UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB
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(X)
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Annual Report
Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, 2007
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Transition
Report Pursuant Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the Transition Period from ________ to ________
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Commission file
number:
0-50019
SECURITY WITH ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY, INC
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(Name of small business issuer
in its charter)
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Colorado
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20-1978398
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)
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1722 Boxelder St., Suite
101
Louisville, Colorado
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80027
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(Address of principal executive
office)
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(Zip Code)
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Issuer's telephone
number, including area code:
(303) 439-0372
Securities Registered
Under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Title of each Class
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Name of each
Exchange
on Which Registered
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None
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None
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Securities Registered
Under Section 12(g) of the Act:
No par value
common stock
(Title of Class)
Common stock
purchase warrants exercisable at $9.00
(Title of Class)
Check whether the issuer is not
required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
[X]
Check whether the issuer (1) filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 [ ] No [X]
Check if there is no disclosure of
delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no
disclosure will 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-KSB
or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
[ ] No [X]
The Registrant had revenues of
$1,242,000 for its most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
The aggregate market value of the
voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant based upon the closing price on April
11, 2008 was $2,832,000.
The number of shares outstanding of
the Registrant’s common stock on April 11, 2008 was 7,416,661.
The number of the Registrant’s
SWATW common stock purchase warrants outstanding on April 11, 2008 was
1,380,000.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part III of this Form 10-KSB is
incorporated by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement, which is
due to be filed within 120 days of the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007.
Transitional Small Business
Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes [ ]
No [X]
SECURITY WITH
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB
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PART I
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Item
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Description of
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Description of
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Legal
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Item
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Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Security Holders
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PART II
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Item
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Market for Common Equity,
Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
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Management's Discussion and
Analysis or Plan of Operation
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Changes in and Disagreements
with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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Item 8A
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Controls and
Procedures
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Other
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PART III
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Item
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Directors, Executive
Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Governance; Compliance with
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
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Item
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Executive
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Item
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Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Item
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Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions, Director Independence
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Item
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Exhibits
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Item
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Principal Accountant Fees
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Company is including the
following cautionary statement in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB to make applicable and
take advantage of the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 for any forward looking statements made by, or on behalf of the Company. Forward
looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies,
future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are
other than statements of historical facts. Certain statements contained herein are forward
looking statements and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties which could cause
actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking
statements. The Company’s expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good
faith and are believed by the Company to have a reasonable basis, including without
limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained
in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties, but there can
be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs or projections will result or
be achieved or accomplished. Actual events or results may differ materially as a result of
risks facing the Company. Such risks include, but are not limited to, changes in business
conditions, the general economy, competition, changes in product offerings, as well as
regulatory developments that could cause actual results to vary materially from the future
anticipated results indicated, expressed or implied, in such forward-looking statements.
The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof.
PART I
ITEM 1.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Business
Overview
Security
With Advanced Technology, Inc. and subsidiaries (“SWAT” or the
“Company”) is a provider of high-tech security products and services, which
include non-lethal devices, surveillance and intrusion detection systems and mobile digital
video surveillance solutions. SWAT’s products and services are designed for
government agencies, the military and law enforcement, in addition to transportation,
commercial facilities and non-lethal protection. The nature of our business includes sales
and marketing, engineering, customer support, manufacturing, administration and finance. We
maintain our primary facilities and personnel in Louisville, Colorado.
In
October 2006, we changed our name to Security With Advanced Technology Inc.
(“SWAT”), from A4S Security, Inc. We were organized as a partnership in
September 1999 and subsequently incorporated in Montana in January 2000 as A4S
Technologies, Inc. In December 2004, we reincorporated in Colorado. Our principal executive
offices are located at 1722 Boxelder St, Suite 101, Louisville, CO 80027, and our telephone
number is (303) 439-0372. We maintain a website at
www.swat-systems.com
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information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
We
completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) in July 2005 in which we sold
1,380,000 units of our securities at $6.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $8,280,000. Each
unit consisted of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase a share of our
common stock. The warrants issued in our IPO are exercisable at $9.00 per share. The common
stock and warrants are quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols SWAT and
SWATW, respectively.
Effective
December 31, 2006, we completed the acquisition of Vizer Group, Inc. (“Vizer”)
and Vizer’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Avurt International, Inc. (“Avurt”).
As consideration, we issued to the shareholders of Vizer an aggregate of 754,380 shares of
our restricted common stock and assumed a note payable of approximately $114,000. Up to an
additional 533,333 shares of restricted common stock were issuable subject to the terms of
an earn-out provision contingent upon the achievement of specified future revenue and
operating thresholds. Due to our abandonment in late 2008 of the Avurt launcher project
that was acquired from Vizer, we do not expect to ever be able to achieve the milestones
required to issue the Vizer earn-out shares (subject to the outcome of our litigation with
our former President and Chief Executive Officer described below). Since the acquisition
was effective December 31, 2006, our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows
for the year ended December 31, 2006 do not include any results of the acquired
companies in that period.
On
July 10, 2007, the Companys subsidiary, Avurt International, Inc. (Avurt),
acquired certain assets and rights owned by Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (PCP)
for approximately $2.8 million. The assets acquired in the acquisition consist of PCPs
spherical projectile business for tactical and related uses including PCPs and one
of its affiliates domestic and international patent portfolio, trade secrets,
machinery, tooling and associated assets and rights.
As
a result of the recent acquisitions combined with installation issues and low margins
associated with the ShiftWatch business unit, the Company is less focused on sales and
marketing efforts in the ShtftWatch segment.
We
have a history of net operating losses and an accumulated deficit in excess of $39 million
and our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm has issued an opinion indicating
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the year ending
December 31, 2008. Our operating losses, accumulated deficit and audit opinion could
negatively affect our ability to raise capital.
During
2007, we completed a private placement of convertible promissory notes and warrants to
purchase shares of our common stock totaling approximately $6.0 million. Additionally,
during 2007, two warrant conversions were consummated following the re-pricing of the
underlying warrants, whereby an additional $5.8 million was raised.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2007, the Company's cash and
cash equivalents totaled approximately $4.0 million. The Company incurred a net loss and
utilized net cash in operating activities of $21,887,000 and $9,223,000, respectively, in
the year ended December 31, 2007, and incurred a net loss and utilized net cash in
operating activities of $9,347,000 and $5,651,000, respectively, in the year ended December
31, 2006. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern. Management's plans with regard to these matters are discussed below.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. We expect to continue to incur losses
from operations in 2008 despite aggressive cost cutting measures. While we expect recent
significant expense reductions will help converse cash, such reductions for the near term
will only provide limited additional cash flow benefits. The Company's ability to continue
as a going concern depends on the success of management's plans to bridge such cash
shortfalls in 2008 including the following:
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Aggressively
pursuing additional fund raising activities in 2008;
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Continuing to
advance development of the Company's products, particularly the Veritas non-lethal
launchers, in order to begin selling such products in 2008 and generate cash flow
from such sales;
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Attempting to
sub-lease portions of the Company's facilities that are currently not fully
utilized to reduce operating expenses;
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Contingent upon
the Company's ability to locate prospective buyers or partners, exploring
alternative revenue sources from licensing or partnering opportunities for the
ShiftWatch TVS and IM-5 products; and
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Continuing to
monitor and implement other cost control initiatives to conserve cash.
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The Company operates through two strategic business divisions in three distinct business
segments: Veritas Tactical and the Technology Division. Veritas Tactical pursues non-lethal
weaponry (ruggedized agency launchers) development, sales and ammunition sales and the
Technology Division houses ShiftWatch and Vizer (each as described below).
Non-lethal division: Veritas Tactical
is completing the development in conjunction
with a high quality experienced manufacturer (Tiberius Arms) of a new line of ruggedized
agency non-lethal launchers made for military and law enforcement called the Mark IV
series. These launchers propel projectiles by compressed air, CO2 or nitrogen accurately up
to 50 meters which break on impact dispersing a cloud of potent pepper-based powder.
Projectiles are filled with synthetic pepper-based (PAVA) inhibiting substances that are
significantly stronger than the effect of pepper spray. The PAVA powder is 10 to 15 times
more powerful than
Oleoresin Capsicum
(OC) aerosol pepper spray, causing a severe
debilitating reaction. Unlike oil-based pepper products now on the market, PAVA powder is
more consistently potent and deactivates quickly with water.
These non-lethal launchers offer significant improvements over currently available designs,
and the Company is developing interest for our two launchers in the U.S. and international
law enforcement and military agencies. We believe that this market has significant growth
opportunity with limited competitors. We expect shortly to receive initial quantities of
our first 100 units which will be shipped to agency customers who have expressed an
interest in testing and evaluating these new Mark IV launcher products.
Similar projectile launchers have been used by law enforcement officers for years based
upon launchers modified out of the paintball industry. The difference between those and the
new Mark IV launcher is dramatic. The Mark IV's technology employs unique design features
that greatly improve its reliability and durability. The Mark IV was also created with a
unique magazine-based propellant system for durability and ease of reloading. We believe
the use of pepper-based projectile products is preferred by many law enforcement agencies
because of the benefits over current products on the market.
As
a result of the July 2007 acquisition of certain assets of Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC
Veritas Tactical also produces and sells live and inert (training) rounds of projectiles
used in non-lethal launchers around the world.
In
2008 our sales efforts related to foreign governments and international law enforcement
markets, continue to be led by our Veritas Tactical personnel in conjunction with Burkman
&Associates, a premier political consulting organization and strategists with extensive
government, homeland defense and law enforcement experience with the purpose of advising on
business actions domestically and around the globe.
Technology Division: Vizer
(“Vizer”) specializes in product design,
system design, engineering, installation, and integration of facility security systems
including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and wireless mesh
network systems.
With
a focus on network-centric technology and hosted services, Vizer developed a unique
proprietary solution which is built around a web-hosted software platform and a unique
network-based device providing business customers complete control over access, alarms, and
video systems remotely through a secure and easy-to-use website. This product was in
beta testing and now is sold primarily on the basis of a monthly service fee thereby
creating recurring revenue.
Vizer’s
base business is the design and integration of facility security solutions. This is
accomplished using products purchased directly from manufacturers or
distributors.
Historically,
the security industry lacked technology focused companies. Vizer has built its business by
focusing on three basic business philosophies: technology, professionalism, and customer
support. Unlike the mechanical focused industry, Vizer chose to place strong emphasis on
maintaining a high technology knowledge base, network and software certifications, and
hiring computer and network trained technicians. Vizer’s practice is unique in the
industry and has proven valuable in allowing them to provide a high level of service to
their customers. Vizer takes a much more professional and refined approach to proposals,
dress codes, office space, follow-up processes and an unconditional 24 hour service and
support lines to separating themselves from the competition. Vizer’s customer support
service is a 24 hour-a-day, seven days-a-week program. Vizer takes the approach that
security is a mission critical component of any business and should be treated as such
– just as critical as avoiding network outages which can cause email and internet
shutdowns bringing business to a halt. Diversification of products and solutions is a focus
of Vizer’s business.
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Products and
Marketing
Marketing
Our
marketing efforts vary greatly depending on the business division.
Veritas
Tactical focuses its marketing efforts on agency and military sales both nationally and
internationally. We also utilize our government and international contacts to assist in
identifying market opportunities. In 2008, our sales efforts to foreign governments and
international law enforcement markets continues to be led by our Veritas Tactical personnel
in conjunction with Burkman & Associates, a premier political consulting organization
and strategists with extensive government, homeland defense and law enforcement experience
with the purpose of advising on business actions domestically and around the
globe.
Vizer
has a two phase approach to marketing its security products. Our integration services will
continue to be a Rocky Mountain regional approach with service offerings that include
monitoring services based upon a recurring revenue stream at lower cost customer front end
capital expenditures and straight purchase programs as well. Our second strategy involves
marketing our CommandGrid product developed for national distribution involving sales of an
access and monitoring program on a monthly recurring revenue model. Currently some national
security product distributors have expressed interest in selling the CommandGrid and we are
in initial discussions with such distributors. We anticipate building a significant
recurring margin opportunity on these sales by charging dealers and integrators for each
business customer’s credential holder that is being controlled by the system.
CommandGrid also offers distributors in the security industry another source for recurring
revenue besides the traditional alarm monitoring fees.
Our
Products
Veritas Tactical
Division:
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The new Veritas
Mark IV is a non-lethal projectile launcher designed primarily for use by military
and law enforcement. It propels synthetic pepper-based (PAVA) filled projectiles
with compressed air, nitrogen or CO2, which break upon impact and has a
debilitating effect on subjects.
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Key features of
Veritas launchers:
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PAVA powder is
significantly stronger than OC pepper spray;
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Gives users the
ability to deliver non-lethal rounds accurately from distances up to 50 meters,
providing military and law enforcement officers a tactical advantage in many
control scenarios;
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Rapidly
reloadable magazine fed; and
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Can be fit with
many off-the-shelf tactical accessories.
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Technology
Division:
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CommandGrid is
a proprietary security solution built around a web-hosted software platform and a
unique network-based device providing business customers complete control over
access, alarms, and video systems remotely through a secure and easy-to-use
website.
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Key features of
CommandGrid:
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No software
needs to be purchased by subscriber as service is provided to subscribers by
Vizer--hosted service;
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Familiar, easy
to use software interface accessible anywhere through the internet or
intranet;
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No computers or
servers to manage or maintain;
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Utilizes
network cable infrastructure (no legacy cabling needed);
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State-of-the-art IP based
security appliances;
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Better overall
value, maintained and updated by Vizer; and
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Additional ROI
on network infrastructure.
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Intellectual
Property
Veritas Tactical— product line
currently developed based upon proprietary products and patent rights under agreements or
acquired rights for the launchers and projectiles.
Vizer Group — while Vizer has
not filed patents on the web-hosted access control and security software relating to the
concept and the specifics of the software solutions, it believes that several of its
applications are novel and constitute trade secrets.
ShiftWatch® — product line
currently has patents issued with claims covering over 30 features of the product,
including the base Tapestream™ technology, video that is authenticated for court use,
and the implementation of MPEG2 video compression in a mobile environment. Given our
current patent position we are evaluating best next steps to determine if there are
licensing opportunities available for this technology.
Manufacturing and
Supply
Veritas Tactical — the Veritas
MK-IV magazine fed launchers will be manufactured and supplied by Tiberius Arms a US based
company that worked closely with Veritas on the development of the product.
Vizer Group — currently does
not manufacture any products with the exception of software but has developed solid supply
relationships directly with manufactures and with several key national distributors. These
supply lines stem from long term relationships which allow optimum purchasing power
ensuring high margins and low cost of goods.
Competition
Veritas Tactical— we believe
that our main competitors and the product information publicly available with regard to
non-lethal or less lethal protection devices include:
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Taser™ C2
consumer model as well as agency products in their line. This product is a single
shot, electronic shock device, which disables a person when a shot is fired
inserting two barbs and sending thousands of volts through the person or animal.
The manufacturer claims up to a 28 foot range on their law enforcement products and
a 15 foot range on their consumer products.
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PepperBall™ Technologies,
Inc. has several products in the non-lethal or less lethal space that can compete
with our product. We are engaged in litigation with Pepperball.
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Tactical—
we believe that our main competitors with regard to non-lethal weapons include:
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PepperBall™ Technologies,
Inc.— sells a line of non-lethal launchers to law enforcement and military.
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Herstal— sells a less lethal product line which is air powered but is not
categorized as non-lethal due to the amount of kinetic energy displaced by the
projectile which is lead weighted and contains more mass.
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Other
solutions. We are also aware that standard paintball launchers are used to deploy
non-lethal projectiles utilizing the kinetic impact of rubber balls, and standard
marking paintballs. Agencies often use this strategy because of the cost difference
between launchers purchased directly from the non-lethal supplier and the paintball
manufacturers.
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Vizer— we believe that our
main competitors with regard to Vizer Group’s products and services
include:
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IEI—manufactures an
access platform that eliminates the PC by embedding the software within the
chipset. This is essentially a legacy panel set-up but eliminates the PC.
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Isonas—manufactures an IP
access control reader.
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Brivo—manufactures an
access platform that is a hosted software model. This is essentially a legacy panel
that connects to a hosted service and then is accessed through a high speed
connection. It is not a true thin client which means software must be loaded onto
the workstation or computer accessing the hosted software in order for it to
work.
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Local and
national security integration firms. This is a highly competitive industry which
varies between one man operations working out of the back of a van to national
firms like ADT, Honeywell, and Henry Brothers. Each market will have a
representation of both sets of integrators or dealer/installers.
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Facilities and
Employees
We
do not own any of our facilities. Our facilities are leased from non-affiliates. We believe
that our current facilities exceed our near term needs and we are exploring options to
sub-lease a portion of our facilities. We believe that our insurance coverage is adequate.
We currently have approximately 19 full time equivalent employees who devote their full
business time to our activities.
RISK
FACTORS
Risks Related to Our
Business and Industry
We have a limited history of
product sales and have incurred substantial losses since inception, which makes it
difficult to evaluate our prospects and the merits of investing in our
securities.
We were formed in September 1999.
For approximately four years, we were primarily engaged in the research and development of
our initial security product, the MIL-4000, under a contract with the United States Air
Force, which was our only product until 2003, when we commercially released ShiftWatch®
TVS™, which has only minimal sales to date. As a result of our limited operating
history, we have a limited amount of sales and financial data that you can use to evaluate
our business. Due to quality control issues related to this product line and product
failures and warranty issues we have sought out another established manufacturer who now
provides us the primary product we market for this segment of our business. You must
consider our prospects in light of the risks, expenses and challenges of attempting to
introduce new products in new and developing markets. We may not address these risks, and
our business strategy may not prove successful.
In 2007, we had revenues of
$1,242,000 and incurred a net loss of $21,887,000 and consumed cash in operations of
$9,223,000. In 2006, we had revenues of $296,000 and incurred a net loss of $9,347,000. We
expect to continue to incur significant sales, marketing, general and administrative and
product development expenses in connection with the development of our business. Although
we believe that our sales will begin to increase, substantially all of our sales are
dependent upon our ability to commercialize our new products.
If we are unable to raise
additional working capital, we will be unable to fully fund our operations and to otherwise
execute our business plan, leading to the reduction or suspension of our operations and
ultimately our going out of business.
At December 31, 2007, the Company
had approximately $4.0 million of cash on hand, including proceeds of a funding that closed
in December 2007 and January 2008, to fund our operations going forward. We believe
that cash generated by the operations of our businesses in conjunction with available
working capital should be sufficient to continue our business for approximately the next
six months. Should our costs and expenses prove to be greater than we currently
anticipate, or should we change our current business plan in a manner that will increase or
accelerate our anticipated costs and expenses, such as through an acquisition of new
products, the depletion of our working capital would be accelerated. To the extent it
becomes necessary to raise additional cash in the future as our current cash and working
capital resources are depleted, we will seek to raise funds it through the public or
private sale of debt or equity securities, the procurement of advances on contracts or
licenses, funding from joint venture or strategic partners, debt financing or short-term
loans, or a combination of the foregoing. We may also seek to raise additional capital
through a secured or other borrowing arrangement or to satisfy indebtedness without any
cash outlay through the private issuance of debt or equity securities. We currently do not
have any binding commitments for, or readily available sources of, additional financing.
We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to secure the additional cash
or working capital we may require to continue our operations.
Even if we are able to raise
additional financing, we might not be able to obtain it on terms that are not unduly
expensive or burdensome to the Company or disadvantageous to our existing
shareholders.
Even if we are able to raise
additional cash or working capital through the public or private sale of debt or equity
securities, the procurement of advances on contracts or licenses, funding from joint
venture or strategic partners, debt financing or short-term loans, or the satisfaction of
indebtedness without any cash outlay through the private issuance of debt or equity
securities, the terms of such transactions may be unduly expensive or burdensome to the
Company or disadvantageous to our existing shareholders. For example, we may be
forced to sell or issue our securities at significant discounts to market, or pursuant to
onerous terms and conditions, including the issuance of preferred stock with
disadvantageous dividend, voting or veto, board membership, conversion, redemption or
liquidation provisions; the issuance of convertible debt with disadvantageous interest
rates and conversion features; the issuance of warrants with cashless exercise features;
the issuance of securities with anti-dilution provisions; and the grant of registration
rights with significant penalties for the failure to quickly register. If we raise
debt financing, we may be required to secure the financing with all of our business assets,
which could be sold or retained by the creditor should we default in our payment
obligations. We also might be required to sell or license our products or
technologies under disadvantageous circumstances we would not otherwise consider, including
granting licenses with low royalty rates and exclusivity provisions.
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Our marketing efforts are focused
on three distinct areas which include private enterprise and municipalities or
quasi-governmental agencies, such as mass transit authorities and law enforcement agencies,
which can have prolonged buying cycles and operate under voter mandated budget constraints.
As a result, sales to these potential municipalities or quasi-governmental agencies could
be delayed or not achieved.
We anticipate that our primary
customers in the near future will be a combination of private enterprise and municipalities
or quasi-governmental agencies, such as mass transit authorities and law enforcement
agencies. Municipalities generally have prolonged purchase and buying cycles and generally
require compliance with specified proposal and request for proposal conditions. They
typically have budget considerations and buying patterns frequently tied to fiscal year
considerations. In order to do business with certain customers we may also be subject to a
number of public policies covering procurement procedures. As a result of these prolonged
buying cycles and particular procurement procedures as well as voter mandated budgetary
constraints, our sales to these potential customers could be delayed or not
achieved.
Some of our end-users are subject
to budgetary and political constraints that may delay or prevent sales.
Some of our end-user customers are
government agencies. These agencies often do not set their own budgets and therefore have
little control over the amount of money they can spend. In addition, these agencies
experience political pressure that may dictate the manner in which they spend money. As a
result, even if an agency wants to acquire our products, it may be unable to purchase them
due to budgetary or political constraints. Some government agency orders may also be
canceled or substantially delayed due to budgetary, political or other scheduling delays
which frequently occur in connection with the acquisition of products by such
agencies.
With respect to our mobile
digital video products we may not achieve substantial business from governmental agencies
because of our brief operating history and absence of a prior relationship.
Within our mobile digital video
product line we expect to derive a significant amount of our future revenues from sales
made to municipalities and other governmental agencies. Governmental agencies or
quasi-governmental agencies are more likely than private sector clients to provide business
based on our reputation and our relationship with the agencies. We have a brief operating
history and only a few principal customers. Accordingly, it may be more difficult for us to
establish substantial business with agencies. Also, if for any reason our reputation or
relationship with a governmental agency is impaired, or if levels of government
expenditures and authorizations for our products do not increase or shift to products in
areas where we do not provide products, our business generated from governmental sources
may be materially and adversely affected.
Our growth plans will be hindered
if the markets for our products do not develop as anticipated.
The markets for our security,
surveillance and non-lethal protection products are still emerging. Our growth is dependent
on, among other things, the size and pace at which the markets for our products develop. If
the markets do not grow as we anticipate, our growth plans will not be realized. Continued
growth may be hindered, for many reasons, including products deemed to be superior to ours
that are offered by our competitors, our customers experiencing technical difficulty in
utilizing our products, or our customers achieving their security and protection objectives
by using alternative solutions.
Performance issues with the
ShiftWatch TVS 300 product and its replacement successor product, the TVS 400, affect our
ability to successfully complete contract installations and may cause customers to
terminate their contracts with us.
We experienced performance issues
with our TVS 300 product when it was released in late 2006. This has caused delays in
successfully installing acceptable working products under the terms of contracts with
several of our customers. We have developed a new generation product to replace the TVS
300, the TVS 400, however, if we are not successful in making product modifications to
achieve working products on a timely basis, certain customers may attempt to terminate
their contracts, resulting in additional costs and potentially lost revenue for
us.
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Product modifications, upgrades
and enhancements may affect our ability to successfully market our products. In addition,
we are in the process of introducing a series of new products created by our company which
are untried in the market place.
We have experienced problems with
our surveillance software and like any software product, it will require modifications. We
are also continually engaged in seeking product upgrades and enhancements as well as
developing and introducing new products. As we move forward with these changes, we may
experience delays due to programming or product development. Such delays may impact our
ability to meet delivery schedules or other commitments to customers or prospective
customers and may ultimately result in our inability to successfully market our products.
Additionally as a result of problems we have experienced in our product offerings in mobile
surveillance we have developed an arrangement with a large third party manufacturer to
supply us with product for this market that they warranty.
Our fixed surveillance products,
exclusive of the software, are currently produced and assembled with generally available
off-the-shelf components. Should technological changes in the product be necessary that
would make such off-the-shelf components no longer workable, it could have an impact on our
ability to deliver finished products, as well as our costs to have such products
manufactured.
Changes in technology, product
features required by customers and product features offered by our competitors may affect
our ability to successfully market our products.
Technological and software based
products continue to evolve and change in the marketplace and will require modifications to
our products. We are also continually engaged in seeking product upgrades and enhancements
and future product development requirements may involve delays in product advancement and
additional costs. Such changes and additional costs may impact our ability to successfully
market our products.
We rely upon patents, trademarks
and trade secrets to protect our proprietary rights that we believe give us a competitive
advantage; however, such intellectual property protections may not be broad enough, could
be successfully challenged or may become useless as competitors independently develop
similar technologies. Enforcement of intellectual property rights is expensive and involves
a significant amount of management resources, which could decrease our revenues, and, if we
lose, defeat our competitive advantage.
Our ability to compete depends to a
significant degree upon the protection of our products and other proprietary technology
rights. We may not be able to protect our proprietary technology, and our proprietary
rights may not provide us with a meaningful competitive advantage. To protect our
proprietary technology, we rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, trade secrets and
non-disclosure agreements, each of which affords only limited protection. Any inability to
protect our intellectual property rights could seriously harm our business, operating
results and financial condition. It is possible that:
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patent applications may not result in the issuance of patents;
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any patents
issued to us may not be broad enough to protect our proprietary rights;
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any issued
patent could be successfully challenged by one or more third parties, which could
result in our loss of the right to prevent others from exploiting the inventions
claimed in those patents;
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current and
future competitors may independently develop similar technologies, duplicate our
products or design around any of our patents;
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we may be
unsuccessful in marketing significant quantities of launchers due to supply
arrangements, production costs and we may find current manufacturers competing with
us in the marketplace; and
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former
employees, consultants or contractors may violate their confidentiality or
non-compete agreements with us leading to a loss of proprietary intellectual
property.
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In an effort to protect our
unpatented proprietary technology, processes and know-how, we require our employees and
consultants to execute confidentiality agreements. However, these agreements may not
provide us with adequate protection against improper use or disclosure of confidential
information. These agreements may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for
any such breach. In addition, in some situations, these agreements may conflict with, or be
subject to, the rights of third parties with whom our employees or consultants have
previous employment or consulting relationships. Also, other companies may independently
develop substantial proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our
trade secrets. We intend to market our products in many different countries, some of which
we will not have patents in or applied for. Different countries have different patent rules
and we may sell in countries that do not honor patents and in which the risk that our
products could be copied and we would not be protected would be greater.
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Claims that we infringe upon
third parties’ intellectual property rights could be costly to defend or settle, and
thus could reduce our net income or increase our net loss.
We may from time to time encounter
disputes over rights and obligations concerning intellectual property. Although we believe
that our intellectual property rights are sufficient to allow us to market our products
without incurring liability to third parties, third parties may bring claims of
infringement against us. Such claims may be with or without merit. Any litigation to defend
against claims of infringement or invalidity could result in substantial costs and
diversion of resources. Furthermore, a party making such a claim could secure a judgment
that requires us to pay substantial damages. A judgment could also include an injunction or
other court order that could prevent us from selling our products. Our business, operating
results and financial condition could be harmed by a reduction in net income or an increase
in our net loss if any of these events occurred.
On April 13, 2007, a complaint was
filed in United States District Court, Southern District of California, Case No.
’07CV 0672 JAH POR, by PepperBall Technologies, Inc., referred to herein as PTI,
against the Company, Vizer and Avurt. PTI alleges in the civil action that the prospective
manufacture and distribution of our non-lethal projectile launchers infringed certain of
their patents and breached a Reseller Agreement and Non- Disclosure Agreement between Vizer
and PTI. PTI is seeking (a) unspecified damages for the alleged patent infringement and
breach of contract, (b) an injunction to prohibit further alleged patent infringement and
(c) other relief and costs. We believe that PTI’s claims are without merit and we are
vigorously defending this matter, including pursuing counterclaims against PTI.
In addition, we may indemnify
certain of our customers against certain claims that our products infringe upon the
intellectual property rights of others. We could incur substantial costs in defending
ourselves and such customers against infringement claims. In the event of a claim of
infringement, our customers and we may be required to obtain one or more licenses from
third parties. We, or our customers, may be unable to obtain necessary licenses from third
parties at a reasonable cost, if at all. An adverse decision in a lawsuit or failure to
obtain any such required licenses could limit our ability to market our products resulting
in a loss of revenues and could require us to restructure our operations.
We have limited human resources;
we need to attract and retain highly skilled personnel; and we may be unable to manage our
growth effectively with our limited resources.
We expect that the expansion of our
business may place a strain on our limited managerial, operational and financial resources.
We will be required to expand our operational and financial systems significantly and to
expand, train and manage our work force in order to manage the expansion of our operations.
Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to attract, train and retain
additional highly skilled executive level management, logistics and sales personnel. We may
not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel on a timely basis, on
competitive terms or at all. If we are not successful in attracting and retaining these
personnel, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results would be
materially adversely affected. Further, our ability to manage our growth effectively will
require us to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls,
reporting systems and procedures, to install new management information and control systems
and to train, motivate and manage employees. If we are unable to manage growth effectively
and new employees are unable to achieve adequate performance levels, our operating results
will suffer.
Our competitors may have greater
resources or sales and marketing capabilities than we have, and we may not have the
resources necessary to successfully compete with them.
The security, surveillance and
personal protection businesses are highly competitive, and we may face increasing
competition. We expect that many of our competitors will have greater financial and human
resources, more experience in research and development, and more established sales,
marketing and distribution capabilities than we have. Therefore, our efforts to increase
sales may be unsuccessful. In addition, the security, surveillance and personal protection
markets we are focused in are all characterized by rapid technological change. New product
introductions or other technological advancements could make some or all of our products
obsolete.
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We are materially dependent on
the acceptance of our personal protection products by the law enforcement and corrections
market, and if law enforcement and corrections agencies do not purchase our products, our
revenues will be adversely affected and we may not be able to expand into other
markets.
A substantial number of law
enforcement and corrections agencies may not purchase our pepper-based, non-lethal personal
protection devices. In addition, if our products are not widely accepted by the law
enforcement and corrections market, we may not be able to expand sales of our products into
other markets. Law enforcement and corrections agencies may be influenced by claims or
perceptions that pepper-based weapons are unsafe or may be used in an abusive manner. Sales
of our products to these agencies may also be delayed or limited by these claims or
perceptions.
Our non-lethal protection device
business will substantially depend on sales of our launcher and related cartridges, and if
these products are not widely accepted, our growth prospects will be
diminished.
Our non-lethal protection device
revenues will predominantly depend on sales of our launcher and related cartridges, which
have not yet been released to the market. The development of these products is complex, and
we may experience delays in completing the development and introduction of these products.
We cannot provide any assurance that these products, or any other products that we may
develop in the future, will achieve market acceptance. Our inability to release these
products or their failure to achieve broad market acceptance, would significantly harm our
growth prospects, operating results and financial condition. Further, if we fail to develop
new products on a timely basis that achieve market acceptance, our business, financial
results and competitive position could be adversely affected.
To the extent demand for our
non-lethal protection products increases, our future success will be dependent upon our
ability to ramp manufacturing production capacity.
We have begun to market a new design
of launcher manufactured and designed in collaboration with Tiberius Arms. To the extent
demand for that product, or other products we may develop, increases significantly in
future periods, one of our key challenges will be to ramp up production capacity to meet
sales demand, while maintaining product quality. We plan to use a contract manufacturer for
these products. Our inability to meet any future increase in sales demand or effectively
manage our expansion could have a material adverse affect on our revenues, financial
results, and financial condition. Likewise failure to sell significant quantities may
result in others potentially selling the products we have helped create.
Our services and reputation may
be adversely affected by product defects or inadequate performance.
In the event that our products do
not perform to specifications or are defective in any way, our reputation may be materially
adversely affected and we may suffer a loss of business and a corresponding loss in
revenues. For example, we have had to discard the ShiftWatch® TVS 300 product, in favor
of developing the TVS 400 product, which has caused numerous delays in scheduling and
installation due to the time required to develop and test this new product. We have had
success in our early installations with both the product hardware and software performance.
Delays in installation times have had a negative effect on our relationships with customers
and may have damaged our reputation in the industry.
Our operating results may
fluctuate, which makes results difficult to predict and could cause our results to fall
short of expectations.
Our operating results may fluctuate
as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. For these
reasons, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful,
and you should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. Our
quarterly and annual expenses as a percentage of our revenues may be significantly
different from our historical or projected rates. Our operating results in future quarters
may fall below expectations. Any of these events could cause our stock price to fall. Each
of the risk factors listed in this Risk Factors section, and the following factors, may
affect our operating results:
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expand our customer base;
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Our ability to
penetrate the law enforcement and the general security applications markets;
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Our plans to
increase our marketing personnel and other marketing costs to further our growth
strategy;
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Our plans to
continue to develop new and improved product offerings;
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Our intent to
focus on long-term goals over short-term results;
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General
economic conditions and those economic conditions which could specifically affect
purchasing by our target customers; and
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Geo-political
events such as war, threat of war or terrorist actions.
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Our Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm added an emphasis paragraph to their audit report describing an uncertainty
related to our ability to continue as a going concern
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Due to our continued losses and
limited capital resources our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm has issued a
report that describes an uncertainty related to our ability to continue as a going concern.
The auditors’ report discloses that we did not generate significant revenues in 2007,
we incurred a net loss of approximately $21,887,000 and consumed cash in operating
activities of approximately $9,223,000 in 2007. These conditions raise substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern and may make it difficult for us to raise
capital. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.
Compliance with the new corporate
governance requirements to which we will be subject as a public company will cause us to
incur significant costs, and the failure to comply with such requirements will expose us to
investigations and sanctions by regulatory authorities.
We face new corporate governance
requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules and regulations
subsequently adopted by the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the
NASDAQ Stock Market. These laws, rules and regulations continue to evolve and may become
increasingly stringent in the future.
In particular, we have included managements report on internal control as part of our annual report for
the year ended December 31, 2007 pursuant to Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. We have evaluated our
internal control systems in order (i) to allow management to report on, and our independent auditors to
attest to, our internal controls, as required by these laws, rules and regulations, (ii) to provide
reasonable assurance that our public disclosure will be accurate and complete, and (iii) to comply with
the other provisions of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. We cannot be certain as to the impact that future
changes in our procedures may have on our evaluation, testing and remediation actions or the impact
these may have on our operations. Furthermore, there is no precedent available by which to measure
compliance adequacy. If we are not able to implement the changes relating to internal controls and all
other provisions of Section 404 in a timely fashion or achieve adequate compliance with these
requirements or other requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, we might become subject to sanctions or
investigation by regulatory authorities such as the SEC or the NASDAQ Stock Market. Any such action may
materially adversely affect our reputation, financial condition and the value of our securities,
including our common stock. We expect that Sarbanes-Oxley and these other laws, rules and regulations
will increase legal and financial compliance costs and will make our corporate governance activities
more difficult, time-consuming and costly. We also expect that these new requirements will make it more
difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance.
If we fail to maintain an
effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our
financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential shareholders could
lose confidence in our financial reporting, which could harm our business and the trading
price of our stock.
Effective internal controls are
necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. If we
cannot provide financial reports or prevent fraud, our business reputation and operating
results could be harmed. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose
confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the
trading price of our stock.
Our articles of incorporation and
bylaws contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control even if the
change in control would be beneficial to our shareholders.
Our articles of incorporation and
bylaws contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control of our Company,
even if it were beneficial to our shareholders to do so. These provisions could limit the
price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
Among other things, these provisions:
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authorize the
issuance of preferred stock that can be created and issued by the board of
directors without prior shareholder approval and deter or prevent a takeover
attempt;
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authorize
shareholder action only by unanimous written consent, thereby effectively requiring
all shareholder actions to be taken at a meeting of our shareholders; and
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prohibit
cumulative voting in the election of directors, which would otherwise allow less
than a majority of shareholders to elect director candidates.
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Failure to maintain adequate
general liability, commercial, and product liability insurance could subject us to adverse
financial results.
Any general, commercial, and/or
product liability claim which is not covered by such policy, or is in excess of the limits
of liability of such policy, could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our general
liability, product liability, and commercial insurance on reasonable terms.
We may face personal injury,
wrongful death and other liability claims that harm our reputation and adversely affect our
sales and financial condition.
Our non-lethal protection products
are often used in aggressive confrontations that may result in serious, permanent bodily
injury or death to those involved. Our products may cause or be associated with these
injuries. A person injured in a confrontation or otherwise in connection with the use of
our products may bring legal action against us to recover damages on the basis of theories
including personal injury, wrongful death, negligent design, dangerous product or
inadequate warning. We may also be subject to lawsuits involving allegations of misuse of
our products. If successful, personal injury, misuse and other claims could have a material
adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition. Although we carry product
liability insurance, we may incur large legal expenses in defending these lawsuits and
significant litigation could also result in a diversion of management’s attention and
resources, negative publicity and a potential award of monetary damages in excess of our
insurance coverage. The outcome of any litigation is inherently uncertain and there can be
no assurance that our existing or any future litigation will not have a material adverse
effect on our revenues, our financial condition or financial results.
Government regulation
of our products may adversely affect sales.
Federal regulation of sales in the United States:
Our non-lethal
protection devices are not firearms regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives, but are consumer products regulated by the United States Consumer Product
Safety Commission. Although there are currently no federal laws restricting sales of our
non-lethal protection devices in the United States, future federal regulation could
adversely affect sales of our products.
Federal regulation of international sales:
Our non-lethal protection
devices are controlled as a “crime control” product by the United States
Department of Commerce, or DOC, for export directly from the United States. Consequently,
we must obtain an export license from the DOC for the export of our non-lethal protection
devices from the United States other than to Canada in the event that we offer our products
for sale outside the United States in the future. Our inability to obtain DOC export
licenses on a timely basis for sales of our devices to international customers could
significantly and adversely affect our international sales.
State and local regulation:
Our non-lethal protection devices are
controlled, restricted or their use prohibited by several state and local governments. Our
non-lethal protection devices are banned from private citizen sale or use in seven states:
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Hawaii. Some
municipalities may prohibit private citizen use of our products but it is difficult to
monitor specific city and county regulations associated with devices which launch
projectiles with inhibiting substances. Other jurisdictions may ban or restrict the sale of
our products and our product sales may be significantly affected by additional state,
county and city governmental regulation.
Foreign regulation:
Certain foreign jurisdictions may prohibit the sale
of non-lethal protection devices, limiting our international sales opportunities. We have
not yet assessed the regulatory treatment of non-lethal protection devices outside the
United States, however, if governments, agencies or other regulatory bodies outside the
United States restrict the sale or use of our products, such regulations could
significantly and adversely affect our ability to obtain international sales.
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Risks Related to the
Merger with Vizer and the Acquisition of the Spherical Projectile Business of Perfect
Circle Projectiles
The earn-out provisions for the
Vizer merger should not be considered to be predictions of future
performance.
The description of the earn-out
provision that is contained in the merger agreement with Vizer was the result of
negotiations between us and Vizer. They should not be considered to be predictions of
future performance by Vizer.
Impairment of goodwill and other
intangible assets could result in significant future charges that could jeopardize our
ability to raise capital.
Goodwill and other intangible assets
were acquired and recorded in connection with the merger and the acquisition. U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, require that we assess the fair values
of acquired businesses at least annually in order to identify any impairment in the values.
As of December 31, 2007 we determined that an impairment had occurred relative to the Avurt
IM-5 launcher product as well as certain Vizer intangible assets. If we determine that the
fair value of an acquired business is less than the net assets of the business, including
goodwill, an additional impairment loss would be identified and recorded at that time.
Future assessments of each of the merger and acquisition’s fair value could identify
material impairment losses resulting in substantial write-offs of goodwill and other
intangible assets. Such adjustments could have material adverse effects on our results of
operations and our financial position.
Our future business success will
be in part dependent upon our successful integration of the acquired
businesses.
Mergers and acquisitions involve
numerous risks, including the following:
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Difficulties in
integrating the operations, technologies, products and personnel of the acquired
businesses;
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Diversion of
management's attention from normal daily operations of the business;
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Difficulties in
entering markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience and where
competitors in such markets may have stronger market positions;
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Initial
dependence on unfamiliar partners;
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Insufficient
revenues to offset increased expenses associated with the merger or the
acquisition; and
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The potential
loss of key employees of the acquired businesses.
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The merger or acquisition may also
cause us to:
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Issue common
stock that will dilute our current shareholders' percentage ownership;
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Record goodwill
and non-amortizable intangible assets that will be subject to impairment testing on
a regular basis and potential periodic impairment charges;
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Incur
amortization expenses related to certain intangible assets;
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Incur large and
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Merger and acquisition transactions
are inherently risky, and no assurance can be given that the acquired businesses will be
successful and will not materially adversely affect our business, operating results or
financial condition. Our future performance will depend, in part, upon our ability to
manage our growth effectively, which will require that we implement management information
systems capabilities, coordinate engineering, accounting, finance, marketing, and
operations, and hire and train additional personnel. Failure by us to develop adequate
operational and control systems or to attract and retain highly qualified management,
financial, technical, sales and marketing and customer care personnel could materially
adversely affect our ability to integrate the businesses we acquired. We may not be able to
maintain the quality of our operations, control our costs, comply with all applicable
regulations and expand our internal management, technical information and accounting
systems in order to support our desired growth. We cannot be sure that we will manage our
growth effectively, and our failure to do so could cause us to reduce or cease
operations.
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Risks Related to Our
Securities
The public market for our
securities was recently established, and the market prices of our common stock and
“SWATW” Warrants could be volatile and could decline, resulting in a
substantial loss in your investment.
We completed our initial public
offering in July 2005, so a trading market for our securities was only established in late
2005. An active trading market for our securities may not be sustained, which could affect
your ability to sell your securities and could depress the market price of your securities.
The stock market in general and the market for technology-related securities in particular,
has been highly volatile. As a result, the market prices of our common stock and
“SWATW” warrants are likely to be similarly volatile, and investors in our
common stock and “SWATW” warrants may experience a decrease in the value of
their holdings of such securities, including decreases unrelated to our operating
performance or prospects. The market prices of our common stock and “SWATW”
warrants could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factors,
including those listed in this “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. In
the past securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies
following periods of volatility in the market price of their securities. This type of
litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s
attention and resources.
Your ownership could be diluted
by future issuances of our stock, options, warrants or other securities.
Your ownership in the Company may be
diluted by future issuances of capital stock or the exercise of outstanding or to be issued
options, warrants or convertible notes to purchase capital stock. In particular, we may
sell securities in the future in order to finance operations, expansions or particular
projects or expenditures.
You may not be able to resell
shares of our common stock or our “SWATW” Warrants on favorable
terms.
Although our common stock and
“SWATW” warrants have been quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol
“SWAT” and “SWATW,” respectively, since August 25, 2005, the
trading in our securities has been limited and sporadic. A consistently active trading
market for our securities may never be developed, or sustained if it emerges. In addition,
the market prices of our securities on NASDAQ have been extremely volatile. For example,
our 52 week trading range closing sale price for our common stock has fluctuated between a
low of $0.45 and a high of $4.45 while the closing sale price for our “SWATW”
warrants has fluctuated between a low of $0.05 and a high of $0.85. We cannot assure you
that you will be able to sell these securities at attractive prices, that you will be able
to sell these securities at any particular price, or that you will be able to sell these
securities when you wish.
The offering price of the units,
the exercise price of the warrants and the conversion price of the promissory notes issued
in the October 2006 and March and April 2007 private placements were arbitrarily
determined.
The price of the units, the exercise
price of the warrants and the conversion price of the promissory notes issued in the
October 2006 and March and April 2007 private placements do not necessarily bear a
relationship to our assets, book value or other recognized criteria of value and should not
be regarded as an objective valuation or an indication of any future resale value of the
shares or warrants.
The application of the
“penny stock” rules could adversely affect the market price of our common stock
and increase your transaction costs to sell those shares.
When the trading price of our common
stock is below $5.00 per share, the open-market trading of our common stock will be
subject to the “penny stock” rules. The “penny stock” rules impose
additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities to persons
other than established customers and accredited investors (generally those with assets in
excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000
together with their spouse). For transactions covered by these rules, the
broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of securities
and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction before the
purchase. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the
broker-dealer must deliver, before the transaction, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the
SEC relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the
commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current
quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent
price information on the limited market in penny stocks. These additional burdens imposed
on broker-dealers may restrict the ability or decrease the willingness of broker-dealers to
sell the common stock, and may result in decreased liquidity for our common stock and
increased transaction costs for sales and purchases of our common stock as compared to
other securities.
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There is a risk of dilution from
the exercise of existing options and warrants, which may lead to potential difficulty in
obtaining additional equity capital.
Our common stock may become diluted
if warrants and options to purchase our common stock are exercised. These shares, as well
as the eligibility for additional restricted shares to be sold in the future, either
pursuant to future registrations under the Securities Act, or an exemption such as Rule 144
under the Securities Act, may have a dilutive effect on the market for the price of our
common stock. The terms upon which we will be able to obtain additional equity capital
could also be adversely affected.
We have authorized, but unissued,
shares of preferred stock available for issuance, which could negatively affect the value
of our common stock.
Our articles of incorporation
currently authorize the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of our preferred stock, 4,175,000 of
which have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock and 825,000 of which have been
designated as Series B Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock had 2,629,654 and 612,788 shares, respectively, outstanding as of December 31, 2007.
Our board of directors has the power to issue any or all of these undesignated additional
shares without shareholder approval; and such shares can be issued with such rights,
preferences, and limitations as may be determined by our board of directors. The rights of
the holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the
rights of any holders of preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Authorized and
unissued preferred stock could delay, discourage, hinder or preclude an unsolicited
acquisition of the Company, could make it less likely that shareholders receive a premium
for their shares as a result of any such attempt, and could adversely affect the market
prices of, and the voting and other rights, of the holders of outstanding shares of common
stock.
We do not intend to
pay dividends on our common stock.
We have never declared or paid any
cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings and
do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.
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ITEM 2.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
We
conduct our principal operations in leased facilities in Louisville, Colorado,
comprising approximately 19,941 square feet, leased from an unrelated party. The leases
require minimum monthly payments of $21,387, escalating over the term of the lease which
expires in April 2013. We also have leased space in Westminster, Colorado, comprising
approximately 4,260 square feet, leased from an unrelated party which requires minimum
monthly payments of $5,160 to July 2009. We are currently evaluating our facilities and are
attempting to sub-lease extra space. Management believes that the current facilities are
suitable and adequate for our current operations and are adequately covered by
insurance.
ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On
April 13, 2007, a complaint was filed in United States District Court, Southern District of
California, Case No. ‘07CV 0672 JAH POR, by Pepperball Technologies, Inc.
(“PTI”) against the Company, Vizer Group, Inc. and Avurt International, Inc.
PTI alleges in the civil action that the prospective manufacture and distribution of our
non-lethal projectile launchers infringed certain of their patents and breached a Reseller
Agreement and Non- Disclosure Agreement between Vizer Group, Inc. and PTI. PTI is
seeking (a) damages for the alleged patent infringement and breach of contract, (b) an
injunction to prohibit further alleged patent infringement and (c) other relief and
costs. We believe that PTI’s claims are without merit and we are vigorously
defending this matter, including pursuing counterclaims against PTI.
On
January 26, 2008, the Company and a director, Gregory Pusey, and an officer, Jeffrey G.
McGonegal, were served with a complaint filed in District Court — Larimer County,
Fort Collins, Colorado, Case No. 08-CV-193. Div. 3A, by Scott G. and Sandy Sutton
concerning amounts that Mr. and Mrs. Sutton allege are due to them in connection with the
termination of Mr. Sutton’s employment agreement with the Company and in connection
with the merger agreement effective as of December 31, 2006 between the Company, Vizer and
the shareholders of Vizer, including Mr. and Mrs. Sutton. Specifically, the complaint
asserts that Mr. Sutton is due severance and other amounts under his employment agreement
and that Mr. and Mrs. Sutton are due earn-out consideration and other amounts under the
merger agreement. The complaint also asserts that the Company and the named individual
defendants knew or should have known that certain information, representations and
warranties associated with the Company as part of the merger agreement were inaccurate and
untrue at the time the merger agreement was executed. We believe that Mr. and Mrs.
Sutton’s claims are without merit and we are vigorously defending this matter,
including pursuing counterclaims against Mr. and Mrs. Sutton.
We
are not a party to any other legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which would, in
management’s opinion, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
ITEM 4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
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PART II
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES
OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock and SWATW warrants
are each quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols SWAT and SWATW,
respectively.
The following chart illustrates the
high and low closing prices of our common stock (SWAT) and our warrants (SWATW) for the
periods indicated, as reported by Nasdaq.com:
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Common Stock
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Warrants
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Quarter Ended
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High
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Low
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High
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Low
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Fiscal
2007:
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December 31,
2007
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$
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3.89
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$
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1.36
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$
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0.50
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$
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0.16
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September 30,
2007
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4.25
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3.09
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0.58
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0.32
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June 30,
2007
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4.28
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3.59
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0.85
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0.48
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March 31,
2007
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5.35
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3.49
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1.19
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0.70
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Fiscal
2006:
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December 31,
2006
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$
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7.85
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$
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4.69
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$
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1.67
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$
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.92
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September 30,
2006
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4.68
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3.03
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.95
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.64
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June 30,
2006
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5.43
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3.48
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1.05
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.42
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March 31,
2006
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6.29
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4.25
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1.73
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.77
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As
of April 11, 2008, there were approximately 843 record holders of our common stock
(excluding an indeterminable number of shareholders whose shares are held in street or
“nominee” name).
Each
SWATW warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise
price of $9.00 per share ending on July 18, 2010, subject to the redemption rights
described below. We have authorized and reserved for issuance the shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The warrants are exercisable to purchase a total of
1,380,000 shares of common stock.
The
warrant exercise price and the number of shares of common stock purchased upon exercise of
the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of, among other events, a stock
dividend on, or a subdivision, recapitalization or reorganization of, the common stock, or
the merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation or business
entity.
Commencing
July 18, 2008 and until the expiration of the warrants, we may redeem all outstanding
warrants, in whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 days’ notice, at a price of
$.10 per warrant, provided that the closing sale price of our common stock equals or
exceeds $13.50 per share for 30 consecutive trading days preceding our redemption
announcement. The redemption notice must be provided not more than five business days after
conclusion of the 30 consecutive trading days in which the closing sale price of the common
stock equals or exceeds $13.50 per share. In the event we exercise our right to redeem the
warrants, the warrants will be exercisable until the close of business on the date fixed
for redemption in such notice. If any warrant called for redemption is not exercised by
such time, it will cease to be exercisable and the holder thereof will be entitled only to
the redemption price of $.10 per warrant.
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No
dividends have been declared by us in the prior two years. It is not likely that dividends
will be declared in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. We intend to seek
to maximize shareholder value through growth. As a result, we do not expect to pay cash
dividends on our common stock but intend, instead, to utilize available cash to support the
development and expansion of our business. Any future determination relating to our
dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on
a number of factors, including future operating results, capital requirements, financial
condition and the terms of any credit facility or other financing arrangements we may
obtain or enter into, future prospects and in other factors our board of directors may deem
relevant at the time such payment is considered.
Equity Compensation
Plan Information
The following table gives
information about the Company’s common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of
options under the 2004 Stock Option Plan, as amended outstanding as of December 31,
2007.
Plan Category
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(a) Number of
Securities to be
Issued Upon
Exercise
of Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and
Rights
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(b) Weighted
Average Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
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(c) Number of
Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation
Plans
(Excluding
Securities
Reflected in
Column (a))
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(d) Total of
Securities
Reflected in
Columns
(a) and (c)
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Equity Compensation
Plans
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|
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Approved by
Stockholders
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|
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1,375,172
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$
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4.51
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624,828
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|
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2,000,000
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|
|
|
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Equity
Compensation Plans
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Not Approved
by
|
|
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Stockholders
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|
|
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—
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$
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0.00
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—
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—
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TOTAL
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1,375,172
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$
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4.51
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624,828
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2,000,000
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Recent Sales of
Unregistered Securities
All unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this annual report
were previously reported on Form 8-K.
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ITEM 6.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Overview
Security
With Advanced Technology, Inc. (“SWAT” or the “Company”) is a
provider of high-tech security products and services, which include non-lethal devices,
surveillance and intrusion detection systems and mobile digital video surveillance
solutions. SWAT’s products and services are designed for government agencies,
the military and law enforcement, in addition to transportation, commercial facilities and
non-lethal protection. The nature of our business includes sales and marketing,
engineering, customer support, manufacturing, administration and finance. We maintain our
primary facilities and personnel in Louisville, Colorado.
Effective
December 31, 2006, we completed the acquisition of Vizer Group, Inc. (Vizer”) and
Vizer’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Avurt International, Inc. (“Avurt”). As
consideration, we issued Vizer’s shareholders 754,380 shares of SWAT newly-issued,
restricted common stock and assumed a note payable of approximately $114,000. Up to an
additional 533,333 shares of our restricted common stock are issuable subject to the terms
of an earn-out provision contingent upon the achievement of specified future revenue and
operating thresholds. Due to our abandonment in late 2007 of the Avurt launcher business
that was acquired from Vizer, we do not expect to ever be able to achieve the milestones
required to issue the Vizer earn-out shares (subject to the outcome of our litigation with
our former President and Chief Executive Officer described above). Since the acquisition
was effective as of December 31, 2006, our consolidated statements of operations and cash
flows for the year ended December 31, 2006 do not include any results of the acquired
companies.
On
July 10, 2007, the Companys subsidiary, Avurt International, Inc. (Avurt),
acquired certain assets and rights owned by Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (PCP)
for approximately $2.8 million. The assets acquired in the acquisition consist of PCPs
spherical projectile business for tactical and related uses including PCPs and one
of its affiliates domestic and international patent portfolio, trade secrets,
machinery, tooling and associated assets and rights.
Prior
to the late 2006 acquisition of Vizer and the 2007 acquisition of PCP, we marketed high resolution mobile digital video
recording systems for security and surveillance. Our products were designed originally for
use in the law enforcement market. In early 2004, as a result of significant lead times
being encountered in the buying decisions of law enforcement customers we began marketing
products to mass transit customers. We had one principal customer, Kansas City Area Transit
Authority, or KCATA, which accounted for a majority of our sales in 2006.
During
July 2005, we completed our initial public offering, resulting in the sale of 1,380,000
units, each consisting of one common share and one warrant to purchase a common share,
exercisable at $9.00 per share. The public offering raised approximately $8.3 million in
gross proceeds for us. Under provisions contained in their terms, approximately $3.5
million in convertible promissory notes and accrued interest were automatically converted
into approximately 2,434,000 shares of common stock upon the completion of the public
offering.
Results of
Operations
Our
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s report on our consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2007, and for each of the years in the two-year period then
ended, includes a “going concern” explanatory paragraph, that describes factors
that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Comparison of the year
ended December 31, 2007 to 2006
Net
sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $1,242,000, which is a $946,000 or 320%
increase from net sales of $296,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The majority of
the increase in sales between 2007 and 2006 is attributable to $926,800 in sales generated
from the acquired Vizer and Avurt operations.
Cost
of sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $1,162,000, which is a $48,000
increase as compared to the 2006 period. The change in cost of sales primarily resulted
from $902,000 in cost of sales incurred from the acquired Vizer and Avurt operations net of
an approximate $862,000 reduction in cost of sales incurred in the ShiftWatch division. In
2006 significant additional costs were incurred from the ShiftWatch product installation,
testing and re-work costs including warranty expenses.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2007, totaled $9,723,000
which is a $5,302,000 or 120% increase as compared to the 2006 period. The increase was
primarily attributable to a $3,562,000 increase in expenses from the acquired Vizer and
Avurt operations, $859,000 in amortization on the acquired intangible assets and a
$1,606,000 increase in stock based compensation expenses.
Research
and development expenses in the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $1,188,000, which is a
$100,000 or 9% increase as compared to the 2006 period. The change in research and
development expenses primarily resulted from $881,000 in development expenses incurred from
the acquired Vizer and Avurt operations, with the majority on the Avurt IM-5 project, net
of an approximate $785,000 reduction in development expenses incurred during 2007 in the
ShiftWatch division.
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During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company made the decision to terminate the
development of the IM-5 launcher project that had been acquired with the Avurt acquisition.
At December 31, 2007 this resulted in the write off of $3,874,000 in tangible and
intangible assets associated with this project. In addition, based on the Company's
analysis of the fair value of the e-link technology acquired from Vizer, an impairment
of approximately $985,000 was record as of December 31, 2007.
Interest
expense for the year ended December 31, 2007, totaled $6,300,000, which is a $3,162,000 or
101% increase as compared to the 2006 period. The increase was directly attributable to the
non-cash amortization of the $6,160,000 additional interest expense associated with the
amount allocated offerings to the warrants and the beneficial conversion features from the
2007 convertible debt offerings as compared to the $3,099,000 so allocated from the 2006
offering.
No
income tax benefit was recorded on the loss for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
as our management was unable to determine that it was more likely than not that such
benefit would be realized. At December 31, 2007, we had a net operating loss carryforward
for income tax purposes of approximately $23,000,000, expiring through 2027.
Issuances of Stock
Options
Our
board of directors has reserved a total of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock for
issuance pursuant to our 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. Our board of directors
administers the plan. During the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 the Company issued
options to employees and directors to acquire 1,141,000 shares of common stock, exercisable
at an average price of $4.25 and 340,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at an average
price of $5.08, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
We
had a net loss of $21,887,000 and consumed cash in operations of $9,223,000, for the year
ended December 31, 2007. We expect our expenses in 2008 to reduce significantly from the
levels incurred for in 2007. We have abandoned the development of the IM-5 product and have
also reduced our workforce significantly from the late 2007 levels. We expect, however,
that a loss may be incurred for most if not all of 2008.
At
December 31, 2007, we had working capital of $4,133,000. Subsequent to December 31, 2007,
we received the final proceeds of $675,000 from the December 2007 warrant conversion. We
are currently exploring the opportunities to sublease a portion of our
facilities.
Capital
expenditures, primarily for tooling, development and testing equipment, office equipment
and facility improvement costs for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 are currently
anticipated to be less than $100,000.
We
anticipate that spending for research and development for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2008, will decrease significantly from those incurred for the year ended December 31,
2007. Any expenditures’ will be closely controlled and focused on adding new products
that have a high level of probability of achieving near-term revenues.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. During late 2007, the Company completed a warrant
conversion after reducing the pricing on the warrants that generated net proceeds of
approximately $2.9 million plus an additional approximately $675,000 subsequent to December
31, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled
approximately $4.0 million. The Company incurred a net loss and utilized net cash in
operating activities of $21,887,000 and $9,223,000, respectively, in the year ended
December 31, 2007, and incurred a net loss and utilized net cash in operating activities of
$9,347,000 and $5,651,000, respectively, in the year ended December 31, 2006. These
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern. Management’s plans with regard to these matters are discussed below. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty. We expect to continue to incur losses from
operations into 2008. While we expect recent significant expense reductions will help
converse cash, such reductions for the near term will only provide limited additional cash
flow benefits. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern depends on the
success of management’s plans to bridge such cash shortfalls in 2008 including the
following:
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1.
|
Aggressively
pursuing additional fund raising activities in 2008;
|
|
2.
|
Continuing to
advance development of the Company's products, particularly the Veritas non-lethal
launchers, in order to begin selling such products in 2008 and generate cash flow
from such sales;
|
|
3.
|
Attempting to
sub-lease portions of the Company's facilities that are currently not fully
utilized to reduce operating expenses;
|
|
4.
|
Contingent upon
the Company's ability to locate prospective buyers or partners, exploring
alternative revenue sources from licensing or partnering opportunities for the
ShiftWatch TVS and IM-5 products; and
|
|
5.
|
Continuing to
monitor and implement cost control initiatives to conserve cash.
|
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Operating
Activities
Net
cash consumed by operating activities was $9,223,000 during the year ended December 31,
2007. Cash was consumed by the loss of $21,887,000, less non-cash expenses of $14,352,000
in non-cash expenses primarily relating to $3,874,000 in write-off on the IM-5 launcher
project, $2,249,000 in employee and consultant stock based compensation, $6,160,000 in
interest accretion on the convertible note offering including deferred financing costs,
$985,000 for impairment of the e-link technology
and
$985,000 for depreciation and amortization. Increases in inventories and prepaid expenses
and other current assets totaled $1,607,000 during the period primarily due to
investments in the Veritas products. Accounts payable decreased by $86,000 during the
period reflecting the general lower level of overhead and sales as of December 31, 2007. An
increase in accounts receivable was generally offset by changes in accrued expenses and
deferred revenues relating generally to the status the remaining ShiftWatch contracts as of
December 31, 2007.
Net
cash consumed by operating activities was $5,651,000 during the year ended December 31,
2006. Cash was consumed by the loss of $9,347,000, less non-cash expenses of $84,000 for
depreciation and amortization. Stock-based compensation totaled $643,000 during 2006.
Non-cash interest expense associated with the value allocated to the warrants and the
beneficial conversion feature of the notes totaled $2,452,000. Increases in accounts
receivable and inventories totaled $386,000 during the period due to a build-up in
inventories associated with the ShiftWatch TVS 300 installations. A net increase of
$430,000 in deferred revenues, accounts payable and accruals during the period provided
cash.
Investing
Activities
Net
cash outflows from investing activities provided $210,000 during the year ended December
31, 2007. The inflow was primarily attributable a $2.0 million reduction in short term
investments, net of the funding of $1.0 million into the PCP business acquisition plus
$624,000 invested in equipment and $165,000 invested in intangibles, primarily
patents.
Net
cash outflows from investing activities consumed $3,200,000 during the year ended December
31, 2006. The outflow was primarily attributable to $1,086,000 invested in the acquired
subsidiaries and a $2,000,000 investment in short term interest bearing
investments.
Financing
Activities
Net
cash inflows from financing activities generated $12,077,000 during the year ended December
31, 2007, primarily from the $6.0 million private placement in 2007, net of $160,000 in
financing expenses paid plus $6,417,000 generated from the two warrant conversions in 2007,
less $202,000 consumed in repayments under debt agreements.
Net
cash inflows from financing activities generated $5,119,000 during the year ended December
31, 2006. Proceeds from sales of common stock, convertible promissory notes and associated
warrants to purchase common stock generated $5,129,000. The convertible promissory notes
including accrued interest were automatically converted into preferred stock upon the
approval by the Company’s shareholders as of December 28, 2006. Notes payable were
reduced by $10,000 during 2006.
Critical Accounting
Policies
Our
financial position, results of operations and cash flows are impacted by the accounting
policies we have adopted. In order to obtain a full understanding of our financial
statements, one must have a clear understanding of the accounting policies employed. A
summary of our critical accounting policies follows:
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable balances are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts. Management records
allowances for doubtful accounts when it is probable that the accounts receivable balance
will not be collected. When estimating the allowances for doubtful accounts, we take into
consideration such factors as our day-to-day knowledge of the financial position of
specific clients, the industry and size of our clients. A financial decline of our current
major customer or in the future of any one of our large clients could have an adverse and
material effect on the collectability of receivables and thus the adequacy of the allowance
for doubtful accounts. Increases in the allowance for doubtful accounts are recorded as
charges to bad debt expense and are reflected in other operating expenses in our statements
of operations. Write-offs of uncollectible accounts are charged against the allowance for
doubtful accounts.
Inventories
Our
inventory is a significant component of current assets and is stated at the lower of cost
or market. We regularly review inventory quantities on hand and record provisions for
excess or obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand,
market conditions, production requirements and technological developments. Significant or
unanticipated changes to our forecasts of these items, either adverse or positive, could
impact the amount and timing of any additional provisions for excess or obsolete inventory
that may be required.
Impairment of
Intangibles and Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived, tangible and intangible assets that do not have indefinite lives, such as property and
equipment and acquired customer relationships, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. As a result of
acquisitions we consummated in December 2006 and July 2007, we have approximately $3.7 million in
identifiable intangible assets at December 31, 2007 (net of impairment of $3,222,000 recorded related to
the IM-5 project and e-link technology). Determination of recoverability will be based upon an
estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the acquired assets and their
eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for such long lived assets is based upon the
fair value of such assets. As of December 31, 2007, the Company recorded an impairment loss on its
intangibles and long-lived assets associated with a portion of the intangibles associated with and the
IM-5 project, the development of which was terminated and the Vizer assets.
Our
property and equipment is recorded at cost of approximately $680,000 at December 31, 2007.
Depreciation of the assets is recorded on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful
lives of the assets. Dispositions of property and equipment are recorded in the period of
disposition and any resulting gains or losses are charged to income or expense when the
disposal occurs. The carrying value of our long-lived assets is periodically reviewed to
determine that such carrying amounts are not in excess of estimated market
value.
The
Company accounts for its acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting. SWAT
completed its valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition
of Vizer that was effective as of December 31, 2006 and PCP that was effective July 10,
2007. The allocation of the purchase price included on the consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2007, is based upon this determination of fair value.
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Convertible
Securities
The
Company accounts for conversion options imbedded in convertible notes in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133
“
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
”
(“SFAS 133”) and EITF 00-19 “
Accounting for Derivative Financial
Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock
(“EITF 00-19”). SFAS 133 generally requires companies to bifurcate conversion
options imbedded in convertible notes from their host instruments and to account for them
as free standing derivative instruments in accordance with EITF 00-19. SFAS 133 provides an
exception to this rule when convertible notes, as host instruments, are deemed to be
conventional as that term is described in the implementation guidance under Appendix A to
SFAS 133 and further clarified in EITF 05-2 “
The Meaning of Conventional
Convertible Debt Instrument
” in Issue No. 00-19. The Company accounts for
convertible notes (deemed conventional) in accordance with the provisions of EITF 98-5
“
Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion
Features
,” (“EITF 98-5”) and EITF 00-27, “
Application
of
EITF 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments.”Accordingly, the Company records, as a
discount to convertible notes, the intrinsic value of such conversion options based upon
the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment
date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt
discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their
earliest date of redemption.
Deferred Income
Taxes
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred
tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period
that includes the enactment date. In addition, a valuation allowance is established to
reduce any deferred tax asset for which it is determined that it is more likely than not
that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
On
January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48
(“FIN 48”)
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
, an
interpretation of 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. It requires that we recognize in our financial statements, only those tax positions
that are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained as of the adoption date,
based on the technical merits of the position. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48,
we performed a comprehensive review of our material tax positions in accordance with
recognition and measurement standards established by FIN 48.
Revenue
Recognition
Our
revenues are recognized when products are shipped to and accepted by unaffiliated
customers. Products are generally shipped by common carrier or overnight delivery from our
facility or directly from our contract manufacturer to the customer or the manufacturer, in
the case of units being installed in new buses for our customers. Title and risk of loss on
product deliveries remain with us until the customer accepts the product.
Certain
of our contracts require that the Company provide installation of the products either at
the ultimate customer’s location or in some cases at the OEM bus manufacturer. In
these cases, the revenue recognition process is not completed until the Company has
completed the installation and the products are working and accepted by the customer.
Products and materials issued in connection with such jobs in progress are treated as the
Company’s inventory until such revenue is recognized. Any billings issued or cash
collected under the terms of the contracts in advance of the revenue being recognized are
recorded in the meantime as deferred revenue.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104,
“
Revenue Recognition
” provides guidance on the application of generally
accepted accounting principles to select revenue recognition issues. We concluded that our
revenue recognition policy is appropriate and in accordance with SAB No. 104.
Stock-based
Compensation
SFAS
No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment
, defines the fair-value-based method of accounting
for stock-based employee compensation plans and transactions used by the Company to account
for its issuances of equity instruments to record compensation cost for stock-based
employee compensation plans at fair value as well as to acquire goods or services from
non-employees. Transactions in which the Company issues stock-based compensation to
employees, directors and advisors and for goods or services received from non-employees are
accounted for based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued. The Company
utilizes pricing models in determining the fair values of options and warrants issued as
stock-based compensation. These pricing models utilize the market price of the
Company’s common stock and the exercise price of the option or warrant, as well as
time value and volatility factors underlying the positions.
20
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 141 (R),
Business Combinations
(“SFAS 141 (R)”), which becomes effective for fiscal periods beginning after
December 15, 2008. SFAS No. 141 (R) requires all business combinations completed after
the effective date to be accounted for by applying the acquisition method (previously
referred to as the purchase method). Companies applying this method will have to identify
the acquirer, determine the acquisition date and purchase price and recognize at their
acquisition date fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and
any non-controlling interests in the acquiree. In the case of a bargain purchase the
acquirer is required to reevaluate the measurements of the recognized assets and
liabilities at the acquisition date and recognize a gain on that date if an excess remains.
The Company does not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on
its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB
issued SFAS No. 160,
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an
Amendment of ARB 51
(“SFAS 160”) which becomes effective for fiscal periods
beginning after December 15, 2008. This statement amends ARB 51 to establish
accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for
the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The statement requires ownership interests in
subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly identified, labeled, and
presented in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity, but separate
from the parent’s equity. The statement also requires consolidated net income to be
reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the
non-controlling interest with disclosure on the face of the consolidated statement of
income, of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the
non-controlling interest. In addition this statement establishes a single method of
accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not
result in deconsolidation and requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income
when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The Company does not expect the adoption of this
statement to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued
Statement No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities
—
Including an amendment to FASB Statement No. 115.
This
statement permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and 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 without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value
measurement of accounting for financial instruments. This statement applies to
all entities, including not for profit. The fair value option established by this statement
permits all entities to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates.
This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that
begins after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact adoption of
SFAS No. 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurement
. This statement defines fair value, establishes
a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement applies under other
accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for non-financial assets and
liabilities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 for
financial assets and liabilities. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the
adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
21
ITEM 7.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDEX TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-2
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Consolidated Financial
Statements:
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Balance
Sheet as of December 31, 2007
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F-3
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Statements
of Operations for Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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F-4
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Statements
of Stockholders' Equity for Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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F-5
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Statements
of Cash Flows for Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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F-6
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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F-7
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F-1
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
Security With Advanced Technology, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet of Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year 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. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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
consolidated financial position of Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated
financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going
concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company did
not generate significant revenues in 2007, reported a net loss of approximately $21,887,000
and consumed cash in operating activities of approximately $9,223,000, for the year ended
December 31, 2007. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are
also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ GHP Horwath,
P.C.
Denver, Colorado
April 15, 2008
F-2
Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
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ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
$
|
3,998,717
|
|
Trade accounts
receivable, net of a $72,000 allowance (Note 9)
|
|
|
|
332,612
|
|
Inventories
(Note 4)
|
|
|
|
682,093
|
|
Prepaid
inventory deposits
|
|
|
|
432,613
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
|
153,453
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
|
5,599,488
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
(Note 5)
|
|
|
|
420,891
|
|
|
|
Intangible and other assets
(Notes 2 and 6)
|
|
|
|
3,678,155
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
$
|
9,698,534
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
$
|
585,128
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
|
512,981
|
|
Deferred
revenues
|
|
|
|
206,185
|
|
Current portion
of capital lease obligation
|
|
|
|
5,500
|
|
Current portion
of minimum royalty obligation (Note 3)
|
|
|
|
157,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
|
1,466,794
|
|
|
|
Long-term capital lease
obligation, net of current portion
|
|
|
|
4,891
|
|
Minimum royalty obligation,
net of current portion (Note 3)
|
|
|
|
586,931
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
|
2,058,616
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and
contingencies (Note 11)
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity (Note
8):
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized:
|
|
|
Series
A, 2,629,654 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
|
7,871,766
|
|
Series
B, 612,788 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
|
2,939,374
|
|
Common stock,
no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized;
|
|
|
7,112,015
shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
|
36,268,726
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
|
(39,439,948
|
)
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
|
|
|
7,639,918
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity
|
|
|
$
|
9,698,534
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-3
Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc.
Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31,
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Net sales (Note
9)
|
|
|
$
|
1,242,042
|
|
$
|
295,996
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
|
1,161,831
|
|
|
1,114,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit (loss)
|
|
|
|
80,211
|
|
|
(818,253
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative (includes $2,249,371 and $643,165 of
|
|
|
non-cash
stock-based compensation in 2007 and 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
|
9,723,264
|
|
|
4,421,642
|
|
Research and
development
|
|
|
|
1,187,739
|
|
|
1,087,956
|
|
Impairment of
IM-5 project and e-link technology (Note 2)
|
|
|
|
4,859,724
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
|
15,770,727
|
|
|
5,509,598
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
|
(15,690,516
|
)
|
|
(6,327,851
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
(expense):
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
|
(139,978
|
)
|
|
(39,092
|
)
|
Interest
expense, non-cash contingent beneficial
|
|
|
conversion
feature (Note 7)
|
|
|
|
(6,159,901
|
)
|
|
(3,098,849
|
)
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
|
120,430
|
|
|
117,369
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
(16,980
|
)
|
|
1,567
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other expense
|
|
|
|
(6,196,429
|
)
|
|
(3,019,005
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
|
(21,886,945
|
)
|
|
(9,346,856
|
)
|
|
|
Deemed dividend arising from
warrant conversion re-pricing (Note 8)
|
|
|
|
(9,041,504
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to
common stockholders
|
|
|
$
|
(30,928,449
|
)
|
$
|
(9,346,856
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss
per share
|
|
|
$
|
(5.06
|
)
|
$
|
(2.24
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
6,113,210
|
|
|
4,167,157
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-4
Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
Preferred Stock
Series A
|
|
Preferred Stock
Series B
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
deficit
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
3,961,441
|
|
$
|
13,262,241
|
|
$
|
(8,206,147
|
)
|
$
|
5,056,094
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds received upon
exercise
|
|
|
of
warrants and employee options
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62,465
|
|
|
206,510
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
206,510
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debt
issuance
|
|
|
allocated
to warrants and beneficial
|
|
|
conversion
feature
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,451,750
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,451,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from private
placement
|
|
|
of common
stock, net of
|
|
|
offering
costs of $301,088
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
792,000
|
|
|
2,470,912
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,470,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued as
compensation
|
|
|
in private
placement
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
388,128
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
388,128
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares
of
|
|
|
preferred
stock upon conversion of
|
|
|
notes payable and
accrued
|
|
|
interest
|
|
|
|
709,184
|
|
|
2,482,146
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,482,146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common shares
in
|
|
|
business
acquisition (Note 3)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
754,380
|
|
|
3,168,396
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,168,396
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued in
business
|
|
|
acquisition (Note
3)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
130,620
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
130,620
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock and
options
|
|
|
issued for
services
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
305
|
|
|
643,165
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
643,165
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the
year
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(9,346,856
|
)
|
|
(9,346,856
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31,
2006
|
|
|
|
709,184
|
|
|
2,482,146
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,570,591
|
|
|
22,721,722
|
|
|
(17,553,003
|
)
|
|
7,650,865
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debt
issuance
|
|
|
allocated
to warrants and beneficial
|
|
|
conversion
feature
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,999,901
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,999,901
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common shares
in
|
|
|
business
acquisition (Note 3)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
262,964
|
|
|
1,015,041
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,015,041
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares
of
|
|
|
preferred
stock upon conversion of
|
|
|
notes
payable and accrued interest
|
|
|
|
2,031,907
|
|
|
6,095,723
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,095,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common and
preferred
|
|
|
shares
from exercise of warrants upon
|
|
|
re-pricing
to $3.20 per share, net of
|
|
|
$216,313
in offering costs
|
|
|
|
860,000
|
|
|
2,558,501
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
294,250
|
|
|
918,788
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,477,289
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued as
compensation
|
|
|
in private
placement
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
77,099
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
77,099
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares of
common
|
|
|
stock upon
conversion and
|
|
|
retirement
of preferred stock
|
|
|
|
(971,437
|
)
|
|
(3,264,604
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
971,437
|
|
|
3,264,604
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds received upon
exercise
|
|
|
of
warrants and employee options
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12,773
|
|
|
22,200
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of preferred shares
from
|
|
|
exercise
of warrants upon
|
|
|
re-pricing
to $0.50 per share, net
|
|
|
of
$124,568 in offering costs
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
612,788
|
|
|
2,939,374
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,939,374
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock options and
warrants
|
|
|
issued for
services
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,249,371
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,249,371
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the
year
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(21,886,945
|
)
|
|
(21,886,945
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31,
2007
|
|
|
|
2,629,654
|
|
$
|
7,871,766
|
|
|
612,788
|
|
$
|
2,939,374
|
|
|
7,112,015
|
|
$
|
36,268,726
|
|
$
|
(39,439,948
|
)
|
$
|
7,639,918
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-5
Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc.
Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
$
|
(21,886,945
|
)
|
$
|
(9,346,856
|
)
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to
|
|
|
net
cash used by operating activities:
|
|
|
Non-cash
stock based compensation
|
|
|
|
2,249,371
|
|
|
643,165
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
|
984,999
|
|
|
83,706
|
|
Amortization
of discount to interest on convertible debt
|
|
|
|
6,159,901
|
|
|
2,451,750
|
|
Amortization
of warrant value
|
|
|
|
77,099
|
|
|
388,128
|
|
Interest
expense on convertible debt
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,396
|
|
Impairment
on write-off of IM-5 project
|
|
|
|
3,874,387
|
|
|
—
|
|
Impairment on
e-link project
|
|
|
|
985,337
|
|
|
—
|
|
Loss
on disposal of equipment
|
|
|
|
20,825
|
|
|
5,655
|
|
(Increase)
decrease in:
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
|
(226,932
|
)
|
|
(45,479
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
|
(694,992
|
)
|
|
(340,878
|
)
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
|
(912,111
|
)
|
|
49,945
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in:
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
|
(85,734
|
)
|
|
36,473
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
|
234,713
|
|
|
183,978
|
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
|
(3,012
|
)
|
|
209,197
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used
by) operating activities
|
|
|
|
(9,223,094
|
)
|
|
(5,650,820
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
Sales
(purchases) of short term investments
|
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
Payment for
acquisition, net of cash acquired (Note 3)
|
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
(1,086,320
|
)
|
Purchases of
property and equipment
|
|
|
|
(624,201
|
)
|
|
(46,736
|
)
|
Purchase of
intangibles and other assets
|
|
|
|
(165,429
|
)
|
|
(66,842
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided (used)
by investing activities
|
|
|
|
210,370
|
|
|
(3,199,898
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
Proceeds from
issuance of convertible notes payable
|
|
|
|
5,999,901
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from
issuance of preferred and common stock from warrant conversions, net
|
|
|
|
6,416,663
|
|
|
—
|
|
Payment of
deferred financing costs
|
|
|
|
(160,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Repayment of
debt and installment obligations
|
|
|
|
(201,973
|
)
|
|
(9,759
|
)
|
Proceeds from
issuance of common stock and warrants
|
|
|
|
22,200
|
|
|
5,129,172
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash
provided by financing activities
|
|
|
|
12,076,791
|
|
|
5,119,413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
3,064,067
|
|
|
(3,731,305
|
)
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period
|
|
|
|
934,650
|
|
|
4,665,955
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period
|
|
|
$
|
3,998,717
|
|
$
|
934,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of
cash flow information
|
|
|
Cash paid
during the period for interest
|
|
|
$
|
30,800
|
|
$
|
39,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schedule of non-cash
investing and financing transactions
|
|
|
Conversion of
preferred stock into common stock
|
|
|
$
|
3,264,604
|
|
$
|
816,870
|
|
Conversion of
debt into shares of preferred stock
|
|
|
$
|
6,095,723
|
|
$
|
2,482,146
|
|
Common shares
and warrants issued in business acquisition
|
|
|
$
|
1,015,041
|
|
$
|
3,299,016
|
|
Minimum royalty
obligation issued in acquisition of PCP
|
|
|
$
|
802,921
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Accompanying
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-6
Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
1.
|
Nature of
business, organization, going concern and management’s plans:
|
|
Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries (“SWAT” or the
“Company”), is an emerging provider of high-tech security products and
services, which include non-lethal protection devices, surveillance and intrusion
detection systems and mobile digital video surveillance
solutions. SWAT’s products and services are designed for government
agencies, military and law enforcement, in addition to transportation, commercial
facilities and non-lethal personal protection segments. The nature of our business
includes sales and marketing, engineering, customer support, limited manufacturing,
administration and finance.
|
|
SWAT, a
Colorado corporation was originally organized in September 1999. In October 2006,
we changed our name to Security With Advanced Technology (SWAT), Inc., from A4S
Security, Inc.
|
|
On July 10,
2007, the Company’s subsidiary, Avurt International, Inc.
(“Avurt”), acquired certain assets and rights owned by Perfect Circle
Projectiles, LLC (“PCP”) for approximately $2.8 million (Note 3). The
assets acquired in the acquisition consist of PCP’s spherical projectile
business for tactical and related uses including PCP’s and one of its
affiliate’s domestic and international patent portfolio, trade secrets,
machinery, tooling and associated assets and rights.
|
|
Effective
December 31, 2006, the Company acquired Vizer Group, Inc. (“Vizer”) and
Vizer’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Avurt International, Inc.,
(“Avurt”) for approximately $3.5 million (Note 3). Since the
acquisition was effective December 31, 2006, our consolidated statements of
operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006 do not include any
results of the acquired companies.
|
F-7
|
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly- owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s subsidiaries were
acquired effective as of July 10, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
The consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2006 reflect only the results of the Company. The results of PCP
and Vizer and its subsidiary are included in the statements of operations and cash
flows from the date of each of their respective acquisitions through December 31,
2007.
|
|
Going
concern and management’s plans:
|
|
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. During late 2007 the Company completed a
warrant conversion after reducing the exercises prices on certain warrants, that
generating net proceeds of approximately $2.9 million plus an additional
approximately $675,000 subsequent to December 31, 2007. As of December 31, 2007,
the Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $4.0 million.
The Company incurred a net loss and utilized net cash in operating activities of
$21,887,000 and $9,223,000, respectively, in the year ended December 31, 2007, and
incurred a net loss and utilized net cash in operating activities of $9,347,000 and
$5,651,000, respectively, in the year ended December 31, 2006. These conditions
raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern. Management’s plans with regard to these matters are discussed below.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. We expect to continue to
incur losses from operations in 2008. While we expect recent significant expense
reductions will help conserve cash, such reductions for the near term will only
provide limited additional cash flow benefits. The Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern depends on the success of management’s plans to
bridge such cash shortfalls in 2008 including the following:
|
|
1.
|
Aggressively
pursuing additional fund raising activities in 2008;
|
|
2.
|
Continuing to
advance development of the Company's products, particularly the Veritas non-lethal
launchers, to begin selling such products in 2008, thereby generating cash flow
from such sales;
|
|
3.
|
Attempting to
sub-lease portions of the Company's facilities that are currently not fully
utilized to reduce operating expenses;
|
|
4.
|
Contingent upon
the Company's ability to locate perspective buyers or partners, attempt to explore
alternative revenue sources from licensing or partnering opportunities for the
ShiftWatch TVS and IM-5 products; and
|
|
5.
|
Continuing to
monitor and implement cost control initiatives to conserve cash.
|
F-8
2.
|
Summary of
significant accounting policies:
|
|
The Company
invests excess cash from time to time in highly liquid equity investments of highly
rated entities. Such amounts are recorded at the lower of cost or market and are
classified as current, as the Company does not intend to hold the investments
beyond twelve months. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has no cash invested in
such short-term investments.
|
|
Revenue
recognition and accounts receivable:
|
|
In December
2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
No. 104,
Revenue Recognition
(SAB 104), which codifies, revises and rescinds
certain sections of SAB 101,
Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements
in
order to make this interpretive guidance consistent with current authoritative
accounting and auditing guidance and SEC rules and regulations. The Company
recognizes revenue in accordance with SAB 101 and SAB 104.
|
|
Certain of our
contracts require that the Company provide installation of the products either at
the ultimate customer’s location or in some cases at the OEM bus
manufacturer. In these cases, the revenue recognition process is not completed
until the Company has completed the installation and the products are working and
accepted by the customer. Products and materials issued in connection with such
jobs in progress are treated as the Company’s inventory until such revenue is
recognized. Any billings issued or cash collected under the terms of the contracts
in advance of the revenue being recognized are recorded in the meantime as deferred
revenue.
|
|
Our revenues
are recognized when products are shipped to and accepted by unaffiliated customers.
Products are generally shipped by common carrier or overnight delivery from our
facility or directly from our contract manufacturer to the customer or the
manufacturer, in the case of units being installed in new buses for our customers.
Title and risk of loss on product deliveries remain with us until the customer
accepts the product.
|
|
The Company
extends credit to customers, generally without requiring collateral. Management
monitors its exposure for credit losses on an ongoing basis to determine if any
receivables will potentially be uncollectible. An allowance for doubtful accounts
is recorded for account balances specifically identified as potentially
uncollectible. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the
receivable is written off against the allowance.
|
|
Inventories are
stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on the first-in,
first-out (FIFO) method. The elements of cost in inventories include materials,
labor and overhead. The Company purchases substantially all of its Veritas Tactical
products for resale from one supplier. Management believes that other suppliers
through various purchasing arrangements could generally provide products for resale
under substantially equivalent terms.
|
|
Property,
equipment and long-lived assets:
|
|
Property and
equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight-line method over
the estimated useful lives of the related assets, as follows:
|
|
|
Computer
equipment and software
|
|
|
3-5
years
|
|
|
Office equipment and
improvements
|
|
|
4-7 years
|
|
|
Demonstration
vehicles
|
|
|
3 years
|
|
|
|
Amortizable
intangibles (Note 6) are amortized on a straight –line basis over their
estimated lives of 2 to 8 years.
|
|
Impairment
of long-lived assets:
|
|
|
Management
assesses the carrying values of long-lived assets for impairment when events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable.
The carrying amount is not considered recoverable if it exceeds the sum of
undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the eventual disposition of the
asset. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the long-lived
asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. As of December 31, 2007,
the Company determined that certain tangible and intangible assets associated with
the Avurt IM-5 launcher project and the Vizer e-Link technology were impaired and
the associated carrying amounts were written down.
|
|
After extensive
product introduction delays, product revisions and further testing without
achieving satisfactory results, the Company determined to suspend further
development of the Avurt IM-5 launcher product and project. While the Company is
evaluating the Avurt IM-5 technology for possible sale, licensing or other
opportunities to re-cover investment in the project, it is currently expected that
virtually no value recovery is likely. As a result of this determination as of
December 31, 2007, the Company recorded an expense totaling approximately
$3,874,000 comprised of the following:
|
|
|
Impairment of
intangibles
|
|
|
$
|
2,237,000
|
|
Write-off of inventory
related items
|
|
|
|
825,000
|
|
Impairment of
equipment
|
|
|
|
334,000
|
|
Write-off of other current assets
|
|
|
|
478,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,874,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
December 31, 2007, an impairment related to the Vizer e-Link technology was
identified during the Company’s impairment analysis in the amount of approximately
$985,000.
|
F-9
|
The Company
accounts for conversion options imbedded in convertible notes in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133
“
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities
”(“SFAS 133”) and EITF 00-19
“
Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and
Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock
(“EITF 00-19”).
SFAS 133 generally requires companies to bifurcate conversion options imbedded in
convertible notes from their host instruments and to account for them as free
standing derivative instruments in accordance with EITF 00-19. SFAS 133 provides an
exception to this rule when convertible notes, as host instruments, are deemed to
be conventional as that term is described in the implementation guidance under
Appendix A to SFAS 133 and further clarified in EITF 05-2 “
The Meaning of
Conventional Convertible Debt Instrument
” in Issue No. 00-19. The Company
accounts for convertible notes (deemed conventional) in accordance with the
provisions of EITF 98-5
“Accounting for Convertible Securities with
Beneficial Conversion Features
,”(“EITF 98-5”) and EITF 00-27,
“
Application of EITF 98-5
to Certain Convertible
Instruments
.” Accordingly, the Company records, as a discount to
convertible notes, the intrinsic value of such conversion options based upon the
differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment
date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the
note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the
related debt to their earliest date of redemption.
|
|
Shipping and
handling fees and costs:
|
|
The Company
records shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenue, and shipping and
handling costs incurred by the Company in cost of sales.
|
|
In June 2006,
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified the
consensus of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-3,
How Taxes Collected from
Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the
Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation)
EITF 06-3. EITF 06-3
concluded that the presentation of taxes imposed on revenue-producing transactions
(sales, use, value added and excise taxes) on either a gross (included in revenues
and costs) or a net (excluded from revenues) basis is an accounting policy that
should be disclosed. The Company adopted EITF 06-3 during the year ended December
31, 2007, and it did not have any impact on the Company’s results of
operations or financial condition. The Company’s policy is to present taxes
imposed on revenue-producing transactions on a net basis.
|
|
Advertising is
charged to expense as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
advertising expenses totaled approximately $953,000 and $135,000,
respectively.
|
|
Research and
development:
|
|
The Company
includes in research and development expense: payroll, facility rent, shop supplies
and other expense items directly attributable to research and development. The
Company does not contract its research and development work, nor does it, at this
time, perform research and development work for others. The Company has used the
services of outside engineering firms to assist with engineering and prototype work
on product development.
|
|
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 balance sheet
and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.
Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
|
F-10
|
Fair value
of financial instruments:
|
|
Much of the
information used to determine fair values is highly subjective and judgmental in
nature and therefore, the results may not be precise. In addition, estimates of
cash flows, risk characteristics, credit quality and interest rates are all subject
to change. Since the fair values are estimated as of the balance sheet date, the
amounts, which will actually be realized or paid upon settlement or maturity of the
various instruments, could be significantly different.
|
|
The carrying
amounts of cash, short term investments and trade accounts receivable approximate
fair value because of the short-term maturities of the instruments. The carrying
amounts of accounts payable, installment obligations and the minimum royalty
obligation approximate fair value because of their variable interest rates and or
short maturities.
|
|
Income taxes
are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax
rates expected to apply to taxable income (loss) in the years in which those
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on
deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in
operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is
required to the extent any deferred tax assets may not be realizable.
|
|
On
January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation
No. 48 (“FIN 48”) “
Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes
, an interpretation of 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. It requires that
we recognize in our financial statements, only those tax positions that are
“more-likely-than-not” of being sustained as of the adoption date,
based on the technical merits of the position.
As a result of the implementation
of FIN 48, we performed a comprehensive review of our material tax positions in
accordance with recognition and measurement standards established by FIN 48.
Federal and state tax returns for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 are subject
to audit and adjustment by the taxing authorities.
|
|
Stock-based
compensation:
|
|
The Company
accounts for stock-based compensation under SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004),
“Share-Based Payment
” (“SFAS 123R”), using the
modified prospective method. SFAS 123R requires the recognition of the cost of
employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments in the
financial statements and is measured based on the grant date fair value of the
award. SFAS 123R also requires the stock option compensation expense to be
recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service
in exchange for the award (generally the vesting period). The Company estimated the
fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in
2007 and 2006:
|
|
2007
|
2006
|
Expected
life
Volatility
Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Forfeitures
|
10 years
76 to 82%
4.5 to 4.9%
0%
5%
|
10 years
39 to 90%
4.3 to 5.1%
0%
10%
|
|
The expected
life of stock options represents the period of time that the stock options granted
are expected to be outstanding based on historical exercise trends. The expected
volatility is based on the historical price volatility of SWAT’s common stock
since August 25, 2005 the date the common stock of SWAT began trading separately,
based upon management’s assessment of the appropriate life to determine
volatility. The risk-free interest rate represents the U.S. Treasury bill rate for
the expected life of the related stock options. The dividend yield represents the
Company’s anticipated cash dividend over the expected life of the stock
options. Forfeitures represent the weighted average estimate of future options to
be cancelled primarily due to employee terminations.
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F-11
|
SFAS No. 128,
“
Earnings Per Share”
, requires dual presentation of basic and
diluted earnings per share (EPS) with a reconciliation of the numerator and
denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the
diluted EPS computation. Basic EPS excludes dilution. Diluted EPS reflects the
potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue
common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the
issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.
|
|
Loss per share
of common stock is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the year. Preferred shares, stock options and warrants are
not considered in the calculation, as the impact of the potential common shares
(totaling 14,067,860 shares at December 31, 2007 and 8,426,675 shares at December
31, 2006) would be to decrease loss per share. Therefore, diluted loss per share is
equivalent to basic loss per share.
|
|
Recently
issued accounting pronouncements:
|
|
In December
2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 141 (R),
“Business Combinations”
(“SFAS 141 (R)”), which
becomes effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2008. SFAS
No. 141 (R) requires all business combinations completed after the effective
date to be accounted for by applying the acquisition method (previously referred to
as the purchase method). Companies applying this method will have to identify the
acquirer, determine the acquisition date and purchase price and recognize at their
acquisition date fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities
assumed, and any non-controlling interests in the acquiree. In the case of a
bargain purchase the acquirer is required to reevaluate the measurements of the
recognized assets and liabilities at the acquisition date and recognize a gain on
that date if an excess remains. The Company does not expect the adoption of this
statement to have a material impact on its consolidated financial
statements.
|
|
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “
Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB
51”
(“SFAS 160”) which becomes effective for fiscal
periods beginning after December 15, 2008. This statement amends ARB 51 to
establish accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a
subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The statement requires
ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be
clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of
financial position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity. The
statement also requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that
include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the non-controlling
interest with disclosure on the face of the consolidated statement of income, of
the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the
non-controlling interest. In addition this statement establishes a single method of
accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that
do not result in deconsolidation and requires that a parent recognize a gain or
loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The Company does not expect
the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
|
|
In February
2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, “
The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
—Including an amendment to
FASB Statement No. 115".
This statement permits companies to choose to measure
many financial instruments and 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 without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value
measurement of accounting for financial instruments. This statement
applies to all entities, including not for profit. The fair value option
established by this statement permits all entities to measure eligible items at
fair value at specified election dates. This statement is effective as
of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November
15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact adoption of SFAS No. 159
will have on its consolidated financial statements.
|
|
In September
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “
Fair Value
Measurement
.” This statement defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement applies under
other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.
SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for
non-financial assets and liabilities and is effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007 for financial assets and liabilities. The Company is
currently assessing the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its
consolidated financial statements.
|
F-12
|
Perfect
Circle Projectiles
–
|
|
On July 10,
2007, the Company acquired certain assets and rights owned by PCP.
|
|
The assets
acquired by Avurt in the acquisition consist of PCP’s spherical projectile
business for tactical and related uses including PCP’s and one of its
affiliate’s domestic and international patent portfolio, trade secrets,
machinery, tooling and associated assets and rights. Consideration paid consisted
of $1.0 million in cash, the issuance of 262,964 restricted shares of the
Company’s Common Stock and a six year Royalty Agreement with PCP. Pursuant to
the terms of the Royalty Agreement, Avurt will make a quarterly royalty payment to
PCP for all live round and inert round spherical projectiles produced by Avurt
during the term of the Royalty Agreement. In addition, Avurt will make annual
minimum royalty payments to PCP during the term of the Royalty Agreement which
obligation is secured by a first priority lien in favor of PCP on all assets
acquired by Avurt in the acquisition. The annual minimum royalty payments may be
prepaid by Avurt at any time without premium or penalty. The Royalty Agreement
requires minimum gross payments of $105,000 the first year, $157,000 in year two
and $210,000 annually in year's three to six.
|
|
In connection
with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement with the equity owners of PCP, a Consulting Agreement with Gibson
and PCP, a Patent License Agreement with PCP, a Facilities Agreement with PCP and a
Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement with PCP and certain key employees of
PCP. Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the shareholders
party thereto holding a majority of the registrable securities may, on one occasion
(subject to certain exceptions) at any time after six months following the closing
of the Asset Purchase Agreement, demand registration of all or a part of their
registrable securities. In addition, each shareholder who is a party to the
Registration Rights Agreement has one right (subject to certain exceptions) to
require the Company to register such shareholder’s registrable securities in
connection with the Company’s filing of a registration for its own securities
or securities of other shareholders. Registrable securities include all shares of
Common Stock of the Company issued in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement
and are subject to the approval of and cutback or elimination by the Company (based
upon market conditions).
|
|
Following is a
summary of the computation and allocation of the purchase price for the acquired
business:
|
|
|
Purchase price
calculation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid to
seller
|
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
Common stock issued to
seller (a)
|
|
|
|
1,015,041
|
|
Minimum future royalty
payment obligation (discounted at estimated SWAT
|
|
|
effective borrowing
rate) (b)
|
|
|
|
802,921
|
|
Closing costs
|
|
|
|
50,320
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase
price
|
|
|
$
|
2,868,282
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation to of purchase
price:
|
|
|
Tooling and
machinery
|
|
|
$
|
65,000
|
|
Patents
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Product rights
and reseller agreement
|
|
|
|
2,423,282
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
Non-compete
agreements
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total allocated purchase
price
|
|
|
$
|
2,868,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
The 262,964
shares of common stock issued at closing were valued at the estimated fair market
value based upon the average of the closing price ten days before and after
closing.
|
|
(b)
|
Minimum royalty
amount recorded as purchase liability at closing, discounted at an assumed interest
rate of 12.75%. Additional royalties payable over the royalty term above the
minimum will be recorded as known. Interest expense totaling approximately $299,000
will be recognized over the term of the royalty agreement on a straight-line
basis.
|
|
Had the
acquisition of PCP occurred as of January 1, 2007, the consolidated unaudited pro
forma results of operations for SWAT would have reflected net sales of $1,501,000,
operating loss of $15,621,000, net loss of $21,847,000 or $5.05 per common share.
Had the acquisition of PCP occurred as of January 1, 2006, the consolidated
unaudited pro forma results of operations for SWAT would have reflected net sales
of $814,000, operating loss of $6,190,000, net loss of $9,268,000 or $2.24 per
common share. Such amounts are based upon the estimates and assumptions set forth
herein. These unaudited pro forma financial results do not purport to be indicative
of the results which actually would have been obtained had the purchase been
effected on the dates indicated or of the results which may be obtained in the
future. The pro forma adjustments are based on estimates, available information and
certain assumptions and may be revised as additional information becomes
available.
|
F-13
|
In order to
expand the Company’s product base and opportunities in the rapidly growing
worldwide security market, effective December 31, 2006, the Company completed the
acquisition of Vizer and its wholly owned subsidiary Avurt. Vizer specializes in
product design, system design, engineering, installation, and integration of
facility security systems including access control, video surveillance, intrusion
detection, and wireless mesh network systems. With a focus on network centric
technology and hosted services, Vizer developed a unique proprietary
“e-Link” solution which is built around a web hosted software platform
and a unique network based device providing business customers complete control
over access, alarms, and video systems remotely through a secure and easy-to-use
website. This product is sold primarily on the basis of a monthly service fee
thereby creating recurring revenue. Avurt distributes and produces non-lethal
personal protection devices and compliance products currently in use by federal and
state agencies.
|
|
At a special
meeting of shareholders held on December 28, 2006, the Company’s shareholders
approved the Plan of Merger dated September 3, 2006 between the Company, the
Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Vizer Merger Sub, Inc., Vizer Group, Inc.,
Avurt International, Inc., Scott G. Sutton, Sandy Sutton and Michael Cox. Pursuant
to the terms of the Plan of Merger, Vizer merged with Vizer Merger Sub, with Vizer
surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Accordingly,
effective December 31, 2006, Vizer is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company and Avurt, Vizer’s wholly owned subsidiary, is an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company. As consideration under the Plan of Merger, the
shareholders of Vizer received an aggregate of 754,380 shares of the
Company’s newly issued restricted common stock and the Company repaid Vizer
debt. Up to an additional 533,333 shares of the Company’s newly issued
restricted common stock may be issued to the shareholders of Vizer based upon
future performance criteria under an earn-out arrangement. The shareholders have
the right to receive up to $750,000 of the earn-out consideration in cash rather
than stock of the Company. When and if such additional consideration is issued upon
achieving the terms of the earn-out, such value will be recorded at that time. In
addition, pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Merger, effective December 31, 2006,
the Company entered into two-year employment agreements with each of Mr. Sutton,
Mr. Cox and Thomas Muenzberg. In connection with the acquisition the Company issued
60,000 warrants to the agent who assisted in the transaction. The warrants are
exercisable at $6.00 per common share and expire on December 31, 2011.
|
|
The Company
accounted for its acquisition of Vizer under the purchase method of accounting.
Following is a summary of the computation of the purchase price and allocation of
the purchase price of the acquired entities:
|
Description
|
|
Amount
|
|
Purchase price
calculation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued to
seller
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
3,168,396
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of
debt
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
114,051
|
|
Warrants issued to placement
agent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130,620
|
|
Closing costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92,922
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase
price
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,505,989
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of purchase
price
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
230,476
|
|
Equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,011
|
|
Intangibles:
|
|
|
Avurt
IM-5
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
2,291,421
|
|
Vizer
e-link technology
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
2,005,254
|
|
Goodwill -
Avurt
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
255,101
|
|
Goodwill -
Vizer
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
147,455
|
|
Patents
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
57,199
|
|
Non-compete
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
Accounts payable and
accruals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(357,766
|
)
|
Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(123,912
|
)
|
Forgiveness of pre-closing
cash advanced to Vizer
|
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
(1,071,250
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total allocation
of purchase price
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,505,989
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The 754,380
shares of common stock issued at closing were valued at the estimated fair market
value based upon the average of the closing price ten days before and after
closing.
|
|
(2)
|
The debt was
repaid as of December 31, 2006.
|
|
(3)
|
In connection
with an evaluation of the status of the Avurt IM-5 project, the project was
terminated and an impairment charge was recorded against the associated assets as
of December 31, 2007. In addition, based upon management’s estimates of fair
value of the Vizer e-Link technology, an impairment charge was recorded against the
associated assets at December 31, 2007.
|
|
(4)
|
Balances arose
from net cash advances to Vizer prior to the acquisition. In connection with the
acquisitions of Vizer and Avurt, under the terms agreed to, the Company had
advanced approximately $1.0 million in pre-closing cash to fund completion of the
Avurt launcher and expand marketing efforts. The advances were under a secured
promissory note due on demand (subject to up to 120 days notice for demand under
certain conditions), with interest at 4% per annum and secured personal guarantees
from certain Vizer and Avurt shareholders and a pledge of their Vizer and Avurt
common stock. As of the December 31, 2006 closing, the note was converted into an
inter-company advance and the selling shareholders’ guarantees and asset
pledges were eliminated.
|
|
(5)
|
In 2007, the
Company adjusted its preliminary purchase price allocations to the identifiable
intangibles which are included in the table above due to additional
information obtained regarding the fair value of the assets
acquired.
|
|
Had the
acquisition of Vizer occurred as of January 1, 2006, the consolidated unaudited pro
forma results of operations for SWAT would have reflected net sales of $963,000,
operating loss of $7,544,000, net loss of $10,414,000 or $2.15 per common share.
Had the acquisition of Vizer occurred as of January 1, 2005, the consolidated
unaudited pro forma results of operations for SWAT would have reflected net sales
of $1,117,000, operating loss of $3,174,000, net loss of $4,396,000 or $1.63 per
common share. Based upon the estimates and assumptions set forth herein. These
unaudited pro forma financial results do not purport to be indicative of the
results which actually would have been obtained had the purchase been effected on
the dates indicated or of the results which may be obtained in the future. The
unaudited pro forma amounts do not give effect to any amounts which may be paid in
the future under an earn-out based upon the future operations of the Vizer and
Avurt operations. The pro forma adjustments are based on estimates, available
information and certain assumptions and may be revised as additional information
becomes available.
|
F-14
|
Inventories
consisted of the following at December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
Finished
products for resale
|
|
|
$
|
90,843
|
|
Work in process
|
|
|
|
165,061
|
|
Raw materials and
components
|
|
|
|
426,189
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
682,093
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Property and
equipment:
|
|
Property and
equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
Computer
equipment and software
|
|
|
$
|
255,727
|
|
Production and warehouse
equipment
|
|
|
|
251,022
|
|
Office equipment and
improvements
|
|
|
|
133,174
|
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
|
40,531
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
680,454
|
|
Less accumulated
depreciation
|
|
|
|
(259,563
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
420,891
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Intangible
and other assets:
|
|
Intangible and
other assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
Vizer e-Link
technology
|
|
|
$
|
1,167,372
|
|
Product rights / reseller
agreement
|
|
|
|
2,423,282
|
|
Patents
|
|
|
|
193,636
|
|
Non-compete
(PCP)
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
|
|
12,582
|
|
Deposits and
other
|
|
|
|
13,047
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,139,919
|
|
Less accumulated
amortization
|
|
|
|
(461,764
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,678,155
|
|
|
|
|
F-15
|
The aggregate
amortization expense recoded for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $858,668. No
amortization expense for intangible assets was recorded for the year ended December
31, 2006. Estimated amortization expense for each of the years in the five year
period ending December 31, 2012 are as follows; 2008 — $553,173, 2009
—$553,172, 2010 — $553,173, 2011 — $553,173 and 2012 —
$548,173.
|
|
The Company
capitalizes legal costs and filing fees associated with obtaining patents on its
new discoveries. Once the patents have been issued, the Company will amortize these
costs over the shorter of the legal life of the patent or its estimated economic
life.
|
|
Convertible
notes payable:
|
|
In 2007 the
Company completed a $5,999,901 total private placement of unregistered securities
consisting of 1,999,967 convertible promissory note units (“Note
Units”) at $3.00 per unit with each Note Unit consisting of a 5.1% per annum
Convertible Promissory Note (“Note”) due September 30, 2007, unless
earlier converted, and warrants (“Investor Warrants”). The Company
ascribed a value of $3,756,912 to the Investor Warrants, which was recorded as a
discount to notes payable. The fair value ascribed to the Investor Warrants
was estimated on the commitment date using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the
following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 4.66% to 4.8%; expected
life being the life of the Investor Warrants; expected volatility of 74.3% to
81.1%; and expected dividend yield of 0%. In addition to the fair value
ascribed to the Investor Warrants, the Company ascribed $2,242,989 to the
beneficial conversion feature in the Notes, which was recorded as a discount to
notes payable. The values ascribed to the Investor Warrants and beneficial
conversion feature follow the guidance of FSP EITF Issue No. 98-5,“
Accounting
for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently
Adjustment Conversion Ratios,”
and FSP EITF Issue No. 00-27,
“
Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible
Instrument
” of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force. The
Company also incurred approximately $160,000 in offering costs related to the
offering of the Note Units. The fair value of the Investor Warrants and beneficial
conversion feature and the deferred offering costs were amortized to expense over
the term of the Notes, which based upon the July 2007 shareholder meeting approval,
ended in July 2007, using the effective interest method. During the year
ended December 31, 2007, the Company amortized to interest expense $6,159,901,
which amount included the $160,000 in offering costs. In addition, the
Company recognized $95,822 in related interest expense based on the terms of the
Notes. Each $3.00 of principal (plus interest) due under the Notes was
automatically converted into one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(Note 8), or 2,031,907 shares, upon shareholder approval of such conversion, which
occurred at the July 19, 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Series A
Preferred Stock is non-voting, pays no dividends, contains no liquidation
preference and is convertible for no additional consideration into one share of
Common Stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock owned.
|
|
The Investor
Warrants issued in connection with the 2007 Note Units offering consist of a total
of 1,999,967 of Warrant “A,” 866,650 of Warrant “B” and
1,999,967 of Warrant “SWATW”. Warrant “A” is exercisable at
$4.75 per share and expires four years from closing; Warrant “B” is
exercisable at $5.00 per share and expires four years from closing; and Warrant
“SWATW”’s terms mirror exactly SWAT’s current
publicly-traded warrants, trading under the symbol: SWATW. Generally, the SWATW
Warrants are exercisable at $9.00 per share, expire in July 2010 and are redeemable
by SWAT beginning on July 18, 2008 for $0.10 each, under defined conditions,
including a minimum trading price of the Common Stock of $13.50 per share. All
warrants are exercisable in cash, commencing six months after the closing and
contain anti-dilution rights for stock splits and stock dividends. Substantially
all of the proceeds received in the offering were allocated to the value of the
Investor Warrants and the beneficial conversion feature of the Notes.
|
|
The Company
agreed to file a registration statement with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the resale of the shares of common
stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock underlying the Notes
issued in the March and April 2007 private placement, the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants “A,” the Warrants
“B” and the Warrants “SWATW” issued in the March and April
2007 private placement, and the Warrants “SWATW” issued in the 2007
private placement. Certain failures to file the registration statement or to
obtain registration statement effectiveness under the terms of the registration
rights agreement would require the Company to pay each investor a penalty fee equal
to 2% per month up to a maximum of 10% of such investor’s investment. The
Company filed such registration statement on August 27, 2007 which is pending SEC
approval for effectiveness. Based upon the Company’s evaluation of the
provisions of FSP EITF 00-19-2,
“Accounting for Registration Payment
Arrangements”
, no accrual for penalty fees was deemed necessary at
December 31, 2007. The purpose of the private placement was to raise funds to
support the acquisitions of PCP, Vizer and Avurt, for ongoing product development
and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
|
F-16
|
The Company
completed a convertible debt offering in October 2006, under which a total of
$2,451,750 of debt outstanding as of December 28, 2006 was converted into a total
of 709,184 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, including the conversion of $30,396
in accrued interest upon approval by the Company’s shareholders for the terms
of the offering. The unsecured notes bore interest at 5.13%. Of the notes, a total
of $122,500 was sold to the Company’s Chairman or his immediate family
members.
|
|
The proceeds of
$2,451,750 from the October 2006 note offering were allocated between the estimated
value of the notes and the warrants based upon their respective estimated fair
values and allocated to beneficial conversion features, based upon their respective
estimated intrinsic values. The allocation resulted in a value of $2,451,750 being
assigned to the warrants and the beneficial conversion feature of the notes. This
amount so allocated was recorded as additional interest expense over the terms of
the loans in 2006.
|
|
Line of
Credit and Term Loan
|
|
Vizer, the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, had a line of credit totaling $50,000 of
which $0 was outstanding at December 31, 2007. In addition, Vizer had a term loan
outstanding with the same lender. Advances under the line of credit were made based
on the available balance of the line, which had a scheduled maturity of in May 2011
and bore interest at the prime rate plus 3.25%. The term loan bore interest at
11.50% and was payable in monthly installments of $1,285, including principal and
interest. The loan was scheduled to mature in May 2011. Both the line of credit and
term loan were collateralized by business assets and personally guaranteed by the
Company’s former president. On August 31, 2007 the Company was notified by
the lender that they deemed the December 2006 acquisition by the Company of Vizer
to be a violation and default under the provisions of the agreements. As of
December 31, 2007, the Company repaid the remaining balance then outstanding on the
term loan and the agreements were terminated.
|
8.
|
Stockholders’
Equity
:
|
|
The
Company’s Articles of Incorporation have authorized 5,000,000 shares of no
par value preferred stock, with rights and terms to be designated by the Board of
Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors has designated 4,175,000 shares
of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred
Stock”) for issuance upon conversion of the promissory notes issued in the
October 2006, March 2007 and April 2007 private placements and the September 2007
warrant conversion. The promissory notes and accrued interest issued in the
October 2006 private placement automatically converted into 709,184 shares of the
Company’s Series A Preferred Stock upon shareholder approval of such
conversion at a special meeting of the Company’s shareholders held on
December 28, 2006. Each $3.00 of principal and interest due under the
promissory notes issued in the March 2007 and April 2007 private placements
automatically converted into one share of the Series A Preferred Stock upon the
July 2007 shareholder approval of such conversion. The Series A Preferred
Stock is non-voting, pays no dividends, contains no liquidation preference and is
convertible into one share of the Company’s common stock for each share of
Series A Preferred Stock owned.
|
|
The
Company’s Board of Directors has designated 825,000 shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) for
issuance upon the December 2007 warrant conversion. The Series B Preferred
Stock is non-voting, pays no dividends, contains no liquidation preference and is
convertible into ten shares of the Company’s common stock for each share of
Series B Preferred Stock owned.
|
|
During the year
ended December 31, 2007, the holders of a total of 971,437 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock elected to convert such shares into 971,437 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock on a one-for-one basis as provided for under the terms
of the Series A Preferred Stock. As a result of this conversion a total of
$3,264,604 has been reclassified from Preferred Stock to Common Stock on the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007.
|
|
Management
evaluated whether the embedded conversion features in the Series A and B Preferred
Stock required bifurcation and determined, in accordance with paragraph 12 of SFAS
No. 133, that the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded conversion
features in both the Series A and B Preferred Stock were clearly and closely
related to the underlying common stock. In conducting this evaluation, the Company
recognized that the Series A and B Preferred had the following equity like
characteristics: the Series A and B Preferred Stock are perpetual, non-redeemable,
non-voting, pay no dividends and contain no liquidation preference. Consequently,
when all of the economic characteristics and risks of the Series A and B Preferred
Stock are considered as a whole, the Company concluded that the Series A and B
Preferred Stock is more akin to equity than debt and, as a result, the Company
concluded that bifurcation was not required under SFAS No. 133.
|
|
Subsequent to
December 31, 2007, the holders of a total of 304,646 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock elected to convert such shares into 304,646 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock on a one-for-one basis as provided for under the terms of the Series A
Preferred Stock. As a result of this conversion a total of $954,590 was
reclassified from Preferred Stock to Common Stock in the subsequent period.
|
|
Common stock
transactions:
|
|
Between
December 21, 2007 and December 31, 2007, holders of a total of 7,478,133 warrants
(7,415,000 warrants from the previous 2006 and 2007 offerings and 63,133 warrants
issued to the placement agent from prior offerings) entered into Warrant Conversion
Agreements (the “Warrant Conversion Agreements”) with the Company
pursuant to which such holders agreed to exercise their warrants for an aggregate
of approximately 747,813 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock
(equivalent to 7,478,133 common share rights) at $5.00 per share each with the
Series B Preferred Stock convertible into ten shares each of common stock. The
closing of the Warrant Conversion Agreements was effective December 31, 2007 and
generated gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $3,739,066 of which
$3,063,942, representing 612,788 shares of Series B Preferred Stock had been
received by the Company on or before December 31, 2007. The remaining funds
totaling $675,124 was received in January 2008. The Series B Preferred Stock is
non-voting, pays no dividends, contains no liquidation preference and each share of
Series B Preferred Stock is convertible for no additional consideration into ten
shares of Common Stock. The change in the value of the warrants as a result of the
repricing was determined to be, in substance, a deemed dividend applicable to
those warrant holders (presented as an increase in net loss attributable to common
shareholders). The deemed dividend totaling $7,010,760, was computed
based upon the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company paid certain consultants
fees and incurred expenses totaling $124,568 in connection with the exercise of the
“B” Warrants. The purpose of the offering was to raise funds for
product sales, marketing, promotion, inventory purchases and for working capital
and general corporate purposes.
|
|
Between
September 17, 2007 and October 10, 2007, holders of 1,255,571 “B”
Warrants entered into Warrant Conversion Agreements (the “Warrant Conversion
Agreements”) with the Company pursuant to which such holders agreed to
exercise their “B” Warrants for an aggregate of approximately 294,250
shares of the Company’s Common Stock and an aggregate of 860,000 shares of
the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock at $3.20 per share each. The closing
of the Warrant Conversion Agreements generated gross proceeds to the Company of
approximately $3,693,600. The Series A Preferred Stock is non-voting, pays no
dividends, contains no liquidation preference and each share of Series A Preferred
Stock is convertible for no additional consideration into one share of Common
Stock. The change in the value of the warrants as a result of the repricing was
determined to be, in substance, a deemed dividend applicable to those warrant
holders (presented as an increase in net loss attributable to common
shareholders). The deemed dividend totaling $2,030,744, was computed
based upon the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company paid certain consultants
fees and incurred expenses totaling $216,313 in connection with the exercise of the
“B” Warrants. The Company also issued warrants valued at $77,099 to
consultants, computed based upon the Black-Scholes valuation model warrant. The
purpose of the offering was to raise funds for product sales, marketing, promotion,
inventory purchases and tooling and for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
|
F-17
|
Additionally,
each holder of “B” Warrants that exercised their “B”
Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Conversion Agreement received
“B Replacement Warrants” (“B Replacement Warrants”) equal
to the number of “B Warrants” exercised at $3.20 per share.
Accordingly, an aggregate of approximately 1,165,500 “B Replacement
Warrants” were issued by the Company to such holders. The “B
Replacement Warrants” are exercisable for shares of the Company’s
Common Stock at $4.30 per share commencing six months from the date of issuance of
the “B Replacement Warrants” and ending on the three year anniversary
of such date. The “B Replacement Warrants” may be exercised on a
cashless basis beginning one year following the date of issuance of the “B
Replacement Warrants”. The terms of the “B Replacement Warrants”
contain conventional adjustments for stock splits and similar events as contained
in the “B Warrants” and, except as otherwise set forth in the “B
Replacement Warrants” and the Warrant Conversion Agreement, the terms of the
“B Replacement Warrants” are substantially identical to the terms of
the “B Warrants”.
|
|
The exercises
of the above warrants and the issuance of the “B Replacement Warrants”
were exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and
Regulation D promulgated thereunder, based upon the Company’s compliance
with such rules and regulations. The Company received representations and
warranties from all participating holders that they are “accredited
investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D) and no form
of general solicitation or general advertising was conducted in connection with the
offering. The securities contain restrictions on transfer in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Securities Act and Regulation D.
|
|
On March 26,
2007, the holders of 12,229 warrants to acquire a like number of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock, elected to exercise the warrants at the exercise
price of $1.66 per share. This generated proceeds to the Company of $20,299.
|
|
During the year
ended December 31, 2007, the holder of options to acquire 544 shares of Common
Stock under the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
exercised the options to receive 544 shares of Common Stock, generating cash
proceeds of $1,901 to the Company.
|
|
In October
2006, SWAT completed a $5,223,750 private placement of unregistered securities. A
total of $2,772,000 was closed consisting of 792,000 common share units at $3.50
per unit (“Common Share Units”) with each Common Share Unit including
one share of SWAT’s common stock (“Common Stock”) and three
warrants (“Investor Warrants”) to acquire Common Stock. Additionally, a
total of $2,451,750 was closed consisting of 700,500 convertible promissory note
units (“Note Units”) at $3.50 per unit with each Note Unit consisting
of a 5.13% per annum Convertible Promissory Note (“Note”) due January
31, 2007, unless earlier converted, and three Investor Warrants. Each $3.50 of
principal (plus interest) due under the Notes automatically converted into one
share of SWAT’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A
Preferred Stock”) upon shareholder approval on December 28, 2006.
|
|
During 2006,
the holders of 6,522 warrants to acquire a like number of the Company’s
common stock, elected to exercise the warrants at the exercise price of $1.66 per
share. This generated proceeds to the Company of $10,827.
|
|
During the year
ended December 31, 2006, a total of 55,943 stock options previously granted under
the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan were exercised generating $195,583 in
cash proceeds to the Company. No options were exercised in 2005.
|
|
The Company
recorded non-cash expense of $1,223 during the year ended December 31, 2006 related
to the issuance of 305 common shares to an employee as part of a severance
agreement. Such shares were valued at their then fair market value.
|
|
During 2006, a
total of $2,451,750 in proceeds received from the October 2006 offering was
allocated to the value of warrants and the beneficial conversion feature of the
2006 Notes. During 2005, $57,003 was received from the sale of warrants and an
additional $188,532 was allocated to the value of warrants sold as part of the debt
offerings in 2005.
|
F-18
|
SWAT currently
provides stock-based compensation to employees and directors under the Plan that
has been approved by the Company’s shareholders. On July 19, 2007, the
Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the
number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000.
Stock options granted under the Plan generally vest over two to four years from the
date of grant, as specified in the Plan or by the compensation committee of the
Company’s board of directors, and are exercisable for a period of up to ten
years from the date of grant. During the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
SWAT recorded share-based compensation expense related to stock options resulting
in non-cash expenses of $2,212,111 and $643,165, respectively. Additionally during
the year ended December 31, 2007, a non-cash expense of $37,260 was recorded based
upon the value of non-qualified options to acquire 15,000 shares of Common Stock
issued to a consultant.
|
|
A summary of
the status of the Company’s stock options as of December 31, 2007, and
changes during the year then ended, is presented below:
|
|
Shares
Under
Option
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
|
Outstanding at January 1,
2007
|
|
|
|
837,869
|
|
$
|
4.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
1,141,000
|
|
|
4.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
(544
|
)
|
|
3.49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
|
(603,153
|
)
|
|
4.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
1,375,172
|
|
$
|
4.51
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
658,777
|
|
$
|
4.58
|
|
|
6.8
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The weighted
average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006 was $3.49 and $3.71, respectively. The total fair value of stock
options granted to employees that vested during the year ended December 31, 2007
and 2006 was $1,344,000 and $166,300, respectively. During 2006, 55,943 employee
stock options were exercised having an intrinsic value when exercised of $149,400
and generating cash proceeds to the Company of $195,583 and during 2007, 544
employee stock options were exercised having an intrinsic value when exercised of
$1,906 and generating cash proceeds to the Company of $1,902.
|
F-19
|
A summary of
the status of the Company’s non-vested options to acquire common shares
granted to employees, officers and directors and changes during the period ended
December 31, 2007 is presented below.
|
Nonvested Shares
|
|
Nonvested
Shares
Under
Option
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
|
Nonvested at January 1,
2007
|
|
|
|
582,901
|
|
$
|
4.39
|
|
$
|
2.98
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
1,141,000
|
|
|
4.33
|
|
|
3.56
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
|
(441,687
|
)
|
|
4.45
|
|
|
3.29
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
|
(565,819
|
)
|
|
4.11
|
|
|
3.27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonvested at
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
716,395
|
|
$
|
4.47
|
|
$
|
3.47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December
31, 2007, the Company had approximately $1,192,000 of unrecognized compensation
cost related to stock options that will be recorded over a weighted average period
of approximately three years. Based upon the Company’s experience
approximately 95% of the total stock options or approximately 1,300,000 options,
are expected to vest in the future, under their terms.
|
|
Subsequent to
December 31, 2007, the Company issued options to purchase an additional 340,000
shares of common stock to directors, officers and employees under the Company stock
option plan. Of these grants, 300,000 are exercisable at $1.21 per share and 40,000
are exercisable at $0.65 per share, and all are subject to vesting requirements and
with ten year lives.
|
|
Common stock
purchase warrants:
|
|
Through
December 31, 2007, in addition to the stock options under the Company’s Plan
as discussed above, the Company has issued warrants in connection with debt
offerings, placement agent services, acquisitions, as well as consulting
agreements. Following is a summary of the terms of the warrant agreements that are
outstanding as of December 31, 2007:
|
Type
|
|
Notes
|
|
Quantity
|
|
Exercise
price
|
|
Issue
date
|
|
Expire
date
|
|
2004 Placement
agent warrants
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
73,893
|
|
$
|
4
|
.05
|
|
Dec.
2004
|
|
|
Nov.
2009
|
|
2005 Bridge loan
warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
137,500
|
|
$
|
6
|
.00
|
|
July 2005
|
|
|
July 2010
|
|
2005 IPO SWATW
Warrants
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
1,380,000
|
|
$
|
9
|
.00
|
|
July 2005
|
|
|
July 2010
|
|
2005 Placement agent
warrants
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
240,000
|
|
$
|
9
|
.38
|
|
July 2005
|
|
|
July 2010
|
|
2006 Placement agent
warrants
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
237,287
|
|
$
|
4
|
.96
|
|
Oct. 2006
|
|
|
Sept. 2011
|
|
2006 Placement agent
warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
$
|
6
|
.00
|
|
Dec. 2006
|
|
|
Dec. 2011
|
|
2006 A Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
171,000
|
|
$
|
4
|
.75
|
|
Oct. 2006
|
|
|
Oct. 2010
|
|
2006 B Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
$
|
4
|
.75
|
|
Oct. 2006
|
|
|
April 2008
|
|
2006 SWATW
Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,000
|
|
$
|
9
|
.00
|
|
Oct. 2006
|
|
|
July 2010
|
|
2007 A Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
166,667
|
|
$
|
4
|
.75
|
|
Mar. 2007
|
|
|
Mar. 2011
|
|
2007 SWATW
Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
166,667
|
|
$
|
9
|
.00
|
|
Mar. 2007
|
|
|
July 2010
|
|
2007 B Replacement
warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,200,140
|
|
$
|
4
|
.30
|
|
Sept. 2007
|
|
|
Sept. 2010
|
|
2007 Consulting
warrant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
$
|
3
|
.83
|
|
Aug. 2007
|
|
|
Aug. 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,935,154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The exercise
price is the average of the underlying warrants.
|
|
(2)
|
The 2005 IPO
SWATW Warrants are publicly traded and are subject to redemption as discussed
below.
|
F-20
|
In connection
with the October 2006 and March / April 2007 offerings, the Company issued Investor
Warrants consisting of three separate warrants with the following terms: Warrant
“A” is exercisable at $4.75 per share and expiring four years from
closing; Warrant “B” is exercisable at $4.75 per share and expiring 18
months from closing; and Warrant “SWATW”’s terms mirror exactly
SWAT’s current publicly-traded warrants, trading under the symbol: SWATW.
Generally, the SWATW Warrants are exercisable at $9.00 per share, expire in July
2010 and are redeemable by SWAT beginning on July 18, 2008 for $0.10 each, under
defined conditions, including a minimum trading price of the Common Stock of $13.50
per share. SWAT will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the same CUSIP
number for the “SWATW” Warrants issued in the private placement (the
“new SWATW Warrants”) as is assigned to SWAT’s current
publicly-traded “SWATW” Warrants (the “existing SWATW
Warrants”) so that following registration of the new SWATW Warrants they will
trade with the existing SWATW Warrants. If SWAT is unable to do so prior to the six
month anniversary of the closing, the new SWATW Warrants can thereupon be exchanged
by the holder for a warrant, identical in form to Warrant “A” and
Warrant “B” issued at the closing, except that the exercise price shall
be $8.00 per share and the expiration date shall be July 18, 2010. All warrants
shall be exercisable in cash, commencing six months after the closing and contain
anti-dilution rights for stock splits and stock dividends.
|
|
Commencing July
18, 2008 and until the expiration of the SWATW warrants, the Company may redeem all
outstanding warrants, in whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 days’
notice, at a price of $.10 per warrant, provided that the closing sale price of the
Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $13.50 per share for 30 consecutive
trading days preceding a redemption announcement. The redemption notice must be
provided not more than five business days after conclusion of the 30 consecutive
trading days in which the closing sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds
$13.50 per share. In the event the Company exercises our right to redeem the
warrants, the warrants will be exercisable until the close of business on the date
fixed for redemption in such notice. If any warrant called for redemption is not
exercised by such time, it will cease to be exercisable and the holder thereof will
be entitled only to the redemption price of $.10 per warrant.
|
9.
|
Industry
segments and customer concentration:
|
|
As a result of
the Vizer merger that was completed as of December 31, 2006, the Company now
operates in business segments that are divided into three distinct business
reporting units. The first business unit, called “Veritas” (formerly
referred to as Avurt), includes the operations of “Veritas Tactical,”
which distributes and produces non-lethal personal protection devices and
compliance products and creates innovative training systems and tools to increase
the quality of training worldwide for law enforcement, militaries, both private and
government, and civilians. Veritas also includes the results of the recently
acquired Perfect Circle operations. The second business unit operates within the
“Technology Division” and includes the operations of Vizer, which
specializes in product design, system design, engineering, installation, and
integration of facility security systems including access control, video
surveillance, intrusion detection, and wireless mesh network systems. The third
business unit operates within the “Technology Division” and includes
the operations of ShiftWatch which is a product line of mobile digital video
surveillance solutions for public transportation. All of the industry segments are
located at the Company’s headquarters in Louisville, Colorado. The Company
determines its segment results consistent with its management reporting and
consolidated accounting policies. No industry segment information was reported
prior to the December 31, 2006 Vizer merger as previously the Company operated in
one business the ShiftWatch unit. Selected financial information from the
Company’s business segments is as follows:
|
Year ended
December 31, 2007
|
|
Veritas
|
|
Vizer
|
|
ShiftWatch
|
|
Corporate
Overhead /
Eliminations
|
|
Totals
|
|
Net
sales
|
|
|
$
|
287,100
|
|
$
|
639,700
|
|
$
|
315,200
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,242,000
|
|
Gross profit
(loss)
|
|
|
|
(63,500
|
)
|
|
80,800
|
|
|
62,900
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
80,200
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
|
(4,700,400
|
)
|
|
(1,333,500
|
)
|
|
(1,833,300
|
)
|
|
(7,823,300
|
)
|
|
(15,690,500
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
30,600
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
103,400
|
|
|
6,159,900
|
|
|
6,299,900
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
(4,729,200
|
)
|
|
(1,339,200
|
)
|
|
(2,007,600
|
)
|
|
(13,810,900
|
)
|
|
(21,886,900
|
)
|
Depreciation and
|
|
|
amortization
|
|
|
|
224,600
|
|
|
676,800
|
|
|
75,100
|
|
|
8,400
|
|
|
985,000
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
|
510,000
|
|
|
50,700
|
|
|
50,900
|
|
|
12,600
|
|
|
624,200
|
|
Identifiable
assets
|
|
|
|
3,759,200
|
|
|
1,147,100
|
|
|
933,200
|
|
|
3,859,000
|
|
|
9,698,500
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,249,400
|
|
|
2,249,400
|
|
Impairment
|
|
|
|
3,874,400
|
|
|
985,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,859,700
|
|
F-21
|
Certain of our
contracts require that the Company provide installation of the products either at
the ultimate customer’s location or in some cases at the OEM bus
manufacturer. In these cases, the revenue recognition process is not completed
until the Company has completed the installation and the products are working and
accepted by the customer. Products and materials issued in connection with such
jobs in progress are treated as the Company’s inventory until such revenue is
recognized. Any billings issued or cash collected under the terms of the contracts
in advance of the revenue being recognized are recorded in the meantime as deferred
revenue.
|
|
As of December
31, 2007, two customers comprised 51% and 10.9%, respectively, of the outstanding
total accounts receivable balance. For the year ended December 31, 2007, two
customers accounted for 19.3% and 12.6%, respectively, of net sales. For the year
ended December 31, 2006, one customer accounted for 37% of net sales.
|
|
Income taxes at
the federal statutory rate are reconciled to the Company’s actual income
taxes as follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Federal income
tax benefit at 34%
|
|
|
$
|
(7,442,000
|
)
|
$
|
(3,178,000
|
)
|
State income tax benefit net
of federal tax effect
|
|
|
|
(1,094,000
|
)
|
|
(327,000
|
)
|
Permanent items
|
|
|
|
3,196,000
|
|
|
1,246,000
|
|
Inventory
reserve
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
51,000
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
|
81,000
|
|
|
84,000
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
43,000
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
|
5,215,000
|
|
|
2,115,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December
31, 2007, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately
$23,000,000 for federal and state tax purposes, which are available to offset
future taxable income, if any, expiring through December 2027. Certain of the net
operating loss carryforwards are subject to annual usage limitations as a result of
changes in ownership levels within the Company. A valuation allowance was recorded
at December 31, 2007, due to uncertainty as to the realization of deferred tax
assets in the future.
|
|
The tax effects
of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax
assets and liabilities at December 31, 2007 are as follows:
|
F-22
|
|
Deferred tax
assets (liabilities):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss
carryforwards, long term
|
|
|
$
|
8,740,000
|
|
Tax credits, long
term
|
|
|
|
161,000
|
|
Inventory reserve,
current
|
|
|
|
58,000
|
|
Equipment,
long-term
|
|
|
|
(23,000
|
)
|
Deferred revenue and
other
|
|
|
|
124,000
|
|
Intangibles and other long-lived assets, long-term
|
|
|
|
1,521,000
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax
asset
|
|
|
|
10,581,000
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
|
(10,581,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
Net current deferred tax
asset
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
Commitments
and contingencies:
|
|
On April 13,
2007, a complaint was filed in United States District Court, Southern District of
California, Case No. ‘07CV 0672 JAH POR, by Pepperball Technologies, Inc.
(“PTI”) against Security With Advanced Technology, Inc., Vizer Group,
Inc. and Avurt International, Inc. PTI alleges in the civil action that the
prospective manufacture and distribution of our non-lethal projectile launchers
infringed certain of their patents and breached a Reseller Agreement and Non-
Disclosure Agreement between Vizer Group, Inc. and PTI. PTI is seeking (a)
damages for the alleged patent infringement and breach of contract, (b) an
injunction to prohibit further alleged patent infringement and (c) other relief and
costs. We believe that PTI’s claims are without merit and we are
vigorously defending this matter, including pursuing counterclaims against
PTI.
|
|
On January 26,
2008, the Company and a director, Gregory Pusey, and an officer, Jeffrey G.
McGonegal, were served with a complaint filed in District Court — Larimer
County, Fort Collins, Colorado, by Scott G. and Sandy Sutton concerning amounts
that Mr. and Mrs. Sutton allege are due to them in connection with the termination
of Mr. Sutton’s employment agreement with the Company and in connection with
the merger agreement effective as of December 31, 2006 between the Company, Vizer
Group, Inc. (“Vizer”), the Company we acquired from the shareholders of
Vizer, including Mr. and Mrs. Sutton. Specifically, the complaint asserts that Mr.
Sutton is due severance and other amounts under his employment agreement and that
Mr. and Mrs. Sutton are due earn-out consideration and other amounts under the
merger agreement. The complaint also asserts that the Company and the named
individual defendants knew or should have known that certain information,
representations and warranties associated with the Company as part of the merger
agreement were inaccurate and untrue at the time the merger agreement was executed.
The Company is in the process of reviewing the complaint with its legal counsel,
and believes that the claims in the complaint are groundless and intends to
aggressively defend itself in this matter and explore its own legal remedies,
including counterclaims.
|
|
The Company
leases its office and warehouse facilities and equipment from unrelated parties
under agreements that expire through April 2013 and currently require monthly
rentals of approximately $27,500, and generally escalate over the term of the
leases. Future annual minimum commitments are $347,700 in 2008; $255,500 in 2009;
$211,300 in 2010; $214,100 in 2011; $215,600 in 2012 and $73,200 thereafter. The
agreements contain renewal options under specified conditions. Total rent expense
under all agreements, excluding the acquired operations totaled $213,200 and
$143,900 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
|
|
The Company has
entered into employment agreements with its Chairman and CEO. The agreements
generally extend through the year ended December 31, 2008, provide for customary
benefits, severance rights and confidentiality provisions and are also renewable.
The agreements provide for a total annual minimum compensation of approximately
$210,000.
|
F-23
|
In connection
with the Company’s entering into a supply agreement, the Company’s bank
issued a $100,000 letter of credit on behalf of the Company to the supplier,
against future purchases. In August, 2007, the Company ceased doing business with
this supplier. As a result, the letter of credit has been cancelled.
|
F-24
ITEM 8.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 8A(T).
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered
by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with participation
of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based upon that
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, as of the end of the period covered
by this report, to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be
disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and
forms.
In making this evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer considered the material weaknesses
discussed in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Based
on this evaluation, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not
effective at a reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2007 because of the
identification of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. The
lack of an effective control environment has been identified as a material weakness
contributing to the inadequacy of the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures as further discussed below with respect to the weaknesses in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)). Internal control over financial reporting
is the process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our board of directors, management and other
personnel, 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 (“GAAP”).
All internal control systems, no
matter how well designed, have inherent limitations, including the possibility of the
circumvention or overriding of controls. Therefore, even a system determined to be
effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement
preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, internal control
effectiveness may vary over time.
Management conducted an assessment
of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control system as of December 31,
2007. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in
Internal
Control — Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management has
concluded that internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December
31, 2007.
A material weakness is a deficiency,
or a combination of deficiencies, that results in a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected. Management identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007.
Ineffective Control
Environment
The Company did not maintain an
effective control environment based on criteria established in the COSO framework.
Specifically, the Company did not adequately design in an effective manner the procedures
necessary to support on a timely basis the requirements of the financial reporting and
closing process.
22
Our evaluation concluded that,
although policies and procedures appropriate for operating control activities were
designed, and in large part instituted, the Company has not been successful in designing
and implementing polices for the control environment. The control environment sets the tone
of an organization, influences the control consciousness of its people, and is the
foundation of all other components of internal control over financial reporting. A material
weakness in the control environment affects all other internal control
components.
We have also identified conditions
as of December 31, 2007 that we believe are significant deficiencies in internal controls
that include: 1) a lack of segregation of duties in accounting and financial reporting
activities; and 2) the lack of a sufficient number of qualified accounting personnel. Our
former Chief Financial Officer became our Chief Executive Officer in October 2007. Our
Company has not hired another individual to act as our Chief Financial Officer. We believe
the absence of a full-time Chief Financial Officer has resulted in a significant deficiency
with respect to the lack of qualified accounting personnel. We have been able to mitigate
this deficiency by engaging outside consultants to assist the Company in its accounting
activities, but believe that the only effective long-term solution to our accounting needs
is to hire a qualified replacement Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer. Due
to our budgetary constraints, we are uncertain as to when we will be able to accomplish
this.
We do not believe that these
deficiencies constitute material weaknesses because of the use of temporary controllers,
the review by our Chief Executive Officer of accounting information and reconciliations,
and the use of outside consultants.
We are also in the process of taking
additional corrective measures to further remedy the deficiencies in future
periods.
Management believes these
deficiencies in internal control did not result in material inaccuracies or omissions of
material fact and, to the best of its knowledge, believes that the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations for the Company in conformity with GAAP.
There is however, a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or
interim financial statements would not have been prevented or detected as a result of the
control environment weaknesses.
Changes in Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 that
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Management is currently taking
corrective action to remedy the internal control weaknesses described above. See
“Remediation of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting” described below.
Remediation of
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is committed to
remediating each of the material weaknesses identified above by implementing changes to the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management has implemented, or
is in the process of implementing, the following changes to the Company’s internal
control systems and procedures:
•
|
The expanded
use of outside consultants in the processing and preparation of financial
information and reports.
|
•
|
Either
internally or through the use of outside consultants, the expansion of accounting
policies and procedures to aid in the processing of accounting information on a
timely basis.
|
Management is committed to creating
and implementing an effective internal control system for each of the five internal control
components set forth in the
Internal Control — Integrated Framework
issued by
COSO. In this regard, we are consulting with legal and accounting professionals to support
us in the development of internal controls that are built into our business infrastructure
and part of the every day consciousness of our organization.
This annual report does not include
an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not
subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only
management’s report in this annual report.
There have been no significant
changes made in our internal controls or in other factors that have significantly affected
internal controls subsequent to the evaluation date.
ITEM 8B.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
23
PART III
The
information required by Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB is incorporated
by reference to the definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) for our
2007 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed within 120 days after our 2007 fiscal year
end.
ITEM 9.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A)
OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
The
information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the company's definitive
proxy statement which is due to be filed within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM
10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The
information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the company's definitive
proxy statement which is due to be filed within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 11.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
The
information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the company's definitive
proxy statement which is due to be filed within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 12.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE.
The
information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the company's definitive
proxy statement which is due to be filed within 120 days of the end of the Company's fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM
13. EXHIBITS.
3.1
|
Articles of
Incorporation (8)
|
3.2
|
Articles of
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (8)
|
3.3
|
Articles of
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (1)
|
3.4
|
Amended and
Restated Bylaws (8)
|
3.5
|
Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designation of the Preferences, Rights, Limitations,
Qualifications and Restrictions of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. (13)
|
4.1
|
Specimen Stock
Certificate (8)
|
4.2
|
Form of October
2006 Convertible Promissory Note (4)
|
4.3
|
Form of March
and April 2007 Convertible Promissory Note (7)
|
4.4
|
Form of Warrant
"A" to Purchase Shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.75 per share
(4)
|
4.5
|
Form of Warrant
"B" to Purchase Shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share
(7)
|
4.6
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between A4S Security, Inc. and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as
Warrant Agent, entered into June 2005 and Warrant Certificate (8)
|
4.7
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between A4S Security, Inc. and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as
Warrant Agent, entered into September 29, 2006 and Warrant Certificate(4)
|
4.8
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and Corporate
Stock Transfer, Inc., as Warrant Agent, entered into March 26, 2007 and Warrant
Certificate (7)
|
4.9
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and Corporate
Stock Transfer, Inc., as Warrant Agent, entered into April 12, 2007 and Warrant
Certificate (1)
|
24
10.1
|
Employment
Agreement between A4S Technologies, Inc. and Gregory Pusey dated March 25, 2005
(8)
|
10.2
|
Employment
Agreement between A4S Technologies, Inc. and Jeffrey McGonegal dated March 25, 2005
(8)
|
10.3
|
Employment
Agreement between Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and Scott G. Sutton dated
as of December 31, 2006 (1)
|
10.4
|
A4S
Technologies, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (8)
|
10.5
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement entered into September 29, 2006 by and between A4S Security,
Inc. and the investors set forth on Schedule I thereto (4)
|
10.6
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement entered into March 26, 2007 by and between Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc. and the investors set forth on Schedule I thereto
(7)
|
10.7
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement entered into April 12, 2007 by and between Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc. and the investors set forth on Schedule I thereto
(1)
|
10.8
|
Form of
Subscription Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent (4)
|
10.9
|
Registration
Rights Agreement entered into as of September 29, 2006 by and among A4S Security,
Inc. and the investors signatory thereto (4)
|
10.10
|
First Amendment
to Registration Rights Agreement dated December 15, 2006 by and among Security with
Advanced Technology and the investors signatory thereto (6)
|
10.11
|
Registration
Rights Agreement entered into as of March 26, 2007 by and among A4S Security, Inc.
and the investors signatory thereto (4)
|
10.12
|
Registration
Rights Agreement entered into as of April 12, 2007 by and among A4S Security, Inc.
and the investors signatory thereto (1)
|
10.13
|
Plan of Merger
by and among A4S Security, Inc., Vizer Merger Sub, Inc., Vizer Group, Inc., Avurt
International, Inc., Sandy Sutton, Scott G. Sutton and Michael Cox, dated September
3, 2006 (9)
|
10.15
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and among Security With Advanced
Technology, Inc. and Gary E. Gibson, Roy Urban, Ron Urban and Thomas G.
Kotsiopoulos (10)
|
10.16
|
Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and among Security With Advanced Technology,
Inc., PCP Acquisition, Inc., Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC and Gary E. Gibson
(10)
|
10.17
|
Consulting
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and among PCP Acquisition, Inc., Perfect
Circle Projectiles, LLC and Gary E. Gibson (10)
|
10.18
|
Patent License
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and between PCP Acquisition, Inc. and
Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (10)
|
10.19
|
Royalty
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and between PCP Acquisition, Inc. and
Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (10)
|
10.20
|
Facilities
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and between PCP Acquisition, Inc. and
Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (10)
|
10.21
|
Confidentiality
and Non-Competition Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by Perfect Circle
Projectiles, LLC and certain key employees of Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC party
thereto, for the benefit of PCP Acquisition, Inc. (10)
|
10.22
|
Warrant
Conversion Agreement from September 2007 warrant conversion (12)
|
10.23
|
Warrant
Conversion Agreement from December 2007 warrant conversion (13)
|
23.1
|
Consent of GHP
Horwath, P.C. (1)
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) - Certification of Chief Executive Officer (1)
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) - Certification of Chief Financial Officer (1)
|
32
|
Section 1350
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section
906 of the SARBANES-OXLEY ACT of 2002 (1)
|
99.1
|
Audit Committee
Charter (8)
|
99.2
|
Compensation
Committee Charter (8)
|
99.3
|
Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee Charter (8)
|
99.4
|
Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics (8)
|
(2)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on June 22, 2006.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2006
|
(4)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2006.
|
(5)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2006.
|
(6)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on January 11,
2007.
|
(7)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2007.
|
(8)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (333-124238).
|
(9)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on November 30, 2006.
|
(10)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2007.
|
(11)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on August 27,
2007.
|
(12)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2007.
|
(13)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008.
|
25
ITEM 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The
information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy
Statement.
26
In accordance with Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
|
Date: April 16, 2008
|
SECURITY
WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
A Colorado Corporation (Registrant)
By:
/s/ Jeffrey G. McGonegal
Jeffrey G. McGonegal
Its: Chief Executive Officer
|
In accordance with the Exchange Act,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
|
|
By:
/s/
Jeffrey G. McGonegal
Jeffrey G. McGonegal
Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
By:
/s/ Gregory Pusey
Gregory Pusey
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Director
By:
/s/ Thomas R. Marinelli
Thomas R. Marinelli
Director
By:
/s/ Gail Schoettler
Gail Schoettler
Director
By:
/s/ Robert J. Williams
Robert J. Williams
Director
By:
/s/ David Welch
David Welch
Director
|
April 16,
2008
April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008
|
27
Exhibit
Index
3.1
|
Articles of
Incorporation (8)
|
3.2
|
Articles of
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (8)
|
3.3
|
Articles of
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (1)
|
3.4
|
Amended and
Restated Bylaws (8)
|
3.5
|
Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designation of the Preferences, Rights, Limitations,
Qualifications and Restrictions of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. (13)
|
4.1
|
Specimen Stock
Certificate (8)
|
4.2
|
Form of October
2006 Convertible Promissory Note (4)
|
4.3
|
Form of March
and April 2007 Convertible Promissory Note (7)
|
4.4
|
Form of Warrant
"A" to Purchase Shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.75 per share
(4)
|
4.5
|
Form of Warrant
"B" to Purchase Shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share
(7)
|
4.6
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between A4S Security, Inc. and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as
Warrant Agent, entered into June 2005 and Warrant Certificate (8)
|
4.7
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between A4S Security, Inc. and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as
Warrant Agent, entered into September 29, 2006 and Warrant Certificate(4)
|
4.8
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and Corporate
Stock Transfer, Inc., as Warrant Agent, entered into March 26, 2007 and Warrant
Certificate (7)
|
4.9
|
Warrant
Agreement by and between Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and Corporate
Stock Transfer, Inc., as Warrant Agent, entered into April 12, 2007 and Warrant
Certificate (1)
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10.1
|
Employment
Agreement between A4S Technologies, Inc. and Gregory Pusey dated March 25, 2005
(8)
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10.2
|
Employment
Agreement between A4S Technologies, Inc. and Jeffrey McGonegal dated March 25, 2005
(8)
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10.3
|
Employment
Agreement between Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. and Scott G. Sutton dated
as of December 31, 2006 (1)
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10.4
|
A4S
Technologies, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (8)
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10.5
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement entered into September 29, 2006 by and between A4S Security,
Inc. and the investors set forth on Schedule I thereto (4)
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10.6
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement entered into March 26, 2007 by and between Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc. and the investors set forth on Schedule I thereto
(7)
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10.7
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement entered into April 12, 2007 by and between Security With
Advanced Technology, Inc. and the investors set forth on Schedule I thereto
(1)
|
10.8
|
Form of
Subscription Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent (4)
|
10.9
|
Registration
Rights Agreement entered into as of September 29, 2006 by and among A4S Security,
Inc. and the investors signatory thereto (4)
|
10.10
|
First Amendment
to Registration Rights Agreement dated December 15, 2006 by and among Security with
Advanced Technology and the investors signatory thereto (6)
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10.11
|
Registration
Rights Agreement entered into as of March 26, 2007 by and among A4S Security, Inc.
and the investors signatory thereto (4)
|
10.12
|
Registration
Rights Agreement entered into as of April 12, 2007 by and among A4S Security, Inc.
and the investors signatory thereto (1)
|
10.13
|
Plan of Merger
by and among A4S Security, Inc., Vizer Merger Sub, Inc., Vizer Group, Inc., Avurt
International, Inc., Sandy Sutton, Scott G. Sutton and Michael Cox, dated September
3, 2006 (9)
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10.15
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and among Security With Advanced
Technology, Inc. and Gary E. Gibson, Roy Urban, Ron Urban and Thomas G.
Kotsiopoulos (10)
|
10.16
|
Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and among Security With Advanced Technology,
Inc., PCP Acquisition, Inc., Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC and Gary E. Gibson
(10)
|
10.17
|
Consulting
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and among PCP Acquisition, Inc., Perfect
Circle Projectiles, LLC and Gary E. Gibson (10)
|
10.18
|
Patent License
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and between PCP Acquisition, Inc. and
Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (10)
|
10.19
|
Royalty
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and between PCP Acquisition, Inc. and
Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (10)
|
10.20
|
Facilities
Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by and between PCP Acquisition, Inc. and
Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC (10)
|
10.21
|
Confidentiality
and Non-Competition Agreement dated as of July 10, 2007 by Perfect Circle
Projectiles, LLC and certain key employees of Perfect Circle Projectiles, LLC party
thereto, for the benefit of PCP Acquisition, Inc. (10)
|
10.22
|
Warrant
Conversion Agreement from September 2007 warrant conversion (12)
|
10.23
|
Warrant
Conversion Agreement from December 2007 warrant conversion (13)
|
23.1
|
Consent of GHP
Horwath, P.C. (1)
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) - Certification of Chief Executive Officer (1)
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) - Certification of Chief Financial Officer (1)
|
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Section 1350
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section
906 of the SARBANES-OXLEY ACT of 2002 (1)
|
99.1
|
Audit Committee
Charter (8)
|
99.2
|
Compensation
Committee Charter (8)
|
99.3
|
Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee Charter (8)
|
99.4
|
Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics (8)
|
(2)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on June 22, 2006.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2006
|
(4)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2006.
|
(5)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2006.
|
(6)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on January 11,
2007.
|
(7)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2007.
|
(8)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (333-124238).
|
(9)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on November 30, 2006.
|
(10)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2007.
|
(11)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on August 27,
2007.
|
(12)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2007.
|
(13)
|
Incorporated by
reference to the Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008.
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