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1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
ADVISORS.
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2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
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3. KEY INFORMATION
A.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
The
selected consolidated financial data as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and for
the
year ended June 30, 2007, the two month period ended June 30, 2006, and years
ended April 30, 2006 and 2005 have been derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Company included elsewhere in this Report. The
selected consolidated financial data as of April 30, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003
and for the years ended April 30, 2004 and 2003 have been derived from the
audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, which are not included
in this Report.
The
information set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to, the Company's audited consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto and the discussion thereof included
herein.
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Two
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Year
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Ended
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Ended
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Years
Ended April 30,
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June
30,
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June
30,
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Income
Statement Data
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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(GBP'000,
except per share data)
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Net
sales
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13,490
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3,112
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16,642
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15,398
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18,661
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1,342
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Operating
profit (loss)
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(7,552
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(385
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(4,627
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(3,733
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(1,391
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(1,041
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations
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(9,037
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3,044
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(6,179
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(3,973
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(1,662
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0
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Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
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(384
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(37
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(355
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16
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0
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0
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Net
income (loss)
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(9,421
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3,007
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(6,534
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(3,957
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(1,662
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(1,088
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All
per share amounts reflected in British Pounds Sterling
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations per share -- basic
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(0.04
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0.02
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(0.07
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(0.04
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(0.02
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(0.02
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations per share -- fully
diluted
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(0.04
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(0.07
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(0.04
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(0.02
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(0.02
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Net
income (loss) per share - basic
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(0.04
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0.02
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(0.07
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(0.04
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(0.02
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(0.02
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Net
income (loss) per share - fully diluted
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(0.04
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(0.07
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(0.04
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(0.02
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(0.02
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations per ADS -- basic (B)
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(36.06
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20.36
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(65.58
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(44.86
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(19.83
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(23.40
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations per ADS -- fully diluted
(B)
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(36.06
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(65.58
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(44.86
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(19.83
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(23.40
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Net
income (loss) per ADS - basic (B)
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(37.59
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20.11
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(69.35
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(44.68
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(19.83
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(23.40
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Net
income (loss) per ADS - fully diluted (B)
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(37.59
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(69.35
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(44.68
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(19.83
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(23.40
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(A)
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Amounts restated and represented from previously published results.
Please
refer to Note 3 to the enclosed consolidated financial statements
for
discussion of the restatement, and Note 4 for a discussion of the
representation of discontinued operations.
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(B)
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Each ADS represents 1,000 Ordinary
Shares.
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A.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA (continued)
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As
of June 30,
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As
of April 30,
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(A)
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Balance
Sheet Data
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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(GBP'000,
except number of shares)
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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709
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1,574
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1,155
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1,084
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4,651
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437
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Total
assets
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12,191
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18,869
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13,216
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5,609
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10,545
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3,156
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Total
current liabilities
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14,113
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14,791
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15,787
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7,189
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8,813
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1,581
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Long-term
liabilities
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57
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1,345
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1,085
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0
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0
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Stockholders’
(deficit)/equity
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(1,979
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2,733
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(3,656
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(1,580
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1,732
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1,575
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Number
of shares outstanding (B)
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338,548,904
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161,960,188
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133,373,349
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91,769,479
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87,239,486
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78,194,457
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Dividends
declared per share
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0
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0
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0
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0
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(A)
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Amounts restated from previously published results. Please refer
to Note 3
to the enclosed consolidated financial statements for discussion
of the
restatement.
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(B)
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Each ADS represents 1,000 Ordinary
shares.
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Exchange
Rates
The
Company publishes its financial statements in pounds sterling. The majority
of
the Company's revenues are denominated in pounds sterling and the majority
of
the Company's expenses and debt are denominated in pounds sterling.
The
following sets forth the exchange rate between the Company's financial reporting
currency, the pound sterling, and the US dollar, using the Noon Buying Rate
at
the month end.
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The
exchange rate as of February 1, 2008 was
GBP1=$1.9883.
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(b)
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The
high and low exchange rates for each month during the previous six
months
expressed in US dollars per pound sterling were as
follows:
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HIGH
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LOW
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January
2008
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2.01
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1.93
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December,
2007
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2.07
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1.97
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November,
2007
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2.12
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2.04
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October,
2007
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2.07
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2.02
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September,
2007
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2.05
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1.99
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August,
2007
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2.05
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1.97
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A.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA (continued)
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For
the five most recent fiscal years, the average rates for each period,
calculated by using the average of the exchange rates on the last
business
day of each month during the period, were as
follows:
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Year
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Average
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2003
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1.57
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2004
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1.72
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2005
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1.85
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2006
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1.77
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Period/Year
Ended June 30,
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Average
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B.
CAPITALIZATION
AND INDEBTEDNESS
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Applicable
C.
REASONS
FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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Applicable
D.
RISK
FACTORS
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This
Annual Report contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and
uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors,
including those set forth in the following Risk Factors and elsewhere in this
Annual Report.
Risks
Relating to Our Financial Condition
We
have a history of significant losses and may not be profitable in the
future.
With
the
exception of the two months ended June 30, 2006 we have reported losses in
each
of our last five full fiscal years. Our accumulated deficit as of June 30,
2007
was GBP34,678,000. We had stockholders’ deficit of GBP1,979,000 as of June 30,
2007. During the year ended June 30, 2007, the two month period ended June
30,
2006, and the years ended April 30, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively, we
generated (used) cash flows from our operating activities in the amount of
(GBP6,744,000), GBP644,000, (GBP3,217,000), (GBP3,725,000), and GBP3,052,000,
respectively. We have experienced significant cash constraints on our operations
during these periods. Our cash balances as of June 30, 2007 were GBP709,000,
and
we had net current liabilities of GBP11,790,000. Although we are attempting
to
reduce overhead expenses and expand sales of our current products, we may
continue to operate at a loss for the foreseeable future. If we continue to
incur operating losses and cash outflows, there is no certainty that we will
have the financial resources to continue in business.
These
conditions have resulted in our auditors including an emphasis of matter in
their audit report that states that there is substantial doubt about our ability
to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements have been prepared
on a
going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that might result from
the outcome of this uncertainty.
Our
liquidity may be significantly impaired and we may go out of business if we
have
problems raising capital we need in the future.
As
of
June 30, 2007, we had a working capital deficit of GBP11,790,000. Historically,
we have financed our operations and met our capital requirements primarily
through funds generated from revenues, the issuance of our Ordinary Shares
and
ADSs, and the issuance of convertible debt. Market and other conditions largely
beyond our control may affect our ability to engage in future sales of such
securities, the timing of any such sales, and the amount of proceeds therefrom.
Even if we are able to sell any such securities in the future, we may not be
able to sell at favorable prices or on favorable terms. We may be required
to
issue such new securities with greater rights than those currently possessed
by
holders of our ADSs. We may also be required to take other actions, which may
lessen the value of our Ordinary Shares and ADSs or dilute our Ordinary Shares
and ADSs, including borrowing money on terms that are not favorable to us or
issuing additional Ordinary Shares or ADSs. If we experience difficulties
raising capital in the future, we could be unable to continue in business,
and
the value of our assets may be significantly reduced.
Risks
Relating to Our Button Business
Button’s
key businesses are relationship driven
Button’s
business activities are heavily focused on client relationships, and,
specifically, on the close collaboration and interaction between teams from
the
client and Button. This relationship requires the account team to become attuned
to the client’s desires and expectations in order to provide top-quality
service. Accordingly, there is a risk of customer loss and loss of market share
in the event that the account team is not able to timely respond to the
customers’ needs. Additionally, since customer relationships are focused through
key account team members, the departure by senior sales and project management
staff could lead to loss of customers.
Exhibition
rotation may impact overall profitability and makes comparisons between periods
difficult
The
business activities of Button are largely dependent upon the frequency, timing
and location of exhibitions and events as certain large exhibitions are not
held
annually (they may be held once every two or three years or longer), and some
large exhibitions may be held at a different time of year than when they have
historically been held. In addition, the same exhibition may be held in
different locations in different years. Button’s results of operations can
fluctuate significantly as a result of this rotation. The rotation of
exhibitions requires Button to maintain a high degree of flexibility of
resources (including personnel and equipment) and may result in a business
generating lower margins in a given period if exhibitions shift to higher-cost
cities. As a consequence of these factors, the operating results for these
businesses may fluctuate significantly from year to year, making periodic
comparisons difficult.
Button
competes in competitive industries and increased competition could negatively
impact operating result.
Button
competes in highly competitive industries. Competition in the exhibition and
event services and exhibit design and construction services industries is on
the
basis of price and service level, among other things. To the extent competitors
seek to gain or retain their market presence through aggressive pricing
strategies, Button may be required to lower its prices and rates, thereby
adversely affecting operating results. If Button were unable to meet the
challenges presented by the competitive environment, it could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
A
recession could significantly impact Button’s sales
Because
Button’s product offering is marketing related and our target customer group is
corporate in nature, a UK, European, or global recession could materially harm
our net sales, as marketing costs, and specifically trade show expenditures,
tend to be among the first items removed from marketing budgets during an
economic downturn.
Risks
Relating to Our e-Learning Business
We
may not be able to compete successfully
The
net-based e-Learning business evolves rapidly and is subject to continuous
technological change. We currently compete both with smaller UK-based companies
as well as larger multinational firms in the development and implementation
of
net-based learning products. Some of these competitors are more established,
better capitalized and have a better market position than us.
In
addition, these competitors may have the ability to respond more quickly to
new
or emerging technologies, may adapt more quickly to changes in customer
requirements and may devote greater resources to the development, promotion
and
sale of their products and services than us. We may also have a cost
disadvantage compared to competitors who have greater direct buying power from
suppliers or who have lower cost structures. As a result, we may be forced
to
lower our prices to compete, resulting in lower profit margins.
The
sales cycle for our e-Learning products, marketed toward corporate customers,
is
lengthy and there is no guarantee of resulting sales
Some
of
our customers do not have exclusive or long-term purchase obligations with
us.
They may source third party e-Learning content products that compete with our
products. These customers could give higher priority to the use of competing
products. The failure of customers to decide to purchase our products after
we
spend significant marketing resources and the possibility that customers may
source third party competing products could harm our business. The marketing
and
sales cycle for our products is lengthy. The time lag from initiation of
marketing efforts to final sales can be lengthy and expensive and there is
no
guarantee that the expenditure of significant time and resources will results
in
sales.
The
e-Learning market is highly volatile and
unpredictable
Revenues
derived from the sale of our e-Learning solutions are directly or indirectly
related to spending and investment plans of large corporate businesses and
public sector organizations on net-based learning technologies and associated
services. These large businesses and public sector organizations may be subject
to significant fluctuations as a consequence of general economic conditions,
industry patterns or other factors affecting such spending and investment.
Expenditures for products and services such as ours are directly affected by
these fluctuations. We expect that our operations will continue to depend on
these factors. Fluctuations, downturns or slowdowns in these markets could
have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of
operations.
The
markets for some of our e-Learning products are in the early stages of
development.
The
markets for some of our products are at relatively early stages of development
and customer acceptance. Broader acceptance of our products will depend on
customer and end-user reaction to those products and the price and performance
of our products and our competitors' products. We believe that the development
of these markets will, in part, depend on the success of our efforts to inform
and demonstrate to our customers the perceived efficacy of our products. These
markets may never develop further and our products may not achieve broader
market acceptance, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Risks
Relating to Our Learning for All Business
The
termination of the Home Computing Initiative by the UK Government has harmed
our
business
.
On
March
22, 2006, the UK Government announced, as part of its bi-annual treasury budget
statement, the termination of the Home Computing Initiative (“HCI”) tax
exemption. The termination became effective on April 6, 2006. The elimination
of
the HCI tax exemption by the UK Government has harmed our business. Revenues
from our Learning for All business unit, which was comprised substantially
of
sales under the HCI scheme, for the year ended June 30, 2007 were GBP2,316,000,
as compared with revenues of GBP15,224,000 in the year ended April 30, 2006.
Ongoing revenues arise from deferred recognition of sales made prior to the
termination of the HCI scheme. The deferred portion of revenues will expire
during 2009 as our obligations expire. There are no further positive cash flows
arising from sales in the Learning for All Business.
Risks
Relating to Our Business in General
Our
business may be harmed by acquisitions we have completed and may complete in
the
future.
We
have
acquired businesses and may pursue additional acquisitions in the future. We
cannot guarantee that we will realize any anticipated benefits from acquisitions
that we have recently completed or may complete in the future. In connection
with the businesses we have recently acquired (including EBC and Button) and
other businesses we may acquire in the future, the process of integrating
acquired operations into our existing operations may result in unforeseen
operating difficulties and may require significant financial resources that
would otherwise be available for the ongoing development or expansion of our
existing business.
Our
identification of suitable acquisition candidates involves risks inherent in
assessing the values, strengths, weaknesses, risks and profitability of
acquisition candidates, including the effects of the possible acquisition on
our
business, diversion of our management’s attention and risks associated with
unanticipated problems or latent liabilities. If we are successful in pursuing
future acquisitions, we will be required to expend significant funds, incur
additional debt or issue additional securities to finance such acquisitions,
which may negatively affect our results of operations and be dilutive to our
stockholders. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to finance additional
acquisitions on terms satisfactory to us, if at all. If we spend significant
funds or incur additional debt, our ability to obtain financing for working
capital or other purposes could decline which could harm our business and
prospects.
Our
business could be harmed if we are unable to protect our proprietary
technology.
We
have
no patents with respect to our product design or production processes. In
choosing not to seek patent protection, we instead have relied on the complexity
of our technology, our trade secret protection policies, common law trade secret
laws, copyrights, and confidentiality and/or license agreements entered into
with our employees, suppliers, sales agents, customers and potential customers.
As a part of our trade secret protection policies, we try to limit access to,
and distribution of, our software, related documentation and other proprietary
information. We cannot assure that such strategy will prevent or deter others
from using our products to develop equivalent or superior products or
technology, or from doing so independently. Further, we cannot assure that
we
will seek or obtain patent protection for future technological developments
or
that any patents that may be granted in the future would be enforceable or
would
provide us with meaningful protection from competitors. Moreover, litigation
by
us to enforce or defend our proprietary rights could result in significant
expense and divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel,
whether or not such litigation results in a favorable outcome for us. In order
to avoid expense or diversion of resources, we could agree to enter into a
license agreement or other settlement arrangement, notwithstanding our
continuing belief in our position.
Our
business would be harmed if our products and technology infringe on the
intellectual property rights of others
Our
products and our proposed products may infringe patents or rights of others.
If
a patent infringement claim is asserted against us, whether or not we are
successful in defending such claim, the defense of such claim may be very
costly. While we are unable to predict what costs would be incurred if we were
obliged to devote substantial financial or management resources to patent
litigation, our ability to fund our operations and to pursue our business goals
may be substantially impaired.
If
we fail to renew critical licensing arrangements our business and prospects
could be harmed.
We
market
a number of products under license from several suppliers and under varying
terms of exclusivity and tenure. While we believe that these licensing
arrangements will continue and, if considered in our best interest, will be
renewed, we cannot assure that licenses will be extended with us on satisfactory
terms, if at all. While we believe that the failure to extend licensing
arrangements with respect to one or a small number of products would not
substantially affect us, the failure to renew a significant number of the
present licenses could have an adverse effect on the future profitability of
our
business and prospects.
Our
business could be harmed if our products contain undetected errors or defects
or
do not meet customer specifications
We
are
continuously developing new products and improving our existing products. Newly
introduced products can contain undetected errors or defects. In addition,
these
products may not meet customer performance specifications under all conditions
for all applications. If, despite our internal testing and testing by our
customers, any of our products contain errors or defects or any of our products
fail to meet customer specifications, then we may be required to enhance or
improve those products or technologies. We may not be able to do so on a timely
basis, if at all, and may only be able to do so at considerable expense. In
addition, any significant reliability problems could result in adverse customer
reaction, negative publicity or legal claims and could harm our business and
prospects.
Compliance
with changing regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure may
result in additional expenses or our ability to attract and retain qualified
board members and executive officers
Changing
laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public
disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, new United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations and Nasdaq-CM rules, are
creating uncertainty for companies such as ours. These new or changed laws,
regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases
due to their lack of specificity, and as a result, their application in practice
may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing
bodies, which could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance
matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and
governance practices. As a result, our efforts to comply with evolving laws,
regulations and standards have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result
in, increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management
time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.
We expect these efforts to require the continued commitment of significant
resources. Further, our board members, chief executive officer and chief
financial officer could face an increased risk of personal liability in
connection with the performance of their duties. As a result, we may have
difficulty attracting and retaining qualified board members and executive
officers, which could harm our business. If our efforts to comply with new
or
changed laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended
by
regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, our
reputation may be harmed.
Our
success depends partially upon our ability to adapt to rapid changes in
products, technology and customer requirements
Our
business will be significantly influenced by technological changes and
innovations. The market for our products is characterized by rapidly changing
technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new
products. We have historically derived a significant portion of our revenues
from the sale of new and enhanced products. Our future success will depend
upon
our ability to enhance our existing products and to source, develop and
introduce, on a timely and cost-effective basis, new competitive products with
features that meet changing customer requirements and address technological
developments.
Our
products could be rendered obsolete by new customer requirements or the
emergence of new technologies. Our failure to develop, manufacture and sell
new
products and product enhancements in quantities sufficient to offset a decline
in revenues from existing products or to manage product transitions successfully
would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
As
new
products are introduced, we must attempt to monitor closely the range of our
products to be replaced and to phase out their production and distribution
in a
controlled manner. There can be no assurance, however, that such product
transitions will be executed without adversely affecting overall product sales
or that we will be successful in identifying, developing, and marketing new
products or enhancing our existing products.
The
development of new products has required, and will continue to require, that
we
spend significant financial and management resources. Our business would be
materially adversely affected if we were to incur delays in developing new
products or enhancements or if such products or enhancements did not gain market
acceptance. In addition, there can be no assurance that products or technologies
developed by one or more of our present or potential competitors could not
render obsolete both our present and future products.
There
is
no assurance that the useful life of any product will be long enough to enable
us to recover its development costs. In addition, sales of certain of our
products generally may tend to decline over time unless the products are
enhanced or repackaged.
Risks
Relating to the Market for Our Securities
The
market price of our ADSs has been and may continue to be
volatile
The
market price of our ADSs has been and may continue to be highly volatile.
Consequently, the current market price of our ADSs may not be indicative of
value. We believe that a variety of factors could cause the price of our ADSs
to
fluctuate including:
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announcements
and rumors of developments related to our business, or the industry
in
which we compete;
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quarterly
fluctuations in our actual or anticipated operating results;
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general
conditions in the trade show and e-Learning
markets;
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new
products or product enhancements by us or our competitors;
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announcements
of technological innovations;
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developments
in our relationships with our customers and suppliers;
and
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general
conditions in the worldwide
economy.
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Our
ADSs may be affected by volume fluctuations and may fluctuate significantly
in
price.
Our
ADSs
are currently traded on the Nasdaq-CM. The average daily trading volume of
our
ADSs for the thirty trading days ending February 1, 2008 was 14,933 ADSs per
day. Between January 1, 2006 and February 1, 2008, our ADSs have closed as
high
as $360.00 and as low as $1.25 per share, on an adjusted basis reflecting our
1
to 1,000 ADS to Ordinary Shares ratio change that became effective on December
3, 2007. Our ADSs have experienced, and are likely to experience in the future,
significant price and volume fluctuations, which could adversely affect the
market price of our ADSs without regard to our operating
performance.
Our
ADSs may become
delisted
from trading on the Nasdaq-CM and would therefore be
subject to penny stock regulation.
On
January 16, 2008, the Company received a notice of non-compliance from the
staff
of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market. The notice
indicated that based upon the Company's failure to timely file the Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 with the SEC, as required
by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(12), the Company's common stock is subject
to
delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market unless the Company requests a hearing
before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. The Company has a hearing
scheduled for February 21, 2008.
As
a
result of our potential delisting from the Nasdaq-CM, our ADSs could become
subject to the "penny stock" rules of the SEC. A "penny stock" is generally
an
equity security with a market price of less than $5.00 per share which is not
quoted through (i) the Nasdaq system; (ii) a national securities exchange in
the
US; or (iii) a national securities exchange in the US that has been continuously
registered since April 20, 1992 and that has maintained initial and continued
listing standards that are substantially similar to or stricter than the listing
standards that were in place at that exchange on January 8, 2004. Due to the
risks involved in an investment in penny stocks, US securities laws and
regulations impose certain requirements and limitations on broker/dealers who
recommend penny stocks to persons other than their established customers and
accredited investors, including making a special written suitability
determination for the purchaser, providing purchasers with a disclosure schedule
explaining the penny stock market and its risks and obtaining the purchaser's
written agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. These requirements
may
limit the ability of broker/dealers to sell penny stocks. Also, because of
these
requirements and limitations, many broker/dealers may be unwilling to sell
penny
stocks at all. In the event we become subject to the SEC's rules relating to
penny stock, the trading market for the ADSs may be materially adversely
affected.
Risks
Relating to the Financing Arrangements with Cornell
Cornell
could hold up to an aggregate of 78.15% of our Ordinary Shares, which could
allow Cornell to control or influence shareholder
vote.
Cornell
currently holds debentures that are convertible into our Ordinary Shares at
various discounts to market price at the time of conversion. Each convertible
instrument contains a provision such that the holder is limited to 4.9%
ownership of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. However, the holder has the right
to waive such limitation upon 65 days written notice. As a result, in the event
of default Cornell, could own the following number and percentage of our
Ordinary Shares upon conversion of all outstanding convertible
instruments:
Pro
forma Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of:
(1)
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April
2006 Loan
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689,120,769
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August
2006 Loan
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174,418,605
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June
2007 Loan
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403,508,772
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Warrants
- Cornell $2.5m loan (December 2005)
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250,000
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Warrants
- April 2006 loan
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4,750,000
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Warrants
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17,086,800
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Pro
forma shares issuable
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1,289,134,946
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Ordinary
shares outstanding at June 30, 2007
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338,548,904
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Pro
forma Ordinary shares outstanding at June 30, 2007 (3)
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1,627,683,850
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Pro
forma percentage owned by Cornell (2)
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78.15
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Represents
number of shares that would be issued to Cornell upon conversion
of
outstanding convertible notes and warrants, using the conversion
price
that would have been applicable on June 30, 2007. Future changes
in the
share price will affect the conversion price. Each of the convertible
instruments held by Cornell is convertible at a discount to the trading
market price of the Company’s ADSs, and as a result Cornell’s pro forma
ownership fluctuates with the market price of the Company’s ADSs.
Ownership as of June 30, 2007 is shown for illustrative purposes
only.
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Cornell
is limited to 4.9% ownership, except that they may waive this right
upon
65 days’ written notice under the terms of the various financing
arrangements.
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Table
does not include Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to the
additional financing by Cornell which took place in January
2008.
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As
of
June 30, 2007, the Company was technically in default of its convertible loans
with Cornell, TAIB, and Certain Wealth dated April 19, 2006 with a face value
of
$7,500,000, and August 3, 2006 with a face value of $1,500,000, due to the
Company’s failure to register shares underlying the convertible loans by the
prescribed due date, and subsequently due to failure to file its Form 20-F
for
the year ended June 30, 2007. The Company is also in default of the loan dated
June 1, 2007 in the amount of $4,600,000, which stipulates default on any prior
loans as a condition of default. As a result, Cornell has the right to call
the
full face value of each note. However, the Company expects to receive a waiver
of default shortly after filing of this Form 20-F. The Company has recorded
the
carrying value of these notes as current liabilities as of June 30, 2007.
If
all or
most of these Ordinary Shares are issued to, and held by, Cornell, they would
be
able to control or influence the disposition of any matter submitted to a vote
of shareholders. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of
delaying or preventing a change of control of us. In addition, if Cornell
chooses to sell a substantial number of our ADSs in the public market at or
about the same time, such sales could cause the market price of our ADSs to
decline. In addition, the sale of these ADSs could impair our ability to raise
capital through the sale of additional Ordinary Shares or ADSs.
Cornell’s
interests may conflict with the interest of our shareholders
Cornell
owns, controls and has interest in a wide array of companies, some of which
may
compete directly or indirectly with us. As a result, Cornell’s interests may not
always be consistent with our interests or the interests of our shareholders.
There are no specific agreements or arrangements in place between us and Cornell
to address potential or actual conflicts that may arise. To the extent that
conflicts of interest may arise between us and Cornell, those conflicts may
be
resolved in a manner adverse to us or to you or other holders of our securities.
The
Secured Convertible Notes provide for various events of default that would
entitle the holders to require us to immediately repay the outstanding principal
amounts, plus accrued and unpaid interest, in cash. If an event of default
occurs, we may be unable to immediately repay the amounts owed, and any
repayment may leave us with little or no working capital in our business,
resulting in our being unable to continue in business and reductions in value
of
our assets
The
Company is party to secured convertible debentures issued to Cornell, Certain
Wealth, and TAIB, pursuant to which the Company secured convertible debentures’
repayment with substantially all of
its
assets.
In the event the Company is unable to repay the secured convertible debentures,
it could lose all of its assets and be forced to cease its operations. If the
Company is found to be in default under the debentures, the full principal
amount of the debentures, together with interest and other amounts owing, may
become immediately due and payable.
We
will
be considered in default of the convertible instruments held by Cornell, Certain
Wealth and TAIB if certain events occur. If an event of default occurs, Cornell,
Certain Wealth or TAIB may elect to require us to pay all of the outstanding
principal amount of each convertible instrument, plus all other accrued and
unpaid amounts under each convertible instrument. Some of the events of default
include matters over which we may have some, little or no control. If a default
occurs and we cannot pay the amounts payable under the convertible instruments
in cash (including any interest on such amounts and any applicable late fees
under the convertible instruments), Cornell, Certain Wealth or TAIB may protect
and enforce their rights or remedies either by suit in equity or by action
at
law, or both, whether for the specific performance of any covenant, agreement
or
other provision contained in the convertible instruments, in the related
securities purchase agreement or in any document or instrument delivered in
connection with or pursuant to the convertible instruments. This would have
an
adverse effect on our continuing operations.
As
of
June 30, 2007, the Company was technically in default of its convertible loans
with Cornell dated April 19, 2006 with a face value of $7,500,000, and August
3,
2006 with a face value of $1,500,000, due to the Company’s failure to timely
file its Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2007. The Company was also in
default of the loan dated June 1, 2007 in the amount of $4,600,000, which
stipulates default on any prior loans as a condition of default. As a result,
Cornell has the right to call the full face value of each note. However, the
Company expects to receive a waiver of default shortly after filing of this
Form
20-F. The Company has recorded the carrying value of these notes as current
liabilities as of June 30, 2007.
We
will issue additional Ordinary Shares or ADSs upon conversion of outstanding
convertible securities, which will be dilutive to our
stockholders
The
market price of our ADSs could decline as a result of sales of a large number
of
shares of our ADSs in the market or the perception that these sales could occur.
These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities
in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. The issuance
of
any additional Ordinary Shares or ADSs, whether upon the exercise of derivative
securities, including options, warrants or debentures, in connection with a
financing or otherwise, including additional Ordinary Shares issuable as a
consequence of any anti-dilution provisions set forth in the instruments
evidencing such derivative securities, would reduce the proportionate ownership
and voting power of then-existing shareholders.
Risks
Relating to Operations in the United Kingdom
Fluctuations
in the exchange rates of European currencies and the other foreign currencies
in
which we conduct business, in relation to the U.S. dollar, have harmed and
could
continue to harm our business and prospects
A
majority of our revenues to date have been received in pounds sterling and
we
maintain our financial statements in pounds sterling. However, revenues and
proceeds of funding activities are sometimes received in US dollars, euros
and
other European currencies, which are translated into pounds sterling as our
functional currency. Fluctuations in the value of the pound sterling against
the
US dollar, Euro and other European currencies have caused, and are likely to
cause, amounts translated into pounds sterling to fluctuate in comparison with
previous periods. We currently do not engage in any hedging transactions that
might have the effect of minimizing the consequences of currency exchange
fluctuations. Fluctuations in exchange rates may adversely affect the reported
results of our operations.
English
courts may not enforce judgments rendered outside
England
We
are
incorporated under English law. The rights of holders of the ADSs are largely
governed by English law, including the Companies Act 1985, and by our Memorandum
and Articles of Association. These rights differ in certain respects from the
rights of shareholders in typical US corporations. Although certain provisions
of English law resemble various provisions of the corporation laws of the United
States and other European countries, principles of law relating to such matters
as the fiduciary duties of management and the rights of our shareholders may
differ from those that would apply if we were incorporated in another country.
Also, English employment law imposes substantial severance obligations on
companies. Additionally, substantially all of our assets are located in the
United Kingdom and France. As a result, it may not be possible to enforce
against us any judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liability
provisions of the securities or other laws of the United States.
ITEM
4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A.
HISTORY
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY.
Who
We Are
Our
legal
and commercial name is "Futuremedia Public Limited Company" or "Futuremedia
PLC".
We
were
incorporated in England and Wales as a private limited company in 1982 and
re-registered in 1993 as a public company.
We
are
domiciled in England and Wales. We are incorporated in and under the legislation
of England and Wales. The address of our registered office is Nile House, Nile
Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1HW, England and the telephone number of
the
Company's registered office is 011 44 1273 829700.
Our
American Depositary Shares, also known as ADSs, have traded since May 29, 1993,
on the Nasdaq-CM under the symbol FMDA. Each ADS represents the right to receive
1,000 of our Ordinary Shares. Ordinary Shares refer to our Ordinary Shares
of
0.01 pence each. ADSs are evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, also known
as ADRs. ADSs evidenced by ADRs are issued by the Bank of New York as
Depositary, also known as the Depositary of our ADR facility, in accordance
with
the terms of a deposit agreement between us and the Depositary.
What
We Do
Since
our
inception, we have striven to ensure our product offerings meet market
requirements. Recognizing the potential impact on the learning market of the
developments being made in Intranet and Internet environments, we started the
development of our first proprietary Learning Management System, also known
as
LMS, called Solstra
TM
in 1997
together with BT Group PLC, also known as BT. We launched the first version
of
the product to the market in February 1998. In March 2000, we launched
easycando, which was our first Internet learning portal. Today, we offer the
following products and services:
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Button
- a leading design, exhibition and events agency, combining two-
and
three-dimensional designs to provide creative solutions in the production
and management of branded environments and
content.
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Consultancy
Services - providing a wide range of technical and practical services
to
help our clients establish their training needs and solutions;
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Customer
Designed Content Products - specifically designed content to meet
our
customer’s individual e-learning
needs;
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Learning
Management Systems - including multiple elements such as: a license
for
Activna
TM
,
hosting services, set up charges, integration and support services
and
content, which together enable the delivery of previously identified
learning content to individual needs;
and
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Blended
Learning Solutions - combining elements of e-Learning, together with
physical classroom or workbook based
training.
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In
addition, we are currently developing our on-line branded learning business.
The
branded learning business enables companies to use learning as a tool to
leverage their brands and stay connected with their customers. Branded learning
is the application of eLearning to marketing communications through online
learning communities, academies and portals. Branded learning provides our
customers with the opportunity to reach new customers and develop additional
revenue streams while enhancing overall brand recognition.
We
continue to outsource a portion of our production activity and consequently
the
equipment we now use comprises network hardware, desktop personal computers,
laptops and servers required to support our ongoing business. Where appropriate
we own our capital equipment, and endeavor to maintain a program of upgrading
to
ensure the cost-effective provision of desktop and laptop tools to our
employees. All equipment acquired for this purpose is industry-standard. For
servers to support the Internet portal business, we constantly review the
buy/lease options available and have in the past used both options when
appropriate. This equipment is located in secure co-location sites.
Material
Developments Since Last Fiscal Year End
On
May 4,
2006, we announced a private placement of ADSs for subscriptions totalling
$4,315,000 (GBP2,344,000). We used the proceeds of this placement to finance
the
acquisition of Button, which we completed on May 26, 2006, and for additional
working capital. The purchase price for the Button acquisition was GBP5,571,000,
consisting of a combination of cash of GBP800,000, payment immediately following
the acquisition of a note payable to the principal shareholders of Button in
the
amount of GBP1,500,000, Ordinary Shares valued at GBP3,000,000 issued at the
share closing price on May 25, 2006, and acquisition related costs of
GBP271,000. Button is an
integrated design and brand communications agency providing strategic marketing
solutions to blue chip European and US companies. Headquartered in London,
Button was established in 1972 and has offices in Los Angeles and Cannes. The
company offers consumer marketing, business-to-business marketing, internal
communications, exhibition design, corporate events and marketing services.
Button brings a strong client group across many industries with particular
strength in the media, telecommunications and financial services sectors. Major
clients include NBC Universal, CBS Paramount and Hitachi. Button is a technical
services provider for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where it also
designs and builds exhibition environments for clients. The company has a strong
presence at the Cannes markets and festivals, including the MIP television
markets, the Cannes Film Festival, the Lions Advertising Festival and the MIPIM
international real estate marketplace.
On
August
3, 2006, we entered into a
secured
convertible note (the “August 2006 Loan”) with Cornell with a face value of
$1,500,000 (GBP799,000) that
may be
converted from time to time at Cornell’s option (subject to certain restrictions
and limitations on the amount of shares converted) and must be entirely
converted by maturity.
The
conversion rate is the lesser of $0.30 ($300.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect
the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on
December 3, 2007), or
80%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that the holder cannot exceed 4.9% ownership, unless
the holders waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
Company
can
limit
Cornell to conversion of 1/12
th
of face
value per month, but must allow conversion of a minimum of 25% of the face
value
by August 3, 2007, and an additional 25% of the face value by August 3, 2008,
if
Cornell chooses to convert. No conversions were made through December 31, 2007
with respect to this loan.
The
loan
has a term of three years and bears interest initially at an annual rate of
10%
(reducing to 8% in year two and 7% in year three).
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 20% premium if the bid price of the
Company’s ADSs is less than $0.30 ($300.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the
change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December
3, 2007) at the time of redemption.
Cornell
received a commitment fee of $150,000 (GBP80,000), resulting in net proceeds
to
the Company of $1,350,000 (GBP719,000). In connection with the
August
2006 Loan
,
Futuremedia issued to Cornell 165,000 Ordinary Shares at nominal value. No
conversions or repayments have been made with respect to the August 2006
Loan.
On
August
7, 2006 we announced that we
changed
our fiscal year end to June 30 from April 30, effective immediately. This change
brings our group of companies under the same reporting calendar and better
corresponds to our business cycle. Previously, Button and EBC were on a June
30
and December 31 fiscal year end, respectively.
On
September 19, 2006 we announced that we unconditionally reduced the $0.61
($610.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
per
share
exercise price of our 6,175,104 warrants issued to M.A.G. Capital, LLC through
its designated funds including the Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd., Mercator Momentum
Fund, LP and Mercator Momentum Fund III, LP, (collectively, “MAG”) , in
connection with our July 21, 2005 financing with MAG. The exercise price of
the
warrants were unconditionally reduced to $0.11
($110.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
beginning
on September 19, 2006. We would receive net proceeds of approximately $679,261
(GBP357,000) if all of the warrants were exercised. The repricing resulted
in an
increase in the fair value of the warrants of approximately GBP110,000.
On
September 22, 2006,
we
announced that we unconditionally reduced (i) the $0.70
($700.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
per
share
exercise price of the 250,000 ADS warrant issued to Cornell in connection with
our December 19, 2005 $2,500,000 (GBP1,410,000) financing with Cornell; (ii)
the
$0.20
($200.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
per
share
exercise price of the 4,000,000 ADSs warrant issued to Cornell in connection
with the August 2006 Loan; and (iii) the $0.70
($700.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
per
share
exercise price of its 750,000 ADSs warrant issued to Cornell in connection
with
the April 19, 2006 financing with Cornell. The exercise price of the warrants
was unconditionally reduced to $0.095
($95.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
beginning
on September 22, 2006. We would receive net proceeds of approximately $475,000
(GBP251,000) assuming all of the warrants were exercised. The repricing resulted
in an increase in the fair value of the warrants of approximately
GBP4,000.
On
September 28, 2006, we entered into a
secured
convertible note (the “September 2006 Loan”) with Cornell with a face value of
$550,000 (GBP289,000) that
may be
converted from time to time at Cornell’s option (subject to certain restrictions
and limitations on the amount of shares converted) and must be entirely
converted by maturity.
The
conversion rate is the lesser of $0.12 ($120.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect
the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on
December 3, 2007) per share, or
80%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that Cornell cannot exceed 4.9% ownership, unless
they waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
loan has a term of three years and bears interest initially at an annual rate
of
10% per annum.
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 20% premium if the closing bid price
of
the Company’s ADSs is less than $0.12 at the time of redemption.
Cornell
received a commitment fee of $55,000 (GBP29,000), resulting in net proceeds
to
the Company of $495,000 (GBP260,000). The September 2006 Loan was repaid in
full
during October 2006. No conversions were made pursuant to the September 2006
Loan.
On
October 25, 2006 we announced that we concluded an offshore equity private
placement of up to $5,000,000 (GBP2,671,000) with a corporate investor. The
private placement was conducted in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S,
promulgated under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
investment comprises an initial payment to us of $3,000,000 (GBP1,602,000)
in
exchange for 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of $0.15 per share and
warrants giving the investor the right to purchase a further 80,000,000 Ordinary
Shares at $0.025
(80,000
shares at $25.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary
Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
per
share
which upon exercise would result in additional cash proceeds to the Company
of
$2,000,000 (GBP1,068,000). The warrants are exercisable for one year. The use
of
the proceeds will be to fund legacy HCI obligations following the UK
Government’s decision to terminate the program in April 2006, remaining expenses
connected to the acquisitions of EBC and Button, and to pay down a portion
of
the convertible debt owed to Cornell. Pursuant to our agreements with Cornell,
Cornell consented to our issuance of all the ADSs and the warrants issued
pursuant to the private placement.
On
November 8, 2006 we announced that we concluded a separate and unrelated
offshore equity private placement of $800,000 (GBP420,000) with Le Shark Limited
to provide funding for our continued operations. The private placement was
conducted in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S, promulgated under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The investment comprises
a
payment to us of $800,000 (GBP420,000) in exchange for 16,000,000 ADSs at a
price of $0.05 per share.
On
January 3, 2007, we announced the ratio of our ADS to Ordinary Shares had been
changed to 1:50 from 1:1. The Bank of New York, our depositary, contacted
registered ADS holders with regards to this change. The record date is December
29, 2006. Shareholders received 1 ADS for each 50 ADSs held. The Bank of New
York sold a portion of the new ADSs to establish a “cash in lieu” rate for
fractional ADSs, and ADS holders whose holdings were not exactly divisible
by 50
received cash in lieu of fractional amounts, at the rate established by The
Bank
of New York. Total number of ADSs outstanding after the ratio change was
4,690,176. As a result of this ratio amendment, the ADS price automatically
increased proportionally. However, there is no assurance that the post-amendment
ADS price will be at least equal to or greater than the pre-amendment ADS price
multiplied by the ratio change. The ratio reset was in response to a letter
received by the Company in July 2006 from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating
that we were not in compliance with Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(2)(E)(i) which
requires a minimum bid price of $1.00 per ADS. All references to Ordinary Shares
and ADSs in these accounts are included on a “post-amendment” basis, using the
current ADS ratio of 1:1,000.
On
April
12, 2007, we completed the sale of our Swedish operations, being
the
holding company, Futuremedia Sverige AB and its subsidiary, Open Training Sweden
AB
(collectively,
“Open Training”), to Edvantage Group AS. The sale price of GBP519,000 comprised
an initial payment of GBP109,000 and a loan note in the amount of GBP410,000
payable in equal annual instalments on the anniversary of the transaction for
a
period of four years. Under the terms of the sale, the Company retained the
full
rights of ownership and all intellectual property rights for Learngate™, the
Learning Management System developed by Open Training on behalf of the Company;
Edvantage Group AS was also granted a perpetual license to use the intellectual
property rights for Learngate™.
On
May
30, 2007, the Company appointed George O’Leary as its Chief Executive Officer
and as a member of the board of directors. Mr. O’Leary is currently the
President of SKS Consulting of South Florida Corp. (“SKS”) and is working with
the Company under a consulting agreement. Mr. O’Leary is also acting as the
Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to assuming his duties with the
Company, he was and still is a consultant to NeoGenomics (OTCBB:NGNM) and was
acting Chief Operating Officer from October 2004 to April 2005 where he helped
the turn-around of that organization. He is currently a member of the board
of
directors of NeoGenomics. Prior to becoming an officer of NeoGenomics, Mr.
O’Leary was the President and CFO of Jet Partners, LLC from 2002 to 2004. During
that time annual revenues grew from $12 million to $17.5 million. From 1996
to
2000, Mr. O’Leary was CEO and President of Communication Resources Incorporated
(CRI), where annual revenues grew from $5 million to $40 million during his
tenure. Prior to CRI, Mr. O’Leary was Vice President of Operations of
Cablevision Industries, where he ran $125 million of business for this major
cable operator until it was sold to Time Warner.
On
May
31, 2007, we concluded an equity private placement with a corporate investor
which comprised an initial payment of $500,000 (GBP253,000) in exchange for
446,428 ADSs at a price of $1.12 per ADS, and warrants giving the investor
the
right to purchase a further 3,000,000 ADSs at a price of $1.12 per ADS
(3,000
ADSs at $1,120.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary
Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
.
The
warrants are exercisable for one year from May 2, 2007. The warrant price was
subsequently reduced to $0.24
($240.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
on
October 8, 2007. No exercises had been made under the warrant to
date.
On
June
1, 2007, we concluded a $4,600,000 (GBP2,327,000) financing with Cornell in
the
form of secured convertible debentures (the “June 2007 Loan”). The June 2007
Loan is convertible (subject to certain terms and conditions) into ADSs of
Futuremedia and may be converted from time to time at Cornell’s option (subject
to certain restrictions and limitations on the amount of shares converted).
The
conversion rate is based on the lesser of $1.25 ($25.00 on an adjusted basis
to
reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect
on December 3, 2007) or 80% of the lowest volume weighted average price during
the 30 trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion. The June
2007
Loan, secured by the assets of Futuremedia, has a term of three years and bears
interest at an annual rate of the greater of 12% or the Wall Street Journal
Prime Rate plus 2%. The Company can redeem the instrument at a 20% premium
if
the bid price of the Company’s ADSs is less than $1.25 ($25.00 on an adjusted
basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went
into effect on December 3, 2007) at the time of redemption.
Cornell
received a commitment fee of $490,000 (GBP248,000), resulting in net proceeds
to
the Company of $4,110,000 (GBP2,079,000), of which $1,128,000 (GBP571,000)
was
used to repay obligations to Cornell arising under previous financing
transactions.
In
connection with the offering of the June 2007 Loan, the Company entered into
a
securities purchase agreement with Cornell, pursuant to which the Company is
required to comply with certain ongoing covenants. These covenants include,
but
are not limited to: (1) as long as the June 2007 Loan is outstanding, Mr. George
O'Leary, Ms. Margot Lebenberg and Mr. Brendan McNutt must be appointed and
remain directors of the Company for a period of 18 months; (2) within 30
calendar days, the Company must terminate a minimum of 25 employees whose total
annualized remuneration is not less than GBP1,133,000, and accordingly reduce
overhead by such amount; (3) within 60 calendar days, the Company must achieve
minimum revenue of GBP1,769,458 and EBITDA of (GBP367,419); and (4) within
90
calendar days, the Company must achieve minimum revenue of GBP2,957,678 and
EBITDA of (GBP536,196). The Company achieved the targets.
On
June
21, 2007 we announced that we received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market
indicating that we had regained compliance with Marketplace Rule 4350 which
requires a company’s audit committee to be composed of at least three
independent directors.
Due
to
the decline in the market price of our ADRs, the Company was being required
to
issue shares for a consideration of less than their current nominal value of
one
and one-ninth pence each; which is prohibited by English company
law. As a result, on July 28, 2007 Futuremedia sub-divided each
existing Ordinary Share of one and one-ninth pence into one new
Ordinary Share of 0.010 pence and one deferred share of approximately 1.101
pence. The new Ordinary Shares of 0.010 pence have all the rights and are
subject to all the restrictions of the existing Ordinary Shares of one and
one
ninth pence, and the sub-division should not affect the value of such shares.
ADR holders retain the same number of Ordinary Shares and ADRs as held
currently, representing the same percentage of the Company's issued share
capital as were held prior to the sub-division. The deferred shares have no
rights as to voting, dividend entitlement and only very limited rights on return
of capital. The deferred shares will not be admitted to trading on any stock
exchange. In addition, the deferred shares have no right to receive notice
of,
or attend or vote at, any general or class meeting (other than a class meeting
of the deferred shareholders). No share certificates will be issued in respect
of the deferred shares (which the Company is taking authority to buy back for
a
nominal amount or cancel for no consideration).
On
August
23, 2007, we entered into a private placement with Cornell to provide financing
of up to $6,050,000 (GBP3,047,000) in convertible secured debentures, together
with warrants to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.77
($15.40
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
per
share. The first tranche of $3,200,000 (GBP1,521,000) was funded at closing.
The
balance is to be funded in six additional increments through June 15, 2008
in
the form of additional secured convertible debentures, subject to the Company
meeting certain performance conditions. The secured convertible debentures
have
a variable interest rate not less than 12% and are secured by all of the assets
of Futuremedia pursuant to a debenture dated June 1, 2007. The conversion price
of the secured convertible debentures is equal to the lesser of (1) $1.25 per
ADS
($25.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
or
(b) an
amount equal to 80% of the lowest volume weighted average price of the ADSs,
as
quoted by Bloomberg, LP, during the thirty (30) trading days immediately
preceding the conversion date. During November 2007, Cornell accelerated the
final three installments and funded a total of $1,435,000 (GBP705,000) that
had
been scheduled to be funded through June 2008.
On
October 15, 2007, the board of directors of the Company, at the recommendation
of the audit committee, made a determination to replace its prior auditors,
BDO
Stoy Hayward LLP. BDO Stoy Hayward LLP submitted its notice of resignation
to
the Company on October 15, 2007 and the Company accepted it on the same date.
After conducting a search, the determination was made to retain Deloitte &
Touche LLP as Futuremedia's independent auditor. As a result, Deloitte &
Touche LLP became the Company’s the sole independent auditor, effective as of
October 25, 2007.
On
November 8, 2007, the Company announced that it has retained its International
Organization for Standardization 9001:2000 (ISO) Quality Management System
certification from the SGS Group for the third consecutive year. The ISO
standard is intended for use in any organizations that develop, manufacture,
install, service any product or provide any form of service. ISO 9001:2000
is
based on eight management principles; Customer Focus, Leadership, Involvement
of
People, Process Approach, System Approach, Continual Improvement, Fact-based
Decision Making and Mutually beneficial Supplier Relationships.
Effective
December 3, 2007, the ratio of our ADSs to Ordinary Shares was changed to
1:1,000 from 1:50. The Bank of New York, our depositary, contacted registered
ADS holders with regards to this change. Shareholders received 1 ADS for each
1,000 ADSs held. The Bank of New York sold a portion of the new ADSs to
establish a “cash in lieu” rate for fractional ADSs, and ADS holders whose
holdings were not exactly divisible by 1,000 received cash in lieu of fractional
amounts, at the rate established by The Bank of New York. Total number of ADSs
outstanding after the ratio change was approximately 587,400. As a result of
this ratio amendment, the ADS price automatically increased proportionally.
However, there is no assurance that the post-amendment ADS price will be at
least equal to or greater than the pre-amendment ADS price multiplied by the
ratio change. The ratio reset is expected to bring the Company in compliance
with Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(2)(E)(i) which requires a minimum bid price of
$1.00 per ADS.
On
December 20, 2007, the Company announced the appointment of Sabine Steinbrecher
to Director and George O'Leary, CEO and Director, to Chairman of the Board
of
Directors, and the resignation of Jan Vandamme from his position as Director
and
Chairman of the Board.
On
January 9, 2008, we completed a financing arrangement whereby we (1) entered
into a convertible debenture with Cornell with a face value of $2,000,000
(GBP1,013,000) (the “January 2008 Loan”), and (2) completed a private placement
of 100,000 Ordinary Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000
(GBP51,000) with NACME. The January 2008 Loan is convertible into ADSs (each
representing 1,000 Ordinary Shares) at a
rate
equal to the lesser of $1.00, or
80%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that Cornell cannot exceed 4.99% ownership, unless
they waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
loan has a term of three years and bears interest at an annual rate equal to
the
greater
of twelve percent (12%) or The Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, as quoted by
the
print edition of the United States version of The Wall Street Journal, plus
two
percent (2.00%)
.
The
January 2008 Loan is secured by all of the Company’s assets.
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 15% premium if the closing bid price
of
the Company’s ADSs is less than $1.00 at the time of redemption. In connection
with the private placement with NACME, the Company issued NACME a warrant to
purchase 5,000,000 ADSs at an exercise price of $2.00 per ADS. The Company
paid
fees of $129,000 (GBP66,000) to Cornell and NACME, resulting in net funding
of
$1,971,000 (GBP999,000).
On
January 16, 2008, the Company received a notice of non-compliance from the
staff
of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market. The notice
indicated that based upon the Company's failure to timely file the Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 with the SEC, as required
by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(12), the Company's common stock is subject
to
delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market unless the Company requests a hearing
before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. The Company has a hearing
scheduled for February 21, 2008.
B.
BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
The
Design, Exhibition and Events Industry
Within
the Design, Exhibition and Events Industry, the Company provides services to
corporate clients by taking responsibility for designing, installing and
managing exhibitions, events and conferences for those clients worldwide. The
successful market players take responsibility for concept, design, construction,
logistics, project management and liaison with all local venue organizers,
including technical and health and safety departments. In addition, key market
players provide further “value add” services, advising clients on their
strategies and implementation for brand design, marketing, and internal and
external communications more generally.
On
May
26, 2006 the Company announced that it had completed the acquisition of Button,
which has over 32 years of experience of working in the Design, Exhibition
and
Events Industry. Button’s 3-D design team has extensive experience of designing
and managing stands at some of the world’s largest exhibitions, including Mobile
World Congress, Marché International des Professionnels (MIPIM, MIPTV, MAPIC and
MIPCOM), ITU Telecom World, and Centrum Buero Information Telekommunikation
(CEBIT). In addition, Button is an integrated global design agency committed
to
building dynamic and cost-effective brand relationships between its clients
and
their customers. Button works closely on the strategy and positioning of a
customer and its brand identity, providing a range of services from initial
naming development to the creation of a new brand, service or product.
Button
combines very strong design skills with extensive strategic planning and
implementation. Over the past few years Button has worked with many leading
organizations on their brand strategy, expression and experience requirements.
The team has extensive experience of successfully designing and delivering
exhibitions, exhibition stands, interiors, corporate events, internal
communications (conferences, collateral, and websites), business-to-business
marketing, business-to-customer marketing, public events and experimental
marketing. Button’s account managers seamlessly manage venue liaison, contractor
liaison and monitor catering, health & safety requirements, local
legislation and event coordination. They are available on-site throughout
the exhibitions, conferences, events and seminars that they
coordinate.
The
Interactive Learning and Communications Industry
e-Learning
is the industry term for Internet- and Intranet- or web-enabled and technology
developed and distributed education and training. The key components of
e-Learning are content, technology and services. e-Learning content ranges
from
basic Hyper Text Markup Language ("HTML") pages and documents to fully
interactive events and simulations. It includes customer specific content
development and off the shelf courseware. There is currently a major drive
to
web-enable existing content from various formats such as Instructor led classes,
paper based materials, CD ROM's, and existing intellectual assets.
e-Learning
technologies have emerged to enable the creation, distribution, tracking and
administration of training and learning content. e-Learning technologies also
include compelling collaborative tools. The core piece of e-Learning
infrastructure is known as the Learning Management System ("LMS"). The LMS
supports and delivers the e-Learning content and can incorporate assessment
and
competency frameworks. The LMS provides the ability to track, manage and report
on learning activity and it can integrate with other enterprise systems such
as
Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") and Human Resources
applications.
The
Internet and Intranet allow many forms of communication and e-Learning
facilitates multiple forms of collaboration between peers, instructors, mentors
and experts. Collaboration can be self-paced using threaded discussion
capabilities and email, or they can be real-time using the live web-based
delivery of events and collaborative learning provided by leading suppliers
of
such technology. e-Learning services are available to support and improve the
effectiveness of e-Learning. Consulting services are used to understand learning
requirements, to prepare e-Learning solutions and strategies and to ensure
successful implementation. Content development services are available to convert
legacy content for optimal delivery over the Internet or Intranet. Hosting
services are provided to reduce the technological hurdles to e-Learning. Service
providers can host technology and content on an Applications Service Provider
(ASP) model, removing any hardware or software requirements for the clients’
organization.
The
Company has expanded its products and service range to offer a complete
e-Learning solution including consulting, e-Learning customer specific content
production, distribution of standard off-the-shelf e-Learning content courses
from leading third party content providers, software integration services,
and
hosting and management of e-Learning systems. The main objective behind this
expansion has been to allow the Company to provide customers with a complete
solution to selected business issues, and consequently to increase the total
amount of revenue and profit derived from each customer. As the adoption of
e-Learning has grown apace among both public and private sector organizations,
new areas of client need have emerged, creating new opportunities for
Futuremedia to advance this aim.
Whilst
delivering significant cost benefits, adoption of an e-Learning program can
require a fundamental cultural change for the learning and development function
within many organizations. Large-scale e-Learning implementations often have
strategic impact, and go far beyond the traditional bounds of training
departments. Even projects of a more tactical nature often require a shift
away
from traditional patterns of planning, budgeting and procuring.
An
example of the challenges e-Learning presents to training departments is that
the cost structure of an e-learning program is completely different from that
of
a face-to-face training program. With e-Learning, costs are generally
front-loaded, requiring large allocations of annual budget and therefore careful
preparation of business cases. With face-to-face programs the major area of
cost
is in delivery, and there is traditionally less scrutiny of results and return
on investment.
Due
to
this and other important factors, customers expose themselves to risk when
they
venture into the field of online learning through their relative lack of
appropriate skills and knowledge.
The
opportunity, which Futuremedia is now seizing, is to forge strategic
partnerships with customers that allow them to mitigate these risks. The Company
has positioned itself to deliver complete business solutions, rather than an
inventory of discrete components from which the customer must construct its
own
learning program. Such relationships best enable Futuremedia to leverage its
wide range of products, services and capabilities in ensuring repeat business
and driving down the cost of gaining sales, and to throw up barriers to
competition.
Not
only
can the Company maximize cross-selling and upselling opportunities within client
accounts by following this route, but also differentiate itself more effectively
in the market, protecting itself against the potential threat of commoditization
in the content market.
In
October 2003, Futuremedia established the Learning For All™ business unit, which
was focused on helping organizations derive the maximum strategic value from
the
UK’s HCI and other similar schemes in continental Europe. HCI was a government
scheme that gave tax breaks to employers who provided personal computers for
their employees at low cost. On March 22, 2006, the UK Government announced,
as
part of its bi-annual treasury budget statement, the termination of the tax
benefits associated with HCI. The termination became effective on April 6,
2006.
Those employers and employees who signed up for the HCI benefit prior to April
6, 2006 remain eligible to receive this benefit for its three year term. We
continue to provide certain services to HCI clients and their employees and
recognize the revenue associated with those services and which was previously
deferred at each balance sheet date. However new-business related HCI revenues
have been immaterial since the termination became effective. We do not expect
additional significant revenue in the future due to the program’s termination.
New
Products and Technological Changes
The
markets for Futuremedia’s products and services are highly competitive and
subject to rapid change. The Company’s success will depend upon its ability to
continue to enhance its existing products and services and to source/introduce
new competitive products with features that continue to meet customer
requirements and differentiate Futuremedia from its competitors. Futuremedia
address the challenges of a competitive market to a significant extent by its
partnership approach.
A
significant portion of the Company’s business is built on an aggregation model
that continually attempts to bring to the solution the best available content,
technology and services from the best vendors. There is associated risk in
this
strategy, as a significant proportion of Futuremedia’s proposition is based on
the strength of its partnership structure but the Company feels confident that
it will be able to maintain the required ongoing relationships with its
partners.
Futuremedia
continues to invest in the enhancement and expansion of its
products.
License
Agreements
In
addition to the Company’s own products, the Company markets, as a distributor, a
number of products under license from several suppliers and under varying terms
of exclusivity and tenure.
Revenue
Streams
During
the year ended June 30, 2007, the Company derived approximately 68% of its
gross
revenues from sales generated through its Button business, 17% from its Learning
for All business, and 15% from its e-Learning business. During the two months
ended June 30, 2006, the Company derived approximately 41%, 43%, and 16% of
its
gross revenues from its Button, Learning for All, and e-Learning businesses,
respectively. During the year ended April 30, 2006, the Company derived
approximately 91% of its revenue from Learning for All, and 9% from E-Learning.
No revenue was generated from Button during these periods, as it was acquired
in
May 2006. These sales mix changes resulted primarily from the acquisition of
Button in May 2006 and the discontinuation of the HCI scheme in April
2006.
Revenues
from the Company’s continuing operations analyzed by geographic region were as
follows:
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Amounts restated and represented from previously published
results. Please
refer to Note 3 to the enclosed consolidated financial statements
for
discussion of the restatement, and Note 4 for a discussion
of the
representation of discontinued
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Seasonality
The
demand for the Company’s products is generally expected to be stronger in the
second half of the fiscal year (which ends on June 30) and weaker in the first
half due to seasonal buying patterns in the UK and the rest of Europe, as well
as the seasonality created by the timing of client-internal marketing
campaigns.
Marketing
and Sales
In
the
Design, Exhibition and Events industry, the Company markets its products through
a direct sales force located in France, the UK, and the U.S. Project
implementation involves a team of sales, creative and technical project delivery
personnel to provide both pre-sale support and post-sale project delivery.
The
Company’s sales process for its e-Learning products and services usually
involves a team drawn from sales, development and senior management to provide
planning and product customization and to ensure open communications and support
throughout the selling process and after a sale is made. Futuremedia’s marketing
activity includes participation in trade shows. Futuremedia markets its products
primarily to local authorities and commercial end users in a diverse and growing
range of industries mainly through its direct sales force. Futuremedia provides
technical assistance and support to purchasers of its products. The technical
assistance involves providing answers to questions ranging from specifications
and installation to availability of supporting software.
The
Company provides support for its products through its own support staff
operating out of its office in the UK. Futuremedia has entered into contracts
in
the normal course of its business with certain of its customers and suppliers,
on some of which its financial results are materially dependent. The Company
believes that it has complied and continues to comply in all material respects
with the terms, and that it has performed and will continue to perform its
obligations in respect of all such contracts.
Competition
In
the
Design, Exhibition and Events industry, there are many companies that offer
similar services to Button, and price is often used as a point of difference
to
win business. Therefore pressure on profit margins is often strong. Button’s
intention is to differentiate itself by providing an excellence of service
and
experience which justifies a higher profit margin for Button. Button’s direct
competitors include 2Heads, Mayridge, and 2LK.
In
the
Design, Exhibition and Events industry, customers are often reluctant to move
from their incumbent suppliers, which means that Button must proactively propose
alternative ways that prospective clients could achieve their corporate and
marketing objectives by doing business with Button. Button must also defend
its
existing clients from similar initiatives by competitors.
e-Learning
is a market that has shown a tremendous growth in market entrants as a result
of
low perceived barriers to entry. Although the competitive landscape remains
fragmented there are clear signs of consolidation. Market leadership is still
not clearly defined, but significant merger and acquisition activity is
occurring, notably in the US and several vendors are beginning to build
prominent brands and market share. Futuremedia’s stated aim is to become the
most creative solutions provider in the UK.
Developments
in the market since 2001 have clearly demonstrated the limited viability of
the
business-to-consumer e-Learning opportunity at this time. The Company remains
wholly focused on the business-to-business opportunity and therefore competition
specific to this sphere is a critical concern.
Leading
e-Learning companies, notably in the US, include Skillsoft, NETg, Laureate
Education, SumTotal and Saba Software. Major consulting companies such as
Accenture and KPMG are developing and integrating e-Learning solutions and
some
are creating separate branded initiatives, e.g. Ernst & Young (Intellinex).
Global technology companies such as IBM and Hewlett-Packard are moving into
e-Learning from a major customer base in classroom-based training. ERP vendors
in the upper and middle segments, such as SAP and Microsoft, are adding learning
management system modules and e-Learning to their overall solutions or to
support the implementation of their solutions. Major publishers, in possession
of large content libraries such as Thomson, Wolters Kluwers and Pearson
Education are developing e-Learning strategies, and will over time bring
significant resources to this arena. These companies tend to be more
established, better capitalized and possess a larger market position than
Futuremedia. Because such companies have greater financial and marketing
resources than Futuremedia, as well as substantially larger research and
development facilities, they represent significant competition to the Company.
Many of these companies at present focus mainly on the US marketplace, but
some
are beginning to build a European and worldwide presence, with varying degrees
of success.
Whereas
the above mentioned leading e-Learning companies mainly are focused on the
US
market, Futuremedia differentiates itself by offering a complete e-Learning
solution to the UK. The Company also plans to continue to broaden its product
and service range to address specific markets, for example industry specific
content aggregation and technology integration to meet industry compliance
requirements. The Company expects that its emphasis on a complete solution,
incorporating technology, content and services will mitigate the risk associated
with focusing solely on one segment of the e-Learning market, such as
technology.
Intellectual
Property
The
Company’s ability to compete successfully will depend to some degree on its
ability to protect its proprietary technology, and on the ability of
Futuremedia’s suppliers to protect the technology of the products distributed by
the Company on their behalf. Although the Company believes that its technology
is proprietary, it has no patents with respect to its product design or
production processes.
In
choosing not to seek patent protection, Futuremedia has instead relied on the
complexity of its technology, trade secret protection policies, common law
trade
secret laws, copyrights, and confidentiality and/or license agreements entered
into with its employees, suppliers, sales agents, customers and potential
customers. As part of its trade secret protection policies, the Company limits
access to, and distribution of, its software, related documentation and other
proprietary information. There can be no assurance, however, that such a
strategy will prevent or deter others from using the Company’s products to
develop equivalent or superior products or technology, or from doing so
independently. Further, there can be no assurance that Futuremedia will seek
or
obtain patent protection for future technological developments, nor that any
patents that may be granted in the future would be enforceable or would provide
the Company with meaningful protection from competitors.
The
Solstra
TM
trade
name is a registered trademark owned by BT and licensed to Futuremedia, who,
jointly with BT, registered the solstra.com domain name on the World Wide Web.
Futuremedia has also registered the futuremedia.co.uk and easycando.com domain
names on the World Wide Web. The Learning For All™, Aktivna™ and Learngate
registered trademarks and trade names are owned by Futuremedia.
The
Company has licenses to access and certain software on a normal commercial
basis. This software is used variously for its normal business purposes and
for
product development. Certain elements of the Company’s products are dependent on
such licenses. The Company believes that it has complied and will continue
to
comply in all material respects with the terms of all such
licenses.
C.
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
Futuremedia
PLC, Button Group Limited, Eventures SARL(France), Button Group, Inc. (USA),
and
Executive Business Channel Limited are the principal operating entities in
the
Futuremedia Group. Futuremedia also had the following wholly owned
subsidiaries:
NAME
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COUNTRY
OF INCORPORATION
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Button
Communications Holdings Limited
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England
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Button
International Events Limited
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Lexon,
Inc.
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British
Virgin Islands
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Better
Note, Ltd.
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England
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D.
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The
Company has entered into a lease arrangement for its headquarters office
facilities in Brighton, England until March 1, 2014. Initially, this arrangement
was for a serviced area of 4,700 square feet, but, in June 2004, due to the
rapid expansion of the business, the occupied space was increased to 7,700
square feet, on similar terms and conditions. This was reduced back to the
original 4,700 square feet in December 2006 as a direct result of the abolition
of the tax incentives provided under the UK Government’s Home Computing
Initiative scheme. The annual cost, including service charges, is approximately
GBP115,000.
Button
occupies premises in (i) London, England, pursuant to a lease arrangement which
expires in October 2009, the annual cost of which is approximately GBP90,000
(the Company renegotiated this lease in October 2007 from its previous
expiration of October 2011 at an annual rate of GBP170,000), (ii) Cannes,
France, pursuant to a lease arrangement which expires in December 2010, the
annual cost of which is approximately GBP16,000, and (iii) Marina del Rey,
California, USA, pursuant to a lease arrangement which expires in May 2008,
the
annual cost of which is approximately GBP42,000.
EBC
occupied premises in Milton Keynes, England, pursuant to a lease arrangement
which originally expired on March 31, 2008. The Company closed the office during
August 2006. In connection with the closure, the Company paid a fee of GBP15,000
for termination of the balance of the lease after March 24, 2007.
ITEM
4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not
applicable.
ITEM
5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND
PROSPECTS
The
following discussion, Operating and Financial Review and Prospects, contains
forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those
set
forth under ''Risk Factors'' in Item 3.D. and elsewhere in this Annual
Report.
A.
OPERATING
RESULTS
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
SEC
issued Financial Reporting Release No. 60, “
Cautionary
Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies
”
(“FRR
60”), suggesting companies provide additional disclosure and commentary on their
most critical accounting policies. In FRR 60, the SEC defined the most critical
accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of
a
company’s financial condition and operating results, and require management to
make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the
need
to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this
definition, the Company’s most critical accounting policies include: intangible
asset valuation, which affects amortization and impairment of goodwill and
other
intangibles; financial instruments and concentrations of credit risk, which
affects gains and losses from derivative financial instruments; stock based
compensation; and revenue recognition. The methods, estimates and judgments
the
Company uses in applying these most critical accounting policies have a
significant impact on the results we report in our consolidated financial
statements.
Intangible
Asset Valuation
The
Company is required to determine the fair value of intangible assets when
allocating the purchase price of an acquired business and when calculating
the
amount of an impairment write down. The carrying value of intangible assets
other than goodwill as of June 30, 2007 and 2006 was GBP3,743,000 and
GBP4,844,000, respectively. The carrying value of goodwill as of June 30, 2007
and 2006 was GBP5,675,000 and GBP8,194,000, respectively.
Goodwill
At
the
time of the acquisition to which it relates, goodwill is calculated based on
the
excess of the purchase price paid over the identifiable net assets and
liabilities acquired at fair value. Goodwill is tested at least annually for
impairment and is carried at cost less any recognized losses. To identify
potential impairment of the goodwill, the fair value of the reporting unit
to
which the goodwill is allocated is compared with its carrying amount. If the
carrying amount of the reporting unit, including the goodwill, exceeds its
fair
value, the goodwill is tested for impairment based on its implied fair value.
The implied fair value of goodwill represents the excess of the fair value
of
the reporting unit over the fair value of its identifiable assets, liabilities
and contingent liabilities at the date of the impairment test. An impairment
loss is recognized if and to the extent that the carrying amount of the goodwill
exceeds its implied fair value. Estimating fair value of an asset requires
the
use of several assumptions that are highly subjective in nature, most notably
sales and cost projections associated with the asset group, and discount rate
applicable to the asset. Relatively minor movements in these assumptions could
cause material changes to the estimated fair value, and any relating impairment
charge. To form its assumptions, management uses its best estimates based on
available empirical data, as well as its plans and expectations for the asset
group begin tested.
Other
Intangible Assets
The
Company primarily uses the discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the value
of other intangible assets acquired. This method requires management judgment
to
forecast the future operating results used in the analysis and to determine
other significant estimates required, such as residual growth rates and discount
factors. The estimates the Company has used are consistent with the plans and
estimates that we use to manage our business, based on available historical
information and industry averages.
The
assumptions used in developing expected cash flow estimates are similar to
those
used in developing other information used by the Company for budgeting and
other
forecasting purposes. In instances where a range of potential future cash flows
is possible, the Company uses a probability-weighted approach to weigh the
likelihood of those possible outcomes. In such instances, the Company uses
a
discount rate equal to the yield on zero-coupon treasury instrument with a
life
equal to expected life of the assets being tested.
Other
intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of the asset or asset group may not be
recoverable. In that event, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent
that
the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. Fair
value is determined based on quoted market prices, where available, or is
estimated as the present value of the expected future cash flows from the asset
or asset group discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved.
Estimating
fair value of an asset requires the use of several assumptions that are highly
subjective in nature, most notably sales and cost projections associated with
the asset group, and discount rate applicable to the asset. Relatively minor
movements in these assumptions could cause material changes to the estimated
fair value, and any relating impairment charge. To form its assumptions,
management uses its best estimates based on available empirical data, as well
as
its plans and expectations for the asset group begin tested.
Financial
Instruments and Concentrations of Credit Risk
The
Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, amounts recoverable on contracts, accrued income, amounts
recoverable from vendors, fees paid in advance, accounts payable, accrued
expenses, derivative financial instruments, and convertible debenture financing.
Management believes the carrying values of all financial instruments except
convertible debentures approximate their fair values due to their short-term
nature.
The
Company utilizes convertible debentures and other instruments indexed to the
Company’s own stock to fund its business needs. The embedded derivative features
utilized in these instruments require periodic measurement of the fair value
which was estimated on June 30, 2007 to be a liability of approximately
GBP5,729,000.
The
Company does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to
cash-flow risks or market risks that may affect the fair values of its financial
instruments. However, certain other financial instruments, such as warrants
and
embedded conversion features that are indexed to the Company’s common stock, are
classified as liabilities when either the holder possesses rights to net-cash
settlement or physical or net-share settlement is not within the control of
the
Company. In such instances, net-cash settlement is assumed for financial
accounting and reporting, even when the terms of the underlying contracts do
not
provide for net-cash settlement. Such financial instruments are initially
recorded at fair value and subsequently adjusted to fair value at the close
of
each reporting period.
The
caption “Derivative Financial Instruments” consists of the fair values
associated with derivative features embedded in the various convertible
debentures issued by the Company, and the fair values of the detachable warrants
that were issued in connection with the convertible debentures. In accordance
with Statements on Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, ‘Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities’ (“FAS 133”), the Company
determined that the conversion features of the convertible loans met the
criteria of embedded derivatives and that the conversion features of these
instruments needed to be bifurcated and accounted for as derivative instrument
liabilities. In addition, certain of the put and call features embedded within
the convertible loans met the criteria of embedded derivatives and were also
bifurcated as derivative instruments. For each convertible instrument, the
Company evaluated all significant features and, as required under current
accounting standards, aggregated the components into one compound derivative
financial instrument for financial reporting purposes. For financings recorded
in accordance with FAS 133, the compound embedded derivative instruments are
valued using the Flexible Monte Carlo methodology because that model embodies
certain relevant assumptions (including, but not limited to, interest rate
risk,
credit risk, and conversion/redemption privileges) that are necessary to value
these complex derivatives. Certain of the assumptions used in the Flexible
Monte
Carlo methodology are subjective and changes in these assumptions can have
a
significant impact on the estimated fair value.
Freeestanding
derivative instruments, consisting of warrants that arose from the financings,
are valued using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation methodology because that
model embodies all of the relevant assumptions that address the features
underlying these instruments.
Derivative
financial instruments arising from the issuance of convertible financial
instruments are initially recorded, and continuously carried, at fair value.
Upon conversion of any derivative financial instrument, the change in fair
value
from the previous reporting date to the date of conversion is recorded to income
(loss), and then the carrying value is recorded to paid-in capital, provided
all
other criteria for equity classification are met.
Changes
in the fair values of derivative instrument liabilities (including warrants
and
the bifurcated embedded derivative features of convertible instruments not
carried at fair value) are reported as “Gain (loss) on derivative financial
instruments” in the consolidated statement of operations.
Stock-based
Compensation
Stock-based
compensation is provided to
employees,
officers, directors, consultants and advisors
under
the
Company’s share option schemes. The Company adopted FASB Statement No. 123(R)
“Share-based
Payment”
(“FAS
123(R)”) using the modified prospective method with an effective date of May 1,
2006, whereby the standard was applied prospectively to the unvested portion
of
awards that were outstanding as at May 1, 2006 and all awards granted, modified
or settled on or after May 1, 2006. Accordingly, the compensation expense
recognized in the year ended June 30, 2007 and, the two month period ended
June
30, 2006 was based on the fair value of the awards measured by using the Black
Scholes option-pricing model at the date of grant.
Determining
the fair value of stock-based awards at the grant date requires judgment,
including estimating expected dividends, volatility and the expected term.
Volatility is calculated using a straight backward-looking volatility equal
to
the expected life of the relevant option, based on daily closing prices of
the
Company’s stock as reported on Yahoo.com.
The
expected term of an option grant is calculated based on historical activity
in
its option plans since inception. Futuremedia uses the actual option grants
by
year to calculate the actual life of each option that is forfeited or exercised.
Options not forfeited or exercised are assumed to remain outstanding until
contractual expiration, with a forfeiture rate, based on actual forfeitures,
assumed prior to expiration. A weighted average remaining expected life is
then
calculated for each grant year, and this result is used in the Black Scholes
input for grants in the corresponding year. The expected term of options granted
pursuant to the Company’s option plans ranged from 0.6 to 5.9 years.
Prior
to
adopting SFAS123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based compensation in
accordance with Accounting Research Bulletin No. 25
“Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees”
(“APB
25”), whereby the compensation expense was based on the intrinsic value of the
unvested awards determined at the measurement date. The measurement date was
the
first date on which both the number of shares that were subject to the award
and
the option or purchase price, if any, was known. Adjustments for forfeitures
were made to the compensation expense in the period in which they occurred.
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended April 30, 2006
and 2005 have not been restated to reflect the adoption of FAS 123(R) as
permitted by the prospective application.
Revenue
Recognition
We
currently derive our revenue primarily from three sources (1) trade show design
and event management through our Button business, (2) e-Learning services,
and
(3) hardware, software and service sales. In previous years, we also derived
revenue from the sale of hardware and software under the UK Government’s Home
Computing Initiative Scheme, which was terminated by the UK Government on April
6, 2006. The revenue recognition accounting treatment is detailed in Footnote
2
to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Significant
management judgments and estimates must be made and used in connection with
the
revenue recognized in any accounting period. Material differences may result
in
the amount and timing of our revenue for any period if our management made
different judgments or utilized different estimates. Critical assumptions that
could have a material impact on the timing and amount of revenue we recognize
include estimates of: the percentage of completion on projects recognized in
this manner, the relative fair value of each component in a multiple obligation
arrangement, and percentage of returns.
Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Results
Subsequent
to the issuance of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended
April 30, 2006 as filed on Form 20-F on November 14, 2006 and the unaudited
financial statements for the two months ended June 30, 2006 as filed on Form
20-F on November 16, 2006, the Company’s management discovered accounting errors
relating to the accounting for convertible debt instruments issued during the
year ended April 30, 2006.
The
principal errors were as follows:
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the
Company did not separately identify all embedded derivative features,
in
particular certain default put and call features, within the convertible
debt instrument and account for these at fair value on its consolidated
balance sheet; and
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detachable
warrants issued in conjunction with the convertible debt issued to
M.A.G.
Capital, LLC (formerly Mercator Advisory Group, LLC), through its
designated funds, Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd, Mercator Momentum Fund,
LP and
Mercator Momentum Fund III, LP (collectively “MAG”), on July 21, 2005 were
accounted for as equity instruments rather than as derivative liabilities.
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As
a
consequence of the identification of additional embedded derivative features
within the convertible debt the Company has utilized a Flexible Monte Carlo
simulation model to estimate the fair value of the compound embedded derivatives
due to the interdependencies between the various embedded features. Previously,
the Company had utilized a Black Scholes valuation model since it only
identified the conversion feature as an embedded derivative.
In
connection with the use of a different valuation model the Company has also
refined a number of the input assumptions used to estimate the fair value of
the
embedded features. In particular, the conversion price used in the model has
been determined in accordance with the terms of each convertible debt
instrument, which is generally based upon a weighted average calculation for
the
prior 30 days trading, rather than the actual share price at each valuation
date.
In
order
to reflect the changes described in this note, this Form 20-F restates the
statements of operations, cashflows, and changes in shareholders’ equity for the
two months ended June 30, 2006 and the year ended April 30, 2006.
A
complete discussion and tabular presentation of the effect of the changes is
presented in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements presented herein.
Overview
of Operating Results
For
the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, two month period ended June 30, 2006, and
fiscal years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company reported net income
(losses) of (GBP9,421,000), GBP3,007,000, (GBP6,534,000), and (GBP3,957,000),
respectively, on revenues of GBP13,490,000, GBP3,112,000, GBP16,642,000, and
GBP15,398,000, respectively. As a consequence of its operating results, the
Company has encountered significant cash constraints on its operations.
Operationally, management regards the business as falling into one of three
business streams: E-Learning, Button, or Learning for All. The summary income
statement analyzed into the three operating segments is as follows for the
year
ended June 30, 2007, the two month period ended June 30, 2006 and years ended
April 30, 2006 and 2005:
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Year
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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30,
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30,
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April
30,
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April
30,
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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Net
sales:
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E-learning
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1,942
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485
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1,418
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1,362
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Learning
for All
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2,316
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1,361
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15,224
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14,036
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Button
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9,232
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1,266
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13,490
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3,112
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16,642
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15,398
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Net
(loss)/income from continuing operations:
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E-learning
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(2,750
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90
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(267
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(325
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Learning
for All
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836
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(5
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490
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(513
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Button
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(401
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128
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Charges
not associated with a particular segment
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(6,722
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2,831
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(6,402
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(3,135
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(9,037
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3,044
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(6,179
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(3,973
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Amounts restated and represented from previously published results.
Please
refer to Note 3 to the enclosed consolidated financial statements
for
discussion of the restatement, and Note 4 for a discussion of the
representation of discontinued operations.
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Year
ended June 30, 2007 Compared with Year ended April 30,
2006
Net
Sales
The
Company achieved net sales of GBP13,490,000 in the year ended June 30, 2007,
a
decrease of GBP3,152,000, or 19%, when compared to GBP16,642,000 in the previous
year. The decrease results from lower sales of GBP12,908,000 in 2007 as a
consequence of the termination of the HCI scheme by the UK government in April
2006, which is offset by higher sales of GBP9,232,000 from newly acquired Button
business (May 2006), and higher sales of GBP524,000 in the e-Learning business
resulting from sales related to EBC, which was acquired in April 2006.
Cost
of Sales
Cost
of
sales for the year ended June 30, 2007 were GBP8,025,000, a decrease of
GBP5,763,000, or 42%, as compared with cost of sales of GBP13,788,000 during
the
year ended April 30, 2006. The decrease results from lower cost of sales of
GBP11,194,000 in 2007 corresponding with lower sales as a consequence of the
termination of the HCI scheme by the UK government in April 2006, and is offset
by cost of sales of GBP5,381,000 associated with Button’s operations, and
GBP50,000 from the e-Learning business.
Gross
Profit
The
gross
profit for the year ended June 30, 2007 increased to GBP5,465,000, an increase
of GBP2,611,000, or 91%, compared with gross profit of GBP2,854,000 for the
year
ended April 30, 2006. The improvement arises from a fundamental shift from
lower-margin hardware sales under the HCI scheme in 2006, to higher-margin
service revenue from the Button and e-Learning businesses in 2007.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses increased in the year ended June 30, 2007 to GBP13,017,000, a change
of
GBP5,536,000, or 74%, compared with operating expenses of GBP7,481,000 for
the
year ended April 30, 2006. The change arose as a result of (i) operating
expenses in 2007 relating to the Button business, acquired in May 2006, of
GBP5,204,000, (ii) an impairment charge of GBP2,519,000 relating to intangibles
acquired in connection with EBC, and (iii) higher operating expenses related
to
the e-Learning business of GBP364,000, offset by (iv) lower operating expenses
in the Learning for All business of GBP1,255,000 and (v) lower corporate and
overhead costs of GBP1,296,000 realized through reduction in personnel and
overhead costs.
Interest
Income and Expense
Interest
income for 2007 was GBP14,000 compared to interest income for 2006 of GBP41,000,
a decrease of GBP27,000, or 66%. The reduction results from lower average
surplus cash balances in interest-bearing accounts during 2007 as compared
with
2006.
Interest
expense for the year ended June 30, 2007 was GBP1,510,000 compared to
GBP1,354,000 for 2006, an increase of GBP156,000, or 12%. Interest expense
consists primarily of interest on the convertible loan instruments and
amortization of debt discount associated with convertible debt instruments
issued by the Company. Higher interest expense in 2007 as compared with 2006
results from higher average debt balances during 2007.
Foreign
Currency Gains
The
Company recognized gains of GBP521,000 and GBP263,000 in the years ended June
30, 2007 and April 30, 2006, respectively. The gains result primarily from
the
restatement into British Pounds Sterling of financing instruments denominated
in
U.S. Dollars.
Gain
(loss) on Derivative Financial Instruments
Loss
on
derivative financial instruments was GBP1,154,000 for the year ended June 30,
2007, compared with GBP502,000 for the year ended April 30, 2006, an increase
of
GBP652,000 or 130%. The gains and losses are associated with convertible
debentures issued by the Company. Certain features, including the
conversion feature, are accounted for as a compound embedded derivative and
are
recorded at fair value on the accompanying balance sheet
.
The
gains
(losses) represent the reduction (appreciation) in value of the compound
embedded derivatives from the beginning of each reporting period presented
to
the end of the period.
Income
Taxes
The
Company recognized income tax income during the year ended June 30, 2007
relating primarily to the recognition of
deferred
tax assets
in the
amount of GBP644,000. The income tax expense was GBPnil in the year ended April
30, 2006. The income in the year ended June 30, 2007 reflects the recognition
of
deferred
tax assets
to
offset deferred tax liabilities recognized in the acquisitions of EBC and
Button, offset by current income tax expense. At June 30, 2007, potential
deferred
tax assets
amounted
to GBP9,444,000, of which GBP781,000 was recognized and netted against potential
deferred tax liabilities of GBP1,124,000.
Loss
from Operations of Discontinued Operations
Loss
from
operations of discontinued operations consists of the operations of Open
Training, which was sold during April 2007. Loss from this business was
GBP256,000 for the year ended June 30, 2007, compared with GBP355,000 for the
year ended April 30, 2006, an improvement of GBP99,000 or 28%. The 2007 loss
represents approximately 9 months of operations, compared with a full year
in
2006.
Loss
on Disposal of Discontinued Operations
The
Company recognized a loss on the disposal of Open Training in the amount of
GBP128,000 in the year ended June 30, 2007, resulting from the excess carrying
value of the business at the time of sale over the fair value of proceeds
received by the Company.
Two
Months Ended June 30, 2006
Effective
August 7, 2006, the Company changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to June
30. As a result, results of operations are presented herein for the transition
period from May 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006.
The
Company recognized revenue of GBP3,112,000 during the two month period ended
June 30, 2006, with gross profit margin of GBP983,000, or 32% of sales.
Operating expenses for the two month period were GBP1,368,000. The Company
recognized a gain on derivative financial instruments of GBP3,556,000 during
the
two months ended June 30, 2006, as a result of changes in fair value of
derivative and embedded derivative financial instruments associated with the
Company’s financing arrangements. Net income for the period was GBP3,007,000. In
the absence of the derivative gain, which resulted primarily from a decrease
in
the fair value of derivative liabilities that are indexed to the Company’s
shares corresponding to a decrease in the Company’s stock price, the Company’s
net loss was GBP549,000.
During
the two month period, the Company completed its acquisition of Button. Button
results are included in the Company’s consolidated financial results from the
acquisition date of May 26, 2006, through June 30, 2006.
Year
Ended April 30, 2006 Compared with Year Ended April 30,
2005
Revenues
The
Company achieved sales of GBP16,642,000 in the year ended April 30, 2006, an
increase of 8% when compared to GBP15,398,000 in the year ended April 30, 2005.
The increase in revenues occurred in both operating segments. In the Learning
for All segment, the delay in revenues experienced in the latter quarter of
the
year ended April 30, 2005 led to an upturn in revenues in the early part of
the
year ended April 30, 2006 following the removal of the uncertainty introduced
into this segment whilst the UK government completed its review of Consumer
Credit legislation. The revenues arising from the traditional e-Learning
business showed a moderate increase of GBP56,000 over the year ended April
30,
2005.
Cost
of Sales
The
Company's cost of sales for the year ended April 30, 2006 includes an inventory
write off of GBP375,000 arising from the disposal of excess Learning for All
inventory, which had been purchased in advance to ensure security and timeliness
of supply, but which were found to be excess following the unexpected withdrawal
of the tax benefits arising from the UK’s HCI scheme. Including this item, the
cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was 83% compared to 93% for the year
ended April 30, 2005, which also included GBP568,000 of inventory write offs.
Excluding the inventory write offs, the cost of sales as a percentage of sales
was 81% and 90% for the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The
improvement in the current year is due mainly from cost benefits arising in
the
HCI segment following a change of distribution partner.
Gross
Profit
The
gross
profit of GBP2,854,000 for the year ended April 30, 2006, after including the
inventory write off discussed above, showed a significant increase over the
year
ended April 30, 2005 at GBP1,040,000. The improvement arises both from savings
achieved in cost of sales in the HCI segment, but also reflects the impact
of
improved revenues achieved in the year, which, due to the fixed nature of
certain of the cost of sales, resulted in improved margins. The margins for
both
the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005 were net of GBP375,000 and GBP568,000
respectively resulting from inventory write offs in the HCI segment. Excluding
these items, the margin arising from trading in the year ended April 30, 2006
was GBP3,229,000, compared to GBP1,608,000 in the year ended April 30, 2005,
and
the resultant margin as a percentage of sales was 19% and 10%, respectively.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses increased significantly for the year ended April 30, 2006 to
approximately GBP7.5 million or 45% of revenue from approximately GBP4.8 million
or 31% of total revenues for the year ended April 30, 2005. These cost increases
arose primarily due to additional investment in marketing of Learning for All
campaigns of approximately GBP600,000; additional facilities expense of
approximately GBP200,000 as the company expanded in the early part of fiscal
2006; and restructuring costs incurred as a result of the demise of the UK
HCI
market in April 2006 of approximately GBP400,000. Fiscal 2005 enjoyed the
benefit from write backs of provisions of approximately GBP199,000 and
GBP306,000 associated with National Insurance due on stock options and variable
options accounting respectively arising as a result of the difference in the
Company’s traded stock price between April 30, 2005 and 2004, which was not
repeated in the year ended April 30, 2006.
Interest
Income and Expense
Interest
income for the year ended April 30, 2006 was GBP41,000 compared to a net
interest income for the year ended April 30, 2005 of GBP119,000, as a result
of
the reduced ability for the tactical investment of cash surpluses in 2006.
Interest
expense for the year ended April 30, 2006 was GBP1,354,000 compared to GBP45,000
for 2005, due to charges associated with amortizing the debt discount associated
with convertible loan arrangements entered into during 2006.
Foreign
Currency Gains (Losses)
The
Company recognized gains of GBP263,000 and (GBP9,000) in the years ended April
30, 2006 and April 30, 2005, respectively. The 2006 gains result primarily
from
the restatement into British Pounds Sterling of financing instruments
denominated in U.S. Dollars.
Gain
(loss) on Derivative Financial Instruments
Gain
(loss) on derivative financial instruments was (GBP502,000) for the year ended
April 30, 2006. The gains and losses are associated with convertible
debentures issued by the Company. Certain features, including the
conversion feature, are accounted for as a compound embedded derivative and
are
recorded at fair value on the accompanying balance sheet
.
The
gains
(losses) represent the reduction (appreciation) in value of the compound
embedded derivatives from the beginning of each reporting period presented
to
the end of the period. No such charge was recorded in fiscal 2005, as the
offerings were not completed until fiscal 2006.
Income/loss
from Equity investment
Under
equity accounting rules with regard to its investment in Luvit AB, the Company
took a charge of GBP343,000 in fiscal 2005 as a result of impairment testing
of
the remaining goodwill arising from the investment. During the year ended April
30, 2005, the Company sold all its remaining shares in Luvit AB, generating
a
gain on sale of GBP54,000 ($103,000).
Income
(Loss) from Operations of Discontinued Operations
Income
(loss) from operations of discontinued operations consists of the operations
of
Open Training, which was sold during April 2007. Income (loss) from this
business was (GBP355,000) for the year ended April 30, 2006, compared with
GBP16,000 for the year ended April 30, 2005, being a reduction from profit
to
loss of GBP371,000. The 2005 income represents approximately 2 months of
operations, compared with a full year in 2006.
Income
Tax Expense
There
was
no income tax charge to the Company in fiscal 2006 and in fiscal 2005. The
Company possesses significant tax losses in the UK that are available for offset
against future profits without limit of time, provided there is no substantial
change in the nature of trade. At April 30, 2006, potential deferred tax assets
amounted to GBP6,519,000, of which none were recognized, compared to
GBP5,434,000 at April 30, 2005, of which none were recognized.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109
(“FIN
48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. The
evaluation of a tax position under FIN 48 is a two-step process. The first
step
is recognition: Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return
should be recognized only if those positions are more likely than not of being
sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position.
In
evaluating whether a tax position has met the more likely than not recognition
threshold, it should be presumed that the position will be examined by the
relevant taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all relevant
information. The second step is measurement: Tax positions that meet the
recognition criteria are measured at the largest amount of benefit that is
greater than 50 percent likely of being recognized upon ultimate settlement.
FIN
48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48
is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is effective
for the Company in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007. The Company is
currently assessing FIN 48 and has not yet determined the impact that the
adoption of this interpretation will have on its financial position or results
of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
(“SFAS”) No. 157,
Fair
Value Measurements
(“FAS
157”). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about
fair value measurements. FAS 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing
a
fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. FAS 157
is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier
adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt FAS 157 effective July 1, 2008
but
has not yet assessed the impact of the adoption of FAS 157 on its overall
results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
On
November 29, 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06−6,
Application
of EITF Issue No. 05−7, ‘Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of
Convertible Debt Instruments
’
(“EITF
06−6”). EITF 06−6 addresses the modification of a convertible debt instrument
that changes the fair value of an embedded conversion option and the subsequent
recognition of interest expense for the associated debt instrument when the
modification does not result in a debt extinguishment pursuant to EITF 96−19.
The consensus should be applied to modifications or exchanges of debt
instruments occurring in interim or annual reporting periods beginning after
November 29, 2006. Earlier application of this Issue is permitted for
modifications or exchanges of debt instruments in periods for which financial
statements have not yet been issued. Retrospective application is not
permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of EITF 06−6 to have a
material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations
or
cash flows.
In
December 2006, FASB Staff Position EITF 00-19-2,
Accounting
for Registration Payment Arrangements,
was
issued. This FSP addresses an issuer’s accounting for registration payment
arrangements. This FSP specifies that the contingent obligation to make future
payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment
arrangement, whether issued as a separate agreement or included as a provision
of a financial instrument or other agreement, should be separately recognized
and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for
Contingencies. The guidance in this FSP amends FASB Statements No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and No. 150,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both
Liabilities and Equity, and FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting
and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of
Indebtedness of Others, to include scope exceptions for registration payment
arrangements. This FSP further clarifies that a financial instrument subject
to
a registration payment arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with
other applicable GAAP without regard to the contingent obligation to transfer
consideration pursuant to the registration payment arrangement. This FSP is
effective immediately for registration payment arrangements and the financial
instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified
subsequent to December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements and
financial instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into
prior
to the issuance of this FSP, the guidance is for financial statements issued
for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and interim periods within
those
fiscal years. The Company follows the guidance in FSP 00-19-2 in assessing
its
liabilities related to the liquidated damages potentially arising from any
default position on its convertible financing arrangements. This has not yet
been adopted for pre-existing instruments but the effect is not expected to
be
material.
In
February 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “
The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including
an
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
”
(“FAS
159”). FAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments
and certain other items at fair value. The unrealized gains and losses on items
for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings
at
each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option: (a) may be applied
instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise
accounted for by the equity method; (b) is irrevocable (unless a new election
date occurs); and (c) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions
of instruments. FAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is
required to adopt FAS 159 on July 1, 2008 but has not yet assessed the impact
of
the adoption of FAS 159 on its financial position or results of operations.
B.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Current
Period Activity
Net
cash from operations.
Net cash
used in operating activities was GBP6,744,000, GBP3,217,000, and GBP3,725,000
for the years ended June 30, 2007 and April 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The
increased cash usage in 2007 resulted from increased overhead and operating
expenses following the acquisition of Button, combined with the demise of the
HCI scheme and ongoing losses in the group companies.
Net
cash used in investing.
The
Company’s net cash flow used in investing activities (net of cash used in
investing in discontinued business units) was GBP206,000, GBP4,475,000, and
GBP386,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007 and April 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. The changes resulted primarily from cash used to acquire EBC
during 2006. In the two months ended June 30, 2006 the Company had a cash
outflow of GBP2,704,000 primarily as a result of the acquisition of Button.
Net
cash provided by financing activities
.
Net
cash provided by financing activities was GBP5,978,000, GBP7,745,000, and
GBP545,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007, April 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. The Company raised GBP3,631,000 in the form of convertible debt
and GBP2,775,000 through the exercise of warrants during the year ended June
30,
2007. The Company raised GBP7,898,000 in the form of convertible debt during
2006.
Net
cash used in discontinued operations
.
Net
cash (used in) / generated from the Company’s discontinued Open Training
operations for the years ended June 30, 2007, April 30, 2006 and 2005 was
(GBP367,000), (GBP102,000), and GBP360,000, respectively, of which (i)
GBP367,000, GBP76,000, and GBP59,000, respectively was used in operating
activities, (ii) GBPnil, GBP26,000, and GBPnil, respectively was used in
investing activities, and (iii) GBPnil, GBPnil, and GBP301,000, respectively
was
borrowed from the parent company.
As
of
June 30, 2007, the Company has a working capital (defined as current assets
less
current liabilities) deficiency of GBP11,790,000, of which GBP5,729,000 relates
to the fair value of derivative financial instruments. The Company intends
to
fund its working capital deficiency as described in “Sources of Cash and
Projected Cash Requirements”.
Going
Concern
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. Net loss
for
the year ended June 30, 2007 was GBP9,421,000 and net cash used for continuing
operations was GBP6,774,000. The Company also has an accumulated deficit of
GBP34,678,000 and a working capital deficit of GBP11,790,000 as of June 30,
2007. In addition, as of June 30, 2007, the Company was technically in default
of its convertible loans with Cornell, TAIB, and Certain Wealth dated April
19,
2006 with a face value of $7,500,000, and August 3, 2006 with a face value
of
$1,500,000, due to the Company’s failure to maintain effectiveness of the
registration statements filed to register shares underlying the convertible
loans, and subsequently due to failure to file its Form 20-F timely. The Company
is also in default of the loan dated June 1, 2007 in the amount of $4,600,000,
which stipulates default on any prior loans as a condition of default. As a
result, Cornell has the right to call the full face value of each note. However,
the Company expects to receive a waiver of default shortly after filing of
this
Form 20-F. The Company has recorded the carrying value of these notes as current
liabilities as of June 30, 2007.
The
items
discussed above raise substantial doubts about the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern. The Company’s financial resources may be insufficient to
maintain operations and the Company may require additional financing in order
to
execute its operating plan and continue as a going concern. The Company cannot
predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity, debt,
or another form. The Company may not be able to obtain the necessary additional
capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. In any of these
events, the Company may be unable to implement its current plans for expansion,
repay its debt obligations as they become due or respond to competitive
pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect
on
its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Should
the Company fail to generate profits to meet is operating capital and growth
requirements, management would seek funding sources such as the sale of common
and/or preferred stock, the issuance of debt, or the sale of its marketable
assets. In the event that these financing sources do not materialize, or that
the Company is unsuccessful in increasing its revenues and profits, the Company
will be forced to further reduce its costs, may be unable to repay its debt
obligations as they become due, or respond to competitive pressures, any of
which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on its business,
prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if
these
funding sources or increased revenues and profits do not materialize, and the
Company is unable to secure additional financing, the Company could be forced
to
reduce or curtail its business operations unless it is able to engage in a
merger or other corporate finance transaction with a better capitalized entity.
At
June
30, 2007, the Company’s cash resources and available guaranteed borrowings may
be insufficient to fund the current level of operations for the next twelve
months. Management believes that it is appropriate to prepare the financial
statements on a going concern basis for the following reasons:
·
|
a
substantial proportion of Button’s revenue will be earned in the four
months ending June 30, 2008
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·
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in
the period since June 30, 2007 the e-learning business has performed
strongly and has substantially increased its sales to its principal
clients
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·
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the
Company’s relationship with Cornell is strong and they have not indicated
that they plan to demand repayment of their convertible debt as a
result
of the technical defaults. Furthermore, since June 30, 2007 they
have
advanced further funding to the Company as described in Note 18 to
the
accompanying consolidated financial statements, and the Company expects
to
receive a waiver of default shortly after filing this Form
F-20.
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Management
is engaged in various activities to secure the additional funding required
by
the Company to meet its working capital needs for the following twelve months,
including further cost reductions on the integration of its recent acquisitions,
the securing of bank overdraft facilities, the generation of cash from future
trading operations and the provision of further equity and/or debt funding.
There can be no assurance however that the Company will be successful in
implementing these plans. If these plans are not successful, the Company may
be
unable to continue in business and the value of its assets may be substantially
impaired. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments to
reflect the possible future effects on the valuation recoverability and
classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that
may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Due
to
the above factors, there is substantial doubt as to the ability of the Company
to continue as a going concern, and to the ability of the Company to discharge
its assets and liabilities in the normal course of business. The Directors
have
considered this material uncertainty, and are of the opinion that the Company
is
a going concern, and accordingly the financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and reclassification of recorded
asset amounts or amounts and reclassification of liabilities that might be
necessary, should the Company be unable to continue as a going
concern.
Significant
Liquidity Events
For
tabular presentation of our current contractual obligations, refer to “Section
F. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations.”
Sources
of Cash and Projected Cash Requirements
As
of
June 30, 2007 the Company’s cash balance was GBP709,000. As of June 30, 2007,
the Company had no long-term obligations other than the convertible loan
commitments and leases referred to elsewhere in this document. At June 30,
2007,
the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditure. As of January
31, 2008, the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures.
Please also refer to contractual obligations in “Section F. Tabular Disclosure
of Contractual Obligations.”
The
Company intends to attempt to fund its growth and working capital deficiencies
from the following sources during 2008 and beyond:
Additional
Funds from Cornell
.
On
January 9, 2008, we entered into convertible loan arrangement with Cornell
with
a face value of $2,000,000 (GBP1,013,000), and completed a private placement
of
100,000 Ordinary Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000 (GBP51,000)
with NACME.
Strategic
Investment
.
We are
currently in the process of seeking a significant strategic investment to secure
sources of cash to fund the Company’s growth.
The
Company’s reliance on Cornell as its primary financing source has certain
ramifications that could affect future liquidity and business operations. For
example, pursuant to the terms of certain of the convertible debenture
agreements between the Company and Cornell signed in connection with the
convertible debenture sales, without Cornell’s consent the Company cannot
issue
or
sell any Ordinary Shares without consideration or for consideration per share
less than the conversion price that would be in effect pursuant to the terms
of
the debentures with Cornell at the time of issuance of the shares. The Company
is also obligated to retain certain individuals as members of its Board of
Directors pursuant to the terms of the June 2007 Loan.
In
addition, pursuant to security agreements between the Company and Cornell signed
in connection with the convertible debentures, Cornell has a security interest
in all of the Company’s assets. Such covenants could severely harm the Company’s
ability to raise additional funds from sources other than Cornell, and would
likely result in a higher cost of capital in the event funding were secured.
On
January 9, 2008, we completed a financing arrangement whereby we (1) entered
into January 2008 Loan with Cornell with a face value of $2,000,000
(GBP1,013,000), and (2) completed a private placement of 100,000 Ordinary Shares
for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000 (GBP51,000) with NACME. The January
2008 Loan is convertible into ADSs (each representing 1,000 Ordinary Shares)
at
a
rate
equal to the lesser of $1.00, or
80%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that Cornell cannot exceed 4.99% ownership, unless
they waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
loan has a term of three years and bears interest at an annual rate equal to
the
greater
of twelve percent (12%) or The Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, as quoted by
the
print edition of the United States version of The Wall Street Journal, plus
two
percent (2.00%)
.
The
January 2008 Loan is secured by all of the Company’s assets.
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 15% premium if the closing bid price
of
the Company’s ADSs is less than $1.00 at the time of redemption. In connection
with the private placement with NACME, the Company issued NACME a warrant to
purchase 5,000,000 ADSs at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The Company
paid fees of $129,000 (GBP66,000) to Cornell and NACME, resulting in net funding
of $1,971,000 (GBP999,000).
C.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES, ETC.
Company
Sponsored Research and Development
The
Company has been a beta test site for hardware products and software developed
by a number of companies and has also developed software and hardware itself
for
internal purposes and for the open market. Research and development work has
been undertaken in previous periods by a development team whose focus has been
on the Aktivna
TM
product
range and the Learning For All
TM
program,
supported by other members of production staff as required. Since the
termination of the HCI scheme by the UK government business in April 2006,
the
Company has discontinued research and development costs related to this
business. As a result, during the year ended June 30, 2007, the two months
ended
June 30, 2006, and the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005, a total of nil,
nil,
GBP275,000, and GBP261,000, respectively, of research costs were expensed.
No
staff were employed on research and development activities in the year ended
June 30, 2007.
Strategic
Relationships
The
Company also intends to develop commercial arrangements with providers of
on-line learning courses for the re-sale of their products through its client
portals.
D.
TREND
INFORMATION
The
Company expects to see incremental changes in the e-Learning environment in
the
coming years. With increasing bandwidth in traditional internet, Wi-Fi networks,
and the mobile Web, we expect to see an increase in the use of video for
e-Learning and training projects in the corporate environment. We also expect
to
see increased usage of social networking in learning environments, to share
knowledge across departments, provide an avenue for self-directed learning,
and
allow employees to stay connected and work collaboratively. The Company intends
to position itself to take advantage of these trends through its e-Learning
business unit.
In
the
Button business, the Company sees continuing growth in the trade show market
as
international trade shows continue to attract more participants. However,
economic difficulties resulting from a recessionary global economy could result
in reduced sales and marketing expenditures by corporations in general, which
could potentially harm the Button business.
E.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The
Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are
reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on its financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources, other than the leasing arrangements noted
in
section F.
F.
TABULAR
DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The
following is a summary of the Company’s contractual obligations, as specified
below, as of June 30, 2007:
|
|
|
|
Less
|
|
|
|
|
|
More
|
|
|
|
|
|
than
1
|
|
1-3
|
|
3-5
|
|
than
5
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Long-term
debt obligations (1)
|
|
|
7,163
|
|
|
7,163
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Operating
lease obligations (2)
|
|
|
1,053
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
487
|
|
|
230
|
|
|
77
|
|
Consulting
contract obligations (3)
|
|
|
802
|
|
|
546
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
|
|
|
9,018
|
|
|
7,969
|
|
|
743
|
|
|
230
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
(1)
|
-
Long term debt obligations consist of loans that are convertible,
at the
option of the holder, into the Company's Ordinary Shares at discounts
of
5-20% to the lowest closing bid price of the Company's ADSs for
the thirty
days prior to conversion, plus interest thereon. In connection
with the
loans, the Company also issued stock warrants that are classified
as
derivative financial instruments on the Company's balance sheet.
No
liability related to the warrants or the compound derivative
embedded in
the convertible debt instruments is reflected in this
table.
|
The
convertible debentures have contractual terms that expire up until June 1,
2010
and bear interest at rates that are capped at a maximum of 10%. See Note 5
of
the accompanying financial statements for further details on the terms of the
instruments.
|
(2)
|
-
As disclosed in Item 4D, Property, Plant and Equipment, the Company
has
entered into a number of operating lease arrangement for its head
quarters
office facilities and other worldwide
locations.
|
|
(3)
|
-
Consulting contract obligations consists of amounts owed to contractors
and consultants under non-cancellable consulting arrangements.
|
As
of
June 30, 2007, the Company had no material contractual obligations outstanding
with respect to capital expenditures.
ITEM
6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
EMPLOYEES
A.
DIRECTORS
AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The
Company's directors and senior management, and any employees such as scientists
or designers upon whose work the Company is dependent as of the date of this
Annual Report are as follows:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Since
|
|
Position
with the Company
|
Board
Members
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Margot
Lebenberg
|
|
40
|
|
2007
|
|
Director
|
Brendan
McNutt
(1)
|
|
57
|
|
2007
|
|
Director
|
George
O’Leary
|
|
45
|
|
2007
|
|
Director
and Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
Michiel
Steel
(2)
|
|
65
|
|
2005
|
|
Director
|
Sabine
Steinbrecher
|
|
41
|
|
2007
|
|
Director
|
(1)
Chairman of the Audit Committee.
(2)
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Senior
Management
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laurent
Fiore
|
|
44
|
|
1997
|
|
VP
Regional Director
|
Paul
Godwin
|
|
37
|
|
2006
|
|
VP
Button Operations
|
Leeza
McGuire
|
|
44
|
|
1997
|
|
VP
Regional Director
|
Andrea
Miles
|
|
40
|
|
2004
|
|
MD
FM Learning
|
Mary
O’Dowd
|
|
50
|
|
2005
|
|
HR
Director FM Corporate
|
James
Schnauer
|
|
35
|
|
2003
|
|
VP
Regional Director
|
Board
Members
Margot
Lebenberg was appointed to the Board in June 2007 for a period of not less
than
18 months, and brings over fifteen years of diverse experience counseling boards
of directors for a variety of public companies. Ms. Lebenberg was Secretary,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel at The Princeton Review, Inc.
from
2004
through
the sale of a substantial amount of shares to Bain and Prides Capital in
2007
,
where
she was an executive officer and managed the legal, real estate, insurance
and
franchise issues for the international company, which provides test preparation
and educational support services. While at The Princeton Review she was
instrumental in restructuring the corporation and built the company’s first
legal department. Prior to that, Ms. Lebenberg was an Executive Vice President
and General Counsel, Managing Director and Secretary at Soundview Technology
Group, Inc. Soundview Technology Group was later sold to The Charles Schwab
Corp. and Ms. Lebenberg played an integral role in the negotiation and
structuring of the sale. From 2001-2003, Ms. Lebenberg served as Vice President,
Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Cantor Fitzgerald and
its
affiliate eSpeed, Inc. From 1996-2000, she was Senior Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel of SOURCECORP, Incorporated, a business process outsourcing
and consulting firm. Ms. Lebenberg is also
the founder
and President of Living Mountain Capital L.L.C a business advisory consulting
firm specializing in corporate development, strategic alliances and
restructurings since 1998.
Ms.
Lebenberg started her career at Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, received her Juris
Doctor from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. from SUNY Binghamton.
Ms. Lebenberg is involved in and has served on the Boards of several
charities.
Brendan
McNutt was appointed to the Board in May 2007 for a period of not less than
18
months and is founder and joint owner of Bryn Melyn Group, a treatment service
center for adolescents in North Wales, where he uses his educational, social
work, psychotherapeutic and business management skills to further develop the
center. Mr. McNutt's career began in the education and social work fields as
a
teacher at St Joseph's Community Home. Mr. McNutt holds multiple degrees
including a B.A. in Social Sciences from Open University, a Master in Education
from Liverpool University and a Master of Science in the Psychology of Human
Potential from Liverpool John Moores University.
George
O'Leary was appointed to the Board in May 2007 for a period of not less than
18
months and is currently the founder and President of SKS Consulting of South
Florida Corp. (SKS) where he helps companies implement and execute their
strategic plans. Mr. O'Leary started SKS in 2000 with the mission to help
companies focus on execution of their core business while shedding their
non-core business assets. Currently, Mr. O’Leary is on the boards of directors
of multiple public companies. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. O'Leary was CEO and
President of Communication Resources Incorporated (CRI), where annual revenues
grew from $5 million to $40 million during his tenure. Prior to CRI, Mr. O'Leary
was Vice President of Operations of Cablevision Industries, where he ran $125
million of business until it was sold to Time Warner. Mr. O’Leary holds a B.B.A.
degree in Accounting with honors from Siena College.
Mr.
Michiel Steel was appointed to the Board on March 17, 2005, as a non-executive
independent director. Mr. Steel
serves
also as an independent director on the Board of the Vincotte Group, a global
solution provider in the field of quality, safety, certification and
environment. Previously Mr. Steel was a member of the Management Committee
of
the Belgian Post. Prior to that Mr. Steel was a vice president at Gemini
Consulting, one of the world's leading management consulting firms, and held
senior management positions at the Union Carbide Corporation and Procter &
Gamble.
Ms.
Sabine Steinbrecher was appointed to the Board in December 2007. Ms.
Steinbrecher is Founder, President and CEO of Learning Library Inc. (“LLI”), a
leading online professional education management and publishing firm,
specializing in compliance based education for industry sectors in North America
such as real estate, finance, and healthcare. LLI's customers include
associations, corporations, training and academic institutions generally seeking
to serve stakeholders, reduce costs, or create a profit center through
Internet-enabled learning management and publishing.
During
December 2007, Jan Vandamme resigned his position as Director and Chairman
of
the Board, a position he had held since 1998.
Senior
Management
Mr.
Laurent Fiore joined the Company in 1997 as Technical Adviser assuming the
role
of Project and Technical Manager. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Fiore worked
in worked in private practice and for Reed Midem in Cannes, France.
Ms.
Leeza
McGuire, joined Button in 1997 as Director of Events and opened the Cannes
office where she started the Event Management department. Current top clients
include Microsoft, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sandisk and Cannes Lions
International Advertising Festival. Prior to joining the company, Ms. McGuire
worked in Los Angeles for TV and Film production and distribution companies
in
International Sales and Marketing.
Ms.
Andrea Miles joined the Company in 2004 as Managing Director of Futuremedia
Learning. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Miles worked at Epic for 5 years
as
Director of Private Sector Sales. Andrea’s operational experience comes from
being tasked with setting up a southern subsidiary of a Scottish
e-learning company.
Ms.
Mary
O’Dowd joined the Company in 2005 as Human Resources Director. Prior to joining
the company, Ms. O’Dowd worked as HR Director for ISL International of
Switzerland and CME in the US.
Mr.
James
Schnauer joined the Company in 2003 as VP Regional Director. Prior to joining
the company, Mr. Schnauer obtained a wide experience within the retail,
interiors and exhibition design industry.
B.
COMPENSATION
The
amount of compensation paid (including benefits in kind) to the Company’s
current Directors and senior management during the year ended June 30, 2007
were
as follows:
|
|
Basic
|
|
Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salary
|
|
Related
|
|
Sales
|
|
Benefits
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
fees
|
|
Bonus
|
|
commissions
|
|
in
kind
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
GBP
|
|
GBP
|
|
GBP
|
|
GBP
|
|
GBP
|
|
Current
Board Members
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George
O’Leary (1)
|
|
|
18,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
18,000
|
|
Margot
Lebenberg (2)
|
|
|
3,500
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,500
|
|
Brendan
McNutt (2)
|
|
|
3,500
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,500
|
|
Michiel
Steel (3)
|
|
|
36,500
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
36,500
|
|
Current
Senior Management
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laurent
Fiore
|
|
|
83,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
83,000
|
|
Paul
Godwin
|
|
|
34,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
34,000
|
|
Leeza
McGuire
|
|
|
83,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
83,000
|
|
Andrea
Miles
|
|
|
103,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
103,000
|
|
Mary
O’Dowd
|
|
|
72,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
72,000
|
|
James
Schnauer
|
|
|
83,500
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
83,500
|
|
(1)
|
George
O’Leary’s services are provided to the Company pursuant to the terms of a
consultancy agreement between the Company and SKS Consulting of South
Florida Corp (of which corporation Mr. O’Leary is President). Under the
terms of that consultancy agreement, which is for an initial term
of 18
months from May 31, 2007, Mr. O’Leary provides finance consultancy
services and other leadership services to the Company in the role
of CEO
and Principal Accounting Officer. Compensation to Mr. O’Leary under the
terms of the agreement is $1,500 per day for time spent working on
behalf
of the Company, plus a fixed monthly fee of $6,000.
|
(2)
|
The
services of Ms. Lebenberg and Mr. McNutt are provided to the Company
under
the terms of the Company’s standard independent director agreement,
pursuant to which each Director is paid a fee of GBP3,000 per month
plus
an additional monthly fee of GBP250 for each committee of the Board
on
which a Director served. Ms. Lebenberg and Mr. McNutt do not receive
any
other fees or compensation from the
Company.
|
(3)
|
The
services of Mr. Steel are provided to the Company under the terms
of the
Company’s standard independent director agreement during the relevant time
period, pursuant to which the Director was paid a fee of GBP3,000
per
month (GBP3,500 effective June 2007). Mr. Steel does not receive
any other
fees or compensation from the
Company.
|
The
amount of compensation paid (including benefits in kind) to the Company’s former
Directors and senior management during the period ended June 30, 2007 were
as
follows:
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salary
|
|
Termination
|
|
Benefits
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
fees
|
|
payments
|
|
in
kind
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
GBP
|
|
GBP
|
|
GBP
|
|
GBP
|
|
Former
Board Members
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
Bingham (1)
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
Leonard
M. Fertig (2)
|
|
|
169,000
|
|
|
225,000
|
|
|
6,500
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
Michael
Pilsworth (3)
|
|
|
26,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
26,000
|
|
John
Schwallie (3)
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
Colin
Turner (4)
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
Jan
Vandamme (5)
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
Former
Senior Management
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andrew
Bellomy (6)
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
Thomas
Bingham (7)
|
|
|
95,500
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
95,500
|
|
Brian
McArthur Muscroft (8)
|
|
|
43,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
43,000
|
|
Peter
Machin (9)
|
|
|
79,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
79,000
|
|
Graham
Mackie (10)
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
Andrew
Haire (11)
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
Marc
Ortmans (12)
|
|
|
72,000
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
74,500
|
|
(1)
|
Mr.
R Bingham left the Company on December 13,
2006.
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Fertig was appointed as CEO in January 2005 and resigned as a Director
and
CEO of the Group on May 31, 2007. Termination payments are to be
paid in
21 monthly installments commencing 27 June
2007.
|
(3)
|
The
services of Messrs. Pilsworth and Schwallie were provided to the
Company
under the terms of the Company’s standard independent director agreement
during the relevant time period, pursuant to which each Director
was paid
a fee of GBP2,500 per month plus an additional monthly fee of GBP250
for
each committee of the Board on which a Director served. The foregoing
Directors do not receive any other fees or compensation from the
Company.
Messrs. Pilsworth and Schwallie resigned as Directors on May 1,
2007.
|
(4)
|
Professor
Turner was paid GBP22,500 for his services during his tenure as a
Director
of the Company, from February 20, 2007 to May 1, 2007. On June 4,
2007 he
was appointed President of Futuremedia Group, where his services
were
provided pursuant to consultancy agreement, which expired on January
31,
2008, under which Professor Turner was paid the equivalent, in euros,
of
GBP15,000 per month.
|
(5)
|
During
December 2007, Jan Vandamme resigned his position as Director and
Chairman
of the Board, a position he had held since
1998
|
(6)
|
Andrew
Bellomy was appointed Interim CFO of the Company on February 5, 2007.
Mr.
Bellomy completed his assignment, and left the Company, on May 14,
2007.
|
(7)
|
Thomas
Bingham left the Company on January 31,
2007.
|
(8)
|
Brian
McArthur Muscroft was appointed CFO of the Company on June 6, 2006
and
resigned from the Company on October 6,
2006.
|
(9)
|
Peter
Machin acted as Interim CFO of the Company after Mr. McArthur Muscroft
resigned, until Andrew Bellomy was appointed interim CFO on February
5,
2007. Mr. Machin left the Company on July 5,
2007.
|
(10)
|
Graham
Mackie left the Company on April 27,
2007.
|
(11)
|
Andrew
Haire resigned from the Company on July 31,
2007.
|
(12)
|
Marc
Ortmans was appointed Managing Director of Button Group Limited on
February 6, 2007 and left the Company on October 31,
2007.
|
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Directors and members of senior management held the
following options to purchase Ordinary Shares:
|
|
Number
of Ordinary Shares
under
Option
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
Latest
Expiry Date
|
|
George
O’Leary
|
|
|
4,150,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Margot
Lebenberg
|
|
|
1,900,000
|
|
|
$0.0088
|
|
|
October
2017
|
|
Brendan
McNutt
|
|
|
1,900,000
|
|
|
$0.0088
|
|
|
|
|
Michiel
Steel
|
|
|
2,050,000
|
|
|
$0.0088
to $0.6106
|
|
|
October
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colin
Turner (1)
|
|
|
1,750,000
|
|
|
$0.0132
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
Laurent
Fiore
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
$0.0132
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
Paul
Godwin
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
$0.0132
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
Leeza
McGuire
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
$0.0132
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
Andrea
Miles
|
|
|
1,260,000
|
|
|
$0.132
to $1.6040
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
Mary
O’Dowd
|
|
|
860,000
|
|
|
$0.0132-0.5836
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
James
Schnauer
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
$0.0132
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
|
(1)
|
-
Professor Turner’s consultancy agreement as President of Futuremedia
Learning expired on January 31,
2008
|
During
the period ending June 30, 2007, no Directors or members of senior management
exercised options to purchase Ordinary Shares.
C.
BOARD
PRACTICES
Term
of Office
At
the
General Meeting of Shareholders held on July 26, 2007 all of the following
Directors were elected of a term ending immediately after the Annual General
Meeting of 2008, unless their terms are earlier terminated by a vote of the
shareholders, removal by all of the members of the Board, resignation or death:
Ms. Lebenberg, Messrs. McNutt, O’Leary, Steel and Vandamme.
Employment
and Service Contracts
Mr.
O’Leary’s services are provided to the Company pursuant to the terms of a
consultancy agreement between the Company and SKS Consulting of South Florida
Corp (of which corporation Mr. O’Leary is President). Under the terms of that
consultancy agreement, which is for an initial term of 18 months from May 31,
2007, Mr. O’Leary provides finance consultancy services and other leadership
services to the Company in the roles of CEO and Principal Accounting Officer.
Compensation to Mr. O’Leary under the terms of the agreement is $1,500 per day
for time spent working on behalf of the Company, plus a fixed monthly fee of
$6,000. The consultancy agreement is subject to English law.
The
services of Ms. Lebenberg and Messrs. McNutt, Steel and Vandamme are retained
under independent director service contracts. These contracts will also
terminate immediately the individual ceases to remain a Director.
Functioning
of the Board of Directors and its Special Committees
The
Board
of Directors meets upon invitation of the Chairman of the Board or of the Chief
Executive Officer, whenever the Company’s interests require it, or when any
director requests a meeting. The Board of Directors held 43 meetings during
the
year ended June 30, 2007.
The
Audit
Committee operates pursuant to a written Charter that was approved and adopted
by the Board of Directors. Under the provisions of the Audit Committee Charter,
the Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things: recommending to
the
Board of Directors the nomination of the independent auditor; reviewing and
monitoring the financial reporting process and internal control systems;
reviewing the annual financial statements, the scope of the audit and the role
and performance of the independent auditor; reviewing the independence of the
independent auditors; providing an open avenue for communication between the
independent auditor, management and the Board of Directors; reviewing and
approving all related party transactions and reviewing its Charter annually.
The
Audit Committee is authorized to seek outside legal or other advice to the
extent it deems necessary or appropriate, provided it shall keep the board
advised as to the nature and extent of such outside advice. It is furthermore
authorized to confer with Company management and other employees. In accordance
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and in order to preserve the independence of the
auditor, the Audit Committee has implemented a pre-approval procedure for audit
and all permitted non-audit services. According to Nasdaq and SEC rules, the
Audit Committee must consist of at least three members, all of whom have to
be
independent directors. The Audit Committee currently comprises Messrs. McNutt
(Chairman), Ms. Lebenberg, and Mr. Steel. The Audit Committee held one meeting
during the period ended June 30, 2007. John Schwallie acted as Chairman of
the
Audit Committee until November 2006, when he stood down in order to provide
interim strategic and tactical financial consultancy services to the Company
for
a limited period. Michael Pilsworth assumed the chairmanship of the Audit
Committee in November 2006 until he resigned as a Director and audit committee
member in May 2007. Mr. McNutt assumed the chairmanship of the Audit Committee
in June 2007, and Ms. Lebenberg joined June 2007. The Board of Directors has
determined that Mr. McNutt does not meet the requirements of an "audit committee
financial expert" as such term is defined under currently applicable rules
of
the SEC.
The
Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things, reviewing,
monitoring and approving the remuneration of the executive directors and senior
management of the Company and for administering certain aspects of the Company’s
stock option and equity incentive plans. The Compensation Committee is currently
comprised of Mr. Steel (Chairman), Mr. McNutt, and Ms. Lebenberg. Mr. McNutt,
and Ms. Lebenberg joined in June 2007, replacing Mr. Pilsworth and Mr.
Schwallie. Mr. Vandamme resigned as a Director and member of the Compensation
Committee in December 2007. The Compensation Committee held no meetings during
the period ended June 30, 2007. All compensation issues were voted on by the
Board of Directors, therefore the Compensation Committee did not find it
necessary to meet separately.
In
accordance with the Nasdaq rules, the Board of Directors has adopted resolutions
confirming that all future director nominees will be selected in accordance
with
the Nasdaq rules such that all director nominees will either be selected,
or recommended for the Board's selection, by a majority of the independent
directors.
Except
as
disclosed otherwise, the Company believes that it is currently compliant with
all SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations relating to corporate governance,
including without limitation requirements that the Board of Directors be
comprised of at least a majority of independent directors. In addition, in
accordance with the Nasdaq rules, the Company has filed with Nasdaq a “Corporate
Governance Certification Form” certifying the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq’s
corporate governance rules governing:
|
·
|
composition
of the audit committee;
|
|
·
|
adoption
and annual review of the audit committee
charter;
|
|
·
|
adoption
of board resolutions addressing the nomination process for new
directors;
|
|
·
|
regular
scheduling of executive sessions of independent directors;
and
|
|
·
|
adoption
and public availability of a code of conduct for directors, officers
and
employees (which has been filed with the SEC and is available on
the
Company’s website -
www.futuremedia.co.uk).
|
The
Corporate Governance Certification Form is also available on the Company’s
website (
www.futuremedia.co.uk
).
D.
EMPLOYEES
At
June
30, 2007, the Company employed 89 persons, including those employed by its
wholly-owned subsidiaries EBC and Button. The breakdown of employees, by
function by employer within the Futuremedia group, is as follows:
|
|
Futuremedia
PLC
|
|
Button
|
|
Total
|
|
Corporate
Officers
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
6
|
|
Tech
Support & Delivery
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
62
|
|
Sales
& Marketing
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
9
|
|
Admin
& Finance
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
12
|
|
Total
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
89
|
|
At
April
30, 2006, the Company employed 137 persons, 6 of whom were corporate officers.
Of the remainder, 106 were engaged in technology delivery and support, 9 in
sales and marketing and 16 in administrative and financial matters.
As
of
April 30, 2005, the Company employed 89 persons, three of whom were corporate
officers. Of the other employees as of April 30, 2005, 57 were engaged in
technology delivery and support, 20 in sales and marketing and nine in
administrative and financial matters.
As
of
January 31, 2008, the Company employed 75 persons.
In
addition, it is Company policy to employ contract staff to provide specialist
skills when required and tactically when the workload demands across all areas.
The Company may offer permanent employment to individual contractors when
management can reasonably foresee a continuing commercial requirement for the
contractor’s skills. The average number of temporary employees during the
periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was 20, and during the years ending April
30, 2006 and 2005 was 12 and 10, respectively.
None
of
the Company’s employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. As at
November 30, 2007, 74 of the Company’s employees are employed in the UK, 7 in
France and 8 in the US. The Company believes that its relations with its
employees are good.
The
Company’s ability to achieve its business objectives is, in part, dependent on
its ability to recruit the specialist skills it requires, both on a permanent
and a contract basis.
The
Company normally carries out monthly reviews of its operations, including its
profits and losses, sales, marketing, and production. The Company has introduced
incentives to the staff through profit-related bonuses, merit-based promotions
and issues of share options. See “Employee Profit Sharing and Option Plans.”
E.
SHARE
OWNERSHIP
Share
Ownership
With
respect to the share ownership in the Company of the executive officers and
Directors of the Company, see the disclosure in Item 7 below regarding “Major
Shareholders and Related Party Transactions”.
Set
out
below is a summary of the plans or arrangements that the Company operates for
involving employees in the capital of the Company.
Approved
Executive Share Option Scheme
.
Under
the Company’s Approved Executive Share Option Scheme, options to acquire the
Company’s Ordinary Shares may be granted to all or selected employees. Any
full-time employee, other than a director, of the Company who is not within
two
years of his or her due date of retirement and who, within one year preceding
the grant, did not hold more than 10% of the share capital of the Company,
is
eligible to participate. The exercise price of the options must be no less
than
85%, of the fair market value of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant. The
aggregate value of shares underlying the options granted to any employee may
not
exceed the greater of GBP100,000 or four times earnings.
Unapproved
Executive Share Option Scheme
.
Under
the Company’s Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme, options to acquire
Ordinary Shares may be granted to selected full-time employees, including
directors, based on their performance. Such options may also be granted to
non-employee directors. The exercise price of the options granted must be at
or
above the fair market value of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant.
No
further options will be granted pursuant to the Approved Executive Share Option
Scheme or the Unapproved Executive Share Options Scheme and such plans have
been
terminated except for purposes of permitting outstanding options to be exercised
in accordance with their terms, as applicable.
2005
Share Option Plan for New Employees
.
In
March
2005
,
the
Company adopted the Futuremedia Plc Unapproved 2005 Scheme for New Employees
for
purposes of granting options to purchase Ordinary Shares to certain new key
employees. Under the 2005 Share Option Plan for New Employees, options may
be
granted exclusively to persons not previously employees or directors of the
Company (or following a bona fide period of non-employment) as an inducement
material to entering into employment with the Company.
The
exercise price of the options granted must be at or above the fair market value
of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant.
The
terms
and conditions of this plan are otherwise substantially similar to the terms
and
conditions of the 2005 Unapproved Share Option Scheme, as described below.
An
aggregate of 1.2 million Ordinary Shares have been reserved for issuance under
this plan.
2005
Unapproved Share Option Scheme (“2005 Unapproved
Plan”)
.
Pursuant to the 2005 Unapproved Plan, options may be granted to (a) employees,
officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, and (b) any other person who is determined by the Directors (or
a
committee thereof) to have made (or is expected to make) contributions to the
Company of inducement to retain the services of the option holder. The 2005
Unapproved Plan is administered by the Directors (or a committee thereof).
Options only become exercisable once any conditions stipulated by the Directors
(or a committee thereof) have been satisfied. Such conditions typically consist
of time-based vesting. Options are typically exercisable over a period of up
to
10 years.
The
exercise price of the options granted must be at or above the fair market value
of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant.
Enterprise
Management Incentive Plan 2005 (“EMI Plan”)
.
The EMI
Plan is a form of UK Inland Revenue approved discretionary share option plan
pursuant to which
options
attract income and capital gains tax relief for UK tax purposes.
Only
UK-based employees are eligible for options under the EMI Plan.
The
EMI
Plan is administered by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof).
Options
only become exercisable once any conditions stipulated by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof) have been satisfied. Options are typically exercisable over
a
period of up to 10 years.
The
exercise price of the options granted must be at or above the fair market value
of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant.
Share
Incentive Plan 2005 (“SIP”)
.
The SIP
provides UK-based employees with the opportunity to acquire Ordinary Shares
on a
tax-favored basis. Under the SIP, participants have the ability to enter into
an
agreement to use up to GBP1,500 per year out of pre-UK tax and pre-UK National
Insurance contributions salary to buy Ordinary Shares (“Partnership Shares”).
The Company has the discretion to match the Partnership Shares acquired with
so
called “Matching Shares”, at no cost to participants. Whether the Company
matches Partnership Shares and if so what the matching ratio (which may not
exceed two Matching Shares for each Partnership Share) would be, is announced
to
the participant when an invitation is made. In addition to Partnership Shares
and Matching Shares (or even in isolation), the Company has the discretion
to
award up to GBP3,000 of free shares (“Free Shares”) to each eligible employee in
an income tax year. The award of Free Shares could be dependent on individual,
business unit or corporate performance.
The
SIP
is administered by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof)
.
No
awards may be made under the SIP more than 10 years after the date on which
the
Plan was formally approved by the UK Inland Revenue.
The
2005
Unapproved Plan, the EMI Plan and the SIP were each approved by the Company’s
shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on July 28, 2005.
The
maximum aggregate number of new Ordinary Shares available to be issued under
these plans may not exceed 15% of the total authorized ordinary
shares.
2007
Unapproved Share Option Scheme (“2007 Unapproved
Plan”)
.
Pursuant to the 2007 Unapproved Plan, options may be granted
to
(a)
employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and
its
Subsidiaries, and (b) any other person who is determined by the Directors (or
a
committee thereof) to have made (or is expected to make) contributions to the
Company
of
inducement to retain the services of the option holder. The 2007 Unapproved
Plan
is administered by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof).
Options
only become exercisable once any conditions stipulated by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof) have been satisfied. Options are typically exercisable over
a
period of up to 10 years.
The
exercise price of the options granted must be at or above the fair market value
of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant.
The
following table summarizes the outstanding options and awards under the plans
and arrangements described above as at November 30, 2007:
|
|
Number
of Ordinary Shares subject to
Options
or Awards
|
|
Exercise
Price per Share
|
|
Latest
Expiry Date
|
|
Approved
Executive Share Option Scheme
|
|
|
11,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
April
2008
|
|
Unapproved
Executive Share Option Scheme
|
|
|
1,845,985
|
|
|
$0.10
to $1.60
|
|
|
June
2014
|
|
2005
Share Option Plan for New Employees
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
Unapproved Share Option Plan
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
|
$0.6106
|
|
|
July
2015
|
|
Enterprise
Management Incentive Plan 2005
|
|
|
21,803,000
|
|
|
$0.01
to $0.61
|
|
|
July
2017
|
|
2005
L M Fertig Plan(1)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
New
Directors Plan 2005
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SIP
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
Unapproved Plan
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
23,785,485
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
-
In
January 2005, the Company adopted the "Futuremedia Unapproved Executive
Share Option Scheme for Len Fertig". Under this scheme, options were
granted to the Len Fertig on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.
Options granted pursuant to this plan have a life of ten years from
grant,
and an exercise price of $0.22-$0.74. Options were forfeited on November
30, 2007, pursuant to Mr. Fertig’s resignation on May 31, 2007.
|
ITEM
7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
A.
MAJOR
SHAREHOLDERS
The
following table sets forth certain information, as of January 25, 2008, to
the
extent that it is known to the Company or can be ascertained from public
filings, with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Ordinary
Shares by (i) each director, senior manager and key employee, and (ii) each
person known by the Company to own 5% or more of the Company’s ADSs. All figures
are based on an aggregate of 842,948,156 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of
January 25, 2008, including those Ordinary Shares that are issuable pursuant
to
the terms of the various convertible loans, warrants and options arrangements
to
which the Company is a party.
|
|
Amount
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nature
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
|
|
Percent
of
|
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
|
|
Ownership
(2)
|
|
Class
(2)
|
|
George
O'Leary
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
*
|
|
Margot
Lebenberg
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
*
|
|
Brendan
McNutt
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
*
|
|
Michiel
Steel
|
|
|
229,258
|
|
|
*
|
|
Sabine
Steinbrecher
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laurent
Fiore
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
*
|
|
Paul
Godwin
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
*
|
|
Leeza
McGuire
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
*
|
|
Andrea
Miles
|
|
|
243,333
|
|
|
*
|
|
Mary
O'Dowd
|
|
|
56,667
|
|
|
*
|
|
James
Schnauer
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
*
|
|
Officers
and Directors as a Group (11 Persons)
|
|
|
529,258
|
|
|
*
|
|
*
Indicates less than 1%.
(1)
|
Unless
otherwise noted, the address of the referenced individual is c/o
Futuremedia PLC, Nile House, Nile Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1
1HW,
England.
|
(2)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
Ordinary Shares subject to securities exercisable or convertible
into
Ordinary Shares that are currently exercisable or exercisable within
60
days of January 25, 2008, are deemed to be beneficially owned by
the
person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage
of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for
the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
All
holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to one vote per share.
|
In
addition to the information disclosed below under “Related Party Transactions”,
the following significant changes in the percentage ownership held by the
aforementioned major shareholders having occurred during the past three
years:
|
|
Percentage
ownership at
|
|
|
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Rennes/Jobelin
Foundations
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
4.55
|
|
|
12.9
|
|
T.
Bingham
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
8.89
|
|
|
-
|
|
M.A.G.
Capital, LLC
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
8.43
|
|
|
9.0
|
|
J.
Vandamme
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
L.
Fertig
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
M.
Pilsworth
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
M.
Steel
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
J.
Schwallie
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
*
Indicates less than 1%.
As
of
January 31, 2008, the Company had outstanding convertible debentures payable
to
Cornell with a face value of $16,874,000 (GBP8,479,000). The debentures are
convertible into Ordinary Shares at a discount of 5-20% of the lowest closing
bid price of the Company’s ADSs for the thirty days prior to conversion. The
Company also issued warrants concurrent with the debentures that are convertible
into Ordinary Shares. Both the debentures and the warrants contain a provision
that Cornell cannot beneficially own more than 4.9% of the Company’s Ordinary
Shares at any given time, unless they give the Company 65 days written notice
of
waiver of such limitation. As discussed in Item 3D, “Risk Factors,” if Cornell
were to exercise all of their warrants and convert all of their convertible
debt
their ownership interest would be 78.15%.
The
company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation
or foreign government, or any other natural or legal person. There are no other
arrangements, known to the Company, which may operate at a subsequent date
to
cause a change in control of the Company.
B.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In
November 2006, former Company Director Mr. Schwallie agreed to provide interim
financial consultancy services to the Company. During the year ended June 30,
2007, Mr. Schwallie received approximately GBP39,000 in respect of such
services.
During
the year ended June 30, 2007, the following directors received payment for
board
services provided through independent service companies: Mr. J. Vandamme
GBP59,000 and Mr. M Steel GBP36,500. During the two months ended June 30, 2006,
Mr. J. Vandamme received GBP10,000 and Mr. M Steel GBP6,000.
C.
INTERESTS
OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not
Applicable
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Consolidated
Financial Statements
The
consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information of the Company
are listed under Item 18 in this Annual Report.
Legal
Proceedings
The
Company is involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of
business, both as claimant and defendant. While it is not possible to determine
with certainty the outcome of these matters, it is possible that the eventual
resolution of the following disputes could have a material adverse effect on
the
Company’s financial position or operating results.
The
Company is involved in two disputes with Royal Mail Group PLC (“Royal
Mail”). As a supplier of Futuremedia, Royal Mail is claiming GBP403,000,
together with interest, in relation to overdue invoices for storage and
logistic services provided by Royal Mail. The Company is disputing the claim
based on Royal Mail’s performance with respect to the services
provided.
As
a
client of Futuremedia under the HCI scheme, Royal Mail have made a claim
of
GBP359,000, together with interest, for what they believe is an overcharge
under the HCI scheme. Futuremedia disputes the claim. The Company are waiting
for confirmation of a meeting date from Royal Mail. Legal proceedings have
not
been initiated in either dispute, and no further response date has been
set.
The
Company’s former CEO, Leonard Fertig, has threatened legal
proceedings to claim in excess of GPB100,000 payable pursuant to his
termination agreement with the company entered at the time of his
resignation. No legal proceedings have been initiated to date. The Company
has
provided for this balance as at June 30, 2007. The company disputes that
any
further sums are due to Mr. Fertig
The
Company believes it has made adequate provision in the accounts at June
30, 2007
for the outcome of these disputes.
Dividend
Policy
Holders
of the Company’s Ordinary shares may, by ordinary resolution, declare dividends,
but may not declare dividends in excess of the amount recommended by the
directors. The directors may also pay interim dividends. No dividend may be
paid
other than out of profits available for distribution. Futuremedia has not in
the
past declared or paid any dividends to holders of its Ordinary Shares, and
there
is no present intention to declare or pay any such dividend. In addition, the
Company does not have distributable reserves in the parent company from which
to
pay dividends.
B.
SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES
On
August
7, 2006 the Company changed its fiscal year end to June 30 from April 30,
effective immediately. This change brings the Futuremedia group of companies
under the same reporting calendar and better corresponds to the Company’s
business cycle. Subsequently, the consolidated statements of operations and
cash
flow statement present the results for the year ended June 30, 2007, the period
ended June 30, 2006, and the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005. The balance
sheets reflect the financial position as at June 30, 2007 and 2006. The
consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity is presented for the
year ended June 30, 2007, the period ended June 30, 2006 and the years ended
April 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004. Previously, Button and EBC were on a June 30
and
December 31 fiscal year end, respectively.
On
January 3, 2007, the Company announced the ratio of its ADSs to
Ordinary
Shares
had been
changed to 1:50 from 1:1. The Bank of New York, our depositary, contacted
registered ADS holders with regards to this change. The record date is December
29, 2006. Shareholders received 1 ADS for each 50 ADSs held. The Bank of New
York sold a portion of the new ADSs to establish a cash in lieu rate for
fractional ADSs, and ADS holders whose holdings were not exactly divisible
by 50
received cash in lieu of fractional amounts, at the rate established by The
Bank
of New York. Total number of ADSs outstanding after the ratio change was
4,690,176. As a result of this ratio amendment, the ADS price automatically
increased proportionally. However, there is no assurance that the post-amendment
ADS price will be at least equal to or greater than the pre-amendment ADS price
multiplied by the ratio change.
Effective
December 3, 2007, the ratio of our ADSs to Ordinary Shares was changed to
1:1,000 from 1:50. The Bank of New York, our depositary, contacted registered
ADS holders with regards to this change. Shareholders received 1 ADS for each
1,000 ADSs held. The Bank of New York sold a portion of the new ADSs to
establish a “cash in lieu” rate for fractional ADSs, and ADS holders whose
holdings were not exactly divisible by 1,000 received cash in lieu of fractional
amounts, at the rate established by The Bank of New York. Total number of ADSs
outstanding after the ratio change was approximately 587,400. As a result of
this ratio amendment, the ADS price automatically increased proportionally.
However, there is no assurance that the post-amendment ADS price will be at
least equal to or greater than the pre-amendment ADS price multiplied by the
ratio change. The ratio reset brought the Company in compliance with Marketplace
Rule 4320(e)(2)(E)(i) which requires a minimum bid price of $1.00 per ADS.
ITEM
9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
A.
OFFER
AND LISTING DETAILS
The
Company’s ADSs have traded since May 29, 1996, on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and
currently trade under the symbol FMDA.
The
Company’s warrants were traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol
FMDYW from May 29, 1996 until June 25, 1997. From August 19, 1993 until May
29,
1996 the Company’s ADSs and warrants traded on the Nasdaq National Market. The
warrants issued on August 19, 1993 lapsed in August 2003.
On
January 3, 2007, the Company announced the ratio of its ADSs to
Ordinary
Shares
had been
changed to 1:50 from 1:1.
Effective
December 3, 2007, the ratio of our ADSs to Ordinary Shares was changed to
1:1,000 from 1:50.
On
January 16, 2008, the Company received a notice of non-compliance from the
staff
of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market. The notice
indicated that based upon the Company's failure to timely file the Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 with the SEC, as required
by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(12), the Company's common stock is subject
to
delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market unless the Company requests a hearing
before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. The Company has a hearing
scheduled for February 21, 2008.
The
last
sale prices of the Company’s securities have been within the following ranges
during the periods shown. The quotations set forth below are inter-dealer
quotations, without retail mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions, and do not
necessarily represent actual transactions. ADS trading prices shown are adjusted
to reflect the change in
ratio
of
our ADSs to Ordinary Shares to 1:1,000, which became effective December 3,
2007.
(1)
Each
of the last five fiscal years.
|
|
ADS
Price ($)
|
|
Warrants
Price ($)
|
|
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
Year
Ending June 30, 2007
|
|
|
220.00
|
|
|
10.60
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
Two
Months Ending June 30, 2006
|
|
|
300.00
|
|
|
210.00
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
Year
Ending April 30, 2006
|
|
|
700.00
|
|
|
180.00
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
Year
Ending April 30, 2005
|
|
|
1,630.00
|
|
|
340.00
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
Year
Ending April 30, 2004
|
|
|
2,080.00
|
|
|
100.00
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
Year
Ending April 30, 2003
|
|
|
160.00
|
|
|
60.00
|
|
|
0.62
|
|
|
0.62
|
|
(2)
Each
full
financial quarter for the two most recent full financial years:
|
|
ADS
Price ($)
|
|
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
Year
Ended June 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
|
220.00
|
|
|
100.00
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
|
110.00
|
|
|
50.00
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
|
66.80
|
|
|
22.20
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
|
28.00
|
|
|
10.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two
Months Ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
300.00
|
|
|
210.00
|
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Year
Ended April 30, 2006
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First
Quarter
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630.00
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360.00
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Second
Quarter
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700.00
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490.00
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Third
Quarter
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530.00
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220.00
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Fourth
Quarter
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350.00
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180.00
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(3)
Each
month for the most recent six months:
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ADS
Price ($)
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High
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Low
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January
2008
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2.10
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1.25
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December
2007
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4.00
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2.08
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November
2007
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7.80
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3.80
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October
2007
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12.00
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7.40
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September
2007
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13.80
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9.20
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August
2007
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18.40
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12.80
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The
last
reported sale price of our ADSs on February 13, 2008 on the Nasdaq Capital
Market was $1.21.
C.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
Not
Applicable
D.
MARKETS
The
Company’s ADSs are listed on the Nasdaq-CM under the symbol “FMDA”.
E.
SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
Not
Applicable
F.
DILUTION
Not
Applicable
G.
EXPENSES
OF THE ISSUE
Not
Applicable
ITEM
10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A.
SHARE
CAPITAL
Not
Applicable
B.
MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration
No. 33-639941) and as amended (previously filed as Exhibit 1.2 to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended April 30, 2004) and as further
amended and as filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the
year ended June 30, 2007.
C.
MATERIAL
CONTRACTS
None.
D.
EXCHANGE
CONTROLS
There
are
currently no UK foreign exchange control restrictions on the import or export
of
capital, including the availability of cash and cash equivalents for use by
the
Company, or on payment of dividends on securities of the Company.
There
are
no restrictions under the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association or
under English law that limit the right of non-resident or foreign owners to
hold
or vote the Company’s securities.
E.
TAXATION
The
following discussion describes the material US Federal income tax and UK tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares
or ADSs (evidenced by American Depository Receipts, also known as ADRs, for
beneficial owners:
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who
are residents of the United States for purposes of the current applicable
United Kingdom/United States Income Tax Convention (either known
as the
Income Tax Convention or the New Income Tax Convention) and the United
Kingdom/United States Estate and Gift Tax Convention (also known
as the
Estate and Gift Tax Convention and, together with the Income Tax
Convention, known as the Conventions);
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whose
ownership of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs is not, for the purposes
of the
Conventions, attributable to a permanent establishment in the United
Kingdom;
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who
otherwise qualify for the full benefits of the Conventions; and
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who
are US holders (as defined below).
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The
statements of US federal income tax and UK tax laws set out below:
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are
based on the laws in force and as interpreted by the relevant taxation
authorities as at the date of this Registration Statement;
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are
subject to any changes in US law or the laws of England and Wales,
in the
interpretation thereof by the relevant taxation authorities, or in
the
Conventions, occurring after such date; and
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are
based, in part, on representations of the depositary, and assume
that each
obligation in the deposit agreement and any related agreement will
be
performed in accordance with its terms.
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No
assurance can be given that taxing authorities or the courts will agree with
this analysis.
This
discussion does not address all aspects of US and UK taxation that may be
relevant to you and is not intended to reflect the individual tax position
of
any beneficial owner, including tax considerations that arise from rules of
general application to all taxpayers or to certain classes of investors or
that
are generally assumed to be known by investors.
The
portions of this summary relating to US Federal taxation are based upon the
US
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, also known as the Code, its
legislative history, existing and proposed US Treasury regulations promulgated
thereunder, published rulings by the US Internal Revenue Service, also known
as
the IRS, and court decisions, all in effect as at the date hereof, all of which
authorities are subject to change or differing interpretations, which changes
or
differing interpretations could apply retroactively. This summary is limited
to
investors who hold our Ordinary Shares or ADSs as capital assets within the
meaning of Section 1221 of the Code, generally property held for investment,
and
this summary does not purport to deal with the US Federal or UK taxation
consequences for investors in special tax situations, such as dealers in
securities or currencies, persons whose functional currency is not the US
Dollar, life insurance companies, tax exempt entities, financial institutions,
traders in securities that elect to use a “mark-to-market” method of accounting
for their securities holdings, regulated investment companies, persons holding
our Ordinary Shares or ADSs as part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or
constructive sale transaction or straddle or persons subject to the alternative
minimum tax, who may be subject to special rules not discussed below. In
particular, the following summary does not address the adverse tax treatment
to
you that would follow if you own, directly or by attribution, 10% or more of
our
outstanding voting share capital and we are classified as a “controlled foreign
corporation” for US Federal tax purposes.
As
used
herein, the term “US holder” means a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares or
ADSs who or which is:
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a
citizen or resident of the United States;
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a
corporation (or other entity that is treated as a corporation for
US
Federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the
laws of
the United States or any political subdivision thereof;
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an
estate, the income of which is subject to US Federal income taxation
regardless of its source; or
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a
trust (1) that is subject to the supervision of a court within the
United
States and the control of one or more US holders as described in
section
7701(a)(30) of the Code or (2) that has a valid election in effect
under
applicable US Treasury regulations to be treated as a US holder.
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If
a
partnership (or an entity that is treated as a partnership for US Federal income
tax purposes) holds our Ordinary Shares or ADSs, the tax treatment of a partner
will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of
the
partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our Ordinary Shares
or ADSs or ADRs, you should consult your tax advisors.
The
summary does not include any description of the tax laws of any State or local
government or of any jurisdictions other than the United States and the United
Kingdom that may be applicable to the ownership of our Ordinary Shares, ADSs
or
ADRs. You are urged to consult your own tax advisor regarding the US Federal,
State, and local tax consequences to you of the ownership of our Ordinary Shares
or ADSs, as well as the tax consequences to you in the United Kingdom and any
other jurisdictions.
For
the
purposes of the Conventions and the Code, you will be treated as the owner
of
our Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs evidenced by the
ADRs.
Taxation
of Capital Gains
United
Kingdom
If
you
are not resident or not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom for UK tax
purposes, you will not be liable for UK tax on capital gains realized or accrued
on the sale or other disposition of Ordinary Shares or ADSs unless the Ordinary
Shares or ADSs are held in connection with your trade or business (which for
this purpose includes a profession or a vocation) carried on in the United
Kingdom through a branch or agency and the Ordinary Shares or ADSs are or have
been used, held or acquired for the purposes of such trade or business or such
branch or agency.
A
US
holder who is an individual who ceases to be resident or ordinarily resident
in
the United Kingdom and who disposes of Ordinary Shares or ADSs during a five
year period from the date of ceasing to be UK resident or ordinarily may also
be
liable for UK tax on capital gains notwithstanding that the person may not
be
resident in the United Kingdom at the time of the disposal.
United
States
Subject
to the Passive Foreign Investment Company discussion below, gain or loss
realized by you on the sale or other disposition of the Ordinary Shares or
ADSs
will be subject to US Federal income tax as capital gain or loss in an amount
equal to the difference between your tax basis in the Ordinary Shares or ADSs
and the amount realized on the disposition. The capital gain or loss will be
long-term capital gain or loss if the US holder has held the Ordinary Shares
or
ADSs for more than one year at the time of the sale or exchange. A gain or
loss
realized by you generally will be treated as US source gain or loss for US
foreign tax credit purposes.
Passive
Foreign Investment Company Considerations
Generally,
for US Federal income tax purposes, we will be a “passive foreign investment
company”, or a “PFIC”, for any taxable year if either (1) 75% or more of our
gross income is “passive” income or (2) 50% or more of the value of our assets,
determined on the basis of a quarterly average, is attributable to assets that
produce or are held for the production of passive income. Passive income
generally includes dividends, interest, royalties and rents not arising from
the
active conduct of a trade or business, and gains from the sale of assets that
produce such income. If we are a PFIC in any taxable year that you own our
Ordinary Shares or ADSs, you generally would be subject to tax at the highest
ordinary income rates applicable to you and pay interest on such tax based
on
your holding period in the Ordinary Shares of ADSs, on (1) any gain recognized
on the sale of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs and (2) any “excess distribution”
paid on our Ordinary Shares or ADSs (generally, a distribution in excess of
125%
of the average annual distributions paid by us in the three preceding taxable
years). Alternatively, if we were a PFIC, you could elect to treat your Ordinary
Shares or ADSs as an interest in a qualifying election fund, in which case
you
would be required to include in income currently your proportionate share of
our
earnings and profits from PFIC years regardless of whether they were actually
distributed, but any gain on sale generally would be treated as capital gain.
As
a third alternative, you may elect to annually mark to market your Ordinary
Shares or ADSs, recognizing ordinary income (or subject to limitation, ordinary
loss) equal to the difference between their fair market value and adjusted
basis.
Based
on
our current activities and assets, we do not believe that we are a PFIC, and
we
do not expect to become a PFIC in the foreseeable future for US Federal income
tax purposes. Our belief that we are not a PFIC and our expectation that we
will
not become a PFIC in the future are based on our current and planned activities,
and may change in the future. The determination of whether we are a PFIC is
made
annually. Accordingly, it may be possible that we will become a PFIC in the
current or any future year due to changes in our asset or income composition.
UK
Inheritance and Gift Tax
If
you
are an individual domiciled in the United States and are not a national of
the
United Kingdom for the purposes of the Estate and Gift Tax Convention, any
Ordinary Share or ADS beneficially owned by you will not be subject to UK
inheritance tax on your death or on a gift made by you during your lifetime,
provided that any applicable US Federal gift or estate tax liability is paid,
except where the Ordinary Share or ADS is part of the business property of
your
UK permanent establishment or pertains to your UK fixed base used for the
performance of independent personal services. The Estate and Gift Tax Convention
generally provides for tax paid in the United Kingdom to be credited against
tax
payable in the United States, based on priority rules set out in that
Convention, in the exceptional case where an Ordinary Share or ADS is subject
to
both UK inheritance tax and US Federal gift or estate tax. Where the Ordinary
Shares or ADSs have been placed in trust by a settlor who, at the time of the
settlement, was a US holder, the Ordinary Shares or ADSs will generally not
be
subject to UK inheritance tax if the settlor, at the time of the settlement,
was
domiciled in the United States for the purposes of the Estate and Gift Tax
Convention and was not a national of the United Kingdom.
US
Gift and Estates Taxes
If
you
are an individual US holder, you will be subject to US gift and estate taxes
with respect to the Ordinary Shares or ADSs in the same manner and to the same
extent as with respect to other types of personal property.
UK
Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax
Subject
to certain exemptions, stamp duty will be charged at the rate of 1.5% rounded
up
to the nearest GBP5, or there will be a charge to the stamp duty reserve tax
at
the rate of 1.5% on the amount or value of the consideration paid, or in some
circumstances the issue price or open market value, on a transfer or issue
of
Ordinary Shares to, or to a nominee for, a person whose business is or includes
the issuing of depositary receipts. The stamp duty reserve tax on the deposit
of
Ordinary Shares with the depositary will be payable by the person depositing
those Ordinary Shares. Where stamp duty reserve tax is charged on a transfer
of
Ordinary Shares and ad valorem stamp duty is chargeable on the instrument
effecting the transfer, the amount of the stamp duty reserve tax charged is
an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of the stamp duty reserve tax charge due
on
the transfer after the deduction of the stamp duty paid.
You
will
not be entitled to a foreign tax credit with respect to any UK stamp duty or
stamp duty reserve tax, but may be entitled to a deduction subject to applicable
limitations under the Code. You are urged to consult your own tax advisors
regarding the availability of a deduction under their particular circumstances.
Transfers
of ADRs
UK
stamp
duty will only be payable on an instrument transferring an ADR or on a written
agreement to transfer an ADR where (i) the instrument of transfer is executed
in
the United Kingdom or (ii) there is any matter to be done to perfect the
transfer in the UK or (iii) the document is brought into the UK. In these cases
the transfer of an ADR could, depending on the circumstances, attract a charge
to ad valorem stamp duty at the rate of 0.5% of the value of the consideration
(rounded up to the nearest GBP5) plus interest and penalties if not stamped
within 30 days of execution.
No
stamp
duty reserve tax will be payable in respect of an agreement to transfer an
ADR,
whether made in or outside the United Kingdom.
Where
no
sale is involved and no transfer of beneficial ownership has occurred, a
transfer of Ordinary Shares by the depositary or its nominee to the holder
of an
ADR upon cancellation of the ADR is subject to UK stamp duty of GBP5 per
instrument of transfer.
Issue
and Transfer of Ordinary Shares in Registered Form
Except
in
relation to persons whose business is or includes the issue of depositary
receipts of the provision of clearance services or their nominees, the allotment
and issue of Ordinary Shares by us will not normally give rise to a charge
to UK
stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax.
Transfers
of Ordinary Shares, as opposed to ADRs, will attract ad valorem stamp duty
normally at the rate of 0.5% of the value of the consideration (rounded up
to
the nearest GBP5). A charge to stamp duty reserve tax, normally at the rate
of
0.5% of the consideration, arises, in the case of an unconditional agreement
to
transfer Ordinary Shares, on the date of the agreement, and in the case of
a
conditional agreement the date on which the agreement becomes unconditional.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments
that relate to the Ordinary Shares or ADSs that are made in the United States
or
by a US related financial intermediary will be subject to information reporting.
Information reporting generally will require each paying agent making payments,
which relate to an Ordinary Share or ADS, to provide the IRS with information,
including the beneficial owner’s name, address, taxpayer identification number,
and the aggregate amount of dividends paid to such beneficial owner during
the
calendar year. These reporting requirements, however, do not apply to all
beneficial owners. Specifically, corporations, securities broker-dealers, other
financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, qualified pension and profit
sharing trusts and individual retirement accounts are all exempt from reporting
requirements.
If
you
are a depositary participant or indirect participant holding Ordinary Shares
or
ADSs on behalf of a beneficial owner, or paying agent making payments for an
Ordinary Share or ADS, you may be required to backup withhold, as a backup
against the beneficial owner’s US Federal income tax liability, a portion of
each payment of dividends on our Ordinary Shares or ADSs in the event that
the
beneficial owner of an Ordinary Share or ADS:
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fails
to establish its exemption from the information reporting requirements;
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is
subject to the reporting requirements described above and fails to
supply
its correct taxpayer identification number in the manner required
by
applicable law; or
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under-reports
its tax liability.
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This
backup withholding tax is not an additional tax and may be credited against
US
Federal income tax liability if the required information is furnished to the
IRS.
Taxation
of Dividends
We
have
not included a detailed discussion of the tax consequences to holders of
Ordinary Shares or ADSs of the payment of dividends in light of the Company’s
present inability to pay dividends. As noted above, pursuant to the English
Companies Act of 1985 a company may not pay a dividend while it has an
accumulated deficit. As of June 30, 2007, our accumulated deficit was
GBP34,678,000.
Under
current UK domestic law, if it becomes possible for a dividend to be paid,
no UK
withholding tax would be payable in respect of such dividend.
F.
DIVIDENDS
AND PAYING AGENTS
Not
Applicable
G.
STATEMENT
BY EXPERTS
Not
Applicable
H.
DOCUMENTS
ON DISPLAY
Copies
of
this Annual Report on Form 20-F, including the exhibits hereto, may be inspected
without charge at the SEC’s principal office at 450 Fifth Street, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies of all or any part thereof may be obtained
from the SEC upon payment of certain fees prescribed by the SEC.
I.
SUBSIDIARY
INFORMATION
Not
Applicable
ITEM
11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
The
following discussion about
the
Company’s
market
risk involves forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
Equity
Price Risk.
As of
June 30, 2007 the Company had outstanding convertible loans with a face value
of
GBP6,621,000 that are convertible into its equity at various discounts to market
ranging from 5-20% of the lowest bid price for the 30 days prior to conversion.
As a result of the floating conversion price, fluctuations in the Company’s
stock price affect the number of
Ordinary
Shares
which
are issuable upon conversion of the loans. In addition, warrants that are
accounted for as derivative liabilities have been issued to various parties.
The
fair values of these warrants are effected, inter alia, by charges in the
Company’s share price. Furthermore, changes in the Company’s share price effect
the value of the embedded conversion feature. As of June 30, 2007 a hypothetical
10% decrease in the trading price of our ADSs would have resulted in the
issuance of an additional 118,693,732 Ordinary Shares to satisfy the outstanding
principal.
Interest
Rate Risk.
The
Company’s exposure to interest rate risk from changes in market interest rates
relates primarily to its outstanding convertible loans.
Certain
of the convertible loan arrangements that the Company has entered into carry
fixed interest rates ranging from 7% to 12%, and certain of the convertible
loans carry floating interest rates that are pegged to the published rates
plus
a 2% premium. Interest rate fluctuations could impact the amount of interest
expense we record in our statement of operations, and the amount of interest
we
are required to pay on the loans, either in cash or through the issuance of
Ordinary Shares.
The
Company is also exposed to interest rate risk from changes in market interest
rates relative to its cash balances. The Company does not hold derivative
financial instruments or equity investments in its investment portfolio. Due
in
part to these factors,
the
Company’s
future
interest income may be adversely impacted due to changes in interest rates.
In
the event the Company is successful in raising additional capital, and
generating profits from its core business, the Company expects to have
additional cash balances to invest in a wider array of short-and long-term
securities and other investments. There have been no material changes in the
Company’s investment methodology regarding its cash equivalents and short-term
investments during the year ended June 30, 2007. Based on the Company’s
outstanding loans at June 30, 2007, a hypothetical 1% increase/decrease in
weighted-average interest rates would increase/decrease the Company’s annual
interest expense by approximately GBP46,000.
Foreign
Currency Risk.
The
Company conducts business internationally in several currencies, and as such,
is
exposed to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s
exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations arise in part from:
(1) translation of the financial results of foreign subsidiaries into
British Pounds Sterling in consolidation; (2) the re-measurement of
non-functional currency assets, liabilities and intercompany balances into
the
appropriate functional currency for financial reporting purposes; and
(3) non-British Pounds Sterling denominated sales to foreign customers. The
Company does not hedge or use foreign currency forward contracts to manage
its
foreign currency risks. The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk with
respect to its Button operations, a significant portion of which are conducted
in the U.S. and France, and from convertible loans which are denominated in
U.S.
Dollars. The Company records gains and losses on financing instruments
denominated in foreign currency in foreign currency gains and losses, and
records foreign currency translations from foreign subsidiaries in the
comprehensive income (loss) section of its consolidated statement of operations.
ITEM
12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY
SECURITIES
Not
Applicable.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Basis
of Preparation
The
consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US
GAAP”).
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of
Futuremedia PLC (“the Company”) and all its subsidiaries. All inter-company
accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Financial
Resources and Going Concern
The
financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate
continuation of the Company as a going concern. Net loss for the year ended
June
30, 2007 was GBP9,421,000 and net cash used for continuing operations was
GBP6,744,000. The Company also has an accumulated deficit of GBP34,678,000
and a
working capital deficit of GBP11,790,000 as of June 30, 2007. In addition,
as of
June 30, 2007, the Company was technically in default of its convertible
loans
with Cornell, TAIB, and Certain Wealth dated April 19, 2006 with a face value
of
$7,500,000, and August 3, 2006 with a face value of $1,500,000, due to the
Company’s failure to maintain effectiveness of the registration statements filed
to register shares underlying the convertible loans, and subsequently due
to
failure to file its Form 20-F timely. The Company is also in default of the
loan
dated June 1, 2007 in the amount of $4,600,000, which stipulates default
on any
prior loans as a condition of default. As a result, Cornell has the right
to
call the full face value of each note. However, the Company expects to receive
a
waiver of default shortly after filing of this Form 20-F. The Company has
recorded the carrying value of these notes as current liabilities as of June
30,
2007.
The
items
discussed above raise substantial doubts about the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern. The Company’s financial resources may be insufficient to
maintain operations, and the Company may require additional financing in
order
to execute its operating plan and continue as a going concern. The Company
cannot predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity,
debt, or another form. The Company may not be able to obtain the necessary
additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. In
any of
these events, the Company may be unable to implement its current plans for
expansion, repay its debt obligations as they become due or respond to
competitive pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse
effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and results of
operations.
Should
the Company fail to generate profits to meet its operating capital and growth
requirements, management would seek funding sources such as the sale of common
and/or preferred stock, the issuance of debt, or the sale of its marketable
assets. In the event that these financing sources do not materialize, or
that
the Company is unsuccessful in increasing its revenues and profits, the Company
will be forced to further reduce its costs, may be unable to repay its debt
obligations as they become due, or respond to competitive pressures, any
of
which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on its business,
prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if
these
funding sources or increased revenues and profits do not materialize, and
the
Company is unable to secure additional financing, the Company could be forced
to
reduce or curtail its business operations unless it is able to engage in
a
merger or other corporate finance transaction with a better capitalized entity.
At
June
30, 2007, the Company’s cash resources and available guaranteed borrowings may
be insufficient to fund the current level of operations for the next twelve
months. Management believes that it is appropriate to prepare the financial
statements on a going concern basis for the following reasons:
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a
substantial proportion of Button’s revenue will be earned in the four
months ending June 30, 2008
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in
the period since June 30, 2007 the e-learning business has performed
strongly and has substantially increased its sales to its principal
clients
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the
Company’s relationship with Cornell is strong and they have not indicated
that they plan to demand repayment of their convertible debt as
a result
of the technical defaults. Furthermore, since June 30, 2007 they
have
advanced further funding to the Company as described in Note 18
to the
accompanying consolidated financial statements, and the Company
expects to
receive a waiver of default shortly after filing this Form 20-F.
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Management
is engaged in various activities to secure the additional funding required
by
the Company to meet its working capital needs for the following twelve months,
including further cost reductions on the integration of its recent acquisitions,
the securing of bank overdraft facilities, the generation of cash from future
trading operations and the provision of further equity and/or debt funding.
There can be no assurance however that the Company will be successful in
implementing these plans. If these plans are not successful, the Company
may be
unable to continue in business and the value of its assets may be substantially
impaired. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments to
reflect the possible future effects on the valuation recoverability and
classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities
that
may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Due
to
the above factors, there is substantial doubt as to the ability of the Company
to continue as a going concern, and to the ability of the Company to discharge
its assets and liabilities in the normal course of business. The Directors
have
considered this material uncertainty, and are of the opinion that the Company
is
a going concern, and accordingly the financial statements do not include
any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and reclassification of recorded
asset amounts or amounts and reclassification of liabilities that might be
necessary, should the Company be unable to continue as a going
concern.
Description
of Business
Futuremedia
PLC was incorporated in England in 1982 as Futuremedia Limited and re-registered
as a public company in 1993. We acquired Bingham and Bingham Limited, which
was
subsequently renamed
Button
Communications Holdings Limited (“Button”) during May 2006. The Company offers
the following products and services:
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·
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Button
- a leading design, exhibition and events agency, combining two and
three
dimensional designs to provide creative solutions in the production
and
management of branded environments and
content;
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·
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Consultancy
Services - providing a wide range of technical and practical services
to
help our customers establish their training needs and
solutions;
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·
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Custom
Designed Content Products - specifically designed content to meet
our
customers’ individual e-learning needs. Following the acquisition of
Button, referred to in Note 8 below, revenues deriving from that
acquisition will be included in this category;
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·
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Learning
Management Systems - including multiple elements such as: a license
for
Activna
TM
,
hosting services, set up charges, integration and support services
and
content, which together enable the delivery of previously identified
learning content to individual
needs;
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·
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Blended
Learning Solutions - combining elements of e-Learning, together with
physical classroom or workbook-based training; and
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·
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Managed
Benefit Programs - comprising a combination of hardware, software
and
services, which the Company installed at the homes of participating
employees of its clients that contract for the provision of such
services.
Certain of these programs were provided under the UK Government’s Home
Computing Initiative scheme, also known as HCI. Under HCI, participating
employees could take advantage of tax incentives provided under HCI
schemes, reducing the cost of purchase. HCI was terminated by the
UK
Government, effective as of April 6, 2006 and the Company has ceased
selling this service.
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In
addition, the Company is currently developing its on-line branded learning
business. The branded learning business enables companies to use learning as
a
tool to leverage their brands and stay connected with their customers. Branded
learning is the application of eLearning to marketing communications through
online learning communities, academies and portals. Branded learning provides
our customers with the opportunity to reach new customers and develop additional
revenue streams while enhancing overall brand recognition.
On
April
12, 2007, the Group completed the sale of Open Training, to Edvantage Group
AS.
The sale price of GBP519,000 comprised an initial payment of GBP109,000 and
a
loan note in the amount of GBP410,000 payable in equal annual instalments on
the
anniversary of the transaction for a period of four years. Under the terms
of
the sale, the Group retained the full rights of ownership and all intellectual
property rights for Learngate™, the Learning Management System developed by Open
Training on behalf of the Group; Edvantage Group AS was also granted a perpetual
license to use the intellectual property rights for Learngate™.
FUTUREMEDIA
PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2.
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
certain assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates. Management believes that its estimates are
reasonable.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents represent cash and short-term deposits with maturities of
less
than three months at inception.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts
receivable consist of amounts due to us from the Company’s normal business
activities. The Company’s ability to collect outstanding receivables from its
customers is critical to its operating performance and cash flows. Futuremedia
maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect the estimated future
collectibility of accounts receivable based on past collection history and
specific risks that have been identified by reviewing current customer
information.
After
all
attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off
against the allowance.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost, determined on the basis of the first in, first
out method, and market. At June 30, 2007, inventories held of GBP36,000
represent work in process related to the Button projects.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation
is
charged on a straight-line basis and expensed over the expected useful lives
of
the assets. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates:
Property
improvements
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
Audiovisual
and computer equipment
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
Mid-term
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
Short-term
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
Office
equipment
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated lives and the
non-cancelable term of the lease.
Goodwill
Goodwill
consists of the excess of the purchase price paid for acquisitions over the
identifiable net assets and liabilities acquired at fair value. Goodwill is
tested for impairment at least annually or if circumstances indicate
impairment may have occurred, and is carried at cost less any recognized
impairment losses.
Historically,
the impairment test was performed as of April 30 each year. This was changed
to
June 30 following the change in the Company’s fiscal year end.
To
identify potential impairment of the goodwill, the fair value of the reporting
unit to which the goodwill is allocated is compared with its carrying amount.
If
the carrying amount of the reporting unit, including the goodwill, exceeds
its
fair value, the goodwill is tested for impairment based on its implied fair
value. The implied fair value of goodwill represents the excess of the fair
value of the reporting unit over the fair value of its identifiable assets,
liabilities and contingent liabilities at the date of the impairment test.
An
impairment loss is recognized if and to the extent that the carrying amount
of
the goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.
Other
Intangible Assets
Other
intangible assets consists of customer relationships, tradenames, and
copyrighted materials, which are amortized straight-line over the expected
life
of each asset. Intangible assets are presented at cost less accumulated
amortization and any impairment losses. The estimated lives of intangible assets
are as follows:
Intangible
asset
|
|
life
(in years)
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Customer
relationships acquired in Button transaction
|
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|
10
|
|
Customer
relationships acquired in Executive Business Channel Limited
transaction
|
|
|
5
|
|
Tradename
acquired in Button transaction
|
|
|
10
|
|
Copyrighted
Materials acquired in Executive Business Channel Limited
transaction
|
|
|
1
|
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Evaluation
of Long Lived Assets Other than Goodwill
The
Company primarily uses the weighted-average probability method which requires
significant management judgment to forecast the future operating results used
in
the analysis. In addition, other significant estimates are required such as
residual growth rates and discount factors. The estimates the Company has used
are consistent with the plans and estimates that the Company uses to manage
its
business, based on available historical information and industry averages.
The
judgments made in determining the estimated useful lives assigned to each class
of assets acquired can also significantly affect the Company’s net operating
results.
The
Company evaluates a long-lived asset for recoverability whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be
recoverable. We follow the two-step approach for determining if an impairment
charge should be taken: (1) the expected undiscounted cashflows from a
particular asset or asset group are compared to the carrying value; if the
expected undiscounted cashflows are greater than the carrying value, no
impairment is taken, but if the expected undiscounted cashflows are less than
the carrying value, then (2) an impairment charge is taken for the difference
between the carrying value and the expected discounted cashflows.
Equity
Method Investments
Investments
in companies in which Futuremedia has significant influence, but less than
a
controlling voting interest, are accounted for using the equity method. Under
the equity method, only Futuremedia’s investment in and amounts due to and from
the equity investee are included in the consolidated balance sheet; only
Futuremedia’s share of the investee’s earnings is included in the consolidated
operating results.
Derivative
Financial Instruments
The
Company enters into financing arrangements that consist of freestanding
derivative instruments or are hybrid instruments that contain embedded
derivative features. The Company accounts for these arrangement in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", ("FAS 133") and Emerging Issues
Task Force Issue No. 00-19, "Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments
Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock", ("EITF 00-19"),
as well as related interpretations of these standards. In accordance with US
GAAP, derivative instruments and hybrid instruments are recognized as either
assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and are measured
at
fair value with gains or losses recognized in earnings. Embedded derivatives
that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract are bifurcated
and
recognized at fair value with changes in fair value recognized as either a
gain
or loss in earnings. The Company determines the fair value of derivative
instruments and hybrid instruments based on available market data using
appropriate valuation models, giving consideration to all of the rights and
obligations of each instrument.
Revenue
Recognition
In
accordance with SAB Topic 13: Revenue Recognition, the Company recognizes
revenue as realized or realizable and earned when the following criteria are
met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred or
services have been rendered; the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or
determinable; and collectibility is reasonably assured.
Button
Project Revenue
Our
Button business segment performs various bespoke projects for customers
including creation and production of printed collateral such as logos,
magazines, brochures; trade show exhibit design and event management; and
corporate event organizing and management. The Company recognizes revenue
related to these products on a completed performance basis, with 100% of the
revenue recognized upon completion of the project. Project completion is
typically comprised of delivery to the customer of approved collateral, or
completion of an event or trade show.
e-Learning
Revenue
Custom
designed content product revenues are managed within Futuremedia Content Studio
and reported in the e-Learning segment. These are products that are specifically
designed to meet a customer’s individual e-learning needs. Due to the
customization and modification required, revenue for these long-term contracts
is recognized on a percentage cost to completion basis, except when a project’s
contract specifies discrete milestones, in which case revenue is recognized
for
those parts of the contract on delivery of the relevant milestone. In certain
instances, the Company may also charge license fees for its proprietary software
products, which are recognized over the license period.
Hardware,
Software, and Service Sales
The
Company previously recognized deferred revenue under the UK Government’s Home
Computing Initiative Scheme, which was terminated by the UK Government on April
6, 2006. Deferred revenues were recognized over the period of the agreement,
typically three years, and these revenues will continue to be recognized until
2009, even though no new revenue is expected to be generated from this product
line.
Research
and Development costs
The
Company expenses research and development costs, including expenditures related
to development of the Company's software products that do not qualify for
capitalization. Software development costs are capitalized subsequent to
establishing technological feasibility. Capitalized costs are amortized based
on
the larger of the amounts computed using (a) the ratio that current gross
revenues for each product bears to the total of current and anticipated future
gross revenues for that product or (b) the straight-line method over the
remaining estimated economic life of the product. Expected future revenues
and
estimated economic lives are subject to revisions due to market conditions,
technology changes, and other factors resulting in shortfalls of expected
revenues or reduced economic lives.
Research
and development costs were nil for year ended June 30, 2007 and the two month
period ended June 30, 2006 and GBP275,000 and GBP261,000 for the years ended
April 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Advertising
Costs
All
advertising costs incurred in the promotion of the Company’s products and
services are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs were GBP182,000 for year
ended June 30, 2007, GBP25,000 for the two month period ended June 30, 2006
and
GBP15,000 and GBP20,000 for the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
Stock-Based
Employee Compensation
Prior
to
May 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock based compensation under the
recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations, as permitted by FASB
Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“FAS 123”).
Effective May 1, 2006, Futuremedia adopted the fair value recognition provisions
of FAS 123(R), using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that
transition method, compensation cost recognized since May 1, 2006 includes:
(a)
compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet
vested as of May 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in
accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123(R), and (b) compensation
cost
for all share-based payments granted subsequent to May 1, 2006, based on the
grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123(R).
Results for prior periods have not been restated.
The
following table illustrates the effect on net loss and loss per share if the
Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FA
S
123
to
options granted under the Company’s stock option plans during the years ended
April 30, 2006 and 2005. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value
of
the options is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing formula and
amortized to expense over the options’ vesting periods.
These
pro
forma results are provided for the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005 because
employee stock options were not accounted for using the fair-value method during
those periods.
|
|
Year
Ended April 30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss, as reported
|
|
|
(6,534
|
)
|
|
(3,957
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add:
stock-based employee compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
expense
included in reported net loss,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
net
of related tax effects
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
306
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deduct:
Total stock-based employee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
compensation
expense determined under
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
fair
value method for all awards, net of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related
tax effects
|
|
|
(328
|
)
|
|
(283
|
)
|
Pro-forma
net loss
|
|
|
(6,842
|
)
|
|
(3,934
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted - as reported
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Basic
and diluted - pro-forma
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Foreign
Currency Translation
Transactions
in non-functional currencies are recorded at the rates ruling at the date of
the
transactions. Gains and losses resulting from non-functional currency
translations, and the remeasurement of non-functional currency balances are
included in the determination of net income in the period in which they
occur.
Assets
and liabilities related to foreign subsidiaries are translated at the exchange
rate in effect at the year end. Income statement accounts and cash flow
statements are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during
the
year. Translation adjustments arising from the use of differing exchange rates
from period to period are included in a separate component of stockholders’
equity.
Income
Taxes
In
accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” the Company
accounts for income taxes using the assets and liabilities approach. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
of
existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply
to
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected
to
be recovered or settled.
Current
tax is the amount of tax payable or recoverable in respect of the taxable profit
or loss for the period. Taxable profit differs from accounting profit because
it
excludes items of income or expense recognized for accounting purposes that
are
either not taxable or deductible for tax purposes or are taxable or deductible
in other periods. Current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been
enacted at the balance sheet date. The Company recognizes provisions in respect
of uncertain tax positions whereby additional current tax may become payable
in
future periods following the audit by the tax authorities of previously filed
tax returns. Provisions for uncertain tax positions are based upon management’s
assessment of the likely outcome of issues associated with assumed permanent
differences, interest that may be applied to temporary differences, the possible
disallowance of tax credits and penalties and are classified as current
liabilities. Provisions for uncertain tax positions are reviewed regularly
and
are adjusted to reflect event such as the expiry of limitation periods for
assessing tax, administrative guidance given by the tax authorities and court
decisions. Deferred tax is tax expected to be payable or recoverable on
differences between the carrying amount of an asset or a liability and its
tax
base used in the computation of taxable profit.
Deferred
tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in foreign
subsidiaries, except where the Company intends, and is able, to reinvest such
amounts indefinitely.
Tax
assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right
to
set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate
to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends
to
settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
Loss
per Share
Basic
net
loss per share is computed by dividing the loss attributable to common
stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares
outstanding during the period, which includes shares to be issued. The
calculation of diluted loss per share gives effect to common stock equivalents,
however, potential Ordinary Shares are excluded if their effect is
anti-dilutive. The following table reflects shares that could potentially
be
outstanding if all holders of options, warrants, and convertible debentures
were
to convert as of each balance sheet date:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
Years
Ended April 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Total
outstanding stock options (1)
|
|
|
6,028,818
|
|
|
9,719,446
|
|
|
8,124,410
|
|
|
5,006,410
|
|
Total
outstanding stock warrants (2)
|
|
|
22,086,800
|
|
|
11,586,800
|
|
|
11,586,800
|
|
|
0
|
|
Convertible
debentures (3)
|
|
|
1,267,048,146
|
|
|
48,170,900
|
|
|
54,925,784
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
1,295,163,764
|
|
|
69,477,146
|
|
|
74,636,994
|
|
|
5,006,410
|
|
___________________
|
(1)
|
Reflects
total number of ordinary shares that would be issued if all stock
options
outstanding as of each balance sheet date were exercised. Number
of
options in the money as of June 30, 2007 and 2006 and April 30,
2006 and
2005 was nil, 1,328,068, 2,823,068, and 3,458,318.
|
|
(2)
|
Reflects
total number of ordinary shares that would be issued if all stock
warrants
outstanding as of each balance sheet date were exercised. Number
of
warrants in the money as of June 30, 2007 and 2006 and April 30,
2006 and
2005 was nil, 72,000, 160,000, and
nil.
|
|
(3)
|
The
terms of the embedded conversion features in the convertible debentures
provide for variable conversion rates that are indexed to the Company’s
trading common stock price. As a result, the number of indexed
shares is
subject to continuous fluctuation. For presentation purposes, the
number
of shares of common stock into which the embedded conversion feature
in
the convertible debentures was convertible in each period was calculated
as the face value of each instrument plus any accrued interest,
divided by
the applicable conversion price in effect at each balance sheet
date.
|
Pensions
The
Company operates various defined contribution pension plans on behalf of the
directors and other staff. Contributions paid by the Company are charged to
the
income statement as incurred. Contributions by the Company are determined in
accordance with the rules of the pension plans. Contributions aggregated
GBP259,000, GBP6,000, GBP94,000, and GBP87,000 in the year ended June 30, 2007,
the two months ended June 30, 2006, and the years ended April 30, 2006 and
2005,
respectively. The Company has no obligations in respect of post retirement
benefits other than the pension obligations described above.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In
July
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109
(“FIN
48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. The
evaluation of a tax position under FIN 48 is a two-step process. The first
step
is recognition: Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return
should be recognized only if those positions are more likely than not of being
sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position.
In
evaluating whether a tax position has met the more likely than not recognition
threshold, it should be presumed that the position will be examined by the
relevant taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all relevant
information. The second step is measurement: Tax positions that meet the
recognition criteria are measured at the largest amount of benefit that is
greater than 50 percent likely of being recognized upon ultimate settlement.
FIN
48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48
is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is effective
for the Company in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007. The Company is
currently assessing FIN 48 and has not yet determined the impact that the
adoption of this interpretation will have on its financial position or results
of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
(“SFAS”) No. 157,
Fair
Value Measurements
(“FAS
157”). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about
fair value measurements. FAS 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing
a
fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. FAS 157
is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier
adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt FAS 157 effective July 1, 2008
but
has not yet assessed the impact of the adoption of FAS 157 on its overall
results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
On
November 29, 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06−6,
Application
of EITF Issue No. 05−7, ‘Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of
Convertible Debt Instruments
’
(“EITF
06−6”). EITF 06−6 addresses the modification of a convertible debt instrument
that changes the fair value of an embedded conversion option and the subsequent
recognition of interest expense for the associated debt instrument when the
modification does not result in a debt extinguishment pursuant to EITF 96−19.
The consensus should be applied to modifications or exchanges of debt
instruments occurring in interim or annual reporting periods beginning after
November 29, 2006. Earlier application of this Issue is permitted for
modifications or exchanges of debt instruments in periods for which financial
statements have not yet been issued. Retrospective application is not
permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of EITF 06−6 to have a
material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations
or
cash flows.
In
December 2006, FASB Staff Position EITF 00-19-2,
Accounting
for Registration Payment Agreements,
was
issued. This FSP addresses an issuer’s accounting for registration payment
arrangements. This FSP specifies that the contingent obligation to make future
payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment
arrangement, whether issued as a separate agreement or included as a provision
of a financial instrument or other agreement, should be separately recognized
and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for
Contingencies. The guidance in this FSP amends FASB Statements No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and No. 150,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both
Liabilities and Equity, and FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting
and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of
Indebtedness of Others, to include scope exceptions for registration payment
arrangements. This FSP further clarifies that a financial instrument subject
to
a registration payment arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with
other applicable GAAP without regard to the contingent obligation to transfer
consideration pursuant to the registration payment arrangement. This FSP is
effective immediately for registration payment arrangements and the financial
instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified
subsequent to December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements and
financial instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into
prior
to the issuance of this FSP, the guidance is for financial statements issued
for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and interim periods within
those
fiscal years. The Company follows the guidance in FSP 00-19-2 in assessing
its
liabilities related to the liquidated damages potentially arising from any
default position on its convertible financing arrangements. This has not yet
been adopted for pre-existing instruments but the effect is not expected to
be
material.
In
February 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “
The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including
an
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
”
(“FAS
159”). FAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments
and certain other items at fair value. The unrealized gains and losses on items
for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings
at
each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option: (a) may be applied
instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise
accounted for by the equity method; (b) is irrevocable (unless a new election
date occurs); and (c) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions
of instruments. FAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is
required to adopt FAS 159 on July 1, 2008 but has not yet assessed the impact
of
the adoption of FAS 159 on its financial position or results of operations.
3.
RESTATEMENT
AND REPRESENTATION
Subsequent
to the issuance of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended
April 30, 2006 as filed on Form 20-F on November 14, 2006 and the unaudited
financial statements for the two months ended June 30, 2006 as filed on Form
20-F on November 16, 2006, the Company’s management discovered accounting errors
relating to the accounting for convertible debt instruments issued during the
year ended April 30, 2006.
The
principal errors were as follows:
·
|
the
Company did not separately identify all embedded derivative features,
in
particular certain default put and call features, within the convertible
debt instrument and account for these at fair value on its consolidated
balance sheet; and
|
·
|
detachable
warrants issued in conjunction with the convertible debt issued to
M.A.G.
Capital, LLC (formerly Mercator Advisory Group, LLC), through its
designated funds, Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd, Mercator Momentum Fund,
LP and
Mercator Momentum Fund III, LP (collectively “MAG”), on July 21, 2005 were
accounted for as equity instruments rather than as derivative liabilities.
|
As
a
consequence of the identification of additional embedded derivative features
within the convertible debt the Company has utilized a Flexible Monte Carlo
simulation model to estimate the fair value of the compound embedded derivatives
due to the interdependencies between the various embedded features. Previously,
the Company had utilized a Black Scholes valuation model since it only
identified the conversion feature as an embedded derivative.
In
connection with the use of a different valuation model the Company has also
refined a number of the input assumptions used to estimate the fair value of
the
embedded features. In particular, the conversion price used in the model has
been determined in accordance with the terms of each convertible debt
instrument, which is generally based upon a weighted average calculation for
the
prior 30 days trading, rather than the actual share price at each valuation
date.
Additionally,
the Company reclassified debt issuance costs that were inadvertently recorded
as
acquisition costs and recorded related amortization.
In
order
to reflect the changes described above the statements of operations, cash flows,
and changes in shareholders’ equity for the two months ended June 30, 2006 and
the year ended April 30, 2006 have been restated.
The
Company has also represented the operations of the Open Training business that
are reflected as discontinued operations in these financial statements. Please
refer to Note 4 for additional discussion of discontinued
operations.
The
following table provides a reconciliation of amounts previously reported by
the
Company as of and for the year ended April 30, 2006:
|
|
As
of and for the year ended April 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
Adjust-
|
|
Restated
|
|
Reclass-
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
ments
|
|
Total
|
|
ifications
|
|
Reclassified
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000,
except per share amounts)
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
5,089
|
|
|
(390
|
)
|
|
4,699
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
4,699
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
226
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
financial instruments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
6,550
|
|
|
6,550
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
6,550
|
|
Long
Term Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible
debentures
|
|
|
5,465
|
|
|
(4,380
|
)
|
|
1,085
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,085
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
paid in capital
|
|
|
26,018
|
|
|
(2,774
|
)
|
|
23,244
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
23,244
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(28,481
|
)
|
|
217
|
|
|
(28,264
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(28,264
|
)
|
Other
comprehensive loss - cumulative translation adjustment
|
|
|
(100
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
sales - products
|
|
|
15,322
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
15,322
|
|
|
(918
|
)
|
|
14,404
|
|
Net
sales - services
|
|
|
2,238
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,238
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,238
|
|
Total
net sales
|
|
|
17,560
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
17,560
|
|
|
(918
|
)
|
|
16,642
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of sales - products
|
|
|
13,922
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
13,922
|
|
|
(458
|
)
|
|
13,464
|
|
Cost
of sales - service
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
324
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
3,314
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,314
|
|
|
(460
|
)
|
|
2,854
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
2,272
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,272
|
|
|
(250
|
)
|
|
2,022
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
5,685
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
|
5,513
|
|
|
(424
|
)
|
|
5,089
|
|
Facilities
expense
|
|
|
509
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
509
|
|
|
(139
|
)
|
|
370
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
8,466
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
|
8,294
|
|
|
(813
|
)
|
|
7,481
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(5,152
|
)
|
|
172
|
|
|
(4,980
|
)
|
|
353
|
|
|
(4,627
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(1,633
|
)
|
|
277
|
|
|
(1,356
|
)
|
|
2
|
|
|
(1,354
|
)
|
Foreign
currency losses
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
269
|
|
|
263
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
263
|
|
Gain
(loss) on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(502
|
)
|
|
(502
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(502
|
)
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(6,750
|
)
|
|
216
|
|
|
(6,534
|
)
|
|
355
|
|
|
(6,179
|
)
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(355
|
)
|
|
(355
|
)
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(6,750
|
)
|
|
216
|
|
|
(6,534
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(6,534
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
7
|
|
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
|
(6,743
|
)
|
|
216
|
|
|
(6,527
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(6,527
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per share from continuing operations -- basic and diluted
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
Loss
per ADS from continuing operations -- basic and diluted
|
|
|
(71.64
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(69.35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(65.58
|
)
|
Net
loss per share -- basic and diluted
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
Net
loss per ADS -- basic and diluted
|
|
|
(71.64
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(69.35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(69.35
|
)
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(6,750
|
)
|
|
216
|
|
|
(6,534
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(6,534
|
)
|
Interest
charge arising on convertible loans
|
|
|
1,416
|
|
|
(277
|
)
|
|
1,139
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,139
|
|
Gain
(loss) on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
502
|
|
|
502
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
502
|
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees
received in advance
|
|
|
593
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
593
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
593
|
|
Other
accrued expenses
|
|
|
746
|
|
|
(244
|
)
|
|
502
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
502
|
|
Non-cash
foreign currency (gain) loss
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(269
|
)
|
|
(269
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(269
|
)
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(3,145
|
)
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
(3,217
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(3,217
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
costs
|
|
|
(625
|
)
|
|
72
|
|
|
(553
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(553
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(4,547
|
)
|
|
72
|
|
|
(4,475
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(4,475
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
71
|
|
The
following table provides a reconciliation of amounts previously reported by
the
Company as of and for the two months ended June 30, 2006. Significant
adjustments made to the previously reported financial statements include the
following:
|
·
|
Changes
to convertible debentures, derivative financial instruments, share
capital, interest expense and gain on derivative financial instruments
resulting from the correction of accounting in prior period relating
to
convertible debentures;
|
|
·
|
Reclassification
of the excess purchase price paid to acquire Button over net book
value
acquired from “Non current assets” to identifiable intangible assets and
goodwill;
|
|
·
|
Reclassification
of goodwill associated with the acquisition of EBC to identifiable
intangible assets; and
|
|
·
|
Recognition
of a deferred tax liability in the acquisitions of EBC and
Button.
|
|
|
As
of and for the two months ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
Adjust-
|
|
Restated
|
|
Reclass-
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
ments
|
|
Total
|
|
ifications
|
|
Reclassified
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000,
except per share amounts)
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1,305
|
|
|
269
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
|
|
1,864
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
1,842
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,842
|
|
Unbilled
accounts receivable
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,152
|
|
|
1,152
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,152
|
|
Amounts
recoverable from vendors
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
(280
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
541
|
|
|
(249
|
)
|
|
292
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
292
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
108
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
108
|
|
Prepaid
assets
|
|
|
1,158
|
|
|
(900
|
)
|
|
258
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
258
|
|
Non-current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
605
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
605
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
605
|
|
Non-current
assets
|
|
|
7,187
|
|
|
(7,187
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
5,116
|
|
|
3,078
|
|
|
8,194
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
8,194
|
|
Intangible
assets
|
|
|
598
|
|
|
4,246
|
|
|
4,844
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
4,844
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
|
18,768
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
18,869
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
18,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
|
162
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
160
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
160
|
|
Deferred
income
|
|
|
3,487
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
3,459
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,459
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
3,924
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
3,979
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,979
|
|
Other
taxes and social security costs
|
|
|
948
|
|
|
242
|
|
|
1,190
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,190
|
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,041
|
|
|
1,041
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,041
|
|
Other
accounts payable
|
|
|
766
|
|
|
(766
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Accrual
for National Insurance costs on stock options
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
1,798
|
|
|
215
|
|
|
2,013
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,013
|
|
Derivative
financial instruments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,949
|
|
|
2,949
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,949
|
|
Long
term liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible
debentures
|
|
|
5,714
|
|
|
(4,717
|
)
|
|
997
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
997
|
|
Other
long term liabilities
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
|
1,799
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1,801
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,801
|
|
Additional
paid in capital
|
|
|
29,063
|
|
|
(2,778
|
)
|
|
26,285
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
26,285
|
|
Receivable
from stock subscription
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
18
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(28,919
|
)
|
|
3,662
|
|
|
(25,257
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(25,257
|
)
|
Other
comprehensive loss - cumulative translation adjustment
|
|
|
(114
|
)
|
|
18
|
|
|
(96
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(96
|
)
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
|
|
1,811
|
|
|
922
|
|
|
2,733
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,733
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
|
|
18,768
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
18,869
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
18,869
|
|
|
|
As
of and for the two months ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
Adjust-
|
|
Restated
|
|
Reclass-
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
ments
|
|
Total
|
|
ifications
|
|
Reclassified
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000,
except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
net sales
|
|
|
3,459
|
|
|
(190
|
)
|
|
3,269
|
|
|
(157
|
)
|
|
3,112
|
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
|
2,250
|
|
|
(48
|
)
|
|
2,202
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
|
2,129
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
1,209
|
|
|
(142
|
)
|
|
1,067
|
|
|
(84
|
)
|
|
983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
158
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|
142
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
835
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
1,115
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
1,072
|
|
Facilities
expense
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
154
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
1,109
|
|
|
380
|
|
|
1,489
|
|
|
(121
|
)
|
|
1,368
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
6
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(551
|
)
|
|
438
|
|
|
(113
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(113
|
)
|
Foreign
currency gains (losses)
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
35
|
|
Gain
(loss) on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,556
|
|
|
3,556
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,556
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(438
|
)
|
|
3,500
|
|
|
3,062
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
3,099
|
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
|
(37
|
)
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(55
|
)
|
Net
Loss
|
|
|
(438
|
)
|
|
3,445
|
|
|
3,007
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) per share from continuing operations -- basic
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) per share from discontinued operations -- basic
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)
|
Net
income (loss) per share -- basic
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
Income
(loss) per ADS from continuing operations -- basic
|
|
|
(2.93
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
20.48
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.36
|
|
Income
(loss) per ADS from discontinued operations -- basic
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.25
|
)
|
Net
income (loss) per ADS -- basic
|
|
|
(2.93
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
20.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
(438
|
)
|
|
3,445
|
|
|
3,007
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,007
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
130
|
|
Amortization
of discount on notes payable
|
|
|
435
|
|
|
(269
|
)
|
|
166
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
166
|
|
Gain
on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(3,556
|
)
|
|
(3,556
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(3,556
|
)
|
Stock
based compensation expense
|
|
|
158
|
|
|
(108
|
)
|
|
50
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
50
|
|
Income
tax
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
55
|
|
Non-cash
foreign currency (gain) loss
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
1,023
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
1,046
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,046
|
|
Amounts
recoverable on contracts
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
70
|
|
Unbilled
accounts receivable
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(406
|
)
|
|
(406
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(406
|
)
|
Amounts
recoverable from vendors
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
280
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
626
|
|
|
445
|
|
|
1,071
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,071
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
294
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
294
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
350
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
350
|
|
Deferred
income
|
|
|
(790
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(818
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(818
|
)
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
584
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
375
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
375
|
|
Other
taxes and social security costs
|
|
|
(88
|
)
|
|
572
|
|
|
484
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
484
|
|
Other
accounts payable
|
|
|
329
|
|
|
(455
|
)
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(126
|
)
|
Accrual
for National Insurance costs on stock options
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
Accrual
for sales commissions due
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(268
|
)
|
|
(268
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(268
|
)
|
Other
accrued expenses
|
|
|
(1,495
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(1,507
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(1,507
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
|
|
|
1,171
|
|
|
(527
|
)
|
|
644
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
of Button Communications Holdings Limited, net of cash
acquired
|
|
|
(3,280
|
)
|
|
980
|
|
|
(2,300
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(2,300
|
)
|
Acquisition
costs
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(119
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(119
|
)
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(3,413
|
)
|
|
965
|
|
|
(2,448
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(2,448
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
of ordinary share issues
|
|
|
2,429
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
2,524
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,524
|
|
Share
issue costs
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
(81
|
)
|
|
(99
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(99
|
)
|
Change
in balance of bank overdraft
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(227
|
)
|
|
(227
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(227
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
2,411
|
|
|
(213
|
)
|
|
2,198
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,198
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effects
of exchange rates on cash
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
44
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
269
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
419
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
1,155
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,155
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,155
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
|
1,305
|
|
|
269
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
4.
DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
On
April
12, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Open Training to Edvantage Group
AS.
The sale price of GBP519,000 comprised an initial payment of GBP109,000 and
a
non-interest bearing loan note in the amount of GBP410,000 payable in equal
annual instalments on the anniversary of the transaction for a period of four
years. Under the terms of the sale, the Company retained the full rights of
ownership and all intellectual property rights for Learngate™, the Learning
Management System developed by Open Training on behalf of the Group. However,
the Company determined that, although rights to the software had contractual
value specified in the purchase agreement, the expected cash flows from the
software to the Company were negligible. As a result, the software was not
assigned any fair value in accounting for proceeds received by the Company
in
the transaction, and the carrying value of the software was written off in
full.
Edvantage Group AS was also granted a perpetual license to use the intellectual
property rights for Learngate™.
The
Company recorded a loss on the disposal of Open Training in the amount of
GBP128,000, representing the difference between the fair value of the
consideration received and the carrying value of the Open Training at the time
of sale.
The
accompanying consolidated statement of operations presented herein for the
year
ended June 30, 2007, contains the results of operations for Open Training for
the period from July 1, 2006 through the sale date of April 12, 2007.
Results
of operations for the Open Training business in prior periods have been
reclassified into discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations.
5.
CONVERTIBLE
LOANS AND DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
$4
Million Convertible Loan - July 2005
On
July
21, 2005, the Company entered into a private placement with M.A.G. Capital,
LLC
(formerly Mercator Advisory Group, LLC), through its designated funds, Monarch
Pointe Fund, Ltd, Mercator Momentum Fund, LP and Mercator Momentum Fund III,
LP
(collectively “MAG”), to provide financing in the amount of $4,000,000
(GBP2,298,000) (the “July 2005 Loan”).
The
July
2005
Loan
was made
via a Convertible Debenture that is convertible, at the option of the holder,
into Ordinary Shares of the Company at a price of $0.4858 ($485.80 per ADS
on an
adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000
that
went into effect on December 3, 2007) per share, which was based on the volume
weighted average price of the Company’s ADSs for the five trading days prior to
July 13, 2005, the date that the Company entered into a term sheet with MAG
for
the investment. The July 2005 Loan also contained a mandatory conversion
feature, pursuant to which the Company could force conversion into its ADSs
at a
conversion rate equal to 80% of the volume weighted average price of the
Company’s ADSs for the 10 trading days prior to conversion, as long as the ADSs
underlying the conversion were subject to an effective registration statement
and the average daily dollar volume of trades of the Company's stock was greater
than $325,000 (GBP187,000) for the 22 trading days before conversion. The
July
2005
Loan
bears
interest at an annual rate equal to the greater of 8.5% or Wall Street Journal
Prime Rate plus 3%, but in no event greater than 10%.
After
fees paid to MAG of $200,000 (GBP115,000), net proceeds to the Company were
$3,800,000 (GBP2,182,000). The Company incurred debt issuance costs of $120,000
(GBP69,000) which have been recorded as deferred financing costs.
In
connection with the
July
2005
Loan
,
the
Company also issued warrants to MAG covering an aggregate of 6,175,104 ADSs
with
an exercise price of $0.61 ($610.00 per ADS on an adjusted basis to reflect
the
change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December
3, 2007) per share. The Company subsequently reduced the exercise price of
the
warrants to $0.11 per ADS ($110.00 per ADS on an adjusted basis to reflect
the
change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December
3, 2007) per share on an unconditional basis and without further consideration.
The Company
also
issued warrants to purchase 411,692 Ordinary Shares (
412
ADSs
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
to
our
financial adviser on the investment, on substantially the same terms as the
warrants issued to MAG.
At
the
inception date of July 21, 2005, the net proceeds of the July 2005 Loan were
allocated on a relative fair value basis as follows:
Instrument:
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Convertible
loan
|
|
|
0
|
|
Common
stock warrants
|
|
|
2,062
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
1,032
|
|
Loss
on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
(912
|
)
|
Total
net proceeds
|
|
|
2,182
|
|
The
loss
on derivative financial instruments represents the difference between the
proceeds received and the fair value of the common stock warrants and the
compound embedded derivative instruments.
In
connection with the July 2005 Loan, the Company also entered into a registration
rights agreement with MAG that required the Company to, among other
requirements, file a registration statement with the SEC registering the resale
of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the July 2005 Loan
and
the exercise of the warrants issued in connection with the investment, and
achieve and maintain effectiveness of the registration statement. The penalty
for failure to meet the registration requirements is liquidated damages in
the
amount of 2% of the face value of the note per month. The Company met the
registration requirements, and as such has not accrued any liquidated damages
relating to the July 2005 Loan.
The
July
2005 Loan was repaid in full during the period from July 2005 through October
2006, through cash payments and conversions to ADSs as follows:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(GBP’000,
except share amounts)
|
|
Cash
principal payments
|
|
|
172
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Principal
payments through conversion
|
|
|
518
|
|
|
359
|
|
|
1,126
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
Payments
|
|
|
690
|
|
|
359
|
|
|
1,126
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
issued pursuant to conversions
|
|
|
7,397,720
|
|
|
2,644,826
|
|
|
7,656,510
|
|
|
0
|
|
A
discussion of the fair value considerations for this financing transaction
can
be found at the end of this footnote under the caption “Fair Value
Considerations.”
$2.5
Million Convertible Loan - December 2005
On
December 19, 2005, t
he
Company
entered into a financing arrangement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP,
(“Cornell”) pursuant to which Cornell invested an aggregate $2,500,000
(GBP1,410,000)
(the
“December 2005 Loan”) via a private placement in the form of a secured
convertible note that
may be
converted from time to time at Cornell’s option (subject to certain restrictions
and limitations on the amount of shares converted) and must be entirely
converted by maturity.
The
conversion rate is the lesser of $0.525 per Ordinary Share ($525.00 per ADS
on
an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000
that went into effect on December 3, 2007), or 95% of the
lowest
volume weighted average price of the Company’s ADSs for any period of three
consecutive trading days during the 30 trading days immediately preceding the
time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that the holder cannot exceed a 4.9% ownership,
unless the holders waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
Company
can
limit
Cornell to conversion of 1/12
th
of face
value per month, but must allow conversion of a minimum of 25% of the face
value
by December 19, 2006, and an additional 25% of the face value by December 19,
2007.
The
loan
has a term of three years and bears interest initially at an annual rate of
10%
(reducing to 8% in year two and 7% in year three). The Company can redeem the
instrument at a 20% premium if the bid price of the Company’s ADSs is less than
$0.525 ($525.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary
Share
ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007) at the time of
redemption.
In
connection with the December 2005 Loan, Futuremedia issued to Cornell 187,500
Ordinary Shares at nominal value and warrants to purchase an additional 250,000
Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $0.70 per share (250 shares at $700.00
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007). Cornell received a
commitment fee of $188,000 (GBP106,000), resulting in net proceeds to the
Company of $2,312,000 (
GBP1,304,000)
.
At
the
inception date of December 19, 2005, the net proceeds were allocated as
follows:
Instrument:
|
|
(GBP’000)
|
|
Convertible
loan
|
|
|
663
|
|
Common
stock warrants
|
|
|
43
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
568
|
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
|
30
|
|
Total
net proceeds
|
|
|
1,304
|
|
The
December 2005 Loan, at the option of the holder, affords Cornell anti-dilution
protection should, at any time while the convertible note is outstanding, the
Company offer, sell or grant any option (excluding employee stock options)
to
purchase or offer, sell or grant any right to re-price its securities, or
otherwise dispose of or issue any common stock or common stock equivalents,
that
entitles any person to acquire shares of common stock at an effective price
per
share less than the then effective conversion price, as calculated by the
formula described above; then, in such instance, the conversion price for the
convertible note shall be reduced to the lower price.
In
connection with the December 2005 Loan, the Company also entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement with Cornell that required the Company to, among
other requirements, file a registration statement with the SEC registering
the
resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the December
2005 Loan and the exercise of the warrants, and achieve and maintain
effectiveness of the registration statement. The penalty for failure to meet
the
registration requirements is liquidated damages in the amount of 2% of the
face
value of the note per month. The Company met the registration requirements,
and
as such has not accrued any liquidated damages relating to the December 2005
Loan.
The
December 2005 Loan was repaid during the period from December 2005 through
September 2006, through conversions to ADSs as follows:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(GBP’000,
except share amounts)
|
|
Cash
principal payments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Principal
payments through conversion
|
|
|
932
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
394
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
Payments
|
|
|
932
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
394
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
issued pursuant to conversions
|
|
|
30,271,919
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,968,255
|
|
|
0
|
|
A
discussion of the fair value considerations for this financing transaction
can
be found at the end of this footnote under the caption “Fair Value
Considerations.”
$7.5
Million Convertible Loan - April 2006
On
April
19, 2006, the Company entered into a further loan arrangement with Cornell,
TAIB
Bank B.S.C. (“TAIB) and Certain Wealth, Ltd. (“Certain Wealth”) in the form of a
$7,500,000 (GBP4,230,000)
secured
convertible note (the “April 2006 Loan”) that
may be
converted from time to time at the holder’s option (subject to certain
restrictions and limitations on the amount of shares converted) and must be
entirely converted by maturity.
The
conversion rate is the lesser of $0.34 per Ordinary Share ($340.00 per ADS
on an
adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000
that
went into effect on December 3, 2007), or
95%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that the holder cannot exceed a 4.9% ownership,
unless the holders waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
Company
can
limit
the holder to conversion of 1/12
th
of face
value per month, but must allow conversion of a minimum of 25% of the face
value
by April 19, 2007, and an additional 25% of the face value by April 19, 2008.
The
loan
has a term of three years and bears interest initially at an annual rate of
10%
(reducing to 8% in year two and 7% in year three).
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 20% premium if the bid price of the
Company’s ADSs is less than $0.34 ($340.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the
change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December
3, 2007) at the time of redemption.
In
connection with the
April
2006 Loan
,
Futuremedia also issued to Cornell 562,500 Ordinary Shares at nominal value,
warrants to purchase 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $0.20
per share
(4,000
shares at $200.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary
Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
and
warrants to purchase an additional 750,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise
price of $0.70 per share
(750
shares at $700.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary
Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
.
Cornell
received a commitment fee of $563,000 (GBP318,000), resulting in net proceeds
to
the Company of $6,937,000 (GBP3,912,000).
At
the
inception date of April 19, 2006, the net proceeds of the April 2006 Loan were
allocated as follows:
Instrument:
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Common
stock warrants
|
|
|
866
|
|
Convertible
loan
|
|
|
0
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
4,549
|
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
|
42
|
|
Loss
on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
(1,545
|
)
|
Total
net proceeds
|
|
|
3,912
|
|
The
loss
on derivative financial instruments represents the difference between the
proceeds and the fair value of the common stock warrants and compound embedded
derivative instruments.
The
April
2006 Loan
,
at the
option of the holder, affords the holder anti-dilution protection should, at
any
time while the convertible note is outstanding, the Company offer, sell or
grant
any option (excluding employee stock options) to purchase or offer, sell or
grant any right to re-price its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue
any
common stock or common stock equivalents, that entitles any person to acquire
shares of common stock at an effective price per share less than the then
effective conversion price, as calculated by the formula described above; then,
in such instance, the conversion price for the convertible note shall be reduced
to the lower price.
In
connection with the
April
2006 Loan
,
the
Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the holders
that
required the Company to, among other requirements, file a registration statement
with the SEC registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable
upon
conversion of the
April
2006
Loan
and
the exercise of the warrants, and achieve and maintain effectiveness of the
registration statement. The penalty for failure to meet the registration
requirements is liquidated damages in the amount of 2% of the face value of
the
note per month. The Company did not meet the registration requirements (refer
to
Events of Default section in this Footnote).
The
April
2006
Loan
was
partially repaid during the period from April 2006 through May 2007, through
conversions to ADSs as follows:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
months
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000,
except share amounts)
|
|
Cash
principal payments
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Principal
payments through conversion
|
|
|
172
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
Payments
|
|
|
172
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares issued pursuant to conversions
|
|
|
14,872,500
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
On
August
3, 2006, in connection with a subsequent financing arrangement with Cornell,
the
Company amended the conversion features of the April 2006 Loan, such that the
April 2006 Loan is now convertible at the lesser of $0.30 per Ordinary Share
($300.00
per ADS on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio
of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
or
80% of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion. The change in
conversion terms resulted in incremental fair value of GBP182,000 to the
investor. All conversions made as outlined in the preceding table were made
subsequent to the adjustment of the conversion price.
A
discussion of the fair value considerations for this financing transaction
can
be found at the end of this footnote under the caption “Fair Value
Considerations.”
$1.5
Million Convertible Loan - August 2006
On
August
3, 2006, the Company entered into a
secured
convertible note (the “August 2006 Loan”) with Cornell, TAIB, and Certain Wealth
with a face value of $1,500,000 (GBP799,000) that
may be
converted from time to time at the holder’s option (subject to certain
restrictions and limitations on the amount of shares converted) and must be
entirely converted by maturity.
The
conversion rate is the lesser of $0.30 per Ordinary Share ($300.00 per ADS
on an
adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000
that
went into effect on December 3, 2007), or
80%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that the holder cannot exceed a 4.9% ownership,
unless the holders waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
Company
can
limit
the holders to conversion of 1/12
th
of face
value per month, but must allow conversion of a minimum of 25% of the face
value
by August 3, 2007, and an additional 25% of the face value by August 3, 2008.
The
loan
has a term of three years and bears interest initially at an annual rate of
10%
(reducing to 8% in year two and 7% in year three).
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 20% premium if the bid price of the
Company’s ADSs is less than $0.30 ($300.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the
change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December
3, 2007) at the time of redemption.
In
connection with the
August
2006 Loan
,
Futuremedia also issued to Cornell 165,000 Ordinary Shares at nominal value.
Cornell received a commitment fee of $150,000 (GBP80,000), resulting in net
proceeds to the Company of $1,350,000 (GBP719,000).
At
the
inception date of August 3, 2006, the net proceeds of the August 2006 Loan
were
allocated as follows:
Instrument
:
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Convertible
loan
|
|
|
38
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
674
|
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
|
7
|
|
Total
net proceeds
|
|
|
719
|
|
The
August
2006
Loan
,
at the
option of the holder, affords the holders anti-dilution protection should,
at
any time while the convertible note is outstanding, the Company offer, sell
or
grant any option (excluding employee stock options) to purchase or offer, sell
or grant any right to re-price its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue
any common stock or common stock equivalents, that entitles any person to
acquire shares of common stock at an effective price per share less than the
then effective conversion price (excluding employee stock options), as
calculated by the formula described above; then, in such instance, the
conversion price for the convertible note shall be reduced to the lower
price.
The
Company also entered into an amended and restated Registration Rights Agreement
that effectively combined the April 2006 Loan with the August 2006 Loan. The
Registration Rights Agreement requires the Company to file a registration
statement with the SEC registering the resale of the shares of common stock
issuable upon conversion of the April 2006 Loan with the August 2006 Loan and
warrants issued thereunder, and achieve and maintain effectiveness of the
registration statement. The penalty for failure to meet the registration
requirements is liquidated damages in the amount of 2% of the face value of
the
note per month.
No
conversions or repayments have been made with respect to the August 2006
Loan.
A
discussion of the fair value considerations for this financing transaction
can
be found at the end of this footnote under the caption “Fair Value
Considerations.”
$550,000
Convertible Loan - September 2006
On
September 28, 2006, the Company entered into a
secured
convertible note (the “September 2006 Loan”) with Cornell with a face value of
$550,000 (GBP289,000) that
may be
converted from time to time at Cornell’s option (subject to certain restrictions
and limitations on the amount of shares converted) and must be entirely
converted by maturity.
The
conversion rate is the lesser of $0.12 per Ordinary Share ($120.00 per ADS
on an
adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000
that
went into effect on December 3, 2007), or
80%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that the holder cannot exceed a 4.9% ownership,
unless the holders waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
loan has a term of three years and bears interest initially at an annual rate
of
10%.
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 20% premium.
Cornell
received a commitment fee of $55,000 (GBP29,000), resulting in net proceeds
to
the Company of $495,000 (GBP260,000). In connection with the Loan, the Company
also issued to Cornell 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares for no additional
consideration.
The
September
2006 Loan
,
at the
option of the holder, affords Cornell anti-dilution protection should, at any
time while the convertible note is outstanding, the Company offer, sell or
grant
any (excluding employee stock options) option to purchase or offer, sell or
grant any right to re-price its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue
any
common stock or common stock equivalents, entitle any person to acquire shares
of common stock at an effective price per share less than the then effective
conversion price, as calculated by the formula described above; then, in such
instance, the conversion price for the convertible note shall be reduced to
the
lower price.
In
connection with the
September
2006 Loan
,
the
Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Cornell that
required the Company to, among other requirements, file a registration statement
with the SEC registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable
upon
conversion of the
September
2006
Loan
and
the exercise of the warrants, and achieve and maintain effectiveness of the
registration statement. The penalty for failure to meet the registration
requirements is liquidated damages in the amount of 2% of the face value of
the
note per month.
The
September 2006 Loan was repaid in full during October 2006. No conversions
were
made pursuant to the September 2006 Loan.
At
the
inception date of September 28, 2006, the net proceeds of the September 2006
Loan were allocated as follows:
Instrument:
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Convertible
loan
|
|
|
50
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
177
|
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
|
33
|
|
Total
net proceeds
|
|
|
260
|
|
A
discussion of the fair value considerations for this financing transaction
can
be found at the end of this footnote under the caption “Fair Value
Considerations.”
$4.6
Million Convertible Loan - June 2007
On
June
1, 2007, the Company concluded a $4,600,000 (GBP2,327,000) financing with
Cornell in the form of a secured convertible debentures (the “June 2007 Loan”).
The June 2007 Loan is convertible (subject to certain terms and conditions)
into
ADSs of Futuremedia and may be converted from time to time at Cornell’s option
(subject to certain restrictions and limitations on the amount of shares
converted). The conversion rate is based on the lesser of $1.25 per ADS ($25.00
per ADS on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio
of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007) or 80% of the lowest
volume weighted average price during the 30 trading days immediately preceding
the time of conversion. The June 2007 Loan, secured by the assets of
Futuremedia, has a term of three years and bears interest at an annual rate
of
the greater of 12% or the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 2%. The Company
can redeem the instrument at a 20% premium if the bid price of the Company’s
ADSs is less than $1.25 ($25.00 on an adjusted basis to reflect the change
in
ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
at the time of redemption.
Cornell
received a commitment fee of $490,000 (GBP248,000), resulting in net proceeds
to
the Company of $4,110,000 (GBP2,079,000, of which $1,128,000 (GBP571,000) was
used to repay obligations to Cornell arising under previous financing
transactions.
No
conversions have been made pursuant to the
June
2007
Loan
.
At the
inception date of June 1, 2007, the net proceeds of the June 2007 Loan were
allocated as follows:
Instrument:
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Convertible
loan
|
|
|
781
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
1,298
|
|
Total
net proceeds
|
|
|
2,079
|
|
The
June
2007
Loan
,
at the
option of the holder, affords Cornell anti-dilution protection should, at any
time while the convertible note is outstanding, the Company offer, sell or
grant
any option (excluding employee stock options) to purchase or offer, sell or
grant any right to re-price its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue
any
common stock or common stock equivalents, that entitles any person to acquire
shares of common stock at an effective price per share less than the then
effective conversion price, as calculated by the formula described above; then,
in such instance, the conversion price for the convertible note shall be reduced
to the lower price.
In
connection with the offering of the June 2007 Loan, the Company entered into
a
securities purchase agreement (“SPA”) with Cornell, pursuant to which the
Company is required to comply with certain ongoing covenants. These covenants
include, but are not limited to: (1) as long as the June 2007 Loan is
outstanding, Mr. George O'Leary, Ms. Margot Lebenberg and Mr. Brendan McNutt
must be appointed and remain directors of the Company for a period of 18 months
from the date of the SPA; (2) within 30 calendar days, the Company must
terminate a minimum of 25 employees whose total annualized remuneration is
not
less than GBP1,133,000, and accordingly reduce overhead by such amount; (3)
within 60 calendar days, the Company must achieve minimum revenue of
GBP1,769,458 and EBITDA of (GBP367,419); and (4) within 90 calendar days, the
Company must achieve minimum revenue of GBP2,957,678 and EBITDA of (GBP536,196).
The Company achieved the covenants as required.
In
connection with the June 2007 Loan, the Company also entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file with the
SEC
a registration statement with respect to the resale of the Debentures within
30
days of receipt by the Company of a written demand from an investor. The Company
agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause an initial registration
statement to become effective within 90 days of receipt by the Company of a
written demand from an Investor that a registration statement be filed and
to
use its reasonable best efforts to cause any subsequent registration statements
to become effective within 60 days of each such respective subsequent filing
date. Failure to meet the registration requirements would result in liquidated
damages of 2% of the principal per month, not to exceed 24% of the principal
amount. The Company did not file the registration statement in the required
timeframe. A
s
a
result, Cornell has the right to call the full face value of each note. However,
the Company expects to receive a waiver of default shortly after filing of
its
Form 20-F, and as such has not accrued any liquidated damages related to this
financing.
A
discussion of the fair value considerations for this financing transaction
can
be found at the end of this footnote under the caption “Fair Value
Considerations.”
Other
Warrants
On
October 25, 2006 we announced that we concluded an offshore equity private
placement of up to $5,000,000 (GBP2,671,000) with National Air Cargo Middle
East
FMZ (“NACME”), comprised of an initial payment of $3,000,000 (GBP1,602,000) in
exchange for 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of $0.15 per share and
warrants giving the investor the right to purchase a further 80,000,000 Ordinary
Shares at $0.025 per share which upon exercise would result in additional cash
proceeds to the Company of $2,000,000 (GBP1,068,000). The warrants are
exercisable for one year.
On
May 2,
2007, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with NACME pursuant
to
which NAMCE acquired 446,428 ADSs for $500,000, and warrants with a contractual
term of one year to acquire up to 3,000,000 ADSs at $1.12 per ADS ($22.40
per
ADS
on an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of
1:1,000 that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
.
On
October 8, 2007, the Company reduced the strike price on the warrants to $0.24
($4.80
on
an adjusted basis to reflect the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000
that went into effect on December 3, 2007)
per
ADS
without additional consideration.
As
long
as the convertible instruments with a floating conversion price are outstanding,
the Company cannot guarantee that it can have enough authorized shares available
to net share settle these warrants. As a result, the fair value of these
warrants is recorded as a derivative liability at inception, and the fair value
restated at each balance sheet date, with changes reflected on the statement
of
operations under the caption "Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments."
The Company recognized a gain of GBP188,000 relating to the change in fair
value
of these warrants from inception through June 30, 2007.
Default
Considerations
Each
of
the convertible securities outstanding with Cornell, TAIB, and Certain Wealth
as
of June 30, 2007 contains consequences in case of default. Events of default
which could subject the Company to penalties, damages, and liabilities as
specified in the financing agreements include:
|
·
|
Any
case or action of bankruptcy or insolvency commenced by the Company
or any
subsidiary, against the Company or adjudicated by a court against
the
Company for the benefit of
creditors;
|
|
·
|
Any
default in its obligations under a mortgage or debt in excess of
$100,000;
|
|
·
|
Any
cessation in the eligibility of the Company’s stock to be quoted on a
recognized trading market;
|
|
·
|
Failure
to timely file the registration statement covering the shares related
to
the conversion option, or failure to make the registration statement
effective timely;
|
|
·
|
Any
lapse in the effectiveness of the registration statement covering
the
shares related to the conversion option and the
warrants;
|
|
·
|
Any
failure to deliver certificates within the specified time after
conversion;
|
|
·
|
Any
failure by the Company to pay in full the amount of cash due pursuant
to a
buy-in or failure to pay any amounts owed on account of an event
of
default within 10 days of the date due;
and
|
|
·
|
Any
change of control of the Company
|
Other
material provisions of the convertible securities include the
following:
|
·
|
The
convertible securities are convertible into common stock, at the
option of
the holder, at any time after the effective
date;
|
|
·
|
Conversions
can be made in increments and from time to
time;
|
|
·
|
The
Company will reserve and keep available authorized and unissued registered
shares available to be issued upon
conversion;
|
|
·
|
Without
Cornell’s consent the Company
cannot:
|
|
|
issue
or sell any Ordinary Shares without consideration or for consideration
per
share less than the then-applicable conversion price of the loans
immediately prior to issuance of the new securities;
|
|
|
issue
or sell any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call,
or
other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right
to
acquire common stock for consideration per share less than the conversion
price of the loans immediately prior to issuance of the new securities;
or
|
|
|
enter
into any security instrument granting the holder a security interest
in
any of its assets.
|
|
·
|
Pursuant
to security agreements between the Company and Cornell, TAIB, and
Certain
Wealth signed in connection with the convertible securities, Cornell,
TAIB, and Certain Wealth have a security interest in all of the Company’s
assets.
|
As
a
result of the Company’s failure to register shares underlying the April 2006
Loan and August 2006 Loan by the prescribed dates and due to the Company’s
failure to timely file its Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2007, the
Company was technically in default of these agreements, as well as the June
2007
agreement, which stipulates default on any prior loans as a condition of
default. As a result, Cornell has the right to call the full face value of
each
note. However, the Company expects to receive a waiver of default shortly after
filing of this Form 20-F. The Company has recorded the carrying value of these
notes as current liabilities as of June 30, 2007.
Fair
Value Considerations
In
accordance with FAS 133, ‘Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities’ (“FAS 133”), the Company determined that the conversion
features of the convertible loans met the criteria of embedded derivatives
and
that the conversion features of these instruments needed to be bifurcated and
accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities. In addition, certain of
the
put and call features embedded within the convertible loans met the criteria
of
embedded derivatives and were bifurcated as derivative instruments.
Freestanding
derivative instruments, consisting of warrants that arose from the financings,
are valued using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation methodology because that
model embodies all of the relevant assumptions that address the features
underlying these instruments. Significant assumptions used in this model as
of
June 30, 2007 are as follows:
|
|
July
|
|
December
|
|
April
|
|
August
|
|
June
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Holder
|
|
|
MAG
|
|
|
Cornell
|
|
|
Cornell
|
|
|
(A
|
)
|
|
(A
|
)
|
Instrument
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
(A
|
)
|
|
(A
|
)
|
Exercise
price per ADS (B)
|
|
$
|
110.00
|
|
$
|
95.00
|
|
$
|
95.00
|
|
|
(A
|
)
|
|
(A
|
)
|
Term
(years)
|
|
|
3.08
|
|
|
3.47
|
|
|
3.80
|
|
|
(A
|
)
|
|
(A
|
)
|
Volatility
|
|
|
78.81
|
%
|
|
93.96
|
%
|
|
107.77
|
%
|
|
(A
|
)
|
|
(A
|
)
|
Risk-free
rate
|
|
|
4.92
|
%
|
|
4.92
|
%
|
|
4.92
|
%
|
|
(A
|
)
|
|
(A
|
)
|
|
(A)
|
-
No freestanding derivative instruments were issued in connection
with
these financing transactions.
|
|
(B)
|
-
Exercise price is restated to
reflect
the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into
effect on
December 3, 2007
|
Embedded
derivative financial instruments arising from the convertible instruments
consist of multiple individual features that were embedded in each instrument.
For each convertible instrument, the Company evaluated all significant features
and, as required under current accounting standards, aggregated the components
into one compound derivative financial instrument for financial reporting
purposes. The compound embedded derivative instruments are valued using the
Flexible Monte Carlo methodology because that model embodies certain relevant
assumptions (including, but not limited to, interest rate risk, credit risk,
and
conversion/redemption privileges) that are necessary to value these complex
derivatives.
Assumptions
used as of June 30, 2007 included exercise estimates/behaviors and the following
other significant estimates:
|
|
(A)
|
|
(A)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
|
|
|
|
|
July
|
|
December
|
|
April
|
|
August
|
|
September
|
|
June
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Conversion
prices (B)
|
|
$
|
9.72
|
|
$
|
10.40
|
|
$
|
10.40
|
|
$
|
8.60
|
|
$
|
77.40
|
|
$
|
11.40
|
|
Remaining
terms (years)
|
|
|
0.08
|
|
|
1.25
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
|
1.44
|
|
|
2.45
|
|
|
2.40
|
|
Equivalent
volatility
|
|
|
115.09
|
%
|
|
142.08
|
%
|
|
129.63
|
%
|
|
129.60
|
%
|
|
90.44
|
%
|
|
117.22
|
%
|
Equivalent
interest-risk adjusted rate
|
|
|
10.00
|
%
|
|
7.20
|
%
|
|
7.59
|
%
|
|
7.54
|
%
|
|
10.69
|
%
|
|
12.42
|
%
|
Equivalent
credit-risk adjusted yield rate
|
|
|
6.21
|
%
|
|
8.42
|
%
|
|
8.41
|
%
|
|
8.49
|
%
|
|
11.33
|
%
|
|
8.40
|
%
|
|
(A)
|
-
Loans were repaid prior to June 30, 2007. Assumptions presented are
those
that were in effect as of the date of the final conversion for each
convertible loan.
|
|
(B)
|
-
Conversion
prices are restated to
reflect
the change in ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1,000 that went into
effect on
December 3, 2007.
|
Equivalent
amounts reflect the net results of multiple modeling simulations that the Monte
Carlo Simulation methodology applies to underlying assumptions. The assumptions
included in the Monte Carlo Simulation calculation are highly subjective and
subject to interpretation.
Current
Period Accounting Considerations
The
carrying value (excluding the value attributable to compound embedded
derivatives) and face value of each instrument as of June 30, 2007
was:
|
|
July
|
|
December
|
|
April
|
|
August
|
|
September
|
|
June
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Total
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
At
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
214
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
794
|
|
|
1,107
|
|
At
June 30, 2006
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
528
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Face
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,576
|
|
|
749
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,296
|
|
|
6,621
|
|
At
June 30, 2006
|
|
|
734
|
|
|
991
|
|
|
4,129
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
5,854
|
|
Amortization
of debt discount charged to interest expense for each period presented
was:
|
|
July
|
|
December
|
|
April
|
|
August
|
|
September
|
|
June
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Period
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Year
ended April 30, 2005
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Year
ended April 30, 2006
|
|
|
(1,043
|
)
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(1,139
|
)
|
Two
months ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
(133
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(166
|
)
|
Year
ended June 30, 2007
|
|
|
(88
|
)
|
|
(67
|
)
|
|
(180
|
)
|
|
(65
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
(425
|
)
|
Derivative
financial instruments arising from the issuance of convertible financial
instruments are initially recorded, and continuously carried, at fair value.
Upon conversion of any derivative financial instrument, the change in fair
value
from the previous reporting date to the date of conversion is recorded to income
(loss), and then the carrying value is recorded to paid-in capital, provided
all
other criteria for equity classification are met.
The
following tabular presentation reflects the components of derivative financial
instruments related to convertible financial instruments on the Company’s
balance sheet at June 30, 2007 at fair value:
|
|
July
|
|
December
|
|
April
|
|
August
|
|
June
|
|
(A)
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Warrants
|
|
Total
|
|
(Assets)
Liabilities
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
as
of June 30, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,827
|
|
|
756
|
|
|
1,716
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
5,299
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
410
|
|
|
430
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,841
|
|
|
756
|
|
|
1,716
|
|
|
410
|
|
|
5,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Assets)
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
as
of June 30, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compound
embedded derivative
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
353
|
|
|
1,621
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,975
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
469
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
488
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
974
|
|
|
|
|
470
|
|
|
370
|
|
|
2,109
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
2,949
|
|
|
(A)
|
Other
Warrants consist of warrants issued during the year ended June 30,
2007 in
connection with other private placement offerings. As long as the
convertible instruments with a floating conversion price are outstanding,
the Company cannot guarantee that it can have enough authorized shares
available to net share settle these warrants. As a result, the fair
value
of these warrants is recorded as a derivative liability at inception,
and
the fair value is restated at each balance sheet date, with changes
reflected on the statement of operations under the caption "Gain
(loss) on
derivative financial instruments."
|
The
following table reflects the number of Ordinary Shares into which the
convertible instruments and warrants are convertible or exercisable at June
30,
2007.
|
|
July
|
|
December
|
|
April
|
|
August
|
|
June
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Warrants
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Embedded
conversion feature (1)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
689,120,769
|
|
|
174,418,605
|
|
|
403,508,772
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,267,048,146
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
6,175,100
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
4,750,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,911,700
|
|
|
22,086,800
|
|
Total
|
|
|
6,175,100
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
693,870,769
|
|
|
174,418,605
|
|
|
403,508,772
|
|
|
10,911,700
|
|
|
1,289,134,946
|
|
|
(1)
|
The
terms of the embedded conversion features in the convertible instruments
presented above provide for variable conversion rates that are indexed
to
the trading price of the Company’s ADSs. As a result, the number of
indexed shares is subject to continuous fluctuation. For presentation
purposes, the number of shares of common stock into which the embedded
conversion feature in the various instruments was convertible as
of June
30, 2007 was calculated as the face value plus interest, divided
by the
applicable conversion rate of each instrument at that
date.
|
Changes
in the fair values of derivative instrument liabilities (including warrants
and
the bifurcated embedded derivative features of convertible instruments not
carried at fair value) are reported as “Gain (loss) on derivative financial
instruments” in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as
follows:
|
|
July
|
|
December
|
|
April
|
|
August
|
|
September
|
|
June
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
Period
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Loan
|
|
Warrants
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Year
ended April 30, 2005
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Year
ended April 30, 2006
|
|
|
1,025
|
|
|
(673
|
)
|
|
(854
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
(502
|
)
|
Two
months ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
565
|
|
|
543
|
|
|
2,448
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
3,556
|
|
Year
ended June 30, 2007
|
|
|
436
|
|
|
(148
|
)
|
|
(1,067
|
)
|
|
(130
|
)
|
|
18
|
|
|
(451
|
)
|
|
188
|
|
|
(1,154
|
)
|
6.
ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition
of Button
On
May
26, 2006 the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of Button. The purchase
price for the acquisition was GBP5,571,000, consisting of a combination of
GBP800,000 cash, payment immediately following the acquisition of a note payable
to the principal shareholders of Button in the amount of GBP1,500,000,
24,460,435 of our ADSs valued at GBP3,000,000 based on the price around the
time
of the announcement of the acquisition, and acquisition related costs of
GBP271,000.
We
completed the acquisition of Button in order to expand out product offering.
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Value
of 24,460,435 shares issued
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
Note
forgiven
|
|
|
1,500
|
|
Cash
paid
|
|
|
800
|
|
Direct
costs of acquisition
|
|
|
271
|
|
Total
Fair Value of Purchase Price
|
|
|
5,571
|
|
The
purchase price was allocated as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
Purchased:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
0
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
Deferred
tax asset
|
|
|
254
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
1,137
|
|
Property,
plant & equipment
|
|
|
234
|
|
Customer
contracts and relationships
|
|
|
1,600
|
|
Tradename
|
|
|
2,200
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
3,896
|
|
Total
Assets Purchased
|
|
|
10,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
Liabilities Assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
1,512
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
1,818
|
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
|
|
1,140
|
|
Bank
Overdraft
|
|
|
387
|
|
Long-term
liabilities
|
|
|
143
|
|
Total
Liabilities Assumed
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
The
combination was accounted for as a purchase business combination under FAS
141,
Business Combinations. The intangible assets were assigned the following lives
for amortization purposes:
Intangible
asset
|
|
life
(in years)
|
|
Customer
contracts and relationships
|
|
|
10
|
|
Tradename
|
|
|
10
|
|
Goodwill
consists of the excess of the purchase price paid over the identifiable net
assets and liabilities acquired at fair value and is not tax deductible, and
primarily represents potential synergies, anticipated future growth and the
value of the workforce acquired.
The
accompanying consolidated statement of operations presented herein for the
two
months ended June 30, 2006, contains the results of operations of Button for
the
period from May 26, 2006, through June 30, 2006. The accompanying consolidated
statement of operations presented herein for the year ended June 30, 2007,
contains the results of operations of Button for the entire period. Pro-forma
results of operations for the two months ended June 30, 2006 and for the year
ended April 30, 2006 are presented at the
end
of
this Note
6.
Acquisition
of EBC
On
April
25, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the holding company
for EBC.
We
completed the acquisition of EBC in order to enhance our e-learning product
offering.
The
actual purchase price was based on cash paid, the fair value of our ADSs issued
as consideration based on the price around the time of the announcement of
the
acquisition, and direct costs associated with the combination.
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Cash
paid
|
|
|
3,750
|
|
Value
of 4,776,442 shares issued
|
|
|
700
|
|
Direct
costs of acquisition
|
|
|
710
|
|
Total
Fair Value of Purchase Price
|
|
|
5,160
|
|
The
purchase price was allocated as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
Purchased:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
105
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
808
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
9
|
|
Property,
plant & equipment
|
|
|
29
|
|
Customer
contracts and relationships
|
|
|
464
|
|
Order
backlog
|
|
|
57
|
|
Copyrighted
materials
|
|
|
50
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
4,298
|
|
Total
Assets Purchased
|
|
|
5,820
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
Liabilities Assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
521
|
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
|
|
139
|
|
Total
Liabilities Assumed
|
|
|
660
|
|
The
Company finalized the purchase price allocation during the year ended June
30,
2007. Material adjustments to the purchase price allocation previously reported
include (i) reduction in direct costs of acquisition of GBP364,000, (ii)
reduction of fair value of net assets acquired of GBP58,000, (iii) allocation
of
excess purchase price over book value from goodwill to identifiable intangible
assets of GBP877,000, and (iv) recognition of a deferred tax liability relating
to the identified intangible assets in the amount of GBP139,000.
The
combination was accounted for as a purchase business combination under FAS
141,
Business Combinations. The intangible assets were assigned the following lives
for amortization purposes:
Intangible
asset
|
|
life
(in years)
|
|
Customer
contracts and relationships
|
|
|
5
|
|
Order
backlog
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
Copyrighted
materials
|
|
|
1
|
|
Goodwill
consists of the excess of the purchase price paid over the identifiable net
assets and liabilities acquired at fair value, and primarily represents
potential synergies and anticipation of future growth.
The
accompanying consolidated statements of operations presented herein for the
two
months ended June 30, 2006 and for the year ended June 30, 2007, reflect the
results of operations of EBC for the entire respective periods.
During
the year ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded an impairment charge of
GBP2,519,000 to adjust the carrying value of goodwill associated with the EBC
acquisition to its estimated fair value.
Acquisition
of Open Training
In
February 2005, Futuremedia acquired the entire share capital of Open Training.
The primary reason for this acquisition was to enable the Company access to
Open
Training’s own in-house developed Learning Management System called
Learngate
TM
.
representing the fair value of the Learngate software product, which formed
the
basis of a replacement for the Company’s own LMS, Aktivna, which would otherwise
have to have been enhanced at considerable expense to remain competitive in
the
marketplace.
The
actual purchase price was based on cash paid, the fair value of our ADSs issued
as consideration, and was initially as follows:
|
|
(GBP’000)
|
|
Value
of 1,735,840 shares issued
|
|
|
539
|
|
Cash
paid
|
|
|
419
|
|
Total
Fair Value of Purchase Price
|
|
|
958
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
and liabilities purchased:
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
348
|
|
Fixed
assets
|
|
|
102
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
(119
|
)
|
Acquired
software
|
|
|
627
|
|
|
|
|
958
|
|
The
combination was accounted for as a purchase business combination under FAS
141,
Business Combinations. The acquired software represents the fair value of the
Learngate software product, which formed the basis of a replacement for the
Company’s own LMS Aktivna, which would otherwise have to have been enhanced at
considerable expense to remain competitive in the marketplace. No goodwill
was
recorded in this transaction.
The
sale
and purchase agreement pertaining to the acquisition of Open Training provided
for a contingency payment conditional on Open Training achieving agreed levels
of performance during the period November 1, 2004 to October 31, 2005. Taking
into consideration the actual results of Open Training for the period November
1, 2004 to October 31, 2005, the conditions for the contingency payment due
were
not met.
On
April
12, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Open Training to Edvantage Group
AS.
(See
Note
4 for further details.)
Pro
Forma Financial Information (Unaudited)
Pro-forma
results of operations for the year ended April 30, 2006, and the two months
ended June 30, 2006, as if Futuremedia was combined with Button and EBC as
of
May 1, 2005 and 2006, respectively, are reflected in the following
table.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
|
Income
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
|
Income
|
|
(Loss)
Per
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
(loss)
from
|
|
Share
--
|
|
Common
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
Continuing
|
|
Basic
and
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
Operations
|
|
Diluted
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two
months ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Futuremedia
|
|
|
3,112
|
|
|
3,099
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
149,536,053
|
|
Pro
forma combined
|
|
|
3,715
|
|
|
3,055
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
160,034,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
ended April 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Futuremedia
|
|
|
16,642
|
|
|
(6,179
|
)
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
94,220,879
|
|
Pro
forma combined
|
|
|
29,835
|
|
|
(6,560
|
)
|
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
123,782,307
|
|
The
pro
forma information presented above for the two months ended June 30, 2006 gives
effect to the acquisition of Button as if it had occurred on May 1, 2006 (the
first day of the period). The pro forma information presented above for the
year
ended April 30, 2006 gives effect to the acquisitions of Button and EBC as
if
they had each occurred on May 1, 2005 (the first day of the period). The results
of operations reflect Futuremedia’s results for the period, combined with the
results of Button and/or EBC for the same period, as applicable.
7.
INVENTORIES
Inventories
consisting of material, material overhead, labor and processing costs, are
stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market value. There was
no
reserve for obsolete or slow-moving inventories as of June 30, 2007 or 2006.
Inventories consisted of the following at June 30, 2007 and 2006:
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Raw
materials
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Work
in process
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
14
|
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
94
|
|
Total
inventory
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
108
|
|
8.
PREPAID
EXPENSES
Prepaid
expenses as of June 30, 2007 and 2006 are comprised of the
following:
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Prepaid
rent and rates
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
147
|
|
Prepaid
insurance
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
68
|
|
Other
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
43
|
|
Total
prepaid expenses
|
|
|
234
|
|
|
258
|
|
9.
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
As
of
June 30, 2007 and 2006, property and equipment consisted of the
following:
|
|
As
of June 30, 2007
|
|
As
of June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accum.
|
|
Book
|
|
|
|
Accum.
|
|
Book
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
Depr.
|
|
Value
|
|
Cost
|
|
Depr.
|
|
Value
|
|
Audio
visual and computer equipment
|
|
|
402
|
|
|
(311
|
)
|
|
91
|
|
|
374
|
|
|
(211
|
)
|
|
163
|
|
Office
equipment, fixtures and fittings
|
|
|
370
|
|
|
(323
|
)
|
|
47
|
|
|
379
|
|
|
(259
|
)
|
|
120
|
|
Property
improvements, plant and machinery
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
(178
|
)
|
|
105
|
|
|
571
|
|
|
(249
|
)
|
|
322
|
|
|
|
|
1,055
|
|
|
(812
|
)
|
|
243
|
|
|
1,324
|
|
|
(719
|
)
|
|
605
|
|
Depreciation
expense during the year ended June 30, 2007, the two months ended June 30,
2006,
and the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005 was GBP538,000, GBP34,000,
GBP143,000, and GBP115,000, respectively.
10.
GOODWILL
AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Goodwill
activity for the year ended June 30, 2007 and the two months ended June 30,
2006
was:
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Balance
at May 1, 2006
|
|
|
4,699
|
|
Addition
from Button acquisition
|
|
|
3,896
|
|
Adjustments
to provisional purchase price allocation of EBC
|
|
|
(375
|
)
|
Impairment
charges
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
Balance
at June 30, 2006
|
|
|
8,194
|
|
Impairment
charges
|
|
|
(2,519
|
)
|
Balance
at June 30, 2007
|
|
|
5,675
|
|
During
the year ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded an impairment charge of
GBP2,519,000 to adjust the carrying value of goodwill associated with the EBC
acquisition to its estimated fair value. The Company tested the carrying value
of the goodwill related to EBC as of June 30, 2007, by comparing the implied
fair value of asset group to its carrying value. Implied fair value was
calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on management’s current
assumptions and expectations for the asset group. The carrying value exceeded
the implied fair value, and as such an impairment charge was recorded. The
reduction in implied fair value of the goodwill results from lower than expected
sales of its e-Learning products since its acquisition in April 2006.
Accordingly, management revised its sales and profit projections, resulting
in
the impairment charge.
Other
Intangible Assets
As
of
June 30, 2007 and 2006, intangible assets consisted of the
following:
|
|
As
of
|
|
As
of
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Original
Cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
Relationships
|
|
|
2,064
|
|
|
2,064
|
|
Tradenames
and copyrighted materials
|
|
|
2,250
|
|
|
2,250
|
|
Order
backlog
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
57
|
|
Acquired
software
|
|
|
790
|
|
|
1,480
|
|
|
|
|
5,161
|
|
|
5,851
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
Relationships
|
|
|
(284
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
Tradenames
and copyrighted materials
|
|
|
(291
|
)
|
|
(30
|
)
|
Order
backlog
|
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
(25
|
)
|
Acquired
software
|
|
|
(790
|
)
|
|
(921
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1,418
|
)
|
|
(1,007
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Book Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
Relationships
|
|
|
1,780
|
|
|
2,033
|
|
Tradenames
and copyrighted materials
|
|
|
1,959
|
|
|
2,220
|
|
Order
backlog
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
32
|
|
Acquired
software
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
559
|
|
|
|
|
3,743
|
|
|
4,844
|
|
Intangible
assets activity for the year ended June 30, 2007 and the two months ended June
30, 2006 was:
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Balance
at May 1, 2006
|
|
|
645
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
3,800
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
(115
|
)
|
Adjustments
to original purchase price allocation
|
|
|
514
|
|
Balance
at June 30, 2006
|
|
|
4,844
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
0
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
(596
|
)
|
Disposal
of Open Training
|
|
|
(505
|
)
|
Balance
at June 30, 2007
|
|
|
3,743
|
|
Estimated
future amortization expense on Futuremedia's intangible assets is expected
to
be:
|
|
|
|
Trade
Names and
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
|
|
Copyrighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
Relationships
|
|
Materials
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
2008
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
477
|
|
2009
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
473
|
|
2010
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
473
|
|
2011
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
457
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
780
|
|
|
1,079
|
|
|
1,863
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,780
|
|
|
1,959
|
|
|
3,743
|
|
It
is
important to note that actual amortization expense could differ materially
from
the table due to subjective factors such as changes in assumptions of useful
lives or impairment charges.
The
weighted average remaining life for the intangible assets was approximately
8.4
years as of June 30, 2007.
11.
ALLOWANCE
FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable with customers. The Company
extends credit to its customers as determined on an individual basis.
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Balance
at May 1, 2004
|
|
|
74
|
|
Provisions
during period
|
|
|
0
|
|
Released
(utilized) during period
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
Balance
at April 30, 2005
|
|
|
0
|
|
Provisions
during period
|
|
|
120
|
|
Released
(utilized) during period
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
Balance
at April 30, 2006
|
|
|
73
|
|
Provisions
during period
|
|
|
48
|
|
Released
(utilized) during period
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
Balance
at June 30, 2006
|
|
|
48
|
|
Provisions
during period
|
|
|
21
|
|
Released
(utilized) during period
|
|
|
0
|
|
Balance
at June 30, 2007
|
|
|
69
|
|
12.
STOCK
BASED COMPENSATION
Equity-based
Compensation Plans
Set
out
below is a summary of the plans or arrangements that the Company operates for
involving employees in the capital of the Company.
Approved
Executive Share Option Scheme
.
Under
the Company’s Approved Executive Share Option Scheme, options to acquire the
Company’s Ordinary Shares may be granted to all or selected employees. Any
full-time employee, other than a director, of the Company who is not within
two
years of his or her due date of retirement and who, within one year preceding
the grant, did not hold more than 10% of the share capital of the Company,
is
eligible to participate. The exercise price of the options must be no less
than
85% of the fair market value of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant. The
aggregate value of shares underlying the options granted to any employee may
not
exceed the greater of $160,000 (GBP100,000) or four times earnings. Vesting
terms are set at the discretion of
the
Board
of Directors (or a committee thereof).
Unapproved
Executive Share Option Scheme
.
Under
the Company’s Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme, options to acquire
Ordinary Shares may be granted to selected full-time employees, including
directors, based on their performance. Such options may also be granted to
non-employee directors. The exercise price of the options granted must be at
or
above the fair market value of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant. Vesting
terms are set at the discretion of
the
Board
of Directors (or a committee thereof).
No
further options will be granted pursuant to the Approved Executive Share Option
Scheme or the Unapproved Executive Share Options Scheme and such plans have
been
terminated except for purposes of permitting outstanding options to be exercised
in accordance with their terms, as applicable.
2005
Share Option Plan for New Employees
.
In
March
2005
,
the
Company adopted the Futuremedia Plc Unapproved 2005 Scheme for New Employees
for
purposes of granting options to purchase Ordinary Shares to certain new key
employees. Under the 2005 Share Option Plan for New Employees, options may
be
granted exclusively to persons not previously employees or directors of the
Company (or following a bona fide period of non-employment) as an inducement
material to entering into employment with the Company.
The
exercise price of the options granted must be at or above the fair market value
of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant. Vesting terms are set at the
discretion of
the
Board
of Directors (or a committee thereof).
An
aggregate of 1.2 million Ordinary Shares have been reserved for issuance under
this plan.
2005
Unapproved Share Option Scheme (“2005 Unapproved
Plan”)
.
Pursuant to the 2005 Unapproved Plan, options may be granted
to
(a)
employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and
its
Subsidiaries, and (b) any other person who is determined by the Directors (or
a
committee thereof) to have made (or is expected to make) contributions to the
Company
as
an
inducement to retain the services of the option holder. The 2005 Unapproved
Plan
is administered by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof).
Options
only become exercisable once any conditions stipulated by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof) have been satisfied. Conditions to exercise generally consist
of continued employment with the Company.
Vesting
terms are set at the discretion of
the
Board
of Directors (or a committee thereof). Options are typically exercisable over
a
contractual period of up to 10 years.
The
exercise price of the options granted must be at or above the fair market value
of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant.
Enterprise
Management Incentive Plan 2005 (“EMI Plan”)
.
The EMI
Plan is a UK Inland Revenue approved discretionary share option plan pursuant
to
which
options
attract income and capital gains tax relief for UK tax purposes.
Only
UK-based employees are eligible for options under the EMI Plan.
The
EMI
Plan is administered by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof).
Options
only become exercisable once any conditions stipulated by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof) have been satisfied. Conditions to exercise generally consist
of continued employment with the Company.
Vesting
terms are set at the discretion of
the
Board
of Directors (or a committee thereof). Options are typically exercisable over
a
contractual period of up to 10 years.
The
exercise price of the options granted must be at or above the fair market value
of the Company’s ADSs on the date of grant.
Futuremedia
Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme for Len
Fertig
.
In
January 2005, the Company adopted a new option plan, the “Futuremedia Unapproved
Executive Share Option Scheme for Len Fertig.” Under this scheme, options were
granted to the Option Holder on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer,
for
the purposes of inducement to retain the services of the Option Holder, to
provide long-term incentive and rewards to the Option Holder and to associate
more closely the interests of the Option Holder with those of the Company’s
shareholders. Options granted under this plan become vested one year after
grant.
Share
Incentive Plan 2005 (“SIP”)
.
The SIP
provides UK-based employees with the opportunity to acquire Ordinary Shares
on a
tax-favored basis. Under the SIP, participants have the ability to enter into
an
agreement to use up to GBP1,500 per year out of pre-UK tax and pre-UK National
Insurance contributions salary to buy Ordinary Shares (“Partnership Shares”).
The Company has the discretion to match the Partnership Shares acquired with
“Matching Shares”, at no cost to participants. Whether the Company matches
Partnership Shares and if so what the matching ratio (which may not exceed
two
Matching Shares for each Partnership Share) would be, is announced to the
participant when an invitation is made. In addition to Partnership Shares and
Matching Shares (or even in isolation), the Company has the discretion to award
up to GBP3,000 of free shares (“Free Shares”) to each eligible employee in an
income tax year. The award of Free Shares could be dependent on individual,
business unit or corporate performance.
The
SIP
is administered by the Directors
(or
a
committee thereof)
.
No
awards may be made under the SIP more than 10 years after the date on which
the
Plan was formally approved by the UK Inland Revenue.
The
2005
Unapproved Plan, the EMI Plan and the SIP were each approved by the Company’s
shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on July 28, 2005.
The
maximum aggregate number of new Ordinary Shares available to be issued under
these plans may not exceed 10 million Ordinary Shares.
Adoption
of FASB Statement No. 123(R)
Prior
to
May 1, 2006, the Company accounted for its stock option plans under the
recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”), and related interpretations, as permitted
by FAS 123(R). For the fiscal years or interim periods ended prior to April
30,
2006, stock-based employee compensation cost was only recognized in the
statement of operations relative to options granted with an exercise price
less
than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
Effective
May 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FAS
123(R), using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition
method, compensation cost recognized after May 1, 2006 includes: (a)
compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted prior to, but not yet
vested as of May 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in
accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123, and (b) compensation cost
for all stock-based payments granted subsequent to May 1, 2006, based on the
grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123(R).
Results for prior periods have not been restated. The accompanying consolidated
statement of operations reflects stock based compensation expense for the
year
As
a
result of adopting FAS 123(R) on May 1, 2006, the Company recognized share
based
compensation expense in the year ended June 30, 2007 and the two month period
ended June 30, 2006 of GBP222,000 and GBP50,000, respectively. Estimated income
tax benefits recognized during the year ended June 30, 2007 and the two month
period ended June 30, 2006 were offset by a valuation allowance since
realization was not reasonably assured.
Prior
to
the adoption of FAS 123(R), it was the Company’s policy to present all tax
benefits of deductions resulting from the exercise of stock options as operating
cash flows in its statement of cash flows, however, due to the Company’s tax
loss carryforward, any such benefits were always fully offset by a valuation
allowance. FAS 123(R) requires the cash flows resulting from the tax benefits
resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized
for
those options (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing cash flows.
The Company will use this presentation if and when it has exhausted its tax
loss
carryforward.
The
fair
value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes
valuation
model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected
volatilities are based on the expected impact on future stock price of expected
future revenue and earnings, historical volatility of the Company’s stock, and
other factors. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise
and
employee termination within the valuation model. The expected life of options
granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to
be
outstanding.
|
|
Year
|
|
Two
Months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
4.49
|
%
|
|
4.97%
- 5.15
|
%
|
|
4.25
|
%
|
|
3.63
|
%
|
Volatility
|
|
|
118
|
%
|
|
118
|
%
|
|
112
|
%
|
|
61
|
%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
0
|
%
|
Expected
life (years)
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
The
following table summarizes the status of the Company's stock option plans as
of
and for the year ended June 30, 2007. All numbers of options and exercise prices
in this Note 12 reflect an ADS:Ordinary Share ratio of 1:1.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Remaining
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Contractual
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Price
|
|
Term
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at beginning of period
|
|
|
9,719,446
|
|
$
|
0.47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(3,990,628
|
)
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at end of period
|
|
|
6,028,818
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
5.2
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
exercisable at end of period
|
|
|
4,256,810
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
The
weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the year ended
June 30, 2007, the two months ended June 30, 2006, and the years ended April
30,
2006 and 2005 was $0.05, $0.21, $0.48 and $0.84, respectively. No options were
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2007, or the two months ended June
30,
2006. During the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005, 300,000 and 1,408,758
options were exercised, respectively, with an aggregate intrinsic value of
GBP76,000 and GBP509,000, respectively, and resulting in cash proceeds to the
Company of GBP19,000 and GBP135,000, respectively.
A
summary
of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares as of June 30, 2007 and 2006,
and changes during the year ended June 30, 2007 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant
Date
|
|
Nonvested
Shares
|
|
Shares
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Nonvested
at July 1, 2006
|
|
|
6,536,127
|
|
$
|
0.42
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(1,505,992
|
)
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(3,558,127
|
)
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
Nonvested
at June 30, 2007
|
|
|
1,772,008
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
As
of
June 30, 2007, there was GBP463,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost
related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the
Company’s stock option plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 1.1 years. The total fair value of shares vested
during the year ended June 30, 2007, the two months ended June 30, 2006, and
the
years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005 was GBP307,000, GBP17,000, GBP398,000,
and
GBP105,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2007, the Company had 8,342,000 options
authorized for award that had not yet been granted.
The
Company did not modify the terms of any options during the periods presented
herein.
2005
Share Incentive Plan
Under
the
shareholder-approved 2005 Share Incentive Plan, the Company has set aside up
to
10,000,000 shares of common stock to be issued for compensation and other
expenses related to employees, former employees, consultants, and non-employee
directors. During the year ended June 30, 2007, the two month period ended
June
30, 2006 and the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company did not issue
any shares from the 2005 Share Incentive Plan.
13.
INCOME
TAXES
(a)
The
components of pre tax (loss)/income from continuing operations are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
|
|
(10,217
|
)
|
|
2,923
|
|
|
(5,824
|
)
|
|
(3,988
|
)
|
Overseas
|
|
|
536
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
(355
|
)
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
(9,681
|
)
|
|
3,099
|
|
|
(6,179
|
)
|
|
(3,973
|
)
|
The
provision/(benefit) for income taxes by location of the taxing jurisdiction
consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Current
tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Foreign
tax
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
current tax
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
|
|
(698
|
)
|
|
12
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
(644
|
)
|
|
55
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
(b)
Factors affecting tax charge for the year
The
reconciliation of (loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes
and discontinued operations to the provision for income taxes is shown in the
following table
:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income/(loss)
from continuing operations before tax
|
|
|
(9,681
|
)
|
|
3,099
|
|
|
(6,179
|
)
|
|
(3,973
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income/(loss)
from continuing operations before tax at standard UK corporate tax
rate of
30%
|
|
|
(2,904
|
)
|
|
930
|
|
|
(1,854
|
)
|
|
(1,192
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effects
of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-taxable
losses/(gains) on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
346
|
|
|
(1,067
|
)
|
|
151
|
|
|
0
|
|
Disallowable
expenses
|
|
|
215
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
443
|
|
|
189
|
|
Valuation
allowances
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
1,260
|
|
|
907
|
|
Non-deductible
goodwill impairment
|
|
|
756
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
92
|
|
Permanent
differences
|
|
|
(79
|
)
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
0
|
|
|
4
|
|
Foreign
taxation rate difference
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
2
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
(644
|
)
|
|
55
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Temporary
differences and carryforwards which gave rise to significant deferred income
tax
assets (liabilities) as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, were as follows:
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
losses carried forward
|
|
|
8,815
|
|
|
7,337
|
|
Stock
Options
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
15
|
|
Other
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
195
|
|
|
|
|
9,143
|
|
|
7,547
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(8,362
|
)
|
|
(7,322
|
)
|
Deferred
tax asset
|
|
|
781
|
|
|
225
|
|
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arising
on recognized intangible assets
|
|
|
(1,124
|
)
|
|
(1,266
|
)
|
Net
deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(343
|
)
|
|
(1,041
|
)
|
The
Company has recorded valuation allowances of GBP8.7 million at June 30, 2007
and
GBP7.5 million at June 30, 2006 against deferred tax assets that primarily
relate to tax loss carryforwards in the United Kingdom. Realization of the
tax
loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets is contingent on future taxable
earnings in the appropriate jurisdictions and it has been determined by
management based on the weight of all available evidence that it is more likely
than not that the benefits associated with these assets will not be
realized.
Net
operating loss carry forwards are GBP17.6 million and these expire beginning
in
2027 in so far as they relate to the US and are not time limited in so far
as
they relate to the UK.
In
July
2007, the decrease in the UK standard rate of corporation tax from 30% to 28%,
effective from 6 April 2008, was enacted through Royal Assent. This change
in
tax rate is not reflected in the calculation of the deferred tax assets and
liabilities above. The change will result in a decrease to the net deferred
tax
liability of £34k as at 30 June, 2007.
14.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In
September 2005, Mr. M Johansson, in accordance with the terms of the Settlement
Agreement that had been entered into between Mr. Johansson and the Company
on
his resignation in January 2005, agreed to accept 74,431 Ordinary Shares in
respect of commissions due to him, for a total equivalent value of approximately
GBP23,000.
In
March
2006, the Company contracted with Mr. L. Fertig and received cash for the issue
of 83,773 Ordinary Shares at a market price of $0.1935 per Ordinary Share,
for a
total aggregate purchase price of GBP9,270.
In
April
2006, the Company contracted and received cash for the issue of 783,700 Ordinary
Shares at a market price of $0.2552 per Ordinary Share, for a total aggregate
purchase price of GBP142,115. The following individuals purchased Ordinary
Shares in connection with this private placement: Mr. Fertig, Mr. Vandamme,
Mr.
Pilsworth and Mr. Steel each receiving 195,925 shares.
As
part
of the arrangements made for the acquisition of Button by the Company, Mr.
Thomas Bingham (former Managing Director, Button) received 24,460,435 Ordinary
Shares in the Company, as part of the purchase price paid by the Company to
the
Sellers of Button. In addition, as part of the purchase price the Company agreed
to repay a loan payable from Button to Mr. Bingham in the amount of
GBP1,500,000.
In
May
2006, the Company completed a private placement whereby former Company Directors
Messrs. Vandamme, Fertig, Pilsworth and current Director Mr. Steel each invested
GBP27,000 in Ordinary Shares of the Company, at a price calculated by reference
to the average closing price of the Company’s ADSs for the 20 business days
prior to April 21, 2006, representing approximately $0.255 per share, for a
total of 783,700 Ordinary Shares. In addition, $565,000, representing 3,075,000
ADSs was invested by Spintop Venture Holdings, Limited ("Spintop"), a British
Virgin Islands based investment group. Matt Johansson, the Company's former
CEO,
is a principal of Spintop. A finder's fee of 773,775 ADSs was also paid to
Spintop in the transaction.
In
November 2006, former Company Director Mr. Schwallie agreed to provide interim
financial consultancy services to the Company. During the year ended June 30,
2007, Mr. Schwallie had received approximately GBP39,000 in respect of such
services.
On
May
31, 2007, Len Fertig resigned his position as Chief Executive Officer. In
connection with his resignation, and in exchange for a waiver of claims against
the Company, the Company entered into a termination arrangement with Mr. Fertig,
pursuant to which Mr. Fertig is to receive GBP225,000 in severance payments
over
a period of 22 months from the agreement.
During
the year ended June 30, 2007, the following directors received payment for
board
services provided through independent service companies: Mr. Vandamme GBP59,000
and Mr. Steel GBP36,500. During the two months ended June 30, 2006, Mr. J.
Vandamme received GBP10,000 and Mr. M Steel GBP6,000. During the year ended
April 30, 2006, Mr. J. Vandamme received GBP59,000 and Mr. M Steel
GBP34,000.
During
the year ended June 30, 2007, the two months ended June 30, 2006, and the year
ended April 30, 2006, the Company entered into multiple convertible loan
instruments with Cornell, pursuant to which Cornell may own a significant
percentage of our shares. Please refer to Note 5 for a complete discussion
of
these financing arrangements.
15.
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company leases its office facilities and certain office and computer equipment
under various operating leases. These leases provide for minimum rents and
generally include options to renew for additional periods. The Company incurred
rent expense from continuing operations of GBP593,000, GBP193,000, GBP164,000,
and GBP171,000 in the year ended June 30, 2007, the two months ended June 30,
2006, and the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The
following table sets forth the Company’s future minimum payments due under
operating leases, and vendor and consulting agreements:
|
|
|
|
Less
|
|
|
|
|
|
More
|
|
|
|
|
|
than
1
|
|
1-3
|
|
3-5
|
|
than
5
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Year
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Years
|
|
Operating
lease obligations (1)
|
|
|
1,053
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
487
|
|
|
230
|
|
|
77
|
|
Consulting
contract obligations (2)
|
|
|
802
|
|
|
546
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,855
|
|
|
806
|
|
|
743
|
|
|
230
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
(1)
-
|
As
disclosed in Item 4D, Property, Plant and Equipment, the Company
has
entered into a number of operating lease arrangement for its
head quarters
office facilities and other worldwide
locations.
|
|
(2)
-
|
Consulting
contract obligations consists of amounts owed to contractors and
consultants under non-cancellable consulting
arrangements.
|
16.
SEGMENT
AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
As
of
June 30, 2007, the Company was structured and evaluated by its Board of
Directors and Management as three distinct business units:
|
·
|
E-learning
- consisting of the Company’s e-learning software and consultancy
services
|
|
·
|
Learning
for All - consisting of remaining deferred revenues and costs associated
with the HCI scheme, which was discontinued by the UK government
in April
2006
|
|
·
|
Button
- consisting of
integrated
design and brand communications solutions, including consumer marketing,
business-to-business marketing, internal communications, exhibition
design, corporate events and marketing
services
|
Consolidated
net sales, net operating income (losses) for the year ended June 30, 2007,
the
two months ended June 30, 2006, and the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005,
by
business unit were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
(A)
|
|
(A)
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Net
sales: (A)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E-learning
|
|
|
1,942
|
|
|
485
|
|
|
1,418
|
|
|
1,362
|
|
Learning
for All
|
|
|
2,316
|
|
|
1,361
|
|
|
15,224
|
|
|
14,036
|
|
Button
|
|
|
9,232
|
|
|
1,266
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
13,490
|
|
|
3,112
|
|
|
16,642
|
|
|
15,398
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating losses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E-learning
(B)
|
|
|
(2,750
|
)
|
|
90
|
|
|
(267
|
)
|
|
(325
|
)
|
Learning
for All
|
|
|
836
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
490
|
|
|
(513
|
)
|
Button
|
|
|
(401
|
)
|
|
128
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Charges
not associated with a particular segment
|
|
|
(5,237
|
)
|
|
(598
|
)
|
|
(4,850
|
)
|
|
(2,895
|
)
|
|
|
|
(7,552
|
)
|
|
(385
|
)
|
|
(4,627
|
)
|
|
(3,733
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identifiable
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E-learning
|
|
|
2,990
|
|
|
6,757
|
|
|
6,168
|
|
|
1,958
|
|
Learning
for All
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
946
|
|
|
2,305
|
|
|
2,134
|
|
Button
|
|
|
7,975
|
|
|
9,238
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Assets
not associated with a particular reporting segment
|
|
|
1,226
|
|
|
1,928
|
|
|
4,743
|
|
|
1,517
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
|
12,191
|
|
|
18,869
|
|
|
13,216
|
|
|
5,609
|
|
|
(A)
-
|
the
Company also recorded inter-segment sales of GBP51,000, GBPnil, GBP19,000
and GBPnil during the year ended June 30, 2007, the two months ended
June
30, 2006, and the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Inter-segment revenues are eliminated on
consolidation.
|
|
(B)
-
|
Operating
loss for the year ended June 30, 2007 includes an impairment charge
of
GBP2,519,000 of goodwill relating to acquisition of EBC.
|
Net
sales
by geographic region were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Months
|
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
Net
sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
|
|
9,133
|
|
|
2,062
|
|
|
16,642
|
|
|
15,398
|
|
Rest
of Europe
|
|
|
1,788
|
|
|
934
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
Rest
of World
|
|
|
2,569
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
13,490
|
|
|
3,112
|
|
|
16,642
|
|
|
15,398
|
|
The
Company did not have any customers that accounted for more than 10% of its
revenue.
The
Company’s long-lived assets consist of goodwill and intangible assets resulting
from its acquisitions of Button, EBC, and Open Training. Long-lived assets
by
geographic area consisted of the following:
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(GBP'000)
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
|
|
9,418
|
|
|
12,533
|
|
|
4,835
|
|
All
foreign countries
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
505
|
|
|
509
|
|
|
|
|
9,418
|
|
|
13,038
|
|
|
5,344
|
|
17.
COMMON
STOCK
We
are
authorized to issue 350,000,000 Ordinary Shares, 0.01 pence per share. As of
June 30, 2007, there were
338,548,904
Ordinary
Shares issued and outstanding. The holders of the Ordinary Shares are not
entitled to pre-emptive or preferential rights to subscribe to any unissued
stock or other securities. The shareholders are not entitled to cumulative
voting rights. The Ordinary Shares are not assessable and not subject to the
payment of any corporate debts. The holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled
to
one vote for each share on all matters submitted to the shareholders for vote.
Holders are entitled to share ratably in any dividends which may be declared,
from time to time, by the board of directors in its discretion, from legally
available funds. If we are liquidated, dissolved, or wound up, the holders
of
Ordinary Shares are entitled to share pro rata all assets remaining after full
payment of all liabilities. There are no conversion rights or redemption or
sinking fund provisions for the Ordinary Shares.
Our
Ordinary Shares are admitted for trading as American Depository Shares, also
known as ADSs. Each ADS represents the right to receive one thousand of our
Ordinary Shares. ADSs are evidenced by American Depository Receipts, also known
as ADRs. ADSs evidenced by ADRs are issued by the Bank of New York as Depositary
of our ADR facility in accordance with the terms of a deposit agreement between
us and the Depositary.
18.
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
Due
to
the decline in the market price of our ADRs, the Company was being required
to
issue shares for a consideration of less than their current nominal value of
one
and one-ninth pence each; which is prohibited by English company
law. As a result, on July 28, 2007 Futuremedia sub-divided each
existing Ordinary Share of one and one-ninth pence into one new
Ordinary Share of 0.010 pence and one deferred share of approximately 1.101
pence. The new Ordinary Shares of 0.010 pence have all the rights and are
subject to all the restrictions of the existing Ordinary Shares of one and
one
ninth pence, and the sub-division should not affect the value of such shares.
ADR holders retain the same number of Ordinary Shares and ADRs as held
currently, representing the same percentage of the Company's issued share
capital as were held prior to the sub-division. The deferred shares have no
rights as to voting, dividend entitlement and only very limited rights on return
of capital. The deferred shares will not be admitted to trading on any stock
exchange. In addition, the deferred shares have no right to receive notice
of,
or attend or vote at, any general or class meeting (other than a class meeting
of the deferred shareholders). No share certificates will be issued in respect
of the deferred shares (which the Company is taking authority to buy back for a
nominal amount or cancel for no consideration).
On
August
23, 2007, we entered into a private placement with Cornell to provide financing
of up to $6,050,000 in convertible secured debentures, together with warrants
to
purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.77
per share. The first tranche of $3,200,000 was funded at closing. The balance
is
to be funded in six additional increments through June 15, 2008 in the form
of
additional secured convertible debentures, subject to the Company meeting
certain performance conditions. The secured convertible debentures have a
variable interest rate not less than 12% and are secured by all of the assets
of
Futuremedia pursuant to a debenture dated June 1, 2007. The conversion price
of
the secured convertible debentures is equal to the lesser of (1) $1.25 per
ADS
or (b) an amount equal to 80% of the lowest volume weighted average price of
the
ADSs, as quoted by Bloomberg, LP, during the thirty (30) trading days
immediately preceding the conversion date. During November 2007, Cornell
accelerated the final three installments and funded a total of $1,435,000 that
had been scheduled to be funded through January 2008.
Effective
December 3, 2007, the ratio of our ADSs to Ordinary Shares was changed to
1:1,000 from 1:50. The Bank of New York, our depositary, contacted registered
ADS holders with regards to this change. Shareholders received 1 ADS for each
1,000 ADSs held. The Bank of New York sold a portion of the new ADSs to
establish a “cash in lieu” rate for fractional ADSs, and ADS holders whose
holdings were not exactly divisible by 1,000 received cash in lieu of fractional
amounts, at the rate established by The Bank of New York. Total number of ADSs
outstanding after the ratio change was approximately 587,400. As a result of
this ratio amendment, the ADS price automatically increased proportionally.
However, there is no assurance that the post-amendment ADS price will be at
least equal to or greater than the pre-amendment ADS price multiplied by the
ratio change. The ratio reset is expected to bring the Company in compliance
with Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(2)(E)(i) which requires a minimum bid price of
$1.00 per ADS.
On
January 9, 2008, we completed a financing arrangement whereby we (1) entered
into the January 2008 Loan with Cornell with a face value of $2,000,000
(GBP1,013,000), and (2) completed a private placement of 100,000 Ordinary Shares
for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000 (GBP51,000) with NACME. The January
2008 Loan is convertible into Ordinary Shares at a
rate
equal to the lesser of $1.00, or
80%
of
the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices during the 30
trading days immediately preceding the time of conversion
.
The
conversion is limited such that Cornell cannot exceed 4.99% ownership, unless
they waive their right to such limitation with 65 days’ written
notice
.
The
loan has a term of three years and bears interest at an annual rate equal to
the
greater
of twelve percent (12%) or The Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, as quoted by
the
print edition of the United States version of The Wall Street Journal, plus
two
percent (2.00%)
.
The
January 2008 Loan is secured by all of the Company’s assets.
The
Company can redeem the instrument at a 15% premium if the closing bid price
of
the Company’s ADSs is less than $1.00 at the time of redemption. In connection
with the private placement with NACME, the Company issued NACME a warrant to
purchase 5,000,000 ADSs at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The Company
paid fees of $129,000 (GBP66,000) to Cornell and NACME, resulting in net funding
of $1,971,000 (GBP999,000).
On
January 16, 2008, the Company received a notice of non-compliance from the
staff
of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market. The notice
indicated that based upon the Company's failure to timely file the Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 with the SEC, as required
by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(12), the Company's common stock is subject
to
delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market unless the Company requests a hearing
before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. The Company has a hearing
scheduled for February 21, 2008.