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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-K
Annual
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
For the
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2009
Commission
File Number 0-50092
WESTERGAARD.COM,
INC.
(Name of
Small Business Issuer in Its Charter)
Delaware
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52-2002729
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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17
State Street, 16th
Floor, New York, NY
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10004
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (212)
732-7184
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act: None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common
Stock
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
YES
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X
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NO
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
YES
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X
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NO
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Check
whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirement for the
past 90 days.
X
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YES
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NO
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ X ]
Indicate
by 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).
Large
Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated
Filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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(do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
X
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YES
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NO
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The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates of the registrant as of January 22, 2010 was $0, since our
common equity does not trade.
The
number of shares of our common stock outstanding on January 22, 2010 was
48,200,927.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
PART
I
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Item
1
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Description
of Business
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Page
5
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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N/A
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Item
1B
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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N/A
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Item
2
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Description
of Property
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Page
7
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Item
3
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Legal
Proceedings
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Page
7
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Item
4
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Submission
of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders
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Page
8
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PART
II
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Item
5
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Market
for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securitities
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Page
8
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Item
6
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Selected
Financial Data
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N/A
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Item
7
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Plan
of Operations
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Page
10
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Item
7A
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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N/A
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Item
8
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
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Page
12
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Item
9
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Page
21
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Item
9A(T)
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Controls
and Procedures
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Page
21
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Item
9B
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Other
Information
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N/A
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PART
III
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Item
10
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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Page
24
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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Page
27
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, and Management and Related
STockholder Matters
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Page
27
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Page
28
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Item
14
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Principal
Accountants Fees and Services
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Page
30
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Item
15
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Exhibit
List
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Page
30
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Signatures
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Page
31
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
From time
to time, we may make written statements that are "forward-looking," including
statements contained in this report and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, reports to our stockholders and news releases. All
statements that express expectations, estimates, forecasts or projections are
forward-looking statements. In addition, other written or oral statements which
constitute forward-looking statements may be made by us or on our behalf. Words
such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks,"
"estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "should," variations of such words
and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is
expressed or forecasted in or suggested by such forward-looking statements. We
undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important
factors on which such statements are based are assumptions concerning
uncertainties, including but not limited to uncertainties associated with the
following:
(a)
volatility or decline of our stock price;
(b)
potential fluctuation in quarterly results;
(c) our
failure to earn revenues or profits;
(d)
inadequate capital and barriers to raising the additional capital or to
obtaining the financing needed to implement its business plans;
(e)
inadequate capital to continue business;
(f)
changes in demand for our products and services;
(g) rapid
and significant changes in markets;
(h)
litigation with or legal claims and allegations by outside parties;
or
(i)
insufficient revenues to cover operating costs.
There is
no assurance that we will be profitable, we may not be able to successfully
develop, manage or market our products and services, we may not be able to
attract or retain qualified executives and technology personnel, our products
and services may become obsolete, government regulation may hinder our business,
additional dilution in outstanding stock ownership may be incurred due to the
issuance of more shares, warrants and stock options, or the exercise of warrants
and stock options, and other risks inherent in the our businesses.
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We
undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. Readers should
carefully review the factors described in other documents we file from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K and any Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed by us. All forward-looking statements attributable to
us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statement
above.
ITEM
1.
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DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
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Overview
We were
incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 15, 1996, as
"Westergaard Online Systems, Inc." On February 18, 1999, we formally changed our
name to Westergaard.com, Inc. We commenced operations on January 1,
1996. Our principal business address is 17 State Street, Suite 1610, New York,
New York 10004. Our telephone number is (212) 732-7184. We have a wholly owned
subsidiary, Westergaard Broadcasting Network.com, Inc., which was an investment
research, publishing and broadcasting venture but is now inactive.
We
initially sought to engage in the business of online publishing primarily to
provide investment research on publicly traded Micro-Mid Cap
companies. The service was designed to assist in creating market
liquidity and shareholder value for such companies. We also intended
to sponsor conferences focusing on Micro-Mid Cap companies. We
currently have no business or operations and are seeking to acquire, through a
merger or similar transaction, an operating business.
On
January 9, 2001, all of the members of our Board of Directors, except for John
Westergaard, resigned. On September 3, 2002, John Westergaard stepped
down as our sole director. Immediately prior to his resignation, he
appointed Anne H. Straton, Louis E. Taubman and Wenke B. Thoman to serve as our
directors. Ms. Straton and Mr. Taubman were also appointed to serve
as our interim executive officers. Ms. Straton serves as our
Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer; Mr. Taubman
serves as our Executive Vice President and Secretary.
We have
never been a party to any bankruptcy, receivership, or similar
proceeding.
We have
not been subject to any material reclassification, merger, consolidation,
purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of
business.
We have
not had ongoing business operations since 2000. We thus became a
shell or “blank check company,” run by Ms. Straton, Mr. Taubman and Ms.
Thoman. As defined in Section 7(b) (3) of the Securities Act of 1933,
a “blank check company” is one that has no specific business plan or purpose or
has indicated that its business plan is to engage in a merger or an acquisition
with an unidentified company or companies and is issuing “penny stock"
securities as defined in Rule 3(a) (51) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
in that connection. The Securities and Exchange Commission and many
states have enacted statutes, rules and regulations limiting the sale of
securities of blank check companies.
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On July
22, 2005 we received correspondence from the Securities and Exchange Commission
that we were not in compliance with our reporting requirements under Section
13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. One of the available
responses to this letter was to terminate our registration under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. After several discussions with the staff of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, we determined that it was in our best
interest to implement such a response because we did not have an ongoing
business and had not for approximately the past four
years. Accordingly, we executed an Order Instituting Proceedings,
making Findings, and Revoking Registration of Securities pursuant to Section
12(j) of the Securities Exchange of 1934 on September 8,
2005. Pursuant to that Order, the registration of each class of our
securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act was
revoked. Consequently, we ceased reporting under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
However,
we decided to once again seek, investigate, and if warranted, acquire an
interest in a business opportunity. Therefore, we voluntarily filed a
registration statement on Form 10-SB on June 26, 2007 to once again, register
our common stock pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; such registration became effective on August 27, 2007 and as a result, we
are obligated to file this periodic report, as well as other interim and
periodic reports on an ongoing basis. As a reporting company, we may
be more attractive to a private acquisition target because our common stock may
thereby be eligible to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or other markets or
exchanges. We anticipate that we will continue to file such reports
as required under the Exchange Act. On January 22, 2009, our stock
was approved for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. Our new trading
symbol is WSYS and our cusip number is 957556
103.
We are
not restricting our search for an acquisition target to any particular industry
or geographical area. We may therefore engage in essentially any
business in any industry. Our management has unrestricted discretion
in seeking and participating in a business opportunity, subject to the
availability of such opportunities, economic conditions and other
factors. Because we have no specific business plan or expertise, our
activities are subject to several significant risks. In particular,
any business acquisition or participation we pursue will likely be based on the
decision of management without the consent, vote, or approval of our
shareholders. Our future success will be dependent upon our ability
to locate and consummate a merger or acquisition with an operating company and,
ultimately, to attain profitability. There is no assurance that we
will be successful in consummating a merger or acquisition with an operating
company or that we will attain profitability.
Research
and Development
We are
not engaged in any research and development activities.
Competition
We expect
to encounter substantial competition in our efforts to acquire a business
opportunity. The primary competition is from other companies
organized and funded for similar purposes, small venture capital partnerships
and corporations, small business investment companies and wealthy
individuals.
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Employees
Almost
all of our employees were terminated on August 15, 2000. Our only
employees are our officers and directors: Ms. Straton, Mr. Taubman and Ms.
Thoman. We do not anticipate hiring additional employees until our
operations resume and expand to such a degree that necessitates hiring auxiliary
staff. Our current employees have not received any salary or
other remuneration since 2003. None of our employees is represented
by a labor union and we consider our relationships with our employees to be
good.
Operations
We have
not conducted any operations in approximately the last five
years. Additionally, we have not performed any services or earned any
revenue during this time period.
Need
for Government Approval
Since we
do not have any operations, we do not currently require the approval of any
government agency. However, such approval may become necessary based
upon the type of business we ultimately engage in.
Environmental
Compliance
We do not
face any environmental compliance issues or costs.
ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
When we
ceased operations in 2000, we terminated all of our leases. Our
current officers and directors work out of their individual offices, which are
located throughout New York City. The officers communicate regularly
via telephone and will meet together at their respective offices when
required. Our corporate office is currently the office of Leser,
Hunter, Taubman and Taubman, which our Vice President, Mr. Taubman, agreed to
provide us free of charge.
ITEM 3. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
SEC
Investigation
We were
subject to a formal order of investigation dated February 13, 1998 pursuant to
Rule 7(a) of the SEC Rules relating to investigations. The investigation
concerned certain allegations that we may have failed to make appropriate
disclosures on our web pages.
In
connection with the SEC’s review of our web pages and certain press releases,
the SEC provided us with a draft complaint alleging claims under Section 17(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and also with forms of proposed consents and judgments. In
July 2000, the SEC agreed in principle not to pursue the 10(b) claim asserted
against us and provided us with its final comments to the draft complaint
mentioned above. The SEC comments deleted the 10(b) claim against
us. The final settlement did not provide for monetary relief but did
include a permanent injunction restraining us from violating SEC Rule Section
17(b).
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Other
than as disclosed herein, we are not a party to any material legal proceeding
and we are unaware that any such proceeding is contemplated.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
We did
not submit any matters to a vote of our security holders during the fourth
quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Report. However,
on January 13, 2010 our directors consented, via unanimous written
consent to effect a reverse stock split on a ratio of up to 1:100, which 83.9%
of our shareholders also approved via written consent on January 13,
2010.
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Principal
Market or Markets
Our
securities began trading on the Nasdaq Bulletin Board under the symbol "WSYS" on
June 12, 1997; it was later removed from the Bulletin Board on March 8, 2001 to
the pink sheets and ceased trading on February 16, 2006. On January 22,
2009, our stock was approved for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board; our stock
trades under the symbol: WSYS.
Approximate
Number of Holders of Common Stock
The
number of holders of record of our common stock is estimated to be
109.
Dividends
The
holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be
declared by our Board of Directors. We have not paid any dividends on
the common stock nor do we anticipate paying dividends on our common shares in
the foreseeable future.
The
holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record
on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of the common stock
have no preemptive rights and no right to convert their common stock into any
other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable
to the common stock.
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Securities
authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
In March
1998, we established a Stock Option Plan. However, due to our lack of operations
and business, our board of directors terminated such Plan on April 1, 2007;
after which there were 200,000 options outstanding, all of which expired in
March 2008. Due to the termination of the Plan, no further options
may be granted under the Plan.
The
Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990
Our
common stock may be considered a "penny stock" as defined in certain rules under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In general, a security which is not quoted
on NASDAQ or has a market price of less than $5 per share where the issuer does
not have in excess of $2,000,000 in net tangible assets is considered a penny
stock. Unless we can acquire substantial assets and trade at over $5.00 per
share on the bid, it is more likely than not that our securities, for some
period of time, would be defined under the Act as a “penny
stock.” The Commission's Rule 15g-9 regarding penny stocks imposes
additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such
securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors
(generally persons with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or an annual income
exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse). For transactions
covered by the rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability
determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to
the transaction prior to the sale. Thus, the rules affect the ability of
broker-dealers to sell our common stock, if it is a penny stock, should they
wish to do so because of the adverse effect that the rules have upon liquidity
of penny stocks. Unless the transaction is exempt under the rules, under the
Securities Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990,
broker-dealers effecting customer transactions in penny stocks are required to
provide their customers with (i) a risk disclosure document; (ii) disclosure of
current bid and ask quotations if any; (iii) disclosure of the compensation of
the broker-dealer and its sales personnel in the transaction; and (iv) monthly
account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the
customer's account. These requirements present a substantial burden on any
person or brokerage firm who plans to trade out securities and would thereby
make it unlikely that any liquid trading market would ever result in our
securities while provisions of this Act might be applicable to those
securities. In addition, various state securities laws impose
restrictions on transferring "penny stocks".
Blue
Sky Compliance
The
securities laws of the several states, Blue Sky laws, may restrict trading of
penny stock companies. Management is aware that a number of states
currently prohibit the unrestricted trading of penny stock companies absent the
availability of exemptions, which are in the discretion of the states’
securities administrators. The effect of these states’ laws would be
to limit the trading market, if any, for our shares and to make resale of shares
acquired by investors more difficult.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
During
the past three years, we effected the following transactions in reliance upon
exemptions from registration under the Securities Act as amended. Unless stated
otherwise: (i) that each of the persons who received these unregistered
securities had knowledge and experience in financial and business matters which
allowed them to evaluate the merits and risk of the receipt of these securities,
and that they were knowledgeable about our operations and financial condition;
(ii) no underwriter participated in, nor did we pay any commissions or fees to
any underwriter in connection with the transactions; (iii) the transactions did
not involve a public offerings; and (iv) each certificate issued for these
unregistered securities contained a legend stating that the securities have not
been registered under the Act and setting forth the restrictions on the
transferability and the sale of the securities.
On
September 11, 2009, we entered into an Exchange Agreement with our largest
creditor to exchange approximately $725,000 of debt in consideration for
36,252,482 shares of our common stock. The shares were issued to the
creditor, an accredited investor, pursuant to the exemption from the
registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for sales of securities made not in
connection with a public offering. The securities issued have not
been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements.
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ITEM
7.
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PLAN
OF OPERATION
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The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements
and the notes thereto which appear elsewhere in this report. The
results shown herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected in any future periods. This discussion contains
forward-looking statements based on current expectations, which involve
uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ
materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of
factors. Readers should also carefully review factors set forth in
other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Overview
From our
inception in 1996 through the present, we have considered ourselves a
development stage company. Our primary activities prior to our ceasing our
operations consisted of the following:
●
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Developing
a business model;
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Marketing
our services to smallcap companies;
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Recruiting
employees and analysts;
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Initial
planning and development of our web sites;
and
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Building
of infrastructure of web sites.
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However,
since 2000, when we formally ceased operations, we have had no business or
operations. Recently, our management determined that it was in the
best interests of our shareholders to seek an operating company to
acquire. All of our efforts are now focused on finding such an
acquisition candidate, although we do not currently have any candidates
identified, and we have only had very preliminary negotiations regarding
potential candidates.
Comparison
of results for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008.
REVENUE.
Total
revenues for the year ended October 31, 2009 were $0. This was
unchanged from our net revenues for the year ended October 31,
2008.
OPERATING
EXPENSES.
Operating
expenses consist primarily of administrative costs as well as professional
services and fees related to maintaining the corporate entity. These expenses
include audit and tax accounting fees and transfer agent costs. Total operating
costs for the year ended October 31, 2009, was approximately
$16,600. This was an increase of approximately $7,800 or 89% from our
2008 expenses of roughly $8,800.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.
We have
incurred losses since inception, and at the end of the fiscal year on October
31, 2009, had an accumulated deficit of approximately $3,740,000. Since we were
unable to generate sufficient funds from our operations to finance our expenses,
we relied upon the cash that was originally raised from private financings to
fund our expenses. As a result, we are contemplating an acquisition
of an ongoing business to increase the value to our shareholders.
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Risk
Factors
As a
smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information
required by this item.
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ITEM
8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Board of Directors of
Westergaard.com,
Inc.
New York,
NY
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Westergaard.com, Inc.
(the “Company”) as of October 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for each of the
years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our 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 consolidated financial position of Westergaard.com, Inc.
as of October 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company's
absence of significant revenues, recurring losses from operations, and its need
for additional financing in order to fund its projected loss in 2010 raise
substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The 2009
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ LBB &
Associates Ltd., LLP
LBB &
Associates Ltd., LLP
Houston,
Texas
January
19, 2010
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WESTERGAARD.COM,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
OCTOBER
31, 2009 and 2008
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ASSETS
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||||||||
2009
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2008
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|||||||
Current
assets:
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Cash
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$
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-
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$
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-
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||||
Total
current assets
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$
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-
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$
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-
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||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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44,383
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$
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752,841
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||||
Total
current liabilities
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44,383
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752,841
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||||||
Stockholders'
deficit
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||||||||
Common
stock, par value $0.001, 100,000,000 authorized,
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48,201
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11,948
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||||||
48,200,927 and 11,948,445 issued and outstanding at
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October 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively
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Additional
paid in capital
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3,643,758
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2,954,960
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Accumulated
deficit
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(3,736,342
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)
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(3,719,749
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)
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Total
stockholders' deficit
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(44,383
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)
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(752,841
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)
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||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
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$
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-
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$
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-
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See
Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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WESTERGAARD.COM,
INC.
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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FOR
YEARS ENDING
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OCTOBER
31, 2009 and 2008
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2009
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2008
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Expenses:
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General
and administrative
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$
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16,593
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$
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8,781
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||||
Total
expenses
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16,593
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8,781
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||||||
Net
income (loss)
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$
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(16,593)
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$
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(8,781)
|
||||
Net
income (loss) per Share
|
||||||||
Basic
and diluted
|
$
|
(0.00)
|
$
|
(0.00)
|
||||
Weighted
average shares
|
||||||||
outstanding
|
||||||||
basic
and diluted
|
16,914,538
|
11,948,445
|
See
Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
14
WESTERGAARD.COM, INC.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 and
2008
|
Additional
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Paid
in
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||
Number
|
Value
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at October 31, 2007
|
11,948,445
|
$
|
11,948
|
$
|
2,954,960
|
$
|
(3,710,968
|
)
|
$
|
(744,060
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
loss
|
(8,781
|
)
|
(8,781
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at October 31, 2008
|
11,948,445
|
11,948
|
2,954,960
|
(3,719,749
|
)
|
(752,841
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
(16,593
|
)
|
(16,593
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Settlement
of shareholder debt
|
36,252,482
|
36,253
|
688,798
|
725,051
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at October 31, 2009
|
48,200,927
|
$
|
48,201
|
$
|
3,643,758
|
$
|
(3,736,342
|
)
|
$
|
(44,383
|
)
|
See
Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
15
WESTERGAARD.COM,
INC.
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS
|
||||||||
YEARS
ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 and 2008
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(16,593
|
)
|
$
|
(8,781
|
)
|
||
Changes
in current assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
16,593
|
8,781
|
||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Net
decrease in cash
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Cash,
beginning of period
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Cash,
end of period
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
|
||||||||
Non
cash transactions
|
||||||||
Settlement of shareholder debt for equity
|
$
|
725,051
|
$
|
-
|
See
Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
16
WESTERGAARD.COM,
INC.
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 -
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of
business
We were
incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 15, 1996, as
"Westergaard Online Systems, Inc." On February 18, 1999, we formally changed our
name to Westergaard.com, Inc. (the “Company”). We commenced
operations on January 1, 1996. We initially sought to engage in the
business of online publishing primarily to provide investment research on
publicly traded Micro-Mid Cap companies. The service was designed to
assist in creating market liquidity and shareholder value for such
companies. We also intended to sponsor conferences focusing on
Micro-Mid Cap companies. We currently have no business or operations
and are seeking to acquire, though merger or similar transaction, an operating
business.
We have
not had ongoing business operations since 2000. We thus became a
shell or “blank check company.” As defined in Section 7(b) (3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, a “blank check company” is one that has no specific
business plan or purpose or has indicated that its business plan is to engage in
a merger or an acquisition with an unidentified company or companies and is
issuing "penny stock" securities as defined in Rule 3(a) (51) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, in that connection. The Securities and Exchange
Commission and many states have enacted statutes, rules and regulations limiting
the sale of securities of blank check companies.
On July
22, 2005 we received correspondence from the Securities and Exchange Commission
that we were not in compliance with our reporting requirements under Section
13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. One of the available
responses to this letter was to terminate our registration under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. After several discussions with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, we determined that it was in our best interest to
implement such a response because we did not have an ongoing business and had
not for approximately the past four years. Accordingly, we executed
an Order Instituting Proceedings, Making Findings, and Revoking Registration of
Securities pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange of 1934 on
September 8, 2005. Pursuant to that Order, the registration of each
class of our securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act
was revoked. Consequently, we ceased reporting under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. However, we decided to once again
seek, investigate, and if warranted, acquire an interest in a business
opportunity. Accordingly, we voluntarily filed a registration
statement on Form 10-SB with the SEC on June 26, 2007 to once again, register
our common stock pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. As a result of filing such registration statement, we are
obligated to file this periodic report, as well as other interim and periodic
reports on an ongoing basis.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Westergaard.com, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Westergaard Broadcasting
Network.com, Inc. All inter-company accounts and transactions have
been eliminated.
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 at the date of the balance sheet. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
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Cash and
Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and all highly liquid financial
instruments with original purchased maturities of three months or
less.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
Our
financial instruments consist of cash and accounts payable. The
carrying amount approximates fair value.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are computed using the asset and liability method. Under the
asset and liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax
bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax
rates and laws. A valuation allowance is provided for the amount of
deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be
realized.
Basic
Loss Per Share
Basic
loss per share has been calculated based on the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
Stock
Based Compensation
We
adopted the provisions of ASC 718 in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 which
requires all share-based payments to employees and directors to be recognized in
the financial statements based on their fair values, using prescribed
option-pricing models. We used the modified prospective method of
adoption and continue to use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value
share-based payments. The modified prospective method requires
companies to recognize compensation cost beginning with the effective date of
adoption based on (a) the requirements for all share-based payments granted
after the effective date of adoption and (b) the requirements for all unvested
awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of
adoption.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Effective
September 15, 2009, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105-10, “Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.” ASC 105-10 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™
(“Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized
by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of
financial statements in conformity with GAAP for SEC registrants. All guidance
contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. The
Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards.
The FASB will now issue new standards in the form of Accounting Standards
Updates (“ASUs”). The FASB will not consider ASUs as authoritative in their own
right. ASUs will serve only to update the Codification, provide background
information about the guidance and provide the bases for conclusions on the
changes in the Codification. References made to FASB guidance have been updated
for the Codification throughout this document.
Effective
June 30, 2009, we adopted guidance issued by the FASB and included in ASC
855-10, “Subsequent Events,” which establishes general standards of accounting
for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. It requires
the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent
events.
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Effective
April 1, 2009, we adopted guidance issued by the FASB that requires disclosure
about the fair value of financial instruments for interim financial statements
of publicly traded companies, which is included in the Codification in ASC
825-10-65, “Financial Instruments.” The adoption of ASC 825-10-65 did not have
an impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition. Our
adoption of the standard had no impact on our financial results.
Effective
January 1, 2008, we adopted ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures,” with respect to recurring financial assets and liabilities. We
adopted ASC 820-10 on January 1, 2009, as it relates to nonrecurring fair value
measurement requirements for nonfinancial assets and liabilities. ASC 820-10
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. Our adoption of the standard had no impact on our financial
results.
We do not
expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a
significant impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash
flow.
We have
evaluated subsequent events through January 19, 2010, the date the financial
statements were available to be issued.
NOTE 2 –
SETTLEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER DEBT
On
September 11, 2009, we entered into an Exchange Agreement with our largest
creditor, and also a shareholder, to exchange approximately $725,000 of debt in
consideration for 36,252,482 shares of our common stock. As a result,
the creditor has become our largest shareholder with roughly 75.2% of our issued
and outstanding common stock.
The
shares were issued to the creditor, an accredited investor, pursuant to the
exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for sales of securities
made not in connection with a public offering. The securities issued
have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
registration requirements.
NOTE 3 -
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND GOING CONCERN
At
October 31, 2009, our accumulated deficit was approximately
$3,736,000. We will still require additional working
capital. We are in the process of locating a suitable merger
candidate to enter into a reverse merger to continue its business
operations.
These
conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and
classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to
continue as a going concern.
NOTE 4 –
INCOME TAXES
For the
years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, we incurred net losses and, therefore,
have no tax liability. The net deferred tax asset generated by the loss
carry-forward has been fully reserved. The cumulative net operating loss
carry-forward is approximately $3,736,000 at October 31, 2009, and will begin
expiring in the year 2028. Our net operating loss carry forward may
be subject to certain utilization limitations in the future as a result of a
change in ownership.
The
provision for refundable Federal income tax at the rate of 34% for the years
ended October 31, 2009, and 2008 consists of the following:
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2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Refundable
Federal income tax attributable to:
|
||||||||
Current operations
|
$
|
6,000
|
$
|
3,000
|
||||
Less,
change in valuation allowance
|
(6,000
|
)
|
(3,000
|
)
|
||||
Net
provision
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
The
cumulative tax effect at the expected rate of 34% of significant items
comprising our net deferred tax amounts at October 31, 2009 and 2008 is as
follows:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax asset attributable to:
|
||||||||
Net
operating loss carryover
|
$
|
1,270,000
|
$
|
1,265,000
|
||||
Less, Valuation allowance
|
(1,270,000
|
)
|
(1,265,000
|
)
|
||||
Net
deferred tax asset
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
NOTE
5 – COMMON STOCK
We are
authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock at a par value of
$0.001 per share. These shares have full voting rights. We
have not paid a dividend to our shareholders.
NOTE 6 –
CONTINGENCIES
In
connection with the SEC’s review of our Web pages and certain press releases,
the SEC provided us with a draft complaint alleging claims under Section 17(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and also with forms of proposed consents and judgments. In
July 2000, the SEC agreed in principle not to pursue the 10(b) claim asserted
against us and provided us with its final comments to the draft complaint
mentioned above. The SEC comments deleted the 10(b) claim against
us. The final settlement did not provide for monetary relief but did
include a permanent injunction restraining us from violating SEC Rule Section
17(b).
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ITEM
9. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
We have
had no disagreements with our certified public accountants with respect to
accounting practices or procedures or financial disclosure.
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures
Quarterly Evaluation of
Controls
As of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K,
the Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of (i) their
disclosure controls and procedures, and (ii) their internal control over
financial reporting. The evaluators who performed this evaluation were our
Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer, Anne Straton;
their conclusions, based on and as of the date of the Evaluation (i) with
respect to the effectiveness of our Disclosure Controls and (ii) with respect to
any change in our Internal Controls that occurred during the most recent fiscal
quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect our Internal Controls are presented below.
Certifications Attached to this
annual report, as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, are certain certifications of the
Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer, which are
required in accordance with the Exchange Act and the Commission’s rules
implementing such section (the "Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications"). This
section of the annual report contains the information concerning the Evaluation
referred to in the Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications. This information
should be read in conjunction with the Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications
for a more complete understanding of the topic presented.
Disclosure Controls and Internal
Controls Disclosure Controls are procedures designed with the
objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Company's
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act, such as this annual report, is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
Disclosure Controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that
material information relating to the Company is made known to the Principal
Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer by others, particularly
during the period in which the applicable report is being prepared. Internal
Controls, on the other hand, are procedures which are designed with the
objective of providing reasonable assurance that (i) the Company's transactions
are properly authorized, (ii) the Company’s assets are safeguarded against
unauthorized or improper use, and (iii) the Company's transactions are properly
recorded and reported, all to permit the preparation of complete and accurate
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.
Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Controls
The
Company's management does not expect that their Disclosure Controls or their
Internal Controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no
matter how well developed and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not
absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further,
the design of the control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent
limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be
faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some
persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the
control. The design of a system of controls also is based in part upon certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance
that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all
potential future conditions. Over time, control may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or because the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a
cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
not be detected.
Scope
of the Evaluation
The
Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer’s evaluation of
the our Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls included a review of the
controls’ (i) objectives, (ii) design, (iii) implementation, and (iv) the effect
of the controls on the information generated for use in this annual report. In
the course of the Evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer & Principal
Financial Officer sought to identify data errors, control problems, acts of
fraud, and they sought to confirm that appropriate corrective action, including
process improvements, was being undertaken. This type of evaluation is done on a
quarterly basis so that the conclusions concerning the effectiveness of our
controls can be reported in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual
reports on Form 10-K. The overall goals of these various evaluation activities
are to monitor our Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls, and to make
modifications if and as necessary. Our external auditors also review Internal
Controls in connection with their audit and review activities. Our intent in
this regard is that the Disclosure Controls and the Internal Controls will be
maintained as dynamic systems that change (including improvements and
corrections) as conditions warrant.
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Among
other matters, the Evaluation was to determine whether there were any
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our Internal Controls, which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect our ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information, or whether the Evaluators identified
any acts of fraud, whether or not material, involving management or other
employees who have a significant role in our Internal Controls. This information
was important for both the Evaluation, generally, and because the Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications, Item 5, require that the Principal Executive
Officer & Principal Financial Officer disclose that information to our Board
(audit committee), and our independent auditors, and to report on related
matters in this section of the annual report. In the professional auditing
literature, "significant deficiencies" are referred to as "reportable
conditions". These are control issues that could have significant adverse affect
on the ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data in the
financial statements. A "material weakness" is defined in the auditing
literature as a particularly serious reportable condition where the internal
control does not reduce, to a relatively low level, the risk that misstatement
cause by error or fraud may occur in amounts that would be material in relation
to the financial statements and not be detected within a timely period by
employee in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. The
Evaluators also sought to deal with other controls matters in the Evaluation,
and in each case, if a problem was identified, they considered what revisions,
improvements and/or corrections to make in accordance with our ongoing
procedures.
Conclusions
Based
upon the Evaluation, as of October 31, 2009, our disclosure controls and
procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving our
objectives. Based upon the Evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer &
Principal Financial Officer concluded that (i) our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed
in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and are effective in providing
reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in
such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure and (ii) that our Internal Controls are effective at that
assurance level to provide reasonable assurance that our financial statements
are fairly presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States. Additionally, there has been no change in our Internal
Controls that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, our Internal Controls.
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Management’s
Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Board
of Directors and Westergaard.com, Inc.:
The
management of Westergaard.com, Inc. is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the
Company. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a
process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting
principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of
records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets, (ii) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting
principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the Company; and, (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention of
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the
Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Internal
control over financial reporting includes the controls themselves, monitoring
and internal auditing practices and actions taken to correct deficiencies as
identified.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting, no
matter how well designed, may not prevent or detect misstatements. Accordingly,
even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only
reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Also, the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting was made as of a
specific date. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.
Management
conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting as of October 31, 2009, based on criteria for effective
internal control over financial reporting described in “Internal Control—Integrated
Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the
design of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and testing of
the operational effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.
Management reviewed the results of its assessment with the Audit Committee of
the Company’s Board of Directors.
Based on
this assessment, management determined that, as of October 31, 2009,
Westergaard.com, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial
reporting, although we did recognize a significant deficiency. A
significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, that
is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention
by those responsible for oversight of the registrant’s financial
reporting. Although currently we do not identify any material
weaknesses in the process of self assessment, we have recognized a significant
deficiency in our internal
controls. Currently we do not have sufficient in-house expertise in
US GAAP reporting. Instead, we rely very much on the expertise and
knowledge of external financial advisors in US GAAP
conversion. External financial advisors have helped prepare and
review the consolidated financial statements. Although we have not
identified any material errors with our financial reporting or any material
weaknesses with our internal controls, no assurances can be given that there are
no such material errors or weaknesses existing. Once we find an
adequate merger candidate, we expect to recruit experienced professionals to
augment and upgrade our financial staff to address issues of timeliness and
completeness in US GAAP financial reporting. In addition, we do not
believe we have sufficient documentation with our existing financial processes,
risk assessment and internal controls. We plan to work closely with
external financial advisors to document the existing financial processes, risk
assessment and internal controls systematically.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our
registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in
this annual report. Westergaard.com, Inc.
/s/ Anne
Straton
Anne Straton
Principal
Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer
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Item
9B. Other Information
None.
PART
III.
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The
following table and text set forth the names and ages of all directors and
executive officers as of January 22, 2010. The Board of Directors is
comprised of only one class. All of the directors will serve until the next
annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and
qualified, or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or
removal. There are no family relationships among our directors and
executive officers. Also provided herein are brief descriptions of the business
experience of each director, executive officer and advisor during the past five
years and an indication of directorships held by each director in other
companies subject to the reporting requirements under the Federal securities
laws.
NAME
|
AGE
|
POSITION
|
Anne
H. Straton
|
46
|
President
& Treasurer,
Principal
Executive Officer &
Principal
Financial Officer &
Principal
Accounting Officer
Director
|
Wenke
B. Thoman
|
63
|
Director
|
Louis
E. Taubman
|
40
|
Vice
President & Secretary
Director
|
Anne H.
Straton, President and Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer & Principal
Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer,
Director: Ms. Straton is currently a consultant specializing
in strategic planning for privately held companies. Until recently, Ms. Straton
was a Partner of Ameraudi Investment Services and Senior Vice President and
Director of Ameraudi Asset Management Inc., a New York State registered
investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Interaudi
Bank. Prior to Ameraudi, Ms. Straton served as Executive Vice
President and General Manager of Westergaard.com and is currently the Executive
Vice President of the Westergaard.com subsidiary Westergaard Broadcasting
Network. Formerly, Ms. Straton worked for the United States Embassy in Bonn,
Germany, where she managed the English speaking television network, ACT
Entertainment, and for CNN International in London, UK where she worked in
Business News. In addition to her work in finance, Ms. Straton owns
and operates an independent film production company, and has written, directed
and produced both documentary and feature films for over 10 years. Ms. Straton
received a Master of Arts in International Communication from the European
Institute for International Communication in Maastricht, The Netherlands in
1993, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Vermont in
1985.
Louis E.
Taubman, Vice President & Secretary, Director. Mr. Taubman
is a co-founder and member of TriPoint Capital Advisors, LLC, a company which
specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, compliance
and finance. Through this position, he manages all legal aspects of TriPoint
including strategic planning for the firm. Mr. Taubman advises clients with
regard to corporate restructuring, compliance, finance, and the structuring of
individual mergers and acquisitions. Prior to working with TriPoint, Mr. Taubman
was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of GroupNow!, Inc. where he
managed all legal aspects including strategic planning for GroupNow! and
structuring of its acquisitions. In addition to his position with Tripoint, Mr.
Taubman maintains a law practice located in New York's Financial District. Prior
to entering private practice, Mr. Taubman served as an attorney in the legal
department of Prudential Securities, Inc. As part of his law practice, Mr.
Taubman provides counsel to issuers, investors and underwriters with regard to
public and private finance, periodic reporting under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, Williams Act reporting, M&A transactions and corporate governance
issues. Mr. Taubman graduated cum laude from New York Law School and is a member
of the New York Bar.
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Wenke B.
Thoman, Director: Ms. Thoman is the Vice President of Industrial Mineral
Holdings, Inc., a company whose principal holding; Industrial Insulation Group,
LLC produces high temperature industrial insulation in Colorado, Georgia,
Louisiana and Texas. From 1990 to 1995, she served as Chairman of Rain Hill
Group, a consulting firm specializing in corporate development issues. She
served as VP Corporate Finance at Paine Webber from 1987-1990, VP Merger and
Acquisitions at American Can Company from 1985-1987, VP Investment Banking at
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette from 1980 - 1985 and Director of Corporate
Development at Chargeurs SA, a diversified French company from 1977 to 1979. She
currently serves as Director of various companies and non-profit organizations.
Ms. Thoman was born in Norway and raised in Canada. She received her MBA from
INSEAD, France in 1977 and attended McGill University in Canada from
1964-1966.
Due
to our lack of operations and size, we have not designated an Audit Committee.
Furthermore, our common stock is not currently quoted on any exchange, so we are
not subject to any listing requirements mandating the establishment of any
particular committees. Our board of directors acts as our Audit
Committee and performs equivalent functions, such as: recommending a firm of
independent certified public accountants to audit the annual financial
statements; reviewing the independent auditors independence, the financial
statements and their audit report; and reviewing management's administration of
the system of internal accounting controls. For these same reasons, we did not
have any other separate committees during fiscal 2009; all functions of a
nominating committee, audit committee and compensation committee are currently
performed by our directors. Our Board believes that, considering our
size and the members of our Board, decisions relating to director nominations
can be made on a case-by-case basis by all members of the board without the
formality of a nominating committee or a nominating committee charter. To date,
we have not engaged third parties to identify or evaluate or assist in
identifying potential nominees, although we reserve the right in the future to
retain a third party search firm, if necessary. The Board does not
have an express policy with regard to the consideration of any director
candidates recommended by shareholders since the Board believes that it can
adequately evaluate any such nominees on a case-by-case basis. Security
holders wishing to recommended a director nominee for consideration should
contact Ms. Anne Straton, at our offices in New York, New York and provide to
Ms. Straton, in writing, the recommended director nominee's professional resume
covering all activities during the past five years, the information required by
Item 401 of Regulation S-K, and a statement of the reasons why the security
holder is making the recommendation; we will evaluate shareholder-recommended
candidates under the same criteria as internally generated candidates. We must
receive such a recommendation sixty days before each of our year
end.
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Although
the Board does not currently have any formal minimum criteria for nominees,
substantial relevant business and industry experience would generally be
considered important, as would the ability to attend and prepare for board,
committee and shareholder meetings. Any candidate must state in advance his or
her willingness and interest in serving on the board of directors.
We have
not received any recommendations for a director nominee from any
shareholder.
Financial
Expert
Since we
ceased operations in 2000 and have not had any ongoing business since 2003, we
have not deemed it necessary to have a financial expert. If and when
we find a suitable merger candidate and commence operations, we will comply with
the requirements of Item 407 (d)(5) of Regulation S-K as necessary.
Board
Independence
We have
three directors, none of whom are "independent" directors, as that
term is defined in Section 803 of the NYSE Alternext US LLC Company Guide
(formerly the American Stock Exchange's Listing Standards). Since we are
not subject to any listing requirements, Item 407 (a)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-K
requires us to apply the definition of “independent” used by an exchange that
does have such a requirement, such as the NYSE Alternext.
If and
when we find a suitable merger candidate and commence operations, we will comply
with the requirements of Item 407 of Regulation S-K as necessary.
Compliance
with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers, directors and persons who own
more than 10% of any class of our securities registered under Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the
SEC. Officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC
regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file.
Based on
our review of copies of such reports, we believe that there was compliance with
all filing requirements of Section 16(a) applicable to our officers, directors
and 10% stockholders during fiscal 2009.
Code
of ethics
As of
October 31, 2009, we had not adopted a code of ethics that applied to its
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting
officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions because we are
not currently listed on an exchange and therefore are not subject to any listing
requirements. As disclosed elsewhere throughout this Report, we have
not had any business operations since 2000. On January 22, 2009, our
stock was approved for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol WSYS,
but the OTCBB does not maintain any listing standards. However, we
intend to adopt a code of ethics in the near term.
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ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
No cash
compensation has been awarded to, earned by or paid to Anne Straton, Louis
Taubman, or Wenke B. Thoman for their services to us. It is
anticipated that for the foreseeable future, Ms. Straton, Mr. Taubman and Mr.
Thoman, will receive no compensation in any form for services they provide to us
in their capacities as executive officer and/or director. Prior to August 2000,
our directors received compensation of $200 per board meeting and were
reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while attending board meetings,
however we will not pay any additional compensation to our directors at least
until we successfully complete a business combination.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
There are
no outstanding equity awards as of the end of our most recently completed fiscal
year.
Employment
Agreements
Currently,
no employment agreements exist with any officer or employee.
Retirement/Resignation
Plans
We do not
have any plans or arrangements in place regarding the payment to any of our
executive officers following such person’s retirement or
resignation.
ITEM
12. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Securities
authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.
Please
see Part II, Item 5: “Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters”
above.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
As used
in this section, the term beneficial ownership with respect to a security is
defined by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as
consisting of sole or shared voting power (including the power to vote or direct
the vote) and/or sole or shared investment power (including the power to dispose
of or direct the disposition of) with respect to the security through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, subject to
community property laws where applicable.
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The
following sets forth the number of shares of our $.001 par value common stock
beneficially owned by (i) each person who, as of the date hereof, was known by
us to own beneficially more than five percent (5%) of our issued and outstanding
common stock; (ii) each of the named Executive Officers; (iii) the individual
Directors; and (iv) the Officers and Directors as a group. As of the date
hereof, there are 48,200,927 common shares issued and
outstanding.
Name
and Address
|
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
|
Percentage
Of
Voting of Securities (1)
|
Anne
Straton
630
Ninth Avenue, Suite 415
New
York, NY 10036
|
1,036,473
|
8.7%
|
Wenke
B. Thoman
180
East 95th Street
New
York, NY 10028
|
394,621
|
3.3%
|
Louis
E. Taubman
17
State Street, Ste. 1610
New
York, NY 10004
|
656,472(2)
|
5.5%
|
Byron
Grant
9045
NW Kaiser Rd.
Portland,
Oregon 97231
|
36,252,482
|
75.2%
|
All
directors and officers as a group (3 persons)
|
2,087,566
|
17.5%
|
________________
(1)
|
All
Percentages have been rounded up to the nearest one hundredth of one
percent.
|
(2)
|
This
amount includes 656,472 shares of our common stock held by TriPoint
Capital Advisors, LLC, a company which Mr. Taubman holds a 30% indirect
ownership interest.
|
Changes
in Control
To the
best of our knowledge, there are currently no arrangements that could cause a
change in our control, although the ultimate business transaction we pursue may
cause such a change.
ITEM
13.
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
|
We have
not conducted any business since 2000. Furthermore, no employees or
people, other than Ms. Straton, Mr. Taubman, and Ms. Thoman have been involved
with us since 2001. Therefore, we have not and are not involved in
any transactions during the last two years in which any of our Officers or
Directors had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
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We
currently use office space donated to us by Mr. Taubman, for which he does not
charge us any rent or other overhead.
Mr.
Taubman is also currently acting as our legal counsel but has agreed not to
charge any fees for such services until such time as we locate a suitable merger
or acquisition candidate or otherwise commence meaningful
operations.
Ms.
Straton, Mr. Taubman and Ms. Thoman were members of Westergaard, LLC, an entity
which was formed by our founder, John Westergaard, prior to his death and into
which he placed all of his stockholdings in
Westergaard.com. Pursuant to the dissolution of
Westergaard, LLC on September 3, 2007, each member of the LLC received a portion
of such stockholdings in proportion to such member’s percentage interest in the
LLC. Accordingly, Ms. Straton received 656,472 shares; TriPoint
Capital Advisors, LLC (a company in which Mr. Taubman holds a 30% indirect
ownership interest) received 656,472 shares; and Ms. Thoman received 298,905
shares.
Transactions
with Promoters
We have
not conducted any transactions with promoters.
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ITEM
14.
|
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANTS FEES AND SERVICES
|
(1) AUDIT
FEES
The
aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by LBB &
Associates, Ltd., LLP (formerly Lopez, Blevins, Bork & Associates, LLP) for
the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements and review of
financial statements included in the registrant's Form 10-K or services that are
normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory
filings or engagements for fiscal years 2009 and 2008 were approximately $10,000
and $14,000 respectively.
(2)
AUDIT-RELATED FEES
$5,000
and $6,000 for the fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively.
(3) TAX
FEES
NONE
(4) ALL
OTHER FEES
NONE
(5) AUDIT
COMMITTEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The
policy of our Audit Committee is to pre-approve all audit and permissible
non-audit services to be performed by the Company’s independent auditors during
the fiscal year.
No services related to Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees or All Other Fees described
above, were approved by the Audit Committee.
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS
LIST
Exhibit Number
|
Description
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ending July 31, 2007, which was filed on September 13,
2007.)
|
3.2
|
Amended
and restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Form 10-SB filed on March 2,
2000.)
|
21.1+
|
List
of Subsidiaries.
|
31.1+
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
31.2+
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32.1+
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer & Principal Financial Officer Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
+ Filed
herewith.
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
/s/
Anne Straton
|
Dated: January 22,
2010
|
|
Anne
Straton
Principal
Executive Officer & Principal
Financial
Oficer & Principal Accounting
Officer,
Director
|
||
/s/
Louis Taubman
|
Dated: January 22,
2010
|
|
Louis
Taubman
Vice
President & Secretary, Director
|
||
/s/
Wenke Thoman
|
Dated: January 22,
2010
|
|
Wenke
Thoman
Director
|
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