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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the period ended March 31, 2005

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission file number 000-25315

 


 

S WIND-UP CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   94-3225290

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

P.O. BOX BD

LOS ALTOS, CA 94023

(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

 

(650) 599-5846

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


 

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 reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2005, Registrant had 47,109,843 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

 



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S WIND-UP CORPORATION

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

 

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          Page No.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

   Financial Statements (unaudited):     
     Statements of Net Assets in Liquidation, March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004    3
     Statements of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004    4
     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    5

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition    8

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    12

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    12
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    13

Item 6.

   Exhibits    13
     SIGNATURES    14

 

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

S WIND-UP CORPORATION

 

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

    

March 31,

2005


  

December 31,

2004


ASSETS              

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,364    $ 1,423
    

  

Total assets

   $ 1,364    $ 1,423
    

  

LIABILITIES              

Accrued costs of liquidation

   $ 298    $ 333
    

  

Total liabilities

     298      333
    

  

Commitments and contingencies

             

Net assets in liquidation

   $ 1,066    $ 1,090
    

  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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S WIND-UP CORPORATION

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2005


   

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2004


Net increase (decrease) in net assets in liquidation:

              

Interest income

   $ 7     $ 14

Settlement of preferential transfer payment claim, including legal and administrative fees

   $ (31 )      

Refunds of utility and state tax payments

     —         10

Amount due from shareholder

     —         100
    


 

Net increase in net assets in liquidation

     (24 )     124

Net assets in liquidation, beginning of period

     1,090       5,340
    


 

Net assets in liquidation, end of period

   $ 1,066     $ 5,464
    


 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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S WIND-UP CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except where noted)

 

NOTE 1. The Company and Recent Developments

 

S Wind-up Corporation, formerly Sagent Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Sagent”, “S Wind-up”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is engaged in the process of an orderly liquidation of remaining assets, the winding up of its business and operations, and the dissolution of the Company.

 

On April 15, 2003, we entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) to sell substantially all of our assets to Group 1 Software, Inc. (“Group 1”). On September 30, 2003, the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares approved the asset sale contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and approved a plan of complete liquidation and dissolution. The key features of the plan are (1) file a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; (2) cease conducting normal business operations, except as may be required to wind up our business affairs; (3) attempt to convert all of our remaining assets into cash or cash equivalents in an orderly fashion; (4) pay or attempt to adequately provide for the payment of all of our known obligations and liabilities; and (5) distribute pro rata in one or more liquidating distributions all of our remaining assets to our stockholders as of the applicable record date.

 

In connection with the adoption of the plan and the anticipated liquidation, we adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective October 1, 2003, whereby assets are valued at their estimated net realizable cash values and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts. Uncertainties as to the precise net value of our non-cash assets, and the ultimate amount of our liabilities make it impracticable to predict the aggregate net value that may ultimately be distributable to stockholders. Claims, liabilities and future expenses for operations, although currently declining, will continue to be incurred with execution of the plan. These costs will reduce the amount of net assets available for ultimate distribution to stockholders. Although we do not believe that a precise estimate of those expenses can currently be made, we believe that available cash and cash equivalents and amounts received from sales of non-cash assets will be adequate to provide for our obligations, liabilities, operating costs and claims, and to make cash distributions to stockholders. If available cash and amounts received from sales of non-cash assets are not adequate to provide for our obligations, liabilities, operating costs and claims, estimated future distributions of cash to our stockholders will be reduced.

 

We filed Articles of Dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effective April 15, 2004. Pursuant to Delaware law, S Wind-up Corporation will continue in existence until at least April 15, 2007. During this period, we will continue to convert our estimated net assets to cash for future distribution to our stockholders. We are not permitted to continue our business as a going concern.

 

At the close of business on April 15, 2004, we closed our stock transfer books and discontinued recording transfers of our common stock. No assignments or transfers of our common stock were recorded or will be recorded after April 15, 2004. Any future distributions we make will be made solely to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 15, 2004. We intend, in the future, to seek relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission from the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Since we closed our stock records on April 15, 2004, our shares have continued to trade in the Over the Counter Market’s “pink sheets”. The stock has been trading under “due-bill” contractual obligations between the seller and purchaser of the stock, who negotiate and rely on themselves with respect to the allocation of stockholder proceeds arising from ownership of the shares. From time to time, trading volume in our shares has been relatively high, and our shares have traded at prices in excess of the highest price we have estimated for potential liquidation distributions. Traders in our shares are cautioned that our shares are highly speculative, and we cannot predict with any accuracy when, or if, additional liquidation distributions will be made.

 

Since October 1, 2003, our operations have been limited to winding-up our business and affairs, selling our remaining assets and discharging our known liabilities. On February 26, 2004, our board of directors approved an initial distribution, and on April 6, 2004 we completed the initial distribution of $0.10 for each share of stock held as of the record date of March 31, 2004 pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution approved by the stockholders on September 30, 2003. We plan to distribute any remaining assets to our stockholders, all in accordance with the plan of dissolution.

 

Distributions ultimately made to stockholders upon liquidation will differ from the “net assets in liquidation” recorded in the accompanying statement of net assets in liquidation as a result of adjustments, if any, to estimated costs of liquidation. It is our intention to settle our outstanding obligations and sell our remaining assets as expeditiously as possible. Final dissolution and related distributions to stockholders will occur upon obtaining final resolution on all liquidation issues.

 

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We may at some point determine that the continued liquidation of S Wind-up Corporation may be more efficiently handled by retaining a third party liquidator to manage the liquidation process. In particular, we may determine to do so at such time as our outstanding litigation and other significant creditor claims have been resolved. We cannot predict when or if these matters will be resolved, or when, or if, we will engage a third party liquidator.

 

Business of the Issuer

 

Prior to October 1, 2003, we offered a complete business intelligence software platform that allows business users and information technology (IT) departments to work together to integrate, analyze, deliver and understand information. We operated as a single business segment.

 

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

As a result of the stockholder’s approval of the plan of dissolution and the imminent nature of the liquidation, we changed our basis of accounting to the liquidation basis as of October 1, 2003. This basis of accounting is considered appropriate when, among other things, liquidation of a company is probable and the net realizable value of assets is reasonably determinable. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable cash value and liabilities are stated at their anticipated settlement amounts. Upon changing to the liquidation basis of accounting, we recorded an $8.0 million increase to net assets. Included in the adjustment to net assets recorded in connection with the change from the going-concern to the liquidation basis of accounting on October 1, 2003, we recorded $1.9 million of accrued costs of liquidation representing the estimate of the costs to be incurred during dissolution; however actual costs could vary from those estimates.

 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Examples of such estimates include, but are not limited to, the accounting for contingencies and accrued costs of liquidation, which represents the estimate of costs to be incurred during dissolution. Our current estimated range of loss related to some of the contingencies is based on claims for which we can estimate the amount and range of loss. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

We have made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Significant assumptions inherent in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements include, but are not limited to, accrued costs of liquidation and commitments and contingencies. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

NOTE 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we have been subject to pending or threatened litigation. We are currently engaged in certain legal and administrative proceedings incidental to our previous business activities and current dissolution efforts and believe that these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Pending or future litigation could be costly and could upon resolution, have a material adverse affect on our financial position.

 

In March 2005, AmeriKing, Inc.’s (a former Sagent customer) trustee filed a complaint against us in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to avoid and recover certain preferential transfer payments totaling $28. The Company has verbally agreed to a settlement of $25 for the complaint. In addition, the Company will incur legal and administrative costs of approximately $6.

 

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NOTE 4. GUARANTEES

 

Prior to the sale of our assets to Group 1, we entered into standard indemnification provisions within our software license agreements with our customers and technology partners. Pursuant to these provisions, we historically offered to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party in connection with any U.S. patent, copyright or other intellectual property infringement claim by any third party with respect to our products. The term of these indemnification provisions was generally perpetual any time after execution of the license agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under these indemnification provisions was unlimited. We have, in the past, incurred costs to defend intellectual property lawsuits.

 

We have agreements in place with our directors and officers whereby we indemnify them for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, we have a tail director and officer insurance policy, which may enable us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.

 

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

 

The Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains “forward looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions by us about the future, usually based on current conditions. These assumptions may or may not prove to be correct and, as a result, our own forward-looking statements may also be inaccurate. On the other hand, based on what we know today and what we expect in the future, we believe that the forward-looking statements we make in this report are reasonable. In most cases, when we use words like “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” or “predict” to describe something which has not yet occurred, we are making a forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include that we may have underestimated the amount of our obligations and liabilities, risks associated with our liquidation and dissolution, including without limitation, settlement of our liabilities and obligations, costs incurred in connection with carrying out the plan of liquidation and dissolution and any potential additional expense, discharge of contingent liabilities, and the winding up and dissolution of the Corporation.

 

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, as they are not guarantees of future results or distributions and represent our expectations only as of the date they are made.

 

Upon the sale of substantially all of our operating assets to Group 1 on October 1, 2003, most of our employees resigned and accepted employment with Group 1 and we ceased operations. Two executives remained through April 15, 2004 to manage the Company’s wind down, liquidation and the first distribution to the stockholders. On April 15, 2004, we held a final board meeting. We retain a trailing director and accounting agent to manage the remaining wind down and liquidation process. We cannot list here all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future financial results to differ materially from our present expectations or projections regarding estimated distribution to stockholders but we can identify many of them. For example, our future results could be affected by the cost of satisfying currently known liabilities, the need to satisfy unanticipated liabilities that might arise in the future, the expenses of dissolving and winding up the Company, and the price at which S Wind-up stock may be held or sold. It is important to remember that forward-looking statements speak only as of the date when they are made and we do not promise that we will publicly update or revise those statements whenever conditions change or future events occur. Accordingly we do not recommend that any person seeking to evaluate our Company should place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this report.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes in Item 1.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

In connection with the adoption of the plan of dissolution and the anticipated liquidation, we adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective October 1, 2003, whereby assets are valued at their estimated net realizable cash values and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts. The preparation of financial statements using the liquidation basis of accounting requires us to make assumptions, judgments and estimates that can have a significant impact on our reported net assets in liquidation. We base our assumptions, judgments and estimates on the most recent information available and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On a regular basis we evaluate our assumptions, judgments and estimates and make changes accordingly. We believe that the assumptions, judgments and estimates involved in the accounting for estimated costs to be incurred during liquidation have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, so we consider these estimates to be our critical accounting policies. We discuss below the critical accounting estimates associated with these policies.

 

Estimated Costs to be Incurred During Liquidation

 

Under the liquidation basis of accounting, we accrue for the remaining costs to be incurred during liquidation, including consulting fees, fees of professional service providers and miscellaneous other costs, partially offset by estimated future interest earnings. Such costs were estimated at $298,000 and $555,000 at March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Our estimates are based on assumptions regarding our ability to settle outstanding obligations to creditors, resolve outstanding litigation, successfully petition the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for relief from public company reporting requirements, and the timing of distributions to stockholders. If there are delays, or we are not successful, in achieving these objectives, actual costs incurred during liquidation may increase, reducing net assets available in liquidation.

 

We believe the following critical accounting policies affected our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

 

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Contingent Liabilities

 

Our estimated range of liabilities relating to litigation is based on claims for which we can reasonably estimate the amount and range of loss (as discussed in Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings). We recorded a liability if it is (1) probable that an obligation was incurred because of a transaction or event happening on or before the date of the financial statements and (2) the amount of the obligation can be reasonably estimated.

 

Accrued Costs of Liquidation and Effects of Change to Liquidation Basis

 

Pursuant to the plan of dissolution, which was approved by stockholders on September 30, 2003, we filed Articles of Dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 15, 2004. Since October 1, 2003, our operations have been limited to winding-up our business and affairs, selling our remaining assets and discharging our known liabilities. On February 26, 2004, our board of directors approved an initial distribution, and on April 6, 2004 we completed the initial distribution of $0.10 for each share of stock held as of the record date of March 31, 2004 pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution approved by the stockholders on September 30, 2003. We plan to distribute any remaining assets to our stockholders, all in accordance with the plan of dissolution. As a result of the plan of dissolution, we changed our basis of accounting to the liquidation basis as of October 1, 2003. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable cash value and liabilities are stated at their anticipated settlement amounts. Upon changing to the liquidation basis of accounting, we recorded a $8.0 million increase to net assets. Included in the adjustment to net assets recorded in connection with the change from the going-concern to the liquidation basis of accounting, we recorded $1.9 million of accrued costs of liquidation representing the estimate of the costs to be incurred during dissolution; however, actual costs could vary from those estimates. Distributions ultimately made to stockholders upon liquidation will differ from the “net assets in liquidation” recorded in the accompanying statement of net assets in liquidation as a result of adjustments, if any, to estimated costs of liquidation. It is our intention to settle our outstanding obligations and sell our remaining assets as expeditiously as possible. Final dissolution and related distributions to stockholders will occur upon obtaining final resolution on all liquidation issues.

 

At March 31, 2005 and 2004, the following represents the estimated costs of liquidation (in thousands):

 

    

March 31,

2005


  

March 31,

2004


Officer compensation and benefits

   $ —      $ 36

Legal, audit and tax services

     260      145

Other estimated costs of liquidation

     38      374
    

  

Total

   $ 298    $ 555
    

  

 

Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

For the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, we recorded $7,000 and $14,000 in interest income, respectively. We also recorded $0 and $10,000 of refunds of utility and state tax payments for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. For the quarter ended March 31, 2005, we recorded $31,000 for settlement of a preferential transfer claim, including $6,000 of legal and administrative fees. For the quarter ended March 31, 2004, we recorded receipt of $100,000 of on note receivable from shareholder.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2005, our net assets in liquidation were $1.1 million, including primarily cash and cash equivalents of $1.4 million and accrued costs of liquidation of $298,000. During the quarter ended March 31, 2005, we extinguished $66,000 of our accrued costs of liquidation. We also recorded $7,000 of interest income.

 

Outstanding Liabilities

 

At March 31, 2005, we had $298,000 in accrued costs of liquidation. Our cash is being used to pay our outstanding liabilities and obligations, and to establish a reserve for future liabilities and expenses. Any cash not used to satisfy liabilities and expenses will be distributed to stockholders. It is our intention to settle our outstanding obligations and sell our remaining assets as expeditiously as possible. Final dissolution of the Company and related distributions to our stockholders will occur upon obtaining final resolution of all liquidation issues.

 

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Risk Factors

 

In addition to other information in this Form 10-Q, the following risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating us and our liquidation and dissolution because such factors may have a significant impact on the execution of our plan of dissolution and the timing and amount of liquidating distributions, if any, to our stockholders. As a result of the risk factors set forth below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, and the risks discussed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, actual results could differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties not known to us or that we now believe to be unimportant could also impair our liquidation and dissolution. As a result, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all of your investment. This section should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto, and Management’s Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in this Form 10-Q.

 

We cannot assure you of the exact amount or timing of any future distribution to our stockholders under the plan of dissolution.

 

The liquidation and dissolution process is subject to numerous uncertainties and may not result in any remaining capital for future distribution to our stockholders. The precise nature, amount and timing of any future distribution to our stockholders will depend on and could be delayed by, among other things, administrative and tax filings associated with our dissolution, potential claim settlements with creditors, and unexpected or greater than expected expenses. Furthermore, we cannot provide any assurances that we will actually make additional distributions. The estimates we have provided are based on currently available information, and actual payments, if any, could be substantially less than the range we have estimated. Any amounts to be distributed to our stockholders may be less than the price or prices at which our common stock has recently traded or may trade in the future.

 

Our common stock is continuing to trade even though we are in the process of liquidation and liquidating distributions, if any, may be below any trading price.

 

Until April 15, 2004, when our certificate of dissolution became effective and we closed our transfer books, our common stock has been trading in the Over the Counter Market’s “pink sheets” under the symbol “SGNT.PK.” It has been trading under “due-bill” contractual obligations between the seller and purchaser of the stock, who negotiate and rely on themselves with respect to the allocation of stockholder proceeds arising from ownership of the shares. No assignments or transfers of our common stock were recorded or will be recorded after April 15, 2004. Trading in our stock is highly speculative and the market for our stock is highly illiquid. The only value associated with our shares is the right to receive further distributions as part of the liquidation process. Because of the difficulty in estimating the amount and timing of the liquidating distributions, and due to the other risk factors discussed herein, our common stock may be subject to significant volatility and may trade above the amount of any liquidating distribution that is made.

 

We will continue to incur claims, liabilities and expenses that will reduce the amount available for distribution out of the liquidation to stockholders.

 

Claims, liabilities and expenses incurred during the wind down process, such as legal, accounting and consulting fees and miscellaneous office expenses, will reduce the amount of assets available for future distribution out of the liquidation to stockholders. If available cash and amounts received on the sale of non-cash assets are not adequate to provide for our obligations, liabilities, expenses and claims, we may not be able to distribute out of the liquidation meaningful cash, or any cash at all, to our stockholders.

 

We will continue to incur the expenses of complying with public company reporting requirements.

 

We have an obligation to continue to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to as the “Exchange Act,” even though compliance with such reporting requirements is economically burdensome. We intend to seek relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission from the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act at such time in the future as active trading in our shares has ceased. We anticipate that, if such relief were granted, we would continue to file current reports on Form 8-K to disclose material events relating to our liquidation and dissolution along with any other reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission might require. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission may not grant any such relief, and we do not anticipate we will be able to request relief while active trading of our shares is continuing.

 

Our board of directors may at any time turn management of the liquidation of S Wind-up Corporation over to a third party, and our director may resign from our board at that time.

 

Our director may at any time turn our management over to a third party to complete the liquidation of our remaining assets and distribute the available proceeds to our stockholders, and our director may resign from our board at that time. Our board of directors currently consists of Irv H. Lichtenwald, who is overseeing our liquidation. If management is turned over to a third party and our director resigns from our board, the third party would have sole control over the liquidation process, including the sale or distribution of any remaining assets.

 

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If we are deemed to be an investment company, we may be subject to substantial regulation that would cause us to incur additional expenses and reduce the amount of assets available for distribution.

 

If we invest our cash and/or cash equivalents in investment securities, we may be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940. If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act because of our investment securities holdings, we must register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. As a registered investment company, we would be subject to the further regulatory oversight of the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and our activities would be subject to substantial regulation under the Investment Company Act. Compliance with these regulations would cause us to incur additional expenses, which would reduce the amount of assets available for distribution to our stockholders. To avoid these compliance costs, we intend to invest our cash proceeds in money market funds and government securities, which are exempt from the Investment Company Act but which currently provide a very modest return.

 

Distribution of cash, if any, to our stockholders could be delayed.

 

Our Board of Directors effected an initial distribution on April 6, 2004, to our stockholders as of the record date March 31, 2004, and we are currently unable to predict the precise timing of further distributions, if any, pursuant to our wind down. The timing of distributions, if any, will depend on and could be delayed by, among other things, the timing of claim settlements with creditors, if any, and the amounts paid out under warranty claims. Additionally, a creditor could seek an injunction against the making of distributions to our stockholders on the ground that the amounts to be distributed were needed to provide for the payment of our liabilities and expenses. Additionally, we could seek protection from creditors under the federal bankruptcy code. Any action of this type could delay or substantially diminish, or eliminate, the amount available for distribution to our stockholders.

 

If we fail to create an adequate contingency reserve for payment of our expenses and liabilities, our stockholders could be held liable for payment to our creditors of each such stockholder’s pro rata share of amounts owed to the creditors in excess of the contingency reserve, up to the amount actually distributed to such stockholder.

 

Following the plan of dissolution ratified and approved by our stockholders on September 30, 2003, we filed a Certificate of Dissolution with the State of Delaware dissolving the Company. Pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, we will continue to exist for three years after the dissolution became effective or for such longer period as the Delaware Court of Chancery shall direct, for the purpose of prosecuting and defending suits against us and enabling us gradually to close our business, to dispose of our property, to discharge our liabilities and to distribute to our stockholders any remaining assets. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, in the event we fail to create an adequate contingency reserve for payment of our expenses and liabilities during this three-year period, each stockholder could be held liable for payment to our creditors of such stockholder’s pro rata share of amounts owed to creditors in excess of the contingency reserve, up to the amount actually distributed to such stockholder.

 

However, the liability of any stockholder would be limited to the amounts previously received by such stockholder from us (and from any liquidating trust or trusts) in the dissolution. Accordingly, in such event a stockholder could be required to return all distributions previously made to such stockholder. In such event, a stockholder could receive nothing from us under the plan of dissolution. Moreover, in the event a stockholder has paid taxes on amounts previously received, a repayment of all or a portion of such amount could result in a stockholder incurring a net tax cost if the stockholder’s repayment of an amount previously distributed does not cause a commensurate reduction in taxes payable. There can be no assurance that the contingency reserve established by us will be adequate to cover any expenses and liabilities.

 

Our stock transfer books closed on the date we filed the certificate of dissolution with the Delaware Secretary of State, after which stockholders are not able to publicly trade our stock.

 

We closed our stock transfer books and discontinued recording transfers of our common stock at the close of business on the date we filed the Certificate of Dissolution with the Delaware Secretary of State, referred to as the “final record date.” Thereafter, certificates representing our common stock shall not be assignable or transferable on our books except by will, intestate succession or operation of law. The proportionate interests of all of our stockholders shall be fixed on the basis of their respective stock holdings at the close of business on the final record date, and, after the final record date, any distributions made by us shall be made solely to the stockholders of record at the close of business on the final record date, except as may be necessary to reflect subsequent transfers recorded on our books as a result of any assignments by will, intestate succession or operation of law.

 

Threatened litigation could harm our financial position.

 

As of March 31, 2005, there are no material legal proceedings involving the Company, however in March 2005, AmeriKing, Inc.’s (a former Sagent customer) trustee filed a complaint against us in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to avoid and recover certain preferential transfers payments totaling $28,000. The Company has verbally agreed to a settlement of $25 for the complaint. In addition, the Company will incur legal and administrative costs of approximately $6.

 

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Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are exposed to certain market risks, including the effects of adverse changes in interest rates. Our exposure to such changes results from cash deposits managed by Bank of America and Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. As of December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, we have no financial instruments in place to manage the impact of changes in interest rates. We estimate that a 1% increase or decrease in interest rates would have impacted our income from these assets by less than $14,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004 and $14,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of October 1, 2003, the Company sold substantially all of its assets and began the orderly dissolution and liquidation of its assets. As the Company currently has no ongoing operations, chief executive officer, principal financial officers, principal accounting officer or employees, the evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report was performed by the Company’s sole director. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s sole director has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 31, 2005 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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S WIND-UP CORPORATION

 

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we have been subject to pending or threatened litigation. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, we are currently engaged in certain legal and administrative proceedings incidental to our previous business activities and current dissolution efforts and believe that these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Pending or future litigation could be costly and could upon resolution, have a material adverse affect on our financial position.

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a) Exhibits

 

31    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32    Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ Irv H. Lichtenwald


 

Date: May 6, 2005

Irv H. Lichtenwald, Director

   

 

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