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Heyu Biological Technology Corp - Quarter Report: 2012 June (Form 10-Q)

Logio, Inc

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


For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012


[  ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from ___ to ___


Commission file number: 000-26731


PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada                                                                                   

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

87-0627910                                      

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 230 West 400 South, 1st Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah

(Address of principal executive offices)

84101       

(Zip Code)


(801) 578-9020

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  [X]   No [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [X]   No [   ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [  ]

Non-accelerated filer [  ]

Accelerated filer [  ]

Smaller reporting company [X]


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

Yes [   ]   No [X]


The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of July 20, 2012 was 49,713,895.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements

2

Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

5

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

6

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

14

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

19

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

19


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

20

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

21

Item 6.  Exhibits

24

Signatures

26



PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The financial information set forth below with respect to our balance sheets as of June 30, 2012 and our statements of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 is unaudited.  This financial information, in the opinion of management, includes all adjustments consisting of normal recurring entries necessary for the fair presentation of such data.  The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any subsequent period.  



PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)



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Pacific WebWorks, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

  1,283,569

$

583,960

 

Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

    Trade, less allowance for doubtful receivables of $0 in 2011 and $0 in 2012

 

      89,971

 

104,290

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

6,142

 

6,142

 

Inventory

Notes receivable

Interest receivable

 

     398,620

1,950,000

14,528

 

395,430

2,450,000

44,681

 

 

Total current assets

 

 3,742,830

 

  3,584,503

Property and Equipment, net

 

  1,815,486

 

  1,799,475

Restricted Cash

 

 

  359,872

 

  355,113

Available-for-sale securities

Investments

 

 

593,280

228,814

 

368,280

200,956

Goodwill

 

 

  1,946,253

 

  1,946,253

Deferred Tax Asset

 

 

    2,008,400

 

   2,191,900

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Assets

$

  10,694,935

$

10,446,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

        151,135

$

     102,360

 

Accrued liabilities

 

          655,191

 

     621,042

 

Accrued interest payable

 

134,822

 

174,540

 

Deferred revenue

 

31,304

 

18,839

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

        972,452

 

     916,781

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

                1,030,000

 

   1,023,997

 

 

Total long term liabilities

 

                

     1,030,000

 

   1,023,997

 

 

Total liabilities

 

        2,002,452

 

   1,940,778

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock - par value $0.001; authorized 50,000,000; issued and  

 

 

 

 

 

     outstanding 49,713,895 and  49,713,895, respectively

 

          49,714

 

           49,714  

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

   18,069,715

 

     18,069,715

 

Accumulated deficit

 

    (9,426,946)

 

     (9,613,727)

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

     8,692,483

 

     8,505,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

   10,694,935

$

  10,446,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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Pacific WebWorks, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIX

MONTHS

ENDED

JUN 30, 2011

 

SIX

MONTHS

ENDED

JUN 30, 2012

 

THREE

MONTHS

ENDED

JUN 30, 2011

 

THREE

MONTHS

ENDED

JUN 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hosting, gateway and maintenance fees

$

   958,178

$

       612,053

$

    501,163

$

    285,173

Cost of sales

 

      99,976

 

          115,769

 

         40,765

 

        52,511

 

Gross profit

 

   858,202

 

       496,284

 

     460,398

 

   232,662

Selling expenses

 

    14,703

 

          20,902

 

     6,275

 

        12,719

Research and development

 

      105,416

 

        109,159

 

 52,245

 

51,172

General and administrative

 

   1,228,217

 

     728,540

 

     768,583

 

      315,787

Depreciation and amortization

 

        19,167

 

          18,211

 

       9,483

 

    9,106

 

Total operating expenses

 

  1,367,503

 

     876,812

 

836,586

 

     388,784

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

   (509,301)

 

     (380,528)

 

    (376,188)

 

       (156,122)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

Gain (loss) on equity investment

 

      (31,759)

-   

 

    54,860

(57,858)

 

 (16,048)

-   

 

        34,507

(30,328)

 

Other income (expense), net

 

       18,973

 

         13,700

 

       5,925

 

             5,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other Income (Expense)

 

      (12,786)

 

      10,702

 

      (10,123)

 

     9,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

   (522,087)

 

    (369,826)

 

   (386,311)

 

   (146,343)

Income Tax Provision/(Benefit)

 

      (212,900)

 

   (183,500)

 

        (109,000)

 

        (56,200)

Income Tax Expense

 

  -

 

       455

 

      -

 

      -

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

    (309,187)

$

    (186,781)

$

   (277,311)

$

       (90,143)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

         (0.01)

$

          (0.00)

$

          (0.01)

$

           (0.00)

 

Diluted

$

            (0.01)

$

        (0.00)

$

           (0.01)

$

           (0.00)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

49,713,895

 

49,713,895

 

49,713,895

 

49,713,895

 

Fully Diluted

 

49,713,895

 

49,713,895

 

49,713,895

 

49,713,895




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.







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Pacific WebWorks, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIX

MONTHS

ENDED

JUN 30, 2011

 

SIX

MONTHS

ENDED

JUN 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

     (309,187)

$

      (186,781)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net

    cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

Loss on equity investments

 

        19,167

-

 

         18,211

57,858

 

Changes in assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset

 

       (212,900)

 

     (183,500)

 

 

Receivables

 

   519,229

 

      (14,319)

 

 

Restricted Cash

 

        162,577

 

       4,759

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

Inventory

Interest Receivable

 

     212,509

1,383

-

 

     -

3,190

(30,153)

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

       (74,679)

 

  (43,206)

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

       (56,240)

 

           (12,465)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

    261,859

 

      (386,406)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

Purchases of investments

Increase in notes receivable

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

 

-

-

(15,000)

(500,000)

 

(2,200)

(30,000)

(500,000)

(25,000)

 

Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities

 

       250,000

 

250,000

 

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

       (265,000)

 

(307,200)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on notes payable

 

        -

 

       (6,003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

 

            -

 

         (6,003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

       (3,141)

 

     (699,609)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

         3,449,560

 

     1,283,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

     3,446,419

$

    583,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$

                -

$

            583

 

Cash paid for income taxes

$

           -

$

           -




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 1 – BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION


The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations.  The information furnished in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements includes normal recurring adjustments and reflects all adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements.  Although management believes the disclosures and information presented adequately ensure that the information is not misleading, it is suggested that these interim consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its December 31, 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Operating results for the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.


NOTE 2 – NOTES PAYABLE


On January 27, 2010, the Company executed a Promissory Note Secured by a Deed of Trust with Assignment of Rents in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Note”).  The Note holder is entitled to receive the entire principal amount with all accrued interest, at 7% interest per annum, payable on or before January 27, 2012.  On January 27, 2012, the maturity date of the Note was amended to January 27, 2015.  The Note is secured by a deed of trust with assignment of rents on commercial properties owned by the Company.  The Holder is entitled to collect rents and lease amounts, if any, from the buildings upon any default and may at its option elect to foreclose on the properties.  The Company may make payments prior to the due date and any payment will be applied first to the reduction of interest and the remaining balance to the outstanding principal.  In the event the Company fails to pay any amount when due, then the amount owing will become immediately due and a default interest rate of 15% shall apply to the principal amount.


On December 2, 2011, the Company assumed a Promissory Note with a principal amount of $30,000 as part of its acquisition of Asher, LLC.  The holder of the note is entitled to receive the entire principal amount with all accrued interest, at 5% interest per annum, on or before January 1, 2014.  Management intends to use the $30,000 proceeds from this note for inventory purchases and operational expenses. During the six month period ended June 30, 2012 the Company made principal payments on the note totaling $6,003 and interest of $583.


NOTE 3 – NOTES RECEIVABLE


On April 16, 2012, the Promissory Note extended to Rsignia, Inc., went into default.  The Company subsequently provided Rsignia, Inc. with notice of default and a demand for repayment of all outstanding principal and accrued interest.  After ten days in default, the interest rate on the note increased an additional two percent per annum, per the terms of the note.  The Company is currently working with Rsignia, Inc. to collect payment in full.


On February 9, 2012, the Company, through its Headlamp Ventures, LLC subsidiary, established a new revolving line of credit facility and issued an initial $500,000 promissory note to Bsquare Red, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, to be used as working capital in their internet marketing business.  The




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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 3 – NOTES RECEIVABLE – CONTINUED


note carries an 18% effective annual rate of interest.  It is noted that Bsquare Red, LLC is owned by family members of the CEO and CFO of the Company.


NOTE 4 – INVESTMENTS


On April 21, 2011, Pacific WebWorks invested $250,000 in common units of Middlebury Ventures II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed for the purpose of participating in the Fisker Holdings, Inc. Series C-1 and subsequent rounds of financing.  On December 27, 2011, the Company invested an additional $93,280 in common units of Middlebury Ventures II, LLC.  On March 28, 2012, the Company invested an additional $25,000 in common units of Middlebury Ventures II, LLC.  The funds are to be used by Middlebury Ventures II, LLC for the acquisition of Fisker Holdings, Inc. Series C-1 Shares pursuant to the Fisker Series C-1 transaction documents.  Fisker Holdings, Inc. is an automotive company competing in the luxury hybrid-electric vehicle market.


On November 11, 2011, the Company, through its Headlamp Ventures, LLC subsidiary, invested a total of $250,000 in Payroll Innovations, LLC and PickYourPayday.com, LLC, sister companies having common ownership and management and providing payroll debit card and online payroll advance service to small and mid-sized employers.  For value received, the Company holds a 25% ownership position in Payroll Innovations, LLC and PickYourPayday.com, LLC.  On May 30, 2012, the Company invested an additional total of $30,000 in Payroll Innovations, LLC and PickYourPayday.com to meet a capital call approved by the members.  For the year ended December 31, 2011 the Company recognized a $21,186 loss on its equity investment, for the period ended March 31, 2012 the Company recognized a $27,530 loss on its equity investment and for the three month period ended June 30, 2012 the Company recognized an additional $30,328 loss on its equity investment.


On April 11, 2012, the Company sold the $250,000 in municipal bonds it held and moved the proceeds into a certain money trust account.


NOTE 5 – CONTINGENCIES


The Middlebury Ventures II, LLC operating agreement contains a 40% capital call provision specifically associated with the Fisker D-1 round of financing, which includes a 40% capital call component.  Members of Middlebury Ventures II, LLC are required to invest an amount up to 40% of their investment to date at the time of the capital call, based on the percentage of the total capital call. Those members failing to meet the capital call encounter an automatic conversion of their shares into common shares on a 2:1 basis.  Those members that meet the capital call will convert their shares into common shares on a 1:1 basis at such time when there is a market for Fisker securities.


The Payroll Innovations, LLC and PickYourPayday.com, LLC operating agreements provide for capital calls upon approval by 75% of the membership voting interest.  The total amount of each approved capital call is also subject to approval by 75% of the membership voting interest.  In a capital call each member is required to invest its proportionate share based on its membership interest.  No member’s interest in the companies can be diluted without unanimous approval by the members.





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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 6 – LITIGATION MATTERS


The Company is involved in five class action law suits.  All plaintiffs in these cases are being represented by the same legal firm and each complaint seeks class action certification.  The complaints allege that Pacific WebWorks violated consumer protection laws, committed fraud and used deceptive trade practices in relation to the manner in which Pacific WebWorks charged for purchases of its products.  Each action seeks compensatory and punitive damages, plus reasonable costs and attorney fees.  The actions are as follows:  


On November 9, 2009, Barbara Ford filed an action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division.  A second action was filed on November 12, 2009, by Deanna Pelletier in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Solano.  A third action was filed by Lisa Rasmussen on November 20, 2009, in the Superior Court of Washington, Snohomish County.  On December 18, 2009, the Barbara Ford matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  On December 18, 2009, the Deanna Pelletier matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.  On December 23, 2009, the Lisa Rasmussen matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.  


On July 10, 2010, Thomas Aikens filed an action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, which matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. This matter was brought by the same law firm as the above cases.


On September 19, 2011, Lynette Booth filed an action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division alleging violations of consumer protection laws by Pacific WebWorks.  This case was removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on December 1, 2011.  Damages are unspecified in this action.  Pacific WebWorks has answered the complaint and denied liability and intends to defend against all such claims.


In response to these actions, Pacific WebWorks retained legal counsel to vigorously defend the Company in these lawsuits.  Discovery began on the class certification phase in the Illinois, Washington and California lawsuits.  Our legal counsel has opposed class certification and filed motions to dismiss all claims in the Illinois and Washington actions, which motions were granted in part and denied in part. Pacific WebWorks has renewed its motion to dismiss in the Illinois action, which motion has not yet been ruled upon.  In addition, Pacific Webworks has brought motions to dismiss the Pelletier, Guffey and Aikens actions, which motions have not yet been ruled upon.


On May 24, 2012, the Company entered into a Stipulation of Class Action Settlement relating to its outstanding class action lawsuits.  The settlement agreement requires the Company to contribute a maximum of $400,000 to the settlement fund, class counsel and claims administration fees.  The Company’s entry into the settlement agreement is intended to reduce its overall litigation expense by putting an end to the significant legal fees continually incurred to defend against the actions.  As of June 30, 2012, the Company had recorded a liability of $400,000 in contemplation of reaching settlement on its outstanding class action lawsuits.  As a part of the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to establish an escrow account and deposit the amount of their maximum contribution into the escrow account to be held there during the settlement approval process.





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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 6 – LITIGATION MATTERS – CONTINUED


On November 1, 2011, the Company was named in a suit brought by Adrian O. Alegria in the District Court of the Central District of California.  The complaint in that case alleged breach of contract and fraud.  Pacific WebWorks retained legal counsel to defend the Company.  On April 24, 2012 the Company’s motion to dismiss was granted by the Court and this matter is considered to be closed.


We are involved in various other disputes and claims arising in the normal course of our business.  In the opinion of management, any resulting litigation from these disputes and claims will not have a material effect on our financial position and results of operations.

 

NOTE 7 – SEGMENT REPORTING


Segment reporting by business unit follows:


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2011a

 

June 30, 2012a

Business Unit

 

Revenues, net

 

Net income (loss)

 

Revenues, net

 

Net income (loss)

Pacific Web Works

 

$      368,189

 

$   (387,037)

 

$      123,595

 

$   (195,565)

IntelliPay

 

        130,914

 

        108,207

 

        122,942

 

          99,083

Headlamp Ventures

 

                   -

 

                 70

 

          32,935

 

            6,288

TradeWorks

 

            2,060

 

            2,060

 

            1,560

 

            1,428

FundWorks

 

                   -

 

            (613)

 

                   -

 

                   -

Thrifty Seeker

 

                   -

 

                   -

 

            4,140

 

         (4,419)

Promontory Marketing

 

                   -

 

              (48)

 

                   -

 

              (59)

World Commerce Network

 

                   -

 

                 50

 

                   -

 

            3,101

Total

 

$      501,163

 

$   (277,311)

 

$      285,172

 

$     (90,143)


aAmounts include all intercompany receivables, payables, revenues and expenses prior to elimination

for consolidation.


 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2011a

 

June 30, 2012a

Business Unit

 

Revenues, net

 

Net income (loss)

 

Revenues, net

 

Net income (loss)

Pacific Web Works

 

$      695,416

 

$   (523,891)

 

$      295,736

 

$   (381,372)

IntelliPay

 

        251,665

 

        197,133

 

        238,896

 

        195,369

Headlamp Ventures

 

                   -

 

                70

 

          61,264

 

         (8,831)

TradeWorks

 

            4,420

 

          11,543

 

            3,901

 

            3,769

FundWorks

 

                   -

 

            (613)

 

                   -

 

                   -

Thrifty Seeker

 

                   -

 

                   -

 

           12,257

 

         (8,563)

Promontory Marketing

 

                   -

 

              (96)

 

                   -

 

            (102)

World Commerce Network

 

            6,677

 

            6,667

 

                   -

 

          12,949

Total

 

$      958,178

 

$   (309,187)

 

$      612,054

 

$   (186,781)


aAmounts include all intercompany receivables, payables, revenues and expenses prior to elimination

for consolidation.



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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 8 – CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Estimates of particular significance in our financial statements include trade receivables and collections, goodwill, contingent liabilities, and valuing stock option compensation.


Trade receivables and collections - We apply a range of collection techniques to manage delinquent accounts.  Management reviews accounts receivable monthly and records an estimate of receivables determined to be uncollectible due to allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debt.  Accounts receivable and the corresponding allowance for doubtful accounts are reviewed for collectability by management quarterly and uncollectible accounts receivable are written off.


Revenue Recognition - The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” and its revisions in SAB No. 104.  SAB 101 and 104 clarify application of generally accepted accounting principles related to revenue transactions.


We receive revenue for hosting, gateway, and maintenance fees, software access and licensing fees. Revenues from up-front fees are deferred and recognized over the period in which services are performed, ranging from one month to one year.  Fees for the set-up of merchant accounts are deferred and recognized as services are completed (which is generally two months).  Revenues from monthly hosting, maintenance, transaction and processing fees are recorded when earned. Operating lease revenues for merchant accounts and software are recorded as they become due from customers.


The Company recognizes revenues when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery of products and services has occurred, (3) the fee is fixed or determinable and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured.


Goodwill - Goodwill related to Intellipay is assessed annually for impairment by comparing the fair value of Intellipay to its carrying amount, including goodwill.  In testing for a potential impairment of goodwill, the estimated fair value of Intellipay is compared with book value, including goodwill.  If the estimated fair value exceeds book value, goodwill is considered not to be impaired and no additional steps are necessary.  If, however, the fair value of Intellipay is less than book value, then an impairment loss is recognized equal to the excess of book value to estimated fair value. The estimate of implied fair value of goodwill may require independent valuations of certain internally generated and unrecognized intangible assets such as our paying monthly gateway portfolio, software and technology and trademarks.  If the carrying amount of our goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss would be recognized in an amount equal to the excess.  The fair value of Intellipay is estimated using both cash flow information from internal budgets and multiples of revenue.  In the event that an impairment indicator arises prior to our annual impairment test of goodwill, we will provide a full test relative to the indicator in the period that the indicator is present.


Contingent liabilities - Material estimates for contingent liabilities include approximately $0 for our operating companies.  From a liquidity standpoint, any settlement or judgment received by the Company from pending or threatened litigation may have a direct effect on our cash balances.  




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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 8 – CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES – CONTINUED


Management believes that all amounts estimated and recorded as contingent liabilities approximate the amount of liabilities that could be owed to parties in the form of settlement or in a judgment.  We have had no conversation for over three years with any of the parties related to the contingent liabilities of our discontinued operations.  Any settlements that might occur below amounts accrued would result in a favorable impact to our earnings and working capital.


Valuing stock options - We measure and record compensation cost relative to performance stock option costs in accordance with FASB ASC 480-10, which requires the Company to use the Black-Scholes pricing model to estimate the fair value of options at the option date of grant.  The fair value of the option grant is established at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on assumptions related to the five year risk free interest rate, dividend yield, volatility, and average expected term (years to exercise).


Fair Value Measurements - We adopted ASC Topic 820 (originally issued as SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements”) as of January 1, 2008 for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  These tiers include:



·

Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;


·

Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and


·

Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.


We measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows at June 30, 2012:








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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 8 – CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES – CONTINUED


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets for

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

 

Total

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities

 $

368,280 

 $

 $

 $

368,280 

Total assets measured at fair value

$

368,280 

$

$

$

368,280 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The table below presents our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at June 30, 2012.  We classify financial instruments in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy when there is reliance on at least one significant unobservable input to the valuation model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

Total

Balance at December 31, 2011

$

343,280

$

343,280

Total gains or losses (realized and unrealized)

 

 

 

 

   Included in net loss

 

 

 

Valuation adjustment

 

Purchases, issuances, and settlements, net

25,000

 

25,000

Transfers to Level 3

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2012

$

368,280 

$

368,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments - The carrying amounts of our accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their immediate or short-term maturities.  The aggregate carrying amount of the notes payable approximates fair value as the individual notes bear interest at market interest rates and there hasn’t been a significant change in our operations and risk profile.


NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


On July 2, 2012, the Company deposited $400,000 into an escrow account as stipulated in its class action settlement agreement, see Note 6.  The escrow account is governed by an Escrow Agreement that provides for the return of the funds to the Company if the Stipulation of Class Action Settlement is not approved by the Courts.


On July 10, 2012, the Company executed a Promissory Note Secured by a Deed of Trust with Assignment of Rents in the principal amount of $100,000 (the “Note”).  The Note holder is entitled to receive the entire principal amount with all accrued interest, at 7% interest per annum, payable on or



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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)


NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – CONTINUED


before December 31, 2012.  The Note is secured by a deed of trust with assignment of rents on commercial properties owned by the Company.  The Holder is entitled to collect rents and lease amounts, if any, from the buildings upon any default and may at its option elect to foreclose on the properties.  The Company may make payments prior to the due date and any payment will be applied first to the reduction of interest and the remaining balance to the outstanding principal.  In the event the Company fails to pay any amount when due, then the amount owing will become immediately due and a default interest rate of 15% shall apply to the principal amount.  


On July 31, 2012, the maturity date on the $500,000 promissory note extended by the Company to Bsquare Red, LLC on July 28, 2011 was amended to August 1, 2013.  It is noted that Bsquare Red, LLC is owned by family members of the CEO and CFO of the Company.



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In this report references to “Pacific WebWorks,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to Pacific WebWorks, Inc. and its subsidiaries.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS


The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) encourages reporting companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand future prospects and make informed investment decisions.  This report contains these types of statements.  Words such as “may,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or “continue” or comparable terminology used in connection with any discussion of future operating results or financial performance identify forward-looking statements.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.  All forward-looking statements reflect our present expectation of future events and are subject to a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.



ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Executive Overview


Pacific WebWorks has utilized a variety of marketing approaches to communicate the viability of our software products as a revenue generating tool and the ability to use our tools in connection with the major retail sites.  The Company experienced success with its affiliate marketing program, however, due to abuses in our affiliate marketing system management has determined that it will no longer expose the Company to the risks associated with using that type of marketing. This has, and will continue to result in a significant decline in our revenues and consistent with this reduction in revenues, management has taken steps to reduce our overhead expense.  The Company has now shifted its focus to developing alternative marketing approaches and business opportunities primarily through acquisitions and investments in new businesses.


The six month period ended June 30, 2012 (“2012 six month period”) was primarily devoted to addressing items related to our ongoing legal issues as well as developing the Company’s investments and acquisitions. The Company continues to focus on developing alternative avenues through which its resources might be profitably employed.


During the 2012 six month period the Company continued to expend time and money to defend itself in the legal actions brought against the Company during the prior two years.  In an effort to end the litigation, motions to dismiss the legal actions in the various jurisdictions have been filed.  On May 24, 2012, the Company entered into a Stipulation of Class Action Settlement relating to its outstanding class action lawsuits.  The settlement agreement requires the Company to contribute a maximum of $400,000 to the settlement fund, class counsel and claims administration fees.  The settlement agreement also required the Company to deposit its maximum contribution amount into an escrow account to be held there during the settlement approval process.  The escrow account is governed by an Escrow Agreement that provides for the return of the funds if the settlement is not approved by the courts.  The Company made the required deposit into escrow during July, 2012.  Management had previously recorded a contingent liability of $400,000 in contemplation of reaching settlement on its outstanding class action lawsuits.


As of the filing date of this report, we have trimmed our staffing significantly and identified and hired the personnel necessary to implement our new business model.  Our goal is to find synergistic opportunities, but we will not limit ourselves if other areas of interest develop.  We formed Headlamp Ventures, LLC and activated World Commerce Network, LLC and funded these subsidiaries for the purpose of seeking out investment opportunities in other businesses.  As of June 2012 the Company has invested an aggregate of $1,400,000 in other businesses directly or through our subsidiaries.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources


During 2012 and 2011 we relied primarily on revenues to fund operations.  We expect to continue to generate positive cash flows through further development of our business and distribution channels and investments in other businesses.  We plan to address only the liabilities of our operating subsidiaries with our current cash balances and cash inflows.  Of course cash outflows can exceed monthly cash inflows based on timing differences between marketing campaigns and sales and returns on investment.


Our net revenues have continued to decline in 2012 as a result of the change in our marketing strategy.  Our cash and cash equivalents also decreased at June 30, 2012 due the deployment of cash into investments and acquisitions and our continued legal expense in defense against legal actions brought during the past two years.


Maintaining sufficient merchant account processing capabilities continues to be a factor in our overall performance. We work diligently with our existing merchant account providers and continually search for new merchant account providers in order to manage this risk.


We believe that we will be able to sustain our operations with existing cash and assets and future cash flows during the next twelve to twenty-four months and possibly beyond.  Should we need to raise money in the future we believe funding may be obtained through additional debt arrangements, in addition to our internally generated cash flows.  However, if we are unable to obtain additional funds on acceptable terms, then we might be forced to delay or abandon some or all of our product development, marketing or business plans, and growth could be slowed, which may result in declines in our operating results and common stock market price.  


Commitments and Contingencies


Current Liabilities:  Our total current liabilities at June 30, 2012 included accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Accounts payable of $102,360 was related to operating costs such as marketing and advertising expenses and professional fees.  Our accrued liabilities of $621,042 were primarily the result of a $400,000 contingent liability accrued in anticipation of settling outstanding legal actions and other payroll related liabilities, income tax payable and legal liabilities, offset by estimated refunds and receivables.   


Also included in current liabilities at June 30, 2012 is $18,839 in deferred revenue primarily related to hosting services and $174,540 in accrued interest payable primarily related to the Company’s $1,000,000 promissory note.


Promissory Notes:  Our long term liabilities at June 30, 2012 included a promissory note in the amount of $1,000,000.  On January 27, 2010, Pacific WebWorks, executed a Promissory Note Secured by a Deed of Trust with Assignment of Rents in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Note”).  The holder of the Note, Principal Development, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Holder”), is entitled to receive the entire principal amount with all accrued interest, at 7% interest per annum, payable on or before January 27, 2012.  On January 27, 2012, the maturity date of the Note was amended to January 27, 2015.  


On July 10, 2012, the Company executed a Promissory Note Secured by a Deed of Trust with Assignment of Rents in the principal amount of $100,000 (the “Note”).  The Note holder, Principal Development, LLC, is entitled to receive the entire principal amount with all accrued interest, at 7% interest per annum, payable on or before December 31, 2012.


The Notes are secured by a deed of trust with assignment of rents on our principal office building and a second commercial building we own in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Also, the Holder is entitled to collect rents and lease amounts, if any, from the buildings upon any default and may at its option elect to foreclose on the properties.  The Note also provides that we may make payments prior to the due date and that any payment will be applied first to the reduction of interest and the remaining balance to the outstanding principal.  In the event we fail to pay any



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amount when due, then the amount owing will become immediately due and a default interest rate of 15% shall apply to the principal amount.  


On December 2, 2011, the Company assumed a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $30,000 as part of its acquisition of Asher, LLC.  The holder of the note is entitled to receive the entire principal amount with all accrued interest, at 5% interest per annum, on or before January 1, 2014.  During the three month period ended June 30, 2012 the Company made payments on the note totaling $3,614.


Results of Operations


The following discussions are based on the consolidated financial statements of Pacific WebWorks and its subsidiaries for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.  The following charts are a summary of our financial statements for those periods and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, and notes thereto, included in this report at Part I, Item 1, above.


SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET COMPARISON

 


Year ended

Dec. 31, 2011

 

Six month period ended

June 30, 2012

Cash and cash equivalents

$   1,283,569 

 

$  583,960

Total current assets

3,742,830 

 

3,584,503

Total assets

10,694,935 

 

10,446,480

Total current liabilities

972,452 

 

916,781

Total liabilities

2,002,452 

 

1,940,778

Accumulated deficit

(9,426,946)

 

(9,613,727)

Total stockholders’ equity

$   8,692,483 

 

$   8,505,702


Total assets decreased at June 30, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 primarily as a result of a reduction in receivables related to the Visual WebTools business and a decrease in cash and cash equivalents in support of the Company’s legal expense.  At June 30, 2012 total liabilities also decreased compared to the 2011 year end as a result of continued cost control measures.  Our accumulated deficit increased at June 30, 2012 as a result of posting a net loss for the six month period ended June 30, 2012.


SUMMARY OPERATING RESULTS

 

Three month period

ended June 30,

 

Six month period

ended June 30,

 

2011

2012

 

2011

2012

Revenues, net

$  501,163

$  285,173

 

$  958,178

$  612,053

Cost of sales

40,765

52,511

 

99,976

115,769

Gross profit

460,398

232,662

 

858,202

496,284

Total operating expenses

836,586

388,784

 

1,367,503

876,812

Income (loss) from operations

(376,188)

(156,122)

 

(509,301)

(380,528)

Total other income (expense)

Income tax benefit (expense)

Net income (loss)

Earnings per share - basic

(10,123)

109,000

(277,311)

$          (0.01)

9,779

56,200

(90,143)

$          (0.00)

 

(12,786)

212,900

(309,187)

$          (0.01)

10,702

183,500

(186,781)

$          (0.00)


We recognize revenue from hosting, gateway, and maintenance fees, software, access and licensing fees, the sale of product, merchant accounts, custom website design work and shipping income.  Revenues from up-front fees from customers are recorded on the balance sheets as deferred revenues and are recognized over the period services are performed, ranging from eight months to one year.  Revenues from monthly hosting, maintenance, transaction and processing fees are recorded when earned.


Our net revenues decreased for the 2012 second quarter and six month period compared to the 2011 interim periods as a result of our shift in marketing approaches.  Formerly we relied upon an affiliate marketing approach, but due to abuses in that type of system we no longer expose our operations to the risks associated with affiliate marketing. Management anticipates that revenues will grow from the reduced 2012 second quarter levels as new business opportunities are developed.


Cost of sales includes costs related to fulfillment, customer service, certain royalties and commissions, amortization of purchased customer portfolios, shipping expense, service personnel, telecommunications and data center costs. Cost of sales increased in the 2012 second quarter and six month periods as compared to the 2011 interim periods. Cost of sales was 18.4% of net revenues for the 2012 second quarter as compared to 8.1% of net revenues for the 2011 second quarter and was 18.9% of net revenues for the 2012 six month period compared to 10.4% of net revenues for the 2011 six month period.  The increases in the 2012 interim periods were largely due to a decline in sales against certain fixed costs.  Management anticipates that cost of sales will remain higher as a percentage of sales in the short term due to fixed costs as new revenue streams are developed.


Total operating expenses decreased for the 2012 second quarter and six month period compared to the 2011 interim periods primarily due to decreases in selling expenses, staff reduction and other cost control measures.  Selling expenses include advertising expenses, commissions and personnel expenses for sales and marketing and these expenses were higher in the 2012 second quarter and six month period compared to the 2011 interim periods due to the exploration of alternative marketing approaches.

General and administrative expenses include personnel expenses for executive, finance, and internal support personnel.  In addition, general and administrative expenses include fees for bad debt costs, professional legal and accounting services, insurance, office space, banking and merchant fees, and other overhead-related costs.  General and administrative expenses decreased for the 2012 second quarter and six month period compared to the 2011 interim periods primarily due to a reduction in investor relations expense and executive payroll expense.


Our net loss for the 2012 second quarter and six month period reflects the decline in revenues related to the Visual WebTools business as the Company pursued other business opportunities.


Off-balance Sheet Arrangements


We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources and would be considered material to investors.




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Critical Accounting Policies


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Estimates of particular significance in our financial statements include trade receivables and collections, goodwill, contingent liabilities, and valuing stock option compensation.


Trade receivables and collections - We apply a range of collection techniques to manage delinquent accounts. Management reviews accounts receivable monthly and records an estimate of receivables determined to be uncollectible due to allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debt.  Accounts receivable and the corresponding allowance for doubtful accounts are reviewed for collectability by management quarterly and uncollectible accounts receivable are written off.


Revenue Recognition - The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” and its revisions in SAB No. 104.  SAB 101 and 104 clarify application of generally accepted accounting principles related to revenue transactions.


We receive revenue for hosting, gateway, and maintenance fees, software access and licensing fees. Revenues from up-front fees are deferred and recognized over the period in which services are performed, ranging from one month to one year.  Fees for the set-up of merchant accounts are deferred and recognized as services are completed (which is generally two months).  Revenues from monthly hosting, maintenance, transaction and processing fees are recorded when earned. Operating lease revenues for merchant accounts and software are recorded as they become due from customers.


The Company recognizes revenues when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery of products and services has occurred, (3) the fee is fixed or determinable and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured.


Goodwill - Goodwill related to Intellipay is assessed annually for impairment by comparing the fair value of Intellipay to its carrying amount, including goodwill.  In testing for a potential impairment of goodwill, the estimated fair value of Intellipay is compared with book value, including goodwill.  If the estimated fair value exceeds book value, goodwill is considered not to be impaired and no additional steps are necessary.  If, however, the fair value of Intellipay is less than book value, then an impairment loss is recognized equal to the excess of book value to estimated fair value. The impairment test for 2011 resulted in an estimated fair value in excess of the book value of goodwill and no impairment was required.


The estimate of implied fair value of goodwill may require independent valuations of certain internally generated and unrecognized intangible assets such as our paying monthly gateway portfolio, software and technology and trademarks.  If the carrying amount of our goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss would be recognized in an amount equal to the excess.  The fair value of Intellipay is estimated using both cash flow information from internal budgets and multiples of revenue.  In the event that an impairment indicator arises prior to our annual impairment test of goodwill, we will provide a full test relative to the indicator in the period that the indicator is present.  


Contingent liabilities – At June 30, 2012 material estimates for contingent liabilities include approximately $400,000 for our operating companies in contemplation of the settlement of certain litigation matters.  From a liquidity standpoint, any settlement or judgment received by the Company from pending or threatened litigation may have a direct effect on our cash balances at June 30, 2012.  Management believes that all amounts estimated and recorded as contingent liabilities approximate the amount of liabilities that could be owed to parties in the form of settlement or in a judgment.  Any settlements that might occur below amounts accrued would result in a favorable impact to our earnings and working capital.



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Fair Value Measurements - We adopted ASC Topic 820 (originally issued as SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements”) as of January 1, 2008 for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  These tiers include:


·

Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;


·

Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and


·

Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.


Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments - The carrying amounts of our accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their immediate or short-term maturities.  The aggregate carrying amount of the notes payable approximates fair value as the individual notes bear interest at market interest rates and there hasn’t been a significant change in our operations and risk profile.



ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.



ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Disclosure Controls and Procedures


We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.  This information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, they concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.


Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting


Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act).  Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and determined that there were no changes made in our internal control over financial reporting during the second quarter of our 2012 fiscal year 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


Class Actions


The Company is involved in five class action law suits.  All plaintiffs in these cases are being represented by the same legal firm and each complaint seeks class action certification.  The complaints allege that Pacific WebWorks violated consumer protection laws, committed fraud and used deceptive trade practices in relation to the manner in which Pacific WebWorks charged for purchases of its products.  Each action seeks compensatory and punitive damages, plus reasonable costs and attorney fees.  The actions are as follows:


On November 9, 2009, Barbara Ford filed an action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division. A second action was filed on November 12, 2009, by Deanna Pelletier in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Solano.  A third action was filed by Lisa Rasmussen on November 20, 2009, in the Superior Court of Washington, Snohomish County.  On December 18, 2009, the Barbara Ford matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  On December 18, 2009, the Deanna Pelletier matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.  On December 23, 2009, the Lisa Rasmussen matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.  


On July 10, 2010, Thomas Aikens filed an action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, which matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.  This matter was brought by the same law firm as the above cases.


On September 19, 2011, Lynette Booth filed an action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division alleging violations of consumer protection laws by Pacific WebWorks.  This case was removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on December 1, 2011.  Damages are unspecified in this action.  Pacific WebWorks has answered the complaint and denied liability and intends to defend against all such claims.


In response to these actions, Pacific WebWorks retained legal counsel to vigorously defend the Company in these lawsuits.  Discovery began on the class certification phase in the Illinois, Washington and California lawsuits.  Our legal counsel has opposed class certification and filed motions to dismiss all claims in the Illinois and Washington actions, which motions were granted in part and denied in part.  Pacific WebWorks has renewed its motion to dismiss in the Illinois action, which motion has not yet been ruled upon.  In addition, Pacific Webworks has brought motions to dismiss the Pelletier, Guffey and Aikens actions, which motions have not yet been ruled upon.


On May 24, 2012, the Company entered into a Stipulation of Class Action Settlement relating to its outstanding class action lawsuits.  The settlement agreement requires the Company to contribute a maximum of $400,000 to the settlement fund, class counsel and claims administration fees.  The Company’s entry into the settlement agreement is intended to reduce its overall litigation expense by putting an end to the significant legal fees continually incurred to defend against the actions.  As of June 30, 2012, the Company had recorded a liability of $400,000 in contemplation of reaching settlement on its outstanding class action lawsuits.  As a part of the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to establish an escrow account and deposit the amount of their maximum contribution into the escrow account to be held there during the settlement approval process. The escrow account is governed by an Escrow Agreement that provides for the return of the funds if the settlement is not approved by the courts.  The Company made the required deposit into escrow during July, 2012.




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Other Proceedings


On November 1, 2011, the Company was named in a suit brought by Adrian O. Alegria in the District Court of the Central District of California.  The complaint in that case alleged breach of contract and fraud.  Pacific WebWorks retained legal counsel to defend the Company.  On April 24, 2012 the Company’s motion to dismiss was granted by the Court and this matter is considered to be closed.


We are involved in various other disputes and claims arising in the normal course of our business.  In the opinion of management, any resulting litigation from these disputes and claims will not have a material effect on our financial position and results of operations.



ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS


Factors Affecting Future Performance


We may experience difficulty maintaining sufficient credit card processing capabilities to keep up with our transaction volume.


We rely upon our credit card merchant accounts to collect our monthly hosting payments and many of the limitations imposed upon us by the credit card associations, in the opinion of management, are unreasonable and unnecessarily confining.  In the past, these merchant account limitations have forced management to restrict our business growth and this restriction of growth continues to impact our earnings in a negative manner.   


We may pursue investments in, or acquisitions of, complementary service product lines, technologies or business opportunity through our subsidiaries which may interfere with our operations and negatively affect our financial position.


We intend to expand our services and product offerings and anticipate evaluating potential acquisitions of or investments in businesses, services, products, or technologies.  These investments or acquisitions may result in the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities, goodwill impairment charges and amortization of expenses related to other intangible assets.  In addition, acquisitions and investments involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of the operations, technologies, services, and products of acquired companies; the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; risks of entering markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience; and, the potential loss of key employees of an acquired company.  As of the date of this filing, other than those items detailed herein, we have no present commitment or agreement with respect to any material acquisition of other businesses, services, products, or technologies.


We may need additional external capital and may be unable to raise it.


Our success will depend upon our ability to generate future cash flows and, if needed in the future, the ability to access equity capital markets and borrow on terms that are financially advantageous to us.  Also, we may not be able to obtain additional funds on acceptable terms.  If we are unable to obtain additional capital, then we may not have sufficient working capital to develop products, finance acquisitions, or pursue business opportunities.  If we borrow funds, then we could be forced to use a large portion of our cash reserves to repay principal and interest on those funds.  If we issue our securities for capital, then the interests of investors and shareholders could be diluted.


We are subject to intense competition from large and small companies that limits our ability to obtain market share and may force our prices down.


We face competition in the overall Internet software market, as well as in the business opportunity market.  Our ability to earn significant revenues from our Visual WebTools or IntelliPay payment system will depend in part on their acceptance by a substantial number of online businesses.  Broad acceptance of our products and services



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and their use in large numbers is critical to our success because a large portion of our revenues are derived from one-time and recurring fees we charge to customers buying our products and services.  Our success in obtaining market share will depend upon our ability to build name brand recognition and to provide cost-effective products and services to our customers.  We have developed our products to meet the needs of small businesses and we believe the generality of our competitors’ services may be inadequately addressing the small business owner’s needs. We expect competition to persist, increase, and intensify in the future as the markets for our products and services continue to develop and as additional competitors enter our market.  In addition, many of our current or potential competitors have broad distribution channels that they may use to bundle competing products directly to end-users or purchasers.  If these competitors were to bundle competing products for their customers, it could adversely affect our ability to obtain market share and may force our prices down.


We may be unable to achieve market acceptance because technological standards for payment processing are not established.


One obstacle to widespread market acceptance for the IntelliPay payment system is that widely adopted technological standards for accepting and processing payments over the Internet have not yet emerged.  As a result, merchants and financial institutions have been slow to select which service to use.  Until one or more dominant standards emerge, we must design, develop, test, introduce and support new services to meet changing customer needs and respond to other technological developments.  To be successful, we must obtain widespread acceptance of our technologies, or modify our products and services to meet whatever industry standards do ultimately develop. It is not certain that we will be able to do either.


We depend upon our proprietary rights, none of which can be completely safeguarded against infringement.


Our ability to compete effectively will depend, in part, upon our ability to protect our proprietary source codes for Visual WebTools and the IntelliPay payment system through a combination of licenses and trade secrets.  These agreements and procedures may not effectively prevent disclosure of our confidential information and may not provide us with an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure of such information.  Intellectual property rights, by their nature, are uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions.  We rely upon trade secrets with respect to our source code and functionalities and other unpatented proprietary information in our product development activities.  We seek to protect trade secrets and proprietary knowledge in part through confidentiality agreements with our employees, resellers, and collaborators.


If employees or collaborators develop products independently that may be applicable to our products under development, disputes may arise about ownership of proprietary rights to those products or services.  Protracted and costly litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights and it would be impossible to predict whether litigation might be successful.


We rely in part on third party technology licenses which we cannot guarantee will be available to us in the future.


We rely on certain technology which we license from third parties, including software which is integrated with internally developed software and used in our software to perform key functions.  Our inability to maintain any of these technology licenses could result in delays in distribution of our services or increased costs of our products and services.  We cannot be assured that third party technology licenses will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.


We must update our products and services and may experience increased costs and delays which could reduce operating profit.


The electronic commerce, web hosting and merchant processing markets in which we compete are characterized by technological change, new product introductions, evolving industry standards and changing customer needs.  In order to remain competitive, we may be required to engage in a number of research and development projects, which carries the risks associated with any research and development effort, including cost overruns, delays in



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delivery and performance problems.  Any delay in the delivery of new products or services could render them less desirable by our customers, or possibly even obsolete.  Any performance problem with a new product or service may require significant funds to correct the problem.  As a result of these factors, our research and development efforts could result in increased costs that could reduce our operating profit, a loss of revenue if promised new products are not timely delivered to our customers, or a loss of revenue or possible claims for damages if new products and services do not perform as anticipated.


We may experience software defects which may damage customer relations.


Despite rigorous testing, our software may nevertheless contain undetected bugs, errors or experience failures when introduced, or when the volume of services provided increases.  Any material errors could damage the reputation of our service or software, as well as damage our customer relations. We have detected errors, defects, and bugs in the past and have corrected them as quickly as possible.  Correcting any defects or bugs we may discover in the future may require us to make significant expenditures of capital and other resources.  We believe that we follow industry-standard practices relating to the identification and resolution of errors, defects, or bugs encountered in the development of new software and in the enhancement of existing features in our products.  As of the date of this filing we have not experienced any material adverse effect by reason of an error, defect, or bug.


We may experience breakdowns in our hosting services, infrastructure or payment processing systems, which may expose us to liabilities and cause customers to abandon our products and services.


We would be unable to deliver our payment processing services or hosting services if our system infrastructures break down or are otherwise interrupted.  Events that could cause system interruptions are:

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fire

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earthquake,

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power loss,

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terrorist attacks,

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harmful software programs,

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telecommunications failure, and

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unauthorized entry or other events.



Although we regularly back up data from operations, and take other measures to protect against loss of data, there is still some risk of such losses.  Despite the security measures we maintain, our infrastructure may be vulnerable to computer viruses, hackers, rouge employees or similar sources of disruption.  Any problem of this nature could result in significant liability to customers or financial institutions and also may deter potential customers from using our services.  We attempt to limit this sort of liability through back-up systems, contractual provisions, insurance and other security measures.  However, we cannot be assured that these contractual limitations on liability would be enforceable, or that our insurance coverage would be adequate to cover any liabilities we might sustain.


Also, a breach of our e-commerce security measures could reduce demand for our services.  The e-commerce industry is intensely focused on the need for Internet security, particularly with respect to the transmission and storage of confidential personal and financial data.  Any compromise or elimination of our security could erode customer confidence in our systems and could result in lower demand for our services or possible litigation.


We are dependent upon license renewal which cannot be assured to occur.


We derive revenues from user licenses and license renewals on a month-to-month arrangement.  We also intend to increase the brand recognition of our products among users through these types of relationships.  If a substantial number of our customers were to decline to renew their contracts for any reason, then we could experience a substantial drop in revenues. Our success in establishing our products as a recognized brand name and achieving their acceptance in the market will depend in part on our ability to continually engineer and deliver new product technologies and superior customer service, so that customers renew their licenses month to month.




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We may not be able to adapt as the Internet market changes, including changing marketing strategies and the associated risks.


Our failure to respond in a timely manner to changing market conditions or client requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.  The Internet is characterized by:


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rapid technological change;

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changes in advertiser and user requirements and preferences;

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frequent new product and service introductions embodying new technologies; and

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the emergence of new industry standards and practices that could render our existing service offerings, technology, and hardware and software infrastructure obsolete.



In order to compete successfully in the future, we must:

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enhance our existing products and develop new services and technology that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of our prospective or current customers;

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license, develop or acquire technologies useful in our business on a timely basis;

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respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis; and

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continue to find acceptable means through which to market our products.



Our industry is experiencing increased legal actions related to Internet marketing strategies and our financial condition may be at risk due to such legal actions.


We experienced increased legal actions during 2009 and 2010 related to our marketing strategies and these legal actions required our cash flows to be directed to our legal defense.  Our marketing strategies had relied upon resellers and affiliate marketers and these third parties may lack sufficient knowledge regarding proper marketing activities.  As a result, we have been included in litigation alleging violations of consumer protection and federal RICO laws, fraud and use of deceptive trade practices.  These contingent liabilities may increase our cost of doing business.  


Regulation of the Internet and Internet-based services may decrease the demand for our services and/or increase our cost of doing business.


Due to the increasing popularity and use of the Internet and online services, federal, state, local, and foreign governments may adopt laws and regulations, or amend existing laws and regulations, with respect to the Internet and other online services.  These laws and regulations may affect issues such as user privacy, pricing, content, taxation, copyrights, distribution, and quality of products and services.  Any new legislation could hinder the growth in use of the Internet generally or in our industry and could impose additional burdens on companies conducting business online, which could, in turn, decrease the demand for our services and increase our cost of doing business. The laws governing the Internet remain largely unsettled, even in areas where legislation has been enacted.  It may take years to determine whether and how existing laws, such as those governing intellectual property, privacy, libel, and taxation, apply to the Internet.  In addition, the growth and development of the market for electronic commerce may prompt calls for more stringent consumer protection laws, both in the United States and abroad, that may impose additional burdens on companies conducting business via the Internet.


We cannot be assured that the subsidiaries will be able to identify only business opportunities which will ultimately prove to be beneficial to the Company and our stockholders.  


Our subsidiaries’ search for business opportunities to invest in and this search will not be limited to any particular geographical area or industry.  Our subsidiaries’ management has unrestricted discretion in seeking a business opportunity, subject to the availability of such opportunities, economic conditions and other factors.  Business opportunity participation is governed by the parent company management and board of directors.  In addition, the selection of a business opportunity in which to participate is complex and extremely risky and will be made by the



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subsidiary’s management in the exercise of its business judgment.  We cannot be assured that the subsidiaries will be able to identify only business opportunities which will ultimately prove to be beneficial to the Company and our stockholders.  



ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS


Part I Exhibits

No.

Description

31.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification

31.2

Chief Financial Officer Certification

32.1

Section 1350 Certification

 

 

Part II Exhibits

No.

Description

3(i)

Articles of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference to exhibit No. 3.1 for Form 10-Q filed

November 13, 2001)

3(ii)

Amended Bylaws of Pacific WebWorks, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to exhibit No. 3.2 for Form 10, as amended, file No. 0-26731, filed July 16, 1999.)

10.1

Service Agreement between Pacific WebWorks and Verizon Business Network Services, Inc., dated September 30, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 for Form 10-K filed September 30, 2008)

10.2

Promissory Note between Pacific WebWorks and Principal Development LLC, dated January 27, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed February 19, 2010)

10.3

Employment agreement between Pacific WebWorks and K. Lance Bell, dated January 1, 2011

(Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed May 24, 2011)

10.4

Promissory Note between Pacific WebWorks and Principal Development LLC, dated July 10, 2012

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.



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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 thereunto duly authorized.






Date:  August 10, 2012

PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC.



By:  /s/Lance Bell

        K. Lance Bell

        President, Chief Financial Officer,

        Secretary and Director




Date:  August 10, 2012




By:   /s/Kenneth W. Bell

         Kenneth W. Bell

         Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer

         and Chairman of the Board




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