MAJOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL INC - Annual Report: 2005 (Form 10-K)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
_____________________
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005
OR
[
] 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 000-51132
Universal
Capital Management, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
2601
Annand Drive
Suite
16
Wilmington,
DE
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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20-1568059
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
19808
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (302)
998-8824
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
of each class
None
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Name
of each
Exchange
on which registered
None
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share
(Title
of Class)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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 ý.
No
¨.
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best
of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
to this
Form 10-K. ý
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined
in Rule
12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨
Noý.
As
of
October
31, 2004,
the
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant was approximately $2,944,600. Such aggregate market value was
computed by reference to the price at which the Common Stock was last sold.
For
purposes of making this calculation only, the registrant has defined affiliates
as including all directors, executive officers and beneficial owners of more
than ten percent of the Common Stock of the Company.
The
number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of July 15,
2005 was 4,934,650.
Table
of Contents
Page
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PART
I
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1
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Item
1.
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Business.
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1
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Item
2.
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Properties.
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12
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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12
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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12
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PART
II
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14
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Item
5.
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Market
For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
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14
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Information.
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15
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
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15
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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18
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.
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19
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Item
9.
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Changes
in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
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32
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Item
9A.
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Controls
and Procedures.
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32
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information.
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32
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PART
III
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32
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Item
10.
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
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32
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation.
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37
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
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39
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions.
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40
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services.
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42
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PART
IV
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42
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Item
15.
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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42
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PART
I
Item
1. Business.
Some
of
the information presented in this report contains “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements
are included throughout the report, including the section titled “Risk Factors,”
and relate to our business strategy, our prospects and our financial position.
These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as “believes,”“estimates,”“expects,”“intends,”“may,”“will,”“should” or
“anticipates” or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or
by discussions of strategy or risks and uncertainties. Specifically,
forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements
concerning:
· our
expectations of future results of operations or financial
condition;
· the
timing, cost and expected impact on our market share and results of operations
of our planned capital expenditures and;
· expectations
of the continued availability of capital resources.
Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are reasonable, they are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and
assumptions about our subsidiaries and us, and accordingly, our forward-looking
statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors described
below under the heading “Risk Factors” and in the information incorporated by
reference herein. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements include, without limitation,
risks related to the following:
All
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us
or
persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by
the
cautionary statements included in this document. We undertake no obligation
to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In
light
of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events
discussed in this report may not occur.
Introduction
Universal
Capital Management, Inc. (the “Company”), is a closed-end, non-diversified
management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business
development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).
The Company was formed on August 16, 2004, as a Delaware corporation.
As a
business development company, the Company is primarily engaged in the business
of furnishing capital and making available managerial assistance to companies
that do not have ready access to capital through conventional financial
channels. The Company refers to the companies in which it invests as “portfolio
companies.”At
April
30, 2005, the Company had equity investments of approximately $2,782,976
at fair
value in seven portfolio companies.
The
Company’s investment objective is to generate capital appreciation, primarily
through investments in equity securities.
The
Company’s principal place of business is 2601 Annand Drive, Suite 16,
Wilmington, Delaware 19808. The Company’s fiscal year ends April
30.
1
Investments
General
The
Company intends to make additional investments in portfolio companies that
require capital for technology development or growth and which will probably
require managerial assistance. The Company’s primary focus will be on making
non-control investments in small, privately held companies or private companies
with what management believes are valuable products, processes or
franchises.
Generally, the
Company intends to limit total cash investments in any individual portfolio
company to the lesser of $500,000 or an amount equal to 10% of Company net
assets at the time of investment. Because of the Company’s small size due to its
recent formation, early investments may not always satisfy this criterion.
For
example, the acquisition of shares of GelStat, Inc., did not do so. See “Risk
Factors - Company Risks - Concentration of Investments.” To date, the Company’s
initial investment in each portfolio company has been significantly less
than
$500,000. By
limiting the size of total investment in any one portfolio company, the Company
hopes to diversify its investment holdings and thereby to reduce risk. In
exchange for the Company’s investment in a portfolio company, the Company will
receive securities issued by such portfolio company. The Company expects
that
substantially all portfolio company securities to be acquired will be common
stock or a form of security convertible into common stock.
The
Company does not have an investment adviser, and therefore, management makes
all
investment and management decisions. The Company’s investment objectives,
policies and investment diversification status may change at any time and
from
time to time without stockholder approval.
As
a
venture capital company, the Company makes it possible for its investors
to
participate at an early stage in emerging fields. To the investor, the Company
offers:
· a
team of
professionals, including three full-time members of management who vote on
all
purchases and sales of portfolio company securities and prospective investments
and who collectively have expertise in venture capital investing to evaluate
and
monitor investments; that is, officers and employees, rather than an investment
adviser, manage operations under the general supervision of the Board of
Directors; and
· the
opportunity to benefit from experience in new fields which management expects
to
permeate a variety of industries.
Applicable
law requires that the Company may invest 70% of its assets only in privately
held U.S. companies, a small number of publicly traded U.S. companies, certain
high-quality debt and cash.
The
Company will be able to invest excess cash in U.S. government securities
and
high-quality debt maturing in one year or less.
The
Company will be able to invest up to 30% of its assets in opportunistic
situations, which are not subject to the limitations referred to above in
an
effort to enhance returns to stockholders.
These
investments may include, but are not limited to, notes and bonds, distressed
debt, bridge loans, private equity or securities of public companies.
The
Company expects to invest in development stage or start-up businesses.
Substantially all of the Company’s investments are in thinly capitalized,
unproven, small companies focused on risky technologies. These businesses
also
tend to lack management depth, to have limited or no history of operations,
and
not to have attained profitability, and in some cases, not to have any
revenue.
Because
of the speculative nature of these investments, these securities have a
significantly greater risk of loss than traditional investment securities.
Some
of such venture capital investments are likely to be complete losses or
unprofitable, and some will never realize their potential.
2
In
connection with the Company’s venture capital investments, it will participate
in providing a variety of services to portfolio companies, including the
following:
· recruiting
management;
· formulating
operating strategies;
· formulating
intellectual property strategies;
· assisting
in financial planning;
· providing
management in the initial start-up stages; and
· establishing
corporate goals.
The
Company may assist in raising additional capital for these companies from
other
potential investors and may subordinate the Company’s own investment to those of
other investors. The Company may also find it necessary or appropriate to
provide additional capital of its own. The Company may introduce its portfolio
companies to potential joint venture partners, suppliers and customers. In
addition, the Company may assist in establishing relationships between its
portfolio companies and investment bankers and other professionals.
The
Company may also assist its portfolio companies with mergers and
acquisitions.
The
Company expects to derive income from time to time from its portfolio companies
for the performance of such services. Such income may be paid in cash or
securities.
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Portfolio
Securities
The
Company’s investments at April 30, 2005 were as follows:
Name
of
Company(a)
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Interest
Owned
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Approximate
Percentage of Class Owned
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Fair
Value
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Percentage
of all Portfolio Company Values
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Valuation
Methodology(b)
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GelStat
Corporation
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221,429
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1.6%
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$303,358
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10.9%
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C
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PSI-TEC
Holdings, Inc.
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587,500
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2.9%
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2,232,500
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80.2%
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C
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FundraisingDirect.com,
Inc.
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5,000
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1.1%
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8,333
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0.3%
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A
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BF
Acquisition Group III, Inc.
BF
Acquisition Group V, Inc.
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75,000
100,000
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7.7%
9.9%
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1,625
1,625
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0.1%
0.1%
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A
A
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Neptune
Industries, Inc.
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285,714
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0.3%
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34,285
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1.2%
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C
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Theater
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
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575,000
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4.9%
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201,250
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7.2%
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B
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TOTAL
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$2,782,976
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100%
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(a)
A
brief
description of each portfolio company appears on the following
pages.
(b) The
Company’s valuation policy and the description of the various valuation
methodologies appears following the descriptions of the portfolio companies
beginning on page 7; the letter designation of valuation methodology
in the table corresponds to the designation on such methodology
description.
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GelStat
Corporation
is a
healthcare company engaged in research, development and marketing of
over-the-counter, non-prescription consumer healthcare products, targeted
at the
migraine and sleep therapy market segments. A Minnesota corporation founded
in
May, 2002, GelStat Corporation became a publicly traded company through a
merger
with Developed Technology Resource, Inc., on April 30, 2003. Shares of GelStat
Corporation common stock trade under the symbol “GSAC.OB.”
GelStat
Corporation believes it can improve efficacy, safety, and/or convenience.
While
the company engages in scientific, academic and clinical research, it is
primarily a marketing driven company, dedicated to innovation and committed
to
building a portfolio of products with significant commercial
potential.
The
company’s principal efforts center on developing products for migraine therapy
and to improve sleep, both multi-billion dollar global markets. The company
believes its first product, GelStat™ Migraine, will become an important addition
to the treatment arsenal of 25 to 50 million Americans with migraine type
headaches. GelStat™ Sleep, the second product in the company’s development
pipeline, is expected to benefit the approximately 70 million “problem sleepers”
in the United States. These products demonstrate GelStat’s commitment and
ability to get to market quickly and economically with products that address
major unmet needs.
Additional
information is available from:
GelStat
Corporation
Southpoint
Office Center
1650
West
82nd
Street,
Suite 1200
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55431
Phone:
952-881-4105
Fax:
952-881-4106
www.gelstat.com
Established
as a company in 1991 and incorporated in 1994, PSI-TEC
Holdings, Inc.
(“PSI-TEC”), is focused on the design and synthesis of next-generation
fiber-optic materials. With humble beginnings, PSI-TEC was started in the
garage
and basement of Dr. Frederick J. Goetz. In 1991, with a small amount of private
funding, Dr. Goetz established a laboratory in Upland, Pennsylvania. PSI-TEC
was
thereafter invited to move its operations to laboratory space provided by
the
U.S. Army on Aberdeen Proving Grounds in cooperation with a division of the
Department of Defense for the advancement of ultra wide-bandwidth satellite
telecommunications.
Today,
PSI-TEC operates a fully functional organic synthesis and thin-films laboratory
in Wilmington, Delaware. These facilities include all the state-of-the-art
equipment necessary to produce next generation fiber-optic organic materials,
including in-house NMR, IR, UV/VIS and HPLC analytical systems as well as
the
ability to fabricate Class 10 quality thin-films, profilometry evaluation
and
electro-optic (r33) materials characterization.
The
patented materials being developed by PSI-TEC are expected to have broad
applications in civilian and military telecommunications and advanced
computational systems. Among these potential applications is included optical
interconnect technology. Optical interconnects integrated into computers
can
allow the conduction of light at various stages for extremely high-speed
computations. Other applications may include radar, satellite and fiber optic
telecommunications, cable television, aerial and missile guidance.
Shares
of
PSI-TEC common stock are quoted under the symbol “PTHO.PK”
5
Additional
information is available from:
PSI-TEC
Holdings, Inc.
41A
Germany Drive
Wilmington,
DE 19804-1100
FundraisingDirect.com,
Inc.,
offers
personal representation, exclusive product lines, outstanding prize incentives
and specially trained staff to help schools, clubs, and other organizations
raise money. This portfolio company is nationally recognized as an innovative
leader in the fundraising industry, and is the first company in the country
to
offer a “ship to seller” program for schools, sports leagues and non-profit
product organizations.
Over
the
past sixteen years, this portfolio company has successfully assisted more
than
10,000 schools, sports leagues and organizations with their fundraising goals.
Headquartered in Newark, Delaware, this portfolio company has grown to a
national operation with highly trained fundraising representative assisting
customers from coast to coast.
FundraisingDirect.com,
Inc., is a party to a merger agreement pursuant to which, at the effective
time
of the merger, each share of common stock of FundraisingDirect.com, Inc.
other
than shares held by BF Acquisition Corp. III, Inc., will be exchanged for
one
hundred (100) shares of the common stock of IPI Fundraising, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
Additional
information is available from:
FundraisingDirect.com,
Inc.
4
Mill
Park Court
Newark,
DE 19713
Phone:
800-238-7916
Fax:
302-366-8995
Neptune
Industries, Inc.,
is a
Florida corporation established in May, 1968 to engage in commercial fish
farming and related production and distribution activities in the seafood
and
aquaculture industries.
Neptune
Industries, Inc.’s mission is to become a leading producer and supplier of
fresh, farm raised seafood products through the establishment of a vertically
integrated seafood production and distribution enterprise, encompassing
multi-site fish farms, processing facilities, feed manufacturing, fingerling
production and value-added product lines. Recently, the Neptune Industries,
Inc., has developed a patent pending S.A.F.E.(TM) technology floating system
that is expected to be a superior alternative to current technology. Neptune
Industries, Inc., management believes that the benefits of the new technology
are solid waste collection, solar power and predator protection. Shares of
Neptune Industries, Inc., common stock are quoted under the symbol
“NPNI.PK”
Additional
information is available from:
Neptune
Industries, Inc.
2234
N.
Federal Hwy., #372
Boca
Raton, FL 33431
Phone:
561-482-6408
Fax:
561-482-7821
www.neptuneindustries.net
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Theater
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.,
is a
Delaware corporation engaged in the design, sale, and installation of home
theaters. This portfolio company has been operating since 2003, and has begun
to
franchise its concept in addition to operating two company stores. The company
owns and operates three stores, two in the state of Delaware, and one in
the
state of Maryland. The first franchise store is open and operating in
Springfield Massachusetts and two more franchise stores are expected to open
before January 1, 2006, in Reading, Pennsylvania and Auburn Hills,
Michigan.
Additional
information is available from:
Theater
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
250
Corporate Boulevard
Suites
E
& F
Newark,
DE 19702
Phone:
(302) 455-1334
Fax:
(302) 455-1612
www.theaterxtreme.com
BF
Acquisition Group III, Inc. and BF Acquisition Group V, Inc., are affiliated
Florida corporations, which are currently inactive and have no business.
BF
Acquisition Group III, Inc. owns shares of common stock of FundrasingDirect.com,
Inc. but such shares will be cancelled in a planned merger. The shares of
these
companies were acquired in the merger referred to on page 9.
Valuation
The
1940
Act requires periodic valuation of each investment in the Company’s portfolio to
determine the Company’s net asset value.
Under
the
1940 Act, unrestricted securities with readily available market quotations
are
to be valued at the current market value; all other assets must be valued
at
“fair value” as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board
of Directors.
The
Board
of Directors is responsible for (1) determining
overall valuation guidelines and (2) ensuring
the valuation of investments within the prescribed guidelines.
Fair
value is generally defined as the amount that an investment could be sold
for in
an orderly disposition over a reasonable time. Generally, to increase
objectivity in valuing assets, external measures of value, such as public
markets or third-party transactions, are used whenever possible. Valuation
is
not based on long-term work-out value, nor immediate liquidation value, nor
incremental value for potential changes that may take place in the future.
The
values assigned to Company investments are based on available information
and do
not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, as such
amounts depend on future circumstances and cannot reasonably be determined
until
the individual investments are actually liquidated.
The
Company’s valuation policy and methodology with respect to its portfolio
companies are as follows:
A. Cost:
The
cost method is based on the Company’s original cost. This method is generally
used in the early stages of a portfolio company’s development until significant
events occur subsequent to the date of the original investment that dictate
a
change to another valuation method.
Some
examples of these events are: (1) a
major recapitalization; (2) a
major refinancing; (3) a
significant third-party transaction; (4) the
development of a meaningful public market for such company’s common stock; and
(5) significant
changes in such company’s business.
B. Private
Market:
The
private market method uses actual, executed, historical transactions in a
company’s securities by responsible third parties as a basis for
valuation.
The
private market method may also use, where applicable, unconditional firm
offers
by responsible third parties as a basis for valuation.
C. Public
Market:
The
public market method is used when there is an established public market for
the
class of the portfolio company’s securities held by the Company. The Company
discounts market value for securities that are subject to significant legal
and
contractual restrictions. Other securities for which market quotations are
readily available, are carried at market value as of the time of valuation.
Market value for securities traded on securities exchanges or on the Nasdaq
National Market is the last reported sales price on the day of valuation.
For
other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities
for
which no sale was reported on a day, market value is the last quoted bid
price
on such day.
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D. Analytical
Method:
The
analytical method is generally used to value an investment position when
there
is no established public or private market in the company’s securities or when
the factual information available to the Company dictates that an investment
should no longer be valued under either the cost or private market method.
This
valuation method is inherently imprecise and ultimately, the result of
reconciling the judgments of Company directors, based on the data available
to
them. The resulting valuation, although stated as a precise number, is
necessarily within a range of values that vary depending upon the significance
attributed to the various factors being considered. Some of the factors
considered may include the financial condition and operating results of the
portfolio company, the long-term potential of the business of the company,
the
values of similar securities issued by companies in similar businesses, the
proportion of the portfolio company’s securities owned by the Company and the
nature of any rights to require the portfolio company to register restricted
securities under applicable securities laws.
Determination
of Net Asset Value
The
Company determines the net asset value per share of its common stock quarterly
and on such other dates as is necessary. The net asset value per share of
the
common stock is equal to the value of the Company’s assets minus its liabilities
divided by the total number of shares of common stock outstanding.
At
April
30, 2005, approximately 121.2% of the Company’s total net assets represented
investments recorded at fair value. Value, as defined in Section 2(a)(41)
of the
1940 Act is (i)
the
market price for those securities for which a market quotation is readily
available and (ii)
for all
other securities and assets, fair value as determined in good faith by the
Board
of Directors. Because there is typically no readily available market for
some of
the investments in the portfolio, the Company values such investments at
fair
value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. Because of the
inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do
not
have a readily available market value, the fair value of investments determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors may differ significantly from the
values
that would have been used had a ready market existed for the investments
and the
differences could be material.
There
is
no single standard for determining fair value in good faith. As a result,
determining fair value requires that judgment be applied to the specific
facts
and circumstances of each portfolio investment while employing a consistently
applied valuation process for the types of investments made. The Company
records
unrealized depreciation on investments when it believes that an investment
has
become impaired, including where realization of an equity security is doubtful.
Conversely, the Company records unrealized appreciation if it has a reliable
indication that the underlying portfolio has appreciated in value.
With
respect to private equity securities, each investment is valued using industry
valuation benchmarks, and then the value is assigned a discount reflecting
the
illiquid nature of the investment (where necessary) as well as the Company’s
minority, non-control position. When an external event such as a purchase
transaction, public offering, or subsequent equity sale occurs, the pricing
indicated by the external event is used to corroborate the Company’s private
equity evaluation. Equity securities in public companies that carry certain
restrictions on sale are generally valued at a discount from the public market
value of the securities.
The
Board
of Directors bases its determination on, among other things, applicable
quantitative and qualitative factors. These factors may include, but are
not
limited to, type of securities, nature of business, marketability, market
price
of unrestricted securities of the same issue (if any), comparative valuation
of
securities of publicly traded companies in the same or similar industries,
current financial conditions and operating results, sales and earnings growth,
operating revenues, competitive conditions and current and prospective
conditions in the overall stock market.
8
Competition
Competition
in the investment management and venture capital industries has become
increasingly intense over the past several years and many money managers,
hedge
funds, private equity funds, mutual funds and other investment vehicles are
actively competing for available investor capital and potentially profitable
investments. To be successful in obtaining such capital, many competitors
engage
in expensive advertising and promotional campaigns, which will be unavailable
to
the Company due to cost limitations. Moreover, many competitors have been
in
business for long periods of time - in some cases for as long as many decades
-
and have established reputations, brand names, track records, back office
and
managerial support systems, and other advantages which the Company will be
unable to duplicate in the near term, if ever. In addition, many such
competitors, by virtue of their longevity or capital resources, have established
lines of distribution to which the Company does not have access, and is not
reasonably likely to be able to duplicate in the near term, if ever. The
Company
will compete with firms, including many larger securities and investment
banking
firms, which have substantially greater financial resources and research
staffs
than the Company does and therefore, the number of potentially profitable
investments which the Company finds may be fewer and such investments, more
difficult to identify than will be the case for some Company competitors.
The
disparity of resources could put the Company at a competitive disadvantage
in
investigating prospective investments and in executing trades.
Merger
with BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc.
On
March
31, 2005, the Company merged with BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“BF”). The Company was the surviving corporation of the
merger.
At
the
effective time, each shareholder of BF was entitled to receive one half (0.5)
share of voting common stock of the Company in exchange for each share of
BF
common stock held by such shareholder. BF had 925,000 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding and, therefore, at the effective time, the Company
was
required to issue 462,500 shares of its common stock as merger
consideration.
Mr.
Colucci received 150,000 Company shares and Mr. Bovi received 200,000 Company
shares at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for their shares of
BF
Acquisition Group IV, Inc.
Employees
and Management Fees
The
Company is internally managed and, although it does not pay fees to an advisor,
it pays salaries to officers and employees. See Item 11. Executive Compensation.
At such time, if ever, as the Company is externally managed, it shall comply
with the requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, including the requirement
for stockholder approval of advisory fees.
As
of
April 30, 2005 the Company had four (4) employees.
Risk
Factors
The
purchase of shares of capital stock of the Company involves many risks. A
prospective investor should carefully consider the following factors before
making a decision to purchase any such shares:
Market
Risks
The
Company’s investment activities are inherently risky.
The
Company’s investment activities involve a significant degree of risk. The
performance of any investment is subject to numerous factors, which are neither
within the control of nor predictable by the Company. Such factors include
a
wide range of economic, political, competitive and other conditions which
may
affect investments in general or specific industries or companies.
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Equity
investments may lose all or part of their value, causing the Company to lose
all
or part of its investment in those companies.
The
equity interests in which the Company invests may not appreciate in value
and
may decline in value.
Accordingly,
the Company may not be able to realize gains from its investments and any
gains
that are realized on the disposition of any equity interests may not be
sufficient to offset any losses experienced.
Competition
in the investment and venture capital industries is intense and the Company
may
be unable to compete successfully.
See
“Competition.”
There
is no assurance of profits.
There
is no assurance that the Company will ever make a profit, or in fact that
the
Company will not lose all investors’ subscriptions through operating expenses or
capital losses.
Company
Risks
The
success of the Company will depend in part on its size, and in part on
management’s ability to make successful investments.
If the
Company is unable to select profitable investments, the Company will not
achieve
its objectives. Moreover, if the size of the Company remains small, operating
expenses will be higher as a percentage of invested capital than would otherwise
be the case, which increases the risk of loss (and reduces the chance for
gain)
for investors.
Limited
regulatory oversight may require potential investors to fend for
themselves.
The
Company has elected to be treated as business development company under the
1940
Act which makes the Company exempt from some provisions of that statute.
The
Company is not registered as a broker-dealer or investment advisor because
the
nature of its proposed activities does not require it to do so; moreover
it is
not registered as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange
Act,
based on its intention not to trade commodities or financial futures. However,
the Company is a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
As
a result of this limited regulatory oversight, the Company is not subject
to
certain operating limitations, capital requirements, or reporting obligations
that might otherwise apply and investors may be left to fend for themselves.
Concentration
of investments.
The
Company will attempt to allocate its equity among the securities of several
different portfolio companies. However, a significant amount of the Company’s
equity could be invested in the securities of only a few companies. This
risk is
particularly acute during the Company’s early operations, which could result in
significant concentration with respect to a particular issuer or industry.
Any
such concentration would also be worse during any time when the Company had
a
limited amount of available investment capital for the same reasons. The
concentration of the Company’s portfolio in any one issuer or industry would
subject the Company to a greater degree of risk with respect to the failure
of
one or a few issuers or with respect to economic downturns in such industry
than
would be the case with a more diversified portfolio. At April 30, 2005, over
80%
of the Company’s asset value resulted from a single portfolio
holding.
Unlikelihood
of cash distributions.
Although the Company has the corporate power to make cash distributions,
such
distributions are not among the Company’s objectives. Consequently, management
does not expect to make any cash distributions in the immediate future.
Moreover, even if cash distributions were made, they would depend on the
size of
the Company, its performance, and the expenses incurred by the
Company.
The
Company has a limited operating history.
The
Company was organized in the summer of 2004 for the sole purposes described
in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K and has only a brief history of
operations.
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Because
many of the Company’s portfolio investments will be recorded at values as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, the prices at which the
Company is able to dispose of these holdings may differ from their respective
recorded values.
Some of
the Company’s investments will be held in the form of securities that are not
publicly traded. The fair value of securities and other investments that
are not
publicly traded may not be readily determinable. The Company will value these
securities at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
However, the Company may be required on a more frequent basis to value the
securities at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
to the extent necessary to reflect significant events affecting the value
of
such securities. The Board of Directors may retain an independent valuation
firm
to aid it on a selective basis in making fair value determinations. The types
of
factors that may be considered in fair value pricing of an investment include
the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison of the
portfolio company to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow of the
portfolio company, and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and
particularly, valuations of private securities and private companies, are
inherently uncertain, may fluctuate during short periods of time, and may
be
based on estimates, determinations of fair value may differ materially from
the
values that would have been used if a ready market for these securities existed.
As a result, the Company may not be able to dispose of its holdings at a
price
equal to or greater than the determined fair value. Net asset value could
be
adversely affected if the determination regarding the fair value of Company
investments is materially higher than the values ultimately realized upon
the
disposal of such securities.
The
lack of liquidity in the Company’s investments might prevent the Company from
disposing of them at opportune times and prices, which may cause a loss and/or
reduce a gain.
The
Company will frequently make investments in privately held companies. Some
of
these securities will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale
or
will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. The
illiquidity of such
investments may make it difficult to sell such investments at advantageous
times
and prices or in a timely manner. In addition, if the
Company is
required
to liquidate all or a portion of its portfolio quickly, it may realize
significantly less than the values recorded for such investments. The
Company
may also
face other restrictions on its ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio
company to the extent that the
Company
has
material non-public information regarding such portfolio company. If
the
Company
is
unable to sell its assets at opportune times, it might suffer a loss and/or
reduce a gain. Restrictions on resale and limited liquidity are both factors
the
Board will consider in determining fair value of portfolio
securities.
Investing
in privately held companies may be riskier than investing in publicly traded
companies due to the lack of available public information.
The
Company will frequently invest in privately-held companies which may be subject
to higher risk than investments in publicly traded companies.
Generally,
little public information exists about privately held companies, and the
Company
will be required to rely on the ability of management to obtain adequate
information to evaluate the potential risks and returns involved in investing
in
these companies.
If
the
Company is unable to uncover all material information about these companies,
it
may not make a fully informed investment decision, and it may lose some or
all
of the money it invests in these companies.
These
factors could subject the Company to greater risk than investments in publicly
traded companies and negatively affect investment returns.
The
market values of publicly traded portfolio companies are likely to be extremely
volatile.
Even
portfolio companies the shares of which are quoted for public trading will
generally be thinly traded and subject to wide and sometimes precipitous
swings
in value. In particular, the values of the shares of GelStat Corporation
and
PSI-TEC Holdings, Inc., held by the Company have fluctuated in value
significantly in the period from inception through April 30, 2005.
Regulations
governing operations of a business development company will affect the Company’s
ability to raise, and the way in which the Company raises additional
capital.
Under
the provisions of the 1940 Act, the Company is permitted, as a business
development company, to issue senior securities only in amounts such that
asset
coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after each issuance
of senior securities.
If
the
value of portfolio assets declines, the Company may be unable to satisfy
this
test.
If
that
happens, the Company may be required to sell a portion of its investments
and,
depending on the nature of the Company’s leverage, repay a portion of its
indebtedness at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous and result
in
unfavorable prices.
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Applicable
law requires that business development companies may invest 70% of its assets
only in privately held U.S. companies, small, publicly traded U.S. companies,
certain high-quality debt, and cash.
The
Company is not generally able to issue and sell common stock at a price below
net asset value per share.
The
Company may, however, sell common stock, or warrants, options or rights to
acquire common stock, at prices below the current net asset value of the
common
stock if the Board of Directors determines that such sale is in the best
interests of the
Company and its stockholders approve such sale. In any such case, the price
at
which the Company’s securities are to be issued and sold may not be less than a
price which, in the determination of the Board of Directors, closely
approximates the market value of such securities (less any distributing
commission or discount).
Regulation
Business
development companies are exempt from certain of the requirements of the
1940
Act, but other provisions of the 1940 Act apply to them. As with other companies
regulated by the 1940 Act, a business development company must adhere to
certain
substantive regulatory requirements. A majority of the Company’s directors must
be persons who are not interested persons, as that term is defined in the
1940
Act. Additionally, the Company must maintain a bond issued by a reputable
fidelity insurance company to protect it against larceny and embezzlement.
Furthermore, as a business development company, the Company must not offer
to
protect any director or officer against any liability to the Company or
stockholders arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s
office.
The
Company must adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent violation of the Federal securities laws, review these
policies and procedures annually for their adequacy and the effectiveness
of
their implementation, and to designate a chief compliance officer to be
responsible for administering the policies and procedures. The Company must
maintain a code of ethics that establishes procedures for personal investment
and restricts certain transactions by our personnel.
Our
Internet Website
The
address for our internet website is www.unicapman.com.
Item
2.
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Properties.
|
The
Company leases approximate 1,200 square feet of office space at 2601 Annand
Drive, Suite 16, Wilmington, Delaware from which it conduct operations. The
lease expires on July 15, 2006, and annual rent for the space is
$14,400.
Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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None.
Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
|
On
March
31, 2005, BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc., a Florida corporation (“BF”), merged
with and into the Company (the “Merger”) and the Company became the surviving
corporation.
Each
shareholder of BF received one half (0.5) share of voting common stock of
the
Company in exchange for each share of BF common stock held by such shareholder.
BF had 925,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and, therefore,
the Company issued 462,500 shares of its common stock as Merger consideration
each valued at $0.51 per share for a total of $235,875.
The
holders of at least a majority of the shares outstanding of each company
approved the Merger.
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PART
II
Item
5.
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Market
For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity
Securities.
|
The
Company’s Common Stock is not currently listed on a public trading market. The
Company’s had 178 holders of its Common Stock as of July 15, 2005.
The
Company sold the following securities since August 16, 2004, its inception
date.
Securities
Sold
|
Date
of Sale
|
Number
of Shares
Sold(a)
|
Purchasers
|
Consideration
Paid per
Share(b)
|
Aggregate
Offering
Price
|
Securities
Act Exemption Claimed
|
|
Common
Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share
|
August
16, 2004
|
3,300,000
|
Founders
|
$0.001
|
$3,300
|
§
4(2)(c)
|
|
Common
Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share
|
September
1, 2004
|
152,600
|
Seed
Money Purchasers
|
$0.50
|
$76,300
|
§
4(2)
(c)
|
|
Common
Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share
|
October
1, 2004
|
300,000
|
Single
Investor
|
$1.00
|
$300,000
|
§
4(2)
(c)
|
|
Common
Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share
|
October
21, 2004 through
June
20, 2005
|
372,000
|
22
Investors
|
$0.50
to $1.00
|
$308,225
|
§
4(2) (c)
|
|
Common
Stock,
Par
Value
$0.001
per
share
|
March
31, 2005
|
462,500
|
Former
Shareholders of BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc.
|
(d)
|
(d)
|
§
4(2) (c)
|
|
Common
Stock,
Par
Value
$0.001
per
share
|
March
1, 2005 through
April
30, 2005
|
234,600
|
Investors
|
$2.00
|
$469,200
|
§
3(b) and (c)
|
|
Common
Stock,
Par
Value
$0.001
per
share
|
May
1, 2005 through
June
20, 2005
|
112,950
|
Investors
|
$2.00
|
$225,900
|
§
3(b) and (c)
|
|
TOTAL
|
4,934,650
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__________________________
(a)
|
No
underwriter or broker-dealer participated in the
sale.
|
(b)
|
All
proceeds were used to invest in portfolio companies or to pay routine
operating expenses.
|
(c)
|
All
sales, even if aggregated, comply with the safe harbor of Rule
506
promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933.
|
(d)
|
925,000
shares of the common stock of BF Acquisition Group IV,
Inc.
|
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Item
6. Selected
Financial Information.
The
Company has only recently been formed and has less than a single year of
operating history. Reference is made to the Company’s financial statements
included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following selected
information is taken from those financial statements:
Period
from August 16, 2004 (Inception Date)
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||
to
April 30, 2005
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||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
211,250
|
Gross
Profits(a)
|
$
|
211,250
|
(Loss)(b)
|
$
|
(524,813)
|
Net
Increase in Net Assets
|
$
|
990,663
|
(Loss)
Per Share(b)
|
$
|
(0.11)
|
Net
Increase in Net Assets Per Share
|
$
|
0.21
|
(a)
|
Sales
less costs and expenses associated directly with or allocated to
products
or services rendered.
|
(b)
|
Before
extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in
accounting
|
Item
7. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
for the
period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005.
The
following discussion contains forward-looking statements. The words
“anticipate,”“believe,”“expect,”“plan,”“intend,”“estimate,”“project,”“will,”“could,”“may”
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Such statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future
events and financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Should
one
or more risks or uncertainties occur, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially and adversely from those
anticipated, believed, expected, planned, intended, estimated, projected
or
otherwise indicated. Readers should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements.
The
following discussion is qualified by reference to, and should be read in
conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the notes
thereto.
The
Company’s primary business is to invest in emerging growth companies. The
Company intends to assist these companies in strategic and financial planning,
in market strategies and to assist them in trying to achieve prudent and
profitable growth. Management is devoting most of its efforts to general
business planning, raising capital, and seeking appropriate
investments.
The
Company’s primary investment objective is to increase its net assets by adding
value to the portfolio companies and thus, to shareholder value. Management
believes that the Company will be able to achieve these objectives by
concentrating on investments in companies which are most likely to benefit
from
management's expertise in finance, strategic planning, operations, and
technology.
The
income that the Company derives from investments in portfolio companies consists
of management fees, interest income, and appreciation (net of depreciation)
in
the values of portfolio companies. At the time of disposition, the disposition
proceeds of these portfolio securities will most likely make up most of the
Company’s revenues.
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Consequently,
the Company’s success or failure will depend on investing in companies which
appreciate in value more than other companies in which the Company invests
depreciate in value. There is no assurance that the Company will be able
to do
so.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the
Board
of Directors is responsible for determining in good faith the fair value
of the
securities and assets held by the Company for which market quotations are
not
readily available. In making its determination, the Board of Directors may
consider valuation appraisals provided by independent financial experts.
With
respect to private equity securities, each investment is valued using industry
valuation benchmarks, and then the value may be assigned a discount reflecting
the particular nature of the investment.
The
Board
of Directors bases its determination on, among other things, applicable
quantitative and qualitative factors. These factors may include, but are
not
limited to, the type of securities, the nature of the business of the portfolio
company, the marketability of the securities, the market price of unrestricted
securities of the same issue (if any), comparative valuation of securities
of
publicly traded companies in the same or similar industries, current financial
conditions and operating results of the portfolio company, sales and earnings
growth of the portfolio company, operating revenues of the portfolio company,
competitive conditions, and current and prospective conditions in the overall
economy and the equity markets.
Without
a
readily recognized market value, the estimated value of some portfolio
securities may differ significantly from the values that would be placed
on the
portfolio if there existed a ready market for such equity
securities.
The
Company may retain a professional valuation consulting firm to provide it
with
valuations of the securities of portfolio companies. The Company expects
to pay
a professional fee each time such a valuation is provided.
Financial
Condition
The
Company’s total assets, net assets, net asset value per share, unrealized
appreciation or depreciation and changes therein are noted in the following
table:
At
and for the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to:
APRIL
30, 2005
|
JANUARY
31, 2005
|
OCTOBER
31, 2004
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$3,010,892
|
$1,257,784
|
$1,612,144
|
NET
ASSETS
|
$2,296,038
|
$894,124
|
$1,131,657
|
NET
ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
|
$0.48
|
$0.22
|
$0.29
|
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS
|
$2,168,476
|
$825,154
|
$1,204,196
|
CHANGE
IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS FROM PRIOR
PERIOD
|
$1,343,322
|
($379,042)
|
$1,204,196
|
The
changes in total assets, net assets and net asset value per share for the
period
August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005 were primarily
attributable to the unrealized appreciation on investments of $2,168,476
(offset
in part by deferred income taxes of $862,000), mainly due to an increase
in the
value of the Company’s investment in PSI-TEC Corporation.
The
Company's financial condition is dependent on a number of factors including
the
ability to effectuate each portfolio company's strategies. The Company has
invested a substantial portion of its assets in development stage or start-up
companies. These businesses are frequently thinly capitalized, unproven,
small
companies that may lack management depth, and may be dependent on new or
commercially unproven technologies, and may have no operating
history.
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At
April
30, 2005, $2,782,976 or 92.4% of the Company's assets consisted of investments,
of which net unrealized gains before the income tax effect was $2,168,476.
Deferred taxes have been estimated at approximately $862,000. At April 30,
2005,
the Company’s holdings of PSI-TEC Corporation were valued at $2,232,500 which
represented 80.6% of the total portfolio holdings of the Company at that
date.
Because
the portfolio companies tend to be at early stages of their business development
and because there are no markets for the securities of some portfolio companies,
the Company does not expect to liquidate any of its investments in the near
future.
Results
of Operations
The
Company’s financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the United
States generally accepted accounting principles. On this basis, the principal
measure of a Company's financial performance is the net increase in net assets.
Net assets comprise (i) income from operations, (ii) net realized gain or
loss
on investment, which is the difference between the proceeds received from
dispositions of portfolio securities and their stated cost, and (iii) increase
(decrease) in unrealized appreciation on investments.
Company
expenses include salaries and wages (but salaries did not accrue until November
15, 2004), professional fees, office expenses and supplies, rent, travel,
and
other normal business expenses. General and administrative costs include
rent,
depreciation, office, investor relations and other overhead costs.
For
the
period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005, the Company
had
revenues for services in the amount of $211,250 and operating expenses of
$736,063, the principal components of which were payroll of $211,808,
professional fees of $139,271 and acquisition costs of $281,410 as further
discussed in Note 1 of the Company’s audited financial statement. Consequently,
the Company incurred an operational loss of $524,813.
The
Company had unrealized appreciation of $1,512,476, net of deferred income
taxes
for the period.
On
April
30, 2005, the Company had a net operating loss carry-forward of approximately
$524,813, which if not used, will expire in 2025.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
From
inception, the Company has relied for liquidity on the infusion of capital
through capital share transactions. The Company only had about $160,000 of
cash
at April 30, 2005. Consequently, payment of operating expenses and cash with
which to make investments will have to come similarly from equity capital
to be
raised from investors (unless the Company were to dispose of portfolio
securities). There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in
raising such additional equity capital or if it can, that it can do so at
a
price that management believes to be appropriate. Under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, the Company may not sell shares of common stock
at less
than its net asset value except in certain limited circumstances.
At
this
time, the Company does not plan to dispose of any of its current portfolio
securities to meet operational needs. However, despite its plans, the Company
may be forced to dispose of a portion of these securities if it ever becomes
short of cash. Any such dispositions may have to be made at inopportune
times.
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The
Company is currently offering to sell, on a best efforts basis, up to $4,000,000
of its common stock, $.001 par value per share at a price of not less than
$2.00
per share pursuant to Regulation E promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933.
The offering is open only to appropriate investors in states where it has
complied with the appropriate Blue Sky laws. Potential investors have been
referred to the Company by current shareholders and acquaintances of its
Board
of Directors and Board of Advisors.
The
Company provides its prospective investors with its Offering Circular dated
July
15, 2005 and a Subscription Agreement governed by the laws of the state of
Delaware.
At
April
30, 2005 and July 15, 2005, respectively, the Company had sold 234,600 and
347,550 shares pursuant to such offering.
Management
believes that the Company will continue to be successful in its fundraising
efforts and in attracting new portfolio companies because of expressions
of
interest received by the Company from attractive development stage companies
seeking funding and because of the Company’s success in raising funds through
its 2004 exempt offering.
Item
7A. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The
Company’s business activities contain elements of risk. The Company considers a
principal type of market risk to be a valuation risk. All assets are valued
at
fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board
of
Directors (which is based, in part, on quoted market prices). Market prices
of
common equity securities in general, are subject to fluctuations which could
cause the amount to be realized upon sale to differ significantly from the
current reported value. The
fluctuations may result from perceived changes in the underlying economic
characteristics of the Company's portfolio companies, the relative prices
of
alternative investments, general market conditions and supply and demand
imbalances for a particular security
Neither
the Company’s investments nor an investment in the Company is intended to
constitute a balanced investment program. The Company will be subject to
exposure in the public-market pricing and the risks inherent
therein.
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Item
8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
C
O N
T E N T S
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
|
19
|
STATEMENT
OF NET ASSETS
|
20
|
SCHEDULE
OF INVESTMENTS
|
21
|
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
|
22
|
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
23
|
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
|
24
|
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
25-30
|
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REPORT
OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Shareholders and Board of Directors
Universal
Capital Management, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying statement of net assets of Universal Capital
Management, Inc., including the schedule of investments, as of April 30,
2005,
and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash
flows,
and the financial highlights (contained in Note 8 to the financial statements)
for the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005. These
financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An
audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing
the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Universal
Capital Management, Inc. as of April 30, 2005, the results of its operations,
its cash flows, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the period
August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
/s/
Cogen
Sklar LLP
Bala
Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
June
3,
2005, except for Note 7
for
which
the date is June 20, 2005.
19
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATEMENT
OF NET ASSETS
APRIL
30,
2005
ASSETS
|
||||
Investment
in securities, at fair value (cost $614,500)
|
$
|
2,782,976
|
||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
158,453
|
|||
Due
from affiliates
|
19,820
|
|||
Miscellaneous
receivables
|
27,095
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses
|
9,371
|
|||
Property
and equipment - net
|
12,077
|
|||
Rent
deposit
|
1,100
|
|||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
3,010,892
|
|||
LIABILITIES
|
||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
61,854
|
|||
Deferred
income taxes
|
653,000
|
|||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
714,854
|
|||
NET
ASSETS
|
$
|
2,296,038
|
||
ANALYSIS
OF NET ASSETS
|
||||
Net
capital paid in on shares of capital stock
|
$
|
1,305,375
|
||
Distributable
earnings
|
990,663
|
|||
Net
assets (equivalent to $0.48 per share based on
|
||||
4,808,200
shares of capital stock outstanding)
|
$
|
2,296,038
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
20
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
SCHEDULE
OF INVESTMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
|
|
|
%
of
|
|
Number
of
|
|
Fair
|
|
Common
Stocks - United States - 100%
|
|
Business
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BF
Acquisition Group III, Inc.
|
|
Inactive
company
|
|
-
|
|
75,000
|
|
$
1,625
|
BF
Acquisition Group V, Inc.
|
|
Inactive
company
|
|
-
|
|
100,000
|
|
1,625
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
175,000
|
|
3,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FundraisingDirect.com,
Inc.
|
|
Sales
and distribution
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
fundraising products
|
|
-
|
|
5,000
|
|
8,333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gelstat
Corporation
|
|
Consumer
health care company
|
|
11.0
|
|
221,429
|
|
303,358
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Neptune
Industries, Inc.
|
|
Seafood
production
|
|
1.2
|
|
285,714
|
|
34,285
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PSI-TEC
Corporation
|
|
Plastics
engineering
|
|
80.6
|
|
587,500
|
|
2,232,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Theater
Extreme Entertainment
|
|
Home
theater sales and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group
, Inc.
|
|
installation
|
|
7.2
|
|
575,000
|
|
201,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
(aggregate cost $614,500)
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
|
$
2,782,976
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
21
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE
PERIOD AUGUST 16, 2004 (DATE OF INCEPTION)
TO
APRIL
30, 2005
INCOME
|
||||
Management
services
|
$
|
211,250
|
||
EXPENSES
|
||||
Merger
costs
|
281,410
|
|||
Depreciation
|
1,218
|
|||
Dues
and subscriptions
|
285
|
|||
Filing
fees
|
15,434
|
|||
Interest
expense
|
197
|
|||
Insurance
|
23,592
|
|||
Licenses
and permits
|
1,167
|
|||
Marketing
|
9,297
|
|||
Office
expenses and supplies
|
6,206
|
|||
Payroll
|
211,808
|
|||
Payroll
taxes
|
20,670
|
|||
Postage,
delivery and shipping
|
2,345
|
|||
Professional
fees
|
139,271
|
|||
Rent
|
11,575
|
|||
Taxes
- franchise
|
851
|
|||
Telephone
|
2,139
|
|||
Travel
and entertainment
|
6,737
|
|||
Utilities
|
1,861
|
|||
736,063
|
||||
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(524,813
|
)
|
||
NET
INCREASE IN UNREALIZED
|
||||
APPRECIATION
ON INVESTMENTS
|
2,168,476
|
|||
INCOME
TAXES - DEFERRED
|
(653,000
|
)
|
||
NET
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
|
||||
FROM
OPERATIONS
|
$
|
990,663
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
22
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR
THE
PERIOD AUGUST 16, 2004 (DATE OF INCEPTION)
TO
APRIL
30, 2005
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
|
||||
Loss
from operations
|
$
|
(524,813
|
)
|
|
Unrealized
appreciation on investments, net of taxes
|
1,515,476
|
|||
NET
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
990,663
|
|||
CAPITAL
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
1,305,375
|
|||
TOTAL
INCREASE
|
2,296,038
|
|||
NET
ASSETS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
-
|
|||
NET
ASSETS, END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
2,296,038
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
23
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE
PERIOD AUGUST 16, 2004 (DATE OF INCEPTION)
TO
APRIL
30, 2005
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
990,663
|
||
Adjustment
to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting
|
||||
from
operations to net cash used in operating activities
|
||||
Purchase
of investment securities
|
(400,000
|
)
|
||
Investment
securities received in exchange for
|
||||
management
services
|
(211,250
|
)
|
||
Issuance
of common stock related to merger costs
|
281,410
|
|||
Depreciation
expense
|
1,218
|
|||
Net
increase in unrealized appreciation on investments
|
(2,168,476
|
)
|
||
Deferred
income taxes
|
653,000
|
|||
Net
changes in due from affiliates
|
(63,549
|
)
|
||
Net
changes in miscellaneous receivables
|
(19,120
|
)
|
||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(9,371
|
)
|
||
Net
changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
48,823
|
|||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(896,652
|
)
|
||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(13,295
|
)
|
||
Lease
deposit
|
(1,100
|
)
|
||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(14,395
|
)
|
||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
1,069,500
|
|||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH
|
158,453
|
|||
CASH
- BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
-
|
|||
CASH
- END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
158,453
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
24
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
NOTE
1 -
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature
of Business
Universal
Capital Management, Inc., (the “Company”), is a newly organized, closed-end,
non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated
as
a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The
Company is primarily engaged in the business of furnishing capital and making
available managerial assistance to companies that do not have ready access
to
capital through conventional channels. The Company refers to companies in
which
it invests as “portfolio companies.”
Security
Valuations
Investments
in securities traded on a national securities exchange (or reported on the
NASDAQ national market) are stated at the last reported sales price on the
day
of valuation; other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and
listed
securities for which no sale was reported on that date are stated at the
last
quoted bid price (such as OTC BB, Pink Sheets, etc.). Restricted securities
and
other securities (small, privately-held companies) for which quotations are
not
readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the board of
directors.
Investment
securities are exposed to various risks, such as overall market volatility.
Due
to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is
reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will
occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the
amounts
reported in the statement of assets and liabilities.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent asset and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported
period. Actual results could differ from the estimates.
Cash
and Equivalents
For
purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all investment
instruments purchased with maturity of three months or less to be cash and
cash
equivalents.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. For financial
accounting purposes, depreciation is generally computed by the straight-line
method over the following useful lives:
Furniture
and fixtures
|
5
to 7 years
|
|
Computer
and office equipment
|
3
to 7 years
|
25
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
Income
Taxes
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between
the
financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result
in
taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and
rates
applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect
taxable income. Deferred income taxes arise principally from the recognition
for
financial statement purposes of unrealized gains or losses from appreciation
or
depreciation in investment value while for income tax purposes, gains or
losses
are only recognized when realized (disposition). When unrealized gains and
losses result in a net unrealized loss, provision is made for a deferred
tax
asset. When unrealized gains and losses result in a net unrealized gain,
provision is made for a deferred tax liability. Valuation allowances are
established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected
to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the
period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets
or
liabilities.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist of cash and cash equivalents. At times, the Company’s balances with
financial institutions may exceed the insured amount under the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2004, the FASB revised SFAS 123, “Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation”to
require all companies to expense the fair value of employee stock options.
SFAS
123R is effective for the first period ending after December 15, 2005 for
a
small business issuer.
The
following recently issued accounting pronouncements are currently not applicable
to the Company.
In
January 2003, subsequently revised December 2003, the FASB issued FASB
Interpretation No. 46R (“FIN 46R”), Consolidation
of Variable Interest Entities -
An
Interpretation of ARB N. 51.
FIN 46R
requires that if any entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable
interest entity, the assets, liabilities and results of activities of the
variable interest entity should be included in the consolidated financial
statements of the entity. FIN46R provisions are effective for all arrangements
entered into after January 31, 2003. FIN 46R provisions are required to be
adopted for the period ending after December 15, 2004 for a small business
issuer.
FAS
150,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both
Liabilities and Equity, requires financial instruments within its scope to
be
classified as liabilities (or assets in some circumstances). The Statement
is
effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31,
2003,
and otherwise effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning
after June 15, 2003, except for certain mandatorily redeemable financial
instruments. It is to be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of
a
change in an accounting principle for financial instruments created before
the
issuance date of the Statement and still existing at the beginning of the
interim period of adoption. Restatement is not permitted. The effective date
of
certain provisions of Statement 150 for certain mandatorily redeemable financial
instruments has been deferred by FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”) FSP FAS 150-3.
Under the FSP, certain mandatorily redeemable shares are subject to the
provisions of Statement 150 for the first fiscal period beginning after December
15, 2004. Other mandatorily redeemable shares are deferred indefinitely but
may
be subject to classification or disclosure provisions of the Statement.
26
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
NOTE
2 -
MERGER
On
November 10, 2004, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
(the
“Merger Agreement”) with William R. Colucci and David M. Bovi (principal
shareholders of the Company) and BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc. The Merger
Agreement provides that at the effective time, BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc.
will merge with and into Universal Capital Management, Inc., and Universal
Capital Management, Inc. shall be the surviving corporation.
At
March
31, 2005, each shareholder of the BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc. received
one
half share of voting common stock of Universal Capital Management, Inc. in
exchange for each share of the BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc.’s stock held by
such shareholder. BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc. had 925,000 shares of common
stock issued and outstanding, on March 31, 2005 and therefore the Company
issued
462,500 shares of common stock as merger consideration. The 462,500 shares
were
valued on March 31, 2005 at $0.51 per share, totaling $235,875. As part of
the
merger, the Company also assumed liabilities of $45,535. The total purchase
price of $281,410 was expensed as a merger cost.
27
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
NOTE
3 -
INVESTMENTS
Portfolio
companies consist of the following:
Number
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
Shares
Held
|
|
|
|
Value
at
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
||||
|
|
at
Year End
|
|
Cost
|
|
Year
End
|
|
Gain
(Loss)
|
|||||
Affiliated
Securities*
|
|||||||||||||
BF
Acquisition Group III, Inc.
|
75,000
|
$
|
1,625
|
$
|
1,625
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
BF
Acquisition Group V, Inc.
|
100,000
|
1,625
|
1,625
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total
Affiliated Securities
|
3,250
|
3,250
|
-
|
||||||||||
Non-affiliated
Securities
|
|||||||||||||
FundraisingDirect.com,
Inc.
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
8,333
|
3,333
|
|||||||||
Gelstat
Corporation
|
221,429
|
350,000
|
303,358
|
(46,642
|
)
|
||||||||
Neptune
Industries, Inc.
|
285,714
|
20,000
|
34,285
|
14,285
|
|||||||||
PSI-TEC
Corporation
|
587,500
|
35,000
|
2,232,500
|
2,197,500
|
|||||||||
Theater
Extreme Entertainment
|
|||||||||||||
Group,
Inc.
|
575,000
|
201,250
|
201,250
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total
Non-affiliated Securities
|
611,250
|
2,779,726
|
2,168,476
|
||||||||||
Total
Securities
|
$
|
614,500
|
$
|
2,782,976
|
$
|
2,168,476
|
*
Investments in portfolio companies in which the Company owns 5% or more of
the
outstanding voting securities is deemed an “affiliated company”.
NOTE
4 -
INCOME TAXES
As
an
investment company organized as a corporation, the Company is taxable as
a
corporation. As discussed in Note 1, the Company utilizes the assets and
liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with SFAS
109.
The
income tax provision consists of the following:
Current:
|
||||
Federal
|
$
|
-
|
||
State
|
-
|
|||
Total
Current
|
$
|
-
|
||
Deferred:
|
||||
Federal
|
$
|
510,000
|
||
State
|
143,000
|
|||
|
||||
Total
Deferred
|
$
|
653,000
|
28
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
The
effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate
of
34% as described below:
Income
tax at statutory rate
|
$
|
559,000
|
||
State
income taxes, net of federal taxes
|
94,000
|
|||
$
|
653,000
|
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net effect of unrealized gains on investments and
an
operating loss carryforward. There are no other significant temporary
differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting purposes and the amount used for income tax purposes.
The
components of the deferred assets (liabilities) are as follows:
Unrealized
gains
|
$
|
(862,000
|
)
|
|
Net
operating loss
|
209,000
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
(653,000
|
)
|
At
April
30, 2005, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward of approximately
$525,000, which if not used will expire in 2025.
NOTE
5 -
DUE FROM AFFILIATES
Due
from
affiliates consist of the following:
Due
from BF Acquisition Group V, Inc
|
$
|
10,470
|
||
Due
from BF Acquisition Group III, Inc
|
9,350
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
19,820
|
NOTE
6 -
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
As
of
April 30, 2005, 20,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value stock were
authorized.
During
the period ended April 30, 2005, 4,345,700 shares of common stock were issued
for proceeds of $1,069,500 and 462,500 shares of common stock, valued at
$235,875, were issued as part of a merger (Note 2).
29
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005
NOTE
7 -
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
From
May
through June 20, 2005, the Company raised capital of $179,400 through the
issuance of 126,450 shares of its common stock.
NOTE
8-
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per
Share Operating Performance
|
||||
Net
asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
-
|
||
Loss
from operations, net of tax benefit
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||
Unrealized
appreciation on investment, net of taxes
|
0.27
|
|||
0.21
|
||||
Add
capital share transactions
|
0.27
|
|||
Net
asset value, end of period
|
$
|
0.48
|
||
Total
Return
|
74.07
|
%
|
||
Average
Net Assets as a percentage of:
|
||||
Expenses
(annualized)
|
90.57
|
%
|
||
Management
income (annualized)
|
28.7
|
%
|
30
Item
9. Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
None.
Item
9A. Controls
and Procedures.
As
of the
end on the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, an evaluation
was
performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s
principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures
(as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, our principal executive
officer
and our principal financial officer have calculated that our disclosure controls
and procedures are effective.
There
were no changes that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2005,
that materially affected or are reasonably likely to material affect our
internal controls over financial reporting.
Item
9B. Other
Information.
None.
PART
III
Item
10.
|
Directors
and Executive Officers of the
Registrant.
|
All
executive officers of the Company are elected annually by the Board of Directors
to serve in their offices for the next succeeding year and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. All directors are elected annually
by
our stockholders at the annual meeting.
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
Michael
D. Queen
|
49
|
President
and Director
|
William
R. Colucci
|
66
|
Vice-President
and Secretary
|
Joseph
Drennan
|
60
|
Vice-President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
|
Jeffrey
Muchow
|
58
|
Director
|
Steven
P. Pruitt, Jr.
|
28
|
Director
|
Thomas
M. Pickard, Sr.
|
66
|
Director
|
Michael
D. Queen.
Mr.
Queen has been the President of the Company since 2004. Between 2003 and
2004,
Mr. Queen and Mrs. Queen owned and operated Dickenson Holdings, LLC, a firm
providing consulting services to small businesses. Mr. Queen served as President
and a director of Pennexx Foods, Inc., from 1999 to 2003. From 1997 to 1999,
Mr.
Queen was the Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Analysis at
Prizm
Marketing Consultants of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Prizm Marketing provided
market research, pricing modules and distribution and advertising plans for
business clients. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Queen served as the President
of
Ocean King Enterprises, Inc., in Folcroft, Pennsylvania. Ocean King was a
specialty seafood appetizer supplier to supermarkets.
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William
R. Colucci.
Mr.
Colucci has been the Vice President and Secretary of the Company since 2004.
He
has, since 1999, served as an independent consultant who provides investment
banking and business consulting services for emerging growth companies. From
September 1997 to December 1999, Mr. Colucci served as a consultant with
Harbor
Town Management Group Inc., a privately held management firm that provided
investment banking and business consulting services. From June 1996 to May
1997,
Mr. Colucci served as Chief Operating Officer and SEC Compliance Officer
for
Physicians’ Laser Services, Inc. From April 1991 to May 1996, he served as a
senior partner of Decision Dynamics, Inc., a private business and real estate
consulting firm, where he provided clients such as Alcoa Properties, the
Branigar Corporation, and Mobil Land Development Corporation with consulting
services that included market and investment analysis, property positioning
and
economic payback analysis.
Joseph
Drennan.
Mr.
Drennan has more than 30 years of experience in management, marketing and
finance in the financial services and information technology industries and
has
served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a Director since 2004.
He
has directed and implemented business turnarounds, crisis management and
strategic planning for customers and clients ranging in size from $5 million
in
revenue to Fortune 100 companies in a variety of industries. Since 2001,
Mr.
Drennan has been a partner in and a co-founder of Mulberry Consulting Group,
LLC. Mulberry provides business and management consulting services to small
and
mid-market companies in a variety of industries with emphasis on operational
analysis, strategic and operational planning and implementation solutions
and
processes. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Drennan served as Vice President and corporate
secretary for CoreTech Consulting Group, Inc., a leading Information Technology
consulting firm. His responsibilities included planning, marketing, finance,
legal and facilities management. Mr. Drennan currently serves on the Board
of
Directors of United Bank of Philadelphia and serves on its Audit and Capital
and
Planning Committees. He is a past Chairman of the Board of St. Joseph’s Prep,
the Jesuit high school in Philadelphia.
Jeffrey
Muchow.
Mr.
Muchow is a veteran of the food and agricultural processing industries and
has
served as a director of the Company since 2004. Since 2001, he has served
as an
independent consultant in business startups, mergers and turnaround situations
for food processing enterprises. From 2000 to 2001, he served as President
of
Vertia, Inc., a supply chain company engaged in supply chain services for
perishable food companies, and from 1999 to 2000, he served as Vice President
-
- Business Development of Working Machines, Inc. Mr. Muchow received his
Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri in
1970, and an MBA from the University of Northern Colorado in 1976.
Steven
P. Pruitt, Jr.
Mr.
Pruitt is DuPont’s Internal Control Coordinator and is responsible for
implementing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures on a global basis. He has
served as a director of the Company since 2004. Mr. Pruitt also assists in
the
development and implementation of critical internal controls and business
processes throughout the company. Prior to business school, Mr. Pruitt worked
for five years with the DuPont company in their Internal Audit Group. As
a
Senior Auditor, he helped to lead and train business teams on assessing and
improving their business models. He also spent a year overseas focusing on
educating DuPont’s joint ventures and subsidiaries on better business practices.
Mr. Pruitt has served as a director of the Company since 2004. He recently
graduated with an MBA degree from The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler
Business School. In addition to his Master’s Degree, he holds a BS in Accounting
Degree from the University of Delaware and passed the CPA exam in 1999.
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Thomas
M. Pickard, Sr. Mr.
Pickard is the founder and owner of Alpha Equipment Company. Established
in
August 2003, as a distributor for CO2 Blasting Machines selling, leasing
and
renting in ME, NH, VT, and all states south to MD, WVA, and D.C. Alpha Equipment
Company developed an air operated chiller/dryer for cooling and removing
moisture from compressor airlines for which there is a patent pending. From
1995
to 2003, Mr. Pickard served in various sales capacities for Alpheus
Cleaning Technologies of Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Board
of Directors
Directors
do not receive compensation for their services as directors.
The
Board
of Directors held one meeting during fiscal year 2005. All of our directors
are
expected to regularly attend Board and committee meetings and Annual Meetings
and to spend the time needed, and meet as frequently as necessary, to properly
discharge their responsibilities.
The
standing committee of the Board is the Audit and Compliance Committee. The
members of this committee are appointed by the Board.
Audit
and Compliance Committee
The
Audit
and Compliance Committee (the “Audit Committee”) is currently comprised of
Steven P. Pruit, Jr. (Chair), Jeffrey Muchow and Thomas M. Pickard, Sr. Each
of
the members of the Audit Committee is independent as currently defined under
Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended and no such member is an “interested person” of the Company within the
meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. The Audit Committee is responsible
for overseeing the adequacy of corporate accounting, financial and operating
controls, and the engagement of our independent auditors. The Audit Committee
meets with our independent auditors to review the services rendered by them
to
the Company.
The
Board
has determined that Steven P. Pruitt, Jr. Audit Committee Financial Expert,
as
defined by the SEC rules which may be modified or supplemented.
The
Audit
Committee is in the process of approving a written charter and pre-approval
policies which will be attached to the Company’s 2005 Proxy
Statement.
During
the period from August 16, 2004 (inception) to April 30, 2005, the Audit
Committee held one meeting.
Nominations
by Shareholders
The
Board
will consider shareholder recommendations for candidates to serve on the
Board.
The Board’s evaluation does not vary based on whether or not a candidate is
recommended by a shareholder. In order to provide the Board time to evaluate
candidates prior to submission to the shareholders for vote at the 2006 Annual
Meeting, shareholders desiring to recommend a candidate must submit a
recommendation to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s corporate office
by July 1, 2006. The recommendation must contain the following:
·
|
the
name, residence and business address of the nominating
shareholder;
|
·
|
a
representation that the shareholder is a record holder of Company
stock or
holds Company stock through a broker and the number of shares
held;
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·
|
information
regarding each nominee which would be required to be included in
a proxy
statement;
|
·
|
a
description of any arrangements or understandings between and among
the
shareholder and each nominee; and
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·
|
the
written consent of each nominee to serve as a director, if
elected.
|
Code
of Ethics
The
Board
adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) on April 11, 2005. The provisions of the
Code apply to: the officers, directors, certain employees and other affiliated
persons of the Company.
The
Code
is intended to avoid a possible conflict of interest between the officers,
directors, certain employees and other affiliated persons, on the one hand,
and
the Company on the other hand, in connection with making investment decisions
and using for the benefit of a personal account information relating to
transactions being or to be recommended to the Company. The Code is also
intended to provide appropriate protection of nonpublic material information
received by officers, directors, employees and other affiliated persons of
the
Company.
The
Code
is attached to this Annual Report on Form 10-K as an Exhibit.
SECTION
16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s officers and
directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class
of
the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of
ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity
securities of the Company. Officers, directors and ten percent shareholders
are
required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms they file. To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of
the copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations
that no other reports were required during the period from August 16, 2004
(inception) through April 30, 2005, its officers, directors and ten percent
shareholders complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing
requirements.
Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
Section
145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law describes the circumstances
under
which a business corporation incorporated in Delaware may or must indemnify
its
directors and officers and the circumstances under which it may not indemnify
its officers and directors. This section provides that a business corporation
may indemnify any director or officer against liabilities and expenses he
or she
may incur in connection with a threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative proceeding by reason of the fact he or she
is or
was a representative of the corporation or was serving at the request of
the
corporation as a representative of another enterprise, provided that the
person
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in,
or
not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect
to any
criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct
was
unlawful. Section 145(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides
that
the Company must indemnify any director or officer against expenses he or
she
incurs in defending these actions if he or she is successful on the merits,
or
otherwise, in the defense of these actions.
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Moreover,
under Section 7 of the Company’s by-laws and Article SEVENTH of the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, the Company, is obligated to indemnify any
director or officer, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
More
particularly, each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a
party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceeding
by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the
legal
representative, is or was a director or officer of the Company or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or
agent
of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether
the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as
a
director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving
as a
director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless
by
the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation
Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of
any
such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company
to
provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Company
to
provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss
(including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties
and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred
or suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee
or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and
administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in Paragraph
B of
Article SEVENTH, the Company shall indemnify any such person seeking
indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated
by
such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Company. The right to indemnification conferred
in
Article SEVENTH is a contract right and shall include the right to be paid
by
the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance
of
its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the Delaware General
Corporation Law requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by a director
or
officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other
capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director
or
officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan)
in
advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon
delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director
or
officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined
that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under Article
SEVENTH or otherwise. The Company may, by action of its Board of Directors,
provide indemnification to employees and agents of the Company with the same
scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and
officers.
Article
SIXTH of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director
shall be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders. A director
of the
Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders
for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability (i)
for any
breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders,
(ii)
for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or
a
knowing violation of law, (iii)
under
Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)
for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
If the
Delaware General Corporation Law is hereafter amended to authorize the further
elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability
of
the directors of the Company, in addition to the limitation on personal
liability provided herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted
by
the amended Delaware General Corporation Law. Any repeal or modification
of this
paragraph by the stockholders of the Company shall be prospective only, and
shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a
director of the Company at the time of such repeal or modification.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Section 17(i) of the 1940 provides, in relevant part, as
follows:
.
. .no
contract or agreement under which any person undertakes to act as investment
advisor of, or principal underwriter for, a registered investment company
[or
business development company] shall contain any provision which protects
or
purports to protect such person against any liability to such company or
its
security holders to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence, in the performance of his duties,
or by reason of his reckless disregard of his obligations and duties under
such
contract or agreement.
Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation.
|
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
The
following table sets forth information concerning the compensation received
by
the executive officers of the Company:
Long-Term
Compensation Awards
|
||||||||
Annual
Compensation
|
Restricted
Stock
($)
|
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)(2)
|
|||||
Name
and Principal Position
|
Fiscal
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
|||||
Michael
D. Queen
|
2005(1)
|
$80,769
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||
President
|
||||||||
William
R. Colucci
|
2005(1)
|
$57,692
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||
Vice
President and Secretary
|
||||||||
Joseph
Drennan
|
2005(1)
|
$57,692
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||
Chief
Financial Officer and
Vice President
|
(1) The
2005
fiscal year represents the period from August 16, 2004 (date of inception)
to
April 30, 2005 and the amounts paid reflect annual salaries of $175,000 for
Mr.
Queen and $125,000 for Messrs. Colucci and Drennan which become payable as
of
November 15, 2004.
The
Company estimates it will pay all executive officers and directors in the
aggregate $425,000 in remuneration in the next 12 months. The Company has
not
entered into any employment agreements with any of its officers or
directors.
The
Company does not currently have any stock option, pension plan, long-term
incentive plan, or other compensation plan.
Report
of Board of Directors’ Compensation Committee on Executive
Compensation
The
Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Steven P. Pruitt, Jr. (Chair),
Jeffrey Muchow and Thomas M. Pickard, Sr.
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The
Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing compensation for senior
executives. At present, the basic component of the executive compensation
program is base salary. During fiscal year 2005, the Compensation Committee
implemented the Company’s compensation programs and practices.
Base
Salary:
Base
salaries for executives, including the President, are set according to the
responsibilities of the position, the specific skills and experience of the
individual, the individual’s performance and the competitive market for
executive talent. Market data is gathered from salary surveys of comparable
companies operating in the same and similar industries. The Compensation
Committee reviews salaries annually and adjusts them as appropriate to reflect
changes in market conditions and individual performance and
responsibilities.
The
Compensation Committee intends on reviewing the possibility of implementing
certain life and health insurance plans and a stock option plan during the
upcoming fiscal year.
The
compensation of the President in fiscal year 2005 was determined in a manner
substantially consistent with that of other executive officers, taking into
account the Compensation Committee’s evaluation of the Company’s need to
attract, motivate and retain a highly qualified President.
The
Board
of Directors serving as the Compensation Committee
Steven
P.
Pruitt, Jr
Jeffrey
Muchow
Thomas
M.
Pickard, Sr.
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The
Company’s performance peer group is composed of Utek Corporation, Harris and
Harris Group, Inc. and Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., which are public
“Venture Capital” firms that invest in similar kinds of early stage and growth
stage companies. Utek and Harris and Harris are regulated as Business
Development Companies as is the Company. Performance is measured from October
31, 2004, Universal’s first reporting period, to April 30, 2005, the fiscal year
ended for this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item
12.
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
|
The
following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2005, the number of shares and
percentage of Company common stock beneficially owned by each person who
is
known by the Company to own beneficially five percent (5%) or more of the
Company’s outstanding common stock, each Company director, each Company
executive officer, and all executive officers and directors of the Company
as a
group:
Name
of
Individual or
Identity
of Group(a)
|
Shares
of Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
|
Percentage
of Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
|
||
Michael
D. Queen
|
0
|
(b) |
0.0
|
% (b) |
William
R. Colucci
|
400,000
|
8.1
|
%
|
|
Joseph
Drennan
|
400,000
|
8.1
|
% | |
Jeff
Muchow
|
100,000
|
2.0
|
% | |
Steven
P. Pruitt, Jr.
|
100,000
|
2.0
|
% | |
Thomas
M. Pickard, Sr.
|
50,000
|
1.0
|
% | |
L&B
Partnership
3128
New Castle Avenue
New
Castle, DE 19720
|
300,000
|
6.1
|
% |
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McCrae
Associates LLC
196
Fern Avenue
Litchfield,
CT 06759
|
300,000
|
6.1
|
% | |
Liberator
Holdings
155
Mansfield Road
Ashford,
CT 06278
|
200,000
|
4.1
|
% | |
David
M. Bovi
319
Clematis Street, #700
West
Palm Beach, FL 33401
|
300,000
|
6.1
|
% | |
Zenith
Holdings LLC
3100
Old Limestone Road
Wilmington,
Delaware 19808
|
300,000
|
6.1
|
% | |
All
directors and officers as a group (6 persons)
|
1,050,000
|
(b) |
21.3
|
% |
(a)
The address of each person in the table where no other address
is
specified is c/o Universal Capital Management, Inc., 2601 Annand
Drive,
Suite 16, Wilmington, DE 19809.
(b) Excludes
350,000 shares owned indirectly by Mr. Queen’s wife (of which 300,000
shares are owned by Zenith Holdings LLC listed below) as to which
he
disclaims beneficial ownership.
|
Item
13.
|
Certain
Relationships and Related
Transactions.
|
The
following are the promoters of the Company and each made the respective
contribution to the Company indicated next to his name below in exchange
for the
receipt of the number of shares of common stock set forth next to his name
below
upon formation of the Company:
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Cash
Contribution
|
Other
Contribution
|
Shares
of Company Common Stock Received in
Exchange
|
||||||
Michael
D. Queen
|
-0-
|
(a)
|
100,000
shares of common stock of PSI-TEC and 1,000 shares of
FundraisingDirect.com, Inc.
|
0
|
(a)
|
|||
Joseph
Drennan
|
$400
|
_____
|
400,000
|
|||||
William
Colucci
|
$250
|
300,000
shares of common stock of BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc.
|
400,000
|
|||||
David
Bovi
|
$100
|
400,000
shares of common stock of Acquisition Group IV, Inc.
|
300,000
|
(a)
Indirectly through entities she controls, Mr. Queen’s wife contributed $350 to
the Company and received 350,000 shares of Company common stock. Mr. Queen
disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares.
None
of
such promoters received or will receive anything of value, directly or
indirectly, from the Company.
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Item
14.
|
Principal
Accountant Fees and
Services.
|
Cogen
Sklar LLP has been the independent accounting firm and has audited the financial
statements of the Company since August 16, 2004 (its inception).
For
the
period from August 16, 2004, its inception, through April 30, 2005, Cogen
Sklar
billed the Company aggregate fees as follows:
Audit
Fees
|
August
16, 2004 - April 30, 2005
|
Audit
Fees
|
$
11,500
|
Audit-Related
Fees
|
$
0
|
Tax
Fees
|
$
0
|
All
Other Fees
|
$
0
|
PART
IV
Item
15.
|
Exhibits
and Financial Statement
Schedules
|
(a)(1)
The following financial statements are included in Item 8 of this Annual
Report
on Form 10-K:
Statement
of Nets Assets as of April 30, 2005
Schedule
of Investments as of April 30, 2005
Statements
of Operations for the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April
30,
2005
Statements
of Changes in Net Assets for the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception)
to
April 30, 2005
Statements
of Cash Flows for for the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April
30, 2005
Notes
to
Financial Statements
(2) Schedules
None
required.
(3) Exhibits
The
exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed on the accompanying
Index
to Exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference or are filed as part
of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Number
|
Description
of Documents
|
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated November 10, 2004 by and among the Company,
BF
Acquisition Group IV, Inc., William R. Colucci and David M. Bovi
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10 filed on January
21, 2005)
|
3.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10
filed on January 21, 2005)
|
3.2
|
By-Laws
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10 filed on January
21, 2005)
|
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics, adopted on April 11, 2005
|
31.1
|
Certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934 executed by the Principal Executive Officer of the
Company
|
31.2
|
Certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934 executed by the Principal Financial Officer of the
Company
|
32.1
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, executed by the Principal Executive
Officer of the Company
|
32.2
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350m as adopted pursuant to Section
903 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley not of 2002, executed by the Principal Financial
Officer of the Company
|
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Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Universal
Capital Management, Inc.
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
July
28, 2005
|
|
By: /s/
Michael D. Queen
|
|
Michael
D. Queen, President
|
|
(principal
executive officer)
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
/s/
Michael D. Queen
Michael
D. Queen
|
Title
President
and Director
(principal
executive officer)
|
Date
July
28, 2005
|
/s/
Joseph Drennan
Joseph
Drennan
|
Chief
Financial Officer, Vice President and Director (principal financial
officer)
|
July
28, 2005
|
/s/
William Colucci
William
Colucci
|
Vice
President and Secretary
|
July
28, 2005
|
/s/
Jeffrey Muchow
Jeffrey
Muchow
|
Director
|
July
28, 2005
|
/s/
Steven P. Pruitt, Jr.
Steven
P. Pruitt, Jr.
|
Director
|
July
28, 2005
|
/s/
Thomas M. Pickard, Sr.
Thomas
M. Pickard, Sr.
|
Director
|
July
28, 2005
|