Prairie Operating Co. - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2012
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File No. 000-33383
WIZARD WORLD, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 98-0357690 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
(Address of principal executive offices)
(646) 801-5572
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Sec.232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files. Yes ¨ No S
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No S
As of November 9, 2012, there were 35,794,878 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Financial Statements. | F-1 |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. | 2 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. | 10 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures. | 10 |
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. | 11 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors. | 11 |
Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. | 11 |
Item 3 | Defaults Upon Senior Securities. | 11 |
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures. | 11 |
Item 5. | Other Information. | 11 |
Item 6. | Exhibits. | 11 |
Signatures | 12 |
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
WIZARD WORLD, INC.
September 30, 2012 and 2011
Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Contents | Page(s) | |||
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011 | F-2 | |||
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited) | F-3 | |||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited) | F-4 | |||
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | F-5 |
F-1 |
Wizard World, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2012 | December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 2,049,848 | $ | 422,135 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 221,303 | 54,202 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 294,683 | 164,135 | ||||||||||
Debt issuance costs, net | - | 29,500 | ||||||||||
Total Current Assets | 2,565,834 | 669,972 | ||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 4,263 | 8,048 | ||||||||||
Other Asset | 13,000 | 13,375 | ||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 2,583,097 | $ | 691,395 | ||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | ||||||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilites | $ | 1,085,768 | $ | 1,214,603 | ||||||||
Accrued dividend | 308,848 | 116,694 | ||||||||||
Unearned convention revenue | 420,097 | 169,354 | ||||||||||
Note payable - due on demand | 103,100 | - | ||||||||||
Convertible promissory notes, net | - | 633,146 | ||||||||||
Derivative liability | 4,864,334 | 1,946,669 | ||||||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 6,782,147 | 4,080,466 | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 6,782,147 | 4,080,466 | ||||||||||
Stockholders' Deficit | ||||||||||||
Series A, convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000 shares authorized | ||||||||||||
38,320 and 15,510 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 384 | 155 | ||||||||||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, | ||||||||||||
35,794,878 and 35,044,878 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 3,580 | 3,505 | ||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 4,863,408 | 2,344,593 | ||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (9,066,422 | ) | (5,737,324 | ) | ||||||||
Total Stockholders' Deficit | (4,199,050 | ) | (3,389,071 | ) | ||||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | $ | 2,583,097 | $ | 691,395 |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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Wizard World, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | September 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Convention revenue | $ | 2,792,907 | $ | 1,434,625 | $ | 5,173,315 | $ | 3,076,697 | ||||||||
Cost of revenue | 1,412,277 | 701,059 | 3,217,401 | 2,315,465 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 1,380,630 | 733,566 | 1,955,914 | 761,232 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Compensation | 286,763 | 245,753 | 700,999 | 680,900 | ||||||||||||
Consulting fees | 225,170 | 85,050 | 582,671 | 1,260,470 | ||||||||||||
Web development fees | 10,980 | 377,875 | 10,980 | 795,594 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 211,174 | 207,188 | 609,210 | 618,313 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 734,087 | 915,866 | 1,903,860 | 3,355,277 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | 646,543 | (182,300 | ) | 52,054 | (2,594,045 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest income | 14 | - | 14 | 1,228 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (10,572 | ) | (65,821 | ) | (249,822 | ) | (66,180 | ) | ||||||||
Bad debt recovery | - | - | - | 199,019 | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 1,068,302 | (1,143,968 | ) | (1,089,254 | ) | 345,425 | ||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | 1,057,744 | (1,209,789 | ) | (1,339,062 | ) | 479,492 | ||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | 1,704,287 | (1,392,089 | ) | (1,287,008 | ) | (2,114,553 | ) | |||||||||
Deemed dividend on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock | (471,146 | ) | (31,274 | ) | (1,469,711 | ) | (80,073 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | 1,233,141 | $ | (1,423,363 | ) | $ | (2,756,719 | ) | $ | (2,194,626 | ) | |||||
Common stockholders - basic and diluted | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | |||||
35,061,182 | 34,687,735 | 35,050,352 | 34,687,735 |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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Wizard World, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,287,008 | ) | $ | (2,114,553 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 2,407 | 2,022 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of computer equipment | 1,378 | - | ||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 1,089,254 | (345,425 | ) | |||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 29,500 | - | ||||||
Accretion of debt discount | 144,954 | 65,753 | ||||||
Share based payments | 207,791 | 722,571 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (167,101 | ) | (22,534 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other long term asset | (130,173 | ) | (116,465 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 169,204 | 433,468 | ||||||
Unearned convention revenue | 250,743 | 139,969 | ||||||
Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Operating Activities | 310,949 | (1,235,194 | ) | |||||
Cash Flows From Investing Activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | - | (1,789 | ) | |||||
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities | - | (1,789 | ) | |||||
Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible preferred stock | 1,550,000 | 545,000 | ||||||
Payment of stock issuance costs | (233,236 | ) | (30,000 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes and warrants | - | 453,100 | ||||||
Net proceeds (repayment) of related party - notes payable | - | (74,983 | ) | |||||
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities | 1,316,764 | 893,117 | ||||||
Net change in cash | 1,627,713 | (343,866 | ) | |||||
Cash at beginning of period | 422,135 | 542,564 | ||||||
Cash at end of period | $ | 2,049,848 | $ | 198,698 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Interest paid | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Income tax paid | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
Conversion of convertible notes and interest to preferred stock | $ | 731,039 | $ | - | ||||
Debt discount recorded on convertible debt accounted for as a derivative liability | $ | 21,525 | $ | 256,596 | ||||
Issuance of common stock to settle accrued liabilites | $ | 242,000 | $ | - | ||||
Convertible note reclassified as demand note | $ | 103,100 | $ | - | ||||
Deemed dividend | $ | 2,042,090 | $ | 501,975 |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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Wizard World, Inc.
September 30, 2012 and 2011
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Organization and Operations
Wizard World, Inc.
Wizard World, Inc., formerly Goenergy, Inc. (“Wizard World” or the “Company”) was incorporated on May 2, 2001, under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Kick the Can Corp.
Kick The Can Corp. was incorporated on September 20, 2010, under the laws of the State of Nevada.
Kicking the Can, L.L.C.
Kicking The Can, L.L.C. was formed on April 17, 2009, under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Wizard Conventions, Inc.
Wizard Conventions, Inc. was incorporated on February 28, 1997, under the laws of the State of New York. The Company is a producer of pop culture and live multimedia conventions across North America that provides a social networking and entertainment venue for popular fiction enthusiasts of movies, TV shows, video games, technology, toys, social networking/gaming platforms, comic books and graphic novels.
Acquisition of Kick the Can Corp./ Wizard Conventions, Inc.
On December 7, 2010, the Company entered into and consummated a share exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with successor, Kick the Can Corp. (“KTC Corp.”) and its predecessors Wizard Conventions, Inc. and Kicking The Can, L.L.C. (“Conventions”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 32,927,596 shares of its common stock to the KTC Corp. shareholders in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of KTC Corp. The transaction has been treated as a reverse acquisition with KTC Corp. deemed the accounting acquirer and the Company deemed the accounting acquiree under the purchase method of accounting in accordance with section 805-10-55 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The reverse merger is deemed a capital transaction and the net assets of KTC Corp. (the accounting acquirer) are carried forward to the Company (the legal acquirer and the reporting entity) at their carrying value before the combination. The acquisition process utilizes the capital structure of the Company and the assets and liabilities of KTC Corp. which are recorded at historical cost. The equity of the Company is the historical equity of KTC Corp. retroactively restated to reflect the number of shares issued by the Company in the transaction. Because of the predecessor/successor relationship between the Company and KTC Corp., Conventions ultimately became the accounting acquirer.
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation - Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements furnished reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2010 and notes thereto contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the SEC April 16, 2012.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company applies the guidance of Topic 810 “Consolidation” of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to determine whether and how to consolidate another entity. Pursuant to ASC Paragraph 810-10-15-10 all majority-owned subsidiaries—all entities in which a parent has a controlling financial interest—shall be consolidated except (1) when control does not rest with the parent, the majority owner; (2) if the parent is a broker-dealer within the scope of Topic 940 and control is likely to be temporary; (3) consolidation by an investment company within the scope of Topic 946 of a non-investment-company investee. Pursuant to ASC Paragraph 810-10-15-8 the usual condition for a controlling financial interest is ownership of a majority voting interest, and, therefore, as a general rule ownership by one reporting entity, directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares of another entity is a condition pointing toward consolidation. The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders, or by court decree. The Company consolidates all less-than-majority-owned subsidiaries, in which the parent’s power to control exists.
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The consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the Company and controlled entities as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 and for the interim periods then ended as follows:
Entity | Jurisdiction or Place of Incorporation | Attributable Interest |
KTC Corp. | State of Nevada, U.S.A. | 100% |
Kicking the Can L.L.C. | State of Delaware, U.S.A. | 100% |
Wizard Conventions, Inc. | State of New York, U.S.A. | 100% |
All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the 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 period.
The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the fair value of financial instruments; allowance for doubtful accounts; the carrying value, recoverability and impairment, if any, of long-lived assets, including the values assigned to property and equipment, income tax rate, income tax provision, deferred tax assets allowance of deferred tax assets and the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. Those significant accounting estimates or assumptions bear the risk of change due to the fact that there are uncertainties attached to those estimates or assumptions, and certain estimates or assumptions are difficult to measure or value.
Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Management regularly evaluates the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimates utilizing currently available information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience and reasonable assumptions. After such evaluations, if deemed appropriate, those estimates are adjusted accordingly.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:
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Level 1 | Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. | |
Level 2 | Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. | |
Level 3 | Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
Financial assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.
The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The Company’s convertible preferred stock and warrants approximate the fair value of such instruments based upon management’s best estimate of interest rates that would be available to the Company for similar financial arrangements at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
The Company uses Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of the derivative liabilities and revalues its derivative warrant liability at every reporting period and recognizes gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) that are attributable to the change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liability.
Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.
It is not, however, practical to determine the fair value of advances from significant stockholder, if any, due to their related party nature.
Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
Level 3 Financial Liabilities – Derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below and disclosed on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012:
Fair Value Measurement Using | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities | $ | 4,864,334 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 4,864,334 | $ | 4,864,334 | ||||||||||
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below and disclosed on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011:
Fair Value Measurement Using | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities | $ | 1,946,669 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,946,669 | $ | 1,946,669 | ||||||||||
The table below provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of all financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the nine months ended September 30, 2012:
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Fair Value Measurement Using Level 3 Inputs | ||||||||
Derivative Liabilities | Total | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2011 | $ | 1,946,669 | $ | 1,946,669 | ||||
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) | ||||||||
included in net loss | 1,089,254 | 1,089,254 | ||||||
Purchases, issuances and settlements | 1,849,936 | 1,849,936 | ||||||
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 | (21,525 | ) | (21,525 | ) | ||||
Balance, September 30, 2012 | $ | 4,864,334 | $ | 4,864,334 |
During the interim period ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded the value of the derivative liability associated with the features embedded in the Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock directly to retained earnings, similar to a deemed dividend.
Carrying Value, Recoverability and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company has adopted paragraph 360-10-35-17 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for its long-lived assets. The Company’s long-lived assets, which include property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
The Company assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related long-lived asset or group of long-lived assets over their remaining estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily determinable. If long-lived assets are determined to be recoverable, but the newly determined remaining estimated useful lives are shorter than originally estimated, the net book values of the long-lived assets are depreciated over the newly determined remaining estimated useful lives.
The Company considers the following to be some examples of important indicators that may trigger an impairment review: (i) significant under-performance or losses of assets relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; (ii) significant changes in the manner or use of assets or in the Company’s overall strategy with respect to the manner or use of the acquired assets or changes in the Company’s overall business strategy; (iii) significant negative industry or economic trends; (iv) increased competitive pressures; and (v) regulatory changes. The Company evaluates acquired assets for potential impairment indicators at least annually and more frequently upon the occurrence of such events.
The impairment charges, if any, are included in operating expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company follows paragraph 310-10-50-9 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness, as determined by the review of their current credit information; and determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions.
Outstanding account balances are reviewed individually for collectability. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. Bad debt expense is included in general and administrative expenses, if any. Pursuant to paragraph 310-10-50-2 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company has adopted paragraph 310-10-50-6 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and determine when receivables are past due or delinquent based on how recently payments have been received.
The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure to its customers.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Expenditures for major additions and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation of property and equipment is computed by the straight-line method (after taking into account their respective estimated residual values) over the assets estimated useful life of three (3) to five (5) years. Upon sale or retirement of property and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in statements of operations.
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Derivative Instruments
The Company evaluates its convertible debt, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with Paragraph 810-10-05-4 of the Codification and Paragraph 815-40-25 of the Codification. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the embedded derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as other income or expense. Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity.
In circumstances where the embedded conversion option in a convertible instrument is required to be bifurcated and there are also other embedded derivative instruments in the convertible instrument that are required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument.
The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date. Derivative instrument liabilities will be classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument is expected within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Related Parties
The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d. principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company; f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g. other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
Commitments and Contingencies
The Company follows subtopic 450-20 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to report accounting for contingencies. Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
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If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.
Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed. Management does not believe, based upon information available at this time, that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, there is no assurance that such matters will not materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and results of operations or cash flows.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows paragraph 605-10-S99-1 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for revenue recognition. The Company will recognize revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.
Unearned convention revenue is deposits received for conventions that have not yet taken place, which are fully or partially refundable depending upon the terms and conditions of the agreements.
Stock-Based Compensation for Obtaining Employee Services
The Company accounts for its stock based compensation in which the Company obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions under the recognition and measurement principles of the fair value recognition provisions of section 718-10-30 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Pursuant to paragraph 718-10-30-6 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, all transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date used to determine the fair value of the equity instrument issued is the earlier of the date on which the performance is complete or the date on which it is probable that performance will occur. If shares of the Company are thinly traded the use of share prices established in the Company’s most recent private placement memorandum (“PPM”), or weekly or monthly price observations would generally be more appropriate than the use of daily price observations as such shares could be artificially inflated due to a larger spread between the bid and asked quotes and lack of consistent trading in the market.
The fair value of share options and similar instruments is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing valuation model. The ranges of assumptions for inputs are as follows:
· | Expected term of share options and similar instruments: The expected life of options and similar instruments represents the period of time the option and/or warrant are expected to be outstanding. Pursuant to Paragraph 718-10-50-2(f)(2)(i) of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification the expected term of share options and similar instruments represents the period of time the options and similar instruments are expected to be outstanding taking into consideration of the contractual term of the instruments and employees’ expected exercise and post-vesting employment termination behavior into the fair value (or calculated value) of the instruments. Pursuant to paragraph 718-50-S99-1, it may be appropriate to use the simplified method, if (i) A company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term due to the limited period of time its equity shares have been publicly traded; (ii) A company significantly changes the terms of its share option grants or the types of employees that receive share option grants such that its historical exercise data may no longer provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term; or (iii) A company has or expects to have significant structural changes in its business such that its historical exercise data may no longer provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. The Company uses the simplified method to calculate expected term of share options and similar instruments as the company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. |
· | Expected volatility of the entity’s shares and the method used to estimate it. Pursuant to ASC Paragraph 718-10-50-2(f)(2)(ii) a thinly-traded or nonpublic entity that uses the calculated value method shall disclose the reasons why it is not practicable for the Company to estimate the expected volatility of its share price, the appropriate industry sector index that it has selected, the reasons for selecting that particular index, and how it has calculated historical volatility using that index. The Company uses the average historical volatility of the comparable companies over the expected contractual life of the share options or similar instruments as its expected volatility. If shares of a company are thinly traded the use of weekly or monthly price observations would generally be more appropriate than the use of daily price observations as the volatility calculation using daily observations for such shares could be artificially inflated due to a larger spread between the bid and asked quotes and lack of consistent trading in the market. |
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· | Expected annual rate of quarterly dividends. An entity that uses a method that employs different dividend rates during the contractual term shall disclose the range of expected dividends used and the weighted-average expected dividends. The expected dividend yield is based on the Company’s current dividend yield as the best estimate of projected dividend yield for periods within the expected term of the share options and similar instruments. |
· | Risk-free rate(s). An entity that uses a method that employs different risk-free rates shall disclose the range of risk-free rates used. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods within the expected term of the share options and similar instruments. |
The Company’s policy is to recognize compensation cost for awards with only service conditions and a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award.
Equity Instruments Issued to Parties Other Than Employees for Acquiring Goods or Services
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to parties other than employees for acquiring goods or services under guidance of Sub-topic 505-50 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Sub-topic 505-50”).
Pursuant to ASC Section 505-50-30, all transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date used to determine the fair value of the equity instrument issued is the earlier of the date on which the performance is complete or the date on which it is probable that performance will occur. If shares of the Company are thinly traded the use of share prices established in the Company’s most recent private placement memorandum (“PPM”), or weekly or monthly price observations would generally be more appropriate than the use of daily price observations as such shares could be artificially inflated due to a larger spread between the bid and asked quotes and lack of consistent trading in the market.
The fair value of share options and similar instruments is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing valuation model. The ranges of assumptions for inputs are as follows:
· | Expected term of share options and similar instruments: Pursuant to Paragraph 718-10-50-2(f)(2)(i) of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification the expected term of share options and similar instruments represents the period of time the options and similar instruments are expected to be outstanding taking into consideration of the contractual term of the instruments and holder’s expected exercise behavior into the fair value (or calculated value) of the instruments. The Company uses historical data to estimate holder’s expected exercise behavior. If the Company is a newly formed corporation or shares of the Company are thinly traded the contractual term of the share options and similar instruments is used as the expected term of share options and similar instruments as the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. |
· | Expected volatility of the entity’s shares and the method used to estimate it. Pursuant to ASC Paragraph 718-10-50-2(f)(2)(ii) a thinly-traded or nonpublic entity that uses the calculated value method shall disclose the reasons why it is not practicable for the Company to estimate the expected volatility of its share price, the appropriate industry sector index that it has selected, the reasons for selecting that particular index, and how it has calculated historical volatility using that index. The Company uses the average historical volatility of the comparable companies over the expected contractual life of the share options or similar instruments as its expected volatility. If shares of a company are thinly traded the use of weekly or monthly price observations would generally be more appropriate than the use of daily price observations as the volatility calculation using daily observations for such shares could be artificially inflated due to a larger spread between the bid and asked quotes and lack of consistent trading in the market. |
· | Expected annual rate of quarterly dividends. An entity that uses a method that employs different dividend rates during the contractual term shall disclose the range of expected dividends used and the weighted-average expected dividends. The expected dividend yield is based on the Company’s current dividend yield as the best estimate of projected dividend yield for periods within the expected term of the share options and similar instruments. |
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· | Risk-free rate(s). An entity that uses a method that employs different risk-free rates shall disclose the range of risk-free rates used. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods within the expected term of the share options and similar instruments. |
Pursuant to ASC paragraph 505-50-25-7, if fully vested, non-forfeitable equity instruments are issued at the date the grantor and grantee enter into an agreement for goods or services (no specific performance is required by the grantee to retain those equity instruments), then, because of the elimination of any obligation on the part of the counterparty to earn the equity instruments, a measurement date has been reached. A grantor shall recognize the equity instruments when they are issued (in most cases, when the agreement is entered into). Whether the corresponding cost is an immediate expense or a prepaid asset (or whether the debit should be characterized as contra-equity under the requirements of paragraph 505-50-45-1) depends on the specific facts and circumstances. Pursuant to ASC paragraph 505-50-45-1, a grantor may conclude that an asset (other than a note or a receivable) has been received in return for fully vested, non-forfeitable equity instruments that are issued at the date the grantor and grantee enter into an agreement for goods or services (and no specific performance is required by the grantee in order to retain those equity instruments). Such an asset shall not be displayed as contra-equity by the grantor of the equity instruments. The transferability (or lack thereof) of the equity instruments shall not affect the balance sheet display of the asset. This guidance is limited to transactions in which equity instruments are transferred to other than employees in exchange for goods or services. Section 505-50-30 provides guidance on the determination of the measurement date for transactions that are within the scope of this Subtopic.
Pursuant to Paragraphs 505-50-25-8 and 505-50-25-9, an entity may grant fully vested, non-forfeitable equity instruments that are exercisable by the grantee only after a specified period of time if the terms of the agreement provide for earlier exercisability if the grantee achieves specified performance conditions. Any measured cost of the transaction shall be recognized in the same period(s) and in the same manner as if the entity had paid cash for the goods or services or used cash rebates as a sales discount instead of paying with, or using, the equity instruments. A recognized asset, expense, or sales discount shall not be reversed if a stock option that the counterparty has the right to exercise expires unexercised.
Pursuant to ASC paragraph 505-50-30-S99-1, if the Company receives a right to receive future services in exchange for unvested, forfeitable equity instruments, those equity instruments are treated as unissued for accounting purposes until the future services are received (that is, the instruments are not considered issued until they vest). Consequently, there would be no recognition at the measurement date and no entry should be recorded.
Income Tax Provision
The Company accounts for income taxes under Section 740-10-30 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management concludes it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Company adopted section 740-10-25 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Section 740-10-25”). Section 740-10-25 addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under Section 740-10-25, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Section 740-10-25 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures.
The estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities are reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of deferred tax assets recorded on its consolidated balance sheets and provides valuation allowances as management deems necessary.
Management makes judgments as to the interpretation of the tax laws that might be challenged upon an audit and cause changes to previous estimates of tax liability. In addition, the Company operates within multiple taxing jurisdictions and is subject to audit in these jurisdictions. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for all years. If actual taxable income by tax jurisdiction varies from estimates, additional allowances or reversals of reserves may be necessary.
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Uncertain Tax Positions
The Company did not take any uncertain tax positions and had no adjustments to its income tax liabilities or benefits pursuant to the provisions of Section 740-10-25 for the interim period ended September 30, 2012 or 2011.
Net Loss per Common Share
Net loss per common share is computed pursuant to Section 260-10-45 of the Codification. Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially outstanding shares of common stock during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through convertible debt, stock options or warrants.
The following table shows the potentially outstanding dilutive common shares excluded from the diluted net loss per share calculation for the interim period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 as they were anti-dilutive:
September 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | |||||||
Convertible preferred stock | 9,580,598 | 3,877,500 | ||||||
Stock purchase warrants | 4,706,250 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
Stock options | 3,350,000 | - | ||||||
Warrants issued with the convertible preferred stock and notes | 2,327,088 | 976,392 | ||||||
Warrants issued with convertible promissory notes | 566,436 | 377,624 | ||||||
Total | 20,530,372 | 10,231,516 |
Cash Flows Reporting
The Company adopted paragraph 230-10-45-24 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for cash flows reporting, classifies cash receipts and payments according to whether they stem from operating, investing, or financing activities and provides definitions of each category, and uses the indirect or reconciliation method (“Indirect method”) as defined by paragraph 230-10-45-25 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to report net cash flow from operating activities by adjusting net income to reconcile it to net cash flow from operating activities by removing the effects of (a) all deferrals of past operating cash receipts and payments and all accruals of expected future operating cash receipts and payments and (b) all items that are included in net income that do not affect operating cash receipts and payments
Subsequent Events
The Company follows the guidance in Section 855-10-50 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company will evaluate subsequent events through the date when the financial statements were issued. Pursuant to ASU 2010-09 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company as an SEC filer considers its financial statements issued when they are widely distributed to users, such as through filing them on EDGAR.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08
In September 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”). This update is to simplify how public and nonpublic entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. Under the amendments in this update, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount.
The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted.
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11
In December 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Balance Sheet: Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). This update requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS.
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The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02
In July 2012, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment” (“ASU 2012-02”).
This update is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of testing indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill for impairment. This guidance builds upon the guidance in ASU 2011-08, entitled Testing Goodwill for Impairment. ASU 2011-08 was issued on September 15, 2011, and feedback from stakeholders during the exposure period related to the goodwill impairment testing guidance was that the guidance also would be helpful in impairment testing for intangible assets other than goodwill.
The revised standard allows an entity the option to first assess qualitatively whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, thus necessitating that it perform the quantitative impairment test. An entity is not required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired.
This update is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Earlier implementation is permitted.
Other Recently Issued, but not yet Effective Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Note 3 – Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.
As reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company had an accumulated deficit at September 30, 2012, and had a net loss for the interim period then ended. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Management believes that the actions presently being taken to further implement its business plan and generate revenues provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to generate revenues and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to further implement its business plan and generate revenues.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 4 – Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
September 30, 2012 | December 31, 2011 | Estimated Useful Life | ||||||||
Computer Equipment | 7,607 | 10,206 | 3 years | |||||||
7,607 | 10,206 | |||||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (3,344 | ) | (2,158 | ) | ||||||
$ | 4,263 | $ | 8,048 |
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Depreciation Expense
Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $2,407 and $2,022, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company abandoned certain computer equipment and recognized a loss of $1,378. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company abandoned certain assets when the company moved offices.
Note 5 – Convertible Promissory Notes
August 19, 2011 Convertible Notes
On August 19, 2011, Wizard World entered into stock subscription agreements with certain investors in connection with an offering of up to $455,000 principal amount of Convertible Promissory Notes, with $453,100 being issued. The notes accrue interest at 14% per annum and are due four (4) months from the issuance date. The notes are convertible at $0.40 per common share. These notes are currently in default.
In conjunction with the notes, each investor was granted a Common Stock Purchase Warrant exercisable for one share of common stock of the Company for each $2.00 of investment. The warrants are earned upon issuance expiring five (5) years from the date of issuance exercisable at $0.40 per common share, which may be paid via a cashless exercise.
On August 3, 2012, four note-holders converted notes and accrued interest into the Company’s Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, by entering into Securities Exchange Agreements for the issuance and sale of (i) an aggregate of $406,039 in Series A Preferred. The Series A Preferred is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a per share conversion price of $0.40, subject to adjustment.
One noteholder has yet to convert his principal of $103,100. His note has matured and is in default. The Company reclassified the note as a demand note.
December 6, 2011 Convertible Debentures
Issuance of Convertible Debentures
On December 6, 2011, Wizard World entered into stock subscription agreements with accredited investors, for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of $325,000 in Senior Convertible Debentures. The debentures bear interest at six percent (6%) per annum maturing February 28, 2012. The debentures, at issuance, gave rise to a debt discount of $206,375 which is being amortized over the lives of the notes. The debt discount was fully amortized as of February 28, 2012.
Mandatory Conversion of Debentures to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
In connection with the March 30, 2012 Series A Preferred Stock Closing, and pursuant to mandatory conversion features of those certain Senior Convertible Debentures in the aggregate amount of $325,000, issued on December 6, 2011, the debentures were mandatorily converted (into shares of Series A Preferred Stock and warrants upon the same terms of the offering). A total of 3,250 shares of Series A Preferred and 162,500 warrants were issued by the Company to the debenture investors pursuant to the mandatory conversion.
Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
Employment and Director Agreements
John D. Macaluso Agreements
Employment Agreement
On March 19, 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. John Macaluso (“Macaluso”), a director of the Company, in connection with his appointment as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The initial term of the Agreement is for a period of three (3) years, commencing on March 19, 2012. The term of the Employment Agreement will be automatically extended for additional terms of one (1) year each, unless either the Company or Macaluso gives prior written notice of non-renewal to the other party no later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then current Term.
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During the Term, the Company will pay Macaluso a base salary consisting of the following: (i) for the period from the Commencement Date to June 30, 2012, a salary of $10,000 per month; (ii) for the period from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, a salary of $30,000 per month, $20,000 of which shall be paid in cash and $10,000 of which shall accrue until December 31, 2012, for a total accrual amount of $60,000. In addition to the Base Salary, the Company agreed to issue to Macaluso a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.44 per share. The warrants vest quarterly over the Initial Term.
Option Agreement
In connection with the Employment Agreement, Macaluso entered into an option agreement with the Company, pursuant to which the Company granted to Macaluso options to purchase 2,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The options shall vest quarterly over a three (3) year period, subject to Macaluso continuing to perform services for the Company in the capacity in which the grant was received on each applicable vesting date. In lieu of fractional vesting, the number of options shall be rounded up each time until fractional options are eliminated.
Director Agreement
On May 13, 2011, Wizard World entered into a Director Agreement with Mr. John Macaluso in connection with his appointment to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The term of the Director Agreement is from May 13, 2011 through the Company’s next annual stockholders’ meeting. The Director Agreement may, at the option of the Board, be automatically renewed on such date that Mr. Macaluso is re-elected to the Board.
Mr. Macaluso received, upon execution of the Director Agreement and pursuant to a Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, entered into as of May 13, 2011, by and between the Company and Mr. Macaluso, a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share, at an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the execution date of the Director Agreement. The option is exercisable for a period of five years and vests in equal amounts over a period of three (3) years at the rate of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) shares per fiscal quarter at the end of such quarter, commencing in the quarter ending July 31, 2011, and pro-rated for the number of days Mr. Macaluso served on the Board during such fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mr. Macaluso ceases to be a member of Board at any time during the three (3) year vesting period for any reason (such as resignation, withdrawal, death, disability or any other reason), then any un-vested options shall be irrefutably forfeited.
John D. Maatta Agreement
On May 25, 2011, Wizard World entered into a Director Agreement with Mr. John D. Maatta in connection with his appointment to the Board. The term of the Director Agreement commences on May 25, 2011 and continues through the Company’s next annual stockholders’ meeting. However, the Director Agreement may, at the option of the Board, be automatically renewed on such date that Mr. Maatta is re-elected to the Board.
Mr. Maatta received, upon execution of the Director Agreement and pursuant to a Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, entered into as of May 25, 2011, by and between the Company and Mr. Maatta, a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share, at an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the execution date of the Director Agreement. The option is exercisable for a period of five years and vests in equal amounts over a period of three (3) years at the rate of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) shares per fiscal quarter at the end of such quarter, commencing in the quarter ending July 31, 2011, and pro-rated for the number of days Mr. Maatta served on the Board during such fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mr. Maatta ceases to be a member of the Board at any time during the three (3)-year vesting period for any reason (such as resignation, withdrawal, death, disability or any other reason), then any un-vested options shall be irrefutably forfeited.
Greg Suess Agreement
On May 9, 2011, Wizard World entered into a Director Agreement, made as of May 9, 2011, with Mr. Greg Suess in connection with his appointment to the Board. The term of the Director Agreement is from May 9, 2011 through the Company’s next annual stockholders’ meeting. The Director Agreement may, at the option of the Board, be automatically renewed on such date that Mr. Suess is re-elected to the Board.
Mr. Suess received, upon execution of the Director Agreement, a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the execution date of the Director Agreement. The option is exercisable for a period of five years and vests in equal amounts over a period of three (3) years at the rate of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) shares per fiscal quarter at the end of such quarter, commencing in the quarter ending July 31, 2011, and pro-rated for the number of days Mr. Suess served on the Board during the fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mr. Suess ceases to be a member of the Board at any time during the three (3) year vesting period for any reason (such as resignation, withdrawal, death, disability or any other reason), then any un-vested options shall be irrefutably forfeited.
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ROAR Agreement
On September 1, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with ROAR, LLC (“ROAR”), an entity controlled by a director of the Company. ROAR agrees to provide the Company strategic management consulting services. The term is for three (3) months and following the initial three (3) months, month to month thereafter. The Company agrees to compensate ROAR with a $5,000/month payment and a 10% commission on any contractual introduction for business development introduced by ROAR.
Note 7 – Stockholders’ Deficit
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
On March 30, 2012, the Company closed on a first round of financing related to an offering of up to $2,000,000 of the Company’s Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, by entering into subscription agreements with ten (10) accredited investors for the issuance and sale of (i) an aggregate of $825,000 in Series A Preferred and (ii) Common Stock Purchase Warrants, on the basis of one warrant for every $2.00 of investment.
In connection with the Closing, and pursuant to mandatory conversion features of those certain Senior Convertible Debentures in the aggregate amount of $325,000, issued on December 6, 2011, the debentures were mandatorily converted (into shares of Series A Preferred Stock and warrants upon the same terms of the Offering). A total of 3,250 shares of Series A Preferred and 162,500 warrants were issued by the Company to the debenture investors pursuant to the mandatory conversion.
The Company paid $142,250 in stock issuance costs to complete the convertible preferred stock and warrant raise. In addition, the Company issued 206,250 warrants to the placement agent. The warrants were recorded as stock issuance costs.
On April 27, 2012, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with the Subscribers for the issuance and sale of (i) $725,000 in shares of Series A Preferred with the rights and preferences set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate to set forth Designations, Voting Powers, Preferences, Limitations, Restrictions, and Relative Rights of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) 362,500 Warrants. The Series A Preferred is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a per share conversion price of $0.40, subject to adjustment, and the Warrants are exercisable to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.60, subject to adjustment.
The Company paid $90,986 in stock issuance costs to complete the convertible preferred stock and warrant raise. In addition, the Company issued 181,250 warrants to the placement agent. The warrants were recorded as stock issuance costs.
On August 3, 2012, four note-holders exchanged notes and accrued interest into the Company’s Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, by entering into Securities Exchange Agreements for the issuance and sale of (i) an aggregate of $406,039 in Series A Preferred. The Series A Preferred is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a per share conversion price of $0.40, subject to adjustment.
Common Stock
On December 17, 2010, the Company entered into a financial reporting services agreement with Brio Financial Group (“Brio”). Pursuant to the agreement the Company is required to pay the firm $4,500 per month. In addition, a retainer of $8,000 is included in prepaid expenses as of December 31, 2010 and was expensed during the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company also agreed to issue Brio 30,000 shares of restricted common stock per quarter payable at the end of each quarter. Through September 30, 2012, Brio has earned 240,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.40 - $0.60 per share, or $108,000 in the aggregate, and recorded as consulting expense. On September 28, 2012, the Company issued the consultant 240,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to satisfy an accrued liability and account payable in the amount of $108,000, in accordance with the consultant’s agreement.
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On January 14, 2011, the directors of the Company approved by unanimous written consent, and the stockholders of the Company holding a majority in interest of the Company’s voting equity approved by written consent the appointment of Mr. Vadim Mats as a member of the Board, effective as of January 14, 2011. Mr. Mats earns 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock quarterly. The Company has valued the issuance and has recorded and accrual of $28,000. On September 28, 2012, the Company issued the director 60,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to satisfy an accrued liability due under the director’s agreement.
On February 1, 2011, the Company entered into an engagement for legal services with respect to certain securities work (the “Engagement”). Pursuant to the Engagement, the Company is required to pay $4,000 per month along with 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company also agreed to issue 150,000 shares of restricted common stock upon execution of the Engagement. As of September 30, 2012, pursuant to the Engagement, the Company has issued 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $0.40 - $0.60 per share, or $186,000 in the aggregate, and recorded as consulting expense. On September 28, 2012, the Company issued 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to satisfy the accrued liability of $186,000.
On March 23, 2011, Wizard World entered into a director agreement with Michael Mathews, pursuant to which Mr. Mathews was appointed Chairman of the Board. The term of the director agreement is from March 23, 2011 through the Company’s next annual stockholders’ meeting. The director agreement may, at the option of the Board, be automatically renewed on such date that Mr. Mathews is re-elected to the Board. Under the director agreement, Mr. Mathews shall be paid a quarterly stipend of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). Mr. Mathews has waived this stipend through September 30, 2012.
On March 23, 2011, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Mathews pursuant to which Mr. Mathews will, among other things, develop a digital platform for the Company and establish digital planning systems that will include all forms of digital media and social, search, content, and video applications. The term of the consulting agreement is for a four (4) year period. As compensation for his services, Mr. Mathews shall receive, with the first issuance of 250,000 shares occurring on March 23, 2011, and the second issuance of 250,000 on March 31, 2012, one million (1,000,000) restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, issuable in four yearly installments. As of September 30, 2012, the Company is yet to issue Mr. Mathews 500,000 shares of common stock per the vesting arrangement. The Company has valued the issuance and has recorded and accrual of $275,000.
On March 23, 2011, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Brad Powers pursuant to which Mr. Powers will, among other things, develop a digital platform for the Company and establish digital planning systems that will include all forms of digital media and social, search, content, and video applications. The term of the consulting agreement is for a four (4) year period. As compensation for his services, Mr. Powers shall receive 62,500 shares of restricted Company common stock upon execution of the agreement and an additional 62,500 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, issuable in annual installments on the anniversary of the execution of the agreement. The 156,250 shares vested as of September 30, 2012 were valued at $0.40 - $0.60 per share, or $68,750 in the aggregate, and recorded as consulting fees. The common stock has not yet been issued and the liability is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
On December 21, 2011, Wizard World, entered into a stock subscription agreement with one investor, the Michael Mathews 2011 Children’s GRAT (the “Trust”). Michael Mathews is the Company’s Executive Chairman. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued 357,143 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at $0.70 per share, for a total subscription price of $250,000. Effective October 10, 2012, Michael Mathews resigned as Executive Chairman.
Warrants
On January 3, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant to assist the Company in general corporate activities, including, but not limited to, strategic planning; management and business operations; introductions to further the Company’s business goals; provide advice and services related to the Company’s growth initiatives; and any other consulting or advisory services which the Company reasonably requests that consultant provide to the Company. The term is for six months and the consultant was compensated with 1,000,000 stock purchase warrants with a maturity of 5 years and an exercise price of $0.40 per share. As of December 31, 2011, the Company expensed $222,761 to consulting expense for this issuance. On March 19, 2012, the consultant agreed to cancel these 1,000,000 warrants.
On January 3, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant to assist the Company in general corporate activities, including, but not limited to, strategic planning; management and business operations; introductions to further the Company’s business goals; provide advice and services related to the Company’s growth initiatives; and any other consulting or advisory services which the Company reasonably requests that consultant provide to the Company. The term is for six months and the consultant was compensated with 1,000,000 stock purchase warrants with a maturity of 5 years and an exercise price of $0.40 per share. As of December 31, 2011, the Company expensed $222,761 to consulting expense for this issuance. On March 19, 2012, the consultant agreed to cancel these 250,000 warrants.
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On March 3, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant to assist the Company in general corporate activities, including, but not limited to, strategic planning; management and business operations; introductions to further the Company’s business goals; provide advice and services related to the Company’s growth initiatives; and any other consulting or advisory services which the Company reasonably requests that consultant provide to the Company. The term is for six months and the consultant was compensated with 1,000,000 stock purchase warrants with a maturity of 5 years and an exercise price of $0.40 per share. As of December 31, 2011, the Company expensed $222,761 to consulting expense for this issuance. On March 19, 2012, the consultant agreed to cancel these 250,000 warrants.
The following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity:
Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||
Outstanding – December 31, 2011 | 6,956,024 | $ | 0.40 | |||||
Exercisable – December 31, 2011 | 6,956,024 | $ | 0.40 | |||||
Granted | 2,325,000 | $ | 0.60 | |||||
Exercised | - | $ | - | |||||
Forfeited/Cancelled | (1,500,000 | ) | $ | 0.40 | ||||
Outstanding – September 30, 2012 | 7,781,024 | $ | 0.40 | |||||
Exercisable – September 30, 2012 | 7,781,024 | $ | 0.45 |
Warrants Outstanding | Warrants Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||
Range of exercise price | Number Outstanding | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number Exercisable | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||
$ | 0.40 – 0.60 | 7,781,024 | 3.60 | $ | 0.45 | 7,781,024 | $ | 0.45 |
At September 30, 2012 and 2011, the total intrinsic value of warrants outstanding and exercisable was $0 and $0, respectively.
Equity Incentive Plan
On July 9, 2012, the Board approved by unanimous written consent the Amended Plan amending Section 4 of the Plan (defined below) solely to increase the number of authorized shares subject to the Plan from 5,000,000 shares to 7,500,000 shares of common stock.
On May 9, 2011, the Board approved, authorized and adopted (subject to stockholder approval) the 2011 Incentive Stock and Award Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan provides for the issuance of up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company through the grant of non-qualified options (the “Non-qualified Options”), incentive options (the “Incentive Options” and together with the Non-qualified Options, the “Options”) and restricted stock (the “Restricted Stock”) to directors, officers, consultants, attorneys, advisors and employees.
The Plan shall be administered by a committee consisting of two or more independent, non-employee and outside directors (the “Committee”). In the absence of such a Committee, the Board shall administer the Plan.
Each Option shall contain the following material terms:
(i) | the exercise price, which shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (defined as the closing price on the final trading day immediately prior to the grant on the principal exchange or quotation system on which the common stock is listed or quoted, as applicable) of the common stock of the Company, provided that if the recipient of the Option owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of the Company, the exercise price shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value; |
(ii) | the term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee, provided that such Option shall not be exercisable more than five (5) years after the date such Option is granted, and provided further that with respect to an Incentive Option, if the recipient owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of the Company, the Incentive Option shall not be exercisable more than five (5) years after the date such Incentive Option is granted; |
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(iii) | subject to acceleration in the event of a Change of Control of the Company (as further described in the Plan), the period during which the Options vest shall be designated by the Committee or, in the absence of any Option vesting periods designated by the Committee at the time of grant, shall vest and become exercisable in equal amounts on each fiscal quarter of the Company through the four (4) year anniversary of the date on which the Option was granted; |
(iv) | no Option is transferable and each is exercisable only by the recipient of such Option except in the event of the death of the recipient; and |
(v) | with respect to Incentive Options, the aggregate Fair Market Value of common stock exercisable for the first time during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. |
Each award of Restricted Stock is subject to the following material terms:
(i) | no rights to an award of Restricted Stock is granted to the intended recipient of Restricted Stock unless and until the grant of Restricted Stock is accepted within the period prescribed by the Committee; |
(ii) | Restricted Stock shall not be delivered until they are free of any restrictions specified by the Committee at the time of grant; |
(iii) | recipients of Restricted Stock have the rights of a stockholder of the Company as of the date of the grant of the Restricted Stock; |
(iv) | shares of Restricted Stock are forfeitable until the terms of the Restricted Stock grant have been satisfied or the employment with the Company is terminated; and |
(v) | the Restricted Stock is not transferable until the date on which the Committee has specified such restrictions have lapsed. |
Note 8 – Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported. The management of the Company determined that there were certain reportable subsequent events to be disclosed as follows:
On October 10, 2012, Michael Mathews submitted his resignation, effective immediately, as Executive Chairman and as a director of the Company.
On October 17, 2012, the Company entered into a termination agreement with Brad Powers. The consultant agreed to forfeit all shares of common stock that were due to him.
On November 7, 2012, the Company entered into a securities exchange agreement with a convertible promissory noteholder (the “Noteholder”). The Company paid $25,000 on the note. The remaining principal of $78,100 was exchanged for 781 shares of the Company’s Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. The Noteholder agreed to cancel $21,298 in accrued interest on the convertible promissory note.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by Wizard World, Inc. (the “Company”) from time to time with the SEC (collectively, the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the Filings, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, including the risks relating to the Company’s business, industry, and the Company’s operations and results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Overview
We intend for this discussion to provide information that will assist in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles affect our financial statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, included elsewhere in this report.
We are a producer of pop culture and multimedia conventions (“Comic Cons”) across North America that market movies, TV shows, video games, technology, toys, social networking/gaming platforms, comic books and graphic novels. These Comic Cons provide sales, marketing, promotions, public relations, advertising and sponsorship opportunities for entertainment companies, toy companies, gaming companies, publishing companies, marketers, corporate sponsors and retailers.
Plan of Operation
Our Company has two lines of business: (i) live multimedia events, which involve ticket sales and exhibitor booth space, and (ii) sponsorships and advertising. Our current focus is on growing our existing Comic Cons by obtaining new exhibitors and dealers and attracting more high profile celebrities and VIPs. We also plan to expose our database of fans and our target market of young adult males to our content through digital media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Tumblr, and draw higher traffic to our website www.wizardworld.com by creating content from our live multimedia events and promoting such events through emails and newsletters.
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We continued the development of the “Wizard World Digital Entertainment Network,” which is comprised of one website located at www.toywiz.com and the Wizard World email database. The Wizard World Digital Entertainment Network will offer display advertising to brand advertisers, priced on a traditional CPM ad impression basis. We plan to work with display advertising networks and third party representation firms, and to hire four direct sales employees over the next 12 months to maximize the monetization of the Wizard World Digital Entertainment Network.
We expect to produce seven (7) live events during the year ended December 31, 2012. We run the risk that we will not be profitable in the live event business. To date, we have operated profitable live events in both the Philadelphia and Chicago markets, but we have operated at a deficit in other events. In order for us to operate a successful event, we must produce an event that is relevant to the public in order drive ticket sales, booth sales, sponsorship and advertising. In order for the Company to grow the digital business, we must attract unique users and drive traffic to our online site. To date, we have exhausted considerable resources developing our media platform, but we have yet to earn a profit from the platform.
Currently, our digital media business has been funded on capital raised from outside investors. We are currently earning revenue from the site and from the newly launched digital entertainment ad network, but not enough to maintain the costs to operate. We must continue to fund the digital media business from outside investors and from cash flow from the live event business until the media platform generates enough revenue to support its own operation.
Results of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | |||||||
Convention revenue | $ | 2,792,907 | $ | 1,434,625 | ||||
Gross profit | $ | 1,380,630 | $ | 733,566 | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (734,087 | ) | $ | (915,866 | ) | ||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | 646,543 | $ | (182,300 | ) | |||
Other income (expenses) | $ | 1,057,744 | $ | (1,209,789 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,704,287 | $ | (1,392,089 | ) | |||
Income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.04 | ) |
Convention Revenue
Convention revenue was $2,792,907 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $1,434,625 for the comparable period ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $1,358,282. The increase in convention revenue is primarily attributable to running well advertised and marketed events. The Company hosted two conventions during the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to one event during the comparable three months ended September 30, 2011.
Gross Profit
Gross profit percentage decreased from a gross profit of 51% during the three months ended September 30, 2011, to a gross profit of 49% during the three months ended September 30, 2012. The slight decrease is primarily attributable to the Company adding an additional event during the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the comparable period ended September 30, 2011. The additional event had a lower gross profit.
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Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012, was $734,087, as compared to $915,866 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The $181,779 decrease is primarily attributable to a $366,895 decrease in web development fees offset by a $140,120 increase in consulting fees paid in both cash and stock and a $41,010 increase in compensation expense.
Income (Loss) from Operations
Income (loss) from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012, was $646,543, as compared to a loss of $(182,300) for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in income (loss) from operations is the Company running two profitable events during the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to running one event during the three months ended September 30, 2011. In addition, the Company reduced web development costs during the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Other Income (expenses)
Other income (expense) for the three months ended September 30, 2012, was $1,057,744, as compared to $(1,209,789) for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The Company incurred a gain in change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the amount $1,068,302 during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to a loss from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $(1,143,968) during the comparable three months ended September 30, 2011. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded $10,572 in interest expense on the Company’s convertible notes issued in August 2011 and amortized debt discounts to interest expense as compared to $65,821 for the comparable three months ended September 30, 2011.
Net Income (Loss)
Net income for three months ended September 30, 2012, was $1,704,287 or income per share of $0.04, as compared to a loss of $(1,392,089) or loss per share of $(0.04), for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2012 | September 30, 2011 | |||||||
Convention revenue | $ | 5,173,315 | $ | 3,076,697 | ||||
Gross profit | $ | 1,955,914 | $ | 761,232 | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (1,903,860 | ) | $ | (3,355,277 | ) | ||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | 52,054 | $ | (2,594,045 | ) | |||
Other income (expenses) | $ | (1,339,062 | ) | $ | 479,492 | |||
Net loss | $ | (1,287,008 | ) | $ | (2,114,553 | ) | ||
Loss per common share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) |
Convention Revenue
Convention revenue was $5,173,315 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $3,076,697 for the comparable period ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $2,096,618. The increase in convention revenue is primarily attributable to running well advertised and marketed events. The Company made an effort to decrease the number of live events (from 7 in 2011 to 5 in 2012) in order to spend more resources to increase the per show revenue. Average per show revenue increased significantly during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
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Gross Profit
Gross profit percentage increased from a gross profit of 25% during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, to a gross profit of 38% during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is primarily attributable to the Company establishing hard budgets for each show, increasing exhibitor revenues and ticket sales.
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, was $1,903,860, as compared to $3,355,277 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The $1,451,417 decrease is primarily attributable to a $784,614 decrease in web development charges, and a $677,799 decrease in consulting fees paid in both cash and stock.
Income (Loss) from Operations
Income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, was $52,054, as compared to a loss of $2,594,045 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The primary increase in income (loss) from operations is the Company running more profitable event during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to running unprofitable events during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. In addition, the Company reduced third party consulting fees, web development costs and stock based compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Other Income (expenses)
Other income (expense) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, was $(1,339,062), as compared to $479,492 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company incurred a loss in change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the amount $(1,089,254) during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to a gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $345,425 during the comparable nine months ended September 30, 2011. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded $249,822 in interest expense on the Company’s convertible notes issued in August 2011 and amortized debt discounts to interest expense as compared to $66,180 during the comparable nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Net Loss
Net loss for nine months ended September 30, 2012, was $(1,287,008) or loss per share of $(0.08), as compared to $(2,114,553) or loss per share of $(0.06), for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Inflation did not have a material impact on the Company’s operations for the applicable period. Other than the foregoing, management knows of no trends, demands, or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table summarizes total current assets, liabilities and working capital at September 30, 2012, compared to December 31, 2011:
September 30, 2012 | December 31, 2011 | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||||
Current Assets | $ | 2,565,834 | $ | 669,972 | $ | 1,895,862 | ||||||
Current Liabilities | $ | 6,782,147 | $ | 4,080,466 | $ | 2,701,681 | ||||||
Working Capital (Deficit) | $ | (4,216,313 | ) | $ | (3,410,494 | ) | $ | (805,819 | ) |
At September 30, 2012, we had a working capital deficit of $4,216,313, as compared to a working capital deficit of $3,410,494, at December 31, 2011, a decrease of $805,819. The decrease is primarily attributable to an increase of $2,917,665 in derivative liabilities embedded in the company’s financial instruments, offset by an increase in cash.
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Net Cash
Net cash provided by (used) in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, was $310,949 and $(1,235,194), respectively. The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, was $(1,287,008) and $(2,114,553), respectively. The strengthening of the operations is primarily attributable to running less but more profitable events during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In addition, the Company is not incurring the web development fees that it incurred during the comparable nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Net cash obtained through all financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, was $1,316,764, as compared to $893,117 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company raised $1,550,000 through the sale and issuance of convertible preferred stock, less $233,236 in issuance costs.
Going Concern
As reflected in the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements, the Company had a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and a working capital deficit and stockholders’ deficit, respectively, at September 30, 2012. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The ability of the Company to continue its operations is dependent on management’s plans, which include the raising of capital through debt and/or equity markets with some additional funding from other traditional financing sources, including term notes.
The Company will require additional funding to finance the growth of its current and expected future operations as well as to achieve its strategic objectives. The Company believes its current available cash along with anticipated revenues may be insufficient to meet its cash needs for the near future. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or terms acceptable to the Company, if at all.
In response to these problems, management continues to the following actions:
• | continue with the implementation of the business plan; |
• | increase product prices and reduce discounts; |
• | increase revenue from existing live events; and |
• | increase revenue through sponsorship and advertising deals. |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
We believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.”
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the 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 period.
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The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the fair value of financial instruments; the carrying value, recoverability and impairment, if any, of long-lived assets, including the values assigned to deposits and construction in progress, income tax rate, income tax provision, allowance of deferred tax assets and the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. Those significant accounting estimates or assumptions bear the risk of change due to the fact that there are uncertainties attached to those estimates or assumptions, and certain estimates or assumptions are difficult to measure or value.
Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Management regularly reviews its estimates utilizing currently available information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience and reasonable assumptions. After such reviews, and if deemed appropriate, those estimates are adjusted accordingly. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, varying from 3 to 5 years or, when applicable, the life of the lease, whichever is shorter.
Carrying Value, Recoverability and Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company has adopted paragraph 360-10-35-17 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for its long-lived assets. The Company’s long-lived assets, which include property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
The Company assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related long-lived asset or group of long-lived assets over their remaining estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily determinable. If long-lived assets are determined to be recoverable, but the newly determined remaining estimated useful lives are shorter than originally estimated, the net book values of the long-lived assets are depreciated over the newly determined remaining estimated useful lives.
The Company considers the following to be some examples of important indicators that may trigger an impairment review: (i) significant under-performance or losses of assets relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; (ii) significant changes in the manner or use of assets or in the Company’s overall strategy with respect to the manner or use of the acquired assets or changes in the Company’s overall business strategy; (iii) significant negative industry or economic trends; (iv) increased competitive pressures; and (v) regulatory changes. The Company evaluates acquired assets for potential impairment indicators at least annually and more frequently upon the occurrence of such events.
The impairment charges, if any, are included in operating expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
Derivative Instruments
The Company evaluates its convertible debt, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for in accordance with Paragraph 810-10-05-4 of the Codification and Paragraph 815-40-25 of the Codification. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the embedded derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as other income or expense. Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity.
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In circumstances where the embedded conversion option in a convertible instrument is required to be bifurcated and there are also other embedded derivative instruments in the convertible instrument that are required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument.
The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date. Derivative instrument liabilities will be classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument is expected within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Income Taxes
We comply with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
Revenue Recognition
In accordance with the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 101, Revenue Recognition, as amended by SAB 104, revenues are generally recognized when products are shipped or as services are performed. However, due to the nature of our business, there are additional steps in the revenue recognition process, as described below:
• | Sponsorships: We follow the guidance of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, and assign the total of sponsorship revenues to the various elements contained within a sponsorship package based on their relative fair values. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We follow paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of our financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of our financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:
• | Level 1 – Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date; | |
• | Level 2 – Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date; and | |
• | Level 3 – Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, prepaid expenses and accrued expenses approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The Company’s convertible preferred stock and warrants approximate the fair value of such instruments based upon management’s best estimate of interest rates that would be available to the Company for similar financial arrangements at September 30, 2012.
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The Company uses Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of the derivative liabilities and revalues its derivative warrant liability at every reporting period and recognizes gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) that are attributable to the change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liability.
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below and disclosed on the consolidated balance sheets:
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Carrying Value |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities | $ | 4,864,334 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 4,864,334 | $ | 4,864,334 |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05
In June 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which was the result of a joint project with the IASB and amends the guidance in ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, by eliminating the option to present components of other comprehensive income (OCI) in the statement of stockholders’ equity. Instead, the new guidance now gives entities the option to present all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity either as a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or as two separate but consecutive statements. Regardless of whether an entity chooses to present comprehensive income in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements, the amendments require entities to present all reclassification adjustments from OCI to net income on the face of the statement of comprehensive income.
The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively and are effective for public entity for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08
In September 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”). This update is to simplify how public and nonpublic entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. Under the amendments in this update, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount.
The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted.
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-10
In December 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-10 “Property, Plant and Equipment: Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate-a Scope Clarification” (“ASU 2011-09”). This update is to resolve the diversity in practice as to how financial statements have been reflecting circumstances when parent company reporting entities cease to have controlling financial interests in subsidiaries that are in substance real estate, where the situation arises as a result of default on nonrecourse debt of the subsidiaries.
The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2012, for public entities. Early adoption is permitted.
FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11
In December 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Balance Sheet: Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). This update requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS.
The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.
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FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12
In December 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12 “Comprehensive Income: Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05” (“ASU 2011-12”). This update is a deferral of the effective date pertaining to reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU 2011-05. FASB is to going to reassess the costs and benefits of those provisions in ASU 2011-05 related to reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Due to the time required to properly make such a reassessment and to evaluate alternative presentation formats, the FASB decided that it is necessary to reinstate the requirements for the presentation of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income that were in place before the issuance of Update 2011-05.
All other requirements in Update 2011-05 are not affected by this update, including the requirement to report comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. Public entities should apply these requirements for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.
Other Recently Issued, but Not Yet Effective Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Pursuant to Rule 13a- 15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s PEO and PFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s PEO and PFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We believe there are no changes that constitute material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 16, 2012.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On September 28, 2012, the Company issued a director 60,000 shares of the Company’s common stock based on his Director Agreement. The issuance of such securities was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
On September 28, 2012, the Company issued 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a consultant for services rendered based on the consultant’s service agreement. The issuance of such securities was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
On September 28, 2012, the Company issued 240,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a consultant for services rendered based on the consultant’s service agreement. The issuance of such securities was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
There has been no default in the payment of principal, interest, sinking or purchase fund installment, or any other material default, with respect to any indebtedness of the Company.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
There is no other information required to be disclosed under this item which was not previously disclosed.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
31.1 | Certification by the Principal Executive Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)). * | |
31.2 | Certification by the Principal Financial Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)). * | |
32.1 | Certification by the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * | |
32.2 | Certification by the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * | |
* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
WIZARD WORLD, INC. | |||
Date: November 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ John Macaluso | |
Name: | John Macaluso | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | |||
(Principal Financial Officer) | |||
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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