GRAND RIVER COMMERCE INC - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.
FORM
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
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20-5393246
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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4471
Wilson Ave., SW, Grandville, Michigan 49418
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(616)
531-1943
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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.
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Yes
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No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨ ( Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company þ
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Yes
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No
The
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as
of the latest practicable date: 0 shares of the Company’s Common Stock ($0.01
par value per share) were outstanding as of October 31,2008.
GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
FORM
10-Q
INDEX
PART
I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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1
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ITEM
1.
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CONDENSED
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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9
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ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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12
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ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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12
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PART
II — OTHER INFORMATION
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12
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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12
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ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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12
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ITEM
3.
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DEFAULT
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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12
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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12
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ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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12
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ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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13
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(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
BALANCE
SHEETS
September 30,
2008
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December 31,
2007
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ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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171,372
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$
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27,745
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Equipment,
less accumulated depreciation ($16,678 in 2008 and $3,127 in
2007)
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89,468
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60,814
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Other
assets
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12,414
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11,493
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Total
assets
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$
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273,254
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$
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100,052
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’
DEFICIT
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Liabilities
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Short
term borrowings
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$
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1,235,000
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$
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250,000
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Other
borrowings
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1,288,002
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1,035,002
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Other
liabilities
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18,523
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9,010
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Total
liabilities
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2,541,525
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1,294,012
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Commitments
(Notes 4, 5, 6 and 9)
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Shareholders’
Deficit
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Common
stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued
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─
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─
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Additional
paid-in capital (deficit)
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(1,025,784
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)
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(556,272
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)
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Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
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(1,242,487
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)
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(637,688
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)
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Total
shareholders’ deficit
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(2,268,271
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)
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(1,193,960
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)
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Total
liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
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$
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273,254
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$
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100,052
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
1
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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Period from
August 15, 2006
(date of inception)
to September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Revenues
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Interest
income
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$
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209
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$
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1,927
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$
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428
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$
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5,752
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$
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6,660
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Organization
and Pre-opening costs
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Occupancy
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20,250
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6,726
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58,103
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8,899
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84,664
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Professional
fees
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162,507
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193,764
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479,460
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317,554
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1,072,088
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Training
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891
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2,176
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9,423
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3,409
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13,356
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Printing
and office supplies
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2,162
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762
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5,412
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1,581
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10,785
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Interest
expense
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13,479
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─
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28,393
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─
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29,829
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Other
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6,705
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7,056
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24,436
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11,166
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38,425
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Total
organization and pre-opening costs
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205,994
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210,484
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605,227
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342,609
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1,249,147
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Net
loss accumulated during development stage
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$
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(205,785
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)
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$
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(208,557
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)
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$
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(604,799
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)
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$
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(336,857
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)
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$
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(1,242,487
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)
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
2
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
STATEMENT
OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
PERIOD
FROM AUGUST 15, 2006 (DATE OF INCEPTION) TO SEPTEMBER 30,
2008
Common Stock (Note 4)
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Additional
Paid-in
(Deficit)
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Deficit
Accumulated
During the
Development
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Total Shareholders’
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Stage
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Deficit
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Net
loss
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─
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─
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$
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─
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$
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(90,296
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)
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$
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(90,296
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Costs
directly attributable to proposed offering
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─
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─
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(50,452
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─
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(50,452
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Balances,
December 31, 2006
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─
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─
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(50,452
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)
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(90,296
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)
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(140,748
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)
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Net
Loss
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─
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─
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─
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(547,392
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)
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(547,392
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Costs
directly attributable to proposed offering
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─
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─
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(505,820
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─
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(505,820
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Balances,
December 31, 2007
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─
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─
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(556,272
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)
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(637,688
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)
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(1,193,960
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)
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Net
Loss
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─
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─
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─
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(604,799
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)
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(604,799
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)
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Costs
directly attributable to proposed offering
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─
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─
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(469,512
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)
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─
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(469,512
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)
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Balances,
September 30, 2008
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─
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─
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$
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(1,025,784
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)
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$
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(1,242,487
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)
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$
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(2,268,271
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)
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
3
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTITY)
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
Nine month Ended
September 30,
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For the period from
August 15, 2006
(date of inception)
to September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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Net
loss accumulated during development stage
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$
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(604,799
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$
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(336,857
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)
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$
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(1,242,487
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)
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Depreciation
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13,551
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431
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16,065
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Loss
on disposal of equipment
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─
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─
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613
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Change
in operating assets and liabilities which (used) provided
cash
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Other
assets
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(921
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(5,000
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(12,414
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Interest
payable
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8,906
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─
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10,342
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Other
liabilities
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607
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—
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8,181
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(582,656
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)
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(341,426
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)
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(1,219,700
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)
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Cash
flows from investing activities
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Purchases
of equipment
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(42,205
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)
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(6,862
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)
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(107,446
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)
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Proceeds
from sale of premises and equipment
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─
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─
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1,300
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(42,205
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)
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(6,862
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)
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(106,146
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)
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Cash
flows from financing activities
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Net
short term borrowings
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985,000
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─
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1,235,000
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Proceeds
from other borrowing
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253,000
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825,000
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1,408,002
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Payments
of other borrowings
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─
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(75,000
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)
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(120,000
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)
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Payments
of costs directly attributable to proposed common stock
offering
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(469,512
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)
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(317,185
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)
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(1,025,784
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)
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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768,488
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432,815
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1,497,218
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Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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143,627
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84,527
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171,372
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|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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27,745
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9,254
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─
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|||||||
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||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$
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171,372
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$
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93,871
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$
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171,372
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial
statements.
4
Grand
River Commerce, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Condensed Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note
1: Summary
of Significant Accounting Principles
Nature
of Organization
Grand
River Commerce, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the
State of Michigan on August 15, 2006, to organize a de novo bank in Michigan.
The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31. Upon receiving regulatory
approvals to commence business, the Company expects to capitalize Grand River
Bank (the “Bank”), a de novo bank in formation, which will also have a December
31 fiscal year end. The Company intends to raise $15,000,000 to $20,000,000
in
equity capital prior to offering costs, through the sale of shares of the
Company’s common stock. A registration statement filed in 2008 on Form S-1
allows the Company to increase the equity capital amount to $24,000,000.
Proceeds of the offering are expected to be used to capitalize the Bank, lease
facilities and provide working capital.
The
accompanying interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only
of
normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ending December 31, 2008. For further information, refer
to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s S-1
filing with financial information covering the year ended December 31,
2007.
Going
Concern
The
Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going
concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of
liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet
established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating
costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company
to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate
capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company
is
unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease development
of
operations.
The
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is also dependent upon
its
ability to successfully obtain regulatory approval for the opening of the Bank.
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating
to
the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount
and classifications or liabilities or other adjustments that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Development-Stage
Company
The
Company is considered a development-stage company, with limited operating
revenues during the periods presented, as defined by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7, Accounting
and Reporting by Development Stage Companies,
which
requires enterprises to cumulatively report their operations, shareholders
deficit and cash flows since inception through the date that revenues are
generated from management’s intended operations, among other things. Management
has defined inception as August 15, 2006. Since inception, the Company has
incurred a cumulative operating loss of $1,242,487. The Company’s working
capital has been generated through borrowings from investors and a line of
credit obtained from an unaffiliated bank. Management has provided financial
data since August 15, 2006, “Inception,” in the financial statements, as a means
to assist readers of the Company’s financial information to make informed
investment decisions.
5
Effects
of Newly Issued but not yet Effective Accounting
Standards
In
January 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, Non-controlling
Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No.
51.
This
Statement applies to all entities that prepare consolidated financial
statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will affect only those
entities that have an outstanding non-controlling interest in one or more
subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. The statement requires specific
reporting and accounting treatment for minority interest and changes in minority
interest positions of an entity. The Company does not expect the adoption of
the
standard to have a material impact on the financial statements.
In
March
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161,
Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133 (SFAS 161).
SFAS
161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments
and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures. SFAS No. 161 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company does
not expect the adoption of the standard to have a material impact on the
financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
141R, Business
Combinations (SFAS 141R),
which
replaces SFAS No. 141, Business
Combinations.
SFAS
No. 141R establishes principles and requirements for determining how an
enterprise recognizes and measures the fair value of certain assets and
liabilities acquired in a business combination, including non controlling
interests, contingent consideration, and certain acquired contingencies. SFAS
No. 141R also requires acquisition-related transaction expenses and
restructuring costs be expensed as incurred rather than capitalized as a
component of the business combination. SFAS No. 141R will be applicable
prospectively to business combinations beginning in the Company’s 2009 fiscal
year.
Effects
of Newly Issued Accounting Standards
In
February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities.
Adoption
of this statement was required on January 1, 2008. This statement allows, but
does not require, companies to record certain assets and liabilities at their
fair value. The fair value determination is made at the instrument level, so
similar assets or liabilities could be partially accounted for using the
historical cost method, while other similar assets or liabilities are accounted
for using the fair value method. Changes in fair value are recorded through
the
income statement in subsequent periods. The statement provides for a one time
opportunity to transfer existing assets and liabilities to fair value at the
point of adoption with a cumulative effect adjustment recorded against equity.
After adoption, the election to report assets or liabilities at fair value
must
be made at the point of their inception. The adoption of this standard did
not
have an effect on the financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements.
This
Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement
establishes a fair value hierarchy about the assumptions used to measure fair
value and clarifies assumptions about risk and the effect of a restriction
on
the sale or use of an asset. The standard was effective January 1, 2008. The
adoption of this standard did not have an effect on the financial statements.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 157-3, Determining
the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not
Active
(FSP
157-3). FSP 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS 157, which the Company
adopted as of January 1, 2008, in cases where a market is not active. The
adoption of this standard did not have an effect on the financial
statements.
6
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that
affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Organization
and Pre-opening Costs
Organization
and pre-opening costs represent incorporation costs, offering costs, legal
and
accounting costs, consultant and professional fees and other costs relating
to
the organization. Management anticipates that the organization and pre-opening
costs will approximate $3,130,000 up to the commencement of operations.
Approximately $1,724,900 will be expensed as organization and pre-opening costs,
approximately $240,100 will be capitalized as premises and equipment costs
and
approximately $1,165,000 will be accounted for as offering costs. Costs directly
attributable to the proposed common stock offering and classified as additional
paid-in capital (deficit) on the balance sheet consist of:
Three Months Ended
|
Nine months Ended
|
For the period from
August 15, 2006
(date of inception)
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||||||||||||||
September 30,
2008
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September 30,
2007
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September 30,
2008
|
September 30,
2007
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to September 30,
2008
|
||||||||||||
Bankmark
Fees
|
$
|
45,580
|
$
|
47,018
|
$
|
220,430
|
$
|
219,935
|
$
|
601,363
|
||||||
Printing
/ Graphics
|
3,617
|
18,000
|
46,750
|
18,000
|
73,725
|
|||||||||||
Legal
Fees
|
24,829
|
34,250
|
88,639
|
79,250
|
226,026
|
|||||||||||
Promotional
|
49,391
|
─
|
113,693
|
─
|
124,670
|
|||||||||||
|
$
|
123,417
|
$
|
99,268
|
$
|
469,512
|
$
|
317,185
|
$
|
1,025,784
|
Deferred
Offering Costs
Costs
related to the offering of common stock will be deferred and will be offset
against the offering proceeds when the sale of stock is completed. Total
deferred costs at September 30, 2008 amounted to $1,025,784.
Equipment
Equipment
is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed
principally by the straight line method based upon the estimated useful lives
of
the assets which generally range from 3 to 15 years. Maintenance, repairs and
minor alterations are charged to current operations as expenditures occur.
Management annually reviews these assets to determine whether carrying values
have been impaired.
Income
Taxes
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between
the financial statements and federal income tax basis of assets and liabilities
that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on
enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the period in which the differences
are
expected to affect taxable income. Deferred income tax benefits result from
net
operating loss carry forwards. Valuation allowances are established when
necessary to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized. Due to the development stage nature of the Company’s business, any
potential deferred tax benefit from the anticipated utilization of net operating
losses generated during the development period has been completely offset by
a
valuation allowance. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for
the
period plus, or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and
liabilities.
7
Note
2: Short
Term Borrowings
The
Company maintains a $1,250,000 revolving line-of-credit, of which $1,235,000
was
outstanding at September 30, 2008, with an unaffiliated financial institution.
The line of credit matures on November 30, 2009 and bears interest at a rate
of
.25% below the prime commercial rate (effective rate of 4.75% at September
30,
2008). The note is unsecured and is guaranteed by the Company’s 23 organizers at
$75,000 each, with an aggregate guarantee of $1,725,000. Subsequent to September
30, 2008, the Company obtained a commitment for an increase in the line of
credit to $1,750,000 and an extension of the maturity date to January 31,
2009.
Note
3: Other
Borrowings
Advances
in the amount of $1,288,002 are outstanding from the Company’s organizers. The
advances are non-interest bearing, and management intends to repay the advances
from the proceeds of the proposed common stock offering, if successful.
Note
4: Common
Stock Subscriptions
The
Company began the public offering of its stock on May 9, 2008. As of September
30, 2008, a total of $5,565,240 had been deposited into an escrow account with
an unaffiliated financial institution representing the proceeds of subscriptions
received from purchasers of the Company’s common stock. All subscription funds
will be held in an escrow account at a bank, which will act as the escrow agent.
The escrow agent will hold the subscription funds until the Company accepts
subscriptions for at least 1,500,000 shares and notifies the escrow agent that
all required regulatory approvals to open the Bank for business to the public
have been received. If the Company is unable to sell at least 1,500,000 shares
of common stock or fails to receive all required regulatory approvals, the
escrow agent will promptly return all subscription funds to investors, with
interest earned thereon, if any, and without deduction for expenses. The Company
is unable to access or use any subscription funds until they are released from
escrow.
Note
5: Consulting
Agreements
The
Company currently has consulting agreements with individuals to perform
management functions for the Company. The terms of the agreements begin on
the
date signed and will be terminated at the earlier of (1) February 28, 2009;
(2) the date on which the Bank receives the Certificate of Authority from
the appropriate regulatory authorities; (3) the date on which the Company
notifies the consultants of its intent to abandon its efforts in receiving
regulatory certification; (4) termination for just cause or (5) upon
death or disability of the consultant. The total monthly commitment related
to
these consulting agreements is $43,582, plus expenses for medical coverage,
housing allowance and certain travel expenses. The total expense for related
agreements was $422,485 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008
and
$839,829 for the period from August 15, 2006 (date of inception) through
September 30, 2008.
Note
6: Operating
Lease
In
November 2007, the Company began leasing a building and is obligated under
an
operating lease agreement through December 2010 with monthly rent charged at
a
rate of $4,100. The lease provides that the Company pays insurance and certain
other operating expenses applicable to the leased premise. The lease also
stipulates that the Company may use and occupy the premise only for the purpose
of maintaining and operating a bank.
Note
7: Stock
Options
The
Company maintains a stock incentive plan designed to grant incentive stock
options and non-qualified stock options to directors, executive officers and
other individuals employed by Grand River Commerce or Grand River Bank. The
Plan
has a term of 10 years. The board of directors will reserve 200,000 shares
for
issuance under the stock incentive plan. Assuming the issuance of all of the
shares reserved for stock options and the exercise of all of those options,
the
shares acquired by the option holders pursuant to their stock options would
represent approximately 11.8% of the outstanding shares after exercise, assuming
the minimum offering, and approximately 9.1% of the outstanding shares after
exercise, assuming the maximum offering.
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Note
8: Common
Stock Purchase Warrants
In
recognition of the substantial financial risks undertaken by the members of
the
Company’s organizing group, the Company anticipates granting common stock
purchase warrants to such organizers. As of September 30, 2008, the Company
anticipated granting warrants to purchase an aggregate of 230,000 shares of
common stock to certain of its organizers. Each organizer who provides a limited
guarantee of $102,700 of the Company’s outstanding debt will receive warrants to
purchase shares of common stock commensurate with the actual amount of stock
purchased. These warrants will be exercisable at a price of $10.00 per share,
the initial offering price, and may be exercised within ten years from the
date
that the Bank opens for business. The warrants will be fully transferable by
the
organizers. Subsequent to September 30, 2008, the Company’s organizing group
approved an increase in the number of warrants to be issued by the Company
to
305,300.
Note
9: Commitments
The
Company’s agreement with Nubank, doing business as Bankmark, related to the
formation of the bank and related stock offering, was allowed to expire on
September 30, 2008. Fees expensed under the contracts, from inception through
September 30, 2008, were approximately $715,000.
The
following discussion and analysis provides information which the management
of
the Company believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the
Company’s results of operations and financial condition. This discussion should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes
appearing in this report.
OVERVIEW
We
are a
Michigan corporation incorporated on August 15, 2006, to organize and serve
as
the holding company for the Bank. We are domiciled in Grandville, Michigan.
We
are still in a development stage and will remain in that stage until the Bank
opens for business. Prior to the Bank’s opening for business, our main
operations have been focused on activities relating to the Bank’s organization,
conducting our initial public offering, applying to the Michigan Office of
Financial and Insurance Regulation (“OFIR”) for a bank charter, applying to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) for deposit insurance,
interviewing and hiring personnel, and preparing the location from which the
Bank will operate.
The
Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which Registration Statement became effective
May 9, 2008. Pursuant to the Registration Statement, a minimum of 1,500,000
shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common
Stock”), and a maximum of 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock were registered for
sale at an offering price of $10.00 per share. As of October 31, 2008,
subscriptions to purchase approximately 905,000 shares of common stock have
been
received by the Company. The Company has filed a Supplement to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 extending the offering period for the stock to December
31, 2008.
Going
Concern
The
Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going
concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of
liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet
established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating
costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company
to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate
capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company
is
unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease development
of
operations.
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The
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is also dependent upon
its
ability to successfully obtain regulatory approval for the opening of the Bank.
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating
to
the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount
and classifications or liabilities or other adjustments that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Development-Stage
Company
The
Company is considered a development-stage company, with limited operating
revenues during the periods presented, as defined by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7, which requires companies to report their
operations, shareholders deficit and cash flows since inception through the
date
that revenues are generated from management’s intended operations, among other
things. Management has defined inception as August 15, 2006. Since inception,
the Company has incurred an operating loss of $1,242,487. The Company’s working
capital has been generated through borrowings from organizers and advances
through a line of credit from a bank. Management has provided financial data
since August 15, 2006, “Inception,” in the financial statements, as a means to
provide readers of the Company’s financial information to make informed
investment decisions.
Significant
Accounting Policies
Our
critical accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our financial statements
included in our Form S-1. Certain of our accounting policies are particularly
important to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations
and require management’s subjective judgments. As a result, these judgments are
subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. In applying these policies,
management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at
the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and
expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, deferred
costs
related to the proposed offering and the effects of liquidity on the development
stage aspect of the Company. There have neither been material changes to our
critical accounting policies for the periods presented nor any material
quantitative revisions to our critical accounting estimates for the periods
presented.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Except
for the various consulting agreements stated in Note 5 to the interim financial
statements, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements,
financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other
persons, also known as “special purpose entities” (SPEs).
FINANCIAL
RESULTS
For
the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, the Company’s net loss amounted to
$604,799. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, the primary
expenses were professional fees paid to contracted management ($479,460) and
occupancy expenses ($58,103). Because the Company is in the organizational
stage, it has no operations from which to generate revenues. The Company has
included comparative financial information from the date of inception through
September 30, 2008 or at December 31, 2007, as appropriate. However, because
the
Company is in a development stage, management of the Company does not believe
the comparative information is meaningful.
Costs
related to the offering of common stock have been deferred and are expected
to
be offset against the offering proceeds when the sale of stock is completed.
For
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, the costs related to the
offering amounted to $469,512. For the nine-month period ended September 30,
2008, the primary expenses were professional fees paid Bankmark ($220,430),
marketing and promotional event costs ($113,693) and legal and filing fees
($88,639).
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Initially,
the Bank anticipates deriving its revenues principally from interest charged
on
loans and, to a lesser extent, from interest earned on investments, fees
received in connection with the origination of loans and other miscellaneous
fees and service charges. Its principal expenses are anticipated to be interest
expense on deposits and operating expenses. The funds for these activities
are
anticipated to be provided principally by operating revenues, deposit growth,
purchases of federal funds from other banks, sale of loans and investment
securities, and partial or full repayment of loans by borrowers.
The
Bank’s operations will depend substantially on its net interest income, which is
the difference between the interest income earned on its loans and other assets
and the interest expense paid on its deposits and other borrowings. This
difference is largely affected by changes in market interest rates, credit
policies of monetary authorities, and other local, national or international
economic factors, which are beyond the Bank’s ability to predict or control.
Significant moves in interest rates may decrease or eliminate the Bank’s
profitability.
FUNDING
OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY
The
Company’s operations from inception through September 30, 2008 have been funded
from advances aggregating $1,288,002 made by the Bank’s organizers and from a
$1,250,000 revolving line of credit. The Company has received a commitment
from
the lender to increase the line of credit to $1,750,000. To date, $1,235,000
has
been advanced on the line. The Bank’s organizers contributed an additional
$253,000 during the three month period ended September 30, 2008. Management
of
the Company believes that funding is sufficient to sustain operations through
January 31, 2009. The proceeds to be raised during the initial public offering
are expected to provide sufficient capital to support the growth of the Company
and the Bank for their initial years of operations. The Company does not
anticipate that it will need to raise additional funds to meet expenditures
required to operate its business during the initial twelve months after a
successful offering; all anticipated material expenditures during that period
are expected to be provided for out of the proceeds of the Company’s initial
public offering.
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
The
Company has made minor capital expenditures for the purpose of preparing its
property to be utilized in the ordinary course of its banking business following
receipt of all final regulatory approvals, consisting of making leasehold
improvements to the property from which the Bank will conduct its operations
and
of purchasing furniture and equipment. As of September 30, 2008, the Company
had
incurred capitalized expenditures of approximately $106,000.
ADVISORY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
of the statements contained in this report on Form 10-Q that are not historical
facts are forward looking statements relating to, without limitation, future
economic performance, plans and objectives of management for future operations,
and projections of revenues and other financial items that are based on the
beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by and
information currently available to the Company’s management.
The
Company cautions readers of this report that such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Although management believes that its expectations of future performance are
based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of their
business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will
not
differ materially from its expectations.
The
Company’s operating performance each quarter is subject to various risks and
uncertainties that are discussed in detail in the Company’s filings with the
SEC, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Registration
Statement as filed with the SEC and declared effective on May 9,
2008.
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The
Company is subject to certain market risks, including changes in interest rates
and currency exchange rates. The Company does not undertake any specific actions
to limit those exposures.
The
Company has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end
of the period covered by this report. The Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded
that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that
the
Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules
and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
The
Company’s management does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures or the Company’s internal controls will prevent all errors and all
fraud. Control systems, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide
only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control
system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in
all
control systems, no evaluation of the controls can provide absolute assurance
that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company
have
been detected.
None.
ITEM
3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
None.
None.
Not
applicable.
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Rule
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SIGNATURES
GRAND
RIVER COMMERCE, INC.
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By:
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Robert P. Bilotti
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Robert
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President
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Elizabeth C. Bracken
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Elizabeth
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Chief
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