MAJOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL INC - Annual Report: 2006 (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, 2006
OR
o
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
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20-1568059
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
2601
Annand Drive
Suite
16
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Wilmington,
DE
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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______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
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Name
of each
Exchange
on which registered
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None
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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 x
No
o.
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. x
Cover
Page (continued)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in
Rule
12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨
No
ý.
As
of
July
25,
2006,
the
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant was approximately $18,000,000. Such aggregate market value was
computed by reference to the closing price for the registrant’s common stock on
the OTC Bulletin Board on that date. 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 25,
2006 was 5,437,524.
Table
of Contents
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PART I |
1
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Item
1.
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Business
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1
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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23
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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27
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Item
2.
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Properties
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27
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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27
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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28
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PART II |
28
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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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28
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Information
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30
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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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30
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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35
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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36
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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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49
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Item
9A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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49
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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49
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PART III |
49
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Item
10.
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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49
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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49
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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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49
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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50
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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50
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PART IV |
50
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Item
15.
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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50
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PART I
Item
1. Business.
Forward-Looking
Statements
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;
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· |
the
timing, cost and expected impact on our market share and results
of
operations of our planned capital expenditures
and;
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· |
expectations
of the continued availability of capital
resources.
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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, 2006, the Company had equity investments of approximately $3,331,620 at
fair
value in eight 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.
Recent
Developments
On
July
24, 2006, the Company declared a dividend payable in shares of the common stock
of one of its portfolio companies, Theater Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
(“Theater”). The dividend is payable to Company stockholders of record at the
close of business on July 31, 2006 and distributable on or about August 11,
2006. The dividend consists of 0.055 shares of the common stock of Theater
for
each share of Company common stock owned on the record date or approximately
300,000 Theater shares in the aggregate.
Upon
the
distribution by Universal of shares of Theater to the Universal stockholders,
for Federal income tax purposes, Universal will recognize as taxable gain the
same amount it would have recognized if it had sold the Theater shares to the
Universal stockholders for an amount equal to the fair market value of the
Theater shares on the distribution date. Universal estimates that the Federal
income tax payable as a result of the dividend will approximate
$117,300.
The
Company estimates that the net asset value and net asset value per share
declined by approximately $160,000 and $0.03, respectively, immediately after
the record date as a result of the dividend.
See
also
the discussion on page 21 regarding the Company’s sale of 400,000 shares of its
common stock on June 15, 2006.
Investments
General
The
Company makes investments in portfolio companies that require capital for
technology development or growth and which will probably require managerial
assistance. The Company’s primary focus is on making non-control investments in
small, publicly-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. See Item IA, “Risk Factors - Concentration of
Investments.” 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 cash investment in or services
performed for a portfolio company, the Company receives securities issued by
such portfolio company.
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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. Substantially all of these investments will be highly illiquid, and
even
those for which there is a market, probably could not be sold in any volume
without disrupting such market.
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:
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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
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· |
the
opportunity to benefit from experience in new fields which management
expects to permeate a variety of
industries.
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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 primarily 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.
In
connection with the Company’s venture capital investments, it will participate
in providing a variety of services to portfolio companies, including the
following:
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recruiting
management;
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· |
formulating
operating strategies;
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· |
formulating
intellectual property strategies;
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· |
assisting
in financial planning;
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· |
providing
management in the initial start-up stages; and
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· |
establishing
corporate goals.
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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.
As
a
private equity investor, the Company spends significant time and effort
identifying, structuring, performing due diligence, monitoring, developing,
and
valuing its investments. The Company’s portfolio companies often lack the
management expertise and experience found in larger companies. As a business
development company, the Company is required by the 1940 Act to make available
significant managerial assistance to its portfolio companies. Company executives
work with portfolio company management teams to assist them in building their
businesses. Managerial assistance includes, but is not limited to, management
and consulting services related to corporate finance, marketing, human
resources, personnel and board member recruiting, business operations, corporate
governance, risk management and other general business matters. Corporate
finance assistance includes supporting the portfolio companies’ efforts to
structure and attract additional capital.
Company
executives regularly monitor the status and performance of each investment.
This
portfolio company monitoring process generally includes review of the portfolio
company’s financial performance against its business plan, review of current
financial statements and compliance with financial covenants, evaluation of
significant current developments, and assessment of possible future exit
strategies.
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Portfolio
Securities
The
Company’s investments at April 30, 2006 were as follows:
Investment
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Approximate
% of Class Owned
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%
of
Portfolio
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Number
of Shares
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Fair
Value
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Fair
Value Methodology**
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Share
Listing
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Common
Stocks - United States:
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BF
Acquisition Group V, Inc.*
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9.9
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%
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0.06
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%
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100,000
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$
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1,625
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Cost
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Private
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||||||||||
AccelaPure
Corporation*
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12.5
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%
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30.01
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%
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
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Cost
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Private
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|||||||||||
BroadRelay
Holdings, Inc.*
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4.4
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%
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14.81
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%
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964,401
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493,489
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Public
Market/Restricted Securities
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Pink
Sheets
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|||||||||||
Subtotal
affiliates*
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44.88
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%
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$
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1,495,114
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IPI
Fundraising, Inc.
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1.1
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%
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0.00
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%
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575,000
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0
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Analytical
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Private
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|||||||||||
Gelstat
Corporation
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1.4
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%
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1.23
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%
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221,429
|
40,946
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Public
Market/Restricted Securities
|
OTCBB
|
|||||||||||
Neptune
Industries, Inc.
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0.4
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%
|
0.50
|
%
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47,619
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16,667
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Public
Market/Restricted Securities
|
OTCBB
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|||||||||||
PSI
- TEC Corporation
|
3.2
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%
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36.13
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%
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787,500
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1,203,875
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Public
Market/Restricted Securities
|
Pink
Sheets
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|||||||||||
Theatre
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
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3.1
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%
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17.26
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%
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575,000
|
575,000
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Private
Market
|
Private
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|||||||||||
Subtotal
non-affiliates
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55.12
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%
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$
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1,836,506
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|||||||||||||||
Subtotal
Common Stocks - United States (aggregate
cost $2,539,600)
|
100
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%
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$
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3,331,620
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Other
Investments:
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Warrant
to purchase 200,000 shares of BroadRelay Holdings, Inc.
at
an exercise price of $1.00 per share
|
0.00
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%
|
$
|
0
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Analytical
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||||||||||||||
Total
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
3,331,620
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*
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Each
portfolio company in which the Company owns 5% or more of the outstanding
voting securities is deemed an “affiliated company.” Because the Company
owns beneficially 200,000 additional shares of BroadRelay Holdings,
Inc.
common stock pursuant to a currently exercisable Warrant (as set
forth
below), total beneficial ownership is approximately
5%.
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**
See
descriptions beginning on page 11.
5
For
additional information about the Company’s portfolio company holdings, see Note
2 to the financial statements.
BroadRelay
Holdings, Inc.,
a
Nevada corporation, is using the power of the high-speed Internet, combined
with
proprietary technology, to create a world-entertainment network via the
Internet. The company's primary brand, SIVOO™, will provide video entertainment
(movies, live TV, games, sports and music) to U.S. non-English speaking and
ethnic residents. The company plans to launch similar services
internationally.
SIVOO-TV
currently serves three ethnic audiences comprised of Spanish, Chinese, and
Hindi
speakers in the U.S., each through its own Internet Portal: the SIVOO Spanish
Network, the SIVOO Chinese Network, and the SIVOO Indian Network. The Company
plans to expand its capabilities to serve the top-10 foreign-language groups
in
the U.S. over the next two years.
Each
SIVOO-TV Network broadcasts a number of specialty Internet-TV channels such
as
“Bollywood Music Videos”, “Hindi Musicals”, “Hindi Soap Opera”, etc. The Company
produces original programming in the form of program introductions, “outros” and
“tosses”, interviews, and hosted shows such as SIVOO-TV’s coverage of the 2006
Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles, for example. All of these SIVOO-TV channels
are supported by the sale of Internet video advertising.
A
small
percentage of programming on every SIVOO-TV channel is available for free as
Video-On-Demand (VOD) to registered users, and all content is available as
SVOD
for a small monthly subscription. Additionally, premium content, like new
release movies, is available on a Pay-Per-View (PPV) basis.
Lastly,
these channels are repackaged along with additional premium content and original
programming and sold as SIVOO IPTV channels through major carriers for delivery
to their subscribers over fiber optic networks. The Company also currently
offers professional and consulting services in the area of Internet Protocol
Television (IPTV), although this is viewed as a short-term revenue
stream.
The
Company is fundraising in order to execute existing contracts for 20,000 hours
of content, encode this content for play over the Internet, purchase hardware
and infrastructure to serve this new content, launch the SIVOO-TV 2.0 interface,
sign on partners for reselling both banner and Internet-video advertising,
and
build infrastructure necessary to deliver IPTV programming to its partners.
All
necessary technology has been developed and is in place. The Company is in
an
excellent position to commercialize its offering.
AccelaPure
Corporation
is a new
breed of drug discovery company that is focused on leveraging the advantages
of
a technology called Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC). AccelaPure seeks
to address a key obstacle in the drug discovery and development paradigm which
is the rapid and efficient purification of drug molecules. The SFC technology
is
being used to develop a first of its kind SFC purification platform that will
be
applied to the creation of a natural product-based drug discovery program.
AccelaPure hopes the SFC purification platform will enable it to weed out poor
compounds more quickly and advance efficacious compounds faster and more
efficiently through the development pipeline than previously possible. This
will
result in the savings of millions of development dollars and will result in
getting drugs to the market faster than previously possible. Furthermore,
AccelaPure will assist pharmaceutical companies in the preclinical and clinical
purification of their drug compounds by using large-scale SFC purification.
This
will provide its collaborators with the ability to move their compounds through
development rapidly and will provide AccelaPure with a revenue
stream.
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Theater
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation, is a retail store and franchise marketing company engaged
in retail sales and distribution through the operating of its home cinema design
centers, the sale of franchise stores, and wholesale product distribution to
franchisees. This portfolio company has been operating since 2003 and has sold
19 franchises (5 of which are in operation and the others of which are in
construction) in addition to operating four company stores.
Theater
Xtreme’s design centers focus on the sale and installation of affordable large
screen front projection in-home cinema rooms comprised of video and audio home
theater components. A majority of its home theater systems are installed on-site
at customer homes, with screen sizes ranging from 80 inches to over 12 feet.
This portfolio company also sells theater seating, interior décor items,
accessories and its digital theater management system called OneView™. Theater
Xtreme targets its home theater system marketing toward a larger consumer base
than traditional custom home theater companies and focuses on lower retail
price
points in a store setting where customers can easily and readily encounter
the
complete home theater experience in a number of home settings.
Retail
pricing of Theater Extreme’s video systems start at under $3,000 per system.
Video systems employ components from manufacturers such as Infocus®, Klipsch,
Polk Audio, Bose, Denon, and Marantz. Not all stores carry all products. A
basic
home theater system might include a 92” screen, ceiling mounted projector, and
cabling, all of which would be installed by Theater Xtreme at the customer’s
choice of location. Video systems are sold as cinema packages and are branded
under theater names, such as “The Rialto,” “The Majestic,” “The Palace,” and
“The Grand.”
Established
as a company in 1991 and incorporated in 1994 in Nevada, 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, PA. 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.
PSI-TEC
is developing a new generation of advanced electro-optic plastics that convert
high-speed electronic signals into optical (light) signals. Electro-optic
material is the core active ingredient in high-speed fiber-optic
telecommunication systems. Utilizing its proprietary technology, the company
is
in the process of engineering advanced electro-optic plastics which it believes
may lead to significant performance advancements, component size and cost
reduction, ease of processing, and thermal and temporal stability. PSI-TEC
believes that polymer materials engineered at the molecular level may have
a
significant role in the future development of commercially significant
electro-optic related products.
7
Electro-optic
plastics appear to be capable of being tailored at the molecular level for
optimal performance characteristics. Additionally, electro-optic plastics are
inexpensive to manufacture and demand significantly lower power requirements
(modulation voltages). Furthermore, no high-end theoretical limit exists as
to
the frequency at which these materials can operate. The electro-optic plastics
PSI-TEC is currently developing have demonstrated in in-house testing the
ability to perform many times faster (>100Gb/s) than existing crystalline
technology.
PSI-TEC’s
economic model anticipates that its revenue stream will be derived from one
or
some combination of the following: (i) technology licensing for specific product
application; (ii) joint venture relationships with significant industry leaders;
or (iii) the production and direct sale of its own electro-optic device
components. The company’s objective is to be a leading provider of proprietary
technology and know-how in the electro-optic device market. To meet this
objective, PSI-TEC intends, subject to successful testing of its technology
and
having available resources to:
· |
Develop
electro-optic product devices.
|
· |
Continue
to develop proprietary intellectual
property.
|
· |
Streamline
the product development process.
|
· |
Develop
a comprehensive marketing plan.
|
· |
Maintain/develop
strategic relationships with government agencies, private firms,
and
academic institutions.
|
· |
Attract
seasoned executives to join in senior management
positions.
|
· |
Expand
into a state-of-the-art development, testing and manufacturing
facility.
|
Additional
information can be found on PSI-TEC’s website at psiteccorp.com.
See
also,
Item 3, “Legal Proceedings.”
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.”
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.
8
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 U.S. These products demonstrate GelStat’s commitment and ability to get
to market quickly and economically with products that address major unmet
needs.
Neptune
Industries, Inc.
is a
Florida corporation established in 1998 to engage in commercial fish farming
and
related production and distribution activities in the seafood and aquaculture
industries. Neptune Industries, Inc. sells Everglades striped bass to markets
on
the east coast of the United States and in Canada. The company recently formed
a
subsidiary to develop an improved fish farm environment for possible sale or
licensing.
IPI
Fundraising, Inc.
formerly
offered personal representation, exclusive product lines, outstanding prize
incentives and specially trained staff to help schools, clubs, and other
organizations raise money.
On
December 27, 2005, IPI Fundraising, Inc. discontinued operations and the
Company wrote off its investment in this portfolio company
($6,625).
BF
Acquisition Group V, Inc.
is a
Florida corporation which currently is inactive and has no business. The shares
of this company 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 for which an investment could be sold
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.
Determination
of Net Asset Value
The
Company determines the net asset value per share of its common stock at the
end
of each fiscal quarter 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.
9
The
net
asset value and net asset value per share of the Company at the end of each
fiscal quarter was as follows:
Date
|
Net
Asset Value
|
Net
Asset Value
Per
Share
|
|||||
April
30, 2006
|
$
|
2,243,790
|
$
|
0.46
|
|||
January
31, 2006
|
2,304,214
|
0.48
|
|||||
October
31, 2005
|
2,164,418
|
0.43
|
|||||
July
31, 2005
|
1,921,122
|
0.39
|
|||||
April
30, 2005
|
2,296,038
|
0.48
|
|||||
January
31, 2005
|
894,124
|
0.22
|
|||||
October
31, 2005
|
1,131,657
|
0.29
|
At
April
30, 2006, approximately 64% of the Company’s investments were 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.
10
The
Company’s valuation policy and methodology with respect to its portfolio
companies are as follows:
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.
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.
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 and the shares
held by the Company bear no legal or contractual restrictions. 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.
Public
Market/Restricted Securities:
When
the Company holds securities which are publicly traded but under significant
legal or contractual restrictions, the Board of Directors starts with the public
market value of the shares as set forth in the preceding paragraph and applies
an appropriate discount based on the nature and remaining duration of the
restrictions.
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 our 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.
11
Taxation
The
Company has not elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company under
subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As such, the Company is subject
to
corporate level income taxation on its income. Taxable income generally differs
from net income for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent
differences in the recognition of income and expenses, and generally excludes
net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, as gains or losses are not included
in taxable income until they are realized. Taxable income includes non-cash
income, such as changes in accrued and reinvested interest and dividends, and
the amortization of discounts and fees. Non-cash taxable income is reduced
by
non-cash expenses, such as realized losses and depreciation and amortization
expense.
Thus
far
the Company has not had to pay any Federal income tax.
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 share
of
voting common stock of the Company in exchange for each share of BF common
stock
held by such shareholder. This exchange ratio had been negotiated in early
November, 2004 on behalf of BF by Messrs. David Bovi and William Colucci (the
two largest shareholders of BF) and by Messrs. Joseph Drennan and Michael Queen
on behalf of the Company. BF had 925,000 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding at the Effective Time, and therefore, the Company was required
to
issue 462,500 shares of its common stock as merger consideration.
12
The
business purpose of the merger was to eliminate the uncertainty concerning
ownership rights as between the Company and BF with respect to certain portfolio
investments made in early 2004. The merger was believed by the respective Boards
of Directors of the constituent parties to the merger to be a fair and
reasonable way of resolving such uncertainty.
The
staff
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) questioned whether the
merger may have violated Section 57 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
“1940 Act”). The relevant portion of Section 57 of the 1940 Act makes it
unlawful for any officer, employee or promoter of a business development
company, or any person controlled by an officer or employee of a business
development company knowingly to sell, as principal, any security or other
property to such business development company unless such sale involves solely
securities of which the buyer is the issuer. The Staff questioned whether,
as a
result of the relationships between Mr. Bovi and Mr. Colucci on the one hand
and
the Company on the other hand, it may have been unlawful under Section 57
of the 1940 Act for them to “sell,” as principal, their shares of BF to the
Company in the merger.
The
Staff
also questioned whether that the merger may have violated Section 23(b) of
the
1940 Act. Section 23(b) prohibits the sale of Company shares below net asset
value; the Staff questioned whether the issuance of the Company’s shares in the
merger may have constituted a “sale” below net asset value.
Although
the Company is respectful of the Staff’s views, the Company does not believe
that the merger violated either Section 57 or Section 23(b) of the
1940 Act. The Company believes that Section 57 did not apply to the merger
at
all because the Company’s election to be a business development company (and
thus, to be governed by the 1940 Act in the first place) occurred several months
after the Merger Agreement was signed. Alternatively, the Company believes
that
SEC Rule 17a-4 as well as a court decision issued by the Second Circuit Court
of
Appeals against a not dissimilar factual background both provide that the merger
did not violate Section 57 of the 1940 Act.
The
Company believes that Section 23(b) did not apply to the merger at all because
the Company’s election to be a business development company occurred several
months after the Merger Agreement was signed.
The
following unaudited pro
forma
financial statements for Universal Capital Management, Inc. have been prepared
to illustrate the acquisition of BF in a transaction to be accounted for as
a
purchase with Universal Capital Management, Inc.’s becoming the surviving
corporation. The unaudited pro
forma
financial information combines the historical financial information of Universal
Capital Management, Inc. and BF as of and for the period from August 16, 2004
(date of inception) through October 31, 2004. The carrying value of the assets
and liabilities of BF approximates the fair value of the assets and liabilities.
The unaudited pro
forma
balance
sheet as of October 31, 2004 assumes the merger was completed on that date.
The
unaudited pro
forma
statements of operations give effect to the Merger as if it had been completed
on August 16, 2004 (date of inception). The pro
forma
financial statements do not include the effects of the Share Contribution
Agreement referred to on page 21.
13
The
following unaudited pro
forma
financial statements are for information purposes only. They do not purport
to
indicate the results that would have actually been obtained had the acquisition
been completed on the assumed dates or for the periods presented, or which
may
be realized in the future. The accounting adjustments reflected in these
unaudited pro
forma
consolidated financial statements included herein are preliminary and are
subject to change. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro
forma consolidated financial statements.
14
UNAUDITED
PRO
FORMA
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 16, 2004
(DATE
OF INCEPTION) THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2004
Historical
Universal
Capital Management, Inc.
|
Historical
BF Acquisition
Group
IV, Inc.
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments
|
Universal
Capital
Management,
Inc.
Pro Forma
|
||||||||||
INCOME
|
|||||||||||||
Management
services
|
$
|
10,000
|
-
|
$
|
10,000
|
||||||||
EXPENSES
|
|||||||||||||
Bank
charges
|
55
|
-
|
55
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
|
350
|
-
|
350
|
||||||||||
Dues
and subscriptions
|
250
|
-
|
250
|
||||||||||
Licenses
and permits
|
19
|
-
|
19
|
||||||||||
Office
expenses and supplies
|
8,524
|
8,557
|
17,081
|
||||||||||
Postage
and delivery
|
236
|
-
|
236
|
||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
13,905
|
-
|
13,905
|
||||||||||
Rent
|
5,020
|
-
|
5,020
|
||||||||||
Telephone
|
1,157
|
-
|
1,157
|
||||||||||
Travel
and entertainment
|
2,001
|
-
|
2,001
|
||||||||||
Utilities
|
622
|
-
|
622
|
||||||||||
32,139
|
8,557
|
40,696
|
|||||||||||
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(22,139
|
)
|
(8,557
|
)
|
(30,696
|
)
|
|||||||
NET
INCREASE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS
|
1,204,196
|
-
|
1,204,196
|
||||||||||
INCOME
TAXES - DEFERRED
|
(470,000
|
)
|
-
|
(470,000
|
)
|
||||||||
NET
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
712,057
|
$
|
(8,557
|
)
|
$
|
703,500
|
15
UNAUDITED
PRO
FORMA
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AS
OF OCTOBER 31, 2004
Historical
Universal Capital Management, Inc.
|
Historical
BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc.
|
Pro
Forma Adjustments
|
Universal
Capital Management, Inc. Pro Forma
|
|||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
in securities, at fair value (cost $310,000)
|
$
|
1,514,196
|
3,250
|
$
|
1,517,446
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
39,568
|
-
|
-
|
39,568
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivables - Affiliates
|
47,829
|
-
|
(47,829
|
)
|
B
|
---
|
||||||||||
Property
and equipment - net
|
9,451
|
-
|
9,451
|
|||||||||||||
Due
from Affiliates
|
-
|
20,675
|
-
|
20,675
|
||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
-
|
---
|
173,885
|
173,885
|
||||||||||||
Rent
deposit
|
1,100
|
---
|
---
|
$
|
1,100
|
|||||||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
1,612,144
|
23,925
|
126,056
|
1,762,125
|
||||||||||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
10,487
|
13,931
|
$
|
24,418
|
||||||||||||
Due
to Affiliates
|
49,454
|
(47,829
|
)
|
B
|
1,625
|
|||||||||||
Loan
from shareholders
|
300
|
300
|
||||||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
470,000
|
$
|
470,000
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
480,487
|
63,685
|
(47,829
|
)
|
496,343
|
|||||||||||
NET
ASSETS
|
$
|
1,131,657
|
(39,760
|
)
|
173,885
|
1,265,782
|
||||||||||
ANALYSIS
OF NET ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
capital paid in on shares of capital stock
|
$
|
419,600
|
5,116
|
129,009
|
A
|
553,725
|
||||||||||
Common
stock
|
825
|
(825
|
)
|
A
|
||||||||||||
Distributable
earnings
|
712,057
|
(45,701
|
)
|
45,701
|
A
|
$
|
712,057
|
|||||||||
Net
assets (equivalent to $0.29 per share based on shares of capital
stock
outstanding)
|
1,131,657
|
(39,760
|
)
|
173,885
|
1,265,782
|
|||||||||||
COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
3,844,600
|
825,000
|
4,307,100
|
|||||||||||||
NET
ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
|
$
|
0.29
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
0.29
|
_______________________________
A
|
To
record the purchase of BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc. Purchase price
of
$134,125 was calculated by valuing the 462,500 shares of Universal
Capital
Management, Inc. common stock issued for BF Acquisition Group IV,
Inc. at
the $0.29 per share, which was the valuation as of October 31, 2004.
The
purchase resulted in goodwill of $173,885. The carrying value of
the
assets and liabilities of BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc. approximates
the
fair value of the assets and
liabilities.
|
B
|
To
eliminate the Due from BF Acquisition IV asset of $47,829 on Universal
Capital Management, Inc.’s books against the Due to Universal Capital
Management, Inc. liability of $47,829 on BF Acquisition Group IV,
Inc.’s
books upon Merger.
|
16
The
Staff
pointed to the pro
forma
analysis
presented by the Company on June 14, 2005 in an amendment to its Current
Report on Form 8-K as evidence that the merger constituted a “sale” below net
asset value. That analysis, which is reproduced below, shows that at
January 31, 2005, as a result of the merger, the net asset value per
Company share declined from $0.22 to $0.19.
The
following unaudited pro
forma
financial statements for Universal Capital Management, Inc. have been prepared
to illustrate the acquisition of BF in a transaction to be accounted for as
a
purchase with Universal Capital Management, Inc.’s becoming the surviving
corporation. The unaudited pro
forma
financial information combines the historical financial information of Universal
Capital Management, Inc. and BF as of and for the period from August 16, 2004
(date of inception) through January 31, 2005. The carrying value of the assets
and liabilities of BF approximates the fair value of the assets and liabilities.
The unaudited pro
forma
balance
sheet as of January 31, 2005 assumes the merger was completed on that date.
The
unaudited pro
forma
statements of operations give effect to the Merger as if it had been completed
on August 16, 2004 (date of inception). The pro
forma
financial statements do not include the effects of the Share Contribution
Agreement referred to on page 21.
The
following unaudited pro
forma
financial statements are for information purposes only. They do not purport
to
indicate the results that would have actually been obtained had the acquisition
been completed on the assumed dates or for the periods presented, or which
may
be realized in the future. The accounting adjustments reflected in these
unaudited pro
forma
consolidated financial statements included herein are preliminary and are
subject to change. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro
forma consolidated financial statements.
17
UNAUDITED
PRO
FORMA
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AS
OF JANUARY 31, 2005
Historical
Universal
Capital
Management,
Inc.
|
Historical
B.F.
Acquisition
Group
IV, Inc.
|
Pro
Forma
Adjustments
|
Universal
Capital
Management,
Inc.
Pro Forma
|
|||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
in securities, at fair value
|
||||||||||||||||
(cost:
$310,000)
|
$
|
1,135,154
|
$
|
3,250
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,138,404
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
53,144
|
-
|
-
|
53,144
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivables - affiliates
|
58,129
|
20,675
|
(52,529
|
)
|
b
|
26,275
|
||||||||||
Property
and Equipment, net
|
10,257
|
-
|
-
|
10,257
|
||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Rent
deposit
|
1,100
|
-
|
-
|
1,100
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
1,257,784
|
23,925
|
(52,529
|
)
|
1,229,180
|
|||||||||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued
|
||||||||||||||||
expenses
|
35,860
|
13,131
|
-
|
48,991
|
||||||||||||
Due
to affiliates
|
-
|
52,529
|
(52,529
|
)
|
b
|
-
|
||||||||||
Loan
from shareholders
|
-
|
300
|
-
|
300
|
||||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes payable
|
327,800
|
-
|
-
|
327,800
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
363,660
|
65,960
|
(52,529
|
)
|
377,091
|
|||||||||||
NET
ASSETS
|
$
|
894,124
|
$
|
(42,035
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
852,089
|
|||||||
ANALYSIS
OF NET ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
capital paid on shares of
|
||||||||||||||||
capital
stock
|
$
|
581,200
|
$
|
6,641
|
$
|
95,109
|
a
|
$
|
682,950
|
|||||||
Common
stock
|
925
|
(925
|
)
|
a
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Distributable
earnings
|
312,924
|
(49,601
|
)
|
(94,184
|
)
|
a
,b
|
169,139
|
|||||||||
Net
Assets (equivalents to $0.21 per
|
||||||||||||||||
share
based on shares of capital
|
||||||||||||||||
stock
outstanding)
|
$
|
894,124
|
$
|
(42,035
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
852,089
|
|||||||
COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
4,011,100
|
925,000
|
4,473,600
|
|||||||||||||
NET
ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
0.19
|
_______________________________________
a.
|
To
record the purchase of BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc. Purchase price
of
$134,125 was calculated by valuing the 462,500 shares of Universal
Capital
Management, Inc. common stock issued for BF Acquisition Group IV,
Inc. at
the $0.22 per share, which was the valuation as of October 31, 2004.
The
purchase resulted in merger costs of $143,785. The carrying value
of the
assets and liabilities of BF Acquisition Group IV, Inc. approximates
the
fair value of the assets and
liabilities.
|
b.
|
To
eliminate the Due from BF Acquisition IV asset of $52,529 on Universal
Capital Management, Inc.’s books against the Due to Universal Capital
Management, Inc. liability of $52,529 on BF Acquisition Group IV,
Inc.’s
books upon Merger.
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18
UNAUDITED
PRO
FORMA
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE PERIOD
AUGUST
16, 2004 (DATE OF INCEPTION) THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2005
Historical
Universal
Capital
Management,
Inc.
|
Historical
B.F.
Acquisition
Group
IV, Inc.
|
Pro
Forma
Adjustments
|
Universal
Capital
Management,
Inc.
Pro Forma
|
||||||||||
INCOME
|
|||||||||||||
Management
services
|
$
|
10,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10,000
|
|||||
EXPENSES
|
|||||||||||||
Bank
Charges
|
55
|
-
|
-
|
55
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
743
|
-
|
-
|
743
|
|||||||||
Dues
& subscriptions
|
285
|
-
|
-
|
285
|
|||||||||
Fees
and commissions
|
1,833
|
-
|
-
|
1,833
|
|||||||||
Insurance
|
8,239
|
-
|
-
|
8,239
|
|||||||||
Licenses
and Permits
|
240
|
-
|
-
|
240
|
|||||||||
Merger
costs
|
-
|
-
|
143,785
|
143,785
|
|||||||||
Office
expense and supplies
|
4,958
|
-
|
-
|
4,958
|
|||||||||
Payroll
|
104,500
|
-
|
-
|
104,500
|
|||||||||
Payroll
taxes
|
8,333
|
-
|
-
|
8,333
|
|||||||||
Postage,
delivery and shipping
|
3,698
|
-
|
-
|
3,698
|
|||||||||
Professional
fees
|
45,971
|
12,457
|
-
|
58,428
|
|||||||||
Rent
|
8,845
|
-
|
-
|
8,845
|
|||||||||
Telephone
|
1,647
|
-
|
-
|
1,647
|
|||||||||
Travel
and entertainment
|
4,104
|
-
|
-
|
4,104
|
|||||||||
Utilities
|
979
|
-
|
-
|
979
|
|||||||||
194,430
|
12,457
|
143,785
|
350,672
|
||||||||||
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(184,430
|
)
|
(12,457
|
)
|
(143,785
|
)
|
(340,672
|
)
|
|||||
NET
INCREASE IN UNREALIZED
|
|||||||||||||
APPRECIATION
ON
INVESTMENTS
|
825,154
|
-
|
-
|
825,154
|
|||||||||
INCOME
TAXES - DEFERRED
|
(327,800
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(327,800
|
)
|
|||||||
NET
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
|||||||||||||
RESULTING
FROM OPERATION
|
$
|
312,924
|
$
|
(12,457
|
)
|
$
|
(143,785
|
)
|
$
|
156,682
|
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Prior
to
execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors, including
all the independent directors (who constituted a majority of the Board),
unanimously approved the merger for the business purpose described above. Prior
to consummation of the merger, in accordance with Delaware law, Company
stockholders holding a majority of the voting common stock of the Company
approved the merger by partial written consent. Because Section 23(b)(2) exempts
transactions done “with the consent of a majority of its common stockholders,”
the Company believes that such approval constitutes yet another reason why
the
merger did not violate Section 23(b) of the 1940 Act.
The
Staff
questioned whether the phrase quoted in the preceding paragraph might require
approval from a majority of the number
of holders,
regardless of the number of shares held by each holder (as contrasted with
meaning a majority
of the shares)
which
was the approval actually obtained. The Company disagrees with such an
interpretation of the quoted phrase but there is no authority on the subject
other than the Staff’s own pronouncement.
The
Staff
has advised the Company that it has raised these issues in an effort to prevent
overreaching of Company stockholders through the mechanism of the merger, which
the Staff believes to be among the purposes and policies of the 1940 Act and
to
give effect to Section 23(b) of the 1940 Act which is intended to prevent
dilution of small stockholders by large stockholders. Mr. Colucci is the
Vice-President and Secretary of the Company and Mr. Bovi was one of the
individuals who initiated or directed the organization of the Company. Messrs.
Colucci and Bovi received 150,000 and 200,000 Company shares in the merger
in
exchange for their shares of BF, respectively. Mr. Colucci received shares
in
the merger worth between $33,000 and $43,500 (based on net asset values at
January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004, respectively). Mr. Bovi received shares
in the merger worth between $44,000 and $58,000 (valued as above) The value
of
the shares received by Mr. Colucci and Mr. Bovi, collectively,
therefore, represented only approximately 5% of the net asset value of the
Company at April 30, 2005 and at January 31, 2006.
The
Company endeavored to convince the Staff that the merger did not violate either
Section 57 or Section 23(b) of the 1940 Act for the many reasons set forth
above
and that in any event, there were good and valid business reasons for the merger
and that Company stockholders were not overreached by the merger. Alternatively,
the Company has been endeavoring to reach a mutually acceptable agreement with
the Staff for resolution of the matter. During the time period of such
discussions, the Company has strengthened its internal controls and has taken
other steps intended to reduce the likelihood of the occurrence of events that
may arguably violate the 1940 Act or the rules promulgated thereunder.
Based
on
its discussions with the Staff, the Company submitted for reconsideration by
the
Company’s stockholders at a stockholders’ meeting held in December, 2005 the
question of whether the merger and the merger agreement should be ratified,
approved and adopted by the Company’s stockholders. Section 63(2)(A) of the 1940
Act would have explicitly exempted the merger from being a violation of Section
23(b) of the 1940 Act if the merger had been approved by holders of the majority
of the voting securities of the Company and holders of a majority of the voting
securities of the Company that are not affiliated persons of the Company prior
to consummation of the merger. The Company stockholders ratified, approved,
and
adopted the merger and merger agreement at the meeting by an
overwhelming majority.
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Based
on
its discussion with the Staff, the Company also entered into a Share
Contribution Agreement with Messrs. Bovi and Colucci pursuant to which those
individuals contributed to the capital of the Company, without further
consideration, the shares of Company common stock which they received in the
merger. That contribution was effected in the fiscal quarter ended January
31,
2006 and is reflected on the Company’s balance sheet at such date.
Notwithstanding
stockholder ratification, approval, and adoption of the merger and merger
agreement, and the contribution by Messrs. Bovi and Colucci of the shares to
the
Company referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Staff might nonetheless
choose to recommend an enforcement or other legal action against the Company
as
a result of the merger. However, the Company believes that, in light of the
uncertainty regarding whether there was an actual violation of the 1940 Act,
the
technical nature of the violation, if in fact one existed at all, the absence
of
overreaching of Company stockholders in light of the capital contributions
of
Mr. Bovi and Mr. Colucci described above, and the stockholder ratification,
approval, and adoption of the merger and the merger agreement in the manner
referred to above, the Staff would not be interested in pursuing such an
action.
In
the
spring of 2006, the Company granted options to David Bovi to purchase 400,000
shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. On
June
15, 2006, Mr. Bovi exercised the option in full, and paid for such shares with
a
promissory note in the face amount of $800,000. The promissory note calls for
monthly payments of principal and interest over 12 months. As of July 31, 2006,
Mr. Bovi was in compliance with the repayment obligations under the promissory
note.
The
Company also awarded to William R. Colucci, Vice President and Secretary of
the
Company, options to purchase 50,000 shares of the common stock of the Company
at
an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
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, 2006, the Company had five employees.
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. For example, 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.
21
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.
A
business development company must be organized in the United States for the
purpose of investing in or lending primarily to eligible portfolio companies
and
making managerial assistance available to them. A business development company
provides stockholders with the ability to retain the liquidity of a publicly
traded stock while sharing in the possible benefits, if any, as well as the
risks of investing in small, early-stage companies.
As
a
business development company, the Company may not acquire any asset other than
“qualifying assets” unless, at the time it makes the acquisition, the value of
qualifying assets represents at least 70% of the value of total assets. The
principal categories of qualifying assets are:
· |
Securities
purchased in transactions not involving any public offering, the
issuer of
which is an eligible portfolio
company;
|
· |
Securities
received in exchange for or distributed with respect to securities
described in the bullet above or pursuant to the exercise of options,
warrants or rights relating to such securities;
and
|
· |
Cash,
cash items, government securities or high quality debt securities
(within
the meaning of the 1940 Act), maturing in one year or less from the
time
of investment.
|
An
eligible portfolio company is generally a domestic company that is not an
investment company (other than a small business investment company wholly owned
by a business development company) and that:
· |
does
not have a class of securities with respect to which a broker may
extend
margin credit at the time the acquisition is
made;
|
· |
is
actively controlled by the business development company and has an
affiliate of a business development company on its board of directors;
or
|
· |
meets
such other criteria as may be established by the
SEC.
|
Control,
as defined by the 1940 Act, is presumed to exist where a business development
company beneficially owns more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities
of
the portfolio company.
22
To
include certain securities described above as qualifying assets for the purpose
of the 70% test, a business development company must make available to the
issuer of those securities significant managerial assistance such as providing
significant guidance and counsel concerning the management, operations, or
business objectives and policies of the portfolio company. Consequently, the
Company offers to provide significant managerial assistance to its portfolio
companies.
As
a
business development company, the Company can issue senior securities such
as
debt securities and preferred stock, as long as each class of senior security
has an asset coverage of at least 200% immediately after each such issuance.
In
addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, the Company must
make
provisions to prohibit any distribution to its stockholders unless we meet
the
applicable asset coverage ratio at the time of the distribution.
The
Company may also be prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating
in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of the
members of our Board of Directors who are not interested persons and, in some
cases, prior approval by the SEC.
The
Company has designated a chief compliance officer, Joseph T. Drennan, and
established a compliance program pursuant to the requirements of the 1940
Act.
The
address for the Company’s internet website is www.unicapman.com.
Item
1A. 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:
The
Company’s cash expenses are very large relative to its cash flow which requires
the Company continually to sell new shares.
In the
year ended April 30, 2006 the Company had revenues of $894,745, virtually all
of
which were received in the form of shares of portfolio companies. Consequently,
the Company was required either to sell investments or new shares of Company
common stock to raise the cash necessary to pay ongoing expenses and to make
new
investments. Because the Company did not believe there was an appropriate
opportunity to sell any of its portfolio company shares, it raised the necessary
cash through sale of shares of its own common stock. This practice is likely
to
continue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2007 and could lead to continuing
dilution in the interest of existing Company stockholders. Moreover, there
is no
assurance that the Company will be able to find investors willing to purchase
Company shares at a price and on terms acceptable to the Company, in which
case,
the Company could deplete its cash resources. See, Item 7, “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation --
Liquidity and Financial Resources.”
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.
23
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).
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.
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.
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.
Moreover, the Company’s primary objective is to invest in early stage companies,
the products or services of which will frequently not have demonstrated market
acceptance. Many portfolio companies lack depth of management and have limited
financial resources. All of these factors make investments in the Company’s
portfolio companies particularly risky.
The
Company common stock trades at a substantial premium to net asset
value.
Although the Company’s net asset value was $0.46 per share at April 30, 2006 and
$0.49 per share at July 25, 2006, See Item I, “Business - Determination of Net
Asset Value,” the Company’s common stock has recently been trading at prices of
between $3.50 and $4.25 per share. (The last sales price on July 25, 2006 was
$4.04.) Purchasers of Company common stock might find that the price of a share
of common stock may decline until the premium between the stock price and net
asset value is reduced or disappears.
24
The
Company’s common stock may be subject to the penny stock rules which might make
it harder for stockholders to sell. See
the
discussion of the penny stock rules at Item 5, “Market for Registrant’s Common
Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Repurchase of Equity Securities
- Penny Stock Rules.”
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.
Limited
regulatory oversight may require potential investors to fend for
themselves.
The
Company has elected to be treated as a 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 this time period of early Company’s 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, 2006, over 36% of the Company’s asset value resulted from a single portfolio
holding and over 83%, from three portfolio holdings.
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. However,
for a description of the non-cash dividend recently declared, see Item 1,
“Business - Recent Developments.”
25
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.
As a
result, the Company’s size is small and its operating expenses are high relative
to its assets. Moreover, the Company is not as well known as many of its
competitors because of its limited operating history. This fact, in turn, may
prevent the Company from learning about worthwhile investment
opportunities.
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.
The
Company values its portfolio 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. For privately held securities, and
to a
lesser extent, for publicly-traded securities, this valuation is an art and
not
a science. 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 (other) publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow
of
the portfolio company, and other relevant factors. Because such valuations
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 would probably 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. Moreover,
even investments in publicly-traded securities are likely to be relatively
illiquid because the market for companies of the type in which the Company
invests tend to be thin and usually cannot accommodate large volume
trades.
26
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.
Item
1B. Unresolved
Staff Comments.
None.
Item
2. Properties.
The
Company leases on a month-to-month basis approximately 1,200 square feet of
office space at 2601 Annand Drive, Suite 16, Wilmington, Delaware from which
it
conduct operations. Monthly rent for the space is $1,400.
Item
3. Legal
Proceedings.
In
July,
2006, McCrae Associates, LLC (“McCrae”) filed a lawsuit against the Company and
its directors and officers in the United States District Court for the District
of Connecticut. The lawsuit alleges that McCrae is the owner of 300,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock and that the Company did not deliver to and is
wrongfully withholding such shares from McCrae. The lawsuit alleges that the
directors and officers conspired with the Company to deprive McCrae of such
shares, and that the directors and officers owed a fiduciary duty to McCrae
that
they violated by refusing to tender the shares to McCrae upon demand. The
lawsuit also alleges that all of the defendants violated the Connecticut Unfair
Trade Practices Act. McCrae seeks delivery of a stock certificate covering
the
shares, unspecified monetary damages, including treble damages, attorney fees,
and punitive damages.
The
Company believes that McCrae’s claims lack merit and intends to defend against
such claims vigorously.
The
Company is aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an
inquiry into whether the sale of shares of common stock by PSI-TEC Corporation,
one of the Company’s portfolio companies, was effected in violation of Section 5
of the Securities Act of 1933. The Company has received a subpoena duces
tecum
to
produce documentation in the Company’s possession which may be relevant to the
SEC’s inquiry.
27
Item
4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No
matter
was submitted during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this
report to a vote of Company stockholders.
PART
II
Item
5. Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities.
Market
Information
The
Company’s common stock was not listed on a public trading market during the
fiscal year ended April 30, 2006. However, subsequent to the end of the fiscal
year, the common stock began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. From the time
the common stock began trading, through July 25, 2006, the trading price history
is as follows: High: $4.30; Low: $1.50; Last $4.20. These quotations reflect
inter-dealer prices, without mark-up, mark-down or commission, as reported
through Bloomberg and may not represent actual transactions.
The
Company had 426 holders of its common stock as of July 25, 2006.
Penny
Stock Rules
The
shares of Company common stock are covered by Section 15(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rules 15g-1 through 15g-6, which impose additional
sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell Company securities to
persons other than established customers and accredited investors.
Rule
15g-2 declares unlawful any broker-dealer transactions in penny stocks unless
the broker-dealer has first provided to the customer a standardized disclosure
document.
Rule
15g-3 provides that it is unlawful for a broker-dealer to engage in a penny
stock transaction unless the broker-dealer first discloses and subsequently
confirms to the customer the current quotation prices or similar market
information concerning the penny stock in question.
Rule
15g-4 prohibits broker-dealers from completing penny stock transactions for
a
customer unless the broker-dealer first discloses to the customer the amount
of
compensation or other renumeration received as a result of the penny stock
transaction.
Rule
15g-5 requires that a broker-dealer executing a penny stock transaction, other
than one exempt under Rule 15g-1, disclose to its customer, at the time of
or
prior to the transaction, information about the sales persons’
compensation.
Because
a
“penny stock” is, generally speaking, one selling for less than $5.00 per share,
the Company’s common stock may be subject to the foregoing rules. The
application of the penny stock rules may affect stockholders’ ability to sell
their shares because some broker-dealers may not be willing to make a market
in
the Company’s common stock because of the burdens imposed upon them by the penny
stock rules.
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Purchases
and Sales of Company Common Stock
The
Company sold the following securities since January 31, 2006:
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
|
February
1, 2006 through May 31, 2006
|
257,565
|
64
Investors
|
$2.00
|
$515,130
|
§ 3
(b)
and
(c)
|
|||||||
Common
Stock Par Value $0.001 per share
|
June
1, 2006 through July 31, 2006
|
400,000
|
1
Investor
|
$2.00
|
$800,000
|
§ 4(2)
|
|||||||
TOTAL
|
657.565
|
__________________________
(a)
|
No
underwriter or broker-dealer participated in the sale except that
25,395
shares were sold by First Global Securities, Inc.
|
for
which
it received payment of approximately $4,719 from a third party.
(b) |
All
cash proceeds were used to invest in portfolio companies or to pay
routine
operating expenses.
|
The
Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock in the fourth fiscal
quarter.
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Item
6. Selected
Financial Information.
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:
Fiscal
Year
Ended
April 30, 2006
|
Period
from August 16, 2004
(Inception
Date)
to
April 30, 2005
|
||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
895,745
|
$
|
211,250
|
|||
Gross
Profits(a)
|
$
|
895,745
|
$
|
211,250
|
|||
(Loss)(b)
|
($96,057
|
)
|
$
|
(524,813
|
)
|
||
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
($887,513
|
)
|
$
|
990,663
|
|||
(Loss)
Per Share(b)
|
($0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
||
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Per Share
|
($0.18
|
)
|
$
|
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.
Introduction
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, increasing stockholder 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.
30
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 cash revenues.
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. The
Company expects to pay a professional fee each time such a valuation is
provided. 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 of value 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.
Financial
Condition
The
Company’s total assets, net assets, net asset value per share, unrealized
appreciation or depreciation are set forth in the following table:
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At
and for the Year Ended
April
30, 2006
|
At
and for the Period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to
April
30, 2005
|
||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
3,546,337
|
$
|
3,010,892
|
|||
NET
ASSETS
|
$
|
2,243,790
|
$
|
2,296,038
|
|||
NET
ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
|
$
|
0.46
|
$
|
0.48
|
|||
NET
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) ON
INVESTMENTS
|
($1,376,456
|
)
|
$
|
2,168,476
|
The
changes in total assets, net assets and net asset value per share for the year
ended April 30, 2006 were primarily attributable to:
· |
The
net unrealized depreciation on investments of $1,376,456 mainly do
to a
decrease in the value of shares of PSI-TEC Holdings, Inc., Gelstat
Corporation, IPI Fundraising, and Neptune Industries, Inc., offset
in part
by an increase in the value of the shares of Theater Xtreme Entertainment
Group, Inc.
|
· |
The
increase of 200,000 shares in the Company’s investment in PSI-TEC
Holdings, Inc.
|
· |
The
Company’s investment in 964,401 shares of BroadRelay Holdings,
Inc.
|
· |
The
Company’s investments in 1,000,000 shares of AccelaPure
Corporation.
|
· |
An
increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of approximately
$133,000.
|
· |
An
increase in notes payable of
$100,000.
|
· |
An
increase in deferred revenue of approximately
$939,000.
|
· |
A
decrease in deferred income taxes of approximately
$585,000.
|
· |
The
sale of 459,434 of the Company’s shares for proceeds of $835,368.
|
The
Company’s unrealized appreciation (depreciation) varies significantly from year
to year as a result of the wide fluctuation in the value of the Company’s
portfolio securities. For example, the Company suffered an unrealized loss
of
$1,286,625 on its holdings of PSI-TEC Holdings, Inc. in the year ended April
30,
2006 as a result of a decline in the value of the portfolio shares from
$2,232,500 to $945,875 during such time period. This unrealized loss was
increased by the further decline in value of the additional 200,000 PSI-TEC
Holdings, Inc. shares acquired during the year, which were acquired for $2.92
per share and valued at $1.29 per share (or $258,000 in the aggregate) at April
30 2006.
The
Company had unrealized appreciation of $792,020, net of taxes, at April 30,
2006
compared to unrealized appreciation of $2,168,476, net of taxes, at April 30,
2005.
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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.
At
April
30, 2006 and April 30, 2005, $3,331,620 or 93.9% and $2,782,976 or 92.4% of
the
Company's assets, respectively, consisted of investments, of which net
unrealized gains before the income tax effect were $792,020 and $2,168,476,
respectively. Deferred taxes have been estimated at approximately $68,000 and
$862,000, respectively. 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.
Year
ended April 30, 2006 compared to the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception)
to April 30, 2005.
For
the
year ended April 30,2006, the Company had revenues for services in the amount
of
$894,667 compared to $211,250 for the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception)
to April 30, 2005. 99% of the Company’s revenue for services was received in the
form of equity securities for the year ended April 30, 2006 and 100% of the
Company’s revenue for service was received in the form of equity securities for
the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005.
Total
operating expenses for the year ended April 30, 2006 were $990,802, the
principal components of which were payroll of $478,518, professional fees of
$240,640, insurance of $73,124 and travel and entertainment of $60,437. These
expenses compared to $736,063 for the period August 18, 2004 (date of inception)
to April 30, 2005, 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 for the period
August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30,2005.
33
The
Company realized a loss from operations of ($96,057) for the year ended April
30, 2006 compared to loss from operations of ($524,813) for the period August
16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005.
The
company had net unrealized depreciation of ($792,020), net of taxes, for the
year ended April 30, 2006 compared to net unrealized appreciation of $2,168,476
net of taxes for the period August 16, 2004 (date of inception) to April 30,
2005.
On
April
30, 2006, the Company had a net operating loss carry-forward of approximately
$620,087, 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 $84,000 of cash
at April 30, 2006. 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.
On
May
30, 2006 The Company terminated an 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 because the NASD refused to allow the Company’s common
stock to be quoted by its members if the offering was ongoing.
At
April
30, 2006 and May 30, 2006, respectively, the Company had sold 715,534 and
835,424 shares pursuant to such offering for gross proceeds of $1,234,268 and
$1,474,048, respectively.
34
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.
35
Item
8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
APRIL
30,
2005 and 2006
C
O N
T E N T S
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
|
37
|
|
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
|
38
|
|
SCHEDULE
OF INVESTMENTS
|
39
|
|
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
|
40
|
|
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
41
|
|
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
|
42
|
|
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
43-48
|
36
REPORT
OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Shareholders and Board of Directors
Universal
Capital Management, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying statements of net assets of Universal Capital
Management, Inc. as of April 30, 2006 and 2005, including the schedule of
investments as of April 30, 2006,and the related statements of operations,
changes in net assets and cash flows, and the financial highlights (contained
in
Note 10 to the financial statements) for the year ended April 30, 2006 and
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 audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the 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
audits provide 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, 2006 and 2005, the results of its
operations, its cash flows, changes in net assets and financial highlights
for
the year ended April 30, 2006 and 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/
Morison Cogen LLP
Bala
Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
July
19,
2006
37
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
|
|||||||
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
|||||||
APRIL
30, 2006 AND APRIL 30,
2005
|
Apr
30, 06
|
Apr
30, 05
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Investment
in Securities, at fair value (cost: $2,539,600 and
$614,500)
|
3,331,620
|
2,782,976
|
|||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
84,272
|
158,453
|
|||||
Miscellaneous
Receivables
|
86,873
|
27,095
|
|||||
Due
from Affiliates
|
24,646
|
19,820
|
|||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
7,648
|
9,371
|
|||||
Property
and Equipment, net
|
10,178
|
12,077
|
|||||
Rent
Deposit
|
1,100
|
1,100
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
3,546,337
|
3,010,892
|
|||||
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||
Accounts
Payable and Accrued Expenses
|
195,114
|
61,854
|
|||||
Note
Payable
|
100,000
|
-
|
|||||
Deferred
Revenue
|
939,433
|
-
|
|||||
Deferred
Income Taxes
|
68,000
|
653,000
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
1,302,547
|
714,854
|
|||||
NET
ASSETS
|
$
|
2,243,790
|
$
|
2,296,038
|
|||
ANALYSIS
OF NET ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Net
Capital Paid in on Shares of Capital Stock
|
2,140,640
|
1,305,375
|
|||||
Distributable
Earnings
|
103,150
|
990,663
|
|||||
Net
Assets
|
$
|
2,243,790
|
$
|
2,296,038
|
|||
Equivalent
per share value based on 4,917,634 shares
|
|||||||
of
capital stock outstanding as of April 30, 2006
|
|||||||
and
4,808,200 shares of capital stock outstanding
|
|||||||
as
of April 30, 2005
|
$
|
0.46
|
$
|
0.48
|
(The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.)
38
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
|
||||||||||||||||
SCHEDULE
OF INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||||||||||
APRIL
30, 2006
|
Common
Stocks & Other Investments - United States - 100%
|
Business
|
%
of
Portfolio
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||
BF
Acquisition Group V, Inc.*
|
Inactive
company
|
0.05
|
%
|
100,000
|
$
|
1,625
|
|||||||
Accelapure
Corporation*
|
Pharmaceutical
purification
|
30.02
|
%
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
||||||||
service
company
|
|||||||||||||
30.06
|
%
|
1,001,625
|
|||||||||||
IPI
Fundraising, Inc.
|
Sales
and distribution of
|
0.00
|
%
|
575,000
|
0
|
||||||||
|
fundraising
products
|
||||||||||||
Gelstat
Corporation
|
Consumer
health care
|
1.23
|
%
|
221,429
|
40,964
|
||||||||
|
company
|
||||||||||||
Neptune
Industries, Inc.
|
Seafood
production
|
0.50
|
%
|
47,619
|
16,667
|
||||||||
PSI
- TEC Corporation
|
Plastics
engineering
|
36.13
|
%
|
787,500
|
1,203,875
|
||||||||
Theatre
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
|
Home
theater sales and
|
17.26
|
%
|
575,000
|
575,000
|
||||||||
|
installation
|
||||||||||||
BroadRelay
Holdings, Inc.
|
High
speed internet media
|
14.81
|
%
|
964,401
|
493,489
|
||||||||
Warrants
to Purchase 200,000 shares of Broad Relay
|
|||||||||||||
Holdings,
Inc. at an exercise price of $1.00 per share
|
High
speed internet media
|
0.00
|
%
|
0
|
|||||||||
Total
(aggregate cost $2,539,600)
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
3,331,620
|
|||||||||
*Each
portfolio company in which the Company owns 5% or more of the outstanding
voting securities is deemed an "affiliated
company."
|
(The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.)
39
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE
YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2006 AND FOR THE PERIOD
AUGUST
16, 2004 (DATE OF INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2005
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Income
|
||||||||||
Management
Services
|
$
|
894,667
|
$
|
211,250
|
||||||
Interest
|
78
|
-
|
||||||||
894,745
|
-
|
211,250
|
||||||||
Expenses
|
||||||||||
Bad
Debt
|
19,350
|
-
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
1,899
|
1,218
|
||||||||
Dues
and Subscriptions
|
627
|
285
|
||||||||
Fees
and Commissions
|
47,475
|
15,434
|
||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
3,222
|
197
|
||||||||
Insurance
|
73,124
|
23,592
|
||||||||
Licenses
and Permits
|
75
|
1,167
|
||||||||
Marketing
|
400
|
9,297
|
||||||||
Merger
Costs
|
-
|
281,410
|
||||||||
Office
Expenses and Supplies
|
7,521
|
6,206
|
||||||||
Payroll
|
478,518
|
211,808
|
||||||||
Payroll
Taxes
|
30,114
|
20,670
|
||||||||
Postage,
Delivery and Shipping
|
3,447
|
2,345
|
||||||||
Professional
Fees
|
240,640
|
139,271
|
||||||||
Rent
|
16,600
|
11,575
|
||||||||
Taxes
- Franchise
|
-
|
851
|
||||||||
Telephone
|
3,365
|
2,139
|
||||||||
Travel
and Entertainment
|
60,437
|
6,737
|
||||||||
Utilities
|
3,988
|
1,861
|
||||||||
990,802
|
736,063
|
|||||||||
Income
(Loss) from Operations
|
(96,057
|
)
|
(524,813
|
)
|
||||||
Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
||||||||||
on
Investments
|
(1,376,456
|
)
|
2,168,476
|
|||||||
Income
Tax Benefit (Provision)
|
585,000
|
(653,000
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
||||||||||
Resulting
from Operations
|
$
|
(887,513
|
)
|
$
|
990,663
|
(The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.)
40
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR
THE
YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2006 AND
FOR
THE PERIOD
AUGUST
16, 2004 (DATE OF INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2005
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
INCREASE
IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
|
|||||||
Income
(Loss) from operations
|
$
|
(96,057
|
)
|
$
|
(524,813
|
)
|
|
Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on investments, net of
taxes
|
$
|
(791,456
|
)
|
$
|
1,515,476
|
||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
|
(887,513
|
)
|
990,663
|
||||
CAPITAL
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
835,265
|
1,305,375
|
|||||
TOTAL
INCREASE (DECREASE)
|
(52,248
|
)
|
2,296,038
|
||||
NET
ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
2,296,038
|
-
|
|||||
NET
ASSETS, END OF YEAR
|
$
|
2,243,790
|
$
|
2,296,038
|
(The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.)
41
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE
YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2006 AND FOR THE PERIOD
AUGUST
16, 2004 (DATE OF INCEPTION) TO APRIL 30, 2005
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations
|
$
|
(887,513
|
)
|
$
|
990,663
|
||
Write-off
due of miscellaneous receivable, deemed
uncollectible
|
19,350
|
||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net decrease 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
|
(885,667
|
)
|
(211,250
|
)
|
|||
Issuance
of common stock related to merger costs
|
281,410
|
||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
1,899
|
1,218
|
|||||
Net
unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on
investments
|
1,376,456
|
(2,168,476
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
Income Taxes
|
(585,000
|
)
|
653,000
|
||||
Net
changes in miscellaneous receivables
|
(79,128
|
)
|
(19,120
|
)
|
|||
Net
changes in due from affiliates
|
(4,826
|
)
|
(63,549
|
)
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses
|
1,723
|
(9,371
|
)
|
||||
Net
changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
133,260
|
48,823
|
|||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(909,446
|
)
|
(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
|
835,265
|
1,069,500
|
|||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
|
(74,181
|
)
|
158,453
|
||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
158,453
|
-
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
|
$
|
84,272
|
$
|
158,453
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF
|
|||||||
NON
- CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
In
January, the Company entered into a promissory agreement with BroadRelay
Holdings in the amount of $100,000.
|
|||||||
(The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.)
42
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature
of Business
The
Company is a newly organized (inception date of August 16, 2004), 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 (such
as
OTC BB, Pink Sheets, etc.) and listed securities for which no sale was reported
on that date are stated at the last quoted bid price. 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 the securities of certain portfolio
companies, it is likely that changes in their values will occur in the near
term
and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the
statement of assets and liabilities at future dates.
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 on contingent assets 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 those estimates.
Cash
and Equivalents
For
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all investment
instruments purchased with maturity of three months or less to be cash and
cash
equivalents.
43
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
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
|
Income
Taxes
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the
financial statement and tax bases 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
of
unrealized gains or losses from appreciation in investment value for financial
statement purposes, 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 provided by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board revised Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation” to require all companies to expense the fair value of employee
stock options. SFAS 123R is effective at the beginning of the next fiscal year
that begins after December 15, 2005 for a small business issuer. Although this
pronouncement is not currently applicable, it will be implemented for options
granted after April 30, 2006.
44
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
|
||||||||||||||
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
||||||||||||||
NOTE
2 - INVESTMENTS
|
|||||||||||||
Portfolio
Companies consist of the following:
|
Number
of
Shares
Held
at
Apr 30, 2006
|
Cost
|
Value
at
Apr
30, 2006
|
Unrealized
Gain
/ (Loss)
|
|||||||||
Affiliated
Securities*
|
|||||||||||||
BF
Acquisition Group V, Inc.
|
100,000
|
$
|
1,625
|
$
|
1,625
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Accelapure
Corporation
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total
Affiliated Securities
|
1,001,625
|
1,001,625
|
-
|
||||||||||
Non-affiliated
Securities
|
|||||||||||||
IPI
Fundraising, Inc.***
|
575,000
|
6,625
|
0
|
(6,625
|
)
|
||||||||
Gelstat
Corporation
|
221,429
|
350,000
|
40,964
|
(309,036
|
)
|
||||||||
Neptune
Industries, Inc.**
|
47,619
|
20,000
|
16,667
|
(3,333
|
)
|
||||||||
PSI
- TEC Corporation****
|
787,500
|
619,000
|
1,203,875
|
584,875
|
|||||||||
Theater
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
|
575,000
|
201,250
|
575,000
|
373,750
|
|||||||||
BroadRelay
Holdings, Inc.*****
|
964,401
|
341,100
|
493,489
|
152,389
|
|||||||||
Total
Non-Affiliated Securities
|
1,537,975
|
2,329,995
|
792,020
|
||||||||||
Other
Investments
|
|||||||||||||
Warrants
to Purchase 200,000 shares of
|
|||||||||||||
Broad
Relay Holdings, Inc. at an exercise
|
|||||||||||||
price
of $1.00 per share
|
200,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Total
Other Investments
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||||||||||
Total
Securities
|
$
|
2,539,600
|
$
|
3,331,620
|
$
|
792,020
|
|||||||
|
Number
of Shares
Held at
Apr 30, 2005
|
Cost
|
Value
at Apr 30, 2005 |
Unrealized 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
Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
|
575,000
|
201,250
|
201,250
|
0
|
|||||||||
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."
|
|||||||||||||
**On
June 9, 2005, there was a six for one reverse split on Neptune Industries,
Inc. shares.
|
|||||||||||||
***BF
Acquisitions Group III, Inc. and FundraisingDirect.com, Inc. Merged
into
IPI Fundraising Inc.
|
|||||||||||||
****200,000
shares of the total PSI - TEC stock are restricted and valued at
$1.29 per
share for a total value of $258,000.
|
|||||||||||||
*****564,401
shares of the total BroadRelay Holdings, Inc. stock are restricted
and
valued at $0.52 per share for a total value of
$293,489.
|
45
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
|
|||||||||||
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|||||||||||
NOTE
3 - 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 deferred income tax benefit consists of the following: | ||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
$
|
456,700
|
$
|
510,000
|
||||||
State
|
128,300
|
143,000
|
||||||||
Total
Deferred
|
$
|
585,000
|
$
|
653,000
|
||||||
The
effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory federal income
tax rate
of 34% as described below:
|
||||||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
||||||||
Income
tax at statutory rate
|
$
|
500,600
|
$
|
559,000
|
||||||
State
income taxes, net of federal taxes
|
84,400
|
94,000
|
||||||||
$
|
585,000
|
$
|
653,000
|
|||||||
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net effect of unrealized gains on investments
and
an operating loss carryforward.
|
||||||||||
There
are not 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:
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Unrealized
gains
|
$
|
(314,700
|
)
|
$
|
(862,000
|
)
|
||||
Net
operating loss
|
246,700
|
209,000
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
(68,000
|
)
|
$
|
(653,000
|
)
|
||||
At
April 30, 2006, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward
of
approximately $620,000 which, if not
|
||||||||||
used
will expire in 2025.
|
46
UNIVERSAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
4 - DUE FROM AFFILIATES
Due
from
affiliates consist of the following:
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Due
from BF Acquisition Group III, Inc
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
9,350
|
|||
Due
from BF Acquisition Group V, Inc
|
24,646
|
10,470
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
24,646
|
$
|
19,820
|
NOTE
5 - DEFERRED REVENUE
The
deferred revenue amount represents unearned management fee income. Income is
amortized and recognized over the life of the contract. The current contract
runs through December 2007.
NOTE
6 - SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
On
January 25, 2006, the Company entered into a subscription agreement for common
stock and warrants with BroadRelay Holdings, Inc. In the agreement the Company
subscribed for 400,000 shares of common stock of BroadRelay Holdings, Inc.
and
warrants to purchase an additional 200,000 shares of common stock exercisable
at
$1.00 per share. The warrants expire on December 15, 2006.
In
order
to pay for the securities subscribed, the Company signed a promissory note
payable to BroadRelay Holdings, Inc. in the amount of $100,000. Interest shall
accrue at the prime rate of interest. Principal and accrued interest on the
note
are payable on or before May 31, 2006. The prime rate of interest was 7.75%
at
April 30, 2006.
NOTE
7 - CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
During
the year ended April 30, 2006, 459,434 shares of common stock of the Company
were issued for proceeds of $835,265. During the period ended April 30, 2005,
4,345,700 shares of common stock were issued for proceeds of
$1,069,500.
On
January 31, 2006 pursuant to a Share Contribution Agreement, David Bovi &
William Colucci contributed 200,000 and 150,000 shares of common stock of the
Company respectively to the Company. These shares were received by them in
the
Merger of BFAG IV and were returned to the Company without further consideration
being received by either party.
47
NOTE
8 - BAD DEBT
On
January 31, 2006, the Company determined a Note Receivable from IPI Fundraising
Inc, in the amount of $19,350 to be uncollectible. The note was written off
directly to bad debt expense. The Company believes that all other receivable
balances at April 30, 2006 are fully collectible and no allowance for bad debts
has been established.
NOTE
9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
From
May
through July 19, 2006, the Company raised capital of $1,039,780 through the
issuance of 519,890 shares of common stock.
On
May 8,
2006, the Company's Stockholders approved the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and
authorized the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company
pursuant to such Plan.
In
May,
2006 the Company granted to an officer of the Company options to purchase 50,000
shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $2, which vested
immediately and expire in 10 years.
In
May,
2006 the Company granted a shareholder of the Company options to purchase
400,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $2, which
vested immediately and expire in 10 years. On June 15, 2006, the shareholder
exercised the option in full and paid for the shares with a promissory note
in
the face amount of $800,000. The promissory note calls for monthly payments
of
principal and interest over 12 months.
In
May,
2006 the Company granted to two employees and one shareholder of the Company
options to purchase 135,000 shares at an exercise price of $2, of which 110,000
shares vested immediately and 25,000 shares will vest over three years. All
of
the options expire in 10 years.
NOTE
10 - FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Per
Share Operating Performance
|
|||||||
Net
asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Income
from operations, net of tax benefit
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|||
Unrealized
depreciation on investment, net of taxes
|
(0.17
|
)
|
0.27
|
||||
(0.19
|
)
|
0.21
|
|||||
Add
capital share transactions
|
0.17
|
0.27
|
|||||
Net
asset value, end of period
|
$
|
0.46
|
$
|
0.48
|
|||
Total
Return
|
-4.2
|
%
|
74.07
|
%
|
|||
Average
Net Assets as a percentage of:
|
|||||||
Expenses
|
43.6
|
%
|
90.57
|
%
|
|||
Management
income
|
39.4
|
%
|
28.7
|
%
|
48
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, 2006,
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.
The
information required by this Item 10 is incorporated by reference from the
Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 28,
2006.
Item
11. Executive
Compensation.
The
information required by this Item 11 is incorporated by reference from the
Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 28,
2006.
Item
12. Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters.
The
information required by this Item 12 is incorporated by reference from the
Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 28,
2006.
49
Item
13. Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions.
The
information required by this Item 13 is incorporated by reference from the
Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 28,
2006.
Item
14. Principal
Accountant Fees and Services.
The
information required by this Item 14 is incorporated by reference from the
Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 28,
2006.
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 Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2006 and April 30, 2005
Schedule
of Investments as of April 30, 2006
Statement
of Operations for the year ended April 30, 2006 and for the period August 16,
2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2005
Statement
of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended April 30, 2006
Statement
of Cash Flows for the year ended April 30, 2006 and for the period August 16,
2004 (date of inception) to April 30, 2006
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
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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)
|
2.2
|
Amended
and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 30, 2005 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 8-K
filed on April 15, 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)
|
4.1#
|
Specimen
copy of Common Stock Certificate
|
10.1
|
Promissory
Note by David M. Bovi dated June 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference
to
the registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2006)
|
10.2
|
Stock
Option Agreement of David M. Bovi dated May 18, 2006 (incorporated
by
reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 19,
2006)
|
10.3*
|
Form
of Stock Option Agreement for 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated
by
reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 15,
2006)
|
10.4
|
Share
Contribution Agreement by and among the Company, William R. Colucci
and
David M. Bovi dated September 29, 2005 (incorporated by reference
to the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2005)
|
10.5
|
Security
Agreement by and between the Company and David M. Bovi dated June
15, 2006
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 30,
2006)
|
10.6*#
|
2006
Equity Incentive Plan
|
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics, adopted on April 11, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
the
Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005 filed on
July 28, 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 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, executed by the Principal Financial
Officer of the Company
|
* Compensation
Plans and arrangements for executives and others.
# Filed
herewith
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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, 2006 | 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
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Michael D. Queen
Michael D. Queen |
President
and Director
(principal
executive officer)
|
July
28, 2006
|
||
/s/
Joseph Drennan
Joseph Drennan |
Chief
Financial Officer, Vice President and Director (principal
financial
officer)
|
July
28, 2006
|
||
/s/
William Colucci
William
Colucci
|
Vice
President and Secretary
|
July
28, 2006
|
||
/s/
Jeffrey Muchow
Jeffrey
Muchow
|
Director
|
July
28, 2006
|
||
/s/
Steven P. Pruitt, Jr.
Steven
P. Pruitt, Jr.
|
Director
|
July
28, 2006
|
||
/s/
Thomas M. Pickard, Sr.
Thomas
M. Pickard, Sr.
|
Director
|
July
28, 2006
|
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