UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended February 28, 2005,
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the period from to
Commission file number 0-26140
REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC.
Delaware | 51-0352879 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1155 Kas Drive, Suite 100, Richardson, Texas
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75081 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (972) 301-2000
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE
PRECEDING FIVE YEARS;
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes þ No o
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrants classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Title of each class | Number of Shares Outstanding as of April 14, 2005 |
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Common Stock, $.01 par value | 6,988,620 |
REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Form 10-Q
INDEX
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REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited | ||||||||
February 28, | August 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 1,109 | $ | 1,312 | ||||
Restricted cash
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| 439 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
2,710 | 2,700 | ||||||
Inventories
|
1,100 | 674 | ||||||
Deferred product costs current portion
|
809 | 980 | ||||||
Lease receivables and other current assets
|
988 | 987 | ||||||
Total current assets
|
6,716 | 7,092 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net
|
4,171 | 4,283 | ||||||
Deferred product costs non-current portion
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747 | 1,085 | ||||||
Goodwill
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19,724 | 19,724 | ||||||
License right, net
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994 | 1,207 | ||||||
Other intangibles, net
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678 | 1,085 | ||||||
Lease receivables and other assets, net
|
967 | 1,280 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 33,997 | $ | 35,756 | ||||
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 1,521 | $ | 2,167 | ||||
Deferred product revenues current portion
|
2,053 | 2,374 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
2,235 | 5,335 | ||||||
Total current
liabilities |
5,809 | 9,876 | ||||||
Deferred product revenues non-current portion
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2,204 | 3,174 | ||||||
Note payable HFS
|
2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
Other notes payable
|
626 | 741 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities
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361 | 466 | ||||||
Total
liabilities |
11,000 | 16,257 | ||||||
Redeemable preferred stock Series A
|
3,542 | | ||||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock
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79 | 75 | ||||||
Treasury stock
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(1,860 | ) | (1,860 | ) | ||||
Additional paid-in capital
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24,516 | 22,297 | ||||||
Deferred stock compensation
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(262 | ) | (472 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit
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(3,018 | ) | (541 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity
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19,455 | 19,499 | ||||||
Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders equity |
$ | 33,997 | $ | 35,756 | ||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reorganized | Predecessor | Reorganized | Predecessor | |||||||||||||
Company | Company | Company | Company | |||||||||||||
Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | |||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Product |
$ | 274 | $ | 303 | $ | 523 | $ | 623 | ||||||||
Ratable product |
680 | 1,344 | 1,461 | 2,756 | ||||||||||||
Service |
3,332 | 4,320 | 6,826 | 9,405 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
4,286 | 5,967 | 8,810 | 12,784 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
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Product |
164 | 176 | 358 | 565 | ||||||||||||
Ratable product |
285 | 614 | 622 | 1,332 | ||||||||||||
Service |
1,530 | 2,150 | 3,300 | 5,003 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
1,979 | 2,940 | 4,280 | 6,900 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
2,307 | 3,027 | 4,530 | 5,884 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: |
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General and administrative |
1,266 | 1,549 | 2,633 | 3,649 | ||||||||||||
Customer service |
386 | 466 | 807 | 1,348 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
759 | 583 | 1,207 | 1,724 | ||||||||||||
Engineering |
315 | 427 | 636 | 869 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
672 | 1,081 | 1,317 | 2,219 | ||||||||||||
3,398 | 4,106 | 6,600 | 9,809 | |||||||||||||
Operating loss |
(1,091 | ) | (1,079 | ) | (2,070 | ) | (3,925 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income |
67 | 116 | 143 | 229 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(80 | ) | (371 | ) | (162 | ) | (901 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense) |
(108 | ) | 353 | (208 | ) | 336 | ||||||||||
Loss before reorganization items |
(1,212 | ) | (981 | ) | (2,297 | ) | (4,261 | ) | ||||||||
Reorganization items |
32 | (365 | ) | (14 | ) | (365 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss |
(1,180 | ) | (1,346 | ) | (2,311 | ) | (4,626 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
(99 | ) | | (166 | ) | | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common shareholders |
$ | (1,279 | ) | $ | (1,346 | ) | $ | (2,477 | ) | $ | (4,626 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted loss per share: |
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Net loss per share |
$ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (0.48 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: |
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Basic and diluted |
6,352 | 9,671 | 6,299 | 9,671 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reorganized | Predecessor | |||||||
Company | Company | |||||||
Six Months | Six Months | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
February 28, | February 29, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (2,311 | ) | $ | (4,626 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: |
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Reorganization expense |
14 | 365 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
697 | 912 | ||||||
Amortization of license rights and other intangibles |
620 | 1,307 | ||||||
Amortization of discount on notes payable |
| 30 | ||||||
Provision for bad debts |
150 | 726 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred service revenues |
(33 | ) | (170 | ) | ||||
Loss on equipment retired or sold |
124 | 94 | ||||||
Non-cash stock compensation |
| 11 | ||||||
Non-cash expense on repricing of warrants |
85 | | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Decrease in restricted cash |
439 | | ||||||
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
(59 | ) | 1,202 | |||||
(Increase) decrease in inventory |
(426 | ) | 922 | |||||
Decrease in deferred product costs |
509 | 803 | ||||||
Decrease in lease receivables and other assets |
463 | 69 | ||||||
Decrease in accounts payable |
(646 | ) | (1,511 | ) | ||||
Decrease in deferred product revenues |
(1,291 | ) | (1,282 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities |
898 | (6,552 | ) | |||||
Net cash
used in operating activities before reorganization items |
(767 | ) | (7,700 | ) | ||||
Reorganization items: |
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Reorganization expense |
(14 | ) | (365 | ) | ||||
Reclassification of long-term debt subject to compromise |
| (14,303 | ) | |||||
(Decrease) increase in restructuring accruals |
(2,950 | ) | 310 | |||||
Increase in liabilities subject to compromise |
| 20,419 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(3,731 | ) | (1,639 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Additions to property and equipment |
(566 | ) | (190 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(566 | ) | (190 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of Series A preferred stock
and warrants, net of offering costs |
4,651 | | ||||||
Dividends paid on preferred stock |
(166 | ) | | |||||
Payments on capital leases and other note payables |
(391 | ) | (88 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
| 4 | ||||||
Net cash (used in ) provided by financing activities |
4,094 | (84 | ) | |||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(203 | ) | (1,913 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
1,312 | 5,105 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 1,109 | $ | 3,192 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | 170 | $ | 996 | ||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Discharge of debt and exchange of common stock
under the plan of reorganization |
$ | 1,311 | $ | | ||||
Conversion of related party liability to capital contribution |
$ | | $ | 2,066 | ||||
Purchases of assets through capital leases and other note payables |
$ | 467 | $ | 63 | ||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | Deferred | Treasury Stock | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Comp. | Shares | Amount | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity at August 31, 2004 |
7,450,000 | $ | 75 | $ | 22,297 | $ | (472 | ) | 929,948 | $ | (1,860 | ) | $ | (541 | ) | $ | 19,499 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock under plan
of reorganization |
393,568 | 3 | 1,308 | 1,311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of warrants in connection with
Series A preferred stock offering |
1,037 | 1,037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Series A preferred stock dividends |
(166 | ) | (166 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repricing of warrants |
85 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock |
75,000 | 1 | 67 | (68 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in deferred stock compensation |
(278 | ) | 278 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
(2,311 | ) | (2,311 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity at February 28, 2005 |
7,918,568 | $ | 79 | $ | 24,516 | $ | (262 | ) | 929,948 | $ | (1,860 | ) | $ | (3,018 | ) | $ | 19,455 | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
1. Business Overview, Reorganization and Going Concern
Business Overview
Remote Dynamics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) markets, sells and supports automatic vehicle location (AVL) and mobile resource management solutions targeting companies that operate private vehicle fleets. Management believes the growth potential for AVL and mobile resource management solutions is significant. The Company estimates that there are currently approximately 21 million commercial fleet vehicles in operation in the United States and only one million AVL units are installed. Of the one million currently installed units, most are used on the long haul trucking and public transit segments, which the Company estimates are 30% -50% penetrated. Based on research conducted by the Company, management believes the market for AVL products may grow approximately 20% per year over the next three years.
Management believes the marketplace of providers for AVL and mobile resource management solutions is fragmented with few players that are able to offer a high capacity platform, flexible software solutions and proven coast-to-coast service and support such as that provided by the Company. The Company believes to take advantage of the marketplace, it must bring to market new AVL and mobile resource management solutions that utilize wireless Internet protocol networks such as General Packet Radio System (GPRS) that provide the information, mapping and management reporting via a web-based and service bureau-based environment. Anticipated marketplace needs include; 1) ability for the AVL mobile device to function as a communications hub for personal computers and handheld devices, 2) ability to communicate with WiFi hotspots, 3) ability to integrate with a variety of in-vehicle sensors and 4) ability to integrate the AVL information into existing customer legacy applications.
The Company commercially launched its new product offering, REDIview , during January 2005. REDIview is an Internet and service bureau-based software application that provides an extensive array of real-time and accurate mapping, trip replay, and vehicle activity reports. REDIview includes a series of exception-based reports designed to highlight inefficiencies in the operations of a vehicle fleet. Utilizing GPRS technology and the Companys proven, high-capacity network service center, customers may access their information securely through the Internet from any personal computer or certain other devices. REDIview incorporates technologies that allow for fast and effective integration into legacy applications operated by companies with vehicle fleets and mobile workers. This design allows companies to easily extend their existing supply chain management systems to the mobile workforce for transaction processing and customer fulfillment. REDIview was also designed to be hardware and network agnostic to provide the maximum flexibility in designing solutions that best fit the customers specific needs.
The REDI 2000 mobile data logging unit combines global positioning system (GPS) technologies along with the latest in wireless, Internet protocol-based communications to deliver, throughout the day, real-time location, speed, and other conditions of the vehicle on a minute-by-minute basis. In addition, the units may be configured to accept additional sensor inputs regarding operations of the vehicle and vehicle equipment.
The Company believes introduction of these new products and associated web-based architecture will provide substantial savings in wireless transmission costs over the GSM circuit-switched data Vehicle Management InformationTM (VMI) product and will further allow the Company to substantially reduce its customer support and maintenance costs by avoiding costly maintenance visits to customer premises to service the command and control center component of the VMI system. These new products form the basis of managements business plan for the 2005 fiscal year and beyond and will be the foundation for expected growth in revenues and ultimately anticipated profitability for the Company. In addition, these products are designed to allow the Company to move to a recurring revenue model for the AVL marketplace, an important and necessary change to the Companys revenue model to achieve overall sustained revenue growth and cash flow positive operations.
Voluntary Bankruptcy Filing and Reorganization
On February 2, 2004, (the Commencement Date), the Company and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Caren (292) Limited (Caren) and Minorplanet Systems USA Limited (Limited) (the Company, Caren and Limited shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the
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United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division (the Bankruptcy Court), in order to facilitate the restructuring of their debt, trade liabilities, and other obligations. During the pendency of the bankruptcy, the Debtors remained in possession of their assets and operated as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and applicable court orders. On February 24, 2004, the United States Trustee appointed an official committee of unsecured creditors (the Committee) consisting of representatives of five (5) of the twenty (20) largest unsecured creditors.
Under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the bankruptcy petition automatically stayed most actions against the Debtors including most actions to collect pre-petition indebtedness or exercise control over the property of the Debtors estate. The Bankruptcy Court established April 9, 2004 as the bar date for creditors and other parties-in-interest (other than governmental entities) to file their proofs of claims and proofs of interest. The bar date for governmental entities to file their proofs of claims and proofs of interest was May 10, 2004. On June 15, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Debtors motion for substantive consolidation of the estates of the Company, Caren and Limited.
On May 24, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Debtors Second Amended Disclosure Statement (Disclosure Statement) for use to solicit the vote of creditors and equity interest holders on the acceptance or rejection of the Debtors plan of reorganization. The Bankruptcy Court also set the record date for purposes of voting on the Debtors plan of reorganization as May 21, 2004, approved solicitation/voting procedures of the plan of reorganization, and set hearing on the confirmation of the plan of reorganization.
On June 17, 2004, the Debtors and the Committee reached a settlement agreement on several matters regarding the plan of reorganization subject to bankruptcy court approval (the Committee Settlement). The material terms of the Committee Settlement were as follows:
| For purposes of the Debtors plan of reorganization, the Debtors and Committee agreed that the value of the Debtors shall be equal to $25.3 million, such that holders of allowed unsecured claims under the plan of reorganization shall receive 75%, and prior equity holders shall receive 25%, of the 7,000,000 shares of new common stock issued upon confirmation of the plan of reorganization. | |||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company upon emergence from bankruptcy; | |||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the general terms and conditions of new employment agreements for senior management of the Company. | |||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the general terms and conditions under which restricted shares would be issued to senior management of the Company. | |||
| The Debtors, HFS Minorplanet Funding LLC (HFS) and the Committee agreed to amend the April 15, 2004 letter agreement so that the price per share at which HFS may convert the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the $1.575 million promissory note (later amended and increased to $2.0 million) into common stock of the Company, shall be set at $3.62 per share of common stock, provided that such amount shall be reduced (i) by twenty percent (20%) if such unpaid principal and accrued interest is converted within one (1) year after the date the promissory note was issued or (ii) by fifteen percent (15%) if such unpaid principal and accrued interest is converted more than one (1) year after the date the promissory note was issued. |
The Committee further agreed that it would not object to, and both the Committee and the Debtors, using their best efforts, would affirmatively support approval of the Debtors plan of reorganization, settlement and confirmation of the Debtors plan of reorganization, in the form as modified by the terms hereof. On June 22, 2004, the Debtors filed their Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization to incorporate the settlement terms reached with the Committee.
On June 29, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Debtors Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, as Modified (the Plan). The Bankruptcy Court also approved the Settlement Agreement between the Debtors and the Committee. The Bankruptcy Court further set the enterprise value of the Company at $25.3 million for purposes of distributions of new common stock under the Plan. The effective date of the Plan was set by the Debtors pursuant to the Plan as Friday, July 2, 2004 (the Effective Date). The Plan was substantially consummated on July 8, 2004.
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In general, pursuant to the Plan, as of the Effective Date:
| Holders of allowed administrative and priority claims will be paid in cash in the ordinary course as they come due or on such other terms as the parties may agree. Holders of allowed priority tax claims will receive periodic payments as provided under section 1129(a)(9)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code, unless the parties agree to other terms for the payment of such claims. | |||
| Holders of allowed secured claims shall receive, at the election of the Debtors, either (i) payment in cash in an amount equivalent to the full amount of such holders allowed secured claim; (ii) deferred cash payments over a period of five (5) years after the initial distribution date totaling the amount of such holders allowed secured claim, with interest; (iii) the return of the collateral securing such allowed secured claim in full satisfaction of such claim, or (iv) such other treatment as may be agreed to in writing by such holder and the Debtors. | |||
| Holders of allowed general unsecured claims received their pro rata share of seventy-five percent (75%) of seven million (7,000,000) shares of the new common stock of the Company on or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. | |||
| Each holder of an allowed convenience claim received cash in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of their allowed claims, up to an aggregate maximum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for all such claims paid as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. | |||
| All existing equity interests in the Debtors were extinguished as of the Effective Date. Each holder of an equity interest in the Company that was attributable to existing common stock received a pro rata share of twenty-five percent (25%) of seven million (7,000,000) shares of the new common stock that was not issued to holders of allowed general unsecured claims. The holders of equity interests in the Company, Limited and Caren, other than common stock, did not receive or retain any property under the Plan. | |||
| The new common stock and the restricted shares were issued and distributed in accordance with the terms of the Plan without further act or action under applicable law, regulation, order or rule and are exempt from registration under applicable securities law pursuant to section 1145(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. | |||
| The Debtors initially distributed 7,000,000 shares of new common stock to satisfy holders of allowed general unsecured claims and holders of equity interests in the Company that were attributable to existing common stock. The initial distribution of 7,000,000 shares of new common stock resulted in the satisfaction of approximately $17.6 million of allowed general unsecured claims. Subsequently, certain rejection claims and other disputed claims were settled and allowed by the bankruptcy court resulting in the issuance of an additional 393,568 shares of common stock during the 2005 fiscal year. |
Caren and Limited, as a matter of law, were merged with and into the Company, ceasing to exist as separate entities as of the Effective Date. In addition,
| the Companys certificate of incorporation was amended and restated to change the Companys corporate name to Remote Dynamics, Inc. on the Effective Date; | |||
| the size of the board was increased to seven (7) directors with four (4) new directors being appointed by the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee on behalf of the unsecured creditors and three (3) directors to be appointed by the Debtors; | |||
| a new restricted stock plan for key executive officers was approved; | |||
| the Company entered into two (2) year term employment agreements with the following key executive officers which included restricted stock grants to each officer: |
o | Dennis R. Casey President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
o | J. Raymond Bilbao Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |||
o | W. Michael Smith Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | |||
The Plan received overwhelming acceptance with approximately 98.6% of the existing stockholders actually |
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voting on the Plan, of which approximately 99.9% voted to accept the Plan. Additionally, approximately 75% of the unsecured creditors, who received their prorata share of 75% of the new common stock issued under the Plan, voted to accept the Plan. Under the Plan, holders of the Companys 13.75% Interest Senior Notes due 2005 and holders of the Companys common stock as of the close of trading on Friday, July 2, 2004 were entitled to receive their prorata distributions of new common stock under the Plan.
Pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Company assumed, assumed as modified or rejected certain pre-petition executory contracts and unexpired leases upon the Effective Date. With respect to executory contracts assumed, the Company was required to cure all pre-petition defaults, monetary and otherwise. With respect to executory contracts rejected, the Company is excused from further performance under such agreement and the Bankruptcy Code treats the rejected contract as if it were breached by the Company immediately prior to the Companys filing of bankruptcy. The other contracting party was entitled to a prepetition, general unsecured claim for the damages sustained as a result of the breach of contract caused by the rejection.
Going Concern
Historically, much of the Companys revenues have been derived from products and services sold to the long-haul trucking industry, small to medium-sized companies through its VMI product line and to member companies of SBC Communications, Inc. (SBC). The Company expects revenues from these legacy customers to decline substantially during 2005, and for the Company to sustain ongoing business operations and ultimately achieve profitability, it must substantially increase its sales and penetration into the marketplace with competitive products and services such as its REDIview product line.
The Company believes that the potential market opportunity for automatic vehicle location products in the United States, such as its GPRS-based REDIview product is significant. The Company currently believes that it will be positioned with its telematics product lines and proven operations support to take advantage of the significant market potential.
Management currently does not expect to achieve profitability during its current fiscal year since the Company will be expanding its sales force and building a base of customers that purchase information and data services from the Company on a monthly recurring basis. Key to achieving profitability is to obtain a REDIview customer base that provides monthly recurring revenues and corresponding gross margins that exceed operating costs and expenses to support the REDIview customer base. Management currently estimates that for the Company to achieve profitability, it will need to have approximately 38,000 to 40,000 of its REDIview products in service. During the eleven-week period following the launch of REDIview in mid-January through March 31, 2005, total REDIview unit sales orders received by the Company met expectations under the Companys revised business plan. While there can be no assurances, based upon the initial market acceptance of the REDIview product line as evidenced by the sales orders received since the launch of the REDIview product line, management currently anticipates that it will achieve the REDIview sales results forecasted in its revised business plan for the 2005 calendar year. Management further expects that the achievement of REDIview sales targets as forecasted in its revised business plan will provide the Company with sufficient capital to fund its ongoing operations. However, there can be no assurances that the Company can achieve the required sales of REDIview product line to meet its profitability goals and the Companys failure to do so may have a material adverse effect upon the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
SBC has selected an alternate vendor to supply its next generation AVL product. As of the filing date of the Companys Form 10Q for first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004, management anticipated that SBC would begin deactivating its units during the second calendar quarter of 2005. Management currently believes that SBC will likely delay deactivating the majority of its units by several months and that the deactivation of these units will be slower than initially anticipated. Management believes that under its revised business plan, the Company has sufficient cash to maintain its ongoing operations without obtaining additional capital resources that were previously anticipated, as disclosed in the Companys Form 10-Q for the period ending November 30, 2004. However, the timing of the deactivations by SBC as well as the ability of the Company to meet its REDIview sales and gross margin projections heavily influence the capital requirements of the Company.
If the Company fails to achieve its current sales and gross margin projections as forecasted in its revised business plan and/or SBC deactivates the Companys units sooner than is currently anticipated in the Companys projections, the Company may be required to raise additional capital funding. Currently, management believes that should additional funding be obtained, it will be raised through issuance of debt or equity securities. However, if additional capital funding is required, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the funds
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necessary to sustain the Companys operations until revenues from sales of REDIview are sufficient to sustain the Companys operations and the failure to do so may have a material adverse effect upon the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
Critical success factors in managements plans to achieve positive cash flow from operations include: | ||||
| Significant market acceptance of REDIview in the United States. | |||
| Maintaining and expanding the Companys direct sales channel and expanding into new markets not currently served by the Company. New salespersons will require training and time to become productive. In addition, there is significant competition for qualified salespersons, and the Company must continue to offer attractive compensation plans and opportunities to attract qualified salespersons. | |||
| Maintaining and expanding indirect distribution channels. | |||
| Securing and maintaining adequate third party leasing sources for customers who purchase the Companys products. | |||
| Ability to achieve and maintain the product and service margins forecasted in the Companys revised business plan. |
There can be no assurances that any of these success factors will be realized or maintained.
Although the Company believes that it has exited the Chapter 11 process as a stronger and more financially viable entity, at this time it is not possible to accurately predict the effect of the bankruptcy filing on its business. It is possible that because of operating performance or other factors, the Company may not be able to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the Company urges that extreme caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments in any of the Companys securities. Should the Company not continue as a going concern, it may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of the recorded assets or the amounts and classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
2. Fresh Start Accounting and Restructuring Expenses
In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position 90-7 Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code (SOP 90-7), the Company adopted fresh start accounting upon emergence from bankruptcy because holders of existing voting shares immediately before confirmation of the Plan received less than 50% of the voting shares of the emerging entity and its reorganization value was less than its postpetition liabilities and allowed claims as shown below (in thousands):
Postpetition liabilities and allowed claims |
$ | 32,841 | ||
Reorganization value (net of $2 million exit
financing) |
(23,333 | ) | ||
Excess of liabilities over reorganization value |
$ | 9,508 | ||
The Companys Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on June 29, 2004 and the Effective Date of the Plan was July 2, 2004. The Company adopted fresh start accounting as of June 30, 2004 as the Company determined that its selection of June 30, 2004 versus June 29, 2004 was more convenient for financial reporting purposes and that the results for the period from June 29, 2004 to June 30, 2004 were immaterial to the consolidated financial statements. All results for periods prior to July 1, 2004 are referred to as those of the Predecessor Company (the Predecessor Company) and all results for periods including and subsequent to July 1, 2004 are referred to as those of the Reorganized Company (the Reorganized Company).
The reorganization value of the Company was determined to be $25.3 million based on a discounted cash flow analysis utilizing cash flow projections from the Companys five-year business plan including a terminal value, and after extensive negotiations among parties in interest. The reorganization value allocated to the Companys net assets pursuant to SOP 90-7 was $23.3 million, which is net of the $2 million exit financing received from HFS after the Company emerged from bankruptcy (this exit financing was contemplated in the discounted cash flow model utilized to determine the $25.3 reorganization value). The $23.3 million allocated to net assets also excluded $1.4 million in pre-petition liabilities for disputed claims that were not discharged with the initial issuance of stock to creditors upon confirmation of the Plan. The reorganization value was allocated to the Companys tangible and identifiable intangible assets in conformity with the procedures specified by Financial Accounting Standards Board in Statement of Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations (FAS 141) and liabilities were recorded at their net present values.
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The Company used the results of an independent financial advisory firms fair market valuation to value its property and equipment. Inventory and certain software were valued at estimated replacement cost. An independent financial advisory firm was also utilized to value the Companys intangible assets.
The excess reorganization value not attributable to specific tangible or identified intangible assets of $19.7 million was recorded as goodwill in accordance with SOP 90-7 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (FAS 142 ). The Companys business plan assumes significant changes including ongoing development of next generation products and services and a fundamental change to move to a recurring revenue model. The Companys products and services that existed as of the June 30, 2004 fresh start accounting date are not expected to provide significant cash flows within the Companys long term business plan. While the Company had begun the development of its REDIview AVL product as of June 30, 2004, the product was substantially incomplete. Thus, as of the date the Company adopted fresh start accounting, the Companys primary value was encompassed in its experience and existing infrastructure that could allow the Company to take advantage of anticipated growth in the AVL marketplace. This strategic position is not contractually or legally based and cannot be separated from the business; therefore, such value is reflected in goodwill.
The effects of the Plan and the application of fresh start accounting as defined by SOP 90-7 on the Predecessor Companys unaudited consolidated balance sheet through June 30, 2004 is set forth below. It reflects the pro forma effect of the initial discharge of debt and exchange of stock under the Plan, cancellation of the Predecessor Companys equity, and application of fresh start accounting. The unaudited pro forma balance sheet should be reviewed in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004.
Predecessor | Debt Discharge | Reorganized | ||||||||||||||
Company | and Exchange | Fresh Start | Company | |||||||||||||
June 30, 2004 | of Stock (a) | Adjustments (b) | June 30, 2004 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 2,626 | $ | 2,626 | ||||||||||||
Restricted cash |
439 | 439 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
2,762 | 2,762 | ||||||||||||||
Inventories |
783 | 783 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred product costs current portion |
1,153 | (36 | ) | 1,117 | ||||||||||||
Lease receivables and other current assets, net |
973 | (69 | ) | 904 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets |
8,736 | (69 | ) | (36 | ) | 8,631 | ||||||||||
Property and equipment, net |
2,797 | 259 | 3,056 | |||||||||||||
Deferred product costs non-current portion |
1,410 | (264 | ) | 1,146 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill |
| 19,724 | 19,724 | |||||||||||||
License right, net |
2,707 | (1,429 | ) | 1,278 | ||||||||||||
Other intangible assets |
| 1,220 | 1,220 | |||||||||||||
Lease receivables and other assets, net |
1,206 | (40 | ) | 1,166 | ||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 16,856 | $ | (109 | ) | $ | 19,474 | $ | 36,221 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
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Current liabilities not subject to compromise: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 137 | $ | 2,283 | $ | 2,420 | ||||||||||
Deferred product revenues current portion |
2,757 | (107 | ) | 2,650 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
3,309 | 2,061 | 5,370 | |||||||||||||
Total
current liabilities not subject to compromise |
6,203 | 4,344 | (107 | ) | 10,440 | |||||||||||
Liabilities subject to compromise |
22,315 | (22,315 | ) | | ||||||||||||
Long-term liabilities not subject to compromise: |
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Deferred product revenues non-current portion |
4,066 | (750 | ) | 3,316 | ||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities |
257 | 309 | 566 | |||||||||||||
Total
long-term liabilities not subject to compromise |
4,323 | 309 | (750 | ) | 3,882 | |||||||||||
Total liabilities |
32,841 | (17,663 | ) | (857 | ) | 14,322 | ||||||||||
Total stockholders equity (deficit) |
(15,985 | ) | 17,554 | 20,331 | 21,900 | |||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 16,856 | $ | (109 | ) | $ | 19,474 | $ | 36,221 | |||||||
(a) | To record the discharge or reclassification of prepetition obligations related to long-term debt, other liabilities, and equity and the issuance of 7,000,000 shares of new common stock to creditors and old equity holders. Also includes the issuance of 350,000 shares of restricted stock to executives approved under the Plan, and the write off of the remaining unamortized prepaid loan fees and debt discount related to the discharged long-term debt. The cancellation of the Companys pre-reorganization equity includes the reversal of the $20.3 million gain on |
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the fresh start adjustment of assets and liabilities to fair value as well as the reversal of the $0.2 million gain on discharge of liabilities subject to compromise. | ||
(b) | To record fresh start adjustments to reflect assets and liabilities at fair value. Management used an expected present value technique, in which multiple cash flow scenarios that reflect the range of possible outcomes and a risk-free rate are used, to estimate the fair value of the VMI license right. Deferred product revenue and the related deferred product costs were adjusted to fair value based on present value calculations utilizing appropriate current interest rates. As discussed above, the results of an independent financial advisory firms fair market valuation was utilized to value property and equipment. Inventory and certain software were valued at estimated replacement cost. An independent financial advisory firm was also utilized to value the Companys intangible assets. |
Pursuant to SOP 90-7, the Companys consolidated financial statements for periods including and subsequent to the Chapter 11 petition filing distinguish transactions directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Certain expenses, realized gains and losses and provisions for losses resulting from the reorganization and restructuring of the business are reported separately as reorganization items. Total reorganization expenses and losses incurred by the Company are as follows (in thousands):
Reorganized | Predecessor | Reorganized | Predecessor | |||||||||||||
Company | Company | Company | Company | |||||||||||||
For the three | For the three | For the six | For the six | |||||||||||||
months ended | months ended | months ended | months ended | |||||||||||||
February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | |||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Professional fees |
$ | 9 | $ | 365 | $ | 87 | $ | 365 | ||||||||
Other net restructuring expenses and losses |
(41 | ) | | (73 | ) | | ||||||||||
Total restructuring expenses and losses |
$ | (32 | ) | $ | 365 | $ | 14 | $ | 365 | |||||||
3. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
On July 2, 2004, the Effective Date, the Companys name was changed from Minorplanet Systems USA, Inc. to Remote Dynamics, Inc. As a result of the application of fresh start accounting as of June 30, 2004, the Companys financial results for the three and six-month periods ended February 2005 and 2004 include two different bases of accounting. The Reorganized Companys financial statements are not comparable with those of the Predecessor Company.
The Predecessor Companys unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include those of Remote Dynamics Inc., formerly known as Minorplanet Systems USA, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries: HighwayMaster of Canada, LLC, Caren (292) Limited and Minorplanet Systems USA Limited. Caren (292) Limited and Minorplanet Systems USA Limited were merged into Remote Dynamics, Inc. on the Effective Date of the Plan and cease to exist as separate entities. The Reorganized Companys unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include those of Remote Dynamics Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries: HighwayMaster of Canada, LLC and RD Technologies, Inc. which was newly formed upon emergence from bankruptcy. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year ended August 31, 2004. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (all of which are of a normal recurring nature), which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Companys financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year.
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Estimates Inherent in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when earned in accordance with the applicable accounting literature including: EITF No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements With Multiple Deliverables, Statement of Position 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, as amended by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. Revenue is recognized when the following criteria are met: there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred and all obligations under such arrangement have been fulfilled, the price is fixed and determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.
Initial sale proceeds received under multiple-element sales arrangements that require the Company to deliver products and services over a period of time and which are not determined by the Company to meet certain criteria are deferred. All REDIview and VMI sales proceeds related to delivered products are deferred and recognized over the contract life that typically ranges from one to five years. Product sales proceeds recognized under this method are portrayed in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as Ratable product revenues. The related deferred revenue is classified as a current and long term liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under the captions Deferred product revenues current portion and Deferred product revenues non-current portion. If the customer relationship is terminated prior to the end of the customer contract term, such deferred sales proceeds are recognized as revenue in the period of termination. Under sales arrangements, which initially meet the earnings criteria described above, revenues are recognized upon shipment of the products or upon customer acceptance of the delivered products if terms of the sales arrangement give the customer the right of acceptance. Sales arrangements recognized upon initial delivery and acceptance relate primarily to products delivered under the service vehicle contract with SBC.
Service revenue generally commences upon product installation and customer acceptance and is billed and recognized during the period such services are provided.
VMI License Right
In June of 2001, the Company received a 99-year exclusive license right to market, sell and operate Minorplanet Systems PLCs, a United Kingdom public limited company (Minorplanet UK), VMI technology in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The license covered rights to existing technologies of Minorplanet UK as well as any future developments. In addition, the Company agreed to pay an annual fee of $1,000,000 to aid in funding research and development of future products covered by the license rights. Based on the Companys evaluation of the useful life of the existing technology, probability of future developments to bring new products to market and projected cash flows from these products, the license right was initially being amortized over a 15-year life.
Management accounts for the VMI license right in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS 142). The license right was acquired and valued in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as an asset purchase at an amount which reflected the fair value of the common stock issued by the Company based on the market price of the Companys common stock on the date of consummation of the transaction ($1.60 per share on June 21, 2001), plus the incremental direct costs incurred.
In early 2003, the Company requested that Minorplanet UK develop a GPRS-enabled
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VMI unit and modify the VMI software to be hosted in a web environment. Minorplanet UK initially scheduled delivery of the GPRS-enabled mobile unit and web-hosted software on or before September 2003. However, Minorplanet UK was unable to deliver a commercially viable GPRS-enabled mobile unit and web-hosted software and announced that it had elected to outsource the development of web-hosted software, which would not be available until mid-2005.
Accordingly, the Company notified Minorplanet UK that it intended to reject the VMI license as part of its plan of reorganization and initiated negotiations with Minorplanet UK for a temporary use license to market and sell the VMI product. On June 14, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court approved a Compromise and Settlement Agreement (the Agreement) by and among the Company and Minorplanet Limited and Minorplanet UK regarding the license agreement for the VMI technology which allowed the Company to use, market and sell the VMI technology until December 31, 2004.
The material terms of the VMI Settlement Agreement include the following:
(1) | On June 30, 2004, the VMI license agreement converted to a nonexclusive license until December 31, 2004 when it shall terminate. | |||
(2) | From the period beginning June 30, 2004 through December 31, 2004, the territory in which the Company may market, sell and use the VMI system shall be reduced to the following metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; and Houston, Texas. | |||
(3) | On July 31, 2004, the Company shall no longer use the name, Minorplanet, nor any derivative thereof, and shall remove and refrain from using any references to said name. | |||
(4) | The Company provided Minorplanet Limited, at no cost, 100 AEM 3000 VMI units to USA specifications with accompanying special tariff SIMs for T-Mobile. | |||
(5) | Subsequent to December 31, 2004, the Company has the right to use the VMI software internally for the sole purpose of satisfying its warranty, service and support obligations to its existing VMI customer base. | |||
(6) | Minorplanet Limited was allowed a general unsecured claim in the amount of $1,000,000 in Limiteds bankruptcy case no. 04-31202-SAF-11. On the Effective Date, Minorplanet Limited released and waived its administrative claim and, as of such date, waived any future R&D fees due under Section 16.4 of the VMI license agreement. | |||
(7) | The Company provided to Minorplanet Limited and Minorplanet UK a general release of any and all claims which could have been asserted against Minorplanet Limited or Minorplanet UK by the Company. |
On January 6, 2005, the Company and Minorplanet Limited entered into an Addendum to the Compromise and Settlement Agreement (the Addendum) which granted the Company the right to continue market and sell the VMI product line to the Companys existing VMI customers. Although the Company has ceased actively marketing and selling the VMI product, the Addendum allows the Company to fulfill VMI product orders from existing VMI customers.
SFAS 144 requires management of the Company to review for impairment of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset might not be recoverable and exceeds its fair value. Thus, management used an expected present value technique, in which multiple cash flow scenarios that reflect the range of possible outcomes and a risk-free rate are used, to estimate the fair value of the VMI license right and recognized an impairment loss of $28.8 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2004. Based on updated sales and cash flow forecasts, the Company later recorded a $1.4 million fresh start accounting adjustment to reflect the fair value of the license right at $1.3 million at June 30, 2004. This new fair value of the license right is being amortized over a three-year life.
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Upon implementation of fresh start accounting as of June 30, 2004, the Reorganized Company recorded goodwill and other intangible assets and therefore applied provisions of SFAS 142 that requires that goodwill not be amortized but reviewed annually (or more frequently if impairment indicators arise) for impairment. Intangible assets that are not deemed to have indefinite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
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Stock Based Awards
The Predecessor Company applied the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations, in accounting for its stock option plans. Accordingly, compensation expense was recorded at the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price. All pre-existing common stock and other equity interests (including but not limited to warrants, stock options and anti-dilutive rights), outstanding as of the Effective Date of the Plan were extinguished. As of February 28, 2005, the Reorganized Company had issued no stock options.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS 123, the Predecessor Company elected to continue to apply the intrinsic-value based method of accounting described above, and adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, pro forma net loss and net loss per share disclosures, as if the Company recorded compensation expense based on the fair value of stock-based awards, are presented below (in thousands, except per share data):
Reorganized | Predecessor | Reorganized | Predecessor | |||||||||||||
Company | Company | Company | Company | |||||||||||||
Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | |||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common shares, as reported |
$ | (1,279 | ) | $ | (1,346 | ) | $ | (2,477 | ) | $ | (4,626 | ) | ||||
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense
included in reported net income |
11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair value based method for all awards |
(138 | ) | (281 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net loss, pro forma |
$ | (1,279 | ) | $ | (1,473 | ) | $ | (2,477 | ) | $ | (4,896 | ) | ||||
Net loss per share basic and diluted As reported |
$ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (0.48 | ) | ||||
Pro-forma |
$ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (0.51 | ) |
Restricted Stock
On July 2, 2004, in accordance with the plan of reorganization, the Company adopted the Restated 2004 Management Incentive Plan (the Incentive Plan). The Incentive Plan allows for the issuance of up to 700,000 restricted shares of common stock to management. As of February 28, 2005, 525,000 shares of restricted stock had been issued to certain members of the senior management for the Company. These grants vest based on the achievement of specific corporate performance targets over a three-year period and are subject to forfeiture if such performance targets are not achieved. These restricted shares are accounted for in accordance with variable plan accounting, which requires that the fair value of the shares be measured and charged to the income statement upon determination that the fulfillment of the performance criteria has been met or is probable. The Company did not record any compensation expense associated with these restricted shares during the three and six month periods ended February 28, 2005 as no vesting had occurred.
The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of the recently issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-based Payment (FAS 123R), effective June 15, 2005, on the accounting for its outstanding restricted stock (see Recent Accounting Pronouncements below).
Business Concentrations
During the three and six months ended February 2005, SBC and Geologic Solutions, Inc. combined to account for approximately 74% of the Companys total revenues. During the three and six months ended February 2004, SBC and Geologic Solutions, Inc. combined to account for approximately 71% of the Companys total revenues.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December of 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FAS 123R which is effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2005. FAS 123R applies to transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services and also applies to liabilities an entity may incur for goods or services that are based on the fair value of those equity instruments. The Company will adopt FAS 123R in the required period and apply the standard using the modified prospective method, which requires compensation expense to be recorded for new and modified awards. For any unvested portion of previously issued and outstanding awards, compensation expense is required to be recorded based on the previously disclosed FAS 123 methodology and amounts. Prior periods presented are not required to by restated. FAS 123R may require the Company to reflect the tax savings resulting from tax deductions in excess of expense reflected in its financial statements as a financing cash flow. FAS 123R may have a material impact on the Companys future consolidated financial statements.
In December of 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (FAS 109-2). The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 introduces a special one-time dividends-received deduction on the repatriation of certain foreign earnings to a U.S. taxpayer, provided certain criteria are met. FAS 109-2 provides accounting and disclosure guidance for the repatriation provision, and was effective immediately upon issuance. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 109-2 will have a significant effect on its future consolidated financial statements.
In November of 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, Exchanges of Non-monetary AssetsAn Amendment of APB No. 29 (FAS 153). The provisions of this statement are effective for non-monetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. This statement eliminates the exception to fair value for exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchange transactions that do not have commercial substancethat is, transactions that are not expected to result in significant changes in the cash flows of the reporting entity. The Company does not believe that the adoption of FAS 153 will have a significant effect on its future consolidated financial statements.
4. Securities Purchase Agreement Sale of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
Summary of terms
On October 4, 2004, the Company announced that it had closed the sale of 5,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (Series A Preferred Stock), with each preferred share having a face value of $1,000, for a total purchase price of $5,000,000, on October 1, 2004. Net cash proceeds received by the Company were $4,651,000 after payment of expenses. The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Companys common stock (Common Stock) at a conversion price of $2.00 per share. The Company sold the Series A Preferred Stock to an investor pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the Securities Purchase Agreement), October 1, 2004, by and between the Company and SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd. The Series A Preferred Stock was issued to the investor pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, provided by Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
In addition to the above pricing and number of the securities sold, the Securities Purchase Agreement also provides that the Company shall use the proceeds from this offering only for general corporate purposes and working capital. The Company further agreed to (i) timely file the with SEC all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (ii) reserve 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the warrants described below, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, and (iv) not redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend on any shares of capital stock. The Company further granted the investor the right to participate in the future issuance of equity or equity-linked securities of the Company for a period of 12 months after the closing of the Series A Preferred Stock issuance. The Company also agreed to indemnify the investor from damages it incurs (A) as a result of any breach of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement or in the related transaction documents by the Company or (B) as a result of a cause of action brought by a third-party resulting from (1) the execution of the transaction documents, (2) any transaction financed by the use of proceeds or (3) the status of the investor as a holder of the Companys securities.
The terms of the Series A Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights, the most significant of which are as follows:
Ranking The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Companys Common Stock with respect to payment
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of dividends and amounts upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
Dividends. Dividends accrue from the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock through October 1, 2006, and will be cumulative from such date, whether or not in any dividend period or periods such dividends are declared. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive out of funds legally available therefore, cumulative cash dividends payable in an amount equal to 8% per year. During the six months ended February 28, 2005, the Company paid cash dividends in the amount of $166,000.
Conversion Rights. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock has the right to convert its shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of the Companys Common Stock at a conversion price of $2.00 per share of Common Stock. The conversion price shall be adjusted in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and similar distributions and events affecting all of the Companys common stockholders on a pro rata basis so that the conversion price is proportionately increased or decreased to reflect the event. In addition, if there is a change of control (as discussed below), then each holder of Series A Preferred Stock has the right to receive upon conversion, in lieu of Common Stock otherwise issuable, such shares of stock, securities or other property as would have been issued or payable in such change of control with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock which would have been issuable upon conversion had such change of control not taken place (subject to appropriate revisions to preserve the economic value of the Series A preferred shares before the change of control). The Company has to give 10 days notice to the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock before it may effect any Change of Control (as defined below). In no event can any holder of Series A Preferred Stock beneficially own or have the right to vote more than 4.99% of the Companys outstanding shares of common stock at any given time regardless of how the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock obtained such shares.
For purposes of the Series A Preferred Stock, a Change of Control means any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, the adoption of a liquidation plan, any merger or consolidation where the Company is not the surviving entity with the Companys capital stock unchanged, any share exchange where all of the Companys shares of Common Stock are converted into other securities or property, any sale or issuance by the Company granting a person the right to acquire 50% or more of the Companys outstanding Common Stock, any reclassification of the Companys Common Stock, and the first day on which the current members of the Companys Board of Directors cease to represent at least a majority of the members of the Companys Board of Directors then serving.
Redemption Rights of the Company. If, at any time after October 1, 2005 and before October 1, 2008, during a period of at least twenty (20) consecutive trading days (a) the closing trading price of the Companys Common Stock is at least 200% of the conversion price then in effect and (b) the trading volume and trading price of the Companys Common Stock result in a product of at least $350,000 on each trading day, then the Company shall have the right to redeem all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding at a price per share equal to 200% of the face amount of such shares, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon through the closing date of such redemption.
Voting Rights and Limitations. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation and as otherwise required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock has the right to vote on all matters before the common stockholders on an as-converted basis voting together with the common stockholders as a single class. This voting right is subject to the limitation that in no event may a holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or warrants discussed below) have the right to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of the Companys Common Stock or to dispose of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that such right to effect such conversion or disposition would result in the holder and its affiliates together beneficially owning or having the power to vote more than 4.99% of the Companys then outstanding shares of Common Stock. The holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock also have the right to appoint one representative to the Companys Board of Directors and are entitled to designate one observer to the meetings of the Companys Board of Directors and its committees.
Warrants Issued to Holder of Series A Preferred Stock. In connection with the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Company also issued to the Series A Preferred Stock holder two warrants to purchase shares of the Companys common stock.
With respect to the first warrant (the Structured Warrant), the holder has the right to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock at an initial exercise price equal to $0.909 per share. The exercise price per share may be adjusted if SBC Services, Inc. and/or its affiliates do not award the Company a contract pursuant to the Request for Quotation for the provision of VTS equipment and service with (a) a minimum term of one year through which the Company will receive a minimum of $10,000,000 in annual gross revenues (determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) and which contract contemplates the renewal by SBC for at least one
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additional year, or (b) a minimum term of two years through which the Company will receive a minimum of $10,000,000 in annual gross revenues (determined in accordance with GAAP) (collectively referred to as the SBC Condition). If the SBC Condition is not satisfied by November 15, 2004, then the exercise price shall be equal to 75% of the average trading price for the Companys Common Stock for the ten trading day period immediately preceding November 15, 2004. If the SBC Condition is not satisfied by January 15, 2005, then the exercise price shall again be adjusted so that it is equal to 75% of the average trading price for the Companys Common Stock for the ten trading day period immediately preceding January 15, 2005. As the Company was unable to sign a contract with SBC in satisfaction of the SBC Condition, the $0.909 per share exercise price for the Structured Warrant issued to the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock was reduced to equal 75% of the average closing price of the Companys common stock for the 10 trading day period immediately prior to November 15, 2004, or $0.667 per share, and was not further adjusted on January 15, 2005 to equal 75% of the average closing price of the Companys common stock for the 10 trading day period immediately prior to January 15, 2005 because this would have resulted in an increase in the exercise price not allowed under the terms of the Structured Warrant. In addition, the right of the selling stockholder to maintain an investment oversight committee to monitor and approve the expenditure of the net proceeds from the sale of the Series A Preferred Stock shall remain in effect indefinitely. The Structured Warrant may be exercised at any time until October 1, 2009. The Structured Warrant contains a provision that prevents any holder from exercising the Structured Warrant to the extent that such exercise would result in such holder beneficially owning or having the right to vote more than 4.99% of the Companys outstanding shares of common stock.
The second warrant (the Incentive Warrant) to purchase 625,000 shares of the Companys common stock was issued to the selling stockholder at the same exercise price and adjustment terms as the Structured Warrant described above, and the Incentive Warrants remaining terms are identical except: (i) the Incentive Warrant is only exercisable from September 1, 2005 through September 1, 2010, and (ii) the Company has the right to repurchase the warrant in full for a total price of $10.00 provided that (A) the trading price of the common stock exceeds $7.50 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, etc.) for 10 consecutive trading days at anytime during the period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2005, and (B) the Companys gross revenue exceeds $9,999,999 for the six-month period ending June 30, 2005. As the Company failed to satisfy the SBC Condition contained in the Incentive Warrant, the same price adjustment made to the Structured Warrant discussed above has also been made to this Incentive Warrant thereby further increasing the dilution to common stockholders. The Incentive Warrant also contains a provision that prevents any holder from exercising the Incentive Warrant to the extent that such exercise would result in such holder beneficially owning or having the right to vote more than 4.99% of the Companys outstanding shares of common stock.
Anti-Dilution Rights. The Structured Warrant and Incentive Warrant each contain certain anti-dilution price protections, subject to approval by a majority of the Companys stockholders, in the event of a dilutive stock issuance (in addition to anti-dilution protections for stock splits and other similar pro rata events). The anti-dilution protections contained in the Structured Warrant and Incentive Warrant were approved by the Companys stockholders at the December 15, 2004 special meeting of the Companys stockholders.
Registration Rights Agreement. In connection with the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock and Structured Warrant and Incentive Warrant to the Series A Preferred Stock holder, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 1, 2004, with the Series A Preferred Stock holder, whereby the Company granted certain registration rights to the Series A Preferred Stock holder. On December 3, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering 5,000,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock that the Series A Preferred Stock holder may acquire upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock or upon exercise of the Structured Warrant and the Incentive Warrant.
The Series A Preferred Stock holder also has the right to piggy-back on to the registration statements filed by the Company registering shares of the Companys Common Stock (other than Form S-8 and Form S-4 registration statements filed by the Company), subject to share cut-backs by the underwriters (if an underwritten public offering), provided that at least 25% of the shares requested for inclusion in the registration statement by the Series A Preferred Stock holder must be included in such underwritten public offering.
Redemption Rights of Series A Preferred Stock. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to cause the Company to redeem any or all of its shares at a price equal to 115% of face value (150% of the face value if the redemption event is a Change of Control event discussed below), plus accrued but unpaid dividends in the following events:
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| the Common Stock is suspended from trading or is not listed for trading on at least one of, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market for an aggregate of 10 or more trading days in any twelve-month period; | |||
| the initial registration statement required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement has not been declared effective by January 29, 2005 or such registration statement, after being declared effective, cannot be utilized by the holders of Series A Preferred Stock for the resale of all of their registrable securities for an aggregate of more than 15 days in the aggregate; | |||
| the Company fails to remove any restrictive legend on any certificate or any shares of Common Stock issued to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock as and when required and such failure continues uncured for five business days; | |||
| the Company provides written notice (or otherwise indicates) to any holder of Series A Preferred Stock, or states by way of public announcement distributed via a press release, at any time, of its intention not to issue, or otherwise refuses to issue, shares of Common Stock to any holder of Series A Preferred Stock upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation for the Series A Preferred Stock; | |||
| the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for the Company or for a substantial part of the Companys property or business; | |||
| bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of Company shall be instituted by or against the Company or any subsidiary which shall not be dismissed within 60 days of their initiation; | |||
| the Company shall: | |||
| sell, convey or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets; | |||
| merge or consolidate with or into, or engage in any other business combination with, any other person or entity, in any case which results in either (i) the holders of the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction holding or having the right to direct the voting of fifty percent (50%) or less of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company or such other surviving or acquiring person or entity immediately following such transaction or (ii) the members of the Board of Directors or other governing body of the Company comprising fifty percent (50%) or less of the members of the board of directors or other governing body of the Corporation or such other surviving or acquiring person or entity immediately following such transaction; | |||
| either (i) fail to pay, when due, or within any applicable grace period, any payment with respect to any indebtedness of the Company in excess of $250,000 due to any third party, other than payments contested by the Company in good faith, or (ii) suffer to exist any other default under any agreement binding the Company which default or event of default would or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company; | |||
| have fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of its capital stock owned beneficially by one person, entity or group; | |||
| experience any other Change of Control not otherwise addressed above; or | |||
| the Company otherwise shall breach any material term under the private placement transaction documents, and if such breach is curable, shall fail to cure such breach within 10 business days after the Company has been notified thereof in writing by the holder; |
Actions Requiring Approval of Holder of a Majority of the Companys Series A Preferred Stock. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not take any of the following corporate actions (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval of the majority holders of Series A Preferred Stock:
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(i) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, or increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii) amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws;
(iii) issue any shares of Series A Preferred Stock other than pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement;
(iv) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire, or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on, any junior securities;
(v) increase the par value of the Common Stock;
(vi) sell all or substantially all of its assets or stock, or consolidate or merge with another entity;
(vii) enter into or permit to occur any Change of Control transaction;
(viii) sell, transfer or encumber technology, other than licenses granted in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) liquidate, dissolve, recapitalize or reorganize;
(x) authorize, reserve, or issue Common Stock with respect to any plan or agreement that provides for the issuance of equity securities to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Corporation in excess of 250,000 shares of Common Stock;
(xi) change its principal business;
(xii) issue shares of Common Stock, other than as contemplated herein or by the Incentive Warrant and Structured Warrant;
(xiii) increase the number of members of the Board of Directors to more than 7 members, or, if no Series A director has been elected, increase the number of members of the Board to more than 6 members;
(xiv) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of any capital stock of the Corporation so as to affect adversely the Series A Preferred Stock;
(xv) create or issue any senior securities or pari passu securities to the Series A Preferred Stock;
(xvi) except for the issuance of debt securities to, or incurrence of indebtedness from, a recognized financial institution in an aggregate amount not exceeding $5,000,000 (or such additional amount as the Board and the majority holders of the Companys Series A Preferred Stock agree is reasonably necessary for the Company to perform its obligations under a contract with SBC Communications, Inc.) and which, in the case of debt securities, are not convertible securities or purchase rights, issue any debt securities or incur any indebtedness that would have any preferences over the Series A Preferred Stock upon liquidation of the Company, or redeem, repurchase, prepay or otherwise acquire any outstanding debt securities or indebtedness of the Company, except as expressly required by the terms of such securities or indebtedness;
(xvii) make any dilutive issuance;
(xviii) enter into any agreement, commitment, understanding or other arrangement to take any of the foregoing actions; or
(xix) cause or authorize any subsidiary of the Company to engage in any of the foregoing actions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, after such time as the SBC Condition is satisfied, no such approval of the majority holders of the Companys Series A Preferred Stock shall generally be required with respect to subparagraphs (i) (xiii), and (xviii) (xix) if such action is approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Companys Board of Directors.
Accounting for Sale of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
The net cash proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the 5,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were $4,651,000. Approximately $1,037,000 of the net proceeds were allocated to the Structured Warrant and Incentive Warrant based on their relative fair value as computed using the Black-Scholes pricing model and approximately
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$3,542,000 of the remaining proceeds, net of $72,000 in additional transaction costs, were allocated to the Series A Preferred Stock.
As discussed above, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have the right to require the Company to redeem any or all of its outstanding preferred shares upon a change of control or certain other contingent events that could be outside the control of the Company. Thus, the Series A Preferred Stock is carried outside of permanent equity in the mezzanine section of the Companys balance sheet.
On November 15, 2004 the exercise price of the Structured Warrant and Incentive Warrant was adjusted downward from $0.909 per share to $0.667 per share pursuant to the terms of the warrants as the Company was unable to sign a contract with SBC in satisfaction of the SBC Condition. Thus, the Company recorded an expense of approximately $85,000 to reflect the additional benefit created for the investor.
5. Related Party Transactions
On October 6, 2003, Minorplanet UK transferred 42.1 percent of the Companys outstanding common stock to Erin Mills Investment Corporation (Erin Mills), ending Minorplanet UKs majority ownership position in the Company. As of February 28, 2005, Minorplanet UK was no longer a related party. See further discussion under VMI License Right in Note 3.
In connection with the Minorplanet UK share transfer to Erin Mills, the Company also obtained an option to repurchase from Erin Mills up to 3.9 million shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $0.05 for every 1,000 shares, pursuant to that certain Stock Repurchase Option Agreement between the Company and Erin Mills dated August 15, 2003. Gerry Quinn, the president of Erin Mills, currently serves on the Companys Board of Directors. On July 1, 2004, prior to the extinguishment of the Companys existing common stock in accordance with the Plan, the Company repurchased the 3.9 million shares of common stock from Erin Mills for a nominal sum.
Prior to the bankruptcy reorganization, the Company paid Minorplanet Limited, the operating subsidiary of Minorplanet UK, an annual fee of $1.0 million to aid in funding research and development of future products covered by the license rights. During the three and six month periods ended February 29, 2004, total research and development costs incurred under this agreement were approximately $250,000 and $500,000 respectively, representing the $1.0 million fee pro-rated for the applicable periods.
On September 26, 2002, the Company entered into a letter addendum to the exclusive license and distribution agreement with Minorplanet Limited to provide executive and non-executive sales and marketing consulting services for the six-month period from August 23, 2002 to February 22, 2003. Under terms of the agreement, the Company was not required to pay the executive consulting fees incurred during this six-month period totaling $1.76 million unless and until the Company filed a Form 10-K reporting net income and positive cash flow for the previous 12-month period. As of August 31, 2003 a liability for the $1.76 million in executive consulting fees, payable to Minorplanet Limited, was included on the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under Other non-current liabilities. On October 6, 2003, Minorplanet UK forever waived and discharged the $1.76 million executive consulting fees owed by the Company. Thus, the $1.76 million liability was reversed and effectively converted to a capital contribution by Minorplanet UK to the Company. In addition, a $0.3 million liability payable to Minorplanet UK for non-executive consulting costs was converted to a capital contribution during the six months ended February 29, 2004.
On July 20, 2004, the Company entered into and consummated the Third Amended Letter Agreement with HFS issuing a $2.0 million convertible promissory note to HFS with the principal balance being due 36 months from the date of funding, with an annual interest rate of 12 percent. Upon issuance of the Note, HFS provided the $2 million funding to the Company less a commission in the amount of $80,000 representing four percent (4%) of the loan proceeds. Accordingly, Stephen CuUnjieng, the President of HFS, was appointed to the Companys Board of Directors effective July 13, 2004. Mr. CuUnjieng was employed by the Company as Director of Strategic Finance from January 30, 2004 through December 31, 2004, to assist the Company with further fund raising. Mr. CuUnjieng is a controlling partner in HFS. During the three and six months ended February 28, 2005, the Company made interest payments to HFS totaling $60,000 and $120,000 respectively.
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6. Other Commitments and Contingencies
Product Warranty Guarantees
The Company provides a limited warranties on all product sales, at no additional cost to the customer, that provides for replacement of defective parts during the applicable warranty period typically ranging from one to five years. The Company establishes an estimated liability for expected future warranty commitments based on a review of historical warranty expenditures associated with these products and other similar products. Changes in the Companys product warranty liability, which is included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, are summarized below (in thousands).
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February 28, 2005 | ||||
Warranty product liability at beginning of period |
$ | 375 | ||
Accruals for product warranties issued |
6 | |||
Product replacements |
(165 | ) | ||
Adjustments to pre-existing warranty estimates |
122 | |||
Warranty product liability at end of period |
$ | 338 | ||
7. Segment Reporting
The Companys reportable segments offer different products and/or services. Each segment also requires different technology and marketing strategies. The Companys two reportable segments are Network Service Center Systems (NSC Systems) and VMI.
Through its NSC Systems segment, the Company provides long-haul trucking companies with a comprehensive package of mobile communications and management information services, thereby enabling its trucking customers to effectively monitor the operations and improve the performance of their fleets. The initial product application was customized and has been sold to and installed in the service vehicle fleets of the member companies of SBC Communications, Inc. On March 15, 2002, the Company completed the Sale to Aether of certain NSC Systems assets and licenses related to the Companys long-haul trucking and asset-tracking businesses pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement effective as of March 15, 2002, by and between the Company and Aether.
The Companys REDIview product offering is also within the NSC Systems segment although REDIview sales have not contributed significantly to overall financial results so far during fiscal 2005 as the product was only recently launched in mid-January. REDIview is an Internet and service bureau-based software application that provides an extensive array of real-time and accurate mapping, trip replay and vehicle activity reports. REDIview includes a series of exception-based reports designed to highlight inefficiencies in the operations of a vehicle fleet. REDIview incorporates technologies that allow for fast and effective integration into legacy applications operated by companies with vehicle fleets and mobile workers. This design allows companies to easily extend their existing supply chain management systems to the mobile workforce for transaction processing and customer fulfillment. REDIview was also designed to be hardware and network agnostic to provide the maximum flexibility in designing solutions that best fit the customers specific needs.
VMI is designed to maximize the productivity of a mobile workforce as well as reduce vehicle mileage and fuel related expenses. The VMI technology consists of: (i) a data control unit that continually monitors and records a vehicles position, speed and distance traveled; (ii) a command and control center which receives and stores in a database information downloaded from the DCUs; and (iii) software used for communication, messaging and detailed reporting. VMI uses the satellite-based global positioning system to acquire a vehicle location on a minute-by-minute basis and a global system for mobile communications based cellular network to transmit data between the DCUs and the CCC. The VMI application is targeted to small and medium-sized fleets in the metro marketplace.
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Operating expenses are allocated to each segment based on managements estimate of the utilization of financial resources by each segment. The following tables set forth segment financial information (in thousands).
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NSC Systems | VMI | Items | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 3,205 | $ | 1,081 | $ | | $ | 4,286 | ||||||||
Operating loss |
(941 | ) | (150 | ) | | (1,091 | ) | |||||||||
Interest expense |
80 | | | 80 | ||||||||||||
Interest income |
1 | 66 | | 67 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
544 | 128 | | 672 | ||||||||||||
Net loss |
(1,083 | ) | (129 | ) | 32 | (1,180 | ) |
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NSC Systems | VMI | Items | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 4,321 | $ | 1,646 | $ | 5,967 | ||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
1,292 | (2,371 | ) | (1,079 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
371 | | 371 | |||||||||||||
Interest income |
4 | 112 | 116 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
378 | 703 | 1,081 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
1,315 | (2,296 | ) | (365 | ) | (1,346 | ) |
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NSC Systems | VMI | Items | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 6,580 | $ | 2,230 | $ | | $ | 8,810 | ||||||||
Operating loss |
(1,553 | ) | (516 | ) | | (2,070 | ) | |||||||||
Interest expense |
162 | | | 162 | ||||||||||||
Interest income |
1 | 143 | | 143 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,059 | 257 | | 1,317 | ||||||||||||
Net loss |
(1,863 | ) | (434 | ) | (14 | ) | (2,311 | ) |
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NSC Systems | VMI | Items | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 9,511 | $ | 3,273 | $ | 12,784 | ||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
2,203 | (6,128 | ) | (3,925 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
901 | | 901 | |||||||||||||
Interest income |
13 | 216 | 229 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
815 | 1,404 | 2,219 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
1,706 | (5,967 | ) | (365 | ) | (4,626 | ) |
8. Nasdaq Delisting Notice
On October 1, 2004, the Company received notice from Nasdaq stating that for the previous 30 days, its common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). In accordance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until March 30, 2005, to regain compliance under this rule. In order to regain compliance, the Company must demonstrate a closing bid price for its common stock of $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days.
The written notice further provided that if compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement cannot be demonstrated by the Company by March 30, 2005, Nasdaq will grant the Company an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance, if at that time, the Company meets The Nasdaq SmallCap Market initial listing requirements as set
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forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement. The written notice provided that if the Company has not regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement during the second 180 day compliance period, but again satisfies The Nasdaq SmallCap Market initial listing requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement at the end of such period, the Company would be afforded an additional compliance period up to its next stockholder meeting to regain compliance, provided that it commit: (1) to seek stockholder approval for a reverse stock split at or before its next stockholder meeting and (2) to promptly thereafter effect the reverse stock split. Such shareholder meeting must occur within 2 years following October 1, 2004. If the Company fails to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid requirement during the third compliance period and is not eligible for an additional compliance period, the Nasdaq Staff would notify the Company at that time that its securities would be delisted and the Company would have the right to appeal such delisting to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel which stays the effect of the delisting pending a hearing on the matter before the Panel.
On December 29, 2004, the Company received written notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market that the Company had regained compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) as the closing bid price for the Companys common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater for at least 10 consecutive business days. Accordingly, the matter regarding the Companys non-compliance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) was closed and the Companys listing on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market was in good standing.
On February 15, 2005, the Company received notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department that for the previous 30 days, the bid price for the Companys common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). In accordance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until August 15, 2005, to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance, the Company must demonstrate a closing bid price for its common stock of $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The Company has not determined to take any particular course of action at this time with respect to the Nasdaq notice.
The written notice further provided that if compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement cannot be demonstrated by the Company by August 15, 2005, the Nasdaq Staff will grant the Company an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance, if at that time, the Company meets The Nasdaq SmallCap Market initial listing requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement. If the Company fails to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement during the initial 180 day period and is not eligible for an additional 180 day compliance period, the Nasdaq Staff would notify the Company at that time that the Companys securities would be delisted and the Company would have the right to appeal such delisting to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel which stays the effect of the delisting pending a hearing on the matter before the Panel.
9. Service Vehicle Contract with SBC
On October 8, 2004, the term of the Companys service vehicle contract with the SBC companies was extended through December 31, 2005. The SBC service vehicle contract does not require SBC to maintain a minimum number of mobile units activated for service during the remaining term of the contract. However, if the number of mobile units activated for service falls below 13,140 mobile units, the Company and SBC are required to negotiate an adjustment to the service rates for transmission and maintenance/repair based upon the lesser number of units in service. If SBC and the Company are unable to reach agreement on the adjusted rates within 30 days, the Company may terminate the SBC service vehicle contract immediately upon written notice. If SBC fails to maintain the minimum 13,140 mobile units activated for service, there can be no assurances that the Company and SBC will be able to reach agreement on adjustment of contract rates.
In late October 2004, SBC informed the Company that SBC had selected another vendor to provide vehicle tracking products and services to SBC. Currently, the Company receives approximately $0.9 million in monthly revenues from SBC representing approximately 60% of the total monthly revenues of the Company. As of the filing date of the Companys Form 10Q for first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004, management anticipated that SBC would begin deactivating its units during the second calendar quarter of 2005. Management currently believes that SBC will likely delay deactivating the majority of its units by several months and that the deactivation of these units will be slower than initially anticipated. Thus, management has revised its business plans and related forecasts taking into effect the expected declining revenue from SBC. Management believes that under its current business plan, the Company has sufficient cash to maintain its ongoing operations without obtaining additional capital resources that were previously anticipated, as disclosed in the Companys Form 10-Q for the period ending November 30, 2004. However, the timing of the deactivations by SBC as well as the ability of the Company to meet its REDIview sales projections heavily influence the capital requirements of the Company. Should SBC deactivate the
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Companys units sooner than is currently anticipated in the Companys projections, or the Company not meet its current sales projections, the Company may be required to raise additional capital funding. Currently, management believes that should additional funding be obtained, it will be raised through issuance of debt or equity securities. However, if additional capital funding is required, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the funds necessary to sustain the Companys operations until revenues from sales of REDIview are sufficient to sustain the Companys operations and the failure to do so may have a material adverse effect upon the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company commercially launched REDIview during January 2005. REDIview forms the basis of revenue for the Company for future periods. The Company believes that the new product is state-of-the-art and provides industry-leading features and functionality. In addition, the Company believes the new product design expands the potential market in which the Company may pursue. As the revenues from the SBC contract steadily decline in 2005, the Companys future revenues will be primarily dependent upon sales of its REDIview product line. The failure of the marketplace to accept the Companys REDIview product line will have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
10. Change in Fiscal Year End
The Companys board of directors passed a resolution effective March 3, 2005 changing the Companys fiscal year end from August 31 to December 31. The Company will file a transition report on Form 10-K for the period beginning September 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2005 within the required 90-day period following December 31, 2005. With this fiscal year end change, the Company returns to a traditional December 31 fiscal year end. In May of 2002, the Company had changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to August 31 to match the fiscal year of its former majority stockholder. In accordance with SEC rules, the Company expects to file quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ending May 31, 2005 and November 30, 2005 and an annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2005.
ITEM 2: MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Executive Summary
Remote Dynamics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) markets, sells and supports automatic vehicle location (AVL) and mobile resource management solutions targeting companies that operate private vehicle fleets. Management believes the growth potential for AVL and mobile resource management solutions is significant. The Company estimates that there are currently approximately 21 million commercial fleet vehicles in operation in the United States and only one million AVL units are installed. Of the one million currently installed units, most are used on the long haul trucking and public transit segments, which the Company estimates are 30% -50% penetrated. Based on research conducted by the Company, management believes the market for AVL products may grow approximately 20% per year over the next three years.
Management believes the marketplace of providers for AVL and mobile resource management solutions is fragmented with few players that are able to offer a high capacity platform, flexible software solutions and proven coast-to-coast service and support such as that provided by the Company. The Company believes to take advantage of the marketplace, it must bring to market new AVL and mobile resource management solutions that utilize wireless Internet protocol networks such as General Packet Radio System (GPRS) that provide the information, mapping and management reporting via a web-based and service bureau-based environment. Anticipated marketplace needs include; 1) ability for the AVL mobile device as a communications hub for personal computers and handheld devices, 2) ability to communicate with WiFi hotspots, 3) ability to integrate with a variety of in-vehicle sensors and 4) ability to integrate the AVL information into existing customer legacy applications.
The Company commercially launched its REDIview solution application during January 2005. REDIview is an Internet and service bureau-based software application that provides an extensive array of real-time and accurate mapping, trip replay, and vehicle activity reports. REDIview includes a series of exception-based reports designed to highlight inefficiencies in the operations of a vehicle fleet. Utilizing GPRS technology and the Companys proven, high-capacity network service center, customers may access their information securely through the Internet from any personal computer or certain other devices. REDIview incorporates technologies that allow for fast and effective integration into legacy applications operated by companies with vehicle fleets and mobile workers. This design allows companies to easily extend their existing supply chain management systems to the mobile workforce for transaction processing and
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customer fulfillment. REDIview was also designed to be hardware and network agnostic to provide the maximum flexibility in designing solutions that best fit the customers specific needs.
The REDI 2000 mobile data logging unit combines global positioning system (GPS) technologies along with the latest in wireless, Internet protocol-based communications to deliver, throughout the day, real-time location, speed, and other conditions of the vehicle on a minute-by-minute basis. In addition, the units may be configured to accept additional sensor inputs regarding operations of the vehicle and vehicle equipment.
The Company believes introduction of these new products and associated web-based architecture will provide substantial savings in wireless transmission costs over the GSM circuit-switched data Vehicle Management InformationTM (VMI) product and will further allow the Company to substantially reduce its customer support and maintenance costs by avoiding costly maintenance visits to customer premises to service the command and control center component of the VMI system. These new products form the basis of managements business plan for the 2005 fiscal year and beyond and will be the foundation for expected growth in revenues and anticipated profitability for the Company. In addition, these products are designed to allow the Company to move to a recurring revenue model for the AVL marketplace, an important and necessary change to the Companys revenue model to achieve overall sustained revenue growth and cash flow positive operations.
Management currently does not expect to achieve profitability during its current fiscal year since the Company will be expanding its sales force and building a base of customers that purchase information and data services from the Company on a monthly recurring basis. Key to achieving profitability is to obtain a REDIview customer base that provides monthly recurring revenues and corresponding gross margins that exceed operating costs and expenses to support the REDIview customer base. Management currently estimates that for the Company to achieve profitability, it will need to have approximately 38,000 to 40,000 REDIview units in service. However, there can be no assurance that the Company can achieve the required sales of its REDIview products to meet its profitability goal and failure to do so may have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
Voluntary Bankruptcy Filing and Reorganization
On February 2, 2004, (the Commencement Date), the Company and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Caren (292) Limited (Caren) and Minorplanet Systems USA Limited (Limited) (the Company, Caren and Limited shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division (the Bankruptcy Court), in order to facilitate the restructuring of their debt, trade liabilities, and other obligations. During the pendency of the bankruptcy, the Debtors remained in possession of their assets and operated as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and applicable court orders. On February 24, 2004, the United States Trustee appointed an official committee of unsecured creditors (the Committee) consisting of representatives of five (5) of the twenty (20) largest unsecured creditors.
Under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the bankruptcy petition automatically stayed most actions against the Debtors including most actions to collect pre-petition indebtedness or exercise control over the property of the Debtors estate. The Bankruptcy Court established April 9, 2004 as the bar date for creditors and other parties-in-interest (other than governmental entities) to file their proofs of claims and proofs of interest. The bar date for governmental entities to file their proofs of claims and proofs of interest was May 10, 2004. On June 15, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Debtors motion for substantive consolidation of the estates of the Company, Caren and Limited.
On May 24, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Debtors Second Amended Disclosure Statement (Disclosure Statement) for use to solicit the vote of creditors and equity interest holders on the acceptance or rejection of the Debtors plan of reorganization. The Bankruptcy Court also set the record date for purposes of voting on the Debtors plan of reorganization as May 21, 2004, approved solicitation/voting procedures of the plan of reorganization, and set hearing on the confirmation of the plan of reorganization.
On June 17, 2004, the Debtors and the Committee reached a settlement agreement on several matters regarding the plan of reorganization subject to bankruptcy court approval (the Committee Settlement). The material terms of the Committee Settlement were as follows:
| For purposes of the Debtors plan of reorganization, the Debtors and Committee agreed that the value of the Debtors shall be equal to $25.3 million, such that holders of allowed unsecured claims under the plan of |
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reorganization shall receive 75%, and prior equity holders shall receive 25%, of the 7,000,000 shares of new common stock issued upon confirmation of the plan of reorganization. | ||||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company upon emergence from bankruptcy; | |||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the general terms and conditions of new employment agreements for senior management of the Company. | |||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the general terms and conditions under which restricted shares would be issued to senior management of the Company. | |||
| The Debtors, HFS Minorplanet Funding LLC (HFS) and the Committee agreed to amend the April 15, 2004 letter agreement so that the price per share at which HFS may convert the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the $1.575 million promissory note (later amended and increased to $2.0 million) into common stock of the Company, shall be set at $3.62 per share of common stock, provided that such amount shall be reduced (i) by twenty percent (20%) if such unpaid principal and accrued interest is converted within one (1) year after the date the promissory note was issued or (ii) by fifteen percent (15%) if such unpaid principal and accrued interest is converted more than one (1) year after the date the promissory note was issued. |
The Committee further agreed that it would not object to, and both the Committee and the Debtors, using their best efforts, would affirmatively support approval of the Debtors plan of reorganization, settlement and confirmation of the Debtors plan of reorganization, in the form as modified by the terms hereof. On June 22, 2004, the Debtors filed their Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization to incorporate the settlement terms reached with the Committee.
On June 29, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Debtors Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, as Modified (the Plan). The Bankruptcy Court also approved the Settlement Agreement between the Debtors and the Committee. The Bankruptcy Court further set the enterprise value of the Company at $25.3 million for purposes of distributions of new common stock under the Plan. The effective date of the Plan was set by the Debtors pursuant to the Plan as Friday, July 2, 2004 (the Effective Date). The Plan was substantially consummated on July 8, 2004.
In general, pursuant to the Plan, as of the Effective Date:
| Holders of allowed administrative and priority claims will be paid in cash in the ordinary course as they come due or on such other terms as the parties may agree. Holders of allowed priority tax claims will receive periodic payments as provided under section 1129(a)(9)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code, unless the parties agree to other terms for the payment of such claims. | |||
| Holders of allowed secured claims shall receive, at the election of the Debtors, either (i) payment in cash in an amount equivalent to the full amount of such holders allowed secured claim; (ii) deferred cash payments over a period of five (5) years after the initial distribution date totaling the amount of such holders allowed secured claim, with interest; (iii) the return of the collateral securing such allowed secured claim in full satisfaction of such claim, or (iv) such other treatment as may be agreed to in writing by such holder and the Debtors. | |||
| Holders of allowed general unsecured claims received their pro rata share of seventy-five percent (75%) of seven million (7,000,000) shares of the new common stock of the Company on or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. | |||
| Each holder of an allowed convenience claim received cash in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of their allowed claims, up to an aggregate maximum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for all such claims paid as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. | |||
| All existing equity interests in the Debtors were extinguished as of the Effective Date. Each holder of an equity interest in the Company that was attributable to existing common stock received a pro rata share of twenty-five percent (25%) of seven million (7,000,000) shares of the new common stock that was not issued to holders of allowed general unsecured claims. The holders of equity interests in the Company, Limited and Caren, other than common stock, did not receive or retain any property under the Plan. |
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| The new common stock and the restricted shares were issued and distributed in accordance with the terms of the Plan without further act or action under applicable law, regulation, order or rule and are exempt from registration under applicable securities law pursuant to section 1145(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. | |||
| The Debtors initially distributed 7,000,000 shares of new common stock to satisfy holders of allowed general unsecured claims and holders of equity interests in the Company that were attributable to existing common stock. The initial distribution of 7,000,000 shares of new common stock resulted in the satisfaction of approximately $17.6 million of allowed general unsecured claims. Subsequently, certain rejection claims and other disputed claims were settled and allowed by the bankruptcy court resulting in the issuance of an additional 393,568 shares of common stock during the 2005 fiscal year. |
Caren and Limited, as a matter of law, were merged with and into the Company, ceasing to exist as separate entities as of the Effective Date. In addition,
| The Companys certificate of incorporation was amended and restated to change the Companys corporate name to Remote Dynamics, Inc. on the Effective Date; | |||
| the size of the board was increased to seven (7) directors with four (4) new directors being appointed by the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee on behalf of the unsecured creditors and three (3) directors to be appointed by the Debtors; | |||
| a new restricted stock plan for key executive officers was approved; | |||
| the Company entered into two (2) year term employment agreements with the following key executive officers which included restricted stock grants to each officer: |
o | Dennis R. Casey President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
o | J. Raymond Bilbao Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |||
o | W. Michael Smith Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |
The Plan received overwhelming acceptance with approximately 98.6% of the existing stockholders actually voting on the Plan, of which approximately 99.9% voted to accept the Plan. Additionally, approximately 75% of the unsecured creditors, who received their prorata share of 75% of the new common stock issued under the Plan, voted to accept the Plan. Under the Plan, holders of the Companys 13.75% Interest Senior Notes due 2005 and holders of the Companys common stock as of the close of trading on Friday, July 2, 2004 were entitled to receive their prorata distributions of new common stock under the Plan.
Pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Company assumed, assumed as modified or rejected certain pre-petition executory contracts and unexpired leases upon the Effective Date. With respect to executory contracts assumed, the Company was required to cure all pre-petition defaults, monetary and otherwise. With respect to executory contracts rejected, the Company is excused from further performance under such agreement and the Bankruptcy Code treats the rejected contract as if it were breached by the Company immediately prior to the Companys filing of bankruptcy. The other contracting party was entitled to a prepetition, general unsecured claim for the damages sustained as a result of the breach of contract caused by the rejection.
VMI License Right
In June of 2001, the Company received a 99-year exclusive license right to market, sell and operate Minorplanet Systems PLCs, a United Kingdom public limited company (Minorplanet UK) VMI technology in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The license covered rights to existing technologies of Minorplanet UK as well as any future developments. In addition, the Company agreed to pay an annual fee of $1,000,000 to aid in funding research and development of future products covered by the license rights. Based on the Companys evaluation of the useful life of the existing technology, probability of future developments to bring new products to market and projected cash flows from these products, the license right was initially being amortized over a 15-year life.
Management accounts for the VMI license right in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS 142). The license right was acquired and valued in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as an asset purchase at an amount which reflected the fair value of the common stock issued by the Company based on the market price of the Companys common stock on the date of
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consummation of the transaction ($1.60 per share on June 21, 2001), plus the incremental direct costs incurred.
In early 2003, the Company requested that Minorplanet UK develop a GPRS-enabled VMI unit and modify the VMI software to be hosted in a web environment. Minorplanet UK initially scheduled delivery of the GPRS-enabled mobile unit and web-hosted software on or before September 2003. However, Minorplanet UK was unable to deliver a commercially viable GPRS-enabled mobile unit and web-hosted software and announced that it had elected to outsource the development of web-hosted software, which would not be available until mid-2005.
Accordingly, the Company notified Minorplanet UK that it intended to reject the VMI license as part of its plan of reorganization and initiated negotiations with Minorplanet UK for a temporary use license to market and sell the VMI product. On June 14, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court approved a Compromise and Settlement Agreement (the Agreement) by and among the Company and Minorplanet Limited and Minorplanet UK regarding the license agreement for the VMI technology which allowed the Company to use, market and sell the VMI technology until December 31, 2004. The material terms of the VMI Settlement Agreement include the following:
| On June 30, 2004, the VMI license agreement converted to a nonexclusive license until December 31, 2004 when it shall terminate. | |||
| From the period beginning June 30, 2004 through December 31, 2004, the territory in which the Company may market, sell and use the VMI system shall be reduced to the following metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; and Houston, Texas. | |||
| On July 31, 2004, the Company shall no longer use the name, Minorplanet, nor any derivative thereof, and shall remove and refrain from using any references to said name. | |||
| The Company provided Minorplanet Limited, at no cost, 100 AEM 3000 VMI units to USA specifications with accompanying special tariff SIMs for T-Mobile. | |||
| Subsequent to December 31, 2004, the Company has the right to use the VMI software internally for the sole purpose of satisfying its warranty, service and support obligations to its existing VMI customer base. | |||
| Minorplanet Limited was allowed a general unsecured claim in the amount of $1,000,000 in Limiteds bankruptcy case no. 04-31202-SAF-11. On the Effective Date, Minorplanet Limited released and waived its administrative claim and, as of such date, waived any future R&D fees due under Section 16.4 of the VMI license agreement. | |||
| The Company provided to Minorplanet Limited and Minorplanet UK a general release of any and all claims which could have been asserted against Minorplanet Limited or Minorplanet UK by the Company. |
On January 6, 2005, the Company and Minorplanet Limited entered into an Addendum to Compromise and Settlement Agreement (the Addendum) which granted the Company the right to continue market and sell the VMI product line to the Companys existing VMI customers. Although the Company has ceased actively marketing and selling the VMI product, the Addendum allows the Company to fulfill VMI product orders from existing VMI customers.
SFAS 144 requires management of the Company to review for impairment of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset might not be recoverable and exceeds its fair value. Thus, management used an expected present value technique, in which multiple cash flow scenarios that reflect the range of possible outcomes and a risk-free rate are used, to estimate the fair value of the VMI license right and recognized an impairment loss of $28.8 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2004. Based on updated sales and cash flow forecasts, the Company later recorded a $1.4 million fresh start accounting adjustment to reflect the fair value of the
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license right at $1.3 million at June 30, 2004. This new fair value of the license right is being amortized over a three-year life.
Fresh Start Accounting
In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position 90-7 Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code (SOP 90-7), the Company adopted fresh start accounting upon emergence from bankruptcy because holders of existing voting shares immediately before confirmation of the Plan received less than 50% of the voting shares of the emerging entity and its reorganization value was less than its postpetition liabilities and allowed claims. The reorganization value of the Company was determined to be $25.3 million based on a discounted cash flow analysis utilizing cash flow projections from the Companys five-year business plan including a terminal value, and after extensive negotiations among parties in interest. The reorganization value allocated to the Companys net assets pursuant to SOP 90-7 was $23.3 million, which is net of the $2 million exit financing received from HFS after the Company emerged from bankruptcy (this exit financing was contemplated in the discounted cash flow model utilized to determine the $25.3 reorganization value). The $23.3 million allocated to net assets also excluded $1.4 million in pre-petition liabilities for disputed claims that were not discharged with the initial issuance of stock to creditors upon confirmation of the Plan. The reorganization value was allocated to the Companys tangible and identifiable intangible assets in conformity with the procedures specified by FAS 141 and liabilities were recorded at their net present values. The Company used the results of an independent financial advisory firms fair market valuation to value its fixed assets. Inventory and certain software were valued at estimated replacement cost. An independent financial advisory firm was also utilized to value the Companys intangible assets.
The Company recorded fresh start accounting adjustments increasing net assets by $20.3 million as of June 30, 2004 to reflect assets and liabilities at fair value. These fresh start accounting adjustments included the recording of $19.7 million in goodwill and $1.2 million in other intangible assets, a $0.2 million increase in property and equipment, a $1.4 million reduction in the fair value of the VMI license right, and a $0.6 million net reduction in deferred product revenues and deferred product costs.
All results of operations for periods prior to July 1, 2004 are referred to as those of the Predecessor Company (the Predecessor Company) and all results for periods including and subsequent to July 1, 2004 are referred to as those of the Reorganized Company (the Reorganized Company).
Results of Operations
Due to the consummation of the Companys bankruptcy and the application of fresh start accounting, results of operations for the periods after June 30, 2004 are not comparable to the results for previous periods. However, for discussion of results of operations, the financial results of the Reorganized Company for the three and six months ended February 28, 2005 have been compared to the financial results of the Predecessor Company for the three and six months ended February 29, 2004. Differences between periods due to fresh start accounting adjustments are explained when necessary.
Three Months Ended February 28, 2005, Compared to Three Months Ended February 29, 2004
Total revenue for the three months ended February 28, 2005 decreased to $4.3 million from $6.0 million during the three months ended February 29, 2004. NSC Systems revenue decreased from $4.3 million during the three months ended February 29, 2004 to $3.2 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005. The decrease in NSC Systems revenue was primarily attributable to the reduction in the number of NSC Systems network services subscriber units from 6,420 at February 29, 2004 to 2,995 as of February 28, 2005. This ongoing decrease in NSC Systems network services subscriber units was anticipated, after the March 2002 sale to Aether Systems of certain assets and related license rights, as many of these long-haul trucking units are converting to other carrier networks. REDIview sales have not contributed significantly to overall financial results so far during fiscal 2005 as the new product offering was recently launched in mid-January 2005.
VMI revenue decreased from $1.6 million during the three months ended February 29, 2004 to $1.1 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005. New VMI unit sales were minimal during the three months ended February 28, 2005 as sales and marketing focused primarily on the launch of REDIview. As discussed above, the Company will no longer actively market the VMI product; however, the Company will continue to service and support existing VMI customers. In accordance with the Companys revenue recognition policies, VMI revenue and the associated cost of sales are deferred and recognized over the contract life. If the customer relationship is terminated prior
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to the end of the customer contract term, such deferred sales proceeds are recognized as revenue in the period of termination. The Companys VMI customer base has declined during the previous twelve months due to customer churn and a reduction in new VMI sales as a result of the restructuring efforts. Thus, the $0.5 million decrease in VMI revenue during the three months ended February 28, 2005 is primarily due to lower ratable revenue recognition of deferred revenue associated with a smaller VMI installed base.
Total gross profit margin improved to 54% for the three months ended February 28, 2005 from 51% during the three months ended February 29, 2004 primarily due primarily to higher service margins within the NSC Systems segment. The improvement in NSC Systems service margins was primarily due to an overall reduction in service margin contribution from the declining network subscriber unit base which has historically generated smaller gross profit margins than the SBC units contribute under the service vehicle contract. Also, a reduction in costs associated with providing ongoing maintenance services to SBC under the service vehicle contract contributed to the improved gross profit margins during the three months ended February 28, 2005.
Total operating expenses decreased to $3.4 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005 from $4.1 million during the same period in fiscal 2004. Sales and marketing expenses increased to $0.8 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005 from $0.6 million during the three months ended February 29, 2004. The increase in sales and marketing costs was primarily attributable to the hiring of additional sales personnel in preparation for the launch of REDIview. General and administrative expenses decreased from $1.5 million during the three months ended February 29, 2004 to $1.3 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005 primarily due to restructuring efforts resulting in lower facility rents, equipment rental and other operating expenses. Bad debt expense also decreased by $0.4 million due to the lower VMI sales volume and tighter credit policies on VMI internal equipment leases. These reductions in general and administrative costs were partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in property tax expense. During the three months ended February 29, 2004, the Company reversed approximately $0.3 million in property tax accruals in order to properly reflect the Companys liability due to a change in Texas property tax law. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased to $0.7 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005 from $1.1 million during the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to new depreciation schedules associated with assets adjusted to fair value in accordance with fresh start accounting and lower amortization expense associated with the VMI license right. As discussed above, the Company adjusted downward the carrying value of the VMI license right to fair value upon recognition of a $28.8 million impairment loss and subsequent $1.4 million fresh start accounting adjustment during the 2004 fiscal year.
The Companys operating loss of $1.1 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005 was consistent with the operating loss for the same period of the prior fiscal year. A $0.7 million reduction in gross profit margin, due primarily to the decrease in NSC systems and VMI revenue discussed above was offset by a $0.7 million decrease in operating expenses. Interest expense decreased from $0.4 million during the three months ended February 29, 2004 to $0.1 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005 due primarily to the elimination of the $14.3 million principal obligation on the senior notes along with the related interest costs through the bankruptcy proceedings. The Company had a net loss of $1.2 million during the three months ended February 28, 2005 as compared to a net loss of $1.3 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended February 28, 2005 was $1.3 million after inclusion of $0.1 million preferred stock dividend.
Six Months Ended February 29, 2005, Compared to Six Months Ended February 29, 2004
Total revenue of $8.8 million for the six months ended February 29, 2005 decreased from $12.8 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. NSC Systems revenue decreased from $9.5 million during the six months ended February 29, 2004 to $6.6 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 primarily due to a reduction in active network subscriber units from 6,420 at February 29, 2004 to 2,995 as of February 28, 2005. This decrease in network services subscriber units was anticipated after the Sale to Aether as many of these units have converted to either Aethers network or to other carrier networks. NSC Systems service revenue decreased from $8.7 million during the six months ended February 29, 2004 to $6.2 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 while NSC Systems product revenue, including ratable product revenue, decreased from $0.8 million to $0.4 million for the same periods respectively. New NSC Systems product sales during the six months ended February 29, 2005 were minimal consisting primarily of parts sales under the service vehicle contract with SBC. REDIview sales have not contributed significantly to overall financial results so far during fiscal 2005 as the new product offering was recently launched in mid-January 2005.
VMI revenue for the six months ended February 28, 2005 was $2.2 million down from $3.3 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. New VMI unit sales were minimal during the six months ended February 28, 2005 as sales and marketing focused primarily on the launch of REDIview. The Company no longer plans to actively market
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the VMI product; however, the Company will continue to service and support existing VMI customers and will continue to recognize deferred product revenues and costs over the remaining VMI contract lives.
Total gross profit margin of 51% during the six months ended February 28, 2005 improved from 46% during the six months ended February 29, 2004. Higher service margins within the NSC Systems segment contributed to the overall improvement in gross profit margin. NSC Systems service margins increased primarily due to an overall reduction in service margin contribution from the declining network subscriber unit base which has historically generated smaller gross profit margins than the SBC units contribute under the service vehicle contract. Also, a reduction in costs associated with providing ongoing maintenance services to SBC under the service vehicle contract contributed to the improved gross profit margins during the six months ended February 28, 2005.
Total operating expenses decreased from $9.8 million during the six months ended February 29, 2004 to $6.6 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005. Sales and marketing costs decreased by $0.5 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 to $1.2 million versus $1.7 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. This decrease was primarily related to restructuring efforts resulting in a reduction in auto, facility costs and other related sale and marketing operating costs. General and administrative expenses decreased from $3.6 million during the six months ended February 29, 2004 to $2.6 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 primarily due to restructuring and general cost-cutting efforts resulting in lower facility rents, equipment rental, professional fees and other operating expenses. Bad debt expense also decreased by $0.6 million due to the lower VMI sales volume and tighter credit policies on VMI internal equipment leases. These reductions in general and administrative costs were partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in property tax expense. During the three months ended February 29, 2004, the Company reversed approximately $0.3 million in property tax accruals in order to properly reflect the Companys liability due to a change in Texas property tax law. Customer service expenses decreased to $0.8 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 from $1.3 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year primarily due to staffing reductions and other cost-cutting efforts. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased to $1.3 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 from $2.2 million during the same period in the prior year primarily due to new depreciation schedules associated with assets adjusted to fair value in accordance with fresh start accounting and lower amortization expense associated with the VMI license right.
Operating losses improved to $2.1 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 from $3.9 million during the six months ended February 29, 2004. Interest expense decreased from $0.9 million during the six months ended February 29, 2004 to $0.2 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 due primarily to the elimination of the $14.3 million principal obligation on the senior notes along with the related interest costs through the bankruptcy proceedings. The Company had a net loss of $2.3 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 as compared to $4.6 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year. Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the six months ended February 28, 2005 was $2.5 million after inclusion of $0.2 million in preferred stock dividends.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
The significant accounting policies and estimates, which are believed to be the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating reported financial results, are stated in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has incurred significant operating losses since inception and has limited financial resources to support itself until such time that it is able to generate positive cash flow from operations. The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1.1 million as of February 28, 2005. Based on the Companys revised business plan, Management believes it has sufficient capital to fund its ongoing operations. However, future cash flows will be dependent on the Companys ability to meet its sales and profitability goals.
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The Company believes that the potential market opportunity for automatic vehicle location products in the United States, such as its GPRS-based REDIview product is significant. The Company currently believes that it will be positioned with its telematics product lines and proven operations support to take advantage of the significant market potential.
Management currently does not expect to achieve profitability during its current fiscal year since the Company will be expanding its sales force and building a base of customers that purchase information and data services from the Company on a monthly recurring basis. Key to achieving profitability is to obtain a REDIview customer base that provides monthly recurring revenues and corresponding gross margins that exceed operating costs and expenses to support the REDIview customer base. Management currently estimates that for the Company to achieve profitability, it will need to have approximately 38,000 to 40,000 of its REDIview products in service. During the eleven-week period following the launch of REDIview in mid-January through March 31, 2005, total REDIview unit sales orders received by the Company met expectations under the Companys revised business plan. While there can be no assurances, based upon the initial market acceptance of the REDIview product line as evidenced by the sales orders received since the launch of the REDIview product line, management currently anticipates that it will achieve the REDIview sales results forecasted in its revised business plan for the 2005 calendar year. Management further expects that the achievement of REDIview sales targets as forecasted in its revised business plan will provide the Company with sufficient capital to fund its ongoing operations. However, there can be no assurances that the Company can achieve the required sales of REDIview product line to meet its profitability goals and the Companys failure to do so may have a material adverse effect upon the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
SBC has selected an alternate vendor to supply its next generation AVL product. As of the filing date of the Companys Form 10Q for first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004, management anticipated that SBC would begin deactivating its units during the second calendar quarter of 2005. Management currently believes that SBC will likely delay deactivating the majority of its units by several months and that the deactivation of these units will be slower than initially anticipated. Management believes that under its revised business plan, the Company has sufficient cash to maintain its ongoing operations without obtaining additional capital resources that were previously anticipated, as disclosed in the Companys Form 10-Q for the period ending November 30, 2004. However, the timing of the deactivations by SBC as well as the ability of the Company to meet its REDIview sales and gross margin projections heavily influence the capital requirements of the Company.
If the Company fails to achieve its current sales and gross margin projections as forecasted in its revised business plan and/or SBC deactivates the Companys units sooner than is currently anticipated in the Companys projections, the Company may be required to raise additional capital funding. Currently, management believes that should additional funding be obtained, it will be raised through issuance of debt or equity securities. However, if additional capital funding is required, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the funds necessary to sustain the Companys operations until revenues from sales of REDIview are sufficient to sustain the Companys operations and the failure to do so may have a material adverse effect upon the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
On October 4, 2004, the Company announced that it had closed the sale of 5,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (Series A Preferred Stock), with each preferred share having a face value of $1,000, for a total purchase price of $5 million, on October 1, 2004 (the Closing). Net cash proceeds received by the Company were $4.6 million after payment of expenses. The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Companys common stock at a conversion price of $2.00 per share. The Company sold the Series A Preferred Stock to an investor pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 1, 2004, by and between the Company and SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd. The Series A Preferred Stock was issued to the investor pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended provided by Regulation D promulgated thereunder. In addition to the above pricing and number of the securities sold, the Securities Purchase Agreement also provides that the Company shall use the proceeds from this offering only for general corporate purposes and working capital. In connection with the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Company also issued to the Series A Preferred Stock holder two warrants to purchase shares of the Companys common stock (see Securities Purchase Agreement Sale of Series A Preferred Stock in Item 2 of Part II in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the Series A Preferred Stock transaction).
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A summary of the Companys cash flows for the six months ended February 28, 2005 and February 29, 2004 are as follows:
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Net cash used in operating activities |
$ | (3,731 | ) | $ | (1,639 | ) | ||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(566 | ) | (190 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of Series A preferred stock
and warrants, net of offering costs |
4,651 | | ||||||
Other |
(557 | ) | (84 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
4,094 | (84 | ) | |||||
Total change in cash |
(203 | ) | (1,913 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 1,109 | $ | 3,192 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities increased by approximately $2.1 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 compared to the same period of the prior year primarily due to payments made to cure pre-petition liabilities related to executory contracts accepted under the plan of reorganization and payment of professional fees accrued during the reorganization. The Companys interest payments decreased by $0.7 million during the six months ended February 28, 2005 in comparison to the same period of the prior year due primarily to the elimination of the $14.3 million principal obligation on the senior notes along with the related interest costs through the bankruptcy proceedings.
The increase in net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended February 28, 2005 in comparison to the same period of the prior year was primarily attributable to the capitalization of costs associated with the development of the REDIview product. Net cash provided by financing activities increased during the six months ended February 28, 2005 primarily due to the proceeds from the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock discussed above.
Critical success factors in managements plans to achieve positive cash flow from operations include:
| Significant market acceptance of REDIview in the United States. | |||
| Maintaining and expanding the Companys direct sales channel and expanding into new markets not currently served by the Company. New salespersons will require training and time to become productive. In addition, there is significant competition for qualified salespersons, and the Company must continue to offer attractive compensation plans and opportunities to attract qualified salespersons. | |||
| Maintaining and expanding indirect distribution channels. | |||
| Securing and maintaining adequate third party leasing sources for customers who purchase the Companys products. | |||
| Ability to achieve and maintain the product and service margins forecasted in the Companys revised business plan. |
There can be no assurances that any of these success factors will be realized or maintained.
Although the Company believes that it has exited the Chapter 11 process as a stronger and more financially viable entity, at this time it is not possible to accurately predict the effect of the bankruptcy filing on its business. It is possible that because of operating performance or other factors, the Company may not be able to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the Company urges that extreme caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments in any of the Companys securities. Should the Company not continue as a going concern, it may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of the recorded assets or the amounts and classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
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Contractual Obligations
The following summarizes the Companys significant financial commitments at February 28, 2005:
Payments due by period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 1 | More than 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations | Total | Year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 Years | Years | |||||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Principal Payments |
$ | 2,000 | $ | | $ | 2,000 | $ | | $ | | ||||||||||
Interest Payments |
580 | 240 | 340 | | | |||||||||||||||
Capital Lease Obligations |
1,172 | 527 | 476 | 169 | | |||||||||||||||
Operating Leases |
1,900 | 300 | 600 | 600 | 400 | |||||||||||||||
Other Notes Payable |
269 | 269 | ||||||||||||||||||
Purchase Obligations |
685 | 685 | | | | |||||||||||||||
Other Long-Term Liabilities (b) |
686 | 291 | 280 | 107 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 7,292 | $ | 2,312 | $ | 3,696 | $ | 876 | $ | 408 | ||||||||||
(a) Convertible promissory note payable to HFS Minorplanet Funding LLC with the principal balance being due in July of 2007. Interest is payable monthly based on an annual rate of 12%. |
(b) Primarily includes obligations under priority tax claims allowed under the bankruptcy proceedings and product warranty commitments. |
Nasdaq Delisting Notification
On October 1, 2004, the Company received notice from Nasdaq stating that for the previous 30 days, its common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). In accordance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until March 30, 2005, to regain compliance under this rule. In order to regain compliance, the Company must demonstrate a closing bid price for its common stock of $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days.
The written notice further provided that if compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement cannot be demonstrated by the Company by March 30, 2005, Nasdaq will grant the Company an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance, if at that time, the Company meets The Nasdaq SmallCap Market initial listing requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement. The written notice provided that if the Company has not regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement during the second 180 day compliance period, but again satisfies The Nasdaq SmallCap Market initial listing requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement at the end of such period, the Company would be afforded an additional compliance period up to its next stockholder meeting to regain compliance, provided that it commit: (1) to seek stockholder approval for a reverse stock split at or before its next stockholder meeting and (2) to promptly thereafter effect the reverse stock split. Such shareholder meeting must occur within 2 years following October 1, 2004. If the Company fails to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid requirement during the third compliance period and is not eligible for an additional compliance period, the Nasdaq Staff would notify the Company at that time that its securities would be delisted and the Company would have the right to appeal such delisting to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel which stays the effect of the delisting pending a hearing on the matter before the Panel.
On December 29, 2004, the Company received written notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market that the Company had regained compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) as the closing bid price for the Companys common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater for at least 10 consecutive business days. Accordingly, the matter regarding the Companys non-compliance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) was closed and the Companys listing on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market was in good standing.
On February 15, 2005, the Company received notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department that for the previous 30 days, the bid price for the Companys common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). In accordance with Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until August 15, 2005, to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance, the Company must demonstrate a closing bid price for its common stock of $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The Company has not determined to take any particular course of action
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at this time with respect to the Nasdaq notice.
The written notice further provided that if compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement cannot be demonstrated by the Company by August 15, 2005, the Nasdaq Staff will grant the Company an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance, if at that time, the Company meets The Nasdaq SmallCap Market initial listing requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c), except for the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement. If the Company fails to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement during the initial 180 day period and is not eligible for an additional 180 day compliance period, the Nasdaq Staff would notify the Company at that time that the Companys securities would be delisted and the Company would have the right to appeal such delisting to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel which stays the effect of the delisting pending a hearing on the matter before the Panel.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December of 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FAS 123R which is effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2005. FAS 123R applies to transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services and also applies to liabilities an entity may incur for goods or services that are based on the fair value of those equity instruments. The Company will adopt FAS 123R in the required period and apply the standard using the modified prospective method, which requires compensation expense to be recorded for new and modified awards. For any unvested portion of previously issued and outstanding awards, compensation expense is required to be recorded based on the previously disclosed FAS 123 methodology and amounts. Prior periods presented are not required to by restated. FAS 123R may require the Company to reflect the tax savings resulting from tax deductions in excess of expense reflected in its financial statements as a financing cash flow. FAS 123R may have a material impact on the Companys future consolidated financial statements.
In December of 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (FAS 109-2). The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 introduces a special one-time dividends-received deduction on the repatriation of certain foreign earnings to a U.S. taxpayer, provided certain criteria are met. FAS 109-2 provides accounting and disclosure guidance for the repatriation provision, and was effective immediately upon issuance. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 109-2 will have a significant effect on its future consolidated financial statements.
In November of 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, Exchanges of Non-monetary AssetsAn Amendment of APB No. 29 (FAS 153). The provisions of this statement are effective for non-monetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. This statement eliminates the exception to fair value for exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchange transactions that do not have commercial substancethat is, transactions that are not expected to result in significant changes in the cash flows of the reporting entity. The Company does not believe that the adoption of FAS 153 will have a significant effect on its future consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company does not have any material exposure to market risk associated with its cash and cash equivalents. The Companys note payables are at a fixed rates and, thus, are not exposed to interest rate risk.
Forward Looking Statements
This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based upon managements current beliefs and projections, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. When used in this Form 10-Q, the words anticipate, believe, estimate, expect and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Any statement or conclusion concerning future events is a forward-looking statement, and should not be interpreted as a promise or conclusion that the event will occur. The Companys actual operating results or the actual occurrence of any such event could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed in this report, and the Companys Annual Report on Forms 10-K and 10-K/A for the year ended August 31, 2004.
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ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, which it has designed to ensure that material information related to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Companys disclosure committee on a regular basis. The Company has a disclosure committee, which consists of certain members of the Companys senior management.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys management, including the Companys Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures was performed as of February 28, 2005. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by management of the Company on a timely basis in order to comply with the Companys public disclosure obligations under the relevant federal securities laws and the SEC rules promulgated thereunder.
There were no changes in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the first fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2005, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially effect, the Companys internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Voluntary Bankruptcy Filing and Reorganization
On February 2, 2004, (the Commencement Date), the Company and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Caren (292) Limited (Caren) and Minorplanet Systems USA Limited (Limited) (the Company, Caren and Limited shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division (the Bankruptcy Court), in order to facilitate the restructuring of their debt, trade liabilities, and other obligations. During the pendency of the bankruptcy, the Debtors remained in possession of their assets and operated as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and applicable court orders. On February 24, 2004, the United States Trustee appointed an official committee of unsecured creditors (the Committee) consisting of representatives of five (5) of the twenty (20) largest unsecured creditors.
Under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the bankruptcy petition automatically stayed most actions against the Debtors including most actions to collect pre-petition indebtedness or exercise control over the property of the Debtors estate. The Bankruptcy Court established April 9, 2004 as the bar date for creditors and other parties-in-interest (other than governmental entities) to file their proofs of claims and proofs of interest. The bar date for governmental entities to file their proofs of claims and proofs of interest was May 10, 2004. On June 15, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Debtors motion for substantive consolidation of the estates of the Company, Caren and Limited.
On May 24, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Debtors Second Amended Disclosure Statement (Disclosure Statement) for use to solicit the vote of creditors and equity interest holders on the acceptance or rejection of the Debtors plan of reorganization. The Bankruptcy Court also set the record date for purposes of voting on the Debtors plan of reorganization as May 21, 2004, approved solicitation/voting procedures of the plan of reorganization, and set hearing on the confirmation of the plan of reorganization.
On June 17, 2004, the Debtors and the Committee reached a settlement agreement on several matters regarding the plan of reorganization subject to bankruptcy court approval (the Committee Settlement). The material terms of the Committee Settlement were as follows:
| For purposes of the Debtors plan of reorganization, the Debtors and Committee agreed that the value of the Debtors shall be equal to $25.3 million, such that holders of allowed unsecured claims under the plan of reorganization shall receive 75%, and prior equity holders shall receive 25%, of the 7,000,000 shares of new common stock issued upon confirmation of the plan of reorganization. |
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| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company upon emergence from bankruptcy; | |||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the general terms and conditions of new employment agreements for senior management of the Company. | |||
| The Debtors and the Committee reached agreement on the general terms and conditions under which restricted shares would be issued to senior management of the Company. | |||
| The Debtors, HFS Minorplanet Funding LLC (HFS) and the Committee agreed to amend the April 15, 2004 letter agreement so that the price per share at which HFS may convert the unpaid principal and accrued interest due under the $1.575 million promissory note (later amended and increased to $2.0 million) into common stock of the Company, shall be set at $3.62 per share of common stock, provided that such amount shall be reduced (i) by twenty percent (20%) if such unpaid principal and accrued interest is converted within one (1) year after the date the promissory note was issued or (ii) by fifteen percent (15%) if such unpaid principal and accrued interest is converted more than one (1) year after the date the promissory note was issued. |
The Committee further agreed that it would not object to, and both the Committee and the Debtors, using their best efforts, would affirmatively support approval of the Debtors plan of reorganization, settlement and confirmation of the Debtors plan of reorganization, in the form as modified by the terms hereof. On June 22, 2004, the Debtors filed their Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization to incorporate the settlement terms reached with the Committee.
On June 29, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Debtors Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, as Modified (the Plan). The Bankruptcy Court also approved the Settlement Agreement between the Debtors and the Committee. The Bankruptcy Court further set the enterprise value of the Company at $25.3 million for purposes of distributions of new common stock under the Plan. The effective date of the Plan was set by the Debtors pursuant to the Plan as Friday, July 2, 2004 (the Effective Date). The Plan was substantially consummated on July 8, 2004.
In general, pursuant to the Plan, as of the Effective Date:
| Holders of allowed administrative and priority claims will be paid in cash in the ordinary course as they come due or on such other terms as the parties may agree. Holders of allowed priority tax claims will receive periodic payments as provided under section 1129(a)(9)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code, unless the parties agree to other terms for the payment of such claims. | |||
| Holders of allowed secured claims shall receive, at the election of the Debtors, either (i) payment in cash in an amount equivalent to the full amount of such holders allowed secured claim; (ii) deferred cash payments over a period of five (5) years after the initial distribution date totaling the amount of such holders allowed secured claim, with interest; (iii) the return of the collateral securing such allowed secured claim in full satisfaction of such claim, or (iv) such other treatment as may be agreed to in writing by such holder and the Debtors. | |||
| Holders of allowed general unsecured claims received their pro rata share of seventy-five percent (75%) of seven million (7,000,000) shares of the new common stock of the Company on or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. | |||
| Each holder of an allowed convenience claim received cash in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of their allowed claims, up to an aggregate maximum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for all such claims paid as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. | |||
| All existing equity interests in the Debtors were extinguished as of the Effective Date. Each holder of an equity interest in the Company that was attributable to existing common stock received a pro rata share of twenty-five percent (25%) of seven million (7,000,000) shares of the new common stock that was not issued to holders of allowed general unsecured claims. The holders of equity interests in the Company, Limited and Caren, other than common stock, did not receive or retain any property under the Plan. | |||
| The new common stock and the restricted shares were issued and distributed in accordance with the terms of the Plan without further act or action under applicable law, regulation, order or rule and are exempt from |
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registration under applicable securities law pursuant to section 1145(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. | ||||
| The Debtors initially distributed 7,000,000 shares of new common stock to satisfy holders of allowed general unsecured claims and holders of equity interests in the Company that were attributable to existing common stock. The initial distribution of 7,000,000 shares of new common stock resulted in the satisfaction of approximately $17.6 million of allowed general unsecured claims. During the three months ended February 28, 2005, certain rejection claims and other disputed claims were settled and allowed by the bankruptcy court resulting in the issuance of 122,525 shares of common stock to satisfy approximately $0.4 million in claims. |
Caren and Limited, as a matter of law, were merged with and into the Company, ceasing to exist as separate entities as of the Effective Date. In addition,
| the Companys certificate of incorporation was amended and restated to change the Companys corporate name to Remote Dynamics, Inc. on the Effective Date; | |||
| the size of the board was increased to seven (7) directors with four (4) new directors being appointed by the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee on behalf of the unsecured creditors and three (3) directors to be appointed by the Debtors; | |||
| a new restricted stock plan for key executive officers was approved; | |||
| the Company entered into two (2) year term employment agreements with the following key executive officers which included restricted stock grants to each officer: |
o | Dennis R. Casey President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
o | J. Raymond Bilbao Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |||
o | W. Michael Smith Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |
The Plan received overwhelming acceptance with approximately 98.6% of the existing stockholders actually voting on the Plan, of which approximately 99.9% voted to accept the Plan. Additionally, approximately 75% of the unsecured creditors, who received their prorata share of 75% of the new common stock issued under the Plan, voted to accept the Plan. Under the Plan, holders of the Companys 13.75% Interest Senior Notes due 2005 and holders of the Companys common stock as of the close of trading on Friday, July 2, 2004 were entitled to receive their prorata distributions of new common stock under the Plan.
Pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Company assumed, assumed as modified or rejected certain pre-petition executory contracts and unexpired leases upon the Effective Date. With respect to executory contracts assumed, the Company was required to cure all pre-petition defaults, monetary and otherwise. With respect to executory contracts rejected, the Company is excused from further performance under such agreement and the Bankruptcy Code treats the rejected contract as if it were breached by the Company immediately prior to the Companys filing of bankruptcy. The other contracting party was entitled to a prepetition, general unsecured claim for the damages sustained as a result of the breach of contract caused by the rejection.
ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuance of Common Stock Under Plan of Reorganization
During the three months ended February 28, 2005, certain rejection claims and other disputed claims were settled and allowed by the bankruptcy court resulting in the issuance of 122,525 shares of common stock to satisfy approximately $0.4 million in claims.
ITEM 4: SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At the December 15, 2004 special meeting of Companys stockholders, the Companys stockholders approved a proposal granting anti-dilution protections (in addition to anti-dilution protections for stock splits and other similar pro rata events) in the event of a dilutive stock issuance by the Company that are contained in the Structured Warrant and
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Incentive Warrant issued on October 1, 2004. Such dilutive issuance anti-dilution protections authorize the issuance of additional shares of the Companys common stock if such anti-dilution protections are triggered.
There were 3,690,699 shares of the Companys common stock represented in person or by proxy at the December 15, 2004 special meeting, of which 3,275,989 shares (approximately 88.8% of the shares present at the special meeting) voted for the proposal described above, 414,585 shares (approximately 11.2% of the shares present at the special meeting) voted against proposal and 125 shares abstained from the vote on the proposal.
ITEM 6: EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits See the attached Index to Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
REMOTE DYNAMICS, INC. Date: April 14, 2005 |
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By: | /s/ Dennis R. Casey | |||
Dennis R. Casey | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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By: | /s/ W. Michael Smith | |||
W. Michael Smith | ||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT | ||||
NUMBER | TITLE | |||
2.1
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- | Stock Purchase and Exchange Agreement by and between the Company, Minorplanet Systems PLC and Mackay Shields LLC, dated February 14, 2001 (14) | ||
2.2
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- | Asset Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Aether Systems, Inc. dated March 15, 2002 (15) | ||
2.3
|
- | Findings and Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order Confirming Companys Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization and Approving Settlement of Companys Amended Motion for Valuation (22) | ||
2.4
|
- | Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd. dated October 1, 2004 (24) | ||
2.5
|
- | Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd. dated October 1, 2004 (24) | ||
2.6
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- | Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights, Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Remote Dynamics, Inc. filed with Secretary of State of Delaware on October 1, 2004 (24) | ||
2.7
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- | Stock Purchase Warrant issued to SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd. on October 1, 2004 for purchase of 1,000,000 shares of common stock (24) | ||
2.8
|
- | Stock Purchase Warrant issued to SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd. on October 1, 2004 for purchase of 625,000 shares of common stock (24) | ||
3.1
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- | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (23) | ||
3.2
|
- | Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (26) | ||
4.1
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- | Specimen of certificate representing Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (1) | ||
10.1
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- | Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement by and between Minorplanet Limited, (an @Track subsidiary) and Mislex (302) Limited, dated June 21, 2001 (13) | ||
10.2
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- | Product Development Agreement, dated December 21, 1995, between HighwayMaster Corporation and IEX Corporation (2)(3) | ||
10.3
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- | Lease Agreement, dated March 20, 1998, between HighwayMaster Corporation and Cardinal Collins Tech Center, Inc. (4) | ||
10.4
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- | Agreement No. 980427 between Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, Southern New England Telephone and HighwayMaster Corporation executed on January 13, 1999 (6)(7) | ||
10.5
|
- | Administrative Carrier Agreement entered into between HighwayMaster Corporation and Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. on March 30, 1999 (6)(7) | ||
10.6
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- | Addendum to Agreement entered into between HighwayMaster Corporation and International Telecommunications Data Systems, Inc. on February 4, 1999 (6)(7) | ||
10.7
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- | Second Addendum to Agreement entered into between HighwayMaster Corporation and International Telecommunications Data Systems, Inc. on February 4, 1999 (6)(7) | ||
10.8
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- | Fleet-on-Track Services Agreement entered into between GTE Telecommunications Services Incorporated and HighwayMaster Corporation on May 3, 1999 (8)(9) | ||
10.9
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- | Limited Liability Company Agreement of HighwayMaster of Canada, LLC executed March 3, 2000 (10) | ||
10.10
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- | Monitoring Services Agreement dated May 25, 2000, by and between the Company and Criticom International Corporation (11) (12) | ||
10.11
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- | Agreement No. 980427-03, dated January 31, 2002 between SBC Ameritech, SBC Pacific Bell, SBC Southern New England Telephone, SBC Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. and the Company (16) (17) | ||
10.12
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- | Addendum dated September 26, 2002 to Exclusive Licence and Distribution Agreement (18) | ||
10.13
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- | Irrevocable Waiver and Consent to Amendment to Bylaws of certain rights executed by Minorplanet Systems PLC, dated October 6, 2003 (19) |
EXHIBIT | ||||
NUMBER | TITLE | |||
10.14
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- | Variation Agreement to Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement by and between Minorplanet Limited, as Licensor, and Minorplanet Systems USA, Limited, as Licensee, dated October 6, 2003 (19) | ||
10.15
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Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 980427-03 by and between Minorplanet Systems USA, Inc. and SBC Services, Inc. dated January 21, 2004 (21) | |||
10.16
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- | Amendment No. 5 to Agreement No. 980427-03 by and between Remote Dynamics, Inc. and SBC Services, Inc. dated October 8, 2004 (25) | ||
10.17
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- | Third Amendment to Lease Agreement between the Company and Cardinal Collins Tech Center, Inc. dated July 1, 2004 (26) | ||
10.18
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- | Employment Agreement between the Company and Dennis R. Casey dated July 2, 2004 (26) | ||
10.19
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- | Employment Agreement between the Company and W. Michael Smith dated July 2, 2004 (26) | ||
10.20
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- | Employment Agreement between the Company and J. Raymond Bilbao dated July 2, 2004 (26) | ||
10.21
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- | Employment Agreement between the Company and Joseph W. Pollard dated July 26, 2004 (26) | ||
10.22
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- | Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and Dennis R. Casey dated July 2, 2004 (26) | ||
10.23
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- | Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and W. Michael Smith dated July 2, 2004 (26) | ||
10.24
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- | Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and J. Raymond Bilbao dated July 2, 2004 (26) | ||
10.25
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- | Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and Joseph W. Pollard dated July 26, 2004 (26) | ||
10.26
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- | Employment Agreement between the Company and David Bagley dated September 17, 2004 (26) | ||
10.27
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- | Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and David Bagley dated September 17, 2004 (26) | ||
10.28
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- | 2004 Restated Management Incentive Plan (26) | ||
11.0
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- | Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings (27) | ||
14.1
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- | Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 7, 2003 (20) | ||
16.1
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- | Letter from Arthur Andersen to the SEC (Omitted pursuant to Item 304T of Regulation S-K) | ||
31.1
|
- | Certification Pursuant to Section 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Dennis R. Casey, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) (27) | ||
31.2
|
- | Certification Pursuant to Section 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by W. Michael Smith, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) (27) | ||
32.1
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- | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Dennis R. Casey, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) (27) | ||
32.2
|
- | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by W. Michael Smith, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) (27) | ||
99.1
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- | Amended and Restated Audit Committee Charter approved by Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on November 18, 2003 (20) |
1. | Filed in connection with the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 33-91486), effective June 22, 1995. |
2. | Filed in connection with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995. |
3. | Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Application for Confidential Treatment filed in |
connection with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995. |
4. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998. |
5. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-K fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. |
6. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999. |
7. | Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Order Granting Application for Confidential Treatment issued June 22, 1999 in connection with the Companys Form 10 Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999. |
8. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999. |
9. | Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to letter granting application for confidential treatment issued October 10, 1999 in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999. |
10. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000. |
11. | Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Order Granting Application for Confidential Treatment issued December 5, 2000 in connection with the Companys Form 10 Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000. |
12. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000. |
13. | Filed in connection with Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on June 29, 2001. |
14. | Filed as Appendix A to the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on May 11, 2001. |
15. | Filed in connection with the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2002. Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Order Granting Application for Confidential Treatment issued in connection with the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2002. |
16. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002. |
17. | Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Order Granting Application for Confidential Treatment issued in connection with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002. |
18. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2002. |
19. | Filed in connection with the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 27, 2003. |
20. | Filed in connection with Companys Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended August 31, 2003. |
21. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended February 29, 2004. |
22. | Filed in connection with Companys Current Report on Form 8-K with SEC on June 23, 2004. |
23. | Filed in connection with the Companys Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2004. |
24. | Filed in connection with the Companys Current Report of Form 8-K with SEC on October 4, 2004. |
25. | Filed in connection with the Companys Current Report of Form 8-K with SEC on October 13, 2004 |
26. | Filed in connection with Companys Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended August 31, 2004. |
27. | Filed herewith. |