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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2009
Registration
No. 333-158254
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT
NO. 3
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant in its charter)
Nevada
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5211
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26-0295367
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(State
or other Jurisdiction of
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or Organization)
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Classification
Code Number)
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Identification
No.)
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2210
South Ritchey Street, Santa Ana, California 92705
(714) 210-8888
(Address
and telephone number of principal executive offices and principal place of
business)
Gordon
Knott, Chief Executive Officer
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
2210
South Ritchey Street, Santa Ana, California 92705
(714) 210-8888
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies
to:
Ruffa
& Ruffa, P.C.
110
East 59th
Street
New
York, New York 10022
(212) 355-0606
(877) 329-7833
(facsimile)
Approximate
date of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration
Statement becomes effective.
If any
securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box: x
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. o
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If
delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please
check the following box. o
Indicate
by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One)
Large Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated Filer o
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Non-accelerated Filer o
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Smaller Reporting Company x
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(Do not
check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities
To Be Registered
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Amount To
Be Registered
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
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Amount Of
Registration
Fee (3)
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Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value per share(1)
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1,063,200 |
(5)
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$ | 2.00 | $ | 2,128,400 | $ |
118.66
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Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value per share(1)(4)
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129,000 | $ | 2.00 | 256,000 | 14.40 | |||||||||||
Total
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1,192,200 |
(5)
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$ | 2,384,400 | $ |
133.06
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(5)
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(1)
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Pursuant to Rule 416 of the
Securities Act, this registration statement also registers such additional
shares of common stock as may become issuable to prevent dilution as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
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(2)
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Estimated
in accordance with Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933 solely for
the purpose of computing the amount of the registration
fee. Our common stock is not traded on any national exchange
and the offering price is based on the price at which shares of the
registrant's common stock were sold to investors in a private placement
completed in November 2008 plus a premium attributable to the free
transferability of the shares upon the effective date of this registration
statement. The price at which the shares were sold in the
November 2008 private placement was arbitrarily determined and bears no
relationship to the registrant's book value, assets, past operating
results, financial condition or any other established criteria of
value. The price of $2.00 is a fixed price at which the selling
security holders may sell their shares until our common stock is quoted on
the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, at which time the shares may be sold at
prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. There can be
no assurance that a market maker will agree to file the necessary
documents with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which operates
the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, that such an application for quotation
will be approved or that our common stock ever will trade. The
registrant makes no representation as to the price at which its common
stock may trade.
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(3)
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Calculated in accordance with
Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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(4)
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Consists of 128,000 shares of
common stock issuable to the selling stockholders upon the exercise of
outstanding options.
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(5) |
The
registrant has removed from registration 2,000,000 shares of common stock
and the information in the table reflects such action. A
registration fee of $356.26 was paid previously based on the number of
shares originally registered by this registration statement.
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The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a
further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become
effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling
stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an
offer to buy these securities in any state where the sale is not
permitted.
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 9, 2009
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
This
prospectus relates to the resale of up to 1,192,200 shares of common stock,
$.0001 par value per share, of Vinyl Products, Inc. that may be sold from
time to time by the selling stockholders identified in this
prospectus. The shares offered hereby comprise 1,064,200 outstanding
shares of common stock and 128,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the
exercise of options held by employees of the company at a price of $.50 per
share. These persons, together with their transferees, are referred to
throughout this prospectus as “selling stockholders.”
We are
not selling any shares of our common stock in this offering and therefore will
not receive any proceeds from this offering. We will, however,
receive proceeds from the exercise of the options if they are exercised by the
selling stockholders.
Our
common stock does not presently trade on any exchange or electronic
medium. The selling stockholders and/or their registered
representatives have agreed to sell their shares of common stock at a fixed
price of $2.00 until such time as our common stock is admitted to quotation, if
ever, on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or OTC Bulletin Board, an
electronic quotation system for equity securities overseen by the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority or another exchange or electronic medium and
thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated
prices. As a result of such activities, the selling stockholders may
be deemed to be underwriters as that term is defined in the federal securities
laws.
We have
not applied for listing to trade on any public market nor has a market maker
applied to have our common stock admitted to quotation on the OTC Bulletin
Board. We will seek to identify a market maker to file an application
to have our common stock admitted to quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board;
however, we can not assure you that our common stock ever will be quoted on the
OTC Bulletin Board or trade on any other public market or electronic
medium.
We will
pay all of the expenses incident to the registration of the shares offered under
this prospectus, except for sales commissions and other expenses of selling
stockholders applicable to the sales of their shares.
Selling
stockholders may sell their shares directly or through agents or broker-dealers
acting as agents on behalf of the selling stockholders. The selling
stockholders may engage brokers, dealers, or agents who may receive commissions,
or discounts from the selling stockholders. See “Selling
Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.
An investment in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Investors should carefully consider the risk factors and other uncertainties described in this prospectus before purchasing our common stock. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS
TRUTHFUL, ACCURATE, OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The
date of this prospectus
is ,
2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
3
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Prospectus
Summary
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4
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Risk
Factors
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8
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Market
and Other Data
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17
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Use
of Proceeds
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17
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Determination
of Offering Price
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17
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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18
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Corporate
History
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29
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Our
Business
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32
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Description
of Properties
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43
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Legal
Proceedings
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43
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Market
For Our Common Stock and Other Related Stockholder Matters
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43
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Our
Management
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44
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Executive
Compensation
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46
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Transactions
With Related Persons, Promoters
And Certain Control Persons
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48
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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49
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Selling
Stockholders
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50
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Plan
of Distribution
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53
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Description
of Securities
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55
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Shares
Eligible For Future Sale
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57
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Legal
Matters
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58
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Experts
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58
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59
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Index
to Financial Statements
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65
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AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
This
prospectus constitutes a part of a registration statement on Form S-1 (together
with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the “Registration Statement”) filed by
us with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, this
prospectus omits certain information contained in the Registration Statement,
and reference is made to the Registration Statement and related exhibits for
further information with respect to Vinyl Products, Inc. and the securities
offered hereby. Any statements contained herein concerning the
provisions of any document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or
otherwise filed with the SEC are not necessarily complete, and in each instance
reference is made to the copy of such document so filed. Each such statement is
qualified in its entirety by such reference.
You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that which is
contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may be used only where it is legal
to sell these securities. The information in this prospectus may only be
accurate on the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of
this prospectus or of any sale of securities.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this
prospectus may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,”
“should,” “anticipate,” or “believe.” We believe that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
accurate. However, we cannot assure you that such expectations will
occur. Our actual results, performance, or outcomes could differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to:
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an
interruption in supply from our sole vendor of vinyl
products;
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our
lack of product diversification;
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a
change in consumer preferences away from outdoor products manufactured
from vinyl;
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the
sensitivity of our industry to prevailing national economic
conditions ;
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our
inability to develop a successful franchise program;
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the
ability of prospective franchisees to obtain credit to finance the
purchase of franchises from us;
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the
failure of our franchise operations to generate the revenues we expect or
the need to subsidize our franchise operations;
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our
ability to raise capital if necessary to fund the development of our
franchise program or for other corporate purposes;
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competition
from one or more other companies that seek to develop national vinyl
products chains;
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our
ability to retain our officers, directors, key personnel, and
management;
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our
inability to manage growth; and
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the
other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” included in this
prospectus.
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In
addition, the Company’s views about the restatement of our historical financial
statements and the effectiveness of our remediation of material weaknesses in
our controls also constitute “forward-looking statements.”
We
caution you that the foregoing list of important factors is not
exclusive. You should not rely on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this prospectus. We operate in a
very competitive environment. New risks emerge from time to
time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor
can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which
any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may
make. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to publicly
release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events and
circumstances occurring after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
The
following is a summary of some of the information contained in this
prospectus. In addition to this summary, we urge you to read the more
detailed information, including the financial statements and related notes
thereto and the “Risk Factors” section, included elsewhere in this
prospectus. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to
“the Company,” “we,” “us,” or, “our” refers to Vinyl Products, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Vinyl Fence Company,
Inc., a California corporation, which we refer to as "TVFC."
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
We market
and install a variety of aesthetically durable, low-maintenance vinyl products,
including fencing, patio covers, decking, railing and trim categories, for the
residential market. Our products are used largely in renovation and
remodeling by our customers who include homeowners and homeowner
associations. During 2008, fencing products represented approximately
62% of our gross income (revenue) and patio covers represented approximately 28%
of our income.
Our
Industry
In 2006,
the total demand for residential fencing in North America was estimated to be
nearly $3 billion. Currently, privacy fencing is the most popular
type of fence style installed in the residential fencing market. Wood
and metal are the most prevalent materials used in residential fencing,
accounting for over 70% of the total value. Products manufactured
from these materials, along with plastic/wood composite products, represent the
principal competition for our vinyl products. Plastics, including
polyvinyl chloride, which we refer to as vinyl, the material from which our
products are manufactured, are relatively new materials in the fencing
industry. Market acceptance of vinyl fence varies by region from over
30% penetration to less than 5% penetration. Compared to vinyl
post-and-rail fence, which has successfully penetrated and displaced as much as
50% of wood in many regional markets, vinyl only has about a 16% share of the
North American privacy fence market.
In the
space in which we operate, retailers that sell and install only fence, decks and
related products and in which marketing and sales is directed to consumers, the
market is characterized by numerous small companies that limit their operational
scope to their immediate geographic operating areas. There are no
national chains dedicated exclusively to retail sales and installation of
outdoor vinyl products, though we are aware of a company that is seeking to
build a regional presence in the Western portion of the U.S. by acquiring local
sellers/installers.
We
believe that the market for residential fencing and related outdoor products
manufactured from vinyl will continue to grow, as we are perceiving a developing
consumer awareness of vinyl as an attractive and low-maintenance alternative to
wood products. Moreover, during periods of economic
uncertainty, when spending on discretionary items is reduced, many homeowners
forego the purchase of new homes and choose to improve their existing
residences. However, we are uncertain as to the effect tightening
credit and declining home values will have on our business, if any.
Our
Key Competitive Strengths
We
believe that the following competitive strengths enable us to compete
effectively in the residential fencing industry and to capitalize on the growth
of the market for vinyl fencing and related products:
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Marketing
and Sales Strategy: We have developed and employ a systematic
marketing and sales strategy that emphasizes prospect development early in
the purchasing cycle. We seek to capture information about
prospective purchasers early in the buying cycle and remain in contact
with them over what can be up to a six-month decision making process so
that consumers are completely comfortable with their determination to
select our Company and products. We believe that our marketing
and sales strategy differentiates us from our competitors who do not
employ sophisticated marketing or sales techniques.
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Service:
We take pride in the level of service we offer to customers and believe
that our sales and installation practices contribute strongly to a
positive, worry-free ownership experience among our
customers. We believe that we offer a level of professional
service beyond that provided by our competitors. We are the
only vinyl fence company in Orange County, California with an A+ rating by
the Better Business Bureau.
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Quality
of Our Products: All of our products are manufactured from the
highest quality co-extruded polyvinyl chloride, which maximizes strength
and durability, and is ultra-resistant to UV
damage.
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Our
Growth Strategy
We are
committed to enhancing profitability and cash flows through the following
strategies:
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Maximizing
Efficiency and Profitability at our Existing Retail
Location: We will examine all facets of our operations at our
existing retail facility, including the number of our sales and
installation personnel and their duties and responsibilities, to maximize
operating efficiencies and achieve optimum
profitability.
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Franchising: We
are not aware of any participant in our space that operates on a national
basis and we believe that a significant opportunity exists to develop a
national franchise and establish our products and Company as a unique
brand. We will seek to develop a franchise program that
incorporates our marketing and sales techniques which we believe represent
a significant advancement compared over techniques employed by our
competitors, and which we believe can be replicated in any geographic
area. We believe that this will allow us to capture market
share and build strong consumer brand awareness, which eventually may
serve as a barrier to competitive entry to others on a national level.
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Branding: We
believe that the development of a successful franchise operation would
give us the opportunity to build and establish our Company and our
products on a national basis. As our franchise base grows in
size and geographic scope, we believe that our products and Company name
could develop naturally into a national brand that will strengthen sales
at our franchisees' locations and our showroom.
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Corporate
History
Vinyl
Products, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 24, 2007
under the name Red Oak Concepts, Inc. to serve as a vehicle for a business
combination through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other
similar business combination. We filed a registration statement on
Form 10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange
Act), to register our class of common stock on September 15, 2007 that
was effective as of November 14, 2007. On December 4, 2007, we
changed our jurisdiction of domicile by merging with a Nevada corporation titled
Red Oak Concepts, Inc.
On
November 21, 2008, we changed our name to Vinyl Products, Inc. in connection
with a reverse acquisition transaction with The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc., a
California corporation, which we refer to as "TVFC," the terms of which are more
fully described below.
The
Share Exchange
On
November 20, 2008, we entered into a share exchange Agreement with TVFC and the
holders of all of the outstanding shares of the corporation's common stock
whereby we issued to the shareholders of TVFC 22,100,000 shares of our common
stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
TVFC. In addition, the Company assumed all of TVFC's obligations
under options granted by TVFC to its employees to purchase up to 133,800 shares
of common stock, which are exercisable at a price of $.50 per share through
September 24, 2009. Upon the closing of the share exchange, TVFC
became our wholly-owned subsidiary and the former stockholders of TVFC became
our controlling stockholders.
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Upon the
closing of the reverse acquisition, all of our directors and officers resigned
from their respective positions and appointed Gordon Knott and Garabed
Khatchoyan, management of TVFC, to serve on the board of directors and as our
president and secretary, respectively.
In
connection with the reverse acquisition we agreed to register for public resale
under the Securities Act an aggregate of 3,133,800 shares of our common stock,
including (i) 2,300,000 shares issued to the TVFC shareholders in the share
exchange (which includes 300,000 shares of common stock held by our directors
and officers); (ii) 700,000 shares held by the stockholders of our Company prior
to the share exchange; and (iii) 133,800 shares issuable upon the exercise of
the options we assumed under the share exchange transaction (of which 5,200
options have been exercised as of December 8, 2009). The holders
of 2,000,000 shares subsequently declined to cause the Company to register their
shares. Our obligation to register these shares for public resale is
governed by the terms of a registration rights agreement we entered with each
such person on the closing of the share exchange. A description of
the registration rights agreement is set forth below under the heading
"Registration Rights."
As a
condition to registering shares of common stock for three of our stockholders
after the closing of the share exchange, for whom we are registering an
aggregate of 700,000 shares in this Registration Statement, we entered into a
series of Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements, which are identical in all material
respects. Under the Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements, the stockholders
agreed, among other things, that (i) they will not sell or transfer any shares
of our common stock until six months after the effective date of this
Registration Statement and (ii) after the end of that six-month lock up period,
such persons will not sell or transfer more than 1/36th of such
person's shares of common stock during each month thereafter. We also
entered into identical Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements with three holders of
2,000,000 shares whose stock is not being offered.
For
accounting purposes, the share exchange transaction was treated as a reverse
acquisition with TVFC as the acquirer and Vinyl Products, Inc. as the acquired
entity. The accounting rules for reverse acquisitions require that
beginning November 20, 2008, the date of the reverse acquisition, our balance
sheet includes the assets and liabilities of TVFC and our equity accounts were
recapitalized to reflect the net equity of TVFC. When we refer in
this prospectus to business and financial information for periods prior to the
consummation of the reverse acquisition, we are referring to the business and
financial information of TVFC unless the context suggests
otherwise.
Private
Placement
On
November 24, 2008, we completed a private placement of 59,000 shares of common
stock to 10 accredited investors at a price of $1.00 per share. We
received net cash proceeds of $54,000 from the offering. As an
inducement to purchase our common stock, we entered into a registration rights
agreement with each investor under which we agreed to register their shares for
public resale under the Securities Act, a description of which is set forth
below under the heading "Registration Rights."
Registration
Rights
Our
obligation to register the shares we issued in the share exchange (or that we
will issue upon the exercise of options we assumed in the share exchange) and
the private placement is governed by the terms of registration rights agreements
we entered with each of the holders of the shares, which agreements are
identical in all material respects. Under these agreements, we agreed
to file such registration statement within 90 days of the closing of the
transaction giving rise to the registration rights, subject to our right to
withdraw or delay the filing of the registration statement under certain
circumstances without penalty, and to pay all costs and expenses incident to
such registration. We are not obligated to ensure the effectiveness
of this registration statement by any particular date and have no monetary
liability for failing to file it within the time frame contemplated by the
registration rights agreement. When effective, this Registration
Statement satisfies our commitment to each stockholder entitled to the
registration of their shares of common stock. We agreed to maintain
the effectiveness of this Registration Statement for a minimum of twelve months
following the effective date. We have agreed to indemnify all of the
selling stockholders and certain other persons against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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Change
of Fiscal Year
In
December 2008, we changed our fiscal year to a calendar year to comport with the
fiscal year of TVFC and simplify our internal accounting and audit
procedures. The change in our fiscal year is effective for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008.
Recent
Developments
Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements; Material Weaknesses in Controls and
Procedures
In
November 2009, our board of directors concluded that the previously issued
financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008 (the "2008 Annual Report") and our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and
June 30, 2009 (and the amendment to the June 30, 2009 report we filed with
the SEC in September 2009 that related to other matters) should no longer be
relied upon because of errors in those financial statements. We
subsequently filed an amendment to each of these Exchange Act reports in
November 2009 that included amended and restated consolidated financial
statements in which we also reclassified certain financial
information.
The
errors in the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2008
Annual Report and subsequent interim Exchange Act reports that precipitated the
restatement related to our underreporting the amount of our federal and state
corporate income tax liability by the sum of $30,000. The restatement
of our consolidated financial statements affected individual components of our
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008, and our consolidated
statement of operations, consolidated statement of shareholders’ deficit and
consolidated statement of cash flows for year then ended. The
restatement did not affect our reported net earnings per share for the year
ended December 31, 2008.
A more
complete discussion of the restatement is included in this Registration
Statement under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations – Restatement and Reclassification of Historical Financial
Statements" and Note L of the notes to our audited consolidated financial
statements accompanying this Registration Statement. Note L also
demonstrates the impact of the restatement on each line item in our consolidated
financial statements that was affected thereby and the dollar amount of the
difference between the previously issued financial statements and the restated
financial statements.
Our
Company concluded that the errors in our consolidated financial statements that
gave rise to the restatement were a result of material weaknesses in our
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial
reporting. The specific weaknesses we identified comprised our
failure to institute procedures to accurately compute taxes and our undue
reliance on third party professionals. As of the date of this
registration statement, we have not implemented any measures to remediate these
material weaknesses. We currently are investigating all of the
options available to us. We cannot at this time estimate how long it
will take to complete our remediation efforts. We cannot assure you
that measures we take will be effective in mitigating or preventing all
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over
financial reporting in the future.
A more
complete discussion of the weaknesses we identified in our disclosure controls
and procedures and internal control over financial reporting is included in this
Registration Statement under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations – Identification of Material Weaknesses in
Controls and Procedures."
Principal
Executive Offices
Our
headquarters is located in Santa Ana, California, where we maintain our
corporate and administrative offices, a show room and warehouse. Our
telephone number is (714) 210-8888. We maintain a website
at www. vinylfenceco.com that contains information about
our Company, but that information is not part of this prospectus.
OFFERING
Common
Stock Offered
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1,192,200
shares of common stock, all of which are being offered by selling
stockholders, including (i) 700,000 shares held by the stockholders of our
Company prior to the share exchange; (ii) 300,000 shares issued to the
TVFC shareholders in the share exchange; (iii) 5,200 shares issued to our
employees upon the exercise of options after the share exchange; (iv)
128,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options held by our
employees; and (v) 59,000 shares of common stock issued in a private
placement.
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Common
Stock Outstanding
as
of December 8, 2009
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22,864,200
shares of common stock
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Offering
Price
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The
shares may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling
stockholders and/or their registered representatives at a fixed price of
$2.00 until such shares are admitted to quotation, if ever, on the OTC
Bulletin Board or another exchange or electronic medium and
thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated
prices.
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Use
of Proceeds
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We
will not receive any proceeds from sales of the shares offered by the
selling stockholders. We will, however, receive the exercise
price upon exercise of options by the selling stockholders, which we
expect to use for general working capital purposes.
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Dividend
Policy
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We
intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings, if any, for
use in our business operations. Accordingly, we do not
anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable future.
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Fees
and Expenses
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We
will pay all expenses incident to the registration of such shares, except
for sales commissions and other expenses of selling stockholders.
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Market
Information
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Our
common stock is not currently listed on any national securities exchange
and is not quoted on any over-the-counter market. We will seek to identify
a market maker to file an application with the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. for our common stock to be admitted for
quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board after the effective date of this
Registration Statement. We have not yet identified a market
maker that has agreed to file such application. We can not
assure you that a public market for our common stock will develop in the
future.
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Risk
Factors
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An
investment in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a high
degree of risk. Investors should carefully consider the risk
factors and other uncertainties described in this prospectus before
purchasing our common stock. See “Risk Factors” beginning on
page 8.
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RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our shares of common stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree
of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and
the other information in this prospectus, including our financial statements and
the related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, before
deciding to invest in our common stock. If any of the following risks
actually occur, they may have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations, the market price of our common
stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your
investment.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
We
derive all of our revenues from the sale of outdoor home products manufactured
from vinyl and the growth of our business and the success of our franchises may
depend upon continuing consumer acceptance of vinyl products as an alternative
to products manufactured from wood and other traditional materials.
All of
the products we offer are manufactured from vinyl. Vinyl was
introduced into the outdoor fencing, decking and home accessory industry in the
1970's and as of 2006 estimates suggest that demand for all plastic-based fence
materials in the North American residential market to be over $600 million or
nearly 25% of the total market. The continued growth of sales at our
Company-owned showroom and at our future franchises may depend upon a continuing
increase in consumer acceptance of vinyl products as a construction material for
outdoor home products as an alternative to outdoor products manufactured from
wood and other traditional materials such, as stone and metal. If
consumer preferences change and there is a decline in the acceptance and sales
of outdoor products manufactured from vinyl our business and operating results
could be negatively impacted. Moreover, if other materials are
employed or developed for use in the outdoor home products market that supplant
outdoor products manufactured from vinyl, our business and operating results
could be harmed.
We
currently purchase all of our vinyl products from a single source and any
interruption in supply, decline in quality or increase in price could adversely
affect our business and results of operations.
We
purchase all of our major vinyl components of the products we sell from one
source that manufactures its products at a single facility in Southern
California. Our business could be adversely affected in the
event:
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there
is any interruption in supply from this entity, which could occur if,
among other things, its equipment malfunctions or it experiences a fire or
other catastrophic event, in which case we might not be able to
satisfy our customers' demand unless and until we found another
source;
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the
quality of the product we purchase from our supplier declines, which could
prompt customers to purchase products from our competitors;
or
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our
supplier significantly increases costs that we cannot pass on to our
customers, in which case our customers may purchase products from our
competitors.
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Our
reliance on a single supplier of vinyl product exposes our business to these and
other risks and potential problems that we cannot now foresee. Any
such event could have a material adverse affect on our business and results of
operations.
The
current economic downturn and tightening of credit markets has negatively
impacted our sales.
The
demand for our products is correlated to changes in the health of the economy in
general and the level of activity in home improvements. These
activity levels, in turn, are affected by such factors as consumer confidence,
home equity values, home equity loan withdrawals, consumer spending habits,
reasonably attainable consumer financing, income and interest
rates. Home equity values in many markets have decreased
significantly, adversely affecting the availability of home equity
withdrawals. In addition, consumer credit generally has been more
difficult to secure. We believe that these factors have resulted in
decreased home improvement spending, which caused our sales and results of
operations to decline for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, a trend which we
believe could continue for the foreseeable future.
In 2008,
the U.S. economy entered into a recession. We cannot predict how long
the recession will last and whether the downward trend in home remodeling and
renovation will continue or worsen. The economic downturn could
continue to affect consumer confidence, income and equity capital available for
spending on discretionary items such as fencing and decking, which could
adversely affect the demand for our products. While our current
liquidity and financial condition is adequate to maintain our business as we
currently operate and satisfy our anticipated capital requirements over the next
twelve months, a prolonged period of reduced sales and corresponding reduction
in income could jeopardize our ability to implement our franchise program or
reduce capital for other corporate purposes as they arise. If we fail
to implement our franchise program, our growth prospects, liquidity and
financial position would suffer.
Existing
tight credit conditions could impair the ability of prospective franchisees to
obtain financing to purchase franchises which could negatively affect our growth
prospects.
Most
franchises are acquired by franchisees utilizing a combination of personal
investment and third-party financing. In light of current adverse
economic conditions marked by tight credit, potential franchisees may have
difficulty obtaining the financing required to purchase a franchise from
us. The failure to develop a profitable and viable franchise program
would negatively impact our anticipated growth, results of operations and
liquidity. Moreover, to the extent we allocate a significant
percentage of our financial resources to the development and support of our
franchise program and do not realize the expected return on such investment, we
may not have capital available for other corporate purposes as they arise.
Our
business growth strategy and future earnings will depend in large part on the
development and success of our franchise program and there are a substantial
number of risks associated with this strategy.
We will
pursue the development of a franchise program that we anticipate will be the
cornerstone of our future growth and expansion. We expect to dedicate
significant financial and personnel resources to the development of our
franchise program and to derive substantial returns from our investment, both
from the payment of the initial franchise fees and from ongoing royalty and
other fees. There are numerous significant risks attendant to
developing the program, including:
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have never undertaken any research to establish the franchise potential of
our business and we may not sell a sufficient number of franchises to
recoup our initial investment in the program or to fund the ongoing costs
of operating a franchise program;
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Neither
we nor any member of our management team has any prior experience
developing or operating a franchise program and we may not successfully
manage this business;
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may face delays and difficulties in connection with implementing our
franchise program, which could increase costs and delay the recognition of
revenue from such operations;
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Placing
significant demands on our management, technical, financial and other
resources;
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Diverting
management's attention from our core business of selling vinyl
fence;
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We
may not accurately assess the qualifications of our franchisees and they
may not possess the business abilities and access to financial resources
necessary to successfully operate the franchise or to operate it in a
manner consistent with our
standards;
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We cannot
assure you that we will successfully manage the problems and difficulties we may
encounter in developing a franchise program. To the extent that we do
not manage and surmount the problems and difficulties we may encounter, our
results of operations and financial condition may not meet our
expectations. Moreover, such problems and difficulties may permeate
our existing operations to our financial and operational detriment which would
materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of
operations.
We
may require additional cash both to implement our franchise program and, if we
do not generate sufficient revenue from such operations, to maintain our
franchise program.
As of the
date hereof, we believe that we will possess sufficient financial resources,
from cash on hand and revenue from existing operations, to fund the development
of and maintain a franchise program. However, no member of our
management has experience building a franchise program and we may not have
evaluated or gauged our cash requirements adequately. Moreover, we
may not have properly accounted for factors beyond our control which
could increase the cost of developing and maintaining our franchise
program. If the revenue we generate from our franchise operations
(both from sales of franchises and from ongoing franchising fees and royalties)
is not sufficient to support our franchise program, we will deplete our cash
position, suffer losses, and may require outside financing to maintain such
operations which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at
all. If we do not have access to cash on acceptable terms when and as
required, we will not grow as quickly as we have anticipated and our business
and results of operations will suffer.
Our
business growth strategy and future earnings will depend in large part on the
success of our franchisees, over whose operations and business success we will
exercise limited control.
Our
franchisees will own, operate and oversee their franchise's daily operations and
will be independent third parties over whom we will not exercise
control. Although we will attempt to properly select, train and
support franchisees and the franchisees will be contractually obligated to
operate their franchises in accordance with our standards, the ultimate success
and quality of any franchise rests with the franchisee. If
franchisees do not successfully operate in a manner consistent with our
standards, our image and reputation could be harmed, which could affect our
ability to attract additional franchisees and which in turn could adversely
affect our business and operating results. Further, we expect that a
significant portion of the fees we would earn from franchisees would be derived
from royalties calculated based on net sales and to the extent that our
franchisees do not operate their franchise profitably or remain financially
viable, we will not earn the revenues we expect, which would negatively impact
our business and results of operations.
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We
may not be able to successfully integrate and oversee the growth of new
franchises, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
Our
efforts to develop a franchise operation will be accompanied by certain
extensive risks with respect to integrating new franchises into our operations,
including, the potential disruption of our ongoing business, additional expenses
associated with managing a larger organization and the maintenance of uniform
standards, controls and policies. We may not be successful in
overcoming these risks or any other potential problems that arise from the
development of a franchise program. If any of these risks
materialize, our operating results could be materially impacted, which could
negatively impact our financial condition.
Our franchisees could take actions
that could be harmful to our business.
Our
franchisees will be contractually obligated to operate their franchises in
accordance with all applicable laws but ultimately, franchisees are independent
third parties that we do not control. Franchisees could take
actions that subject them to legal and financial liabilities and we may,
regardless of the actual validity of such a claim, be named as a party in an
action relating to, and/or be held liable for, the conduct of our franchisees if
it is shown that we exercise a sufficient level of control over a particular
franchisee’s operation. Defending claims made against our franchisees
and being held liable for their actions could be costly and adversely impact our
operating results.
Our
franchise operations will be subject to government regulation that may adversely
hinder or impact the growth of our business.
As we
develop our franchise operations, our business will become subject to Federal
Trade Commission regulation and several state laws which regulate the offer and
sale of franchises. We also will become subject to state laws that
regulate substantive aspects of the franchisor - franchisee relationship. The
FTC’s Trade Regulation Rule on franchising requires the Company to furnish
to prospective franchisees a franchise disclosure document containing
information prescribed by the rule. State laws that regulate the
offer and sale of franchises and the franchisor - franchisee relationship
presently exist in a substantial number of states. Any failure
by us to obtain or maintain approvals to sell franchises could cause us to lose
franchise revenues and any failure to comply with these laws could expose us to
liability for damages to franchisees and fines or other penalties as well as
causing us to incur expensive legal cost.
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Past
seasonal fluctuations in our net sales and quarterly operating results may not
be a reliable indicator of future seasonal fluctuations.
Our
historical seasonality may not be a reliable indicator of our future
seasonality. Quarterly variations in our net sales and income from
operations are principally attributable to seasonal trends in the demand for our
products. We generally experience lower net sales levels during the
first and fourth quarters of each year, in which holidays and adverse weather
conditions in Southern California usually reduce the level of home improvement
activity.
Our
business could be harmed if we are unable to manage growth
effectively.
We have
experienced significant growth since our inception and believe that sustained
growth, including as may be achieved through our expansion plans, places a
strain on operational, human, and financial resources. To manage our
growth, we must continue to improve operating and administrative systems and
services and attract and retain qualified management and sales
personnel. We believe that maintaining and enhancing both our systems
and personnel at reasonable cost are instrumental to our success. We
cannot give any assurances that we will be able to attract and retain qualified
personnel. We cannot give any assurance that we will be able to
develop internal systems that will keep pace with the growth we expect over the
next five years. Failure to manage growth effectively could have an
adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Our
performance will suffer if we do not compete effectively in the highly
competitive fencing market.
We must
compete with a significant number of companies in the fencing market, including
wood producers that currently have more production capacity than is required to
meet the demand for their products, and manufacturers of wood/plastic compound
fencing that are seeking to capture market share from wood and that are
aggressively pricing their products to that end. In addition, we
compete against numerous retailers of vinyl products, many of which may offer
products at prices lower than we can. If price became the most
significant purchasing consideration, we might not be able to compete with wood
products or other vinyl products retailers. Our failure to compete
successfully in this market could have a material adverse effect on our business
and results of operations.
We
will compete against larger, better known entities to attract franchisees and we
may not be successful.
As we
develop our franchise operations, we expect that we will compete with numerous
other franchisors for franchisees. Most of these franchisors have
greater market recognition and greater financial, marketing and human resources
than we do and we cannot be certain that we will be able to compete effectively
to attract franchisees. If we fail to attract a sufficient number of
franchisees and develop a material revenue stream from these operations, we
could suffer a loss of our investment and may have to allocate funds from our
showroom operations to our franchise business and our financial results could be
negatively impacted.
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Our
business depends on our senior management team and the loss of any member of the
team could harm our business.
We
believe that our success will depend on the continued employment of Gordon Knot
and Garabed Khatchoyan, our president and secretary, respectively, who have
significant experience in our industry and who developed our sales and marketing
techniques. Currently, neither Mr. Knot nor Mr. Khatchoyan has an
employment agreement with our Company. Our future business and
financial results could be adversely affected if we were to lose the services of
either of such persons. If either of these persons were unable or
unwilling to continue in his present position, that person could be difficult to
replace and our business could be harmed. If either of these persons
left to join a competitor or form a competing company, some of our customers
might choose to use the services of that competitor or new company instead of
our services.
If
we fail to hire and retain qualified personnel, we may not be able to achieve
our goals.
Our
success depends to a significant extent upon our ability to hire qualified
managerial and administrative personnel necessary to properly manage our
operations through our proposed franchise program. If we our unable
to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business could be materially and
adversely affected.
We
have no independent audit committee. Our full board of directors functions as
our audit committee and is comprised of two directors who are not considered
independent. This may hinder our board of directors’ effectiveness in fulfilling
the functions of the audit committee.
Currently,
we have no independent audit committee, though we are not required to have
one. Our full board of directors functions as our audit committee and
is comprised of directors who are not considered to be “independent” in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange
Act. An independent audit committee plays a crucial role in the
corporate governance process, assessing a company’s processes relating to
its risks and control environment, overseeing financial reporting, and
evaluating internal and independent audit processes. The lack of an
independent audit committee may prevent the board of directors from being
independent from management in its judgments and decisions and its ability to
pursue the committee’s responsibilities without undue influence. We
may have difficulty attracting and retaining directors with the requisite
qualifications. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified,
independent directors, the management of our business could be compromised.
Our
full board of directors acts as our compensation committee, which presents the
risk that compensation and benefits paid to these executive officers who are
board members and other officers may not be commensurate with our financial
performance.
A
compensation committee consisting of independent directors is a safeguard
against self-dealing by Company executives. Our board of directors acts as the
compensation committee and determines the compensation and benefits of our
executive officers and reviews policies relating to the compensation and
benefits of our employees. Although all board members have fiduciary
obligations in connection with compensation matters, our lack of an independent
compensation committee presents the risk that our executive officers on the
board may set their personal compensation and benefits at levels that are not
commensurate with our financial performance.
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RISKS
RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
Our
officers and directors control us through their positions and stock ownership
and their interests may differ from other stockholders.
As
of December 8, 2009, there were 22,863,200 shares of our common stock
issued and outstanding. Messrs. Knott and Khatchoyan, our
directors and president and secretary, respectively, collectively own 87.48% of
our common stock. As a result, if they were to vote in concert with
each other, they are able to influence the outcome of stockholder votes on
various matters, including the election of directors and extraordinary corporate
transactions including business combinations. Yet, their interests
may differ from those of other stockholders. Furthermore, ownership
of 87.91% of our common stock by our all of officers and directors reduces the
public float and liquidity, and may affect the market price, of our common stock
when and if our common stock becomes eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board
or other trading medium.
There
is currently no trading market for our common stock.
Our
common stock is not quoted on any exchange or inter-dealer quotation system.
There is no trading market for our common stock and our common stock may never
be included for trading on any stock exchange or through any quotation system
(including, without limitation, the NASDAQ Stock Market and the OTC Bulletin
Board). You may not be able to sell your shares due to the absence of
a trading market.
Any
market that develops for our common stock likely will be illiquid and the price
of our common stock could be subject to volatility unrelated to our operations.
If a
market for our common stock develops, its market price could fluctuate
substantially due to a variety of factors, including market perception of our
ability to achieve the development of our franchise program and otherwise meet
our growth projections and expectations, quarterly operating results of other
companies in the same industry, trading volume in our common stock, changes in
general conditions in the economy and the financial markets or other
developments affecting our business and the business of others in our
industry. In addition, the stock market itself is subject to extreme
price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant
effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies for reasons
unrelated to their operating performance and could have the same effect on our
common stock.
Limitations
on liability and indemnification matters.
As
permitted by the corporate laws of the State of Nevada, we have included in our
Articles of Incorporation a provision to eliminate the personal liability of our
directors for monetary damages for breach or alleged breach of their fiduciary
duties as directors, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, our
bylaws provide that we are required to indemnify our officers and directors
under certain circumstances, including those circumstances in which
indemnification would otherwise be discretionary, and we will be required to
advance expenses to our officers and directors as incurred in connection with
proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified. If we are
required to indemnify, both for the costs of their defense in any action or to
pay monetary damages upon a finding of a court or in any settlement, our
business and financial condition could be materially and adversely
affected.
Issuance
of stock to fund our operations may dilute your investment and reduce your
equity interest.
We may
need to raise capital in the future to fund the construction and development of
new facilities or for other purposes. Any equity financing may have
significant dilutive effect to stockholders and a material decrease in our
stockholders’ equity interest in us. Equity financing, if obtained,
could result in substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. At
its sole discretion, our board of directors may issue additional securities
without seeking stockholder approval, and we do not know when we will need
additional capital or, if we do, whether it will be available to
us.
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We
are authorized to issue "blank check" preferred stock without stockholder
approval, which could adversely impact the rights of holders of our common
stock.
Our
articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock with such designations, rights and preferences as may be
determined from time to time by the board of directors. Accordingly,
our board of directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue
preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights
which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of
the common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could
be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying
or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no
present intention to issue any shares of authorized preferred stock, there can
be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.
Substantial
sales of our common stock, or the perception that such sales are likely to
occur, could cause the price of our common stock to decline in
any market that may develop for our common stock.
The
market price, if any, of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of
substantial amounts of our common stock following this registration, or the
perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors
could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of
common stock. We have an aggregate of 22,863,200 shares of common
stock outstanding as of December 8, 2009. All the shares registered
for resale under this prospectus will be freely tradable upon the effective date
of the Registration Statement, except as may be prohibited by the terms of Lock
Up/Leak Out Agreements covering 2,700,000 shares, as more fully described
elsewhere in of this prospectus under the heading titled "Issuances of
Securities being Offered - Share Exchange
Transaction." All of the remaining shares of common stock may
be available for resale in the public market, subject to the restrictions on
sale or transfer imposed by Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The
market price of our common stock could drop significantly if the holders of
these shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell
them.
We
have had to restate our historical financial statements.
In
October 2009, we determined that we underreported our federal and state
corporate income tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2008 by $30,000,
an amount material to our financial statements. We recorded the
incorrect amount as a payable in our consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2008 and for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009
and June 30, 2009. As a result of identifying the error, in November
2009, we concluded that accounting adjustments were necessary to correct the
previously issued financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 (and the
amendment to such report we filed with the SEC that related to other matters)
and that the previously issued financial statements contained in those reports
should no longer be relied upon. Accordingly, we restated those
financial statements and filed amendments to each of the foregoing reports that
included amended and restated financial statements (which such financial
statements also were reclassified). A more detailed discussion of the
restatement and the specific financial statements affected thereby is included
in this Registration Statement under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Restatement and Reclassification
of Historical Consolidated Financial Statements" and Note L of the notes to our
audited consolidated financial statements accompanying this Registration
Statement.
In
connection with the restatement, we identified material weaknesses in our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2008, March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009
and that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of
the close of those periods. Under standards established by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such
that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the
Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis. Specifically, the material weaknesses we
identified in connection with the restatement encompassed our failure to design
and maintain effective controls to calculate our corporate income taxes and our
undue reliance on third party professionals to prepare our tax
returns.
As of
the date of this Registration Statement, we have not implemented any measures to
remediate these material weaknesses. We currently are
investigating all of the options available to us. We cannot at this
time estimate how long it will take to complete our remediation
efforts. We cannot assure you that measures we take will be effective
in mitigating or preventing these specific material weaknesses or the incidence
of other significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control
over financial reporting in the future. The execution of restatements
like the one described above creates a significant strain on our internal
resources and could cause delays in our filing of quarterly or annual financial
results, increase our costs, cause management distraction, impair investors'
perception of the reliability of our financial statements and otherwise
negatively impact our reputation. In addition, we may become
the subject of private or government actions regarding these matters which could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of
operations, cash flows and the trading price for our securities in any market
that may develop for them.
Failure
to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting
could negatively affect our ability to provide accurate and timely financial
information and harm our business in many other ways.
Over
the course of the last fourteen months, we have identified material weaknesses
in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial
reporting on two distinct occasions. In addition to the material
weaknesses we identified in connection with the restatement described in the
foregoing risk factor, we also discovered weaknesses in our controls and
procedures in the last quarter of 2008. In the course of preparing
our financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, we uncovered
evidence of theft of inventory and fraud committed by employees during that
quarter. Based on these incidents, we concluded that we had material
weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over
financial reporting as of September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2008. The specific weaknesses we identified comprised our failure to
develop and maintain a company-wide anti-fraud program over the initiating and
processing of financial transactions and the failure of our management to
maintain sufficient oversight over inventory usage and labor
utilization. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we took what we
believed to be appropriate action to address these material weaknesses,
including making personnel changes and implementing physical and documentary
controls and procedures. These efforts have prevented instances of
theft of inventory and related losses since the measures were
implemented.
We
cannot assure you that the remediation measures we have taken with respect to
the weaknesses we identified in 2008 have been, or that the measures we will
implement to remediate the weaknesses we identified in October 2009 will be,
adequate to enable us to remedy the specific material weaknesses and
deficiencies in our controls and procedures and permit us to avoid other
material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the future.
We are
taking the initiative to mitigate the possibility of material weaknesses and
deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting in the future by
implementing the principles and standards presented in "Internal Control —
Integrated Framework," issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission (COSO), a highly respected and well-recognized framework
for internal control over financial reporting. We expect that the
assessments of and report on our internal control over financial reporting will
be based upon the COSO principles and standards commencing with the year ending
December 31, 2009. However, even with the COSO principles and
standards in place, we cannot assure you that we will be able to eliminate the
occurrence of all material weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal control
over financial reporting in the future.
Our
failure to implement and maintain the appropriate internal controls over
financial reporting could negatively affect our ability to provide accurate and
timely financial information, require us to restate past financial statements at
great cost to us; subject us to liability for misstatements under federal and
state securities laws; may cause investors to lose confidence in our reported
financial information, which could lead to a decline in the price of our stock
in any market that may develop, limit our ability to access the capital markets
in the future; and require us to incur additional costs to improve our internal
control systems and procedures.
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As
a public company, we must comply with the financial and other reporting and
corporate governance requirements imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
federal securities laws. We have allocated substantial resources to
comply with such requirements and expect that we will continue to dedicate
significant resources to our compliance efforts. We also expect that
evolving regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure
will require us to allocate additional corporate resources in the
future and be a continuing source of uncertainty.
Prior
to the share exchange, TVFC, our operating subsidiary, had operated its business
as a private company. As a public company, we are subject to the
periodic and other reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and with complying
with other reporting and corporate governance requirements, including certain
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder. These laws and regulations impose significant
compliance obligations upon us. These obligations have caused us to
commit considerable financial resources to comply with these
regulations and have resulted in the diversion of our senior management’s time
and attention from our day-to-day operations. In the future, we
may be required to:
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additional financial and accounting personnel and other experienced
accounting and finance staff with the expertise to address the complex
accounting matters applicable to public companies;
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and formalize closing procedures at the end of our accounting
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and involve to a greater degree outside counsel and accountants in the
activities listed above;
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new internal policies, such as those relating to disclosure controls and
procedures and insider
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not be successful in complying with these obligations and compliance with these
obligations will continue to be time-consuming and expensive.
Failure
to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in
accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could have a
material adverse effect on our business.
Commencing
with the filing of our annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the year ending December 31, 2010, both we and
our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to
the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as required
by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. While we anticipate
being in a position to permit our auditors to attest to the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting for our fiscal year ending
December 31, 2010, we cannot be certain as to the impact negative
conclusions in our report or our auditor's report thereon may have on our
operations.
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Our failure to comply with the requirements of Section 404 on a timely
basis could:
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us to be unable to satisfy our reporting obligations under the Exchange
Act on a timely basis and thereby subject us to adverse regulatory
consequences, including sanctions by regulatory authorities, such as the
Securities and Exchange Commission;
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our independent registered public accounting firm to report a material
weakness in our internal control over financial
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in the diversion of management time and attention from operating our
business and require us to allocate substantial financial resources to
compliance and remediation
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it more difficult and costly to attract and retain independent board
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a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence
in the reliability of our financial statements, which could make it more
difficult to finance our operations through the sale equity or debt and
erode the price of our stock if it is admitted to quotation on the OTC
Bulletin Board or is traded on another trading medium;
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us to incur significant costs in order to improve our internal control
over financial reporting and comply with Section 404, including
increased auditing and legal fees and costs associated with hiring
additional accounting and administrative staff, any of which would
increase our operating expenses and would negatively affect our results of
operations.
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Our
common stock may be considered a “Penny Stock,” and thereby be subject to
additional sale and trading regulations that may make it more difficult to
sell.
Our
common stock may be considered to be a “penny stock” if it does not qualify for
one of the exemptions from the definition of “penny stock” under
Section 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act. Our common stock may be a
“penny stock” if it meets one or more of the following conditions (i) the stock
trades at a price less than $5.00 per share; (ii) it is not traded on a
“recognized” national exchange; (iii) it is not quoted on the Nasdaq Capital
Market, or even if so, has a price less than $5.00 per share; or (iv) is issued
by a company that has been in business less than three years with net tangible
assets less than $5 million.
The
principal result or effect of being designated a “penny stock” is that
securities broker-dealers participating in sales of our common stock will be
subject to the “penny stock” regulations set forth in Rules 15-2 through 15g-9
promulgated under the Exchange Act. For example, Rule 15g-2 requires
broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks to provide potential investors with a
document disclosing the risks of penny stocks and to obtain a manually signed
and dated written receipt of the document at least two business days before
effecting any transaction in a penny stock for the investor’s account. Moreover,
Rule 15g-9 requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account
of any investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock
to that investor. This procedure requires the broker-dealer to (i) obtain from
the investor information concerning his or her financial situation, investment
experience and investment objectives; (ii) reasonably determine, based on that
information, that transactions in penny stocks are suitable for the investor and
that the investor has sufficient knowledge and experience as to be reasonably
capable of evaluating the risks of penny stock transactions; (iii) provide the
investor with a written statement setting forth the basis on which the
broker-dealer made the determination in (ii) above; and (iv) receive a signed
and dated copy of such statement from the investor, confirming that it
accurately reflects the investor’s financial situation, investment experience
and investment objectives. Compliance with these requirements may make it more
difficult and time consuming for holders of our common stock to resell their
shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them in the market or
otherwise.
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We
do not foresee paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
We
currently intend to retain any future earnings for funding growth. We do not
anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you
should not rely on an investment in our securities if you require dividend
income. Capital appreciation, if any, of our shares may be your sole source of
gain for the foreseeable future. Moreover, you may not be able to resell your
shares in our Company at or above the price you paid for them.
MARKET
AND OTHER DATA
The
industry and market data contained in this prospectus are based on independent
industry publications, reports by market research firms or other published
independent sources and, in each case, are believed by us to be reliable and
accurate. However, industry and market data is subject to change and
cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to limits on the
availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data
gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any
statistical survey. In addition, consumption patterns and customer
preferences can and do change. The industry and market data sources
upon which we relied are publicly available and were not prepared for our
benefit or paid for by us.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
The
shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are being registered for the
account of the selling stockholders named in this prospectus. We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock offered through this
prospectus by the selling stockholders. We will, however, receive
proceeds from the exercise of the options. We will pay all of the
expenses incident to the registration of the shares except for sales commissions
and other expenses of selling stockholders.
Assuming
all of the options held by the selling stockholders and described in this
prospectus are exercised, we would receive aggregate proceeds of approximately
$64,500. We expect to use the proceeds received from the exercise of
the options, if any, for general working capital purposes.
DETERMINATION
OF OFFERING PRICE
Since our
shares are not listed or quoted on any exchange or quotation system, the
offering price of the shares of common stock was arbitrarily
determined. The offering price was determined by the price at which
shares were sold to our shareholders in our private placement which was
completed in November 2008 and does not necessarily bear any relationship to our
book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other
established criteria of value.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
You
should read the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and
results of operations, together with our consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. In
addition to historical financial information, the following discussion contains
forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and
beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause
or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere
in this prospectus, particularly in the section entitled “Risk
Factors.”
General
We market
and install a wide variety of attractive, durable, low-maintenance vinyl
products, including fencing, patio covers, decking, railing and trim categories
from our retail location in Santa Ana, California. During 2008,
fencing products represented approximately 61% of our gross income (revenue) and
patio covers represented approximately 28% of our gross income. Our
products are used largely in renovation and remodeling by our customers who
include homeowners and homeowner associations.
We
differentiate our Company from others in the industry on the basis of the manner
in which we market and sell our products and the level of service we offer our
customers. Given that the purchase of our products represents a
substantial investment in a customer's home, typically their most significant
capital asset, we seek to connect with home owners' intrinsic desire to take the
time to make an informed, value-driven purchasing
decision. Throughout the sales process, we invest the time and effort
to develop a relationship with a prospect, as opposed to home centers,
specialized retail distributors and independent contractors that typically
employ a hard-sell pitch and seek to make a sale only when a consumer is
prepared to make a purchase.
Our
marketing efforts are designed to capture information about prospective
purchasers of exterior vinyl products early in the buying cycle. We
maintain contact with them over the course of the decision-making process to
educate and consult with them about vinyl products generally, the purchasing and
installation process and the ownership experience. We seek to
demonstrate to prospects that purchasing from us represents the best value for
their money in that we provide a worry-free ownership experience that we believe
is not available from other independent retailers, contractors or the national
home improvement chains.
We
believe that our business model can be replicated successfully throughout the
country and that the fundamental elements of our proprietary sales and marketing
techniques, which we believe are sophisticated when compared to our direct
competitors, can be conveyed effectively through written materials and training
to motivated entrepreneurs. We will seek to leverage our business
model by initiating a franchise organization and establishing our Company and
brand as the first national vinyl products retail chain.
Our
existing and proposed business is subject to numerous substantial risks,
including, among others, that we purchase all of our vinyl products from a
single source; our future growth will, in large part, be dependent upon the
success of our franchise program and our franchisees, and there are numerous
risks associated with such model; the availability of disposable income and
credit to homeowners; the availability of credit to prospective franchisees and
general economic conditions.
Reclassification
and Restatement of Historical Consolidated Financial Statements
Restatement: In
October 2009, we determined that we underreported our federal and state
corporate income tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2008 by $30,000,
an amount material to our financial statements. We recorded the
incorrect amount as a payable in our consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2008 and for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009
and June 30, 2009. As a result of identifying the error, in November
2009, we concluded that accounting adjustments were necessary to correct the
previously issued financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 (and the
amendment to such report we filed with the SEC that related to other matters)
and that the financial statements contained in those reports should no longer be
relied upon. Accordingly, we restated those financial statements and
filed an amendment to each of the foregoing reports that included amended and
restated financial statements.
The
restatement of the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2008 to report the accurate amount of our federal and
state corporate income tax liability affected individual components of our
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008, and on the Consolidated
Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Deficit and
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year the ended. The
restatement had no effect on reported earnings per share for that
period. The audited consolidated financial statements for the 2007
fiscal year were not affected in any way. The Company added a
restatement footnote as "Note L" to the audited consolidated financial
statements accompanying this Registration Statement, titled "Reclassification
and Restatement" which describes the restatement and demonstrates the impact of
the restatement on each line item in our consolidated financial statements that
was affected thereby.
Reclassification: Through
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009, we had included as a component of
Interest Expense, a line item in the statement of operations portion of our
consolidated financial statements, the amount of credit card fees charged by
credit card companies to our Company for accepting payments from our customers
by credit card, and the amount of financing discounts, which represents the
amount we receive from companies that finance a customer’s purchase of our
products, which is less than the amount of our invoice to the customer (the
difference being the financing discount). By letter dated April 22,
2009, the staff of the SEC alerted us to the fact that we may not have
classified these two items correctly under generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States, or US GAAP. In response to these
comments, the board of directors concluded that credit card fees and financing
discounts should be classified as selling, general and administrative expenses
under US GAAP. The consolidated financial statements contained in the
amended reports we filed as a result of the restatement also were reclassified
to reflect the adjustments referred to above.
The
reclassification of the audited consolidated financial statements for the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 to include credit card fees and financing
discounts as selling, general and administrative expenses affected individual
components of our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007. This reclassification did not result in
any change to our reported Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008
and 2007 or the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows or Statement of
Stockholders Equity for either of the years in the two-year period ended
December 31, 2008 and had no effect on the reported consolidated net income or
net earnings per share for either period (thought it did affect net operating
income and net other income in each of 2007 and 2008 periods). We
added a reclassification footnote as "Note L" to the audited consolidated
financial statements accompanying this Registration Statement, titled
"Reclassification and Restatement" which demonstrates the impact of the
reclassification of each line item in our consolidated financial statements that
was affected thereby.
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Identification
of Material Weaknesses in Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information we are required to disclose in the reports we file under the
Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management,
including our President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our
management also is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control
over financial reporting which is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting
includes policies and procedures that (i) p ertain to the
maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) p rovide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
(iii) p rovide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or
timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our
assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Our
management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or
internal control over financial reporting will be effective in all
instances. There are inherent limitations in all control systems that
reflect both resource constraints and the human element as it relates to
the application of a control system, including the realities that judgments in
decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple
errors or mistakes. Controls also can be circumvented by the
individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by
management override of the controls. The design of any system of
controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of
future events and any design may not succeed in achieving its stated goals under
all potential future conditions.
In
connection with the preparation of unaudited financial statements for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008, management of TVFC, which became our
subsidiary after the share exchange transaction consummated on November 20,
2008, determined that TVFC had material weaknesses in its internal controls over
financial reporting and, consequently, weaknesses in our disclosure controls and
procedures. A material weakness in internal control over financial
reporting is defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Audit
Standard No. 5 as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a
material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements
will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant
deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness,
yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of
the Company's financial reporting.
Management
became aware of the accounting irregularities in the course of reviewing monthly
financial operations reports for the month ended September 30, 2008 that
demonstrated a significant decline in TVFC's gross profit percentage over the
previous several months. In an itemized review of the monthly
financial information for the several prior quarters, management of TVFC was
unable to account for approximately $200,000 of inventory that TVFC had
purchased that was not the subject of corresponding sales
orders. During the course of TVFC's preliminary investigation of the
matter in September 2008, management discovered that certain employees were
committing fraud against the Company by stealing inventory and reselling it
pursuant to fraudulent sales orders that were never submitted to the
Company. These employees were retaining the sale price of the
inventory and, in some cases, using Company employees to fabricate and install
the products on Company time using Company equipment and vehicles.
We
reported the loss resulting from the theft of inventory in our unaudited
financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and the numerical
information included in those financial statements is
accurate. However, the notes to the financial statements did not
discuss the theft or provide an explanation for the declining financial
performance, as we continued to investigate the circumstances surrounding the
incidents. Furthermore, while the management's discussion and
analysis portion of the Current Report on Form 8-K (filed with the SEC on
November 26, 2008) made reference to a decline in our gross profit resulting
from personnel problems in our fabricating and installation departments, noting
that we addressed these issues by re-defining the roles of our staff responsible
for fabrication and installation and by restructuring our work force, it did not
make reference to the theft or the weaknesses in our internal controls and
procedures.
In
connection with its investigation of the theft of inventory, management of TVFC
identified the following material weaknesses to TVFC’s (and, after consummation
of share exchange on November 20, 2008, the Company's) internal control over
financial reporting:
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Company failed to develop and maintain a company wide anti-fraud program over
the initiating and processing of financial transactions, as well as other
company-wide procedures which may have an impact on internal controls over
financial reporting.
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management failed to maintain sufficient oversight over inventory usage and
labor utilization. As an example, this lack of proper oversight
allowed certain trusted employees to fabricate, ship and install products for
fraudulent jobs.
Because
of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, our
President and CFO concluded that the Company did not maintain effective
disclosure controls and procedures at a reasonable assurance level as of
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008.
During
the last fiscal quarter of 2008, management took what it believed to be
appropriate action to address these material weaknesses in our internal control
over financial reporting. These actions, which materially affected
our internal control over financial reporting for that period,
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Changes: Our primary responses to rooting out the fraud were to
terminate those identified as the perpetrators and to redefine the roles
of the managers of our accounting department, customer service department
and installation department. The underlying premise of the
changes in our managers' roles is to distribute accountability for
transactions within each of the core elements of our operations among
multiple departments. These changes are intended to ensure that
each material transaction is examined by more than one individual, a
safeguard that we believe will significantly reduce the possibility that a
fraudulent transaction would go undetected or unreported to senior
management.
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Control Procedures: We developed a series of controls and
procedures to monitor the flow of inventory through each stage of our
operations. Inventory is reconciled with materials purchased
and received against jobs scheduled and the analysis reports are reviewed
by senior management. Material variances between inventory
inspected and inventory requirements for booked orders are reported to
management immediately. We also are developing returned goods
procedures that will account for materials returned from jobsites (for
scrap or reuse) which will allow us to determine the true material usage
and gross profit.
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addition to the foregoing, management more closely oversees all aspects of
operations. More importantly, management reviews gross profit
components and percentages on a monthly basis to ensure that inventory is
properly accounted for. We believe that these controls not only
address the material weaknesses but also focus management's attention on the
economics of our business, allowing them to develop strategies to improve
operating efficiencies.
The
remediation of the material weaknesses described above has been among our
highest priorities. Our board of directors (which serves as our audit
committee) will continually assess the progress and sufficiency of these
initiatives and make adjustments as and when necessary.
Management
believes that the actions taken during the fourth quarter of 2008 have
remediated the weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures that existed
as of the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31,
2008. We have not detected any further instances of fraud of this
nature during 2009 and we recorded a significant increase in gross profit as a
percentage of revenue compared to the prior four quarters, which we believe
demonstrates that we are recognizing revenue on all the raw materials we
purchase. However, we cannot assure you at this time that the actions
taken to date will effectively remediate the material weakness described
above. We are continuing to closely monitor and assess the
effectiveness of our processes, procedures and controls, and our board of
directors (which serves as our audit committee) will make adjustments as and
when necessary.
As
discussed above under the heading "Restatement and Reclassification," we
determined that our failure to accurately compute and report our federal and
state corporate income tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2008 was a
result of weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting. Specifically, these weaknesses
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Expertise in the application of Federal and State Tax Laws as they Impact
Financial Reporting: Our internal accounting personnel did not possess
sufficient expertise in the application of federal and state tax laws as
they apply to consolidation of an acquired business with a different
fiscal year end.
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Reliance
on Third Party Professionals: We retained a certified public accountant to
prepare our tax returns for the year ended December 31,
2008. We may not have adequately assessed this person's
qualifications to ascertain his level of experience to render the services
for which we retained him. Moreover, we did not adequately
monitor this person's work and placed undue reliance on his expertise
without confirming the accuracy of the finished
product.
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have not yet taken any action to remediate the material weaknesses identified
above. We currently are exploring all of the options available to us
and will consider each option carefully before taking any action. The
remediation of these material weaknesses will be among our highest
priorities. We cannot assure you at this time that the actions and
remediation efforts we ultimately implement will effectively remediate the
material weakness described above.
We are
required to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting in order to
allow management to report on their effectiveness on an annual basis, as
required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and
regulations of the SEC. These laws and regulations provide that
management's evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting are required to be based on a suitable, recognized control
framework that is established by a body or group that has followed due-process
procedures, including the broad distribution of the framework for public
comment. We are in the process of implementing the principles and
standards presented in "Internal Control — Integrated Framework," issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and we
expect that the assessments of and report on our internal control over financial
reporting will be based upon the COSO principles and standards commencing with
the year ending December 31, 2009. In light of the material
weaknesses described above, our management concluded that our system of internal
control over financial reporting was not effective during each of the periods
ended December 31, 2008, March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30,
2009.
Commencing
with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, our independent auditor will be
required to attest on management’s report on internal control over financial
reporting. We will be required to disclose the results of each of
management's report and our independent auditor’s attestation on management’s
report in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2010. While we anticipate being compliant with the requirements of
Section 404 for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, we cannot be
certain as to the impact our conclusions or our auditor's report thereon may
have on our operations.
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Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States, which require us 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 periods. Management makes these estimates using the best
information available at the time the estimates are made; however actual results
could differ materially from those estimates (See Note A in the Notes to
Financial Statements).
Revenue
recognition
We record
customer deposits on sales as a current liability when received and we recognize
revenues when installations of the products are complete.
Accounts
Receivable
We
require a down payment toward the purchase price at the time a sales agreement
is signed and the balance at completion of installation, which minimizes our
accounts receivable. Bad debt losses have been minimal (less than .3%
of revenue since inception of the Company), and we record them as they are
incurred.
Inventory
Inventory
is stated at the lower of average cost or market value. Inventory
consists of raw materials (approximately 80%) and fabricated materials awaiting
installation (approximately 20%). We currently purchase all of our
vinyl products from a single source and any interruption in supply, decline in
quality or increase in price could adversely affect our business and results of
operations. Our contract with this supplier provides for significant
discounts on raw materials purchased upon achieving certain specified purchase
quotas. All financial information in this prospectus and in our
financial statements relating to our cost of materials is net of the discount we
receive.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Income:
Income for the third quarter covered by this report was $1,026,571, a
decrease of 5% compared to income of $1,082,582 during the third quarter of
2008. We believe that such decrease is directly correlated to the general
weakness in the national economy, the fact that homeowners either do not have
the disposable income to allocate to home renovation projects or have elected
not to spend their disposable income on fence, patio cover or decking projects
at this time, and tight consumer credit conditions.
Cost of Goods Sold:
During 2008 and the first three quarters of 2009, the contract with our vinyl
supplier provided for significant discounts on raw materials we purchased upon
achieving certain specified purchase quotas. We met these quotas in
each quarter of 2008 and 2009 and our results of operations benefitted
materially from the discount. Our cost of goods sold for the period ended
September 30, 2009 is net of the discount we received on the cost of raw
materials. (In October 2009, the supplier eliminated the specified purchase
quotas and we now receive the applicable discount on all purchases of materials
from our supplier.)
Gross Profit:
Gross profit increased from $484,807 for the 2008 period to $552,833 for the
2009 period, an increase of 14%; and the gross profit percentage increased from
45% in 2008 to 54% in 2009. We attribute the increase in the gross profit
percentage directly to the various personnel adjustments we made when we learned
that certain employees had been defrauding the Company by stealing materials and
reselling and installing them for their own benefit. These adjustments
included terminating the employees involved, re-defining the roles of our staff
responsible for fabrication and installation, improving control procedures,
restructuring our work force, and increasing the involvement of our accounting
manager in inventory control. These issues and our reaction and
remediation efforts are more fully described in our annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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Expenses:
Advertising
and marketing expense during the third quarter of 2009 was $44,780, a decrease
of $3,873, or 8%, from the third quarter of 2008 in which we expended
$48,653. The decrease represents modifications to our advertising and
marketing programs resulting from our ongoing effort to identify and adjust the
proper mix of advertising media to maximize the effectiveness of the advertising
media we select and the return on advertising investment.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased from $114,105 during the third
quarter of 2008 to $127,374, or 12%, during the third quarter of 2009. The
increase was due primarily to an increase in small tools and supplies
expense.
Payroll
expenses increased from $189,694 to $272,386, an increase of $82,692, or 44%,
due primarily to the hiring of a sales manager and an operations manager and
officer pay increases.
Professional
fees increased from $37,193 during the 2008 period to $47,604 during the
corresponding 2009 period, or 28%. The increase was due primarily to
increases in legal fees.
Income
taxes decreased from $34,300 in 2008 to $1,000 in 2009, due to the Company
making a profit in 2008 and recording a loss in 2009.
For
the three years ended September 30, 2009, inflation and changing prices have had
little impact on revenues and net income. As our sole vinyl supplier has
increased prices, we have been able to increase our prices
correspondingly.
Comparison
of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Income:
Income for the first three quarters covered by this report was $2,511,482,
a decrease of 20% compared to sales of $3,154,037 during the first three
quarters of 2008. We believe that such decrease is directly correlated to
the general weakness in the national economy, the fact that homeowners either do
not have the disposable income to allocate to home renovation projects or have
elected not to spend their disposable income on fence or decking projects at
this time, and tight consumer credit conditions.
Cost of Goods Sold:
During 2008 and the first three quarters of 2009, the contract with our vinyl
supplier provided for significant discounts on raw materials we purchased upon
achieving certain specified purchase quotas, which we met. We met these
quotas in each quarter of 2008 and 2009 and our results of operations benefitted
materially from the discount. Our cost of goods sold for all periods
reported in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is net of the discount we receive
on the cost of raw materials. (In October 2009, the supplier eliminated
the specified purchase quotas and we now receive the applicable discount on all
purchases of materials from our supplier.)
Gross Profit:
Gross profit decreased from $1,479,300 for the 2008 period to $1,364,240 for the
2009 period, a decrease of 8%; however, the gross profit percentage increased
from 47% in 2008 to 54% in 2009. We attribute the increase in the gross
profit percentage directly to the various personnel adjustments we made when we
learned that certain employees had been defrauding the Company by stealing
materials and reselling and installing them for their own benefit. These
adjustments included terminating the employees involved, re-defining the roles
of our staff responsible for fabrication and installation, improving control
procedures, restructuring our work force and increasing the involvement of our
accounting manager in inventory control. These issues and our reaction and
remediation efforts are more fully described in our annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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Expenses:
Advertising
and marketing expense during the first three quarters of 2009 was $125,917, a
decrease of $18,852, or 13%, from the first three quarters of 2008 in which we
expended $144,769. The decrease represents modifications to our
advertising and marketing programs resulting from our ongoing effort to identify
and adjust the proper mix of advertising media to maximize the effectiveness of
the advertising media we select and the return on advertising
investment.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased from $322,869 during the first
three quarters of 2008 to $308,988, or 4%, during the first three quarters of
2009. The decrease was due primarily to decreases in travel, meals and
entertainment expenses.
Payroll
expenses increased from $699,453 to $792,432, an increase of $92,979, or 13%,
due primarily to the hiring of a sales manager and an operations manager and
officer pay increases.
Professional
fees increased from $124,295 during the 2008 period to $182,258 during the
corresponding 2009 period, or 47%. The increase was due primarily to
increases in franchise consulting of $9,500, legal fees of $35,000, and
accounting and auditing fees of $31,000 (in the latter two cases for the
professional services rendered in connection with the share exchange we
consummated in November 2008 and the filings made with the SEC as a result
thereof), offset by decreases in other professional fees.
Income
taxes decreased from $62,000 in 2008 to $1,400 in 2009, due to the Company
making a profit in 2008 and recording a loss in 2009.
For
the three years ended September 30, 2009, inflation and changing prices have had
little impact on revenues and net income. As our sole vinyl supplier has
increased prices, we have been able to increase our prices
correspondingly.
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Comparison
of the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
Income: Income for
the year ended December 31, 2008 was $4,157,860, an increase of $224,648, or
5.75%, from $3,933,212 for the comparable period in 2007. The increase was
the result of increased focus on marketing and sales.
Cost of Goods Sold:
During 2007 and 2008, the contract with our vinyl supplier provided for
significant discounts on raw materials we purchased upon achieving certain
specified purchase quotas, which we met. We benefitted materially
from the discount for the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years. Our cost of
goods sold for all periods reported in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is net of
the discount we receive on the cost of raw materials.
Gross
Profit: Gross profit decreased from $2,070,324 in 2007 to
$2,032,606 in 2008, a decrease of 1.8%, and the gross profit percentage declined
from 52.6% in 2007 to 48.9% in 2008. These decreases were due to
personnel problems in our fabricating and installation
departments. We have addressed these issues by terminating three
employees. re-defining the roles of our staff responsible for fabrication and
installation, by restructuring our work force, and increasing the involvement of
the accounting manager in inventory control, which we believe have rectified the
problem.
Expenses:
Advertising
and marketing expense increased $10,648 or 5.7%, as we identified the proper mix
of advertising media to attract customers and grow our
business.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses as restated (see above) increased from
$379,524 in 2007 to $442,930, or 16.7%, in 2008. The $63,406 was due
primarily to increases of $20,000 in vehicle expense, $16,000 in depreciation,
$27,000 in insurance (health, liability and umbrella coverage), and $24,000
in credit card fees and financing discounts (both of which relate to customers
who finance their purchases), offset by a $30,000 decrease in travel and meals
expense.
Payroll
expenses increased from $646,918 to $984,605, an increase of $337,687 or
52.2%. The was due to the conversion of $152,000 of notes receivable
from the two principals to salary, and the classification of distributions in
October, November and December 2008 to the two principals as salary rather than
as dividends.
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Professional
fees increased from $110,267 to $199,933, or 81.3%. This was due primarily to
increases in information technology of $18,000, marketing of $13,000, and legal
and accounting fees relating to the Share Exchange Agreement and annual audit of
$56,000.
Rent
expense was relatively unchanged between periods.
Income
Taxes as restated (see above) were $80,000 in 2008, an increase of $70,268 over
2007. This resulted from TVFC's election to be treated as a
Subchapter C corporation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code") as opposed to a Subchapter S corporation under the Code, as of
January 1, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has a net
operating loss carryforward for federal tax purposes of $56,025 and a net
operating loss carryforward for state tax purposes of $42,209.
Comparison
of the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Income: Income for
the year ended December 31, 2007 was $3,933,212, an increase of $1,207,586, or
44.3%, from $2,725,626 for the comparable period in 2006. The increase was the
result of increased focus on marketing and sales, including increased
advertising and marketing expenses.
Cost of Goods Sold:
During 2007 and 2008, the contract with our vinyl supplier provided for
significant discounts on raw materials we purchased upon achieving certain
specified purchase quotas, which we met. We benefitted materially
from the discount for the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years. Our cost of
goods sold for all periods reported in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is net of
the discount we receive on the cost of raw materials.
Gross
Profit: Gross profit increased from $1,382,483 in 2006 to
$2,070,324 in 2007, an increase of 49.8%, and the gross profit percentage
increased from 50.7% in 2007 to 52.6% in 2007. These increases were
due to improved management of labor and material costs.
Expenses:
Advertising
and marketing expense increased $31,100 or 20.1%, which contributed to the
increase in income.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses (as reclassified – see above) increased from
$245,931 in 2006 to $379,524, or 54.3%, in 2007. The $133,593
increase was due primarily to increases of approximately $16,000 in vehicle
expense, $28,000 in insurance (health, liability and umbrella
coverage), $40,000 in small tools and supplies, $22,000 in travel and
entertainment expenses and $13,000 in credit card fees and financing discounts
(both of which relate to customers who financed their
purchases).
Payroll
expenses increased from $468,215 to $646,918, an increase of $178,703 or
38.2%. This was due primarily to the addition of staff personnel to
handle the increased volume of business.
Professional
fees increased from $79,278 to $110,267, or 39.1%. The $30,989
increase was due primarily to an increase of approximately $43,000 for marketing
and $14,000 for legal fees, offset by a decrease in financial consulting of
approximately $30,000.
Rent
expense was relatively unchanged between periods.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
current capital requirements are allocated principally among payroll; selling,
general and administrative expenses; rent; and advertising and marketing
expenses. Historically, we have financed our business with cash flow
from operations and borrowings under a revolving bank line of
credit. We do not anticipate making any significant capital additions
in 2009 other than in connection with the development and implementation of our
franchise program.
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We
believe that our existing capital resources and liquidity position will be
sufficient to satisfy all of our purposes over the next twelve months, including
the development and implementation of the first phases of a franchise
organization, as more fully described below under the heading "Capital Requirements."
Even in
the event that the economic recession persists over the remainder of 2009, we
are optimistic that we will have available the capital resources necessary from
revenue and our line of credit to develop and implement the initial phases of
our franchise program and other corporate purposes, as necessary.
If
product sales do not rebound during the remainder of 2009 or if they decline
significantly, we will seek to reduce overhead by discharging installers and
administrative personnel. Since our sales personnel are remunerated
by way of commissions only, a decline in sales results in a corresponding
reduction in our sales commissions expense. A continued decline in
sales would reduce income which would reduce the Company’s liquidity
position. However, unless there is a further significant downturn in
the economy and our sales, we believe that we can remain profitable and maintain
or improve our current financial position.
Historically,
our operating results, financial condition and liquidity position were enhanced
significantly by virtue of substantial discounts we receive on vinyl products
from our supplier to the retail market price at which such products are
sold. Until October 2009, the discounts were conferred upon our
achieving certain minimum quarterly purchases of products, which we had met in
each prior quarter of our existence. In October 2009, our supplier
eliminated the minimum purchase requirements that triggered the discount and we
now receive the discount on all products we purchase from our
supplier.
The
agreement with our vinyl products supplier includes other terms that may impact
our liquidity and financial condition. For example, our supplier does
not offer us any rebates or incentives, provisions that might be expected to be
included in agreements of this nature. Moreover, we have a
right of return but there is a 20% restocking fee; however, returns have
not been significant, and restocking fees always have been waived by the
supplier.
Cash
Flows
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Our
cash and cash equivalents were $114,901 at December 31, 2008, and decreased to
$47,740 by September 30, 2009, due primarily to a decrease in net income in
2009.
Net
cash provided by operating activities
Net
cash used by operating activities was $67,612 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, compared to $233,320 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The decrease of approximately $300,000 was primarily attributable to
a decrease in net income of $176,000, a decrease in customer deposits of
$65,000, and other items, net.
Net
cash used in investing activities
Net
cash used in investing activities was $$19,556 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, compared to $39,485 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The $19,929 decrease was due primarily to the 2008 purchases of
machinery and equipment.
Net
cash provided by financing activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities was $20,007 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to $190,900 net cash used in the nine months ended
September 30, 2008.The increase of approximately $211,000 was due primarily to
the payment of $330,000 of dividends in 2008, offset by an increase in note
payable to shareholders of $152,000 in 2008 and net proceeds from line of credit
borrowings of $25,000 in 2009.
Years
Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Our
cash and cash equivalents were $134,251 at December 31, 2007, and decreased to
$114,901 by December 31, 2008.
Net
cash provided by operating activities
Net
cash provided by operating activities was $164,815 for the year ended December
31, 2008, a decrease of $434,500 from $599,315 for the year ended December 31,
2007. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in net
income of $610,034, offset by increases in accounts payable, accrued expenses
and credit card balances of $78,000 and other working capital items,
net.
Net
cash used in investing activities
Net
cash provided by investing activities was $109,691 for the year ended December
31, 2008, an increase of $230,060 from $120,369 used in operations for the year
ended December 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily attributable to the purchase
of four vans, machinery and equipment in 2007 and a $152,000 decrease in
receivable from shareholders in 2008.
Net
cash used in financing activities
Net
cash used in financing activities was $293,857 for the year ended December 31,
2008, compared to $371,191 for the year ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of
$77,334, or 21%. The decrease was attributable to a decrease in
dividends of $77,000 paid to the principals of TVFC; and an increase in the sale
of common stock of $61,000, all offset by a net change in vehicle
and equipment financing proceeds less principal payments of $44,628
and line of credit payments of $17,945 in
2007.
Contractual
Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have
certain fixed contractual obligations and commitments. The table
below summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2008 and for the
future periods identified. The development of our franchise program,
changes in our business needs and other factors may result in our incurring
significant future obligations which would impact our cash and liquidity
position and requirements. We cannot provide certainty regarding the
timing and amounts of payments.
Payments Due By Period
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Contractual
Cash Obligations
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than
One Year
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Years
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3-5
Years
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5
Years
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Capital
Leases (1)
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$ | 53,295 | $ | 18,647 | $ | 31,387 | $ | 3,261 | $ | -0- | ||||||||||
Operating
Leases (2)
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$ | 234,630 | $ | 104,280 | $ | 130,350 | $ | -0- | $ | -0- | ||||||||||
Total
Contractual Cash Obligations
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$ | 287,925 | $ | 122,927 | $ | 161,737 | $ | 3,261 | $ | -0- |
(1)
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Capital
Leases – Represents amounts due under purchase contracts for vehicles and
equipment with interest rates varying from 4.9% to
6.9%.
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(2)
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Operating
Leases - TVFC leases its 10,000 square foot facility under a
non-cancelable lease arrangement that expires in March
2011. The lease is guaranteed by one of the TVFC’s
stockholders.
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(3)
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TVFC
has available to it a $100,000 line of credit. Borrowings under
the line of credit totaled approximately $24,000 as of December 8,
2009. The interest rate is prime plus 3 percentage
points.
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We are
not party to any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Capital
Requirements
Over the
next twelve months, we will commence building a national franchise
program. As described below, we expect that the cost to us to
implement the first two phases of our franchise program, including the fees of
our franchise consultant and franchise license fees and costs for registration
of our franchise program in the States of California and Washington, will not
exceed $50,000, as more fully described below.
We
recently engaged a franchise consultant to assist with the development of the
program. We are only beginning to establish the parameters of our
organization and we cannot estimate the costs associated with its deployment on
a national basis. We are advised by our franchise consultant that the
costs to develop and implement the program and maintain the organization are
highly variable and are a function of numerous factors, such as the number of
jurisdictions in which franchisees are located and the specific jurisdictions
selected (which will bear on franchise registration fees to be paid); the
geographical location of our franchises (close in proximity to each other or
widely separated – which will bear on advertising and other costs); the extent
of the advertising efforts we may employ and the additional infrastructure we
may require to manage the organization.
We expect
to implement our franchise program in phases. The first phase will
encompass the preparation, with the assistance and guidance of our franchise
consultant, of the preponderance of the documentation required to develop and
implement the program. This includes documents mandated by the
government and internal organizational documentation. We anticipate
that this approach will reduce the program's organizational costs
significantly. In the second phase, we will apply to register to sell
franchises in the States of California and Washington. Initially, it
is our intent to sell franchises in relatively close proximity to our principal
offices in Orange County, California. We believe that we can more
competently and efficiently manage, support and oversee the development of
franchises closer to our home office. We expect that the success of
our efforts in California and Washington will influence directly our decision as
to when to commence offering franchises in other
jurisdictions. Success will be measured not only by the number of
franchises we sell and their performance but also by our ability to manage our
operations and provide the level of support necessary to ensure the success of
our franchisees.
We do not
currently expect to engage any additional internal personnel to manage the
process and consideration as to future staffing requirements will be dictated by
the growth and requirements of the program. We may seek to outsource
facets of the development and operation of the franchise program to avoid the
burdens of building infrastructure and to take advantage of the expertise of
industry professionals. We may engage consultants to assist with
franchise organizational matters, such as legal counsel to assist with
preparation of franchise registration applications, and professionals who engage
in franchisee recruitment, to whom we may pay finders' fees, and advertising.
We hope
that we will be in a position to offer franchises in California and Washington
in early 2010.
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Once a
franchise program has been developed, we expect to allocate significant cash
resources to advertising, both to recruit franchisees and to fund advertising on
behalf of our franchisees, marketing staff, accounting staff and general and
administrative expenses, as well as the costs and expenses of any outsourced
operations. We cannot currently estimate the costs associated with
these elements of the program, as they may vary significantly. We
anticipate that these costs will be more than offset by franchise fees and
royalties we will earn from franchisees. Future costs will be
contingent on the performance of the program, the speed with which we determine
to expand into additional jurisdictions into which we will offer franchises and
the size of the organization.
It is
our intention to fund the above described first phases of our franchise
organization internally from capital generated from operating revenue from our
existing retail location and our line of credit (of which $76,000 is available
for use at December 3, 2009) or extends significantly longer than financial
experts anticipate, we may be required to seek external funding. As
of December 8, 2009, we have incurred costs and expenses in connection with the
development of our franchise program of approximately $30,000 and expect that we
will expend no more than an additional $20,000 through the end of
2009.
In the
event we require capital for any purpose, we may seek to secure third-party
financing. The nature of the financing, debt or equity, will be
dependent upon current market conditions and availability. We cannot
be certain that such capital will be available to us on favorable or acceptable
terms, or at all.
Outlook
Demand
for our products can be linked to changes in the health of the economy in
general and the level of activity in home improvements. These
activity levels, in turn, are affected by such factors as consumer confidence,
home equity values, home equity loan withdrawals, consumer spending habits,
reasonably attainable consumer credit, income, interest rates and
inflation. These factors are all currently in poor positions, and
indications are that they will remain that way in the near-term. We
believe that these factors have resulted in decreased home improvement spending,
which caused our sales and results of operations to decline for the quarter
ended March 31, 2009. We are managing our business on the basis that
there will not be any significant improvements in market conditions during the
foreseeable future.
While
we expect that current business conditions will persist over the remainder of
calendar year 2009 and into the first quarter of 2010, we continue to believe
that our business model is fundamentally sound. We believe that the
range of quality products we offer combined with our marketing approach will
continue to attract customers and that we can return quickly to pre-recession
sales levels at our retail location as the economy rebounds. We think
that these key elements of our business will be attractive factors to
franchisees and leads us to believe that our growth strategy, predicated on
launching a national franchise program in 2010, will fill a niche that can
generate significant growth over the longer term.
The
performance of our franchise program may depend, in part, on the availability of
credit to prospective franchisees. Most franchises are acquired by
franchisees utilizing a combination of personal investment and third-party
financing. In light of current adverse economic conditions marked by
tight credit, prospective franchisees may have difficulty obtaining the
financing required to purchase a franchise from us. If credit is not
available to these prospects, franchise sales may be sluggish or we may not sell
any franchises, which would adversely affect our results of operations and
liquidity and impact our ability to expand the franchise program into additional
jurisdictions.
Until
the advent of more promising economic conditions, we will take a conservative
approach to our business generally and to the development of our franchise
program specifically. We will be deliberate in the development of our
franchise organization, to avoid over-extending our financial resources, and we
will carefully plan when and how we penetrate new territories. We are
hoping that the credit crisis will have abated to some degree by the time we are
prepared to launch our franchise program in 2010 and that credit will be more
readily available from private sources and from the government sector, such as
through the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC), or that the Small Business
Administration will be in a position to guarantee more loans to entrepreneurs,
which would facilitate the acquisition of loans by our
prospects.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We do not
use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio and have no
foreign exchange contracts. Our financial instruments consist of cash
and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and accounts
payable.
Effects
of Inflation
We do not
believe that our sales or operating results have been materially impacted by
inflation during the periods presented in our financial statements. There can be
no assurance, however, that our sales or operating results will not be impacted
by inflation in the future.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Standards No. 159, “The
Fair Value for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – including an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”. This statement permits entities
to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other
items
at fair
value.
The
objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the
opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring
related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge
accounting provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use
of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the Board’s long-term
measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments, and is
effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after
November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of
a fiscal year that begins on or before November 17, 2007, provided the entity
also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements”. No entity is permitted to apply the Statement
retrospectively to fiscal years preceding the effective date unless the entity
chooses early adoption. Early adoption of the standard is not
expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or its
financial position.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R will significantly change the
accounting for business combinations in a number of areas, including the
treatment of contingent considerations, contingencies, acquisition costs,
IPR&D and restructuring costs. In additions, under
SFAS 141R, changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired
income tax uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period
will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not yet
determined the impact, if any, of SFAS 141R on its financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non Controlling Interests in
Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS 160 will
change the accounting and reporting of minority interests, which will be
re-characterized as non-controlling interests (NCI) and classified as a
component of equity. This new consolidation method will significantly
change the account with minority interest holders. SFAS 160 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
Company has not yet determined the impact, if any, of SFAS 160 on its financial
statements.
CORPORATE
HISTORY
Development
of the Business
We
originally were incorporated under the name Red Oak Concepts, Inc. in the State
of Delaware on May 24, 2007 to serve as a vehicle for a business combination
through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar
business combination. On October 9, 2007, our board of directors and
the holders of all of our outstanding shares of common stock approved a change
of domicile of the corporation by merging with a Nevada corporation titled Red
Oak Concepts, Inc. The merger between the Delaware corporation and
the Nevada corporation was effective on December 4, 2007.
On August
15, 2007, we filed a registration statement on Form 10-SB to register our class
of common stock under the Exchange Act that became effective as of October 14,
2007.
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On
November 20, 2008, we entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with TVFC and
all of its shareholders to acquire all of the outstanding shares of that
corporation's common stock in exchange for an aggregate of 22,100,000 shares of
our common stock, as described below.
On
November 21, 2008, we amended our articles of incorporation to change our name
to Vinyl Products, Inc.
TVFC was
organized under the laws of the State of California on April 18,
2003. TVFC funded its organization and operations through founder
contributions. In the spring of 2003, TVFC began marketing its
products to the public and in November 2003, it entered into a vinyl products
supply agreement with U.S. Polymers, Inc. The principals of TVFC
began to formulate the sales and marketing plan currently employed by the
Company prior to organizing the Company and have continually refined their
approach based on carefully monitored results of marketing activities.
TVFC
began generating revenues from operations and realized a net profit from
operations, exclusive of payments to shareholders, in its first year of
operations. TVFC has realized an increase in revenues in each
of its six years of operation.
Through
2007, TVFC elected to be treated as a Subchapter S corporation under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and all of its profits
were distributed to its shareholders as dividends. The
shareholders of TVFC elected to convert the Company to a Subchapter C
corporation under the Code as of January 1, 2008.
The
Share Exchange
On
November 20, 2008, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with TVFC and its
shareholders to acquire all of the outstanding shares of that corporation's
common stock in exchange for an aggregate of 22,100,000 shares of our common
stock. Upon the acquisition, TVFC became our wholly owned subsidiary
and we acceded to the business conducted by TVFC.
Under the
Share Exchange Agreement:
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we
exchanged one share of our common stock for each outstanding common share
of TVFC;
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we
agreed to honor and assume options granted by TVFC to its employees to
purchase up to 133,800 shares of common stock, which are exercisable at a
price of $.50 per share through September 24,
2009;
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·
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the
board of directors and management of our Company resigned and appointed
Gordon Knott and Garabed Khatchoyan , each of whom serves as a director of
TVFC, to serve on our board of directors and serve as the president and
secretary of our Company, respectively;
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we
agreed to amend our articles of incorporation to change our name to "Vinyl
Products, Inc."; and
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the
transaction was structured to qualify as a “tax-free transaction” under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
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Other
Agreements of the Parties under the Share Exchange Agreement
In
addition to the transactions described above, the parties entered into the
following transactions as provided in or required by the Share Exchange
Agreement:
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On
the closing of the share exchange, Susan Zachmann, Katherine Daniels and
Barbara Deadwiley, the three holders of the Company's outstanding shares
of common stock prior to the share exchange, returned an aggregate of
300,000 shares of common stock to the treasury of the Company, so that
after giving effect to the return of such shares, these persons owned an
aggregate of 700,000 shares of our common stock;
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Susan
Zachmann and Katherine Daniels contributed to the capital of the Company
all amounts of principal and interest due to them under promissory amounts
evidencing loans made by each them to the Company in the principal amount
of $14,950 ($29,950 of principal in the aggregate); and
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We
agreed to register for public resale under the Securities Act pursuant to
a registration rights agreement described below, an aggregate of 3,133,800
shares of our common stock, including (i) 2,300,000 exchange shares; (ii)
700,000 shares of our common stock held by holders thereof upon to the
closing of the share exchange (representing all outstanding shares of
common stock on such date prior giving effect to the issuance of the
shares under the Share Exchange Agreement), subject to their entering into
a Lock-Up/Leak Out Agreement, described below, and (iii) 133,800 shares of
common stock issuable upon the exercise of options we assumed under the
Share Exchange Agreement. The holders 2,000,000 shares in the
share exchange subsequently declined to cause the Company to register the
shares they received.
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On the
closing of the share exchange, we entered into a registration rights agreement
with the holders of the shares of common stock described in the foregoing
paragraph which governs the terms and conditions upon which we agreed to
register their shares of common stock and the shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise of the options for public resale under the Securities
Act. We agreed to file such registration statement within 90 days of
the closing of the share exchange, subject to our right to withdraw or delay the
filing of the registration statement under certain circumstances without
penalty, and to pay all costs and expenses incident to such
registration. We agreed to maintain the effectiveness of the
registration statement for a minimum of twelve months following its effective
date. A more detailed discussion of the registration rights agreement
is set forth under the heading "Description of Securities – Registration
Rights."
Also on
the closing of the share exchange, we entered into a series of Lock Up/Leak Out
Agreements with the holders of an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of our common
stock, which includes those persons who held all 700,000 outstanding shares of
our common stock prior to the closing of the share exchange and those holders of
TVFC's common stock who were not affiliates of TVFC on the date of the share
exchange with TVFC, who received a total of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock
in the share exchange. Under the Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements, all
stockholders have agreed that (i) they will not sell or transfer any shares of
our common stock held as of the consummation of the share exchange until six
months after the effective date of the registration statement that includes
their shares to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (other
than to their affiliates, who must agree to the terms of the Lock Up/Leak Out
Agreement upon such transfer), and (ii) after the end of that six-month lock up
period, such persons (or their transferees) will not sell or transfer more than
1/36th of the
number of share of common stock originally owned by such person during each
month thereafter. Additional detail concerning the Lock Up/Leak Out
Agreements is included in the section titled "Selling Stockholders – Lock
Up/Leak Out Agreements," appearing on page 47 of this prospectus under the
heading titled "Issuances of Securities being Offered - Share Exchange Transaction."
The Share
Exchange Agreement and the transactions described therein were approved by the
unanimous written consent of the respective boards of directors and stockholders
of our Company and TVFC.
For
accounting purposes, the share exchange transaction was treated as a reverse
acquisition with TVFC as the acquirer and Red Oak Concepts, Inc. as the acquired
party. The accounting rules for reverse acquisitions require that
beginning November 20, 2008, the date of the reverse acquisition, our balance
sheet includes the consolidated assets and liabilities of TVFC and our equity
accounts were recapitalized to reflect the net equity of TVFC. When
we refer in this prospectus to business and financial information for periods
prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition, we are referring to the
business and financial information of TVFC unless the context suggests
otherwise.
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OUR
BUSINESS
Overview
We market
and install a wide variety of aesthetically durable, low-maintenance vinyl
products, including fencing (both privacy and ornamental), patio covers,
decking, railing and trim categories. Our products are used largely
in renovation and remodeling by our customers who include homeowners and
homeowner associations.
We
differentiate our Company from others in the industry on the basis of the
approach we take to marketing, sales and the level of service we offer our
customers. Our marketing efforts are designed to capture information
about prospective purchasers of exterior vinyl products early in the buying
cycle. We periodically communicate with them over the course of the
decision-making process to educate and consult with them about vinyl products
generally, the purchasing and installation process and the ownership
experience. Our goal is to demonstrate to prospects that we offer the
best value for their money in that we provide a worry-free ownership experience
that we believe is not available from other independent retailers, contractors
or the national home improvement chains. By the time prospects are
ready to consummate a purchase, we hope that they have concluded that we are the
best, most practical choice with which to do business.
Our
Industry
In 2006,
the total demand for commercial and residential fencing in North America was
estimated to be over 1 billion linear feet of installed fence valued at over $6
billion. In 2006, demand for residential fencing was estimated to be
nearly $3 billion of the total fence market value.
The
residential fencing market consists of five major fence styles: privacy, post
and rail, chain link, ornamental, and post and wire/wire
mesh. Privacy fence is the most prevalent fence style installed in
the residential market, accounting for over 50% of total sales. The
fencing market may be segmented among the four distinct material categories:
wood, metal, plastic and mineral-based or masonry
materials. Currently, wood is the dominant construction material used
in residential fencing, followed by metal, together accounting for over 70% of
total fence sales.
Plastics
are relatively new materials in the fencing industry. The dominant
plastic material is polyvinyl chloride, or vinyl, which was introduced to the
market in the late 1970s. Vinyl achieved its product growth stage in
the early 1990s and demand for vinyl fence has grown steadily. Market
acceptance of vinyl fence varies by region from over 30% penetration to less
than 5% penetration. Vinyl post-and-rail fence has successfully
penetrated and displaced as much as 50% of wood in many regional markets.
However, vinyl only has about a 16% share of the North American privacy fence
market.
In
addition to vinyl fence, other plastic-based fence materials include
polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene and wood-plastic
composites. A recent study estimates demand for all plastic-based
fence materials in the North American residential market to be over $600 million
or nearly 25% of the total market in 2006.
Management
believes that plastic-based fence will continue to grow in market share over the
next five years, with the most significant growth in demand for vinyl and for
new wood-plastic composite privacy fence. It is expected that both
materials will be replacing wood. While the new wood-plastic fence
products seem to have an edge over vinyl with respect to availability of a wide
range of darker colors and the look and texture of wood, which seem to be
preferable to consumers, plastic fence manufacturers have developed new privacy
fence products with embossed wood grain and earth tone colors as well as low
gloss to mimic wood. Both vinyl and wood-plastic suppliers are
looking to take advantage of the growing consumer demand for low-maintenance,
non-shiny, plastic fence by tapping into the huge portion of the wood privacy
market that will not consider white vinyl as an option.
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The
fencing industry in North America comprises: (i) manufacturers of fencing
products, including all of the product material groups, numbering in the
hundreds, (ii) distributors, including lumber yards and home centers that carry
wood and vinyl fencing and (iii) independent sellers, contractors and installers
of all sizes, such as our Company. There are also numerous mail order
companies that focus on the do-it-yourself consumer. Manufacturers
sell their products to all segments of the downstream supply
chain. Home centers and lumber yards generally sell products to
contractors and homeowners. Typically, homebuilders and home centers
subcontract the installation of fencing to contractors. Most
product-specific retailer and general contractors install or arrange for
installation of products.
Given the
number of manufacturers of residential fencing products, components and systems
in North America and the limited capital required to operate in our space, the
barriers to entering into the market are insignificant. In the retail
space in which we operate, retailers that sell and install only fence, decks and
related products and in which marketing and sales are directed to retail
consumers, the market is typified by numerous small companies that seek to gain
market share only in their limited geographic operating areas. It is
our experience that these entities typically employ rudimentary marketing and
advertising programs and tend to be concerned with immediate product sales
rather than building a business. There are no national chains
dedicated exclusively to the retail sale and installation of vinyl fencing and
patio products, though we are aware of a company that is seeking to build a
regional presence in the Western portion of the U.S. by acquiring local
sellers/installers.
Recent
studies suggest that certain trends are developing in the residential fence
industry that may directly or indirectly impact our business,
including:
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Pressure-treated
lumber, the industry standard, is being challenged by new materials, such
as vinyl and wood composites, that are available in colors and supported
by extended warranties similar to other building
products.
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With
both contractors and homeowners faced with an array of new choices,
branding is playing an increasingly important
role.
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Time-pressed
homeowners are expecting to do less routine maintenance, including fence
painting and repair.
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Distributors
are carrying a broader selection of fence and gates, and more brands than
ever before.
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A
modular approach to fence design and construction has made it easier for
contractors to install more product in less
time.
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New
materials and their technical differences make distributor knowledge more
important than ever for informing their
customers.
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Manufacturers
in other building products areas have adapted their proprietary material
technologies to fence, which could signify the entry of larger
participants into the industry, which could alter the market
significantly.
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During
periods of economic uncertainty, when spending on discretionary items is
reduced, many homeowners forego the purchase of new homes and choose to improve
their existing residences. As the majority of our business is geared
to remodeling, we do not believe that our business is as sensitive to these
economic trends as the new home construction market. We believe
renovation or the addition of fences, patio covers, decks and railings to
existing homes is an increasing trend and reflects an extension of the
home. However, we are uncertain as to the effect tightening credit
and declining home values will have on our business, if any.
Our
Key Competitive Strengths
We
believe that we have developed a number of operating and institutional paradigms
that provide us with important advantages over our competitors that we
anticipate will enable us to implement and achieve our strategic growth
plan. These competitive strengths include:
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Marketing
and Sales Strategy: We have developed and implement a marketing
and sales strategy that emphasizes prospect development early in the
purchasing cycle. Our marketing materials seek to attract
prospective purchasers by offering them neutral party information about
exterior vinyl products in order to develop a trust between
us. We aim to educate and consult with prospects so that we are
viewed as the only logical option in the context of a value-driven, as
opposed to price-driven, purchase. It has been our experience
that diligent homeowners who research the buying process are willing to
spend a little more for a worry-free purchasing and ownership
experience. We believe that our marketing and sales strategy
can be replicated in any location and we will utilize this strategy at the
franchises we will seek to develop in the
future.
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Service: We
take pride in the level of service we offer to customers and believe that
our sales and installation practices contribute strongly to a positive,
worry-free ownership experience among our customers. We work
closely with customers to educate them as to vinyl products generally and
to assist them in the design of the ideal outdoor living space tailored to
their personal preferences and the architectural motif of their
home. We install our own products in a manner so that our
customers never have to think about their investment. We
believe that we offer a level of professional service beyond that provided
by our competitors and that our commitment to service and quality
differentiates us from other fence distributors and
installers. We are the only vinyl fence company in Orange
County, CA with an A+ rating by the Better Business
Bureau.
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Management: Our
senior management team has operated the Company for six years, building
revenue in each year of our existence. One of our owners has
been involved in the vinyl fence and patio cover industry for twelve years
and is experienced with all aspects of our industry and business.
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Quality
of Product: All of our products are manufactured from the
highest quality co-extruded polyvinyl chloride, which maximizes strength
and durability, and is ultra-resistant to UV damage. Our
products are engineered to last for the life of a home, are virtually
maintenance-free and are not subject to the same functional disadvantages
experienced by wood and other natural building materials, including the
potential for warping, moisture damage, splintering and fragmentation, rot
and insect infestation.
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Our
Strategy
We are
committed to enhancing profitability and cash flows through the following
strategies:
Maximizing Efficiency and Profitability
at our Existing Retail Location: We will examine all facets of our
operations at our existing retail facility, including the number of our sales
and installation personnel and their duties and responsibilities, to maximize
operating efficiencies and achieve optimum profitability.
Franchising: We
are not aware of any participant in the exterior vinyl products industry that
operates on a national basis nor are we aware of any organization that is
seeking to establish a nation-wide presence in the exterior vinyl product
industry. We believe that a significant opportunity exists to develop
a national franchise to establish our products and Company as a unique brand and
to exploit the anticipated increase in sales of outdoor vinyl
products. We will seek to become the dominant participant in the sale
of exterior vinyl products on a national basis by developing a franchise program
that will utilize our well conceived and sophisticated marketing and sales
program. We believe that our marketing and sales program represents a
significant advancement compared to the techniques used by other retail sellers
in the industry and that our approach can be replicated successfully in any
geographic area. A key element of our franchise program will be to
offer franchise opportunities for relatively small markets that will be priced
commensurate with the level of potential revenues that can be generated from
that market. We believe that we will benefit from the economies of
scale derived from multiple franchises that will give us the opportunity to
deploy national advertising and promotional programs that are beyond the
financial and creative capabilities of other retail sellers of exterior vinyl
products. The development of a successful franchise operation would
represent the possibility to compound revenue growth without requiring a
corresponding increase in infrastructure, which we expect would add to our
bottom line. We believe that this will allow us to capture market
share and build strong consumer brand awareness, which eventually may serve as a
barrier to competitive entry to others on a national level.
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Branding: The
development of a successful franchise operation would give us the opportunity to
build and establish our Company and our products as national
brands. We will not seek to develop or implement a campaign to
develop a brand but rather employ advertising and marketing strategies that
focus on product sales. As our franchise base grows in size and
geographic scope, we believe that our products and Company name could develop
naturally into a national brand. We believe that our franchise
program can provide the revenue to deploy a creative and sophisticated
advertising and marketing campaign that is atypical in our industry and beyond
the financial and creative means of other industry participants.
Our
Products and Services
We offer
a comprehensive line of aesthetically durable, low-maintenance
products. We believe that the range and variety of our product
offerings allow consumers to design much of their outdoor living space using our
products. Our products include:
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Fencing:
privacy, picket, wall toppers, in white, tan or simulated wood
(brown);
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Patio
Covers: solid and louvered in white or
tan;
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Decking:
gray or brown;
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Gazebos:
white or tan;
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white or tan; and
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white, tan or simulated wood
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We also
sell the various hardware, accessories and other fixtures to finish the products
we install.
The
products we sell and install are manufactured from the highest quality polyvinyl
chloride. The vinyl is "co-extruded," which maximizes strength and
durability and allows for the application of multiple surface layers to impart
specific properties such as ultra-violet (UV) absorption, soft touch, matted
finishes and energy reflection. The manufacturer of our vinyl
products, U.S. Polymers, Inc., advises us that the vinyl is manufactured with
the highest UV inhibitors and Titanium DiOxide, a UV absorber that efficiently
transforms destructive UV light energy into heat, in the industry.
Our
products offer a number of significant advantages over wood in that they
eliminate many of wood’s major functional disadvantages, which include warping,
splitting and other damage from moisture. Unlike wood, our products are
resistant to moisture damage, provide a splinter-free surface, do not rot and
are not subject to insect infestation. These features eliminate most
of the on-going maintenance requirements associated with wood products and
contribute to a worry-free ownership experience. Though initially
more expensive than comparable wood products, the durability and
maintenance-free characteristics of our products render them less costly than
wood over the life of the products. Customers inform us that these
attributes contribute significantly to their selection of vinyl over products
manufactured from wood and other materials.
Vinyl
manufactured by U.S. Polymers carries a limited 30-year replacement
warranty. In furtherance of our effort to provide the highest quality
purchasing and ownership experience, we offer a one- year limited warranty on
the installation workmanship.
Our
project designers/salesmen work closely with clients, first to educate them
about exterior vinyl product offerings, and then to develop customized designs
to satisfy virtually any preference and achieve a personalized feel and
appearance that reflects the home's architecture and customer's
personality. The manner in which we deal with our customers and seek
to secure sales is closely associated with our marketing strategy, described
more fully below under the heading "Sales and Marketing."
Sales
generally are consummated either at our showroom, where we maintain samples of
virtually all of our products, or at the customer's
home. Installation typically occurs six to eight weeks after
receiving the 50% deposit on an order, the balance being due upon
installation. We work with a national bank to provide financing to
customers who require financial assistance.
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Installation
is accomplished by a crew of two of our employees and generally is completed
within a day or two of commencement.
We
generally carry $100,000 to $150,000 of inventory to meet anticipated
requirements for installations that will occur during the ensuing two-week
period.
Sales
and Marketing
Our goal
is to position and brand our Company as the category leader and standard-bearer
in the outdoor vinyl product marketplace. The strategy we have
implemented to achieve our goal closely unites our approach to marketing and
consumer sales with corporate branding and has application at the local store
level (our retail location and potential future franchises) and on a national
corporate level. Since our inception, we have carefully monitored the
various sales approaches to which consumers favorably respond and have made
deductions about buying patterns that we have incorporated into our sales and
marketing approach.
Consumer
Sales
Strategy.
The home
is typically the largest capital purchase people make. Accordingly,
it is management's experience that people are willing to invest the time and
effort to ensure they have made the right decision in connection with
expenditures for improvements and additions. We have found that the
average prospect often takes in excess of six months to research a
home-improvement project, such as fencing, patio covers and decks, before
calling for estimates and then taking additional time before actually
consummating the purchase. Homeowners may talk with numerous home
centers, specialized retail distributors and independent contractors before
deciding what specific product to purchase and from whom to make the
purchase. We also have found that in many cases the lowest price
point is not the foremost concern of consumers, rather value for the dollar
(after a decision as to aesthetics) represents the most important
consideration. In management's estimation, value can be measured as a
combination of the purchasing and ownership
experience. Value-conscious consumers ultimately are seeking to
determine if their expectations have been met – asking if they received what
they were promised, from the product itself and its installation.
Our sales
efforts seek to connect with home owners' intrinsic desire to take the time to
make an informed, value-driven purchasing decision. We employ an
educational and consultative approach to our initial contacts with
prospects. We seek to strategically educate prospects as to exterior
vinyl products and the selection, purchasing and installation
process. For example, we provide prospects with literature
compiled from third-party (neutral) consumer protection agencies, which we find
carries a tremendous amount of credibility with the prospect. Through
this approach, we are able to discreetly reveal the multiple short-cuts that our
competitors (typically contractors) take to minimize their individual overhead
costs at the expense of the consumer, while highlighting the advantages of the
buying and ownership experience our Company provides. It is our
experience that most contractors do not employ a systematic and effective
approach to properly educate prospects as to how to obtain the best value for
their money. Consequently, there are no apparent differences among
contractors, which may result in purchasers opting for the lowest bidder.
Our
approach differentiates us from other retail distributors of exterior vinyl
products because throughout the sales process we have taken the time and made
the effort to develop a relationship with a prospect and have avoided the
hard-sell pitch so prevalent in the home improvement industry. When a
consumer makes a decision as to what product to purchase and from whom, it is
our intention that they feel as if they are making the most informed,
appropriate decision and receiving the best value for their
dollar. We seek to establish good-will with prospects that takes them
through the consummation of the purchase and through the ownership
experience. Management believes that the value-driven consumer
ultimately is willing to pay more for the product that offers peace-of-mind and
a stress-free purchasing and ownership experience.
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Tactical
Implementation
We employ
virtually all media (other than television) to elicit interest in our Company,
including direct mail, print, roadside signage, tradeshows, a proactive referral
program and internet advertising. Our advertisements and promotional
materials are designed to capture information from prospective purchasers with
each response to an advertisement or request for information. Our
objective is to be aware of those prospects who may be considering making a
purchase and who are conducting their research and educating
themselves. Once in our data base, we can continue to provide these
prospects with additional sales literature and purchasing incentives to shorten
the timeframe of their individual buying cycles. As we provide
prospects with more information about our Company, we are afforded further
opportunities to differentiate our Company from our competitors by highlighting
our operational advantages. We believe that we are the only vinyl
exterior product company in Southern California collecting this information
because our competitors are focused only on prospects who are prepared to
receive an estimate, which represents a smaller portion of the overall prospect
base. Ultimately, it is our intention to close sales with prospects
before our competitors have an opportunity to bid on the job.
For our
Orange County location, the preponderance of our advertising budget currently is
allocated to print media. However, we carefully track the
cost-per-lead and cost-of-sale for each individual advertising medium which
allows us to strategically redirect and adjust marketing and advertising dollars
to the media that yield the highest return on expenditures. We will
continue to systematically test the effectiveness of direct mail,
tradeshows, canvassing, pay-per-click, and other online and off-line lead
generation services to determine which are most effective in generating revenue
at any given time and adjust our efforts appropriately.
We expect
to employ this technique as we seek to build our network of franchises, as
described below. Our plan is to determine the message and mediums
that have proven to be effective in Orange County and utilize these as the
initial elements to conceive a marketing and advertising mix on a national basis
or within the geographic scope of our franchisees' locations. In
addition, we may engage a marketing company to assist us to identify demographic
and cultural tendencies in each of the geographic areas in which we may have
franchises and develop appropriate marketing campaigns on behalf of our
franchisees.
Growth
Strategy
Franchising
We
believe that our business model can be replicated successfully throughout the
country and that the fundamental elements of our proprietary sales and marketing
technique, which we believe is sophisticated when compared to our direct
competitors, can be conveyed effectively through written materials and training
to motivated entrepreneurs. We will seek to leverage our business
model by initiating a franchise organization and establishing our Company and
brand as the first national vinyl products retail chain.
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We are
not aware of any participant in the exterior vinyl products industry that
operates on a national basis nor are we aware of any organization that is
seeking to establish a nation-wide presence. We believe that a
significant opportunity exists for us to develop a national franchise to
establish our products and Company as a unique brand. We believe that
our business approach and operating model encompasses many of the elements that
lend themselves to franchising, including that our business:
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a proprietary marketing system that can be replicated in other locations
and that differentiates us from others in our industry;
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a multi-year record of profitability;
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broad geographic appeal; and
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We will
seek to become the dominant participant in the sale of vinyl fencing and patio
covers on a national basis by developing a franchise program that will utilize
our well conceived and sophisticated marketing and sales program
The
franchise structure represents an attractive approach to growing our Company,
because it:
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afford us access to investment capital without forcing us to cede control
of our Company to new investors;
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may permit us to benefit from the economies of scale associated with
larger organizations, such as by allowing us to enter into long-term/high
volume contracts with suppliers which could reduce the cost of inventory;
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give us the opportunity to deploy national advertising and promotional
programs that are beyond the financial and creative capabilities of other
retailers of vinyl fencing and patio covers;
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eventually,
may provide us with the capacity to leverage our organization to develop a
distribution network among our franchisees;
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us with access to motivated entrepreneurs who have greater incentive than
employees to operate their businesses successfully because they have a
direct stake in the operation; and
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represent the possibility to compound revenue growth without requiring a
corresponding increase in infrastructure (if we outsource some of the
franchise related services), which we expect would add to our bottom line.
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Development
of Our Franchise Program
In June
2009, we retained Franchise 123, Inc., which does business under the name
Frandocs, to serve as our franchise consultant. Frandocs has been
providing a wide range of franchise-related consulting services to the business
community since 1980. Our relationship with Frandocs entitles us to
utilize certain proprietary software under the terms of a license agreement and
to consult with its representatives regarding any issues relating to the
development of our franchise program for a period of twelve
months. Thereafter, we may retain Frandocs on a fees basis to render
consulting services as necessary.
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The
software we are licensing from Frandocs encompasses templates of all of the
documents required to develop a franchise program. The forms were
developed and are frequently updated and vetted by franchise lawyers and comply
with the Federal Trade Commission regulations that became effective on July 1,
2008, the last
substantive changes to the regulations. The documents
required by the Federal Trade Commission comprise the Franchise Disclosure
Document, formerly known as the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular; the
franchise agreement and the exhibits thereto, including the personal guaranty by
franchisee, directory of franchise regulators, operations manual outline, list
of franchisees and financial statements. The software also includes
templates of all documents required to establish the parameters of a franchise
that will be delivered by us to franchisees, such as operations manuals, royalty
payment forms, non-compete agreements, personnel manuals, procedures manuals and
employee manuals. Also included is information pertaining to
state regulation of franchising, including states that require registration.
Management
favors the template approach to completing the organizational document because
it has direct responsibility for the business-specific input required to
generate the documents. Management believes that this approach will
conserve significant time and reduce organizational costs.
We
have commenced the process of preparing our franchise
documentation. Accordingly, we have not yet established the program's
parameters. We will be deliberate both in our preparation of
the documents to ensure that the documents satisfy federal requirements and
adequately communicate our franchise vision. We will work closely
with our franchise consultant to establish appropriate guiding principles
relating to such matters as franchise sale cost; ongoing franchise fees and
royalties; franchise territories; franchise recruitment and the advertising
approach we will take on behalf of our franchisees. We believe that
we can complete the document preparation process and develop a general program
design over the
next two to
three months.
From time
to time, we may seek to outsource ongoing franchise service requirements to
franchise operations professionals, which would allow us to maintain financial
control over our infrastructure and take advantage of the experience these
organizations have developed. Services subject to outsourcing
include: operations management and quality control; advertisement placement and
media management; advertisement fund management; centralized print fulfillment;
franchise recruitment, franchise prospect qualification and franchise sales
management (coaching). We will assess our requirements as we proceed
with the development of the program.
Initially,
we will seek to offer franchises in the States of California and
Washington. These states are two of fourteen states that require
franchise registration, a process that entails filing our offering documents
with state regulators and obtaining approval before we can offer
franchises. Until 2009, we were advised that the registration and
approval process in California extended over at least a nine-month period, and
possibly longer, in the State's effort to protect its residents from fraudulent
franchise operators. We are advised by Frandocs that California
recently took action to substantially reduce the time frame in which it will
grant registration. We expect to be registered in the States of
California and Washington so as to be able to offer franchises in the first half
of 2010. We hope that by that time the credit crisis will have
dissipated somewhat and that credit will be more readily available to
prospective franchisees from private sources and from the government sector,
such as through the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC), or that the Small
Business Administration will be in a position to guarantee loans to
entrepreneurs.
Initially,
it is our intention to sell franchises relatively close to our principal offices
in Orange County, California, though not so close as to impinge upon sales at
our Orange County showroom, where we believe that we can more competently and
efficiently monitor, manage, support and oversee the development of our
franchisees. We believe that this will allow us to optimize brand
marketing within our geographic area and reduce our marketing and advertising
costs, as our retail location and our franchisees can benefit from our
advertising and marketing efforts. Initially, senior management, who
developed our sales and marketing techniques, will be directly responsible for
interviewing prospective franchisees and selecting the ultimate franchise owners
to ensure that they possess the qualities our management is seeking in
franchisees.
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We expect
that the success of our efforts in California and Washington will influence
directly our decision as to when to commence offering franchises in other
jurisdictions. We will measure success both by the number of
franchises we sell and their performance and upon our ability to manage our
operations and provide the level of support necessary to ensure the success of
our franchisees.
Branding
Our
objective is for our organization to become the national leader in exterior
vinyl product sales. The essence of this process will be to build our
brand so that prospects regard our Company as the one that provides the
value-driven solution to their exterior vinyl product requirements.
Despite
the sheer size of the fencing industry, beyond the home centers in which
exterior vinyl products represent only a small portion of their business, our
industry is characterized by a profusion of small, local retail stores that lack
focus and a clear marketing message. In our view, all of our
competitors look, sound and act alike and there exists a void to be filled by a
company that is credible, trustworthy, professional and focused on assisting
customers rather than on selling customers.
We are
seeking to become the dominant participant in the exterior vinyl products
industry on a national basis through our franchises by deploying a focused
advertising campaign and building our brand. In an industry noted for
its lack of marketing creativity, we will deploy a sophisticated and
well-conceived marketing strategy to advance our Company to a position of
national leadership. We expect that the economies of scale afforded
by multiple franchises will give us the opportunity to deploy advertising and
promotional programs that are beyond the financial and creative capabilities of
our competitors, and coincidentally allow us to build strong consumer brand
awareness, which may serve as a barrier to competitive entry on a national
level.
Building
brand awareness through advertising is expensive and, in management's
estimation, does not provide an immediate and measurable return on invested
capital. Rather, it is our intention to continue to utilize a
direct-response advertising campaign in which there will be a strong and
immediate call-to-action to drive leads and generate revenue. We
believe that a cohesive direct-response campaign will build our brand naturally
because of the repetition and penetration of the advertisements in the
marketplace.
During
the first years of our franchising efforts, we expect to allocate the most
significant portion of our operating budget, as a percentage of revenue
generated, to marketing and advertising. We will closely monitor lead
and sales generation relative to advertising dollars expended to a particular
media to determine the highest rate of return and apportion our advertising
expenditures accordingly. We believe that this approach will afford
us with the greatest latitude to quickly and systematically determine which
advertising mediums are the most effective in generating revenues. By
implementing an aggressive approach early in the franchising phase, we believe
that we will have the opportunity to:
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determine
which mediums provide the highest return on
capital;
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quickly
convey our brand to the market;
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overcome
any “small business/new business” stigma that prospects in an expansion
area may experience; and
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capture
most of the prospects in the area who are in the early stages of the
buying cycle, allowing us to build a database of “future
buyers.”
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Product
Supply
We
have entered into an agreement to purchase all our vinyl product requirements
from U.S. Polymers, Inc., located in Montebello, California, approximately
twenty miles from our headquarters. We use vinyl provided by U.S.
Polymers in all jobs undertaken in Orange County, California. In
return, U.S. Polymers granted us the exclusive license to sell its products in
that territory and provides us with significant price
discounts. Under the agreement, we purchase raw materials consisting
of extruded vinyl that has been formed into a variety of 16-foot-length profiles
(posts, rails, pickets, etc.), which represents approximately 78% of all
materials we use in our business. We utilize three computerized
routing machines to cut and route the vinyl products to the required
specifications for each purchase order. The original agreement, as
subsequently amended to extend the termination date, is effective through August
29, 2010.
Our
agreement with U.S. Polymers does not provide for rebates or
incentives. The right of return does exist and there is a 20%
restocking fee; however, returns have not been significant, and restocking
fees always have been waived by the supplier. The agreement also
provides for U.S. Polymers to pay us small advertising incentive for including
its name in our advertising materials and on our website.
U.S.
Polymers has been a reliable provider of high-quality vinyl products and has
satisfied our supply requirements on a timely basis to date. The
products have proven to be easy to install and trouble-free for our customers to
maintain. Products manufactured by U.S. Polymers carry a limited
30-year replacement warranty. We have not experienced any significant
difficulties working with U.S. Polymers nor have we received any serious
customer complaints about the quality of the product. Over the five
years we have operated the Company, we have not had to replace any of the
product we have installed because of defective materials.
We
believe that in the event U.S. Polymers is unable to supply our requirements for
vinyl fencing products, there are numerous other suppliers available to us that
could provide substantially similar quality products at comparable prices on
short notice.
Any
disruption in the supply of the materials comprising the products we sell could
have a material adverse effect on our business in the short term until we were
able to negotiate purchase terms with new suppliers.
Backlog
The
Company's backlog of unfilled orders was $364,000 as of December 31, 2007,
$322,000 as of December 31, 2008 and $273,000 as of December 8,
2009. We anticipate that we will fill all of this current backlog
within one-to-three months. The amount of our backlog at any given
time may not be representative of our potential annual earnings both because
orders turn over quickly and the seasonal nature of our business may not
accurately reflect our level of activity. Orders tend to diminish
during the holiday season and into the rainy season, which typically encompasses
the early winter months in Southern California.
Competition
We market
our exterior vinyl products to the home improvement sector where we compete with
entries manufactured from lumber, wood-plastic composites, other
high-performance plastics, metal-based products, masonry products and other
construction materials. Currently, wood and metal are the most
prevalent materials used in residential fencing, accounting for over 70% of the
total market value, and wood is by far the most common material used in decking
products. Though the appearance of vinyl products is improving
rapidly, many purchasers prefer the look and feel of wood, which also is
somewhat less expensive than vinyl in initial purchase price but, we believe,
has a higher cost of ownership given its on-going maintenance
costs. Superior product quality and ease of ownership is the
principal means by which our products compete against wood. We
believe that our products compete favorably with vinyl products offered by our
competitors as to price, quality, aesthetics and variety.
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Our
industry is populated by (i) numerous small, local retail stores that specialize
in vinyl products, (ii) home improvement contractors and (iii) home improvement
centers for which exterior vinyl products represent a small portion of their
total product offerings and that typically subcontract installation to third
parties. In the space in which we operate, retailers that sell and
install only fence, decks and related products and in which marketing and sales
is directed to consumers, the market is characterized by numerous small
companies that limit their operational scope to their immediate geographic
operating areas. We believe that we compete effectively against these
entities based upon our sophisticated sales and marketing techniques not
typically employed by the local retailers
As we
develop our franchise operations, we expect that we will compete with numerous
other franchisors for franchisees. Most of these franchisors will
have greater market recognition and greater financial, marketing and human
resources than we do and we can not be certain that we will be able to compete
effectively to attract franchisees.
Government
Regulations
Our
operations and those of our franchisees are and will be subject to licensing and
regulation by a number of governmental authorities, which may include
construction, labor, sanitation, safety, fire, building and other agencies in
the state or municipality in which an operation is
located. Difficulties in obtaining or failure to obtain the required
licenses or approvals could delay or prevent the development of a new franchise
in a particular area. We and our franchisees are and will be subject
to federal and state environmental regulations, but these regulations have not
had a material effect on our operations.
Our
future franchise operations will be subject to Federal Trade Commission
regulation and several state laws which regulate the offer and sale of
franchises. The FTC’s Trade Regulation Rule on Franchising
requires the Company to furnish to prospective franchisees a franchise offering
circular containing information prescribed by this rule.
State
laws that regulate the offer and sale of franchises and the franchisor —
franchisee relationship presently exist in a substantial number of
states. Such laws generally require registration of the franchise
offering with state authorities and regulate the franchise relationship by, for
example, requiring the franchisor to deal with its franchisees in good faith,
prohibiting interference with the right of free association among franchisees,
limiting the imposition of standards of performance on a franchisee and
regulating discrimination against franchisees in charges, royalties or
fees. Certain laws may restrict a franchisor in the termination of a
franchise agreement by, for example, requiring “good cause” to exist as a basis
for the termination, advance notice to the franchisee of the
termination. These laws could negatively impact our franchise
operations. The Company is not aware of any pending franchise
legislation which in its view is likely to affect significantly the operations
of the Company.
Employees
We
employ 28
persons on a full-time basis, including: our two executive officers who are
responsible for the direction and hands-on management of our Company; five
project designers (marketing and sales persons); 15
operations personnel who schedule, fabricate and install product and provide
customer service; and two accounting personnel who, together with Douglas Wells,
our CFO (who provides his services through CFO Services, Inc.), assist with
financial planning, maintaining financial records and preparing monthly and
interim financial statements and reports.
We have
an agreement with a professional employer organization (PEO), to manage all
payroll processing, workers’ compensation, health insurance, and other
employment-related benefits for our employees. The PEO is a
co-employer of our employees along with us. Although the PEO
processes our payroll and pays our workers’ compensation, health insurance and
other employment-related benefits, we are ultimately responsible for such
payments and are responsible for complying with state and federal employment
regulations. The fees we pay the PEO are determined as a percentage
of our payroll and the additional services we may request from it from time to
time.
We are
not party to any employment agreements and all of our employees are hired on an
at-will basis. None of our employees are members of a
union. We believe that we maintain good relations with all of our
employees.
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DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTIES
The
Company leases approximately 10,000 total square feet of office, showroom and
warehouse space at 2210 South Ritchey Street, Santa Ana, California pursuant to
four-year lease that expires on March 31, 2011. We currently
pay monthly rent of $8,690 for the premises. We anticipate that the
total annual rental expense for 2009 will be approximately
$104,280. Management believes that our current facilities in
Santa Ana, California satisfy our current and anticipated future
requirements but that alternative space is available upon comparable terms, if
necessary.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
On
December 5, 2008, Frank Arias, a former employee of the Company filed a
complaint in the Orange County Superior Court of California against the Company
and its principals, Gordon Knott and Garabed Khatchoyan. The
complaint includes nine allegations, including (i) unlawful non-payment of
wages; (ii) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iii)
failure to pay earned wages upon separation; (iv) defamation and (v) wrongful
discharge. The complaint arises from the Company's termination of Mr.
Arias on September 30, 2008 on the basis that he purloined approximately
$200,000 of materials from our warehouse. Mr. Arias generally
is seeking compensatory damages, attorneys' fees, punitive damages and equitable
relief but has made no specific monetary demand for damages. On
January 5, 2009, Company counsel filed a demurrer requesting that the court
dismiss the case against Mr. Knott and Mr. Khatchoyan and several of Mr. Arias'
claims against the Company because they are deficient as a matter of
law. Concurrently, we filed a motion to compel arbitration as
provided under the terms of Mr. Arias's employment. On April 28,
2009, the Court granted our motion to compel arbitration, thereby rendering our
demurrer moot and keeping Mr. Arias's ten causes of action under the complaint
intact. The parties are currently in the process of selecting an
arbiter.
We are advised by our insurance carrier
that all of the claims made by Mr. Arias are covered by an insurance policy
maintained for the benefit of our Company and our PEO and that any amount
awarded to Mr. Arias, either by way of court decision, arbitration or other
settlement are covered by such policy. Accordingly, the Company has
no exposure for monetary damages that may be awarded to Mr. Arias.
MARKET
FOR OUR COMMON STOCK
AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market
Information
As of
December 8, 2009, there were 22,264,200 shares of our common stock outstanding
held by 40 record holders and no outstanding shares of preferred
stock. In addition, there are outstanding options to purchase an
aggregate of 128,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.50 per share through
September 24, 2010 that are held by 21 persons. In the Registration
Statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we are registering 1,064,200
outstanding shares of common stock and all of the shares of common stock
underlying the options.
Our
common stock is not traded or quoted on any exchange or inter-dealer quotation
system. We will seek to identify a market maker to file an
application with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. to initiate
quotation of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. We have not
identified a market maker that has agreed to file such application.
Dividend
Policy
To date,
we have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common
stock. The payment of dividends, if any, is at the discretion of the
Board of Directors and is contingent on many factors, including our revenues and
earnings, capital requirements and financial conditions. We currently
intend to retain all earnings, if any, for use in business
operations. Accordingly, we do not anticipate declaring any dividends
in the near future.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
As of the
date of this prospectus, we have not adopted any equity compensation
plans.
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OUR
MANAGEMENT
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth certain information about our directors and executive
officers:
Name
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Age
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Position
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Gordon
Knott
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50
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President
and Director
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Garabed
Khatchoyan
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45
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Secretary
and Director
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Douglas
Wells
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69
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Chief
Financial Officer
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The
Company's directors are elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until their respective successors have been elected and
qualified. The Company's officers serve at the pleasure of the board
of directors.
Set forth
below is biographical information concerning our directors and executive
officers for at least the past five years.
Gordon
Knott has served as a member of our board of directors and our president since
our inception. Mr. Knott has in excess of twenty years of sales and
sales management experience in the telecommunications industry servicing large
national accounts. From 2000 to 2003 he was a senior account manager
for CopperCom, Inc., a leading manufacturer and designer of a full suite of
telecommunications products for the access network. As a national
account representative, he was responsible for, among other things, sales of a
broad line of products in California and Hawaii, capturing a significant
opportunity with a wide range of hotels in Anaheim to provide all voice,
Internet and video. From 1994 to 2000, he served as a national
account manager for Convergent Communications / TIE Comm. Inc., a provider of
data and telephone networking systems located in Irvine, California where he was
responsible for sales in the company's western region and establishing new
national accounts, among other things
Garabed
(Gary) Khatchoyan served as a member of our board of directors and our corporate
secretary since our inception. Gary has over 20 years experience in
sales, business management and production management in the vinyl fence industry
and can handle virtually any issue that arises in our business. From
1996 to 2002, he was associated with Quality Vinyl Products, a licensed fence
contractor located in North Hollywood, California, where he was responsible for
sales and marketing and training of fabrication and sales
staff. Prior thereto has served in a variety of sales and marketing
positions in Southern California.
Douglas
Wells has served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September
1, 2008. Since 2007, he has been the president and sole shareholder
of CFO Services, Inc., a consulting firm that provides business advice and
CFO-type services to several companies. From 2004 to August
2008, he was employed by Avitus Group, a professional employer
organization, and provided CFO-type services to small business companies,
including our Company. From 2001 to 2004, he was chief financial
officer of Vital Imaging, Inc., which had eight medical imaging centers in the
western U.S. From 1999 to 2001, he served as the chief financial
officer of Care Network, Inc., a managed care company that provided workers
compensation medical management services to other businesses. Prior
to 1999, he served in various executive capacities with a number of
companies. Mr. Wells was an audit partner with Arthur Andersen where
he was in charge of its healthcare practice in Southern
California. Mr. Wells is a Certified Public
Accountant. Mr. Wells does not devote his full time to the
business of the Company.
Board
Committees
The board
of directors has responsibility for establishing broad corporate policies and
reviewing our overall performance rather than day-to-day
operations. The primary responsibility of our board of directors is
to oversee the general direction and management of our Company and, in doing so,
serve the best interests of the Company and our stockholders. The
board of directors selects, evaluates and provides for the succession of
executive officers and, subject to stockholder election,
directors. It reviews and approves corporate objectives and
strategies, and evaluates significant policies and proposed major commitments of
corporate resources. Our board of directors also participates in
decisions that have a potential major economic impact on our
Company. Management keeps the directors informed of Company activity
through regular communication.
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The board
of directors is currently composed of 2 people. All board action requires the
approval of a majority of the directors in attendance at a meeting at which a
quorum is present. We will increase the size of our board of
directors as we deem necessary to accommodate the growth of our
business.
Board
Determination of Independence
As of the
date hereof, the Company has not adopted a standard of independence nor does it
have a policy with respect to independence requirements for its Board members or
that a majority of its board be comprised of "independent
directors." As of the date hereof, none of our directors would
qualify as "independent" under any recognized standards of independence.
Board
of Directors Committees
We do not
currently have a standing audit, nominating or compensation committee of the
board of directors, or any committee performing similar
functions. Our board of directors performs the functions of audit,
nominating and compensation committees. As of the date of this
prospectus, no member of our board of directors qualifies as an “audit committee
financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Securities Act. Since the board of directors
currently consists of two members, it does not believe that establishing
separate audit, nominating or compensation committees are necessary for
effective governance.
The Board
will consider establishing independent committees of the board as and when we
expand the board.
Stockholder Communications
We do not
presently provide a process for security holders to send communications to the
board of directors. We expect to adopt a process for security holders
to send communications to the board of directors prior to the call of the
Company's next annual meeting of stockholders. We will disclose the
stockholder communication process we adopt in the proxy statement we will mail
to all stockholders prior to the next annual stockholders meeting.
Code
of Ethics
We have
adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officers and
principal financial officer (or persons performing similar functions) that is
designed to comply with Item 406 of Regulation S-K. A copy of our Code of
Ethics will also be furnished, without charge, in print to any person who
requests such copy by writing to the Company’s Secretary at: Vinyl Products,
Inc., 2210 South Ritchey Street, Santa Ana, California 92705.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Executive
Compensation
The
following table shows information concerning all compensation paid for services
to the Company in all capacities during the year ended December 31, 2008 or
accrued within the current fiscal year as to the principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, and each person whose total annual salary and bonus
exceeded $100,000 at the end of the last fiscal year (the “Named Executive
Officers”):
Summary
Compensation Table
Name (a)
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Year
(b)
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Salary
($) (c)
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Bonus
($) (d)
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Stock
Awards
($) (e)
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Option
Awards
($) (f)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) (g)
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Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($) (h)
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All Other
Compensation
($) (i)
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Total ($)
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(1)
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Gordon
Knott,
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2008
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$ | 60,000 | $ | 45,500 | - | - | - | - | $ | 258,355 | (1) | $ | 363,855 | |||||||||||||||||||
President
and Director
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2007
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$ | 60,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 218,335 | (2)(3) | $ | 278,335 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006
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$ | 57,692 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 175,835 | (2)(3) | $ | 233,527 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Garabed
Khatchoyan,
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2008
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$ | 60,000 | $ | 45,500 | - | - | - | - | $ | 270,032 | (4) | $ | 375,532 | |||||||||||||||||||
Secretary
and Director
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2007
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$ | 60,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 220,100 | (2)(5) | $ | 280,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006
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$ | 57,692 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 175,544 | (2)(6) | $ | 233,236 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas
Wells,
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2008
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- | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 20,000 | (7) | $ | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
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2007
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1.
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During
2008, Mr. Knot received the total additional compensation referenced in
column i consisting of: $165,000 paid as dividends by TVFC prior to the
share exchange, $5,800 toward a health savings account, $980 for tax
return preparation, $14,835 for vehicle leases and the conversion
into salary of all amounts due by Mr. Knott under a certain promissory
note evidencing monies he borrowed from the Company totaling $71,740.
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2.
|
Through
2007, TVFC elected to be treated as a Subchapter S corporation under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the amounts
paid by the Company to the persons named in the table in column i
represent profits distributed to its sole shareholders. As of
January 1, 2008, the shareholders of TVFC revoked their intention to treat
the Company as an "S" corporation and the Company is now treated as a "C"
corporation under the Code. During 2007, Mr. Knott received a
distribution from TVFC of $203,500 and Mr. Khatchoyan received a
distribution from TVFC of $203,500. During 2006, Mr. Knott
received a distribution from TVFC of $161,000 and Mr. Khatchoyan received
a distribution from TVFC of $161,000.
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3.
|
Includes
$14,835 in both 2007 and 2006 for automobile
allowance.
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4.
|
During
2008, Mr. Khatchoyan received the total additional compensation referenced
in column i consisting of: $165,000 paid as dividends by TVFC prior to the
share exchange, $5,800 toward a health savings account, $17,388 for
vehicle leases and the conversion into salary of all amounts due by Mr.
Khatchoyan under a certain promissory note evidencing monies he borrowed
from the Company totaling $81,844.
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5.
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Includes
$16,600 paid as an automobile
allowance.
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6.
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Includes
$14,544 paid as an automobile
allowance.
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7.
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Payments
to CFO Services, Inc., which is wholly owned by Douglas E.
Wells.
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Employment
Contracts
We are
not party to any employment agreements.
Other
Compensatory Arrangements
We do not
currently have any stock option, incentive, equity, non-equity or compensatory
plans in place. We may adopt such plans when and if our board of
directors deems them appropriate and will present any such plan adopted by our
board for approval by our stockholders at the next annual meeting after the
adoption thereof.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
As of
December 31, 2008, we had not approved any equity compensation plans and no
awards of any kind were outstanding. None of our executive officers
has ever received any equity awards, including, options, restricted stock or
other equity incentives.
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Compensation
of Directors
During
the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years, no member of our board of directors received any
compensation solely for service as a director. We do not have any
non-employee directors at this time and we have not adopted a policy for
compensating or reimbursing non-employee directors that may join our board of
directors.
We are
not party to any compensation arrangement with any of our directors nor have we
entered into any specific indemnification agreements with any member of our
board, though our Articles of Incorporation and bylaws provide that we are
required to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted
by Nevada law, as described below.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Our
articles of incorporation provide for the indemnification of our directors,
officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of
the State of Nevada. Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes
permits a corporation to indemnify any of its directors, officers, employees or
agents against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (except for an action
by or in right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, provided that it
is determined that such person acted in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Section
78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes requires that the determination that
indemnification is proper in a specific case must be made by (a) the
stockholders, (b) the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting
of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding or (c)
independent legal counsel in a written opinion (i) if a majority vote of a
quorum consisting of disinterested directors is not possible or (ii) if such an
opinion is requested by a quorum consisting of disinterested
directors.
Our
bylaws provide that: (a) no director shall be liable to the Company or any of
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director
except with respect to (i) a breach of the director’s loyalty to the Company or
its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) liability which may
be specifically defined by law or (iv) a transaction from the director derived
an improper personal benefit; and (b) the Company shall indemnify to the fullest
extent permitted by law each person that such law grants to the Company power to
indemnify.
Any
amendment to or repeal of our articles of incorporation or by-laws shall not
adversely affect any right or protection of any of our directors or officers for
or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director or officer occurring
prior to such amendment or repeal.
We may
enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers
that are, in some cases, broader than the specific indemnification provisions
permitted by Nevada law, and that may provide additional procedural
protection. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not entered
into any indemnification agreements with our directors or officers, but may
choose to do so in the future. Such indemnification agreements may
require us, among other things, to:
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indemnify officers and directors
against certain liabilities that may arise because of their status as
officers or directors;
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·
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advance expenses, as incurred, to
officers and directors in connection with a legal proceeding, subject to
limited exceptions; or
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obtain directors’ and officers’
insurance.
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As
described under the heading Legal Proceedings, appearing on page 40, our
president and secretary have been named as defendants in a law suit brought by a
former employee of the Company for wrongful termination. Company
counsel has filed a demurrer seeking to have all claims dismissed against these
individuals. We have determined that the conduct for which our
executive officers are named as parties to the action was within the scope of
the indemnification provisions of our articles of incorporation and
bylaws. The claims against our officers are covered by an insurance
policy we maintain and it is unlikely the Company will be liabile for any out of
pocket payments on our officers' behalf.
We are
permitted to apply for insurance on behalf of any director, officer, employee or
other agent for liability arising out of his actions.
Disclosure
of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act
Liabilities
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to our directors, officers and persons controlling us, we have been
advised that it is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s opinion that such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and
is, therefore, unenforceable.
TRANSACTIONS
WITH RELATED PERSONS,
PROMOTERS
AND CERTAIN CONTROL PERSONS
Related
Party Loans
On March
15, 2008, Gordon Knott and Garabed Khatchoyan, directors and officers of the
Company, each executed a promissory note in favor of the Company entitling them
to borrow up to $250,000 from the Company. The notes provided for
interest at the rate of 5% per year and were due on March 15 2009. At
March 15, 2008, Mr. Knott had borrowed the sum of $71,000 under the note, which
had accrued interest equal to $740, and Mr. Khatchoyan had borrowed the sum of
$81,000 under the note, which had accrued interest equal to $844. At
March 15, 2008, the parties converted all amounts due under the notes, including
accrued interest, into salary and cancelled the promissory notes.
Related
Party Transactions
Douglas
Wells, our chief financial officer, was employed by Avitus Group and provided
CFO-type services to a number of companies. We utilized the services
of Avitus Group from February 2006 through August 2008. During our
engagement, we paid Avitus Group fees of $125,000. We discontinued
utilizing these services when we engaged Mr. Wells to become our chief financial
officer as of September 1, 2008.
Registration
Rights
In
connection with the share exchange, our officers and directors, who are our
principal stockholders, were granted registration rights with respect to 300,000
shares of the common stock issued to them in that transaction. The
Registration Statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes all such
shares of the common stock we agreed to register for such persons.
Promoters and Certain Control
Persons
Except as
set forth in our discussion above, none of our directors or executive officers
has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive
officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Policies
and Procedures for Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related
Persons
We did
not previously have a formal policy concerning transactions with related
persons. We are in the process of adopting a written related-person
transactions policy that sets forth our policies and procedures regarding the
identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of
“related-persons transactions.” For purposes of our policy only, a
“related-person transaction” will be a transaction, arrangement or relationship
(or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which
we and any “related person” are participants involving an amount that exceeds
$50,000. Transactions involving compensation for services provided to
us as an employee, director, consultant or similar capacity by a related person
will not be covered by this policy. A related person will be any
executive officer, director or a holder of more than five percent of our common
stock, including any of their immediate family members and any entity owned or
controlled by such persons.
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Under the
policy, we expect that where a transaction has been identified as a
related-person transaction, management must present information regarding the
proposed related-person transaction to our board of directors for consideration
and approval or ratification. The presentation will be expected to include a
description of, among other things, the material facts, and the direct and
indirect interests of the related persons, the benefits of the transaction to us
and whether any alternative transactions are available. To identify
related-person transactions in advance, we will rely on information supplied by
our executive officers, directors and certain significant
stockholders. In considering related-person transactions, our board
of directors will take into account the relevant available facts and
circumstances including, but not limited to:
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the risks, costs and benefits to
us;
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the impact on a director’s
independence in the event the related person is a director, immediate
family member of a director or an entity with which a director is
affiliated;
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the terms of the
transaction;
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the availability of other sources
for comparable services or products;
and
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the terms available to or
from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from our
employees generally.
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Under the
policy, we expect that in the event a director has an interest in the proposed
transaction, the director must excuse himself or herself form the deliberations
and approval. Our policy will require that, in determining whether to
approve, ratify or reject a related-person transaction, our board of directors
must consider, in light of known circumstances, whether the transaction is in,
or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of our Company and our
stockholders, as our board of directors determines in the good faith exercise of
its discretion.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information, as of December 8, 2009 with
respect to the beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock by (i) any
holder of more than five (5%) percent; (ii) each of our executive officers and
directors and (iii) our directors and executive officers as a group. Except as
otherwise indicated, each of the stockholders listed below has sole voting and
investment power over the shares beneficially owned.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with
respect to securities. Securities that entitle a holder to acquire
shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60
days of December 8, 2009 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person
holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership
of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing
the percentage ownership of any other person.
The
business address of the stockholders set forth below is 2210 South Ritchey
Street, Santa Ana, California 92705.
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Holder
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Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned (2)
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Percent of Class
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Gordon
Knott
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10,000,000 | 43.74 | % | |||||
Garabed
Khatchoyan
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10,000,000 | 43.74 | % | |||||
Douglas
Wells (1)
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100,000 | * | ||||||
All
directors and officers and as a group (3 persons)
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20,100,000 | 87.91 | % |
*
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Indicates
less than one percent.
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(1)
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Mr.
Wells owns these shares through The Wells Family
Trust
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(2)
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Applicable
percentage ownership is based on 22,864,200 shares of common stock
outstanding as of December 8, 2009.
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SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
This
prospectus relates to the resale by the selling stockholders named below from
time to time of up to a total of 1.064,200 shares of our common stock that were
issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to transactions exempt from
registration under the Securities Act and 128,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise of options that will be issued in transactions exempt from registration
under the Securities Act. All of the common stock offered by this
prospectus is being offered by the selling stockholders and is being offered for
their own accounts.
Issuances
of Securities being Offered
A
description of each transaction in which common stock being offered in this
offering was sold to the selling stockholders is set forth below.
Issuance
to Founders
In May
2007, our predecessor, Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Red
Oak-Delaware), issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.0001 per
share, the par value thereof, to three of the founders of the Company in
reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by section 4(2) under the
Securities Act and corresponding provisions of state securities laws, which
exempt transactions by an issuer not involving any public
offering. On October 9, 2007, Red Oak-Delaware organized
Red Oak Concepts, Inc. in the State of Nevada (Red Oak-Nevada) and on October
10, 2007 the two companies and the stockholders of Red Oak-Delaware entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Plan of Merger) for the purpose of changing the
corporation's domicile to the State of Nevada. The Plan of Merger
provided for the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of Red Oak-Nevada's common stock
in exchange for the 1,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock of Red
Oak-Delaware held by the founders. The merger became effective on
December 4, 2007, at which time Red Oak-Nevada issued 1,000,000 shares of its
common stock to the stockholders of Red Oak-Delaware in reliance on the
exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
The table
below provides specific information as to the purchasers of the shares and the
price paid by each of them for their shares:
Name
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No.
of Shares
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Purchase
Price
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Susan
D. Zachmann
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475,000 | $ | 47.50 | |||||
Katherine
J. Daniels
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475,000 | $ | 47.50 | |||||
Barbara
Deadwiley
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50,000 | $ | 5.00 |
Under the
terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, Susan Zachmann returned 142,500 shares of
stock to the treasury of the Company, Katherine Daniels returned 142,500 shares
of stock to the treasury of the Company and Barbara Deadwiley returned 15,000
shares of common stock to the treasury.
In
connection with the share exchange transaction described below, the Company
granted registration rights to the holders of these shares on the same terms
granted to the holders of TVFC shareholders under a registration rights
agreement, the terms of which are described below.
Share
Exchange Transaction
On
November 20, 2008, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with TVFC
and the holders of all of the outstanding shares of that corporation's common
stock (6 persons). Under this agreement, the Company exchanged one share of
common stock for each share of the common stock of TVFC outstanding on that
date, or an aggregate of 22,100,000 shares, representing all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of TVFC. In addition, the Company assumed
all of TVFC's obligations under options granted by TVFC to its employees to
purchase up to 133,800 shares of common stock, which are exercisable at a price
of $.50 per share through September 24, 2010. (Since the date of
the share exchange, options to purchase 600 shares have been terminated upon the
departure of the holders from the Company.)
On the
closing of the share exchange, we entered into registration rights agreements
with (i) certain former holders of TVFC's shares of common stock who received
shares of our common stock in the share exchange, including persons who are now
affiliates of the Company (2,300,000 shares), (ii) the holders of the options we
assumed in that transaction with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of
the options (133,200 shares) and (iii) the founders of the Company (700,000
shares), under which we agreed to register an aggregate of 3,192,200 of shares
of common stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
options for public resale under the Securities Act. Three former
holders of TVFC's shares of common stock who received shares a total of
2,000,000 shares of our common stock in the share exchange have declined their
right to register their shares. We agreed to file such registration
statement within 90 days of the closing of the share exchange, subject to our
right to withdraw or delay the filing of the registration statement under
certain circumstances without penalty, and to pay all costs and expenses
incident to such registration. We agreed to maintain the
effectiveness of the registration statement for a minimum of twelve months
following its effective date. The registration rights agreement does
not provide any penalty for failing to file the registration statement that
includes the shares subject thereto within the 90-day filing period.
In
connection with the share exchange by which we completed the reverse acquisition
of TVFC on November 20, 2008, we entered into a series of Lock Up/Leak Out
Agreements with the holders of an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of our common
stock, including those persons who held all 700,000 outstanding shares of our
common stock prior to the closing of the share exchange (3 persons) and those
holders of TVFC's common stock who were not affiliates of TVFC on the date of
the share exchange, to whom we issued a total of 2,000,000 shares of our common
stock (3 persons). Under the Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements, all such
stockholders have agreed that (i) they will not sell or transfer any shares of
our common stock held as of the consummation of the share exchange until six
months after the effective date of the registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part (other than transfers to their affiliates, who must
agree to the terms of the Lock Up/Leak Out Agreement upon such transfer), and
(ii) after the end of that six-month lock up period, such persons (or their
transferees) will not sell or transfer more than 1/36th of the
number of shares such person owned on the date of the agreement during each
month thereafter. If a stockholder did not sell all of the shares
such stockholder was entitled to sell during a particular month, such
stockholder may not cumulate the unsold portion of that month's allotment to the
next month's allotment. The stockholders have further agreed that (a)
until such time as our common stock is admitted to quotation on the OTC Bulletin
Board, all shares shall be sold at a minimum sale price of $2, and after which
time all sales of shares will be made at no less than the best “asked” prices,
and no sales will be made at the “bid” prices for the common stock, (b) all
shares shall be sold in “broker’s transactions” and shall be in compliance with
the “manner of sale” requirements as those terms are defined in Rule 144 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission during the Lock-Up/Leak-Out period and (c)
they will not engage in any short selling of the common stock during the
Lock-Up/Leak-Out period.
Private
Placement Transaction
In
November 2008, we issued and sold an aggregate of 59,000 shares of our common
stock to ten investors for aggregate consideration of $59,000, or a per share
price of $1.00, pursuant to subscription agreements executed by us and each
investor (the “Subscription Agreement”). The issuance of these
securities was made in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public
offering and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The
purchasers were a accredited investors with access to all relevant information
necessary to evaluate the investment, and who represented to us that the shares
were being acquired for investment.
In
connection with the private placement, the Company entered into a registration
rights agreement with the investors on substantially the same terms granted to
the recipients of our shares in the share exchange. Under the
registration rights agreement, we agreed to file such registration statement
within 90 days of the closing of the share exchange, subject to our right to
withdraw or delay the filing of the registration statement under certain
circumstances without penalty, and to pay all costs and expenses incident to
such registration. We agreed to maintain the effectiveness of the
registration statement for a minimum of twelve months following its effective
date. The registration rights agreement does not provide any penalty
for failing to file the registration statement that includes the shares subject
thereto within the 90-day filing period.
Selling
Stockholders
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the selling
stockholders and the shares offered by them in this prospectus. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In
computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a selling stockholder and
the percentage of ownership of that selling stockholder, shares of common stock
underlying shares of convertible preferred stock, options or warrants held by
that selling stockholder that are convertible or exercisable, as the case may
be, within 60 days of December 8 2009 are included. Those shares,
however, are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other selling stockholder. Each selling stockholder’s
percentage of ownership in the following table is based upon 22,864,200 shares
of common stock outstanding as of December 8, 2009.
Except as
specifically set forth in the footnotes to the table, none of the selling
stockholders has held a position as an officer or director of the Company, nor
has any selling stockholder had any material relationship of any kind with us or
any of our affiliates, other than as an employee, as set forth in the footnotes
to the table. All information with respect to share ownership has been
furnished by the selling stockholders. The shares being offered are being
registered to permit public resale of the shares and each selling stockholder
may offer all or part of the shares owned for resale from time to time. In
addition, none of the selling stockholders has any family relationships with our
officers, directors or controlling stockholders. Furthermore, no selling
stockholder is a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered
broker-dealer.
For
additional information, refer to “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management” above.
The term
“selling stockholders” also includes any transferees, pledges, donees, or other
successors in interest to the selling stockholders named in the table below.
To our knowledge, subject to applicable community property laws, each
person named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to
the shares of common stock set forth opposite such person’s name. We will
file a supplement to this prospectus to name successors to any named selling
stockholders who are able to use this prospectus to resell the securities
registered hereby.
We will
receive no proceeds from the sale of the registered shares; however, we will
receive proceeds from the exercise of options by the selling
stockholders. We have agreed to bear the expenses of registration of
the shares, other than commissions and discounts of agents or broker-dealers and
transfer taxes, if any.
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Name of Selling
Stockholder
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Shares
Owned Prior
to this
Offering (1)
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Total
Number of
Shares to be
Offered for
Selling
Stockholders
Account
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Total Shares to be
Owned and Percent
of Total
Outstanding After
Completion of this
Offering(1)(2)
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Number
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Percentage (3)
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Number
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Percentage (3)
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Gordon
Knott (4)
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10,000,000 | 43.74 | % | 100,000 | 9,900,000 | 50 | % | |||||||||||||
Garabed
Khatchoyan (5)
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10,000,000 | 43.74 | % | 100,000 | 9,900,000 | 50 | % | |||||||||||||
The
Wells Family Trust (6)
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100,000 | * | 100,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Susan
Zachmann (7)
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332,500 | 1.45 | % | 332,500 | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||||
Katherine
Daniels (8)
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332,500 | 1.45 | % | 332,500 | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||||
Barbara
Deadwiley (9)
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35,000 | * | 35,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Viken
Ohanesian (10)(11)
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10,000 | * | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Vram
Ohanesian (10)(11)
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10,000 | * | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Berton
Stafford (10)(11)
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3,000 | * | 3,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Barbara
Stafford (10)(11)
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3,000 | * | 3,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Barry
Knott (10)(12)
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5,000 | * | 5,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Mike
Everett (10)(11)
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10,000 | * | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Cheryl
Everett (10)(11)
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10,000 | * | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Deb
Herrmann (10)(11)
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1,500 | * | 1,500 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Robert
Herrmann (10)(11)
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1,500 | * | 1,500 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Jacques
Ohanesian (10)
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5,000 | * | 5,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Estanislao
Soria (13)(14)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Gerardo
Salgado (13)(15)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Ingel
Delgado Ulloa (13)(16)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Javier
Carrillo (13)(17)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Juan
Chavez (13)(18)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Manuel
Jaras (13)(19)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Manuel
Villa (13)(20)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Martin
Morales (13)(21)
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10,000 | * | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Richard
Andrade (13)(22)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Richard
Arroyo (13)(23)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Michael
Garga (13)(24)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Sergio
Luna Trujillo (13)(25)
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200 | * | 200 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Amber
Goines (13)(26)
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5,000 | * | 5,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Audie
Flores (13)(27)
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20,000 | * | 20,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Steve
Blythe (13)(28)
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2,000 | * | 2,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Dannyell
Miller (13)(29)
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25,000 | * | 25,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
David
Downie (13)(30)
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5,000 | * | 5,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Dean
Smith (13)(31)
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40,000 | * | 40,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Kimberly
Monson (13)(32)
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10,000 | * | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Sabrina
Johnson (13)(33)
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10,000 | * | 10,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
Veronica
Moreno (13)(34)
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4,000 | * | 4,000 | -0- | -0- |
* Less
than 1%.
1.
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Under
rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, a person is
deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities with respect to which the
person has or shares: (a) voting power, which includes the power to
vote or direct the vote of the security, or (b) investment power,
which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the
security. Unless otherwise indicated below, the persons named in the table
above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
beneficially owned.
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2.
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Assumes
that all securities registered herein have been
sold.
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3.
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As
of December 8, 2009, there were 22,864,200 shares of our common stock
outstanding.
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Gordon
Knott is a director and the president of our Company.
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5.
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Garabed
Khatchoyan is a director and the secretary of our Company.
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6.
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Douglas
Wells, our chief financial officer, possesses control over this entity.
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7.
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Susan
Zachmann is a former director and president of our Company. She
is party to a Lock Up/Leak Out Agreement with the Company as described
below.
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8.
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Katherine
Daniels is a former director and secretary of our Company. She
is party to a Lock Up/Leak Out Agreement with the Company as described
below.
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9.
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Barbara
Deadwiley is a former director of our Company. She is party to
a Lock Up/Leak Out Agreement with the Company, as described below.
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10.
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Purchaser
in November private placement of common stock.
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11.
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Spouse
of selling stockholder with same surname.
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12.
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Brother
of Gordon Knott, a director and officer of the Company.
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13.
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Employee
of the Company.
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14.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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15.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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16.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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17.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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18.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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19.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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20.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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21.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 9,800 shares of common
stock.
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22.
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Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
|
23.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
|
24.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
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25.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase no shares of common
stock.
|
26.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 4,800 shares of common
stock.
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27.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 19,800 shares of common
stock.
|
28.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 1,800 shares of common
stock.
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29.
|
Includes
1,200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 23,800 shares of
common stock.
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30.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 4,800 shares of common
stock.
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31.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 39,800 shares of common
stock.
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32.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 9,800 shares of common
stock.
|
33.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 9,800 shares of common
stock.
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34.
|
Includes
200 shares of common stock and options to purchase 3,800 shares of common
stock.
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Information
concerning the selling stockholders may change from time to time and any such
changed information will be set forth in supplements to this prospectus if and
when necessary.
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
selling stockholders and any of their respective pledgees, donees, assignees,
and other successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of
their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility
on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These
sales will be at the fixed price of $2.00 until the shares are quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board.
We have
agreed, subject to certain limits, to bear all costs, expenses, and fees of
registration of the shares of our common stock offered by the selling
stockholders for resale. However, any brokerage commissions,
discounts, concessions, or other fees, if any, payable to broker-dealers in
connection with any sale of shares of common stock will be borne by the selling
stockholders selling those shares or by the purchasers of those
shares.
On our
being notified by a selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been
entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares through a block trade,
special offering, exchange distribution, or secondary distribution, or a
purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed,
if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing
the following:
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the
name of each such selling stockholder and of any participating
broker-dealer;
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the
number of securities involved;
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·
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the
price at which such securities were
sold;
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·
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the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to any broker-dealer,
where applicable;
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·
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that
any broker-dealer did not conduct any investigation to verify the
information set out or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus;
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·
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other
facts material to the transaction.
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The
selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when
selling shares:
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·
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directly
as principals;
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·
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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·
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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·
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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·
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange
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privately
negotiated transactions
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·
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short
sales that are in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations of
any state or the United
States
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·
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share
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a
combination of any such methods of
sale
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law
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The
selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Any sales
of the shares may be effected through the OTC Bulletin Board if our common stock
is admitted to quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board, in private transactions or
otherwise, and the shares may be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of
sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices.
Except as
prohibited by the terms of Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements to which certain of the
selling stockholders are party as described on page 47, under the heading titled
"Issuances of Securities being Offered - Share Exchange Transaction,"
the selling stockholders may also engage in short sales against the box, puts
and calls, and other transactions in our securities or derivatives of our
securities and may sell or deliver shares in connection with these
trades. The selling stockholders may pledge their shares to their
brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements. If a
selling stockholder defaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to
time, offer and sell the pledged shares. We believe that the selling
stockholders have not entered into any agreements, understandings or
arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding sale of their
shares other than ordinary course brokerage arrangements, nor is there an
underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale
of shares by the selling stockholders.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. If the selling stockholders effect sales
through underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents, such firms may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the
selling stockholders or the purchasers of the shares for whom they may act as
agent, principal or both in amounts to be negotiated. Those persons
who act as broker-dealers or underwriters in connection with the sale of the
shares may be selected by the selling stockholders and may have other business
relationships with, and perform services for, us. The selling
stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is
customary in the types of transactions involved.
Any
selling stockholder or broker-dealer who participates in the sale of the shares
may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of section 2(11) of the
Securities Act. Any commissions received by any underwriter or broker-dealer and
any profit on any sale of the shares as principal may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
The
anti-manipulation provisions of Rules 101 through 104 of Regulation M
promulgated under the Exchange Act may apply to purchases and sales of shares of
common stock by the selling stockholders. In addition, there are
restrictions on market-making activities by persons engaged in the distribution
of the common stock.
Under the
securities laws of certain states, the shares may be sold in those states only
through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain
states the shares may not be able to be sold unless our common stock has been
registered or qualified for sale in that state or an exemption from registration
or qualification is available and is complied with.
We are
required to pay expenses incident to the registration, offering, and sale of the
shares under this offering. We have agreed to indemnify certain
selling stockholders and certain other persons against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments to
which those selling stockholders or their respective pledgees, donees,
transferees or other successors in interest may be required to make in respect
thereof. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons,
we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore,
unenforceable.
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
The
following description of our common stock and our preferred stock is a summary.
Reference is made to our Articles of Incorporation and our By-laws for a
complete description of our capital stock.
Authorized
Capital Stock
We are
authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000
shares of blank check preferred stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per
share.
Common
Stock
The
holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to
be voted on by the stockholders. All shares of common stock are entitled to
participate in any distributions or dividends that may be declared by the board
of directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding shares
of preferred stock. Subject to prior rights of creditors, all shares
of common stock are entitled, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, to participate ratably in the distribution of all our remaining
assets, after distribution in full of preferential amounts, if any, to be
distributed to holders of preferred stock. There are no sinking fund
provisions applicable to the common stock. Our common stock has no
preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights.
Preferred
Stock
Our board
of directors has the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to
designate and issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more
series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of each series
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. These
rights may include a preferential return in the event of our liquidation, the
right to receive dividends if declared by the board of directors, special
dividend rates, conversion rights, redemption rights, superior voting rights to
the common stock, the right to protection from dilutive issuances of securities
or the right to approve corporate actions. Any or all of these rights
may be superior to the rights of the common stock. As a result,
preferred stock could be issued with terms that could delay or prevent a change
in control or make removal of our management more
difficult. Additionally, our issuance of preferred stock may decrease
the market price of our common stock in any market that may develop for such
securities.
The board
of directors has the authority to issue the authorized but unissued shares of
our capital stock without action by the stockholders. The issuance of
any such shares would reduce the percentage ownership held by existing
stockholders and may dilute the book value of their shares.
There are
no provisions in our Articles of Incorporation or By-laws which would delay,
defer or prevent a change in control of the Company.
Options
In
connection with the share exchange with TVFC, we agreed to assume and honor
options to purchase up to 133,800 shares of common stock issued by TVFC to 24 of
its employees. (Since the date of the share exchange, three employees
have left the Company and their options to purchase 600 shares of common stock
were terminated.) The options are exercisable through a period ending
in September 24, 2009 at a price of $.50 per share. The number of
shares issuable upon exercise of the options and the exercise price are
adjustable upon the happening of certain events. In the case of a
stock splits, subdivision or combination, the number of shares and/or exercise
price shall be proportionally increased or decreased proportional to reflect
such transaction. In the event that the Company declares a dividend
or other distribution with respect to common stock that is payable in securities
of the Company or assets, then the holder shall be entitled to receive, in
addition to the common stock issuable upon exercise the securities or such other
assets of the Company to which such holder would have been entitled upon such
date if the holder had exercised the option on the date of the
transaction. If the Company reclassifies its securities or otherwise
changes the common stock into the same or a different number of securities of
any other class, the option shall thereafter represent the right to acquire such
number and kind of securities as if the holder had held shares of common stock
immediately prior to such reclassification or other change and the exercise
price for the option shall be appropriately adjusted. In case of any
capital reorganization of the common stock of the Company or any
merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, or the
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company then the holder of
the options shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of the option
and payment of the exercise price, the number of shares of stock or other
securities or property of the successor corporation resulting from such a
transaction as if he had been a holder of the shares of our common stock as of
the date of such transaction.
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We have
agreed to register the shares of common stock underlying the options on terms
identical to those provided to the other stockholders for whom we are
registering share, as described below.
Registration
Rights
In
connection with the share exchange by which we completed the reverse acquisition
of TVFC and the private placement of our common stock, both consummated in
November 2008, we agreed to register for public resale under the Securities Act,
an aggregate of 3,192,800 shares of common stock. We entered in to
Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements with the holders of 2,700,000 of such
shares. Subsequent to the date of the share exchange, the
holders of 2,000,000 shares (who also were party to the Lock Up/Leak Out
Agreements) elected not include their shares for registration.
The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to the persons to
whom we granted registration rights:
Aggregate
Number of
Shares to be
Registered
|
Interested Parties
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Manner in which
Shares were or
will be Acquired
|
Price at which
shares were or
will be Acquired.
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Relationship to the
Company (if any)
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700,000(1)
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3
holders of our common shares prior to the share exchange.
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Original
issuance from shell company.
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$.001
per share.
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Management
prior to share exchange.
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300,000
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3 persons
who received shares under the share exchange
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Share
exchange.
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$.002
per share
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These
persons are our directors and/or officers
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133,800
(2)
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24
holders of options assumed in the share exchange.
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Upon
exercise of options issued by TVFC prior to share exchange.
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$.50
per share
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Employees
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|||||
59,000
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10
investors in the November 2008 private placement
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Private
placement.
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$1.00
per share
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(1)
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The
holders of all of the shares referenced in this row are subject to the
provisions of a Lock Up/Leak Out Agreement, a description of which is
included in the section titled "Selling Stockholders – Lock Up/Leak Out
Agreements," appearing on page 47 of this prospectus under the
heading titled "Issuances of Securities being Offered - Share Exchange
Transaction."
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(2)
|
Represents
the total number of options assumed by the Company under the terms of the
Share Exchange Agreement. Since the closing of the share
exchange, options to purchase 600 shares were terminated and 5,200 options
have been exercised as of December 8, 2009. In this
prospectus, the Company is registering 128,000 shares underlying a like
number of shares of common stock on behalf of 21 persons.
|
Our
obligation to register the above shares for public resale is governed by the
terms of registration rights agreements we entered on the closing of
the share exchange and the private placement that are identical in all material
respects. In both cases, we agreed to file such registration
statement within 90 days of the closing of the transaction giving rise to the
registration rights, subject to our right to withdraw or delay the filing of the
registration statement under certain circumstances without penalty, and to pay
all costs and expenses incident to such registration. We are not
obligated to ensure the effectiveness of this registration statement by any
particular date and have no monetary liability for failing to file it within the
time frame contemplated by the registration rights agreement. When
effective, this registration statement satisfies that commitment. We
agreed to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for a minimum
of twelve months following the effective date thereof.
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We have
agreed to indemnify all of the selling stockholders and certain other persons
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons,
we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore,
unenforceable.
SHARES
ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
As
of December 8, 2009, we have 22,864,200 shares of common stock
outstanding. In addition, there are outstanding options to purchase
an aggregate of 128,000 common shares and 128,000 common shares are reserved for
issuance upon exercise of these options.
Prior to
this offering, there has been no public market for any class of our capital
stock and a significant public market for our common stock may not develop or be
sustained after this offering. Future sales of significant amounts of
our capital stock, including shares of our outstanding stock and shares of our
stock issued upon exercise of outstanding options, in the public market after
this offering, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely
affect any prevailing market price of our common stock and could impair our
future ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity
securities.
Shares
Covered by this Prospectus
All of
the 1,193,200 shares being registered in this offering may be sold without
restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless they are
purchased by one of our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act, so long as the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part is, and remains, effective. Of the
shares being registered, 128,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a like number
of outstanding options may be sold as described above upon exercise of the
options by the holders in accordance with the terms thereof. Further,
700,000 of the shares being registered may be sold as described above, subject
to the provisions of Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements executed by the holders of the
shares in favor of the Company.
Under the
Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements, the stockholders have agreed, among other things,
that (i) they will not sell or transfer any shares of our common stock held as
of the consummation of the share exchange until six months after the effective
date of the registration statement covering their shares (other than transfers
to their affiliates, who must agree to the terms of the Lock Up/Leak Out
Agreement upon such transfer), and (ii) after the end of that six-month lock up
period, such persons (or their transferees) will not sell or transfer more than
1/36th of the
number of shares such person owned on the date of the agreement during each
month thereafter.
The
remaining shares of our common stock outstanding upon completion of this
offering are deemed “restricted” securities under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act. These restricted securities may be sold in the public market
only if they are registered or if they qualify for an exemption from
registration under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. This rule is
summarized below.
Rule
144
Certain
outstanding shares of our common stock which are not included in this prospectus
are eligible for sale in the public market under Rule 144. In
general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person who has beneficially
owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be
entitled to sell their securities provided that (1) such person is not deemed to
have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three
months preceding, a sale, (2) we are subject to the reporting requirements of
the Exchange Act for at least 90 days before the sale and (3) if the sale occurs
prior to satisfaction of a one-year holding period, we provide current
information at the time of sale.
In the
event that the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part lapses
for any reason (the Company is required to maintain its effectiveness for one
year after the effective date), all currently outstanding shares of common stock
will be subject to resale pursuant to Rule 144, subject to the limitations
described herein, except for an aggregate of 4,200 shares that were issued upon
the exercise of options during the period January through March
2009. Common stock issued upon exercise of the options at any time
while a registration statement covering such shares is not effective will be
subject to sale pursuant to Rule 144 upon the expiration of the holding period,
which commences on the date the Company receives payment of the exercise price
under the option agreements.
Persons
who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least
six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the
three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by
which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a
number of securities that does not exceed the greater of:
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•
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1%
of the total number of securities of the same class then outstanding,
which will equal approximately 228,632 shares immediately after this
offering;
or
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•
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the
average weekly trading volume of such securities during the four calendar
weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to
such sale.
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provided, that, in each case,
that we are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act
for at least three months before the sale.
However,
since we will seek to initiate quotation of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin
Board, which is not an “automated quotation system,” our stockholders will not
be able to rely on the market-based volume limitation described in the second
bullet above. If, in the future, our securities are listed on an exchange or
quoted on NASDAQ, then our stockholders would be able to rely on the
market-based volume limitation. Unless and until our stock is so
listed or quoted, our stockholders can only rely on the percentage based volume
limitation described in the first bullet above.
Such
sales by affiliates must also comply with the manner of sale, current public
information and notice provisions of Rule 144. The selling stockholders will not
be governed by the foregoing restrictions when selling their shares pursuant to
this prospectus.
Restrictions
on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Rule 144
is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by companies that
are, or previously were, shell companies, like us, unless the following
conditions are met:
•
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the
issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to
be a shell company;
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•
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the
issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
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•
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the
issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material
required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or
such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and
materials), other than Current Reports on Form 8-K; and
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•
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at
least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current
comprehensive disclosure with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity
that is not a shell company.
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As a
result, it is likely that pursuant to Rule 144 our stockholders, who were
stockholders of ours prior to the reverse acquisition of TVFC, will be able to
sell the their shares of our common stock from and after November 20, 2009 (the
one year anniversary of our reverse acquisition of TVFC) without
registration. However, we are registering for public resale on behalf
of all of the holders of our outstanding shares of common stock prior to the
reverse acquisition of TVFC in the registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part and all such shares will be freely transferable and
without any restriction pursuant to this prospectus, subject to the provisions
of the Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements governing the disposition of their shares, as
described under the heading "Selling Stockholders – Lock Up/Leak Out Agreements"
appearing on page 47 of this prospectus under the heading titled "Issuances
of Securities being Offered - Share Exchange Transaction."
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the issuance of the common stock offered by the selling stockholders
under this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Ruffa & Ruffa, P.C., New
York, New York.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007, included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement,
have been audited by Traci J. Anderson, CPA, an independent registered public
accounting firm, to the extent and for the periods indicated in their report
appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report and
upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have
filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act
with respect to the common stock offered by this prospectus. This
prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, omits certain
information, exhibits, schedules and undertakings set forth in the registration
statement. For further information pertaining to us and our common
stock, reference is made to the registration statement and the exhibits and
schedules to the registration statement. Statements contained in this
prospectus as to the contents or provisions of any documents referred to in this
prospectus are not necessarily complete, and in each instance where a copy of
the document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement,
reference is made to the exhibit for a more complete description of the matters
involved.
You may
read and copy all or any portion of the registration statement without charge at
the public reference room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N. E., Washington, D.
C. 20549. Copies of the registration statement may be
obtained from the SEC at prescribed rates from the public reference room of the
SEC at such address. You may obtain information regarding the
operation of the public reference room by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. In
addition, registration statements and certain other filings made with the SEC
electronically are publicly available through the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
The registration statement, including all exhibits and amendments thereto, has
been filed electronically with the SEC.
After
effectiveness of the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part,
we will become subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of
the Exchange Act and, accordingly, will file annual reports containing financial
statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm,
quarterly reports containing unaudited financial data, current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the SEC. We do not presently
intend to voluntarily distribute copies of our annual reports to our
stockholders following the effectiveness of the registration statement, of which
this prospectus is a part. However, you will be able to inspect and
copy each of our periodic reports, proxy statements and other information at the
SEC’s public reference room, and at the web site of the SEC referred to above.
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INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
(f/k/a
RED OAK CONCEPTS, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Audited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2008
and 2007
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F–1
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Restated
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007
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F–2
|
|
Restated
and Reclassified Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
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F–3
|
|
Restated
Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007
|
F–4
|
|
Restated
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December
31, 2008 and 2007
|
F–5
|
|
Restated
and Reclassified Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
F–6
|
|
Unaudited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the Quarterly Period
Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
|
||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
|
F–13
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008
|
F–14
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the period ended September 30,
2009
|
F-15
|
|
|
||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month periods ended September 30,
2009 and 2008
|
F–16
|
|
Notes
to the Financial Statements
|
F–17
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
of Vinyl Products, Inc. (f/k/a Red Oak Concepts, Inc.):
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vinyl Products, Inc.
(f/k/a Red Oak Concepts, Inc.) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related
statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, income, and cash flows for each
of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2008. Vinyl Products,
Inc.’s management is responsible for these financial statements. My
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
my audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Vinyl Products, Inc. (f/k/a Red Oak
Concepts, Inc.) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended
December 31, 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.
/s/ Traci J. Anderson
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Traci
J. Anderson, CPA
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Huntersville,
NC
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February
27, 2009, except for Note L as to
which
the date is November 9, 2009
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F-1
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC. (f/k/a RED OAK CONCEPTS, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (2008 Restated - Note L)
December
31, 2008 and 2007
2008
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2007
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS:
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents
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$ | 114,901 | $ | 134,251 | ||||
Accounts
Receivable
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57,575 | 68,947 | ||||||
Receivable
from Shareholders
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- | 152,000 | ||||||
Stock
Receivable
|
5,000 | - | ||||||
Inventory
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156,865 | 136,671 | ||||||
Prepaid
Expenses - restated
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38,651 | 31,843 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
372,992 | 523,712 | ||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT:
|
||||||||
Property
and Equipment
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429,255 | 386,946 | ||||||
Less
Accumulated Depreciation
|
148,084 | 99,539 | ||||||
Net
Property and Equipment
|
281,171 | 287,407 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Security
Deposits
|
8,690 | 8,690 | ||||||
Total
Other Assets
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8,690 | 8,690 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 662,853 | $ | 819,809 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Current
Portion of Long-Term Liabilities
|
$ | 18,646 | $ | 23,716 | ||||
Note
Payable to Shareholder
|
- | 29,900 | ||||||
Accounts
Payable and Accruals
|
255,401 | 139,212 | ||||||
Customer
Deposits
|
161,658 | 182,570 | ||||||
Income
Taxes Payable - restated
|
21,200- | 9,732 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
456,905 | 385,130 | ||||||
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES:
|
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Vehicle
and Installment Purchase Contracts
|
48,824 | 68,780 | ||||||
Less
Current Portion Shown Above
|
18,646 | 23,716 | ||||||
Net
Long-Term Liabilities
|
30,178 | 45,064 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
487,083 | 430,194 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
|
||||||||
Preferred
Stock ($.0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
and outstanding at December 31, 2008)
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
Stock ($0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,859,000 shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008)
|
2,286 | 2,280 | ||||||
Paid
in Capital
|
90,814 | (180 | ) | |||||
Retained
Earnings - restated
|
82,670 | 387,515 | ||||||
Total
Shareholders' Equity
|
175,770 | 389,615 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ | 662,853 | $ | 819,809 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-2
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 (Reclassified and Restated – Note
L)
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Income
|
$ | 4,157,860 | $ | 3,933,212 | ||||
Cost
of Goods Sold:
|
||||||||
Labor
|
806,356 | 687,116 | ||||||
Materials
|
1,278,524 | 1,137,187 | ||||||
Other
|
40,374 | 38,585 | ||||||
Total
Cost of Goods Sold
|
2,125,254 | 1,862,888 | ||||||
Gross
Profit
|
2,032,606 | 2,070,324 | ||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||
Advertising
and Marketing
|
196,660 | 186,012 | ||||||
Selling,
General, and Administrative - reclassified
|
442,930 | 379,524 | ||||||
Payroll
Expense
|
984,605 | 646,918 | ||||||
Professional
Fees
|
199,933 | 110,267 | ||||||
Rent
Expense
|
103,790 | 100,870 | ||||||
Total
Expenses
|
1,927,918 | 1,423,591 | ||||||
Net
Operating Income
|
104,688 | 646,733 | ||||||
Other
Income (Expense):
|
||||||||
Interest
Income
|
6,585 | 2,972 | ||||||
Interest
Expense - reclassified
|
(6,118 | ) | (4,784 | ) | ||||
Net
Other Income (Expense)
|
467 | (1,812 | ) | |||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
105,155 | 644,921 | ||||||
Income
Taxes
|
(80,000 | ) | (9,732 | ) | ||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 25,155 | $ | 635,189 | ||||
Basic
and fully diluted earnings per share
|
$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.03 | ||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding — basic
|
22,805,981 | 22,800,000 | ||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding — diluted
|
22,842,105 | 22,800,000 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-3
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 (Restated – Note
L) and 2007
Preferred Stock
|
Common Stock
|
Paid-in
|
Retained
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Stock
|
Shares
|
Stock
|
Capital
|
Earnings-
restated –
Note L
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balances,
December 31, 2006
|
- | $ | - | 2,000 | $ | 2,000 | $ | - | $ | 159,326 | ||||||||||||||
Shareholder
Distributions
|
- | - | - | - | - | (407,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Reverse
Merger
|
- | - | 22,798,000 | 280 | (180 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net
Income for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | 635,189 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances,
December 31, 2007
|
- | $ | - | 22,800,000 | $ | 2,280 | $ | (180 | ) | $ | 387,515 | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of Common Stock
|
- | - | 59,000 | 6 | 61,094 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Contribution
of Capital
|
- | - | - | - | 29,900 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder
Distributions
|
- | - | - | - | - | (330,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net
Income for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | 25,155 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances,
December 31, 2008
|
- | $ | - | 22,859,000 | $ | 2,286 | $ | 90,814 | $ | 82,670 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-4
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC. (f/k/a RED OAK CONCEPTS, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2008 (Restated – Note L) and 2007
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 25,155 | $ | 635,189 | ||||
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by Operating
Activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
48,545 | 36,101 | ||||||
Changes
in Assets and Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Decrease
(Increase) in Accounts Receivable
|
11,372 | (29,391 | ) | |||||
Decrease
(Increase) in Inventory
|
(20,194 | ) | (42,605 | ) | ||||
Decrease
(Increase) in Prepaid Expenses
|
(6,808 | ) | (27,715 | ) | ||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses
|
136,509 | 16,230 | ||||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Customer Deposits
|
(20,912 | ) | (20,569 | ) | ||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Credit Card Balances
|
(20,320 | ) | 22,343 | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable
|
11,468 | 9,732 | ||||||
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
164,815 | 599,315 | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Vehicle
Purchases
|
- | (53,064 | ) | |||||
Leasehold
Improvements
|
(36,494 | ) | (13,552 | ) | ||||
Machinery
and Equipment Purchases
|
3,813 | (45,721 | ) | |||||
Office
and Computer Equipment Purchases
|
(9,628 | ) | (8,032 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in Receivable from Shareholders
|
152,000 | - | ||||||
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
109,691 | (120,369 | ) | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Issuance
of Common Stock
|
61,100 | 100 | ||||||
Contribution
of Capital
|
29,900 | - | ||||||
Line
of Credit Payments
|
- | (17,945 | ) | |||||
Vehicle
Loan Proceeds, Net of Principal Payments
|
(15,168 | ) | 29,460 | |||||
Issuance
of Stock Receivable
|
(5,000 | ) | - | |||||
Note
Payable Principal Payments
|
(4,789 | ) | (5,706 | ) | ||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Note Payable to Shareholder
|
(29,900 | ) | 29,900 | |||||
Dividends
Paid
|
(330,000 | ) | (407,000 | ) | ||||
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
(293,857 | ) | (371,191 | ) | ||||
NET
CASH INCREASE FOR THE PERIOD
|
(19,351 | ) | 107,755 | |||||
CASH
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
|
134,252 | 26,496 | ||||||
CASH
AT END OF THE YEAR
|
$ | 114,901 | $ | 134,251 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
CASH
PAID DURING THE PERIOD FOR:
|
||||||||
INTEREST
|
$ | 44,881 | $ | 21,988 | ||||
TAXES
|
$ | 58,532 | $ | - |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-5
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2008 (Reclassified and Restated)
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization – Vinyl Products, Inc. (“the
Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 24, 2007 under the
name Red Oak Concepts, Inc. to serve as a vehicle for a business combination
through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar
business combination. The Company filed a registration statement on
Form 10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to register its
class of common stock on September 15, 2007 that was effective as of November
14, 2007. On December 4, 2007, the Company changed its jurisdiction
of domicile by merging with a Nevada corporation titled Red Oak Concepts,
Inc.
On
November 21, 2008, the Company changed its name to Vinyl Products, Inc. in
connection with a reverse acquisition transaction with The Vinyl Fence Company,
Inc. (“TVFC”), a California corporation.
Pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement, on November 21, 2008, the Company filed a Certificate
of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State for
the State of Nevada to change its corporate name to “Vinyl Products, Inc.” to
better reflect its business.
Business
Activity — The
Vinyl Fence Company, Inc. designs, fabricates and installs fencing, patio
covers, gates and railing made of co-extruded vinyl from its location in Santa
Ana, California. The Company operates in one reportable segment, the
domestic vinyl products industry.
Cash and Cash Equivalents —
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The
Company routinely has deposits at a financial institution that exceed federal
depository insurance coverage. Management believes that maintaining
the deposits at a large reputable institution mitigates risks associated with
these excess deposits.
Management’s 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, the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
Revenue Recognition —
Customer deposits are recorded as a current liability when
received. Under California law, the customer has three days in which
to cancel the contract. Revenues are recognized when the
installations of the products are complete. The related cost of goods
sold includes materials, installation labor, and miscellaneous other
costs.
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NOTE A – SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)
Comprehensive
Income – The
Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”, which
establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and
its components in the financial statements. There were no items of
comprehensive income applicable to the Company during the periods covered in the
financial statements.
Advertising and Marketing
Expense — The
Company expenses all advertising and marketing costs as
incurred. Advertising and marketing expense was $196,660 in the year
ended December 31, 2008, and $186,012 in the year ended December 31,
2007.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments — The
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, accounts
payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value based on the
short-term nature of these accounts. Long-term debt obligations bear
fixed interest rates, and their fair value was estimated using a discounted cash
flow analysis based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for
similar types of borrowing arrangements. The estimated fair value of
the Company’s long-term debt obligations approximates the fair value at December
31, 2008 and 2007.
Accounts
Receivable — The
Company sells to individual homeowners and homeowner
associations. Accounts receivable are minimized by requiring a down
payment at the time a sales agreement is signed, and the balance at completion
of installation. Bad debt losses are recorded as
incurred. Bad debt expense was $13,049 in 2008 and $6,801 in
2007. Accounts receivable were $57,575 at December 31,
2008.
Inventory — Inventory is stated at the
lower of average cost or market value. Inventory consists of raw
materials (approximately 80%) and fabricated materials awaiting installation
(approximately 20%).
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets – Using
the guidance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company reviews the carrying value
of property, plant, and equipment for impairment whenever events and
circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be
recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use
and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows
are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an
amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. The factors
considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating
results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property is used, and the
effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic
factors.
Property and
Equipment —
Property and equipment are carried at cost, net of accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method
over the following estimated useful lives:
Vehicles
|
2 –
7 years
|
|
Furniture
and Fixtures
|
7 –
15 years
|
|
Machinery
and Equipment
|
5 –
15 years
|
|
Office
and Computer Equipment
|
3 –
20 years
|
|
Signs
|
7
years
|
Leasehold
improvements are classified as property and equipment and are amortized using
the straight-line method over 15 years and 39 years. When assets are
retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation
are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in
operations for the period. The cost of maintenance and repairs is
charged to operations as incurred. Significant renewals and
betterments are capitalized. Depreciation expense was $48,545 in 2008
and $36,101 in 2007.
F-7
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements – In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities – including an amendment
of FASB Statement No. 115”. This statement permits entities to choose
to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused
by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused
by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is expected to
expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the Board’s
long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments, and
is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins
after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the
beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 17, 2007, provided
the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair
Value Measurements”. No entity is permitted to apply the Statement
retrospectively to fiscal years preceding the effective date unless the entity
chooses early adoption. Early adoption of the standard is not
expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or its
financial position.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R will significantly change the
accounting for business combinations in a number of areas, including the
treatment of contingent considerations, contingencies, acquisition costs,
IPR&D and restructuring costs. In additions, under
SFAS 141R, changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired
income tax uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period
will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not yet
determined the impact, if any, of SFAS 141R on its financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non Controlling Interests in
Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS 160 will
change the accounting and reporting of minority interests, which will be
re-characterized as non-controlling interests (NCI) and classified as a
component of equity. This new consolidation method will significantly
change the account with minority interest holders. SFAS 160 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
Company has not yet determined the impact, if any, of SFAS 160 on its financial
statements.
NOTE B – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH
FLOW INFORMATION
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information for the year ended December 31, 2008 are
summarized as follows:
Cash paid
during the period for interest and income taxes:
Interest
|
$ | 6,118 | ||
Income
Taxes
|
$ | 58,532 |
NOTE C –
COMMITMENTS/LEASES
The
Company leases its 10,000 square foot facility under a non-cancellable lease
arrangement that expires on March 31, 2009. The lease is guaranteed
by one of the Company’s shareholders. The Company intends to renew
the lease for a two-year period at the current rental rate, with an option to
renew for an additional two-year period. Future minimum payments
under the current operating lease and the planned operating lease are $104,280
in 2009, $104, 280 in 2010, and $26,070 in 2011.
F-8
NOTE D — LONG-TERM DEBT
OBLIGATIONS
The
Company has an available $100,000 line of credit which it opened in January
2006. Borrowings under the line of credit were paid off in
2007. The interest rate is prime plus 3 percentage
points. See Note K.
The
Company acquired four vehicles under installment sales contracts with interest
rates varying from 4.9% to 6.9%. The Company also acquired equipment
under a capital lease agreement with interest at 4.9%. Future
payments under these agreements are as follows:
2009
|
$ | 18,647 | ||
2010
|
$ | 18,647 | ||
2011
|
$ | 12,739 | ||
2012
|
$ | 3,261 |
NOTE E – INCOME
TAXES
Prior to
2008, the Company had elected to be taxed as a Subchapter S corporation, and as
such the net income of the Company was passed through to the Company’s two
shareholders. The Company is now a Subchapter C corporation and is
subject to Federal and State income taxes.
Income
tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 is as follows:
Federal
|
$ | 61,000 | ||
California
|
$ | 19,000 |
As of
December 31, 2008, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward for federal
tax purposes of $56,025 and a net operating loss carryforward for state tax
purposes of $42,209.
NOTE F – NET INCOME PER
COMMON SHARE
The
Company’s reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and
fully diluted income per share is as follows for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2008:
For the Year Ended December 30,
2007
|
||||||||||||
Income
|
Shares
|
Per-Share
|
||||||||||
(Numerator)
|
(Denominator)
|
Amount
|
||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 635,189 | ||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | 635,189 | 22,800,000 | $ | .03 | |||||||
(A)
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
||||||||||||
Stock
Options
|
-0- | |||||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | 635,189 | 22,800,000 | $ | .03 |
F-9
NOTE F – NET INCOME PER
COMMON SHARE (CONTINUED)
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||
Income
|
Shares
|
Per-Share
|
||||||||||
(Numerator)
|
(Denominator)
|
Amount
|
||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 25,155 | ||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | 25,155 | 22,805,981 | $ | .00 | |||||||
(A)
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
||||||||||||
Stock
Options
|
36,128 | |||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Diluted EPS | ||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | 25,155 | 22,842,109 | $ | .00 |
(A)
|
See
Note A.
|
NOTE G – EMPLOYEE STOCK
OPTION PLAN
On
September 24, 2008, the Company granted stock options to employees to purchase
133,800 shares of common stock at $.50 a share. Three employees
subsequently left the Company and their options for 600 shares were
terminated. The options expired on September 23, 2009, at which
time options to purchase 5,200 shares had been
exercised.
NOTE H – THEFT
LOSS
In
connection with the preparation of unaudited financial statements for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008, management of TVFC became aware of accounting
irregularities that resulted in being unable
account
for approximately $200,000 of inventory that TVFC had purchased that was not the
subject of corresponding sales orders. During the course of TVFC's
preliminary investigation of the matter, management discovered that certain
employees were committing fraud against the company by stealing
inventory
and reselling it pursuant to fraudulent sales orders that were never submitted
to the company. These employees were retaining the sale price of the
inventory and, in some cases, using company employees to fabricate and install
the products on company time using company vehicles.
During
the last quarter of 2008, management believed that it had identified most if not
all of the perpetrators of the fraud, and some of the instances in which
inventory was stolen and the jobs to which the inventory was allocated. The
fraud extended not only to the loss of the inventory and man hours for the labor
associated with the jobs at which the inventory was applied, but also some
degree of lost income that TVFC might have recognized if it had completed the
jobs. However, since the sales prices for these fraudulent jobs were
substantially below TVFC’s normal sales prices, management believes that it
would not have been able to obtain many of these fraudulent sales as company
sales.
Management
has taken what it believes to be appropriate action to address the material
weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, including terminating
three employees, making other personnel changes, and implementing improved
physical and documentary controls and procedures. However, management
does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures or internal control
over financial reporting will prevent all errors or all instances of fraud in
the future. A control system, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control
system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and
the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Inherent limitations in all control systems include the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and
F-10
NOTE H – THEFT LOSS
(CONTINUED)
that
breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls
can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of
two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The
design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about
the likelihood of future events, and any design may not succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions.
On
December 5, 2008, one of the terminated employees referred to above filed a
complaint in Superior Court against the company and its
principals. The complaint alleges (i) unlawful non-payment of wages,
(ii) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (iii) failure to
pay earned wages upon separation, (iv) defamation, and (v) wrongful
discharge. The employee is seeking compensatory damages, attorneys'
fees, punitive damages and equitable relief but has made no specific monetary
demand for damages. On January 5, 2009, company counsel filed a
demurrer requesting that the court dismiss most of the claims because they are
deficient as a matter of law.
Management
believes that the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material
adverse effect on the financial statements.
NOTE I –
EQUITY
Common
Shares
The
Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value common
stock, and as of December 31, 2008, the Company had 22,859,000 shares
outstanding. During 2008 and 2007, the Company issued the following
shares of common stock:
During
2008, the Company issued 59,000 shares for cash in the amount of $59,000 ($1.00
per share).
During
2007, the Company issued 22,700,000 as a result of the reverse merger (see Note
A).
Preferred
Shares
The
Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value preferred
stock. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had no preferred shares
outstanding. During 2008 and 2007, the Company did not issue any
preferred shares of preferred stock.
NOTE J – STOCK
RECEIVABLE
The
Company had $5,000 in Stock Receivable which represents stock that was purchased
in 2008 and paid for in February 2009.
NOTE K – SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
In 2009,
the Company drew down $52,000 under its line of credit and subsequently repaid
$27,000, leaving an outstanding balance as of October 12, 2009, of $25,000 (see
Note C).
NOTE L – RECLASSIFICATION
AND RESTATEMENT:
(A)
|
RECLASSIFICATION: In
prior years, the Company had included as a component of Interest
Expense credit card fees charged by credit card companies to our
Company for accepting payments from our customers by credit card, and
financing discounts representing the amount we receive from companies that
finance a customer’s purchase of our products, which is less than the
amount
of our invoice to the customer. The Company subsequently
concluded that these two items were more appropriately classified as
selling, general and administrative
expenses.
|
F-11
NOTE L – RECLASSIFICATION
AND RESTATEMENT (CONTINUED):
Accordingly,
the 2008 and 2007 audited Statements of Operations have been reclassified to
include these items in Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses.
The
following line items in the Statements of Operation were affected:
2008
As Originally
Reported
|
2008
As
Reclassified
|
Effect
of
Change
|
2007
As Originally
Reported
|
2007
As
Reclassified
|
Effect
of
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
General and Administrative
|
$ | 401,775 | $ | 442,930 | $ | 41,155 | $ | 362,321 | $ | 379,524 | $ | 17,203 | ||||||||||||
Total
Expenses
|
1,886,763 | 1,927,918 | 41,155 | 1,406,388 | 1,423,591 | 17,203 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Operating Income
|
145,843 | 104,688 | (41,155 | ) | 663,936 | 646,733 | (17,203 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
(47,273 | ) | (6,118 | ) | 41,155 | (21,987 | ) | (4,784 | ) | 17,203 | ||||||||||||||
Net
Other Income (Expense)
|
(40,688 | ) | 467 | 41,155 | (19,015 | ) | (1,812 | ) | 17,203 |
|
(B)
|
RESTATEMENT:
Income Taxes for 2008 was previously reported as $50,000; the correct
amount was $80,000. Accordingly, the 2008 financial statements
have been restated to reflect the correction of this
error.
|
The
following line items in the 2008 Statement of Operations and Balance Sheet were
affected:
2008 As Originally
Reported
|
2008
As Restated
|
Effect
of Change
|
||||||||||
Statement
of Operations:
|
||||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
(50,000 | ) | (80,000 | ) | (30,000 | ) | ||||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 55,155 | $ | 25,155 | (30,000 | ) | ||||||
Balance
Sheet:
|
||||||||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
47,451 | 38,651 | (8,800 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
381,792 | 372,992 | (8,800 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 671,653 | $ | 662,853 | (8,800 | ) | ||||||
Income
Taxes Payable
|
0 | 21,200 | 21,200 | |||||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
435,705 | 456,905 | 21,200 | |||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
465,883 | 487,083 | 21,200 | |||||||||
Retained
Earnings
|
112,670 | 82,670 | (30,000 | ) | ||||||||
Total Shareholders’
Equity
|
205,770 | 175,770 | (30,000 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
|
$ | 671,653 | $ | 662,853 | (8,800 | ) |
F-12
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC. (fka RED OAK CONCEPTS, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET—UNAUDITED
September
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
As of
|
||||||||
September 30, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
$ | 47,740 | $ | 114,901 | ||||
Accounts
Receivable
|
59,031 | 57,575 | ||||||
Stock
Receivable
|
- | 5,000 | ||||||
Inventory
|
150,037 | 156,865 | ||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
71,175 | 38,651 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
327,454 | 372,992 | ||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT:
|
||||||||
Property
and Equipment
|
448,810 | 429,255 | ||||||
Less
Accumulated Depreciation
|
186,183 | 148,084 | ||||||
Net
Property and Equipment
|
262,627 | 281,171 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Security
Deposits
|
8,690 | 8,690 | ||||||
Total
Other Assets
|
8,690 | 8,690 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 598,771 | $ | 662,853 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Current
Portion of Long-Term Liabilities
|
$ | 16,900 | $ | 18,646 | ||||
Bank
Line of Credit
|
24,828 | - | ||||||
Accounts
Payable and Accruals
|
290,238 | 255,401 | ||||||
Customer
Deposits
|
197,444 | 161,658 | ||||||
Income
Taxes Payable
|
450 | 21,200 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
529,860 | 456,905 | ||||||
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Vehicle
and Installment Purchase Contracts
|
36,403 | 48,824 | ||||||
Less
Current Portion Shown Above
|
16,900 | 18,646 | ||||||
Net
Long-Term Liabilities
|
19,503 | 30,178 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
549,363 | 487,083 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
|
||||||||
Preferred
Stock ($.0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008)
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
Stock ($0.0001 par value; 100,000,00 shares authorized; 22,864,200 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and 22,859,000 shares issued
and outstanding at December 31, 2008)
|
2,286 | 2,286 | ||||||
Paid
in Capital
|
93,914 | 90,814 | ||||||
Retained
Earnings (Deficit)
|
(46,292 | ) | 82,670 | |||||
Total
Shareholders' Equity
|
49,408 | 175,770 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ | 598,771 | $ | 662,853 |
The
accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial
statements.
F-13
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC. (f/k/a RED OAK CONCEPTS, INC.)
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For
the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
For the Three Months Ended
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
Sept. 30, 2009
|
Sept. 30, 2008
|
Sept. 30, 2009
|
Sept. 30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||
Income
|
$ | 1,026,571 | $ | 1,082,582 | $ | 2,511,482 | $ | 3,154,037 | ||||||||
Cost
of Goods Sold:
|
||||||||||||||||
Labor
|
176,352 | 235,436 | 441,930 | 637,917 | ||||||||||||
Materials,
net of discounts
|
283,804 | 359,418 | 678,434 | 1,013,479 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
13,582 | 2,921 | 26,878 | 23,341 | ||||||||||||
Total
Cost of Goods Sold
|
473,738 | 597,775 | 1,147,242 | 1,674,737 | ||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
552,833 | 484,807 | 1,364,240 | 1,479,300 | ||||||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Advertising
and Marketing
|
44,780 | 48,653 | 125,917 | 144,769 | ||||||||||||
Selling,
General and Administrative
|
127,374 | 114,105 | 308,988 | 322,869 | ||||||||||||
Payroll
|
272,386 | 189,694 | 792,432 | 699,453 | ||||||||||||
Professional
Fees
|
47,604 | 37,193 | 182,258 | 124,295 | ||||||||||||
Rent
|
26,070 | 26,070 | 72,210 | 77,720 | ||||||||||||
Total
Expenses
|
518,214 | 415,715 | 1,487,805 | 1,369,106 | ||||||||||||
Net
Operating Income
|
34,619 | 69,092 | (123,565 | ) | 110,194 | |||||||||||
Other
Income (Expense):
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
Income
|
29 | 461 | 378 | 5,706 | ||||||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
( 1,423 | ) | (1,025 | ) | (4,375 | ) | (6,383 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Other Income (Expense
|
(1,394 | ) | (564 | ) | (3,997 | ) | (677 | ) | ||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
33,225 | 68,528 | (127,562 | ) | 109,517 | |||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
(1,000 | ) | (34,300 | ) | (1,400 | ) | (62,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ | 32,225 | $ | 34,228 | $ | (128,962 | ) | $ | 47,517 | |||||||
Earnings
per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | .00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | (.01 | ) | $ | .00 | |||||||
Diluted
|
$ | .00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | (.01 | ) | $ | .00 | |||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding - basic
|
22,863,526 | 22,800,000 | 22,862,371 | 22,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding – diluted
|
22,976,613 | 22,810,135 | 22,976,613 | 22,803,415 |
The
accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial
statements.
F-14
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT—UNAUDITED
Preferred Stock
|
Common Stock
|
Paid-In
|
Retained
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Stock
|
Shares
|
Stock
|
Capital
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balances,
December 31, 2008
|
- | $ | - | 22,859,000 | $ | 2,286 | $ | 90,814 | $ | 82,670 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of Common Stock
|
- | - | 5,200 | - | 2,600 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income/(Loss) for the Period
|
- | - | - | - | - | (128,962 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balances,
September 30, 2009
|
- | $ | - | 22,864,200 | $ | 2,286 | $ | 93,414 | $ | (46,292 | ) |
The
accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial
statements.
F-15
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC. (f/k/a RED OAKS CONCEPTS, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—UNAUDITED
For the Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||
Sept. 30, 2009
|
Sept.30, 2008
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Net
Income/(Loss)
|
$ | (128,962 | ) | $ | 47,517 | |||
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by
Operations:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
38,100 | 35,528 | ||||||
Changes
in Assets and Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Decrease
(Increase) in Accounts Receivable
|
(1,456 | ) | 6,327 | |||||
Decrease
(Increase) in Inventory
|
6,826 | 6,786 | ||||||
Decrease
(Increase) in Prepaid Expenses
|
(31,994 | ) | 72 | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
|
(23,079 | ) | 50,326 | |||||
Decrease
in Customer Deposits
|
35,785 | 101,473 | ||||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Credit Card Balances
|
16,418 | (14,709 | ) | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable
|
20,750 | (6,432 | ) | |||||
Net
Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
|
(67,612 | ) | 233,320 | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Purchase
of Fixed Assets
|
(19,556 | ) | (39,485 | ) | ||||
Net
Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities
|
(19,556 | ) | (39,485 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Issuance
of Common Stock
|
2,600 | 2,100 | ||||||
Collection
of Stock Receivable
|
5,000 | - | ||||||
Proceeds
from Line of Credit Borrowings, net of repayments
|
24,828 | - | ||||||
Vehicle
Loan Proceeds, net of Principal Payments
|
(45,754 | ) | (15,000 | ) | ||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Note Payable to Shareholder
|
- | 152,000 | ||||||
Dividends
|
- | (330,000 | ) | |||||
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
20,007 | (190,900 | ) | |||||
NET
CASH INCREASE (DECREASE) FOR THE PERIOD
|
(67,161 | ) | 2,935 | |||||
Cash
at Beginning of Period
|
114,901 | 134,252 | ||||||
CASH
AT END OF PERIOD
|
$ | 47,740 | $ | 137,186 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
CASH
PAID DURING THE PERIOD FOR:
|
||||||||
INTEREST
|
$ | 4,375 | $ | 6,383 | ||||
TAXES
|
$ | 19,931 | $ | 72,463 |
The
accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial
statements.
F-16
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization – Vinyl Products, Inc. (“the
Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 24, 2007 under the
name Red Oak Concepts, Inc. to serve as a vehicle for a business combination
through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar
business combination. The Company filed a registration statement on
Form 10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to register its
class of common stock on September 15, 2007 that was effective as of November
14, 2007. On December 4, 2007, the Company changed its jurisdiction
of domicile by merging with a Nevada corporation titled Red Oak Concepts,
Inc. On November 21, 2008, the Company changed its name to Vinyl
Products, Inc. in connection with a reverse acquisition transaction with The
Vinyl Fence Company, Inc. (“TVFC”), a California corporation.
On
November 20, 2008, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the
“Exchange Agreement”) with The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc. (“TVFC”), a company
incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Pursuant to
the terms of the Exchange Agreement, the Company acquired all of the
outstanding capital stock of TVFC from the TVFC shareholders in exchange for
22,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Because the
acquisition is treated as a reverse acquisition, the financial statements of the
Company have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the acquisition from the
beginning of the reported periods. The stock exchange transaction has been
accounted as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization of the Company whereby
TVFC is deemed to be the accounting acquirer (legal acquiree) and the Company to
be the accounting acquiree (legal acquirer). The basis of the assets,
liabilities and retained earnings of TVFC has been carried over in the
recapitalization, and earnings per share have been retroactively restated to
reflect the reverse acquisition.
Pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement, on November 21, 2008, the Company filed a Certificate
of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State for
the State of Nevada to change its corporate name to “Vinyl Products, Inc.” to
better reflect its business.
Business
Activity — The
Vinyl Fence Company, Inc. designs, fabricates and installs fencing, patio
covers, gates and railing made of co-extruded vinyl from its location in Santa
Ana, California. The Company operates in one reportable segment, the
domestic vinyl products industry.
Cash and Cash Equivalents —
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The
Company routinely has deposits at a financial institution that exceed federal
depository insurance coverage. Management believes that maintaining
the deposits at a large reputable institution mitigates risks associated with
these excess deposits.
Management’s 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, the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
Revenue Recognition —
Customer deposits are recorded as a current liability when
received. Under California law, the customer has three days in which
to cancel the contract. Revenues are recognized when the
installations of the products are complete. The related cost of goods
sold includes materials, installation labor, and miscellaneous other
costs.
F-17
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)
Comprehensive
Income – The
Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”, which
establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and
its components in the financial statements. There were no items of
comprehensive income applicable to the Company during the periods covered in the
financial statements.
Advertising and Marketing
Expense — The
Company expenses all advertising and marketing costs as
incurred. Advertising and marketing expense was $125,917 in the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, and $144,769 in the nine months ended September
30, 2008.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments — The
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, accounts
payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value based on the
short-term nature of these accounts. Long-term debt obligations bear
fixed interest rates, and their fair value was estimated using a discounted cash
flow analysis based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for
similar types of borrowing arrangements. The estimated fair value of
the Company’s long-term debt obligations approximates the fair value at
September 30, 2009 and 2008.
Accounts
Receivable — The
Company sells to individual homeowners and homeowner
associations. Accounts receivable are minimized by requiring a down
payment at the time a sales agreement is signed, and the balance at completion
of installation. Bad debt losses are recorded as
incurred. Bad debt expense was ($1,859) in the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 due to recovery of a previously written-off account,
and $-0- in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Accounts
receivable were $59,031 at September 30, 2009.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets – Using
the guidance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company reviews the carrying value
of property, plant, and equipment for impairment whenever events and
circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be
recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use
and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows
are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an
amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. The factors
considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating
results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property is used, and the
effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic
factors.
Property and
Equipment —
Property and equipment are carried at cost, net of accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method
over the following estimated useful lives:
Vehicles
|
2 –
7 years
|
|
Furniture
and Fixtures
|
7 –
15 years
|
|
Machinery
and Equipment
|
5 –
15 years
|
|
Office and Computer Equipment
|
3 –
20 years
|
|
Signs
|
7
years
|
Leasehold
improvements are classified as property and equipment and are amortized using
the straight-line method over 15 years and 39 years. When assets are
retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation
are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in
operations for the period. The cost of maintenance and repairs is
charged to operations as incurred. Significant renewals and
betterments are capitalized. Depreciation expense was $38,100 in the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and $39,000 in the nine months ended
September 30, 2008.
F-18
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements – In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities – including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”. This
statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and
certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve
financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate
volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge
accounting
at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused
by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is expected to
expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the Board’s
long-term measurement objectives for accountingfor financial instruments, and is
effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after
November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of
a fiscal year that begins on or before November 17, 2007, provided the entity
also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements”. No entity is permitted to apply the Statement
retrospectively to fiscal years preceding the effective date unless the entity
chooses early adoption. Early adoption of the standard is not
expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or its
financial position.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R will significantly change the
accounting for business combinations in a number of areas, including the
treatment of contingent considerations, contingencies, acquisition costs,
IPR&D and restructuring costs. In additions, under
SFAS 141R, changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired
income tax uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period
will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not yet
determined the impact, if any, of SFAS 141R on its financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non Controlling Interests in
Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS 160 will
change the accounting and reporting of minority interests, which will be
re-characterized as non-controlling interests (NCI) and classified as a
component of equity. This new consolidation method will significantly
change the account with minority interest holders. SFAS 160 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
Company has not yet determined the impact, if any, of SFAS 160 on its financial
statements.
NOTE B – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH
FLOW INFORMATION
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008 are summarized as follows:
Cash paid
for interest and income taxes during the nine months ended September
30:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Interest
|
$ | 4,375 | $ | 6,383 | ||||
Income
Taxes
|
$ | 19,931 | $ | 72,463 |
NOTE C –
COMMITMENTS/LEASES
The
Company leases its 10,000 square foot facility under a non-cancellable lease
arrangement that expires on March 31, 2011, with an option to renew for an
additional
two-year
period. The lease is guaranteed by one of the Company’s
shareholders. Future
NOTE C – COMMITMENTS/LEASES
(CONTINUED)
minimum
payments under the current operating lease are $26,070 in 2009, $106,629 in
2010, and $26,853 in 2011.
F-19
The
Company has an available $100,000 line of credit which it opened in January
2006. Borrowings under the line of credit were paid off in
2007. The interest rate is prime plus 3 percentage
points. In 2009, the Company drew down $52,000 under its line of
credit; the balance owed as of September 30, 2009 was $24,828.
NOTE D — LONG-TERM DEBT
OBLIGATIONS
The
Company acquired four vehicles under installment sales contracts with interest
rates varying from 4.9% to 6.9%. Future payments under these
agreements are as follows:
2009
|
$ | 4,622 | ||
2010
|
$ | 17,052 | ||
2011
|
$ | 12,038 | ||
2012
|
$ | 3,571 |
NOTE E – INCOME
TAXES
Prior to
2008, the Company had elected to be taxed as a Subchapter S corporation, and as
such the net income of the Company was passed through to the Company’s two
shareholders. The Company is now a Subchapter C corporation and is
subject to Federal and State income taxes.
Income
tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008
is as follows:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Federal
|
$ | -0- | $ | 47,000 | ||||
California
|
$ | 1,400 | $ | 15,000 |
As of
December 31, 2008, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward for federal
tax purposes of $56,025 and a net operating loss carryforward for state tax
purposes of $42,209.
NOTE F – NET INCOME PER
COMMON SHARE
The
Company’s reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and
fully diluted income per share is as follows for the six months ended June 30,
2008 and 2009:
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2008
|
||||||||||||
Income
|
Shares
|
Per-Share
|
||||||||||
(Numerator)
|
(Denominator)
|
Amount
|
||||||||||
Net
Income (Loss)
|
$ | 47,517 | ||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | 47,517 | 22,800,000 | $ | .00 | |||||||
(A)
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
||||||||||||
Stock
Options
|
3,415 | |||||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | 47,517 | 22,803,415 | $ | .00 |
F-20
NOTE F – NET INCOME PER
COMMON SHARE (CONTINUED)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009
|
||||||||||||
Income
|
Shares
|
Per-Share
|
||||||||||
(Numerator)
|
(Denominator)
|
Amount
|
||||||||||
Net
Income (Loss)
|
$ | (128,962 | ) | |||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | (128,962 | ) | 22,862,371 | $ | (.01 | ) | |||||
|
(A)
|
|||||||||||
Effect
of Dilutive Securities
|
||||||||||||
Stock
Options (antidilutive)
|
|
114,242 | ||||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
||||||||||||
Income
available to Common shareholders
|
$ | (128,962 | ) | 22,976,613 | $ | (.01 | ) |
(B)
|
See
Note A.
|
NOTE G – EMPLOYEE STOCK
OPTION PLAN
On
September 24, 2008, the Company granted stock options to employees to purchase
133,800 shares of common stock at $.50 a share. Three employees
subsequently left the Company and their options for 600 shares were
terminated. The options expired on September 23, 2009. As
of September 30, 2009, options to purchase 5,200 shares had been
exercised.
NOTE H – THEFT
LOSS
In
connection with the preparation of unaudited financial statements for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008, management of TVFC became aware of accounting
irregularities that resulted in being unable account for approximately $200,000
of inventory that TVFC had purchased that was not the subject of corresponding
sales orders. During the course of TVFC's preliminary investigation
of the matter, management discovered that certain employees were committing
fraud against the company by stealing
inventory
and reselling it pursuant to fraudulent sales orders that were never submitted
to the company. These employees were retaining the sale price of the
inventory and, in some cases, using company employees to fabricate and install
the products on company time using company vehicles.
During
the last quarter of 2008, management believed that it had identified most if not
all of the perpetrators of the fraud, and some of the instances in which
inventory was stolen and the jobs to which the inventory was allocated. The
fraud extended not only to the loss of the inventory and man hours for the labor
associated with the jobs at which the inventory was applied, but also some
degree of lost income that
TVFC
might have recognized if it had completed the jobs. However, since
the sales prices for these fraudulent jobs were substantially below TVFC’s
normal sales prices, management believes that it would not have been able to
obtain many of these fraudulent sales as company sales.
Management
has taken what it believes to be appropriate action to address the material
weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, including terminating
three employees, making other personnel changes, and implementing improved
physical and documentary controls and procedures. However, management
does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures or internal control
over financial reporting will prevent all errors or all instances of fraud in
the future. A control system, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control
system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and
the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Inherent limitations in all control systems include the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be
circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more
people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any
system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and any design may not succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions.
F-21
On
December 5, 2008, one of the terminated employees referred to above filed a
complaint in Superior Court against the company and its principals, seeking
compensatory damages, attorneys' fees, punitive damages and equitable
relief. On April 28, 2009, the Court granted Company
counsel’s motion to compel arbitration. The parties are currently in
the process of selecting an arbiter. The Company is advised by the
insurance carrier that all the claims made by the plaintiff are covered by an
insurance policy maintained for the benefit of the Company and its PEO and that
any amount awarded the plaintiff, either by way of court decision,
arbitration or other settlement, are covered by such
policy. Accordingly, the Company has no exposure or monetary damages
that may be awarded the plaintiff.
NOTE I –
EQUITY
Common
Shares
The
Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value common
stock, and as of September 30, 2009, the Company had 22,864,200 shares
outstanding. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the
Company employees exercised options for 5,200 shares for cash in the amount of
$2,600 ($.50 per share).
Preferred
Shares
The
Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value preferred
stock. The Company has never issues any preferred shares of preferred
stock.
F-22
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM
13. Other Expenses of Issuance and
Distribution.
The
following table sets forth a list of the registrant’s expenses in connection
with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered
hereby:
Amount
|
||||
SEC
registration fee
|
$ | 356.26 | ||
Legal
expenses
|
$ | 15,000.00 | ||
Accounting
expenses
|
$ | 13,000.00 | ||
Printing
expenses*
|
$ | 3,000.00 | ||
Miscellaneous
expenses*
|
$ | 1,500.00 | ||
Total*
|
$ | 32,856.26 |
*
Estimated
ITEM
14. Indemnification of Directors and
Officers.
Sections
78.7502 and 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provide us with the power to
indemnify any of our directors and officers. The director or officer must have
conducted himself/herself in good faith and reasonably believe that his/her
conduct was in, or not opposed to, our best interests. In a criminal action, the
director or officer must not have had reasonable cause to believe his/her
conduct was unlawful.
Under
Section 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, advances for expenses may be made
by agreement if the director or officer affirms in writing that he/she believes
he/she has met the standards and will personally repay the expenses if it is
determined the officer or director did not meet the standards.
Our
bylaws include an indemnification provision under which we have the power to
indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted under Nevada law, our current and
former directors and officers, or any person who serves or served at our request
for our benefit as a director or officer of another corporation or our
representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against all expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred by reason of being
or having been a director, officer or representative of ours or any of our
subsidiaries. We may make advances for expenses upon receipt of an undertaking
by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is
ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he/she is not
entitled to be indemnified by us.
In
addition, our by-laws provide that we must indemnify our directors and officers
and we must advance expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to our directors and
officers in connection with legal proceedings, subject to very limited
exceptions.
We intend to purchase insurance on
behalf of our respective directors and officers against certain liabilities that
may be asserted against, or incurred by, such persons in their capacities as our
directors or officers, or that may arise out of their status as our directors or
officers, including liabilities under the federal and state securities
laws.
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ITEM
15. Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities.
In May
2007, our predecessor, Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Red
Oak-Delaware), issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.0001 per
share, the par value thereof, to three of the founders of the Company in
reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by section 4(2) under the
Securities Act of 1933 and corresponding provisions of state securities laws,
which exempt transactions by an issuer not involving any public
offering. On October 9, 2007, Red Oak-Delaware organized Red Oak
Concepts, Inc. in the State of Nevada (Red Oak-Nevada) and on October 10, 2007,
the two companies, and the stockholders of Red Oak-Delaware entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (Plan of Merger) for the purpose of changing the
corporation's domicile to the State of Nevada. The Plan of Merger
provided for the issuance of 1,000,0000 shares of Red Oak-Nevada's common stock
in exchange for the 1,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock of Red
Oak-Delaware held by the founders. The merger became effective on
December 4, 2007 and Red Oak-Nevada issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock
to the stockholders of Red Oak-Delaware in reliance on the exemption from
registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
On
November 20, 2008, we issued and sold 22,100,000 shares of our common stock in
exchange for a like number of shares of the common stock of The Vinyl Fence
Company, Inc., representing all of the outstanding shares of that company's
capital stock. We offered and sold these securities in reliance on
the exemptions from registration afforded by Section 4(2) and Regulation D (Rule
506) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and corresponding provisions
of state securities laws, which exempt transactions by an issuer not involving
any public offering.
In
November 2008, we sold 59,000 shares of common stock at $1.00 per share to 10
individual private investors in a private placement
offering. We offered and sold these securities in reliance on
the exemptions from registration afforded by Section 4(2) and Regulation D (Rule
506) under the Securities Act of 1933 and corresponding provisions of state
securities laws, which exempt transactions by an issuer not involving any public
offering.
During
the period January 1, 2009 through March 15, 2009, we issued 4,200 shares of
common stock to twenty persons, all of whom are employees of the Company, upon
the exercise of a like number of common stock purchase options we assumed under
the Share Exchange Agreement. The shares were issued in transactions
not involving a public offering and exempt from registration pursuant to Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
On
September 3, 2009, we issued 1,000 shares of common stock to an employee upon
the exercise of a like number of options at a price of $.50 per
share. The shares were issued in transactions not involving a public
offering and exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933.
ITEM
16. Exhibits and Financial Statement
Schedules.
(a) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
|
Exhibit Description
|
Location
Reference
|
||
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger October 10, 2007, among Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and
the holders of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of each such
corporation.
|
2
|
||
2.2
|
Share
Exchange Agreement dated November 20, 2008
|
3
|
||
3.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
|
1
|
||
3.2
|
By-laws
of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
|
1
|
||
3.3
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
|
2
|
||
3.4
|
By-laws
of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
|
2
|
||
3.5
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Red Oak Concepts, Inc.
|
3
|
||
4.1
|
Specimen
common stock certificate of Red Oak Concepts, Inc.
|
1
|
||
4.2
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated November 20, 2008 among the registrant and the
recipients of the common stock received pursuant to the Share Exchange
Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, the holders of the registrant's
common stock immediately prior to the closing of the Share Exchange
Agreement, the holders of certain options assumed by the registrant under
the Share Exchange Agreement and the purchasers of shares of common stock
in the registrant's private placement completed on November 24, 2008.
|
3
|
||
4.3
|
Lock
Up/Leak Out Agreement dated November 20, 2008 between the registrant and
each of Susan D. Zachmann, Katherine Daniels and Barbara Deadwiley.
|
3
|
||
4.4
|
Form
of Lock Up/Leak Out dated November 20, 2008 between the registrant and
each of Haber LLC, Themis LLC and Tailor Made Financial LLC.
|
3
|
||
4.5
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and the purchasers in the
private offering of securities completed on November 24, 2008.
|
3
|
||
4.6
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated November 24, 2008 among the registrant and the
purchasers of shares of common stock in the registrant's private placement
completed on November 24, 2008.
|
3
|
||
4.7
|
Form
of Option Agreement issued by The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc., the
obligations of which were assumed by the registrant pursuant to the Share
Exchange Agreement.
|
3
|
||
4.8
|
Specimen
common stock certificate of Vinyl Products, Inc.
|
5
|
||
5.1
|
Opinion
of Ruffa & Ruffa, P.C.
|
7
|
||
10.1
|
Lease
agreement between AGA Partners and The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc., a
California corporation dated January 31, 2005.
|
3
|
||
10.2
|
Fabricator
Agreement dated November 11, 2003 between U.S. Polymers, Inc., and The
Vinyl Fence Company, Inc. as amended and extended on August 29, 2008.
|
3
|
||
10.3
|
Professional
Employer Agreement dated June 23, 2005 between Better Business Systems,
Inc. (now Avitus Group) and The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc.
|
4
|
||
10.4
|
Form
of demand promissory note executed by the registrant in favor of Gordon
Knott.
|
7
|
||
10.5
|
Form
of demand promissory note executed by the registrant in favor of Garabed
Khatchoyan.
|
7
|
||
10.6
|
License
Agreement dated June 17, 2009 between Franchise 123, Inc. and the
registrant.
|
5
|
||
10.7 |
Form
of Demand Promissory Note made by the registrant in favor of each of Susan
Zachmann and Katherine Daniels in the principal amount of $124,950 on June
18, 2007.
|
6 | ||
14.1
|
Code
of Business and Ethical Conduct
|
3
|
||
21
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant
|
4
|
||
23.1
|
Consent
of Traci J. Anderson, CPA
|
8
|
||
23.2
|
Consent
of Ruffa & Ruffa, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
|
7
|
1.
|
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant's filing on Form 10-SB as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15,
2007.
|
2.
|
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant's filing on Form 10-QSB for the three
months ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 15, 2008.
|
3.
|
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 26,
2008.
|
4.
|
Previously
filed with the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2009.
|
5.
|
Previously
filed with Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed
with Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2009.
|
6.
|
Previously
filed as exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's filing on Form 10-SB as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2007 and
incorporated herein by reference.
|
7.
|
Previously
filed with Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed
with Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18,
2009.
|
8.
|
Filed
herewith.
|
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All
schedules have been omitted because they are either inapplicable or the required
information has been given in the financial statements or notes thereto.
ITEM
17. Undertakings.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
|
To file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration
statement:
|
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of
Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
and
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
(2)
|
That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
|
(3)
|
To remove from registration by
means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
|
(4)
|
If the Company is subject to Rule
430C:
|
Each prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an
offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other
than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule
430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in
the registration statement as of the date it is first used
after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in
a registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into
the registration statement or prospectus that is part of
the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any
such document immediately prior to such date of first use..
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(5)
|
That, for the purpose of
determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities: The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
of the registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of
the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if
the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of
the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller
to the purchaser and will be considered to offer and sell such securities
to the purchaser: (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the
undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the
offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or
referred to by the undersigned registrant; (iii) the portion of any other
free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material
information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by
or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and (iv) Any other
communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
|
(6)
|
Insofar as Indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provision, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
has duly caused this Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City
of Santa Ana, State of California, on December 9, 2009.
VINYL
PRODUCTS, INC.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Gordon Knott
|
Name:
|
Gordon
Knott
|
Title:
|
President
|
By:
|
/s/
Douglas E. Wells
|
Name:
|
Douglas
E. Wells
|
Title:
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
Each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Gordon Knott as
his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post effective amendments)
to the Registration Statement, and to sign any registration statement for the
same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and all post effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 2 to Form
S-1Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Gordon Knott
|
President
and Director
|
December
9, 2009
|
||
Gordon
Knott
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|||
/s/ Garabed Khatchoyan
|
Secretary
and Director
|
December
9, 2009
|
||
Garabed
Khatchoyan
|
||||
/s/ Douglas E. Wells
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
December
9, 2009
|
||
Douglas
E. Wells
|
(Principal
Financial Officer
|
|||
and
Principal Accounting Officer)
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
|
Exhibit Description
|
Location
Reference
|
||
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger October 10, 2007, among Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and
the holders of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of each such
corporation.
|
2
|
||
2.2
|
Share
Exchange Agreement dated November 20, 2008
|
3
|
||
3.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
|
1
|
||
3.2
|
By-laws
of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
|
1
|
||
3.3
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
|
2
|
||
3.4
|
By-laws
of Red Oak Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
|
2
|
||
3.5
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Red Oak Concepts, Inc.
|
3
|
||
4.1
|
Specimen
common stock certificate of Red Oak Concepts, Inc.
|
1
|
||
4.2
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated November 20, 2008 among the registrant and the
recipients of the common stock received pursuant to the Share Exchange
Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, the holders of the registrant's
common stock immediately prior to the closing of the Share Exchange
Agreement, the holders of certain options assumed by the registrant under
the Share Exchange Agreement and the purchasers of shares of common stock
in the registrant's private placement completed on November 24, 2008.
|
3
|
||
4.3
|
Lock
Up/Leak Out Agreement dated November 20, 2008 between the registrant and
each of Susan D. Zachmann, Katherine Daniels and Barbara Deadwiley.
|
3
|
||
4.4
|
Form
of Lock Up/Leak Out dated November 20, 2008 between the registrant and
each of Haber LLC, Themis LLC and Tailor Made Financial LLC.
|
3
|
||
4.5
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and the purchasers in the
private offering of securities completed on November 24, 2008.
|
3
|
||
4.6
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated November 24, 2008 among the registrant and the
purchasers of shares of common stock in the registrant's private placement
completed on November 24, 2008.
|
3
|
||
4.7
|
Form
of Option Agreement issued by The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc., the
obligations of which were assumed by the registrant pursuant to the Share
Exchange Agreement.
|
3
|
||
4.8
|
Specimen
common stock certificate of Vinyl Products, Inc.
|
5
|
||
5.1
|
Opinion
of Ruffa & Ruffa, P.C.
|
7
|
||
10.1
|
Lease
agreement between AGA Partners and The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc., a
California corporation dated January 31, 2005.
|
3
|
||
10.2
|
Fabricator
Agreement dated November 11, 2003 between U.S. Polymers, Inc., and The
Vinyl Fence Company, Inc. as amended and extended on August 29, 2008.
|
3
|
||
10.3
|
Professional
Employer Agreement dated June 23, 2005 between Better Business Systems,
Inc. (now Avitus Group) and The Vinyl Fence Company, Inc.
|
4
|
||
10.4
|
Form
of demand promissory note executed by the registrant in favor of Gordon
Knott.
|
5
|
||
10.5
|
Form
of demand promissory note executed by the registrant in favor of Garabed
Khatchoyan.
|
5
|
||
10.6
|
License
Agreement dated June 17, 2009 between Franchise 123, Inc. and the
registrant.
|
5
|
||
10.7 |
Form
of Demand Promissory Note made by the registrant in favor of each of Susan
Zachmann and Katherine Daniels in the principal amount of $124,950 on June
18, 2007.
|
6 | ||
14.1
|
Code
of Business and Ethical Conduct
|
3
|
||
21
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant
|
4
|
||
23.1
|
Consent
of Traci J. Anderson, CPA
|
8
|
||
23.2
|
|
Consent
of Ruffa & Ruffa, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
|
|
7
|
1.
|
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant's filing on Form 10-SB as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15,
2007.
|
2.
|
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant's filing on Form 10-QSB for the three
months ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 15, 2008.
|
3.
|
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 26,
2008.
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4.
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Previously
filed with the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2009.
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5.
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Previously
filed with Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed
with Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2009.
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6.
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Previously
filed as exhibit 4.2 to the to the registrant's filing on Form 10-SB as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2007 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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7.
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Previously
filed with Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed
with Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18,
2009.
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8.
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Filed
herewith.
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