UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2002
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________________________________ to ______________________________
Commission File Number: 000-27363
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
134009696
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1351 4th Street, Suite 227, Santa Monica, California 90401
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
888.784.6166
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
not applicable
(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. [X] Yes [ ] No
As of October 8, 2002, there were 10,028,605 shares of the Registrant's common shares issued and outstanding.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 Financial Statements
DISCLOSURE
To: The Shareholders of
InternetStudios.com, Inc.
It is the opinion of management that the interim financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 include all adjustments necessary in order to ensure that the financial statements are not misleading.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Mark Rutledge
_________________________________
Director of InternetStudios.com, Inc.
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
September |
December |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
ASSETS |
||
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$6,487 |
$- |
Taxes recoverable |
33,383 |
24,305 |
Accounts receivable |
- |
969 |
Loans receivable from related party (Note 4) |
- |
373,679 |
|
|
|
|
39,870 |
398,953 |
|
|
|
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS |
2,639,668 |
2,639,668 |
Less - accumulated amortization |
(1,945,625) |
(1,278,408) |
|
694,043 |
1,361,260 |
LOANS RECEIVABLE (Note 4) |
- |
594,561 |
|
|
|
|
$733,913 |
$2,354,774 |
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
Bank overdraft |
$- |
$4,428 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
1,591,558 |
2,157,435 |
Loans payable (Note 5) |
325,225 |
632,153 |
Due to related parties |
- |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
1,916,783 |
2,804,016 |
CONVERTIBLE LOANS (Note 6) |
- |
199,159 |
|
|
|
|
1,916,783 |
3,003,175 |
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Note 8) |
|
|
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized |
|
|
10,028,605 shares issued and outstanding (2001 - 820,742) |
2,564 |
1,643 |
Additional paid in capital |
65,775,641 |
65,250,791 |
Deferred compensation |
- |
(94,792) |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
(66,961,075) |
(65,806,043) |
|
|
|
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) |
(1,182,870) |
(648,401) |
|
|
|
|
$733,913 |
$2,354,774 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
|
Three |
Three |
Nine |
Nine |
April 14, |
REVENUE |
$- |
$21,625 |
$- |
$147,427 |
$220,291 |
OPERATING EXPENSES |
|||||
General and administrative |
60,942 |
596,245 |
674,903 |
3,976,255 |
27,385,367 |
Sales and marketing (recovery) |
2,257 |
(1,985) |
2,257 |
167,260 |
3,131,714 |
Amortization of goodwill |
- |
- |
- |
4,541,803 |
12,737,424 |
Amortization of website development costs |
222,405 |
222,407 |
667,217 |
688,082 |
2,023,402 |
Website development costs |
- |
- |
16,281 |
6,327,907 |
|
285,604 |
816,667 |
1,344,377 |
9,389,681 |
51,605,814 |
|
Loss from operations |
(285,604) |
(795,042) |
(1,344,377) |
(9,242,254) |
(51,385,523) |
Other income (expenses) |
|||||
Interest income (expense) |
- |
15,330 |
(16,435) |
59,409 |
224,030 |
Gain on settlement of debts (Notes 4 and 8) |
67,072 |
- |
153,280 |
- |
153,280 |
Minority interest in loss of subsidiary |
- |
- |
- |
- |
506,250 |
Loss on impairment of loans receivable |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(309,832) |
Loss on disposal of furniture and equipment |
- |
- |
- |
(544,523) |
(544,523) |
Loss on impairment of goodwill |
- |
- |
- |
(15,462,534) |
(15,462,534) |
Loss on write-off of website development costs |
- |
- |
- |
(62,223) |
(62,223) |
Gain (loss) on settlement of lawsuits |
- |
- |
52,500 |
- |
(80,000) |
NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD |
$ (218,532) |
$(779,712) |
$(1,155,032) |
$(25,252,125) |
$(66,961,075) |
BASIC NET LOSS PER SHARE |
$(0.03) |
$(0.95) |
$(0.25) |
$(31.51) |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF |
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
|
Nine months |
Nine months |
April 14, 1998 |
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
$(1,155,032) |
$(25,252,125) |
$(66,961,075) |
Net loss for the period |
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities: |
|
|
|
Non-cash expenses: |
|
|
|
Amortization and depreciation |
667,217 |
5,360,064 |
15,176,819 |
Bad debts |
- |
71,783 |
46,087 |
Loss on disposal of furniture and equipment |
- |
544,523 |
544,523 |
Loss on impairment of goodwill |
- |
15,462,534 |
15,462,534 |
Loss on write-off of website development costs |
- |
62,223 |
62,223 |
Loss on impairment of loans |
- |
- |
309,832 |
Compensation expense related to stock and stock options |
94,792 |
1,276,981 |
12,581,300 |
Minority interest in loss of subsidiary |
- |
- |
(506,250) |
Stock based website development expense |
- |
- |
3,185,882 |
Gain on settlement of debt |
(153,280) |
- |
(153,280) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
- |
435,000 |
- |
Accounts receivable |
969 |
(17,389) |
(46,087) |
Taxes recoverable |
(9,078) |
35,803 |
(15,420) |
Prepaid expenses |
- |
138,096 |
(117,685) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
330,784 |
670,081 |
2,007,618 |
Deposits and other |
- |
96,933 |
- |
Deferred revenue |
- |
(64,876) |
- |
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
(223,628) |
(1,180,369) |
(18,422,979) |
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Acquisition of furniture and equipment |
- |
(23,324) |
(2,218,566) |
Acquisition of ReporterTV.com, net of cash acquired |
- |
- |
(1,532,192) |
Incorporation costs |
- |
- |
(1,000) |
Acquisition of itsTV.com |
- |
- |
(232,274) |
Cash acquired on acquisition of Online Films, LLC |
- |
- |
363,759 |
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
- |
(23,324) |
(3,620,273) |
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Bank overdraft (repayment) |
(4,428) |
- |
- |
Loans receivable |
50,000 |
(309,450) |
(1,201,609) |
Loans payable |
184,543 |
615,803 |
833,204 |
Convertible loan payable |
- |
199,159 |
199,159 |
Net proceeds on sale of common stock |
- |
- |
22,218,985 |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
230,115 |
505,512 |
22,049,739 |
|
|
|
|
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
6,487 |
(698,181) |
6,487 |
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
- |
700,068 |
- |
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD |
$6,487 |
$1,887 |
$6,487 |
Supplemental cash flow information: See Note 9.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The Company is in the development stage of its business of the management, marketing and delivery of digital filmed entertainment. The Company was incorporated on April 14, 1998 in the State of Nevada as The Enterprise, Inc. Effective December 14, 1998, the Company changed its name to eHealth.com, Inc., and on September 20, 1999 changed its name to InternetStudios.com, Inc.
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB of Regulation S-B. They do not include all information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material changes in the information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The interim unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with those financial statements included in the Form 10-KSB. In the opinion of Management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, have been made. Operating results for the nine months ended September 3 0, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2002.
NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, as shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has sustained substantial losses from operations since inception. In addition, the Company has used, rather than provided, cash in its operations. As of September 30, 2002, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $1,876,913 and has significantly reduced the scope of operations due to the lack of operating capital.
In view of the matters described in the preceding paragraph, there is substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue operations as a going concern. Recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent upon the Company's ability to meet its financing requirements on a continuing basis and to succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.
Management of the Company has taken steps to revise and reduce its operating requirements, which it believes will be sufficient to assure continued operations and implementation of the Company's plans. These steps include expense reductions in staffing, marketing and consulting, as well as a significant decrease in operating costs as a result of completion of website development costs.
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles Of Consolidation
The financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries: OnlineFilmSales.com LLC, InternetStudios UK, Ltd., InternetStudios Entertainment Finance, Inc., and OnlineFilmandTVSales.com, Inc. (inactive); in turn, OnlineFilmsSales.com, LLC owns membership interests in two inactive limited liability companies, ReporterTV.com LLC and StudioBuzz.com LLC (collectively, "the Company"). All intercompany accounts and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont'd)
Use Of Estimates And Assumptions
Preparation of the Company's financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash And Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized at the time a transaction is consummated by a buyer and seller using the Company's website. The Company also may charge for its services and recognizes revenue at the time the customer lists material on the Company's website. Revenue related to financing of outside productions is amortized over the life of the agreement, typically 18 months, using a method that approximates the effective interest method.
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements are presented in United States dollars. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation", foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated to their United States dollar equivalents using foreign exchange rates which prevailed at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the year. Related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity, whereas gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in results of operations. Translation adjustments were immaterial for all periods presented.
Net Loss Per Common Share
Basic loss per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of the Company. Convertible securities and stock options were not included in the calculation of weighted average number of shares because the effect would be anti-dilutive. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for prior periods has been recalculated to take into effect the 20:1 roll-back as described in Note 8.
Website Development Costs
The Company has adopted the provisions of EITF 00-2 "Accounting for Web Site Development Costs" and development costs incurred subsequent to June 30, 2000, associated with the Company's Web Sites were recorded in accordance with EITF 00-2. Development costs of $2,639,668 have been capitalized and are being amortized on the straight-line method over a period of 3 years.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in respect to stock options granted to employees and officers using the intrinsic value based method in accordance with APB 25. Stock options granted to non-employees are accounted for using the fair value method in accordance with SFAS No. 123. In addition, with respect to stock options granted to employees, the Company provides pro-forma information as required by SFAS No. 123 showing the results of applying the fair value method using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont'd)
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued in exchange for the receipt of goods or services from other than employees in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and the conclusions reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force in Issue No. 96-18. Costs are measured at the estimated fair market value of the consideration received or the estimated fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of equity instruments issued for consideration other than employee services is determined on the earliest of a performance commitment or completion of performance by the provider of goods or services as defined by EITF 96-18.
The Company has also adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation - An Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 ("FIN 44"), which provides guidance as to certain applications of APB 25. FIN 44 is generally effective July 1, 2000 with the exception of certain events occurring after December 15, 1998.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets
The Company evaluates its long-lived assets by measuring the carrying amount of the assets against the estimated undiscounted future cash flows associated with them. If such evaluations indicate that the future undiscounted cash flows of certain long-lived assets are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of such assets, the assets are adjusted to their fair values.
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements are presented in United States dollars. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation", foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated to their United States dollar equivalents using foreign exchange rates which prevailed at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the year. Related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity, whereas gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in results of operations.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values and their respective income tax basis (temporary differences). The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE
Pursuant to settlement agreements executed in May 2002 the Company agreed to assign its outstanding loans receivable of $594,561 from a film production company and $323,679 due from a related party to certain creditors in satisfaction of outstanding debts of approximately $1,074,448 of which $416,000 was owing to two companies controlled by directors and officers of the Company, resulting in a gain of $86,208.
NOTE 5 - LOANS PAYABLE
The Company is indebted in the amount of $125,000 plus accrued interest of $15,682 by promissory notes bearing interest at 12% per annum. The notes were due on May 25, 2001. The company has received demands for payments on $90,000 of these notes. The Company is in negotiation to settle these amounts.
The Company also has a loan payable outstanding of $184,543, which is unsecured, bears no interest and has no specific terms of repayment.
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
NOTE 6 - CONVERTIBLE LOANS
During February 2001 the Company received loans in the aggregate principal amount of $199,159 pursuant to convertible note agreements. These loans were non-interest bearing and were repayable on demand. The convertible note agreements provided the lender the right to convert the outstanding loan into shares of common stock at a price approximating the market price of the Company's shares at the time of notice. During February 2002 these loans were converted into 3,487,863 shares of common stock.
NOTE 7- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company had management contracts with two consulting firms owned by officers of the Company. The contracts provided for combined base salaries of $384,000 per annum for a three year term ending December 31, 2002 and granting of stock options providing the right to acquire a total of 13,300 post-consolidation shares of common stock at a price of $100 per share. All of the options have fully vested. The contracts included a severance provision of 150% of base salary which totals $576,000 for these two officers. By agreement dated January 5, 2002, as consideration for the termination of these management contracts and the release of the Company from any further obligations thereunder after May 31, 2002, these two officers agreed to accept 4,040,000 shares of common stock in settlement of the severance portion of the management contracts at an agreed amount of $230,684. Refer to Note 8.
During 2000, the Company loaned a total of approximately $535,000 to an executive officer of the Company and a film production company owned and managed by this executive officer. Advances under the loan agreement were collateralized by all of the assets of the related company, bore interest at the prime rate plus 3% until March 31, 2001 and were due on demand. During the year ended December 31, 2001, due to uncertainty of recovery the Company recorded an impairment provision of $309,832 leaving a balance outstanding at December 31, 2001 of $373,679. During the period the Company received payment relating to this loan totalling $50,000 and the balance of this loan receivable was assigned to creditors in settlement of outstanding debts of the Company. Refer to Note 4.
NOTE 8 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
During December 2001 the Company completed a 20:1 roll-back of outstanding common shares which reduced the number of issued and outstanding shares from 16,414,844 to 820,742.
During January 2002 the Directors approved a resolution to issue a maximum of 5,720,000 shares of common stock to certain directors, officers and employees in settlement of outstanding obligations that totalled $393,684. These obligations were settled at a price of $0.0571 per share resulting in a gain on settlement of debt of $67,072. These shares were issued on August 15, 2002.
During February and March 2002 the Company issued a total of 3,487,863 shares of common stock on conversion of the outstanding convertible loans of $199,159.
In December 1999, the Company's Board of Directors approved a U.S. Stock Incentive Plan for a maximum of 1,000,000 pre-consolidation shares of common stock and a non-U.S. Stock Incentive Plan for a maximum of 500,000 pre-consolidation shares of common stock (collectively "the Plans"), under which it is authorized to issue nonqualified and incentive stock options to key employees and consultants. The options have a term not to exceed 10 years and vest over a period of two to three years. At that time, the Board also approved grants of options for 1,012,500 pre-consolidation shares. The plan was approved by the Company's shareholders in January, 2000.
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
NOTE 8 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (cont'd)
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting For Stock Based Compensation", encourages, but does not require companies to record compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation plans at fair value. The Company has chosen to continue to account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in previously issued standards. Accordingly, compensation cost for employee stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Company's stock at the date of grant over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. Compensation cost or deferred compensation for stock options issued to employees has been recognized to the extent market value of the stock at the grant date exceeded the option price.
The following table summarizes information about stock option transactions for the nine month period ended September 30, 2002.
|
|
Weighted |
|
Options outstanding |
|
|
|
December 31, 2001 |
13,300 |
$100.00 |
November 30, 2004 |
Granted |
- |
- |
|
Exercised |
|
- |
|
Expired |
- |
- |
|
September 30, 2002 |
13,300 |
$100.00 |
November 30, 2004 |
During the period the Company expensed $94,792 of previously deferred stock-based compensation relating to outstanding stock options which vested.
NOTE 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
During 2002 the Company settled debt totaling $393,684 by the issuance of 5,720,000 shares at a price of $0.0571 per share resulting in a gain of $67,072.
See also Notes 4 and 6.
NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES
Income taxes are provided pursuant to SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. The statement requires the use of an asset and liability approach for financial reporting for income taxes. If it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized. Accordingly, as the realization and use of the net operating loss carryforward is not probable, the tax benefit of the loss carryforward has been offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.
NOTE 11 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The fair value of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents and notes and accounts receivable and payable, approximate carrying value due to the short-term maturity of the instruments.
ITEM 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
All figures are in United States Dollars unless otherwise stated.
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors", that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this report, particularly in the section entitled "Risk Factors".
General
InternetStudios.com, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 14, 1998 under the name The Enterprise, Inc. For a period of time, prior to December 14, 1998, we were engaged in the word processing business. We changed our name to eHealth.com, Inc. in anticipation of acquiring a license to software technology for the health industry. This acquisition was not completed. Effective September 21, 1999 we changed our name to InternetStudios.com, Inc. Since that date, InternetStudios has been in the business of providing web-based solutions for the entertainment industry. We own a proprietary online platform and database to transact film and television rights. With this technology, we have focused on the development and marketing of our website at www.onlinefilmandtvsales.com which has complete transactional capabilities for the licensing of filmed entertainment.
Through our online platform, www.onlinefilmandtvsales.com, we provide an enterprise solution complete with transactional capabilities for the licensing of filmed entertainment, complementary technology to track such transactions, and relevant and timely industry data and information. This yields multiple revenue streams including:
- Hosting fees for maintaining audiovisual and ancillary marketing materials on the website;
- Customization and Licensing fees for adapting the online platform to create user specific interfaces and applications;
- Transactional fees for any product sold using our technology;
- Marketing fees for email campaigns, marketing campaigns, and co-marketing ventures for filmed entertainment product; and
- Sales revenue from content owned or brokered by InternetStudios.
In the quarter ended September 30 2002, we intensified our evaluation of certain business opportunities which may cause our company to alter its business plan to focus on more traditional film and television marketing activities.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2002, we also continued our attempts to secure additional financing for our company. Unfortunately market conditions remained difficult. However, the Company did secure loans totalling $184,543 from unrelated third parties which enabled the Company to maintain operations at a minimal level.
In an effort to reduce our outstanding obligations, during the quarter we entered into settlement agreements with certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of our company wherein we issued 5,720,000 shares of our common stock in satisfaction of outstanding debts of approximately $393,684. These outstanding obligations arose as a result of services provided to the Company by these directors, officers, employees and consultants. These services, performed over a period of years, enabled the Company to continue operations and included management, accounting and audit preparation, international business services and marketing activities. This settlement released the Company from significant debt and avoided possible litigation.
We are still in our infancy as a viable commercial entity and consequently our focus over the past three years has been on the identification of market needs, development of our technology and product, www.onlinefilmandtvsales.com, and the branding of our company and product. We believe that we will generate revenues over the next three fiscal years from a combination of activities generated from upgrades to our website and a focus on more traditional film and television marketing services.
The upgraded website was launched on May 28, 2002. The upgrades included expanded marketing interactive tools, improved registration functionality, greater access to production and cast credits database and improved transaction functionality whereby deal memos are generated instantaneously online. In addition, we plan to hire experienced sales and marketing personnel to develop a sales and marketing program for feature film releases. We expect to generate revenues from these marketing activities.
We anticipate that the expected growth in revenues may enable us to attract additional financing to allow us to add the needed resources to further support the growth of our operations. Despite our expectations, there are no assurances that our estimated revenue growth can be achieved. Should we be unable to achieve the anticipated revenue growth, our business and future success may be adversely affected.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001
The discussion set forth below relating to results of operations pertains to the comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001.
REVENUES. InternetStudios recognized $Nil for the period ended September 30, 2002 as compared to $147,427 for the period ended September 30, 2001. The revenues from the period ended September 30, 2001 were from operating revenue sources. We recognized revenue from our customers listing material on the OFTVS website as well as revenues from transactions consummated by buyers and sellers using the OFTVS system. Revenues ceased during this period as we focussed all of our resources on raising capital, reorganizing and streamlining operations and developing a self sustaining business model that would see the Company focus on more traditional film and television marketing efforts.
COST OF REVENUES. InternetStudios has currently not recognized significant revenues to date, and therefore has not allocated any significant amounts to cost of revenues. Once InternetStudios' revenues increase, cost of revenues will primarily consist of costs associated with marketing, customer service activities, and server and network operations, and to a lesser extent, bank and escrow processing charges on fees earned on transactions, Internet connection charges, depreciation of server and network equipment and allocation of overhead.
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING EXPENSES. Costs related to InternetStudios' advertising and marketing efforts are currently classified as general and administrative expenses. InternetStudios' advertising and marketing expenses consist mainly of advertising expenses, creative development and promotional costs and commissions, and compensation for advertising and marketing personnel. The majority of these costs were directed to programs designed to build brand name recognition, attract filmed entertainment companies and individuals to InternetStudios' websites, and to attract motion pictures and television programming for listing on the OnlineFilmandTVSales.com web site.
WEBSITE AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES. These expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses for development in network operations personnel and consultants, cost related to modifications, enhancement and new operations to enhance our websites. Website development costs as of September 30, 2002 were $nil. At September 30, 2001 website development costs were $16,281, none of which was capitalized under EITF 00-02. InternetStudios expects to incur additional website development and maintenance expense in the future.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. InternetStudios' general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for general and corporate functions, including finance, accounting, facilities and fees for legal and other professional services. InternetStudios' general and administrative expenses, excluding website development costs, for the period ended September 30, 2002 were $674,903, of which $94,792 were non-cash related to stock based compensation, compared to $3,904,472 for the prior period. For the quarter ended September 30, 2001 these costs were $3,904,472, of which $1,276,980 were non-cash related to stock based compensation. These significant non-cash related items are based on our company's decision to expense the 1999 stock option plan and the reduction of these numbers is due to the amortization of the expenses under this plan.
SUMMARY
Presently, we have no significant sources of revenue. We have incurred operating losses since inception. The continuation of our business is dependent upon the continuing financial support of our creditors and stockholders, obtaining further financing, successful and sufficient market acceptance of updated versions of our existing services and achieving a profitable level of operations. There are, however, no assurances we will be able to generate further funds required for our continued operations. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements contain note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead there to be doubt over our ability to continue as a going concern. In their report on the consolidated financial statements, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
From inception, InternetStudios has financed its operations primarily from private placements and loans. As at September 30, 2002, InternetStudios had $6,487 in cash and cash equivalents as compared to $1,887 as at September 30, 2001. Since inception, InternetStudios has had negative cash flows from operating activities in each fiscal and quarterly period to date.
Net cash used in operating activities was $223,628 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 as compared to $1,180,369 for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. The net cash was used for minimal general operations. In addition, we realized some gain in settlement on debt as part of the reorganization. We realized a loss on the amortization of website development costs.
As shown in our financial statements, we have sustained substantial losses from operations since inception. As of the date of this quarterly report, we have utilized substantially all of our available funding. Our continuation as a going concern will depend on our ability to raise additional capital. No assurance can be given that we will be able to raise additional funds. In the absence of such funds, we will be required to cease operations.
In accordance with our original business plan, we were required to make a significant investment in technology and website development. In addition, the plan called for the necessary investments to market our company and our services to brand our company globally. Website development was substantially completed in October 2000. Revenues derived from implementation of our platform commenced in the fourth quarter of 2000.
Our management has taken steps to revise and reduce our operating requirements, which we believe will be sufficient to assure continued operations and implementation of our plans. These steps include expense reduction in staffing, marketing and consulting, as well as a significant decrease in operating costs as a result of completion of Web developments activities. We are also in the process of securing additional capital through equity transactions, which will be required in order to continue operations.
Given our limited operating history, operating losses and other factors set out above, there can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve our goals and develop a self sustaining business model. Management intends to raise debt and equity capital as needed on a private placement basis to finance the operating and capital requirements of our company. In addition, management expects cash flow from operations to increase over the next year. It is management's intention to continue to modify our company's business plan to focus on more traditional film and television marketing. These factors raise substantial doubt about our company's ability to continue as a going concern as described in an explanatory paragraph to our independent auditors' report on the December 31, 2001 audited financial statements. The future of our company will depend upon our ability to obtain adequate financing and continuing support from stockholders and creditors and to achieve and maintain profitable operations .. To the extent that we cannot achieve our plans and generate revenues which exceed expenses on a consistent basis and in a timely manner, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects would be materially adversely affected.
In the event that our plans or assumptions change or prove inaccurate (due to delays in development, the inability to sign any significant sales agreements or generate revenues, unfavorable economic conditions, or other unforeseen circumstances), there can be no assurance that such additional financing would be available to us, or if available, that the terms of such additional financing will be acceptable to us.
Future Cash Requirements
We expect that further developments and the marketing of our traditional and web based services will lead to increased revenues in 2003 and 2004. Our plans indicate a requirement of approximately $500,000 to continue to expand our operations to the end of March 31, 2003, $150,000 of which is required to hire sales and marketing persons and to implement our sales and marketing program. The balance of $350,000 will be required to support general corporate expenses, including expenses in connection with the engaging of both senior and intermediate management personnel and other general operating expenses. We intend to receive the balance of the cash requirements through private placements or by debt financing.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" was issued. SFAS No. 133 requires companies to recognize all derivatives contracts as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and to measure them at fair value. If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as a hedge, the objective of which is to match the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging derivative with the recognition of (I) the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk or (ii) the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transaction. For a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized in income in the period of change. SFAS No. 133 was effective for all fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000.
Historically, our company has not entered into derivatives contracts either to hedge existing risks or for speculative purposes. Accordingly, adoption of the new standards on January 1, 2001 did not affect our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") finalized SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS 141 requires the use of the purchase method of accounting and prohibits the use of the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS 141 also requires that we recognize acquired intangible assets apart from goodwill if the acquired intangible assets meet certain criteria. SFAS 141 applies to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and for purchase business combinations completed on or after July 1, 2001. It also requires, upon adoption of SFAS 142, that we reclassify the carrying amounts of intangible assets and goodwill based on the criteria in SFAS 141.
SFAS 142 requires, among other things, that companies no longer amortise goodwill, but instead test goodwill for impairment at least annually. In addition, SFAS 142 requires that we identify reporting units for the purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill, reassess the useful lives of other existing recognized intangible asset, and cease Amortization of intangible assets with an indefinite useful life. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life should be tested for impairment in accordance with the guidance in SFAS 142. SFAS 142 is required to be applied in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 to all goodwill and other intangible assets recognized at that date, regardless of when those assets were initially recognized. SFAS 142 requires us to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. We are also required to reassess the useful lives of other intangible assets within the first interim quarter after adoption of SFAS 142.
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". SFAS No. 144 requires that those long-lived assets be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell, whether reported in continuing operations or in discontinued operations. Therefore, discontinued operations will no longer be measured at net realizable value or include amounts for operating losses that have not yet occurred. SFAS No. 144 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and, generally, is to be applied prospectively.
The implementation of these new standards is not expected to have a material effect on the our consolidated financial statements.
RISK FACTORS
Much of the information included in this Quarterly Report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the "safe harbor" created by those sections. When used in this document, the words "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans" and similar expressions are intended to identify other forward-looking statements. While such forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions, or other future performance suggested herein. Those forward-looking statements also involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such diffe rences include those specific risks and uncertainties discussed below and those discussed in our Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2001. The cautionary statements made in this document should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this document.
Much of the information included in this annual report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements". Such forward looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.
Such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements" involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements".
WE ARE aN EARLY Stage Company AND HAVE NOT EARNED ANY SIGNIFICANT REVENUES SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR WEBSITE Which Makes IT DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE WHETHER WE WILL OPERATE PROFITABLY.
We are an early stage company which is primarily involved in providing transactional capabilities for the licensing of filmed entertainment, complementary technology for tracking such transactions and industry data and information. We are involved in a relatively new business, having launched our website on May 10, 2000, and as a result, we do not have a historical record of sales and revenues nor an established business track record from the operation of our business.
To date, we have incurred regular operating losses and have no significant source of revenue. Unanticipated problems, expenses and delays are frequently encountered in ramping up sales and launching new businesses. Our ability to successfully develop our new business model and to generate significant operating revenues will depend on our ability to successfully modify our web services and to develop new marketing services.
Given our limited operating history, operating losses and other factors set out above, there can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve our goals and develop a self-sustaining business model. Management intends to raise debt and equity capital as needed on a private placement basis to finance the operating and capital requirements of our company. In addition, management expects cash flow from operations to increase over the next year. It is management's intention to continue to modify our company's business plan to focus on more traditional film and television marketing. These factors raise substantial doubt about our company's ability to continue as a going concern as described in an explanatory paragraph to our independent auditors' report on the December 31, 2001 audited financial statements. The future of our company will depend upon our ability to obtain adequate financing and continuing support from stockholders and creditors and to achieve and maintain profitable operations .. To the extent that we cannot achieve our plans and generate revenues which exceed expenses on a consistent basis and in a timely manner, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects would be materially adversely affected.
we expect to experience significant and rapid growth in the scope and complexity of our business as we proceed with the development OF OUR BUSINESS PLAN. if we are unable to hire staff to manage our operations, Our Growth Could Harm Our Future Business Results and may strain our managerial and operational resources.
As we proceed with the development of our website and other traditional services associated with our business plan, we expect to experience significant and rapid growth in the scope and complexity of our business. We will need to add staff to market our website, manage operations, handle marketing efforts and perform finance and accounting functions. We will be required to hire a broad range of additional personnel in order to successfully advance our operations. This growth is likely to place a strain on our management and operational resources. The failure to develop and implement effective systems, or to hire and retain sufficient personnel for the performance of all of the functions necessary to effectively service and manage our potential business or the failure to manage growth effectively, could have a materially adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
WE MUST DEVELOP A MARKETING PROGRAM TO GENERATE ANY SIGNIFICANT REVENUES
We will be required to develop a marketing campaign that will effectively demonstrate the advantages of our website and other traditional services. We may also elect to enter into agreements or relationships with third parties regarding the promotion or marketing of our website and services. There can be no assurance that we will be able to establish adequate marketing capabilities, that we will be able to enter into marketing agreements or relationships with third parties on financially acceptable terms or that any third parties with whom we enter into such arrangements will be successful in marketing and promoting our website and other traditional services.
OUR SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE ACCEPTANCE OF OUR COMPANY, OUR WEBSITE AND OUR BUSINESSES
Our success is dependent upon achieving significant market acceptance of our company and our website and services. We cannot guarantee that users will accept our website, or even the Internet, as a replacement for traditional sources of film and television rights transactions. Market acceptance of our website depends upon continued growth in the use of the Internet generally and, in particular, as a source of film and television rights transactions. The Internet may not prove to be a viable channel for these services. Failure to achieve and maintain market acceptance of our website would seriously harm our business.
Acceptance of our website depends on the success of our advertising, promotional and marketing efforts and the ability to continue to provide high-quality information and services to our users of our website. To date, we have not spent a considerable amount on marketing and promotional efforts. To increase awareness of our website, we expect to spend a significant amount on promotion, marketing and advertising in the future. If these expenses fail to develop an awareness of our website, these expenses may never be recovered and we may never be able to generate any significant future revenues. In addition, even if awareness of our website increases, we may not be able to increase or maintain the number of users of our website.
OUR CONTINUED OPERATIONS DEPEND ON TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS
The markets in which we compete are characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving technological standards in the industry, frequent new websites, services and products and changing consumer demands. Our future success will depend on our ability to adapt to these changes and to continuously improve the performance, features and reliability of our service in response to competitive services and the evolving demands of the marketplace, which we may not be able to do. In addition, the widespread adoption of new Internet, networking or telecommunications technologies or other technological changes could require us to incur substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our services or infrastructure, which might impact our ability to become or remain profitable.
Our website utilizes sophisticated and specialized network and computer technology. We anticipate that it will be necessary to continue to invest in and develop new and enhanced technology on a timely basis to maintain our competitiveness. Significant capital expenditures may be required to keep our technology up to date. Investments in technology and future investments in upgrades and enhancements to software for such technology may not necessarily maintain our competitiveness. Our business is highly dependent upon our computer and software systems, and the temporary or permanent loss of such equipment or systems, through casualty, operating malfunction or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect upon us.
The Loss of any of OUR KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL Would Have an Adverse Impact on OUR Future Development and could impair our ability to succeed.
Our performance is substantially dependent on the expertise of key management personnel, and our ability to continue to hire and retain such personnel. It may be difficult to find sufficiently qualified individuals to replace key management personnel if we were to lose any one or more of them. Accordingly, the loss of any of our key management personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, development, financial condition, and operating results.
We do not maintain "key person" life insurance on any of our directors or senior executive officers.
SINCE OUR SHARES ARE thinly traded and trading on the OTC:BB trading may be sporadic because it is not an exchange, STOCKHOLDERS MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY RESELLING THEIR SHARES.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and is thinly traded. In the past, our trading price has fluctuated widely, depending on many factors that may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. In addition, the OTC Bulletin Board is not an exchange and, because trading of the securities on the OTC:BB is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on an exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., you may have difficulty reselling any of our common shares.
Trading of Our Stock May Be Restricted by the SEC's Penny Stock Regulations Which May Limit a Stockholder's Ability to Buy and Sell our Stock.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors." The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the p enny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the s tock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
WE DO NOT EXPECT TO DECLARE OR PAY ANY DIVIDENDS.
We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock since our inception and we do not anticipate paying any such dividends for the foreseeable future.
ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
We do not utilize derivative instruments to manage market related risks. We do not have any long-term debt instruments so our company is not subject to market related risks such as interest or foreign exchange on long-term debt. All of our operations are conducted in the United States and thus, we are not exposed to significant risk of currency loss due to fluctuations in the Canadian and U.S. exchange rates.
ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, within the 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Company's Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors, which could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date the Company carried out its evaluation.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 Legal Proceedings
Other than set out below, we know of no material, active or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.
On or about September 1, 2000, Steven J. Fredericks, our former acting President and Chief Financial Officer, brought an action in the Los Angeles Superior Court against our company and certain of our senior management alleging that he was wrongfully discharged from his employment with InternetStudios. The matter was referred to our insurance carrier who participated in settling the matter in April 2002 for $70,000. The insurance carrier agreed to pay $60,000 of the settlement amount as well as cover all attorney and legal fees incurred by InternetStudios. We agreed to pay the remaining $10,000 of which $5,000 has been paid as of November 14, 2002.
August Entertainment, Inc. brought an action against our company on September 7, 2000, in Los Angeles County Superior Court for breach of contract arising from an alleged contract for distribution of films. This matter was settled in December 2001. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, we agreed to pay August Entertainment $70,000, of which $46,000 has been paid as of November 14, 2002.
Two former employees of OnlineFilmSales.com, LLC filed claims with the Labor Commissioner in the State of California. The first made a claim against InternetStudios with the Labor Commissioner's office on April 25, 2001 even though she was never directly employed by InternetStudios. The former employee alleged non-payment of wages plus interest and penalties. On July 10, 2001, she received an "Order, Decision or Award" (sic) from the Labor Commissioner against InternetStudios in the amount of $11,328.09. As of November 14, 2002, no payments have been made to this employee.
The second former employee filed his initial claim with the Labor Commissioner's office against InternetStudios and OnlineFilmSales.com, LLC on August 24, 2001 alleging non-payment of wages plus expenses, interest and penalties. On May 29, 2002, the former employee received an "Order, Decision or Award" (sic) from the Labor Commissioner against InternetStudios and OnlineFilmSales.com, LLC in the amount of $26,578.24. As of November 14, 2002, no payments have been made to this employee.
On or about September 5, 2001, Total Creative, Inc. filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Los Angeles against OnlineFilmandTVSales.com, Inc. for money allegedly due for work and services allegedly supplied by the claimant. On November 27, 2001, the claimant received a Default Money Judgement in the amount of $34,531.49. As of November 14, 2002, no payment has been made to Total Creative.
Certain former employees have indicated an intention to pursue alleged claims against the Company by taking legal action. To date no actions have been filed against InternetStudios. In the opinion of management, any actions that may arise from these claims are immaterial to us or are without significant merit. Although no assurance can be given as to the outcome of any potential lawsuit, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations and the Company intends to vigorously defend against any action.
ITEM 2 Changes in Securities and Use of Proceedings
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On August 15, 2002, we issued an aggregate of 5,720,000 common shares at a deemed price of $0.0571 per share to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants in settlement of outstanding obligations that totalled approximately $393,684. The amounts owing by our company were for services performed by these directors, officers, employees and consultants. The transaction was private in nature, and the shares were issued in reliance upon Regulation S or Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
ITEM 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
ITEM 4 Submission of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders
None.
ITEM 5 Other Information
None.
ITEM 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Reports on Form 8-K
On August 18, 2002, we filed a Form 8-K Current Report advising that on August 15, 2002 we filed our Form 10-QSB quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2002 and attached to the current report the Certification of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer in connection with implementation of the certification requirements contemplated by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Exhibit Title
(3) Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
3.1 Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our Form 10/A Registration Statement, filed February 10, 2000)
3.2 Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Form 10/A Registration Statement, filed February 10, 2000)
3.3 Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Form 10/A Registration Statement, filed February 10, 2000)
3.4 Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated December 17, 1998 (incorporated by reference from our Form 10/A Registration Statement, filed February 10, 2000)
3.5 Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated September 21, 1999 (incorporated by reference from our Form 10/A Registration Statement, filed February 10, 2000)
(10) Material Contracts
10.1 Consulting Agreement dated April 1, 2000 between OnlineFilmSales.com, LLC and Carraway Management Inc. (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 19, 2001)
10.2 Consulting Agreement dated April 1, 2000 between OnlineFilmSales.com, LLC and Spray Point Consulting Limited (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 19, 2001)
10.3 Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Emergent Capital Corporation
10.4 Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Liddington Ltd.
10.5 Consulting Agreement dated April 1, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Livint Communications Ltd.
10.6 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Robert Maclean
10.7 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Nick Waddell
10.8 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Alex McKean
10.9 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Michael Edwards
10.10 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Livint Communications Ltd.
10.11 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Emergent Capital Corporation
10.12 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Liddington Ltd.
10.13 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Mark Rutledge
10.13 Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release dated July 31, 2002 between InternetStudios.com, Inc. and Jesse Menzies
(21) Subsidiaries
OnlineFilmSales.com, LLC
ReporterTV.com, LLC
StudioBuzz.com, LLC
Online FilmandTVSales.com, Inc.
InternetStudiosUK Limited
InternetStudios Entertainment Finance
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, InternetStudios.com, Inc. has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.
/s/ Robert Maclean
By: ______________________________
Robert Maclean, Chairman of the Board,
President and Director
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Mark Rutledge
By: ______________________________
Mark Rutledge, Vice-Chairman, Secretary,
Treasurer and Director
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Mike Edwards
By: ______________________________
Mike Edwards, Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 14, 2002
CERTIFICATION
I, Robert MacLean, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of InternetStudios.com, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Robert Maclean
_______________________________
Robert Maclean
President and Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION
I, Mike Edwards, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of InternetStudios.com, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Mike Edwards
_______________________________
Mike Edwards
Chief Financial Officer