Rogue One, Inc. - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from ___________ to ___________
Commission
File No. 000-24723
Mod
Hospitality, Inc.
(Name of
small business issuer in its charter)
NEVADA
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88-0393257
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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11710
Old Georgetown Road, Suite 808, North Bethesda, MD
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20852
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(301)
230-9674
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Title
of each class registered:
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Name
of each exchange on which registered:
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None
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None
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Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001
Preferred
Stock, par value $0.001
(Title
of class)
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Indicate
by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No
x
Indicate
by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated
filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller reporting
company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The
number of shares and aggregate market value of common stock held by
non-affiliates as if the last business day of the registrant’s most recently
completed second fiscal quarter was 902,352.
There
were 10,804,829 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 10,
2009.
PART
I
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ITEM
1.
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BUSINESS
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2
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ITEM
1B.
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RISK
FACTORS
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11
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ITEM
2.
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PROPERTIES
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14
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ITEM
3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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15
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PART
II
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTER TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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15
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ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUIYT SECURITIES
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ITEM
6.
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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ITEM
7.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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ITEM
7A.
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QUALITATIVE
AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
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21
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ITEM
8.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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F-1
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ITEM
9.
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CHANGES
IN AND DIAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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22
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PART
III
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ITEM
9A.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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ITEM
9A(T).
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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22
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ITEM
9B.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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23
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ITEM
10.
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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PART
IV
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ITEM
11.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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25
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ITEM
12.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCK
HOLDER MATTERS
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26
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ITEM
13
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
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26
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ITEM
14
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
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26
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ITEM
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EXHIBITS,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SIGNATURES
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PART I
Item
1. Business
Overview
We were
originally organized in the State of Delaware in February 1993 under the name
PLR, Inc. Our business operations are primarily conducted through our three (3)
indirect subsidiaries, ECRV Hanover LeaseCo, LLC (“Hanover”), ECRV Clinton
LeaseCo, LLC (“Clinton”), and ECRV FM LeaseCo, LLC (“Absecon”), limited
liabilities companies incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
In
November 1997, PLR, Inc. changed its name to Integrated Carbonics Corp. and
moved its domicile to the State of Nevada. On July 23, 1999, Integrated
Carbonics Corp. changed its name to Urbana.ca, Inc. (“URBA”). On April 11, 2003,
URBA changed its name to PSPP Holdings, Inc. On August 11, 2008, PSPP Holdings,
Inc. changed its name to Cynosure Holdings, Inc. by filing a Certificate of
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation with the State of Nevada. Effective
September 22, 2008, PSPP Holdings, Inc. changed its company name to Mod
Hospitality, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Mod Hospitality,” “we,” “us” or
the “Company”).
On March
26, 2008, ECV Holdings, Inc. (“ECV’) was formed under the laws of Delaware. On
April 4, 2008, ECV entered into a stock for membership interest agreement with
East Coast Realty Ventures, LLC (“ECRV”) which owned all of the membership
interest of Hanover, Clinton, and Absecon. As a result of the stock for
membership interest transaction, ECV acquired 100% of the membership interest in
Hanover, Clinton and Absecon by issuing Frederic Richardson, the sole member of
ECRV, 100,000 shares of its common stock.
Effective
May 8, 2008, ECV entered into a share exchange agreement with Frederic
Richardson and FLNU, a non-reporting small public company listed on the Pink
Sheets Grey Market, whereby, Frederic Richardson transferred to FLNU 100% of the
issued and outstanding common stock of ECV, in exchange for 28,000,000 shares of
common stock of FLNU, which represents 80% of FLNU’s outstanding common stock.
As a result of the share exchange transaction, Hanover, Clinton and Absecon
became the wholly-owned subsidiaries of FLNU.
On
October 21, 2008 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into a share exchange
agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with ECV and FLNU. On the Closing
Date of the share exchange transaction, we issued FLNU 50,000,000 common stock,
or approximately 99.12% of our common stock outstanding, in exchange for all of
the outstanding common stock of ECV from FLNU.
ECRV
Hanover Hospitality LeaseCo, LLC
Hanover
leases the Holiday Inn Express Flag from a property called the Holiday Inn
Express BWI, a 159-room five-story hotel on a 4.60 acre lot located in Hanover,
Maryland. Hanover owns the operation of the hotel, but leases the hotel building
from the owner of the property. The hotel is located in a growing suburb of
Baltimore, with excellent access to the Baltimore-Washington International
Airport. The area benefits from good access to the major traffic arteries
connecting the local area to the surrounding metropolitan area.
Facilities
All of
the public space, including the guest registration, lobby, meeting space, sales
and administrative offices are located on the first floor. The fitness center
and outdoor pool are accessed from the first floor. The hotel contains a total
of approximately 1,300 square feet of flexible meeting space that is
functionally laid out. A free-standing restaurant building that is leased to
Denny’s is located in the front portion of the site.
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Guest
Rooms
The
guestroom facilities include 68 rooms with king-size beds, 87 rooms with double
beds, and 4 suites. The overall quality and condition of the guestrooms have
been accessed by an external appraiser as being in a range between “good” to
“very good.” Each of the guestrooms features remote control television with
cable, telephone, desk with chair, dresser, nightstands, lamps and lounge chair.
Guestroom drapes, mattresses and bedspreads, carpeting and case goods are all in
good overall condition.
Quality
As of
December 31, 2008, the hotel’s Overall Satisfaction Index was
86.99. The hotels index continues to rise. It has
increased by 0.19 since June 2008. The InterContinental Hotels Group
(“IHG”) monthly quality self-assessment for December 2008 was completed and the
maintenance team continues to conduct HoliKare (a key room inspection program
developed by IHG) on all of the guest rooms as of December 31, 2008.
IHG is primarily engaged in managing hotels owned by other parties and in
franchising its hotel brands.
Improvements to the
Property
In the
twelve (12) months period ended December 31, 2008, Hanover made many
improvements to the hotel as follows:
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A
new video surveillance recorder purchased from
TechMark.
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Artwork
for the breakfast bar area purchased through Purchase Partners,
Inc.
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Six
side chairs for the breakfast bar area purchased through Purchase
Partners, Inc.
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An
ice maker for the breakfast kitchen purchased through Home
Depot.
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The hotel
has implemented an energy cost reduction plan that delineates energy savings
procedures for all hotel departments, including Sales and Catering Department,
Maintenance Department, Housekeeping Department, Front Desk and Shuttle
Department. Although this energy cost reduction plan only addresses
small behavioral changes, the hotel will continue to seek new and better ways to
conserve energy and cut costs on an ongoing basis.
Some
examples of procedures implemented by this plan:
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Air
Conditioning: Ensure filters and heater coils are cleaned quarterly in all
units, set units from automatic and temperature controls to low
heat
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Guest
Rooms: Ensure all light bulbs are 23 watt energy efficient; Advise guests
that bed linen are laundered every three (3) days and towels more than
once every three (3) days unless earlier service is requested; Keep lights
off in unoccupied rooms
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Kitchen:
During low occupancy periods, ensure that the breakfast host operates on
one (1) oven, one kind of fruit is removed from the breakfast bar, and all
lights in the breakfast pantry are turned on only during breakfast
hours.
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Distribution
of Memorandum: Ensure that memorandums will be printed only if
distribution of hard copies is necessary, and if so, only one (1) function
sheet per department shall be
distributed.
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Operations
Hanover
began offering deeply discounted rates via opaque websites such as Priceline.com
and Hotwire.com. This was executed in an effort to sell distressed room
inventory, which increased occupancy and revenue per available room (“REVPAR”),
a ratio commonly used to measure financial performance in the hospitality
industry and arguably the most important ratio used in the hospitality industry.
The REVPAR of Hanover for December 2008 decreased by$2.00 as compared to the
same period last year, while the occupancy for December 2008 increased by 8% as
compared to the same period last year. The room revenue for December
2008 was $264,951 as compared to $274,695 last year, reflecting a decrease of
$9,744. The average daily rate (“ADR”) for December 2008 was $102,
reflecting $22 decrease from last year. As a result of its increasing
the offer of inventory to third party internet sites, the occupancy increased in
2008, realizing an increase of occupied rooms by 383 as compared to last year.
In 2008, 2748 rooms were booked via internet at an ADR of
$69.31, as opposed to 709 rooms at an ADR of $108.54 that were
budgeted and the 323 realized in 2007. For the twelve (12) months ended December
31, 2008, the total revenue generated via internet bookings was $190,477. This
operation strategy was very effective in filling Hanover’s occupancy on weekends
that are typically soft, in particular, the 4th of
July. In addition to internet bookings, as of December 31, 2008, Hanover booked
35,166 additional rooms, compared to 40,189for the same period last
year.
Hanover
has hired a new Director of Sales, Lauri Reynolds who comes from the Holiday Inn
Express at the Stadiums in Baltimore. Ms. Reynolds brings with her a
wealth of experience in hotel sales, including many contacts in the
industry. She has a good overall familiarity with both the Annapolis
and BWI/Baltimore markets.
Actual
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Budget
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Variance
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Actual
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Variance
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December
31, 2008
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December
31, 2007
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Rooms
Sold
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2597
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2826
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(229)
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2214
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383
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Occupancy
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52.70
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%
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57.35
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%
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(4.65)
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%
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44.93
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%
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7.77
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%
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ADR
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102.02
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124.43
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(22.41
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124.07
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(22.05
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REVPAR
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53.76
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71.35
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(17.59
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55.74
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(1.98
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Room
Rev
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264,951
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351,636
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(86,685
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274,695
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(9,744
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(1)
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The information provided in the table above is
unaudited.
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Operation Expenses: Actual v. Budget (Unaudited)
For the
12 months period ended December 31, 2008, the actual expenses of many
operation lines have exceeded the budget which is described as
follows:
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Other
Income: This operation line was over budget because the expense of the
Suite Shop, a new operation line set up in 2008, was not
budgeted. The cost associated with the Suite Shop was $14,931,
and the income generated by the Suite Shop was
$10,570.
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Laundry:
This operation line was over budget by $26,702 because the hotel began
using environmentally friendly stain blaster and laundry chemicals, which
caused the laundry expense to be over budget by $413 a
month.
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Complimentary
Breakfast: This Operation Line was $10,000 over budget because each month
the complimentary breakfast was $971over the cost of hot food per IHG
standards.
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The
Franchise Reservation Fee: The franchise reservation fee was over budget
by $1,586 as a result of the $1,630 charged by Macro during December
2008. The franchise has started to bill $5 for every room
booked through the toll free reservation system, which will increase the
franchise fee expenses in the
future.
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Market
Opportunity
Located
close to the Baltimore Airport, Hanover sees continuous demand from business and
tourist travelers to the Greater Baltimore area. Baltimore is the largest city
in the state of Maryland in the United States. Greater Baltimore is the home of
six Fortune 1000 companies, Constellation Energy, Grace Chemicals (in Columbia),
Black & Decker (in Towson), Legg Mason, T. Rowe Price, and McCormick &
Company (in Hunt Valley). Other companies that are located in Baltimore include,
Brown Advisory, Alex Brown, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, FTI Consulting,
Vertis, Thomson Prometric, Performax, Sylvan Learning/Laureate Education, Under
Armour, DAP, 180°, Old Mutual Financial Network, and
Advertising.com.
In the
past two (2) decades, both the private and public sector has redirected
investment into the city's center. Because of these efforts, downtown Baltimore
experienced revitalization. The Inner Harbor redevelopment, which includes
a festival market on the waterfront, has received national attention. Further,
Baltimore has retained its status as an important port, educational and cultural
center. Although it faces increasing competition from the Maryland counties that
surround Washington, D.C., Baltimore remains the financial, legal,
corporate and political center of Maryland. The Baltimore metropolitan area that
lies within 40 miles of the nation's capital has also benefited from the growth
of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Currently,
the private sector economy is broad-based as the regional economy moves
increasingly toward services, trade and technology-based employment. The
manufacturing industry still maintains its presence, along with high-tech
contractors, educational institutions, public utilities, retailers and financial
institutions. Baltimore has shifted primarily to a service sector-oriented
economy, with Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital the largest
employer. Government employment is also a major factor in the local
economy, accounting for approcximately17% of the total jobs. As Baltimore City
is only 40 miles from Washington, D.C., the city benefits from its proximity to
the nation's capital and its enormous federal government presence and spending.
There are two major federal government military installations in the region –
Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County and the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving
Grounds in Harford County. In addition, the National Security Agency, a
government intelligence complex, is located adjacent to Fort Meade.
Competition
Located
only a few miles from the BWI airport, Hilton Garden Inn with 150 guest rooms,
and Homewood Suites with 99 suites were opened on March 16, 2009. In addition, A
lot and Element Arundel Mills were opened on April 1, 2009, with Aloft Arundel
Mills featuring 142 rooms and Element feature 145 extended stay
rooms. As a result of the opening of the new hotels, Hanover will
encounter increasing completion in maintaining its market shares and
profitability.
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ECRV
Clinton LeaseCo, LLC
Clinton
operates a private boutique hotel located in the Art Deco District in
South Beach, Miami, Florida. The Art Deco District in South Beach is the
primary attraction of Miami Beach, which makes up the lower third of the
island of Miami Beach.
The
Clinton Hotel is a four-floor building with 88 guest rooms, locating on a
0.45 acres lot. Clinton has no franchise or licensing agreements. After a
complete renovation, reconfiguration and expansion of the property in
2003, the building and facilities are in a very good
condition.
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Facilities
Clinton
owns the operation of the hotel, but leases the hotel building from the owner of
the property. In the year of 2007, Clinton focused its attention on completing
the Pool Refurbishment Proposal with an aggregate cost of $37,000, in addition
to conducting several deep cleaning projects. The public space, including the
restaurant and bar, guest registration and lobby, retail shops, full-service
Spa, and sales and administrative offices are located on the first floor. The
meeting space of the Clinton Hotel as well as outdoor area is located on the
fourth floor. In September, 2008, the Spa was moved all of its services to the
first floor. Subsequently, the fitness center will be moved to the space vacated
by the Spa. The Clinton Hotel features a small courtyard on the first floor
between the lobby and restaurant, which includes a jetted swimming pool, wading
pool and cabanas.
The
restaurant has a new manager who has taken action to improve every aspect of the
restaurant operations, including conveying a mandatory weekly meeting to
evaluate cross-marketing opportunities and overall quality in product and
service. The Spa actively participates in cross-marking with the hotel, and
focuses on improve the quality of its products and overall
marketability.
Guest
Rooms
The
guestroom facilities are in good overall quality and condition, including 6
rooms with king-size bed, 65 rooms with queen-size bed and 17 rooms with double
beds. Each of the guestrooms features remote control televisions with cable,
telephone, desk with chairs, loveseat, coffee table, dresser, nightstands,
lamps, mini-bar, CD players, coffee makers, and spa-product bar. Some guestrooms
have Jacuzzis on the balconies.
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Revenue Generating Food,
Beverage and Retail Outlets
The
Clinton Hotel has one leased food and beverage outlet located on the first floor
with access from both the hotel and Washington Avenue. In addition,
approximately 5,500 square feet of retail and restaurant space are leased to
third parties, which include two food and beverage outlets, one clothing store
and one beauty salon and spa. These leases can generate approximately $63,000
per month.
Quality
The
Clinton Hotel is currently rated 3.5 stars on Expedia and hope to increase its
rate to 4 stars prior to the beginning of the third quarter. Currently the hotel
is working with our market manager to regain the 1/2 star. The Clinton Hotel is
maintaining its Expedia and Trip Advisor Satisfaction score at 4 out of 5 with
86% of all guests recommending the property. Strong points are service and room
cleanliness, but conditional components of these scores are currently driving
the overall scores down slightly. The conditional components consist of thin
walls, old poorly installed carpet in hallways which will be replaced in
October, and aging guest rooms. We have taken preventive maintenance measures to
mitigate the guest room conditional items, but the product is beginning to show
its age.
Aggressive
preventive maintenance is the key in the hospitality industry. In order to
fulfill this goal, we recently had to replace our Chief Engineer because he does
not grasp and embrace the concept of aggressive preventive maintenance, and does
not share the management team’s expectation for the quality and standard of our
product.
Operations
The
revenues arising from the rooms sold for the fiscal year 2008 was about
$472,000, approximately $121,000 under budget and $100,000 less than the
revenues for the same period of 2007. In 2008, the average room rate
was $147.63, approximately $39 below the room rate of 2007 and $42 below the
budget for 2008. The occupancy rate decreased to 79.26% in 2008 from
over 83% in 2007, and was approximately 7% under the 2008 budget.
The last
few months of 2008, December of 2008 in particular, were undoubtedly affected by
the unforeseen global financial crisis. Although the crisis has devastated the
hospitality industry, as entertainment, leisure and tourism are very vulnerable
to economic uncertainty and volatility, the Clinton hotel managed to weather the
storm by adapting to the new circumstances. The demand for the luxury end of the
market is likely to decrease while demand for either low cost or perceived good
value products and services is likely to grow. Airlines and hotels need to
rapidly adapt to this trend.
Actual
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Budget
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Variance
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Actual
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Variance
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December
31, 2008
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December
31, 2007
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Rooms
Sold
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2213
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2356 | (147 | ) | 2279 | (66 | ) | |||||||||||||
Occupancy
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79.26 | % | 86.4 | % | (7 | %) | 83.54 | % | (4 | %) | ||||||||||
ADR
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147.63 | 190.06 | (42.42 | ) | 186.88 | (39.25 | ) | |||||||||||||
REVPAR
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119.76 | 181.73 | (61.96 | ) | 156.12 | (36.36 | ) | |||||||||||||
Room
Rev
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326,711 | 447,775 | (121,064 | ) | 425,899 | (99,188 | ) |
(1)
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The
information provided in the table above is
unaudited.
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Operation Expenses: Actual
v. Budget (Unaudited)
Hitting
the budget mark in Rooms Profit was a challenge as a result of the softer than
desired Average Daily Room Rate. Operational efficiencies were difficult to
achieve, despite that the cost per occupied room numbers (CPOR) was largely in
line with targets.
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Actual
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Budget
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Variance
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Labor
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54,000 | 62,239 | (8,239 | ) | ||||||||||
Expenses
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24,893 | 33,119 | (8,226 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
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78,892 | 95,358 | (16,466 | ) |
(1)
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The
information provided in the table above is
unaudited.
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Expenses
were largely well-controlled with no significant variances from the budget.
Repairs and maintenance expenses were very well controlled, which were
under-budget if the occupancy rate is taken into considerations. Labor on a CPOR
basis was in line with the budget, but as a percentage of revenue, the labor
cost was high. This is inevitable in an environment where the rate is low and
the volume is high.
Market
Opportunity
Located
in the South Beach, the Clinton Hotel embraces the great market opportunity for
hospitality industry. Considered one of the most desirable locations in North
America, the South Beach area has become a world-renowned destination for its
beach, shopping and business amenities. The South Beach becomes a magnet for
fashion, music and entertainment industry celebrities. Leisure visitors from all
over the world are drawn to the area’s cosmopolitan atmosphere, chic
restaurants, hip nightclubs and world-renowned beaches.
According
to a survey conducted by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, South
Beach attracts approximately 7,000,000 visitors on an annual basis, which makes
it rank the second most popular tourist destination in Florida after Walt Disney
World. The latest visitor statistics indicate that 4.7 million people had
overnight accommodations in Miami Beach. The average length of stay in Miami
Beach is approximately six (6) nights and the average travel size is roughly two
(2) people.
Since the
early 1990s, the desirability of the area has been enhanced greatly. The
near-term outlook is for continued redevelopment on a select
basis. The South Miami Beach area has become a world-renowned
destination for its beach, shopping, and business amenities, and is considered
one of the most desirable locations in North America. Therefore, despite the
fact that domestic hospitality industry has declined significantly caused by the
economic downturn in the U.S., there is continuous strong market demand for
Clinton Hotel.
Competition
The
occupancy rate of the Clinton Hotel reached 79.26% as of December 31, 2008,
which represents a 4 % decrease from the hotel occupancy rate for the same
period last year. Notwithstanding there has been a strengthening in terms of
market demand, the Clinton Hotel is facing challenges to sell its guestrooms at
the desired price because some hotels in the South Beach has increased their
guestroom supplies.
As of
December 31, 2008, there has been additional guestroom supply in the market
compared to the supply in the same period in 2007. Over 2000 guest rooms have
been added to the market.
Marketing
Due to
the downturn in the American economy, domestic hospitality industry has declined
significantly. The financial crisis has become a global one and therefore,
international customers have also dropped off in comparison to last
year. The U.S. dollar and Euro have strengthened considerable and
ironically may encourage Americans to travel abroad. This is a
disturbing trend which will be monitored and addressed by aggressive marketing
and the implementation of technology designed specifically to price rooms at
highly competitive prices. In order to maintain the growth of Clinton Hotel,
Clinton has taken the following marketing strategies:
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Implementation of a targeted
plan to migrate a large segment of the marketing efforts of the Clinton
from traditional third party internet hotel marketing outlets to the
hotel’s website and reservation lines. This strategy will increase
revenue by;
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Reducing
third party fees
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Increasing
personal contact
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Increasing
utilization of forecasting tools and
reports
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International
networking and sales efforts
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Improved
internet placement
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Maximization
of rates for special events
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Guests
invited back at reduced rates when booking through hotel reservation
systems as opposed to third party
systems.
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Strong Operating Performance:
Bolster hotel operations by enhancing service and communications to
guests.
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Critical Mass Marketing in the
Nation’s Premier Gateway/Destination Markets: Make use of internet and
travel agency outreach and
placement.
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Ongoing Revitalization:
Schedule upgrades around key
events.
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Maintaining Premier Restaurant
and Bars: Feature a variety of desirable food and beverage options
that capture both guest and local
demand.
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ECRV
FM LeaseCo, LLC [Absecon]
Facilities
The site
of Absecon, the Fairfield Inn, is located in Absecon, New Jersey. Absecon owns
the operation of the Fairfield Inn, but leases the hotel building from the owner
of the property. Constructed in 1985, the site is improved with a six-story
hospitality facility with 200 guestrooms and totaling approximately 92,000
square feet. The subject facility is located on an approximate 5.31 acre lot.
Amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, laundry facility, lobby and dining
area, exercise room, and two meeting rooms. Surface parking can accommodate 200
vehicles.
A
Property Improvement Plan (PIP), dated October 2007, totals $1,105,000. The PIP
includes funds for common area refurbishment, employee area refurbishment,
guestroom refurbishment, and exterior improvements. Management assumes that the
items in the provided PIP will be accomplished in the short term; therefore, no
immediate repair funds for these items are included in this report. In addition,
the reserve analysis is based on the expected completion of these items in the
short term. The lending institution also waved the industry standard
requirement of a 4% capital expenditure escrow for the first two
years.
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Quality
The hotel
was inspected, by Marriott in November 2008. It received a score of 83%, which
put the hotel in the yellow performance classification with
Marriott. The inspection has been reviewed by management that will
take all the necessary steps to make all of the necessary corrections will be
performed. The hotel renovation program is in progress and continues on the
third and fourth floors of the hotel. The exterior painting is complete in 2008
and work is beginning in the breakfast seating area. The hotel is in
target to meet the Marriott inspection deadline of March 1, 2009.
Improvements to the
Property
Recently,
Clinton has completed the following improvements to the hotel
property:
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Curved
shower rods were installed in the bathrooms.
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Management
began to replace light bulbs in the bathrooms with brighter
ones.
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Preventative
maintenance was continued in rooms.
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Deep
cleaning of rooms was continued.
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New
pool furniture was purchased at the expense of $5,847.
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Carpets
were cleaned in 85% of the rooms, 15% will be cleaned
later.
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Operations
Actual
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Budget
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Variance
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Last
Year
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Variance
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December
31, 2008
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December
31, 2007
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Rooms
Sold
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1228 | 1825 | (597 | ) | 1535 | (307 | ) | |||||||||||||
Occupancy
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19.80 | % | 29.40 | % | (9.60 | %) | 27.40 | % | (7.60 | %) | ||||||||||
ADR
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72.92 | 101.37 | (28.45 | ) | 100.41 | (27.49 | ) | |||||||||||||
REVPAR
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24.47 | 50.55 | (26.08 | ) | 25.69 | (1.22 | )) | |||||||||||||
Room
Rev
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89,548 | 185,000 | (95,452 | ) | 154,136 | (64,588 | ) |
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The
information provided in the table above is
unaudited.
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In
December 31, 2008, REVPAR was down by 1.22% as compared to last
year. There was a decrease in ADR by $27.49 and a decrease
in occupancy by 7.6%. This can be attributed to the new room supply
in the Atlantic City Market and a decline in market demand due to the global
financial crisis.
Operation
Expenses: Actual v. Budget (Unaudited)
For the
twelve (12) months ended December 31, 2008, expenses have largely been under
control within the budget. Most of the variances can be explained by work on the
property improvement plan. The complimentary breakfast expense was
over budget due to the construction workers. Every month, each
utility was over budget and was affected by the renovation
project. The A&G expense was under-budget as the general
manager’s salary had not been accrued in November.
Market
Condition
Atlantic
City has seen a dramatic decline since June 2008. The casinos have shown an 11%
decrease in money won by the casinos, which translates into significant drops in
revenue, occupancy, and room rates. The casinos reported a 6.7% decrease in
revenue for the twelve (12) months period ended December 31, 2008, compared to
the same period last year.
According
to the latest STAR report, Absecon is still maintaining its fair share of the
market, but the market is still in a declining mode. REVPAR has
decreased in the Midscale Tract (Absecon’s tract) by 46.2% year to date. In
December 2008, the casinos reported a drop in revenue of 18% from the previous
year. The economy and also ongoing renovations has caused a similar
decline in the hotel’s revenues. The competitive set continues to
reduce rates to minimize occupancy loss and in December, the new Marriott
Courtyard and the new Residence Inn began to match our rates. This
was the first month the hotel experienced a sister hotel being able to reduce
rates to the hotel’s level.
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Below are the steps that have been taken by the hotel and the new Director of Sales:
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Genesis
Golf Packages – Submitted 2009 rates to Gary O’Shea. Genesis
Golf Packages is a company that creates and books golf packages for
consumers.
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Booking.com
– Used International Booking agent through Priceline – signed up and
submitted rates for 2009. As of November 2008, the site is live
with correct rates. There is a 14% commission offered for the
first 90 days, when the commissions drop to
12%.
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Expedia/Hotels.com/Travelocity/Orbitz
– Conducted negotiation to move the hotel’s listing up on all of the
sites. The negotiation is in
progress.
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E-mail
Blasts – Emailed two potential buses, which bring groups to the area for
about 50 companies.
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Solicitation
Calls – Called 2009 Convention on Atlantic City scheduled to organize room
rates which made the hotel listed for overflow. The hotel is
also trying to negotiate with the Wrestlers Convention for 2010, as the
convention has all the rooms it needs for
2009.
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In this
dire economic environment, the hotel has not only made special efforts to
increase occupancy, but also to reduce cost. Some of the measures
that the hotel has implemented are:
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Cut
56 hours per week from the front desk payroll, which generated a saving of
$2,000 per month.
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Order
front office supplies in bulk.
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Use
one breakfast attendant every day.
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Reduce
the amount of food ordered for
breakfast.
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Use
laundry in house
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Combine
laundry and houseman duties on low occupancy
days
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Request
the general manager’s approval on all
orders.
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An
increase in housekeeping and engineering payroll will occur for the first few
months of 2009 due to the scheduled renovations.
Competition
During
the month of May 2008, 3,300 new hotel rooms were opened in the Atlantic City
Market. The Water Club
by Borgata opened 2,002 new rooms and Harrah’s Resort opened 800 new
rooms. Both of them are located at the Marina area. In
addition, a new Marriott Courtyard was opened in Atlantic City, three (3) blocks
from the Trump Taj Mahal with 206 new rooms, and a full-service Holiday Inn
opened on the boardwalk with 330 rooms. These new additional guestroom supplies
will adversely affect Absecon’s market share and profits.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Risk Related to Our
Business
WE
HAVE LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY AND FACE MANY OF THE RISKS AND DIFFICULTIES
FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED IN NEW AND RAPIDLY EVOLVING MARKET.
We have
only two years of limited operating history. We also face many of the risks and
difficulties encountered in new and rapidly evolving markets. The likelihood of
our success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties,
complications and delays frequently encountered by small developing companies.
Since we have a limited operating history, we cannot assure you that our
business will be profitable or that we will ever generate sufficient revenues to
meet our expenses and support our anticipated activities.
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THE
MARKETS IN WHICH WE OPERATE ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND FRAGMENTED, AND WE MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR MARKET SHARE.
We
operate in highly competitive markets and expect competitions to persist and
intensify in the future. Several hotels in South Beach and Absecon have
increased their guestroom supplies to the market, which will adversely affect
the market demand for the guestrooms of our hotels. We also face the risk that
new competitors with greater resources than us will enter the markets.
Competition among hotels can lead to a reduction in room rates which will hurt
our profitability and slow our growth.
THE
DOWNTURN OF THE OVERALL ECONOMY OF THE U.S. HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DOMESTIC
TOURISM. EVEN THOUGH CURRENTLY INTERNATIONAL TOURISM WILL HELP TO OFFSET THE
DOWNTICK IN DOMESTIC HOSPITALITY BUSINESS, THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM WILL MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT STRENGTH, AND CONTINUOUSLY
MITIGATE THE LOSS OF DOMESTIC TOURISM IN THE FUTURE.
The
hospitality industry is always susceptible to global economics. At
this point in time, the American economy is a huge risk for the hospitality
industry. Due to the downturn of the U.S. economy, domestic tourism
has declined significantly. At Clinton Hotel, international tourism, in the
height of its travel season, is showing strength, and based upon the
strengthening of the booking pace in June and August, 2008, the growth in
international travel will help to offset the lackluster domestic demand and our
loss due to the additional guestroom supplies by other hotels in the area.
However, although international tourism has increased, this increase may not be
enough to mitigate the loss of domestic tourists’ dollars due to the steep
decline in the dollar’s value. Moreover, no international tourism will
contribute to offsetting the lackluster domestic market demand for the two
hotels operated by Hanover and Absecon respectively.
THE
FUTURE OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING IS UNCLEAR. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE
THAT WE MAY CONTINUE OUR LEASES WITH THE OWNERS OF THE HOTEL
PROPERTY.
Hanover,
Clinton and Absecon own the operations of the Holiday Inn Express BWI, the
Clinton Hotel and the Fairfield Inn, respectively, and lease the building space
from the owners of the real estate. The operations have no ownership of the
buildings’ financing or responsibility for capital items, real estate taxes, or
property insurance. Whether the companies can continue the operations of the
hotels depends upon whether they may renew their leases with the owners of the
property.
THE
SOARING ENERGY COSTS WILL INCREASE THE COST OF GUEST SERVICE AND CONSEQUENTLY
REDUCE OUR PROFITABILITY.
The
soaring energy costs can adversely affect every point of guest service from
check-in at the front desk to ascent in an elevator, from the utilization of
meeting space to food and beverage operations and safety. To a great extent, the
profitability of our hotels will rely upon our hotel owners and managers’
ability to continuously reevaluate their energy risk management strategies
including alternative sources, disaster recovery plans, financing, and hedging
strategies. Due to the volatility of the energy market, there is no assurance
that the energy risk management strategies adopted by our manager will be the
effective.
THERE
IS NO ASSURANCE THAT OUR MANAGERS CAN MITIGATE THE LOSS IN THE EVENT THAT THE
PARTIES TO OUR CONTRACTS FAIL TO HONOR THEIR CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS.
In the
hospitality industry, there has been a sharp increase in the utilization of
outsourcing arrangements for items such as procurement services, network and
other data host sites, and food and beverage. Hotel owners and managers need to
measure and monitor the risk to their organizations should these business
partners not be in a position to honor their contractual obligations. However,
there is no assurance that the hotel owners and managers will always take the
most effective measures.
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Risk Related to Our
Industry
THE
HOTEL INDUSTRY IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, AND OUR PROPERTIES ARE SUBJECT TO ALL THE
OPERATING RISKS COMMON TO THE HOTEL INDUSTRY.
Our
properties are subject to all the operating risks common to the hotel
industry.
These risks include:
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changes
in general economic conditions;
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decreases
in the level of demand for rooms and related
services;
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cyclical
over-building in the hotel industry;
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restrictive
changes in zoning and similar land use laws and regulations or in health,
safety and environmental laws, rules and
regulations;
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the
inability to obtain property and liability insurance to fully protect
against all losses or to obtain such insurance at reasonable rates;
and
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changes
in travel patterns.
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In
addition, the hotel industry is highly competitive. Our properties compete with
other hotel properties in their geographic markets, and some of our competitors
may have substantially greater marketing and financial resources than we
do.
WITH
THE INCREASED RISK OF TERRORISM, THE RISK OF A PANDEMIC HAS PRESENTED ITSELF TO
ALL INDUSTRIES AND THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR.
Due to
the increased risk of terrorism, the risk of a pandemic has presented itself to
all industries. If a pandemic were to strike, it will likely impact the hotel
industry more than others, as this tourism market relies on people travelling
for business, pleasure, and recreation. The lack of assessing and planning for
such an occasion presents the most important risk to the industry. Changes in
the risk access in the insurance market in recent years mean that there is often
very limited or no protection against many of the risks that can come with a
pandemic. Traditionally, cover for loss of business is related to a material or
tangible event, such as fire. The illness or absence of staff usually falls
outside the usual insurance coverage, which leaves assessing and planning for
such an event, the only line of defense. There is no assurance that our hotel
owners and managers can take the effective risk assessment and control plans in
the event of terrorism attack.
Risk Related to Our Common
Stock
OUR
COMMON STOCK ARE CLASSIFIED AS A “PENNY STOCK” AS THAT TERM IS GENERALLY DEFINED
IN THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 TO MEAN EQUITY SECURITIES WITH A PRICE OF
LESS THAN $5.00. OUR COMMON STOCK WILL BE SUBJECT TO RULES THAT IMPOSE SALES
PRACTICE AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ON BROKER-DEALERS WHO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING A PENNY STOCK.
We are
subject to the penny stock rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission that require brokers to provide extensive disclosure to its customers
prior to executing trades in penny stocks. These disclosure requirements may
cause a reduction in the trading activity of our Common Stock, which in all
likelihood would make it difficult for our stockholders to sell their
securities.
Rule
3a51-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 establishes the definition of a
"penny stock," for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a
minimum bid price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less
than $5.00 per share, subject to a limited number of exceptions which are not
available to us. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny
stocks for the immediately foreseeable future. This classification severely and
adversely affects any market liquidity for our Common Stock.
For any
transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules
require that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in
penny stocks and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written
agreement to the transaction setting forth the identity and quantity of the
penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve a person's account for
transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial
information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a
reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for
that person and that that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in
financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny
stocks.
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The
broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a
disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market,
which, in highlight form, sets forth:
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the
basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination,
and
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that
the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the
investor prior to the transaction.
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Disclosure
also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public
offerings and in secondary trading and commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the
securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases
of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to
be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the
account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Because
of these regulations, broker-dealers may not wish to engage in the
above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/or may encounter
difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may
affect the ability of selling shareholders or other holders to sell
their shares in any secondary market and have the effect of reducing the
level of trading activity in any secondary market. These additional sales
practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our common stock,
if and when our common stock becomes publicly traded. In addition, the liquidity
for our common stock may decrease, with a corresponding decrease in the price of
our common stock. Our common stock are subject to such penny stock rules for the
foreseeable future and our shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it
difficult to sell their common stock.
THE
MARKET FOR PENNY STOCKS HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FRAUDS AND ABUSES WHICH COULD
ADVERSELY IMPACT SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR STOCK.
We
believe that the market for penny stocks has suffered from patterns of fraud and
abuse. Such patterns include:
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control
of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are
often related to the promoter or issuer;
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manipulation
of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false
and misleading press releases;
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“boiler
room" practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic
price projections by inexperienced sales persons;
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excessive
and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling
broker-dealers; and
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wholesale
dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after
prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable
collapse of those prices with consequent investor
losses.
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We
believe that many of these abuses have occurred with respect to the promotion of
low price stock companies that lacked experienced management, adequate financial
resources, an adequate business plan and/or marketable and successful business
or product.
Item
2. Properties.
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The
hotel operated by Hanover has its address at 7482 Ridge Road, Hanover,
Maryland which is close to the Baltimore Airport. The hotel is located in
a growing suburb of Baltimore, with excellent access to the
Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The area benefits from good
access to the major traffic arteries connecting the local area to the
surrounding metropolitan area. The hotel contains a total of approximately
1,300 square feet of flexible meeting space that is functionally laid out.
A free-standing restaurant building that is leased to Denny’s is located
in the front portion of the site.
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The
hotel operated by Clinton has an address at 825-835 Washington Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida. The Clinton Hotel is a four-floor building with 88
guest rooms, locating on a 0.45 acres lot. After a complete renovation,
reconfiguration and expansion of the property in 2003, the building and
facilities are in a very good condition. Clinton has no franchise or
licensing agreements.
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The
hotel operated by Absecon is located at 405 East Absecon Boulevard (A.k.a.
U.S. Highway 30), Absecon, New Jersey. Constructed in 1985, the site is
improved with a six-story hospitality facility with 200 guestrooms and
totaling approximately 92,000 square feet. The subject facility is located
on an approximate 5.31 acre lot. Amenities include an outdoor swimming
pool, laundry facility, lobby and dining area, exercise room, and two
meeting rooms. Surface parking can accommodate 200
vehicles.
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Item
3. Legal Proceedings.
Currently,
there are three pending litigations against our subsidiaries, and we are not
aware of any other pending or threatening litigation against us or our
subsidiaries.
In Beachview Restaurants, LLC vs. ECRV
Clinton Leaseco, LLC, brought in the Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade
County, Florida (Case NO. 07 29326 CA 22), the plaintiff claims breach of lease
and fraudulent inducement in connection with Clinton’s eviction of the plaintiff
based upon non-payment of rent in 2007. It is unlikely that there will be an
unfavorable outcome in this matter inasmuch as the plaintiff has yet to state a
cause of action regarding any breach of lease or inducement to sign the lease.
There are sound defenses from Clinton. The amount in controversy has been stated
as merely in excess of $15,000.
In Miami-Dade County vs.
Clinton, brought in the Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County,
Florida (Case No. 07-32742 CA 22), the plaintiff claims non-payment of bills
arising from a dispute over a previously undisclosed water and sewer fee imposed
by Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is unlikely that there will be an unfavorable
outcome in this matter in that it appears that the suit was filed beyond the
applicable statute of limitations. The amount in controversy is claimed to be
slightly in excess of $42,000.
In Rafael
Barrera vs. Clinton Hotel Investors, LLC and East Coast Realty Ventures, LLC,
brought in the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court (Case No. 08-67650 CA 24), the
plaintiff filed an eight (8) count complaint with counts II, IV and VI appling
exclusively to Clinton Hotel and counts I, III, V, VII, and VIII applying
exclusively to East Coast Realty Ventures, LLC. Count II is for an alleged
breach of the employment contract between the plaintiff and Clinton Hotel
resulting from an alleged failure of the Clinton Hotel to pay four (4) months of
base salary beginning on the date of the plaintiff’s termination. Count IV
requests an accounting of vacation and bonus payments for the period beginning
August 10, 2001 and ending on August 16, 2007. Count IV is for unjust enrichment
based on an alleged failure to properly compensate the plaintiff. The Clinton
Hotel filed a motion to dismiss which is set for hearing in May, 2009. The
plaintiff claims damages against the Clinton Hotel in the approximate amount of
$115,000, all of which was being denied by the Clinton Hotel.
In 2005,
the Company retained the legal services of Weed & Co, LLP. On
December 3, 2007, Weed & Co, LLP filed a complaint in Superior Court of the
State of California in dispute over payment of legal fees against the Company
and other defendants. On March 11, 2008, the other defendants entered
into a settlement agreement where Weed & Co, LLP was to be paid
$87,500. Weed & Co., LP has the right to re-file the complaint
should the other defendants not satisfy this agreement. There is
no liability reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for
this uncertainty.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
October 21, 2008, pursuant to a written consent, the holders of the majority of
our voting stock approved us to enter into a share exchange agreement with FLNU
and ECV Holdings. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, FLNU will transfer
all of the issued and outstanding common stock of ECV Holdings in exchange for
50,000,000 shares of our newly issued common shares. A copy of the Share
Exchange Agreement was filed as exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on October 27,
2008 and incorporated herewith by reference.
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PART
II
Item
5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
Our
common stock was initially quoted on OTCBB under the symbol PSPP. On September
22, 2008, we changed our symbol to MODY. The following table sets forth for the
indicated periods the high and low sales prices per share for our common stock
on the OTCBB.
Fiscal
Year 2009 Quarters Ended:
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High
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Low
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March
31, 2009
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$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.10 | ||||
Fiscal
Year 2008 Quarters Ended:
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High
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Low
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March 31,
2008
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$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.006 | ||||
June 30,
2008
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0.75 | 0.01 | ||||||
September 30,
2008
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0.17 | 0.15 | ||||||
December 31,
2008
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.15 | 0.10 | ||||||
Fiscal
Year 2007 Quarters Ended:
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High
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Low
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March 31,
2007
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$ | 11.00 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
June 30,
2007
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66.00 | 10.00 | ||||||
September 30,
2007
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80.00 | 7.10 | ||||||
December 31,
2007
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6.90 | 1.00 |
Holders
of Record
As of
April 13, 2009, there were approximately172 stockholders of record of our common
stock, and the closing price of our common stock was $0.10 per share as reported
by OTCBB. Because many of our shares of Class A common stock are held by
brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to
estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record
holders.
As of
April 13, 2009, there were approximately three (3) stockholders of record of our
preferred stock.
Dividend
Policy
We have
never declared or paid any cash dividend on our common stock. We do not expect
to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.
Item
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
We make
forward-looking statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report based on the
beliefs and assumptions of our management and on information currently available
to us. Forward-looking statements include information about our possible or
assumed future results of operations which follow under the headings “Business
and Overview,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and other statements
throughout this report preceded by, followed by or that include the words
“believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or similar
expressions.
Forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these
forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties described
below and other factors we describe from time to time in our periodic filings
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We therefore
caution you not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date of this
report, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise.
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Company Overview
We are
committed to finding unique and profitable hotel operations throughout the
world. We exploit the changing real estate market with new financing structures
and finds quality assets to which it can bring superior cost management and
revenue generation skills. In addition, we structure our acquisitions without
tying itself to any one investor or external financing.
We plan
to focus on the top three tier franchise and boutique operations throughout the
country. It currently owns the operation of a boutique hotel in the Art Deco
District of Miami, South Beach, Florida and branded hotel operations in the
North East.
Hanover,
Clinton and Absecon have neither ownership of the hotel buildings’
financing nor responsibility for capital items, real estate taxes, or
building insurance, but Hanover, Clinton and Absecon perform management of these
items, which give the real estate investors a low-maintenance real estate
investment.
Under
separate management agreements, Hanover, Clinton and Absecon engaged the
services of Park Place Hospitality, Inc (“PPHG”) with its base of operations
located in Charlotte, North Carolina, to run the operations of the hotels. In
September 2008, we terminated PPHG’s management arrangement for the Clinton
Hotel in South Beach, Miami, Florida, and in February 2009, we terminated PPHG’s
management agreement for the Holiday Inn Express in Hanover, Maryland. We have
retained the management services of Mid-Atlantic Realty Group, an entity
controlled by Frederic Richardson, our Chairman and CEO, for both these hotels
under the same terms as with PPHG, with formal agreements pending to be
executed.
Plan of
Operations
In this
slower demand environment, we are working aggressively to enhance property-level
house profit margins by reviewing room amenities and adjusting room rates. We
continue to implement new technology, develop new sales promotions, and improve
our properties to increase property-level revenue, rather than simply
discounting room rates.
Our plan
of operation includes for the next twelve months fee generation from management
agreements on three hotels. The operations will include selling equity
participation on future hotel acquisitions. We plan to raise additional capital
through a formal registration of equity contributions from its principal
shareholder. Currently there are no planned acquisitions. We do not
plan to sell any of its assets or operations at this time.
We
believe that despite recent economic downturns the market for hotel lodging is
stable in the markets in which we maintain the operations of the hotels.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association stated that 2007 was the best year
ever for the U.S. lodging industry. Spurred on by the weak U.S. dollar that
has induced foreign travelers to the United States and consumers within the
United States to travel within its borders. Additionally, peak
construction of new hotels in markets where we maintain properties such as Miami
have slowed significantly since the fourth quarter of 2007 which has led to a
potential supply and demand imbalance. However, areas such as Baltimore
have shown decreases in demand as they are not "trendy" vacation areas and
occupancy rates are projected to decline in through 2009. However, average
daily room rates have increased and are projected to do so through 2009.
Gaming revenues have increased in areas such as Atlantic City and lodging in
such places has not been affected by the current economic
instability.
Results of
Operations
The following table sets forth the key
components of our result of operations for the periods indicated, in U.S.
Dollars.
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For
the year ended
|
||||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 12,039,988 | $ | 7,553,046 | ||||
Operating
expenses
|
14,242,835 | 8,160,091 | ||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(2,202,847 | ) | (607,045 | ) | ||||
Other
income (expenses)
|
(15,465 | ) | (61,453 | ) | ||||
Income
before provision for income taxes
|
(2,218,312 | ) | (668,498 | ) | ||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
- | - | ||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (2,218,312 | ) | $ | (668,498 | ) |
Comparison
of Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
General:
We have
conducted operations through December 31, 2008. This includes the operations
from three hotels; Hanover, Clinton, and Absecon.
Revenue:
Net revenue increased by $4,486,942 or 59.41%, from $7,553,046 in the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007 to $12,039,988 in the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008. Revenues are comprised of the revenues from rooms, food and
beverage, rental, telephone, movies, and suite shop, generated as a result of
the operations of the three hotels. Our revenue increased because 2008 consisted
of a whole year of operations for each of the hotel operations. 2007
consisted of a full year of Hanover operations, Clinton operations began on June
15, 2007, and Absecon began on December 4, 2008.
Operating
Expenses:
Operating expenses, arising from rooms, food and beverage, rent, management and
franchise fees, general and administrative, and depreciation, were $8,160,091 in
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, compared to $14,242,835 in the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008. This represents an increase of $6,082,744, or
74.54%. While the dollar value of the expenses increased by 74.54%, expenses as
a percentage of revenues rose from 108% in 2007 to 118% in 2008 as a result of
the additional expenses as a result of the operations of Absecon. Absecon’s
operating margin was 126% as compared to those of Hanover and Clinton at
approximately 103%. In the 2008 fiscal year, operating expenses have
largely been under control within the budget. Most of the variances can be
explained by work on the property improvement plan.
Other Income
(Expenses). Our other income (expenses) consists of interest income,
interest expense, gain on sale of assets. We had total other expenses of
$(15,465) for the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $(61,453) for the
year ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $45,988. The decrease in
total other expenses is primarily due to a reduction in interest
payments.
Net Loss:
Our net loss was $668,498 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and
$2,218,312 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. The increase
in net loss of $1,549,814, or 69.86%, was primarily the result of increased
operating expenses. Our net loss increased because our operating expenses
increased at a greater rate than revenue increased.
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Capital
Liquidity and Resources
As of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, we had total assets equal to $5,195,374 and
$4,890,305, respectively. As of
December 31, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $728,349. The following
table provides the key information about our net cash flow for all financial
statement periods presented in this Form 10-K:
Years
Ended December 31
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by/used in operating activities
|
$ | 696,152 | $ | (218,117 | ) | |||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,197,531 | ) | (3,514,287 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
422,921 | 4,204,624 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(78,457 | ) | 472,220 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
$ | 728,349 | $ | 806,806 |
Comparison
of Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
Net Cash Provided
By/Used In Operating Activities. Our net cash provided by operating
activities totaled $696,152 for the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to
the net cash used in operating activities of $218,117 for the year ended
December 31, 2007. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was
primarily due to the increase in our escrow reserves.
Net Cash Used In
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was
$1,197,531for the year ended December 31, 2008 and $3,514,287 for the year ended
December 31, 2007.A significant portion was used for the property improvement
plan at the Absecon location.
Net Cash Provided
By Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities
totaled $422,921for the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to net cash
provided by financing activities of $4,204,624 for the year ended December 31,
2007. The reason for decrease in cash provided by financing activities was due
to a reduction of capital contributions
Cash. As of December
31, 2008, we had cash of $728,439, as compared to $806,806 as of December 31,
2007. This decrease was primarily due to the substantial decrease in net cash
provided by financing activities in the fiscal year 2008.
We
believe we can meet our liquidity and capital requirements in 2009 from a
variety of sources. These include our present capital resources, internally
generated cash, and future equity financings.
Critical
Accounting Policy
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 the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues
and expenses during the reporting periods. Because of the use of estimates
inherent in the financial reporting process,
actual results may differ significantly from those estimates. We consider our critical accounting
policies to be those that require the most significant judgments and estimates
in the preparation of financial statements, including the
following:
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Revenue and
Expense Recognition: We recognize income
from the management of the properties in accordance with the accrual basis of
accounting, that is, when the services and products are provided for hotel
guests and there is no uncertainty as to cash collections; i.e. upon receipt of
cash/check payment or credit card from the hotel guests. We recognize expenses
related to the management of the properties in accordance with the accrual basis
of accounting, that is, when the expense is incurred.
Advertising,
Sales and Marketing Expense: We incur sales and marketing expenses in
conjunction with the production of promotional materials, and related travel
costs. In accordance with the AICPA’s Statement of Position No. 93-7 “Reporting
on Advertising Costs”, companies expense advertising and marketing
costs as incurred or as the advertising takes place.
Income
Taxes: Income
taxes are provided for using the liability method of accounting in accordance
with SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes," and clarified by FIN 48,
"Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109." A deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary
differences between financial and tax reporting. Temporary differences are the
differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax
basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the
opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are adjusted for the effect of changes in tax laws and rates on the
date of enactment.
Investment: We account for
investments, where the Company holds from 20% up to 50%, in the common stock, or
membership interest, of an entity, using the equity method. The investment is
initially recorded at cost and the carrying amount is adjusted to recognize our
proportionate share of the earnings or losses of the investee after the date of
acquisition. The amount of the adjustment is included in the determination of
our net income or loss in the period of the adjustment. Any dividends received
from the investee reduce the carrying value of the
investment.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In March
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No. 161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 161).
SFAS 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities. It requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and
strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value
amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about
credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. This statement
is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS 141R).
SFAS 141R significantly changes the accounting for business combinations in
a number of areas including the treatment of contingent consideration,
pre-acquisition contingencies, transaction costs, in-process research and
development, and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141R, changes
in an acquired entity's deferred tax assets and uncertain tax positions after
the measurement period will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141R is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.
The
Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached consensuses on EITF Issue
No. 06-04, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit
Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements (EITF 06-04) and
EITF Issue No. 06-10, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and
Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life
Insurance Arrangements (EITF 06-10), which require that a company recognize
a liability for the postretirement benefits associated with endorsement and
collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangements. The Company does
not expect that the provisions of this pronouncement to have an impact on its
consolidated financial statements.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to
have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Item
7A. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not
applicable because we are a smaller reporting company.
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Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2 |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
F-3 - F-4 |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
|
F-5 |
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
|
F-6 |
Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows
|
F-7 |
Notes
to the Combined Financial Statements
|
F-8 |
F-1
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors
Mod
Hospitality, Inc. f/k/a PSPP Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Mod Hospitality Inc.
f/k/a PSPP Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31,
2008 and 2007 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December 31,
2008 (first full year of operations for the Company’s subsidiaries) and the
following periods which includes ECRV Clinton Leaseco, LLC (Clinton)
for the period of March 8, 2007 (date of inception) to December 31, 2007, and
ECRV FM Leaseco, LLC (Absecon) for the period May 10, 2007 (date of inception)
to December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit
also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company, as of December 31,
2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods (as
stated above) through December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/
Conner & Associates, PC
CONNER
& ASSOCIATES, PC
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
15 April
2009
F-2
MOD
HOSPITALITY, INC. F/K/A PSPP HOLDINGS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
For
the year
|
For
the year
|
|||||||
ended
|
ended
|
|||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 728,349 | $ | 806,806 | ||||
Accounts
receivable
|
157,791 | 286,846 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
183,223 | 141,013 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
1,069,363 | 1,234,665 | ||||||
Property and
equipment
|
||||||||
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment, net of depreciation
|
2,742,877 | 3,493,728 | ||||||
Total
property and equipment
|
2,742,877 | 3,493,728 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
||||||||
Franchise
fees, net of amortization
|
144,500 | 144,500 | ||||||
Construction
in-progress
|
1,139,531 | - | ||||||
Investments,
net
|
58,000 | - | ||||||
Deposits
|
41,103 | 17,412 | ||||||
Total
other assets
|
1,383,134 | 161,912 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 5,195,374 | $ | 4,890,305 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements, which are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F-3
MOD
HOSPITALITY, INC. F/K/A PSPP HOLDINGS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity
|
||||||||
For
the year
|
For
the year
|
|||||||
ended
|
ended
|
|||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$ | 1,423,596 | $ | 351,360 | ||||
Escrow
reserves
|
908,605 | 54,956 | ||||||
Accrued
salaries and wages
|
107,692 | 91,144 | ||||||
Management
fees payable
|
20,857 | 35,164 | ||||||
Taxes
payable, rooms and other
|
387,689 | 215,353 | ||||||
Due
to related party
|
1,178,565 | 260,000 | ||||||
Notes
payable
|
306,699 | - | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
4,333,701 | 1,007,977 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
4,333,701 | 1,007,977 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
- | - | ||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized
|
||||||||
1,000,000
shares outstanding
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized
|
||||||||
6,941,168
shares outstanding
|
6,941 | 65 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,529,837 | 4,339,056 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(2,685,106 | ) | (466,793 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
861,672 | 3,882,328 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$ | 5,195,374 | $ | 4,890,305 | ||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements, which are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F-4
MOD
HOSPITALITY, INC. F/K/A PSPP HOLDINGS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
For
the year
|
For
the year
|
|||||||
ended
|
ended
|
|||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||
Rooms
|
$ | 10,839,198 | $ | 6,918,220 | ||||
Food
and beverage
|
271,549 | 159,782 | ||||||
Other
income
|
929,242 | 475,044 | ||||||
Total
operating revenue
|
12,039,988 | 7,553,046 | ||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||
Rooms
|
3,613,308 | 1,967,157 | ||||||
Food
and beverage
|
714,435 | 56,188 | ||||||
Rent
|
5,018,572 | 3,288,643 | ||||||
Management
and franchise fees
|
1,104,815 | 894,287 | ||||||
General
and administrative
|
2,134,007 | 585,532 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
744,185 | 233,863 | ||||||
Other
expenses
|
913,514 | 1,134,421 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
14,242,835 | 8,160,091 | ||||||
Loss from
operations
|
(2,202,847 | ) | (607,045 | ) | ||||
Other income
(expenses)
|
||||||||
Interest
income
|
2,478 | 5,383 | ||||||
Interest
expense
|
(19,096 | ) | (66,836 | ) | ||||
Gain
on sale of assets
|
1,153 | - | ||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
|
(15,465 | ) | (61,453 | ) | ||||
Income
before provision for income taxes
|
(2,218,312 | ) | (668,498 | ) | ||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
- | - | ||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (2,218,312 | ) | $ | (668,498 | ) | ||
Net loss per common
share
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | ||
Diluted
|
$ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | ||
Weighted average of
common shares outstanding
|
||||||||
Basic
|
6,717,500 | 5,749,900 | ||||||
Diluted
|
6,717,500 | 5,749,900 | ||||||
Dividends
declared per common share
|
$ | - | $ | - |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements, which are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F-5
MOD
HOSPITALITY, INC. F/K/A PSPP HOLDINGS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series
A
|
Additional
|
Retained
Earnings
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred
Stock
|
Common
Stock
|
paid-in
|
(Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
capital
|
Deficit)
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006, restated
|
1,000,000 | $ | 10,000 | 64,699 | $ | 65 | $ | 394,432 | $ | 201,705 | $ | 606,200 | ||||||||||||||||
- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital
contributions, net
|
- | - | - | - | 3,944,624 | - | 3,944,624 | |||||||||||||||||||||
- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | (668,498 | ) | (668,498 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007, restated
|
1,000,000 | $ | 10,000 | 64,699 | $ | 65 | $ | 4,339,056 | $ | (466,793 | ) | 3,882,326 | ||||||||||||||||
Adjustment
- reverse merger
|
- | - | - | - | (809,219 | ) | - | (809,219 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuances
of common stock
|
- | - | 6,876,469 | 6,876 | - | - | 6,876 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | (2,218,312 | ) | (2,218,312 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
1,000,000 | $ | 10,000 | 6,941,168 | $ | 6,941 | $ | 3,529,837 | $ | (2,685,106 | ) | $ | 861,672 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements, which are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F-6
MOD
HOSPITALITY, INC. F/K/A PSPP HOLDINGS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||
For
the year
|
For
the year
|
|||||||
ended
|
ended
|
|||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||
Cash flows from
operating activities
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (2,218,312 | ) | $ | (668,498 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss from operations to
net cash used in
operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
744,185 | 219,155 | ||||||
(Increase)
decrease in:
|
||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(42,210 | ) | (6,507 | ) | ||||
Accounts
receivable
|
129,055 | (286,846 | ) | |||||
Deposits
|
(23,691 | ) | (17,412 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) in:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
1,078,901 | 281,600 | ||||||
Escrow
reserves
|
853,649 | 59,076 | ||||||
Accrued
Salaries
|
16,548 | - | ||||||
Management
Fees
|
(14,307 | ) | 24,332 | |||||
Taxes
payable, rooms and other
|
172,336 | 176,983 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
696,152 | (218,117 | ) | |||||
- | ||||||||
Cash flows from
investing activities
|
||||||||
Payments
for construction in progress
|
(1,139,531 | ) | - | |||||
Purchase
of investments
|
(58,000 | ) | - | |||||
Purchase
of furniture, fixtures and equipment
|
- | (3,434,287 | ) | |||||
Payments
for franchise agreements
|
- | (80,000 | ) | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,197,531 | ) | (3,514,287 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from
financing activities
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from capital contributions, net
|
(802,343 | ) | 3,944,624 | |||||
Proceeds
from notes payable
|
306,699 | - | ||||||
Due
to related party, net
|
918,565 | 260,000 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
422,921 | 4,204,624 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(78,457 | ) | 472,220 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents , beginning of year
|
806,806 | 334,586 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
$ | 728,349 | $ | 806,806 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
- | |||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Taxes
paid
|
$ | - | $ | - |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements, which are an integral
part of the financial statements.
F-7
MOD
HOSPITALITY, INC.
f/k/a
PSPP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2008
NOTE
1. SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Nature of
Business
Mod
Hospitality, Inc. f/k/a PSPP Holdings, Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated in
the State of Delaware in 1993. In 1997, the Company changed its Corporate
Charter to the State of Nevada. As of December 31, 2008, the Company
maintained its Corporate Charter in the State of Nevada.
On
September 22, 2008, the Company changed its name to Mod Hospitality,
Inc.
On
February 12, 2008, East Coast Realty Ventures, LLC (ECRV, LLC) purchased from
Airport Road Associates One, LLC ("Airport LLC"), the then controlling
shareholder of the issuer, 900,000 shares of Preferred Stock and 25,865,000
shares of Common Stock in a privately negotiated transaction. ECRV, LLC paid
$153,750 for the Preferred and Common Stock.
As of
February 12, 2008, ECRV, LLC may be deemed to have sole voting power over
132,873,855 shares of Common Stock (which includes the 107,008,855 votes from
the Series A Shares) and dispositive power over 81,553,282 shares of Common
Stock (which includes shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the
Series A Shares). Airport LLC may be deemed to have shared voting and
dispositive power over no shares of Common Stock.
As of
February 12, 2008, Frederic Richardson may be deemed to have sole voting and
dispositive power over no shares of Common Stock and may be deemed to have
shared voting power over 132,873,855 shares of Common Stock (which includes the
107,008,855 votes from the Series A Shares held by Airport LLC) and shared
dispositive power over 81,553,282 shares of Common Stock (which includes shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Shares held by
Airport LLC).
On March
26, 2008, ECV Holdings, Inc. (“ECV”) is a corporation formed under the laws of
Delaware. On April 4, 2008, ECV entered into a stock for membership interest
agreement with East Coast Realty Ventures, LLC (“ ECRV ”) which owned all of the
issued and outstanding capital (the “ Membership Interest ”) of ECRV Hanover
LeaseCo, LLC (the “ Hanover ”), ECRV Clinton LeaseCo, LLC (the “ Clinton ”), and
ECRV FM LeaseCo, LCC (the “ Absecon ”). Hanover, Clinton, and Absecon are
limited liability companies organized under the law of the State of Delaware. As
a result of the stock for membership interest transaction, ECV acquired 100% of
the membership interest in Hanover, Clinton and Absecon by issuing Frederic
Richardson 100,000 shares of its common stock.
Effective
May 8, 2008, ECV entered into a share exchange agreement with Frederic
Richardson, and FLNU, a non-reporting small public company listed on the Pink
Sheets Grey Market, whereby, Frederic Richardson transferred to FLNU 100% of the
issued and outstanding common stock of ECV, in exchange for 28,000,000 shares of
common stock of FLNU, which represents 80% of FLNU’s outstanding common stock.
As a result of the share exchange transaction, Hanover, Clinton and Absecon
became the wholly owned subsidiaries of FLNU.
On
October 21, 2008 (“the Closing Date”), the Company acquired all of the issued
and outstanding common stock of ECV Holdings, Inc., (“ECV”) a Delaware
corporation, in accordance with the Share Exchange Agreement. On the
Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Securities Exchange Transaction, the
Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of ECV from Flora
Nutrients, Inc. (“FLNU”). In exchange, the Company issued FLNU 50,000,000 common
stock, or approximately 99.912% of the Company’s common stock
outstanding.
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The
Company conducts its business operations through ECRV Hanover LeaseCo, LLC
(“Hanover”), ECRV Clinton LeaseCo, LLC (“Clinton”), and ECRV FM LeaseCo, LCC
(“Absecon”).
Basis of
Presentation
The
summary of significant accounting policies is presented to assist in the
understanding of the financial statements. The financial statements and notes
are the representation of management. These policies conform to accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been
consistently applied.
Basis of Consolidation –
2008 and 2007
For the
year ended December 31, 2008, the accompanying consolidated financial statements
include a full year for each of the Company’s subsidiaries. For the year ended
December 31, 2007, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include a
full year for ECRV Hanover Hospitality Leaseco, LLC (Hanover); ECRV Clinton
Leaseco, LLC (Clinton) is for the period of March 8, 2007 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2007, and ECRV FM Leaseco, LLC (Absecon) is for the period May 10,
2007 (date of inception) to December 31, 2007.
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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial
reporting process, actual results may differ significantly from those
estimates.
Cash and cash
Equivalents
The
Company maintains cash balances in a non-interest bearing accounts that
currently do exceed federally insured limits. For the purpose of the statements
of cash flows, all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or
less are considered to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007. Historically, the Company has not incurred any
losses due the accounts that exceed federally insured limits.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
The
Company measures their financial assets and liabilities in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. For
certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable
and accrued expenses, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their
short maturities.
FASB Interpretation No.
(FIN) 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”
As of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company considered the provisions of FASB
Interpretation No. (FIN) 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”
specifically as it relates to the entities controlled by the majority
shareholder of the Company. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the accompanying
financial statements only include the accounts of the Company.
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Net Loss per Share
Calculation
In
February 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” Basic net
loss per common share ("EPS") is computed by dividing income available to common
stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. Diluted earnings per shares is computed by dividing net
income by the weighted average shares outstanding, assuming all dilutive
potential common shares were issued.
Revenue and Expense
Recognition
The
Company recognizes income from the management of the properties in accordance
with the accrual basis of accounting, that is, when the services and products
are provided for hotel guests and there is no uncertainty as to cash
collections; i.e. upon receipt of cash/check payment or credit card from the
hotel guests. The Company recognizes expenses related to the management of the
properties in accordance with the accrual basis of accounting, that is, when the
expense is incurred.
Advertising, Sales and
Marketing Expenses
The Company incurs sales and marketing
expenses in conjunction with the production of promotional materials, and
related travel costs. In accordance with the AICPA’s Statement of Position No.
93-7 “Reporting on Advertising Costs”, the Companies expense advertising and
marketing costs as incurred or as the advertising takes place.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are provided for using the liability method of accounting in accordance
with SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes," and clarified by FIN 48,
"Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109." A deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary
differences between financial and tax reporting. Temporary differences are the
differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax
basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the
opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are adjusted for the effect of changes in tax laws and rates on the
date of enactment.
The 2008
federal and state income tax returns will be the first ones for the Company and
its newly acquired subsidiary, ECV Holdings, Inc. The Company
conducts all its operations through ECV Holdings, Inc. and its
subsidiaries. The subsidiaries (Hanover, Clinton and Absecon) were
acquired by ECV Holdings, Inc. in March 2008 in an Internal Revenue Section 351
tax free reorganization from the controlling shareholder of the
Company. These three entities are single member limited liability
companies located in Maryland (Hanover), Clinton (Florida) and New Jersey
(Absecon). For federal income tax purposes they are disregarded
entities and therefore will not be liable for any federal income tax nor will
they recognize any net operating losses at their individual company
levels. The tax liabilities and the net operating loss carryforwards
will be consolidated at the ECV Holdings, Inc. level and in turn will be
consolidated with the Company. There will be annual state and local
tax returns due for each of the individual companies. As of December
31, 2008, the provision of income taxes is zero.
Investments
The
Company accounts for investments, where the Company holds from 20% up to 50%, in
the common stock, or membership interest, of an entity, using the equity method.
The investment is initially recorded at cost and the carrying amount is adjusted
to recognize the Company’s proportionate share of the earnings or losses of the
investee after the date of acquisition. The amount of the adjustment is included
in the determination of net income or loss of the Company in the period of the
adjustment. Any dividends received from the investee reduce the carrying value
of the investment.
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As of
December 31, 2008, Dream Apartments TV continued to pursue its planned
operations, therefore, current management made the decision to reflect the
$58,000 as the fair value of this investment.
Accounting
Pronouncements
In March
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No. 161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 161).
SFAS 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. It requires qualitative disclosures
about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures
about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and
disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative
agreements. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations
(SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R significantly changes the accounting for
business combinations in a number of areas including the treatment of contingent
consideration, pre-acquisition contingencies, transaction costs, in-process
research and development, and restructuring costs. In addition, under
SFAS 141R, changes in an acquired entity's deferred tax assets and
uncertain tax positions after the measurement period will impact income tax
expense. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008.
The
Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached consensuses on EITF Issue
No. 06-04, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit
Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements (EITF 06-04) and
EITF Issue No. 06-10, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and
Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life
Insurance Arrangements (EITF 06-10), which require that a company recognize
a liability for the postretirement benefits associated with endorsement and
collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangements. The Company does
not expect that the provisions of this pronouncement to have an impact on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), Fair Value Measurements,
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. FAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements
that require or permit fair value measurements. Prior to FAS 157, there were
different definitions of fair value and limited guidance for applying those
definitions in GAAP. Moreover, that guidance was dispersed among the many
accounting pronouncements that require fair value measurements. Differences in
that guidance created inconsistencies that added to the complexity in applying
GAAP. The changes to current practice resulting from the application of FAS 157
relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value,
and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect
the adoption of FAS 157 to have an effect on its financial
statements.
In June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation
No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
(FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model of how a
company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial
statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take
on a tax return. The Company expects to comply with the provisions of
FIN 48. As of December 31, 2008, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to
take on a tax return. ECV Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries
(Clinton, Hanover and Absecon) expect to file their first federal and state tax
returns for the year ended December 31, 2008. Clinton, Hanover and
Absecon are single-member limited liability companies that are disregarded
entities for federal tax purposes.
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NOTE
2. FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND
EQUIPMENT
Furniture
and fixtures are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method; i.e. original cost divided by the estimated useful lives
of the related assets, which is 5 years. When assets are retired or
otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed
from the accounting records, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the
Statement of Operations for the period. The cost of maintenance and
repairs are charged to income as incurred. Renewals and betterments are
capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.
As of
December 31, 2008, management has yet to conduct a cost segregation analysis on
any of the hotel properties managed by the Company.
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the depreciation expense was $744,185
and $233,863, respectively.
NOTE
3. MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENTS
Hanover
leases the Holiday Inn Express flag for a hotel located in Hanover,
Maryland. Absecon leases the Marriott’s Fairfield Inn flag for a
hotel located in Absecon, New Jersey. The Clinton is a private hotel
located in South Beach, Miami, Florida with no franchise or licensing
agreements.
Under
each management agreement, PPHG received a 3.5% management fee based on gross
income, and an incentive fee based on gross operating profit. In addition, under
Absecon’s agreement, additional fees for managing property improvements’ (the
PIP) equal to a fixed incentive fee of 10% to 15% of these costs.
In
September 2008, Company terminated PPHG’s management agreement for the Clinton
Hotel in South Beach, Miami, Florida. In February 2009, the Company
terminated PPHG’s management agreement for the Holiday Inn Express in Hanover,
Maryland. The Company retained the management services of
Mid-Atlantic Realty Group for both of these hotel properties under the same
terms as PPHG, however, the formal agreements have yet to be
signed. Mid-Atlantic Realty Group is an entity controlled by the
Company’s majority shareholder, Mr. Richardson. (See Subsequent
Events)
NOTE 4.
PROPERTY
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
A
Property Improvement Plan (PIP) in the amount of $1.1 million was reserved at
the closing of the transaction and is owned by Absecon. The funds are
held by the lender to cover the deferred maintenance obligations required by the
Marriott Corporation to maintain the Fairfield flag.
As of
December 31, 2008, the outstanding balance of the PIP was
$738,435. The total amount of the PIP as of March 31, 2009 increased
from the initial $1.1 million to $1.864 million. The PIP is 98%
complete with the following exceptions: 1) landscaping - to be completed in May
of 2009 – cost of approximately $7,000, 2) The parking lot – to be completed in
May of 2009 – cost of approximately $5,000, 3) Porte Cochere rehabilitation –
Marriot still has to decide if this work is indeed necessary and therefore
required – cost will be approximately $28,000. All other required
items are completed.
NOTE
5. FRANCHISE
FEES
As of
December 31, 2008, Hanover paid $64,500 in franchise fees for the use of the
Holiday Inn Express Flag, and Absecon paid $80,000 in franchise fees for the use
of Marriott’s Fairfield Inn flag. Clinton did not incur any franchise
fees when it was acquired in 2007. As of December 31, 2008,
management of the Company has determined that the franchise fees have an
indefinite useful life. Therefore, pursuant to SFAS no. 142, the
franchise fees are not being subject to amortization rather they are subject to
an impairment test by management. Management has conducted an
impairment test and has determined that as of December 31, 2008, the franchise
fees are not subject to any impairment adjustment; therefore, the carrying value
of the franchise fees are $144,500, their original cost.
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NOTE
6. BASE
RENT AND ADDITIONAL RENT
There
exists a triple net master lease between each of the Company’s subsidiaries, the
master lessee and the tenant in common investors who own the buildings, in
accordance with the master lease agreements. The master leases have a
term of 15 years, but shall terminate upon the sale of the properties by the
investors.
The
tenants in common investors acquired the property subject to the master lease
and became parties to the master lease. Except for certain reserves
and escrows that are required under the terms of the loan, the master lessee is
responsible for all costs of operating, managing, leasing, and maintaining the
property during the term, excluding the payment of all capital expenses, which
have been defined in the master lease.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and 2007
reflect the base rent expense to comply with the provisions of SFAS no. 13
paragraph 15. The base rent payments are not being made on
straight-line basis over the life of the leases; however, the base rent expense
is being recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the
leases.
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the rent payable included in the current
liabilities is $460,404 and $134,934, respectively.
Base Rent:
Hanover
Hanover
pays base rent in equal monthly installments derived from the following annual
yields on net cash equity investment:
Year
|
Annual
Yield
|
Year
|
Annual
Yield
|
|||
Year
1
|
8.00%
|
Year
6
|
10.50%
|
|||
Year
2
|
8.50%
|
year
7
|
10.50%
|
|||
Year
3
|
9.00%
|
Year
8
|
10.50%
|
|||
Year
4
|
9.25%
|
Year
9
|
10.50%
|
|||
Year
5
|
10.50%
|
Year
10 - 15
|
10.50%
|
Base rent
is paid, monthly, in arrears as follows:
Year
|
Total
Base
|
Year
|
Total
Base
|
|||
Year
1
|
$ 756,000
|
Year
6
|
$ 992,250
|
|||
Year
2
|
803,250
|
Year
7
|
992,250
|
|||
Year
3
|
850,500
|
Year
8
|
992,250
|
|||
Year
4
|
874,125
|
Year
9
|
992,250
|
|||
Year
5
|
992,250
|
Year
10 - 15
|
992,250
|
Additional
rent due under the lease is a combination of the principal, interest, reserves,
tax, and insurance escrows due under the loan. Any funds remaining in
any of the reserves or escrows are the property of Hanover.
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 the base rent expense was $923,738 and
$923,738, respectively.
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Base Rent:
Clinton
Clinton
pays the base rent in equal monthly installments derived from the following
annual yields on net cash equity investment:
Year
|
Annual
Yield
|
Year
|
Annual
Yield
|
|||
Year
1
|
8.00%
|
Year
6
|
9.00%
|
|||
Year
2
|
8.25%
|
Year
7
|
9.00%
|
|||
Year
3
|
8.50%
|
Year
8
|
9.00%
|
|||
Year
4
|
8.75%
|
Year
9
|
9.00%
|
|||
Year
5
|
9.00%
|
Year
10 - 15
|
9.00%
|
Base rent
is paid, monthly, in arrears as follows:
Year
|
Total
Base
|
Year
|
Total
Base
|
|||
Year
1
|
$ 405,157
|
Year
6
|
$ 540,209
|
|||
Year
2
|
438,020
|
Year
7
|
540,209
|
|||
Year
3
|
450,625
|
Year
8
|
540,209
|
|||
Year
4
|
463,229
|
Year
9
|
540,209
|
|||
Year
5
|
534,807
|
Year
10 - 15
|
540,209
|
Additional
rent due under the lease is a combination of the principal, interest, reserves,
tax, and insurance escrows due under the loan. Any funds remaining in
any of the reserves or escrows are the property of Clinton.
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 the base rent expense was $512,929 and
$213,720, respectively.
Base Rent:
Absecon
Rental
payments shall be equivalent to a cumulative and compounding annualized return
of 10% on the $2,150,000 purchase price plus $150,000, at risk, interest rate
reserve required by Prudential ($230,000).
The
additional rent payments are equal to the mortgage, principle plus interest and
the tax, insurance, and reserves, less the Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment
(“FF&E”) reserve. The FF&E reserve is paid by Absecon as part
of the additional rent payment, but the control of the reserve belongs to
Absecon. The reserve will be used exclusively to pay for the direct
FF&E needs of the hotel operation as determined by the Company and Park
Place Hospitality Group. Excess funds, over and above the current
needs of the Base Rent Escrow Account and the FF&E escrow reserve are deemed
“excess” and distributed periodically to the investor and Absecon as follows:
75% to investor as a rent extension payment and 25% to Absecon for services.
This distribution sharing is subject to investor receiving full repayment of all
invested funds and any accrued base rent through either refinancing or the
excess distributable cash flow.
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 the base rent expense was $230,000 and
$0, respectively.
NOTE
7. LOANS
PAYABLE
As of
December 31, 2008, the Company had notes payable of $306,699 including
accrued interest. These notes payable are demand notes payable with
an interest rate of 10%.
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NOTE
8. DUE TO
RELATED PARTY
As of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company owed East Coast Realty Ventures, LLC,
the former managing member of Hanover, Clinton and Absecon, an entity controlled
by Frederic Richardson, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, $1,178,565 and $260,000,
respectively under a demand note with no formal repayment
requirements.
NOTE
9. COMMON
AND PREFERRED STOCK
As of
December 31, 2008, the Company has 175,000,000 shares of common stock authorized
and 6,941,168 issued and outstanding.
The
balance of the outstanding common shares as of December 31, 2007; adjusted for
the stock split were 64,699.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, 6,876,469 shares of common stock were issued
at par value of $.001 for a total of $6,876 to certain individuals and entities
for past consideration. The amount of $6,876 is included in general and
administrative expenses.
As of
December 31, 2008, the Company has 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock
authorized and 1,000,000 issued and outstanding.
NOTE
10. REVERSE
SPLIT AND SYMBOL CHANGE
On April
29, 2008, the Company increased its authorized common stock from 80,000,000
shares to 175,000,000 shares by filing a Certificate of Change pursuant to NRS
78.209.
Effective
June 21, 2008, in order to meet a requirement of the Stock Purchase Agreement,
as amended, between Airport Road Associates One, LLC (“Airport, LLC”) and East
Coast Realty Ventures, LLC (“ECRV, LLC”), as previously reported on Form 8-K
filed March 20, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company has declared a 100
to 1 round lot reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock. In accordance with
the reverse split, each shareholder will receive one (1) share of Common Stock
for each one hundred (100) shares currently held. No fractional
shares shall be issued; all fractional shares shall be rounded up to the next
whole share. Any shareholder that should own less than one hundred
(100) shares after completion of the reverse split shall be issued a sufficient
number of additional shares so that each such shareholder shall own a minimum of
one hundred (100) shares. The reverse split was effective as of the
opening of trading on June 2, 2008. Additionally, also effective June 2, 2008,
the Company’s trading symbol was changed to “PSPN” in conjunction with the
reverse split of the Company’s common stock.
On August
11, 2008, the Company changed its name to Cynosure Holdings, Inc. by filing a
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.
On August
11, 2008, the members of our Board of Directors were increased to six (6), and
Mark T. Johnson and Marc D. Manoff, Esq. were appointed to the Board of
Directors pursuant to the increase.
On August
21, 2008, the Company changed its name to Hybid Hospitality, Inc. by filing a
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.
On August
27, 2008, the Company changed its name to Mod Hospitality, Inc. by filing a
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.
Effective
September 22, 2008, the Company completed a 1 for 10 reserve split of its common
stock and changed its name to Mod Hospitality, Inc. with a new symbol
“MODY.”
NOTE
10. INCOME
TAXES AND CHANGE IN CONTROL
The
Company has approximately $887,625 in gross deferred tax assets as of December
31, 2008, resulting from net operating loss carry forwards. A
valuation allowance has been recorded to fully offset these deferred tax assets
because the future realization of the related income tax benefits is uncertain.
Accordingly, the net provision for income taxes is zero as of December 31,
2008.
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As of
December 31, 2008, the Company has federal net operating loss carry forwards of
approximately $2,218,312 available to offset future taxable income through 2027
subject to the annual limitations imposed by Section 382 under the Internal
Revenue Code due to the change in control. In February 2008, there
was a change in control of the Company wherein Section 382 will apply to the net
operating loss carryforward starting with the year ended December 31,
2008.
As of
December 31, 2008, the difference between the tax provision at the statutory
federal income tax rate and the tax provision attributable to loss before income
taxes is as follows (in percentages):
Statutory
federal income tax rate
|
-34%
|
State
taxes - net of federal benefits
|
-5%
|
Valuation
allowance
|
39%
|
Income
tax rate – net
|
0%
|
For the
year ended December 31, 2008, the valuation allowance adjustment was
zero.
NOTE
11. REVERSE
MERGER
On
October 21, 2008, we underwent a reverse merger with ECV Holdings, Inc. (“ECV”),
a Delaware corporation, pursuant to a share exchange agreement (the “Share
Exchange Agreement”) with ECV and Flora Nutrients, Inc., a Nevada corporation
and the sole shareholder of ECV (“FLNU”). The closing of the transaction took
place on October 21, 2008 (the “Share Exchange Transaction”) and resulted in the
acquisition of ECV. Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, we
acquired all of the outstanding common stock of ECV by issuing FLNU an aggregate
of 50,000,000 shares representing 99.912% of our common stock outstanding. Since
FLNU, the sole shareholder of ECV, will own 99.912% of the shares of our
outstanding common stock upon the completion of the Share Exchange Transaction,
ECV is the legal acquiree but the accounting acquirer in the reverse merger.
Upon the completion of the Share Exchange Transaction, ECV (accounting acquirer,
legal acquiree) will succeed to the business that we previously carried on, and
will become the registrant. As a result, the historical financial statements
presented going forward will be those of ECV (accounting acquirer, legal
acquiree).
The Share
Exchange Agreement contains customary terms and conditions for a transaction of
this type, including representations, warranties and covenants, as well as
provisions describing the consideration for the Acquisition, the process of
exchanging the consideration and the effect of the acquisition.
As
described above, on October 21, 2008, we acquired all of the issued and
outstanding common stock of ECV, a Delaware corporation, in accordance with the
Share Exchange Agreement. The closing of the transaction took place on
October 21, 2008 (the “Closing Date”). On the Closing Date, pursuant
to the terms of the Securities Exchange Transaction, we acquired all of the
outstanding common stock of ECV from FLNU. In exchange, we issued FLNU
50,000,000 shares, or approximately 99.912% of our common stock
outstanding. Since FLNU will own 99.912% of the shares of our outstanding
common stock upon the completion of the Share Exchange Transaction, ECV is the
legal acquiree but the accounting acquirer in the reverse merger. Upon the
completion of the Share Exchange Transaction, ECV (accounting acquirer, legal
acquiree) will succeed to the business that we previously carried on, and will
become the registrant. As a result, the historical financial statements
presented going forward will be those of ECV (accounting acquirer, legal
acquiree).
ECV is a
corporation formed on March 26, 2008 under the laws of Delaware. On April 4,
2008, ECV entered into a stock for membership interest agreement with East Coast
Realty Ventures, LLC (“ECRV”) which owned all of the issued and outstanding
capital (the “Membership Interest”) of ECRV Hanover LeaseCo, LLC (the
“Hanover”), ECRV Clinton LeaseCo, LLC (the “Clinton”), and ECRV FM LeaseCo, LCC
(the “Absecon”). Hanover, Clinton, and Absecon are limited liability companies
organized under the law of the State of Delaware. As a result of the stock for
membership interest transaction, ECV acquired 100% of the membership interest in
Hanover, Clinton and Absecon by issuing Frederic Richardson 100,000 shares of
its common stock.
Effective
May 8, 2008, ECV entered into a share exchange agreement with Frederic
Richardson, and FLNU, a non-reporting small public company listed on the Pink
Sheets Grey Market, whereby, Frederic Richardson transferred to FLNU 100% of the
issued and outstanding common stock of ECV, in exchange for 28,000,000 shares of
common stock of FLNU, which represents 80% of FLNU’s outstanding common stock.
As a result of the share exchange transaction, Hanover, Clinton and Absecon
became the wholly owned subsidiaries of FLNU.
F-16
NOTE
12. COMMITEMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES
Legal
Proceedings
Beachview
Restaurants, LLC as Plaintiff vs. ECRV Clinton Leaseco, LLC as Defendant, in the
Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida Case NO. 07 29326 CA 22
which involves a dispute concerning a former lessee which had been evicted for
non-payment of rent in 2007, claiming breach of lease and fraudulent inducement.
It is unlikely that there will be an unfavorable outcome in this matter inasmuch
as the Plaintiff has yet to state a cause of action regarding any breach of
lease or inducement to sign the lease. There are sound defenses. The amount in
controversy has been stated as merely in excess of $15,000.
Miami-Dade
County, as Plaintiff vs. Clinton as Defendant, in the Circuit Court in and for
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Case No. 07-32742 CA 22 which involves a dispute
over a previously undisclosed water and sewer fee imposed by Miami-Dade County,
Florida claiming non-payment of the bill. It is unlikely that there will be an
unfavorable outcome in this matter in that it appears that the suit was filed
beyond the applicable statute of limitations. The amount in controversy is
claimed to be slightly in excess of $42,000.
Rafael
Barrera vs. Clinton Hotel Investors, LLC and East Coast Realty Ventures, LLC,
Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Case No. 08-67650 CA 24. Plaintiff, Barrera
filed an eight (8) count Complaint; counts II, IV and VI apply exclusively to
Clinton Hotel and counts I,III,V,VII, and VIII apply exclusively to East Coast
Realty Ventures, LLC. Count II is for an alleged breach of the employment
contract between Plaintiff and Clinton Hotel resulting from an alleged failure
to pay four (4) months of base salary beginning on the date of Plaintiff’s
termination. Count IV requests an accounting of vacation and bonus payments for
the period beginning August 10, 2001 and ending on August 16, 2007. Count IV is
for unjust enrichment based on an alleged failure to properly compensate
Plaintiff. Clinton Hotel filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. Plaintiff
claims damages against Clinton Hotel in the approximate amount of $115,000, all
of which is being denied by Clinton Hotel and which Clinton Hotel intends to
vigorously defend.
As of
December 31, 2008, management of the Company has determined that the amount of
$172,000, which represents the approximate amount of the above lawsuits do not
warrant an expense to be recorded in accompanying consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2008.
In 2005,
the Company retained the legal services of Weed & Co, LLP. On
December 3, 2007, Weed & Co, LLP filed a complaint in Superior Court of the
State of California in dispute over payment of legal fees against the Company
and other defendants. On March 11, 2008, the other defendants entered
into a settlement agreement where Weed & Co, LLP was to be paid
$87,500. Weed & Co., LP has the right to re-file the complaint
should the other defendants not satisfy this agreement. There is
no liability reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for
this uncertainty.
NOTE
13. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
1)
|
Subsequent
to December 31, 2008 through April 13, 2009, the Company issued 3,891, 661
shares of its common stock at par value of $.001. These issuances of
common stock increase the outstanding shares of common stock to 10,804,829
shares.
|
|
2)
|
In
February 2009, the Company terminated Park Place Hospitality Group’s
(“PPHG”) management agreement for the Holiday Inn Express in Hanover,
Maryland. The Company retained the management services of
Mid-Atlantic Realty Group under the same terms as PPHG, however, the
formal agreements have yet to be signed. Mid-Atlantic Realty
Group is an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman and CEO, Mr.
Richardson. (See Note
3).
|
3)
|
In
February 2009, the management of the Company discovered that the Holiday
Inn Express in Hanover, Maryland managed by Park Place Hospitality Group
was accruing $8,321 per month for personal property taxes on the
furniture, fixtures and equipment owned by ECRV Hanover Hospitality
Leaseco, LLC as opposed to $8,321 per year. As a result, in
accordance with SFAS no. 154, the accompanying consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 have been adjusted to reflect
an over accrual of $141,457 for personal property
taxes.
|
F-17
The
following table reflects the effects of these changes:
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss) as previously reported
|
$ | (604,921 | ) | $ | 131,605 | |||
Adjustments:
|
||||||||
Base
rent expense
|
(163,429 | ) | 28,495 | |||||
Personal
property tax
|
99,852 | 41,605 | ||||||
Total
adjustments
|
(63,577 | ) | 70,100 | |||||
Net
income (loss) - restated
|
$ | (668,498 | ) | $ | 201,705 |
F-18
ECRV
Hanover Hospitality Leaseco, LLC
|
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ECRV
Clinton Leaseco, LLC
|
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ECRV
FM Leaseco, LLC
|
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Restated
Combined Balance Sheets
|
||||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2007 and 2006
|
||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2007
|
2006
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||
As
Previously
|
As
Previously
|
|||||||||||||||||
Restated
|
Reported
|
Restated
|
Reported
|
|||||||||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 806,806 | $ | 806,806 | $ | 334,586 | $ | 334,586 | ||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
B | 141,013 | 134,490 | A | 134,506 | 106,012 | ||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
107,821 | 107,821 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Ledger
accounts
|
179,025 | 179,025 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
1,234,665 | 1,228,142 | 469,092 | 440,598 | ||||||||||||||
Fixed
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
3,727,591 | 3,727,591 | 220,625 | 220,625 | ||||||||||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(233,863 | ) | (233,863 | ) | (14,708 | ) | (14,708 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
fixed assets
|
3,493,728 | 3,493,728 | 205,917 | 205,917 | ||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
||||||||||||||||||
Escrow
reserves
|
(54,956 | ) | (54,956 | ) | 17,723 | 17,723 | ||||||||||||
Franchise
fees
|
144,500 | 144,500 | 64,500 | 64,500 | ||||||||||||||
Deposits
|
17,412 | 17,412 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
other assets
|
106,956 | 106,956 | 82,223 | 82,223 | ||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 4,835,349 | $ | 4,828,826 | $ | 757,232 | $ | 728,738 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND
MEMBER'S EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
B | 351,361 | $ | 351,361 | $ | 69,761 | $ | 69,761 | ||||||||||
Accrued
salaries and wages
|
91,144 | 91,144 | 32,069 | 32,069 | ||||||||||||||
Management
fees payable
|
35,164 | 35,164 | 10,933 | 10,933 | ||||||||||||||
Taxes
payable, rooms
|
69,214 | 69,214 | A | 27,879 | 69,484 | |||||||||||||
Taxes
payable, other
|
146,138 | 146,138 | 10,389 | 10,389 | ||||||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
693,021 | 693,021 | 151,031 | 192,635 | ||||||||||||||
Long term
liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||
Advances
from member
|
260,000 | 260,000 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
953,021 | 953,021 | 151,031 | 192,635 | ||||||||||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Member's
equity
|
||||||||||||||||||
Member's
equity contribution
|
4,349,121 | 4,349,121 | 404,497 | 404,497 | ||||||||||||||
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
B | (466,794 | ) | (473,317 | ) | A | 201,705 | 131,605 | ||||||||||
Total
member's equity
|
3,882,326 | 3,875,804 | 606,201 | 536,102 | ||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and member's equity
|
$ | 4,835,349 | $ | 4,828,826 | $ | 757,232 | $ | 728,738 |
A -
adjustments in 2006 for $70,100 increase in the net income
B-
adjustments in 2007 for ($63,577) increase in the net
loss
The net
effect of these adjustments for 2006 and 2007 is $6,523.
F-19
ECRV
Hanover Hospitality Leaseco, LLC
|
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ECRV
Clinton Leaseco, LLC
|
||||||||||||||||||
ECRV
FM Leaseco, LLC
|
||||||||||||||||||
Restated
Combined Statements of Operations
|
||||||||||||||||||
For
the period
|
For
the period
|
For
the period
|
For
the period
|
|||||||||||||||
from
|
from
|
June
16, 2006
|
June
16, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||
(Inception)
to
|
(Inception)
to
|
(Inception)
to
|
(Inception)
to
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31, 2007
|
December
31, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||
(1)
|
(1)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Restated
|
As
Previously
|
Restated
|
As
Previously
|
|||||||||||||||
Reported
|
Reported
|
|||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||
Rooms
|
$ | 6,918,220 | $ | 6,918,220 | $ | 1,407,774 | $ | 1,407,774 | ||||||||||
Food
and beverage
|
159,782 | 159,782 | 27,289 | 27,289 | ||||||||||||||
Other
income
|
475,044 | 475,044 | 44,747 | 44,747 | ||||||||||||||
Total
operating revenue
|
7,553,046 | 7,553,046 | 1,479,810 | 1,479,810 | ||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||
Rooms
|
1,967,157 | 1,967,157 | 386,752 | 386,752 | ||||||||||||||
Food
and beverage
|
56,188 | 56,188 | 9,754 | 9,754 | ||||||||||||||
Rent
|
B | 3,288,643 | 3,125,214 | A | 362,856 | 391,351 | ||||||||||||
Management
and franchise fees
|
894,287 | 894,287 | 224,464 | 224,464 | ||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
585,532 | 585,532 | 117,824 | 117,824 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
233,863 | 233,863 | 14,708 | 14,708 | ||||||||||||||
Other
expenses
|
B | 1,134,421 | 1,234,273 | A | 163,566 | 205,171 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
8,160,091 | 8,096,514 | 1,279,925 | 1,350,025 | ||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
(607,045 | ) | (543,468 | ) | 199,886 | 129,786 | ||||||||||||
Other income
(expense),
|
||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
5,383 | 5,383 | 1,819 | 1,819 | ||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(66,836 | ) | (66,836 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(61,453 | ) | (61,453 | ) | 1,819 | 1,819 | ||||||||||||
Income
before provision for
income taxes
|
B | (668,498 | ) | (604,921 | ) | A | 201,705 | 131,605 | ||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | (668,498 | ) | $ | (604,921 | ) | $ | 201,705 | $ | 131,605 |
(1) ECRV
Hanover Hospitality Leaseco, LLC date of inception was June 16,
2006
(1) ECRV
Clinton Leaseco, LLC date of inception was March 08, 2007
(1) ECRV
FM Leaseco, LLC date of inception was May 10, 2007
A -
adjustments in 2006 for $70,100 increase in the net income
|
||
B-
adjustments in 2007 for ($63,577) increase in the net loss
|
||
The
net effect of these adjustments for 2006 and 2007 is
$6,523.
|
F-20
Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
Not
Applicable.
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”). In designing and evaluating the disclosure
controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures,
no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance
of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of
disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating
the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their
costs.
Based
on management’s evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, our disclosure controls
and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to
provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in
reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and
Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated
and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and
chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
(b)
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
We regularly
review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes
to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while
ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may
include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems,
consolidating activities, and migrating processes.
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
(c)
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting.
We
assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2008. In making this assessment, we used the
criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework . Based
on our assessment using those criteria, we concluded that our internal control
over financial reporting was effective as of December 31,
2008.
22
No Audit
of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2008 was performed. As in the past we have relied
heavily on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting of
our management company and we have made a change in management company for
Hanover and Clinton, we will be making significant changes to our internal
control. We will:
1.
|
Insure
that each property will design, document, and implement more efficient and
rigorous processes at the entity level, as opposed to the management
company level
|
2.
|
Monthly
financial analysis meetings for each entity will require a higher number
of board members or senior management team members in
attendance. Each evaluation procedures
addressing the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting will be documented as
such
|
3.
|
Records
kept of all meetings established to set the tone of acceptable ethical
behavior from the CEO down to every level of employee in each
entity
|
4.
|
Each
entity will be required to adequately produce and provide to every level
of staff member appropriate documentation presenting the integrity of the
corporation and avenues through which employees can report incidents of
unethical behavior; e.g., employee handbooks and whistle blowing policies
designed specifically for each
entity
|
5.
|
Adequate
training to all management of each entity on the psychological states that
must exist in an individual to participate in fraudulent
activities
|
6.
|
All
criteria set forth by COSO in Internal Control – Integrated Framework will
be disseminated amongst management of each entity and training will be
given with specific emphasis on risk evaluation of all financial
transactions and the reporting of such
transactions
|
7.
|
If
segregation of duties cannot be achieved at each entity due to the size of
the entity, procedures, which already are in place to compensate for this
lack of separation, will be
documented
|
8.
|
Our
external auditors will be given access to all stages of our design,
implementation, and documentation of these steps, with an open platform
for suggestions and critique.
|
Item
9B. Other Information.
Not
applicable.
Part
III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance.
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of our directors, executive
officers, and key employees as of the date of this Form 10-K. Each executive
officer holds his officer until he resigns, is removed by the Board, or his
successor is elected and qualified.
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
||
Frederic
Richardson
Sarah
E. Jackson, CPA
Adrienne
Venson
Linda
Russell
Mark
D. Manoff, Esq.
Mark
T. Johnson
|
50
42
55
58
45
40
|
President,
CEO & Chairman
CFO,
Treasurer & Director
COO,
Secretary, & Director
CAO
& Director
General
Counsel, & Director
Public
Relations & Director
|
23
Frederic
Richardson, 50, CEO, President and Chairman
Frederic
Richardson is an owner of several hotel operations. Mr. Richardson
was responsible for raising over $1.5 billion in debt and equity financing for
private and public projects since 1985. He has extensive experience in
investment banking and real estate investments. Mr. Richardson has
served as a chairman and majority shareholder of seven publicly traded companies
and has owned and operated two national FHA, VA, Full Eagle Mortgage companies,
one of which he took public in 1999. Mr. Richardson is a member of
the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA), Apartment
Building Association (AOBA), and the Tenant in Common
Association. Mr. Richardson received his Bachelor of Arts in
Economics from the University of Maryland and an MBA in Finance from American
University and is a Chartered Life Underwriter.
Sarah
E. Jackson, 42, CFO, Treasurer and Director
Sarah E.
Jackson, CPA has extensive real estate accounting experience. She
began her real estate accounting career with Lendlease Real Estate Investments,
Inc. at that time when it was the largest real estate investment company in the
world. While with Lendlease, she was the lead accountant and analyst for a REIT
consisting of class AAA office buildings in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco
and was responsible for explaining all transactions to Australian market
pundits. She was chosen to implement FAS 133 and on the company’s US
training committee. Ms. Jackson then moved into the banking industry, where she
became Vice President of credit administration for a national bank and heavily
involved in risk management. Ms. Jackson has consulted for some of
the biggest companies in the real estate and mortgage industries including
Fannie Mae and Wells Fargo. Ms. Jackson received a BA in English
Literature and Philosophy from Gustavus Adolphus College and a BS and Masters of
Accountancy from Denver University.
Andrienne
Venson, 55, COO & Director
Adrienne
Venson has over 20 years successful Fortune 25 corporate experience in Investor
Revenue Assurance, Sales, and Project Management. She is a merger synergy and
Six Sigma specialist. She is responsible for oversight of broker and investor
processing and equity sourcing. She is the Director of Marketing and
promotional communications for hospitality properties and new projects, as
well as contract, property and vendor management. She has successfully managed
numerous business projects resulted in revenue increases through process
re-engineering, system development and implementation. She received a
BS in Urban and Regional planning from the University of Illinois.
Linda
Russell, 58, CAO & Director
Linda
Russell has 25 years experience in the financial management analysis
field. While directing financial presentations for business marketing
executives in a Fortune 50 company she managed results and projections for over
$2 Billion in expense and capital funding, created analyses which fostered
expenditures at 4% under budget. Additionally, Ms. Russell managed
capitalized equipment supporting 700 marketing managers and negotiated 33%
additional equipment for clients. She has also directed financial
assurance, budgeting and business planning processes for a $1 Billion national
public business while analyzing business cases, developing forecasts, and
preparing financial views to assess performance targets in support of earnings
objectives. More recently, Ms. Russell has designed and implemented real
estate investment solutions and directs investment analysis and due diligence
for real estate investments. Ms. Russell received her Master’s degree in
Finance from George Washington University and a B.B.A in Actuarial Science from
Temple University.
Marc
D. Manoff, Esq., 45, General Counsel, Secretary and Director
Marc D.
Manoff, Esq. is a principal of The Law Offices of Marc D. Manoff, headquartered
outside of Philadelphia, PA. He received his Juris Doctorate from the National
Law Center at George Washington University and his Bachelor of Science from
Albright College. After becoming partner at two of the larger firms
in the Philadelphia region, Mr. Manoff founded The Law Offices of Marc D. Manoff
and specializes in entrepreneurial law, where he often wears the dual hats of
lawyer and business consultant to entrepreneurs and growing business, providing
advice on topics ranging from corporate structure and financing to employment
matters. Mr. Manoff currently sits on the boards of several regional
companies and serves as general counsel for a number of growing technology
companies.
24
Mark
T. Johnson, 40, Public Relations & Director
Mark T.
Johnson is a principal of M.J. Advanced Corporate Communications, Inc., a
multi-million dollar investor relations firm. Mr. Johnson completed
his studies for a Bachelor of Science from Towson University in Finance and
Economics and held Series 7, Series 62, Series 63, and Series 24 brokerage
licenses. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a regional manager for
Thorne Industries and as a Senior Broker and Vice-President of several regional
brokerage firms.
Independent
Directors
No member
of our Board of Directors qualifies as an “independent director” under the
listing requirements of NASDAQ.
As we
increase the membership of our Board of Directors, we may add directors who
qualified as “independent directors,” establish Board committees on which such
independent directors may serve and adopt written Board committee charters, as
appropriate, to assist in corporate governance.
Family
Relationships
There are
no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers and
any other directors or executive officers.
Code of
Ethics
We have
adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to its Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer. This Code of Ethics is filed herewith as an
exhibit.
Item
11. Executive Compensation.
The
following summary compensation table reflects all compensation for fiscal years
of 2008 and 2007 to Mod Hospitality’s principal executive officer, principal
financial officer, etc.
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
(
$)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Non-qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
(
$)
|
Total
($)
|
Kyle
Gotshalk (1)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
[President]
|
2007
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cherish
Adams (2)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
[CFO]
|
2007
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Larry
Wilcox (3)
|
2007
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
[President]
|
|||||||||
Mary
Radomsky (4)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
[Secretary
& Treasurer]
|
|||||||||
Teresa
Palumbo (5)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
[President]
|
|||||||||
Frederic
Richardson (6)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Sarah
Jackson (7)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Adrienne
Venson (8)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Linda
Russell (9)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mark
D. Manoff (10)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mark
T. Johnson (11)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(1)
|
Kyle
Gotshalk became our president in 2005, and resigned in February, 2008. He
was granted a 1,000,000 shares in 2007.
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(2)
|
Cherish
Adams became our CFO in 2005 and resigned February, 2008. He did not
receive any stock award, but was granted 1,000,000 shares in
2007.
|
(3)
|
Larry
Wilcox became our director in 2006 and resigned in November,
2007.
|
(4)
|
Mary
Radomsky became our secretary and treasurer in February, 2008 and resigned
in July, 2008.
|
(5)
|
Teresa
Palumbo became our president in February, 2008 and resigned in July,
2008.
|
(6)
|
Frederic
Richardson became our President, CEO and a member of the Board of Director
in July 2008.
|
(7)
|
Sarah
Jackson became our CFO, Treasurer, and Director in July,
2008.
|
(8)
|
Adrienne
Venson became our COO and Director in July,
2008.
|
(9)
|
Linda
Russell became our CAO and Director in July, 2008.
|
(10)
|
Mark
D. Manoff became our General Counsel, Secretary and Director on August 11,
2008.
|
(11)
|
Mark
T. Johnson became our Manager of Public Relations and Director on August
11, 2008.
|
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our common stock
beneficially owned on April 13, 2009 for (i) each shareholder known to be the
beneficial owner of 5% or more of our outstanding common stock, (ii) each of our
officers and directors and (iii) all executive officers and directors as a
group.
Title
of Class
|
Name
and Address
of
Beneficial Owner
|
Amount
and Nature
of
Beneficial Owner
|
Percent
of
Class
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Frederic
Richardson
Address:
11710
Old Georgetown Road,
Suite
808
North
Bethesda, MD 20852
|
900,000
|
90%
|
Preferred
Stock
|
All
executive officers and directors as a group
|
900,000
|
90%
|
Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
We will
present all possible transactions between us and our officers, directors or 5%
stockholders, and our affiliates to the Board of Directors for their
consideration and approval. Any such transaction will require approval by a
majority of the disinterested directors and such transactions will be on terms
no less favorable than those available to disinterested third
parties.
Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Audit
Fees
For our
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we were billed approximately
$42,500 and $37,500 for professional services rendered for the audit and review
of our financial statements, respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the
audit of our annual financial statements and review of the financial statements
included in our Form 10-Q or services that are normally provided by the
accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements
for those two fiscal years were approximately $0and $0,
respectively.
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All Other Fees
We did
not incur any other fees related to services rendered by our principal
accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
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.
Item
15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
a)
Documents filed as part of this Annual Report
1.
Financial Statements
2.
Financial Statement Schedules
3.
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
|
Title
of Document
|
2.1
|
Share Exchange Agreement by and
among Mod Hospitality, Inc., ECV Holdings, Inc. and Flora Nutrients, Inc.
effective October 21, 2008. *
|
23.1 | Consent of Conner & Associates, PC, independent registered public accounting firm |
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Frederic Richardson pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Sarah Jackson pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Frederic Richardson pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Sarah Jackson pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
*Attached as exhibit to the Form 8-K
filed on October 27, 2008 and incorporated herewith by reference.
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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, there unto duly authorized.
Dated:
April 15, 2009
Mod Hospitality, Inc. | |||
|
By:
|
/s/ Frederic Richardson | |
Name: Frederic Richardson | |||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
Principal
Executive Officer
|
|||
By: | /s/ Sarah Jackson | ||
Name: Sarah Jackson, CPA | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
Principal
Financial Officer
|
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