VERITEC INC - Annual Report: 2010 (Form 10-K)
U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO 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. 0-15113
VERITEC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada
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95-3954373
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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2445 Winnetka Avenue N. Golden Valley, MN
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55427
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
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763-253-2670
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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
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None
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Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
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Common stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class)
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The aggregate market value of the common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates, computed by reference to the average bid price of the common stock on December 31, 2009, was approximately $1,157,990.
Number of shares outstanding as of June 30, 2010 was: 15,920,088.
VERITEC, INC.
FORM 10-K
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENT
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 1 | |
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ITEM 1 | BUSINESS | 1 |
ITEM 2 | PROPERTIES | 4 |
ITEM 3 | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 4 |
ITEM 4 | [Removed and Reserved] | 4 |
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ITEM 5 | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | 4 |
ITEM 6 | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (not applicable) | 5 |
ITEM 7 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 5 |
ITEM 8 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 8 |
ITEM 9 | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | 23 |
ITEM 9A | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 23 |
ITEM 9B | OTHER INFORMATION | 24 |
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ITEM 10 | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 24 |
ITEM 11 | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 26 |
ITEM 12 | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 27 |
ITEM 13 | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 27 |
ITEM 14 | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 28 |
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ITEM 15 | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 30 |
PART I
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”), the other reports, statements, and information that we have previously filed or that we may subsequently file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and public announcements that we have previously made or may subsequently make include, may include, incorporate by reference or may incorporate by reference certain statements that may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report and those reports, statements, information and announcements address activities, events or developments that Veritec, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” “our”, the "Company" or “Veritec”) expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Any statements in this document about expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “will continue,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” and similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this document. All forward-looking statements concerning economic conditions, rates of growth, rates of income or values as may be included in this document are based on information available to us on the dates noted, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
ITEM 1 BUSINESS
Summary
The Company is primarily engaged in the development, marketing, sales and licensing of products and rendering of professional services related thereto in the following two fields of technology: (1) proprietary two-dimensional matrix symbology (also commonly referred to as “two-dimensional barcodes” or “2D barcodes”), and (2) mobile banking solutions.
In this Form 10-K, the Company’s two-dimensional matrix symbology technology will hereafter be referred to as the Company’s “Barcode Technology”, and the Company’s mobile banking technology will hereafter be referred to as its “Mobile Banking Technology”.
Company History
Veritec, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Nevada on September 8, 1982 for the purpose of development, marketing and sales of a line of microprocessor based encoding and decoding system products that utilize matrix symbology technology, a two-dimensional barcode technology originally invented by the founders of Veritec under United States patents 4,924,078, 5,331,176, 5,612,524 and 7,159,780.
In 1995, an involuntary proceeding under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code was commenced against Veritec. The proceeding was subsequently converted to a Chapter 11 proceeding and a plan of reorganization was confirmed on April 23, 1997. The Chapter 11 plan was successfully completed and the proceeding was closed on October 13, 1999.
In November 2003, Veritec formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Vcode, Inc., to which it assigned its United States patents 4,924,078, 5,331,176 and 5,612,524, together with all corresponding patent applications, foreign patents, foreign patent applications, and all continuations, continuations in part, divisions, extensions, renewals, reissues and re-examinations. Vcode in turn entered into an Exclusive License Agreement with VData LLC (VData), an Illinois limited liability company unrelated to Veritec. The purpose of the incorporation of Vcode and the Exclusive Licensing Agreement was to allow VData to pursue enforcement and licensing of the patents against parties who wrongfully exploit the technology of such patents. VData is the wholly owned subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG). The Exclusive License Agreement provided that all expenses related to the enforcement and licensing of the patents will be the responsibility of VData, with the parties sharing in the net proceeds, as specified under the terms of the agreement, arising from enforcement or licensing of the patents. In November 2008, VData and Vcode mutually agreed to terminate the Exclusive License Agreement between the two companies. As a result of the termination of the Exclusive License Agreement and conclusion of all lawsuits and enforcement activities by VData, infringement revenue has ceased.
In February 2005, an adverse ruling was made in the arbitration proceeding against Veritec in favor of Mitsubishi. This ruling compelled Veritec to file a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court (Bankruptcy Court) for the District of Minnesota on February 28, 2005. After reaching an agreement with Mitsubishi and other creditors, in April 2006, Veritec’s Third Amended Plan of Reorganization was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court. On August 8, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court entered an Order and Final Decree and closed the Chapter 11 case. In connection with the settlement with Mitsubishi, Veritec obtained a license to certain Mitsubishi EDAC technology and Veritec granted Mitsubishi a license to Veritec’s proprietary VeriCode® Barcode Technology software.
Pursuant to an April 27, 2007 agreement between Veritec and RBA International, Inc. (“RBA”), Veritec acquired from RBA the source code, documentation and software to RBA’s Java and IVR software (used for the RBA banking system). In furtherance of such agreement, RBA granted Veritec a perpetual royalty-free non-exclusive worldwide license to use, modify and distribute such software, without restriction, to any existing or future customers. Veritec’s development under this license, as well as Veritec’s independent development of its own mobile banking applications and components, and integration of such items comprises Veritec’s Mobile Banking Technology.
On January 12, 2009, Veritec formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Veritec Financial Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to bring its Mobile Banking Technology, products and related professional services to market. In May 2009 Veritec was registered by Security First Bank in Visa’s Third Party Registration Program as a Cardholder Independent Sales Organization and Third-Party Servicer. As a Cardholder Independent Sales Organization, Veritec may promote and sell Visa branded card programs. As a Third-Party Servicer, Veritec provides back-end cardholder transaction processing services for Visa branded card programs on behalf of Security First Bank.
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Our Products and Solutions
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Barcode Technology
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Based on our proprietary Barcode Technology, we developed and are marketing the following main products:
(a) Product Identification: The VeriCode®
Our principal licensed product to date that contains our VeriCode® barcode technology has been a Product Identification system for identification and tracking of manufactured parts, components and products. This technology has been licensed by the Company to manufacturers in the LCD screen manufacturing industry for many years. Licensing revenue for this product has come from the Asia-Pacific region.
The VeriCode® symbol is a two-dimensional high data density machine-readable symbol that can contain up to approximately 500 bytes of data. The VeriCode® symbol is based on a matrix pattern. The matrix is made up of data cells, which are light and dark contrasting squares. This part of the symbol looks like a scrambled chessboard. The matrix is enclosed within at least one or more solid lines and/or a solid border. Surrounding the solid border is a quiet zone of empty cells. This simple structure is the basis for the space efficiency of the symbol.
The size of the VeriCode® symbol is variable and can be increased or decreased depending on application requirements. The symbol can be configured to fit virtually any space. The data capacity of the symbol is also variable. By using a greater or smaller number of data cells, more or less information can be stored in the symbol.
Special orientation for reading the symbol is not necessary. The VeriCode® symbol can be read at high degrees of angularity from vertical, in any direction relative to the reader. Veritec’s symbology and reading software presently employs Error Detection and Correction (EDAC) technology of our own design. That means if a symbol is partially damaged or obscured, the complete data set stored in the symbol might be recovered. EDAC lowers the symbol’s data capacity, but it can permit data recovery if up to 25% of the symbol is damaged. With EDAC, the code will return either accurate information or no information, but it will not return false or wrong information.
The VeriCode® symbol offers high degrees of security and the level of this security can be specified depending on the user’s requirements. For any specific application or organization, a unique encryption algorithm can be created so that only authorized persons can create or read a VeriCode® symbol within the user’s application.
The VeriCode® symbol can hold any form of binary information that can be digitized including numbers, letters, images and the minutia for biometric information to the extent of its data storage capacity.
(b) Secure Bio-ID Cards: The VSCode®
The VSCode® is a derivative of the VeriCode® symbol with the ability to encrypt a greater amount of data by increasing data density. The VSCode® is a data storage “container” that offers a high degree of security and which can also be tailored to the application requirements of the user. The VSCode® symbol can hold any form of binary information that can be digitized, including numbers, letters, images, photos, graphics, and the minutia for biometric information, including fingerprints and facial image data, to the extent of its data storage capacity, that are likewise limited by the resolution of the marking and reading devices employed by the user. VSCode® is ideal for secure identification documents (such as national identification cards, drivers licenses, voter registration cards), financial cards, medical records and other high security applications. Because the code may be encrypted on the card it can be an independent portable database containing non-duplicative information that is unique to the individual owner of the data or account information and/or the data can be verified through a central database while maintaining high security for the card issuer without the need of a PIN.
Secure Bio-ID cards contain the cardholder’s picture, fingerprint minutia and other pertinent data that can be produced in either a soft or hard card material. In fiscal 2008, the Company sold its first ID card printing system to an Indian tribe living in the U.S. that frequently crosses the U.S./Canadian border. The card printing system, which produces the ID card inclusive of the individual’s picture and Veritec’s VSCode®, allows the Indian tribe to produce identification cards that enable them to enroll tribal members and their descendants. The ID card includes the individual’s personal information and fingerprint, and can also store their facial image, all of which is stored inside the VSCode® in about the size of a postage stamp.
The FCR-100 is a compact fingerprint and card reader used to read and decode the VSCode® symbol and can be modified to meet specific application needs. The FCR-100 can be designed to work on most PC based operating systems, including the full suite of Windows® operating systems. This allows the operating system to function with the many different types of VSCode® applications such as bankcards, access control, personnel identification, border control, and hospital identification cards. The FCR–100 is connected and powered by a USB cable connection to a PC or server. The FCR-100 can be utilized with wireless applications and will allow multiple reading stations to be connected to a single computer.
Our VeriSuite™ card enrollment system was released in July 2009. The VeriSuite™ system is a user friendly and cost effective solution that gives governments and businesses the ability to provide cardholders with an identity card containing Veritec’s VSCode®. The VSCode® may have multiple encryption layers and the symbol has enough capacity to store personal data, fingerprint and/or facial image data, and other identifying information utilizing Veritec’s custom templates for each card type. The VeriSuite™ system includes the system software, facial image camera, fingerprint sensor, card reader, and an optional electronic signature pad. The system components are adaptable to be compliant with applicable government identity and financial card standards. The system supports magnetic stripe encoding for numerous applications including: financial cards, rewards programs, internal financial transactions (i.e. school lunch programs), and track three rewritable agency functions. It can also enable identity cards to link to Veritec’s unique real time, web based, PCI compliant processing capabilities to empower card issuers with Veritec’s sophisticated closed looped debit payment card infrastructure. The VeriSuite™ system provides secure Bio-ID Cards such as citizen identification, employee cards, health benefit cards, border control cards, financial cards, and more.
(c) PhoneCodes™
In its PhoneCodes™ product platform, Veritec developed software to send, store, display, and read a VeriCode® symbol on the LCD screen of a mobile phone. With the electronic media that provide the ease of transferring information over the web, Veritec’s PhoneCodes™ technology enables individuals and companies to receive or distribute gift certificates, tickets, coupons, receipts, or engage in banking transactions using the VeriCode® technology via wireless phone or PDA.
The GiftCode™ allows an individual to purchase, by phone, by internet or in person a gift card for a specific dollar amount from a retailer. The gift card can be sent to the recipient via wireless phone and include a message and a two-dimensional matrix code that has the detailed information of the gift card including the amount, the retailer, etc. That recipient can redeem the gift card by selecting merchandise from the retailer and redeeming the gift card value via a code reader at the register at the time of checkout.
TicketCode™ for concerts, sporting events, theme parks, etc. can be purchased by phone or internet and received via wireless phone. The TicketCode™ also has the capabilities of including a message and the two-dimensional matrix code along with the event information (date, time, row, seat number, etc.) When arriving at the event, the wireless phone can be scanned at the gate via a code reader allowing immediate entrance.
The CouponCode™ is a means for a retailer to increase sales through personalized targeted marketing campaigns. The retailer can tailor the CouponCode™ with company graphics, text messages and the two-dimensional matrix code and send it directly to the customer’s wireless phone. The customer redeems the coupon by passing the wireless phone over the code reader and crediting the coupon value against the purchase.
The ReceiptCode™ is the means for financial institutions, retailers and consumers to add security to electronic on-line transactions by sending a receipt electronically in the form of a 2-D barcode. One example, banking over the Internet, the present system allows a purchase to take place by simply filling out the credit card number, expiration date and the three digit code on the back of the plastic card. Presently, the cardholder receives notification of the transaction at much later time via mail or Internet. A ReceiptCode™ would help prevent the fraudulent use of the card by notifying all parties involved instantly in real time by way of an electronic 2-D barcode which can be received over the cell phone.
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Mobile Banking Technology
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The Company believes that its Mobile Banking Technology platform and its MTC™ Program is a significant advance in mobile banking technology and is capable of bringing significant value to card issuing and sponsoring organizations, whether they be commercial or government.
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MTC™ Debit Card - Visa® Prepaid Card Programs
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In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company announced the release of its Mobile Toggle Card (MTC™) Program on the Company’s mobile banking software platform. Veritec’s mobile banking software platform is a debit based, pre-paid and gift card solution that is licensed by Veritec’s wholly owned subsidiary, Veritec Financial Systems, Inc. to debit card issuers and sponsoring organizations. Under the MTC™ Program, card issuers and sponsors may provide the MTC™ branded debit or gift cards to individuals with and without demand deposit accounts (e.g., the latter the “under-banked”). The MTC™ card may be part of a Visa® branded program and, as such, the cards are accepted anywhere in the world that Visa cards are accepted.
With an MTC™ card, the cardholders are empowered to combat unpermitted and fraudulent use of their debit cards by “toggling” their cards “on” and “off” with their mobile phones. Cardholders no longer have to completely rely on their card issuers to monitor possible fraudulent activity on their accounts. Cardholders can now de-activate their cards themselves, in real time, any time they choose to do so. In addition to this toggling feature, cardholders may apply for their cards online, arrange for direct deposits to be made to their cards, and transfer money to their card from another account. Cardholders may also elect to receive various alerts on their mobile phones about activity on their card. In the first quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company began accepting applications for the MTC™ card from individual applicants and issuing live Visa® branded debit cards under the MTC Mobile Toggle Card Program.
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Custom Branded Debit Card Programs
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In addition to the MTC™ branded program, the Company enables card issuers and sponsors to issue debit, pre-paid and gift cards under their own branded programs through licensed use of the mobile banking platform and the Company’s provision of related professional services.
Veritec’s mobile banking solution also enables debit card programs to be processed in either an open or closed loop processing environment. In addition to its front-end licensing and professional services, the Company also provides back-end card processing services to the card issuing institutions for all cardholder transactions on the licensed platform. The Company’s Mobile Banking Technology resides within a Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant data processing center.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Company was founded upon its intellectual property and in our opinion its intellectual property will give the Company a commercial advantage in the global marketplace. The Company relies on patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark law, as well as the company’s contractual terms with its customers, to define, maintain and enforce the Company’s intellectual property rights in its Barcode Technology, Mobile Banking Technology and other technologies and relationships.
The Company has a portfolio of five United States and seven foreign patents. In addition, we have seven U.S. and twenty-nine foreign pending patent applications.
A significant amount of the Company’s intellectual property takes the form of trade secrets and copyrighted works of authorship. The Company treats the source code to its Barcode Technology and Mobile Banking Technology as trade secrets, and its licensed software applications are copyrightable subject matter.
We have a portfolio of registered and pending trademarks in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, including registrations for the marks “VSCode” and “VeriCode”. The Company uses “Veritec” as a trade mark and service mark, as well as it serving as the Company’s trade name.
Major Customers
The Company’s three biggest customers in fiscal 2010 represented an aggregate of 65% of our revenue. During the fiscal 2010 and 2009, 89% and 87% respectively, of our revenue was from customers outside the United States.
Engineering, Research and Development
As of June 30, 2010, the Company employed three engineers and engaged two engineering independent contractors. During the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2010, we concentrated on several projects which included the continued development of the FCR-500 fingerprint and card reader, the Verisuite Bio-ID software platform, the PhoneCodes software platform, and the Mobile Banking Technology platform.
All of these projects are currently in various stages of development or have been completed.
Competition
Our Barcode Technology (e.g., VeriCode® and VSCode®) competes with alternative machine-readable codes such as conventional one dimensional and two dimensional bar code systems, including Data Matrix, QR, CP, Maxi Code, PDF-417, RF-ID and smart cards (e.g., cards with integrated circuits). We think that the Company’s Barcode Technology is far better than the 2D barcode competition because the competition here is a commodity focused principally on convenience. Our Barcode Technology is much more robust in terms of data storage and much more secure, due in part to the source code being kept as a trade secret. The Company’s Barcode Technology is far better than RF-ID and smart cards because it is far less expensive and it is not susceptible to breaking. Competitors offering alternative symbologies include Motorola Inc (NYSE: MOT); Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA); and Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc., a subsidiary of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI).
Many two-dimensional matrix symbology codes such as Data Matrix, QR Code and PDF-417 are “public domain” and are readily available on the Internet. As public domain technology, the source code containing the methods for writing and reading these codes are in the public domain and therefore known to developers and technology “hackers”. Veritec’s Barcode Technology remains proprietary; its source code is kept as a trade secret and thus is more secure than any such public domain code. Veritec believes that while many potential customers and users of symbology prefer to use a system that is believed to be in the public domain with open source code software applications, other companies, especially those requiring high security encoding and decoding capability will prefer to purchase “closed” or proprietary systems. Our technology may be the technology of choice for these potential customers.
Our Mobile Banking Technology competes with other independent sales organizations and third party services of Visa branded card programs, including TransCash Corporation, Ready Debit Card by MetaBank, Millenium Advantage Card by New Millenium Bank, and Wired Plastic by Bancorp Bank. The Company believes, however, that there are very few companies that have the Company’s collective attributes of (1) being an independent sales organization of Visa branded prepaid card programs, (2) being a third party servicer (e.g., back end processor) for banks issuing Visa branded prepaid card programs, (3) being the developer, marketer and licensor of the mobile banking platform on which Visa branded card program cardholder transactions take place, and (4) having a mobile banking platform that enables real-time transaction processing and enabling cardholders to manage their accounts by enabling cardholders to toggle their cards and their website accounts on and off via their mobile phones.
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Employees
As of June 30, 2010, the Company employed eleven employees and two independent contractor consultants.
Financial Information about Geographic Areas
For the fiscal year ended, June 30, 2010, United States customers accounted for 11% (13% in fiscal 2009) of the Company’s total revenue. The remaining revenue of 89% (87% in fiscal 2009) was from foreign customers. Our foreign revenues in all periods have been concentrated in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Germany.
ITEM 2 PROPERTIES
We lease approximately 4,200 square feet of office and laboratory space at 2445 Winnetka Avenue North, Golden Valley, Minnesota, which serves as our primary place of business. This lease is with Van Thuy Tran, the
Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Our lease requires monthly payments of $4,200 and runs through June 30, 2012, with an option to automatically extend the lease for two one-year extensions.
Veritec leases on a month-to-month basis, a single-family residence located at 1300 Hillsboro, Golden Valley, Minnesota in order to provide business housing for the Company’s business visitors, consultants and employees from outside the State of Minnesota. The Company provides business housing in order to save on the expense of the high cost of local hotel lodging. The lease requires a monthly payment of $1,000. The residence is owned by Larry Johanns, a principal of The Matthews Group, LLC, and significant shareholder of the Company. This lease was terminated on April 30, 2010.
The Company leases on a month-to-month basis, a single-family residence located at 2415 Winnetka Ave. N., Golden Valley, Minnesota in order to provide business housing for the Company’s business visitors, consultants and employees from outside the State of Minnesota. The lease requires a monthly payment of $1,200. The residence is owned by Larry Johanns, a principal of The Matthew Group, LLC and significant shareholder of the Company.
The Company leased a single-family residence located at 10003 Crestridge Drive, Minnetonka, Minnesota, for a period of six months in order to provide business housing to one of its out of state employees. The residence was leased to the Company by Van Tran, the Executive Chair of the Company beginning September 2009. The monthly lease payment was $1,600. This lease was terminated effective September 30, 2009.
ITEM 3 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are a party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Our management evaluates our exposure to these claims and proceedings individually and in the aggregate and provides for potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the loss is estimable and the loss is probable.
As of June 30, 2010, the Company is not a party to any lawsuits. The descriptions of the legal proceedings in this section are those proceedings that were finally resolved during fiscal year ending on June 30, 2010 or are otherwise related to such proceedings.
On April 6, 2006, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination of Vcode’s United States Patent No. 5,612,524. A response on behalf of the Company rebutting the allegations in the Request for Reexamination was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In December 2007, the Company received a determination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office stating that some of the claims in the patent were patentable and others were being rejected. The Company submitted a rebuttal against the decision in February 2008. On April 7, 2009, the USPTO issued a Reexamination Certificate confirming the patentability of certain of the claims and canceling other claims. The Company does not expect this ruling to be detrimental to its ability to market its products.
On October 26, 2006, a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination of Vcode’s United States Patent No. 4,924,078 was made. On January 17, 2007, the reexamination for United States Patent No. 4,924,078 was ordered. On January 12, 2009, the USPTO issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Reexamination Certificate confirming the patentability of certain of the claims and canceling other claims. The Company does not expect this ruling to be detrimental to the Company’s ability to market its products.
Except as set forth above, we believe that there are no material litigation matters at the current time. Although the results of such litigation matters and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the final outcome of such claims and proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on our financial position, liquidity, or results of operations.
PART II
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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Market Information
Our common stock is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol VRTC. Prior to September 4, 2009, our common stock was traded in the over the counter markets and quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets. The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid quotes of our common stock per quarter as provided by the National Quotation Bureau (which reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions).
Market Price Range of Common Stock
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Shareholders
As of June 30, 2010, there were approximately 801 shareholders of record, inclusive of those brokerage firms and/or clearinghouses holding our common shares for their clientele (with each such brokerage house and clearing house being considered as one holder).
Dividend Information
We have not paid or declared any dividends upon our common stock since our inception and, by reason of our present financial status and contemplated financial requirements, we do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During fiscal year 2010, 85,000 shares of common stock were issued to consultants for services and 150,000 shares of common stock were issued to directors as compensation. In addition $70,000 note payable was converted into the Company’s common stock by issuing 70,000 common shares in full payment of the note in accordance with the terms of the note. Also 550,000 shares of common stock were returned to the Company by the Company’s former CEO and one of the Company’s former directors.
During fiscal 2010 the Company issued to The Matthews Group, individuals, and employees secured and unsecured convertible and unconvertible notes totaling $1,036,750 at interest rates ranging from 0% to 10%. Out of the total notes payable $65,000 was repaid and $70,000 was converted into the Company’s common stock as discussed above.
In fiscal 2009, pursuant to the terms of a Subscription Agreement and Investment of Intent (the “Subscription Agreement”) the Company issued to The Matthews Group, individuals, and employees of the Company unsecured convertible notes payable totaling $550,000, at an interest rate of 8% for a period of eighteen months. Included in these convertible notes payable was $150,000 to The Matthews Group. Under the terms of the notes interest is accrued on the principal and becomes payable at maturity. The holders of the notes have options to convert the notes into whatever form of security is offered by the Company if there is subsequent financing. As part of Subscription Agreement, The Matthews Group, individuals, and employees also received warrants to purchase one share of common stock of the Company for every $2.00 of investment, at an exercise price of $2.00 per warrant share. In addition the Company issued unsecured notes payable to The Matthews Group and certain individuals totaling $355,000 bearing an annual interest rate of 8% and maturing November 2009 and July 2010. Included in the unsecured notes payable was $310,000 issued to The Matthews Group.
All of the shares were issued pursuant to exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of common stock issuable under outstanding options and warrants relating to compensation arrangements.
Plan Category
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Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
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Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
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Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)
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Equity compensation plans approved
by security holders
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- | - | - | |||||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (1)
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814,249 | $ | 0.47 | 10,000 | ||||||||
Equity plans not approved by security holders (2)
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275,000 | 2.00 | -- | |||||||||
Total
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1,089,249 | $ | 0.86 | 10,000 |
(1) These equity compensation plans are comprised of individual compensation arrangements with certain employees of the Company.
(2) Share warrants issued to holders of notes payable in fiscal 2009.
ITEM 6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The Company, as a smaller reporting company, is not required to provide disclosure under this Item 6.
ITEM 7
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Results of Operations – June 30, 2010 compared to June 30, 2009
We had a net loss of $1,721,393 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 compared to a net loss of $1,658,625 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.
Revenues
Details of revenues are as follows:
Year Ended June 30,
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Increase (Decrease)
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2010
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2009
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$
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%
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License
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$
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898,953
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$
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863,137
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$
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35,816
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4.1
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Hardware
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23,895
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28,014
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(4,119)
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(14.7)
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Identification Card
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10,756
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13,027
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(2,271)
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(17.4)
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Debit Card Revenue
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7,982
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--
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7,982
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Total Revenues
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$
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941,586
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$
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904,178
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$
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37,408
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4.1
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License and hardware revenues are derived from our Product Identification systems sold principally to customers in the LCD manufacturing industry. Identification Card revenues in these periods were a result of sales of identification card systems.
The license revenue increase was mainly attributable to growth of the demand for LCD screens. Revenues from the LCD market remain unpredictable as they are generated when customers open new production facilities or update production equipment; however, for now the Company continues to experience relatively high demand for product identification product licenses in the LCD industry. A large portion of our license sales are concentrated in the Asia-Pacific market, which decreased $78,885 in Singapore, Japan, and China. The largest increase of our license sales for the year ended June 30, 2010, was in Korea, which increased $121,330.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of sales for the year ended June 30, 2010, totaled $538,084 and for the year ended June 30, 2009, cost of sales was $364,566, an increase of $173,518. As a percentage of revenue, for the year ended June 30, 2010, cost of sales was 57.1% compared to 40.3% for the year ended June 30, 2009. The increase in the cost of sales as a percentage of revenue was principally the result of increases in the cost associated with the mobile debit card business. Charges of $456,558 and $207,084 for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively for a designated site and maintenance services of a computer database to store information in conjunction with our Independent Sales Organization (ISO) license, purchased in December 2006, accounted for 85% and 57% of the total cost of goods sold for the year ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. Included in the cost of goods sold for the year ended June 30, 2010, were network and consulting fees of $7,266 for the mobile debit card, and freight and handling expense of $3,557. Cost of goods sold associated with the license, hardware and identification revenue was $81,526 or 8.7% of total licensing, hardware, identification card revenue, and debit card revenue for the year ended June 30, 2010, compared to $90,340 or 10% for the year ended June 30, 2009.
Operating Expenses
Research and development expense for the year ended June 30, 2010 totaled $429,159 versus $577,003 for the year ended June 30, 2009 a decrease of $147,844. Consultant and project costs were $10,693 for the year ended June 30, 2010 compared to $254,090 for the year ended June 30, 2009, a difference of $243,397. This cost savings was the result of the Company’s reduction in the use of outside consultants and contractors for projects. However this cost savings was offset by $106,904 increase in research and development salaries and related payroll costs mainly from the mobile card business that covered twelve month period in fiscal year 2010 versus four month period in fiscal year 2009.
Sales and marketing expense for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $166,411 compared to $100,015 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $66,396. For the year ended June 30, 2010, the Company’s tradeshow and travel costs were $5,461 compared to $5,008 for the year ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $453. The Company’s sales and marketing payroll and related costs increased by $89,063 for the year ended June 30, 2010 as a result of its mobile card business.
General and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 were $1,389,477, compared to $1,502,249 for fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $112,772 over the prior year ended June 30, 2009. The decrease was the result of decreases in stock compensation by $29,560, salaries costs by $46,022, legal fees by $22,337, health insurance by $5,380, directors’ fees by $32,415, administrative consultant costs by $7,215, and allowance for note receivable by $106,045 compared to the year ended June 30, 2009. Significant increases during the year ended June 30, 2010, compared to the prior year included increases in bank charges by $15,295 and write-off of other assets by $43,756. Audit expenses for the year ended June 30, 2010 compared to the year ended June 30, 2009 was up by $32,583.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $30 compared to $3,706 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 a decrease of $3,676. The decrease was a result of the Company’s need for cash to fund the operations, thus drawing down cash reserves and in so doing earning less interest. Interest expense for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $139,878 compared to $21,894 in fiscal year 2009 an increase of $117,984 due to increased financing activities during fiscal 2010 compared to a lower financing activities in fiscal 2009.
Capital Expenditures and Commitments
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, we made capital purchases of $2,108 compared to $55,083 in 2009. For the year ended June 30, 2010, the Company purchased computer equipment for its customer service center related to the mobile card business for $1,201. The remaining amount of $907 was spent on office equipment.
Liquidity
Our decrease in cash and cash equivalent to $31,915 at June 30. 2010 compared to $50,019 at June 30, 2009 was the result of $962,456 used in operating activities; $12,108 used in investing activities; and $956,460 provided by financing activities. Net cash used in operations during 2010 was $962,456 compared with $1,025,843 used in operations during the same period in 2009. Cash used in operations during 2010 was primarily due to the net loss in the period. Net cash used in investing activities of $12,108 during 2010 compared with $163,840 during 2009 was primarily the result of
payment on note receivable and purchase of equipment. Net cash provided by financing activities of $956,460 during 2010 was primarily due to proceeds from notes payable of $1,021,460 and payments on notes payable of $65,000. During the same period in 2009, the net cash provided by financing activities of $905,000 was from proceeds from notes payable.
The Company has traditionally been dependent on The Matthews Group, LLC, a related party, for its financial support. The Matthews Group is owned 50% by Van Tran, the Company’s CEO/Executive Chair and a director, and 50% by Larry Johanns, a significant Company stockholder. In fiscal 2010, The Matthews Group, Company executives, a member of the Board of Directors, and other individuals loaned $1,036,750 to the Company mostly in the form of convertible notes payable. Through June 30, 2009 The Matthews Group, LLC, Company executives, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and other individuals loaned $905,000 to the Company. Included in this amount was $550,000 made under a subscription agreement form of private offering. Subsequent to fiscal 2010 and through September 2010 the Company issued to The Matthews Group unsecured and convertible demand notes totaling $100,000 at an interest rate of 8% per annum. However additional capital most likely will be required to continue the Company’s business, and the Company has no guarantee that The Matthews Group, LLC, the executives, Board member, and other individuals will continue to provide funding. As of June 30, 2010, the Company had $31,915 in cash and a ($2,623,237) working capital deficit. The Company will require additional funds to continue its operations through fiscal year 2011 and continue to develop its existing and future projects by obtaining investment funds, generating sufficient sales revenue, implementing dramatic cost reductions or any combination thereof. However, there is no assurance that the Company can be successful in raising such funds, generating the necessary sales or reducing major costs.
Further, due to the Company’s prior bankruptcies and history of losses, it may be difficult for the Company to raise additional funds, if required. If the Company cannot raise such capital, or if the cost of such capital is too high, we may be unable to successfully launch or continue development of new products. If losses continue, we may be unable to continue in business.
Commitments and Contractual Obligations
The Company has one annual lease commitment of $50,400 for the corporate office building, which is leased from Ms. Tran that expires June 30, 2012 with two one-year extensions. The commitment is for the corporate offices at 2445 Winnetka Avenue North, Golden Valley, Minnesota. The total amount of the 2-year lease commitment is $100,800. The Company has a month-to-month lease for corporate housing at 2415 Winnetka Ave. N., Golden Valley, Minnesota which is leased from Larry Johanns, a principal of The Matthews Group, LLC, and significant shareholder of the Company. The monthly lease commitments are $1,200.
VTFS entered into a twelve-month processing center contract beginning April 1, 2010, with monthly commitments of approximately $19,955.
Subsequent to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the Company entered into consulting, settlement and confidentiality agreements with various entities and the United States Government. The future commitment under these agreements was $11,000 through February 2011. The Company also entered into sales and confidentiality agreements with entities for the marketing of its mobile debit card in return for commissions from sales revenue from its debit card transactions.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Stock-Based Compensation:
The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in capital raising transactions, for services and for financing costs. Stock-based compensation for employees is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. Options vest and expire according to terms established at the grant date. The value of the stock compensation to non-employees is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete.
We estimate volatility and forfeitures based upon historical data. As permitted by the authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, we use the “simplified” method to determine the expected life of an option due to the Company’s lack of sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis, which is a result of the relative high turnover rates experienced in the past for positions granted options. All of these variables have an effect on the estimated fair value of our share-based awards.
Revenue Recognition:
The Company accounts for revenue recognition in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" and related amendments. Revenues for the Company are classified into five separate products; license revenue (Veritec’s Multi-Dimensional matrix symbology), hardware revenue, identification card revenue, debit card revenue, and infringement revenue. Revenues from licenses, hardware, and identification cards are recognized when the product is shipped and collection is reasonably assured. The process typically begins for license and hardware revenue with a customer purchase order detailing its hardware specifications so the Company can import its software into the customer's hardware. Once importation is completed, if the customer only wishes to purchase a license, the Company typically transmits the software to the customer via the Internet. Revenue is recognized at that point. If the customer requests both license and hardware products, once the software is imported into the hardware and the process is complete, the product is shipped and revenue is recognized at time of shipment. Once the software and/or hardware are either shipped or transmitted, the customers do not have a right of refusal or return. Under some conditions, the customers remit payment prior to the Company having completed importation of the software. In these instances, the Company delays revenue recognition and reflects the prepayments as customer deposits.
The process for identification cards begins when a customer requests, via the Internet, an identification card. The card is reviewed for design and placement of the data, printed and packaged for shipment. At the time the identification cards are shipped and collection is reasonably assured, revenue is recognized.
The Company, as a processor and a distributor, recognizes revenue from transaction fees charged cardholders for the use of its issued mobile debit cards. The fees are recognized on a monthly basis after all cardholder transactions have been summarized and reconciled with third party processors.
In the past the Company received infringement revenue under its Exclusive License Agreement with VData. VData is a wholly owned subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG). The Exclusive License Agreement with VData provides that all expenses related to the enforcement and licensing of the patents is the responsibility of VData. The Company and VData share the net proceeds arising from enforcement or licensing of the patents. As a result, all infringement revenue is recognized at the time it is received. None of the infringement revenue is refundable to any party once received. In November 2008, VData and Vcode mutually agreed to terminate the Exclusive License Agreement between the two Companies.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In April 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new accounting guidance in applying the milestone method of revenue recognition to research or development arrangements. Under this guidance management may recognize revenue contingent upon the achievement of a milestone in its entirety, in the period in which the milestone is achieved, only if the milestone meets all the criteria within the guidance to be considered substantive. This standard is effective on a prospective basis for research and development milestones achieved in fiscal years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted; however, adoption of this guidance as of a date other than January 1, 2011 will require the Company to apply this guidance retrospectively effective as of January 1, 2010 and will require disclosure of the effect of this guidance as applied to all previously reported interim periods in the fiscal year of adoption. As the Company plans to implement this standard prospectively, the effect of this guidance will be limited to future transactions. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations as it has no material research and development arrangements which will be accounted for under the milestone method.
In April 2010, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity's equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires new disclosures regarding transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, as well as requiring presentation on a gross basis of information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in Level 3 fair value measurements. The guidance also clarifies existing disclosures regarding level of disaggregation, inputs and valuation techniques. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. As this guidance requires only additional disclosure, there should be no impact on the financial statements of the Company upon adoption.
In October 2009, a new accounting consensus was issued for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. This consensus amends existing revenue recognition accounting standards. This consensus provides accounting principles and application guidance on whether multiple deliverables exist, how the arrangement should be separated and the consideration allocated. This guidance eliminates the requirement to establish the fair value of undelivered products and services and instead provides for separate revenue recognition based upon management’s estimate of the selling price for an undelivered item when there is no other means to determine the fair value of that undelivered item. Previously the existing accounting consensus required that the fair value of the undelivered item be the price of the item either sold in a separate transaction between unrelated third parties or the price charged for each item when the item is sold separately by the vendor. Under the existing accounting consensus, if the fair value of all of the elements in the arrangement was not determinable, then revenue was deferred until all of the items were delivered or fair value was determined. This new approach is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company is in the process of evaluating whether the adoption of this standard will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on consolidation of variable interest entities. The new guidance is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring additional disclosures about a company’s involvement in variable interest entities. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 3, 2010, and it had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.
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ITEM 8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009 | ||
TABLE OF CONTENTS | Page | |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 9 | |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | 10 | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | 11 | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) | 12 | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | 13 | |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 15 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Veritec, Inc.
Golden Valley, Minnesota
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Veritec, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficiency) and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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 audits 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 includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Veritec, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has had recurring losses from operations and had a stockholders’ deficiency as of June 30, 2010. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning this matter are also described in Note 2. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Weinberg & Company, P.A.
Weinberg & Company, P.A.
Los Angeles, California
October 8, 2010
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VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 31,915 | $ | 50,019 | ||||
Accounts receivables, net of allowance of $8,650 and $8,400, respectively
|
76,363 | 28,376 | ||||||
Inventories
|
3,394 | 6,217 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
29,781 | 23,281 | ||||||
Employee advances
|
5,037 | 8,500 | ||||||
Total Current Assets
|
146,490 | 116,393 | ||||||
Property and Equipment, net
|
45,079 | 93,292 | ||||||
Other Assets
|
-- | 43,756 | ||||||
Total Assets
|
$ | 191,569 | $ | 253,441 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
|
||||||||
Current Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Notes payable
|
$ | 33,069 | $ | 20,039 | ||||
Notes payable, related party, net of discount of $7,313
|
1,909,991 | -- | ||||||
Accounts payable
|
518,215 | 187,368 | ||||||
Payroll tax liabilities
|
103,002 | -- | ||||||
Accrued expenses
|
205,450 | 353,161 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities
|
2,769,727 | 560,568 | ||||||
Notes Payable, related party, less current portion, net of discount of $17,107
|
-- | 885,673 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders' Deficiency:
|
||||||||
Convertible preferred stock, par value $1.00; authorized 10,000,000
shares, 276,000 shares of Series H authorized, 1,000 shares issued and outstanding
|
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Common stock, par value $.01; authorized 50,000,000 shares,
15,920,088 and 16,165,088 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
|
159,201 | 161,651 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
14,281,531 | 13,943,046 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit
|
(17,019,890 | ) | (15,298,497 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders' Deficiency
|
(2,578,158 | ) | (1,192,800 | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency
|
$ | 191,569 | $ | 253,441 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Revenues:
|
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License
|
$ | 898,953 | $ | 863,137 | ||||
Hardware
|
23,895 | 28,014 | ||||||
Identification Card
|
10,756 | 13,027 | ||||||
Debit Card Revenue
|
7,982 | -- | ||||||
Total revenues
|
941,586 | 904,178 | ||||||
Cost of Sales
|
538,084 | 364,566 | ||||||
Gross Profit
|
403,502 | 539,612 | ||||||
Operating Expenses:
|
||||||||
General and administrative
|
1,389,477 | 1,502,249 | ||||||
Sales and marketing
|
166,411 | 100,015 | ||||||
Research and development
|
429,159 | 577,003 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses
|
1,985,047 | 2,179,267 | ||||||
Loss from Operations
|
(1,581,545 | ) | (1,639,655 | ) | ||||
Other Income (Expense):
|
||||||||
Interest income
|
30 | 3,706 | ||||||
Interest expense
|
(139,878 | ) | (21,894 | ) | ||||
Other
|
-- | (782 | ) | |||||
Total Other Income (Expense)
|
(139,848 | ) | (18,970 | ) | ||||
Net Loss
|
$ | (1,721,393 | ) | $ | (1,658,625 | ) | ||
Loss Per Common Share -
|
||||||||
Basic and Diluted
|
$ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | ||
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding -
|
||||||||
Basic and Diluted
|
15,875,869 | 15,151,047 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
Preferred Stock
|
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders’
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Equity (Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, June 30, 2008
|
1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 15,115,088 | $ | 151,151 | $ | 13,674,471 | $ | (13,639,872 | ) | $ | 186,750 | |||||||||||||||
Fair value of shares issued for services
|
1,050,000 | 10,500 | 173,250 | 183,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | 74,345 | -- | 74,345 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of warrants issued with notes payable
|
-- | -- | 20,980 | -- | 20,980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | (1,658,625 | ) | (1,658,625) | ||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, June 30, 2009
|
1,000 | 1,000 | 16,165,088 | 161,651 | 13,943,046 | (15,298,497 | ) | (1,192,800) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of shares issued for services and settlement of accrued expenses
|
-- | -- | 235,000 | 2,350 | 189,100 | -- | 191,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | 74,585 | -- | 74,585 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon conversion of notes payable
|
-- | -- | 70,000 | 700 | 69,300 | -- | 70,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares returned
|
-- | -- | (550,000 | ) | (5,500 | ) | 5,500 | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | (1,721,393 | ) | (1,721,393) | ||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, June 30, 2010
|
1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 15,920,088 | $ | 159,201 | $ | 14,281,531 | $ | (17,019,890 | ) | $ | (2,578,158 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Net loss
|
$ | (1,721,393 | ) | $ | (1,658,625 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by
operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
50,321 | 43,151 | ||||||
Write-off of other assets
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43,756 | -- | ||||||
Allowance on notes receivable
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10,000 | 108,757 | ||||||
Fair value of stock options issued to employees
|
74,585 | 74,345 | ||||||
Fair value of stock issued for services
|
153,950 | 183,750 | ||||||
Loss on sale of property and equipment
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-- | 541 | ||||||
Gain on write-off of accrued expenses
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(124,000 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of discount on notes payable
|
25,085 | 3,873 | ||||||
Interest accrued on notes payable
|
125,803 | 17,819 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
(47,987 | ) | 6,749 | |||||
Inventories
|
2,823 | 24,415 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
(6,500 | ) | (20,131 | ) | ||||
Employee advances
|
3,463 | (8,500 | ) | |||||
Accounts payables and accrued expenses
|
447,638 | 198,013 | ||||||
Net cash used by operating activities
|
(962,456 | ) | (1,025,843 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Advances on notes receivable
|
(10,000 | ) | (110,885 | ) | ||||
Purchases of property and equipment
|
(2,108 | ) | (52,955 | ) | ||||
Net cash used by investing activities
|
(12,108 | ) | (163,840 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Proceeds from notes payable
|
80,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from notes payable, related party
|
941,460 | 885,000 | ||||||
Payment on notes payable, related party
|
(65,000 | ) | -- | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
956,460 | 905,000 | ||||||
NET DECREASE IN CASH
|
(18,104 | ) | (284,683 | ) | ||||
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
50,019 | 334,702 | ||||||
CASH AT END OF YEAR
|
$ | 31,915 | $ | 50,019 | ||||
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2010
|
2009
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest
|
$ | 724 | $ | 203 | ||||
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Issuance of common stock for accrued expenses
|
$ | 37,500 | $ | -- | ||||
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of note payable
|
70,000 | -- | ||||||
Purchase of property and equipment by reducing note
receivable
|
-- | 2,128 | ||||||
Issuance of warrants with notes payable
|
-- | 20,980 |
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VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 1 - OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company
The Company refers to Veritec, Inc. (Veritec) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Vcode Holdings, Inc. (Vcode), and Veritec Financial Systems, Inc. (VTFS).
Nature of Business
The Company is primarily engaged in the development, marketing, sales and licensing of products and rendering of professional services related thereto in the following two fields of technology: (1) proprietary two-dimensional matrix symbology (also commonly referred to as “two-dimensional barcodes” or “2D barcodes”), and (2) mobile banking solutions.
The Company’s two-dimensional matrix symbology technology will hereafter be referred to as the Company’s “Barcode Technology”, and the Company’s mobile banking technology will hereafter be referred to as its “Mobile Banking Technology”.
The Company’s Barcode Technology was originally invented by the founders of Veritec under United States patents 4,924,078, 5,331,176, 5,612,524 and 7,159,780. Our principal licensed product to date that contains our VeriCode ® Barcode Technology has been a product identification system for identification and tracking of manufactured parts, components and products. The VeriCode® symbol is a two-dimensional high data density machine-readable symbol that can contain up to approximately 500 bytes of data.
The Company’s VSCode® Barcode Technology is a derivative of the VeriCode® symbol with the ability to encrypt a greater amount of data by increasing data density. The VSCode ® is a data storage “container” that offers a high degree of security and which can also be tailored to the application requirements of the user. The VSCode ® symbol can hold any form of binary information that can be digitized, including numbers, letters, images, photos, graphics, and the minutia for biometric information, including fingerprints and facial image data, to the extent of its data storage capacity, that are likewise limited by the resolution of the marking and reading devices employed by the user. VSCode ® is ideal for secure identification documents (such as national identification cards, driver’s licenses, and voter registration cards), financial cards, medical records and other high security applications.
In its PhoneCodes™ product platform, Veritec developed software to send, store, display, and read a VeriCode® Barcode Technology symbol on the LCD screen of a mobile phone. With the electronic media that provide the ease of transferring information over the web, Veritec’s PhoneCodes™ technology enables individuals and companies to receive or distribute gift certificates, tickets, coupons, receipts, or engage in banking transactions using the VeriCode ® technology via wireless phone or PDA.
On January 12, 2009, Veritec formed VTFS, a Delaware corporation, to bring its Mobile Banking Technology, products and related professional services to market. In May 2009 Veritec was registered by Security First Bank in Visa’s Third Party Registration Program as a Cardholder Independent Sales Organization and Third-Party Servicer. As a Cardholder Independent Sales Organization, Veritec may promote and sell Visa branded card programs. As a Third-Party Servicer, Veritec provides back-end cardholder transaction processing services for Visa branded card programs on behalf of Security First Bank.
Our VeriSuite™ card enrollment system was released in July 2009. The VeriSuite™ system is a user friendly and cost effective solution that gives governments and businesses the ability to provide cardholders with an identity card containing Veritec’s VSCode® Barcode Technology. The VeriSuite™ system provides secure Bio-ID Cards such as citizen identification, employee cards, health benefit cards, border control cards, financial cards, and more.
The Company has a portfolio of five United States and eight foreign patents. In addition, we have seven U.S. and twenty-eight foreign pending patent applications.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Veritec, Vcode, and VTFS. All inter-company transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserves of uncollectible accounts, analysis of impairments of recorded intangibles, accruals for potential liabilities and assumptions made in valuing stock instruments issued for services.
Accounts Receivable
The Company sells to domestic and foreign companies and grants uncollateralized credit to customers, but require deposits on unique orders. Management periodically reviews its accounts receivable and provides an allowance for doubtful accounts after analyzing the age of the receivable, payment history and prior experience with the customer. The estimated loss that management believes is probable is included in the allowance for doubtful accounts.
While the ultimate loss may differ, management believes that any additional loss will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position. Due to uncertainties in the settlement process, however, it is at least reasonably possible that management's estimate will change during the near term.
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Inventories, consisting of purchased components for resale, are stated at the lower of cost or market, applying the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Inventory is net of reserves of $23,900 and $22,300 as of June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 3 to 7 years. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recognized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.
Management regularly reviews property, equipment and other long-lived assets for possible impairment. This review occurs quarterly, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If there is indication of impairment, management prepares an estimate of future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. Based upon management’s assessment, there were no indicators of impairment at June 30, 2010 or 2009.
Concentrations
The Company’s cash balances on deposit with banks are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company may be exposed to risk for the amounts of funds held in one bank in excess of the insurance limit. In assessing the risk, the Company’s policy is to maintain cash balances with high quality financial institutions. The Company had no cash balances in excess of the guarantee during the year ended June 30, 2010.
Major Customers:
Customers in excess of 10% of total revenues were as follows:
Years Ended June 30,
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2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Customer A
|
11%
|
7%
|
||||||
Customer B
|
25%
|
36%
|
||||||
Customer C
|
29%
|
1%
|
||||||
Customer D
|
3%
|
14%
|
||||||
68%
|
58%
|
Foreign Revenues:
Foreign revenues accounted for 89% of the Company’s total revenues in fiscal 2010 and 87% in fiscal 2009. (73% Korea, 11% Taiwan, and 5% others in fiscal 2010 and 11% Taiwan, 62% Korea, 8% Japan, and 6% others in fiscal 2009.)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value Measurements are adopted by the Company based on the authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board , with the exception of the application of the statement to non-recurring, non-financial assets and liabilities as permitted. The adoption based on the authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board did not have a material impact on the Company's fair value measurements. Based on the authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB authoritative guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows:
Level 1- Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2- Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
Level 3- Unobservable inputs based on the Company's assumptions.
The Company had no such assets or liabilities recorded to be valued on the basis above at June 30, 2010 or 2009.
Revenue Recognition
The Company accounts for revenue recognition in accordance with accounting standards. Revenues for the Company are classified into four separate products: license revenue (Veritec’s Multi-Dimensional matrix symbology), hardware revenue, and identification card revenue, and debit card revenue.
Revenues from licenses, hardware, and identification cards are recognized when the product is shipped and collection is reasonably assured. The process typically begins for license and hardware revenue with a customer purchase order detailing its hardware specifications so the Company can import its software into the customer's hardware. Once importation is completed, if the customer only wishes to purchase a license, the Company typically transmits the software to the customer via the Internet. Revenue is recognized at that point. If the customer requests both license and hardware products, once the software is imported into the hardware and the process is complete, the product is shipped and revenue is recognized at time of shipment. Once the software and/or hardware are either shipped or transmitted, the customers do not have a right of refusal or return. Under some conditions, the customers remit payment prior to the Company having completed importation of the software. In these instances, the Company delays revenue recognition and reflects the prepayments as customer deposits.
The process for identification cards begins when a customer requests, via the Internet, an identification card. The card is reviewed for design and placement of the data, printed and packaged for shipment. At the time the identification cards are shipped and collection is reasonably assured, revenue is recognized.
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The Company, as a processor and a distributor, recognizes revenue from transaction fees charged cardholders for the use of its issued mobile debit cards. The fees are recognized on a monthly basis after all cardholder transactions have been summarized and reconciled with third party processors.
Shipping and Handling Fees and Cost
For the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, shipping and handling fees billed to customers of $1,746 and $1,276, respectively were included in revenues and shipping and handling costs of $3,557 and $3,939, respectively were included in cost of sales.
Research and Development
Research and development costs were expensed as incurred.
Loss per Common Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to Common Stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to Common Stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation as their effect is antidilutive.
For the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share are the same because potential dilutive securities would have an anti-dilutive effect.
The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following as of:
June 30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Warrants
|
275,000 | 275,000 | ||||||
Series H Preferred Stock
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Convertible Notes Payable
|
4,700,074 | 2,869,520 | ||||||
Options
|
814,249 | 721,749 | ||||||
Total
|
5,799,323 | 3,876,269 |
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in capital raising transactions, for services and for financing costs. Stock-based compensation for employees is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. Options vest and expire according to terms established at the grant date. The value of the stock compensation to non-employees is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete.
Income Taxes
Current income tax expense is the amount of income taxes expected to be payable for the current year. A deferred income tax asset or liability is established for the expected future consequences of temporary differences in the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. The Company considers future taxable income and ongoing, prudent and feasible tax planning strategies, in assessing the value of its deferred tax assets. If the Company determines that it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized, the Company will reduce the value of these assets to their expected realizable value, thereby decreasing net income. Evaluating the value of these assets is necessarily based on the Company’s judgment. If the Company subsequently determined that the deferred tax assets, which had been written down, would be realized in the future, the value of the deferred tax assets would be increased, thereby increasing net income in the period when that determination was made.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In April 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new accounting guidance in applying the milestone method of revenue recognition to research or development arrangements. Under this guidance management may recognize revenue contingent upon the achievement of a milestone in its entirety, in the period in which the milestone is achieved, only if the milestone meets all the criteria within the guidance to be considered substantive. This standard is effective on a prospective basis for research and development milestones achieved in fiscal years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted; however, adoption of this guidance as of a date other than January 1, 2011 will require the Company to apply this guidance retrospectively effective as of January 1, 2010 and will require disclosure of the effect of this guidance as applied to all previously reported interim periods in the fiscal year of adoption. As the Company plans to implement this standard prospectively, the effect of this guidance will be limited to future transactions. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations as it has no material research and development arrangements which will be accounted for under the milestone method.
|
In April 2010, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity's equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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In January 2010, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires new disclosures regarding transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, as well as requiring presentation on a gross basis of information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in Level 3 fair value measurements. The guidance also clarifies existing disclosures regarding level of disaggregation, inputs and valuation techniques. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. As this guidance requires only additional disclosure, there should be no impact on the financial statements of the Company upon adoption.
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In October 2009, a new accounting consensus was issued for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. This consensus amends existing revenue recognition accounting standards. This consensus provides accounting principles and application guidance on whether multiple deliverables exist, how the arrangement should be separated and the consideration allocated. This guidance eliminates the requirement to establish the fair value of undelivered products and services and instead provides for separate revenue recognition based upon management’s estimate of the selling price for an undelivered item when there is no other means to determine the fair value of that undelivered item. Previously the existing accounting consensus required that the fair value of the undelivered item be the price of the item either sold in a separate transaction between unrelated third parties or the price charged for each item when the item is sold separately by the vendor. Under the existing accounting consensus, if the fair value of all of the elements in the arrangement was not determinable, then revenue was deferred until all of the items were delivered or fair value was determined. This new approach is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company is in the process of evaluating whether the adoption of this standard will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on consolidation of variable interest entities. The new guidance is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring additional disclosures about a company’s involvement in variable interest entities. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 3, 2010, and it had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.
NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. During the year ended June 30, 2010, the Company had a net loss of $1,721,393 and used cash in operations of $962,456. At June 30, 2010, the Company had a working capital deficit of $2,632,237 and a stockholders’ deficiency of $2,578,158. The Company is also delinquent in payment of certain amounts due of $103,002 for payroll taxes as of June 30, 2010. The Company believes its cash and forecasted cash flow from operations will not be sufficient to continue operations through fiscal 2011 without continued external investment. The Company believes it will require additional funds to continue its operations through fiscal 2011 and to continue to develop its existing projects and plans to raise such funds by finding additional investors to purchase the Company’s securities, generating sufficient sales revenue, implementing dramatic cost reductions or any combination thereof. There is no assurance that the Company can be successful in raising such funds, generating the necessary sales or reducing major costs. Further, if the Company is successful in raising such funds from sales of equity securities, the terms of these sales may cause significant dilution to existing holders of common stock. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from this uncertainty.
The Company has relied on The Matthews Group, LLC (TMG), a related party owned 50% by Van Tran, the Company’s CEO/Executive Chair and a director, and 50% by Larry Johanns, a significant Company’s stockholder for funding. Through June 2010, TMG, executives, and some individuals have funded $1,941,750 mostly in the form of convertible notes payable. During fiscal year 2010, TMG, a Board member, executives, and some individuals funded $1,036,750, mostly in the form of convertible notes payable.
Subsequent to June 30, 2010, the Company has received additional notes payable financing of $100,000 through September 28, 2010 (see Note 10).
NOTE 3 – NOTES RECEIVABLE
In December 2009, the Company loaned Cities in Touch (CIT) $10,000 under an unsecured demand note for the purpose of entering into a strategic partnership with CIT. The partnership did not materialize and the Company fully provided an allowance for the note as collection is not expected.
In 2009, the Company loaned RBA $110,885 under an unsecured demand note bearing interest at the annual rate of 8%. The Company fully provided an allowance for the note as collection is not expected. In May 2009, $2,128 of the note receivable was applied as payment for office equipment received from RBA.
NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consists of the following as of:
June 30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Furniture and equipment
|
$
|
139,083
|
$
|
136,975
|
||||
Software
|
73,000
|
73,000
|
||||||
Vehicles
|
23,301
|
23,301
|
||||||
235,384
|
233,276
|
|||||||
Less accumulated depreciation
|
190,305
|
139,984
|
||||||
$
|
45,079
|
$
|
93,292
|
Depreciation expense for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was $50,321 and $43,151, respectively
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NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable consists of the following as of:
June 30,
|
|||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||
Convertible notes payable (includes $107,897 and $97,444, respectively, to non-related parties), unsecured, interest at 8%, due September 2010 through November 2010. The principal and accrued interest are convertible at a conversion price of $0.30. The principal and interest is due immediately on the event of default or change of control. The holders also received warrants to purchase one share of common stock for every $2 of investment. The Company recorded a $20,981 discount on the notes payable for the value of the warrants issued. The discount is being amortized over the term of the notes payable. The unamortized discount as of June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009, was $3,758 and $17,108, respectively. $495,974 is currently in default.
|
$ | 603,871 | $ | 546,564 | |||||
Convertible notes payable to related parties, unsecured, principal and interest are convertible into common stock at $0.30 to $0.33 per share, interest at 8 % to 10%, due July to November 2010. $562,423 is currently in default.
|
578,166 | 339,109 | |||||||
Convertible note payable to related party, secured by the Company’s intellectual property, principal and interest are convertible into common stock at $0.25 per share subject to board of directors’ approval, interest at 8% due November 2010.
|
208,814 | -- | |||||||
Note payable to related party, secured by the Company’s intellectual property, interest at 8% due August 2010 and is now in default.
|
408,732 | -- | |||||||
Notes payable to related parties, unsecured, interest at 0% to 8%, due on demand.
|
110,408 | -- | |||||||
Note payable, unsecured, interest at 10%. The note was due January 2010 and is now in default.
|
21,162 | -- | |||||||
Convertible note payable, unsecured, principal and interest are convertible into common stock at $0.30 per share subject to board of directors’ approval, interest at 8%, due January 2011.
|
10,384 | -- | |||||||
Convertible note payable, unsecured, principal and interest are convertible into common stock at $1.00 per share subject to board of directors’ approval, interest at 8%. The note was due November 2009 and is now in default.
|
1,523 | 20,039 | |||||||
Total
|
1,943,060 | 905,712 | |||||||
Less: Current portion
|
1,943,060 | 20,039 | |||||||
Notes Payable, less current portion
|
$ | -- | $ | 885,673 |
For the purposes of Balance Sheet presentation notes payable have been presented as follows:
June 30,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2009
|
||||||
Notes payable
|
$ | 33,069 | $ | 20,039 | |||
Notes payable, related party
|
1,909,991 | 885,673 | |||||
$ | 1,943,060 | $ | 905,712 |
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NOTE 6 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Preferred Stock
The articles of incorporation of Veritec authorize 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $1.00 per share. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine any number of series into which shares of preferred stock may be divided and to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to any series of the preferred stock.
As part of the bankruptcy Plan of Reorganization approved in 1999, a new Series H convertible preferred stock was authorized. The Plan called for Veritec to issue 275,000 shares of restricted Series H convertible preferred stock in exchange for $2,000,000 of assets being invested into Veritec. Each share of Series H convertible preferred stock is convertible into 10 shares of the Veritec’s common stock at the option of the holder.
As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, there were 1,000 shares of Series H convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
Common stock consists of $.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 15,920,088 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and 16,165,088 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2009.
In June 2010, by unanimous action of the Board of Directors and majority shareholders’ consent the Company increased its authorized common shares from 30 million to 50 million.
Stock Bonus/Compensation
On December 5, 2008, the Board of Directors granted its then CEO and interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 1,000,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock and granted its then Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, 50,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares for both individuals were valued at the fair market price for December 5, 2008 of $0.30 per share. Of the 1,050,000 shares of common stock, 525,000 shares vested on June 5, 2009 and the remainder vested on December 5, 2009. The total compensation expense for these arrangements was $131,250 and $183,750 for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
On January 1, 2009, the Company signed an agreement with a consultant to receive 50,000 shares of stock and 10,000 options to acquire common stock, with each issuance subject to approval by the Board of Directors. On October 7, 2009, the Board of Directors approved issuance of 25,000 shares and nullified and terminated the remainder of the agreement. The shares were valued in the aggregate at $6,500 which was based upon the stock price of the shares on the date of board approval.
On February 23, 2010, the Company issued 60,000 shares of its common stock to one of its consultants valued at $16,200 based upon the stock price of the shares on the date of board approval.
Shares issued for settlement of accrued expenses
On July 21, 2009, the Company issued 50,000 shares of its common stock to each of its three directors (150,000 shares in the aggregate). The shares were valued in the aggregate at $37,500, based upon the stock price of the shares on the date of board approval.
Returned Shares
In October 2009 David Reiling, a board member, resigned and voluntarily relinquished 50,000 shares of restricted common stock granted to him. On December 5, 2009, Mr. Hattara resigned as CEO and agreed to return 500,000 shares of common stock previously issued to him. As the shares issued were fully vested and services had been provided to the Company under the initial share issuance agreements, upon return of the shares the Company adjusted its paid in capital for the par value of the shares issued.
Shares issued upon conversion of Debt
In October 2009, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of 70,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion in full of $70,000 of notes payable. The note was converted in accordance with the conversion terms with the debt instrument.
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NOTE 7 – STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
Stock Options
The Board of Directors authorized the CEO to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in the form of options or stock bonuses to employees and consultants.
The Company has agreements with certain employees that provide for five years of annual grants of options, on each employment anniversary date, to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The option price is determined based on the market price on the date of grant, the options vest one year from the date of grant, and the options expire five years after vesting. The Company granted 97,500 and 464,000 options under this arrangement in 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $74,585 and $74,345 during the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As of June 30, 2010, there was $194 of unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options. These costs are expected to be recognized over the next month. Based upon the trading value of the common shares, there was no intrinsic value of these options as of June 30, 2010.
The weighted-average grant date fair value for options granted in fiscal 2010 and 2009 was $0.34 and $0.23, respectively. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses the weighted-average assumptions noted in the following table. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the options is based on the U. S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant. Volatility was based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The Company estimated the expected life of options based on historical experience and other averaging methods.
Years Ended June 30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Risk-free interest rates
|
2.49 | % | 2.11 | % | ||||
Dividend yields
|
0 | % | 0 | % | ||||
Volatility
|
181.42 | % | 166.17 | % | ||||
Weighted average expected life
|
3 years
|
3 years
|
||||||
A summary of stock options as of June 30, 2010 and for the two years then ended is as follows:
Number of
|
Weighted - Average
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
267,749 | $ | 0.82 | |||||
Granted
|
464,000 | $ | 0.29 | |||||
Forfeited
|
(10,000 | ) | $ | 0.14 | ||||
Outstanding at June 30, 2009
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721,749 | $ | 0.49 | |||||
Granted
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97,500 | $ | 0.38 | |||||
Forfeited
|
(5,000 | ) | $ | 0.30 | ||||
Outstanding at June 30, 2010
|
814,249 | $ | 0.47 | |||||
Exercisable at June 30, 2010
|
804,249 | $ | 0.48 |
The weighted-average remaining contractual life of stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2010 is 3.8 years.
A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares granted under the Company’s stock option plan as of June 30, 2010 and changes during the two years then ended is presented below:
Weighted-Average
|
||||||||
Number of
|
Grant Date
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
Nonvested at June 30, 2008
|
49,083 | $ | 0.43 | |||||
Granted
|
464,000 | $ | 0.25 | |||||
Vested
|
(49,083 | ) | $ | 0.43 | ||||
Forfeited
|
(10,000 | ) | $ | 0.12 | ||||
Nonvested at June 30, 2009
|
454,000 | $ | 0.25 | |||||
Granted
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97,500 | $ | 0.34 | |||||
Vested
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(536,500 | ) | $ | 0.27 | ||||
Forfeited
|
(5,000 | ) | $ | 0.22 | ||||
Nonvested at June 30, 2010
|
10,000 | $ | 0.23 |
Stock Warrant
The Company issued 275,000 shares of warrants related to notes payable issued in fiscal year 2009. The fair value of the warrants allocated to notes payable was $20,981 or $0.08 per share. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the warrants at June 30, 2010 is 3.7 years. The warrants are fully vested, have a five year term and are exercisable at $2 per share. Based upon the trading value of the common shares, there was no intrinsic value of these warrant as of June 30, 2010.
The weighted-average fair value of warrants granted was estimated at grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: 2.03% risk-free interest rates, 0% dividend yields, 166.53% volatility, and 3.0 years weighted average expected life.
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NOTE 8 - INCOME TAXES
Deferred income taxes are provided on the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences, net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. 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.
Veritec, VTFS and Vcode file a consolidated income tax return in the United States.
It is the Company’s practice to recognize penalties and/or interest related to income tax matters in the interest and penalties expense. There are no interest and penalties recognized in the consolidated statement of operations or accrued on the consolidated balance sheets.
The company is subject to U.S. federal, state, or local income tax examination by tax authorities for all years for which a loss carry forward is utilized in subsequent periods.
A reconciliation between the expected federal income tax rate and the actual tax rate is as follows:
Year Ended
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June 30,
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||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Federal Statutory tax rate
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(34%
|
)
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(34%
|
)
|
||||
State tax, net of federal benefit
|
(6%
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)
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(6%
|
)
|
||||
Change in valuation
|
(40%
|
)
|
(40%
|
)
|
||||
Allowance
|
40 %
|
40 %
|
||||||
Effective tax rate
|
- %
|
- %
|
The following is a summary of the deferred tax assets (separate disclosure of state deferred taxes has not been presented as such disclosure is not considered to be material):
June 30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 51,600 | $ | 47,400 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
52,200 | 54,000 | ||||||
Accrued expenses
|
61,500 | 33,900 | ||||||
Stock option
|
30,200 | 30,100 | ||||||
Other
|
12,400 | 10,900 | ||||||
Restricted shares
|
-- | 54,000 | ||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
3,183,000 | 2,965,200 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset
|
3,390,900 | 3,195,500 | ||||||
Valuation allowance
|
(3,390,900 | ) | (3,195,500 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - |
Deferred income tax assets have been reduced by a valuation allowance as it is more likely than not that they will not be realized.
Veritec has net operating loss carryforwards of $8,553,000 for federal purposes and $4,255,000 for state purposes available to offset future taxable income that expire in varying amounts through 2030. The ability to utilize the net operating loss carry forwards could be limited by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code which limits their use if there is a change in control (generally a greater than 50% change in ownership).
NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Leases
The Company leases its U.S. office facilities from its CEO/Executive Chair under a lease expiring June 30, 2012, with an automatic 2-year extension, requiring monthly payments of $4,200 plus common area costs. In January 2009, the Company began leasing a single-family residence in Golden Valley, Minnesota on a month-to-month basis at $1,200 per month from a principal of The Matthews Group for purposes of housing customers, guests and consultants. In May 2009, the Company began leasing on a month-to-month basis at $1,000 per month, a single-family residence in Golden Valley, Minnesota owned by a principal of The Matthews Group. This lease was terminated on April 30, 2010. Rent expense, included in operating cost, to related parties was $77,000 and $55,117 in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Future annual minimum lease payments are $50,400 in each fiscal year 2011 through 2014, including the extension period, totaling $201,600.
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Design Agreement
In November 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with a manufacturing company to design and develop a line of readers to overcome the Company’s dependence on outside suppliers. In Phase One of the project, a proto-type cell phone reader designed by the manufacturing company was evaluated and accepted. Phase Two of the project required the manufacturing company to design and manufacture four individual proto-type models of readers that work with Matrix Symbologies. The agreement required a deposit of $30,000 and payments of $30,000 for each of the four defined milestones with the total project cost not to exceed $150,000. To date the Company has made the required deposit of $30,000, a $20,000 advance and accrued another $95,000 for a total cost of $145,000 against the maximum expenditure of $150,000. In January 2008, the project was halted and a certified letter was sent demanding immediate repayment of the deposit and money advanced to the manufacturing company, which totaled $50,000, as a result of the manufacturing company’s inability to complete the project. In January 2008, the manufacturer began negotiations with the Company but has since discontinued any communication. During the year ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of accrued expenses in the amount of $124,000. This amount has been offset to Research and Development Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as payments under this agreement were initially recorded as research and development expense when the services were provided.
Incentive Compensation Bonus Plan
On December 5, 2008, the Company adopted an incentive compensation bonus plan to provide payments to key employees in the aggregated amount of 10% of pre-tax earnings in excess of $3,000,000.
Processing Center Agreement
VTFS entered into a twelve-month processing center contract beginning February 1, 2009, with monthly commitments of approximately $34,200. On April 1, 2010, the Company signed a new agreement with monthly commitments of approximately $19,955. The term of the agreement is through March 2011.
Contingencies
As of June 30, 2010, the Company is not a party to any lawsuits.
On April 6, 2006, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination of Vcode’s United States Patent No. 5,612,524. A response on behalf of the Company rebutting the allegations in the Request for Reexamination was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In December 2007, the Company received a determination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office stating that some of the claims in the patent were patentable and others were being rejected. The Company submitted a rebuttal against the decision in February 2008. On April 7, 2009, the USPTO issued a Reexamination Certificate confirming the patentability of certain of the claims and canceling other claims. This ruling is not detrimental to the Company’s ability to market its products.
On October 26, 2006, a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination of Vcode’s United States Patent No. 4,924,078 was made. On January 17, 2007, the reexamination for United States Patent No. 4,924,078 was ordered. On January 12, 2009, the USPTO issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Reexamination Certificate confirming the patentability of certain of the claims and canceling other claims. This ruling is not detrimental to the Company’s ability to market its products.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to year end and through September 28, 2010, the Company borrowed additional $100,000 with annual interest at 8%, due to a related party, convertible into common stock at $0.30 per share, and due on demand.
In August 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with Global TV, Inc. for the purpose of forming a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement the Company was to advance $100,000 to Global TV towards the acquisition of 10% ownership interest in Global TV. As of September 2010 the Company has advanced an aggregate of $60,000 under a short-tem secured notes receivable agreement bearing an interest rate of 10% with an additional $10,000 from the CEO/Executive Chair’s personal resources.
ITEM 9
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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None
ITEM 9A CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired objectives, and we necessarily are required to apply our judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. It was concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, because certain deficiencies involving internal controls constituted material weaknesses as discussed below. The material weaknesses identified did not result in the restatement of any previously reported financial statements or any other related financial disclosures, nor does management believe that it had any effect on the accuracy of our financial statements for the current reporting period.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate due to change in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on its evaluation, our management concluded that there are material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
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The material weaknesses relate to limited oversight from our audit committee on the external financial reporting process and internal control over financial reporting and lack of segregation of duties. Under the segregation of duties issues, the CFO was the sole preparer of the financial statements and periodic SEC reports with limited separate independent detailed review to prevent material errors. Also the CEO has had authority to enter into significant contracts, as well as authority to sign checks, which could result in material fraud.
In order to mitigate these material weaknesses to the fullest extent possible, the Company has assigned its audit committee with oversight responsibilities. Financial statements, periodic SEC reports and monthly bank statement and imaged checks are continuously reviewed by the CFO and CEO/Executive Chair. In addition all significant contracts are now being reviewed and signed off by the Company’s in-house attorney in conjunction with the CEO/Executive Chair.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm, pursuant to provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
This report shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B
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OTHER INFORMATION
|
None
PART III
ITEM 10
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
|
The members of the present Board of Directors and Officers are:
Name
|
Office
|
Age
|
Director Since
|
||||||
Ms. Van Thuy Tran
|
CEO, Director, Executive Chair, Treasurer
|
66 | 1999 | ||||||
Mr. Laird Powers
|
Director
|
63 | 2008 | ||||||
Mr. Robert Junghans
|
Director
|
67 | - | ||||||
Mr. John Quentin
|
CFO
|
49 | - |
Each director will serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until their respective successors have been elected and duly qualified. Directors serve one-year terms. The Board of Directors appoints officers.
Mr. Jeffrey Hattara resigned in December 2009.
David Reiling resigned in October 2009.
Ms. Van Thuy Tran is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Company. Ms. Tran was President of Asia Consulting and Trading Company from 1979 to 1999, a company dealing with trade in the Pacific Rim countries. In 1995, she founded Circle of Love, a non-profit providing mission work in Vietnam. In 1993, she founded Equal Partners, Inc., a construction and building company in Minnesota. Ms. Van Tran has a medical degree from Bethel College/University of Minnesota and worked in the medical field as a Technologist/Hematologist for over 17 years.
Thomas W. McPherson resigned in December 2009.
Laird E. Powers is a private investor in emerging technology companies. He has been involved with Veritec since its early stages in 1986. In addition, for the past 25 years, he has been the president and owner of L.E. Powers Construction, a construction company in the Silicon Valley of California. He holds BS degree in Psychology with a Math minor from California State University - Hayward.
Robert Junghan, is an attorney at law in private practice for 38 years. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University. He provides legal services to the Company from time-to-time as requested by the CEO.
John Quentin is the CFO of the Company. Mr. Quentin has over 15 years of accounting and auditing experience obtained mostly from the public accounting industry where his clients’ base ranged from public reporting companies to private entities. Before joining Veritec, Inc. he was a senior auditor with Lurie Besikof Lapidus and Company, LLP for 4 years from 2004 to 2008. Prior to joining Lurie Besikof Lapidus and Company, LLP Mr. Quentin was an auditor with Rogers & Company, a local CPA firm that specialized in nonprofit auditing, accounting, and taxes where he worked on various clients including the University of Minnesota and the Metropolitan Airport Commission in conjunction with Deloitte Touche. Before joining Rogers & Company Mr. Quentin was with Ernst & Young, LLP, from 1994 to 2001. He holds BS degree in Accounting from Metropolitan State University.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to us under Rule 16a-3(e) during fiscal 2010, no person who was a director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of any class of our common stock failed to file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act during our most recent fiscal year or prior fiscal years, except for the following:
Committee and Board Meetings
Four meetings of our Board of Directors were held in fiscal 2010, and all board members attended the meeting. We had no standing audit, nominating or compensation committees of our Board or committees performing similar functions during fiscal 2010. The directors have regularly communicated to discuss our affairs in addition to formal board meetings to transact and approve appropriate business.
Our Board has determined that we do not have an audit committee financial expert. We have been unable to attract an audit committee financial expert given the small size of our Company and our current financial position. The Company has formed an audit committee composed of two of the current board members.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics, which is available on our website at http://www.veritecinc.com/about_veritecInc.html. Our code of ethics applies to all of our employees, including our CEO, CFO and directors. If our Board grants any waivers of, or amendments to, the code of ethics to any of our executive officers or directors, we will disclose these matters through our website.
Family Relationships
None of our directors or executive officers are related to one another.
Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of our executive officers or directors are parties to any material proceedings adverse to Veritec, have any material interest adverse to Veritec or have, during the past ten years:
·
|
been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
|
·
|
had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against him/her or any business of which he/she was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
|
·
|
been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his/her involvement in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities or banking activities;
|
·
|
been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
|
·
|
been subject to, or party to, any judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree , or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (i) any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation, (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
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Corporate Governance
We are committed to having sound corporate governance principles. We believe that such principles are essential to running our business efficiently and to maintaining our integrity in the marketplace.
There have been no changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to our Board of
Directors.
Director Qualifications
We believe that our directors should have the highest professional and personal ethics and values, consistent with our longstanding values and standards. They should have broad experience at the policy-making level in business or banking. They should be committed to enhancing stockholder value and should have sufficient time to carry out their duties and to provide insight and practical wisdom based on experience. Their service on other boards of public companies should be limited to a number that permits them, given their individual circumstances, to perform responsibly all director duties for us. Each director must represent the interests of all stockholders. When considering potential director candidates, the board of directors also considers the candidate’s character, judgment, diversity, age and skills, including financial literacy and experience in the context of our needs and the needs of the board of directors.
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ITEM 11 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table indicates the compensation paid in each of the past two fiscal years to our Chief Executive Officer and the other individual who served as an executive officer during fiscal 2010 (“Named Executives”):
Name and
Principal
Position
|
Fiscal
Year
Ended
June 30
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus ($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)(1) ($)(1)
|
Total ($)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Van Thuy Tran
Executive Chair
|
2010
|
$ | 150,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 150,000 | ||||||||||||
Van Thuy Tran
Executive Chair
|
2009
|
$ | 150,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 12,500 | (4) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | 162,500 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey Hattara(2)
|
2010
|
$ | 6 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 6 | ||||||||||||
President, CEO, Interim CFO
|
2009
|
$ | 6 | $ | 0 | $ | 300,000 | (5) | $ | 38,460 | (5) | $ | 0 | $ | 338,466 | ||||||||||
Thomas McPherson (3)
|
2010
|
$ | 78,373 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 78,373 | ||||||||||||
VP, General Counsel, Secretary
|
2009
|
$ | 66,346 | $ | 0 | $ | 15,000 | (5) | $ | 44,870 | (5) | $ | 0 | $ | 126,216 | ||||||||||
John Quentin(6)
|
2010
|
$ | 48,846 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 48,846 | ||||||||||||
2009
|
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
(1)
|
The total dollar value of all perquisites and other personal benefits was less than 10% of the total annual and bonus reported for each named executive officer in each of the past fiscal years.
|
(2)
|
Mr. Hattara’s base salary during calendar 2009 was $12.00. In 2008 the Board granted Mr. Hattara 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock and 150,000 stock options; each respectively at a price of $0.30 per share. Fifty percent of the restricted stock vested on June 5, 2009 and the remaining 50% vested on December 5, 2009. The option shares vested one year after grant date. In fiscal 2010, Mr. Hattara returned 500,000 shares that vested on December 5, 2009 to the Company.
|
(3)
|
Mr. McPherson’s base salary during calendar 2009 was $150,000. In 2008 Board granted Mr. McPherson 50,000 shares of restricted stock and 175,000 stock options; each at a price of $0.30 per share. Fifty percent of the restricted stock vested on June 5, 2009 and the remaining 50% vested on December 5, 2009. The option shares vested one year after grant date.
|
(4)
|
Ms. Tran was granted 50,000 restricted stock at a price of $0.25 per share in lieu of cash payment for directors fees in fiscal 2009. The weighted-average grant date fair value for the restricted stock was $0.25 using the market price at the date of grant.
|
(5)
|
The weighted-average grant date fair value for the restricted stock granted in 2009 was $0.30 using the market price at the date of grant. The weighted-average grant date fair value for the options granted was $0.26. The fair value of the option award was estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option pricing model that uses the weighted-average assumption noted in footnote 7 to the consolidated financial statements.
|
(6) Mr. Quentin’s base salary during calendar 2010 was $55,000.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
||||||||
Name
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#) Exercisable
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#) Unexercisable
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options
(#)
|
Option Exercise Price
($)
|
Option Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
|
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
|
||
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
(h)
|
||
Jeffrey Hattara
|
150,000 (1)
|
-
|
-
|
$0.30
|
2014
|
-
|
$0
|
||
Thomas McPherson
|
175,000 (2)
|
-
|
-
|
$0.30
|
2014
|
-
|
$0
|
||
(1)
|
In 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Jeffrey Hattara that granted the option to purchase 150,000 shares at the market price of $0.30 per share on the date of grant. The option vest one year from the date of grant, and expire five years after vesting. As of June 30, 2010, the options have vested. As part of his employment agreement Mr. Hattara was granted 1,000,000 restricted stock at the market price of $0.30 per share on the date of grant with one-half of the granted vested six months from the date of grant and the remaining balance vesting six months later. As of June 30, 2010, the shares have vested.
|
(2)
|
In 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Thomas McPherson that granted the option to purchase 175,000 shares at the market price of $0.30 per share on the date of grant. The option vest one year from the date of grant, and expire five years after vesting. As of June 30, 2010, the options have vested. As part of his employment agreement Mr. McPherson was granted 50,000 restricted stock at the market price of $0.30 per share on the date of grant with one-half of the granted vested six months from the date of grant and the remaining balance vesting six months later. As of June 30, 2010, the shares have vested.
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Director Compensation
Name
|
Fees Earned or Paid-in Cash
($)
|
Total
($)
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(h)
|
Robert Junghans
|
$5,085
|
$5,085
|
Directors currently receive fees of $500 per meeting attended, plus expenses.
See the table for a summary of outstanding options issued or authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.
ITEM 12 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of September 28, 2010 are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the stockholder holding the options or warrants but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other stockholder. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe stockholders named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such stockholder’s name. Percentage of ownership is based on approximately 15,920,088 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 28, 2010.
The following table reflects, as of the date of this Annual Report, the beneficial common stock ownership of: (a) each of our directors, (b) each of our current named executive officers, (c) each person known by us to be a beneficial holder of 5% or more of our common stock, and (d) all of our executive officers and directors as a group.
Except as otherwise indicated below, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock held by them. Unless otherwise indicated, the principal address of each listed executive officer and director is 2445 Winnetka Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN 55427.
Name
|
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
|
Percent of Shares
|
Common
(see note 1 below)
|
Common
|
|
Laird Powers
|
127,984(2)
|
0.8%
|
J Technologies, LLC
1430 Orkla Drive, Golden Valley, MN 55427
|
1,328,004
|
8.3%
|
Van Thuy Tran (1)
1430 Orkla Drive, Golden Valley, MN 55427
|
4,408,359
|
27.7%
|
The Matthews Group
1430 Orkla Drive, Golden Valley, MN 55427
|
8,558,218(3)
|
53.8%
|
Larry Johanns (1)
518 North 12 Street, Osage, IA 50461
|
4,305,791
|
27.0%
|
All Officers, Directors and 5% Owners as a group (4 persons)
|
10,170,138
|
63.9%
|
(1)
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The above shares include 50% of the shares owned or issuable to The Matthews Group. Van Thuy Tran and Larry Johanns each own 50% of The Matthews Group.
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(2) Includes 25,000 warrants issued for note payable that vested in March 2009.
(3) Includes 75,000 warrants issued for note payable that vested in March 2009.
ITEM 13
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
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The Company leases its U.S. office facilities from its executive chair under a lease expiring June 30, 2012 and requiring monthly payments of $4,200 plus common area costs. In January 2009, the Company began leasing a single-family residence in Golden Valley, Minnesota on a month-to-month basis at $1,200 per month from a principal of The Matthews Group for purposes of housing customers, guests and consultants. In May 2009, the Company began leasing on a month-to-month basis at $1,000 per month, a single-family residence in Golden Valley, Minnesota owned by a principal of The Matthews Group. This lease was terminated on April 30, 2010. Rent expense, included in operating cost, to related parties was $77,000 and $55,117 in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Future annual minimum lease payments total $50,400 in each fiscal year through 2012, totaling $100,800.
During 2010, the Company issued to The Matthews Group, members of the Board of Directors, and an individual unsecured and secured, unconvertible and convertible notes payable totaling $1,036,750 (net of repayment of $65,000) at interest rates ranging from 8% to 10%, maturing July 2010 through January 2011. Included in the notes payable financing during fiscal 2010 is $291,000 due on demand and $956,750 is due to related parties. In addition in July 2010 through September 2010 the Company issued unsecured convertible demand note payable totaling $100,000, bearing interest rate of 8% per annum to a related party. During 2010 the Company repaid $65,000 to related parties. The Company converted $70,000 note payable by issuing 70,000 shares of its common stock in payment of the note.
In fiscal 2009, pursuant to the terms of a Subscription Agreement and Investment of Intent (the “Subscription Agreement”) the Company issued to The Matthews Group, individuals, and employees of the Company unsecured convertible notes payable totaling $550,000, at an interest rate of 8% for a period of eighteen months. Included in this convertible notes payable was $450,000 to related parties. Under the terms of the note interest is accrued on the principal and becomes payable at maturity. The holders of the note have option to convert the note into whatever form of security offered by the Company if there is subsequent financing. As part of Subscription Agreement, the holders of the notes also received warrants to purchase one share of common stock of the Company for every $2.00 of investment, at an exercise price of $2.00 per warrant share. The Company recorded a $20,981 discount on the notes payable for the value of the warrants issued. The discount is being amortized over the term of the notes payable. Unamortized discount was $3,758 at June 30, 2010. In addition the Company issued unsecured notes payable to related parties and certain individual totaling $355,000 bearing an annual interest rate of 8% and maturing November 2009 and July 2010. Included in the unsecured notes payable was $335,000 issued to related parties. In fiscal 2009, the Company paid $13,400 to a related party for consulting services.
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ITEM 14 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Effective January 20, 2010, Company dismissed Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP (“Lurie Besikof”) as its independent public accounting firm. Lurie Besikof’s reports on the Company’s financial statements for the past two fiscal years, with the exception of an uncertainty paragraph about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, have not contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, or were qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and subsequently through the date of its dismissal, there were no disagreements with Lurie Besikof on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to Lurie Besikof’s satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter in connection with their report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years.
The Company’s Board of Directors appointed Weinberg & Company, P.A. (“Weinberg”) as new independent public accountants, effective January 20, 2010. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and subsequently through the date of Weinberg’s engagement, the Company did not consult Weinberg with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Due to the Company’s fee issues with Lurie Besikof and the restriction of access to their prior period workpapers, the Company engaged Weinberg to re-audit the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2009.
The following are the services provided and the amounts billed.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Lurie Besik of Lapidus & Company, LLP and Weinberg & Company, P.A. for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, including reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 was $83,890 and $27,080, respectively. The aggregate fees billed by Lurie Besik of Lapidus & Company, LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, including reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 was $111,000.
Audit Related Fees
None.
Tax Fees
Weinberg & Company, P.A. was paid $3,600 for preparation of income tax return for fiscal year ended 2009. Lurie Besik of Lapidus & Company, LLP was paid $9,500 for preparation of income tax return for fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
All Other Fees
None.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Under the SEC’s rules, the Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm in order to ensure that they do not impair the auditors’ independence. The Commission’s rules specify the types of non-audit services that an independent auditor may not provide to its audit client and establish the Audit Committee’s responsibility for administration of the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm.
Consistent with the SEC’s rules, the Audit Committee Charter requires that the Audit Committee review and pre-approve all audit services and permitted non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to us or any of our subsidiaries. The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to a member of the Audit Committee and if it does, the decisions of that member must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Accordingly, all audit services and non-audit services described in this Item 14 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
There were no hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.
PART IV
ITEM 15
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EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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(a) 1. Financial Statements
See Index to Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
2. Financial Statement Schedules
All other financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
3. Exhibits
See the Exhibit Index which follows the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Exhibits
See Item 15(a) (3) above.
(c) Financial Statement Schedules
See Item 15(a) (2) above.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
VERITEC, INC.,
a Nevada corporation
By /s/ Van Thuy Tran October 4, 2010
Van Thuy Tran
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date |
By /s/ Van Thuy Tran | October 4, 2010 | |
Van Thuy Tran | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
By /s/ John Quentin | October 4, 2010 | |
John Quentin | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
( Principal financial officer) | ||
/s/ Robert Junghans | Director | October 4, 2010 |
/s/ Laird Powers | Director | October 4, 2010 |
Laird Powers | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1
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Restated Articles of Incorporation of Veritec, Inc. (filed as exhibit 3(i) to Veritec’s Quarterly Report on Form 10QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference).
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3.2
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Bylaws of Veritec, Inc. (filed as exhibit 3(ii) to Veritec’s Quarterly Report on Form 10QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).
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10.1
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Subscription Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009).
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10.2
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Unsecured Term Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009).
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10.3
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Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009).
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10.4
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Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Jeffrey Hattara, filed herewith.
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10.5
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Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Thomas McPherson, filed herewith.
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10.6
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Form of Stock Option Agreement, filed herewith.
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10.7
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, filed herewith.
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14.
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Code of Ethics of Veritec, Inc. (filed as exhibit 14 to Veritec’s Annual Report on Form 10KSB for the year ended June 30, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference).
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21.1
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Subsidiaries of Veritec, Inc., filed herewith.
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31.1
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Certification by CEO required by Rule 13a14(a)/15d14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed herewith.
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31.2
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Certification by CFO required by Rule 13a14(a)/15d14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed herewith.
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32.1*
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Veritec, Inc. Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350), filed herewith.
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32.2*
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Veritec, Inc. Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350), filed herewith.
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The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 accompany the Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” by Veritec, Inc. for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act.
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