs to the
expected time of payments and discounts the expected future costs back to
present value. The costs have been inflated in current dollars until
the expected time of payment using an inflation rate of 2.5 percent and have
discounted these costs to present value using a credit-adjusted risk-free
interest rate of 5.5 percent. The accretion of the liability, based
on the effective interest method, and amortization of the property and
equipment, recognized over the estimated life of the location, will be included
in the operating costs and expenses. The discount rate, which is
based on the rates for the United States Treasury bonds, and the inflation rate
is reviewed by the Company on an annual basis.
F-36
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Upon
acquisition of the Part B permit and facility, the Company’s share of
obligation, was a present value liability of $35,846 and a net increase to plant
and equipment of $35,846.
In the
State of California, the environmental regulatory agencies overseeing the
Company’s operations require the Company to provide assurance that funds will be
available for these costs. The Company has a cash deposit of $899,784 to cover
the ultimate cost of closure at its facility and is reflected as restricted cash
in the accompanying balance sheet.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
On July
5, 2007, a lawsuit was instituted by Romic Environmental Technologies Corp.
(“RET”) against the Company and four of its senior executives, Namki Yi, the
Vice President of Corporate Development, Betty McKee, the Director of Systems
& Financial Analysis, Mindy Rath, the Director of Sales and Gary
Bowling, the Regional General Manager for Southern CA, all of whom were formerly
employed by RET. The lawsuit was brought in the Superior Court of the
State of California, County of Los Angeles. In the lawsuit, RET alleges
that the Company and the four executives are liable to RET for among other
things, Violation of Non-Disclosure Agreements and Termination Protection
Agreements, Intentional Interference with contracts, and Violation of Trade
Secrets and Unfair Competition. RET alleges damages of Fifteen Million Dollars
and requests certain injunctive relief. The Company believes that the
lawsuit has no merit, and intends to vigorously defend the action. However, an
adverse outcome of this lawsuit would have a material adverse affect on our
business and financial condition.
OTHER
CONTINGENCIES
The
Company is subject to various regulatory requirements, including the procurement
of requisite licenses and permits at its facilities and for its vehicles and
drivers. These licenses and permits, without which the Company’s
operations would be adversely affected, are subject to periodic
renewal. The Company anticipates that, once a license or permit is
issued with respect to a facility, the license or permit will be renewed at the
end of its term if the facility’s operations are in compliance with the
applicable regulatory requirements.
Under the
Company’s insurance programs, coverage is obtained for catastrophic exposures,
as well as those risks required to be insured by law or contract. The
Company retains a certain amount of risk through per occurrence deductibles on
its insurance policies.
F-37
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
14.
INCOME TAXES
The
Company's net deferred tax assets (using a federal corporate income rate of 34%)
consisted of the following at December 31;
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax asset, net operating loss
|
$ | 14,184,661 | $ | 11,677,897 | ||||
Less
valuation allowance
|
(14,184,661 | ) | (11,677,897 | ) | ||||
Net
deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - |
As of
December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had federal net operating
loss carry forwards of approximately $41,719,590 and $34,346,755, respectively,
expiring in various years through 2025, which can be used to offset future
taxable income, if any. No deferred asset benefit for these operating losses has
been recognized in the
consolidated financial statements due to the uncertainty as to their
realizability in future periods.
SFAS No.
109 requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely
than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized. Due
to restrictions imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 382 regarding
substantial changes in ownership of companies with loss carry-forwards, the
utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carry-forwards will likely be
limited as a result of cumulative changes in stock ownership. The
company has not recognized a deferred tax asset and, as a result, the
change in stock ownership has not resulted in any changes to valuation
allowances.
As a
result of the Company's significant operating loss carryforward and the
corresponding valuation allowance, no income tax expense (benefit) has been
recorded at December 31, 2008 and 2007.
Reconciliation
of the effective income tax rate to the United States statutory income tax rate
for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Tax
expense at U.S. statutory income tax rate
|
(34.0) |
%
|
(34.0) |
%
|
||||
Increase
in the valuation allowance
|
34.0 |
|
34.0 |
|
||||
Effective
rate
|
- | - |
F-38
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”)
—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.” The
Interpretation addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or
expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial
statements. Under FIN 48, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an
uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position
will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the
technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial
statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit
that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate
settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and
requires increased disclosures. At the date of adoption, and as of December 31,
2008, the Company does not have a liability for unrecognized tax
benefits.
The
Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various
states. The Company is subject to U.S. federal or state income tax examinations
by tax authorities for five years after 2002. During the periods open to
examination, the Company has net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards
for U.S. federal and state tax purposes that have attributes from closed
periods. Since these NOLs and tax credit carry forwards may be utilized in
future periods, they remain subject to examination.
The
Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax provisions
as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has no accrued
interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
15.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
January 9, 2009, the Company converted notes, expenses and fees owed to GPP into
common stock. Expenses were converted into 15,825 shares of common
stock. Notes totaling $72,500 were converted into 97,000 shares of
common stock. Fees totaling $150,000 were converted into 250,000
shares of common stock.
For his
services as a non-employee director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, James
Stapleton was awarded 70,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at
$0.75 per share. These warrants vest immediately.
The
Company also approved the issuance of 35,000 seven year warrants to Lapis
Solutions, LLC at an exercise price of $1.05 for services provided related to
the maintenance the Company’s software platform, GEMWARE.
On
January 7, 2009 the Company granted to certain employees options to acquire
604,500 shares of the company stock at $.75 per share.
F-39
ITEM
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
None
ITEM
9A (T). Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure
controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and
procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter
how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of
achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply
its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls
and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to
provide reasonable assurance that the controls and procedures would meet their
objectives.
As
required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of
the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Annual Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Internal
control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under the
supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and
effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, 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, and includes those policies and
procedures that:
(1) Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
(2) Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made
only in accordance with authorization of our management and
directors; and
(3) Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisitions, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect
on the financial statements.
Internal
control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving
financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal
control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and
compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from
human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be
circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such
limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting.
However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial
reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process
safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Management is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting for the Company.
35
Management
has used the framework set forth in the report entitled Internal Control-Integrated
Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission, known as COSO, to evaluate the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting. Based on this assessment, management
has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective
as of December 31, 2008.
This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent
registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting was not subject to
attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to
temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in
this Annual Report.
There has
been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct
Financial Obligation
The Company is subject to
various negative covenants with respect to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan
Agreement (the "Agreement") with CVC California, LLC (the
"Lender"). The Company is in compliance with all the covenants in the
Agreement, except under Sections 6.18 of the Agreement. Section 6.18
requires that EBITDA of the Company not be less than (a) $1,000,000 for the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008, (b) $2,000,000 for the two (2)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2008, (c) $3,000,000 for the
three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2009, or (d) $4,000,000
in any four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or after June 30, 2009;
provided, however, that it shall not be an Event of Default if actual EBITDA in
any measuring period is within 10% of the required minimum EBITDA for such
measuring period as set forth in this Section 6.18, so long as actual EBITDA for
the next succeeding measuring period hereunder is equal to or greater than the
required EBITDA for such.
For the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008, the Company had EBITDA that was within
10% of the required minimum EBITDA for such measuring period but was not able to
achieve the EBITDA required in the next succeeding measuring
period.
The
Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at all
times thereafter during the continuance thereof: (a) the Notes, and any and all
other Obligations, shall, at the Lender’s option become immediately due and
payable, both as to principal, interest and other charges, (b) all outstanding
Obligations under the Notes, and all other outstanding Obligations, shall bear
interest at the default rates of interest provided in certain promissory Notes
(the "Notes"), (c) the Lender may file suit against the Company on the Notes and
against the Company and the Subsidiaries under the other Loan Documents and/or
seek specific performance or injunctive relief thereunder (whether or not a
remedy exists at law or is adequate), (d) the Lender shall have the right, in
accordance with the Security Documents, to exercise any and all remedies in
respect of such or all of the Collateral as the Lender may determine in its
discretion (without any requirement of marshalling of assets or other such
requirement, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower), and (e) the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall, at the Lender’s option, be immediately
terminated or reduced, and the Lender shall be under no further obligation to
consider making any further Advances.
36
As of
April 13, 2009, the Lender has not taken any action with regard to the defaults
under Section 6.18 of the Agreement. The Company is in discussions with the
Lender to obtain a waiver of the Default and continues to operate in the normal
course of business and receive advances under the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
Based on
the technical nature of the default, the Company has reclassified the
outstanding debt to CVC California, LLC to current liabilities on the balance
sheet.
PART
III
ITEM
10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate
Governance
Our
directors serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are
elected and qualified. Our officers are appointed to serve for one year until
the meeting of the board of directors following the annual meeting of
stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. There
are no family relationships between any of our directors or
officers.
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
Timothy
J. Koziol
|
55
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
|
Brett
M. Clark
|
57
|
Chief
Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Finance
|
James
P. Stapleton
|
49
|
Director
|
Clyde
E. Rhodes, Jr.
|
45
|
Chief
Compliance Officer, Executive Vice President of Technical Services,
Secretary and
Director
|
Timothy J.
Koziol. Mr. Koziol joined GEM in January 2002 and now serves
as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Koziol implemented
accounting controls and systems to monitor the day-to-day financial position of
GEM, changed operational policies to improve efficiencies, and implemented new
sales and marketing programs to increase revenue. Prior to joining GEM, Mr.
Koziol was a principal of Fortress Funding, Inc., an asset based lending
company, where he was responsible for business development and
underwriting. Mr. Koziol was also a principal in Global Vantage,
Ltd., an investment banking firm located in Newport Beach, CA. Prior
to his work in the financial services industry, Mr. Koziol managed a marketing
consulting firm for national and regional clients. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton
College in Speech Communications and a Masters of Arts (Magma Cum
Laude) from the Wheaton Graduate School in Mass Communications.
James P. Stapleton
is currently a consultant and advisor to small public companies. From May 2004
through July 2007 Mr. Stapleton was the Chief Financial Officer of Bionovo
(NASDAQ BNVI). Mr. Stapleton served as GEM.DE's Chief Financial Officer from
November 2003 through April 2004, and is no longer employed by GEM.DE or the
Company. He serves on GEM's Board of Directors. From 1996
through 2002 Mr. Stapleton was employed in a variety of positions for Auxilio,
Inc. (OTC BB AUXO) and Prosoft Training (NASDAQ POSO),
including Corporate Secretary, Vice President Investor relations,
Chief Financial Officer, and other positions. Mr. Stapleton was Chief
Financial Officer of BioTek Solutions, Inc. from 1995 through February
1996.
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Brett M. Clark. Mr.
Clark joined GEM in June 2005 as the Chief Financial Officer. From January 2005
to June 2005, he provided consulting services to the Company related to
financial and accounting matters. From June 2005 to December 2006,
Mr. Clark served the Company as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
Officer. In December 2006 and continuing to the present, he was
promoted to Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer. From January 2003 through November of 2004 Mr. Clark was the
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for Day Runner, Inc., a
privately held consumer products distribution company where he was responsible
for the restructuring of the finance, information technology, and accounting
functions in the company’s turnaround. Mr. Clark has been the Chief
Financial Officer for Tru Circle Corporation (2000 – 2002), Adams Rite
Aerospace, Inc. (1997 – 2000) and Chapman University. Prior to these
companies, Mr. Clark was Group Controller for Fleetwood Enterprises, a publicly
traded Fortune 500 manufacturing company and Corporate Controller and Assistant
Secretary for Air Cal, Inc., a publicly traded airline. Prior to work in
publicly traded firms and private enterprises, Mr. Clark worked for Deloitte
& Touche, a “Big 4” CPA firm. He has a Bachelor of Science in
Accounting from the University of Southern California and became a CPA in the
State of California in 1975.
Clyde E. Rhodes,
Jr. Mr. Rhodes serves as Chief Compliance Officer, Executive
Vice President of Technical Services, Secretary and a Director of the
Company. Mr. Rhodes joined GEM’s predecessor, HazPak Environmental
Services, Inc. (“HES”), in 2000. Before joining HES, he was the
Hazardous Waste Program Manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California for more than nine years. Mr. Rhodes has been in the
environmental industry for a total of more than 15 years developing
environmental management programs, performing environmental audits and assisting
public and private entities in meeting the myriad of state and federal
environment control laws and regulations. Mr. Rhodes is a founding
member of the Joint Utilities Vendor Audit Consortium established by west coast
utilities (Edison, LA Department of Water and Power, Southern California Gas,
PG&E, Salt River Project, and the Arizona Public Service Utility) to audit
hazardous waste facilities throughout the country. Mr. Rhodes
possesses a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech
University. Mr. Rhodes has the certificate of Engineer-In-Training
and received registration as a Registered Environmental Assessor in the State of
California in 1994.
CODE
OF ETHICS
We have
adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and
employees, including our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item
10 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our
Code of Ethics by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC, disclosing
such information.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
The Audit
Committee, which held 3 meetings during fiscal year 2008, recommends the
selection of independent public accountants, reviews the scope of approach to
audit work, meets with and reviews the activities of the Company's
internal accountants and the independent public accountants, makes
recommendations to management or to the Board of Directors as to any changes to
such practices and procedures deemed necessary from time to time to comply with
applicable auditing rules, regulations and practices, and reviews all Form 10-K
Annual and 10-Q interim reports.
The Audit
Committee consists of James Stapleton and is an "Audit Committee" for the
purposes of Section 3(a)(58) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit
Committee has one "audit committee financial expert" as defined by Item 401(e)
of Regulation S-B under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, James Stapleton, is
"independent" as that term is defined in the rules of the NASDAQ stock
market.
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ITEM
11. Executive Compensation
The
following table summarizes the compensation earned by or paid to our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, a highly compensated executive
officer, other highly compensated individuals who are not executive officers and
a Director; all who served during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008.
The total
compensation for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 of Timothy J.
Koziol, our Chief Executive Officer, Brett M. Clark, our Chief Financial
Officer, Clyde E. Rhodes, Jr., our Secretary, Michael Gortner, our General
Manager, Paul Anderson, our Vice President and James Stapleton, our Director is
set forth below in the following Summary Compensation Table.
Annual
Compensation
|
Long-Term
Awards
|
Compensation
Payouts
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
&
Principal
Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)(1)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Other
Annual
Compensation
($)
|
Restricted
Stock
Award(s)
|
Securities
Underlying
Options/
SARs
|
LTIP
Payouts
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Timothy
J. Koziol
|
2008
|
303,308
|
25,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2007
|
249,279
|
17,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
1,400,000(2)
|
-0-
|
82,810-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
210,875
|
25,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Brett
M. Clark
|
2008
|
213,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2007
|
210,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
1,100,000(3)
|
-0-
|
85,085
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
155,750
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
6,667(4)
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Clyde
E. Rhodes, Jr.
|
2008
|
126,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Compliance Officer
|
2007
|
128,596
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
350,000(5)
|
-0-
|
60,335
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
117,193
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael
Gortner
|
2008
|
104,200
|
126,342
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
General
Manager
|
2007
|
104,200
|
64,629
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
100,000
(6)
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
104,044
|
107,395
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul
Anderson
|
2008
|
136,000
|
177,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Vice
President
|
2007
|
136,000
|
7,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
100,000
(7)
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
109,521
|
76,500
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
1,667
(8)
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
James
P. Stapleton
|
2008
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Director
|
2007
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
35,000
(9)
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
(1)
|
The
compensation described in this table does not include medical, group life
insurance or other benefits received by the named executive officers that
are available generally to all of our salaried employees, and may not
include certain perquisites and other personal benefits received by the
named executive officers that do not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or ten
percent (10%) of any such officer's salary and bonus disclosed in the
table.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes
750,000 incentive options, exercisable at $1.19 per share, and 650,000
warrants, exercisable at $1.19 per share.
|
|
(3)
|
Includes
600,000 incentive stock options, exercisable at $1.19 per share, and
500,000 warrants, exercisable at $1.19 per share.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes
6,667 incentive stock options exercisable at $39 per
share.
|
|
(5)
|
Includes
350,000 incentive stock options, exercisable at $1.19 per
share.
|
|
(6)
|
Includes
100,000 incentive stock options, exercisable at $1.19 per
share.
|
|
(7)
|
Includes
100,000 incentive stock options, exercisable at $1.19 per
share
|
|
(8)
|
Includes
1,667 incentive stock options, exercisable at $6.60 per
share.
|
|
(9)
|
Includes
35,000 warrants exercisable at $1.19 per
share.
|
There
were no option exercises by our executive officers during fiscal
2008.
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ITEM
12. Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP
The
following table sets forth those stockholders who beneficially own 5% or more of
the common stock of the Company, the common stock ownership of the directors and
executive officers, and the stock ownership of the directors and executive
officers as a group:
No.
of
|
%
of Stock
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Outstanding
|
|||||||
Name
and Address
|
Owned
|
(1)
|
||||||
Kevin
P. O’Connell(2)
|
||||||||
660
Newport Center Drive, Suite 720
|
||||||||
Newport
Beach, CA 92660
|
2,141,455
|
(3)
|
16.87
|
%
|
||||
Timothy
J. Koziol
|
||||||||
3191
Temple Ave., Suite 250
|
||||||||
Pomona
CA 91768
|
1,198,125
|
(4)
|
8.63
|
%
|
||||
Clyde
Rhodes
|
||||||||
3191
Temple Ave., Suite 250
|
||||||||
Pomona
CA 91768
|
318,959
|
(5)
|
2.45
|
%
|
||||
James
Stapleton
|
||||||||
3191
Temple Ave., Suite 250
|
||||||||
Pomona
CA 91768
|
44,392
|
(6)
|
0.35
|
%
|
||||
Brett
M. Clark
|
||||||||
3191
Temple Ave., Suite 250
|
||||||||
Pomona
CA 91768
|
955,665
|
(7)
|
7.00
|
%
|
||||
Laurus
Capital Management, LLC
|
||||||||
825
Third Avenue, 14th Floor
|
|
|
|
|||||
New
York, NY 10022
|
1,099,994
|
(8) |
7.98
|
% | ||||
CVC
California LLC
|
|
|
|
|
||||
1 N Clemente # 300 | ||||||||
West
Palm Beach, FL 33401
|
5,166,667
|
40.71
|
% | |||||
Directors
and Officers as a Group (4 persons)
|
2,517,141
|
16.59
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based
upon 12,691,409 shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Kevin
P. O’Connell is the Managing Member of Billington Brown Acceptance, LLC,
Revet MAK, LLC, Revete Capital Partners LLC, Lapis Solutions, LLC and
General Pacific Partners, LLC.
|
(3)
|
Includes
1,140,525 warrants to purchase common stock at $0.60, 168,250 warrants to
purchase common stock at $1.19, 26,250 warrants to purchase common stock
at $1.05 and 9,180 warrants to purchase common stock at
$30.00
|
(4)
|
Includes
515,625 options to purchase common stock at $1.19 per share, 12,498
options to purchase common stock at $1.70 per share and 6,667 options to
purchase common stock at $30.00 per share. Includes 650,000 warrants to
purchase common stock at $1.19
|
(5)
|
Includes
268,125 options to purchase common stock at $1.19 per share and 37,498
options to purchase common stock at $1.70 per share.
|
(6)
|
Includes
35,000 warrants to purchase common stock at $1.19 per
share.
|
(7)
|
Includes
412,500 options to purchase common stock at $1.19 per share, 37,498
options to purchase common stock at $1.70 per share,
and 5,667 options to purchase common stock at $39.00 per share. Includes
500,000 warrants to purchase common stock at $1.19
|
(8)
|
Laurus
Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Laurus
Capital”), serves as the investment manager of Laurus Master
Fund, LTD., Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and Valens Offshore SPV I, LTD
(together, the “Laurus Funds”) and possesses the sole power to vote and
the sole power to direct the disposition of all securities of the
Company held by the Laurus Funds, which, as of the date hereof, constitute
an aggregate of 1,099,994 shares upon exercise of warrants. Mr.
Eugene Grin and Mr. David Grin, through other entities, are the
controlling principals of Laurus Capital. Laurus Capital, Mr. Eugene Grin
and Mr. David Grin each disclaim beneficial ownership of such
shares, except to the extent of its of his pecuniary interest therein, if
any.
|
40
EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The
following table provides information with respect to the equity securities that
are authorized for issuance under our compensation plans as of December 31,
2008:
Plan
Category
|
Number
of Securities
to
be issued upon
exercise
of
outstanding options,
warrants
and
rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise
price
of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and
rights
|
Number
of securities
remaining
available
for
future
issuance
under
equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected
in column
(a))
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
4,787,340
|
$1.65
|
800,777
|
On
February 14, 2007, the Company completed the reverse split of the outstanding
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, by a ratio of 1-for-30. All
share and per share calculations and option shares have been retro-actively
adjusted to reflect this reverse split as if it occurred at the beginning of the
earliest period presented.
Prior to
acquisition by the Company, General Environmental Management, Inc. of Delaware’s
Board of Directors approved and implemented the 2005 Stock Option Plan (“The
2005 Plan”). The Plan authorized option grants to employees and other persons
closely associated with the Company for the purchase of up to 88,117
shares.
During
2006, the Board of Directors of General Environmental Management, Inc. granted
to employees a total of 12,587 options and cancelled 1,537
options. The exercise price for the options was the market value of
the stock at the date of the grant.
During
2008 and 2007, the Board of Directors cancelled 1,852 and 10,854 options
respectively.
On March
28, 2007 the Board of Directors approved and implemented the 2007 Stock Option
Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The plan authorized option grants to
employees and other persons closely associated with the Company for the purchase
of up to 5,500,000 shares. During 2007 the Stock Option Committee
granted a total of
5,233,268 options, had exercises of 100 options, and cancelled
289,188. The exercise price of the options was the market value of
the stock at the date of the grant.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008 the Stock Option Committee granted a total of
173,000 options and cancelled 384,001 options.
The
weighted average exercise price of the options at December 31, 2008 was $1.65
per share.
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ITEM
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and
Director Independence
Advances
to Related Parties
During
February and March 2008, General Pacific Partners made two unsecured advances to
the Company totaling $472,500. The proceeds were used for working capital
purposes. The rate of interest on the advances is 10% per annum. The funds were
originally due six months from the date of issuance. On June 30, 2008 the
maturity date was extended an additional six months to February 14, 2009 and
March 19, 2009. As of December 31, 2008, $472,500 remained outstanding. In
connection with the note extension the Company issued (i) 200,000 shares of its
common stock valued at $220,000 and, (ii) a warrant to purchase up to 225,000
shares of its common stock at a price of $0.60 for a period of seven (7) years.
The Company valued the warrants at $222,500 using a Black - Scholes option
pricing model. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company
assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected
volatility of 75.88 % and an expected term for the warrants of 7
years. The value of the common shares of $220,000 and value of the
warrants of $222,500 has been reflected by the Company as a valuation discount
at issuance and offset to the face amount of the Notes. The Valuation
discount is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan based
upon the effective interest method. Finance costs for the year ending December
31, 2008 includes $333,176 for amortization of this discount, and the
unamortized valuation discount was $109,324 at December 31,
2008.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, GPP provided services related to the financing
completed with CVC California, LLC. Pursuant to these services the Company
agreed to pay GPP $250,000 and issue to them a warrant to purchase up to 250,000
shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $.60 for a period
of six years valued at $179,982 using the Black-Scholes calculation, the Company
assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78%, expected
volatility of 78.57% and an expected term for the warrants of 6 years. The value
of the warrant and the cash paid has been reflected as part of deferred
financing fees on the accompanying balance sheet at December 31,
2008.
Letter
of Credit Services
On July
1, 2008 the Company entered into an agreement with GPP wherein GPP would provide
letters of credit to support projects contracted to GEM. The fees under the
agreement consisted of (i) a commitment fee of 2% of the value of the letter of
credit, (ii) interest at a rate to be negotiated, and (iii) a seven year warrant
to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per
share.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008 the Company accrued $19,945 in fees and issued
to GPP a warrant to purchase 64,500 shares of the Company’s common stock related
to a letter of credit issued and released during the year. The Company valued
the warrants at $57,405 using a Black - Scholes option pricing model and
reflected such cost as a financing cost. For the Black - Scholes
calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of
4.78 %, expected volatility of 87.87 % and an expected term for the warrants of
7 years.
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Software
Support
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company entered into a three year
agreement with Lapis Solutions, LLC, (Lapis) a company managed by a prior member
of the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, General
Environmental Management, Inc. of Delaware, wherein Lapis would provide support
and development services for the Company’s proprietary software GEMWARE.
Services costs related to the agreement total $10,800 per month. As of December
31, 2008, $92,555 of the fees had been prepaid to Lapis. As additional
consideration for the support and development services agreement, the Company
issued Lapis a seven year warrant to purchase 35,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock at $1.05 per share. These warrants were valued at $29,050 using the
Black - Scholes valuation model and such cost was recognized as an
expense. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no
dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of
87.87 % and an expected term for the warrants of 7 years.
Advisory
fees
During
the year ended December 31, 2007 the Company incurred $90,500 respectively in
fees for advisory services provided by General Pacific Partners (“GPP”). As of
December 31, 2007 all amounts owed to General Pacific Partners for fees related
to advisory services had been paid.
On
February 1, 2007, the Company entered into a twelve month advisory agreement
with GPP. The fees under the agreement consisted of an initial cash
fee of $55,500, expenses of $35,000, the issuance of 426,500 shares of its
common stock, valued at $507,535, and a seven year warrant to purchase 450,000
shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per share. The Company valued the
warrants at $357,750 using a Black - Scholes option pricing
model. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no
dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of
33.17 % and an expected term for the warrants of 7 years. The Company also
agreed to modify certain terms of two sets of warrants issued during 2006
including the modification of the exercise price (from $1.20 per
share to $0.60 per share) and the life of the warrants (from 5.5 years to
6.5 years). The second set of warrants included the modification of
the life of the warrants (from 1.75 years to 6.75 years). The Company
valued the modification of these warrants as $136,082 which was based on the
difference of the warrant before and after the modification. For the Black -
Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest
rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of 33.17% and an expected term for the
warrants of 6.5 and 6.75 years. The Company reflected an aggregate charge
of $1,091,867 during the year ended December 31, 2007 relating to these
transactions.
On March
31, 2007 General Pacific Partners agreed to convert $220,000 of accrued advisory
fees and expenses into 184,874 shares of common stock based upon the existing
fair value of the Company’s common stock. As an inducement to
convert, the Company issued GPP a seven year warrant to purchase 55,462 shares
of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per share. These warrants were valued at
$44,092 using the Black - Scholes valuation model and such cost was recognized
as an expense. For the Black - Scholes calculation, the Company
assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest rate of 4.78 %, expected
volatility of 33.17 % and an expected term for the warrants of 7
years.
Issuance and conversion of
assignable notes
From
December 2006 through October 2007 General Pacific Partners made several
unsecured advances to the Company utilizing assignable notes totaling
$3,897,984. With the approval of the Board of Directors, the Company offered
holders of the assignable notes the ability to convert the notes to common stock
at a value of $1.20 per share, and during the year ended December 31, 2007,
$3,933,861 of these notes and accrued interest were converted into 3,278,250
shares of common stock. The fair value of the shares at the time of conversion
was $8,679,689 resulting in a cost to induce conversion of debt of
$4,745,828. As a further inducement to convert, the holders were
issued 974,503 two year warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to 30% of
the number of shares they will receive upon conversion of the principal note
amount due to them at an exercise price of $0.60. The Company valued the
warrants at $2,051,811 using a Black - Scholes option pricing
model.
43
The
aggregate value of common stock and warrants issued of $10,731,500 in excess of
the notes payable and accrued interest exchanged of $3,933,861 was $6,797,639
and was reflected as costs to induce conversion of debt in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31,
2007.
As of
December 31, 2007, all of these unsecured advances have been converted to common
stock and no further amounts were due.
Related Party Lease
Agreement
During
the third quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company entered into a lease for
$180,846 of equipment with current investors of the Company. The
lease transaction was organized by General Pacific Partners, a related party,
with these investors. The lease has been classified as a capital
lease and included in property and equipment and requires payments of $4,000 per
month beginning August 1, 2007 through 2012. As an inducement to
enter into the lease, the Company issued the leasing entity 100,000 two year
warrants to purchase common stock at $1.20. These warrants were valued at
$187,128 using the Black - Scholes valuation model and such cost will be
amortized to expense over the life of the lease. For the Black -
Scholes calculation, the Company assumed no dividend yield, a risk free interest
rate of 4.78 %, expected volatility of 56.60 % and an expected term for the
warrants of 2 years.
Corporate
Governance
The Board
of Directors includes James Stapleton who is defined as "independent"
by the rules of the NASDAQ stock market.
ITEM
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Independent
Auditor Fees
Fees for
professional services provided by GEM’s independent auditors, Weinberg &
Company, for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as
follows:
Fees
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Audit
fees
|
152,490
|
168,826
|
||||||
Audit
related fees
|
40,042
|
-0-
|
||||||
Tax
fees
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||
All
other fees
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
||||||
Total
fees
|
192,532
|
168,826
|
Audit
fees consist of fees related to GEM’s year end financial statements and review
of GEM’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Audit related fees
principally include audits in connection with the acquisition completed during
2008.
It is the
policy of GEM’s audit committee to approve all engagements of GEM’s independent
auditors to render audit or non-audit services prior to the initiation of such
services.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15. Exhibits,
Financial Statements Schedules
The
following are exhibits filed as part of GEM's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008:
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
2.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation of the Registrant *
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
*
|
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
of the Registrant *
|
|
31.1
|
CEO
Certification **
|
|
31.2
|
CFO
Certification **
|
|
32.1
|
CEO
Certification **
|
|
32.2
|
CFO
Certification
**
|
* Previously
Filed
** Filed
Herewith
Reports
on Form 8-K
(1) As
filed with the commission on Form 8K dated January 3, 2007
(2) As
filed with the commission on Form 8K dated July 17, 2007
(3) As
filed with the commission on Form 8K dated November 6, 2007
(4) As
filed with the commission on Form 8K dated September 24, 2008
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC | |||
Dated:
April 15, 2009
|
By:
|
/s/ Timothy J. Koziol | |
Timothy
J. Koziol
President,
CEO and
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
Dated:
April 15, 2009
|
By:
|
/s/ Brett M. Clark | |
Brett
M. Clark
Executive Vice President Finance,
Chief Financial Officer
|
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