MPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 December (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED December 31, 2008
COMMISSION FILE NO. 000-24969
mPhase Technologies, Inc.
NEW JERSEY | 22-2287503 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification Number) |
587 CONNECTICUT AVE., NORWALK, CT | 06854-1711 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
ISSUER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, (203) 838-2741
INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS (OR FOR SHORTER PERIOD THAT THE REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORT), AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS.
YES
Q NO ¨THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING OF EACH OF THE REGISTRANT'S CLASSES OF COMMON STOCK AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2009 IS 637,923,540 SHARES, ALL OF ONE CLASS OF $.01 STATED VALUE COMMON STOCK.
mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
ITEM 1 | Consolidated Balance Sheets June 30, 2008 (Audited) and December 31, 2008 (Unaudited) | 3 |
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations-Three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and from October 2, 1996 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2008 | 4 | |
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations-Six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and from October 2, 1996 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2008 | 5 | |
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 | 6 | |
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow-Six Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and from October 2, 1996 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2008 | 7 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 8-13 | |
ITEM 2 | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Condition and Results of Operations | 14-21 |
ITEM 3 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about market risk | 22 |
ITEM 4 | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 22 |
PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | |
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 23 |
Item 2. | Changes in Securities | 23-25 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 25 |
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 25 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 25 |
Item 6 | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | |
Signature Page | 26 |
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage
Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, | December 31, | |||||
2008 | 2008 | |||||
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS | ||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
Cash | $ | 15,533 | $ | 921 | ||
Accounts receivable | 4,000 | 48,367 | ||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 121,882 | 31,500 | ||||
Total Current Assets | 141,415 | 80,788 | ||||
Property and equipment, net | 149,418 | 44,931 | ||||
Note receivable | 1,950,000 | 3,800,000 | ||||
Investment in Sovereign | 110,000 | 110,000 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 2,350,833 | $ | 4,035,719 | ||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' | ||||||
DEFICIT | ||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 2,076,965 | $ | 2,151,509 | ||
Accrued expenses | 388,444 | 468,835 | ||||
Due to related parties | 1,030,167 | 1,108,451 | ||||
Notes payable, related parties | 204,038 | 269,826 | ||||
Short term notes | 240,820 | 240,820 | ||||
Convertible debt | 54,000 | 54,000 | ||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | $ | 3,994,434 | $ | 4,293,441 | ||
Convertible debt derivative liability - (Note 4) | 750,151 | 2,599,118 | ||||
Convertible debentures net of discount of $2,953,899 and $3,178,875 on June 30, 2008 and Dec 31, 2008 respectively (Note 4) | 411,101 | 1,835,228 | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | 5,155,686 | $ | 8,727,787 | ||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||
(Note 6) | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||
Common stock, par value $.01, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized 440,395,000 and 598,040,300 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, and Dec.31, respectively | 4,403,950 | 5,980,403 | ||||
Additional paid in capital | 165,067,510 | 170,944,191 | ||||
Deficit accumulated during development stage | (172,268,340 | ) | (181,608,689 | ) | ||
Less-Treasury stock, 13,750 shares at cost | (7,973 | ) | (7,973 | ) | ||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ($2,804,853 | ) | ($4,692,068 | ) | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | $ | 2,350,833 | $ | 4,035,719 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage
Company)
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Unaudited)
Date of Inception to Dec 31, 2008 |
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For the Three Months Ended Dec. 31, | |||||||||
2007 | 2008 | ||||||||
REVENUES | $ | 60,755 | $ | 44,857 | $ | 22,613,162 | |||
COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||
Cost of Sales | 949 | 0 | 16,424,692 | ||||||
Research and Development (including non-cash stock related charges of $0, $93,600 and $2,503,719 for three months ended Dec 31,2007, 2008 and inception to date respectively) | 285,113 | 215,620 | 59,563,804 | ||||||
General and Administrative (including non-cash stock related charges of $207,567, $5,511,950 and $67,844,914 for the three months ended Dec 31, 2007, 2008 and inception to date respectively) | 984,671 | 499,725 | 116,210,748 | ||||||
Depreciation and Amortization | 81,127 | 12,642 | 3,296,313 | ||||||
TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES | 1,351,860 | 727,987 | 195,495,557 | ||||||
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | ($1,291,105 | ) | ($683,130 | ) | ($172,882,395 | ) | |||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) net | |||||||||
Interest (Expense), net | (38,247 | ) | (61,650 | ) | (484,032 | ) | |||
Reparation, Impairment and Other Income (Expense) net | 370,067 | 0 | (8,357,019 | ) | |||||
Change in Derivative Value and Debt Discount | 1,066,224 | (1,844,571 | ) | 114,757 | |||||
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | $ | 1,398,044 | ($1,906,221 | ) | ($8,726,294 | ) | |||
NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 106,939 | ($2,589,351 | ) | ($181,608,689 | ) | |||
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, basic and diluted | $ | 0.00 | ($0.01 | ) | |||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, basic and diluted | 392,557,583 | 486,056,567 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Date of Inception to Dec 31, 2008 |
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For the Six Months ended Ended Dec. 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2008 | |||||||
REVENUES | $ | 95,714 | $ | 51,123 | $ |
22,613,162 |
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COSTS AND EXPENSES | ||||||||
Cost of Sales | 949 | 0 |
16,424,692 |
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Research and Development (including non-cash stock related charges of $0, $93,600 and | ||||||||
$2,503,719 for six months ended Dec 31,2007, 2008 and inception to date respectively) | 1,340,044 | 603,296 |
59,563,804 |
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General and Administrative (including non-cash stock related charges of $207,567, | 2,481,455 | 6,738,985 |
116,210,748 |
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$5,511,950and $67,844,914 for the six months ended Dec 31, 2007, 2008 and inception to date respectively) |
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Depreciation and Amortization | 115,186 | 26,125 |
3,296,313 |
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TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES | 3,937,634 | 7,368,406 |
195,495,557 |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | ($3,841,920 | ) | ($7,317,283 | ) | ($172,882,395) | |||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) net Interest (Expense), net | (51,058 | ) | (100,703 | ) | (484,032) | |||
Reparation, Impairment and Other Income (Expense) net | 147,427 | (198,372 | ) | (8,357,019) | ||||
Change in Derivative Value and Debt Discount | 1,066,224 | (1,723,991 | ) |
114,757 |
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TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | $ | 1,162,593 | ($2,023,066 | ) | ($8,726,294) | |||
NET LOSS | ($2,679,327 | ) | ($9,340,349 | ) | ($181,608,689) | |||
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, basic and diluted | ($0.01 | ) | ($0.02 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, basic and diluted | 290,612,309 | 519,217,774 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASETECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage
Company)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in
Shareholders'
Deficit
(Unaudited)
Shares | $.01 Stated Value | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Shareholders (Deficit) Equity | |||||||||||||
Balance June 30, 2008 | 440,395,000 | $ | 4,403,950 | ($7,973 | ) | $ | 165,067,510 | ($172,268,340 | ) | ($2,804,853 | ) | |||||||
Issuance of commonstockinprivate placements net of offeringcost ($20,000) | 4,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 180,000 | |||||||||||
Issuance of additional shares effect repricing | 3,862,000 | $ | 38,620 | $ | 178,069 | $ | 216,689 | |||||||||||
Stockoptions/ warrants awarded to employees and investors Stockbased compensation | 61,750,000 | $ | 617,500 | $ | 2,162,150 | $ | 2,779,650 | |||||||||||
Conversionof debt securities | 88,033,300 | $ | 880,333 | $ | 570,562 | $ | 1,450,895 | |||||||||||
Net Loss | ($9,340,349 | ) | ($9,340,349 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2008 | $ | 598,040,300 | $ | 5,980,403 | ($7,973 | ) | $ | 170,944,191 | ($181,608,689 | ) | ($4,692,068 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASETECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development
Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
(Unaudited)
For Six Months Ended Dec 31, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 | October 2, 1996 (Date of Inception) To Dec 31, 2008 | ||||||||
Cash Flow From Operating Activities: | ||||||||||
Net Loss | ($2,679,327 | ) | ($9,340,349 | ) | ($181,608,689 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 162,952 | 104,486 | 7,386,843 | |||||||
(Gain) loss on debt extinguishments | ($772,216 | ) | ||||||||
Non-cash charges relating to
issuance of com m on stock, common stock options and warrants |
1,579 | 5,605,550 | 68,226,018 | |||||||
Reparation charges | 256,895 | 216,689 | 8,013,251 | |||||||
Derivative Value and Debt Discount charges | (1,066,224 | ) | 1,723,991 | 535,394 | ||||||
Write off of Granita Inventory | 496,232 | 505,910 | ||||||||
Other non cash charges including amortization of deferred compensation | 414,084 | 1,015,065 | ||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (19 | ) | (44,367 | ) | 379,509 | |||||
Inventories | 0 | (510,471 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and Other current assets | 316,582 | 90,382 | 49,561 | |||||||
Other | 906,535 | |||||||||
Accounts payable, Accrued expenses, Deferred revenue | (287,887 | ) | 154,934 | 8,189,494 | ||||||
Due to/from related parties | ||||||||||
Microphase / Janifast /Lintel | 262,330 | 5,378,063 | ||||||||
Officers and Other | 0 | 144,072 | 1,579,325 | |||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | ($2,122,803 | ) | ($1,344,612 | ) | ($80,726,408 | ) | ||||
Cash Flow from Investing Activities: | ||||||||||
Payments related to patents and licensing rights | - | (450,780 | ) | |||||||
Purchase of fixed assets | (21,627 | ) | (3,279,387 | ) | ||||||
Investment in Sovereign | (110,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net Cash (used) in investing activities | ($21,627 | ) | $ | 0 | ($3,840,167 | ) | ||||
Cash Flow from Financing Activities: | ||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, exercises warrants and finders fees, net | $ | 598,000 | $ | 180,000 | 82,166,852 | |||||
Payments of short term notes | (1,640 | ) | (1,281,552 | ) | ||||||
Advances from Microphase | 347,840 | |||||||||
Issuance of Convertible Debentures | 154,000 | 154,000 | ||||||||
Net Proceeds (Repayment) from notes payable related parties | 548,920 | 174,329 | ||||||||
Proceeds under securities purchase agreements (note 4) | 500,000 | 1,150,000 | 2,500,000 | |||||||
Sale of minority interest in Granita subsidiary | 514,000 | 514,000 | ||||||||
Repurchase of treasury stock at cost | (7,973 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 2,313,280 | $ | 1,330,000 | $ | 84,567,496 | ||||
Net increase in cash | $ | 168,850 | ($14,612 | ) | $ | 921 | ||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | $ | 23,253 | $ | 15,533 | - | |||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | 192,103 | $ | 921 | $ | 921 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NATURE OF OPERATIONS - mPhase Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") was organized on October 2, 1996 and is in the development stage, as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 7, "Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises." The Company's present activities are focused on microfluidics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology. Since mPhase is in the development stage, the accompanying consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as typical for normal operating periods.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION - The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ending December 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008.
Through, December 31, 2008 the Company had incurred cumulative (a) development stage losses totaling approximately ($181,608,689) (b) stockholders' deficit of ($4,692,068), and (c) negative cash flow from operations equal to ($80,726,408). At, December 31, 2008, the Company had $921 of cash and $48,367 of trade receivables to fund short-term working capital requirements. In addition, the Company relies on the continuation of funding under certain convertible securities agreements (See Note 4) The Company's ability to continue as a going concern and its future success is dependent upon its ability to raise capital in the near term to: (1) satisfy its current obligations, (2) continue its research and development efforts, and (3) allow the successful wide scale development, deployment and marketing of its products.
USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED - The Company accounts for net loss per common share in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 128, "EARNINGS PER SHARE" ("EPS"). SFAS No. 128 requires the disclosure of the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. Common equivalent shares have been excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for all periods presented since their affect is anti dilutive. Depending on market conditions, the conversion of options, warrants and convertible debt may have a dilutive effect. On December 31, 2008, such potential conversions would amount to the issuance of approximately 785 million additional shares.
2. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
For the six months ended December 31,
2007 | 2008 | |||||
Interest Accrued Unpaid | $ | 10,261 | $ | 100,703 | ||
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||
Assumption of Sovereign note payable | $ | 110,000 | _ | |||
Stock issued in settlement of accrued expenses | $ | 100,000 | _ | |||
Conversion of convertible debt | _ | $ | 1,450,895 |
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3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
MICROPHASE CORPORATION
mPhase's President, Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company are also officers of Microphase and mPhase's President and Chairman of the Board is a shareholder of Microphase. On May 1, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with Microphase, whereby it will use office space as well as the administrative services of Microphase, including the use of accounting personnel. This agreement was for $5,000 per month and was on a month-to-month basis. In July 1998, the office space agreement was revised to $10,000, in January 2000 to $11,050 per month, in July 2001 to $11,340 per month, in July 2002 to $12,200 per month, in January 2003 to $10,000 per month, and in July 2003 to $18,000 per month. Additionally, in July 1998, mPhase entered into an agreement with Microphase, whereby mPhase reimburses Microphase $40,000 per month for technical research and development. In January 2003 the technical research and development agreement was revised to $20,000 per month, and in July 2003 it was further revised to $5,000 per month for technical and research development, $5,000 per month for administrative services and $5,000 per month under the office space agreement. Beginning July 1, 2006, billings for all of the above services have been $5,000 per month. In addition, Microphase also charges fees for specific projects on a project-by-project basis. During the six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and from inception (October 2, 1996), , and $9,172,555 respectively, have been charged to expense.
As a result of the foregoing transactions as of December 31, 2008 the Company had a payable to Microphase.
JANIFAST LTD.
The Company purchases products and incurs certain research and development expenses with Janifast Ltd., which is owned by U.S. Janifast Holdings, Ltd., a company in which three directors of mPhase are significant shareholders and one is an officer, in connection with the manufacturing of POTS Splitter shelves and component products including cards and filters sold by the Company.
During the six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and the period from inception (October 2, 1996), $0, $0_and $16,031,811 respectively, have been charged by Janifast to inventory or is included in operating expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
OTHER RELATED PARTIES
Mr. Abraham Biderman was employed until September 30, 2003 by our former investment-banking firm Lipper & Company On December 31, 2008, Mr. Biderman's affiliated firm of Palladium Capital Advisors was owed unpaid finders fees in the amount of $150,000. During the six months ended December 31, 2008 and December 31,2007 finders fees in the amount of $20,000 and $0 respectively were recorded.
Transactions with Officers
At various points during the current quarter and at various points during the past fiscal year the Messrs, Durando, Dotoli and Smiley provided bridge loans to the Company, evidenced by individual promissory notes and deferred compensation so as to provide working capital to the Company. All of the notes are payable on demand. In addition, during the current quarter, the Company issued to employees and consultants a total of 61,750,000 shares of common stock and 104,675,000, 5 year options to purchase Company stock at 5 cents per share.
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Total compensation (including the value of stock awards) to related parties and payables to officers are summarized below.
Summary of compensation to related parties for the Six months ended December 31, 2008
Durando | Dotoli | Smiley | Biderman | Microphase | Total | |||||||||||||
Consulting / Salary | $ | 165,217 | $ | 128,500 | $ | 93,750 | $ | 387,467 | ||||||||||
Interest | $ | 8,582 | $ | 8,582 | ||||||||||||||
Rent | $ | 18,000 | $ | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||
G&A | $ | 10,961 | $ | 10,961 | ||||||||||||||
Finders Fees | $ | 20,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation (shares issued)* | $ | 1,215,000 | $ | 720,000 | $ | 450,000 | $ | 180,000 | $ | 2,565,000 | ||||||||
Stock based compensation (options issued)* | $ | 1,350,000 | $ | 810,000 | $ | 486,000 | $ | 54,000 | $ | 2,700,000 | ||||||||
Total compensation | $ | 2,730,217 | $ | 1,658,500 | $ | 1,038,332 | $ | 254,000 | $ | 28,961 | $ | 5,710,011 | ||||||
Common stock issued* | 27,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 57,000,000 | |||||||||||||
Options issued (5years @5 cents) | 50,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
Summary of compensation to related parties for the Six months ended December 31, 2007
Durando | Dotoli | Smiley | Biderman | Microphase | Total | |||||||||||||
Consulting / Salary | $ | 196,800 | $ | 141,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 437,800 | ||||||||||
Interest | $ | 13,110 | $ | 2,260 | $ | 10,410 | $ | 25,780 | ||||||||||
Rent | $ | 30,000 | $ | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||
R&D | $ | 28,152 | $ | 28,152 | ||||||||||||||
Reparation, Impairment and Other Income (Expense) net | $ | 22,429 | $ | 22,429 | ||||||||||||||
Finders Fees | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation (shares issued) | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation (options issued) | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Total compensation |
$ |
209,910 |
$ |
143,260 |
$ |
110,410 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
80,580 | $ | 106,360 |
Summary of payables to related parties as
of December 31, 2008
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Durando | Dotoli | Smiley | Microphase | Janifast | Total | ||||||||||||
Notes payable | $ | 17,000 | $ | 23,000 | $ | 229,826 | $ | 269,826 | ||||||||||
Deferred Compensation | $ | 278,000 | $ | 323,500 | $ | 601,500 | ||||||||||||
Due to Officers / Affiliates | $ | 327,707 | $ | 114,256 | $ | 56,990 | ($19,336 | ) | $ | 479,617 | ||||||||
Interest Payable | $ | 27,334 | $ | 27,334 | ||||||||||||||
Total Payable to Officers | $ | 622,707 | $ | 460,756 | $ | 257,160 | $ | 56,990 | ($19,336 | ) |
$ |
1,378,277 |
*Shares issued to officers are pursuant to agreements dated August 8, 2008 between the Company and the Messrs Durando, Dotoli and Smiley. The agreements state that the stock granted may not be sold until the earlier of two (2) years or when the stock price for 60 consecutive days closes at a price of $.25 per share or greater and the average trading volume during such 60 day period is not less than 1,000,000 shares per day.
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4. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS AND CONVERTIBLE DEBT
Private Placements
During the quarter ended
September 30, 2008, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of its common stock at
$.05 per share in private placements generating net proceeds of $180,000.
Related to this transaction was the issuance of 3,862,000 shares as reparations
shares to effect repricing, costing an estimated $216,689. No Private Placements
occurred in the quarter ending December 31, 2008.
Stock Based Compensation
During the three months
ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 5 year options to purchase
104,675,000 shares of common stock at $.05 per share. The value of such options
was estimated to be $2,825,900 using the Black Scholes method, a volatility of
78% and an interest free rate of 1.5% . In addition, 61,750,000 shares of common
stock valued at $2,779,650 were issued to employees and consultants. (See note
3). No such transactions occurred in the quarter ending December 31, 2008.
Conversion of debt securities
During the six months
ended December 31, 2008, $1,450,895 of convertible debt was converted into
88,033,300 shares of common stock .
Long Term Convertible Debentures / Note Receivable / Debt
Discount
The Company has entered into five separate convertible debt
arrangements with independent investors.
General
The economic substance of convertible debt
arrangements entered into beginning December 2007 was to provide the Company
with needed liquidity to supplement the private equity markets.
The form of the transaction may involve the following:
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The receipt of cash
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The issuance of a note payable from mPhase.
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The issuance of a note receivable due to mPhase
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A Securities Purchase Agreement
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The note payable contains conversion features which permit the holder to convert debt into equity. Such debt was eligible to be converted into the Companys common stock immediately, thus requiring the recording of the entire liability upfront. Finally, to encourage conversion, a discount from market value was offered.
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The aggregate amount of notes payable exceeded the amount of cash received. As Consideration for this difference the Company took back a secured Note Receivable. Security is generally liquid investments of the investor.
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The note receivable provides a commitment to fund mPhase operations at particular points in time. It was this commitment that required us to record on our books the note payable and the note receivable separately versus netting the balances.
Derivative Value and Debt Discount
It was determined
that the value of the note payable to the holder (investor) was primarily due to
the favorable conversion features of the note. In accordance with SFAS 133, the
conversion feature requires the bifurcation of the embedded derivative from the
host document and separate reporting of the embedded conversion feature at fair
value determined by a Black-Scholes calculation. The value of the agreement
includes the conversion feature and the variable amount of shares that may be
converted at any particular point in time. As such and under GAAP, our Balance
Sheet reflects the value of the embedded conversion feature as Derivative Value
and the corresponding contra account to Notes Payable called Debt Discount.
At the end of every quarter the fair value of Derivative Securities is reviewed and adjustments made accordingly. The volatility of the stock price, the amount and variable number of shares involved and the low price of our stock has caused this value to fluctuate significantly. In addition, the debt discount is adjusted for any conversions and amortized over the remaining life of the loan.
A summary of our arrangement is as follows:
Arrangement #1 (Golden Gate Investors)
In December, 2007, the Company received proceeds of $500,000
under a Securities Purchase Agreement. This transaction involves three related
agreements: 1) A Securities Purchase Agreement which may under certain
circumstances permit the Company to draw up to $6,000,000 of funds; 2) A
Convertible Debenture in the amount of $1.5 million, with an interest rate of 7
¼% and a maturity date of December 11, 2010 and 3) A Secured Note Receivable in
the amount of $1.0 million, with an interest rate of 8 ¼ % and a maturity date
of February 1, 2011 due from the same parties who are the holders of the
Convertible Debentures .
Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is at the option of the holder. The number of shares into which this debenture can be converted is equal to the dollar amount of the debenture divided by the lesser of $.35 per share or 80% of the 3 lowest Volume Weighted Average Prices during the 20 day trading period prior to conversion. At the time of the transaction (December 11, 2007) the derivative value of the conversion feature was calculated to be $1,678,471. On June 30, 2008, given the decrease in the stock price, this value had decreased to $322,636 and on December 31, 2008 such value was $119,091, creating a non-cash credit to earnings for the six month period ending December 31, 2008 of $203,545. In addition, the transaction resulted in a note discount of $1.5 million which is being amortized as expense over the life of the loan. During the six month period ended December 31, 2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $954,024. During the first six months of FYE 2009, $1,103,000 of such debt was converted into shares of common stock and the Company received a total of $950,000 under the provisions of the related Note Receivable. Subsequently, through January 31, 2009, the remaining $262,000 of debt was converted into 23,938,164 shares. The Note Receivable (which has been fully paid as of December 31, 2008) was secured by all the assets of Golden Gate.
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Arrangement #2 ( St.George Investments LLC)
In February
2008, the Company entered into a Convertible Debenture transaction which
involved the receipt of $500,000 cash, a note payable of $550,000 and the
issuance of 3,250,000 shares of stock. The relative fair value of the shares was
$105,000. The terms of the debenture provide for a 7.5% interest rate, a due
date of February 2012 and conversion privileges equal to 75% of the average of
the three lowest prices over the 20 day period prior to conversion. The
derivative value of the embedded conversion feature was estimated to be $581,428
on the date of issuance. On June 30, 2008, the derivative value was $142,593 and
on December 31, 2008 such value was $170,047, creating a non-cash charge to
earnings for the six month period of $27,454. The cost of the shares issued and
related debt discount is being amortized to expense over the life of the
debenture. In the event of default under the note payable the holder is entitled
to certain compensatory fees. During the six month period ended December 31,
2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $208,721.
During the first six months of FYE 2009, $175,897 of such debt was converted into 17,094,382 shares of common stock. Subsequently, through January 31, 2009, an additional $102,500 of debt was converted into 10,000,000 shares.
Arrangement #3 (JMJ Financial)
In April, 2008, the Company
received proceeds of $300,000 under a Securities Purchase Agreement. This
transaction involves three related agreements: 1) A Securities Purchase
Agreement which may under certain circumstances permit the Company to draw up to
$1,000,000 of funds; 2) Two Convertible Debentures totaling $1,450,000, with a
one time interest factor of 12% and a maturity date of March 25, 2011 and 3) A
Secured Note Receivable in the amount of $1.0 million, with a one time interest
factor of 13.2 % and maturity dates of March 25, 2012 due from the same parties
who are the holders of the Convertible Debentures .
Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is at the option of the holder. The number of shares into which this debenture can be converted is equal to the dollar amount of the debenture divided by 70%- 75% of the 3 lowest Volume Weighted Average Prices during the 20 day trading period prior to conversion. The foregoing reflects the amendment of December 31, 2008 from the original conversion rates of 75%- 80%. During the first six months of FYE 2009, $172,000 of such debt was converted into 20,508,323 shares of common stock.
At the time of the transaction the embedded conversion feature of this security was calculated to be $2,493,212. On June 30, 2008, this value had decreased to $284,922. On December 31, 2008, such value had increased to $778,667, creating a non-cash charge to earnings for the six month period of $493,745. In addition, the transaction resulted in a note discount which is being amortized as expense over the life of the loan. During the six month period ended December 31, 2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $380,252.
No additional draws under the Note Receivable were made as of December 31, 2008. The Note Receivable is collateralized by $1 million of Blue Chip Stocks. Subsequently, in January 2009, $200,000 of cash was received, and $125,000 of debt was converted into 14,404,763 shares of common stock.
Arrangement #3A (JMJ Financial Inc)
On December 31, 2008,
the Company entered into a second agreement with JMJ Financial. This transaction
involves; 1) A Convertible Debenture in the amount of $1.1 million, with a one
time interest factor of 12% and a maturity date of December 31, 2011 and 2) A
Secured Note Receivable in the amount of $1.0 million, with a one time interest
factor of 13.2 % and maturity date of December 31, 2012 due from the same
parties who are the holders of the Convertible Debentures. No cash was exchange
relative to this agreement.
Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is at the option of the holder. The number of shares into which this debenture can be converted is equal to the dollar amount of the debenture divided by 75% of the 3 lowest Volume Weighted Average Prices during the 20 day trading period prior to conversion. As of December 31, 2008 the embedded conversion feature of such security was $622,222 and the debt discount valued at $722,222.
Arrangement #4 (LaJolla Cove Investors Inc,)
On Sept 11,
2008, the Company received proceeds of $200,000 under a Securities Purchase
Agreement. This transaction involves three related agreements: 1) A Securities
Purchase Agreement which may under certain circumstances permit the Company to
draw up to $2,000,000 of funds; 2) A Convertible Debenture totaling $2,000,000,
with an interest rate of 7 1/4% and a maturity date of September 30, 2011 and 3)
A Secured Note Receivable in the amount of $1,800,000, with an interest rate of
8 1/4% and maturity dates of September 30, 2011 due from the same parties who
are the holders of the Convertible Debentures. In addition, the holder of the
debenture is related to the holder in Arrangement #1.
Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is similar to the terms of Arrangement #1. At the time of the transaction (September 11, 2008) the embedded conversion feature of this security was calculated to be $1,176,471. On December 31, 2008, this value had decreased to $909,091, creating a non-cash credit to earnings for the six month period December 31, 2008 of $267,380. During the six month period ended December 31, 2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $130,719 .
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5. GRANITA MEDIA
Effective July 1, 2007, the Company formed Granita Media, Inc. to separate its IPTV business and facilitate the raising of capital. Pursuant to an arrangement with 4 employees of mPhase, such employees were terminated from mPhase as of July 1, 2007 and became employees of Granita Media, Inc and invested solely in the common stock of Granita Media, Inc. Under the arrangement, each of the 4 employees was required to invest $125,000 in exchange for an aggregate 2% equity interest in Granitia Media, Inc with mPhase continuing to own 98% of the Company. The 4 employees contributed a total of $339,000 of the total $500,000 equity investment required from them and raised from third party investors another $175,000 for a total of $514,000. Granita Media has 19,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding of which 18,000,000 was owned by mPhase Technology and 1,000,000 is being held for issuance to the 4 employees and the third party investors pending an agreement among such persons of the allocation of such shares.
Under the terms of the arrangement between mPhase and the 4 employees, such employees were authorized to sell up to 7.99% of additional equity in the Company for a total of not less than $2,000,000 of additional capital by December 31, 2007. As noted above, the employees raised a total of $175,000 of outside capital only and pursuant to the arrangement, such employees either resigned or were terminated by mPhase together with several lower level employees of Granita. A dispute has arisen between Granita Media and one of the former employees with respect to a sum of approximately $176,000 included in short term loans. It is the Companys position that such sums were voluntarily advanced to fund operating expenses after July 1, 2007. Since the 4 employee / officers of Granita Media were required to cover operating expenses of Granita Media after July 1, 2007 through equity investments either directly or from third parties, the Company has taken the position that such amount nor any related interest and fees are not owed to the employee. In addition, the Company has substantial rights of offset for unpaid rent with respect to the portion of its Little Falls office occupied by Granita Media after July 1, 2007.
During the six month period ended December 31, 2008, Granita Media Inc did not conduct any operations and management is considering all alternatives.
6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has a lease obligation for the rental of office space in Little Falls New Jersey until May 31, 2009. The annual obligation under such lease requires rent of $151,862 for the year beginning June 1, 2008 and ending May 31, 2009.
mPhase has entered into various agreements with Georgia Tech Research ("GTRC") and its affiliate, Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation, ("GTARC"), pursuant to which the Company received technical assistance in developing the commercialization of its Digital Video and Data Delivery System. Cost incurred by the Company for GTRC technical assistance with respect to its research and development activities has totaled $13,539,952 from the period from inception through September 30, 2008, all of which was incurred prior to 2005.
Legal Proceedings
On November 9, 2007, Magpie Telecom Insiders, Inc ("Magpie") filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in the State of Colorado alleging a breach of contract by mPhase in connection with a Statement of Work dated July 10, 2006 in connection with software supplied by Magpie for mPhase's TV+ solution. The claim alleges the failure of mPhase to make payments amounting to $679,969 under the contract. mPhase believes it has certain affirmative defenses to the claim including deficiencies in the software delivered by Magpie and failure to deliver support services by Magpie. mPhase has counterclaimed against Magpie asserting that the software delivered was not of "carrier class" standards required in the telecommunications industry and that Magpie sold or attempted to sale mPhase common stock received in connection with a modification of the payments due under the Statement of Work in violation of Rule 10b-5 and the Federal Securities Laws. This litigation, at the time of filing was considered to be the culmination of a dispute in the ordinary course of business involving a vendor of mPhase's TV+ solution, it is now considered to involve a significant amount of time and legal expenses to defend as to be material to the Company's TV+ solution and a prime cause of the termination by Comstar/Odessa of its TV+ test in September of 2007. The Company cannot, at this time predict the outcome of this matter but believes it has meritorious defenses and counterclaims against Magpie in this action.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Long term convertible debt in the aggregate amount of $349,400 has been converted into 36,009,919 shares of common stock and $200,000 has been received from repayment of notes receivable. In addition, the Company received $100,000 in exchange for approximately 10,000,000 shares of common stock in a private placement.
A dispute has arisen between the Company and Golden Gate Investors (Note 4) whereby Golden Gate has given the Company written notice of an alleged Event of Default under the Securities Purchase Agreement and First Convertible Debenture each dated as of December 11, 2008 has occurred as a result of the Companys withholding delivery of stock upon the conversion of the remaining $252,000 principal balance of the First Convertible Debenture. The Company has responded by written notice to Golden Gate denying such alleged Event of Default owing to the failure of Golden Gate to simultaneously fund $500,000 under the Second Convertible Debenture due upon conversion of the principal amount of the First Convertible Debenture below $250,000. The parties are currently in discussions in an attempt to resolve such dispute without legal action.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors, which have affected mPhase's financial position and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements, financial data, and the related notes.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995:
Some of the statements contained in or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-Q discuss the Company's plans and strategies for its business or state other forward-looking statements, as this term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "plan," "intend," "should," "seek," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying them. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning the Company's expectations regarding its working capital requirements, gross margin, results of operations, business, growth prospects, competition and other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those results expressed in or implied by the statements contained herein.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
mPhase, a New Jersey corporation, founded in 1996 is a publicly-held company with over 19,000 shareholders and approximately 600 million shares of common stock outstanding. The Company's common stock is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the ticker symbol XDSL. We are headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut with offices in Little Falls, NJ. mPhase shares common office space with Microphase Corporation, a privately held company. Microphase is a leader in the field of radio frequency and filtering technologies within the defense and telecommunications industry. It has been in operation for over 50 years and supports mPhase with both engineering and administrative and financial resources as needed.
mPhase is a development company specializing in microfluidics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology. Through its wholly owned subsidiary AlwaysReady, Inc., mPhase is commercializing its first nanotechnology-enabled product for military and commercial applications - The Smart NanoBattery providing Power On Command. The new well-patented battery technology, based on the phenomenon of electrowetting, offers a unique way to store energy and manage power. Features of the Smart NanoBattery include: potentially infinite shelf life, environmentally friendly design, fast ramp to power, programmable control, and direct integration with microelectronic devices.
The platform technology behind the Smart NanoBattery is a porous nanostructured material used to repel and precisely control the flow of liquids. The material has a Smart Surface that can potentially be designed for self-cleaning applications, water purification/desalination, liquid filtration/separation, and environmental cleanup.
mPhase has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grant, part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, from the U.S. Army for continued development of a reserve Smart NanoBattery for a critical computer memory application.
mPhase is headquartered in Little Falls, New Jersey, with additional offices in Norwalk, Connecticut, and New York, New York.
Since our inception in 1996 we have been a development-stage company and operating activities have related primarily to research and development, establishing third-party manufacturing relationships and developing product brand recognition among telecommunications service providers.
Description of Operations
Microfluidics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology
In February of 2004, mPhase entered the business of developing new products based on materials whose properties and behavior are controlled at the micrometer and nanometer scales. (For reference, a micrometer or micron is equal to one millionth (10 -6 ) of a meter and a nanometer is one billionth (10 -9 ) of a meter the scale of atoms and molecules. A human hair is approximately 50 microns in diameter, or 50,000 nanometers thick.) The Company has expertise and capabilities in microfluidics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and nanotechnology. Microfluidics refers to the behavior, precise control and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small, typically micrometer scale.
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MEMS is the integration of mechanical elements, sensors, actuators, and electronics on a common silicon substrate through microfabrication technology. Nanotechnology is the creation of functional materials, devices and systems through control of matter (atoms and molecules) on the nanometer length scale (1-100 nanometers), and exploitation of novel phenomena and properties (physical, chemical, biological, mechanical, electrical) at that length scale. In its Smart NanoBattery, mPhase exploits the physical phenomenon of electrowetting by which a voltage is used to change the wetting properties of a liquid/solid interface at the nanometer scale. Consider water as the liquid. Through electrowetting, mPhase can change a surface from what is referred to as a hydrophobic ("water fearing") state to a hydrophilic ("water loving") state. In the hydrophobic state, the water beads up or is repelled by the surface. In the hydrophillc state, the water spreads out or is absorbed by the surface. The ability to electronically control the wetting characteristics of a surface at the nanometer scale forms the basis of mPhase's nanotechnology operations and intellectual property portfolio.
In the Smart NanoBattery application, mPhase uses electrowetting as a new technique to activate or literally "turn on" a battery once it is ready to be used for the first time. At the heart of the Smart NanoBattery is a porous, nanostructured superhydrophic or superlyophobic membrane designed and fabricated by mPhase. The so-called superhydrophobic membrane applies to water and the superlyophobic membrane applies to nonaqueous or organic liquids such as ethanol or mineral oil. The difference between the two membrane types lies in the nanoscale architecture at the surface. By virtue of its superhydrophobic or superlyophobic character, the membrane, although porous, is able to physically separate the liquid electrolyte from the solid electrodes so that the battery remains dormant or inactive, thus providing no voltage, or current until called upon. This electrolyte-electrode separation gives the battery the feature of potentially unlimited shelf life and the benefit of being always ready when needed, which is not necessarily the case for conventional batteries. Electrowetting alters the liquid/membrane interface so that the liquid is now able to flow over the membrane's surface and rapidly move through the pores where it is able to contact the solid electrode materials located on the other side of the membrane.
mPhase uses MEMS to precisely control the machining of silicon-based materials at the micrometer and nanometer scales. This ability has led to the Company's proprietary membrane design that controls the wetting and movement of liquids on a solid surface. mPhase uses microfluidics to control the flow of liquid electrolyte through the porous membrane and is also the basis for other possible applications such as self-cleaning surfaces, filtration and separation and liquid delivery systems.
History of Nanotechnology Operations
Smart NanoBattery
mPhase Technologies along with Bell Labs, jointly conducted research from February 2004 through April of 2007 that demonstrated control and manipulation of fluids on superhydrophobic and superlyophobic surfaces to create a new type of battery or energy storage device with power management features obtained by controlling the wetting behavior of a liquid electrolyte on a solid surface. The scientific research conducted set the ground work for continued development of the Smart NanoBattery and formed a path to commercialization of the technology for a broad range of market opportunities. During 2005 and 2006, the battery team tested modifications and enhancements to the internal design of the battery to optimize its power and energy density characteristics, as well as making engineering improvements that were essential in moving the battery from a zinc-based chemistry to a commercial lithium-based chemistry that can be manufactured on a large scale. The Company began its efforts by entering into a $1.2 million 12 month Development Agreement with the Bell Labs division of Alcatel/Lucent for exploratory research of control and manipulation of fluids on superhydrophobic surfaces to create power cells ( batteries) by controlling wetting behavior of an electrolyte on nanostructured electrode surfaces. The goal was to develop a major breakthrough in battery technology creating batteries with longer shelf lives as the result of no direct electrode contact (meaning no power drain prior to activation). The Company extended its development effort twice for an additional 2 years ending in March of 2007 and for two additional periods thereafter through July 31, 2007. During this time, the technical focus shifted from trying to separate the liquid electrolyte from nanostructured electrodes to developing a nanostructured membrane that could physically separate the liquid electrolyte from the solid electrodes.
mPhase also began working with the Rutgers University Energy Storage Research Group (ESRG) in July of 2005 to conduct contract research in advanced battery chemistries involving lithium. This work involved characterizing and testing materials that could be used in the mPhase battery. In July of 2007, the relationship shifted to a collaboration focused on developing a memory backup battery needed by the U.S. Army. The work was funded through a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grant.
Also in July of 2007, mPhase formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Always Ready, Inc., to focus on the development of its nanotechnology products. The Company has used this subsidiary as a division of the Company in order to develop increasing brand recognition of its battery product. The Company decided in September of 2007 to transfer its development work out of Bell Labs (Alcatel/Lucent) in order to broaden its nanotechnology product commercialization efforts. In terms of the battery, Bell Labs was no longer sufficient because they had no in-house means to handle lithium chemistry. mPhase/AlwaysReady continued to work with Rutgers ESRG which could work with lithium, but also engaged in work with other companies to supply essential components, fabricate prototypes, and plan manufacturing approaches. These companies included a well-respected silicon foundry and battery manufacturer.
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In February of 2008, the Company announced that a prototype of its Smart NanoBattery was successfully deployed in a gun-fired test at the Aberdeen Proving Ground at Maryland. The test was conducted by the U.S. Army Armament Research and Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) of Picatinny, New Jersey. The battery not only survived the harsh conditions of deployment at a gravitational force in excess of 45,000 g , but was also flawlessly activated in the process .
In March of 2008, mPhase announced that it had been invited to submit a proposal for a Phase II STTR grant, based upon the successful work it had performed on the Phase I grant to develop a version of the Smart NanoBattey referred to as the multi-cell, micro-array reserve battery for a critical U.S. Army memory backup application. The Phase II grant in the gross amount of $750,000 (net $500,000) was granted to the Company in the middle of September of 2008. In March of 2008, the Company also announced the successful transfer to a commercial foundry of certain processes critical to the manufacturing of its Smart NanoBattery. This will enable fabrication of the porous membranes for the multi-cell, micro-array reserve battery mentioned above. The Company successfully manufactured nanostructured membranes at the foundry that are essential to commercial production of the battery. By achieving a series of delayed activations, the shelf-life and continuous run-time of such battery is increased to a period of time in excess of twenty years. In April of 2008, the Company announced that it had successfully activated its first Smart NanoBattery prototype by electrowetting using a hard-wired configuration and a remotely-activated device. Remote activation plays a key role in providing power to wireless sensors systems and RFID tags.
Also, in April of 2008, the Company announced that it had successfully produced its first lithium-based reserve battery with a soft or pouchpackage and breakable separator (in place of the electrowettable membrane) that relies on mechanical rather than electrical activation to provide Power On Command. The Company believes that it is a significant milestone in moving from a low energy density zinc-based battery to a higher energy density lithium-based battery towards proving that the Smart NanoBattery will eventually be economically and commercially viable.
Magnetometer
In March of 2005, the Company entered into a second Development Agreement for 12 months at a cost of $1.2 million with the Bell Labs to develop MEMS-based ultrasensitive magnetic sensor devices, also known as magnetometers, that could be used in military and commercial electronics (e.g., cell phones) for determining location, as well as in portable security and metal detection applications. The agreement was renewed in April of 2006 for another 12 months. Although proven to work in the lab, the magnetometer technology could not be scaled up as quickly and as cost effectively as the battery. The project was shelved in September 2007 so that all technical resources could be allocated to the battery project.
IPTV
Historically, the Company since its inception has focused upon developing innovative solutions for the delivery of Broadcast Television as part of a "triple play" of services that includes voice and high-speed internet for telephone service providers globally. Beginning in fiscal year 2004, the Company began developing Broadcast television delivery solutions through software/middleware designed to enable telephone service providers to deliver video data using internet protocol. The Company's middleware/software is highly scalable, potentially saving telephone service providers significant hardware deployment costs for routers and servers required for the carrier class delivery of broadcast television using internet protocol. Such solution potentially expands the content of available information from the internet into broadcast quality television. The Company's middleware is capable of delivering over copper, fiber, coax or any infrastructure representing a combination of the foregoing that is used by a telecommunications service provider. The Company has not to date been able to derive any significant revenue from our TV+ solution. We believe that this is due to a number of factors:
1.
The Company's original product, the Traverser Digital
Video Data Delivery System, was designed to enable telephone service providers
to deliver Broadcast Television, high speed-internet and voice over copper
telephone lines using DSL compression technology. The technology developed in
partnership with Georgia Tech Research Corporation marked a significant
architectural breakthrough in design using a non-internet protocol proprietary
technology. As internet technology for video transmission improved,
telecommunications service providers worldwide moved to requiring internet
protocol and open carrier class standards for their transition to a "triple
play" of converged services to customers that includes Broadcast quality
television. In 2003 the Company transitioned from its legacy Traverser DVDDS
product to its TV+ solution. The TV+ is middleware using internet protocol with
open carrier-class standards compatible with all modes of hardware. The TV+
enables telephone service providers to deliver over any topology or
infrastructure (e.g. copper, fiber or coax) broadcast quality television, video
on demand, high-speed internet and voice required by telephone service
providers.
2.
The Company's strategic focus for its broadcast
television solution for telecommunications service providers targeted telephone
service providers outside the United States in emerging markets where fiber and
cable infrastructure did not exist. Penetration of these emerging international
markets proved more difficult and costly than the Company originally
anticipated. Telephone service providers in such areas owned by the government
or recently privatized, often lack reliable infrastructure to accommodate basic
test deployments and are demanding robust television features that their
customer base is unable to afford absent significant governmental subsidies.
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3.
The Company now believes, based upon its development
efforts over a period of approximately 10 years, that its TV+ solution is a
compelling solution for large deployments by telephone service providers in the
United States owing to its superior scalability that requires significantly less
hardware (primarily routers and servers) per customer that can assist in the
migration of the delivery of broadcast television using internet protocol. The
Company is currently seeking a strategic partner in the United States to test
and deploy its TV+ solution.
Because the roll-out of broadcast television using internet protocol has been a lengthy process for major service providers in the United States, the Company has temporarily suspended development of new features for its TV+ solution in order to conserve financial resources pending further development in the U.S. market. All inventory has been written off and all strategic alternatives relative to this business segment including the valuation and sale of assets or licensing of the technology are being evaluated.
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Revenues. Prior to the June 30, 2007 period, all material revenue had been generated from sales of component products related to its telecommunication business. Operations from this business line have been suspended pending a review of strategic alternatives. It is unclear whether any future revenue will be derived from this business segment. Since July 1,2007 and inclusive of the most current quarter, revenue has primarily been attributable to testing arrangements involving its nanotechnology products
Cost of revenues. Historically, the costs necessary to generate revenues from the sale of POTS Splitter Shelves and other related DSL component products include direct material, labor and manufacturing. mPhase paid these costs to Janifast Ltd., which has facilities in the People's Republic of China and is owned by and managed by certain senior executives of the Company. The cost of revenues also includes certain royalties paid to Microphase Corporation, a privately held corporation organized in 1955, which shares certain common management with the Company and is majority-owned by a director of mPhase.
Research and development. Research and development expenses have consisted principally of direct labor and payments made to Microphase, Lucent and other third party vendors involved in the development of the TV+ IPTV solution and nanotechnology products. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The Company has shifted its commercial development of its nanotechnology battery products from Lucent Technologies to certain foundries capable of providing critical out sourcing assistance.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for personnel engaged, operations, marketing, legal, administrative and accounting related services. Certain administrative activities are outsourced on a monthly fee basis to Microphase and mPhase leases its principal office in Norwalk, Connecticut from Microphase.
Non-Cash compensation charges. The Company makes extensive use of stock, stock options and warrants as a form of compensation to employees, directors and outside consultants. We incurred non-cash compensation charges totaling 68,226,018 from inception (October 2, 1996) through December 31, 2008.
Other Income (Expense). Included in Other Expense are non recurring items related to the change in the value of derivative securities and amortization as related debt discount. Such amounts will fluctuate significantly and should not be considered as recurring or in any way indicative of operating results. In addition, it has been the company's policy to record as an expense the cost of re-pricing securities (Reparation Cost) to raise capital.
Cumulative losses, net worth and capital needs
The Company has incurred cumulative development stage losses of ($181,608,689) and negative cash flow from operations of ($80,726,408). The auditors report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 includes the statement that "there is substantial doubt of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern". As of December 31, 2008, the Company had a negative net worth of ($4,692,068) compared to a negative net worth of ($2,804,853) as of June 30, 2008 as a result of continuing net losses. The Company has a Securities Purchase Agreement with several investors (see note #4 re: convertible debt) which potentially allows the Company access to additional funding of approximately $8.0 million Such facilities should enable the Company to raise significant working capital for the next fiscal year. Draws under these arrangements for the six months December 31, 2008 amounted to $1,150,000 (accounted for as a pay-down of notes receivable). On December 31, 2008 modifications to our arrangement with JMJ Financial resulted in $200,000 of additional working capital received in January 2009. While the Company believes these facilities will fund short term capital needs it may from time to time need to supplement such funding. In the longer term, we estimate that the Company may need to raise approximately $1-$1.5 million of additional capital above the funds anticipated from the note receivable. Such monies would be necessary primarily to fund future expenditures for commercialization of its SmartBattery products. The Company does not expect to derive any material revenue from its Nanotechnology product development until the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED December 31, 2008 VS December 31, 2007
REVENUE
Total revenues were $44,857 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 compared to $60,755 for the three months ended December 31, 2007. Revenues derived in the current quarter related to billings under a Phase II U.S. Army Grant of $750,000 (net to the Company of $500,000) which began September 2008.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development expenses were $215,620 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 as compared to$285,113 during the comparable period in 2007 or a decrease of $69,493 This decreased spending is a result of suspension of activity related to the IPTV product line and reduced operations relative to nanotechnology products, in particular, the decision to concentrate research on the nano-battery .
Subject to available funds, the Company expects to continue its research and development efforts throughout fiscal year 2009. Such research is expected to be concentrated in the field of nanotechnology . The initial applications for the nano power cell technology will address the need to supply emergency and reserved power to a wide range of electronic devices for both commercial and defense applications.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $499,725 for the three months ending December 31, 2008 as compared to$984,671 from the comparable period in 2007. The decrease in G&A expense is primarily the result of the reduction of employees and consultant compensation by more than 50%.
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
Included in the current quarter are cost associated with convertible debt which includes the change in derivative value and amortization of debt discount cost totaling $(1,844,571). In the comparable period of prior year, declines in the value of derivative securities resulting from a decline in stock prices had resulted in income of $1,066,224 .
NET LOSS
The Company recorded a net loss of ($2,589,351) for the three months ended December 31, 2008 as compared to a gain of $106,939 for the three months ended December 31, 2007. This represents a loss per common share of ($0.01) and $0.00 for the three month periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively. This change is primarily attributable to increased cost related to the value of derivative securities offset in part by the suspension in development of the Companys IPTV product, as well as a scale down of activities related to Nanotechnology business lines by focusing exclusively on its battery product line.
SIX MONTHS ENDED December 31, 2008 VS December 31, 2007
REVENUE
Total revenues were $51,123 for the six months ended December 31, 2008, compared to $95,714 for the six months ended December 31, 2007. Revenue for the most recent quarter is exclusively associated with a Phase II Grant from the U.S. Army for developing a standby or backup battery for electronics based upon the technology of its nanotechnology battery. In the prior year revenue was related to nanotechnology research projects that have expired.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development expenses were $ 603,296 for the six months ended December 31, 2008, as compared to $ 1,340,044 during the comparable period in 2007, or a decrease of $736,748 . During the most recent period the Company had incurred most of its research and development expenses with strategic vendors such as Porsche Design Studio in connection with the development of an emergency flashlight using the Companys SmartNanoBattery product for both commercial and military applications. The overall reduction in expense from the prior period is primarily a result of suspension of activity of its IPTV product line as well as scaled down operations and compensation associated with the Nanotechnology.
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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
General and Administrative expenses were $6,738,985 for the six months ended December 31, 2008, increasing from $2,481,455 , or a $4,257,530 increase from the comparable period in 2007. The increase is primarily due to non-cash charges relating to the issuance of common stock and options to employees and consultants, which amounted to $5,605,550 . This increase is offset in part by a scale down of operations, salary cutbacks and suspension of the IPTV product line.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Other Income and (Expense) was $($2,023,066) for the six months ended December 31, 2008, compared to income of $$1,162,593 for the comparable period ended December 31, 2007. This change is primarily due to reduction in changes in the market value of Derivative Securities of $2,790,215 .
NET LOSS
The Company recorded a net loss of ($9,340,349) for the six months ended December 31, 2008, as compared to a loss of ($2,679,327) for the six months ended December 31, 2007. This represents a loss per common share of ($0.02) for the six month period ended December 31, 2008, as compared to a loss per common share of ($0.01) for the six months ending December 31, 2007, based upon weighted average common shares outstanding of 519,217,774 and 290,612,309 respectively. Overall, the increased loss is a result non cash charges related to the issuance of common stock and the increase in cost associated with convertible debt securities. This is offset in part by the scale down of research activities, the suspension of development of the IPTV business segment and a significant reduction in personnel expense.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
REVENUE RECOGNITION
As required, mPhase has adopted the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements", which provides guidelines on applying generally accepted accounting principals to revenue recognition based upon the interpretations and practices of the SEC.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS"), No.2, "Accounting for Research and Development Cost."
DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
The Company has estimated the value of the derivative liability associated with its convertible debt. Such estimate is based on a Black Scholes calculation at the time the debt was issued. At each reporting period, the value of this liability is marked to market and adjusted accordingly. Such adjustments are included in Other Income (Expense)
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
On July 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R, "Share-Based Payment" (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R revised SFAS 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." SFAS 123R requires companies to measure and recognize compensation expense for all employee stock-based payments at fair value over the service period underlying the arrangement. Therefore, the Company is now required to record the grant-date fair value of its stock-based payments (i.e., stock options and other equity-based compensation) in the statement of operations. The Company adopted FAS 123R using the "modified prospective" method, whereby fair value of all previously-granted employee stock-based arrangements that remained unvested at July 1, 2005 and all grants made on or after July 1, 2005 have been included in the Company's determination of stock-based compensation expense for the six month grants ended December 31, 2008.
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MATERIAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
MICROPHASE CORPORATION
mPhase's President, Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company are also officers of Microphase and mPhase's President and Chairman of the Board is a shareholder of Microphase. On May 1, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with Microphase, whereby it will use office space as well as the administrative services of Microphase, including the use of accounting personnel. This agreement was for $5,000 per month and was on a month-to-month basis. In July 1998, the office space agreement was revised to $10,000, in January 2000 to $11,050 per month, in July 2001 to $11,340 per month, in July 2002 to $12,200 per month, in January 2003 to $10,000 per month, and in July 2003 to $18,000 per month. Additionally, in July 1998, mPhase entered into an agreement with Microphase, whereby mPhase reimburses Microphase $40,000 per month for technical research and development. In January 2003 the technical research and development agreement was revised to $20,000 per month, and in July 2003 it was further revised to $5,000 per month for technical and research development, $5,000 per month for administrative services and $5,000 per month under the office space agreement. Beginning July 1, 2006, billings for all of the above services have been $5,000 per month. In addition, Microphase also charges fees for specific projects on a project-by-project basis. During the six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and from inception (October 2, 1996), , and $9,172,555 respectively, have been charged to expense.
As a result of the foregoing transactions as of December 31, 2008 the Company had a payable to Microphase.
JANIFAST LTD.
The Company purchases products and incurs certain research and development expenses with Janifast Ltd., which is owned by U.S. Janifast Holdings, Ltd., a company in which three directors of mPhase are significant shareholders and one is an officer, in connection with the manufacturing of POTS Splitter shelves and component products including cards and filters sold by the Company.
During the six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and the period from inception (October 2, 1996), $0, $0_and $16,031,811 respectively, have been charged by Janifast to inventory or is included in operating expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
OTHER RELATED PARTIES
Mr. Abraham Biderman was employed until September 30, 2003 by our former investment-banking firm Lipper & Company On December 31, 2008, Mr. Biderman's affiliated firm of Palladium Capital Advisors was owed unpaid finders fees in the amount of $150,000. During the six months ended December 31, 2008 and December 31,2007 finders fees in the amount of $20,000 and $0 respectively were recorded.
Transactions with Officers
At various points during the
current quarter and at various points during the past fiscal year the Messrs,
Durando, Dotoli and Smiley provided bridge loans to the Company, evidenced by
individual promissory notes and deferred compensation so as to provide working
capital to the Company. All of the notes are payable on demand. In addition,
during the current quarter, the Company issued to employees and consultants a
total of 61,750,000 shares of common stock and 104,675,000, 5 year options to
purchase Company stock at 5 cents per share.
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Total compensation (including the value of stock awards) to related parties and payables to officers are summarized below | ||||||||||||||||||
Summary of compensation to related parties for the Six months ended December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Durando | Dotoli | Smiley | Biderman | Microphase | Total | |||||||||||||
Consulting / Salary | $ | 165,217 | $ | 128,500 | $ | 93,750 | $ | 387,467 | ||||||||||
Interest | $ | 8,582 | $ | 8,582 | ||||||||||||||
Rent | $ | 18,000 | $ | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||
G&A | $ | 10,961 | $ | 10,961 | ||||||||||||||
Finders Fees | $ | 20,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation (shares issued)* | $ | 1,215,000 | $ | 720,000 | $ | 450,000 | $ | 180,000 | $ | 2,565,000 | ||||||||
Stock based compensation (options issued)* | $ | 1,350,000 | $ | 810,000 | $ | 486,000 | $ | 54,000 | $ | 2,700,000 | ||||||||
Total compensation | $ | 2,730,217 | $ | 1,658,500 | $ | 1,038,332 | $ | 254,000 | $ | 28,961 | $ | 5,710,011 | ||||||
Common stock issued* | 27,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 57,000,000 | |||||||||||||
Options issued (5years @5 cents) | 50,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||||||
Summary of compensation to related parties for the Six months ended December 31, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
Durando | Dotoli | Smiley | Biderman | Microphase | Total | |||||||||||||
Consulting / Salary | $ | 196,800 | $ | 141,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 437,800 | ||||||||||
Interest | $ | 13,110 | $ | 2,260 | $ | 10,410 | $ | 25,780 | ||||||||||
Rent | $ | 30,000 | $ | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||
R&D | $ | 28,152 | $ | 28,152 | ||||||||||||||
Reparation, Impairment and Other Income (Expense) net | $ | 22,429 | $ | 22,429 | ||||||||||||||
Finders Fees | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation (shares issued) | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation (options issued) | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Total compensation | $ | 209,910 | $ | 143,260 | $ | 110,410 | $ | 0 | $ | 80,580 | $ | 106,360 | ||||||
Summary of payables to related parties as of December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Durando | Dotoli | Smiley | Microphase | Janifast | Total | |||||||||||||
Notes payable | $ | 17,000 | $ | 23,000 | $ | 229,826 | $ | 269,826 | ||||||||||
Deferred Compensation | $ | 278,000 | $ | 323,500 | $ | 601,500 | ||||||||||||
Due to Officers / Affiliates | $ | 327,707 | $ | 114,256 | $ | 56,990 | ($19,336 | ) | $ | 479,617 | ||||||||
Interest Payable | $ | 27,334 | $ | 27,334 | ||||||||||||||
Total Payable to Officers | $ | 622,707 | $ | 460,756 | $ | 257,160 | $ | 56,990 | ($19,336 | ) | $ | 1,378,277 |
*Shares issued to officers are pursuant to agreements dated August 8, 2008 between the Company and the Messrs Durando, Dotoli and Smiley. The agreements state that the stock granted may not be sold until the earlier of two (2) years or when the stock price for 60 consecutive days closes at a price of $.25 per share or greater and the average trading volume during such 60 day period is not less than 1,000,000 shares per day.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company has incurred cumulative development stage losses of ($181,608,689) and negative cash flow from operations of ($80,726,408). The auditors report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 includes the statement that "there is substantial doubt of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern". As of December 31, 2008, the Company had a negative net worth of ($4,692,068) compared to a negative net worth of ($2,804,853) as of June 30, 2008 as a result of continuing net losses. The Company has a Securities Purchase Agreement with several investors (see note #4 re: convertible debt) which potentially allows the Company access to additional funding of approximately $8.0 million Such facilities should enable the Company to raise significant working capital for the next fiscal year. Draws under these arrangements for the six months December 31, 2008 amounted to $1,150,000 (accounted for as a pay-down of notes receivable). On December 31, 2008 modifications to our arrangement with JMJ Financial resulted in $200,000 of additional working capital received in January 2009. While the Company believes these facilities will fund short term capital needs it may from time to time need to supplement such funding. In the longer term, we estimate that the Company may need to raise approximately $1-$1.5 million of additional capital above the funds anticipated from the note receivable. Such monies would be necessary primarily to fund future expenditures for commercialization of its SmartBattery products. The Company does not expect to derive any material revenue from its Nanotechnology product development until the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009.
MANAGEMENT'S PLANS
The Company has shifted its focus to the development of products using the science of Nanotechnology. The Company does not expect to derive any material revenue from its Nanotechnology product development until the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company is not exposed to changes in interest rates as the Company has no debt arrangements and no investments in certain held-to-maturity securities. Under our current policies, we do not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes. A hypothetical 100 basis point adverse move in interest rates along the entire interest rate yield curve would not materially affect the fair value of any financial instruments at December 31, 2008.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the supervision and with the participation of management including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14c and of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. The Company is in the process of considering changes in internal controls that improve potential weaknesses as stated in our annual report (10K). However, Mphase Technologies is a small company with a total staff of approximately 10 employees and consultants. This size limits and may continue to limit, our ability to properly segregate duties, provide for adequate backup of financial personnel and financial governance.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On November 9, 2007, Magpie Telecom Insiders, Inc ("Magpie") filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in the State of Colorado alleging a breach of contract by mPhase in connection with a Statement of Work dated July 10, 2006 in connection with software supplied by Magpie for mPhase's TV+ solution. The claim alleges the failure of mPhase to make payments amounting to $679,969 under the contract. mPhase believes it has certain affirmative defenses to the claim including deficiencies in the software delivered by Magpie and failure to deliver support services by Magpie. mPhase has counterclaimed against Magpie asserting that the software delivered was not of "carrier class" standards required in the telecommunications industry and that Magpie sold or attempted to sell mPhase common stock received in connection with a modification of the payments due under the Statement of Work in violation of Rule 10b-5 and the Federal Securities Laws. This litigation, at the time of filing was considered to be the culmination of a dispute in the ordinary course of business involving a vendor of mPhase's TV+ solution;, it is now considered to involve a significant amount of time and legal expenses to defend as to be material to the Company's TV+ solution and a prime cause of the termination by Comstar/Odessa of its TV+ test in September of 2007. In January of 2008, the Court denied a motion by Magpie for summary judgment with respect to the case and three of the five counterclaims made by the Company against Magpie. The Company cannot, at this time, predict the outcome of this case but believes it has meritorious defenses and counterclaims against Magpie in this action.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES
Private Placements
During the quarter ended
September 30, 2008, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of its common stock at
$.05 per share in private placements generating net proceeds of $180,000.
Related to this transaction was the issuance of 3,862,000 shares as reparations
shares to effect repricing, costing an estimated $216,689. No Private Placements
occurred in the quarter ending December 31, 2008.
Stock Based Compensation
During the three months
ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 5 year options to purchase
104,675,000 shares of common stock at $.05 per share. The value of such options
was estimated to be $2,825,900 using the Black Scholes method, a volatility of
78% and an interest free rate of 1.5% . In addition, 61,750,000 shares of common
stock valued at $2,779,650 were issued to employees and consultants. (See note
3). No such transactions occurred in the quarter ending December 31, 2008.
Conversion of debt securities
During the six months
ended December 31, 2008, $1,450,895 of convertible debt was converted into
88,033,300 shares of common stock .
Long Term Convertible Debentures / Note Receivable / Debt
Discount
The Company has entered into five separate convertible debt
arrangements with independent investors.
General
The economic substance of convertible debt
arrangements entered into beginning December 2007 was to provide the Company
with needed liquidity to supplement the private equity markets.
The form of the transaction may involve the following:
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The receipt of cash
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The issuance of a note payable from mPhase.
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The issuance of a note receivable due to mPhase
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A Securities Purchase Agreement
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The note payable contains conversion features which permit the holder to convert debt into equity. Such debt was eligible to be converted into the Companys common stock immediately, thus requiring the recording of the entire liability upfront. Finally, to encourage conversion, a discount from market value was offered.
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The aggregate amount of notes payable exceeded the amount of cash received. As Consideration for this difference the Company took back a secured Note Receivable. Security is generally liquid investments of the investor.
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The note receivable provides a commitment to fund mPhase operations at particular points in time. It was this commitment that required us to record on our books the note payable and the note receivable separately versus netting the balances.
Derivative Value and Debt Discount
It was determined
that the value of the note payable to the holder (investor) was primarily due to
the favorable conversion features of the note. In accordance with SFAS 133, the
conversion feature requires the bifurcation of the embedded derivative from the
host document and separate reporting of the embedded conversion feature at fair
value determined by a Black-Scholes calculation. The value of the agreement
includes the conversion feature and the variable amount of shares that may be
converted at any particular point in time. As such and under GAAP, our Balance
Sheet reflects the value of the embedded conversion feature as Derivative Value
and the corresponding contra account to Notes Payable called Debt
Discount.
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At the end of every quarter the fair value of Derivative Securities is reviewed and adjustments made accordingly. The volatility of the stock price, the amount and variable number of shares involved and the low price of our stock has caused this value to fluctuate significantly. In addition, the debt discount is adjusted for any conversions and amortized over the remaining life of the loan.
A summary of our arrangement is as follows:
Arrangement #1 (Golden Gate Investors)
In December, 2007,
the Company received proceeds of $500,000 under a Securities Purchase Agreement.
This transaction involves three related agreements: 1) A Securities Purchase
Agreement which may under certain circumstances permit the Company to draw up to
$6,000,000 of funds; 2) A Convertible Debenture in the amount of $1.5 million,
with an interest rate of 7 ¼% and a maturity date of December 11, 2010 and 3) A
Secured Note Receivable in the amount of $1.0 million, with an interest rate of
8 ¼ % and a maturity date of February 1, 2011 due from the same parties who are
the holders of the Convertible Debentures .
Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is at the option of the holder. The number of shares into which this debenture can be converted is equal to the dollar amount of the debenture divided by the lesser of $.35 per share or 80% of the 3 lowest Volume Weighted Average Prices during the 20 day trading period prior to conversion. At the time of the transaction (December 11, 2007) the derivative value of the conversion feature was calculated to be $1,678,471. On June 30, 2008, given the decrease in the stock price, this value had decreased to $322,636 and on December 31, 2008 such value was $119,091, creating a non-cash credit to earnings for the six month period ending December 31, 2008 of $203,545. In addition, the transaction resulted in a note discount of $1.5 million which is being amortized as expense over the life of the loan. During the six month period ended December 31, 2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $954,024.
During the first six months of FYE 2009, $1,103,000 of such debt was converted into shares of common stock and the Company received a total of $950,000 under the provisions of the related Note Receivable. Subsequently, through January 31, 2009, the remaining $262,000 of debt was converted into 23,938,164 shares. The Note Receivable (which has been fully paid as of December 31, 2008) was secured by all the assets of Golden Gate.
Arrangement #2 ( St.George Investments LLC)
In February
2008, the Company entered into a Convertible Debenture transaction which
involved the receipt of $500,000 cash, a note payable of $550,000 and the
issuance of 3,250,000 shares of stock. The relative fair value of the shares was
$105,000. The terms of the debenture provide for a 7.5% interest rate, a due
date of February 2012 and conversion privileges equal to 75% of the average of
the three lowest prices over the 20 day period prior to conversion. The
derivative value of the embedded conversion feature was estimated to be $581,428
on the date of issuance. On June 30, 2008, the derivative value was $142,593 and
on December 31, 2008 such value was $170,047, creating a non-cash charge to
earnings for the six month period of $27,454. The cost of the shares issued and
related debt discount is being amortized to expense over the life of the
debenture. In the event of default under the note payable the holder is entitled
to certain compensatory fees. During the six month period ended December 31,
2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $208,721.
During the first six months of FYE 2009, $175,897 of such debt was converted into 17,094,382 shares of common stock. Subsequently, through January 31, 2009, an additional $102,500 of debt was converted into 10,000,000 shares.
Arrangement #3 (JMJ Financial)
In April, 2008, the Company
received proceeds of $300,000 under a Securities Purchase Agreement. This
transaction involves three related agreements: 1) A Securities Purchase
Agreement which may under certain circumstances permit the Company to draw up to
$1,000,000 of funds; 2) Two Convertible Debentures totaling $1,450,000, with a
one time interest factor of 12% and a maturity date of March 25, 2011 and 3) A
Secured Note Receivable in the amount of $1.0 million, with a one time interest
factor of 13.2 % and maturity dates of March 25, 2012 due from the same parties
who are the holders of the Convertible Debentures .
Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is at the option of the holder. The number of shares into which this debenture can be converted is equal to the dollar amount of the debenture divided by 70%- 75% of the 3 lowest Volume Weighted Average Prices during the 20 day trading period prior to conversion. The foregoing reflects the amendment of December 31, 2008 from the original conversion rates of 75%- 80%. During the first six months of FYE 2009, $172,000 of such debt was converted into 20,508,323 shares of common stock. At the time of the transaction the embedded conversion feature of this security was calculated to be $2,493,212. On June 30, 2008, this value had decreased to $284,922. On December 31, 2008, such value had increased to $778,667, creating a non-cash charge to earnings for the six month period of $493,745. In addition, the transaction resulted in a note discount which is being amortized as expense over the life of the loan. During the six month period ended December 31, 2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $380,252.
No additional draws under the Note Receivable were made as of December 31, 2008. The Note Receivable is collateralized by $1 million of Blue Chip Stocks. Subsequently, in January 2009, $200,000 of cash was received, and $125,000 of debt was converted into 14,404,763 shares of common stock.
Arrangement #3A (JMJ Financial Inc)
On December 31, 2008, the Company entered into a second
agreement with JMJ Financial. This transaction involves; 1) A Convertible
Debenture in the amount of $1.1 million, with a one time interest factor of 12%
and a maturity date of December 31, 2011 and 2) A Secured Note Receivable in the
amount of $1.0 million, with a one time interest factor of 13.2 % and maturity
date of December 31, 2012 due from the same parties who are the holders of the
Convertible Debentures. No cash was exchange relative to this agreement.
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Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is at the option of the holder. The number of shares into which this debenture can be converted is equal to the dollar amount of the debenture divided by 75% of the 3 lowest Volume Weighted Average Prices during the 20 day trading period prior to conversion. As of December 31, 2008 the embedded conversion feature of such security was $622,222 and the debt discount valued at $722,222.
Arrangement #4 (LaJolla Cove Investors Inc,)
On Sept 11, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $200,000
under a Securities Purchase Agreement. This transaction involves three related
agreements: 1) A Securities Purchase Agreement which may under certain
circumstances permit the Company to draw up to $2,000,000 of funds; 2) A
Convertible Debenture totaling $2,000,000, with an interest rate of 7 1/4% and a
maturity date of September 30, 2011 and 3) A Secured Note Receivable in the
amount of $1,800,000, with an interest rate of 8 1/4% and maturity dates of
September 30, 2011 due from the same parties who are the holders of the
Convertible Debentures. In addition, the holder of the debenture is related to
the holder in Arrangement #1.
Conversion of outstanding debentures into common shares is similar to the terms of Arrangement #1. At the time of the transaction (September 11, 2008) the embedded conversion feature of this security was calculated to be $1,176,471. On December 31, 2008, this value had decreased to $909,091, creating a non-cash credit to earnings for the six month period December 31, 2008 of $267,380. During the six month period ended December 31, 2008, amortization of debt discount amounted to $130,719
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
EXHIBITS. |
DESCRIPTION. |
31.1 | |
31.2 | |
32.1 | |
32.2 |
REPORTS ON FORM 8K
Form 8K dated December 8, 2008 reporting a material contract entered into by the Company with Porsche Design Studio.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 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.
Dated: February 13, 2009 |
mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
By:/s/ Martin S. Smiley | |
Martin S. Smiley | |
Executive Vice President | |
Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel |
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