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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

ý

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

 

 

OR

 

o

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:  000-31559

 

E-CENTIVES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

52-1988332

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

6901 Rockledge Drive
6th Floor
Bethesda, Maryland

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

20817

(Zip Code)

 

(240) 333-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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.   ý Yes   o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No ý

 

As of July 31, 2003, there were 38,609,284 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 



 

E-CENTIVES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Item 3.  Qualitative and Quantitative Discussion of Market Risk

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

 

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

E-CENTIVES, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

June 30, 2003

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

127,894

 

$

2,317,354

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $44,131 and $75,108 at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively

 

1,958,912

 

2,973,129

 

Other receivables

 

10,577

 

140,169

 

Prepaid expenses

 

173,580

 

297,888

 

Restricted cash

 

64,650

 

635,049

 

Other

 

 

16,203

 

Total current assets

 

2,335,613

 

6,379,792

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,356,712

 

2,281,155

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

2,552,710

 

3,185,213

 

Restricted cash

 

110,000

 

110,000

 

Deferred financing fee

 

660,000

 

720,000

 

Other assets

 

 

14,790

 

Total assets

 

$

7,015,035

 

$

12,690,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,775,347

 

$

1,957,590

 

Accrued expenses

 

876,704

 

1,254,773

 

Accrued restructuring costs

 

77,276

 

717,079

 

Deferred revenue

 

937,322

 

1,095,613

 

Current portion of capital leases

 

249,049

 

224,914

 

Other liabilities

 

116,070

 

90,552

 

Total current liabilities

 

4,031,768

 

5,340,521

 

Capital leases, net of current portion

 

126,530

 

245,614

 

Long-term debt

 

963,759

 

 

Total liabilities

 

5,122,057

 

5,586,135

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Series A convertible preferred stock (voting), $.01 par value, 9,600,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, 1,897,500 and 2,500,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

 

18,975

 

20,000

 

Series B convertible preferred stock (voting), $.01 par value, 400,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, issued, and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002.

 

4,000

 

4,000

 

Common stock, $.01 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized 38,374,284 and 37,349,284 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

 

383,743

 

373,493

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

123,568,093

 

123,452,566

 

Accumulated other comprehensive gain

 

3,386

 

3,386

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(122,085,219

)

(116,748,630

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,892,978

 

7,104,815

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

7,015,035

 

$

12,690,950

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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E-CENTIVES, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

1,380,657 

 

$

1,919,718

 

$

3,002,392 

 

$

3,262,856

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

773,134

 

2,243,401

 

1,542,031

 

3,994,696

 

Product development, exclusive of stock-based compensation

 

673,085

 

1,156,882

 

1,485,198

 

2,523,705

 

General and administrative, exclusive of stock-based compensation

 

1,676,684

 

3,076,329

 

3,777,923

 

6,707,618

 

Sales and marketing, exclusive of stock-based compensation

 

605,181

 

1,297,244

 

1,325,352

 

2,423,500

 

Network partner fees

 

 

818

 

 

2,214

 

Restructuring and impairment charges

 

 

1,309,749

 

 

1,309,749

 

Stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product development

 

11,404

 

16,231

 

23,976

 

40,377

 

General and administrative

 

1,473

 

29,728

 

30,810

 

49,471

 

Sales and marketing

 

33,341

 

49,429

 

69,968

 

111,545

 

Loss from operations

 

(2,393,645

)

(7,260,093

)

(5,252,866

)

(13,900,019

)

Interest expense

 

(82,597

)

(9,287

)

(92,422

)

(19,542

)

Interest income

 

1,404

 

117,194

 

8,699

 

246,819

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(2,474,838

)

(7,152,186

)

(5,336,589

)

(13,672,742

)

Income taxes

 

 

(10,203

)

 

(19,060

)

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(2,474,838

)

$

(7,162,389

)

$

(5,336,589

$

(13,691,802

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.14

)

$

(0.36

)

Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share

 

38,221,811

 

37,732,039

 

37,802,323

 

37,732,026

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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E-CENTIVES, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,336,589

)

$

(13,691,802

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,610,517

 

3,620,669

 

Stock-based compensation

 

124,753

 

201,393

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

20,981

 

35,263

 

Restructuring charge

 

 

302,466

 

Foreign currency loss on notes receivable

 

 

258,230

 

(Increase) decrease in:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

993,236

 

1,503,730

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

200,511

 

(193,722

)

Other receivable

 

129,592

 

457,005

 

Increase (decrease) in:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

(182,243

)

(325,837

)

Deferred revenue

 

(158,291

)

(1,235,544

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(954,808

)

(1,364,141

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(3,552,341

)

(10,432,290

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of long-term investments

 

 

1,007,282

 

Decrease in restricted cash

 

570,399

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

(10,546

)

(296,642

)

Decrease (increase) in security deposits

 

14,790

 

(27,641

)

Purchase of intangible asset

 

(43,025

)

 

Acquisition of BrightStreet.com

 

 

(34,254

)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

531,618

 

648,745

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on obligations under capital lease

 

(118,737

)

(102,143

)

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

950,000

 

 

Net proceeds from rights offering

 

 

 

(27,855

)

Proceeds from notes receivable

 

 

10,318,953

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

105

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

831,263

 

10,189,060

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,189,460

)

405,515

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

2,317,354

 

8,902,259

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

127,894

 

$

9,307,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

18,663

 

$

19,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

During January 2003, the Company entered into a capital lease for approximately $24,000 for telephone related equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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E-CENTIVES, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

(1) DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a) Description of Business

 

E-centives, Inc. (“E-centives” or the “Company”) was established as Imaginex, Inc. on August 2, 1996, through incorporation in the State of Delaware. During October 1996, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its name to Emaginet, Inc. and again, in March 1999, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its name to E-centives, Inc.

 

E-centives provides interactive direct marketing technologies and services for global marketers.  The Company offers a complete suite of technologies, including several patented components, which enable businesses to acquire and retain relationships with their audiences.  The Company’s current principal products are the Interactive Database Marketing System, the E-mail Marketing System and advertising and e-commerce related services provided through its ConsumerREVIEW.com division.

 

The Company operates in a highly competitive environment and inherent in the Company’s business are various risks and uncertainties, including its limited operating history and unproven business model. The Company’s success may depend in part upon the continuance of the Internet as a communications medium, prospective product and service development efforts, and the acceptance of the Company’s offerings by the marketplace.

 

One of the Company’s Interactive Database Marketing System customers, Reckitt Benckiser PLC, contributed 49% and 44%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003, while it contributed 36% and 43%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2002.  This customer’s initial contract expired in October 2002, and the customer subsequently renewed the agreement for an additional year.  Loss of this customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

 

The Company’s management believes that its existing cash resources will be sufficient to meet its anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures into the second quarter of 2004.  This is based on the current remaining available line of credit of up to $4 million, structured in the form of a three-year convertible promissory note that was issued during the first quarter of 2003.  Should future revenue be insufficient to cover the Company’s operating costs, the Company will need to secure additional funds to ensure future viability.  The Company may need to raise additional funds sooner than anticipated to fund its future expansion, to develop new or enhanced products or services, to respond to competitive pressures or to make acquisitions. To the extent that the Company’s existing funds and funds from the convertible promissory note are not sufficient to enable the Company to operate into the second quarter of 2004 and beyond, Friedli Corporate Finance provided a written commitment to provide the Company with a capital infusion of up to $20 million, of which $6 million was the recent convertible promissory note. However, no formal terms and conditions have been agreed upon, other than the terms of the $6 million convertible promissory note. Based on the Company’s current operating plans, the Company does not believe that it will require the full capital commitment of Friedli Corporate Finance to fund continued operations through profitability.  The Company currently believes that it will only require use of no more than $4 million of the capital commitment of Friedli Corporate Finance for the twelve month period subsequent to the second quarter of 2003.

 

(b) Basis of Presentation

 

These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all the disclosures required in the financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K.  Accordingly, these financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes in the Company’s Form 10-K for fiscal year 2002.

 

In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s balance sheet position as of June 30, 2003 and the results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 and cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

The results of operations for the interim periods presented may not be comparable due to the December 2002 acquisition of the ConsumerREVIEW.com division and the closing of the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network during 2002.

 

The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

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(c) Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is generated by providing promotions marketing services, e-mail marketing services and various other consulting services, as well as licensing the Company’s software products.  The Company’s current products are principally the Interactive Database Marketing System and the E-mail Marketing System, as well as advertising and e-commerce services provided through the ConsumerREVIEW.com division. Although the Company eliminated the offerings of the PerformOne Network, the Commerce Engine and the Commerce Network during 2002, these products contributed revenue during the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2002.

 

The Company’s Interactive Database Marketing System, which represented 50% and 55%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003, is a solution targeted at consumer packaged goods companies that allows businesses to establish direct consumer relationships through a set of integrated tools that include targeted e-mail marketing, a customer transaction database, a data warehouse, a micro site and survey generator and a patented coupon promotion system.  It is primarily the combination of the Company’s Promotions System, which was acquired when we acquired the assets of BrightStreet.com in December 2001, and E-mail Marketing System. Revenue is generated by charging fees for system licensing, data hosting, site hosting, database management, account management, strategy services, creative services, e-mail delivery and management services, as well as tracking and analytical services.  Revenue related to licensing fees is recognized ratably over the license period, one-time service fees for setting up the customer are recognized ratably over the expected term of the customer relationship and all other revenue, other than performance-based incentive fees, is recognized when the service is provided.  For agreements that include a performance-based incentive fee component that is not finalized until a specified date, the Company recognizes the amount that would be due under the formula at interim reporting dates as if the contract was terminated at that date.  This policy does not involve a consideration of future performance, but does give rise to the possibility that fees earned by exceeding performance targets early in the measurement period may be reversed due to missing performance targets later in the measurement period.  The Company’s only client with a performance-based incentive fee had an original contract that expired in October 2002.  Although this agreement expired prior to the beginning of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003, this agreement produced $40,150 and $96,000, respectively, of performance-based incentive fees due to the fact that a portion of the underlying data used to determine the fees was not determinable and available until subsequent to the contract end date.  No performance-based fees were recognized during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2002 due to the fact that the underlying data used to determine the fees was not yet validated.  The client’s renewal agreement, which began in November 2002, also includes performance-based incentive fees that are estimated to be approximately $265,000; however, the terms were not defined in the renewal agreement and are to be defined through an amendment to the agreement prior to the expiration of the renewal agreement. Accordingly, no revenue related to this potential performance-based incentive fee has been recognized.

 

The Company’s E-mail Marketing System, which represented 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003, allows businesses to conduct e-mail marketing without having to acquire or develop their own e-mail infrastructure.  Revenue is generated by charging fees for list management and hosting services, strategy and creative services, e-mail delivery and management services, as well as tracking and analytical services.  Revenue related to one-time service fees for setting up the customer is recognized ratably over the expected term of the customer relationship, while all other revenue is recognized when the service is provided.

 

The ConsumerREVIEW.com division, which was acquired in December 2002, manages web communities around common product interests.  The web properties are dedicated to meeting the needs of consumers who are researching products on the web. Revenue is predominantly generated through advertising and e-commerce fees.  Advertising revenue is derived from the sale of advertisements on pages delivered to community members of the Company’s websites. This revenue is recognized in the period in which the advertisements are delivered. E-commerce fees are derived from on-line performance-based programs and are earned on either a lead referral basis or on an affiliate commission basis. For on-line performance-based programs, the Company earns a contractually specified amount based on the number of users of the Company’s websites that respond to a commerce link by linking to a customer’s websites (“lead referral”) or the amount of sales generated by the users (“affiliate commissions”).  For lead referral programs, customers are charged on a cost-per-click basis, and revenue is recognized when the click occurs.  For affiliate commissions programs, revenue is recognized when the commission is earned, which is when the transaction occurs.  ConsumerREVIEW.com represented 47% and 42%, respectively, of the company’s total revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003.

 

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003, one of the Company’s Interactive Database Marketing System customers contributed $678,000 and $1,330,000, respectively, in revenue, or 49% and 44%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue.  This customer’s original agreement expired in October 2002; however, the customer subsequently renewed the agreement for an additional year.  This customer also represented 75%, or approximately $1,470,000, of the $1,959,000 net accounts receivable balance as of June 30, 2003.  The Company does not believe there is a significant risk of uncollectibility due to the customer’s payment history and credit-worthiness, and that as of the date of this report, $1,322,000 of the accounts receivable balance was received.

 

(d) Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenue consists primarily of expenses related to providing the Company’s services, including related personnel costs, depreciation of servers, as well as network and hosting charges.

 

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(e) Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share

 

The Company computes net income (loss) applicable to common shares in accordance with FAS 128, Earnings Per Share, and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. (“SAB”) 98. Under the provisions of FAS 128 and SAB 98, basic net income (loss) available per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) available per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. As the Company had a net loss in each of the periods presented, basic and diluted net income (loss) available per share is the same.

 

(f) Restricted Cash

 

Bethesda, Maryland Office

 

As part of the amended and modified lease agreement dated June 29, 2000 for the Company’s headquarters office space lease in Bethesda, Maryland, the Company was required to have an irrevocable letter of credit as a security deposit throughout the lease term of five years.  In the event that the letter of credit was drawn upon, the Company established a certificate of deposit for an equivalent amount, which served as collateral for the letter of credit.  The $449,579 letter of credit, which was reduced from the first year value of $542,984 on June 29, 2001, was to be reduced by 20% on the first day of each subsequent lease year.  However, in accordance with a September 25, 2002 partial lease termination agreement, which provided for early termination of half of the office space, a new letter of credit was established with a provision that permits a partial draw by the landlord of $309,579 any time after January 1, 2003 as partial consideration for the new agreement.  Per the new agreement, in April 2003 the required security deposit for the remaining office space was reduced to $70,000, therefore the letter of credit and the associated certificate of deposit was also reduced to that amount.  As of June 30, 2003, the balance was $70,000, due to the March 2003 draw of $309,579 and the transfer of $70,000 to the landlord as partial payment for March 2003 rent.

 

Foster City, California Office

 

In November 2002, the Company entered into a two-year sublease agreement for office space in Foster City, California.  As part of the sublease agreement, the Company is required to have an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of $40,000 as a security deposit throughout the lease term and has therefore established a certificate of deposit for this amount.

 

D&O Insurance

 

In October 2002, the Company established a $280,247 certificate of deposit to serve as collateral for a letter of credit commitment related to its D&O insurance policy.  As the Company makes its monthly payments on the policy, the certificate of deposit is reduced by the corresponding amount and the money is transferred to its operating account. Due to a renegotiation of the D&O policy, the Company’s rates were reduced and the required letter of credit was reduced.  As a result, in June 2003, an additional $39,000 was transferred out of the certificate of deposit that serves as collateral for the letter of credit commitment.  At June 30, 2003, the remaining balance of the letter of credit was $64,650.

 

(g) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2002, the FASB issued FAS 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which nullifies EITF Issue 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). FAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. If fair value cannot be reasonably estimated, the liability shall be recognized initially in the period in which fair value can be reasonably estimated. Under Issue 94-3, a liability for an exit cost was recognized at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. The provisions of FAS 146 are effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002.  The Company adopted the provisions of FAS 146 on January 1, 2003.  The adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

 

In November 2002, the FASB issued FIN 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others. FIN 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under guarantees issued. FIN 45 also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. See Note 6.

 

In November 2002, the EITF reached consensus on Issue 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables on a model to be used to determine when a revenue arrangement with multiple deliverables should be divided into separate units of accounting and, if separation is appropriate, how the arrangement consideration should be allocated to the identified accounting units. The EITF also reached a consensus that this guidance should be effective for all revenue arrangements entered into during fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company is currently assessing the impact the guidance would have on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

 

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In December 2002, the FASB issued FAS 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, which amended FAS 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The new standard provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. Additionally, the statement amends the disclosure requirements of FAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in the annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. This statement is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002 and the applicable required disclosures have been made in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has elected to continue to follow the intrinsic value method in accounting for its stock-based employee compensation arrangement as defined by APB 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employee as allowed under FAS 123.  Had compensation expense for the Company’s stock option plan been determined based upon the fair value methodology under FAS 123, the Company’s net loss would have increased to these pro forma amounts:

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss, as reported

 

$

(2,474,838

)

$

(7,162,389

)

$

(5,336,589

)

$

(13,691,802

)

Add: Total stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net loss, net of related tax effects

 

46,218

 

95,388

 

124,754

 

201,393

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense as determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

(136,200

)

(418,304

)

(309,220

)

(976,177

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

(2,564,820 

)

$

(7,485,305

)

$

(5,521,055

)

$

(14,466,586

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.14

)

$

(0.36

)

Pro forma

 

(0.07

)

(0.20

)

(0.15

)

(0.38

)

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued FAS 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. FAS 150 establishes standards for how certain free standing financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity are classified and measured. Financial instruments within the scope of FAS 150 are required to be recorded as liabilities, or assets in certain circumstances, which may require reclassification of amounts previously reported in equity. FAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle should be reported for financial instruments created before the issuance of this Statement and still existing at the beginning of the period of adoption.  There was no impact on the Company related to FAS 150 as of June 30, 2003, and the Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this statement on future periods.

 

(h) Reclassification

 

Certain amounts in prior years’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

(2) RESTRUCTURING AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES

 

During 2002, the Company’s management approved plans to terminate the lease for the Redwood Shores office facility, close the Commerce Division, shut down the UK office, sign a partial lease termination agreement for the Bethesda office facility and close the PerformOne Network.  In conjunction with shutting down the UK office, the Company expects that the cost to terminate the UK office lease will consist of monthly rental through September 30, 2002 and forfeiture of the Company’s security deposit of approximately $102,000.  This is based on the Company’s best estimate, however, the landlord of the UK office facility has not responded to requests to enter into a termination agreement.  If the landlord of the UK office facility does not agree to a termination agreement, the Company could face a potential additional liability of approximately $364,000 for rental payments through September 2004.  The UK subsidiary is signing party to the UK lease and there are no parent guarantees.

 

The following table shows the balance, as of June 30, 2003, of the accrued restructuring/impairment charges recorded in 2002.

 

 

 

Total

 

Termination
of facility
leases

 

Employee
severance and
other benefit
related costs

 

Disposal of
tangible
assets

 

Balance at December 31, 2002

 

717,079

 

750,563

 

11,108

 

(44,592

)

Cash (payments)/receipts

 

(639,803

)

(685,298

)

(3,115

)

48,610

 

Balance at June 30, 2003

 

$

77,276

 

$

65,265

 

$

7,993

 

$

4,018

 

 

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(3) CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES

 

In March 2003, the Company executed convertible promissory notes in favor of Friedli Corporate Finance, a financial consultant and investor relations advisor to the Company, and InVenture, Inc., a stockholder of the Company, for an aggregate sum of up to $6 million.  The Company may draw down against the available principal of up to $6 million at any time and in any amount during the first two years of the notes.  As of June 30, 2003, the Company has not drawn down on the note.  The terms of each of the notes include, among other things:

 

                  an 8% interest rate;

                  a maturity date three years from the date of issuance;

                  a conversion feature, which provides that under certain circumstances each note will automatically convert to the Company’s common stock;

                  a one-time final payment charge of 10% of the principal for each year that the principal is not paid on or before each annual anniversary of the date the notes were issued (with a maximum of 30%); and

                  a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

Subsequent to the issuance of the promissory notes in March 2003, the Company, Friedli Corporate Finance and InVenture, Inc. agreed to assemble a syndicate of third parties to whom the Company would issue convertible promissory notes on terms similar to the $6 million convertible promissory note that the Company issued to Friedli Corporate Finance and InVenture, Inc. in March 2003. The aggregate dollar amount of the convertible promissory notes that the Company issues to third parties through syndication will reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the $6 million convertible promissory note of Friedli Corporate Finance and InVenture, Inc. and the balance, if any, will continue to be available to the Company under Friedli Corporate Finance’s and InVenture, Inc.’s initial $6 million commitment. The five convertible promissory notes that the Company issued in May and June of 2003 (as noted below) are the initial steps of the syndication process.

 

During May and June of 2003, the Company received an aggregate of $950,000 in connection with the issuance of five convertible promissory notes to third parties. The terms of each of the promissory notes are substantially similar to the promissory notes issued in March 2003, as noted above.  The Company intends to use the $950,000 for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

(4) ACQUISITION

 

(a) ConsumerREVIEW.com

 

On December 4, 2002, the Company acquired substantially all of Consumer Review Inc.’s assets and certain of its liabilities through an Asset Purchase Agreement.  The cost of the acquisition was approximately $2.7 million, consisting of 400,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock valued at approximately $2.1 million, $290,000 in cash and about $320,000 in acquisition related costs.  At closing, the Series B convertible preferred stock was placed into escrow.  If the Company experiences a change in control, as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement, before the one year anniversary of the closing, each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock will immediately be converted into ten shares of the Company’s common stock and shall be released from escrow. Upon the one year anniversary of the closing date, provided that a change of control has not occurred, the conversion rate for each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock shall be determined based upon the achievement of contractually defined revenue during the calculation period and will be adjusted pursuant to the schedule below.  The stock consideration will then be disbursed in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

 

Revenues during the Calculation Period

 

Conversion Rate

Less than $1,000,000

 

4 to 1

More than $1,000,000, but less than $2,000,000

 

6 to 1

More than $2,000,000, but less than $3,000,000

 

8 to 1

More than $3,000,000, but less than $4,000,000

 

10 to 1

More than $4,000,000, but less than $6,000,000

 

12 to 1

$ 6,000,000 or more

 

14 to 1

 

The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the purchase price was preliminarily allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company engaged a third-party appraiser to perform a valuation of the Series B convertible preferred stock and the intangible assets.  The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets on a straight-line basis over three years.  The total purchase price of $2,677,902 was preliminarily allocated as follows:

 

Cash

 

$

352,097

 

Fixed assets, net

 

231,834

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

284,082

 

Technology

 

1,789,001

 

Tradenames

 

116,218

 

Other liabilities

 

(95,330

)

Total consideration

 

$

2,677,902

 

 

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(b) BrightStreet.com

 

On December 3, 2001, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with BrightStreet.com, Inc. (“BrightStreet.com”), whereby the Company acquired substantially all of BrightStreet.com’s assets and certain of its liabilities.  The Company acquired BrightStreet.com for approximately $2.2 million, consisting of approximately $1.7 million in cash, a guaranteed warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at approximately $185,000, a contingent performance-based warrant to purchase up to 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and approximately $369,000 in acquisition related costs. The performance-based warrant was exercisable, in whole or in part, from June 4, 2003 to December 3, 2005 based upon the achievement of certain performance targets; however, the performance targets were not met and the warrant was therefore not earned.

 

In conjunction with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Patent Assignment Agreement (the “Assignment”) with BrightStreet.com.  Pursuant to the Assignment, BrightStreet.com has agreed to assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all the issued and pending BrightStreet.com patents (collectively, the “Patents”), subject to certain pre-existing rights granted by BrightStreet.com to third parties (“Pre-existing Rights”), provided the Company makes a certain payment to BrightStreet.com by December 3, 2005 (the “Payment”).  If the Company makes such Payment by that date, the Company shall own all rights, title and interest in and to the Patents, subject to the Pre-existing Rights.  Until such Payment is made, the Company has, subject to the Pre-existing Rights, an exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, and sub-licensable right and license under the Patents, including the rights to control prosecution of the Patents and Patent applications and the right to sue for the infringement of the Patents.  Until the Company takes formal title to the Patents, it may not grant an exclusive sublicense to the Patents to any unaffiliated third party. In the event the Company does not make the Payment by December 3, 2005, the Company shall retain a license to the Patents, but the license shall convert to a non-exclusive license, and other rights to the Patents and Patent applications shall revert to BrightStreet.com or its designee. In exchange for the rights granted under the Assignment, beginning December 2002, the Company is obligated to pay BrightStreet.com ten percent of revenues received that are directly attributable to (a) the licensing or sale of products or functionality acquired from BrightStreet.com, (b) licensing or royalty fees received from enforcement or license of the Patents covered by the Assignment, and (c) licensing or royalty fees received under existing licenses granted by BrightStreet.com to certain third parties.  If the total transaction compensation paid, as defined by the Assignment, at any time prior to December 3, 2005 exceeds $4,000,000, the Payment will be deemed to have been made.  Additionally, the Company has the right, at any time prior to December 3, 2005, to satisfy the Payment by paying to BrightStreet.com the difference between the $4,000,000 and the total compensation already paid. Any transaction compensation payments will be accounted for as an addition to the purchase price when they are earned.  As of June 30, 2003, the Company has recorded approximately $43,000 related to the transaction compensation.

 

(5) SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

(a) Operating Segments

 

Starting in December 2002, with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Consumer Review, Inc., the Company has two reportable operating segments: E-centives and ConsumerREVIEW.com. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, E-centives includes the services of the Interactive Database Marketing System and the E-mail Marketing System, while ConsumerREVIEW.com includes the advertising and e-commerce services that are provided through its network of web communities.

 

Information as to the operations of the segments of the Company as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and for the six months ended June 30, 2003 is set forth below based on the nature of the products and services offered. The Company’s chief operating decision maker evaluates performance based primarily on operating profit. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.  The asset, other unallocated amounts, represents corporate assets that consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and deferred financing fees.

 

 

 

E-centives

 

Consumer REVIEW.com

 

Segment
Totals

 

Other Unallocated Amounts

 

Consolidated
Total

 

As of and for the three months ended June 30, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

730,480

 

$

650,177

 

$

1,380,657

 

$

 

$

1,380,657

 

Operating loss

 

(2.237,217

)

(156,428

)

(2,393,645

)

 

(2,393,645

Depreciation and amortization

 

539,043

 

199,225

 

738,268

 

 

738,268

 

Capital expenditures

 

2,230

 

 

2,230

 

 

2,230

 

Total Assets

 

3,980,191

 

2,072,300

 

6,052,491

 

962,544

 

7,015,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2003:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

1,732,452

 

$

1,269,940

 

$

3,002,392

 

$

 

3.002,392

 

Operating loss

 

(4,971,988

)

(280,878

)

(5,252,866

)

 

(5,252,866

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,212,191

 

398,326

 

1,610,517

 

 

1,610,517

 

Capital expenditure

 

6,049

 

4,497

 

10,546

 

 

10,546

 

 

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(b) Customers

 

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003, one of the Company’s Interactive Database Marketing System customers, Reckitt Benckiser PLC, contributed $678,000 and $1,330,000, respectively, in revenue, or 49% and 44%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue.  This customer’s original agreement expired in October 2002; however, the customer subsequently renewed the agreement for an additional year.  This customer also represented 75%, or approximately $1,470,000, of the $1,959,000 net accounts receivable balance as of June 30, 2003.  The Company does not believe there is a significant risk of uncollectibility due to the customer’s payment history and credit-worthiness, and that as of the date of this report, $1,322,000 of the accounts receivable balance was received.

 

No other customer represented 10% or more of the Company’s revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003.

 

(6) GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

The Company adopted FIN 45 effective December 31, 2002. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45 apply on a prospective basis to certain guarantees and indemnifications issued or modified after December 31, 2002. Accordingly, any contractual guarantees or indemnifications the Company issues or modifies subsequent to December 31, 2002 will be evaluated and, if required, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken will be recognized. The adoption of FIN 45 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

The Company guarantees the payment of sublease rentals to its Landlord on the property that it sublets. As of June 30, 2003, the maximum guarantee on this property is approximately $634,000.  This sub-lease expires in September 2005.

 

The Company sometimes indemnifies certain of its customers against damages, if any, they might incur as a result of a claim brought against them related to patent infringement from the use of the Company’s products. The Company is unable to estimate the maximum exposure of such indemnifications due to the inherent uncertainty and the varying nature of the contractual terms.

 

(7) LITIGATION

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Other than the matters described below, as of June 30, 2003, management is not aware of any asserted or pending litigation or claims against the Company that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

 

On or about April 1, 2002 the trustee for Debtor, CyberRebate (“Trustee”) filed suit against E-centives in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York (“Bankruptcy Court”) for recovery of $210,000 allegedly paid to E-centives as an avoidable preference under U.S. Bankruptcy laws.  On or about February 20, 2003, the parties agreed to a settlement and entered into a stipulation and order for Bankruptcy Court approval, whereby E-centives and the Trustee settled the claim whereby the Company will pay a total of $189,000 in 2003, which amount is accrued for.  In exchange for such payments, the Trustee shall fully release all claims against E-centives and dismiss the suit against E-centives with prejudice, and E-centives will have a general unsecured claim against the Debtor’s estate in the amount of $21,000.

 

There were no other material additions to, or changes in status of, any ongoing, threatened or pending legal proceedings during the six months ended June 30, 2003, including no changes in the status of the settlement with coolsavings.com, Inc. (“coolsavings”).  The terms of the settlement with coolsavings provide for a cross-license between the Company and coolsavings for each of the patents currently in dispute.  There are no royalties or other incremental payments involved in the cross-license.  Pursuant to this settlement, the Company may have to make payments of up to $1.35 million to coolsavings as follows:

 

                  $650,000, which was paid to coolsavings on September 29, 2000, was due at the signing of the settlement documents.

 

                  $250,000, which was accrued for during 2001, was due if, within one year from the date of entry of the Stipulated Order of Dismissal filed on or about March 3, 2000, Catalina Marketing Corporation prevailed in a motion for summary judgment in a separate litigation between it and coolsavings, involving the coolsavings’ patent currently in dispute. However, a dispute has arisen between the parties regarding whether this portion of the license fee is actually due, despite Catalina Marketing Corporation not prevailing in its motion.  This dispute is based in part on the fact that the Company may be entitled to a license under the coolsavings’ patent at issue as a result of the Company’s acquisition of the assets of BrightStreet.com, which acquisition included the settlement of infringement litigation between coolsavings and BrightStreet.com regarding the same coolsavings patent at issue in the Company’s settled litigation.  As such, the parties are currently in discussions regarding the resolution of this issue.

                  Up to $450,000 if and to the extent the coolsavings’ patent currently in dispute survives the pending reexamination proceedings at the Patent and Trademark Office that were initiated by a third party.  This component of the settlement arrangement has not been accrued for because, in the opinion of management, the possibility of the Company having to make this payment continues to remain remote.

 

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(8) EQUITY OFFERINGS

 

(a) Warrants

 

On October 8, 2002, the Company’s board of directors authorized the issuance of 6,000,000 warrants (the “Warrants”) to four investors (the “Investors”) as consideration for a $20 million financing commitment (the “Financing Commitment”), which was memorialized in a letter to the Company, by Friedli Corporate Finance, dated September 12, 2002 (the “Commitment Letter”). In the Commitment Letter, Friedli Corporate Finance, a financial advisor to the Company, agreed to provide the Company with the Financing Commitment. The Warrants were issued to the Investors in January 2003 in connection with Friedli Corporate Finance agreeing to provide the Financing Commitment. The Warrants were issued to the Investors in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The Warrants entitle each Investor to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 per value per share, for an initial exercise price of CHF 0.19 per share during the exercise period. Pursuant to an amendment to the Warrants, the exercise period will begin three months from January 6, 2003 and end on April 7, 2008 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern time. The fair value of these warrants, using the Black-Scholes pricing model on the date they were granted, is estimated to be approximately $720,000 and was recorded as a deferred financing fee.  This deferred financing fee is being amortized, to interest expense, over the three-year life of the $6 million convertible promissory note, dated March 18, 2003, that was issued in relation to these Warrants.

 

(b) Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

During December 2002, the Company issued 400,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock as part of the Company’s acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Consumer Review, Inc.

 

(c) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, 102,500 shares of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock that were issued in conjunction with our October 2001 rights offering were converted into 1,025,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

(9) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The functional currency of the Company’s international operation was the local currency. Accordingly, all assets and liabilities of its U.K. subsidiary, which was closed during 2002, were translated using exchange rates in effect at the end of the period, and revenue and costs were translated using weighted average exchange rates for the period. The related translation adjustments were reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity (deficit).

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,474,838

)

$

(7,162,389

)

$

(5,336,589

)

$

(13,691,802

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

20,839

 

 

21,619

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(2,474,838

)

$

(7,141,550

)

$

(5,336,589

)

$

(13,670,183

)

 

(10) RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

(a) Convertible Promissory Notes

 

As part of the syndication process, as discussed in Note 3, during July 2003, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to InVenture, Inc., a stockholder of the Company, in the principal amount of $1,000,000. The terms of the note include, among other things:

 

                  an 8% interest rate;

                  a maturity date three years from the date of issuance;

                  a conversion feature, which provides that under certain circumstances the note will automatically convert to the Company’s common stock;

                  a one-time final payment charge of 10% of the principal for each year that the principal is not paid on or before each annual anniversary of the dates the notes were issued (with a maximum of 30%); and

                  a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

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(b) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

During July 2003, 23,500 shares of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock that were issued in conjunction with the October 2001 rights offering were converted into 235,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and the notes thereto presented in “Item 1 - Financial Statements.” The matters discussed in this report on Form 10-Q include forward-looking statements that involve risks or uncertainties.  While forward-looking statements are sometimes presented with numerical specificity, they are based on current expectations and various assumptions made by management regarding future circumstances over which we may have little or no control.  These statements are inherently predictive, speculative and subject to risk and uncertainties, and it should not be assumed that they will prove to be correct.  A number of important factors, including those identified under the caption “Risk Factors” in our registration statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-64578), our registration statement on Form S-3 (SEC file No. 333-73900), our registration statement on Form S-3 (SEC File No. 333-106726) and our reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the SEC, which are all hereby incorporated by reference, as well as factors discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements or forward-looking financial information.  Actual results may differ from forward-looking results for a number of reasons, including market acceptance of our services, adverse market conditions affecting the Internet sector, retention of major clients, competitive factors, failure to keep pace with changing technologies and failure to protect our intellectual property.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected.  These forward looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

OVERVIEW

 

General

 

We provide interactive direct marketing technologies and services.  Businesses rely on our broad range of solutions to acquire and retain customers. We provide online marketing and commerce capabilities and solutions for companies across a range of industries. With our proprietary technology, we power acquisition and retention solutions for companies that do business with millions of Internet users every day.  Our current services include the Interactive Database Marketing System, the E-mail Marketing System, as well as advertising and e-commerce services that are provided through our ConsumerREVIEW.com division.

 

To date we have not been profitable, incurring net losses of $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and net losses of $17.1 million, $45.0 million and $29.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. We have undertaken a series of cost-cutting measures to preserve cash and we continue to examine ways to manage our human and capital resources more efficiently.  In addition to the restructuring plans noted below, we have undertaken efforts to reduce marketing and general overhead expenses, and are continually looking prudently at all expenditures in order to reduce our ongoing operating costs.

 

                  In 2001, we implemented restructuring actions to respond to the global economic downturn and to improve our cost structure by streamlining operations and prioritizing resources in strategic areas of our business. As a result, we recorded restructuring and impairment charges that consisted of costs related to the consolidation of excess facilities in our Bethesda, Maryland and Redwood Shores, California locations, severance and other employee benefit costs related to the termination of 63 employees, as well as a revaluation of the intangible assets associated with the Commerce Division.

 

                  In 2002, we recorded a restructuring and impairment charge in association with the termination of our lease for the Redwood Shores facility, the closure of our Commerce Division, the closure of the operations of the United Kingdom subsidiary, the execution of a partial lease termination for one-half of the office space in Bethesda, Maryland and the closure of the PerformOne Network.

 

                  During the six months ended June 30, 2003, we eliminated 14 positions, incurring expenses of approximately $97,000, consisting of severance and other employee benefit costs.

 

Beginning in December 2002, with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Consumer Review, Inc., we have two reportable operating segments: E-centives and ConsumerREVIEW.com.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, E-centives includes the services of the Interactive Database Marketing System and the E-mail Marketing System, while ConsumerREVIEW.com includes the advertising and e-commerce services that are provided through its network of web communities.

 

Our Products and Services

 

We launched our direct marketing services in November 1998 by delivering e-centives (promotions including such items as digital coupons, sales notices, free shipping offers, minimum purchase discounts and repeat purchase incentives) through our PerformOne Network (previously called Promotions Network).  While we were introducing our PerformOne Network between November 1998 and June 1999, we allowed marketers to use the system at no charge.  We then began generating revenue in the third

 

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quarter of 1999.  In conjunction with the acquisition of the Commerce Division, the Commerce Engine and Commerce Network began generating revenue in late March 2001.  In July 2001, we started producing revenue from our E-mail Marketing System. With the acquisition of the Promotions System from BrightStreet.com in December 2001, we began generating revenue by providing services from the Interactive Database Marketing System. During 2002, we decided to suspend offering our Commerce Division’s products and services, as well as the offerings of our PerformOne Network. With the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Consumer Review, Inc. in December 2002, we began generating revenue from advertising fees and e-commerce transaction fees from our ConsumerREVIEW.com division.

 

Currently, our principal products and services include the Interactive Database Marketing System, the E-mail Marketing System and advertising and e-commerce related services provided through our ConsumerREVIEW.com division.

 

Interactive Database Marketing System

 

With the acquisition of substantially all of BrightStreet.com’s assets in December 2001, we combined the acquired Promotion System,  our E-mail Marketing System, our data warehousing system and our online reporting system, and began offering the services of our Interactive Database Marketing System.  This technology and infrastructure, which is primarily targeted at consumer packaged goods companies, allows companies to establish direct consumer relationships through a set of integrated tools that include targeted e-mail marketing, a customer transaction database, a data warehouse, a micro site and survey generator and our patented coupon promotion system.  This system enables companies to acquire consumers, collect consumers’ brand preference and usage information, segment consumers within loyalty categories, communicate with consumers via e-mail marketing, deliver coupons, track individual usage of each coupon, as well as track and report every consumer interaction with the system. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, we generated 50% and 55%, respectively, of our revenue from our Interactive Database Marketing System, while for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 our Interactive Database Marketing System generated 38% and 46%, respectively, of our revenue.  Approximately 81% and 93% of our aggregate Interactive Database Marketing System revenue for the six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, was generated from our contract with Reckitt Benckiser PLC.

 

E-mail Marketing System

 

Our E-mail Marketing System allows companies to build ongoing, personalized dialogs with their audiences by outsourcing their e-mail marketing needs to us.  It lets businesses cost-effectively conduct e-mail marketing without having to acquire or develop their own e-mail infrastructure and manage the process.  This system consists of list management and hosting, strategy and creative services, e-mail delivery and management, as well as tracking and analytical services.  It is designed to help build an ongoing, personalized communication with the client’s intended audience and maximize effectiveness through segmentation and targeting.  For the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 we generated 2% and 7%, respectively, of our revenue from our E-mail Marketing System, and for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 our E-mail Marketing System represented 3% and 7%, respectively, of our revenue.

 

CONSUMERREVIEW.COM

 

Our ConsumerREVIEW.com division is a leading source of user-generated buying advice for outdoor sporting goods and consumer electronics. Consumers visit to learn, interact, and buy or sell the products showcased within our network of web communities, including sites like AudioREVIEW.com and MtbREVIEW.com. Users find the products they are interested in, read and write reviews, participate in discussions, compare prices, and shop online. Our ConsumerREVIEW.com division’s services primarily include advertising and e-commerce referrals. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, we generated 47% and 42%, respectively, of our revenue from ConsumerREVIEW.com. There was no associated revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, as the division was acquired in early December 2002.

 

Acquisition

 

On December 4, 2002, we acquired substantially all of Consumer Review Inc.’s assets and certain of its liabilities through an Asset Purchase Agreement.  The cost of the acquisition was approximately $2.7 million, consisting of 400,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock valued at approximately $2.1 million, $290,000 in cash and about $320,000 in acquisition costs.  At closing, the Series B convertible preferred stock was placed into escrow.  If we experience a change in control before the one year anniversary of the closing, each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock will immediately be converted into ten shares of our common stock and shall be released from escrow. Upon the one year anniversary of the closing date, provided that a change of control has not occurred, the conversion rate for each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock shall be determined based upon the achievement of contractually defined revenue during the calculation period and will be adjusted pursuant to the schedule below.  The stock consideration will then be disbursed in accordance with the terms of the Escrow

 

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Agreement.

 

Revenues during the Calculation Period

 

Conversion Rate

Less than $1,000,000

 

4 to 1

More than $1,000,000, but less than $2,000,000

 

6 to 1

More than $2,000,000, but less than $3,000,000

 

8 to 1

More than $3,000,000, but less than $4,000,000

 

10 to 1

More than $4,000,000, but less than $6,000,000

 

12 to 1

$ 6,000,000 or more

 

14 to 1

 

The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date.  We engaged an independent third-party appraiser to perform a valuation of the Series B convertible preferred stock and intangible assets associated with the acquisition.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our significant accounting policies are described fully in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.  We consider a number of accounting policies to be critical to the understanding of our results of operations.  These accounting policies relate to revenue recognition, estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of long-lived and amortizable intangible assets, and restructuring charges. These policies are discussed in Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.  The impact of any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section where these policies affect our reported and expected financial results. Our preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2002, the FASB issued FAS 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which nullifies EITF Issue 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). FAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. If fair value cannot be reasonably estimated, the liability shall be recognized initially in the period in which fair value can be reasonably estimated. Under Issue 94-3, a liability for an exit cost was recognized at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. The provisions of FAS 146 are effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002.  We adopted the provisions of FAS 146 on January 1, 2003 and we do not expect that the adoption of this accounting standard will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

 

In November 2002, the FASB issued FIN 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others. FIN 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under guarantees issued. FIN 45 also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim and annual periods ending after December 31, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. We have certain guarantees disclosable under FIN45:

 

                  We guarantee the payment of sublease rentals to our Landlord on the property that we sublet. As of June 30, 2003, the maximum guarantee on this property is approximately $634,000.  This sub-lease expires in September 2005.

 

                  We sometimes indemnify certain of our customers against damages, if any, they might incur as a result of a claim brought against them related to patent infringement from the use of our products. We are unable to estimate the maximum exposure of such indemnifications due to the inherent uncertainty and the varying nature of the contractual terms.

 

In November 2002, the EITF reached consensus on Issue 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, on a model to be used to determine when a revenue arrangement with multiple deliverables should be divided into separate units of accounting and, if separation is appropriate, how the arrangement consideration should be allocated to the identified accounting units. The EITF also reached a consensus that this guidance should be effective for all revenue arrangements entered into during fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. We are currently assessing the impact the guidance would have on our business,

 

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financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

 

In December 2002, the FASB issued FAS 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, which amended FAS 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The new standard provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. Additionally, the statement amends the disclosure requirements of FAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in the annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. This statement is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. We have elected to continue to follow the intrinsic value method in accounting for our stock-based employee compensation arrangement as defined by APB 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employee, and as allowed under FAS 123 and have made the applicable disclosures in Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as required by FAS 148.

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued FAS 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. FAS 150 establishes standards for how certain free standing financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity are classified and measured. Financial instruments within the scope of FAS 150 are required to be recorded as liabilities, or assets in certain circumstances, which may require reclassification of amounts previously reported in equity. FAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle should be reported for financial instruments created before the issuance of this Statement and still existing at the beginning of the period of adoption.  There was no impact related to FAS 150 as of June 30, 2003, and we are currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this statement on future periods.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following presents our financial position and results of operations as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

Revenue.  The second quarter 2003 revenue of $1,381,000, of which 49% was attributable to one customer, reflects a $539,000 decrease over the $1,920,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  The ConsumerREVIEW.com division, which was acquired in December 2002, contributed $650,000 in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2003.  However, the 2002 closures of the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network more than offset the new revenue from the ConsumerREVIEW.com division.  For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network contributed $891,000 (of which approximately $500,000 was related to the accelerated revenue recognition for the early termination of a large customer agreement) and $150,000, respectively.

 

Our Interactive Database Marketing System contributed $693,000 in revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2003, a decrease of $46,000 over the same period last year, while our E-mail Marketing System generated $32,000, a decrease of $107,000 over the same period last year.  The decreased in revenue for our E-mail Marketing System is due to contracts that were in place during 2002 that were not renewed for 2003.

 

We will continue to focus on increasing the revenue generated from our Interactive Database Marketing System, our ConsumerREVIEW.com division and our E-mail Marketing System.  While we expect total revenue to increase, we anticipate larger increases from our Database Marketing System and our ConsumerREVIEW.com division.

 

Cost of Revenue.  Cost of revenue consists primarily of expenses related to providing our services, including related personnel costs, depreciation of servers, network and hosting charges, and revenue share payments. Cost of revenue decreased by $1,470,000 to $773,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 when compared to $2,243,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.

 

Although the addition of the ConsumerREVIEW.com division in December 2002 added approximately $233,000 in cost of revenue related expenses, these additional expenses were more than offset by the reduction in expenses that resulted from our 2002 restructuring plans to close the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network.  Approximately $677,000 of the reduction was from lower depreciation caused by the write-off and ultimate disposition of assets associated with our suspending the offering of our Commerce related products.  The restructuring plans also contributed to lower Network and hosting charges of approximately $442,000, lower personnel related expenses of approximately $203,000, as well as lower revenue share payments of $22,000.  In addition, the second quarter of 2002 included a $312,000 adjustment for under-recorded network and hosting charges related to our UK subsidiary.

 

We expect that as our revenue fluctuates, so will our cost of revenue.  However, we expect that the changes in our cost of revenue will be at a lower rate due to some costs being fixed costs and other costs having excess capacity.

 

Product Development.  Product development consists primarily of expenses related to the development and enhancement of our technology and services, including payroll and related expenses for personnel, as well as other associated expenses for our technology department.  We expense product development costs as incurred.  Product development expenses decreased by $484,000 to $673,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $1,157,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  This decrease was primarily attributable to the reduction in product development personnel

 

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resulting from our 2002 plans to stop offering the services of our Commerce Division and our PerformOne Network, as well as other organizational efficiency initiatives, including staff reductions.

 

Our product development expenses are expected to stay at the current level, as we do not expect in the short term to make significant enhancements to our technology or services that would require us to hire additional personnel or incur additional product development related expenses.

 

General and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses include payroll and related expenses for accounting, finance, legal, human resources, and administrative personnel, as well as selected executives.  In addition, general and administrative expenses include fees for professional services, occupancy related costs, and all other corporate costs, including depreciation and amortization.  General and administrative expenses decreased by $1,399,000 to $1,677,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $3,076,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  Depreciation and amortization were lower by $693,000 due to net effect of the write-off of tangible and intangible assets associated with the closure of the Commerce Division and the additional amounts related to the ConsumerREVIEW.com division.  The closure of the Commerce Division also attributed an additional $397,000 to the decrease due to the reduction of other general and administrative expenses, such as personnel related expenses. In addition, approximately $347,000 of the decrease was due to lower rent associated with the termination of the Redwood Shores, California and UK facility leases and the partial termination of the Bethesda, Maryland facility lease.  The second quarter of 2002 also included an approximately $140,000 reversal of an accrual recorded by our UK subsidiary during 2001 for an estimate of a possible liability.  The amount was reversed because we believe that it was no longer payable due to the settlement entered into, in which all amounts due between both parties were settled in full.

 

As we have taken significant steps to streamline our business and eliminate any unnecessary expenditures, we do not anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will vary much in future quarters.

 

Sales and Marketing.  Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of payroll, sales commissions and related expenses for personnel engaged in sales, marketing and customer support, as well as advertising and promotional expenditures.  Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $692,000 to $605,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $1,297,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  While the ConsumerREVIEW.com division added approximately $140,000 in new costs, the closure of the Commerce Division resulted in lower cost of approximately $298,000.

 

As we have undertaken a series of cost-cutting measures to reduce our ongoing operating expenditures, we have significantly reduced advertising and promotional expenditures and will continue to evaluate our marketing needs in the future.  Such efforts resulted in a decrease in advertising expenditures of approximately $63,000.  In addition, the reduction in the number of sales and marketing personnel (a reduction of 16 personnel when comparing the staff at June 30, 2003 to June 30, 2002) associated with the reduction in product offering and our cost-cutting efforts contributed to lower costs of approximately $470,000.

 

Our sales and marketing expenses are expected to stay at the current level, as we do not expect, in the near term,  to increase our marketing efforts or hire additional sales and/or marketing personnel.

 

Stock-based Compensation.  Stock-based compensation expense consists of the difference between the fair value of our common stock and the exercise price of certain performance-based options prior to the measurement date and the difference between the estimated fair value of our common stock and the exercise price of stock options issued to employees recognized ratably over the vesting period.  Stock-based compensation expense was $46,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $95,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  The variability of this expense was the result of more options, for employees who had not fully vested due to termination of employment, being cancelled in 2003 than in 2002.  This caused a larger reversal of historical stock-based compensation expense for non-vested options for terminated employees for the three months ended June 30, 2003 than the corresponding period in 2002.

 

Interest Expense.  Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2003 primarily consisted of interest related to financing agreements and the convertible promissory notes we issued during the second quarter of 2003, as well as $60,000 in deferred financing fee amortization, while for the three months ended June 30, 2002 interest expense primarily consisted of interest related to financing agreements.  As a result, interest expense increased by $73,000 to $82,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 when compared to $9,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.

 

Interest income.  Interest income primarily consists of income on our cash balances. Due to lower cash balances, interest income decreased by $116,000 to $1,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $117,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.

 

Net loss.  Net loss of $2,474,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 decreased by $4,688,000 when compared to $7,162,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  As described above, although revenue decreased by $539,000, operating costs decreased by $5,406,000.  A portion of the lower operating costs was due to the $1,310,000 restructuring and impairment charges recorded during 2002, while there have been no restructuring and impairment charges for 2003.  The remaining lower operating costs can be primarily attributable to the closure of the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network during 2002, as well as other organizational efficiency initiatives.

 

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The following presents our financial position and results of operations as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

Revenue.  The revenue of $3,002,000 for the first six months of 2003 reflected a $261,000 decrease over the $3,263,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  The majority of the decrease is the result of the closure of the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network that occurred during 2002.  While the products did not contribute any revenue for 2003, they contributed $1,305,000 and $221,000, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  However, the ConsumerREVIEW.com division, which was acquired in December 2002, contributed $1,270,000 in new revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2003.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, our Interactive Database Marketing System contributed $1,645,000 and $1,498,000 in revenue, respectively, while our E-mail Marketing System contributed $80,000 and $231,650, respectively.

 

Cost of Revenue.  Cost of revenue decreased by $2,453,000 to $1,542,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 when compared to $3,995,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  This decrease can primarily be attributed to our 2002 restructuring plans to suspend the offering of the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network.  These restructuring plans contributed to lower depreciation of $1,318,000 (as a result of the write-off of assets), lower network and hosting charges of approximately $745,000, lower personnel related expenses of approximately $284,000 and lower revenue share payments of $36,000.

 

Product Development.  Product development expense for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $1,485,000, a decrease of $1,039,000 when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2002.  Although the ConsumerREVIEW.com division added new expenses to 2003, this increase was more than offset by the decrease that resulted from our 2002 plans to suspend the offerings of our Commerce Division and our PerformOne Network, as well as other organizational efficiency initiatives.

 

General and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 of $3,778,000 represented a decrease of $2,930,000 when compared to the $6,708,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  As a result of our 2002 restructuring plans to close the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network and reduce our overall workforce, general and administrative expenses were lower by approximately $1,152,000. Depreciation and amortization decreased by $696,000, reflecting the net effect of the write-off of tangible and intangible assets (associated with our 2002 restructuring plans) and the additional tangible and intangible assets related to the ConsumerREVIEW.com division.  In addition, approximately $695,000 of the decrease was due to lower rent expense associated with the termination of the Redwood Shores, California and UK facility leases, as well as the partial termination of the Bethesda, Maryland facility lease.  Also contributing to the difference in general and administrative expense was the $258,000 foreign exchange loss incurred during the second quarter of 2002.

 

Sales and Marketing.  Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $1,099,000 to $1,325,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $2,424,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  While the December 2002 addition of the ConsumerREVIEW.com division added $278,000 in new expenses, the closure of the Commerce Division resulted in overall lower expenses of $571,000.  The reduction in the number of sales and marketing personnel, as well the reduction in advertising and promotional expenditures associated with our reduced product offering and our cost-cutting efforts contributed to the remaining portion of the decreased costs.

 

Stock-based Compensation.  Stock-based compensation expense was $125,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to a $201,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  The variability of this expense was the result of more options, for employees who had not fully vested due to termination of employment, being cancelled in 2003 than in 2002.  This caused a larger reversal of historical stock-based compensation expense for non-vested options for terminated employees for the six months ended June 30, 2003 than the corresponding period in 2002.

 

Interest Expense.  Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2003 primarily consisted of fees related to financing agreements and the convertible promissory notes issued during the second quarter of 2003, as well as $60,000 in deferred financing fee amortization recognized during the second quarter of 2003, while for the six months ended June 30, 2002 it primarily consisted of interest related to financing agreements.  As a result, interest expense increased by $73,000 to $92,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 when compared to $19,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.

 

Interest income.  Interest income for 2003 consisted only of income on our cash balances, while interest income for 2002 also included interest from our promissory notes.  Interest income decreased by $238,000 to $9,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $247,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.

 

Net loss.  Net loss of $5,337,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 decreased by $8,355,000 when compared to $13,692,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  As previously noted, although revenue decreased by $261,000, operating costs decreased by $8,908,000.  Approximately  $1,310,000 of the lower operating costs was due to the restructuring and impairment charges recorded during 2002.  The remaining lower operating costs can be primarily

 

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attributable to the closure of the Commerce Division and the PerformOne Network during 2002, as well as other organizational efficiency initiatives.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Since our inception through December 31, 2000, we funded our operations primarily from the private sale of our convertible preferred stock and common stock, as well as our initial public offering on the SWX Swiss Exchange.  Through these financing activities, we raised net proceeds of approximately $82.5 million. In late 2001, we consummated our rights offering in which we received approximately $12.6 million in net proceeds during 2001.  The remaining net proceeds, of $9.6 million, associated with promissory notes delivered as part of the rights offering purchase price consideration was received during the second quarter of 2002.

 

In March 2003, we executed convertible promissory notes in favor of Friedli Corporate Finance, our financial consultant and investor relations advisor, and InVenture, Inc., one of our stockholder, for an aggregate sum of up to $6 million.  We may draw down against the available principal of up to $6 million at any time and in any amount during the first two years of the notes.  As of June 30, 2003 we have not drawn down any funds.  During May and June of 2003, we received $950,000 through the issuance of five convertible promissory notes to third parties. We, Friedli Corporate Finance and InVenture, Inc. agreed to assemble a syndicate of third parties to whom we would issue convertible promissory notes on terms similar to the $6 million convertible promissory note that we issued to Friedli Corporate Finance and InVenture, Inc. in March 2003. The aggregate dollar amount of the convertible promissory notes that we issue to third parties through syndication will reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the $6 million convertible promissory note of Friedli Corporate Finance and InVenture, Inc. and the balance, if any, will continue to be available to us under Friedli Corporate Finance’s and InVenture, Inc.’s initial $6 million commitment. The five convertible promissory notes that we issued during May and June of 2003 are the initial steps of the syndication process.  In addition, during July 2003 we isssued a convertible promissory note for $1 million as part of the syndication.

 

On June 30, 2003, we held $128,000 in cash and cash equivalents.  In addition, we had restricted cash of $175,000 in the form of three certificates of deposit.  Two of the certificates of deposit serve as collateral for letter of credit commitments to secure our lease payment obligations for our Bethesda, Maryland and our Foster City, California offices. The third certificate of deposit serves as collateral for a letter of credit commitment related to our D&O insurance policy.  As we make our monthly payments on this policy, the certificate of deposit is reduced by the corresponding amount and the money is transferred to our operating account.

 

Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $3.6 million, a decrease of $6.8 million over the $10.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  Net cash flows used in operating activities for both periods primarily reflect our net losses for the period.

 

Investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 provided $532,000 and $649,000, respectively, in cash.  Cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2003 included the reduction in restricted cash of $571,000 offset by $54,000 used to purchase property and equipment and intangible assets.  The majority of the cash provided by investing activities for the first half of 2002 is due to the decrease of $1 million in restricted cash resulting from the certificate of deposit, which was used as collateral for the letter of credit commitment associated with the Redwood Shores, California office, being converted to cash.  The cash was subsequently transferred to Inktomi Corporation, in accordance with the amendment to the sublease agreement that provided for an early termination of the sublease (which was part of our 2002 restructuring plan). The cash provided by investing activities also includes $297,000 used to purchase property and equipment and $34,000 in cash outflows related to the BrightStreet.com acquisition.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2003, the net cash provided by financing activities of $831,000 represented $950,000 received related to the issuance of five convertible promissory notes, offset by $119,000 in payments under capital lease obligations.  The net cash used provided by financing activities of $10,189,000, for the six months ended June 30, 2002, reflects the $10.3 million net proceeds from the notes receivable from stockholders that were issued in conjunction with our October 2001 rights offering, offset by the $102,000 in payments under capital lease obligations.

 

We believe that our existing cash resources, along with our current remaining available line of credit of up to $4 million (as discussed above) will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures into the second quarter of 2004.  Should future revenue be insufficient to cover our operating costs, we will need to secure additional funds to ensure future viability.  We may need to raise additional funds sooner to fund our future expansion, to develop new or enhanced products or services, to respond to competitive pressures or to make acquisitions. We cannot be certain that additional financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available, or not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to expand our business. To the extent that our existing funds are not sufficient to enable us to operate into the second quarter of 2004 and beyond, Friedli Corporate Finance has provided a written commitment to provide us with a capital infusion of up to an additional $14 million for continued operations and future business expansion purposes.  However, no formal terms and conditions have been agreed upon for the additional $14 million. Based on our current operating plans, we do not believe that we will require the full capital commitment of Friedli Corporate Finance to fund continued operations through the second quarter of 2004.

 

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

Convertible Promissory Notes

 

As part of the syndication process, as discussed above, during July 2003, we issued a convertible promissory note to InVenture, Inc. in the principal amount of $1,000,000. The terms of the note include, among other things:

 

                  an 8% interest rate;

                  a maturity date three years from the date of issuance;

                  a conversion feature, which provides that under certain circumstances that the note will automatically convert to the our common stock;

                  a one-time final payment charge of 10% of the principal for each year that the principal is not paid on or before each annual anniversary of the date the note was issued (with a maximum of 30%); and

                  a security interest in substantially all of the our assets.

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

During July 2003, 23,500 shares of our Series A convertible preferred stock that were issued in conjunction with our October 2001 rights offering were converted into 235,000 shares of our common stock.

 

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ITEM 3.    QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The following discussion about our market risk disclosures involves forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. We maintain instruments subject to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk. We categorize all of our market risk sensitive instruments as non-trading or other instruments.

 

(a) Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

We maintain a portfolio of cash equivalents in a variety of securities.  Substantially all amounts are in money market and certificates of deposit, the value of which is generally not subject to interest rate changes. We believe that a 10% increase or decline in interest rates would not be material to our interest income or cash flows.

 

(b) Foreign Rate Sensitivity

 

We primarily operate in the United States; although during 2001 we expanded our operations to include a sales office in London, United Kingdom. However, in conjunction with closing our Commerce Division during 2002, we closed our office in London. As a result of this sales office, we were exposed to foreign currency rate fluctuations by having sales in foreign currencies. However, we have recorded insignificant sales in foreign currencies.

 

ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Within the 90 days prior to the date of this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us (including our consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.  There have been no significant changes in our internal controls, or in other factors, which could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date we carried out our evaluation.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are Company controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

On or about February 6, 2003, Marketex Storage Systems, Inc. filed suit against us in California Superior Court, County of Santa Clara alleging that $53,514 plus interest, attorney’s fees and costs is due to them.  Their claims are based on different breach of contract and related theories for various maintenance and support services.  The parties have now settled this dispute and entered into a formal settlement agreement whereby we have agreed to pay a total of $53,514 in equal installments over nine months until December 1, 2003.  Upon our final payment, the agreement provides for a full release of claims against us.

 

On or about November 14, 2002, we filed a joint patent infringement action with Black Diamond CCT Holding, LLC against Coupons, Inc. in the Federal District Court of Maryland.  In this suit, we allege infringement of two U.S. patents relating to online coupons, rights of which we acquired from BrightStreet.com.  Coupons, Inc. has answered our complaint by denying infringement and has raised affirmative defenses of non-infringement, invalidity, estoppel, laches and/or estoppels and defenses under 35 U.S.C. section 373. No counter claims were filed against us by Coupons, Inc.

 

On or about October 10, 2002, we received a demand letter from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, (“Orrick”), a law firm representing Bowne of New York City (“Bowne”), a financial printing company, demanding payment of $91,527 for financial printing services allegedly rendered by Bowne.  The demand letter also indicated that if the matter was not amicably resolved, Bowne would commence legal proceedings.  The parties have now settled this dispute and entered into a formal settlement agreement whereby we have agreed to pay a total of $71,734 in equal installments over six months until July 15, 2003.  Upon our final payment, the agreement provides for a full release of claims against us.

 

On or about April 1, 2002 the trustee for Debtor, CyberRebate (“Trustee”) filed suit against us in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York (“Bankruptcy Court”) for recovery of $210,000 allegedly paid to us as an avoidable preference under U.S. Bankruptcy laws.  On or about February 20, 2003, the parties agreed to a settlement and entered into a stipulation and order (“Stipulation and Order”) for Bankruptcy Court approval, whereby we and the Trustee settled the claim in accordance with the following:

 

                  We shall pay a total of $189,000 (the “Settlement Amount”);

 

                  Commencing on February 24, 2003, and on the first business day of each successive month thereafter, we shall pay equal monthly installments of $15,750 into escrow until the stipulation and order entered into by the parties is finally approved by the Bankruptcy Court, after which time all remaining payments shall be made to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (“OCUC”), with the final payment of $31,500 made no later than the first business day of December, 2003;

 

                  Notwithstanding the payment schedule set forth above, in the event the Bankruptcy Court enters an Order confirming a plan of liquidation or dismissing the Debtor’s case (the “Triggering Events”), then we shall have until the later of (i) 10 days from entry of such an Order with respect to any of the Triggering Events, or, (ii) June 1, 2003, to pay to the OCUC an amount equal to the difference between the Settlement Amount and the aggregate amount of payments previously made to the Trustee.

 

In exchange for such payments, the Trustee shall fully release all claims against us and dismiss the suit against us with prejudice, and we will have a general unsecured claim against the Debtor’s estate in the amount of $21,000.

 

There were no other material additions to, or changes in status of, any ongoing, threatened or pending legal proceedings during the six months ended June 30, 2003, including no changes in the status of the settlement with coolsavings.com, Inc. (“coolsavings). The terms of the settlement with coolsavings provide for a cross-license between coolsavings and us for each of the patents currently in dispute.  There are no royalties or other incremental payments involved in the cross-license.  Pursuant to this settlement, we may have to make payments of up to $1.35 million to coolsavings as follows:

 

                  $650,000, which was paid to coolsavings on September 29, 2000, was due at the signing of the settlement documents.

 

                  $250,000, which was accrued for during 2001, was due if, within one year from the date of entry of the Stipulated Order of Dismissal filed on or about March 3, 2000, Catalina Marketing Corporation prevailed in a motion for summary judgment in a separate litigation between it and coolsavings, involving the coolsavings’ patent currently in dispute.  However, a dispute has arisen between the parties regarding whether this portion of the license fee is actually due, despite Catalina Marketing Corporation not prevailing in its motion.  This dispute is based in part on the fact that the we may be entitled to a license under the coolsavings’ patent at issue as a result of our acquisition of the assets of

BrightStreet.com, which acquisition included the settlement of infringement litigation between coolsavings and

 

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BrightStreet.com regarding the same coolsavings patent at issue in our settled litigation.  As such, the parties are currently in discussions regarding the resolution of this issue.

 

                  Up to $450,000 if and to the extent the coolsavings’ patent currently in dispute survives the pending reexamination proceedings at the Patent and Trademark Office that were initiated by a third party. This component of the settlement arrangement has not been accrued for because, in the opinion of management, the possibility of us having to make this payment continues to remain remote.

 

Depending on the amount and timing, an unfavorable resolution of some or all of these matters could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow in a particular period.

 

In addition, from time to time, we are a party to various legal proceedings incidental to our business.  None of these proceedings is considered by management to be material to the conduct of our business, operations or financial condition.

 

ITEM 2.    CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

During March 2003 and April 2003, 10,000 and 92,500 shares, respectively, of our Series A convertible preferred stock that were issued in conjunction with our October 2001 rights offering were converted into 100,000 and 925,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock.  During July 2003, an additional 23,500 shares of our Series A convertible preferred stock were converted into 235,000 shares of our common stock.

 

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

In December 2002, in connection with our purchase of substantially all of the assets of Consumer Review, Inc., we issued into escrow 400,000 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock as part of the consideration for the acquisition.  If we experience a change in control before the one year anniversary of the closing, each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock will immediately be converted into ten shares of our common stock and released from escrow. Upon the one year anniversary of the closing date, provided that a change of control has not occurred, the conversion rate for each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock shall be determined, based upon the achievement of contractually defined revenue during the calculation period, and will be convertible pursuant to the table in Item 2 on page 16.  It is our current intention to register the Series B convertible preferred stock within fifteen months of the closing.  The Series B convertible preferred stock was issued to debentureholders of Consumer Review, Inc. pursuant to Regulation D and Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Warrants

 

On October 8, 2002, the board of directors approved the issuance of 6,000,000 warrants (the “Warrants”) to four investors (the “Investors”) as consideration for a $20 million financing commitment (the “Financing Commitment”), which was memorialized in a letter to us, by Friedli Corporate Finance, dated September 12, 2002 (the “Commitment Letter”). In the Commitment Letter, Friedli Corporate Finance, a financial advisor to us, agreed to provide us with the Financing Commitment. The Warrants were issued to the Investors in connection with Friedli Corporate Finance agreeing to provide the Financing Commitment. The Warrants were issued to the Investors in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

The Warrants entitle each Investor to purchase one share of our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, for an initial exercise price of CHF 0.19 per share during the exercise period. Pursuant to an amendment to the Warrants, the exercise period will begin three months from January 6, 2003 and end on April 7, 2008 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern time.

 

Options

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, we granted options to purchase a total of 720,350 shares of common stock, of which 243,310 are performance based, under the amended and restated Stock Option and Incentive Plan to certain of our employees.  During that period, no options were exercised to purchase shares of common stock, and options to purchase 406,300 shares of common stock were forfeited by employees leaving the company.

 

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ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.14 (1)

 

Convertible Promissory Note, dated March 18, 2003, by E-centives, Inc. to the order of Friedli Corporate Finance, Inc. and/or InVenture, Inc.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed on March 31, 2003 (Registration No.  000-31559)

 

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

 

Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 12, 2003.

 

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.

 

Dated this 8th day of August, 2003.

 

 

E-CENTIVES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David A. Samuels

 

 

 

 

David A. Samuels

 

Chief Financial Officer (Duly
Authorized Representative and
Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)

 

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CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Kamran Amjadi, certify that:

 

1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of E-centives, 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 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 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:  August 8, 2003

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamran Amjadi

 

 

 

Kamran Amjadi

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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I, David A. Samuels, certify that:

 

1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of E-centives, 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 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 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:  August 8, 2003

 

 

By:

/s/ David A. Samuels

 

 

 

David A. Samuels

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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