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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K/A
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 0R 15 (D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 25,
2010
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Sebring Software,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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4822
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26-0319491
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial Classification Code)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1400 Cattlemen Rd, suite
1400,
Sarasota, Florida 34232
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
941-377-0715
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
(Former
name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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As used in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, all references to the “Company,” “we,” “our” and
“us” refer to Sumotext Incorporated, which, on October 29, 2010, changed its
name to Sebring Software, Inc.
On
October 25, 2010, pursuant to the terms of an Exchange and Reorganization
Agreement between the Company, Sebring Software, LLC (“Sebring LLC”), Leif
Andersen (“Mr. Andersen”), Asbjorn Melo (“Mr. Melo”) and Lester Petracca (“Mr.
Petracca” and, together with Mr. Melo and Mr. Andersen, the “Sebring Members”),
the Company acquired all of the membership interests of Sebring LLC in exchange
for 18,729,098 shares of the Company’s common stock and the assumption of
certain Sebring LLC liabilities (the “Exchange”). The liabilities
assumed by the Company include an aggregate of $1,435,000 in convertible
promissory notes, one of which is issued to Thor Nor, LLC, a limited liability
company owned and controlled by Mr. Andersen, in the principal amount of
$275,638. Mr. Andersen is an officer and director of the Company and
was appointed in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement between the
Company and Sebring LLC that was consummated on September 17, 2010, pursuant to
which Sebring LLC purchased a controlling interest in the Company (the
“Securities Purchase Agreement”). As a result of the Exchange, Mr.
Andersen, through Thor Nor, LLC, is also the beneficial owner of approximately
20.85% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. A copy of the
Securities Purchase Agreement was filed with the Form 8-K filed by the Company
on September 21, 2010.
The
Company also assumed Sebring LLC’s obligations under the terms of a Settlement
Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010 by and between Sebring LLC and Mr.
Petracca (the “Settlement Agreement”) together with a promissory note in the
principal amount of $1,170,718 issued to Mr. Petracca dated as of October 1,
2010 in connection therewith (the “Petracca Note”). Mr. Petracca, as
a result of the Exchange is the beneficial owner of approximately 8.34% of the
Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Exchange, Sebring LLC caused the Company to cancel
69,376,450 shares of the Company’s common stock (after giving effect to a recent
11-to-1 forward split) on October 29, 2010.
The
Company also entered into a Spin-Off Agreement with Timothy Miller and Jim
Stevenson that became effective on October 25, 2010 whereby Mr. Miller and Mr.
Bova acquired the assets, liabilities and outstanding convertible securities of
the Company existing as of September 17, 2010 (the
“Spin-Off”).
On
October 25, 2010, the company entered into the Exchange and the Spin-Off became
effective. The Spin-Off resulted in the disposition of all of the
assets, liabilities and convertible securities that related to the business the
Company conducted on and prior to September 17, 2010.
Under the
Exchange, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity of Sebring
LLC. Sebring LLC is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and
the Company intends to carry on Sebring LLC’s business as its sole line of
business. The Company has relocated its executive offices to Sebring
LLC’s offices located at 1400 Cattlemen Rd., Suite D, Sarasota,
Florida 34232. A description of the Sebring LLC business
follows:
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Sebring
History
Sebring
LLC was formed in 2006 as a Florida limited liability company. Initially known
as Riacom, LLC, Sebring LLC subsequently changed name to Sebring Software, LLC
on January 22, 2007. The company has never had any subsidiaries or been known by
any other names.
Company
Overview
The
Company, through Sebring LLC, is now a reseller of a product which enables
enterprises to apply rich internet application (“RIA”) technology to the wealth
of existing (legacy) applications to deliver a maximum on "return on
assets."
The
Company’s focus is to act as a unique integration tool that interconnects
business applications through a flexible user interface creating a composite
application that simplifies business processes and allows users access through
single sign-on, role-based security.
Sebring
LLC was founded in 2006 to pursue specific markets like the automotive,
aerospace, manufacturing and health care industries with the above described
product. The Company plans to pursue those markets and is looking to
market this solution aggressively in North and South America commencing in the
4th quarter of 2010.
The
product is called eCenter and developed by ECS GmbH in Germany. It is an ideal
solution for its unsurpassed scope, universal compatibility, flexible
user interface, and the smooth integration and improved mobilization of software
assets that it delivers. eCenter is a rich internet application (RIA)
software that offers an inexpensive and more secure program consolidation
solution. The program integrates various widely used applications --
such as SAP, PeopleSoft and Siemens PL -- and legacy software within an
organization to seamlessly connect all existing programs into a single user
interface.
Sebring
LLC is a party to a license agreement with Engineering Consulting and Solutions
GmbH (“ECS”) that will permit the Company, through Sebring LLC , to market
eCenter and its eCenter-icm2 products as a reseller in North and South
America. Under the terms of the license agreement with ECS, the
Company will, through Sebring LLC, receive a non-exclusive right to market and
sell eCenter in North America upon payment of $150,000 to ECS GmbH.
The
Industry
In North
America there are approximately 47,300 corporations with more than 500 employees
each (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006) just within the manufacturing sector
alone. These are within Sebring LLC’s target market segment. According to the
Gartner Group (a leading manufacturing industry watch group) up to 80% of all
"Internet enabled" applications will use RIA technology within the next few
years.
In
addition, there are 9,100 main offices in banking, and they have 72,000
branches. In the insurance industry, there are 1,023 underwriting companies and
975 major carriers. These businesses combined with state and local government
agencies are viable customers for the Company.
According
to a recent survey by Forrester Research, Inc., of more than 2,200 IT executives
and technology decision-makers in North America and Europe, “Modernizing key
legacy applications is the top software initiative for businesses this
year.” Costs of operating large legacy applications makes businesses
unsustainable, results from the survey show that firms are seeking efficient
ways to modernize.
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Customers
Our
target customers are all companies and organizations with the need to easily
distribute their company’s data to mobilize their employees, potential clients
and suppliers. These companies are running core applications on mainframe and
midrange systems with external relationships (customers, suppliers or other
business partners). The potential client industries include: automotive,
aerospace and defense, health care, manufacturing, financial institutions,
insurance companies, the public sector, retail and service
providers. Typical customers of the eCenter/icm2 products will be
medium and large companies that are in need of process integration.
All are
similar in the fact that they are running multiple business applications in
order to perform day-to-day business tasks. The large number of
diverse applications used by customers creates a highly complex and interactive
environment. Customer’s plans to connect with their customers,
suppliers and employees are necessary using internet strategies (B2B,
B2C). Also included are those companies looking for additional
Client/Server infrastructure.
Our
customer’s goal is to improve processes and make available the appropriate
information in the corporation. Sebring unlocks the potential
in the customer’s current systems and data and lets it flow into a creation of
value in their current process of operation and life cycle. This is Sebring’s
area of expertise and where we concentrate our efforts; technical as well as
organizational know how.
Solutions
and services are offered for EDM (Engineering Data Management), PLM (Product
Life Cycle Management) as well as EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) and
MDM (Master Data Management).
eCenter
has extensive competence in integrating the following systems:
Agile
PLM, BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Matrix10, mySAP PLM, ORACLE, SAP NetWeaver,
Enterprise and Engineering Teamcenter, Windshill as well as in programming with
Java, XML, C, C++, PHP, Perl and Python.
Currently,
the Company, through Sebring LLC, has outstanding North American bids to Endries
International, Inc., Hitachi Truck and Saturn Engineering & Electronics for
integration between their ERP systems and IMDS using our product
eCenter/icm2.
Our
Products and Services
The
Company plans to offer one desktop solution for complex connections to multiple
software’s and software applications such as various departments, vendors and
customers. This approach simplifies a user’s day to day routine by
offering a single format work station. The user will access any
company software via one window much like Microsoft Outlook links e-mail,
contacts, tasks and so forth. Sebring Software’s uniform presentation
of information now eliminates the need to train employees in a variety of
applications.
The
solution that the Company plans to offer has been developed and is used
primarily in Europe, but also in other parts of the world. The
product presently has functional adapters to SAP, Oracle and several other
enterprise software platforms. The product is adaptable to any
industry, and can be supplied at a fraction of the cost of any existing server
based system presently on the market. In addition, the product is
highly adaptable in the event a customer acquires another business with its own
unique software. This flexibility allows data to be integrated
seamlessly into the customer’s established format without converting the
customer’s existing software.
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The
product suite that the Company plans to offer enables customers to create a
single point of operation or a role based user interface connecting several
applications over the Intranet as well as the Internet. The Company
will make the connection between remote users and centralized applications via
Intranet and Internet. The Company’s solution, can be roughly summarized as a
three- tiered architecture:
A)
Encapsulates business functions into standardized interfaces at the back
end;
B)
Integrates diverse applications in the middle tier;
C)
Result: an intuitive user interface, like a dashboard, for the user at the front
end.
Thus, the
Company plans to help generate a true end-to-end solution with one desktop user
interface.
Competition
Canoo
(CH), Laszlo (US), JackBe (US) and Corizon are players in the same market
segment. However, they are all focusing on the front end presentation and new
applications. Sebring Software does more; Sebring Software adds the back end
with legacy applications.
Enterprise
Application Integration (EAI) vendors (i.e., Oracle Fusion, BEA (an Oracle
company), SeeBeyond (a Sun company) and WebMethods (a Software AG company) are
indirect competitors. Their focus is on the back end, supporting the automated
communication between applications, not desktop integration.
Business
Intelligence companies such as Cognos, Business Objects and Informatica retrieve
data from disparate systems for reporting and analysis purposes
only. Data cannot be input using these systems, whereas the Company’s
software will allow a single access, which populates all related applications as
well as an integrated reporting product.
Strategy
Upon
payment of the ECS license fee, the product will be ready to go. By leveraging
reference projects with international manufacturing companies, the Company,
through Sebring, will be able to enter the market within a short timeframe. The
fast establishment of a marketing group enables entry into additional industry
segments with similar business processes. Due to the generic nature of our
software, we will have access to several synergistic markets.
The
Company’s management has numerous contacts within our target
industries. The Company’s solutions are well known by industry “watch
groups” such as Gartner Group and CIMData. Our target contacts and the software
industry “watch groups” recognition of our solutions are valuable resources for
an entry into the US market.
Suppliers
We are
not dependent on any significant product or service from third
parties. We have strategic alliances with certain third
parties.
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Research
and Development
Continuous
research and development will help the Company stay relevant and
grow. By expanding its offering and enhancing its features the
Company will continue to look for better and more efficient ways to provide
consumers affordable ways to integrate their software systems.
Intellectual
Property
Licenses
Through
Sebring LLC, we have entered into a license agreement with ECS to be a
non-exclusive reseller of our primary product: eCenter. The license will be
effective upon the payment of $150,000 to ECS.
Copyrights
Although
the Company does not hold registered copyrights, the Company does claim
copyright protection on all text and graphics used in conjunction with their
published digital media (web site and DVD) and published printed promotional
materials as stated generally in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular
92, Chapter 1, Section 102.
We plan
to apply for additional patents, copyrights and trademarks as applicable
necessary or desirable in the evolution of our business.
Regulatory
Matters
Our
operations are not currently subject to any governmental regulations specific to
the software integration industry.
Employees
As of
October 25, 2010 we had a total of three employees. Our employees are not party
to any collective bargaining agreement. We believe our relations with our
employees are good.
Property
We lease
approximately 2,000 square feet of office space at 1400 Cattlemen Rd., Suite D,
Sarasota, Florida 34232, on a month to month basis. This facility serves as
our corporate headquarters. In connection with the continuation of
the lease, we issued to our landlord a promissory note in the amount of
$26,846.30 for back due rent.
Legal
Proceedings
From time
to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our
operations in the normal course of business. As of October 25, 2010, there were
no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a
material effect on the results of our operations. There are no other
proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any
registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material
interest adverse to our interest.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
This
discussion should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Report,
including “Risk Factors,” “Description of Business” and the Financial Statements
attached hereto pursuant to Exhibit 99.1 and the related exhibits. The various
sections of this discussion contain a number of forward-looking statements, all
of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the
uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this Report. See
“Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ
materially.
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Recent
Events
Prior to
October 25, 2010, we were an operating company, with minimal assets and
activities. On October 25, 2010, we completed an acquisition, whereby we
acquired Sebring Software, LLC, and changed our name to Sebring Software, Inc.
leaving Sebring Software, LLC as our wholly-owned subsidiary. In connection with
this transaction, we spun-off our former business into a separate corporation
owned by our shareholders, and the business of Sebring Software, LLC is now our
sole line of business. This transaction is being accounted for as a
recapitalization, with Sebring Software, LLC deemed to be the accounting
acquirer and Sebring Software, Inc. f/k/a Sumotext, Inc., the acquired company.
Accordingly, Sebring Software, LLC’s historical financial statements for periods
prior to the transaction have become those of the registrant (Sebring Software,
Inc. f/k/a Sumotext, Inc.). The accumulated earnings of Sebring Software, LLC
were also carried forward after the acquisition. Operations reported for periods
prior to the transaction are those of Sebring Software, LLC, referred to as
Sebring.
Overview
Sebring
is in the development stage and therefore has not collected any
revenue. Sebring’s designed purpose is to be a subscription based
reseller of software to companies in the automotive, manufacturing, aerospace,
healthcare and financial services industries. Sebring has developed
“Adaptors” which allow the licensed software to be used by companies in North
and South America and allows them to navigate multiple enterprise applications
used in their numerous operating units in a single user interface so the users
can gather and use their intercompany business information more quickly and
effectively.
Results
of Operations
Due to
the development stage nature of Sebring, the changes in operating activity was
not material except for those items described below.
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009:
General
and administrative expenses increased by $127,305, from $172,097 in the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 to $299,402 in the nine months ended September
30, 2010. The increase was due mainly to $101,000 in fees incurred to
consummate the recapitalization transaction between Sebring LLC and Sumotext,
Inc.
Interest
expense increased from $197,931 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to
$251,229 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase
was due to additional debt incurred during late 2009 and early 2010 to support
the operations of the Company.
Year
ended December 31, 2009 Compared to the Year ended December 31,
2008:
Impairment
expense during 2009 was a result of the Company recognizing an impairment charge
on the software development costs it had capitalized from 2007 to
2009. The Company has developed software “adaptors” to allow it to
sell, on a subscription basis, certain software that was developed by another
company in Germany. While management still believe this project is
viable it has recognized an impairment charge on the software development costs
due to insufficient funding available to secure the product rights or license
rights and market and sell the product.
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General
and administrative expenses decreased by $374,502, from $578,745 in 2008 to
$204,243 in 2010. The decrease was due mainly to a $220,324 increase
in legal expense and $93,048 increase in accounting and auditing fees incurred
in 2008 when the Company attempted an acquisition of the entity it will
licensing the software from once funding is available to pay the fees required
to execute the licensing agreement.
Interest
expense increased from $214,891 in 2008 to $268,146 in 2009. The
increase was due to additional debt incurred during late 2008 and early 2009 to
support the operations of the Company.
Inflation
and seasonality
Sebring
does not believe that inflation or seasonality will significantly affect it
results of operations.
Liquidity
and capital resources
Sebring’s
cash and liquidity resources have been provided by investors through convertible
and non-convertible notes and loans payable. Investors have loaned
the company $2,687,638 from September 18, 2006 (inception) through September 30,
2010. Investors have also loaned the company $235,000 subsequent to
September 30, 2010. These cash investments have generally been used
for software development and for general and administrative expenses including
management compensation. However, we don’t believe our current funds
will be sufficient to sustain operations and for implementation of our business
plan.
The
Company anticipates completing a funding agreement with Enerizon Partners Ltd
(EPL) to fund the company with an investment of $15 million in the form of
convertible preferred shares. The Company expects to receive this funding by
February 15, 2011. In addition the company is in discussions with other groups
to fund and aggregate amount of $6M during the month of February,
2011. However, the Company cannot guarantee that these funding will
be completed and that it will receive the necessary funding to sustain
operations.
Debt
and contractual obligations
Sebring
has commitments to pay investors $3,462,637 of principal and accrued interest in
various convertible notes, non-convertible notes and loans payable through
September 30, 2010, and an additional $235,000 plus interest borrowed subsequent
to September 30, 2010. It is also owes $346,528 in accounts payable
and accrued liabilities and $374,485 of payroll related liabilities as of
September 30, 2010.
Sebring
has also entered into three employment agreements to pay a combined total of
$519,000 per year in base salary, $2,400 a month in three auto allowances, and
any stock based compensation that is approved by the board of
directors.
The
Company has also committed to pay various stock compensation and finder fees to
entities that are raising funds on the Company’s behalf. Those funds
are payable in the event that they are successful in raising capital described
above and as more fully described in the Sebring financial
statements.
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Critical
Accounting Estimates and Policies
Software Development
Costs. The Company accounts for its software development costs
in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 350-40
“Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use”. These
costs are included in intangible assets in the accompanying financial
statements.
ASC
350-10 requires the expensing of all costs of the preliminary project stage and
the training and application maintenance stage and the capitalization of all
internal or external direct costs incurred during the application development
stage. The Company amortizes the capitalized cost of software
developed or obtained for internal use over at the greater of i) the
straight-line method over the expected life of three years and ii) the ratio of
the current gross revenues for the software to the total of current
and estimated future gross revenues for the software. The Company
recorded $452,287 of software development costs from 2007 through 2009,
including $55,733 of accrued interest. Those costs were subsequently
expensed through an impairment analysis as described below.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets. The Company accounts for long-lived assets in
accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
ASC 360-10, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets”. This statement requires that long-lived assets and certain
identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured
by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net
cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are
considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the
amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the
assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the
carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
The
company recorded an impairment of $452,287 relating to its software development
costs that was capitalized from 2007 through 2009. If sufficient
funding is received and the Company is able to execute its business plan, it
will experience lower than normal costs of revenue because these costs were
expensed in December of 2009.
Risk
Factors
There
are numerous and varied risks, known and unknown, that may prevent us from
achieving our goals. If any of these risks actually occur, our business,
financial condition or results of operation may be materially adversely
affected. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and
investors could lose all or part of their investment.
An
investment in our common stock is highly speculative, and should only be made by
persons who can afford to lose their entire investment in us. You should
carefully consider the following risk factors and other information in this
quarterly report before deciding to become a holder of our common stock. If any
of the following risks actually occur, our business and financial results could
be negatively affected to a significant extent.
WE HAVE
FUTURE CAPITAL NEEDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO $1,600,638 PLUS ACCRUED
INTEREST WHICH WE OWE UNDER CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES, $572,000 PLUS ACCRUED
INTEREST WHICH WE OWE UNDER NON-CONVERTIBLE NOTES, $1,170,718 WHICH WE OWE UNDER
THE PETRACCA NOTE, $125,000 IN LOANS PAYABLE, AND $150,000 WHICH WE OWE TO ECS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSE, AND WITHOUT ADEQUATE CAPITAL WE MAY BE FORECED
TO CEASE OR CURTAIL OUR BUSIENSS OPERATIONS.
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We have
generated limited revenues to date and anticipate the need for approximately
$4,000,000 of additional funding to continue our business operations for the
next 12 months and an additional $3,000,000 to significantly expand our
operations, of which there can be no assurance we will be able to raise, not
including amounts we owe to repay our current liabilities. We will also
require $3,468,356 to repay convertible and non-convertible notes , plus
interest at the rate of 12% per annum beginning in January 2011 and continuing
thereafter. The Company is required to pay Mr. Petracca 1/3 of the
outstanding and accrued interest due under the $1,170,718 Petracca Note every
120 days (i.e., January 29, 2011, May 29, 2011 and September 26, 2011), with the
entire amount of the note payable by or before January 24, 2012; and $150,000
which is due to ECS under the terms of the License Agreement by December 1,
2010, which amount has not been paid to date.
Each
Convertible Note holder also has certain rights to warrants in connection with
the Convertible Notes. Specifically, in the event such Convertible
Note holder converts all or part of the Convertible Note they hold into shares
of our common stock, they will receive warrants to purchase a number of shares
of common stock equal to the total number of shares received in connection with
such conversion. In the event they choose not to convert the
Convertible Notes, they will receive warrants to purchase 25% of the total
number of shares of common stock of the Company as they would have received upon
full conversion of the Convertible Notes. Additionally, for each
month after an event of default under the Convertible Notes has occurred and is
not cured, they will receive warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to
the total number of shares they would have received in connection with a full
conversion of the Convertible Notes (the “Total Warrants”)(provided that the
warrants issued for such damages are capped at three times the amount of Total
Warrants). Additionally, in the event the Company fails to register
the shares issuable in connection with the exercise of the warrants by June 1,
2011, the Convertible Note holders will receive additional warrants to purchase
such number of shares of the Company’s common stock that equals 2% of the Total
Warrants for each full month that the Company fails to register such underlying
shares, which damages are capped at warrants in an amount equal to 10% of the
Total Warrants. The warrants described above have an exercise price
of 110% of the Conversion Price of the Convertible Notes (currently $1.89), and
a five year term. Finally, the Company provided the Convertible Note
holders piggy-back registration rights in connection with the shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants described above.
We
estimate that we can continue to operate through February 2011 with our cash on
hand if no additional funding is raised.
If
financing is available, it may involve issuing securities senior to our common
stock or equity financings, which are dilutive to holders of our common stock
(or require us to pay a portion of such proceeds to our debt holders (as
described in greater detail below)). In addition, in the event we do
not raise additional capital from conventional sources, such as our existing
investors or commercial banks, there is a likelihood that our growth will be
restricted and we may be forced to scale back or curtail implementing our
business plan. Failure to secure additional financing in a timely manner to
repay our obligations and supply us sufficient funds to continue our business
operations and on favorable terms if and when needed in the future could have a
material adverse effect on our financial performance, results of operations.
Furthermore, additional equity financing may be dilutive to the holders of our
common stock, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive
covenants, and strategic relationships, if necessary to raise additional funds,
and may require that we relinquish valuable rights. If we are unable
to raise the additional funding the value of our securities, if any, would
likely become worthless and we may be forced to abandon our business plan, sell
all or substantially all of our assets, cease filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and/or file for bankruptcy protection. Even
assuming we raise the additional capital we require to continue our business
operations, we anticipate incurring net losses for the foreseeable
future.
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THE PETRACCA NOTE IS SECURED
BY A SECURITY INTEREST IN SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF
SEBRING.
We
provided Mr. Petracca a security interest over substantially all of the assets
of Sebring in connection with the Petracca Note. The Petracca Note in
the amount of $1,170,718 bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum, provided
that if an event of default occurs under the note, the Petracca Note bears
interest at the rate of 20% per annum. The Company is required to pay
Mr. Petracca 1/3 of the outstanding and accrued interest due under the Petracca
Note every 120 days (i.e., January 29, 2011, May 29, 2011 and September 26,
2011), with the entire amount of the note payable by or before January 24,
2012. Additionally, for each 120 days that the Petracca Note is
issued and outstanding, the Company agreed to issue Mr. Petracca 1% of the
issued and outstanding common stock of the Company (approximately 349,305 shares
based on the total number of shares currently outstanding). The Petracca Note is
secured by a security interest in substantially all of Sebring’s assets (the “
Petracca Security
Agreement ”). Pursuant to the Petracca Security Agreement, we
agreed to pay Mr. Petracca 25% of the first $750,000 in net proceeds received by
us in connection with any debt or equity financing and 30% of the net proceeds
of any amount of debt or equity financing received by us in excess of $750,000,
which amount if paid will decrease the amount of the Petracca Note.
If we
default on the repayment of the Petracca Note, Mr. Petracca may enforce his
security interest over the assets of Sebring (which currently represent all of
the Company’s assets and operations), and we could be forced to curtail or
abandon our current business plans and operations. If that were to happen, any
investment in the Company could become worthless.
WE MAY BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE
ADDITIONAL SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK TO OUR CONVERTIBLE NOTE HOLDERS AND OTHER
DEBT HOLDERS IN THE FUTURE.
The
liabilities assumed by the Company include an aggregate of $1,885,638 in
convertible promissory notes (the “ Convertible Notes
”). The Convertible Notes are due in March 2011(except for
$100,000 notes which are already past due), and provide the holders thereof the
right, beginning on the seventh full month following the closing of the Exchange
(i.e., May 2011)(the “ Conversion Date ”) to
receive 1/6th of the principal amount of such Convertible Note (the “ Conversion Amount ”)
in cash or shares of stock based on the Conversion Price. The “ Conversion Price ” is
equal to the lesser of a price per share of (a) 75% of the price per share paid
by investors in any equity financing(s) which occur after the date of the
Convertible Note in which the gross proceeds received by the Company meet or
exceed $4,000,000; or (b) $1.72. Assuming the full conversion of the
Convertible Notes at the current Conversion Price of $1.72 per share, such
Convertible Notes will convert into an aggregate of 1,096,301 shares of our
common stock.
Additionally,
we agreed that for each 120 days that the $1,170,718 Petracca Note is issued and
outstanding (i.e., January 29, 2011, May 29, 2011 and September 26, 2011), the
Company would issue Mr. Petracca 1% of the issued and outstanding common stock
of the Company (approximately 349,305 shares).
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Each
Convertible Note holder also has certain rights to warrants in connection with
the Convertible Notes. Specifically, in the event such Convertible
Note holder converts all or part of the Convertible Note they hold into shares
of our common stock, they will receive warrants to purchase a number of shares
of common stock equal to the total number of shares received in connection with
such conversion. In the event they choose not to convert the
Convertible Notes, they will receive warrants to purchase 25% of the total
number of shares of common stock of the Company as they would have received upon
full conversion of the Convertible Notes. Additionally, for each
month after an event of default under the Convertible Notes has occurred and is
not cured, they will receive warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to
the total number of shares they would have received in connection with a full
conversion of the Convertible Notes (the “ Total Warrants
”)(provided that the warrants issued for such damages are capped at three
times the amount of Total Warrants). Additionally, in the event the
Company fails to register the shares issuable in connection with the exercise of
the warrants by June 1, 2011, the Convertible Note holders will receive
additional warrants to purchase such number of shares of the Company’s common
stock that equals 2% of the Total Warrants for each full month that the Company
fails to register such underlying shares, which damages are capped at warrants
in an amount equal to 10% of the Total Warrants. The warrants
described above have an exercise price of 110% of the Conversion Price of the
Convertible Notes (currently $1.89), and a five year term. Finally,
the Company provided the Convertible Note holders piggy-back registration rights
in connection with the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrants described above.
These
actions will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing
shareholders, may further dilute common stock book value, and that dilution may
be material. Such dilution could result in the value of the Company’s
outstanding shares of common stock declining in value.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO PAY
CERTAIN PERCENTAGES OF ANY FUNDS RAISED BY US THROUGH THE SALE OF DEBT OR EQUITY
SECURITIES MOVING FORWARD UNDER THE PETRACCA NOTE.
Sebringis
obligated under the terms of a Settlement Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010
by and between Sebring and Mr. Petracca (the “ Settlement Agreement
”), which settled certain amounts payable by Sebring to Mr. Petracca and
required Mr. Petracca to dismiss a lawsuit previously filed against Sebring
regarding the payment of such outstanding amounts payable, together with a
promissory note in the principal amount of $1,170,718 issued to Mr. Petracca
dated as of October 1, 2010 in connection therewith (the “ Petracca Note
”). The Petracca Note is secured by a security interest in
substantially all of Sebring’s assets (the “ Petracca Security Agreement
”). Pursuant to the Petracca Security Agreement, we agreed to
pay Mr. Petracca 25% of the first $750,000 in net proceeds received by us in
connection with any debt or equity financing and 30% of the net proceeds of any
amount of debt or equity financing received by us in excess of $750,000, which
amount if paid will decrease the amount of the Petracca Note. As
such, we may be required to pay a significant portion of any funds we raise
through debt or equity funding moving forward to Mr. Petracca pursuant to the
Security Agreement, and such funds may not be available to us for working
capital and/or the repayment of our outstanding
obligations. Consequently, we may be forced to raise additional
capital than we need to satisfy our then working capital obligations and/or we
may be unable to raise additional funding on favorable terms if at
all. Our failure to raise additional capital and/or the requirement
that we pay a significant portion of any funds raised to Mr. Petracca could
cause the value of our securities, if any, to decline in value or become
worthless.
WE DO NOT OBTAIN ANY RIGHTS
UNDER THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, WHICH REPRESENTS SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR ASSETS,
UNTIL WE MAKE THE REQUIRED ADVANCE PAYMENTS THEREUNDER, AND WE ARE FURTHER
REQUIRED TO PAY 50% OF ANY FUNDS GENERATED PURSUANT TO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT TO
THE LICENSOR AND MEET CERTAIN REQUIRED MINIMUM LEVELS OF YEARLY ROYALTY PAYMENTS
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE LICENSE IN PLACE.
Sebring
is a party to a license agreement with Engineering Consulting and Solutions GmbH
(“ ECS”) that
permits the Company, through Sebring, to market eCenter and its eCenter-icm2
products as a reseller in North and South America, subject to the Company making
a payment of $150,000 to ECS, which was due and payable by December 1, 2010, and
has not been paid to date (the “ Advance Payment ” and
the “ License
Agreement ”). Assuming the Advance Payment is made (which
Advance Payment is treated as an advance against Royalties) and Sebring obtains
rights to the License, the Company is required to pay ECS as a royalty, 50% of
the amount generated by Sebring as a result of the sale of products under the
License Agreement (the “ Royalties
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Under the
terms of the License Agreement with ECS, the Company will, through Sebring,
assuming payment of the Advance Payment (which was due December 1, 2010, and has
not been paid to date), receive a non-exclusive right to market and sell ECS’
eCenter products in North America (the “License”). The
License Agreement remains in effect (assuming the Advance Payment is made by the
date provided above) until and unless there is a breach of the agreement by
either party, or any patents on the technology licensed pursuant to the License
expire, subject to Sebring’s right to terminate the License at any time with one
month’s prior notice to ECS. Furthermore, ECS has the right to
terminate the License if the Royalties under the License do not reach a minimum
of $150,000 in the first year of the License and $250,000 in the second year of
the License; provided that if within eighteen (18) months of the effective date
of the License, Sebring (or the Company on its behalf) fails to satisfy its
obligations under its outstanding promissory notes, ECS has the right to
terminate the License Agreement and therefore the License by providing written
notice of such termination to Sebring. As a result, if we
are unable to pay ECS the Advance Payment when due or are unable to meet the
required minimum Royalty payments, the License will either not take effect, or
ECS could terminate the License, which could cause any investment in the Company
to become worthless.
OUR LICENSE ONLY PROVIDES US
NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS AND AS SUCH, THIRD PARTIES MAY SELL THE SAME PRODUCTS AS US
AND COMPETE WITH US ON TERMS OF PRICE, SUPPORT OR OTHER
FACTORS.
Pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the License with ECS (as described above),
assuming we make the required Advance Payment, we will have rights (subject to
the terms of the License Agreement) to a non-exclusive License to market and
sell ECS’ eCenter software in North and South America. As such, ECS
has the right and may from time to time sell additional licenses to
third-parties to market and sell the eCenter software in North and South
America. We may be forced to compete with these third parties on
terms of price, product support and other factors. These
third-parties may have greater resources than us, obtain more beneficial license
terms and have greater brand recognition and a more established distribution
chain. As such, we may be unable to compete with third-parties who have similar
license arrangements with ECS and as a result, we may be forced to terminate or
abandon the License, which could cause the value of our securities to decline in
value or become worthless.
WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY GENERATED
ONLY LIMITED REVENUES AND HAVE NOT GENERATED A PROFIT SINCE
INCEPTION.
We make
no assurances that we will be able to generate revenues in the future sufficient
to support our operations, if at all, and/or that we will be able to gain
clients in the future to build our business to the point that we generate a
profit.
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IF WE ARE DEEMED TO BE A
“SHELL COMPANY” OR FORMER “SHELL COMPANY”, SHAREHOLDERS WHO HOLD UNREGISTERED
SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK WILL BE SUBJECT TO RESALE RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO
RULE 144.
Pursuant
to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“ Rule 144 ”), a “
shell company ”
is defined as a company that has no or nominal operations; and, either no or
nominal assets; assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents; or assets
consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other
assets. We do not currently believe that we are a “ shell company ” or a
former “ shell company
” however, the SEC has provided us correspondence advising us that they
believe that we were deemed to be a “ shell company ” prior
to the Exchange and we have agreed to file Form 10 information (as described
below) in this filing. As such we may be deemed to be a “ shell company ” or a
former “ shell company
”. If we are deemed to be a “ shell company ” or
former “ shell company
” pursuant to Rule 144, sales of our securities pursuant to Rule 144 will
not be able to be made until 1) we have ceased to be a “ shell company ”; 2)
we are subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and have filed all of our required periodic reports for the prior one
year period; and a period of at least twelve months has elapsed from the date “
Form 10 information
” has been filed with the Commission reflecting the Company’s status as a
non-“ shell company.
” Because none of our securities will be able to be sold
pursuant to Rule 144, until at least a year after we cease to be a “ shell company ” (as
described in greater detail above), any securities we issue to consultants,
employees, in consideration for services rendered or for any other purpose will
have no liquidity in the event we are deemed to be a “ shell company ” until
and unless such securities are registered with the Commission and/or until a
year after we cease to be a “ shell company ” and
have complied with the other requirements of Rule 144, as described
above. As a result, it may be harder for us to fund our operations
and pay our consultants with our securities instead of
cash. Furthermore, it will be harder for us to raise funding through
the sale of debt or equity securities unless we agree to register such
securities with the Commission, which could cause us to expend additional
resources in the future. If we are deemed a “ shell company, ” or
former “ shell company
” it could prevent us from raising additional funds, engaging consultants
using our securities to pay for any acquisitions, which could cause the value of
our securities, if any, to decline in value or become
worthless.
THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY
DEPENDS HEAVILY ON LEIF ANDERSEN AND HIS INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND
EXPERTISE.
The
success of the Company will depend on the abilities of Leif Andersen, Chief
Executive Officer, to manage our business. Mr. Andersen is employed
by Sebring (which agreement was assumed by us in connection with the Exchange)
pursuant to an Employment Agreement, described in greater detail below, provided
that either we or Mr. Andersen can terminate the agreement at any time, subject
to the terms of such Employment Agreement. The loss of Mr. Andersen
will have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations and
financial condition of the Company. In addition, the loss of Mr.
Andersen may force the Company to seek a replacement who may have less
experience, fewer contacts, or less understanding of the
business. Further, we can make no assurances that we will be able to
find a suitable replacement for Mr. Andersen, which could force the Company to
curtail its operations and/or cause any investment in the Company to become
worthless.
OUR LIMITED OPERATING
HISTORY MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO FORECAST OUR FUTURE RESULTS, MAKING ANY INVESTMENT
IN US HIGHLY SPECULATIVE.
We have a
limited operating history, and our historical financial and operating
information is of limited value in predicting our future operating
results. We may not accurately forecast customer behavior and
recognize or respond to emerging trends, changing preferences or competitive
factors facing us, and, therefore, we may fail to make accurate financial
forecasts. Our current and future expense levels are based largely on
our investment plans and estimates of future revenue. As a result, we
may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any
unexpected revenue shortfall, which could then force us to curtail or cease our
business operations.
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OUR LOSSES RAISE DOUBT AS TO
WHETHER WE CAN CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.
We had an
accumulated deficit of $3,732,252 and negative working capital of $3,652,908 as
of September 30, 2010, and a net loss and net cash used in operations of
$815,253 and $248,909, respectively for the nine months endedSeptember 30,
2010. These factors among others indicate that we may be unable to
continue as a going concern, particularly in the event that we cannot generate
revenues, obtain additional financing and/or attain profitable operations. The
accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty and if we cannot continue as a going
concern, your investment in us could become devalued or worthless.
Our
independent registered public accounting firm has added an emphasis paragraph to
its report on our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008 regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Key to this
determination is our recurring net losses, an accumulated deficit, and a working
capital deficiency. The Company’s financial statements are prepared using
principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of
assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.
However, the Company does not have significant cash or other material
liquid assets, nor does it have an established source of revenue sufficient to
cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern.
The Company may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations in its
results of operations.
DEPRESSED
GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OR ADVERSE CHANGES IN GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR OPERATING RESULTS. IF
ECONOMIC OR OTHER FACTORS MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR FUTURE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS,
AND SUCH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS MAY BECOME UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO PURCHASE OUR
SERVICES, WHICH COULD IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE
PROFITABLY.
Our
results of operations are subject to the risks arising from adverse changes in
domestic and global economic conditions. Uncertainty about future economic
conditions makes it difficult for us to forecast operating results and to make
decisions about future investments. For example, the direction and relative
strength of the global economy has recently been increasingly uncertain due to
softness in the residential real estate and mortgage markets, volatility in fuel
and other energy costs, difficulties in the financial services sector and credit
markets, continuing geopolitical uncertainties and other macroeconomic factors
affecting spending behavior. If economic growth in North and South America
continues to be slowed, or if other adverse general economic changes occur or
continue, many potential customers for the Company’s planned products may delay
or reduce technology purchases. This could result in reductions in sales of our
products (if any), longer sales cycles, and increased price
competition.
OUR BUSINESS MAY BE
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY AND CORPORATE AND
INSTITUTIONAL SPENDING.
Our
business will depend on the general economic environment and levels of corporate
and institutional spending. Purchases of software may decline in periods of
recession or uncertainty regarding future economic prospects. During periods of
recession or economic uncertainty, we may not be able to maintain or increase
our sales to customers (assuming we have sales to customers to begin with),
maintain sales levels, if any, establish operations on a profitable basis or
create earnings from operations as a percentage of net sales. As a result, our
operating results, if any, may be adversely and materially affected by downward
trends in the economy or the occurrence of events that adversely affect the
economy in general. Our operating results and margins, if any, will be adversely
impacted if we do not grow as anticipated.
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OUR OPERATING RESULTS WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AND FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR PERFORMANCE MAY RESULT IN
VOLATILITY IN THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
Due to
our limited operating history, among other things, our future operating results,
if any, will be difficult to predict. We could experience fluctuations in our
future operating and financial results due to a number of factors, such
as:
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These
factors and others all tend to make the timing and amount of our revenue
unpredictable and may lead to greater period-to-period fluctuations in revenue,
if we are able to generate any revenue at all moving forward, of which we can
provide no assurances.
IF OUR SECURITY MEASURES ARE
BREACHED, OUR PRODUCTS MAY BE PERCEIVED AS NOT BEING SECURE, AND OUR BUSINESS
AND REPUTATION COULD SUFFER.
Our
planned products will involve the storage and transmission of our customers’
proprietary information. Although we plan to employ technical and internal
control procedures to assure the security of our customers’ data, we cannot
guarantee that these measures will be sufficient for this purpose. If our
security measures are breached as a result of third-party action, employee error
or otherwise, and as a result our customers’ data becomes available to
unauthorized parties, we could incur liability and our reputation would be
damaged, which could lead to the loss of then current and potential customers.
If we experience any breaches of our network security or sabotage, we might be
required to expend significant capital and other resources to remedy, protect
against or alleviate these and related problems, and we may not be able to
remedy these problems in a timely manner, or at all. Because techniques used by
outsiders to obtain unauthorized network access or to sabotage systems change
frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we
may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative
measures.
IF WE CANNOT ADAPT TO
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, OUR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS MAY BECOME OBSOLETE AND OUR
ABILITY TO COMPETE WOULD BE IMPAIRED.
Changes
in our industry occur very rapidly. As a result, our services and products could
become obsolete. The introduction of competing products employing new
technologies and the evolution of new industry standards could render our
existing products or services obsolete and unmarketable. To be successful, our
services and products must keep pace with technological developments and
evolving industry standards, address the ever-changing and increasingly
sophisticated needs of our customers, and achieve market acceptance. If we are
unable to develop new services, or enhancements to our future services on a
timely and cost-effective basis, or if new services or products or enhancements
do not achieve market acceptance, our business would be seriously
harmed.
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If the
software we plan to license is determined to contain defects or errors, our
reputation could be materially adversely affected, which could result in
significant costs to us and impair our ability to sell our software in the
future. The costs we would incur to correct software defects or errors may be
substantial and would materially adversely affect our operating
results.
Any
defects in our applications or the software we plan to license, or defects that
cause other applications to malfunction or fail, could result in:
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OUR MARKET IS SUBJECT TO
RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND IF WE AND OUR LICENSOR FAIL TO CONTINUALLY
ENHANCE THE PRODUCTS WE SELL IN THE FUTURE, IN A TIMELY MANNER, OUR REVENUE AND
BUSINESS WOULD BE HARMED.
We and
the licensor of the products we plan to sell must continue to enhance and
improve the performance, functionality and reliability of such products in a
timely manner. The software industry is characterized by rapid technological
change, changes in user requirements and preferences, frequent new product and
services introductions embodying new technologies, and the emergence of new
industry standards and practices that could render our products and services
obsolete. The failure to continually enhance our products and services in a
timely manner would adversely impact our business and prospects. Our success
will depend, in part, on our and our licensor’s ability to develop leading
technologies to enhance existing products and services, to develop new products
and services that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of our
future customers, and to respond to technological advances and emerging industry
standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis. If we or our
licensor are unable to adapt products and services to changing market
conditions, customer requirements or emerging industry standards, we may be
forced to curtail or abandon our business operations.
SIGNIFICANT UNAUTHORIZED USE
OF OUR LICENSED SOFTWARE WOULD RESULT IN MATERIAL LOSS OF POTENTIAL REVENUES AND
OUR PURSUIT OF PROTECTION FOR OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COULD RESULT IN
SUBSTANTIAL COSTS TO US.
Our
licensed eCenter software is planned to be licensed to customers under license
agreements, which license may include provisions prohibiting the unauthorized
use, copying and transfer of the licensed program. Policing unauthorized use of
our products will likely be difficult and, while we are unable to determine the
extent to which piracy of our software products exists, any significant piracy
of our products could materially and adversely affect our business, results of
operations and financial condition. In addition, the laws of some foreign
countries do not protect the proprietary rights to as great an extent as do the
laws of the United States and our means of protecting our proprietary rights may
not be adequate.
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WE MAY FACE PRODUCT
LIABILITY CLAIMS FROM OUR FUTURE CUSTOMERS WHICH COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL COSTS
AND LOSSES TO THE COMPANY.
Our
license agreements with our future customers will contain provisions designed to
limit our exposure to potential product liability claims. It is possible,
however, that the limitation of liability provisions contained in the license
agreements may not be effective under the laws of some jurisdictions. A
successful product liability claim brought against us could result in payment by
us of substantial damages, which would harm our business, operating results and
financial condition and cause the price of our common stock to
fall.
WE AND
OUR LICENSOR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES WITH NEW
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR SALES AND
PROFITABILITY.
The
markets for our future software applications are characterized by rapid
technological changes, changing customer needs, frequent introduction of new
software applications and evolving industry standards. The introduction of
software applications that embody new technologies or the emergence of new
industry standards could make our software applications obsolete or otherwise
unmarketable. As a result, we may not be able to accurately predict the
lifecycle of our licensed software applications, which may become obsolete
before we receive any revenue or the amount of revenue that we anticipate
receiving from them. If any of the foregoing events were to occur, our ability
to generate revenues would be adversely affected.
To be
successful, we and our licensor need to anticipate, develop and introduce new
software applications on a timely and cost-effective basis that keep pace with
technological developments and emerging industry standards and that address the
increasingly sophisticated needs of our future customers and their budgets. We
and our licensor may fail to develop or sell software applications that respond
to technological changes or evolving industry standards, experience difficulties
that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction or sale of
these applications or fail to develop applications that adequately meet the
requirements of the marketplace or achieve market acceptance. Our or our
licensor’s failure to develop and market such applications and services on a
timely basis, or at all, could materially adversely affect our sales and
profitability.
OUR
FAILURE TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES COULD HARM OUR
REPUTATION AND COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR SALES OF SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Our
future customers, if any, will depend on us to resolve implementation, technical
or other issues relating to our software. A high level of service is critical
for the successful marketing and sale of our software. If we do not succeed in
helping our customers quickly resolve post-deployment issues, our reputation
could be harmed and our ability to make new sales or increase sales to customers
could be damaged.
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OUR BUSINESS AND THE SUCCESS
OF OUR PRODUCTS COULD BE HARMED IF WE ARE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A
BRAND IMAGE.
We
believe that establishing a brand is critical to achieving acceptance of our
software products and to establishing key strategic relationships. As a new
company with a new brand, we believe that we have little to no brand recognition
with the public. We may experience difficulty in establishing a brand name that
is well-known and regarded, and any brand image that we may be able to create
may be quickly impaired. The importance of brand recognition will increase when
and if our competitors create products that are similar to our products. Even if
we are able to establish a brand image and react appropriately to changes in
customer preferences, customers may consider our brand image to be less
prestigious or trustworthy than those of our larger competitors. Our results of
operations may be affected in the future should our products even be
successfully launched.
WE MAY FAIL IN INTRODUCING
AND PROMOTING OUR PRODUCTS TO THE SOFTWARE MARKET, WHICH WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE
EFFECT ON OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE REVENUES.
Demand
for and market acceptance of new products is inherently uncertain. Our revenue
will come from the sale of our licensed products, and our ability to sell our
products will depend on various factors, including the eventual strength, if
any, of our brand name, competitive conditions and our access to necessary
capital. If we fail to introduce and promote our products, we may not be able to
generate any significant revenues. In addition, as part of our growth strategy,
we intend to expand our product offerings to introduce more products in other
categories. This strategy may however prove unsuccessful and our association
with failed products could impair our brand image. Introducing and achieving
market acceptance for these products will require, among other
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WE WILL FACE INTENSE
COMPETITION, INCLUDING COMPETITION FROM COMPANIES WITH SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER
RESOURCES THAN OURS, AND IF WE ARE UNABLE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY WITH THESE
COMPANIES, OUR BUSINESS COULD BE HARMED.
We will
face intense competition in the software industry from other established
companies. Almost all of our competitors have significantly greater financial,
technological, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution resources
than we do. Their greater capabilities in these areas will enable them to better
withstand periodic downturns in the software industry, compete more effectively
on the basis of price and production and more quickly develop new products. In
addition, new companies may enter the markets in which we expect to compete,
further increasing competition in the software industry.
We
believe that our ability to compete successfully will depend on a number of
factors, including the functionality of our products once marketed and the
strength of our brand, once established, as well as many factors beyond our
control. We may not be able to compete successfully in the future, and increased
competition may result in price reductions, reduced profit margins, loss of
market share and an inability to generate cash flows that are sufficient to
maintain or expand our development and marketing of new products.
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THE DISRUPTION, EXPENSE AND
POTENTIAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH UNANTICIPATED FUTURE LITIGATION AGAINST US
COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION.
We may be
subject to various legal proceedings and threatened legal proceedings from time
to time as part of our ordinary business. We are not currently a party to any
legal proceedings. However, any unanticipated litigation in the future,
regardless of merits, could significantly divert management’s attention from our
operations and result in substantial legal fees to us. Further, there can be no
assurance that any actions that have been or will be brought against us will be
resolved in our favor or, if significant monetary judgments are rendered against
us, that we will have the ability to pay such judgments. Such disruptions, legal
fees and any losses resulting from these claims could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
PROTECTION
OF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS LIMITED, AND ANY MISUSE OF OUR INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY BY OTHERS COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR SALES AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
Proprietary
technology in our licensed software is important to our success. To protect our
proprietary rights, we plan to rely on a combination of patents, copyrights,
trademarks, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual
provisions, funding permitting. We do not own any issued patents and we have not
emphasized patents as a source of significant competitive advantage. We have
sought to protect our proprietary technology under laws affording protection for
trade secrets, copyright and trademark protection of our software, products and
developments where available and appropriate. In the event we are issued
patents, our issued patents may not provide us with any competitive advantages
or may be challenged by third parties, and the patents of others may seriously
impede our ability to conduct our business. Further, any patents issued to us
may not be timely or broad enough to protect our proprietary
rights.
Protection
of trade secrets and other intellectual property rights in the markets in which
we operate and compete is highly uncertain and may involve complex legal and
scientific questions. The laws of countries in which we operate may afford
little or no protection to our trade secrets and other intellectual property
rights. Policing unauthorized use of our trade secret technologies and proving
misappropriation of our technologies is particularly difficult, and we expect
software piracy to continue to be a persistent problem. Piracy of our products
represents a loss of revenue to us. Furthermore, any changes in, or unexpected
interpretations of, the trade secret and other intellectual property laws in any
country in which we operate may adversely affect our ability to enforce our
trade secret and intellectual property rights. Costly and time-consuming
litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our
confidential information and trade secret protection. If we are unable to
protect our proprietary rights or if third-parties independently develop or gain
access to our or similar technologies, our competitive position and revenue
could suffer.
WE MAY INCUR SIGNIFICANT
LITIGATION EXPENSES PROTECTING OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR DEFENDING OUR USE OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH MAY HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR CASH FLOW
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, IF ANY.
If our
efforts to protect our intellectual property rights are inadequate to prevent
imitation of our products by others or to prevent others from seeking to block
sales of our products as a violation of the intellectual property rights of
others, we could incur substantial significant legal expenses in resolving such
disputes.
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OUR COMPETITORS MAY DEVELOP
SIMILAR, NON-INFRINGING PRODUCTS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE
REVENUES.
Our
competitors may be able to produce a software product that is similar to our
licensed product without infringing on our or our licensor’s intellectual
property rights. Since we have yet to establish any significant brand
recognition for our product, we could lose a substantial amount of business due
to competitors developing products similar to our software products. As a
result, our future growth and ability to generate revenues from the sale of our
product could suffer a material adverse effect.
CLAIMS
THAT WE MISUSE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF OTHERS COULD SUBJECT US TO
SIGNIFICANT LIABILITY AND DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS, WHICH COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY
AFFECT OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Because
of the nature of our business, we may become subject to material claims of
infringement by competitors and other third-parties with respect to current or
future software applications, trademarks or other proprietary rights. Our
competitors, some of which may have substantially greater resources than us and
have made significant investments in competing technologies or products, may
have, or seek to apply for and obtain, patents that will prevent, limit or
interfere with our ability to make, use and sell our current and future
products, and we and our licensor may not be successful in defending allegations
of infringement of these patents. Further, we may not be aware of all of the
patents and other intellectual property rights owned by third-parties that may
be potentially adverse to our interests. We or our licensor may need to resort
to litigation to enforce our proprietary rights or to determine the scope and
validity of a third party’s patents or other proprietary rights, including
whether any of our products or processes infringe the patents or other
proprietary rights of third-parties. The outcome of any such proceedings is
uncertain and, if unfavorable, could significantly harm our business. If we or
our licensor does not prevail in this type of litigation, we may be required
to:
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pay damages, including actual monetary damages, royalties, lost profits or
other damages and third-party ’ s attorneys ’ fees, which may be
substantial;
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expend significant time and resources to modify or redesign the affected
products or procedures so that they do not infringe a third-party ’ s
patents or other intellectual property rights; further, there can be no
assurance that we will be successful in modifying or redesigning the
affected products or procedures;
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obtain a license in order to continue marketing the affected products or
processes, and pay license fees and royalties; if we are able to obtain
such a license, it may be non-exclusive, giving our competitors access to
the same intellectual property, or the patent owner may require that we
grant a cross-license to part of our proprietary technologies;
or
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stop the development, manufacture, use, marketing or sale of the affected
products through a court-ordered sanction called an injunction, if a
license is not available on acceptable terms, or not available at all, or
attempts to redesign the affected products are
unsuccessful.
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Any of
these events could adversely affect our business strategy and the value of our
business. In addition, the defense and prosecution of intellectual property
suits, interferences, oppositions and related legal and administrative
proceedings in the United States and elsewhere, even if resolved in our favor,
could be expensive, time consuming, generate negative publicity and could divert
financial and managerial resources.
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We expect
that software developers will increasingly be subject to infringement claims as
the number of software applications and competitors in our industry segment
grows and the functionality of software applications in different industry
segments overlaps. Thus, we could be subject to additional patent infringement
claims in the future. There can be no assurance that the claims that may arise
in the future can be amicably disposed of, and it is possible that litigation
could ensue.
Intellectual
property litigation can be complex, costly and protracted. As a result, any
intellectual property litigation to which we are subject could disrupt our
business operations, require us to incur substantial costs and subject us to
significant liabilities, each of which could severely harm our
business.
Plaintiffs
in intellectual property cases often seek injunctive relief. Any intellectual
property litigation commenced against us could force us to take actions that
could be harmful to our business, including the following:
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stop selling products or using the technology that contains the allegedly
infringing intellectual property;
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stop selling products or using the technology that contains the allegedly
infringing intellectual property;
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attempt to obtain a license to use the relevant intellectual property,
which may not be available on reasonable terms or at all;
and
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attempt to redesign the products that allegedly infringed upon the
intellectual property.
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If we or
our licensor is forced to take any of the foregoing actions, our business,
financial position and operating results could be harmed. We and our licensor
may not be able to develop, license or acquire non-infringing technology under
reasonable terms, if at all. These developments would result in an inability to
compete for customers and would adversely affect our ability to generate
revenue. The measure of damages in intellectual property litigation can be
complex, and is often subjective or uncertain. If we were to be found liable for
the infringement of a third party’s proprietary rights, the amount of damages we
might have to pay could be substantial and would be difficult to
predict.
ANY GROWTH COULD STRAIN OUR
RESOURCES AND OUR BUSINESS MAY SUFFER IF WE FAIL TO IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES TO MANAGE OUR GROWTH.
Growth in
our business may place a strain on our management, administrative, and sales and
marketing infrastructure. If we fail to successfully manage our growth, our
business could be disrupted, and our ability to operate our business profitably
could suffer. Growth in our employee base may be required to expand our customer
base and to continue to develop and enhance our services. To manage growth of
our operations and personnel, we would need to enhance our operational,
financial, and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures.
This would require additional personnel and capital investments, which would
increase our cost base. The growth in our fixed cost base may make it more
difficult for us to reduce expenses in the short term to offset any shortfalls
in revenue.
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OUR ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED, AND BYLAWS LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF, AND PROVIDE
INDEMNIFICATION FOR, OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Our
Articles of Incorporation, generally limit our officers' and Directors' personal
liability to the Company and its stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty as an
officer or Director except for breach of the duty of loyalty or acts or
omissions not made in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law. Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws
provide indemnification for our officers and Directors to the fullest extent
authorized by the Nevada General Corporation Law against all expense, liability,
and loss, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines excise taxes or penalties
and amounts to be paid in settlement reasonably incurred or suffered by an
officer or Director in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil or criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a " Proceeding ") to
which the officer or Director is made a party or is threatened to be made a
party, or in which the officer or Director is involved by reason of the fact
that he or she is or was an officer or Director of the Company, or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as an officer or director of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
whether the basis of the Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as
an officer or Director, or in any other capacity while serving as an officer or
Director. Thus, the Company may be prevented from recovering damages for certain
alleged errors or omissions by the officers and Directors for liabilities
incurred in connection with their good faith acts for the
Company. Such an indemnification payment might deplete the Company's
assets. Stockholders who have questions regarding the fiduciary obligations of
the officers and Directors of the Company should consult with independent legal
counsel. It is the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission that
exculpation from and indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder is
against public policy and therefore unenforceable.
WE MAY BE UNABLE TO SCALE
OUR OPERATIONS SUCCESSFULLY AND FAIL TO ATTAIN OUR PLANNED
GROWTH.
Our plan
is to grow our business rapidly. Our growth, if it occurs as planned, will place
significant demands on our management, as well as our financial, administrative
and other resources. We will need to hire highly skilled personnel to effectuate
our planned growth. There is no guarantee that we will be able to locate and
retain qualified personnel for such positions, which would likely hinder our
ability to manage operations. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee that any of the
systems, procedures and controls we put in place will be adequate to support the
commercialization of our products or other operations. Our operating results
will depend substantially on the ability of our officers and key employees to
manage changing business conditions and to implement and improve our financial,
administrative and other resources. If we are unable to respond to and manage
changing business conditions, or the scale of our products, services and
operations, then the quality of our services, our ability to retain key
personnel and our business could be harmed.
WE HAVE NEVER ISSUED CASH
DIVIDENDS IN CONNECTION WITH OUR COMMON STOCK AND HAVE NO PLANS TO ISSUE
DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE.
We have
paid no cash dividends on our common stock to date and it is not anticipated
that any cash dividends will be paid to holders of our common stock in the
foreseeable future. While our dividend policy will be based on the
operating results and capital needs of our business, it is anticipated that any
earnings will be retained to finance our future expansion.
INVESTORS MAY FACE
SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON THE RESALE OF OUR COMMON STOCK DUE TO FEDERAL
REGULATIONS OF PENNY STOCKS.
Our
common stock will be subject to the requirements of Rule 15(g)9, promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act as long as the price of our common stock is
below $5.00 per share. Under such rule, broker-dealers who recommend low-priced
securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors
must satisfy special sales practice requirements, including a requirement that
they make an individualized written suitability determination for the purchaser
and receive the purchaser's consent prior to the transaction. The Securities
Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990, also requires
additional disclosure in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as
a penny stock. Generally, the Commission defines a penny stock as any equity
security not traded on an exchange or quoted on NASDAQ that has a market price
of less than $5.00 per share. The required penny stock disclosures include the
delivery, prior to any transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the
penny stock market and the risks associated with it. Such requirements could
severely limit the market liquidity of the securities and the ability of
purchasers to sell their securities in the secondary market.
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In
addition, various state securities laws impose restrictions on transferring "
penny stocks "
and as a result, investors in the common stock may have their ability to sell
their shares of the common stock impaired.
SHAREHOLDERS MAY BE DILUTED
SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH OUR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN FINANCING AND SATISFY OBLIGATIONS
THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHARES OF OUR COMMON
STOCK.
We have
no committed source of financing. Wherever possible, our Board of Directors will
attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances,
we believe that the non-cash consideration will consist of restricted shares of
our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote
of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares
of common stock. In addition, if a trading market develops for our common stock,
we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly
at a discount to market. These actions will result in dilution of the ownership
interests of existing shareholders, may further dilute common stock book value,
and that dilution may be material. Such issuances may also serve to enhance
existing management’s ability to maintain control of the Company because the
shares may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing
management.
STATE SECURITIES LAWS MAY
LIMIT SECONDARY TRADING, WHICH MAY RESTRICT THE STATES IN WHICH AND CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH SHAREHOLDERS CAN SELL OUR SHARES.
Secondary
trading in our common stock may not be possible in any state until the common
stock is qualified for sale under the applicable securities laws of the state or
there is confirmation that an exemption, such as listing in certain recognized
securities manuals, is available for secondary trading in the state. If we fail
to register or qualify, or to obtain or verify an exemption for the secondary
trading of, the common stock in any particular state, the common stock could not
be offered or sold to, or purchased by, a resident of that state. In the event
that a significant number of states refuse to permit secondary trading in our
common stock, the liquidity for the common stock could be significantly
impacted.
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SUBJECT
TO COMPLIANCE WITH RULES REQUIRING THE ADOPTION OF CERTAIN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
MEASURES, OUR STOCKHOLDERS HAVE LIMITED PROTECTIONS AGAINST INTERESTED DIRECTOR
TRANSACTIONS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND SIMILAR MATTERS.
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rule changes proposed and enacted by the
SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, as a
result of Sarbanes-Oxley, require the implementation of various measures
relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the
integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to
securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate
governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring the substantial
additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally
required, we have not yet adopted these measures.
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Because
our Directors are not independent directors, we do not currently have
independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, our Directors have
the ability to, among other things, determine their own level of compensation.
Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether
such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate
governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested
director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters and
any potential investors may be reluctant to provide us with funds necessary to
expand our operations.
We intend
to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director
independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be
unable to attract and retain qualified officers, Directors and members of board
committees required to provide for our effective management as a result of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has
resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase
responsibilities and liabilities of Directors and executive officers. The
perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent changes may make
it more costly or deter qualified individuals from accepting these
roles.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LIMITED
PUBLIC MARKET FOR OUR SECURITIES WHICH MAY BE VOLATILE AND
ILLIQUID.
In April
2009, we obtained quotation for our common stock on the Over-The-Counter
Bulletin Board (“ OTCBB”) under the
symbol SMXI.OB. However, there is currently a limited public market
for our common stock, and we can make no assurances that there will be demand
for our common stock in the future. If there is a market for our common stock in
the future, we anticipate that such market would continue to be illiquid and
would be subject to wide fluctuations in response to several factors, including,
but not limited to:
(1)
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actual
or anticipated variations in our results of operations;
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(2)
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our
ability or inability to generate new revenues;
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(3)
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the
number of shares in our public float;
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increased
competition; and
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(5)
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conditions
and trends in the market for our
services.
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Furthermore,
our stock price may be impacted by factors that are unrelated or
disproportionate to our operating performance. These market fluctuations, as
well as general economic, political and market conditions, such as recessions,
interest rates or international currency fluctuations may adversely affect the
market price and liquidity of our common stock.
NEVADA LAW AND OUR ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION AUTHORIZE US TO ISSUE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, WHICH SHARES MAY
CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS.
Pursuant
to our Articles of Incorporation, we have 1,100,000,000 shares of common stock
authorized. As of December 10, 2010, we had 34,930,514 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding (which number includes the 18,729,098 Exchange Shares,
which have not been physically issued to date). As a result, our Board of
Directors has the ability to issue a large number of additional shares of common
stock without shareholder approval, which if issued would cause substantial
dilution to our then shareholders. As a result, the issuance of
shares of common stock may cause the value of our securities to decrease and/or
become worthless.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The
following table presents certain information regarding the beneficial ownership
of all shares of Common Stock as of December 10, 2010, by (i) each
person who owns beneficially more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock based on 34,930,514 shares outstanding as of December 10,
2010 (which number includes 18,279,098 shares issuable in connection with the
Exchange (described above), which have not been physically issued to date, but
have been included in the number of issued and outstanding shares disclosed
throughout this report), (ii) each of our Directors, (iii) each named executive
officer and (iv) all Directors and officers as a group.
Beneficial
ownership of the common stock is determined in accordance with the rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes any shares of common stock
over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment powers, or of
which a person has a right to acquire ownership at any time within 60 days of
December 10, 2010. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to
applicable community property laws, the persons named in this table have sole
voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock held by
them.
Shares
Beneficially Owned
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Percentage
Beneficially
Owned
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Leif
Andersen
Chief
Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Sebring
1400
Cattlemen Rd, Suite D
Sarasota, Florida
34232
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12,646,320(1)
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36.0%
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John
Sauickie, Jr.
CFO
and VP of Sebring
1400
Cattlemen Rd, Suite D
Sarasota, Florida
34232
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-(2)
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*
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Lester
Petracca
c/o
Triangle Equities
30-56
Whitestone Expressway
Whitestone,
NY 11354
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5,343,733(2)
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15.1%
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All
Officers and Directors as a Group
(2
persons)
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12,646,320(1)
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36.0%
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(1) Mr.
Andersen holds 12,486,065 shares of the Company’s common stock through Thor Nor,
LLC, an entity which he controls. Includes 160,255 shares issuable in
connection with the conversion of an outstanding convertible promissory note
held by Thor Nor, LLC, in the amount of $275,638, which has a conversion rate of
$1.72 per share. Does not include any warrants due to Thor Nor, LLC
in connection with the $275,638 of Convertible Notes held by it, as such
warrants have not been granted to date.
(2) Does
not include 1,000,000 shares which the Company has agreed to issue Mr. Sauickie
in consideration for services rendered, which shares the Company does not intend
to issue to Mr. Sauickie within the next 60 days.
(3)
Includes 349,305 shares, representing 1% of the Company’s outstanding shares,
which shares are issuable to Mr. Petracca in connection with the Petracca Note
on January 29, 2011, as described in greater detail above.
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Executive
Officers and Directors
The
following persons are our executive officers and directors as of January 27,
2011 and hold the positions set forth opposite their respective
names.
Name
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Age | Position |
Leif
Andersen
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54 | CEO and Director |
Our
directors hold office until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal
by stockholders or until their successors have been qualified. Our
officers are elected annually by, and serve at the pleasure of, our board of
directors. We feel our officers and directors should serve in such
capacity in light of our business structure because: they all have a degree or
professional diploma, they have management knowledge, they have previous
experience in the industry and are able to adapt to changes within the industry,
and they are able to work resourcefully to strategize for the
Company.
Biographies
Directors
and Officers
Leif
Andersen, 54, is the CEO and Director of the
Company. He has
been the managing member of Sebring Software, LLC, a Florida limited liability
company, since its inception in November of 2006. Sebring Software,
LLC is in the business of providing software integration
solutions. From 1987 to August 2006, Mr. Andersen was the President of Vermax, Inc.,
a Utah corporation that manufactured bathroom fixtures and other building
materials. Mr.
Andersen was born in Norway, was raised in Brasil and has worked in a number of
western countries. Mr. Andersen studied Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian
Institute of Technology from 1975-1979. Subsequently, he has led
companies in the hospitality industry, building materials, management
consulting, high technology and energy markets. Mr. Andersen began
his business career with the Donovan Companies, St. Paul,
Minnesota, USA. While at Donovan he was involved with distribution of
propane, natural gas, coal mining and other ventures. In addition Mr. Andersen
was engaged in cogeneration projects and introducing new technology into natural gas air conditioning
systems manufactured by Yazaki in Japan. Mr. Andersen has been the
CEO of 4 start ups and led companies with as many as 460 employees. Mr. Andersen
served as liaison for the Norwegian Olympic Committee, was appointed and
served as the Salt Lake City, UT Consul
for the Kingdom of Norway from 1995 to 2004 and was made a Knight of the First
Order by His Majesty King Harald V in 2002
Executive
Compensation
Summary
Compensation Table
The table
below sets forth, for our last two fiscal years, the compensation earned by our
officers and directors
Deferred
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All
Other
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Name
and
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Compen-
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Stock
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Option
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Compen-
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Principal Position
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Salary
|
sation
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Bonus
|
Awards
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Awards
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sation
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(1)
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(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leif
Andersen
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2009
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$ | 180,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 52,417 | ||||||||||||
CEO
and Director
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2008
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$ | 180,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 99,886 |
Notes:
(1)
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-
$83,077 of the 2009 compensation is still owed to Mr.
Andersen.
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(2)
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–
These amounts represent fringe benefits that were taken as compensation by
Mr. Andersen.
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Agreements
with Executives Officers
The
Company currently has an employment agreement with its Executive
Officer.
Stock
Option Plan
The
Company does not currently have any equity compensating plans or stock option
plans, but may decide to implement on in the future.
Director
Compensation
During
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, our directors did not receive
any compensation from us for their services in such capacity and we do not
foresee paying our directors any compensation for their services in such
capacity in the future.
Directors’
and Officers’ Liability Insurance
Sebring
does not have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. This could
potential be implemented in the future, however, there is currently no plans for
any implementation in the near future.
Code
of Ethics
The
Company has not adopted a Code of Ethics.
Board
Committees
We expect
our board of directors, in the future, to appoint an audit committee, nominating
committee and compensation committee, and to adopt charters relative to each
such committee. We intend to appoint such persons to committees of the board of
directors as are expected to be required to meet the corporate governance
requirements imposed by a national securities exchange, although we are not
required to comply with such requirements until we elect to seek a listing on a
national securities exchange.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
None.
Under the
Exchange Agreement, the Sebring Software, Inc.assumed certain of Sebring LLC’s
obligations including an aggregate of $1,435,000 in convertible promissory notes
and Sebring’s payment obligations under the Settlement Agreement and the
Petracca Note.
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The terms
of the convertible notes payable provide for interest at a rate of 12%,
principal payable on March 1, 2011 and interest payable quarterly in cash or
common stock at Company option using conversion terms described below. If
the Company is merged with or acquired by a public company (Public Event) during
the term of the note, then on the first day of each month, starting with the 7th
full month following the Public Event, the lender shall have the right to (a)
receive payment equal to one-sixth of the principal outstanding or (b) convert
the monthly principal amount as follows: Note is convertible at the lesser of
(1) 75% of the price per share paid by investors in the next equity financing
after the note was issued, or (2) either (a) if the Company has forty-five
million or more shares issued and outstanding then $0.75 per share or (b) if the
Company has less than forty-five million shares issued and outstanding then a
price per share determined by dividing 45,000,000 by the product of the number
of shares issued and outstanding after the closing of a Public Event multiplied
by $0.75.
The notes
may be accelerated upon an event of default under the notes, which events of
default include failure to make payment when due, a breach of representations
and warranties made by Sebring under the subscription agreement, and
bankruptcy. A copy of the form of convertible promissory note used by
the Company is attached as an Exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on October 29,
2010.
The terms
of the Settlement Agreement provided for the issuance of a secured promissory
note in the principal amount of $1,170,718 that accrues interest at a rate of
12% per year. For every 120 days that the note is outstanding, the
Company will issue Petracca an additional 1% of the Company’s issued and
outstanding capital stock up to a maximum of 4%. Payment of the note
is secured by a security interest in all of Sebring’s assets pursuant to the
terms of a Security Agreement dated as of October 6, 2010. Payment of
principal and accrued interest under the Petracca Note may be accelerated upon
an event of default under the Petracca Note, which events of default include
failure to make payment when due, a breach of a representation or warranty made
under the Note, and bankruptcy. In addition, under the Settlement
Agreement, the Company is obligated to pay to Petracca 25% of the first $750,000
in net proceeds from debt or equity financings to be applied against the
Petracca Note. The Company is obligated to pay 30% of net proceeds in
excess of $750,000 raised to be applied against the Petracca Note.
In
addition, Sebring LLC continues to be liable for material obligations under the
terms of a Redemption and Security Agreement by and between Sebring LLC and
Diecon AG pursuant to which Sebring has agreed to redeem 47.5 shares of Diecon
AG’s memberships for a purchase price of $100,000 (the “Redemption
Agreement”). The payment of the redemption price was paid by the
delivery of a Redemption Note in the principal amount of $100,000 that is due
and payable on October 31, 2010 (the “Redemption Note”). Payment of
the Redemption Note is secured by the membership interest in Sebring LLC that is
being redeemed pursuant to the terms of the Redemption
Agreement. Copies of the Redemption Agreement and the Redemption Note
are attached as Exhibits to this Form 8-K.
As a
result of the Exchange described in Item 1.01, Sebring cancelled 69,376,450
shares of the Company’s common stock (after giving effect to a recent 11-to-1
forward split) and the Sebring Members acquired 18,729,098, representing
approximately 52% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company. Leif Andersen, Lester Petracca and Asbjorn Melo acquired
7,491,639, 2,996,656 and 749,164 shares of the Company’s common stock,
respectively, representing approximately 20.85%, 8.34% and 2.08% of the issued
and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock,
respectively. In addition, Sebring holds 7,491,639 shares of the
Company’s common stock for the benefit of the Sebring Members (the “Collateral
Shares”). The Collateral Shares are subject to a security interest held by
Diecon AG to secure payment of a promissory note issued by Sebring to Diecon AG
in the principal amount of $100,000 (the “Diecon Note”). If the
Company repays the Redemption Note in a timely manner, the Collateral Shares
will be distributed to the Sebring Members on a pro rata basis upon repayment of
the Redemption Note. This would result in Andersen, Petracca and Melo owning
approximately 35%, 14% and 14% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company, respectively. If the Company is unable to repay the Redemption Note
when due, Diecon AG could foreclose on its security interest in the shares of
the Company, in which case Diecon AG would own approximately 20.85% of the
Company and the Sebring Members would maintain their current ownership
percentages.
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On
October 18, 2010, Matthew Lozeau resigned his position as the Company’s
secretary. On October 25, 2010, Tim Miller resigned as the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Leif Andersen was appointed to
serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Following Leif Andersen’s appointment as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, Tim Miller resigned as a director of the
Company, leaving Leif Andersen as the sole director of the
Company. There were no disagreements between Matthew Lozeau and the
Company or between Tim Miller and the Company. Copies of the
resignations submitted by Tim Miller and Matthew Lozeau are filed as Exhibits to
the Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2010.
Mr
Andersen, 54, has been the managing member of Sebring Software, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company, since its inception in November of
2006. Sebring Software, LLC is in the business of providing software
integration solutions. From 1987 to August 2006, Mr. Andersen was the
President of Vermax, Inc., a Utah corporation that manufactured bathroom
fixtures. Mr. Andersen was born in Norway, was raised in Brasil and
has worked in a number of western countries. Mr. Andersen studied Chemical
Engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from
1975-1979. Subsequently, he has led companies in the hospitality
industry, building materials, management consulting, high technology and energy
markets. Mr. Andersen began his business career with the Donovan
Companies, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. While at Donovan he was involved
with distribution of propane, natural gas, coal mining and other ventures. In
addition Mr. Andersen was engaged in cogeneration projects and introducing new
technology into natural gas air conditioning systems manufactured by Yazaki in
Japan. Mr. Andersen has been the CEO of 4 start ups and led companies
with as many as 460 employees. Mr. Andersen served as liaison for the Norwegian
Olympic Committee, was appointed and served as the Salt Lake City, UT Consul for
the Kingdom of Norway from 1995 to 2004 and was made a Knight of the First Order
by His Majesty King Harald V in 2002.
Other
than the Securities Purchase Agreement, which provided that the Company’s new
board of directors would appoint the officers of the Company, there are no
arrangements or understandings between Mr. Andersen and any other person
pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. Mr. Andersen is not a party to
or a participant in any material plan, contract or arrangement in connection
with his appointment as an officer of the Company other than an employment
agreement between Sebring LLC and Mr. Andersen providing for the payment of an
annual salary of $250,000 for his service as Manager of Sebring LLC (the
“Employment Agreement”). A copy of the Employment Agreement is filed
as an exhibit to this Agreement. Mr. Andersen does not have a
familial relationship with any officer of director of the Company.
Mr.
Andersen is not the party to any related party transactions other than (i) the
Employment Agreement; (ii) the Exchange Agreement, pursuant to which Thor Nor,
LLC, an entity wholly owned by Mr. Andersen, acquired 7,491,639 shares of the
Company’s common stock; (iii) a secured convertible promissory note in the
principal amount of $384,000 to Thor Nor, LLC, that was assumed by the Company
under the terms of the Exchange Agreement; and (iv) an agreement between Sebring
LLC and Mr. Andersen to pay Mr. Andersen $239,727.21 in accrued, but unpaid
salary.
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On
October 28, 2010, shareholders of the Company holding a majority of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, by written consent,
approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Organization to change the
Company’s name from “Sumotext Incorporated” to “Sebring Software,
Inc.” The amendment was filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on
October 29, 2010.
On
October 28, 2010, one shareholder holding more than 50% of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation. The effect of the amendment is to change
the Company’s name from “Sumotext Incorporated” to “Sebring Software,
Inc.” The amendment was filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on
October 29, 2010.
(a)
Financial
statements of business acquired .The audited and unaudited financial
statements of Sebring Software, LLC are filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1
(b)
Pro forma
combined
financial
information . Unaudited Pro Forma financial statements of the Company are
filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2
Exhibits.
The
exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
2.1
|
Exchange
and Reorganization Agreement dated as of October 25,
2010*
|
2.2
|
Spin-Off
Agreement by and among Sumotext Incorporated, Tim Miller and Jim Stevenson
effective as of October 25, 2010*
|
10.1
|
Settlement
Agreement by and between Lester Petracca and Sebring Software, LLC dated
as of October 1, 2010*
|
10.2
|
Secured
Promissory Note issued by Sebring Software, LLC to Lester Petracca dated
as of October 1, 2010*
|
10.3
|
Security
Agreement by and between Lester Petracca and Sebring dated as of October
1, 2010*
|
10.4
|
License
Agreement by and between Sebring Software, LLC and Engineering Consulting
and Solutions, GMBH dated as of October 22, 2010*
|
10.5
|
Form
of Convertible Promissory Note*
|
10.6
|
Redemption
and Security Agreement by and between Diecon AG and Sebring Software, LLC
dated as of October 22, 2010*
|
10.7
|
Redemption
Note issued by Sebring Software, LLC to Diecon AG dated as of October 22,
2010*
|
10.8
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Leif Andersen and Sebring Software, LLC dated as
of June 3, 2008*
|
17.1
|
Resignation
letter to Sumotext Incorporated from Tim Miller*
|
99.1 |
Audited
financial statements of Sebring Software, LLC as of December 31, 2009 and
2008
Unaudited
Interim financial statements of Sebring Software, LLC for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
|
99.2
|
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined financial statements of the Company as of September 30, 2010 |
*filed
as an exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 29,
2010
|
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Sebring Software, Inc. | |||
By: |
/s/ Leif
Andersen
|
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Leif
Andersen
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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