UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
Fiscal Year ended: December 31, 2007
OR
[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
transition period from ________ to ________
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Commission
File No.: 000-51285
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a21,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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74-2896910
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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7660 CENTURION PARKWAY,
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
(Principal
Executive Office)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (904) 565-0066
SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: NONE
SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: COMMON STOCK
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No
[X]
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [X] No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
[X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate
by check whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check
one): Large accelerated filer
[ ] Accelerated filer
[ ] Non-accelerated filer
[ ] Smaller reporting company
[X]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12G-2 of the Exchange Act Yes [ ] No [X]
The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates was approximately $6,698,616, based on the closing price of the
issuer’s common stock on June 30, 2007, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board.
As of March 21, 2008, 87,990,589 shares of the issuer's common stock were
outstanding.
Documents
incorporated by reference: Part III is included herein by
reference. An Index to Exhibits appears at Part IV, Item 15
herein.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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ITEM
1. Business
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2
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1A. Risk Factors
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7
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1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
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7
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2. Properties
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7
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3. Legal Proceedings
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7
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4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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9
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6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data
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10
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7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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10
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7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
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8. Financial Statements
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15
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ITEM
9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
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15
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9A. Controls and Procedures
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15
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ITEM
9B. Other Information
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PART
III
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ITEM
10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and
Corporate Governance
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11. Executive Compensation
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16
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ITEM
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
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16
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ITEM
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
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Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
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PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of a21, Inc. We may, from time
to time, make written or oral statements that are "forward-looking," including
statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the documents
incorporated herein by reference, and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. These statements are based on management's current
expectations, assumptions and projections about a21, Inc. and its industry and
are made on the basis of management's views as of the time the statements are
made. All statements, analyses and other information contained in this report
relative to trends in sales, gross margin, anticipated expense levels and
liquidity and capital resources, as well as other statements including, but not
limited to, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect,"
"seek," "intend" and other similar expressions, constitute forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict and that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from our past performance and our current expectations, assumptions
and projections. Differences may result from actions taken by the Company as
well as from risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control. Potential
risks and uncertainties include, among others, those set forth herein under
"Factors that may Affect the Business," as well as in Part II, Item 7,
"Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations." Except as required
by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise. Readers should carefully review the factors set forth in other
reports or documents that the Company files from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
In this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, "a21," "the Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to
a21, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise
dictates. The consolidated financial statements included herein include
ArtSelect, Inc. from its respective acquisition date during 2006.
GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT AND NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
a21, Inc.
was incorporated in the State of Texas in October 1998, under the name Saratoga
Holdings I, Inc. In February 2004, we acquired SuperStock, Inc. (“SuperStock”).
In October 2005, our UK subsidiary SuperStock Ltd. acquired Ingram Publishing
Limited (“Ingram”) and in May 2006, we acquired ArtSelect, Inc. (“ArtSelect”).
On July 31, 2006, we changed our state of incorporation from Texas to
Delaware.
Through
SuperStock, we aggregate visual content from photographers, photography
agencies, archives, libraries and private collections and license the visual
content to our customers. Our customer base consists of four major groups:
creative (advertising and design agencies), editorial (publishing and media
entities), corporate (in-house communications departments and outside corporate
communications firms) and consumers (the general public). Our products are sold
directly and through a global network of distributors. We provide subscription,
CD-ROM and individual royalty free images as well as vector graphics and fonts,
vehicle online templates, and print price guides for the worldwide graphics
design, printing, sign making, advertising and publishing
communities.
ArtSelect
supplies home and office framed and unframed wall décor to retailers,
catalogers, membership organizations and consumers through both online and
traditional retail and wholesale distribution channels.
BACKGROUND
OPERATIONS
AND TECHNOLOGY
Through
SuperStock and its subsidiary Ingram, we aggregate visual content from
photographers, photography agencies, archives, libraries and private
collections, and make such visual content available to creative professionals at
advertising and design agencies, publishing and media entities, in-house
communication departments and outside corporate communications firms, small and
home office businesses, and the general public.
SuperStock’s
Images are not typically sold but their reproduction and usage rights are
licensed. Such licenses fall generally into two types - rights-managed and
royalty-free. A rights-managed license is a limited license whereby the usage
(i.e., a magazine advertisement or a billboard), term (either for one-time use
or for a specified time) and venue (i.e., within the U.S. or Europe or globally)
are fully defined. A royalty-free license is an unlimited license, whereby the
image can be reused indefinitely for an unlimited time, as long as the license
is not re-sold or transferred. Certain image rights are licensed on a
subscription basis typically ranging from one-month to twelve-month
terms.
The
Internet and digital imaging technology allows an image that has been digitized
to be seen worldwide and be reproduced and distributed indefinitely, at little
or no additional cost. This has created significant opportunities for us to
streamline our operations and to realize the benefits of economies of scale. On
our website, images can be found, licenses transacted and product delivered via
downloads.
Acquisition
and distribution of SuperStock’s products is primarily performed digitally.
Independent photographers and/or vendors deliver images to use either in digital
form or on film, which we then digitize using our in-house scanning facilities.
The image files are uploaded onto our online storage facility and are assigned
various file names and information. Finally, they are assigned various metadata
such as keywords and subject codes, enabling the search engine to find and
display the images to our customers.
ArtSelect
supplies home and office framed and unframed wall décor to retailers,
catalogers, membership organizations and consumers through both online and
traditional retail and wholesale distribution channels.
Through
ArtSelect’s Private Label Site (PLS) program, ArtSelect creates for its
customer-partners branded sub-domains on ArtSelect’s global website. ArtSelect
assigns an ArtSelect URL specific to the customer-partner’s branded site. The
customer-partner provides ArtSelect with its identifying graphic and ArtSelect
prominently displays it on web pages throughout the customer-partner’s branded
site. The customer-partner’s identifying graphic also serves as the link to the
partner’s website. Limited customization of the customer-partner’s sub-domain is
possible upon request.
ArtSelect’s
drop-ship wholesale customer-partners offer specific ArtSelect wall décor
stock-keeping units, or SKUs, on their websites. Drop-ship wholesale is not
linked to a privately labeled sub-domain on the ArtSelect website. The
customer-partner is responsible for all promotions, web development, transaction
processing, and customer interactions.
Our
operating subsidiaries each have a centralized and integrated technology
platform as the foundation for website and back-office systems. These platforms
enable our customers to search, select, license, transact payments and download
our imagery. It also provides for centralized sales order, customer database,
finance and accounting management systems. These systems cover many operational
activities, from customer interaction and transaction processing, order
fulfillment and invoicing, to photographer and vendor royalty reports and
payments. Our technology platforms are primarily owned and operated by our
operating subsidiaries.
We
upgrade our systems as the need and opportunity arises. We are dedicated to
regularly upgrading our hardware and search engine to increase its speed and
accuracy. We also routinely obtain additional online storage as our library of
images continues to grow. Similarly, we continue to build new search and
communication tools on our websites in order to improve its functionality and
user-friendliness. We use a combination of software developed in house and third
party service providers to support our operations.
PRODUCTS
SuperStock’s
images are available for delivery to our customers through online downloads or
on CD-ROM and may be viewed on our website. Certain of those images may also be
viewed on our distributors’ websites. Customers typically search for images by
using the search engine on our website. Given any number of input parameters,
which include keywords, subject matter, product type and image number, the
search engine returns the appropriate images for the customer to peruse and
select. The search can then be refined or repeated with modified input
parameters. An image search is usually an iterative process. Upon request and
for no additional cost to the client, we make available the search capability of
our in-house research team. SuperStock’s collection of contemporary photography
forms the largest part of our library. It is a comprehensive offering of current
and cutting-edge imagery in a wide variety of subjects, such as people and
lifestyles, world travel and places, nature and wildlife, business and industry,
sports and concepts. The bulk of SuperStock’s vintage collection consists of the
Devaney Collection, which is comprised of commercial and advertising photography
from the 1940’s through the 1960’s. SuperStock’s broad offering of fine art
imagery ranges from prehistoric cave paintings to modern and contemporary pieces
from living artists, many artistic movements throughout history, religious and
cultural works, and photographs of antiques and artifacts.
ArtSelect
sells custom framed art print reproductions on-line through its own website and
through privately labeled sub-domains of its website. ArtSelect’s innovative,
see it as you design it, “virtual frame-shop” functionality instantly shows
shoppers how their finished framed art print would look under each of the
selected pairings. Through ArtSelect’s private labeled sub-domains, catalogers
and retailers offer their customers ArtSelect’s range of choice in wall décor in
their own names, with no perception by their customers that they were not being
served by the cataloger or retailer.
For
SuperStock, pricing for each customer group varies depending upon product type,
with rights-managed images generally selling at a higher price point than
royalty-free images. Pricing of rights-managed licenses is determined by a
number of factors. These factors are selected by our customers to suit their
specific needs. Pricing for images procured through a rights-managed license
currently range from approximately $300 for a quarter page editorial inside a
magazine to over $10,000 for use in a major print advertising campaign. Pricing
for images procured through a royalty-free license currently range from
approximately $80 for a low-resolution image to approximately $450 for a high
resolution, full-page image. Rights-managed image sales generally require more
of the time of our support staff than royalty-free image sales, because of the
time and effort required to negotiate and monitor the rights-managed licenses
and because rights-managed licensors are often a higher level, more
sophisticated customer. SuperStock’s subscription pricing model offers access to
certain images for fees ranging from $150 to $600 depending on the term of the
license.
For
ArtSelect, pricing for each customer group varies depending upon the framed art
product type including print, size, and materials. Framed art pieces sold by
ArtSelect have an average price of approximately $160 per unit.
CUSTOMERS
SuperStock
serves a variety of customers in four major categories: creative (advertising
and design agencies), editorial (publishing and media entities), corporate
(in-house communications departments and outside corporate communications firms)
and retail (the general public). These customer categories are not mutually
exclusive. Due to the large number of our customers and their dispersion across
many geographic areas, we are not dependent on a single customer or a few
customers, the loss of which would have a material adverse effect on us.
SuperStock supplies its creative customers with imagery that typically conveys a
commercial or advertising message. SuperStock also supplies a variety of imagery
for use in the publication of textbooks, magazines, newspapers and web portals
where there is a need to illustrate the stories and editorials with imagery.
Additionally, SuperStock supplies a variety of imagery for use in business and
corporate communications, which may be included in brochures, annual reports,
newsletters, websites, and multi-media presentations.
ArtSelect
serves a variety of customer-partners who range from major market to mid-market
e-tailers. These customer-partners value ArtSelect’s one-stop bundling of
technology interface and framed art fulfillment. ArtSelect’s customer-partners
are reasonably dispersed, but the loss of a large customer-partner could
significantly reduce our revenues.
MARKETING
The
SuperStock brand is a fundamental draw and market-positioning device. On
occasion, we have been able to co-brand certain image-content products, services
and marketing activities with those of certain vendors, especially vendors who
have well established brand identities. On occasion, we have used the names of
individual photographers, especially those with unique bodies of work or those
who are well renowned, in our marketing activities. SuperStock reaches our
customers and prospective customers through a variety of marketing activities,
which include print advertising, direct mail, web mail and telemarketing. These
activities are designed to create and reinforce brand awareness, drive traffic
to our website, and advertise our latest products and services. We seek to build
and reinforce our brand and promote our latest products and services through
ongoing print advertising campaigns in a number of trade publications targeted
to reach our professional customers. Direct mail forms are an integral part of
SuperStock’s marketing efforts. Our direct mail campaigns consist of postcards,
brochures and print catalogs and are designed to depict the most current styles
and trends, incorporate our newest photography and appeal to the tastes and
expectations of our customers.
ArtSelect
typically deploys a targeted partner-customer approach intended to establish key
relationships with the appropriate decision makers of its broad e-tailer market.
This approach also includes valuable participation at the appropriate related
trade industry events.
Our
operating companies regularly send e-mails to current and prospective users and
partners that contain invitations to visit various pages or features on our
websites. Our ongoing effort to update our customer list is also an
opportunity to build and reinforce the personal contacts that are critical in
servicing our customer’s needs.
SALES
AND DISTRIBUTION
SuperStock’s
licensing revenue is generated from its direct sales operations in certain
markets including North America the UK, and also through revenue sharing
arrangements with our distributors in global markets. ArtSelect sells custom
framed art print reproductions on-line through its own website and through
privately labeled sub-domains of its website. Through ArtSelect’s private
labeled sub-domains, catalogers and retailers offer their customers ArtSelect’s
range of choice in wall décor in their own names, with no perception by their
customers that they are not being served by the cataloger or retailer
itself.
SuperStock
and ArtSelect’s sales and service staff consists of Account Executives, a
Customer Service Group, a Research Team, and a Technical Support Group. Account
Executives are assigned key accounts, typically high volume and regular
customers, and are responsible for managing and building these relationships.
Account Executives are also given the opportunity to prospect for new accounts.
The Customer Service Group handles new customers and other inbound inquires.
After we assess specific criteria, such as the frequency of its purchases,
volume and types of purchases, a customer is typically assigned to an Account
Executive for further development. The Research Team provides sales support to
the Account Executives and Customer Service Group by completing online searches
and image selections based on criteria provided by the client. We also employ a
Technical Support Group that provides expertise in web, online and digital
imagery applications and assists our customers in using our
products.
SuperStock’s
imagery is licensed to customers worldwide through its international
distribution network. The use of our brand name, licensing rights to the
imagery, access to various tools on our website and the provision of digital
files are granted under license and revenue sharing arrangements. The
appointment of local distributors in various global markets allows us to realize
revenue opportunities without building operational infrastructure in different
languages, cultures, legal systems and currencies.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Other
than a portion of our library that is fully owned by SuperStock, the copyright
to the images that we sell belongs to the independent photographer or company
that grants us their licensing and distribution rights. We recognize copyright
protection as an invaluable asset and have implemented an outreach process to
alert us to unauthorized use of our images. When discovered, the user is
notified of the copyright laws and requested to comply by remitting payment. If
this action does not result in copyright enforcement, legal action may be
pursued.
COMPETITION
The
market for visual content is highly competitive, and we expect such competition
to continue in the future. We have observed that the main competitive factors
include quality of images, branding, reputation, service, breadth and depth of
content, content provider associations, customer associations, technology,
pricing, and sales and marketing. In addition, accessibility and timeliness of
service are important competitive factors.
SuperStock’s
current competitors include other general visual content providers such as Getty
Images, Corbis, Jupitermedia, Masterfile, Punchstock, Index Stock and dozens of
smaller stock photography agencies and image content aggregators throughout the
world. Many of our competitors are larger than us and have substantially greater
financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do.
The
market for selling custom framed art print reproductions online is also highly
competitive, and we expect such competition to continue in the future. We
believe that the main competitive factors include quality of art content, ease
of use and functionality of e-commerce offerings, breadth and depth of art
content, customer-partner associations, technology, pricing, and sales and
marketing. ArtSelect’s current competitors include other providers of online
framed art such as Art.com.
EMPLOYEES
As of
December 31, 2007, we had a total of approximately 150 employees, with the
majority as full-time employees. We believe our relationship with our employees
is good. We have not experienced any labor stoppages. None of our employees is
covered by collective bargaining agreements, although UK based employees are
subject to statutory requirements as governed by UK law.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION ABOUT SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
We
operate by Corporate, SuperStock, and ArtSelect segments. Our revenue is
generated through a diverse customer base, and there is no reliance on a single
customer or small group of customers; no customer represented 10% or more of our
total revenue in the periods presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The
geographic information required herein is contained in Notes to our Consolidated
Financial Statements and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
As a
smaller reporting company, we are not required to include this information in
our annual report on Form 10-K.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
As a
smaller reporting company, we are not required to include this information in
our annual report on Form 10-K.
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
In April
2004, SuperStock contracted with an institutional buyer to sell the
approximately 73,000 square foot building in Jacksonville, Florida in which our
headquarters is located. This transaction closed in June 2004 and SuperStock
received $7.5 million and a closing credit for SuperStock’s benefit of $180,000.
SuperStock also entered into a long term lease of the premises with the buyer.
With the proceeds of the sale, we repaid the then outstanding mortgage of
approximately $4.0 million, repaid an approximately $1.6 million
note issued by us in connection with the acquisition of SuperStock,
and used the balance as working capital for operations and acquisitions. In
September 2004, SuperStock entered into a sublease agreement with Vurv (formerly
Recruitmax Software, Inc.) under which SuperStock subleased to Vurv
approximately 25,000 square feet with subsequent increases to bring the total to
approximately 40,000 square feet of the premises. The remaining sub-lease
payments to SuperStock will range from $56,000 to $62,000 per month. The
sublease terminates on October 31, 2010, subject to Vurv’s renewal
option.
SuperStock
operates a small leased office in London to support our combined UK SuperStock
Ltd. sales and product operations.
ArtSelect
operates two locations in Fairfield, Iowa; a small leased office to support
ArtSelect operations, and also an extended 24,000 square foot mixed use space
for its framing operation, for which it pays approximately $10,900 per month
through December 2009.
We are
involved in various claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of business.
Management believes that there are no such matters outstanding that would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial
position.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On
October 1, 2007, a proxy notification was sent to shareholders giving notice to
the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders to be held on November 13, 2008 at the
offices of the Company. The meeting was called for the primary
purpose of electing a board of directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting
or until their successors are elected and shall qualify. Upon that date,
shareholders representing a quorum of our outstanding shares of common stock
elected John Z. Ferguson, Laura B. Sachar, and John O. Hallberg as
directors.
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET
INFORMATION
Since
September 2003, our common stock has traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the
symbol “ATWO”.
The
following table sets forth for the quarterly periods indicated the high and low
bid prices of our common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board. The bid
prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or
commission and may not represent actual transactions.
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2006
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First
Quarter
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$ |
0.80 |
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$ |
0.31 |
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Second
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0.90 |
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0.34 |
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Third
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0.49 |
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0.24 |
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Fourth
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0.36 |
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0.22 |
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2007
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First
Quarter
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$ |
0.38 |
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$ |
0.20 |
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Second
Quarter
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0.29 |
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0.13 |
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Third
Quarter
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0.15 |
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0.06 |
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Fourth
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0.09 |
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0.02 |
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HOLDERS
There
were approximately 2,000 holders of record of our common stock on December 31,
2007.
We have
not paid or declared any dividends on our common stock since our inception. Our
Board of Directors does not expect to declare cash dividends on our common stock
in the near future. We anticipate that we will retain our future earnings to
finance the continuing development of our business.
UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
As a
smaller reporting company, we are not required to include this information in
our annual report on Form 10-K.
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial
Statements and the notes thereto included in "Item 8. Financial
Statements."
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) requires our management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and
expenses during the reporting period. Following are accounting policies that we
believe are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and
results of operations and that require our most difficult judgments as a result
of the need to make estimates and assumptions about the effects of matters that
are inherently uncertain.
Goodwill
Estimated
Useful Lives of Certain Long-Lived Assets
The
estimated useful lives of our most significant property and equipment and
identifiable intangible assets are discussed in the footnotes to our
consolidated financial statements. Should we determine at some point in the
future that the useful lives of these assets are shorter than estimated; it is
possible that we would be required to accelerate the amortization, or write off
an impaired portion, of these assets.
PHOTO
COLLECTION AND PHOTOGRAPHER CONTRACTS
The
estimated useful lives of our photo collection and photographer contracts are
determined based on the estimated number of years over which they generate the
majority of their revenue. Periodically, we perform analyses of the photo
collection and photographer contracts. With respect to periodic analysis,
historical revenue may not be indicative of future revenue, and therefore, these
estimated useful lives are inherently uncertain.
IDENTIFIABLE
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Identifiable
intangible assets are assets that do not have physical representation, but that
arise from contractual or other legal rights or are capable of being separated
or divided from us and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged.
Identifiable intangible assets are generally valued based on discounted future
cash flows that we estimate will be generated by the assets and are amortized on
a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Identifiable intangible
assets are reviewed for impairment and the appropriateness of these assets’
estimated useful lives are reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Impairment exists when
the carrying value of the asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair
value.
The
estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets are generally based on
contractual or other legal terms, our plans for use of the assets and the cost
and difficulty of renewing the lives of the assets. The useful lives of these
assets may change or terminate prior to their contractual lives due to changes
in operating plans, brand strategy, acquisition or disposition of businesses and
legal action, among other circumstances.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS 2007 COMPARED TO 2006
LICENSING
REVENUES. Licensing revenues were $11.9 million for 2007, compared to $12.0
million for 2006.
PRODUCT
REVENUES. Product revenues were $11.4 million for 2007, compared to $7.7 million
for 2006. The increase was attributable to the inclusion of the full
year period for ArtSelect during 2007 compared to 2006 due to our acquisition of
ArtSelect which occurred on May 15, 2006. On an organic basis, product revenues
were nominally lower.
COST OF
LICENSING REVENUE. Cost of licensing revenue was $3.8 million for 2007 and 2006.
As a percentage of licensing revenues, cost of licensing sales was 32% for
2007and 2006, respectively. Cost of licensing sales as a percentage
of licensing revenues may vary in any period depending on SuperStock’s relative
mix of stock photography distributed that is either licensed from third parties
or owned by us.
COST OF
PRODUCT REVENUE. Cost of product revenue was $5.7 million for 2007, compared to
$3.6 million for 2006. Nearly all of the increase was attributable to
the effect of ArtSelect for the full year compared to the prior year due to our
acquisition which occurred on May 15, 2006. As a percentage of
product revenues, cost of product sales was 50% and 47% for 2007 and 2006,
respectively. The increase in the cost of product sales percentage reflects the
weighted impact of certain higher cost for ArtSelect’s raw materials including
prints, mats, frames, molding, and packaging material as well as shipping and
handling costs. In addition, ArtSelect incurred higher transition production
costs due to integration of previously out-sourced framing
operations.
SELLING,
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. SG&A expenses were $13.9 million for
2007, compared to $15.0 million for 2006. The decrease in SG&A expenses was
primarily attributable to an increase of $1.8 million for the full year for
ArtSelect, offset by a reduction of $2.9 million in organic reductions for
SuperStock and a21, including reductions primarily in personnel costs, including
share-based compensation, and professional fees.
RESTRUCTURE
COSTS. Restructure costs were $426,000 for 2007, and were primarily attributable
to severance expense resulting from staff reductions of a net total of 18
positions at both ArtSelect and SuperStock.
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION. Depreciation and amortization was $2.5 million for 2007,
compared to $3.0 million for 2006. The decrease was primarily attributable to
lower amortization resulting from an impairment charge recorded during the three
months ended December 31, 2006, against the intangible assets related to the
SuperStock Limited subsidiary, offset by incremental depreciation and
amortization expense resulting from the acquisition of ArtSelect.
INTANGIBLE
ASSET IMPAIRMENT. During our annual impairment assessment for 2006, we evaluated
and tested the carrying value of the Ingram intangible assets with definite
lives. As a result of that testing, we have concluded that impairment existed
and recorded an impairment charge totaling $1.7 million consisting of $1.3
million and $360,000 for the Ingram license agreements and Ingram non-compete
agreements, respectively, for 2006.
INTEREST
EXPENSE. Interest expense was $1.8 million for 2007, compared to $1.7 million
for 2006 reflecting the relative outstanding debt during 2007 and
2006.
OTHER
INCOME, NET. Other income, net was $211,000 for 2007, compared to other income,
net of $265,000 for 2006. The other income, net of $211,000 for 2007 was
primarily comprised of interest income of $139,000 and cumulative translation
adjustment of $71,000 during 2007.
NET LOSS
ATTRIBUTED TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS. Net loss attributed to common stockholders
improved to $4.7 million or $0.05 per share, for 2007, compared to net loss of
$9.6 million, or $0.12 per share, for 2006. There were approximately
8.2 million more weighted average shares outstanding during 2007 as compared to
2006.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of
December 31, 2007, we had $2.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and working
capital of $1.5 million, compared to $5.5 million in cash and cash equivalents
and working capital of $4.3 million at December 31, 2006. The decrease in cash
is primarily due cash used in operations and IT-related investments made during
2007.
Net cash
used in operating activities for 2007 was $1.8 million, compared to net cash
used in operating activities of $2.8 million for 2006. The net cash used in
operating activities during 2007, was lower primarily due to the net loss of
$4.7 million adjusted by $2.5 million for depreciation and amortization and
$554,000 for non-cash share-based compensation. The net cash used in
operating activities during 2006 was primarily due to the net loss of $9.1
million, reduced by $3.0 million for depreciation and amortization, $1.7 million
for impairment of intangible assets, $1.1 million for stock based compensation,
and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.1 million, and
offset by an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $272,000
and an increase in accounts receivable of $449,000. The increase in accounts
payable and accrued expenses was largely due to an increase in trade payables
and increased accruals for audit fees, legal fees, compensation, and services.
Accounts receivable increased largely due to higher SuperStock and ArtSelect
trade receivables.
Net cash
used in investing activities for 2007, was $1.6 million, compared to net cash
used in investing activities for 2006 of $6.4 million. Net cash
used in investing activities for 2007, was primarily due to an $765,000
investment in software development, a $349,000 investment in SuperStock’s photo
collection, and a $285,000 payment relating to the SuperStock acquisition
earn-out payment. Net cash used in investing activities for 2006 was primarily
due to $4.5 million used as partial consideration for the ArtSelect acquisition,
$750,000 used to secure a letter of credit issued in satisfaction of a lease
security deposit, additions to property, plant and equipment of $248,000,
investment in technology of $281,000 and investment in the photo collections of
$333,000.
Net cash
provided by financing activities for 2007, was $26,000, compared to net cash
provided by financing activities of $13.4 million for 2006. Net cash
provided by financing activities for 2006 resulted substantially from the $15.3
million April 2006 senior convertible debt financing described below, offset by
repayments of $3.3 million of outstanding debt. In addition, we realized
proceeds of $1.2 million during 2006 upon the exercise of stock
warrants.
During
April 2006, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain
purchasers and Queequeg Partners, L.P., as agent, whereby we issued $15.5
million of 5% Senior Secured Convertible Notes (“Senior Convertible
Notes”). The Senior Convertible Notes are secured by substantially
all of our assets and are convertible into 23,846,149 of a21’s common stock at a
minimum conversion price of $0.65 per share, subject to adjustment as provided
in the Senior Convertible Notes. The interest on the Senior Convertible Notes is
payable quarterly in arrears, and the principal will be due and payable on March
31, 2011. If the 45-day volume weighted average price of a21’s common stock
equals or exceeds $1 per share, the Senior Convertible Notes will automatically
be converted into a21’s common stock under certain conditions. The Senior
Convertible Notes include customary events of default, such as the failure to
pay any principal or interest when due, the breach of any covenant or term or
condition of the Senior Convertible Notes, the breach of any representation
or warranty in the Purchase Agreement, Senior Convertible Notes or other
documents executed in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby.
On
January 31, 2008, we entered into a waiver agreement with the holders of a
majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Convertible Notes,
to waive cash quarterly interest payments until March 31, 2008. Instead of
paying in cash, the agreement provides that we will settle quarterly interest
payments due in January and April 2008 with new notes in the aggregate principal
amount equal to the interest due, having substantially the same terms as the
original notes. We will resume paying quarterly interest in cash beginning with
the quarterly interest due in July 2008.
Our
future plans include further developing our distribution channels for SuperStock
while improving the leveraging of SuperStock’s owned and licensed image content,
introducing new products and customer channels in the stock photography space,
gaining new key customer relationships for ArtSelect while introducing new
products and customer channels, and seeking integration cost reduction
opportunities where feasible across the Company. In addition, we
continue to review potential acquisition targets that, if successful, could
result in an enhanced market position and incremental cash flow from
operations. However, there can be no assurance that these efforts
will be successful. We may have to seek additional funding sooner than
expected. There can be no assurance that sufficient additional
capital needed to sustain operations will be obtained by us, if needed, or that
our operations will become profitable.
We have
sustained significant recurring losses and an accumulated deficit of $28.0
million at December 31, 2007, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern, and may need to raise cash from equity and debt
financings to fund our operations. If we are unable to secure the
required funding, we may not be able to implement our business plan and may not
be able to conduct business as a going concern.
OFF
BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not
currently have any off balance sheet arrangements.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
As a
smaller reporting company, we are not required to include this information in
our annual report on Form 10-K
.
See the
consolidated financial statements beginning on page 21.
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Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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21
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Consolidated balance
sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
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23
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| Consolidated
statements of operations for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006
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25
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Consolidated
statements of changes in stockholders' equity(capital deficit) for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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26
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| Consolidated
statements of cash flows for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006
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27
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Notes to
consolidated financial statements
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29
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None.
EVALUATION
OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures. The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) as of December 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of
December 31, 2007, these disclosure controls and procedures were
effective.
Management’s Annual Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. See Management’s Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting on page 22 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K. This annual report does not include an attestation report
of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control
over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to
attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to
temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the
Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls.
No change in our internal controls over financial reporting occurred
during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART
III
Information
with respect to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s
Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
2008. We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”)
that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer
and principal financial and accounting officer, respectively). The Code is
incorporated by reference as Exhibit 14 to this Form 10-K. A written copy of the
Code will be provided upon request at no charge by writing to our Chief
Financial Officer, 7660 Centurion Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida
32256.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information
with respect to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s
Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
2008.
ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information
with respect to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s
Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
2008.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information
with respect to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s
Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
2008.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Information
with respect to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s
Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
2008.
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
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NUMBER
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DESCRIPTION
OF EXHIBIT
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3.1(a)
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Certificate
of Incorporation of a21, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware (1)
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3.1(b)
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Certificate
of Merger dated July 31, 2006 (2)
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3.2
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Bylaws
of a21, Inc., as amended to date (1)
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4.1
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Form
of Amended and Restated Common Stock Purchase Warrant
(1)
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4.2
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Form
of Secured Convertible Term Note dated April 27, 2006 by and among a21,
SuperStock and each of the persons listed on the Appendix to the Exhibits
(12)
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4.3
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Registration
Rights Agreement dated April 27, 2006 between a21 and Queequeg Partners,
LP, as agent (12)
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4.4
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Form
of Promissory Note dated May 15, 2006 by and among a21, ASI and each of
the persons listed on Exhibit I to the Merger Agreement
(13)
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4.5
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Form
of Warrant dated May 15, 2006 between a21 and each of the persons listed
on Exhibit I to the Merger Agreement (13)
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10.1*
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2002
Directors, Officers and Consultants Stock Option, Stock Warrant and Stock
Award Plan (3)
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10.2*
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Amendment
No. 1 to a21, Inc. 2002 Directors, Officers and Consultants Stock Option,
Stock Warrant and Stock Award Plan (4)
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10.3
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Sale
and Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, by and between
SuperStock, Inc., as Seller, and NL Ventures IV, L.P., as Purchaser
(5)
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10.4
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Lease
Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2004, between NL Ventures IV Centurion,
L.P., as Landlord, and SuperStock, Inc., as Tenant. (6)
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10.5*
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Employment
Agreement between a21, Inc., SuperStock, Inc. and Susan Chiang
(7)
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10.6*
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Employment
Agreement between a21, Inc., SuperStock, Inc. and Thomas Costanza
(10)
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10.7
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Loan
Agreement dated as of November 8, 2005 among a21, Inc., SuperStock, Inc.,
Ahab International, Ltd. and Ahab Partners, L.P. (8)
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10.8
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Notes
dated as of November 8, 2005 between SuperStock, Inc. and each of Ahab
International, Ltd. and Ahab Partners, L.P. (8)
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10.9
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Security
Agreement dated as of November 8, 2005 between SuperStock, Inc. and Ahab
Partners, L.P., as agent (8)
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10.10
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Inter-creditor
Agreement dated as of November 8, 2005, among Cohanzick Credit
Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., Gabriel Capital, L.P., John L. Steffens,
Ahab Partners, L.P and Ahab International, Ltd. (8)
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10.11
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Share
Purchase Agreement between Louis Anthony Lockley Ingram, John Bohill,
Cathal John Sheehy, SuperStock Limited and a21, Inc., dated October 12,
2005 (9)
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10.12
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Sale
and Purchase Agreement between Clonure Limited and SuperStock Limited
dated October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.13
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Minority
Sale and Purchase Agreement between Andrew Eric Lawson Smith and
SuperStock Limited dated October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.14
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Minority
Sale and Purchase Agreement between David Jeffrey, Sumi Jeffrey and SuperStock
Limited dated October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.15
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Minority
Sale and Purchase Agreement between Ruth Ingram and SuperStock
Limited dated October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.16
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Subscription
Agreement by Clonure Limited dated October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.17
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Subscription
Agreement by Louis Ingram dated October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.18
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Subscription
Agreement by David Jeffery dated October 12, 2005
(9)
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10.19
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Exchange
Agreement between a21, Inc., Clonure Limited, Louis Anthony Lockley Ingram
and David Jeffrey dated October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.20
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Service
Agreement between LCJ Acquisitions Limited and Cathal Sheehy, dated
October 12, 2005 (9)
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10.21
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Service
Agreement between LCJ Acquisitions Limited and John Bohill, dated October
12, 2005 (9)
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10.22
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Service
Agreement between LCJ Acquisitions Limited and Louis Ingram, dated October
12, 2005 (9)
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10.23
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Form
of Amended and Restated Non-negotiable 12% Promissory Note
(11)
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10.24
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Securities
Purchase Agreement dated April 27, 2006 by and among a21, SuperStock,
Queequeg Partners, LP and the purchasers named therein
(12)
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10.25
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Master
Security Agreement dated April 27, 2006 by and among a21, SuperStock and
Queequeg Partners, LP, as agent (12)
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10.26
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Merger
Agreement dated May 15, 2006, by and among a21, Inc., AE Acquisition
Corp., ArtSelect, Inc., and the common and preferred stockholders of
ArtSelect listed on Schedule I thereto and Udi Toledano as stockholder
representative (13)
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10.27
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Guaranty
of a21 in favor of the holders of the Promissory Notes dated May 15, 2006
(13)
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10.28
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Employment
Agreement between a21, Inc. and John Z. Ferguson, dated as of October 9,
2006 (14)
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10.31
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Employment
Agreement between a21, Inc. and Bruce Slywka, dated as of January 8, 2007
(15)
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10.32
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2005
Stock Incentive Plan (16)
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10.33
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Form
of Waiver dated January 31, 2008 (18)
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14.1
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Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics
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23.1
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Consent
of BDO Seidman, LLP.
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31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as
amended
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31.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as
amended
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32.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 .
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Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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(1)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to Appendix D of the Registrant’s Definitive
Information Statement on Schedule 14C, filed on July 11,
2006.
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(2)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on August 4, 2006.
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(3)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8, filed on April 25, 2002.
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(4)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8, filed on July 18, 2002.
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(5)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
filed on April 14, 2004.
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(6)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on July 14, 2004.
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(7)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on October 25, 2005.
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(8)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on November 23, 2005.
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(9)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A,
filed on December 27, 2005
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(10)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on January 9, 2006.
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(11)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on June 30, 2005.
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(12)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on May 3, 2006.
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(13)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on May 19, 2006.
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(14)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on October 10, 2006.
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(15)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
on January 11, 2007.
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(16)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit A of the Registrant’s Definitive
Information Statement on Schedule 14C, filed on February 16,
2006.
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(17)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8, filed on February 14, 2007.
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(18)
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Incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
February 6, 2008.
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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.
March 28,
2008
a21,
Inc.
By: /s/ John Z.
Ferguson
John Z.
Ferguson
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
By: /s/ Thomas
Costanza
Thomas
Costanza
(Principal
Financial Officer)
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/John Z.
Ferguson
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Chief
Executive Officer
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March
28, 2008
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John
Z. Ferguson
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(Principal
Executive Officer), and Director
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/s/ Thomas
Costanza
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Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer
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March
28, 2008
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Thomas
Costanza
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(Principal
Financial Officer)
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/s/ John O. Hallberg
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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John
O. Hallberg
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/s/Laura B. Sachar
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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Laura
B. Sachar
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of
Directors and Stockholders
a21, Inc.
and Subsidiaries
Jacksonville,
Florida
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of a21, Inc. and
Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (capital
deficit), and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December
31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our 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 also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our 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 a21, Inc. and Subsidiaries
at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note B[1] to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses
from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt
about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans
in regard to these matters are also described in Note B[1]. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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West
Palm Beach, Florida
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/s/
BDO Seidman, LLP
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March
28, 2008
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Certified
Public Accountants
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MANAGEMENT’S
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The
management of a21 Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is 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.
Internal
control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, has inherent
limitations. Therefore, internal controls over financial reporting determined to
be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial
statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, it used the
criteria set forth in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Management’s assessment
included an evaluation of the design of the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of its internal
controls over financial reporting.
Based on
our assessment, management has determined that, as of December 31, 2007,
the Company maintained effective internal control over financial
reporting.
|
By:
/s/ JOHN Z. FERGUSON
----------------------------------
John
Z. Ferguson
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ THOMAS COSTANZA
----------------------------------
Thomas
Costanza
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
Dated: March
28, 2008
|
|
a21,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
($
in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
2,090 |
|
|
$ |
5,455 |
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net allowance for doubtful accounts of $237 and $108, at
December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
|
|
|
3,008 |
|
|
|
2,773 |
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
874 |
|
|
|
844 |
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
6,409 |
|
|
|
9,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
6,832 |
|
|
|
7,300 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
8,778 |
|
|
|
8,648 |
|
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
|
|
4,921 |
|
|
|
5,232 |
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
2,431 |
|
|
|
3,171 |
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
|
30,121 |
|
|
|
34,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' (CAPITAL DEFICIT) EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
2,761 |
|
|
|
3,200 |
|
|
Royalties
payable
|
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
1,288 |
|
|
Wages
payable
|
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
Restructure
liability
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
4,897 |
|
|
|
5,213 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
secured convertible notes payable, net – related party
|
|
|
15,500 |
|
|
|
15,500 |
|
|
Secured
notes payable, net – related party (ArtSelect Sellers)
|
|
|
2,555 |
|
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
Loan
payable from sale-leaseback of building, less current
portion
|
|
|
7,347 |
|
|
|
7,403 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
$ |
30,366 |
|
|
$ |
30,727 |
|
|
a21,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
|
|
|
($
in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY
INTEREST
|
|
$ |
1,071 |
|
|
$ |
2,254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock; $.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 90,740,851 and
87,191,575 shares issued and 87,061,076 and 83,511,800 shares outstanding
at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
Treasury
stock (at cost, 3,679,775 shares)
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
26,121 |
|
|
|
24,341 |
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(27,961 |
) |
|
|
(23,286 |
) |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
491 |
|
|
Total
stockholders' (capital deficit) equity
|
|
|
(1,316 |
) |
|
|
1,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' (capital deficit) equity
|
|
$ |
30,121 |
|
|
$ |
34,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
a21,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
($
in thousands except per share amounts)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the Years Ended
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licensing
revenue
|
|
$ |
11,907 |
|
|
$ |
11,976 |
|
|
|
Product
revenue
|
|
|
11,399 |
|
|
|
7,657 |
|
|
|
TOTAL
REVENUE
|
|
|
23,306 |
|
|
|
19,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS
AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of licensing revenue (excludes related amortization of $1.1 million and
$1.6 million for years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006)
|
|
$ |
3,768 |
|
|
$ |
3,835 |
|
|
|
Cost
of product revenue (excludes related amortization of $176 and $512 for
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006)
|
|
|
5,730 |
|
|
|
3,596 |
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative
|
|
|
13,879 |
|
|
|
15,040 |
|
|
|
Restructure
costs, including severance
|
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
2,508 |
|
|
|
2,984 |
|
|
|
Impairment
of intangible assets
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,658 |
|
|
|
TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
|
|
$ |
26,311 |
|
|
$ |
27,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
LOSS
|
|
|
(3,005 |
) |
|
|
(7,480 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(1,783 |
) |
|
|
(1,691 |
) |
|
|
Warrant
income expense
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
|
Other
income, net
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
NET
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE
|
|
|
(4,578 |
) |
|
|
(8,953 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
|
|
(4,675 |
) |
|
|
(9,101 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disproportionate
deemed dividends
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
|
Deemed
dividend on convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(336 |
) |
|
|
NET
LOSS ATTRIBUTED TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
|
$ |
(4,675 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,594 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS ATTRIBUTED TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PER SHARE, BASIC AND
DILUTED
|
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND
DILUTED
|
|
|
86,953,066 |
|
|
|
78,740,959 |
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
|
a21,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIT)
|
|
|
(in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
PREFERRED
STOCK
|
|
|
COMMON
STOCK
|
|
|
TREASURY
STOCK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NUMBER
OF
|
|
|
|
|
|
NUMBER
OF
|
|
|
|
|
|
NUMBER
OF
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN
|
|
|
DEFERRED
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
|
|
|
ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
|
CAPITAL
|
|
|
COMPENSATION
|
|
|
DEFICIT
|
|
|
INCOME
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
|
74,115 |
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
|
(3,680 |
) |
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
17,583 |
|
|
$ |
(115 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,185 |
) |
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
3,421 |
|
|
Stock
options exercised
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
709 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
Stock
warrants exercised
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,196 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
Issuance
of common stock upon the conversion of preferred stock issued as part of
the purchase price of Ingram Publishing Limited
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,523 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Share-based
compensation
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
Stock
issuance for brokers’ cost in connection with issuance of Senior Secured
Convertible Debt
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
Warrants
issued in connection with ArtSelect acquisition
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
Issuance
of common stock upon the conversion of SuperStock Seller Preferred
stock
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
975 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
Reversal
of deferred compensation
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(777 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
Cancellation
of restricted stock due to executive separation
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Issuance
of common stock upon the settlement of claims
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
Issuance
of common stock upon the conversion of preferred stock issued as part of
the ArtSelect acquisition
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
4,200 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
3,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
3,150 |
|
|
Vesting
of restricted stock compensation
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
952 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(9,101 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(9,101 |
) |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
427 |
|
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
(8,674 |
) |
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
|
87,192 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
|
(3,680 |
) |
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
24,341 |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
(23,286 |
) |
|
$ |
491 |
|
|
$ |
1,633 |
|
|
Stock
options exercised
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
Stock
warrants exercised
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
Share-based
compensation
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
554 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
554 |
|
|
Issuance
of common stock upon the conversion of SuperStock Seller Preferred
stock
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,112 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,180 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
Vesting
of restricted stock compensation
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,272 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(4,675 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(4,675 |
) |
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(4,733 |
) |
|
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
90,741 |
|
|
$ |
91 |
|
|
|
(3,680 |
) |
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
26,121 |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
(27,961 |
) |
|
$ |
433 |
|
|
$ |
(1,316 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
a21,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$ |
(4,675 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,101 |
) |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
2,508 |
|
|
|
2,984 |
|
|
Impairment
of intangible assets
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,658 |
|
|
Share-based
compensation
|
|
|
554 |
|
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
562 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(235 |
) |
|
|
(449 |
) |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
(272 |
) |
|
Inventory
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(332 |
) |
|
|
1,086 |
|
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(607 |
) |
|
NET
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(1,798 |
) |
|
|
(2,799 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
of ArtSelect, net of cash acquired of $231
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(4,521 |
) |
|
Investment
in property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(145 |
) |
|
|
(248 |
) |
|
Investment
in technology
|
|
|
(765 |
) |
|
|
(281 |
) |
|
SuperStock
acquisition earn-out
|
|
|
(285 |
) |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
Investment
in photo collection
|
|
|
(349 |
) |
|
|
(333 |
) |
|
Restricted
cash for lease deposit
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(750 |
) |
|
Other
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
$ |
(1,552 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,371 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a21,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
|
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from senior secured convertible notes payable – related party,
net
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
15,285 |
|
|
Payment
of senior secured notes payable – related party
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(2,250 |
) |
|
Payment
of unsecured notes payable
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(1,050 |
) |
|
Net
proceeds from the exercise of stock options
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
Net
proceeds from the exercise of stock warrants
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
Payment
of SuperStock seller promissory note payable
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
Other
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
13,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
42 |
|
|
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH
|
|
|
(3,365 |
) |
|
|
4,261 |
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
|
|
5,455 |
|
|
|
1,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
|
|
$ |
2,090 |
|
|
$ |
5,455 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
income taxes paid
|
|
$ |
96 |
|
|
$ |
178 |
|
|
Interest
paid
|
|
|
1,616 |
|
|
|
1,359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
Issuance
of convertible preferred stock as part of ArtSelect
acquisition
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
3,150 |
|
|
Issuance
of senior secured note payable as part of ArtSelect
acquisition
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
Issuance
of warrants as part of ArtSelect acquisition
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
Conversion
of SuperStock Seller Preferred stock into common stock (see Note
H)
|
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for financing costs
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
Issuance
of senior convertible debt in exchange for cancellation of
warrants
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
Cashless
exercise of warrants for common stock
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Accrued
purchase price payable
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
Deemed
dividend on convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
|
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
A - FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION AND THE DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS
a21, Inc.
(the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Texas in October 1998, under
the name Saratoga Holdings I, Inc. In April 2002, we changed our name from
Saratoga Holdings I, Inc. to a21, Inc. In February 2004, we completed
the acquisition of all of the voting common stock, representing 83% of the
outstanding equity, of SuperStock, Inc. In October 2005, our UK subsidiary
SuperStock Ltd. completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of
Ingram Publishing Limited, and in May 2006, we completed the acquisition of
ArtSelect, Inc. through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary into ArtSelect.
On July 31, 2006, we changed our state of incorporation from Texas to
Delaware.
Through
SuperStock, we aggregate visual content from photographers, photography
agencies, archives, libraries and private collections and license the visual
content to our customer base consisting of four major groups: creative
(advertising and design agencies), editorial (publishing and media entities),
corporate (in-house communications departments and outside corporate
communications firms) and consumers (the general public). SuperStock products
are sold directly and through a global network of distributors.
ArtSelect
supplies home and office framed and unframed wall décor to retailers,
catalogers, membership organizations and consumers through both online and
traditional retail and wholesale distribution channels in the United
States.
NOTE
B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
[1] Basis
of presentation/Going concern:
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that
we will continue as a going concern. We have sustained significant
recurring losses and an accumulated deficit of $28.0 million that raise
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and may need
to raise cash from equity or debt financings to fund our
operations. However, there can be no assurance that sufficient
additional capital needed to sustain operations will be obtained by us, if
needed. If we are unable to secure the required funding, we may not
be able to implement our business plan and may not be able to conduct business
as a going concern. In an effort to improve our operational
efficiency, on September 12, 2007, we consolidated the support positions at
ArtSelect from Fairfield, Iowa, into the Company’s Jacksonville, Florida
headquarters. In addition, SuperStock, Inc. was reorganized to
support the Company’s growth initiatives. The restructure resulted in
a net reduction of 18 positions (see Note N[4]). Finally, on January
31, 2008, we entered into a waiver agreement with the holders of a majority of
the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Convertible Notes, to waive
quarterly cash interest payments until March 31, 2008 (see Note
O). No assurances can be given that these changes will result in the
expected improvements. At December 31, 2007, we have cash of $2.1
million and working capital of $1.5 million.
Our
future plans include further developing our distribution channels for SuperStock
while improving the leveraging of SuperStock’s owned and licensed image
content, introducing new products and customer channels in the stock photography
space, gaining new key customer relationships for ArtSelect
while introducing new products and customer channels, and seeking
integration cost reduction opportunities where feasible across the
Company. In addition, we continue to review potential acquisition
targets that, if successful, could result in an enhanced market position and
incremental cash flow from operations. However, there can be no assurance
that these efforts will be successful or that our operations will become
profitable.
[2]
Principles of consolidation:
The
consolidated financial statements include all of our accounts including our
primary operating subsidiaries, SuperStock and ArtSelect (acquired May
2006). The minority interest in the consolidated balance sheets at
December 31, 2007 and 2006, represents the interest of the holders of preferred
shares of SuperStock (“SuperStock Seller Preferred”), which are exchangeable
into a21 common shares. All significant inter-company balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
[3]
Revenue recognition:
Revenue
is recognized when the following criteria are met: evidence of an arrangement
exists, the price is fixed or determinable, collectibility is reasonably assured
and delivery has occurred or services have been rendered.
Licensing
fee revenue is recorded at invoiced amounts except in the case of licensing
rights through distributors, where revenue is recorded at our share of invoiced
amounts. Distributors typically earn and retain a percentage of the license fee
according to their contract, and we record the remaining license fee as revenue.
Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the price is fixed or
determinable at the time the customer agrees to the terms and conditions of the
license agreement. We maintain a credit department and credit policies that set
credit limits and ascertain customer credit worthiness, thus reducing our risk
of credit loss. Based on our policies and procedures, as well as our historical
experience, we are able to determine that the likelihood of collection is
reasonably assured prior to recognizing revenue. These first three general
revenue recognition criteria have been met at or prior to the time of delivery
of the imagery, regardless of the format or delivery medium. Delivery occurs
upon making digital images available for download by the customer, or upon
shipment of CD, analog film and transparencies. We also sell
subscriptions of certain images for terms ranging from one to twelve months.
Subscription revenue is recognized over the respective term of the subscription
agreement and, accordingly, $389,000 and $242,000 is recorded as deferred
revenue as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Revenue
from product sales is recognized when the product is shipped and title is
transferred to the customer. Revenue from sales via ArtSelect’s website and/or
related sub-domains is recognized on a gross basis. Revenue from sales through
customers’ distribution channels is recognized net of related costs. We base our
estimates for sales returns on historical experience.
[4] Cost
of revenue:
Cost of
licensing fee revenue reflects royalties on revenue generated from images
licensed under contracts with photographers. Royalties are expensed in the
period that they are incurred. Cost of revenue excludes amortization of revenue
generating assets. Cost of product sales reflects payments made to suppliers of
art content, framing materials, and shipment and handling costs.
[5] Use
of estimates:
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those
estimates. The recoverability of the carrying values of goodwill and long-lived
assets, including goodwill and identifiable intangible assets represent
sensitive estimates subject to change.
[6] Fair
value of financial instruments:
Our
financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and short-term debt, which
approximate fair value because of their short maturities. The carrying amount of
long-term debt approximates fair value due to the market rate of interest
incurred by us. The fair value of our notes payable to stockholders and an
affiliated company are not reasonably determinable based on the related party
nature of the transactions.
[7] Cash,
cash equivalents and restricted cash:
We
consider all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity
of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2007 and 2006,
we had no investments with maturities greater than three months. We are required
to maintain a security deposit in accordance with our lease agreement for the
SuperStock facility. This consists of restricted cash funded by us to secure a
letter of credit in the amount of $750,000 at December 31, 2007 and
2006.
[8]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
Accounts
receivable are trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts. We
estimate our allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical loss ratios,
existing economic conditions, and specific account analysis of high-risk
accounts. Concentration of credit risk is limited due to the dispersion of
customers. No single customer represents more than 10% of the total accounts
receivable.
[9]
Inventory:
Inventory
is valued at the lower of cost or market and is determined on the first-in,
first-out (FIFO) basis. Inventories include raw materials and finished goods.
Raw materials include prints, mats, frames, molding, and packaging material.
Finished goods consist of pre-framed art and compact disk products produced for
resale. The requirements for any provisions of estimated losses for obsolete,
excess, or slow-moving inventories are reviewed periodically.
[10]
Deferred Rent Receivable
During
2004, we entered into an agreement to sublease a significant portion of our
headquarters and SuperStock facility for a term of six years with an option to
renew for an additional two-year term. Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 13, “Accounting for Leases”, requires rental income from
an operating lease be recognized on a straight-line basis over the
non-cancelable lease term. Accordingly, we recognize total contractual minimum
lease payments, including scheduled rent increases, as rental income evenly over
the lease term. Accrued revenues from contractually scheduled rent increases in
excess of amounts currently due are reported as a long-term receivable. We
monitor this asset for collection risk and will establish reserves for any
amounts deemed not collectible. However, amounts collected in future periods may
vary from our expectations.
[11]
Defined Contribution Employee Benefit Plan
We
maintain defined contribution retirement plans pursuant to Section 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code (the Plan), in which U.S. employees at least 21 years of
age may participate after completing six months of service. Eligible employees
may contribute up to a certain percentage of their annual compensation to the
Plan, subject to the annual IRS limitations. The Company may match employee
contributions on a discretionary basis. No company match was made during 2007 or
2006.
[12]
Foreign Currency:
We
translate assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, whose functional
currency is the local currency, at exchange rates in effect as of the balance
sheet date. We translate revenue and expenses at the monthly average rates of
exchange prevailing during the year. We include the adjustment resulting from
translating the financial statements of such foreign subsidiaries in accumulated
other comprehensive income, which is reflected as a separate component of
stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses, which are denominated in currency other
than a subsidiary’s local currency and re-measured in the subsidiary’s local
currency, are recognized in the consolidated statements of
operations.
[13] Land
and building and property and equipment and depreciation:
The land
and building in Jacksonville, Florida with our SuperStock and corporate offices
were sold and leased back in a SuperStock transaction accounted for as a
financing transaction. The building is being depreciated over the twenty-year
term of the related lease. Property and equipment consisting of furniture,
fixtures and equipment, photography and computer equipment are recorded at cost.
Depreciation of property and equipment is computed by the straight-line method
over the assets' estimated lives. The estimated applicable life for furniture,
fixtures, and equipment is 7 years; the applicable, estimated life of
photography and computer equipment is 5 to 7 years.
Expenditures
for major additions and improvements are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs
are charged to operations as incurred. Upon sale or retirement of property and
equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the
accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in operations.
[14]
Photo collection and contracts with photographers:
Expenditures
for additions and improvements to the photo collection are capitalized. The
photo collection is categorized by type of imagery (fine art, vintage and
contemporary). Depreciation of the photo collection is computed by the
straight-line method over the assets’ estimated lives of forty years for fine
art and vintage images and four years for contemporary images. Upon sale or
retirement of any portion of the collection, the related cost and accumulated
depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in
operations.
Contracts
with photographers have an average life of ten years including those that are
automatically renewable. Amortization of the photographer’s contracts is based
on projected revenues expected to be generated over the estimated average
ten-year life of the underlying images covered by the respective
contracts.
[15]
Goodwill and intangible assets:
We test
goodwill for impairment at least annually, or more often if deemed necessary
based on certain circumstances. Our goodwill impairment test is a
two-step process: Step 1 – test for potential impairment by comparing
the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount; if the fair
value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount (including
recorded goodwill), then no impairment exists and Step 2 is not performed; Step
2 – if the carrying amount of the reporting unit (including recorded goodwill)
is greater than its fair value, then the amount of the impairment, if any, is
measured and recorded as needed. The Company’s impairment test
performed on October 1, 2007, concluded that no impairment of goodwill
exists. As circumstances change, it is reasonably possible that
future goodwill impairment tests could results in a loss from impairment to
goodwill, which would be included in the determination of net income or
loss.
Intangible
assets with definite lives are amortized over their estimated useful life and
reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144 (as defined below).
Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized using either the
straight-line method or based on expected usage of the asset, depending on the
nature of the asset over their expected useful life.
The
Company capitalizes software development costs for modifications to various web
site components and management information systems that result in additional
functionality in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position (SOP), 98-1,
“Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use.” Software development costs are amortized on a
straight-line basis over four years.
[16]
Long-lived assets:
We
evaluate our long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS 144”), pursuant to which an
impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is
not recoverable and exceeds its undiscounted cash flows. A long-lived
asset is tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. Our
consideration of SFAS 144 involves significant assumptions and estimates based
on management’s best judgments of current and future circumstances, including
currently enacted tax laws and our future financial performance. No impairment
charges have been recognized during 2007.
[17]
Other assets, net:
|
|
|
12/31/2007
|
|
|
12/31/2006
|
|
|
Photo
collection, net
|
|
$ |
1,231 |
|
|
$ |
1,520 |
|
|
Photographer
contracts, net
|
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
718 |
|
|
Long-term
receivable
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
384 |
|
|
Total:
|
|
$ |
2,431 |
|
|
$ |
3,171 |
|
[18]
Income taxes:
We
recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of
differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and
liabilities, and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from
offsetting the net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards against taxable
income, if any. We established a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood
of realization of deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a
valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The difference in basis of the
investment in foreign subsidiary relates to goodwill which is a temporary
difference. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties
associated with uncertain tax positions as part of income tax expense, if
applicable.
[19]
Net loss attributed to common stockholders per share:
We
calculate net loss attributed to common stockholders per share in accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share”. SFAS No. 128 requires
a dual presentation of "basic" and "diluted" income (loss) per share on the face
of the consolidated statements of operations. Basic income (loss) per share is
computed by dividing the net loss attributed to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each
period. Diluted loss per share includes the effect, if any, from the potential
exercise or conversion of securities, such as stock options, warrants or
unvested shares of restricted stock, which would result in the issuance of
incremental shares of common stock.
For 2007
and 2006, the basic and diluted net loss attributed to common stockholders per
share is the same since the effect from the potential exercise of 12,618,813 and
16,231,955 outstanding stock options and warrants as of December 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively, or the vesting of 929,513 and 1,594,658 shares of restricted
stock as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, would have been
anti-dilutive.
For 2007
and 2006, 1,913,253 and 4,025,139 shares of common stock issuable upon the
conversion of the SuperStock Seller Preferred, respectively, have also been
excluded from the weighted average shares outstanding due to their anti-dilutive
effect.
[20]
Reclassifications:
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements to
conform to the respective current year presentation.
[21]
Comprehensive Loss and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Accumulated
other comprehensive income consists of net unrealized foreign currency
translation adjustments and is presented in the consolidated balance sheets as a
component of stockholders’ equity.
[22]
Share based payments:
We have a
2005 Stock Option Plan and a 2002 Stock Option Plan, which are described in Note
M below. We apply the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS
123(R) whereby compensation cost for all share-based payments are based on
the grant date estimated fair value.
The fair
value of each option is measured at the grant date using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model, which requires the use of a number of assumptions
including volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected life and expected
dividends. SFAS 123(R) requires the cash flows resulting from the tax benefits
that are derived from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost
recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing
cash flows. For awards with graded vesting, we recognize share-based
compensation cost using the straight-line method over the requisite service
period for each tranche of shares granted. During the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, there were 230,000 and 6,658,060 options to purchase
the Company’s common stock granted. The weighted average grant date
fair value of these option grants was $0.05 per share and $0.28 per share for
2007 and 2006, respectively. The following assumptions were used to
compute the fair value of stock options granted during 2007 and 2006,
respectively: no annual dividends, expected volatility of 130% and
117%, risk-free interest rates of 2.94% and 4.00%, and expected lives ranging
from 1 to 4 years.
Expected
volatility is based primarily on historical volatility. Historical
volatility was computed using daily pricing observations for the most recent
three years. We believe this method produces an estimate that is
representative of our expectations of the future volatility over the expected
term of these options. We currently have no reason to believe future
volatility over the expected life of these options is likely to differ
materially from historical volatility. The weighted-average expected
life is based on share option exercises, pre and post-vesting terminations and
share option term expiration. The risk-free interest rate is based on
the U.S. Treasury security rate estimated for the expected life of the options
at the date of grant.
During
May and June 2006, we modified and accelerated the vesting for 200,000 options
held by certain former executives as part of their separation agreements with
the Company. The fair value of the modifications of $68,000 was
recognized as incremental compensation expense during 2006.
SFAS
123(R) requires the estimation of forfeitures when recognizing compensation
expense and that this estimate of forfeitures be adjusted over the requisite
service period should actual forfeitures differ from such
estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures are recognized through a
cumulative adjustment, which is recognized in the period of change and which
impacts the amount of unamortized compensation expense to be recognized in
future periods. We have estimated our forfeitures to be 5% based
primarily on our historical forfeiture rate.
The
following summarizes our stock option activity for the year ended December 31,
2007:
|
|
|
Stock
Options
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
8,974,322 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(130,000 |
) |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(3,107,309 |
) |
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
5,967,013 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
7,291,844 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
5,228,677 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
The
130,000 options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2007, included
certain shares exercised on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of
96,838 common shares. The aggregate intrinsic value for options
exercised during 2007 was approximately $8,000.
The
following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at
December 31, 2007:
|
Exercise
Prices
|
|
|
Number
Outstanding
|
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life
|
|
Number
Exercisable
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
3
months
|
|
|
- |
|
| $ |
0.28 |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
46
months
|
|
|
679,164 |
|
| $ |
0.30 |
|
|
|
3,447,013 |
|
14
months
|
|
|
3,447,013 |
|
| $ |
0.34 |
|
|
|
165,000 |
|
36
months
|
|
|
165,000 |
|
| $ |
0.46 |
|
|
|
425,000 |
|
43
months
|
|
|
425,000 |
|
| $ |
0.65 |
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
44
months
|
|
|
425,000 |
|
| $ |
0.83 |
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
41
months
|
|
|
87,500 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
5,967,013 |
|
23
months
|
|
|
5,228,677 |
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable as of December
31, 2007, was $0. This amount represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the
difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day of the fourth
quarter of 2007 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money
options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option
holders exercised their options on December 31, 2007.
The
following is a summary of the status of and changes to the Company’s non-vested
restricted shares as of and for the twelve months ended December 31,
2007:
|
|
|
Non-vested
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant-Date Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
1,594,658 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
666,666 |
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(1,272,644 |
) |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
(59,167 |
) |
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
929,513 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
Share-based
compensation expense of $554,000 and $1,302,000 was recognized for 2007 and
2006, respectively, for the fair value of restricted shares and options that
vested during the year. Share-based compensation expense for 2007 and
2006 included grants of fully vested shares of common stock to non-employees of
$36,000 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, there
was $374,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share
based compensation arrangements, including options and restricted stock grants.
That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of about
two years.
[23]
Advertising
Advertising
expenses of $647,000 and $573,000 were incurred for 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Advertising costs are expensed as
incurred.
[24]
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB
Interpretation No.48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an
interpretation of FASB Statement No.109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the
accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a
tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial
statements. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2006. The adoption of FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007, had no
impact on our consolidated financial statements (see Note K).
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, "Fair Value Measurements." SFAS 157
simplifies and codifies guidance on fair value measurements under generally
accepted accounting principles. This standard defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and prescribes expanded disclosures about
fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption
of SFAS 157 will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The
objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the
opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring
related assets and liabilities differently. This Statement is expected to expand
the use of fair value measurement. SFAS 159 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption of
SFAS 159 will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) establishes the principles and
requirements for how an acquirer; (i) recognizes and measures in its financial
statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any
non-controlling interest in the acquiree; (ii) recognizes and measures the
goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase;
and (iii) the nature and financial effects of the business combinations
consummated on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period on or
after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited. We are
currently evaluating the impact SFAS 141(R) will have upon adoption on our
accounting for acquisitions. Previously any changes in valuation
allowances, as a result of income from acquisitions, for certain deferred tax
assets would serve to reduce goodwill, whereas, under the new standard, any
changes in the valuation allowance related to income from acquisitions currently
or in prior periods will serve to reduce income taxes in the period in which the
reserve is reversed. Additionally, under SFAS 141(R),
transaction-related expenses, which were previously capitalized as “transaction
costs,” will be expensed as incurred. Capitalized transaction costs
were approximately $221,000 for the 2006 acquisition of ArtSelect.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS
160”). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that
require (i) non-controlling interests to be reported as a component of equity,
(ii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its
controlling interest to be accounted for as equity transactions, and (iii) any
retained non-controlling equity investment upon the de-consolidation of a
subsidiary to be initially measured at fair value. SFAS 160 is
effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008, with early adoption
prohibited. We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, which the
adoption of SFAS 160 may have on our financial position or results of operations
and cash flows.
NOTE
C - ACQUISITION
On May
16, 2006, we acquired ArtSelect, Inc. ArtSelect supplies home and office framed
and unframed wall décor to retailers, catalogers, membership organizations, and
consumers through both online and traditional retail and wholesale distribution
channels. The primary reason for the acquisition of ArtSelect was
that it provided us with technology, business partners, and infrastructure to
sell framed imagery.
In
consideration, the stockholders of ArtSelect received $4.5 million of cash, $2.4
million in secured notes, and 10,000 shares of a21 convertible preferred stock
valued at $3.15 million. The selling stockholders of ArtSelect also received
warrants to purchase 750,000 shares of a21’s common stock at $1.00 per share
valued at $0.50 per share or $375,000. We have also incurred approximately
$221,000 in related transaction costs, which have been recorded as part of the
purchase price.
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
4,500
|
|
|
Convertible
preferred stock
|
|
|
3,150
|
|
|
Seller
secured notes
|
|
|
2,407
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
375
|
|
|
Capitalized
transaction costs
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,653
|
|
The
seller notes bear interest at 6% per year and mature on the earlier to occur of
a change of control or May 15, 2009. The first year of interest on the notes
will be accrued and added to the principal of the notes. After the first year,
interest will be payable quarterly, in arrears. The notes are secured by
substantially all the assets of ArtSelect (provided that, with respect to up to
$3.0 million of the assets of ArtSelect, the notes are junior to the
previously issued $15.5 million Senior Secured Notes described in Note
J).
The value
of the convertible preferred stock was determined using the as-if converted
value of $3.15 million. On May 16, 2006, the holders of convertible preferred
stock elected to exchange all of the convertible preferred stock for an
aggregate of 4,200,000 shares of a21’s common stock at the minimum conversion
price of $0.75 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the exchange agreement with
such holders, the exchange stock was issued by a21 in August 2006 after we
reincorporated in Delaware, pursuant to which a21 increased the number of
authorized shares of its common stock in part to accommodate such
exchange.
The
Warrants expire four years from the closing date of the acquisition. The fair
value of the warrants has been determined using a Black-Scholes model by
applying the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate, 4.9%; volatility,
129%; underlying stock price, $0.64; exercise price, $1.00; term, 4
years.
The
aggregate purchase price was approximately $10.6 million. The following
summarizes the fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed at the date of acquisition.
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
Tangible
assets
|
|
$
|
1,854
|
|
|
Trade
name
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
Software
|
|
|
940
|
|
|
Customer
relationships
|
|
|
2,800
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
5,908
|
|
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
Liabilities
assumed
|
|
|
(899
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,653
|
|
PROFORMA EFFECT OF
ACQUISITION
The
results of operations of ArtSelect have been included in the consolidated
financial statements of the Company since May 16, 2006. The proforma information
below presents the results of operations for 2006, as if the acquisition of
ArtSelect had occurred on January 1, 2006, the first day of the period
presented. The proforma information is presented for informational
purposes only, has not been audited by our external auditors, and is not
intended to represent or be indicative of the results of operations of the
combined companies had these events occurred at the beginning of 2006, nor is it
indicative of future results:
|
($
in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Year
ended December 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$ |
24,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(9,041 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share, basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proforma
weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and
diluted
|
|
|
78,740,959 |
|
NOTE
D - INVENTORY
The major
components of inventory are summarized as follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Framed
art raw materials
|
|
$ |
647 |
|
|
$ |
650 |
|
|
Framed
art finished goods
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
874 |
|
|
$ |
844 |
|
NOTE
E - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant, and equipment are summarized as follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land
and building
|
|
$ |
7,768 |
|
|
$ |
7,768 |
|
|
Office
equipment and furnishings
|
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
721 |
|
|
Technology
equipment
|
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
508 |
|
|
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(2,290 |
) |
|
|
(1,697 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
6,832 |
|
|
$ |
7,300 |
|
During
2004, land and building were sold and leased back in a transaction accounted for
as a financing transaction. The building is being depreciated over the
twenty-year term of the related lease (see Note K).
Depreciation
expense was $611,000 and $630,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
NOTE
F - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Changes
in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006, were as follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
Goodwill
at December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
2,263 |
|
|
SuperStock
earn-out
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
Cumulative
foreign currency translation of goodwill
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
ArtSelect
goodwill
|
|
$ |
5,908 |
|
|
Goodwill
at December 31, 2006
|
|
$ |
8,648 |
|
|
SuperStock
earn-out
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
Other
adjustments to goodwill
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
Cumulative
foreign currency translation
of goodwill
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
Goodwill
at December 31, 2007
|
|
$ |
8,778 |
|
Identifiable
intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges at
December 31, 2006 are as follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency Translation
|
|
|
Impairment
Charges
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Average
Useful Life (in months)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SuperStock
non-compete covenants
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
(116 |
) |
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
SuperStock
software
|
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
(112 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
36-60 |
|
|
Ingram
license agreements
|
|
|
2,440 |
|
|
|
(610 |
) |
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
(1,298 |
) |
|
|
724 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
Ingram
non-compete agreements
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
(329 |
) |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
(360 |
) |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
Ingram
customer relationships
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
Ingram
distribution agreements
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
Ingram
trademark
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
(138 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
ArtSelect
trade name
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
ArtSelect
software
|
|
|
1,086 |
|
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
922 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
ArtSelect
customer relationships
|
|
|
2,800 |
|
|
|
(149 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,651 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
Intangible
assets
|
|
$ |
8,504 |
|
|
$ |
(1,906 |
) |
|
$ |
292 |
|
|
$ |
(1,658 |
) |
|
$ |
5,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
Identifiable
intangible assets, net of amortization at December 31, 2007, are as
follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency Translation
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Average
Useful Life (in months)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SuperStock
non-compete covenants
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
(116 |
) |
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
SuperStock
software
|
|
|
736 |
|
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
36
– 60 |
|
|
Ingram
license agreements
|
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
|
(751 |
) |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
Ingram
non-compete agreements
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
(386 |
) |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
Ingram
customer relationships
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
(315 |
) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
Ingram
distribution agreements
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
(203 |
) |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
Ingram
trademark
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
ArtSelect
trade name
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
ArtSelect
software
|
|
|
1,328 |
|
|
|
(467 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
861 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
ArtSelect
customer relationships
|
|
|
2,800 |
|
|
|
(325 |
) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,475 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
Intangible
assets
|
|
$ |
7,542 |
|
|
$ |
(2,925 |
) |
|
$ |
304 |
|
|
$ |
4,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
expense during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $1.1 million and
$1.5 million, respectively. Approximate remaining annual amortization
expense is as follows for each of the following years: 2008:
$880,000, 2009: $636,000, 2010: $427,000, 2011: $203,000 and 2012:
$198,000.
Changes
in intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, were as
follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
Intangible
assets, net at December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
3,981 |
|
|
Cumulative
foreign currency translation
|
|
|
340 |
|
|
SuperStock
software additions, net
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
ArtSelect
trade name
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
ArtSelect
software
|
|
|
1,086 |
|
|
ArtSelect
customer relationships
|
|
|
2,800 |
|
|
Amortization
expense
|
|
|
(1,532 |
) |
|
Impairment
charges
|
|
|
(1,658 |
) |
|
Intangible
assets, net at December 31, 2006
|
|
$ |
5,232 |
|
|
Cumulative
foreign currency translation
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
SuperStock
software additions, net
|
|
|
454 |
|
|
ArtSelect
software additions, net
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
Amortization
expense
|
|
|
(1,019 |
) |
|
Intangible
assets, net at December 31, 2007
|
|
$ |
4,921 |
|
During
our 2006 annual impairment assessment, we evaluated and tested the carrying
value of certain identifiable intangible assets with definite lives that
resulted from our acquisition of Ingram. Utilizing a cash flow
methodology, the results of that testing led to the conclusion that certain of
these assets were impaired due to decreased actual and forecasted revenues for
the Ingram component of our SuperStock Limited subsidiary, and reported an
impairment charge of $1.7 million for 2006, consisting of $1.3 million and
$360,000 for the Ingram license agreements and Ingram non-compete agreements,
respectively.
NOTE
G – PHOTO COLLECTION AND CONTRACTS WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS
The gross
book value of our photo collection as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, was $3.3
million and $2.9 million, respectively. The book value of the photo collection,
net of accumulated amortization was $1.2 million and $1.5 million at December
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Amortization expense was $635,000 and $528,000
for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Approximate remaining annual amortization
expense is as follows for each of the following years: 2008: $269,000, 2009:
$189,000, 2010: $153,000, 2011: $49,000, and 2012: 18,000.
The gross
book value of contracts with photographers as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, was
$1.3 million, respectively. The book value of contracts with photographers, net
of accumulated amortization was $511,000 and $718,000 as of December 31, 2007
and 2006, respectively. Amortization expense was $207,000 and $210,000 for 2007
and 2006, respectively. Approximate remaining annual amortization expense is as
follows for each of the following years: 2008: $169,000, 2009: $124,000, 2010:
$61,000, 2011: $50,000, and 2012: $50,000.
NOTE
H - MINORITY INTEREST
Minority
interest represents 637,751 shares of SuperStock Seller Preferred held by the
former owners of SuperStock at December 31, 2007, which is exchangeable for
1,913,253 shares of a21’s common stock. The SuperStock Seller Preferred has no
voting rights, pays no dividend, and, except for exchange rights into common
stock, it has no other special rights except a liquidation preference. In
liquidation, it is senior to the common stock of SuperStock and has distribution
rights to the greater of $1.6 million or 7% of the total liquidation
distributions after creditors. The minority interest is valued as if it had been
exchanged into a21’s common stock at the closing price on the day of the
acquisition.
During
2007 and 2006, respectively, we issued 2,111,886 and 975,012 shares of a21
common stock upon the conversion of 703,962 and 325,004 shares of SuperStock
Seller Preferred with adjustments to equity of $1,182,000 and $547,000,
respectively, representing the allocable, original fair value of the SuperStock
Seller Preferred as if it had been exchanged into a21’s common stock at the
closing price on the day of the acquisition.
NOTE
I - OPERATING SEGMENTS
Effective
with the ArtSelect acquisition during May 2006, we operate in the following
segments: Corporate, SuperStock, and ArtSelect. No customer represented 10% or
more of our total revenue in the periods presented.
93% and
91% of our total revenues for all segments were based domestically in the U.S.
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. 90% and
89% of our long-lived assets were based domestically in the U.S. as of December
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The
following table presents information about our segment activity as of December
31, 2007 and 2006, and for the years then ended:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
ended
December
31, 2007
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
SuperStock
|
|
|
ArtSelect
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
11,907 |
|
|
$ |
11,399 |
|
|
$ |
23,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
operating loss
|
|
|
(1,963 |
) |
|
|
(782 |
) |
|
|
(260 |
) |
|
|
(3,005 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
total assets
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
17,989 |
|
|
|
11,852 |
|
|
|
30,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
long-lived assets
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
12,768 |
|
|
|
9,505 |
|
|
|
22,273 |
|
|
Year
ended
December
31, 2006
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
SuperStock
|
|
|
ArtSelect
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
$ |
11,976 |
|
|
$ |
7,657 |
|
|
$ |
19,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
operating (loss) income
|
|
|
(3,995 |
) |
|
|
(3,796 |
) |
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
(7,480 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
total assets
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
22,181 |
|
|
|
12,039 |
|
|
|
34,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
long-lived assets
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
13,619 |
|
|
|
9,799 |
|
|
|
23,418 |
|
The
SuperStock segment information reflects the operation of foreign
subsidiaries.
NOTE
J – DEBT FINANCINGS
The
following table summarizes the future maturities of long-term debt obligations
at December 31, 2007 (in thousands):
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
Senior
Secured Convertible Notes
|
|
$ |
15,500 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
15,500 |
|
|
Secured
Notes (ArtSelect)
|
|
|
2,555 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,555 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Total:
|
|
$ |
18,055 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
2,555 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
15,500 |
|
$15.5
Million Senior Secured Convertible Notes
During
April 2006, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (“Purchase
Agreement”) with certain purchasers and Queequeg Partners, LP, as agent
(“Agent”), whereby we issued $15.5 million of 5% Senior Secured Convertible
Notes (“Senior Convertible Notes”) in consideration for which we received
net proceeds of $11.7 million in cash after the repayment of certain
outstanding debt of $3.3 million, the exchange of Notes totaling $215,000
to retire warrants to purchase 637,500 shares of a21’s common stock, the
repayment of total interest due of $216,000, and the payment of a finder’s fee
of $100,000. Queequeg Partners L.P. and Queequeg, Ltd. (each of which are
affiliated with Ahab Capital Management, Inc., which was a 10% beneficial owner
of a21’s common stock prior to April 27, 2006) (collectively “Ahab”), and
StarVest Partners, LP (“StarVest”), which was a 10% beneficial owner of a21’s
common stock prior to April 27, 2006, purchased a portion of the Notes sold
in this transaction. As part of this transaction, we released $690,000 of
certificate of deposits (“CDs”), which had been pledged by Ahab to secure
the letter of credit issued by SuperStock in connection with its capital
lease for our facility in Jacksonville, Florida, and replaced the deposit with
new CDs from the net proceeds of the financing.
See Note
O – Subsequent Events.
The
Senior Convertible Notes are secured by substantially all of our assets and are
convertible into 23,846,149 of a21’s common stock at a minimum conversion price
of $0.65 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the Senior Convertible
Notes. In addition, the conversion price of the Senior Convertible Notes may be
adjusted based on a weighted average anti-dilution formula in the event of
issuances of a21’s common stock at a price per share below $0.65. The minimum
conversion price is set at $0.50 per share on a diluted basis. The interest on
the Senior Convertible Notes is payable quarterly in arrears, and the principal
will be due and payable on March 31, 2011. If the 45-day volume weighted average
price of a21’s common stock equals or exceeds $1 per share, the Senior
Convertible Notes will automatically be converted into a21’s common stock under
certain conditions.
The
Senior Convertible Notes include customary events of default, including the
failure to pay any principal or interest when due, the breach of any covenant or
term or condition of the Senior Convertible Notes, the breach of any
representation or warranty in the Purchase Agreement, Senior Convertible Notes
or other documents executed in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby, defaults in the performance of any other indebtedness of greater than
$500,000, the insolvency or bankruptcy of the company, and the SEC issuing a
stop trade order or suspension of trading relating to a21’s common
stock. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, each Note will
become due and payable, either upon notice from the agent for the holders of
Senior Convertible Notes at the direction of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding principal amount of the Senior Convertible Notes or automatically,
depending on the particular event of default.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, for so long as StarVest beneficially
owns at least 8,000,000 shares of a21’s common stock, StarVest has the right to
name a designee to our Board of Directors. In addition, for so long as at least
40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Convertible Notes is
outstanding, we may not, without the prior written consent of the Agent, engage
in certain activities or transactions, including, but not limited to, declaring
dividends, liquidating, dissolving,
effecting
a reorganization or change of control, or incurring certain indebtedness. The
Purchase Agreement also provides that the purchasers have a pro-rata “first
right of refusal” to provide up to 25% of the amount of any additional financing
the amount of which will be in excess of $2.0 million.
Secured
Notes – Related Party (ArtSelect Sellers)
In
partial consideration for the sale of ArtSelect to a21, the stockholders of
ArtSelect received $2.4 million in secured notes. The seller notes bear interest
at 6% per year and mature on the earlier to occur of a change of control or May
15, 2009. The first year of interest on the notes was accrued and added to the
principal of the notes. Since the first year, interest has been payable
quarterly, in arrears. The notes are secured by substantially all the assets of
ArtSelect (provided that, with respect to up to $3.0 million of the assets of
ArtSelect, the notes are junior to the previously issued $15.5 million
Senior Convertible Notes described above). The notes, including accrued
interest, are recorded in our consolidated balance sheets at $2.6 million and
$2.5 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and are included in
the caption “Secured notes payable, net- related party (ArtSelect
Sellers)”.
NOTE
K – LOAN PAYABLE ON BUILDING
During
June 2004, we completed the sale and leaseback of the land and an approximately
73,000 square foot building in which our headquarters is located in
Jacksonville, Florida. The facility was sold for $7.7 million and resulted in
net proceeds of $7.5 million, of which $4.0 million was used to repay a bank
note that was secured by a first mortgage on the facility and $1.6 million was
used to repay other indebtedness to the selling stockholders of SuperStock. The
building was leased back for a term of twenty years. The lease provides us with
two five-year renewal options at specified payments.
Based on
the terms of the leasing arrangement, the transaction does not qualify for sale
recognition and has been accounted for as a financing transaction pursuant to
SFAS No. 98, "Accounting for Leases". Accordingly, the accompanying financial
statements reflect the net proceeds from the sale of the land and building as a
loan payable with an effective interest rate of 10.1%. The building is included
in property and equipment and is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over
the twenty-year term of the lease.
The
following table summarizes our annual maturities under the loan payable on the
building at December 31, 2007:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
2009
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
2010
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
2011
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
2012
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
6,831 |
|
|
|
|
|
7,402 |
|
|
Less:
Current Portion
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
Long
Term Portion
|
|
$ |
7,347 |
|
The
current portion of the loan payable is included in other current
liabilities.
The
following table summarizes our related annual lease payments on
building:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
804 |
|
|
2009
|
|
|
822 |
|
|
2010
|
|
|
843 |
|
|
2011
|
|
|
864 |
|
|
2012
|
|
|
885 |
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
11,913 |
|
|
Total
payments
|
|
|
16,131 |
|
|
Less
interest
|
|
|
(8,729 |
) |
|
Net
|
|
$ |
7,402 |
|
NOTE
L - INCOME TAXES
In July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes – an
Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an
enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109,
Accounting for Income
Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and
measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of
a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 effective January 1,
2007. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties
associated with uncertain tax positions as part of income tax expense, if
applicable. As of the date of adoption and through December 31, 2007,
the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits recorded as a provision
for the uncertainty of certain tax positions. As such, no estimated interest and
penalties on the provision for the uncertainty of certain tax positions is
included in the consolidated financial statements.
The
Company, or one of its subsidiaries, files income tax returns in the U.S.
federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign
jurisdictions. Without exception, the Company is no longer subject to
U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax
authorities for years before 2001. Income tax returns are generally
subject to examination for a period of three to five years after filing of the
respective return. The state impact of any federal changes remains
subject to examination by various states for a period of up to one year after
formal notification to the states. The Company currently does not
have any income tax returns under review.
The
components of income tax expense were as follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Current
tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Federal and State
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
Total
current tax
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Federal and State
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Total
deferred tax
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
A
reconciliation between the provision for income taxes and the expected tax
benefit using the federal statutory rate of 34% for 2007 and 2006 is as
follows:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Income
tax benefit at federal statutory rate
|
|
$ |
(1,557 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,044 |
) |
|
State
income tax benefit, net of effect on federal taxes
|
|
|
(160 |
) |
|
|
(235 |
) |
|
Permanent
differences and other
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(636 |
) |
|
Increase
in valuation allowance
|
|
|
1,835 |
|
|
|
4,063 |
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
The
Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to the following temporary
differences between financial accounting and tax bases at December 31, 2007 and
2006:
|
($
in thousands)
|
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss carry-forwards
|
|
$ |
8,184 |
|
|
$ |
7,141 |
|
|
Foreign
tax credits/AMT
|
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
590 |
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
Deferred
compensation
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
466 |
|
|
Capital
lease
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
Accrued
bonus
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Accrued
vacation
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
Other
timing differences
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
Total
deferred tax assets
|
|
|
9,893 |
|
|
|
8,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
lease (straight-line rent)
|
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
Depreciation
on photo collection and other
|
|
|
(207 |
) |
|
|
(363 |
) |
|
Photographer
contracts
|
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
(261 |
) |
|
Customer
relationships and other
|
|
|
(1,367 |
) |
|
|
(1,687 |
) |
|
Trade-name
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
Total
deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(1,986 |
) |
|
|
(2,541 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax asset
|
|
|
7,907 |
|
|
|
6,072 |
|
|
Less:
valuation allowance
|
|
|
(7,938 |
) |
|
|
(6,102 |
) |
|
Net
deferred tax liability
|
|
$ |
(31 |
) |
|
$ |
(30 |
) |
The
Company has recorded a valuation allowance to state its deferred tax assets at
estimated net realizable value due to the uncertainty related to realization of
these assets through future taxable income. The increase in the
valuation allowance was $1.8 million and $4.1 million for 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
At
December 31, 2007, the Company had U.S. net operating loss and foreign tax
credit carry-forwards for income tax purposes of $21.8 million, and $579,000,
respectively. The net operating loss and foreign tax credit carry-forwards
expire in varying amounts through 2025. The Company’s ability to
benefit from these carry-forwards is limited under certain provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code. At December 31,
2007, the
Company had foreign net operating loss carry-forwards for income tax purposes of
$1.2 million that have no expiration date.
NOTE
M –STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
[1]
Common and Preferred stock:
We are
authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of a21 common stock.
We are
authorized to issue 100,000 shares of $.001 par value preferred stock having
rights, preferences, and privileges which may be determined by our Board of
Directors.
During
May 2007, we issued 100,000 shares of fully vested common stock, valued at
$30,000, to a non-employee consultant as partial payment for services provided
to the Company.
During
April 2007, we issued 66,666 shares of our restricted common stock, valued at
$20,000, as partial compensation to a new Board Director for his service on the
Board of Directors, which will vest on the one year anniversary of his election
to the Board, which is March 22, 2008.
During
March 2007, we issued a total of 125,000 shares of our restricted common stock,
valued at $32,500, as compensation incentives to three new managers, which will
vest in equal shares on the six-month anniversary of their respective hire date
over a period of three years. In addition, we issued 25,000 shares of
fully vested common stock, valued at $6,000, to a non-employee consultant as
partial payment for services provided to the Company.
During
January 2007, we issued 2,111,886 shares of a21 common stock upon the
conversion of 703,962 shares of SuperStock Seller Preferred with a respective
adjustment to equity of $1,182,000 representing the allocable, original fair
value of the SuperStock Seller Preferred as if it had been exchanged into a21’s
common stock at the closing price on the day of the acquisition.
During
January 2007, we issued 350,000 shares of our restricted common
stock, valued at $81,000, as part of an employment agreement with our Executive
Vice President, Sales and Marketing, of which 43,750 shares will vest on the six
month anniversary of his employment agreement and the remainder will vest in
forty-two equal monthly installments on the first day of each month thereafter
such that all of such options and restricted stock will be vested by the
forty-eight month anniversary of the date of the agreement. All unvested shares
of restricted stock will immediately vest upon a change in control of
a21.
On June
19, 2006, a21’s Board of Directors approved a merger agreement pursuant to
which, among other things, the Company would merge with and into its wholly
owned subsidiary, a21,Inc., a Delaware corporation. On June 23, 2006, we
obtained the approval of the terms of the merger agreement by a majority of our
outstanding shares of common stock. The reincorporation became effective on July
31, 2006.
Our
reincorporation in Delaware has not resulted in any change to our business
operations or the location of our principal executive offices. The financial
condition and results of operations of the surviving corporation immediately
after the consummation of the merger were identical to the Company’s immediately
prior to the consummation of the merger. In addition, the board of directors of
the surviving corporation consists of those persons who were the Company’s
directors immediately prior to the merger and individuals serving as executive
officers of the Company immediately prior to the merger continue to serve as
executive officers of the surviving corporation after the merger.
Pursuant
to the reincorporation, the number of the Company’s authorized shares of common
stock was increased from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000
shares.
During
October 2006, we issued 219,000 shares of our restricted common stock, valued at
$61,000, and vested immediately, to our directors for past performance of
services. Additionally, each non-employee member of the Board of Directors
received 72,727 restricted shares of our common stock in accordance with the
adoption of a compensation plan for its non-employee directors for the annual
Board term through September 2007.
During
October 2006, we issued 1,000,000 shares of our restricted common stock to two
of our officers pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements. Also
during October 2006, the Company issued 275,000 shares of our restricted common
stock, valued at $74,000, to our Chief Financial Officer; 45,833 restricted
shares will vest on the six month anniversary date of the grant date and the
remainder of the restricted stock will vest in thirty equal monthly installments
on the first day of each month thereafter.
In
connection with the July 2006 settlement of certain claims made by a stockholder
and three of his affiliates against the Company, we issued 450,000 shares of our
common stock in exchange for a general release of all claims such persons may
have had against us. We have recognized the related fair value of such shares of
$139,000 as settlement expense included in general operating expense in our
Statement of Operations, with a corresponding increase to additional paid in
capital during 2006. The fair value was determined based upon the prevailing
common stock trading market price per share at the time the agreement was
reached.
On June
30, 2006, we issued 375,012 shares of a21 common stock upon the conversion of
125,004 shares of SuperStock Seller Preferred with a respective adjustment to
equity of $210,000 representing the allocable, original fair value of the
SuperStock Seller Preferred as if it had been exchanged into a21’s common stock
at the closing price on the day of the acquisition. On July 20, 2006,
we issued 600,000 shares of a21 common stock upon the conversion of 200,000
shares of the SuperStock Seller Preferred with a respective adjustment to equity
of $336,000 representing the allocable, original fair value of the SuperStock
Seller Preferred as if it had been exchanged into a21’s common stock at the
closing price on the day of acquisition.
In
partial consideration for the sale of ArtSelect to a21 (see Note C), the
stockholders of ArtSelect received 10,000 shares of a21 convertible preferred
stock valued at $3.15 million. The convertible preferred stock fair value was
determined using the as-if converted value of $3.15 million. On May 16, 2006,
the holders of convertible preferred stock elected to exchange all of the
convertible preferred stock for an aggregate of 4,200,000 shares of a21’s common
stock at a per share price of $0.75. Pursuant to the terms of the exchange
agreement with such holders, the exchange stock was issued by a21 during August
2006 after the Company reincorporated in Delaware, and, in connection therewith,
increased the number of authorized shares of its common stock, in part, to
accommodate such exchange. The trading price of a21’s common stock
was $0.83 at the closing date of the ArtSelect acquisition, which was the
commitment date of the convertible preferred stock, compared to the conversion
price of $0.75 per share, resulting in beneficial conversion value of $336,000
on the May 16, 2006 acquisition date, which was recorded as a deemed dividend on
convertible preferred stock in 2006. The conversion was contingent on the
increase in authorized shares which subsequently occurred on July 31,
2006.
During
April 2006, we also issued 107,000 shares of our common stock for broker’s costs
in connection with the issuance of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes
discussed in Note J. These stock grants for broker’s costs were valued at fair
value per the market trading price at the time of the grants, and charged to
additional paid in capital for $62,000.
In
partial consideration for the acquisition of the outstanding stock of Ingram
during 2005, the stockholders of Ingram also received 14,480 shares of a21’s
preferred stock. On March 14, 2006, we issued 2,522,648 shares of a21 common
stock upon the conversion of the preferred stock by the holders thereof. The
preferred shares were converted into a21 common stock at a price per share of
the a21 common stock of $0.574, the average of the closing price of the a21’s
common stock for the 20 trading day period ending on March 13, 2006. At December
31, 2007 and 2006, there were no shares of preferred stock issued and
outstanding, respectively.
On March
6, 2006, we received $1.2 million in connection with the exercise of warrants to
purchase 4,000,000 shares of a21’s common stock held by one of a21’s significant
stockholders. The stockholder previously acquired the warrants from another of
our significant stockholders, through a prior transaction. In connection with
the exercise of the warrants, we set the exercise price of the warrants to $0.30
per unregistered share, which was approximately 10% less than what the exercise
price would have been pursuant to the original terms of the warrants, but higher
than the minimum $0.25 per unregistered share as stated in the warrant
modification agreement. This accommodation was granted by us in order to
facilitate the transaction. As a result of the re-pricing of the warrants, we
recorded a deemed dividend of $157,000, increasing the net loss attributed to
common stockholders (see Note M[2]).
[2] Stock
options, warrants and restricted stock:
Stock
options and warrants have been granted to officers, directors and employees
pursuant to employment agreements and other grants at the discretion of the
Board of Directors. Warrants have been granted through other financing and
investment agreements with certain of our investors.
Our 2005
Stock Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) provides for the grant of options, stock
appreciation rights (“SARs”), performance share awards, restricted stock, and
unrestricted stock of up to an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of a21 common stock
to officers, employees, and independent contractors of ours or our affiliates.
If any award expires, is cancelled, or terminates unexercised or is forfeited,
the number of shares subject thereto is again available for grant under the 2005
Plan. A committee selected by our Board of Directors has the authority to
approve option grants and the terms, which include the option price and the
vesting terms. Stock options issued under the 2005 Plan typically have a
five-year term and vest pro-rata over that term except when otherwise adapted to
specific terms per executive management agreements and their respective terms.
The exercise price typically shall be no less than the fair market value of a
share of a21’s common stock on the date of grant of the options. See Note B
[22]. As of December 31, 2007, there were 901,063 options available for grant
under the 2005 Plan.
Our 2002
Directors, Officers And Consultants Stock Option, Stock Warrant And Stock Award
Plan, as amended (the "2002 Plan"), provides for the grant
of warrants, options, restricted or unrestricted common stock, and
other awards of up to an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of a21 common
stock to our employees, consultants and directors and our affiliates.
If any award expires, is cancelled, or terminates unexercised or is forfeited,
the number of shares subject thereto is again available for grant under the 2002
Plan. A committee selected by our Board of Directors has the authority to
approve option grants and the terms, which include the option price and the
vesting terms. Options granted under the 2002 Plan typically expire after a
ten-year period except when otherwise adapted to specific terms per executive
employment agreements and their respective terms, and are subject to
acceleration upon the occurrence of certain events. The exercise price typically
shall be no less than the fair market value of a share of a21’s common stock on
the date of grant of the options. See Note B [22]. As of December 31, 2007,
there were 2,841,500 options available for grant under the 2002
Plan.
Certain
options and warrants to be granted under the 2005 Plan and the 2002 Plan are
intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options (“ISOs”) pursuant to Section 422
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, while other options granted
under the plans will be nonqualified options that are not intended to qualify as
ISOs.
During
October 2007, we granted 230,000 options to purchase a21 common stock as
retention incentives for four ArtSelect managers in conjunction with the
restructuring of the Company initiated during the third quarter of
2007. These options will vest upon the earlier of the end of their
retention period or December 31, 2008 (see Note B[22]).
The
following table summarizes the Company’s stock warrant activity:
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
11,480,967 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
750,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(4,000,000 |
) |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(973,334 |
) |
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
7,257,633 |
|
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(200,000 |
) |
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
|
|
(405,833 |
) |
|
$ |
0.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
6,651,800 |
|
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
7,257,633 |
|
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
6,651,800 |
|
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
As
a result of the re-pricing of the warrants to purchase 21,114,000 shares of the
Company's common stock, which included the exercise of warrants to purchase
17,114,000 shares of common stock during 2005, and the exercise of the remaining
warrants to purchase 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock during 2006,
the Company recorded a deemed dividend during 2006 of approximately $157,000,
increasing the net loss available to common stockholders.
The fair
value of each warrant grant on the date of grant is estimated using a
Black-Scholes option-pricing model reflecting the following weighted average
assumptions for the year ended December 31, 2006: no annual dividends; expected
volatility of 129%; risk free interest rate of 4.9%, and expected life of four
years (contractual term for warrants). No warrants were granted during
2007. The weighted average fair value of warrants granted during 2006
was $0.50.
The
following table summarizes information about warrants at December 31,
2007:
|
Exercise
Prices
|
|
|
Number
Outstanding
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
|
Number
Exercisable
|
|
| $ |
0.20 |
|
|
|
968,000 |
|
16
months
|
|
|
968,000 |
|
| $ |
0.225 |
|
|
|
1,798,000 |
|
22
months
|
|
|
1,798,000 |
|
| $ |
0.25 |
|
|
|
29,000 |
|
1
month
|
|
|
29,000 |
|
| $ |
0.30 |
|
|
|
122,000 |
|
3
months
|
|
|
122,000 |
|
| $ |
0.377 |
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
35
months
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
| $ |
0.40 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
7
months
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
| $ |
0.45 |
|
|
|
981,000 |
|
17
months
|
|
|
981,000 |
|
| $ |
0.56 |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
17
months
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
| $ |
0.90 |
|
|
|
734,400 |
|
17
months
|
|
|
734,400 |
|
| $ |
1.00 |
|
|
|
750,000 |
|
37
months
|
|
|
750,000 |
|
| $ |
1.35 |
|
|
|
734,400 |
|
17
months
|
|
|
734,400 |
|
| $ |
1.50 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
1
month
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
| $ |
1.75 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
4
months
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
6,651,800 |
|
36
months
|
|
|
6,651,800 |
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value of warrants outstanding and exercisable at December
31, 2007, was $0. This amount represents the total pre-tax intrinsic
value (the difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day of
the year ended December 31, 2007, and the exercise price, multiplied by the
number of in-the-money warrants) that would have been received by the warrant
holders if all warrant holders had exercised their warrants on December 31,
2007.
NOTE
N - COMMITMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS
[1] Lease
commitments
As
described in Notes E and J above, we have capitalized our facility under the
terms of a sale and leaseback transaction. In September 2004, we entered into an
agreement to sublease a significant portion of our facility for a term of six
years with an option to renew for an additional two-year term. The sublease
requires monthly rent payments to us beginning in November 2004 with annual
increases through the term of the sublease. The total lease payments in
accordance with the terms of the agreement are $3.5 million. Sublease payments
of $680,000 and $550,000 were received for 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Sublease payments are scheduled as follows for each of
the following years: 2008: $701,000, 2009: $722,000, and 2010:
$616,000, which is when the current lease terminates. Rental income is
recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the sublease, and the
excess of rental income recognized over rental payments received is recorded as
deferred rent receivable, which was $435,000 and $549,000 as of December 31,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
In
connection with our operating lease agreement for SuperStock Limited in the UK,
we sublet the entire facility to a third party as of June 2002, until the
expiration of the lease in 2014. In accordance with the lease agreement, our UK
subsidiary would be liable for approximately $90,000 per year under the
covenants in the lease in the event the lessee who has sublet the facility is
unable to perform under such terms.
Under the
terms of our operating lease agreement for ArtSelect, Inc., we have leased
24,000 square feet of mixed use space for use in our framing
operations. The lease term ends in December 2009.
Total
rent expense under operating leases charged to operations was approximately
$253,000 and $222,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Future minimum operating lease payments as of December
31, 2007, are as follows: 2008 - $183,000, 2009 - $126,000, and $0 for the years
2010, 2011 and 2012. See Note K for future minimum lease payments
under capital leases.
[2] Lease
Deposit Arrangement
A
security deposit is required under the capital lease agreement for our facility
in Florida. The lease deposit of $750,000 is included in restricted cash
non-current assets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
[3]
Legal:
We are
involved in various claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of business.
Management believes that there are no such matters outstanding that would have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
position.
[4]
Restructure:
On
September 12, 2007, we consolidated the support positions at ArtSelect from
Fairfield, Iowa, into the Company’s Jacksonville, Florida,
headquarters. In addition, SuperStock, Inc. was reorganized to
support the Company’s growth initiatives. This restructure resulted
in a net reduction of approximately 20 positions. The affected
employees received severance payments. In addition, key employees
were identified to assist with the transition and were deemed eligible to
receive a retention bonus based on
meeting
certain service and performance-based objectives. The restructure
activity was substantially completed during the first quarter of
2008. Based on the provisions of SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with
Exit or Disposal Activities, the Company has accrued total liabilities as
of December 31, 2007, of $138,000, primarily related to one-time termination
benefits; all other restructure costs will be expensed in the period
incurred.
Total
expected restructure costs by segment are summarized below; these amounts are
expected to be incurred through the period ended June 30, 2008:
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
SuperStock
|
|
|
ArtSelect
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
One-time
termination benefits
|
|
$ |
179 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
292 |
|
|
$ |
491 |
|
|
Office
and employee relocation costs
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
Professional
fees
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
Totals:
|
|
$ |
213 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
367 |
|
|
$ |
600 |
|
At
December 31, 2007, the Company recorded an accrued liability associated with the
restructuring and other related charges which are summarized in the table given
below; amounts associated with these liabilities are expected to be incurred
through the period ended June 30, 2008:
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
SuperStock
|
|
|
ArtSelect
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
Charges
expensed to date
|
|
$ |
158 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
248 |
|
|
$ |
426 |
|
|
Less:
payments to date
|
|
|
(124 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(144 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
Accrued
liability at December 31, 2007
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
[5]
Software Development Agreement:
During
2007, the Company entered into a software development agreement with an
unrelated third party to pay approximately $525,000 in fees for the development
of a new online stock photography e-commerce website. As of December
31, 2007, $443,000 of such fees have been incurred and capitalized as software
development in process, which is included in intangible assets, net, in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Up to approximately $162,000
of remaining payments are expected to be paid during 2008.
[6]
SuperStock Earn-out:
As part
of the original 2004 SuperStock, Inc. purchase agreement, the sellers may also
receive up to $1.5 million should SuperStock achieve certain revenue milestones
during the four-year period after closing. Total payments made to
date as of December 31, 2007, were $692,000, including $285,000 and $206,000
paid in 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, the
estimated amount due for the fourth year (March 1, 2007, through February 28,
2008) calculated for the ten months ended December 31, 2007, is $180,000 and has
been accrued as of December 31, 2007.
[7]
Employment Agreements:
On
January 8, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement our Executive Vice
President, Sales and Marketing. He will receive a salary of $185,000 per year
and a signing bonus of $15,000. Per the agreement, he was entitled to an annual
bonus based on certain performance criteria established by the Board of
Directors and a minimum bonus of $25,000 for 2007. In addition, only with
respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, he will be entitled to an
additional bonus equal to 2% of our net sales above a certain net sales
threshold to be established by our Board of Directors. However, based
on the Company’s 2007 performance, the minimum performance bonus and the
additional sales bonus was not paid during 2007. We granted him
350,000 restricted shares of a21’s common stock, of which 43,750 shares will
vest on the six month anniversary of his employment agreement and the remainder
of which
will vest
in forty-two equal monthly installments on the first day of each month
thereafter such that all of such options and restricted stock will be vested by
the forty-eight month anniversary of the date of the agreement. All unvested
shares of restricted stock will immediately vest upon a change in control of
a21. We will also pay up to $800 per month for his employee benefits, whether he
chooses to use our benefit plans or benefit plans of his choosing. The
employment agreement may be terminated by either party without cause on 30 days
written notice to the other party. In addition, we may terminate the employment
agreement immediately for cause, as defined in the employment agreement, and he
may terminate the employment agreement for good reason, as defined in the
employment agreement. If we terminate the agreement or he terminates the
agreement for good reason, we are obligated to make certain payments to him, as
outlined in the agreement.
The total
compensation payable in the future under all existing employment agreements is
as follows: 2008 - $689,000 and 2009 - $373,000.
NOTE
O – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
January 31, 2008, we entered into a waiver agreement with the holders of a
majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Convertible Notes,
to waive quarterly cash interest payments until March 31, 2008. Instead of
paying in cash, the agreement provides that we will settle quarterly interest
payments due in January and April 2008 with new notes in the aggregate principal
amount equal to the interest due, having substantially the same terms as the
original notes. We would resume paying quarterly interest in cash beginning with
the quarterly interest due in July 2008.
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