Heritage Global Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
OR
o TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from ____________ to ________
Commission
file number: 0-17973
C2
Global Technologies Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
FLORIDA
(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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59-2291344
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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40
King St. West, Suite 3200, Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(416) 866-3000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number)
N/A
(Registrant’s
Former Name)
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 and Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter time period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule
12b-2).
Large
Accelerated Filer £
Accelerated Filer £ Non-Accelerated
Filer R
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £
No
R
As
of
November 5, 2007, there were 23,095,010 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value,
outstanding.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Part I.
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Financial
Information
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
as
of September
30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
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3
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
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4
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’
Deficit
for
the period ended September 30, 2007
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5
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
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6
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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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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21
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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34
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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34
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Part II.
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Other
Information
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35
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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35
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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35
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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35
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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35
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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35
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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35
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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36
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2
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1
- Financial Statements.
C2
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September
30,
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December
31,
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(In
thousands of dollars, except share and per share
amounts)
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2007
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2006
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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8
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$
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3
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Other
current assets
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16
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70
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Total
current assets
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24
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73
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Other
assets:
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Intangible
assets, net (Note 5)
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25
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40
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Goodwill
(Note 5)
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173
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173
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Investments
(Note 6)
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575
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1,100
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Total
assets
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$
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797
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$
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1,386
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities (Note 5)
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$
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511
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$
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550
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Convertible
note payable, net of unamortized discount (Note 7)
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—
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1,299
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Note
payable to a related party (Note 7)
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2,003
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6
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Total
liabilities
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2,514
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1,855
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders’
deficit:
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Preferred
stock, $10.00 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued and
outstanding 612; liquidation preference of $612 at September 30,
2007 and
December 31, 2006
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6
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6
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Common
stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 300,000,000 shares, issued and
outstanding 23,094,850 at September 30, 2007 and 23,084,850 at
December 31, 2006
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231
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231
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Additional
paid-in capital
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274,636
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274,499
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Accumulated
deficit
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(276,590
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)
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(275,205
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)
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Total
stockholders’ deficit
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(1,717
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)
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(469
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)
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
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$
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797
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$
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1,386
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
3
C2
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
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Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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(In
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Revenue
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Operating
costs and expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative
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318
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306
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911
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1,047
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Depreciation
and amortization
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5
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5
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15
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15
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Total
operating costs and expenses
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323
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311
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926
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1,062
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Operating
loss
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(323
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(311
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(926
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)
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(1,062
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)
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Other
income (expense):
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Interest
expense - related party (Note 7)
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(52
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(2,053
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(135
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)
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(6,621
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Interest
expense - third party
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—
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605
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(12
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)
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(378
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)
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Other
income (expense)
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3
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6
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(289
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122
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Total
other expense
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(49
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(1,442
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(436
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(6,877
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Loss
from continuing operations
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(372
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(1,753
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(1,362
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(7,939
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)
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Income
(loss) from discontinued operations (net of $0 tax)
(Note
8)
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(3
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(3
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(23
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4,348
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Net
loss
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$
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(375
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)
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$
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(1,756
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)
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$
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(1,385
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)
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$
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(3,591
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Weighted
average shares outstanding
(in
thousands)
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23,095
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19,237
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23,095
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19,237
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Net
income (loss) per common share (Note 2)
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Loss
from continuing operations
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$
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(0.02
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$
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(0.09
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$
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(0.06
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$
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(0.42
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Income
from discontinued operations
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—
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—
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—
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0.23
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Net
loss per common share
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$
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(0.02
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$
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(0.09
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)
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$
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(0.06
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)
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$
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(0.19
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)
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
4
C2
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For
the period ended September 30, 2007
(in
thousands of dollars, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
Additional
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Preferred
stock
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Common
stock
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paid-in
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Accumulated
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Shares
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Amount
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Shares
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Amount
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capital
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deficit
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Balance
at December 31, 2005
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618
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$
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6
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19,237,135
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$
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192
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$
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189,162
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$
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(267,302
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)
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Conversion
of Series N preferred stock to common stock
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(6
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)
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—
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240
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—
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—
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—
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Conversion
of related party debt to
common
stock
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—
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—
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3,847,475
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39
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3,347
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—
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Forgiveness
of related party debt
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—
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—
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—
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—
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80,196
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—
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Transfer
of warrant to equity
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—
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—
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—
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—
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430
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(227
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)
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Beneficial
conversion feature on certain convertible notes payable to related
party
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1,225
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—
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Compensation
cost related to stock options
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—
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—
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—
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—
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139
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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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—
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—
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(7,676
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)
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Balance
at December 31, 2006
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612
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6
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23,084,850
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231
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274,499
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(275,205
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)
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Conversion
of third party debt to common stock
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—
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—
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10,000
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—
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7
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—
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Compensation
cost related to stock options
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—
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—
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—
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—
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130
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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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—
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—
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(1,385
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)
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Balance
at September 30, 2007
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612
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$
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6
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23,094,850
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$
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231
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$
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274,636
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$
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(276,590
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)
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
5
C2
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
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Nine
months ended
September
30,
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2007
|
2006
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$
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(1,385
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)
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$
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(3,591
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Loss
(income) from discontinued operations
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23
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(4,348
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)
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Depreciation
and amortization
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15
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15
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Amortization
of discount and debt issuance costs on notes payable to a related
party
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—
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1,036
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Amortization
of discount and debt issuance costs on convertible note
payable
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8
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222
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Accrued
interest added to notes payable to a related party
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135
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5,585
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Non-cash
cost of prepayment of third party debt
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224
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—
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Stock
compensation expense
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130
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95
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|||||
Mark
to market adjustment of warrant to purchase common stock
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—
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(78
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)
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(850
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)
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(1,064
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)
|
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Increase
(decrease) in operating assets and liabilities:
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|||||||
Other
assets
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(8
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)
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181
|
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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(39
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)
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(1,143
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)
|
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Net
cash used in operating activities by continuing operations
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(897
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)
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(2,026
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)
|
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Net
cash used in operating activities by discontinued
operations
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(23
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)
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(164
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)
|
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(920
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)
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(2,190
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)
|
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Redemption
of portfolio investments
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1,100
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—
|
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Purchase
of portfolio investments
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(575
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)
|
—
|
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Net
cash used in investing activities of continuing and discontinued
operations
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525
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—
|
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Increase
in notes payable to a related party
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2,862
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1,883
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Payment
of notes payable to a related party
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(1,000
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)
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—
|
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Release of
restricted cash to pay convertible note payable
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—
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1,324
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|||||
Repayment
of convertible note payable
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(1,462
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)
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(1,324
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)
|
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Net
cash provided by financing activities of continuing
operations
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400
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1,883
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Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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5
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(307
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)
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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3
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327
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|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$
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8
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$
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20
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Supplemental
schedule of non-cash investing and financing
activities:
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Disposition
of telecommunications business in exchange for assumption of liabilities
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$
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—
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$
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4,324
|
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Discount
in connection with convertible notes payable to related
parties
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—
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1,225
|
|||||
Supplemental
cash flow information:
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Taxes
paid
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6
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4
|
|||||
Interest
paid
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21
|
247
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
6
C2
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
Note
1 - Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C2
Global
Technologies Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
including C2
Communications Technologies Inc.
and C2
Investments Inc.
These
entities, on a combined basis, are referred to as “C2”, the “Company”, or “we”
in these unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements. Our unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and
include the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of all majority-owned
subsidiaries over which C2 exercises control. All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
C2
owns
certain patents, including two foundational patents in voice
over internet protocol (“VoIP”)
technology
-
U.S.
Patent Nos. 6,243,373 and 6,438,124 (together the “VoIP Patent Portfolio”),
which it seeks to license. Subsequent
to the disposition of its Telecommunications business in September 2005, as
discussed in Note 8 to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements, licensing
of intellectual property constitutes the primary business of the Company. C2’s
target market consists of carriers, equipment manufacturers, service providers
and end users in the internet protocol (“IP”) telephone market who are using
C2’s patented VoIP technologies by deploying VoIP networks for phone-to-phone
communications. The Company has
engaged,
and
intends to continue to engage,
in
licensing agreements
with
third parties domestically and internationally. At present, no royalties are
being paid to the Company. The Company plans to obtain licensing and royalty
revenue from its target market by enforcing its patents, with the assistance
of
outside counsel, in order to realize value from its intellectual
property.
In
the
third quarter of 2007, the Company began investing in Internet-based e-commerce
businesses, when it acquired minority positions in MyTrade.com, Inc., Buddy
Media, Inc. and LIMOS.com LLC. These investments are discussed in more detail
in
Note 6.
Management
believes that the unaudited interim data includes all adjustments necessary
for
a fair presentation. The December 31, 2006 condensed consolidated balance
sheet, as included herein, is derived from the audited consolidated financial
statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The September
30, 2007 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read
in
conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and, accordingly,
do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty. The independent registered public accounting firm’s report on the
consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 contained an explanatory
paragraph regarding the uncertainty of the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern.
The
results of operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 are
not
necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the entire year ending
December 31, 2007.
Note
2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Net
earnings (loss) per share
Basic
earnings (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number
of C2
common shares outstanding during the period. Options, warrants, convertible
preferred stock and convertible debt are included in the calculation of diluted
earnings per share, since they are assumed to be exercised or converted, except
when their effect would be anti-dilutive. As the Company had a loss from
continuing operations for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and
2006, diluted loss per share is not presented.
7
Potential
common shares that were not included in the computation of loss per share,
because they would have been anti-dilutive, are as follows:
September
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Assumed
conversion of Series N preferred stock
|
24,480
|
24,480
|
|||||
Assumed
conversion of note payable to a related party
|
—
|
3,890,641
|
|||||
Assumed
conversion of convertible note payable
|
—
|
2,172,460
|
|||||
Assumed
exercise of options and warrant to purchase shares of common
stock
|
1,975,749
|
2,108,826
|
|||||
2,000,229
|
8,196,407
|
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date
of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Significant
estimates include revenue recognition, purchase accounting (including the
ultimate recoverability of intangibles and other long-lived assets), valuation
of deferred tax assets, and contingencies surrounding litigation. These policies
have the potential to significantly impact our financial statements, either
because of the significance of the financial statement item to which they
relate, or because they require judgment and estimation due to the uncertainty
involved in measuring, at a specific point in time, events which are continuous
in nature.
Intangible
assets and goodwill
The
Company accounts for intangible assets in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, Business
Combinations
and SFAS
No. 142, Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets.
All
business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. Goodwill
and
intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested
for impairment at least annually. Intangible assets are recorded based on
estimates of fair value at the time of the acquisition.
The
Company assesses the fair value of goodwill based upon the fair value of the
Company as a whole, with the Company’s valuation being based upon its market
capitalization. If the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the Company’s
estimated fair value, goodwill impairment may be present. The Company measures
the goodwill impairment loss based upon the fair value of the underlying assets
and liabilities, including any unrecognized intangible assets,
and
estimates the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss is recognized
to the extent that the
Company’s
recorded
goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill.
Goodwill
is tested for impairment annually, and will be tested for impairment between
annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that more likely than
not would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. No impairment was
present upon the performance of these tests in 2006 and
2005.
We
cannot predict the occurrence of future events that might adversely affect
the
reported value of goodwill. Such events may include, but are not limited to,
strategic decisions made in response to economic and competitive conditions,
judgments on the validity of the Company’s VoIP Patent Portfolio,
or
other
factors not known to management at this time.
Investments
Investments
are accounted for under the methods appropriate to each type of
investment.
Equity
securities that are not readily marketable, and equity securities having
underlying common stock that is also not readily marketable, are accounted
for
under the cost method. This is due to the fact that the Company currently plans
to hold the investments for an indefinite period of time with the objective
of
realizing long-term capital appreciation. The Company’s ownership interests do
not allow it to exercise significant influence over the entities in which it
has
invested. The Company monitors these investments for impairment by considering
factors such as the economic environment and market conditions, as well as
the
operational performance of, and other specific factors relating to, the business
underlying the investments. The fair values of the securities are estimated
quarterly using the best available information as of the evaluation date,
including data such as the quoted market prices of comparable public companies,
market price of the common stock underlying the preferred stock, recent
financing rounds of the investee, and other investee-specific information.
The
Company will record an other than temporary impairment in the carrying value
of
the investments should the Company conclude that such a decline has
occurred.
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Impairments,
dividends and realized gains and losses on equity securities are included in
other income in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 6 for
further discussion of the Company’s investments.
Liabilities
The
Company is involved from time to time in various legal matters arising out
of
its operations in the normal course of business. On a case by case basis, the
Company evaluates the likelihood of possible outcomes for this litigation.
Based
on this evaluation, the Company determines whether a liability accrual is
appropriate. If the likelihood of a negative outcome is probable, and the amount
is estimable, the Company accounts for the liability in the current period.
A
change in the circumstances surrounding any current litigation could have a
material impact on the financial statements.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company calculates stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123,
Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation,
as
revised December 2004 (“SFAS No. 123(R)”), which it was required to adopt in the
first quarter of 2006. SFAS No. 123(R) superseded Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees,
and
related Interpretations (“APB No. 25”), and requires that all stock-based
compensation, including options, be expensed at fair value, as of the grant
date, over the vesting period. Companies are required to use an option pricing
model (e.g. Black-Scholes or Binomial) to determine compensation expense. See
Note 4 for further discussion of the Company’s stock-based
compensation.
Income
taxes
The
Company records deferred taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes (“SFAS
No. 109”). This
statement
requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary
differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and the amounts
at
which they are carried in the financial statements, based upon the enacted
tax
rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The Company establishes a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred
tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The
Company periodically assesses the value of its deferred tax asset, which has
been generated by a history of net operating and net capital losses, and
determines the necessity for a valuation allowance. The Company evaluates which
portion, if any, will more likely than not be realized by offsetting future
taxable income, taking into consideration any limitations that may exist on
its
use of its net operating and net capital loss carryforwards.
In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109
("FIN
48"). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized
in a company's financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, and
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial
statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to
be
taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure and transition. The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48
effective January 1, 2007. The adoption of FIN 48 had no material effect on
the financial position, operations or cash flow of the Company. See Note 9
for
further discussion of the Company’s income taxes.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements
(“SFAS
No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value under GAAP, expands the required disclosures regarding
fair
value measurements, and applies to other accounting pronouncements that either
require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for interim periods within those
fiscal years, with early adoption encouraged. SFAS No. 157 is to be applied
prospectively, with a limited form of retrospective application for several
financial instruments. The Company elected to adopt SFAS No. 157 at January
1,
2007, in order to conform to the adoption of a similar Canadian accounting
pronouncement by its parent, Counsel Corporation. The Company’s adoption of SFAS
No. 157 has not had a material effect on its financial position, operations
or
cash flows.
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In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including
an
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
(“SFAS
No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 provides the option to measure selected financial assets
and liabilities at fair value, and requires the fair values of those assets
and
liabilities to be shown on the face of the balance sheet. It also requires
the
provision of additional information regarding the reasons for electing the
fair
value option and the effect of the election on current period earnings. SFAS
No.
159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to
facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement
attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early
adoption permitted if SFAS No. 157 is also adopted. SFAS No. 159 is to be
applied prospectively. The Company has not elected early adoption of SFAS No.
159, and has not yet evaluated the impact that SFAS No. 159 will have on its
financial statements when adopted.
Note
3 - Liquidity and Capital Resources
As
a
result of our substantial historical operating losses and negative cash flows
from operations, at September 30, 2007 we had a stockholders’ deficit of $1,717
(December 31, 2006 - $469) and negative working capital of $2,490 (December
31,
2006 - $1,782). The $708 increase in the working capital deficit was primarily
due to net advances of $1,862 from our majority stockholder, Counsel Corporation
(together with its subsidiaries, “Counsel”), and the capitalization of $135
interest on those advances. During the first nine months of 2007, Counsel
advanced a total of $2,862, and the Company repaid $1,000 of principal from
the
proceeds of the redemption of the AccessLine portfolio investment, which is
discussed in more detail in Note 6 of these unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements. The advances from Counsel were partially offset by the
repayment of the $1,471 convertible note (the “Note”) owing to a third party
lender at December 31, 2006. The Note’s repayment also resulted in the
elimination of its associated $60 deferred financing costs and $166 debt
discount, further increasing the working capital deficit.
As
a
result of the Note repayment on January 10, 2007, as discussed in Note 7,
the
Company had no
third
party debt at September
30,
2007,
compared
to
the
$1,471
owed at
December 31, 2006.
Prior to
its repayment, the Note was secured by all the assets of the Company and
guaranteed by Counsel through its original maturity of October
2007.
Related
party debt owing to our 93% common stockholder, Counsel, is $2,003 at September
30, 2007 compared to $6 at December 31, 2006. Interest on the related party
debt
is capitalized, at the end of each quarter, and added to the principal amount
outstanding. This related party debt was scheduled to mature on October 31,
2007
but has been extended until December 31, 2007. Until December 31, 2006, the
debt
was supported by Counsel’s Keep Well agreement with C2, which required Counsel
to fund, through long-term intercompany advances or equity contributions, all
capital investment, working capital or other operational cash requirements.
The
Keep Well was not formally extended beyond its December 31, 2006 maturity,
but
Counsel has indicated that it will fund the Company’s minimal cash requirements
until at least December 31, 2007.
The
Company has not realized revenues from continuing operations since 2004, and
there is significant doubt about the Company’s ability to obtain additional
financing to fund its operations without the support of Counsel. Additionally,
management
believes that the
Company does not,
at this
time,
have an
ability to obtain additional financing
from
third parties
in order
to pursue expansion through acquisition. The Company must therefore realize
value from its intellectual property
or
capital gains from its portfolio investments,
as
discussed in
Note
1,
in
order to continue as a going concern.
Although
the Company commenced litigation in June 2006 in order to realize value from
its
intellectual property, there
is
no certainty that the Company’s
litigation
will be
successful.
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Note
4 - Stock-Based Compensation
At
September 30, 2007, the Company had several stock-based compensation plans,
which are described more fully in Note 17 to the audited consolidated financial
statements contained in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The
Company accounts for these plans under the recognition and measurement
principles of SFAS No. 123(R), which it adopted on January 1, 2006.
The
Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively, is $44 and $130, as compared to $38 and $95
for the same periods ended September 30, 2006. Basic and diluted net loss per
share for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was not affected by the
adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). Basic and diluted net loss per share for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 was increased by $0.01. The adoption of SFAS
No.
123(R) had no effect on the Company’s Statement of Cash Flows for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, as there were no
exercises of stock options during the first nine months of either year, and
therefore no stock option-related cash flows were generated.
The
fair
value compensation costs relating to stock options in the first nine months
of
2007 and 2006 were determined using historical Black-Scholes input information
at grant dates between 2003 and 2007. These inputs included expected volatility
between 79% and 98%, risk-free interest rates between 3.12% and 5.07%, expected
terms of 4.75 years, and an expected dividend yield of zero.
As
of
September 30, 2007, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense
related to unvested stock options was $212, which is expected to be recognized
over a weighted average period of approximately 14 months.
The
tables below present information regarding all stock options outstanding at
September 30, 2007 and 2006:
|
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
1,096,326
|
$
|
19.52
|
||||
Granted
|
30,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
||||
Expired
|
(150,577
|
)
|
$
|
78.00
|
|||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
|
975,749
|
$
|
9.88
|
||||
Options
exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
507,436
|
$
|
18.08
|
|
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
727,026
|
$
|
37.50
|
||||
Granted
|
455,000
|
$
|
0.82
|
||||
Expired
|
(73,200
|
)
|
$
|
72.31
|
|||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2006
|
1,108,826
|
$
|
20.17
|
||||
Options
exercisable at September 30, 2006
|
469,701
|
$
|
45.70
|
No
options were forfeited or exercised during the nine months ending September
30,
2007 or 2006.
The
aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding at September 30, 2007 was
$0,
based on the Company’s closing stock price of $0.41 as of the last business day
of the period ended September 30, 2007. Intrinsic value is the amount by which
the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the
options. At September 30, 2007, all of the outstanding options had exercise
prices greater than $0.41.
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The
tables below present information regarding unvested stock options outstanding
at
September 30, 2007 and 2006:
|
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
|
|||||
Unvested
at December 31, 2006
|
596,625
|
$
|
0.63
|
||||
Granted
|
30,000
|
$
|
0.46
|
||||
Vested
|
(155,812
|
)
|
$
|
0.55
|
|||
Expired
|
(2,500
|
)
|
$
|
0.00
|
|||
Forfeited
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Unvested
at September 30, 2007
|
468,313
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
|
|||||
Unvested
at December 31, 2005
|
226,187
|
$
|
1.15
|
||||
Granted
|
455,000
|
$
|
0.50
|
||||
Vested
|
(42,062
|
)
|
$
|
0.67
|
|||
Forfeited
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Unvested
at September 30, 2006
|
639,125
|
$
|
0.72
|
The
total
fair value of options vesting during the three and nine months ending
September 30, 2007 was $80 and $86, respectively. The total fair value
of options vesting during the three and nine months ending September 30,
2006 was $24 and $28, respectively.
Note
5 - Composition of Certain Financial Statements Captions
Intangible
assets consisted of the following:
|
September
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||
|
Amortization
period
|
|
Cost
|
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
|
Net
|
||||||
Intangible
assets subject to amortization:
|
|||||||||||||
Patent
rights
|
60
months
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
(75
|
)
|
$
|
25
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amortization
period
|
Cost
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
Net
|
|||||||||
Intangible
assets subject to amortization:
|
|||||||||||||
Patent
rights
|
60
months
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
(60
|
)
|
$
|
40
|
Amortization
expense relating to patent rights was $5 for each of the three month periods
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and $15 for each of the nine month periods
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
The
Company’s goodwill relates to an investment in a subsidiary company that holds
the rights to some of the Company’s patents.
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following:
September
30,
2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
||||||
Regulatory
and legal fees
|
$
|
62
|
$
|
53
|
|||
Accounting,
auditing and tax consulting
|
97
|
126
|
|||||
Telecommunications
and related costs
|
91
|
77
|
|||||
Sales
and other taxes
|
62
|
72
|
|||||
Remuneration
and benefits
|
74
|
101
|
|||||
Accrued
interest
|
—
|
17
|
|||||
Other
|
125
|
104
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
511
|
$
|
550
|
Note
6 - Investments
The
Company’s investments as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted
of the following:
September
30,
2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
||||||
AccessLine
Communications
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,100
|
|||
MyTrade.com,
Inc.
|
75
|
—
|
|||||
Buddy
Media, Inc.
|
100
|
—
|
|||||
LIMOS.com
LLC
|
400
|
—
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
investments
|
$
|
575
|
$
|
1,100
|
MyTrade.com,
Inc.
On
August
23, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary C2 Investments Inc.,
completed an investment in MyTrade.com, Inc. (“MyTrade.com”). MyTrade.com is a
website providing investors and potential investors of all experience levels
with tickerized aggregate investment data and insight from across the internet
in a customized interface. The Company’s investment consists of 75,000 shares of
convertible Series A Preferred Stock (8% per annum cumulative dividend), with
a
total purchase price of $75, representing approximately 12.5% of MyTrade.com’s
preferred stock, or approximately 3.57% of MyTrade.com on an as-converted basis.
The Series A preferred shares vote on an as-converted basis with the common
stock, are convertible at the Company’s option or mandatorily convertible in
connection with an initial public offering, and are otherwise redeemable at
the
holder’s option over an 18 month period at any time after five years from the
date of closing. The material terms of the Company’s Stockholders’ Agreement and
Subscription Agreement are standard for early investments in development stage
companies and include right of first offer, refusal rights, co-sale rights,
limited anti-dilution protection, dividend preference and liquidation
preference. The Series A preferred shares have standard piggyback registration
rights with customary expiration provisions and are subject to a contractual
180
day market stand-off.
Buddy
Media, Inc.
On
September 12, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary C2
Investments Inc., completed an investment in Buddy Media, Inc. (“Buddy Media”).
Buddy Media is a leading developer of applications for emerging new media
platforms, including Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites. The
Company’s investment consists of 303,030 shares of convertible Series A
Preferred Stock, with a total purchase price of $100. At the time of the
Company’s investment, this represented approximately 7% of Buddy Media’s
preferred stock, or approximately 2.62% of Buddy Media on an as-converted basis.
Subsequent to September 30, 2007, the Company’s ownership was reduced to
approximately 2.49% on an as-converted basis, due to investment in Buddy Media
by an unrelated third party. The Series A preferred shares vote on an
as-converted basis with the common stock, are convertible by a vote of the
majority of the Series A preferred stockholders or mandatorily convertible
in
connection with an initial public offering, and are redeemable in certain
circumstances, including a liquidation or sale of Buddy Media. They are entitled
to dividends in the event that common stock holders also receive dividends.
The
material terms of the Company’s Stockholders’ Agreement and Subscription
Agreement are standard for early investments in development stage companies
and
include drag along rights, right of first offer, refusal rights, co-sale rights,
limited anti-dilution protection, dividend preference and liquidation
preference. The Series A preferred shares have standard piggyback registration
rights with customary expiration provisions and are subject to a contractual
180
day market stand-off.
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LIMOS.com
LLC
On
September 21, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary C2
Investments Inc., completed an investment in AZ Limos LLC (name subsequently
changed to LIMOS.com LLC, “LIMOS.com”). LIMOS.com was incorporated in July 2007
in order to acquire the assets and operations of Limos.com (“Limos”), a private
company with an established reputation as a premier provider of qualified leads
for licensed limousine operators. The Company’s investment consists of 400,000
units of LIMOS.com, with a total purchase price of $400, representing a 16%
ownership interest in LIMOS.com. The Company’s investment was part of a $2,500
capital raise by LIMOS.com.
LIMOS.com
acquired the assets and operations of Limos for a purchase price of $4,300,
$2,300 of which was provided by the $2,500 capital raise and $2,000 of which
was
provided by financing (the “Loan”) from a third party lender (the “Lender”). The
Loan bears an effective interest rate of 10.5% per annum and is secured by
all
the assets of LIMOS.com. All investors in LIMOS.com have pledged their ownership
interests as security for the Loan, and certain of the investors have guaranteed
$750 of the Loan. The Company’s majority stockholder, Counsel, has guaranteed
$250 of the Loan on the Company’s behalf.
Contemporaneously
with the Company’s investment in LIMOS.com and Counsel’s guaranty, Counsel and
the Lender entered into a Priorities Agreement. Under the terms of the existing
related party note payable, which is discussed in more detail in Note 3, Note
7
and Note 10 of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements,
the
Company had pledged all of its assets to Counsel as security for the related
party note. The Priorities Agreement subordinates Counsel’s claim to the
Company’s investment in LIMOS.com in favor of the Lender.
An
affiliated entity in which Counsel holds a 50% ownership interest (the
“Affiliate”) is entitled to earn a 2% management fee, based on the invested
capital of LIMOS.com, in return for managing the operations of LIMOS.com. In
addition, the Affiliate will hold two of the four seats on LIMOS.com’s Board of
Directors. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is also Counsel’s Chief
Executive Officer, is a director of the Affiliate. As well, certain third party
investors have a 20% carried interest in LIMOS.com, which shall be payable
after
all investors have received an annual 10% return on their capital from earnings
generated by LIMOS.com and after all investors have received the return in
full
of their invested capital.
All
of
the investments described above were funded by Counsel through advances under
the related party note payable that is discussed in Note 3, Note 7 and Note
10.
The
Company’s ownership interests in MyTrade.com, Buddy Media and LIMOS.com do not
allow it to exercise significant influence over their operations, and the
Company intends to hold the investments for an indefinite period of time. The
investments are therefore accounted for under the cost method. At each balance
sheet date, the Company estimates the fair value of the securities using the
best available information as of the evaluation date. Because none of the
investments are shares that are traded on an open market, their valuation must
be based on data such as the quoted market prices of comparable public
companies, recent financing rounds of the investee, and other investee-specific
information. The Company will record an other than temporary impairment of
the
investment in the event the Company concludes that such impairment has occurred.
Based on the Company’s analysis, there has been no impairment in the fair value
of the above investments between the dates on which they were acquired and
September 30, 2007.
The
Company’s investment at December 31, 2006 consisted of a convertible preferred
stock holding in AccessLine Communications Corporation (“AccessLine”), a
privately-held corporation. AccessLine provides hosted communications and
managed voice services for Fortune 100 corporations and technology services
partners. The Company’s investment consisted of 7,121,585 shares of convertible
Series D preferred stock valued at $0.15446 per share, or $1,100 in total.
The
Series D preferred stock was mandatorily redeemable on June 23, 2008, at
$0.15446 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends. On September 14,
2007,
AccessLine was acquired by Telanetix, Inc. for a combination of cash and shares.
In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company agreed to accept the payment
of
$1,100 on September 14, 2007 as full payment of the redemption of its Series
D
preferred stock.
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Note
7 - Debt
The
Company’s outstanding debt consists of the following:
|
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gross
debt
|
Discounts
|
Reported
debt
|
Gross
debt
|
Discounts
(1)
|
Reported
debt
|
||||||||||||||
Note
payable to Counsel
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
6
|
|||||||
Convertible
note payable to third party
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,471
|
(172
|
)
|
1,299
|
||||||||||||
2,003
|
—
|
2,003
|
1,477
|
(172
|
)
|
1,305
|
|||||||||||||
Less
current portion
|
2,003
|
—
|
2,003
|
1,477
|
(172
|
)
|
1,305
|
||||||||||||
Long-term
debt, less current portion
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
(1)
Beneficial conversion feature, imputed interest and costs associated with
raising debt facilities are added to the gross debt balances over the applicable
amortization periods.
Payment
due by period
|
||||||||||||||||
Contractual
obligations:
|
Total
|
Less
than 1 year
|
1-3
years
|
3-5
years
|
More
than
5
years
|
|||||||||||
Note
payable to a related party
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
Counsel
is the controlling stockholder and sole debt holder of the Company. At December
29, 2006, the aggregate amount of the outstanding related party debt was
$83,582, including accrued and unpaid interest to that date. On December 29,
2006, C2 negotiated an agreement with Counsel under which, effective December
30, 2006, $3,386 of the debt was converted into 3,847,475 common shares of
C2 at
a price of $0.88 per share. At the same time, the $80,196 remaining balance
of
the debt was forgiven by Counsel. The debt forgiveness was recorded as a capital
contribution by Counsel in the consolidated financial statements for the year
ending December 31, 2006.
The
convertible note payable (the “Note”) that was outstanding at December 31, 2006
was repaid effective January 10, 2007, as discussed below. Counsel had
guaranteed the Note through its original maturity in October 2007, and had
also
subordinated its debt position and pledged its ownership interest in C2 in
favor
of the third party lender.
Note
payable to a related party
The
related party note payable to Counsel bears interest at 10% per annum and is
currently scheduled to mature on December 31, 2007, having been extended from
its most recent maturity date of October 31, 2007. The note is subject to
acceleration in certain circumstances including certain events of default.
Interest on the related party note accrues to principal quarterly and,
accordingly, the Company has no cash payment obligations to Counsel prior to
the
debt’s maturity. During the first nine months of 2007, Counsel advanced $2,862
and the Company repaid $1,000 of principal from the proceeds of the AccessLine
preferred share redemption discussed in Note 6. Accrued interest added to
principal during the first nine months of 2007 was $135. Previously, Counsel,
via a “Keep Well” agreement that matured on December 31, 2006, had agreed to
fund the cash requirements of C2. Although this agreement was not extended
beyond its maturity date, Counsel has indicated that it will fund the Company’s
minimal cash requirements until at least December 31, 2007.
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For
further discussion of the note payable and other transactions with Counsel,
see
Note 3 and Note 10.
Convertible
note payable to a third party
On
October 14, 2004, the Company issued
the
Note with
a
detachable
warrant to a
third
party lender,
in the
principal amount of $5,000, due October 14, 2007. The Note provided
that the
principal amount outstanding bore
interest
at the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal plus 3% (but not
less
than 7% per annum) decreasing by 2% (but not
to
less
than 0%) for every 25% increase in the Market Price (as defined therein) above
the fixed conversion price following the effective date of the registration
statement covering the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Note.
Interest was
payable
monthly in arrears. Principal
was
payable
at the rate of approximately $147 per month, in cash or,
in
certain circumstances, in
registered common stock. In the event the monthly payment was
paid in
cash, the Company paid
102% of
the amount due. In accordance with SFAS
No. 133,
Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
and
Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-19, Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in,
a
Company’s Own Stock,
at the
inception of the Note the Company analyzed the various embedded derivative
elements of the debt and concluded that all of the individual elements should
be
characterized as debt for accounting purposes and that the embedded derivative
elements had nominal value. The value of the embedded derivative elements of
the
debt was
reassessed quarterly on a mark-to-market basis,
and
remained nominal.
In
connection with the Note, the Company recorded a debt discount of $656,
comprising $430 relating to the warrant allocation and $226 of financing costs,
which was deducted from the amount advanced on closing. The debt discount was
being amortized over the term of the debt using the effective interest method
through a charge to the statement of operations.
On
January 10, 2007, as a result of negotiations between the Company and the third
party lender, all outstanding obligations owed by the Company to the lender
were
settled. The third party lender converted a portion of the Note, pursuant to
its
terms, into 10,000 shares of common stock of the Company, and the Company
prepaid the balance of the Note in full by paying 105% of the amount then due.
The Company’s cost to prepay the Note was $293, calculated as
follows:
Amount
paid to third party lender
|
$
|
1,388
|
||
Balance
of Note owing at January 10, 2007, net of $8.8 converted
to common shares
|
(1,315
|
)
|
||
Accrued
interest owing for period January 1 - 10, 2007
|
(4
|
)
|
||
Net
premium paid
|
69
|
|||
Premium
related to excess of $0.88 conversion price over $0.70 market
price: 10,000 shares x $0.18
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Write-off
unamortized discount and financing costs
|
226
|
|||
Cost
to prepay Note
|
$
|
293
|
The
prepayment cost of $293 was approximately equal to the total of the interest
expense and discount amortization that the Company would have incurred by
holding the debt to its contractual maturity of October 14,
2007.
Warrant
to purchase common stock
In
addition
to the
Note,
the
Company issued a common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) to the
third
party lender,
which
entitles the third party lender to
purchase up to one million shares of common stock, subject to adjustment. The
Warrant entitles
the
holder
to
purchase the stock through the earlier of (i) October 13, 2009 or
(ii) the date on which the average closing price for any consecutive ten
trading dates shall equal or exceed 15 times the Exercise Price. The Exercise
Price shall equal $1.00 per share as to the first 250,000 shares, $1.08 per
share for the next 250,000 shares and $1.20 per share for the remaining 500,000
shares. The
Exercise Price is 125%, 135% and 150% of the average closing price for the
ten
trading days immediately prior to the date of the Warrant,
respectively.
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At
its
issue date of October 14, 2004 the Warrant was classified as a liability in
the
Company’s consolidated financial statements, due to the fact that it was linked
to a registration payment arrangement and thus met the conditions for this
classification under the GAAP in effect at that date, although the Company
did
not expect to make any payments relating to the registration payment
arrangement. Until the end of the third quarter of 2006, the
value
of the Warrant was
reassessed quarterly on a mark-to-market basis,
based
on the price of the Company’s common stock at the end of the quarter.
Effective
October 1, 2006, upon the Company’s adoption of FASB Staff Position No. EITF
00-19-2, Accounting
for Registration Payment Arrangements
(“FSP
EITF 00-19-2”), the Warrant was reclassified to stockholders’ equity in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements. This
reclassification, which is discussed in more detail in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2006, had the following
impact on the Company’s financial position: long-term liabilities were reduced
by $203, the fair value of the Warrant at October 1, 2006, and additional
paid-in capital was increased by $430, the fair value of the Warrant when
issued. The difference between these two amounts, $227, was recorded as a charge
to accumulated deficit. At the date of adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2, and at
September 30, 2007, the Company’s assessment was that payments relating to the
registration payment arrangement were not probable. The Company has therefore
not recorded any liability in connection with such a payment.
Note
8 - Discontinued Operations
Disposition
of the Telecommunications Business
Commencing
in 2001, the Company entered the Telecommunications business. The assets of
the
Company’s Telecommunications segment were owned through a wholly-owned
subsidiary, Acceris Communications Corp. (name changed to WXC Corp. (“WXCC”) in
October 2005).
The
Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2005,
to
sell substantially all of the assets and to transfer certain liabilities of
WXCC
to Acceris Management and Acquisition LLC (“AMA”), an arm’s length company. In
addition, on May 19, 2005, the parties executed a Management Services Agreement
(“MSA”), Security Agreement, Note, Proxy and Guaranty. Upon receipt of the
requisite approvals, including shareholder approval, the transaction was
completed on September 30, 2005.
The
sale
resulted in a gain on disposition of $6,387, net of disposition and business
exit costs. In accordance with GAAP, this gain, as well as the
Telecommunications operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 and prior
years, were reported in discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
On
September 30, 2005, in conjunction with the closing of the asset sale
transaction and the expiration of the MSA, referenced above, the Company and
AMA
entered into a second Management Services Agreement (“MSA2”) under which the
Company agreed to continue to provide services in certain states where AMA,
at
closing, had not obtained authorization to provide telecommunications services.
For the period October 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006, the Company was charged a
management fee by AMA that was equal to the revenue earned from providing these
services. Both the revenue and the management fee were recorded in discontinued
operations.
On
March
28, 2006, the Company sold all the shares of WXCC to a third party. As a result
of the sale, the Company was relieved of $3,763 of obligations that had
previously been classified as liabilities of discontinued operations. The
Company recognized a gain of $3,645 on the sale, net of closing costs of $118,
which was included in income from discontinued operations in the Company’s
consolidated statement of operations.
On
June
30, 2006, the same third party that had purchased the WXCC shares agreed to
acquire all the shares of I-Link Communications Inc., another wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company. As a result of the sale, the Company was relieved
of
$711 of obligations that had previously been classified as liabilities of
discontinued operations. The Company recognized a gain of $665 on the sale,
net
of closing costs of $46, which was included in income from discontinued
operations in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
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Note
9 - Income Taxes
The
Company recognized no income tax benefit from its losses in the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 or 2006 because of the uncertainty surrounding the
realization of the related deferred tax asset.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. As a
result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recorded a reduction in
its
deferred tax asset of approximately $13,100, attributable to unrecognized tax
benefits of $24,000 associated with prior years’ tax losses, which are not
expected to be available primarily due to change of control usage restrictions,
and a reduction in the rate of the tax benefit associated with all of its tax
attributes. Due to the Company’s historic policy of applying a valuation
allowance against its deferred tax assets, the effect of the above was an
offsetting reduction in the Company’s valuation allowance. Accordingly, the
above reduction had no net impact on the Company’s financial position,
operations or cash flow.
In
the unlikely event that these tax benefits are recognized in the future, there
should be no impact on the Company’s effective tax rate, unless recognition
occurs at a time when all of the Company’s historic tax loss carryforwards have
been utilized and the associated valuation allowance against the Company’s
deferred tax assets has been reversed. In such circumstances, the amount
recognized at that time should result in a reduction in the Company’s effective
tax rate.
The
Company’s policy is to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to
unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Because the Company has tax
loss carryforwards in excess of the unrecognized tax benefits, the Company
did
not accrue for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits
either upon the adoption of FIN 48 or in the current period.
It
is reasonably possible that the total amount of the Company’s unrecognized tax
benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.
These changes may be the result of future audits, the application of “change in
ownership” rules leading to further restrictions in tax losses arising from
changes in the capital structure of the Company and/or that of its parent
company Counsel, reductions in available tax loss carryforwards through future
merger, acquisition and/or disposition transactions, failure to continue a
significant level of business activity or other circumstances not known to
management at this time. Any such additional limitations could require the
Company to pay income taxes on its future earnings and record an income tax
expense to the extent of such liability, despite the existence of tax loss
carryforwards. At this time, an estimate of the range of reasonably possible
outcomes cannot be made.
The
Company has a history of tax losses arising from 1991 to the present. All loss
taxation years remain open for audit pending their application against income
in
a subsequent taxation year. In general, the statute of limitations expires
3
years from the date that a Company files a tax return where it applies prior
year tax loss carryforwards against income in a subsequent year. In 2006, the
Company applied historic tax loss carryforwards against debt forgiveness income.
The Company’s remaining tax loss carryforwards at the end of 2006 comprised
approximately $51,000 of unrestricted net operating tax losses, $35,000 of
restricted tax losses subject to an annual usage restriction of $2,500 per
annum
until 2008 and $1,700 per annum thereafter, and $34,000 of unrestricted capital
losses.
In
the first quarter of 2006, as discussed in Note 4, the Company adopted SFAS
No.
123(R). Effective December 31, 2006,
as
provided in FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition
Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment
Awards
(“FSP
123(R)-3”), the Company elected to apply “the short cut method”, as outlined in
FSP 123(R)-3, as the methodology for recognizing any related windfall tax
benefits as a credit to additional paid-in capital. The adoption of SFAS No.
123(R) and “the short cut method” had no immediate impact from an income tax
perspective, since SFAS No. 123(R) specifically prohibits the recognition of
any
windfall tax benefits that have not been realized in cash or in the form of
a
reduction of income taxes payable. The Company, to date, has not realized
such benefits either in cash or in the form a of a reduction in income taxes
payable due to the continued availability of net operating tax loss
carryforwards. The adoption of the “short cut method” will therefore only have
application in the event of the Company incurring an income tax liability at
a
future date.
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Note
10 - Related Party Transactions
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Counsel advanced net $1,862 to the
Company, and converted $135 of interest payable to principal. The loan from
Counsel is currently scheduled to mature on December 31, 2007 and accrues
interest at 10%, with interest compounding quarterly. The loan is subject to
an
accelerated maturity in certain circumstances. For further discussion of the
loan transactions with Counsel, see Note 3 and Note 7.
The
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of C2 is an employee of Counsel. As CEO of C2,
he is entitled to an annual salary of $138, plus a discretionary bonus of 100%
of the base salary. No bonus was paid for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Such
compensation is expensed by C2.
In
December 2004, C2 entered into a Management Services Agreement (the “Agreement”)
with Counsel. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company agreed to make
payment to Counsel for the past and future services to be provided to the
Company by certain Counsel personnel for the calendar years of 2004 and 2005.
The basis for such services charged was an allocation, on a cost basis, based
on
time incurred, of the base compensation paid by Counsel to those employees
providing services to the Company. In December 2005 and May 2007, C2 entered
into similar agreements with Counsel for services to be provided by Counsel
in
2006 and 2007, respectively, with the allocation determined on the same basis
as
the Agreement. For the first nine months of both 2007 and 2006, the allocated
cost was $169. The amounts due under the Agreement are payable within 30 days
following the respective year end, subject to applicable restrictions. Any
unpaid fee amounts bear interest at 10% per annum commencing on the day after
such year end. In the event of a change of control, merger or similar event
of
the Company, all amounts owing, including fees incurred up to the date of the
event, will become due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such
event.
Note
11 - Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
Proceedings
On
April 16, 2004, certain stockholders of the Company (the “Plaintiffs”)
filed a putative derivative complaint in the Superior Court of the State of
California in and for the County of San Diego (the “Complaint”) against the
Company, WorldxChange Corporation (sic), Counsel Communications LLC, and Counsel
Corporation as well as four present and former officers and directors of the
Company, some of whom also are or were directors and/or officers of the other
corporate defendants (collectively, the “Defendants”). The Complaint alleges,
among other things, that the Defendants, in their respective roles as
controlling stockholder and directors and officers of the Company committed
breaches of the fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and good faith and were
unjustly enriched, and that the individual Defendants committed waste of
corporate assets, abuse of control and gross mismanagement. The Plaintiffs
seek
compensatory damages, restitution, disgorgement of allegedly unlawful profits,
benefits and other compensation, attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with
the Complaint. The Company believes that these claims are without merit and
intends to continue to vigorously defend this action. There is no assurance
that
this matter will be resolved in the Company’s favor and an unfavorable outcome
of this matter could have a material adverse impact on its business, results
of
operations, financial position or liquidity.
The
Company, Counsel Communications LLC, Counsel Corporation and four of its current
and former executives and board members were named in a securities action filed
in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of San
Diego on April 16, 2004, in which the plaintiffs made claims nearly
identical to those set forth in the Complaint in the derivative suit described
above. The Company believes that these claims are without merit and intends
to
continue to vigorously defend this action. There is no assurance that this
matter will be resolved in the Company’s favor and an unfavorable outcome of
this matter could have a material adverse impact on its business, results of
operations, financial position or liquidity. In February 2006, the plaintiffs
in
both this action and the derivative action described above changed attorneys.
On
July 31, 2007, the trial date for both actions was moved to June 6,
2008.
At
our
Adjourned Meeting of Stockholders held on December 30, 2003, our
stockholders, among other things, approved an amendment to our Articles of
Incorporation, deleting Article VI thereof (regarding liquidations,
reorganizations, mergers and the like). Stockholders who were entitled to vote
at the meeting and advised us in writing, prior to the vote on the amendment,
that they dissented and intended to demand payment for their shares if the
amendment was effectuated, were entitled to exercise their appraisal rights
and
obtain payment in cash for their shares under Sections 607.1301 - 607.1333
of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “Florida Act”), provided their
shares were not voted in favor of the amendment. In January 2004, we sent
appraisal notices in compliance with Florida corporate statutes to all
stockholders who had advised us of their intention to exercise their appraisal
rights. The appraisal notices included our estimate of fair value of our shares,
at $4.00 per share on a post-split basis. These stockholders had until
February 29, 2004 to return their completed appraisal notices along with
certificates for the shares for which they were exercising their appraisal
rights. Approximately 33 stockholders holding approximately 74,000 shares of
our
stock returned completed appraisal notices by February 29, 2004. A
stockholder of 20 shares notified us of his acceptance of our offer of $4.00
per
share, while the stockholders of the remaining shares did not accept our offer.
Subject to the qualification that, in accordance with the Florida Act, we may
not make any payment to a stockholder seeking appraisal rights if, at the time
of payment, our total assets are less than our total liabilities, stockholders
who accepted our offer to purchase their shares at the estimated fair value
will
be paid for their shares within 90 days of our receipt of a duly executed
appraisal notice. If we should be required to make any payments to dissenting
stockholders, Counsel will fund any such amounts through advances to C2.
Stockholders who did not accept our offer were required to indicate their own
estimate of fair value, and if we do not agree with such estimates, the parties
are required to go to court for an appraisal proceeding on an individual basis,
in order to establish fair value. Because we did not agree with the estimates
submitted by most of the dissenting stockholders, we have sought a judicial
determination of the fair value of the common stock held by the dissenting
stockholders. On June 24, 2004, we filed suit against the dissenting
stockholders seeking a declaratory judgment, appraisal and other relief in
the
Circuit Court for the 17th
Judicial
District in Broward County, Florida. On February 4, 2005, the declaratory
judgment action was stayed pending the resolution of the direct and derivative
lawsuits filed in California. This decision was made by the judge in the Florida
declaratory judgment action due to the similar nature of certain allegations
brought by the defendants in the declaratory judgment matter and the California
lawsuits described above. On March 7, 2005, the dissenting shareholders appealed
the decision of the District Court judge to the Fourth District Court of Appeals
for the State of Florida, which denied the appeal on June 21, 2005. When the
declaratory judgment matter resumes, there is no assurance that this matter
will
be resolved in our favor and an unfavorable outcome of this matter could have
a
material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial
position or liquidity.
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In
connection with the Company’s efforts to enforce its patent rights, C2
Communications Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
filed a patent infringement lawsuit against AT&T, Inc., Verizon
Communications, Inc., Qwest Communications International, Inc., Bellsouth
Corporation, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Global Crossing Limited, and Level
3
Communications, Inc. The complaint was filed in the Marshall Division of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on June 15,
2006.
The complaint alleges that the above companies’ VoIP services and systems
infringe the Company’s U.S. Patent No. 6,243,373, entitled “Method
and Apparatus for Implementing a Computer Network/Internet Telephone
System”.
The
complaint seeks an injunction, monetary damages and costs. There is no assurance
that the Company will be successful in this litigation. In April 2007, a trial
date of August 4, 2008 was set for the lawsuit. In June 2007, the complaint
against Bellsouth Corporation was dismissed without prejudice.
The
Company is involved in various other legal matters arising out of its operations
in the normal course of business, none of which are expected, individually
or in
the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
(All
dollar amounts are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise
indicated, except per share amounts)
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
information contained in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements of the Company and the related notes thereto, appearing elsewhere
herein, and in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 16, 2007.
Forward
Looking Information
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) contains certain “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
that
are based on management’s exercise of business judgment as well as assumptions
made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this
document, the words “may”, "will”,
“anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, and words of similar
import, are intended to identify any forward-looking statements. You should
not
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements
reflect our current view of future events and are subject to certain risks
and
uncertainties, as noted in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and as noted
below. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. We
undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update, revise or otherwise
publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence
of
any unanticipated events. Although we believe that our expectations are based
on
reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will
materialize.
Overview
and Recent Developments
C2
Global
Technologies Inc. (“C2” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of
Florida in 1983 under the name “MedCross, Inc.” which was changed to “I-Link
Incorporated” in 1997 and to “Acceris Communications Inc.” in 2003. In August
2005, the Company changed its name from “Acceris Communications Inc.” to “C2
Global Technologies Inc.” The new name reflects a change in the strategic
direction of the Company in light of the disposition of its Telecommunications
business in the third quarter of 2005, as discussed below. In the second quarter
of 2006, the Company opened an office in Texas.
C2
owns
certain patents,
detailed
below under “Company History” and “Intellectual Property”,
including two foundational patents in
voice
over internet protocol (“VoIP”) technology
- U.S.
Patent
Nos. 6,243,373 and 6,438,124 (together the “VoIP Patent Portfolio”), which it
seeks to license. Subsequent
to the disposition of its Telecommunications business, licensing
of intellectual property constitutes the primary business of the Company. C2’s
target market consists of carriers, equipment manufacturers, service providers
and end users in the internet protocol (“IP”) telephone market who are using
C2’s patented VoIP technologies by deploying VoIP networks for phone-to-phone
communications. The Company
has
engaged, and intends to continue to
engage,
in
licensing agreements
with
third parties domestically and internationally. At present, no royalties are
being paid to the Company. The Company plans to obtain licensing and royalty
revenue from its target market by enforcing its patents. In
this
regard, in
the
third quarter of 2005, the
Company retained
legal counsel
with
expertise in the enforcement of intellectual property rights,
and on
June 15, 2006, C2 Communications Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of
the Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against AT&T, Inc., Verizon
Communications, Inc., Qwest Communications International, Inc., Bellsouth
Corporation, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Global Crossing Limited, and Level
3
Communications, Inc. The complaint was filed in the Marshall Division of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and alleges
that
these companies’ VoIP services and systems infringe C2’s U.S. Patent No.
6,243,373, entitled “Method
and Apparatus for Implementing a Computer Network/Internet Telephone
System”.
The
complaint seeks an injunction, monetary damages, and costs. In April 2007,
a
trial date of August 4, 2008 was set for the lawsuit. In June 2007, the
complaint against Bellsouth Corporation was dismissed without
prejudice.
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On
December 30, 2006, the Company issued 3,847,475 shares of its common stock
at
$0.88 per share to Counsel LLC, an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Counsel
Corporation (together with its subsidiaries “Counsel”), the Company’s majority
shareholder. The shares were issued in exchange for Counsel’s conversion of
$3,386 of debt owing by C2 to Counsel. On the same date, Counsel forgave the
balance of the debt then owed by C2, which had been scheduled to mature on
October 31, 2007. The aggregate amount of debt forgiveness to C2 was $80,196,
including accrued and unpaid interest to that date. As a result of these
transactions, Counsel’s percentage ownership of C2’s outstanding common stock
increased from approximately 91% to approximately 93%.
On
January 10, 2007, the Company and the third party lender holding the convertible
note payable by the Company (the “Note”), agreed to settle all outstanding
obligations owed by the Company. In connection with this agreement, the third
party lender converted a portion of the Note, which had originally been
scheduled to mature on October 14, 2007, into 10,000 shares, and the Company
paid $1,388 to discharge the remaining balance of the debt. As discussed in
Note
7 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in
this Report, the Company incurred a net loss of $293 in connection with the
debt
prepayment. The $1,388 was funded by Counsel and added to the related party
debt
owing to Counsel.
In
the
third quarter of 2007, the Company began investing in Internet-based e-commerce
businesses, when it acquired minority positions in MyTrade.com, Inc., Buddy
Media, Inc. and LIMOS.com LLC. These investments are discussed in more detail
in
Note 6 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
Company
History
In
1994,
we began operating as an Internet service provider and quickly identified that
the emerging IP environment was a promising basis for enhanced service delivery.
We soon turned to designing and building an IP telecommunications platform
consisting of proprietary software and hardware, and leased telecommunications
lines. The goal was to create a platform with the quality and reliability
necessary for voice transmission.
In
1997,
we began offering enhanced services over a mixed IP-and-circuit-switched network
platform. These services offered a blend of traditional and enhanced
communication services and combined the inherent cost advantages of an IP-based
network with the reliability of the existing Public Switched Telephone Network
(“PSTN”).
In
August 1997, we acquired MiBridge, Inc. (“MiBridge”), a communications
technology company engaged in the design, development, integration and marketing
of a range of software telecommunications products that support multimedia
communications over the PSTN, local area networks (“LANs”) and IP networks. The
acquisition of MiBridge permitted us to accelerate the development and
deployment of IP technology across our network platform.
In
1998,
we first deployed our real-time IP communications network platform. With this
new platform, all core operating functions such as switching, routing and media
control became software-driven. This new platform represented the first
nationwide, commercially viable VoIP platform of its kind. Following the launch
of our software-defined VoIP platform in 1998, we continued to refine and
enhance the platform to make it even more efficient and capable for our partners
and customers.
Commencing
in 2001, the Company entered the Telecommunications business. The assets of
the
Company’s Telecommunications segment were owned through a wholly-owned
subsidiary, Acceris Communications Corp. (name changed to WXC Corp. (“WXCC”) in
October 2005). This business was sold effective September 30, 2005.
In
2002,
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 6,438,124 (the
“C2
Patent”) for the Company’s Voice Internet Transmission System. Filed in 1996,
the C2 Patent reflects foundational thinking, application, and practice in
the
VoIP Services market. The C2 Patent encompasses the technology that allows
two
parties to converse phone-to-phone, regardless of the distance, by transmitting
voice/sound via the Internet. No special telephone or computer is required
at
either end of the call. The apparatus that makes this technically possible
is a
system of Internet access nodes, or Voice Engines (VoIP Gateways). These local
Internet Voice Engines provide digitized, compressed, and encrypted duplex
or
simplex Internet voice/sound. The end result is a high-quality calling
experience whereby the Internet serves only as the transport medium and as
such,
can lead to reduced toll charges. Shortly after the issuance of our core C2
Patent, we disposed of our domestic U.S. VoIP network in a transaction which
closed on May 1, 2003. The sale included the physical assets required to
operate our nationwide network using our patented VoIP technology (constituting
the core business of the I-Link Communications Inc. (“ILC”) business) and
included a fully paid non-exclusive perpetual license to our proprietary
software-based network convergence solution for voice and data. The sale of
the
ILC business removed essentially all operations that did not pertain to our
proprietary software-based convergence solution for voice and data. As part
of
the sale, we retained all of our intellectual property rights and
patents.
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In
2003,
we added to our VoIP patent holdings when we acquired U.S. Patent No. 6,243,373,
titled “Method
and Apparatus for Implementing a Computer Network/Internet Telephone
System”
(the
“VoIP Patent”), which included a corresponding foreign patent and related
international patent applications. The VoIP Patent, together with the existing
C2 Patent and related international patents and patent applications, form our
international VoIP Patent Portfolio that covers the basic process and technology
that enable VoIP communication as it is used in the market today.
Telecommunications companies that enable their customers to originate a phone
call on a traditional handset, transmit any part of that call via IP, and then
terminate the call over the traditional telephone network, are utilizing C2’s
patented technology.
The
comprehensive nature of the VoIP Patent is summarized in the patent’s abstract,
which, in pertinent part, describes the technology as follows: “A
method and apparatus are provided for communicating audio information over
a
computer network. A standard telephone connected to the PSTN may be used to
communicate with any other PSTN-connected telephone, where a computer network,
such as the Internet, is the transmission facility instead of conventional
telephone transmission facilities.”
As part
of the consideration for the acquisition of the VoIP Patent, the vendor is
entitled to receive 35% of the net earnings from our VoIP Patent
Portfolio.
Revenue
and contributions from Technologies operations up to December 31, 2004 were
based on the sales and deployment of our VoIP solutions, which we ceased
directly marketing in 2005, rather than on the receipt of licensing fees and
royalties. We expect to generate licensing and royalty revenue in this business
as we gain recognition of the underlying value in our VoIP Patent Portfolio
through the enforcement of our intellectual property rights, as discussed above
under “Overview and Recent Developments”.
On
March
28, 2006, the Company sold all the shares of WXCC to a third party. As a result
of the sale, the Company was relieved of $3,763 of obligations that had
previously been classified as liabilities of discontinued operations. The
Company recognized a gain of $3,645 on the sale, net of closing costs of $118,
which was included in income from discontinued operations in the Company’s
consolidated statement of operations.
On
June
30, 2006, the same third party that had purchased the WXCC shares agreed to
acquire all the shares of ILC from the Company. As a result of the sale, the
Company was relieved of $711 of obligations that had previously been classified
as liabilities of discontinued operations. The Company recognized a gain of
$665
on the sale, net of closing costs of $46, which was included in income from
discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
Intellectual
Property
In
the
fourth quarter of 2005, the Company was awarded patents for the VoIP Patent
from
the People’s Republic of China and in Canada, and also received a Notice of
Allowance in Canada for the C2 Patent. The Canadian patent was subsequently
granted on October 10, 2006. In the third quarter of 2006, the Company was
awarded a patent for the VoIP Patent from Hong Kong, and in the fourth quarter
of 2006, the European Patent Office advised that it intends to grant C2 a
European patent that is equivalent to the VoIP Patent. A decision to grant
a
European patent was published on March 21, 2007 and in June 2007 the Company
applied for the validation of the patent in fifteen European
countries.
In
addition to the C2 and VoIP Patents, which cover the foundation of any VoIP
system, our patent portfolio includes:
Private
IP Communication Network Architecture (U.S.
Patent No. 7,215,663 granted May 8, 2007)
- This
invention relates generally to multimedia communications networks. The
patent’s
Internet
Linked Network Architecture delivers telecommunication type services across
a
network utilizing digital technology. The unique breadth and flexibility of
telecommunication services offered by the Internet Linked Network Architecture
flow directly from the network over which they are delivered and the underlying
design principles and architectural decisions employed during its
creation.
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C2
also
owns intellectual property that solves teleconferencing
problems:
Delay
Synchronization in Compressed Audio Systems
- This
invention eliminates popping and clicking when switching between parties in
a
communications conferencing system employing signal compression techniques
to
reduce bandwidth requirements.
Volume
Control Arrangement for Compressed Information Signals
- This
invention allows for modifying amplitude, frequency or phase characteristics
of
an audio or video signal in a compressed signal system without altering the
encoder or decoder employed by each conferee in a
conferencing
setting,
so that individuals on the conference call can each adjust their own gain levels
without signal degradation.
Below
is
a summary of the Company’s issued and pending patents:
Type
|
|
Title
|
|
Number
|
|
Status
|
VoIP
Architecture
|
Computer
Network/Internet
|
U.S.
No. 6,243,373
|
Issued:
June 5, 2001
|
|||
Telephone
System (“VoIP
|
Expires:
November 1, 2015
|
|||||
Patent”)
|
||||||
Australia
No. 716096
|
Issued:
June 1, 2000
|
|||||
Expires:
October 29, 2016
|
||||||
People’s
Republic of
|
Issued:
December 14, 2005
|
|||||
China
No. ZL96199457.6
|
Expires:
October 29, 2016
|
|||||
Canada
No. 2,238,867
|
Issued:
October 18, 2005
|
|||||
Expires:
October 29, 2016
|
||||||
Hong
Kong
|
Issued:
August 11, 2006
|
|||||
No.
HK1018372
|
Expires:
October 29, 2016
|
|||||
Europe
No. 0873637
|
Granted
March 21, 2007
|
|||||
Internet
Transmission
|
U.S.
No. 6,438,124
|
Issued:
August 20, 2002
|
||||
System(“C2
Patent”)
|
Expires:
July 22, 2018
|
|||||
People’s
Republic of
|
Issued:
May 21, 2004
|
|||||
China
No. ZL97192954.8
|
Expires:
February 5, 2017
|
|||||
Canada
No. 2,245,815
|
Issued:
October 10, 2006
|
|||||
Expires:
February 5, 2017
|
||||||
Private
IP Communication
|
U.S.
No. 7,215,663
|
Issued:
May 8, 2007
|
||||
Network
Architecture
|
Expires:
June 12, 2017
|
|||||
Conferencing
|
Delay
Synchronization in
|
U.S.
No. 5,754,534
|
Issued:
May 19, 1998
|
|||
Compressed
Audio System
|
Expires:
May 6, 2016
|
|||||
Volume
Control Arrangement
|
U.S.
No. 5,898,675
|
Issued:
April 27, 1999
|
||||
for
Compressed Information
|
Expires:
April 29, 2016
|
|||||
Signal
Delays
|
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Industry
Historically,
the communications services industry has transmitted voice and data over
separate networks using different technologies. Traditional carriers have
typically built telephone networks based on circuit switching technology, which
establishes and maintains a dedicated path for each telephone call until the
call is terminated.
The
communications services industry continues to evolve, both domestically and
internationally, providing significant opportunities and risks to the
participants in these markets. Factors that have driven this change
include:
·
|
entry
of new competitors and investment of substantial capital in existing
and
new services, resulting in significant price
competition
|
||
·
|
technological
advances resulting in a proliferation of new services and products
and
rapid increases in network capacity
|
||
·
|
The
Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended; and
|
||
·
|
growing
deregulation of communications services markets in the United States
and
in other countries around the world
|
VoIP
is a
technology that can replace the traditional telephone network. This type of
data
network is more efficient than a dedicated circuit network because the data
network is not restricted by the one-call, one-line limitation of a traditional
telephone network. This improved efficiency creates cost savings that can be
either passed on to the consumer in the form of lower rates or retained by
the
VoIP provider. In addition, VoIP technology enables the provision of enhanced
services such as unified messaging.
Competition
We
are
seeking to have telecommunications service providers (“TSPs”), equipment
suppliers (“ESs”) and end users license our patents. In this regard, our
competition is existing technology, outside the scope of our patents, which
allows TSPs and ESs to deliver communication services to their
customers.
VoIP
has
become a widespread and accepted telecommunications technology, with a variety
of applications in the telecommunications and other industries. While we and
many others believe that we will see continued proliferation of this technology
in the coming years, and while we believe that this proliferation will occur
within the context of our patents, there is no certainty that this will occur,
and that it will occur in a manner that requires organizations to license our
patents.
Government
Regulation
As
a
result of, and subsequent to, the disposition of our Telecommunications
business, we are no longer subject to various regulatory requirements, at the
federal, state and local levels, which were applicable to our operations in
prior years.
Recent
legislation in the United States, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
has
increased regulatory and compliance costs as well as the scope and cost of
work
provided to us by our independent registered public accountants and legal
advisors. Based on the current timetable, the Company will be subject to Section
404 reporting for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. As implementation
guidelines continue to evolve, we expect to incur costs, which may or may not
be
material, in order to comply with legislative requirements or rules,
pronouncements and guidelines by regulatory bodies, thereby reducing
profitability.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
discusses our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which
have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) in the United States. This requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical
experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under
the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments
about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates
and
judgments, including those related to intangible assets, contingencies,
collectibility of receivables and litigation. Actual results could differ from
these estimates.
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The
critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements are discussed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. To aid in the understanding of our
financial reporting, a summary of significant accounting policies is provided
in
Note 2 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included
in
Item 1 of this Report. These policies have the potential to have a
significant impact on our financial statements, either because of the
significance of the financial statement item to which they relate, or because
they require judgment and estimation due to the uncertainty involved in
measuring, at a specific point in time, events that are continuous in nature.
26
Management’s
Discussion of Financial Condition
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
a
result of our substantial historical operating losses and negative cash flows
from operations, at September 30, 2007 we had a stockholders’ deficit of $1,717
(December 31, 2006 - $469) and negative working capital of $2,490 (December
31,
2006 - $1,782). The $708 increase in the working capital deficit was primarily
due to net advances of $1,862 from Counsel, and the capitalization of $135
interest on those advances. During the first nine months of 2007, Counsel
advanced a total of $2,862 and the Company repaid $1,000 of principal from
the
proceeds of the redemption of the AccessLine portfolio investment, which is
discussed in Note 6 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements. The advances from Counsel were partially offset by the repayment
of
the $1,471 convertible note (the “Note”) owing to a third party lender at
December 31, 2006. The Note’s repayment also resulted in the elimination of its
associated $60 deferred financing costs and $166 debt discount, further
increasing the working capital deficit.
As
a
result of the Note repayment on January 10, 2007, as discussed in Note 7 of
the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the
Company had no
third
party debt at September
30,
2007,
compared
to
the
$1,471
owed at
December 31, 2006.
Prior to
its repayment, the Note was secured by all the assets of the Company and
guaranteed by Counsel through its original maturity of October
2007.
Related
party debt owing to our 93% common stockholder, Counsel, is $2,003 at September
30, 2007 compared to $6 at December 31, 2006. Interest on the related party
debt
is capitalized, at the end of each quarter, and added to the principal amount
outstanding. This related party debt was scheduled to mature on October 31,
2007
but has been extended until December 31, 2007. Until December 31, 2006, the
debt
was supported by Counsel’s Keep Well agreement with C2, which required Counsel
to fund, through long-term intercompany advances or equity contributions, all
capital investment, working capital or other operational cash requirements.
The
Keep Well was not formally extended beyond its December 31, 2006 maturity,
but
Counsel has indicated that it will fund the Company’s minimal cash requirements
until at least December 31, 2007.
At
December 29, 2006, the aggregate amount of the outstanding related party debt
was $83,582, including accrued and unpaid interest to that date. On December
29,
2006, C2 negotiated an agreement with Counsel under which, effective December
30, 2006, $3,386 of the debt was converted into 3,847,475 common shares of
C2 at
a price of $0.88 per share. At the same time, the $80,196 remaining balance
of
the debt was forgiven by Counsel. The debt forgiveness was recorded as a capital
contribution by Counsel in the consolidated financial statements for the year
ending December 31, 2006.
The
Company has not realized revenues from continuing operations since 2004, and
there is significant doubt about the Company’s ability to obtain additional
financing to fund its operations without the support of Counsel. Additionally,
management
believes that the
Company does not,
at this
time,
have an
ability to obtain additional financing from
third parties in
order
to pursue expansion through acquisition. The Company must therefore realize
value from its intellectual property, as discussed in
Note 1
of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements,
in
order to continue as a going concern. Although
the Company commenced litigation in June 2006 in order to realize this value,
there
is
no certainty that the Company’s
litigation
will be
successful.
The
independent registered public accounting firm’s report on the consolidated
financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2006 contains an explanatory paragraph regarding
the
uncertainty of the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
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A
summary
of the Company’s debt is as follows:
|
|
September
30, 2007
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
Maturity
Date
|
|
Gross
debt
|
|
Discounts
|
|
Reported
debt
|
|
Gross
debt
|
|
Discounts
(1)
|
|
Reported
debt
|
||||||||
Convertible
note payable
|
October
14, 2007(2)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,471
|
$
|
(172
|
)
|
$
|
1,299
|
||||||||
Note
payable to a related party
|
December
31, 2007
|
2,003
|
—
|
2,003
|
6
|
—
|
6
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
outstanding debt
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
1,477
|
$
|
(172
|
)
|
$
|
1,305
|
(1)
|
Beneficial
conversion feature, imputed interest and costs associated with raising
debt facilities are added to the gross debt balances over the applicable
amortization periods.
|
(2)
|
Refers
to original maturity date. As discussed in Note 7 to the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements, the note was prepaid
in full
effective January 10, 2007.
|
Working
Capital
Cash
and
cash equivalents were $8 at September 30, 2007 as compared to $3 at
December 31, 2006.
Our
working capital deficit increased $708 to $2,490 as of September 30, 2007,
from
$1,782 as of December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to net
advances of $1,862 from Counsel and the capitalization of $135 interest on
those
advances, which were partially offset by the repayment of the $1,471 Note owing
at December 31, 2006. As well, the Note repayment resulted in the elimination
of
$60 of deferred financing costs and a $166 debt discount that were associated
with the Note, which further increased the working capital deficit. Although
Counsel has indicated that it will fund the Company’s minimal cash requirements
until at least December 31, 2007, the Company’s long-term viability is dependent
upon success in the pursuit of licensing arrangements and/or the ability to
raise additional funds to meet its business objectives.
Cash
flows from operating activities
Cash
used
in operating activities (excluding discontinued operations) during the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 was $897, as compared to cash used of $2,026
during the same period in 2006. The Company’s loss from continuing operations
decreased $6,577 to $1,362 in 2007, compared to $7,939 in 2006. The decrease
is
primarily due to a reduction of $6,486 in the interest expense on the Company’s
related party debt, from $6,621 in 2006 to $135 in 2007. This was due to the
December 30, 2006 conversion of $3,386, and forgiveness of $80,196, of related
party debt outstanding at that date, as discussed in Note 7 of the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements. As well, during the first nine
months of 2006 the Company recorded an expense of $1,036 relating to the
amortization of a discount on related party debt; due to the debt forgiveness,
there was no similar expense in 2007. Interest on third party debt was reduced
by $366, from $378 in 2006 to $12 in 2007, due to the repayment in full of
the
third party debt in January 2007. In 2007, the Company had a loss of $23 from
discontinued operations, compared to income of $4,348 in 2006. Most of the
2007
loss was due to accruals of $14 for network liabilities that were retained
when
the telecommunications operations were sold in 2005, as discussed in Note 8
of
the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, with the remainder
being attributable to miscellaneous regulatory fees and taxes. The 2006 income
was primarily due to the gains on the sale of the Company’s shares in WXCC and
ILC, as also discussed in Note 8.
The
most
significant change in non-cash items during the nine months ended September
30,
2007, as compared to the same period in 2006, was the $5,450 reduction of
accrued interest added to related party debt, from $5,585 to $135, due to the
debt forgiveness noted above. During the first nine months of 2007, the Company
recorded a $224 non-cash cost to repay the Note, as discussed in Note 7,
primarily related to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs
and
debt discount. As well, accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased
by
$39, primarily due to payment of accrued legal and accounting fees.
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Cash
flows from investing activities
Net
cash
of $525 was provided by investing activities of continuing operations during
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007. As discussed in Note 6 of the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company received $1,100 upon
the redemption of its AccessLine preferred share investment, and invested $575
in shares of three Internet-based e-commerce businesses. No cash was provided
by
or used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30,
2006.
Cash
flows from financing activities
Financing
activities provided net cash of $400 during the nine months ended September
30,
2007, as compared to $1,883 for the same period in 2006.
Counsel
advanced $2,862, and the Company repaid $1,000 of principal, for net advances
of
$1,862 during the first nine months of 2007. Net advances in the first nine
months of 2006 were $1,883. The 2007 advances were largely used to fund the
January repayment in full of the third party Note that was outstanding at
December 31, 2006. As approximately nine months remained in the Note’s term when
it was repaid, total repayments during the first nine months of 2007 and 2006
were very similar, being $1,462 and $1,324, respectively. Actual cash
requirements were quite different, however, as in the third quarter of 2005,
the
Company had placed $1,800 into a restricted account in favor of the Note holder,
as replacement security for the security released in conjunction with the
disposition of the Telecommunications operations. During 2006 the Note holder
applied these restricted funds to the monthly principal payments due on the
Note. As a result, the payments made during the first nine months of 2006 did
not require funding from Counsel.
The
remainder of the advances from Counsel during the first nine months of 2007
were
used to fund operating expenses such as legal, accounting, directors’ fees and
insurance. Following the disposition of the Telecommunications business in
September 2005, and the repayment of the Note in January 2007, the Company’s
operating cash requirements have substantially decreased.
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Management’s
Discussion of Results of Operations
Technologies
revenue is derived from licensing and related services revenue. Utilizing our
patented technology, VoIP enables telecommunications customers to originate
a
phone call on a traditional handset, transmit any part of that call via the
Internet, and then terminate the call over the traditional telephone network.
Our VoIP Patent Portfolio is an international patent portfolio covering the
basic process and technology that enables VoIP communications.
The
Company has
engaged,
and
intends to engage,
in
licensing agreements
with
third parties domestically and internationally. At present, no royalties are
being paid to the Company. The Company plans to obtain licensing and royalty
revenue from its target market by enforcing its patents, with the assistance
of
outside counsel, in order to realize value from its intellectual property.
In
this regard, in
the
third quarter of 2005, the
Company retained
legal counsel
with
expertise in the enforcement of intellectual property rights,
and on
June 15, 2006 C2 Communications Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of
the Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against AT&T, Inc., Verizon
Communications, Inc., Qwest Communications International, Inc., Bellsouth
Corporation, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Global Crossing Limited, and Level
3
Communications, Inc. The complaint was filed in the Marshall Division of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and alleges
that
these companies’ VoIP services and systems infringe the Company’s U.S. Patent
No. 6,243,373, entitled “Method
and Apparatus for Implementing a Computer Network/Internet Telephone
System”.
The
complaint seeks an injunction, monetary damages and costs.
Revenue
and contributions from this business to date have been based on the sales and
deployments of our VoIP solutions,
which we
are no longer directly marketing,
rather
than on the receipt of licensing
fees and royalties.
The
timing and size of various projects has
resulted
in a
continued pattern of fluctuating financial results. We expect to generate
licensing and royalty revenue in this business as we gain recognition of the
underlying value in our VoIP Patent Portfolio
through
the enforcement of our intellectual property rights.
In
connection with the 2003 acquisition of U.S. Patent No. 6,243,373, the Company
agreed to remit, to the former owner of the patent, 35% of the net proceeds
from
future revenue derived from the licensing of the VoIP Patent Portfolio. Net
proceeds are defined as revenue from licensing the VoIP Patent Portfolio less
costs necessary to obtain the licensing arrangement. To date, no payments have
been made to the former owner of the patent. As we earn patent licensing
revenues, we expect to incur the associated costs.
Three-Month
Period Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three-Month Period Ended September
30, 2006
Technologies
revenues
were $0
during the three months ended September 30 in both 2007 and 2006.
Selling,
general, administrative and other expense
was $318
during the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $306 for the
three months ended September 30, 2006. The significant items
included:
·
|
Compensation
expense was $78 in the third quarter of 2007, compared to $72 in
the third
quarter of 2006. The quarterly salary earned by the CEO of C2 remained
unchanged at $34; however, stock-based compensation expense increased
by
$6, from $38 in 2006 to $44 in
2007.
|
·
|
Legal
expenses in the third quarter of 2007 were $63, compared to $10 in
the
third quarter of 2006. In 2007, $50 was related to the Company’s patents
and technology investments, while the remainder was related to general
corporate matters. In the third quarter of 2006, the Company’s gross legal
expenses were reduced by refunds totaling $8 in previously paid expenses,
and the reversal of accruals totaling $24.
|
·
|
Accounting
and tax consulting expenses were $47 in the third quarter of 2007,
compared to $77 in the third quarter of 2006. The decrease reflects
the
reduced complexity of the Company’s operations following the disposition
of the Telecommunications business in the third quarter of
2005.
|
30
·
|
Fees
paid to the members of our Board of Directors were $26 in the third
quarter of 2007, essentially unchanged from $28 in the third quarter
of
2006.
|
·
|
Management
fees charged by our controlling stockholder, Counsel, were $56 in
the
second quarter of both 2007 and
2006.
|
·
|
Directors
and officers insurance expense was $37 in both 2007 and
2006.
|
Depreciation
and amortization
- This
expense was $5 in the third quarter of both 2007 and 2006, and relates to the
amortization of the cost of the VoIP Patent.
The
changes in other
income (expense)
are
primarily related to the following:
·
|
Related
party interest expense was $52 in the third quarter of 2007, as compared
to $2,053 in the third quarter of 2006. The decrease of $2,001 is
primarily due to the decrease in the balance owing to Counsel. At
September 30, 2007, the balance of the related party debt was $2,003,
as
compared to a balance of $81,114 at September 30, 2006. As discussed
in
Note 7 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements,
at
December 30, 2006 Counsel converted a portion of its debt into 3,847,475
shares of the Company’s common stock, and forgave the balance then owing.
It should also be noted that related party interest expense in the
third
quarter of 2006 included $130 of amortization of the beneficial conversion
feature (“BCF”) related to Counsel’s ability to convert a portion of its
debt to equity. The BCF was fully amortized in 2006, prior to the
debt
forgiveness by Counsel, and therefore there has been no corresponding
expense in 2007.
|
·
|
There
was no third party interest expense during the third quarter of 2007,
as compared to a credit of $605 during the third quarter of 2006.
All of
the 2006 interest expense related to the Note and the warrant to
purchase
common stock, both held by the Company’s third party lender. As discussed
in Note 7, the Note was prepaid in full effective January 10, 2007.
In the third quarter of 2006, the combined interest expense and discount
amortization were $141, and the Company recorded a credit of $746
as a
mark to market adjustment on the warrant to purchase common stock.
The
2006 mark to market adjustment on the warrant was based on the closing
price of the Company’s common stock on the last day of each quarter. As
discussed in Note 7, in the fourth quarter of 2006 the warrant was
transferred to stockholders’ equity and therefore no mark to market
adjustments have been required in
2007.
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In
the third quarter of 2007, the Company had other income of $3, as
compared
to other income of $6 during the third quarter of
2006.
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Discontinued
operations
- In the
third quarter of 2007, the Company reported a loss of $3 from discontinued
operations (net of tax of $0), identical to a loss of $3 (net of tax of $0)
reported in the third quarter of 2006. The expense in both years relates to
taxes and regulatory fees.
Nine-Month
Period Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine-Month Period Ended September
30, 2006
Technologies
revenues
were $0
during the nine months ended September 30 in both 2007 and 2006.
Selling,
general, administrative and other expense
was $911
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $1,047 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2006. The significant items
included:
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Compensation
expense was $233 in the first nine months of 2007, compared to $156
in the
first nine months of 2006. The salary earned by the CEO of C2 remained
unchanged at $103; however, stock-based compensation expense increased
by
$35, from $95 in 2006 to $130 in 2007. In 2006 the Company incurred
compensation expense of $27 for a Technologies employee; there was
no
corresponding expense in 2007 as the employee was terminated in the
second
quarter of 2006. Also, in the first quarter of 2006, the Company
recorded
a credit of $69 relating to the reversal of bonus expense accrued
in 2005
that was subsequently determined not to be warranted; there were
no
similar transactions in 2007.
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Legal
expenses in the first nine months of 2007 were $106, compared to
$144 in
the first nine months of 2006. The greater expense in 2006 primarily
relates to the termination or settlement of litigation that had commenced
in prior years; there were no similar items in 2007. Also, in 2007
there
was less activity associated with the outstanding direct and derivative
actions against the Company.
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Accounting
and tax consulting expenses were $116 in the first nine months of
2007,
compared to $312 in the first nine months of 2006. The decrease reflects
the reduced complexity of the Company’s operations following the
disposition of the Telecommunications business in the third quarter
of
2005.
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Fees
paid to the members of our Board of Directors were $79 in the first
nine
months of both 2007 and 2006.
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·
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Management
fees charged by our controlling stockholder, Counsel, were $169 in
the
first nine months of both 2007 and
2006.
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·
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Directors
and officers insurance expense was $113 in both 2007 and
2006.
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In
the second quarter of 2007, the Company incurred expenses of $60
with
respect to filing fees for patents being issued in various European
countries. There was no corresponding expense in
2006.
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Depreciation
and amortization
- This
expense was $15 in the first nine months of both 2007 and 2006, and relates
to
the amortization of the cost of the VoIP Patent.
The
changes in other
income (expense)
are
primarily related to the following:
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Related
party interest expense was $135 in the first nine months of 2007,
as
compared to $6,621 in the first nine months of 2006. The decrease
of
$6,486 is primarily due to the decrease in the balance owing to Counsel.
At September 30, 2007, the balance of the related party debt was
$2,003,
as compared to a balance of $81,114 at September 30, 2006. As discussed
in
Note 7 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements,
at
December 30, 2006 Counsel converted a portion of its debt into 3,847,475
shares of the Company’s common stock, and forgave the balance then owing.
It should also be noted that related party interest expense in the
first
nine months of 2006 included $1,036 of amortization of the BCF related
to
Counsel’s ability to convert a portion of its debt to equity. The BCF was
fully amortized in 2006, prior to the debt forgiveness by Counsel,
and
therefore there has been no corresponding expense in
2007.
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Third
party interest expense was $12 during the first nine months of 2007,
as
compared to $378 during the first nine months of 2006. All of the
interest
expense related to the Note and the warrant to purchase common stock,
both
held by the Company’s third party lender. As discussed in Note 7,
the Note was prepaid in full effective January 10, 2007, and
therefore the 2007 expense consists of interest and discount amortization
for only ten days. In the first nine months of 2006, the combined
interest
expense and discount amortization were $532, and the Company recorded
a
credit of $78 as a mark to market adjustment on the warrant to purchase
common stock. The 2006 mark to market adjustment on the warrant was
based
on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last day of each
quarter. As discussed in Note 7, in the fourth quarter of 2006 the
warrant
was transferred to stockholders’ equity and therefore no mark to market
adjustments have been required in
2007.
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In
the first nine months of 2007, the Company had other expense of $289,
as
compared to income of $122 during the first nine months of 2006.
The 2007
expense is primarily composed of the $293 cost to prepay the Note
owed to the third party lender, as detailed in Note 7. In the second
quarter of 2006, the Company entered into settlement agreements with
certain carriers, which resulted in the recovery of $110 of receivables
that were fully reserved against when acquired in 2001 as part of
the
acquisition of the assets of WorldxChange Communications Inc. from
bankruptcy. The remaining income in 2006 related to interest earned
on
cash deposits.
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Discontinued
operations
- In the
first nine months of 2007, the Company reported a loss of $23 from discontinued
operations (net of tax of $0), as compared to income of $4,348 (net of tax
of
$0) reported in the first nine months of 2006. The 2007 loss primarily consists
of $14 of network expenses relating to liabilities that were retained when
the
Telecommunications operations were sold in 2005, with the balance being taxes
and regulatory fees. The 2006 income consists of $38 of income related to
Telecommunications operations for the nine-month period, and the $4,310 total
gains recognized on the sale of the shares of WXCC and ILC, as discussed in
Note
8 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Inflation.
Inflation did not have a significant impact on our results during the last
fiscal quarter.
Off-Balance
Sheet Transactions.
We have
not engaged in material off-balance sheet transactions.
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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk.
Our
exposure to market risk is limited to interest rate sensitivity, which is
affected by changes in the general level of United States interest rates. Due
to
the minimal amount of our cash and cash equivalents, we believe that we are
not
subject to any material interest rate risk as it relates to interest income.
As
to interest expense, we do not believe that we are subject to material market
risk on our fixed rate debt with Counsel in the near term, which is our only
outstanding debt.
We
did
not have any foreign currency hedges or other derivative financial instruments
as of September 30, 2007. We do not enter into financial instruments for trading
or speculative purposes and do not currently utilize derivative financial
instruments. Our operations are conducted primarily in the United States and
as
such are not subject to material foreign currency exchange rate
risk.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
As
of the
end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”) conducted evaluations of
our disclosure controls and procedures. As defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), the term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other
procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required
to
be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to the issuer’s management, including the Certifying Officers, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the
Certifying Officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective.
Further,
there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during
the third fiscal quarter of 2007 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
Please
see Note 11 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which
are included in Part I of this Report, and hereby incorporated by reference
into
this Part II, for a discussion of the Company’s legal proceedings.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Other
than with respect to the risk factor reported below, there have been no
significant changes to the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on March 16,
2007.
Certain
of our recently-acquired portfolio investments are particularly subject to
risk
of loss
The
preferred share investments that the Company made in MyTrade.com and Buddy
Media
during the third quarter of 2007 are in development stage companies that have
yet to provide a return to shareholders. There can be no assurance that the
Company will either recover the value of its initial investments or earn a
positive return.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
None.
Item
5. Other Information.
None.
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Item 6.
- Exhibits.
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Identification
of
Exhibit
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10.1
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Promissory
Note for $672,961.16 dated September 30, 2007 between C2 Global
Technologies Inc. and Counsel Corporation.
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10.2
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Promissory
Note for $56,250.00 dated September 30, 2007 between C2 Global
Technologies Inc. and Counsel Corporation.
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10.3
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Promissory
Note for $73,295.21 dated September 30, 2007 between C2 Global
Technologies Inc. and Counsel Corporation.
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10.4
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The
Pledge Agreement dated as of September 21, 2007 (1).
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10.5
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The
Priorities Agreement dated as of September 21, 2007 (1).
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
as adopted under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
as adopted under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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(1)
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Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on September 26, 2007
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder
duly authorized.
C2
Global Technologies Inc.
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Date:
November 6, 2007
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By: | /s/ Allan C. Silber |
Allan
C. Silber
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
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By: |
/s/
Stephen A. Weintraub
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Stephen
A. Weintraub
Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate
Secretary
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