UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
[X] |
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014
[ ] |
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For
the transition period from ______ to _______
Commission
File Number: 333-141676
ALLDIGITAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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20-5354797 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of |
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(
I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation
or organization) |
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Identification
No. ) |
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220
Technology Drive Suite 100, Irvine, California |
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92618 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(zip
code) |
(949)
250-7340
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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accelerated filer [ ] |
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Accelerated
filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated
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Smaller reporting
company [X] |
Indicate
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[X]
As
of November 13, 2014, there were 36,651,678 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT
All
statements included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”), other than
statements or characterizations of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements.” Examples of forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning projected sales, costs, expenses and gross margins; our accounting
estimates, assumptions and judgments; the prospective demand for our products; the projected growth in our industry; the competitive
nature of and anticipated growth in our industry; and our prospective needs for, and the availability of, additional capital.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, approximations and projections about our industry
and business, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking
statements can often be identified by such words as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,”
“predicts,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,”
“should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,”
similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ
materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, some of which
are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this Report, which could cause our financial results, including our
net income or loss or growth in net income or loss to differ materially from prior results, which in turn could, among other things,
cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this report. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as otherwise
required by law.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ALLDIGITAL
HOLDINGS, INC
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
| |
September
30, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
| |
ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Current Assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 139,306 | | |
$ | 1,300,932 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $0- and $10,000 | |
| 291,869 | | |
| 454,733 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 186,551 | | |
| 82,324 | |
Total current assets | |
| 617,726 | | |
| 1,837,989 | |
Property and equipment, net | |
| 75,148 | | |
| 86,648 | |
Assets under capital lease, net | |
| 79,148 | | |
| — | |
Deposits | |
| 11,164 | | |
| 11,164 | |
Intangibles – domain names | |
| 25,763 | | |
| 22,000 | |
Total
assets | |
$ | 808,949 | | |
$ | 1,957,801 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
Current Liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |
$ | 650,175 | | |
$ | 563,889 | |
Capital lease obligations, current portion | |
| 27,568 | | |
| — | |
Deferred revenue | |
| 26,235 | | |
| 355,770 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 703,978 | | |
| 919,659 | |
Capital
Lease Obligations, long-term portion | |
| 50,431 | | |
| — | |
Total liabilities | |
| 754,409 | | |
| 919,659 | |
Stockholders’
Equity | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none and none issued and outstanding,
respectively | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized, 36,651,678 and 33,231,977 issued
and outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively | |
| 36,652 | | |
| 33,233 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 4,561,187 | | |
| 3,978,462 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (4,543,299 | ) | |
| (2,973,553 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity | |
| 54,540 | | |
| 1,038,142 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |
$ | 808,949 | | |
$ | 1,957,801 | |
See
accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
ALLDIGITAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| |
Three
Months Ended
September 30, | | |
Nine
Months Ended
September 30, | |
| |
2014 | | |
2013 | | |
2014 | | |
2013 | |
Net sales | |
$ | 949,866 | | |
$ | 959,882 | | |
$ | 2,762,535 | | |
$ | 2,998,176 | |
Cost of sales | |
| 595,133 | | |
| 680,105 | | |
| 2,470,556 | | |
| 1,956,916 | |
Gross profit (loss) | |
| 354,733 | | |
| 279,777 | | |
| 291,979 | | |
| 1,041,260 | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling, marketing, and advertising | |
| 146,942 | | |
| 151,961 | | |
| 561,236 | | |
| 368,401 | |
General and administrative | |
| 441,736 | | |
| 405,041 | | |
| 1,322,441 | | |
| 1,245,631 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 588,678 | | |
| 557,002 | | |
| 1,883,677 | | |
| 1,614,032 | |
Loss from operations | |
| (233,945 | ) | |
| (277,226 | ) | |
| (1,591,698 | ) | |
| (572,772 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income (expense) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income | |
| 71 | | |
| 129 | | |
| 652 | | |
| 413 | |
Interest expense | |
| (152 | ) | |
| — | | |
| (670 | ) | |
| — | |
Other income (expense) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 25,170 | | |
| 66,653 | |
Total other income (expense) | |
| (81 | ) | |
| 129 | | |
| 25,152 | | |
| 67,066 | |
Loss from operations before provision for income taxes | |
| (234,026 | ) | |
| (277,097 | ) | |
| (1,566,546 | ) | |
| (505,706 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | |
| (1,600 | ) | |
| (800 | ) | |
| (3,200 | ) | |
| (1,600 | ) |
Net loss | |
$ | (235,626 | ) | |
$ | (277,897 | ) | |
$ | (1,569,746 | ) | |
$ | (507,306 | ) |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | |
$ | (0.01 | ) | |
$ | (0.01 | ) | |
$ | (0.04 | ) | |
$ | (0.02 | ) |
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | |
| 36,345,857 | | |
| 25,444,728 | | |
| 35,709,742 | | |
| 25,444,523 | |
See
accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
ALLDIGITAL
HOLDINGS, INC
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| |
Nine
Months Ended September 30, | |
| |
2014 | | |
2013 | |
Cash Flows From
Operating Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss | |
$ | (1,569,746 | ) | |
$ | (507,306 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile
net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 54,196 | | |
| 39,118 | |
Stock based compensation | |
| 85,645 | | |
| 155,556 | |
Stock issued for services | |
| 87,999 | | |
| — | |
Loss on disposal of
property and equipment | |
| 21,595 | | |
| — | |
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable | |
| 162,864 | | |
| 9,822 | |
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets | |
| (125,822 | ) | |
| (40,737 | ) |
Deferred revenue | |
| (329,535 | ) | |
| 341,490 | |
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses | |
| 86,286 | | |
| 3,266 | |
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |
| (1,526,518 | ) | |
| 1,209 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows From
Investing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Purchase of property
and equipment | |
| (32,172 | ) | |
| (51,128 | ) |
Payment
for intangible-domain name | |
| (3,763 | ) | |
| (2,250 | ) |
Net
cash used in investing activities | |
| (35,935 | ) | |
| (53,378 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows From
Financing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Payments made to capital
lease | |
| (11,673 | ) | |
| — | |
Issuance of convertible
notes | |
| — | | |
| 1,485,000 | |
Issuance of common
stock | |
| 412,500 | | |
| — | |
Proceeds from exercise
of stock options | |
| — | | |
| 1,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net
cash provided by financing activities | |
| 400,827 | | |
| 1,486,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease)
in cash and cash equivalents | |
| (1,161,626 | ) | |
| 1,433,831 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash
and cash equivalents – beginning of period | |
| 1,300,932 | | |
| 462,761 | |
Cash
and cash equivalents – end of period | |
$ | 139,306 | | |
$ | 1,896,592 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Supplemental disclosures
of cash flow information: | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest
paid | |
| 670 | | |
| — | |
Income
taxes paid | |
$ | 3,200 | | |
$ | 1,600 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Supplemental schedule
of noncash investing and financing activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company entered into noncash capital lease financing for computer and other
equipment totaling $89,672. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company entered into no noncash transactions. |
See
accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
ALLDIGITAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
AllDigital,
Inc. (“AllDigital” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of California on August 3, 2009, with
the primary purpose of providing digital broadcasting solutions dedicated to managing the complex pairing of cloud-based digital
media and digital services with Internet—connected devices.
Our
digital broadcasting solutions consist of the technology and services required to develop, operate and support a variety of complex
digital service and digital broadcasting workflow implementations across a diverse market of devices. We accomplish this by enabling,
and maximizing the performance of, the cloud-based storage, processing, and transit of digital media and digital services to multiple
devices simultaneously. Our business model targets a variety of entities and existing providers of digital services that need
to develop, operate and support a cost—effective, high quality and secure digital service, through a digital broadcasting
workflow, across a large and diverse market of devices.
Our
ability to successfully generate future revenues is dependent on a number of factors, including: (i) the availability of capital
to continue to develop, operate and maintain our proprietary AllDigital Cloud platform and services, (ii) the ability to commercialize
our portfolio of digital broadcasting solutions to media and entertainment companies, enterprises, government agencies, and nonprofits,
and (iii) our ability to attract and retain key sales, business and product development, and other personnel as our business and
offerings continue to mature. We may encounter setbacks related to these activities.
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation
We
have prepared the accompanying consolidated unaudited financial statements in accordance with the accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, (“GAAP”), for interim financial statements and with instructions to Form
10—Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
and Article 8-03 of Regulation S—X promulgated under the Exchange Act. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include
all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of our management, we
have included all adjustments considered necessary (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) for a fair presentation. Operating
results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not indicative of the results that may be expected for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period
presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. You should read these unaudited consolidated
financial statements in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Our
consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require management to make estimates, judgments
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements. The use of estimates may also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting periods. Significant estimates made by management include, among others, estimates of costs used in the calculation
of percentage of completion contracts, realization of capitalized assets, valuation of equity instruments and other instruments
indexed to the Company’s common stock, and deferred income tax valuation allowances. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. Following are discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies.
Liquidity
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. This basis of
accounting contemplates the recovery of the Company’s assets and the satisfaction of its liabilities in the normal course
of conducting its business. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future
effects on the recoverability or classification of assets and liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The Company has incurred recurring losses and has accumulated losses aggregating approximately $4.5 million as of September 30,
2014. The Company’s business strategy includes attempting to increase its revenue through investing further in its product
development and sales and marketing efforts, expanding into certain international markets and the possibly engaging in strategic
acquisitions or otherwise taking steps to more rapidly increase its growth rates. The Company intends to finance this portion
of its business strategy by using its current working capital resources, which include the proceeds from its secured note offering
(see Note 10 – Subsequent Events), and cash flows from operations. Management believes its cash flows from operations, together
with its current working capital resources and future capital raises will be sufficient to fund ongoing operations through at
least September 30, 2015.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AllDigital, Inc. that are consolidated in conformity with GAAP. AllDigital,
Inc. is wholly—owned by AllDigital Holdings, Inc. There are no intercompany transactions as all accounts are in the name
of AllDigital, Inc.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be
cash equivalents.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes recurring and nonrecurring service revenue in accordance with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition,
including guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. In general, revenue is recognized only when the price is
fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed, and collectability of the resulting
receivable is reasonably assured.
Revenue
from certain design and development contracts, where a solution is designed, developed or modified to a customer’s specifications,
is recognized on a percentage of completion basis in accordance with ASC 605-35 based on the cost-to-cost method, provided such
costs can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s revenue recognition practices related to such contracts include: developing
an approved budget; comparing actual period costs to the budget as a percentage; recognizing revenue for the period based upon
the percentage of actual costs incurred compared to total estimated costs, and; performing monthly budget-actual reviews, updates,
and adjustments as needed. The impact on revenues as a result of these revisions is included in the periods in which the revisions
are made. For contracts for which the Company is unable to reasonably estimate total contract costs, the Company waits until contract
completion to recognize the associated revenue.
Nonrecurring
revenues include “on-boarding” professional services that involve the development or integration of a customer’s
software application, digital service, system, or Application Programming Interface (“API”) to connect with the AllDigital
platform. On-boarding professional services projects are typically of a short duration and smaller revenue amounts. The Company
recognizes revenue for on-boarding professional services upon project completion and acceptance.
Monthly
recurring revenues are recognized ratably over the period in which they are delivered and earned. The Company typically charges
monthly recurring platform fees, as well as monthly recurring charges for our back-end storage, cloud processing, origin transit,
and maintenance and support services. These fees are generally billed based on a minimum commitment plus actual usage basis, and
the term of such customer contracts vary typically from 12 to 24 months.
Rarely,
a customer contract will include revenue arrangements that consist of multiple product and service deliverables. Such contracts
are accounted for in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 605-25. For the Company’s multiple-element arrangements, deliverables are separated into
more than one unit of accounting when (i) the delivered element(s) have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, and (ii)
delivery of the undelivered element(s) are probable and substantially in the control of the Company. Revenue is then allocated
to each unit of accounting based on the estimated selling price determined using a hierarchy of evidence based first on Vendor-Specific
Objective Evidence (“VSOE”) if it exists, based next on Third-Party Evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE does not
exist, and finally, if both VSOE and TPE do not exist, based on the Company’s best estimate of selling price (“BESP”).
If deliverables cannot be separated into more than one unit, then the Company does not recognize revenue until all deliverables
have been delivered and accepted.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are recorded at their face amount less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects
management’s best estimate of probable losses in the accounts receivable balance. Management determines the allowance based
on known troubled accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence. The allowance for doubtful accounts
was zero at September 30, 2014 and $10,000 at December 31, 2013. The Company generally requires a deposit or advance services
payments from its customers for certain contracts involving upfront capital investment, on-boarding, or development contracts
to facilitate its working capital needs.
Earnings
and Loss per Share
The
Company computes net earnings (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260-10 that establishes standards for computing and presenting
net earnings (loss) per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share
except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if
the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.
At
September 30, 2014, the Company had warrants to purchase 1,735,408 shares of the Company’s common stock and options to purchase
8,267,750 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding that could potentially increase the number of shares outstanding.
At September 30, 2013, the Company had warrants to purchase 3,892,274 shares of the Company’s common stock and options to
purchase 6,059,583 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding that could potentially increase the number of shares
outstanding. These instruments were excluded from the computation of the diluted net loss per share for the three months and nine
months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, as their impact is anti-dilutive.
Fair
Value of Measurements
Fair
value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. The
fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent
sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on
the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels,
which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and
the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
|
Level
Input: |
|
Input
Definition: |
|
Level
1 |
|
Inputs
are unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date. |
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|
|
|
Level
2 |
|
Inputs,
other than quoted prices included in Level I, that are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market
data at the measurement date. |
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Level
3 |
|
Unobservable
inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability
at the measurement date. |
Assets
subject to this classification at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, were cash and cash equivalents and are considered
Level 1 assets.
For
certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable, the
carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying amount of the Company’s notes payable
approximates fair value based on prevailing interest rates.
Income
Taxes
We
account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, Income Taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities
to reflect the estimated future tax effects, calculated at the tax rate expected to be in effect at the time of realization. We
record a valuation allowance related to a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred
tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of the changes in tax laws and
rates at the date of enactment.
ASC
740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements
and provides guidance on recognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure
and transition issues. We classify interest and penalties as a component of interest and other expenses. To date, we have not
been assessed, nor have we paid, any interest or penalties.
The
Company follows guidance issued by the FASB with regard to its accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial
statements. Such guidance prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company
must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the
technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Repairs and maintenance of equipment are charged
to expense as incurred. Property and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of the assets as follows:
Furniture
and fixtures |
5
years |
Computer equipment |
3 years |
Software |
3 years |
Signs |
3 years |
Expenditures
for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Gains or losses on
dispositions of property and equipment are included in the results of operations when realized.
Impairment
of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets
The
Company accounts for long-lived assets, that include property and equipment and identifiable intangible assets with infinite useful
lives, in accordance with FASB ASC 350-30, that requires that the Company review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company may not recover the carrying amount of an asset. The Company measures recoverability
by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to the expected future undiscounted net cash flows generated by the asset. If the
Company determines that the asset may not be recoverable, the Company recognizes an impairment charge to the extent of the difference
between the asset’s fair value and the asset’s carrying amount. The Company had no impairment charges during the three
or nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for share-based compensation arrangements in accordance with FASB ASC 718, which requires the measurement and
recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards to be based on estimated fair values. The Company uses
the Black-Scholes option valuation model to estimate the fair value of our stock options at the date of grant. The Black-Scholes
option valuation model requires the input of subjective assumptions to calculate the value of stock options. The Company uses
historical data among other information to estimate the expected price volatility and the expected forfeiture rate.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
August 2014, the FASB issued FASB ASU2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure
of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. FASB ASU 2014-15 changes to the disclosure
of uncertainties about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. Under GAAP, continuation of a reporting entity
as a going concern is presumed as the basis for preparing financial statements unless and until the entity’s liquidation
becomes imminent. Even if an entity’s liquidation is not imminent, there may be conditions or events that raise substantial
doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. Because there is no guidance in GAAP about management’s
responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern or
to provide related note disclosures, there is diversity in practice whether, when, and how an entity discloses the relevant conditions
and events in its financial statements. As a result, these changes require an entity’s management to evaluate whether there
are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue
as a going concern within one year after the date that financial statements are issued. Substantial doubt is defined as an indication
that it is probable that an entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that
financial statements are issued. If management has concluded that substantial doubt exists, then the following disclosures should
be made in the financial statements: (i) principal conditions or events that raised the substantial doubt, (ii) management’s
evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations,
(iii) management’s plans that alleviated the initial substantial doubt or, if substantial doubt was not alleviated, management’s
plans that are intended to at least mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt, and (iv) if the latter in
(iii) is disclosed, an explicit statement that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going
concern. These changes become effective for the Company for the 2016 annual period. Management has determined that the adoption
of these changes will not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements. Subsequent to adoption, this guidance will
need to be applied by management at the end of each annual period and interim period therein to determine what, if any, impact
there will be on the Consolidated Financial Statements in a given reporting period.
In
July 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit
When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (Topic 740). ASU 2013-11 requires
that unrecognized tax benefits be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating
loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except in certain circumstances. When those circumstances
exist, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined
with deferred tax assets. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2014. The Company does not believe the adoption
of ASU 2013-11 has significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE
3 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:
| |
September
30, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Furniture and fixtures | |
$ | 13,567 | | |
$ | 13,568 | |
Computer equipment | |
| 171,757 | | |
| 139,584 | |
Signs | |
| 2,050 | | |
| 2,050 | |
Software | |
| 45,833 | | |
| 45,833 | |
Equipment purchased on capital leases | |
| 89,672 | | |
| — | |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | |
| (168,583 | ) | |
| (114,387 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
$ | 154,296 | | |
$ | 86,648 | |
NOTE
4 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:
| |
September 30, 2014 | | |
December 31, 2013 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Accounts payable | |
$ | 416,547 | | |
$ | 316,096 | |
Accrued personnel costs | |
| 143,021 | | |
| 188,866 | |
Accrued professional fees | |
| 17,850 | | |
| 6,800 | |
Other | |
| 72,757 | | |
| 52,127 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
$ | 650,175 | | |
$ | 563,889 | |
NOTE
5 - LEASE OBLIGATIONS
Capital
Leases
The
following is an analysis of property under capital leases by major classes at September 30, 2014. As of December 31, 2013, the
Company held no assets under capital leases.
Classes of Property | |
| |
Leasehold improvements | |
| 20,182 | |
Computer equipment | |
| 69,490 | |
Total assets under capital leases | |
| 89,672 | |
Less: Accumulated amortization | |
| (10,524 | ) |
Capital leased assets, net of depreciation | |
| 79,148 | |
The
following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases, together with the present value of the
net minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2014.
| |
| Year
ended
September 30, | |
2015 | |
| 32,616 | |
2016 | |
| 32,616 | |
2017 | |
| 22,546 | |
Total minimum lease payments | |
| 87,778 | |
Less: Amount representing interest | |
| (9,779 | ) |
Present value of net minimum lease payments | |
| 77,999 | |
The
present value of net minimum lease payments is reflected in the balance sheet as current and noncurrent obligations under capital
leases of $27,568 and $50,431, respectively.
Operating
Leases
In
2011, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement for office space at 220 Technology Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, California, 92618,
which is used as its corporate office. The initial three-year term expires December 31, 2014, and lease renewal is possible upon
mutual agreement of the parties. Rent for the remaining lease term is $10,717 per month. Operating lease expense for the nine
months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $186,580 and $145,472, respectively.
The
Company has entered into various non-cancelable operating leases for computer servers and phone equipment. At September 30, 2014,
future minimum rental commitments under these operating leases are:
Year ended September 30, | |
| | |
2015 | |
$ | 108,707 | |
2016 | |
| 59,750 | |
2017 | |
| 9,903 | |
Total | |
$ | 178,360 | |
NOTE
6 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred
Stock
The
Company’s Board of Directors has the authority to issue Preferred Stock in one or more series and to, within the limits
set forth by Nevada law and without shareholder action:
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designate
in whole or in part, the powers, preferences, limitations, and relative rights, of any class of shares before the issuance
of any shares of that class; |
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create
one or more series within a class of shares, fix the number of shares of each such series, and designate, in whole or part,
the powers, preferences, limitations, and relative rights of the series, all before the issuance of any shares of that series; |
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alter
or revoke the powers, preferences, limitations, and relative rights granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued class of
shares or any wholly unissued series of any class of shares; or |
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increase
or decrease the number of shares constituting any series, the number of shares of which was originally fixed by the Board
of Directors, either before or after the issuance of shares of the series; provided that, the number may not be decreased
below the number of shares of the series then outstanding, or increased above the total number of authorized shares of the
applicable class of shares available for designation as a part of the series. |
The
issuance of Preferred Stock by the Company’s Board of Directors could adversely affect the rights of holders of our common
stock. The potential issuance of Preferred Stock may:
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have
the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company; |
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discourage
bids for the common stock at a premium over the market price of the common stock; and |
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adversely
affect the market price of, and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock |
.
As
of September 30, 2014, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Common
Stock
2,250,000
shares of the Company’s common stock were sold in January 2014 at a price of $0.15 per share to a newly appointed member
of the Company’s Board of Directors and executive officer. 150,000 shares of common stock were issued in February 2014 as
compensation to a service provider. In May 2014, the Company sold 400,000 shares and 100,000 shares of its common stock, respectively,
to two of its officers who are also members of its board of directors, at a purchase price of $0.15 per share. In May and June
2014, respectively, 66,667 shares and 76,923 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to a service provider. In
July, August, and September 2014, respectively, 100,000 shares, 111,111 shares, and 165,000 shares were issued to service providers.
The shares issued to service providers were measured at their grant date fair value and recognized as an expense in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations.
Stock
Options
In
2011 the Company established the 2011 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for directors, employees, consultants
and other persons acting on behalf of the Company, under which 8,500,000 shares of common stock are authorized for issuance. Options
granted under the Plan vest on the date of grant, over a fixed period of time, or upon the occurrence of certain events and have
a contractual term of up to ten years.
A
summary of the status of the options granted is as follows:
| |
Number
of
Shares
Underlying
Options | | |
Weighted
average
exercise price | | |
Weighted Average
remaining
contractual term -
years | |
Outstanding, December 31, 2013 | |
| 6,649,500 | | |
$ | 0.22 | | |
| 8.21 | |
Granted | |
| 9,398,000 | | |
$ | 0.12 | | |
| 9.74 | |
Forfeited/Expired | |
| (7,779,750 | ) | |
$ | 0.19 | | |
| - | |
Outstanding, September 30, 2014 | |
| 8,267,750 | | |
$ | 0.13 | | |
| 9.57 | |
Exercisable, September 30, 2014 | |
| 905,534 | | |
$ | 0.21 | | |
| 7.96 | |
Expected to vest, September 30, 2014(*) | |
| 6,322,814 | | |
$ | 0.12 | | |
| 9.54 | |
(*)
In addition to the vested options, the Company expects a portion of the unvested options to vest at some point in the future.
Options expected to vest is calculated by applying an estimated forfeiture rate to the unvested options.
At
September 30, 2014, 8,267,750 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under outstanding options under the Plan and 232,250
shares of common stock were available for grant under the Plan.
As
of September 30, 2014, there was $618,536 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation
arrangements granted under the Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.8 years. The aggregate
intrinsic value of the options outstanding at September 30, 2014 was $40,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value of the options
exercisable or expected to vest in the future was $34,352.
Stock-based
compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $85,645 and $155,556 respectively.
The
fair value of the options granted by AllDigital Holdings, Inc., for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is estimated
at $756,561 and $259,395 respectively.
The
fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes
option pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which do not have vesting restrictions
and are fully transferable. The determination of the fair value of each stock option is affected by our stock price on the date
of grant, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. Because the Company’s employee
stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily
provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. The assumptions used to value stock options
are as follows:
| |
Period
Ended | |
| |
September
30, 2014 | | |
December
31, 2013 | |
Dividend yield | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 1.65 | % | |
| 1.66%
to 3.04 | % |
Volatility | |
| 193 | % | |
| 196 | % |
Expected life (in years) | |
| 7.0 | | |
| 6.5 | |
Weighted average grant date fair value per share of options granted | |
$ | 0.09 | | |
$ | 0.15 | |
The
dividend yield is zero as the Company has not paid and currently does not anticipate paying dividends.
The
risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury bond.
Volatility
is estimated based on comparable companies in the industry.
Warrants
A
summary of the status of the warrants granted is as follows:
| |
Shares
issuable
upon exercising
of outstanding
warrants | | |
Weighted-average
exercise price | |
| |
| | |
| |
Outstanding – December 31, 2013 | |
| 3,892,274 | | |
$ | 0.49 | |
Granted | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Forfeited | |
| 2,156,866 | | |
| — | |
Exercised | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Outstanding – September 30, 2014 | |
| 1,735,408 | | |
$ | 0.47 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Exercisable – September 30, 2014 | |
| 1,735,408 | | |
$ | 0.47 | |
The
following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding at September 30, 2014:
Outstanding | | |
Exercisable | |
Range
of exercise prices | | |
Number
of
shares issuable
upon exercise of
outstanding warrants | | |
Weighted—average
remaining
contractual life
(in years) | | |
Weighted—average
exercise price | | |
Number
of
warrants
exercisable | | |
Weighted—average
exercise price | |
| $0.25 | | |
| 150,000 | | |
| 1.92 | | |
$ | 0.25 | | |
| 150,000 | | |
$ | 0.25 | |
| $0.275 | | |
| 60,000 | | |
| 1.83 | | |
$ | 0.275 | | |
| 60,000 | | |
$ | 0.275 | |
| $0.50 | | |
| 1,525,408 | | |
| 0.07 | | |
$ | 0.50 | | |
| 1,525,408 | | |
$ | 0.50 | |
| $0.25 – $0.50 | | |
| 1,735,408 | | |
| 0.29 | | |
$ | 0.47 | | |
| 1,735,408 | | |
$ | 0.47 | |
NOTE
7 - INCOME TAXES
The
Company establishes a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not, that the Company’s recorded net deferred tax
asset will not be realized. In determining whether a valuation allowance is required, the Company must take into account all positive
and negative evidence with regard to the utilization of a deferred tax asset. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013,
the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets totaled approximately $1.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2014, the increase in the valuation allowance was $0.6 million.
The
Company plans to continue to provide a full valuation allowance on future tax benefits until it can sustain an appropriate level
of profitability and until such time, the Company would not expect to recognize any significant tax benefits in its future results
of operations.
As
of September 30, 2014, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately
$3.1 million and $3.0 million, respectively, which begin to expire in 2027.
The utilization of net operating loss carryforwards may be limited under the provisions of Internal
Revenue Code Section 382 and similar state provisions due to a change in ownership.
The
Company has not recognized any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Company expects any resolution of unrecognized tax
benefits, if created, would occur while the full valuation allowance of deferred tax assets is maintained; therefore the Company
does not expect to have any unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.
The
Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had no accrual for the payment of interest or penalties. For Federal
purposes, the years subject to examination are 2010-2014. For California purposes, the years subject to examination are 2009-2014.
NOTE
8 - COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATIONS
Major
Customers
At
September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, two and two customers accounted for 63% and 71% of the outstanding accounts receivable,
respectively.
For
the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, three and four customers accounted for 64% and 84% of total revenue, respectively.
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, three and four customers accounted for 64% and 71% of total revenue, respectively.
Major
Vendors
At
September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, three and three vendors accounted for 59% and 85% of the outstanding accounts payable,
respectively.
For
the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, one and four vendors accounted for 14% and 57% of total purchases, respectively.
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, one and four vendors accounted for 14% and 67% of total purchases, respectively.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that may subject the Company to credit risk include uninsured cash-in-bank balances. The Company places its cash with
high quality financial institutions located in Southern California. From time to time, such balances exceed amounts insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not
exposed to any significant credit risk related to its cash balances. As of September 30, 2014, the Company’s uninsured cash
balance was $10,392.
NOTE
9 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
The
Company currently operates in one business segment, digital media services. All fixed assets are located at the Company’s
headquarters and data centers are located in the United States. All sales for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were in
the United States and Canada.
NOTE
10 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In
October and November 2014, the Company raised $750,000 through the sale of an aggregate of $750,000 in principal of our 5% Senior
Secured Convertible Notes (“Notes”). The Notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.15 per share into an aggregate
of up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock. The Notes are secured by all of the Company’s assets. The Company used $400,000
of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to acquire substantially all of the assets of Brevity Ventures, Inc. and management
anticipates using the remaining proceeds for working capital purposes, including making strategic investments. Management expects
that future available capital resources will consist primarily of cash on hand, cash generated from the business, if any, and
future debt and/or equity financings, if any.
On
October 17, 2014, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Brevity Ventures, Inc. out of bankruptcy, including
technology and intellectual property that enables simultaneous transcoding while transporting video at high speeds. The U.S. Bankruptcy
Court approved the transaction on September 25, 2014, and it was consummated on October 17, 2014 for the cash purchase price of
$400,000. We are currently reviewing the accounting treatment for this transaction with further information forthcoming.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Throughout
this Report, AllDigital Holdings, Inc. and AllDigital, Inc., as a consolidated entity, are referred to as “AllDigital”,
the “Company”, “we” or “us.” To the extent we need to distinguish AllDigital Holdings, Inc.
from AllDigital, Inc., we refer to AllDigital Holdings, Inc. as “AllDigital Holdings” and to AllDigital, Inc. as “AllDigital,
Inc.” We have registered or are in the process of registering the AllDigital trademark. Any other trademarks and service
marks used in this Report are the property of their respective holders.
Certain
Technical Terms
In
this Report, we use certain technical terms to describe our business, which terms are important to an understanding of our business,
including the following:
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“Apps”
are software applications that operate on a device, and which can act as the front-end of a remotely hosted, cloud-based digital
service. |
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“Content
Management System” (“CMS”) is a Software as a Service (“SaaS”) platform that allows for the
management of digital media assets, data exchange with digital services and data management. |
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“devices”
are Internet-connected devices, including without limitation smartphones, tablet computers, desktop and laptop computers,
gaming consoles, digital televisions, home theatre systems, streaming players, “smart” appliances and digital
signage. |
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“digital
broadcasting workflow” is a series of interconnected processes to ingest, store, prepare, secure, manage, monetize,
convert and distribute live media feeds and video-on-demand and pay-per-view assets, as well as real-time data and other information
to and from Apps on devices. |
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“digital
services” are hosted, cloud-based software applications intended for use on, interactivity with, and the delivery of
digital media to or from, one or more devices, through a digital broadcasting workflow. Examples of well-known digital services
include NetFlix’s Movies On-Demand, Hulu, Pandora Radio, Instagram, Twitter, MLB.com, Match.com, Pinterest and Facebook. |
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“pairing”
is the process of setting up, managing and maintaining the ongoing data exchange between a digital service and a device through
the applicable digital broadcasting workflow. Pairing includes not only the initial process of ensuring the compatibility
of the digital service with one or more devices operating on one or more device platforms, but may also include any or all
of the following: |
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Managing
various elements of and processes related to the ongoing data exchange between a digital service and a device, including device
compatibility, security, quality of service, data and signal flows, and dynamic updates; |
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Applying
business rules (e.g., subscriber eligibility and authentication) and processing to live media feeds, video-on-demand (e.g.,
converting master video files into formats compatible with the target devices), real-time data and other data assets, and
digital services; and |
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Acting
as the origin for data exchange between the digital services, through the digital broadcasting workflow, to the devices. |
General
Business Overview
We
provide digital broadcasting solutions. Our digital broadcasting solutions consist of the technology and related services required
to develop, operate and support a variety of App and digital service implementations, through a digital broadcasting workflow,
across a large and diverse market of devices. Our business model targets a variety of organizations and existing providers of
digital services, such as media and entertainment companies, enterprises, government agencies, and nonprofits.
There
are a number of technical, financial, personnel, and management challenges for media and entertainment companies, enterprises,
and organizations wanting to successfully develop, operate and support a digital service through a digital broadcasting workflow
to target devices. As demand continues to increase from both end-users and their devices requiring growing amounts of cloud-based
digital media, data processing, services, and quality of service levels, we believe that these challenges will similarly increase.
Our
CMS platform currently branded as “AllDigital Cloud” addresses a significant number of these challenges. AllDigital
Cloud is a unified digital broadcasting and cloud services platform. It is dedicated to ingesting, storing, preparing, securing,
managing, monetizing, converting and distributing digital media and other forms of data across devices. AllDigital Cloud enables
and supports a variety of complex digital broadcasting workflows and digital service implementations. It also maximizes the performance
of, and offers significant scale and pricing advantages related to, the cloud-based storage, cloud processing and origin transit
of digital media to and from devices.
On
August 29, 2014, we announced the sudden passing of Paul Summers, our former Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of
Directors and co-founder. On his passing, our Board of Directors appointed Michael Linos, then President, to assume the additional
duties of Interim Chief Executive Officer. On October 23, 2014, our Board of Directors appointed Michael Linos, then President
and Interim Chief Executive Officer, to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer.
General
Outlook
We
expect that the need for digital broadcasting solutions will accelerate significantly over the next 2-3 years, which acceleration
we anticipate will be driven by the convergence of the following two key market dynamics: (i) the market for devices is substantial
and rapidly growing and (ii) digital services are increasingly critical to enterprise core business applications, are implemented
to achieve a wide variety of objectives, and are rapidly proliferating. We believe that the growth of the digital services market
will not be sustainable, however, without the creation of third party service providers that offer the digital broadcasting solutions
required to successfully develop, operate and support digital services to a large and diverse market of devices.
Our
ability to successfully generate future revenues is dependent on a number of factors, including: (i) the availability of capital
to continue to develop, operate and maintain our proprietary AllDigital Cloud platform and services, (ii) the ability to commercialize
our portfolio of digital broadcasting solutions to media and entertainment companies, enterprises, government agencies, and non-profits,
and (iii) our ability to attract and retain key sales, business and product development, and other personnel as our business and
offerings continue to mature. We may encounter setbacks related to these activities.
Client
and Product Development Update
We
remain focused on providing video-on-demand (“VoD”), live streaming, third party data integration (such as news, weather,
sports) and high-speed notifications with an emphasis on TV apps, mobile and syndication points via web browsers to the desktop.
Our ultimate goal is to provide ultra-low latency solutions (“Ultra Low Latency Live”) that will accelerate the rapid
globalization of media content with an emphasis on the creation, management and monetization of TV apps and virtual “channels”
of VoD and live media content.
To
power our next generation solutions, we continue to make progress in the development of our Ultra-Low Latency Live streaming server
platform as well as the next generation of our AllDigital Cloud digital broadcasting platform (“AD Cloud v2”). As
we get closer to the formal launch of AD Cloud v2, we anticipate an increase in the use of partner resources such as Akamai CDN
Delivery and Amazon Web Services to power and support its digital broadcasting content management system and application frameworks.
We anticipate an improved customer experience, greater scalability, and more favorable cost structure from AD Cloud v2 due to
its micro services architecture.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2014, we successfully completed and delivered a significant VoD paid proof of concept with
a content delivery partner with whom we are currently actively discussing new sales opportunities. During the three months ended
September 30, 2014, we participated in the first phase of development of a streaming media platform with a large, multi-national
provider of innovative entertainment and connectively solutions. We completed the first phase of development with this partner
in September 2014 and have entered into a second stage of development that we anticipate completing during the fourth quarter
of 2014. Collectively, we have realized $406,000 in new revenue from these two partners during the third and fourth quarters of
2014. The combination of these and other new customer commitments represents over $1,000,000 in additional client revenue that
we anticipate recognizing during the remainder of 2014 and into the first quarter of 2015.
In
October 2014, we entered into an agreement to develop next generation software for a large, telecommunications provider. In October
2014 we also announced the purchase of substantially all of the assets from Brevity Ventures, Inc., including patented technology
that allows for the concurrent transport and transcoding of large digital media files, which we have branded AllDigital Brevity.
We believe that AllDigital Brevity and the next generation of AllDigital Cloud, including Ultra Low Latency Live, collectively
and each on a standalone basis, may position our company to accelerate the growth of its recurring customer base under an optimized
cost structure.
Our
sales pipeline continues to improve as global brands engage companies like ours to distribute and monetize their media content.
There are emerging opportunities to either acquire the rights to digitally distribute media content, or share in the upside of
digital media globalization through revenue sharing arrangements. We believe that the rapid growth of the over-the-top (OTT) market
in terms of both the number of installed devices (e.g., Amazon FireTV, AppleTV, Roku, etc.) and global consumption of digital
media, and the introduction of devices like Apple’s iMac with Retina 5K display and Samsung’s 4K Ultra HD TV that
are designed to serve high resolution content, will represent a significant growth opportunity for us as we believe that AllDigital
Cloud, Ultra Low Latency Live, and AllDigital Brevity uniquely position us to take advantage of the increasing demand for lower
latency broadcasts and more efficient and reliable digital workflows.
Results
of Operations – Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
The
following discussions are based on the consolidated balance sheets as September 30, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013 and
statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited) and notes thereto.
The
tables presented below, which compare AllDigital’s results of operations from one period to another, present the results
for each period and the change in those results from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change. The columns
present the following:
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The
first two data columns in each table show the dollar results for each period presented. |
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The
columns entitled “Dollar variance” and “% variance” show the change in results, both in dollars and
percentages. These two columns show favorable changes as positive and unfavorable changes as negative. For example, when net
sales increase from one period to the next, that change is shown as a positive number in both columns. Conversely, when expenses
increase from one period to the next, that change is shown as a negative in both columns. Where percentages would not be meaningful,
an asterisk is shown. |
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) Compared to
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
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For
the three months ended September 30, | | |
Dollar variance
favorable | | |
%
variance
favorable | |
| |
2014 | | |
2013 | | |
(unfavorable) | | |
(unfavorable) | |
Net
sales | |
$ | 949,866 | | |
$ | 959,882 | | |
$ | (10,016 | ) | |
| (1.0 | )% |
Cost of sales | |
| 595,133 | | |
| 680,105 | | |
| 84,972 | | |
| 12.5 | |
Gross profit | |
| 354,733 | | |
| 279,777 | | |
| 74,956 | | |
| 26.8 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling, marketing and advertising | |
| 146,942 | | |
| 151,961 | | |
| 5,019 | | |
| 3.3 | |
General and administrative | |
| 441,736 | | |
| 405,041 | | |
| (36,695 | ) | |
| (9.0 | ) |
Total operating expenses | |
| 588,678 | | |
| 557,002 | | |
| (31,676 | ) | |
| (5.6 | ) |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Loss
from operations | |
| (233,945 | ) | |
| (277,226 | ) | |
| 43,280 | | |
| 15.6 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income (expense) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income | |
| 71 | | |
| 129 | | |
| (58 | ) | |
| (45.0 | ) |
Interest expense | |
| (152 | ) | |
| — | | |
| (152 | ) | |
| * | |
Other expense | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| * | |
Total other income (expense) | |
| (81 | ) | |
| 129 | | |
| (210 | ) | |
| (162.8 | ) |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Loss before provision
for income taxes | |
| (234,026 | ) | |
| (277,097 | ) | |
| 43,070 | | |
| 15.5 | |
Provision
for income taxes | |
| (1,600 | ) | |
| (800 | ) | |
| (800 | ) | |
| (100.0 | ) |
Net
loss | |
$ | (235,626 | ) | |
$ | (277,897 | ) | |
$ | 42,270 | | |
| 15.2 | % |
Net
Sales. Net sales decreased $10,016, or 1% in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 due to net declines
in monthly recurring and nonrecurring revenue of $98,026 and $63,907, respectively, offset by an $151,917 net increase in recognized
deferred revenue. The net decline in recurring revenue resulted from a decrease in recurring monthly maintenance and support contracts
with new and existing customers. The net decline in nonrecurring revenue resulted from a significant business interruption that
we experienced during late 2013 and early 2014, in part, due to the turnover of numerous employees including project managers,
developers, and certain executives, inhibiting our ability to focus on new sales opportunities. Deferred revenue declined in the
absence of new development projects as the Company focused its development resources on completing longer-term projects that were
already under contract. We started recovering from the business interruption by late second quarter 2014 and are re-building our
sales pipeline and executing on new development projects that will contribute to the Company’s growth for the remainder
of this year and into 2015.
Cost
of Sales. Cost of sales decreased by $84,972, or 12%, in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013.
The net decrease resulted from decreases in payroll and outside services of $68,677 and $48,257, respectively, and an $31,962
increase in data center related costs, including $16,842 in operating lease expense for related data center equipment (principally
related to AllDigital Cloud hosting capacity). Payroll and outside services decreased on the interim decline in sales activity
as we recovered from the business interruption and better utilized our existing development resources by implementing processes
and industry best practices that promote more efficient and cost effective development, higher customer satisfaction, the potential
for more new business, and the ability to recognize project revenue faster as evidenced during the third quarter ending September
30, 2014. In order to continue to operate our digital broadcasting platform as well as satisfy existing client contracts and commitments,
we incurred extraordinary expenses in the form of recruitment fees, third party consulting fees, credits due to customers and
increased payroll expense, all of which we believe will not continue in the future.
Gross
Profit. We achieved a gross profit of $354,733 in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of $74,956, or 27%, compared to a
gross profit of $279,777 in the third quarter of 2013. The increase in gross profit resulted from an $84,972 decrease in cost
of sales offset by a $10,016 decrease in sales.
Selling,
Marketing and Advertising Expenses. Selling, marketing and advertising expenses decreased by $5,019, or 3%, in the third quarter
of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013. The net decrease resulted from a decrease of $25,427 in salary and payroll related
expenses, an increase of $34,982 in outside services for outsourced marketing and advertising support, a decrease of $10,253 in
advertising expense, and a decrease of $4,321 in related travel expense. We expect our selling, marketing and advertising expenses
to increase in the fourth quarter and into 2015 with the addition of new sales resources and the development of marketing programs
to promote and enhance our ability to sell AllDigital Brevity and AllDigital services that are currently available or under development.
General
and Administrative Expenses. General and Administrative expenses increased by $36,695, or 9%, in the third quarter of 2014
compared to the third quarter of 2013. The increase resulted from $48,832 in research and development expense related to our development
of AD Cloud v2 and Ultra Low Latency Live, a $8,245 increase in payroll expense, and an $2,628 increase in insurance expense offset
by decreases in outside services, travel, and other general administrative expenses of $10,216, $8,385, and $4,409, respectively.
We anticipate continued increases in research and development expense in the fourth quarter 2014 and into 2015 as we bring new
services to market.
Other
Income (Expense). Other Income (Expense) decreased by $210, or 163%, in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter
of 2013. The net decrease resulted from a decrease in interest income ($58) on a lower cash balance on deposit, and an increase
in interest expense ($152) incurred for the recent capital lease financing of computer and other equipment.
Results
of Operations – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
The
following discussions are based on the consolidated balance sheets as September 30, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013 and
statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited) and notes thereto.
The
tables presented below, which compare AllDigital’s results of operations from one period to another, present the results
for each period and the change in those results from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change. The columns
present the following:
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first two data columns in each table show the dollar results for each period presented. |
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The
columns entitled “Dollar variance” and “% variance” show the change in results, both in dollars and
percentages. These two columns show favorable changes as positive and unfavorable changes as negative. For example, when net
sales increase from one period to the next, that change is shown as a positive number in both columns. Conversely, when expenses
increase from one period to the next, that change is shown as a negative in both columns. Where percentages would not be meaningful,
an asterisk is shown. |
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) Compared to
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
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For
the Nine months ended
September 30, | | |
Dollar variance
favorable | | |
%
variance
favorable | |
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2014 | | |
2013 | | |
(unfavorable) | | |
(unfavorable) | |
Net
sales | |
$ | 2,762,535 | | |
$ | 2,998,176 | | |
$ | (235,641 | ) | |
| (7.9 | )% |
Cost
of sales | |
| 2,470,556 | | |
| 1,956,916 | | |
| (513,640 | ) | |
| (26.2 | ) |
Gross
profit | |
| 291,979 | | |
| 1,041,260 | | |
| (749,281 | ) | |
| (72.0 | ) |
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Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling, marketing and advertising | |
| 561,236 | | |
| 368,401 | | |
| (192,835 | ) | |
| (52.3 | ) |
General and administrative | |
| 1,322,441 | | |
| 1,245,631 | | |
| (76,810 | ) | |
| (6.2 | ) |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,883,677 | | |
| 1,614,032 | | |
| (269,646 | ) | |
| (16.7 | ) |
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Loss
from operations | |
| (1,591,698 | ) | |
| (572,772 | ) | |
| (1,018,927 | ) | |
| (177.9 | ) |
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Other income (expense) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
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Interest income | |
| 652 | | |
| 413 | | |
| 239 | | |
| 57.9 | |
Interest expense | |
| (670 | ) | |
| — | | |
| (670 | ) | |
| * | |
Other income (expense) | |
| 25,170 | | |
| 66,653 | | |
| (41,483 | ) | |
| (62.2 | ) |
Total other income (expense) | |
| 25,152 | | |
| 67,066 | | |
| (41,914 | ) | |
| (62.5 | ) |
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Loss before provision
for income taxes | |
| (1,566,546 | ) | |
| (505,706 | ) | |
| (1,060,841 | ) | |
| (209.8 | ) |
Provision
for income taxes | |
| (3,200 | ) | |
| (1,600 | ) | |
| (1600 | ) | |
| (100.0 | ) |
Net
loss | |
$ | (1,569,746 | ) | |
$ | (507,306 | ) | |
$ | (1,062,441 | ) | |
| (209.4 | )% |
Net
Sales. Net sales decreased by $235,641, or 8% in the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 due
to net declines in monthly recurring and nonrecurring revenue of $325,608 and $141,870, respectively, offset by an $231,837 net
increase in recognized deferred revenue. The net decline in recurring revenue resulted from a decrease in recurring monthly maintenance
and support contracts with new and existing customers. Nonrecurring revenue declined due to a significant business interruption
that we experienced during late 2013 and early 2014, in part, due to the turnover of numerous employees including project managers,
developers, and certain executives, inhibiting our ability to focus on new sales opportunities. Deferred revenue declined in the
absence of new development projects as the Company focused its development resources on completing longer-term projects that were
already under contract. We started recovering from the business interruption by late second quarter 2014 and are re-building our
sales pipeline and executing on new development projects.
Cost
of Sales. Cost of sales increased by $513,640, or 26%, in the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months
of 2013. The increase in cost of sales was primarily due to the following increases: $215,974 in third party contracted resources
(for engineering and software development resources for projects), $126,381 in salaries and related expenses, $149,835 in data
center and facilities operating cost (principally related to AllDigital Cloud hosting capacity) which included $50,992 in operating
lease expense for related data center equipment, and $21,450 in travel. The cost of engineering and development human resources
in the first half of both 2014 and 2013, including both our employees and third party contracted resources, was approximately
86% and 89%, of our cost of sales in each respective period. The significant increase in cost of sales was due to a significant
business interruption we experienced during late 2013 and early 2014, in part, due to the turnover of numerous employees including
project managers, developers, and certain executives.
Gross
Profit. We achieved a gross profit of $291,979 in the first nine months of 2014, a decrease of $749,281, or 72%, compared
to a gross profit of $1,041,260 in the first nine months of 2013. The significant decrease in gross profit resulted from a $513,640
increase in cost of sales and a $235,641 decrease in net sales.
Selling,
Marketing and Advertising Expenses. Selling, marketing and advertising expenses increased $192,835, or 52%, in the first nine
months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013. The increase resulted from increases in payroll ($94,445), outside services
($66,846), advertising ($19,745), and travel ($11,799), with the entire increase being accounted for in the first six months of
2014 when the Company was still recovering from a business interruption due to the turnover of numerous employees including project
managers, developers, and certain executives.
General
and Administrative Expenses. General and Administrative expenses increased by $76,810 or 6% in the first nine months of 2014
compared to the first nine months of 2013. The net increase resulted from $110,207 in professional fees, $48,825 in research and
development expense related to our development of AD Cloud V2 and Ultra Low Latency Live, an $7,784 increase in insurance expense,
a decrease of $86,111 in payroll and related expenses, and a net decrease of $3,895 in travel and other general and administrative
expenses.
Other
Income. The net amount of other income decreased by $41,914, or 62%, in the first nine months of 2014 as compared to the first
nine months of 2013. Included in the 2014 total was a write-off of $21,595 of cost for software that was determined to be without
value offset by a $46,765 favorable financial settlement with a former supplier. In 2013, the comparative other income amount
resulted from a settlement with a former customer. Contributors to other income in the first nine months of 2014 include $652
in interest income earned from cash on deposit, and $670 in interest expense for capital lease financing of computer and other
equipment.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we funded our operations primarily from cash provided by operations and proceeds from
the sale of shares of our common stock for cash. Working capital as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $(86,252)
and $918,330, respectively. We had accumulated losses of $4,543,229 and $2,973,553 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013,
respectively. Our available capital resources at September 30, 2014, consisted primarily of $139,308 in cash and cash equivalents.
As of September 30, 2014, we had current assets of $617,726, including $139,308 in cash and cash equivalents.
In
October and November 2014, we raised $750,000 through the sale of an aggregate of $750,000 in principal of our 5% Senior Secured
Convertible Notes, or Notes. The Notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.15 per share into an aggregate of up to 5,000,000
shares of our common stock. The Notes are secured by all of our assets. We used $400,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the
Notes to acquire Brevity Ventures, Inc. and anticipate using the remaining proceeds for working capital purposes, including making
strategic investments. We expect that our future available capital resources will consist primarily of cash on hand, cash generated
from our business, if any, and future debt and/or equity financings, if any.
Cash
decreased $1,161,626 from $1,300,932 at December 31, 2013 to $139,306 at September 30, 2014, due primarily to the net cash used
in operating activities of $1,526,518 during the first nine months of 2014. A net loss of $1,569,746 was the largest component
of net cash used in operating activities for the period. This loss was offset by non-cash expenses during the period, including
$54,196 for depreciation and amortization, $85,645 for stock based compensation, $87,999 in common stock issued to service providers,
$21,595 in losses on disposal of property and equipment, $162,864 in accounts receivable, and $86,286 in accounts payable and
accrued expenses. Net cash used in operating activities also reflected a decrease of $125,822 in prepaid expenses and other current
assets, and a decrease of $329,535 in deferred revenue.
Cash
used in investing activities in the first nine months of 2014 was $35,935, which included purchased acquisitions of property and
equipment ($32,172), and payments for an intangible - domain name ($3,763). Cash of $400,827 was provided by financing activities
in the first nine months of 2014, comprised of $412,500 raised in May 2014 in connection with the sale of shares of our common
stock to two accredited investors, and $11,673 of cash used for capital lease financing.
We
monitor our financial resources on an ongoing basis and may adjust planned business activities and operations as needed to ensure
that we have sufficient operating capital. We evaluate our capital needs, and the availability and cost of capital on an ongoing
basis and expect to seek capital when and on such terms as deemed appropriate based upon an assessment of then-current liquidity,
capital needs, and the availability and cost of capital. Given our early stage of operations, we do not expect that bank or other
institutional debt financing will be available. We expect that any capital we raise will be through the issuance of equity or
equity-linked securities (such as warrants, convertible notes or similar securities). We believe that we will be able to obtain
financing when and as needed, but may be required to pay a high price for capital. We do not have any commitments to provide capital.
We
believe that current and future available capital resources, which include the proceeds from the sale of our Notes in October
and November 2014 and revenues generated from operations will be adequate to meet our anticipated working capital and capital
expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. If, however, our capital requirements or cash flow vary materially
from our current projections, if unforeseen circumstances occur, or if we require a significant amount of cash to fund future
acquisitions, we may require additional financing. Our failure to raise capital, if needed, could restrict our growth, or hinder
our ability to compete.
We
are seeking to accelerate our revenue growth and may participate in strategic joint ventures or acquisitions in the next twelve
months. As a result we may need additional liquidity and capital resources. No assurances can be given that we will be successful
in obtaining additional financing in the future. Any future financing that we may obtain may cause significant dilution to existing
stockholders. Any debt financing or other financing of securities senior to our common stock that we are able to obtain will likely
include financial and other covenants that will restrict our flexibility. At a minimum, we expect these covenants to include restrictions
on our ability to pay dividends on our common stock. Any failure to comply with these covenants would have a material adverse
effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
applicable.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term
“disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by the company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures also include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to
the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar
functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded as of September 30, 2014 that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
at a reasonable assurance level.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
Inherent
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management
does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect
all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute,
assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that
there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute
assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have
been or will be detected.
These
inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because
of a simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or
more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions
about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals
under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to
risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance
with policies or procedures.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On
May 16, 2014, we filed a suit in the Superior Court of the State of California in Orange County naming 3 of our prior employees
as defendants (Case Number: 30-2014-00723384-CU-IP-CJC).
On
September 5, 2014, following the passing of Paul Summers, we filed a Request for Dismissal without Prejudice of this suit in the
Superior Court of the State of California in Orange County.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, and all of the other
information set forth in this Report before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock. In addition to historical information,
the information in this Report contains forward-looking statements about our future business and performance. Our actual operating
results and financial performance may be different from what we expect as of the date of this Report. The risks described in this
Report represent the risks that management has identified and determined to be material to our company. Additional risks and uncertainties
not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, may also materially harm our business operations and financial
condition.
We
have a limited operating history and cannot ensure the long-term successful operation of our business or the execution of our
business plan.
We
have a limited operating history, and our digital broadcasting solutions are an evolving business offering. As a result, investors
have no meaningful track record by which to evaluate our future performance. Our prospects must be considered in light of the
risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by growing companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. We may be unable
to accomplish any of the following, which would materially impact our ability to implement our business plan:
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establishing
and maintaining broad market acceptance of our products, technology, services, and platform, and converting that acceptance
into direct and indirect sources of revenue; |
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and maintaining adoption of our products, technology, services, and platform on a wide variety of devices and device platforms; |
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timely
and successfully developing new products, technology, services, service and platform features, and increasing the functionality
and features of our existing products, services, platform and technology; |
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developing
products, technology, services, and platform that result in a high degree of customer satisfaction and a high level of end-customer
usage; |
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successfully
responding to competition, including competition from emerging technologies and solutions; |
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developing
and maintaining strategic relationships to enhance the distribution, features, content and utility of our products, technology,
services, and platform; and |
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attracting and retaining talented technical services, engineering, and creative services staff at reasonable market compensation
rates in the markets in which we employ. |
Our
business strategy may be unsuccessful and we may be unable to address the risks we face in a cost-effective manner, if at all.
If we are unable to successfully accomplish these tasks, our business will be harmed.
We
will likely need to raise additional capital in order to continue and grow our operations, and we may be unable to obtain additional
capital on reasonable terms, or at all.
We
generated negative cash flows from operations during the year ended December 31, 2013 and the nine months ended September 30,
2014, and have limited cash. If we continue to use cash in our operations, we will need to raise additional capital. Given our
early stage of operations, we do not expect that bank or other institutional debt financing will be available. We expect that
any capital we raise will be through the issuance of equity and equity-linked securities, including common stock, preferred stock,
warrants or and convertible debt. We have no commitments from any parties to provide capital and may not be able to raise capital
on reasonable terms, or at all. Factors affecting the availability and price of capital may include the following:
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experience and reputation of our management team; |
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of the global markets and specifically the U.S. economy; |
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trading volume of, and volatility in, the market for our common stock; |
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ongoing success, or failure, in executing our business plan; |
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amount of our capital needs; and |
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We
may be unable to meet our current or future obligations or to adequately exploit existing or future opportunities if we cannot
raise sufficient capital. If we are unable to obtain capital for an extended period of time, we may be forced to discontinue operations.
We
are in the early stages of the full production version of our AllDigital Cloud platform in commercial operation.
We
have only recently deployed the full production version of our AllDigital Cloud platform. Accordingly, our AllDigital Cloud platform
may not perform as expected and we may not be able to address some or all of the early stage production challenges that may occur.
Any failure to address early production challenges would significantly harm our results of operations and financial condition.
Because
of our early stage of operations and limited resources, we may not have in place various processes and protections common to more
mature companies and may be more susceptible to adverse events.
We
are in an early stage of operations and have limited resources. As a result, we may not have in place systems, processes and protections
that many of our competitors have or that may be essential to protect against various risks. For example, we have in place only
limited resources and processes addressing human resources, timekeeping, data protection, business continuity, personnel redundancy,
and knowledge institutionalization concerns. As a result, we are at risk that one or more adverse events in these and other areas
may materially harm our business, balance sheet, revenues, expenses or prospects.
The
platform architecture and data tracking technology underlying our services is complex and may contain unknown errors in design
or implementation that could result in incorrect billings to our customers.
The
platform architecture and data tracking technology underlying our AllDigital Cloud platform, broadcasting network services, and
cloud services software tools and back-end services is complex and includes software and code used to generate customer invoices.
This software and code is either developed internally or licensed from third parties. Any of the system architecture, system administration,
software or code may contain errors, or may be implemented or interpreted incorrectly, particularly when they are first introduced
or when new versions or enhancements to our tools and services are released. In addition, with respect to certain usage-based
billing, the data used to bill the customer for usage is an estimate, based upon complex formulas or algorithms. We or the customer
may subsequently believe that such formulas or algorithms overstate or understate actual usage. In any such case, a design or
application error could cause overbilling or under-billing of our customers, which may:
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affect our revenues and expenses, either prospectively or retrospectively, potentially requiring restatement of financial
statements. |
Our
continued growth could be adversely affected by the loss of several key customers.
During
the year ending December 31, 2013, our four largest customer relationships accounted for approximately 82% of our total revenue.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, our three largest customer relationships accounted for approximately 64% of our
total revenue. Our agreements with many of these key customers and/or partners expire in any given year unless renewed by the
customer and/or partner, are terminable at any time upon short-term notice, or are otherwise generally terminable during 2014.
Decisions by one or more of these key customers and/or partners to not renew, terminate or substantially reduce their use of our
products, technology, services, and platform could substantially slow our revenue growth and lead to a decline in revenue. Our
business plan assumes continued growth in revenue, and it is unlikely that we will become profitable without a continued increase
in revenue.
We
are dependent upon key personnel who may leave at any time and may be unable to attract qualified personnel in the future.
We
are highly dependent upon on a small number of senior executives and other members of management to work effectively as a team,
to execute our business strategy and business plan, and to manage our employees, independent contractors, consultants and vendors.
Certain of our senior executives have limited public company experience. Any of our senior executives, managers and employees
can terminate his or her employment relationship at any time, and the loss of the services of such individuals could have a material
adverse effect on our ability to execute our business plan and otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
We
may incur substantial operating and net losses due to substantial expenditures.
Since
the commencement of our current operations, we have invested significant time and expense towards developing our products, technology
and services in order to capitalize on current market opportunities. We intend to increase our operating expenses and capital
expenditures in order to expand our market presence, and as a result, we may incur substantial operating and net losses in the
foreseeable future. There can be no assurance that we will achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flow from our operations.
Our
resources may not be sufficient to manage our expected growth; failure to properly manage our potential growth would be detrimental
to our business.
We
may fail to adequately manage our anticipated future growth. Any growth in our operations will place a significant strain on our
administrative, financial and operational resources. It will also increase demands on our management and on our operational and
administrative systems, controls and other resources. Our existing personnel, systems, procedures and controls may be inadequate
to support our operations in the future, such that we will be unable to successfully implement appropriate measures consistent
with our growth strategy. As part of any growth, we may have to implement new operational and financial systems, procedures and
controls to expand, train and manage our employee base and maintain close coordination among our technical, accounting, finance,
marketing and sales staff. We may be unable to do this. To the extent we acquire or merge with other businesses, we will also
need to integrate and assimilate new operations, technologies and personnel. We may not have the experience or resources to do
this. If we are unable to adequately manage future growth, our operating results may suffer.
Our future results will suffer
if we do not effectively manage our expanded operations following our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Brevity
Ventures, Inc.
Our future success depends, in part, upon
our ability to manage our expanded business after our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Brevity Ventures, Inc.
in October 2014. Our acquisition may pose substantial challenges for management, including challenges related to the integration,
billing, collections and accounting and associated increased costs and complexities. There can be no assurances that we will realize
the expected operating efficiencies, revenue enhancements or other benefits currently anticipated as a result of our acquisition.
Because
our technology, products, platform, and services are complex and are deployed in and across complex environments, they may have
errors or defects that could seriously harm our business.
Our
technology, products, platform, and services are highly complex and are designed to operate in and across data centers, numerous
large and complex networks, and other elements of the digital broadcasting workflow that we do not own or control. From time to
time, we have needed to correct errors and defects in our software. In the future, there may be additional errors and defects
in our software that may adversely affect our services. We may not have in place adequate quality assurance procedures to ensure
that we detect errors in our software in a timely manner. If we are unable to efficiently and cost-effectively fix errors or other
problems that may be identified, or if there are unidentified errors that allow persons to improperly access our services, we
could experience loss of revenues and market share, damage to our reputation, increased expenses and legal actions by our customers.
We
may have insufficient transmission and server capacity, which could result in interruptions in our services and loss of revenues.
Our
operations are dependent in part upon transmission capacity provided by third-party telecommunications network providers. In addition,
our distributed network must be sufficiently robust to handle all of our customers’ web-traffic, particularly in the event
of unexpected surges in high-definition video traffic. We may not be adequately prepared for unexpected increases in bandwidth
demands by our customers. In addition, the bandwidth we have contracted to purchase may become unavailable for a variety of reasons,
including payment disputes or network providers going out of business. Any failure of these network providers to provide the capacity
we require, due to financial or other reasons, may result in a reduction in, or interruption of, service to our customers, leading
to an immediate decline in revenue and possible additional decline in revenue as a result of subsequent customer losses.
We
may have insufficient human resources in platform development, project management, quality control to manage large customer projects.
Our
operations are dependent in part upon the availability of adequate human resources to manage and develop our Cloud Platform and
specific customer development projects. We may not be adequately prepared for unexpected increases in integration service development
efforts required by prospective or existing customers. Software development is a human resource intensive process in an increasingly
competitive environment for talented people, a lack (or loss) of which could result in an immediate decline in revenue and possible
additional decline in revenue as a result of subsequent customer losses. The loss of developers and related staff can also create
delays in providing development services to our customers also potentially resulting in a loss of revenue.
We
do not have sufficient capital to engage in material research and development, which may harm our long term growth.
In
light of our limited capital, we have made no material investments in research and development over the past several years. This
may conserve capital in the short term. In the long term, as a result of our failure to invest in research and development, our
technology and product offerings may not keep pace with the market and we may lose any existing competitive advantage. Over the
long term, this may harm our revenue growth and our ability to become profitable.
We
may acquire businesses or assets, or enter into other business combination transactions, that may be difficult to integrate.
As
part of our growth strategy we expect to enter into transactions to acquire companies or a substantial portion of their assets,
or to combine our business with theirs. These acquisitions or business combinations involve numerous risks, including each of
the following:
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anticipated cost savings, cross-marketing to new customers or other anticipated synergies will not be achieved; |
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management resources will be diverted towards negotiating and effecting the acquisition and then integrating the operations
and personnel of the acquired business, instead of focusing on our existing business plan and operations; |
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the stock and/or other consideration paid in the transaction will exceed the value of the assets or business acquired; |
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the use of cash as consideration for the transaction will reduce cash that may be needed for operations below necessary levels; |
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if we enter into a transaction, such transaction may delay our ability to raise needed capital on a stand-alone basis while
the transaction is underway and not yet consummated, and/or impair the combined company’s ability to raise capital in
the event the transaction is consummated, and/or accelerate our need for capital as a combined company in the event the transaction
is consummated, and the terms of any such capital raise may be onerous, if we are even successful at being able to raise needed
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if we do not consummate such a transaction, we will have expended substantial costs and resources without achieving the anticipated
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Acquisitions
or business combinations (or attempted transactions) could have an adverse, rather than a positive, effect on our business, operations
and financial results for the reasons set forth above or otherwise.
The
markets in which we operate are rapidly emerging, and we may be unable to compete successfully against existing or future competitors
to our business.
The
markets in which we operate are becoming increasingly competitive. Our current competitors generally include operators within
the digital media stack, who offer subcomponents of our digital broadcasting solutions (e.g., CDN providers, CMS companies, hosting,
utility computing companies), or integrators and vertical solution providers who develop single implementations of content or
digital media distribution, and related digital services, to a target device platform. These competitors, including future new
competitors that may emerge, may be able to develop a comparable or superior platform, and/or technology stack, and/or series
of services that provide a similar or more robust set of features and functionality than the technology, products and services
we offer. If this occurs, we may be unable to grow as necessary to make our business profitable.
Regardless
of whether we have superior products, many of these current and potential future competitors have a longer operating history in
their current respective business areas and greater market presence, brand recognition, engineering and marketing capabilities,
and financial, technological and personnel resources than we do. Existing and potential competitors with an extended operating
history, even if not directly related to our business, have an inherent marketing advantage because of the reluctance of many
potential customers to entrust key operations to a company that may be perceived as unproven. In addition, our existing and potential
future competitors may be able to use their extensive resources:
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develop and deploy new products and services more quickly and effectively than we can; |
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develop, improve and expand their platforms and related infrastructures more quickly than we can; |
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reduce costs, particularly transport, storage and processing costs, because of discounts associated with large volume purchases; |
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offer less expensive products, technology, platform, and services as a result of a lower cost structure, greater capital reserves
or otherwise; |
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adapt more swiftly and completely to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements; |
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offer bundles of related services that we are unable to offer; |
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attract and retain qualified staff more effectively than we can; |
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If
we are unable to compete effectively in our various markets, or if competitive pressures place downward pressure on the prices
at which we offer our products and services, our business, financial condition and results of operations may suffer.
Our
networks handle personal data, and we may be subject to liability for any loss of such data.
As
part of our product offering, we facilitate the billing by our customers of their end customers, including end customers that
may purchase products using credit cards or otherwise provide personal financial and other information over our network. Unauthorized
access to our platform and underlying infrastructure, including certain servers for example, may jeopardize the security of the
personal information stored in our computer systems and our customers’ computer systems. If this occurs, we may be liable
to our customers, and we may lose customers or future customers, as a result of the reputational harm associated with such a breach.
Our
business operations are susceptible to interruptions caused by events beyond our control.
Our
business operations are susceptible to interruptions caused by events beyond our control. We are vulnerable to the following potential
problems, among others:
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platform, technology, products, and services and underlying infrastructure, or that of our key suppliers, may be damaged or
destroyed by events beyond our control, such as fires, earthquakes, floods, power outages or telecommunications failures.
Our operations are particularly susceptible to interruption from any of the foregoing because many of our servers and much
of our infrastructure is located in Southern California, which is prone to the occurrence of the foregoing events. |
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and our customers and/or partners may experience interruptions in service as a result of the accidental or malicious actions
of Internet users, hackers or current or former employees. |
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We
may face liability for transmitting viruses to third parties that damage or impair their access to computer networks, programs,
data or information. Eliminating computer viruses and alleviating other security problems may require interruptions, delays
or cessation of service to our customers. |
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Failure
of our systems or those of our suppliers may disrupt service to our customers (and from our customers to their customers),
which could materially impact our operations (and the operations of our customers), adversely affect our relationships with
our customers and lead to lawsuits and contingent liability. |
The
occurrence of any of the foregoing could result in claims for consequential and other damages, significant repair and recovery
expenses and extensive customer losses and otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Risks
Related to Our Intellectual Property
If
the protection of our intellectual property is inadequate, our competitors may gain access to our technology, and our business
may suffer.
We
depend on our ability to develop and maintain certain proprietary aspects of our products and services. To protect these proprietary
products and services, we rely primarily on a combination of contractual provisions, confidentiality procedures, trade secrets
and common law copyright and trademark principles. Adequate protection of our intellectual property is subject to the following
risks:
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have not applied for a copyright registration or patents with respect to our proprietary rights, and, as a result, we may
have limited legal recourse against others who use our technology or similar technology. |
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Our
claims of proprietary ownership (and related common law copyright assertions) may be challenged or otherwise fail to provide
us with the ability to prevent others from copying our technology. |
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Our
existing trademarks or any future trademarks may be canceled or otherwise fail to provide meaningful protection. |
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Counterparties
to nondisclosure agreements disclose or use our intellectual property in breach of governing agreements, and our ability to
prevent or obtain damages for such breach may be limited by our financial situation, legal restrictions or other issues. |
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we use open source technology, with or without our knowledge, we may become subject to “copyleft” agreements requiring
us to license proprietary technology to third parties. |
Despite
our efforts to protect our proprietary products, technology, platform, and services, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy,
obtain or use certain aspects of it for their own benefit or for purposes of damaging our business or reputation. Policing unauthorized
use of our products, technology, platform, and services is difficult, and although we are unable to determine the extent to which
piracy of our products, technology, platform, and services exists, we expect software piracy to be an ongoing problem.
Third
party claims that we infringe upon their intellectual property rights could be costly to defend and/or settle.
Litigation
regarding intellectual property rights is common in the Internet and software industries. We expect that Internet technologies
and software products and services may be increasingly subject to third-party infringement claims as the number of competitors
in our industry grows and the functionality of products, technology, platform, and services in different industry segments overlaps.
We may from time to time encounter disputes over rights and obligations concerning intellectual property that we developed ourselves,
use or license from third parties, including open source software. Third parties may bring claims of infringement against us,
which may be with or without merit. We could be required, as a result of an intellectual property dispute, to do one or more of
the following:
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selling, incorporating or using services, technology, platform or products that rely upon the disputed intellectual property; |
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from the holder of the intellectual property a license to sell or use the disputed intellectual property, which license may
not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all; |
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services, technology, products, platform or portions of services, technology or products, that incorporate disputed intellectual
property; |
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increased license fees for certain implementations of open source or other third party software licenses which were not anticipated
under an existing license or agreement; and |
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monetary damages to the third party adjudged to be the rightful holder of the intellectual property right. |
The
occurrence of any of these events could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources or could severely limit the products
and/or services we offer, which may seriously harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
In
addition, we have agreed, and may agree in the future, to indemnify certain of our customers against claims that our products,
technology or services infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. We could incur substantial costs in defending
our customers against infringement claims and ultimately be required to pay substantial monetary damages attributable to the indemnification
of our customers in the event of a successful claim of infringement against us or them.
We
may be subject to legal liability for providing third-party content.
We
have certain arrangements to offer third-party content via certain of our customers’ websites. We may be subject to claims
concerning this content by virtue of our involvement in marketing, branding, broadcasting or providing access to it, even if we
do not ourselves directly host, operate or provide access to these products, services, content or advertising. While our agreements
with these parties most often provide that we will be indemnified against such liabilities, such indemnification may not be adequate
or available. Investigating and defending any of these types of claims can be expensive, even if the claims do not result in liability.
While to date we have not been subject to material claims, if any potential claims do result in liability, we could be required
to pay damages or other penalties, or result in other adverse impacts to our business, which could harm our operating results
and financial condition.
Risks
Related to Our Industry
Certain
of our service delivery and content handling services are subject to industry regulations, standards, certifications and/or approvals.
The
commercialization of certain of the service delivery and content handling services we provide at times require or are made more
costly due to industry acceptance and regulatory processes, such as ISO certification and strict content security handling standards,
including rights management and other requirements mandated by media and entertainment studios. If we are unable to obtain or
retain these or other formal and informal studio approvals for particular digital service implementations, certifications and
standards compliance in a timely manner, or at all, our operating results could be adversely affected.
General
global market and economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our operating performance and results of operations.
Our
business has been and could continue to be affected by general global economic and market conditions. Weakness in the United States
and worldwide economy has had and could continue to have a negative effect on our operating results, including a decrease in revenue
and operating cash flow. To the extent our customers are unable to profitably monetize the digital services and content we deliver
on their behalf, they may reduce or eliminate their purchase of our products and services. Such reductions in traffic would lead
to a reduction in our revenues. Additionally, in a down-cycle economic environment, we may experience the negative effects of
increased competitive pricing pressure, customer loss, slowdown in commerce over the Internet and corresponding decrease in traffic
delivered over our network and failures by our customers to pay amounts owed to us on a timely basis or at all. Suppliers on which
we rely for servers, bandwidth, co-location and other services could also be negatively impacted by economic conditions that,
in turn, could have a negative impact on our operations or revenues. Flat or worsening economic conditions may harm our operating
results and financial condition.
The
market for digital broadcasting solutions may not grow at a pace that we anticipated or at levels that allow us to continue to
grow.
The
market for digital broadcasting solutions is relatively new and evolving. As a result, we cannot be certain that a viable market
for our products and services will be sustainable. Factors that may inhibit the growth of this market include:
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customers may limit their distribution of digital media and related digital services to devices because of issues related
to protection of copyrights, media and entertainment company studio approvals related to content protection, royalty payments
to artists and publishers, illegal copying and distribution of data and other intellectual property rights issues. |
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of data networks, or consumer reluctance to purchase high-speed Internet connectivity for their device, may limit the growth
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Consumers
may determine not to view or access digital services on their devices because of, among other factors, poor reception of the
broadcast or other delivery of the services, or the creation or expansion of competing technologies, that provide a similar
service at lower cost or with better features. |
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laws and regulations may negatively affect consumers’ and businesses’ use of the Internet or devices, thereby
reducing demand. |
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the market for digital broadcasting solutions does not continue to grow, or grows more slowly than expected, our business,
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Risks
Related to Our Capital Stock and Capitalization
We
cannot predict the extent to which an active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. If a public
trading market does not develop or cannot be sustained, you may be unable to liquidate your investment in AllDigital.
We
cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained due to a number of
factors, including the fact that we are a small company that is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional
investors, and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention
of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or
recommend the purchase of our shares of common stock until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence,
there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a
seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an
adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a public trading market for our common stock will be sustained.
If such a market cannot be sustained, you may be unable to liquidate your investment in AllDigital.
In
addition, the market price for our common stock may be particularly volatile given our status as a relatively small company with
a small and thinly-traded “public float” that could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. You may be unable
to sell your common stock at or above your purchase price if at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.
Our
common stock may be subject to significant price volatility which may have an adverse effect on your ability to liquidate your
investment in our common stock.
The
market for our common stock may be characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect
that our share price will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The potential volatility in our share
price is attributable to a number of factors. First, our common shares may be sporadically and/or thinly traded. As a consequence
of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence
the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event
that a large number of our common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer
that could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Secondly, an investment in us is a speculative
or “risky” investment due to our lack of meaningful revenues or any profits to date and uncertainty of future market
acceptance for current and potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under
the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell
their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer.
We
are subject to various regulatory requirements, and may be adversely affected by inquiries, investigations and allegations that
we have not complied with governing rules and laws.
In
light of our status as a public company and the early stage of our business, we are subject to a variety of laws and regulatory
requirements in addition to those applicable to all businesses generally. For example, we are subject to the reporting requirements
applicable to United States reporting issuers, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and certain state and provincial securities
laws. In addition, because we are in an early stage of development and intend on issuing securities to raise capital and use acquisitions
for growth, our actions will be governed by state and federal securities laws and laws governing the issuance of securities, which
are complex. In connection with such laws, we may be subject to periodic audits, inquiries and investigations. Any such audits,
inquiries and investigations may divert considerable financial and human resources and adversely affect the execution of our business
plan.
Through
such audits, inquiries and investigations, a regulator or we may determine that we are out of compliance with one or more governing
rules or laws. Remedying such non-compliance diverts additional financial and human resources. In addition, in the future, we
may be subject to a formal charge or determination that we have materially violated a governing law, rule or regulation. We may
also be subject to lawsuits as a result of alleged violation of the securities laws or governing corporate laws. Any charge or
allegation, and particularly any determination, that we had materially violated a governing law would harm our ability to enter
into business relationships, recruit qualified officers and employees and raise capital.
The
market price of our common stock may be harmed by our need to raise capital.
We
need to raise additional capital in the near future and expect to raise such capital through the issuance of equity and equity-linked
securities including common stock, preferred stock, warrants and convertible debt. Because securities in private placements and
other transactions by a company are often sold at a discount to market prices, this need to raise additional capital may harm
the market price of our common stock, to the extent that a market develops. In addition, the re-sale of securities issued in such
capital-raising transactions, whether under Rule 144 or otherwise, may harm the market price of our common stock.
Our
ability to issue preferred stock and common stock may significantly dilute ownership and voting power, negatively affect the price
of our common stock and inhibit hostile takeovers.
Under
our Articles of Incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock and 90,000,000 shares of
common stock without seeking stockholder approval. Any issuance of preferred stock or common stock would dilute the ownership
and voting power of existing holders of our common stock and may have a negative effect on the price of our common stock. The
issuance of preferred stock without stockholder approval may also be used by management to stop or delay a change of control,
or might discourage third parties from seeking a change of control of our company, even though some stockholders or potential
investors may view possible takeover attempts as potentially beneficial to our stockholders.
Our
common stock is a “low-priced stock” and subject to regulations that limits or restricts the potential market for
our stock.
Shares
of our common stock are “low-priced” or “penny stock,” resulting in increased risks to our investors and
certain requirements being imposed on some brokers who execute transactions in our common stock. In general, a low-priced stock
is an equity security that is:
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We
believe that our common stock is presently a “penny stock.” At any time the common stock qualifies as a penny stock,
the following requirements, among others, will generally apply:
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broker-dealers who recommend penny stock to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must make a
special written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to a transaction
prior to sale. |
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Prior
to executing any transaction involving a penny stock, certain broker-dealers must deliver to certain purchasers a disclosure
schedule explaining the risks involved in owning penny stock, the broker-dealer’s duties to the customer, a toll-free
telephone number for inquiries about the broker-dealer’s disciplinary history and the customer’s rights and remedies
in case of fraud or abuse in the sale. |
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connection with the execution of any transaction involving a penny stock, certain broker-dealers must deliver to certain purchasers
the following: |
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broker-dealer’s compensation for the trade; |
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compensation received by certain salespersons for the trade; |
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We
have never paid, and do not intend to pay in the future, dividends on our common stock.
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings and do
not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. It is unlikely that investors will derive any current income from ownership
of our stock. This means that the potential for economic gain from ownership of our stock depends on appreciation of our stock
price and will only be realized by a sale of the stock at a price higher than the purchase price.
We
do not have significant tangible assets that could be sold upon liquidation.
We
have nominal tangible assets, and as of October 2014, we pledged all of our assets as collateral to secure our obligations under
$750,000 in principal of our 5% Senior Secured Convertible Notes. As a result, if we become insolvent, there will be no tangible
assets to liquidate and no corresponding proceeds to distribute to our stockholders. If we become insolvent or otherwise must
dissolve or liquidate our assets, our stockholders will likely not receive any cash proceeds on account of their shares.
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2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
In
the third quarter of 2014 we issued an aggregate of 376,111 shares of our common stock to three accredited investors in consideration
of services provided or to be provided.
The
offer and sale of the securities described above were effected in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506
promulgated thereunder.
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3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
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4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not
applicable.
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5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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6. EXHIBITS
Index
to Exhibits
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Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated September 8, 2014, by and between the Registrant and Michael Linos. |
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Employment
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Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, we are deemed to have complied with the reporting obligation relating
to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and are not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions
of the federal securities laws as long as we have made a good faith attempt to comply with the submission requirements and promptly
amend the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fail to comply with the submission requirements.
Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed and otherwise are
not subject to liability.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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ALLDIGITAL
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EXHIBITS
FILED WITH THIS REPORT
Exhibit
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Description
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10.1 |
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Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated September 8, 2014, by and between the Registrant and Michael Linos. |
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Employment
Agreement, dated September 8, 2014, by and between the Registrant and Brad Eisenstein. |
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Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 |
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Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 |
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of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, we are deemed to have complied with the reporting obligation relating
to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and are not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions
of the federal securities laws as long as we have made a good faith attempt to comply with the submission requirements and promptly
amend the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fail to comply with the submission requirements.
Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed and otherwise are
not subject to liability.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
MICHAEL
LINOS
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 8, 2014, by and
between AllDigital, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and Michael Linos (“Employee”). This
Agreement replaces the Employment Agreement, dated January 27, 2014 (the “Initial Effective Date”), by and between
the Company and Employee. In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth below, the Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment
Offer Contingencies. Employee will be required, as a condition of employment with the Company, to: (a) successfully complete
a background check; (b) execute the Company’s Confidential, Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement,
(c) execute the Company’s Security Training Acknowledgement Form, (d) provide, as required by law, legal proof of identity
and authorization to work in the United States, and (e) if applicable, obtain a written consent or release from Employee’s
current employer to join Company in the form of the Company’s Release Agreement. The above documents will be provided in
advance and Employee will have adequate time to review them, but the documents must be completed and submitted to Employer no
later than Employee’s first day of employment with the Company. Upon commencement of employment, Employee will be provided
a copy of the Company’s Employee Handbook, which Employee will be required to review and submit an executed written acknowledgement
thereof within 30 days of beginning employment with the Company.
2. At
Will Employment. The Company hereby employs Employee, and Employee hereby accepts employment by the Company. The parties acknowledge
and agree that the Employee’s employment relationship is “at-will,” meaning that either party may terminate
the employment relationship for any reason (or no reason at all) at any time, with or without cause and with or without prior
notice. Any termination of Employee by the Company shall be by action of the Board of Directors of the “Parent Company.”
“Parent Company” shall mean any entity that wholly owns the Company and, if that entity is wholly owned by another
entity, shall include the entity that wholly-owns the entity that owns the Company. The ultimate Parent Company and its consolidated
direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “Consolidated Company.”
3. Services.
Employee shall serve as President and Interim CEO of the Company (or Consolidated Company, as the case may be) and perform
such services for the Company as are customary for such position and as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board
of Directors of the Parent Company.
4. Outside
Activities. During the term of this Agreement, or any extensions thereof, Employee agrees to not engage in any other gainful
employment, business or activity that is competitive to, or in conflict (directly, indirectly, actual or potential) with the Consolidated
Company, without the written consent of the Company. While Employee renders services to the Consolidated Company, Employee will
not assist any person or organization in competing with the Consolidated Company, in preparing to compete with the Consolidated
Company, or in hiring any employees of the Consolidated Company.
5. Work
and Reside in Orange County. Employee agrees that he will work full time at the Company’s main office in Irvine, California,
and be required to reside (in a primary residence) in the immediate Irvine or greater Orange County, California metropolitan area
for the duration of Employee’s employment.
6. Restrictive
Covenants During Term.
a. During
his employment by the Company, Employee shall devote his full time and services exclusively to the Consolidated Company and will
not, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company, own, either directly or indirectly, any
interest in any privately-held business or commercial enterprise which is competitive with the business conducted by the Consolidated
Company. Furthermore, Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company, serve
as a partner, officer, director, advisor or employee of, or act in any other similar capacity for, any business or commercial
enterprise which is competitive with the business conducted by the Consolidated Company. However, nothing contained in this Section
6 shall be construed to prohibit Employee from purchasing the stock or other securities of any corporation or other business entity
whose stock or securities are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or in the national over-the-counter market.
b. During
his employment by the Company, Employee shall comply with all employee manuals, handbook, and policies and procedures adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company, unless such manual, handbook, policy or procedure expressly provides that it is not
applicable to Employee or a person holding Employee’s position. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and whether
or not included in any manual, handbook, policy or procedure, Employee shall not enter into any agreement (written or verbal)
or other instrument that includes a financial, service or other obligation on the part of any Consolidated Company unless the
Board of Directors of the Company or another executive officer of the Company has reviewed and approved such agreement or instrument.
7. Compensation.
a. Base
Salary. As compensation for the services to be performed hereunder, Employee shall receive an annual base salary (“Base
Salary”) of $144,000. The Base Salary shall be subject to adjustment upward, but not downward, in the sole and absolute
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company. All Base Salary hereunder shall be payable in accordance with the
Company’s customary payroll practices and subject to federal and state withholding requirements.
b. Bonuses.
Employee will have the ability to earn an amount equal to 50% of the annual Base Salary as a “Management by Objective
Bonus” (“MBO Bonus”). The MBO Bonus will be deemed earned by the Employee following the successful achievement
of quarterly objectives approved in writing by the Board of Directors of the Parent Company. The MBO Bonus will be payable in
quarterly payments. The MBO Bonus, if earned, will be paid within 45 days of the end of the fiscal quarter, except for any bonus
due and payable at the Company’s year-end, which will then be due no later than March 15 of the following year. If Employee’s
employment is terminated for any reason during any bonus term, the Employee will receive the payment of his pro-rated share of
the MBO Bonus within 45 days of the end of the fiscal quarter provided that the written objectives for that quarter were in the
process of being achieved (as reasonably determined by the Parent Company’s Board and Directors) or were actually achieved
during that fiscal quarter.
c. Payment
Upon Termination.
(i) Subject
to the following paragraph and the last sentence of this paragraph, upon any termination of Employee’s employment by the
Company (other than a termination for “Cause” as that term is defined below), the Company shall pay to Employee, in
addition to any accrued but unpaid compensation and accrued but unused Paid Time Off (as defined below) pay earned by Employee
through the effective date of the termination of employment, the following “Severance Amount”: (A) an amount equal
to one year’s Base Salary being paid to Employee as of the effective date of the termination of employment and payable in
six equal monthly installments less any applicable taxes, and (B) an amount equal to 100% of Employee’s group health and
dental insurance premiums with the Company (or, at the election of the Company, 100% of the amount payable under COBRA necessary
to maintain Employee’s health and dental insurance) for a period of one year following Employee’s date of termination.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to this contrary, (Y) any obligation of the Company to pay any portion of the Severance
Amount shall immediately and automatically cease, without notice or opportunity to cure, upon Employee’s breach of Section
9 or 10 of this Agreement during, or following termination of, Employee’s employment with the Consolidated Company, and
(Z) any obligation of the Company to pay any portion of the severance amount shall be suspended (but not terminated) at the option
of the Company (1) during any period that the Parent Company’s independent public accountants require the Consolidated Company
to include a going concern qualification in the financial statements, until such going concern qualification is removed or eliminated,
(2) during any calendar month in which the Consolidated Company’s current ratio (i.e. ratio of current assets to current
liabilities) as of the last day of the prior calendar month was less than 2.5, or (3) during any period in which the Consolidated
Company has current assets of less than $650,000; provided, however, none of (1), (2) or (3) shall apply if the Consolidated Company
has cash or cash equivalents in excess of $1 million.
Payments
of the cash portion of the Severance Amount shall be made to Employee in six equal monthly installments less any applicable taxes,
except as set forth below in this paragraph. Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (c) (i) to the contrary: (A) no base
salary continuation or bonus amount otherwise payable to the Employee under this subsection (i) shall be paid unless and until
the Employee incurs a “separation from service” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) from the Company
(a “Separation from Service”) (with any amounts deferred as a result of this subsection (A) being payable promptly
following such Separation from Service and as permitted by subsection (B)); and (B) any base salary and bonus amounts that are
otherwise due or payable under this subsection (c)(i) during the six-month period following the Employee’s Separation from
Service shall instead be deferred and paid to the Employee within five business days after, but in no instance prior to, the six-month
anniversary of Employee’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the date of Employee’s death) if and to the extent
that such amounts (1) do not constitute “separation pay due to involuntary separation from service” (as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii); and (2) are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”). The foregoing restrictions on the payment of continuing base salary and bonus are intended to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted consistently with that intent.
(ii)
Upon any termination of Employee’s employment by the Company for “Cause”, the Company shall pay to Employee
any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and accrued but unused Paid Time Off earned by Employee through the effective date of the termination
of his employment. As used herein, the term “Cause” shall mean (a) Employee’s conviction of, or plea of guilty,
nolo contendere or the equivalent, in any criminal action involving a felony, (b) Employee’s misappropriation of
any material funds or property of the Company, (c) Employee’s willful misconduct in the performance of his duties for the
Company, (d) Employee’s breach of any of the covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5, 6, 9 or 10, or (e) the continuation of
any breach, or repeat of any breach, by Employee of any covenant not designated in subsection (c) of this paragraph after the
Company has given Employee written notice identifying such breach.
(iii)
If Employee elects to terminate his employment with the Company for “Good Reason,” Employee shall be entitled
to the same Severance Amount as set forth in subsection (c)(i) above, including the modifying restrictions set forth in the last
sentence of the first paragraph, and the second paragraph, of subsection (c)(i). “Good Reason” shall mean (A) a material
reduction of Employee’s compensation, responsibilities or duties; (B) a change in the principal place of Employee’s
employment such that it causes Employee to relocate or materially increases Employee’s commute time; or (C) any other event
that is a functional equivalent of an involuntary termination and which falls within the safe-harbor provisions related to termination
for good reason set forth in the regulations implementing Section 409A of the Code.
(iv) The
payments described in this Section 7(c) shall constitute the entirety of the compensation payable to Employee by any Consolidated
Company upon a termination of his employment with the Company.
8. Employee
Benefits.
a. Paid
Time Off. Employee shall be entitled to Paid Time Off (“PTO”) plus company holidays in accordance with the PTO
and Holiday policies set forth in the Company’s Employee Handbook. Initially, it is understood that Employee shall be entitled
to a maximum of 20 days per year, accruing at a rate of two days per month, and a maximum accrual of 20 days at any one point
in time, excluding paid holidays, the scheduling of which will be approved in advance (generally at least one month in advance)
by Employee providing notice to the senior human resource contact in the Company and one other executive officer of the Company.
b. Group
Health Insurance Benefits. The Company shall provide for Employee and his dependents, at the Company’s expense, participation
in such health, accident and dental insurance plans as are made available generally to the Company’s senior executive management
level employees (i.e. officers party to substantially similar written employment agreements) from time to time.
c. Business
Expenses. Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company for any ordinary and necessary expenses reasonably incurred
by Employee in the performance of his duties and in acting for the Company, provided that:
i. Each
such expenditure over $1,000.00 is pre-approved in writing by the Employee’s supervisor in accordance with Company policy.
ii. Employee
furnishes to the Company such documentation regarding such expenses as is required by the rules and policies relating to expense
reimbursements that the Company shall from time to time establish in order to permit such reimbursement payments to be taken as
proper deductions by the Company under applicable state and federal tax laws.
Repeated
violations of this provision shall be deemed cause for termination as defined in Section 7(c)(ii)(e).
d. Indemnification.
Employee shall have the full benefit of all provisions of the Company’s limits of liability as may be provided to an
employee of the Company in the Company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, and California Labor Code Section 2802 providing
for indemnification of Employee in the circumstances described therein.
9. Confidential
Information.
a. Access
to Confidential and Trade Secret Information. Employee acknowledges that during the course of Employee’s retention by
the Consolidated Company, Employee will be exposed to and provided documents and other information regarding the confidential
business and technical affairs of the Consolidated Company, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media
or maintained in the mind or memory and whether compiled by Employee or the Consolidated Company, including, without limitation,
information about the Consolidated Company’s past, present and future financial condition, the markets for its products,
key personnel, past, present or future actual or threatened litigation, trade secrets, current and prospective customer lists,
operational methods, acquisition plans, prospects, plans for future development, pricing information, cost information, sources
of supply, sources of customers, customer lists, identities and purchasing characteristics and histories, business plans, models,
projections or prospects, actual and/or projected expenses, actual and/or projected revenues, actual and/or projected profits,
financial information, data, know-how, formulae, processes, designs, specifications, drawings, contract rights, and other information
concerning the Consolidated Company’s organization, business operations, business affairs, marketing plans, clients, customers,
partners, suppliers, vendors, licensees, or licensors, of a confidential, proprietary, or secret nature not readily available
to the public (the “Confidential Information”).
Employee
expressly acknowledges that this Confidential Information has independent economic value from not being readily known, disclosed
to or ascertainable by proper means by the public and/or others in the industry and business of the Consolidated Company, and
that reasonable efforts have been made by the Consolidated Company to maintain the secrecy of such Confidential Information, and
this Confidential Information shall be considered and deemed the Consolidated Company’s trade secrets and confidential,
proprietary information.
b. No
Disclosure or Use of Confidential Information. At no time during Employee’s employment or thereafter shall Employee
ever divulge, disclose, or otherwise use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than to do and perform the business
and activities of the Consolidated Company, unless and until such information is readily available in the public domain by reason
other than Employee’s disclosure or use thereof in violation of this Section 9, or unless such disclosure is required by
law. Employee specifically acknowledges that the Confidential Information derives independent economic value from not being readily
known, disclosed to or ascertainable by proper means by the public or the industry or business of the Consolidated Company, that
reasonable efforts have been made by the Consolidated Company to maintain the secrecy of such Confidential Information, that such
Confidential Information is the sole property of the Consolidated Company, is considered the Consolidated Company’s trade
secrets, and that any retention, use or disclosure of such Confidential Information by Employee (except in the course of performing
duties hereunder) shall constitute a misappropriation of trade secrets of the Consolidated Company and/or unfair competition.
10. Non-Solicitation.
Employee shall not, for a period of 12 months following the termination of his employment with the Consolidated Company, for
any reason whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for himself or for, on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person or entity,
solicit or induce any employee, agent, independent contractor or consultant of or to the Consolidated Company to terminate his,
her or its employment or other relationship with the Consolidated Company for the purpose of associating with any competitor of
the Consolidated Company or otherwise encourage any such person to leave or sever his, her or its employment or other business
relationship with the Consolidated Company.
11. Damages
and Injunction. Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to the Consolidated Company as a result of a breach
by Employee of the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that could be caused
for which it would have no other adequate remedy, Employee agrees that the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof may be enforced
by the Consolidated Company in the event of breach or threatened breach by Employee, by injunctions and restraining orders without
having to post a bond or other security. Such actions may be taken in state or federal court notwithstanding the inclusion of
an arbitration provision in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Consolidated Company from pursuing
any other available remedy for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages as provided for in this Agreement.
12. Agency
and Authority. Employee agrees that his employment by the Company shall deem him an agent for the Company only for such purposes
as are customary for his position. Employee agrees that he will not act or purport to act in any way for the Company, except as
to matters directly related to his employment or as may otherwise be authorized by the Board of Directors of the Parent Company.
13. Severability.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the commission of any act contrary to law, and wherever
there is any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation
contrary to which the parties have no legal right to contract, the latter shall prevail, but in such event, the provision of this
Agreement thus affected shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirements of the
law. In the event that any part, article, paragraph, section or clause of this Agreement shall be held to be indefinite or invalid,
the entire Agreement shall not fail on account thereof, and the balance of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
14. Notices.
Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery
or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party entitled to such notice,
at the address indicated beside such party’s signature line on this Agreement or at such other address as such party may
designate by ten (10) days advance written notice under this paragraph to all other parties to this Agreement.
15. Amendment.
Any waiver, alteration or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement or cancellation or replacement of this Agreement
shall not be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
16. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts
executed and to be wholly performed within the State of California, with venue and jurisdiction for any dispute in the County
of Orange.
17. Waiver.
Waiver by either party of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach.
18. Arbitration.
In the event of any dispute or any claim arising out of this agreement, the termination of Employee’s employment, or
the employment relationship between the Employee and the Company (including, but not limited to, any claims of wrongful termination
or claims for discrimination based on race, age, sex, disability, creed, color, religion, sexual orientation, marital status,
or any other protected category, under California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination
in Employment Act, or Americans with Disabilities Act), Employee and the Company agree that all such disputes shall be fully and
finally resolved by binding arbitration conducted under the rules of the California Arbitration Act, Code of Civil Procedure Section
1280 et seq. (the “Arbitration Act”). The parties shall (1) select a neutral arbitrator from a panel obtained
from Orange County Superior Court (or some other source mutually agreed upon between the parties), (2) be permitted adequate and
reasonable discovery necessary to arbitrate or resolve all issues in dispute in the arbitration, and (3) direct the arbitrator
to render a written award setting forth his findings of fact and conclusions of law which shall be afforded appropriate judicial
review as permitted by and provided for in the Arbitration Act and state laws interpreting the Arbitration Act. Each party shall
bear his or its own expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration, including attorneys’ fees and costs, except that
the Company will pay all the arbitrator’s costs and fees unique to the arbitration. This arbitration provision shall not
apply to claims for unemployment insurance benefits filed with the Employment Development Department or to claims for normal workers
compensation benefits filed with the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In the event Employee prevails in the resolution of any
dispute arising out of this agreement, Company shall reimburse Employee for all expenses Employee incurred in connection with
the arbitration, including attorneys fees and costs, and any other costs, fees or attorneys fees as may otherwise be provided
under state or federal law.
19. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, along with the other documents and agreements executed contemporaneously herewith by the parties,
which includes the Confidential, Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, the Offer Letter, New Hire Information
Form, and the Security Training Acknowledgement Form, and any Stock Option Agreements (incorporating the Amended and Restated
2011 Stock Incentive Plan), contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties hereto and sets forth the entirety
of the consideration to which Employee shall be entitled hereunder. No other agreements, oral or otherwise, shall be deemed to
exist or to bind any of the parties hereto in any manner related to this Agreement. No officer or employee of the Company has
any authorization to make any representation or promise in any manner related to this Agreement not contained in this Agreement,
and Employee agrees that he has not executed this Agreement in reliance upon any such representation or promise. This Agreement
cannot be modified or changed except by written instrument, signed by both parties hereto.
20. Employee
Handbook. Employee shall be governed by the personnel rules and regulations set forth in the Company’s employee handbook
and related documents, which may be modified from time to time. To the extent there exists a conflict between this Agreement and
the personnel rules and regulations of the Company, this Agreement shall be the controlling document and supersede any conflicting
policy.
21. Section
Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.
22. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in a number of counterparts, each of which shall be construed as an original for all purposes.
23. Stock
Grants. Provided that the Employee is employed by the Company on the applicable issuance date, the Company shall grant and
issue 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock on each of the first anniversary and the second anniversary of the Initial Effective Date.
Immediately prior to the consummation of a “Transaction” as defined in Section 9.2 of the Amended and Restated 2011
Stock Incentive Plan of AllDigital Holdings, Inc. (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time), provided that
the Employee is employed by the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the Transaction, upon the Employee’s written
demand in accordance with this section, the Company shall issue to Employee the number of unissued shares of Common Stock to which
the Employee would be entitled to under this Section 23. The Company shall give Employee at least 5 business days notice prior
to the consummation of any Transaction and, within 2 business days of receiving such notice, Employee shall provide the Company
with written notice stating whether or not Employee elects to exercise his rights under this Section 23.
[Signature
Page Follows.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief
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Michael Linos |
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Michael Linos |
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EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
BRAD
EISENSTEIN
THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 8, 2014 (the “Effective Date”),
by and between AllDigital, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and Brad Eisenstein (“Employee”).
In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth below, the Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment
Offer Contingencies. Employee will be required, as a condition of employment with the Company, to: (a) successfully complete
a background check; (b) execute the Company’s Confidential, Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement,
(c) execute the Company’s Security Training Acknowledgement Form, (d) provide, as required by law, legal proof of identity
and authorization to work in the United States, and (e) if applicable, obtain a written consent or release from Employee’s
current employer to join Company in the form of the Company’s Release Agreement. The above documents will be provided in
advance and Employee will have adequate time to review them, but the documents must be completed and submitted to Employer no
later than Employee’s first day of employment with the Company. Upon commencement of employment, Employee will be provided
a copy of the Company’s Employee Handbook, which Employee will be required to review and submit an executed written acknowledgement
thereof within 30 days of beginning employment with the Company.
2. At
Will Employment. The Company hereby employs Employee, and Employee hereby accepts employment by the Company. The parties acknowledge
and agree that the Employee’s employment relationship is “at-will,” meaning that either party may terminate
the employment relationship for any reason (or no reason at all) at any time, with or without cause and with or without prior
notice. Any termination of Employee by the Company shall be by action of the Board of Directors of the “Parent Company.”
“Parent Company” shall mean any entity that wholly owns the Company and, if that entity is wholly owned by another
entity, shall include the entity that wholly-owns the entity that owns the Company. The ultimate Parent Company and its consolidated
direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “Consolidated Company.”
3. Services.
Employee shall serve as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company (or Consolidated Company, as the
case may be) and perform such services for the Company as are customary for such position and as may be assigned to him from time
to time by the President of the Company (or, in his/her absence, the Board of Directors of the Parent) which, generally, shall
include the following:
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as a key business partner to the executive team to jointly develop and execute upon weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual
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Managing and continuing
to develop the accounting, finance, administration and operations functions of the business, including the development and
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Supporting the successful
completion of financing transactions, including working with investment bankers in the development of investor documents,
participating in and attending road show presentations, coordinating and communicating with the Company’s financial
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Developing, maintaining,
and updating as required the Company’s marketing collateral materials for potential investors, including the one page
executive summary, overview presentation, and forecast model; |
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Deal desk support,
including contract administration and vendor and customer management matters related to new contracts and modifications to
existing contracts; |
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work with the executive team to plan, coordinate, and conduct due diligence and integration of target acquisitions; and |
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4. Outside
Activities. During the term of this Agreement, or any extensions thereof, Employee agrees to not engage in any other gainful
employment, business or activity that is competitive to, or in conflict (directly, indirectly, actual or potential) with the Consolidated
Company, without the written consent of the Company. While Employee renders services to the Consolidated Company, Employee will
not assist any person or organization in competing with the Consolidated Company, in preparing to compete with the Consolidated
Company, or in hiring any employees of the Consolidated Company.
5. Work
and Reside in Orange County. Employee agrees that he will work full time at the Company’s main office in Irvine, California,
and be required to reside (in a primary residence) in the immediate Irvine or greater Orange County, California metropolitan area
for the duration of Employee’s employment.
6. Restrictive
Covenants During Term.
(a) During
his employment by the Company, Employee shall devote his full time and services exclusively to the Consolidated Company and will
not, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company, own, either directly or indirectly, any
interest in any privately-held business or commercial enterprise which is competitive with the business conducted by the Consolidated
Company. Furthermore, Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company, serve
as a partner, officer, director, advisor or employee of, or act in any other similar capacity for, any business or commercial
enterprise which is competitive with the business conducted by the Consolidated Company. However, nothing contained in this Section
6 shall be construed to prohibit Employee from purchasing the stock or other securities of any corporation or other business entity
whose stock or securities are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or in the national over-the-counter market.
(b) During
his employment by the Company, Employee shall comply with all employee manuals, handbook, and policies and procedures adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company, unless such manual, handbook, policy or procedure expressly provides that it is not
applicable to Employee or a person holding Employee’s position. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and whether
or not included in any manual, handbook, policy or procedure, Employee shall not enter into any agreement (written or verbal)
or other instrument that includes a financial, service or other obligation on the part of any Consolidated Company unless the
Board of Directors of the Company or another executive officer of the Company has reviewed and approved such agreement or instrument.
7. Compensation.
a. Base
Salary. As compensation for the services to be performed hereunder, Employee shall receive an annual base salary (“Base
Salary”) of $144,000. The Base Salary shall be subject to adjustment upward, but not downward, in the sole and absolute
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company. All Base Salary hereunder shall be payable in accordance with the
Company’s customary payroll practices and subject to federal and state withholding requirements.
b. Bonuses.
Employee will have the ability to earn an amount equal to 50% of the annual Base Salary as a “Management by Objective
Bonus” (“MBO Bonus”). The MBO Bonus will be deemed earned by the Employee following the successful achievement
of quarterly objectives approved in writing by the Board of Directors of the Parent Company. The MBO Bonus will be payable in
quarterly payments. The MBO Bonus, if earned, will be paid within 45 days of the end of the fiscal quarter, except for any bonus
due and payable at the Company’s year-end, which will then be due no later than March 15 of the following year. If Employee’s
employment is terminated for any reason during any bonus term, the Employee will receive the payment of his pro-rated share of
the MBO Bonus within 45 days of the end of the fiscal quarter provided that the written objectives for that quarter were in the
process of being achieved (as reasonably determined by the Parent Company’s Board and Directors) or were actually achieved
during that fiscal quarter.
c. Payment
Upon Termination.
(i) Subject
to the following paragraph and the last sentence of this paragraph, upon any termination of Employee’s employment by the
Company (other than a termination for “Cause” as that term is defined below), the Company shall pay to Employee, in
addition to any accrued but unpaid compensation and accrued but unused Paid Time Off (as defined below) pay earned by Employee
through the effective date of the termination of employment, the following “Severance Amount”: (A) an amount equal
to one year’s Base Salary being paid to Employee as of the effective date of the termination of employment and payable in
six equal monthly installments less any applicable taxes, and (B) an amount equal to 100% of Employee’s group health and
dental insurance premiums with the Company (or, at the election of the Company, 100% of the amount payable under COBRA necessary
to maintain Employee’s health and dental insurance) for a period of one year following Employee’s date of termination.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to this contrary, (Y) any obligation of the Company to pay any portion of the Severance
Amount shall immediately and automatically cease, without notice or opportunity to cure, upon Employee’s breach of Section
9 or 10 of this Agreement during, or following termination of, Employee’s employment with the Consolidated Company, and
(Z) any obligation of the Company to pay any portion of the severance amount shall be suspended (but not terminated) at the option
of the Company (1) during any period that the Parent Company’s independent public accountants require the Consolidated Company
to include a going concern qualification in the financial statements, until such going concern qualification is removed or eliminated,
(2) during any calendar month in which the Consolidated Company’s current ratio (i.e. ratio of current assets to current
liabilities) as of the last day of the prior calendar month was less than 2.5, or (3) during any period in which the Consolidated
Company has current assets of less than $650,000; provided, however, none of (1), (2) or (3) shall apply if the Consolidated Company
has cash or cash equivalents in excess of $1 million.
Payments
of the cash portion of the Severance Amount shall be made to Employee in six equal monthly installments less any applicable taxes,
except as set forth below in this paragraph. Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (c) (i) to the contrary: (A) no base
salary continuation or bonus amount otherwise payable to the Employee under this subsection (i) shall be paid unless and until
the Employee incurs a “separation from service” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) from the Company
(a “Separation from Service”) (with any amounts deferred as a result of this subsection (A) being payable promptly
following such Separation from Service and as permitted by subsection (B)); and (B) any base salary and bonus amounts that are
otherwise due or payable under this subsection (c)(i) during the six-month period following the Employee’s Separation from
Service shall instead be deferred and paid to the Employee within five business days after, but in no instance prior to, the six-month
anniversary of Employee’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the date of Employee’s death) if and to the extent
that such amounts (1) do not constitute “separation pay due to involuntary separation from service” (as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii); and (2) are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”). The foregoing restrictions on the payment of continuing base salary and bonus are intended to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted consistently with that intent.
(ii)
Upon any termination of Employee’s employment by the Company for “Cause”, the Company shall pay to Employee
any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and accrued but unused Paid Time Off earned by Employee through the effective date of the termination
of his employment. As used herein, the term “Cause” shall mean (a) Employee’s conviction of, or plea of guilty,
nolo contendere or the equivalent, in any criminal action involving a felony, (b) Employee’s misappropriation of
any material funds or property of the Company, (c) Employee’s willful misconduct in the performance of his duties for the
Company, (d) Employee’s breach of any of the covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5, 6, 9 or 10, or (e) the continuation of
any breach, or repeat of any breach, by Employee of any covenant not designated in subsection (c) of this paragraph after the
Company has given Employee written notice identifying such breach.
(iii)
If Employee elects to terminate his employment with the Company for “Good Reason,” Employee shall be entitled
to the same Severance Amount as set forth in subsection (c)(i) above, including the modifying restrictions set forth in the last
sentence of the first paragraph, and the second paragraph, of subsection (c)(i). “Good Reason” shall mean (A) a material
reduction of Employee’s compensation, responsibilities or duties; (B) a change in the principal place of Employee’s
employment such that it causes Employee to relocate or materially increases Employee’s commute time; or (C) any other event
that is a functional equivalent of an involuntary termination and which falls within the safe-harbor provisions related to termination
for good reason set forth in the regulations implementing Section 409A of the Code.
(iv) The
payments described in this Section 7(c) shall constitute the entirety of the compensation payable to Employee by any Consolidated
Company upon a termination of his employment with the Company.
8. Employee
Benefits.
a. Paid
Time Off. Employee shall be entitled to Paid Time Off (“PTO”) plus company holidays in accordance with the PTO
and Holiday policies set forth in the Company’s Employee Handbook. Initially, it is understood that Employee shall be entitled
to a maximum of 20 days per year, accruing at a rate of 1.67 days per month, and a maximum accrual of 20 days at any one point
in time, excluding paid holidays, the scheduling of which will be approved in advance (generally at least one month in advance)
by Employee providing notice to the senior human resource contact in the Company and one other executive officer of the Company.
b. Group
Health Insurance Benefits. The Company shall provide for Employee and his dependents, at the Company’s expense, participation
in such health, accident and dental insurance plans as are made available generally to the Company’s senior executive management
level employees (i.e. officers party to substantially similar written employment agreements) from time to time.
c. Business
Expenses. Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company for any ordinary and necessary expenses reasonably incurred
by Employee in the performance of his duties and in acting for the Company, provided that:
i. Each
such expenditure over $1,000.00 is pre-approved in writing by the Employee’s supervisor in accordance with Company policy.
ii. Employee
furnishes to the Company such documentation regarding such expenses as is required by the rules and policies relating to expense
reimbursements that the Company shall from time to time establish in order to permit such reimbursement payments to be taken as
proper deductions by the Company under applicable state and federal tax laws.
Repeated
violations of this provision shall be deemed cause for termination as defined in Section 7(c)(ii)(e).
d. Indemnification.
Employee shall have the full benefit of all provisions of the Company’s limits of liability as may be provided to an
employee of the Company in the Company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, and California Labor Code Section 2802 providing
for indemnification of Employee in the circumstances described therein.
9. Confidential
Information.
a. Access
to Confidential and Trade Secret Information. Employee acknowledges that during the course of Employee’s retention by
the Consolidated Company, Employee will be exposed to and provided documents and other information regarding the confidential
business and technical affairs of the Consolidated Company, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media
or maintained in the mind or memory and whether compiled by Employee or the Consolidated Company, including, without limitation,
information about the Consolidated Company’s past, present and future financial condition, the markets for its products,
key personnel, past, present or future actual or threatened litigation, trade secrets, current and prospective customer lists,
operational methods, acquisition plans, prospects, plans for future development, pricing information, cost information, sources
of supply, sources of customers, customer lists, identities and purchasing characteristics and histories, business plans, models,
projections or prospects, actual and/or projected expenses, actual and/or projected revenues, actual and/or projected profits,
financial information, data, know-how, formulae, processes, designs, specifications, drawings, contract rights, and other information
concerning the Consolidated Company’s organization, business operations, business affairs, marketing plans, clients, customers,
partners, suppliers, vendors, licensees, or licensors, of a confidential, proprietary, or secret nature not readily available
to the public (the “Confidential Information”).
Employee
expressly acknowledges that this Confidential Information has independent economic value from not being readily known, disclosed
to or ascertainable by proper means by the public and/or others in the industry and business of the Consolidated Company, and
that reasonable efforts have been made by the Consolidated Company to maintain the secrecy of such Confidential Information, and
this Confidential Information shall be considered and deemed the Consolidated Company’s trade secrets and confidential,
proprietary information.
b. No
Disclosure or Use of Confidential Information. At no time during Employee’s employment or thereafter shall Employee
ever divulge, disclose, or otherwise use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than to do and perform the business
and activities of the Consolidated Company, unless and until such information is readily available in the public domain by reason
other than Employee’s disclosure or use thereof in violation of this Section 9, or unless such disclosure is required by
law. Employee specifically acknowledges that the Confidential Information derives independent economic value from not being readily
known, disclosed to or ascertainable by proper means by the public or the industry or business of the Consolidated Company, that
reasonable efforts have been made by the Consolidated Company to maintain the secrecy of such Confidential Information, that such
Confidential Information is the sole property of the Consolidated Company, is considered the Consolidated Company’s trade
secrets, and that any retention, use or disclosure of such Confidential Information by Employee (except in the course of performing
duties hereunder) shall constitute a misappropriation of trade secrets of the Consolidated Company and/or unfair competition.
10. Non-Solicitation.
Employee shall not, for a period of 12 months following the termination of his employment with the Consolidated Company, for
any reason whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for himself or for, on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person or entity,
solicit or induce any employee, agent, independent contractor or consultant of or to the Consolidated Company to terminate his,
her or its employment or other relationship with the Consolidated Company for the purpose of associating with any competitor of
the Consolidated Company or otherwise encourage any such person to leave or sever his, her or its employment or other business
relationship with the Consolidated Company.
11. Damages
and Injunction. Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to the Consolidated Company as a result of a breach
by Employee of the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that could be caused
for which it would have no other adequate remedy, Employee agrees that the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof may be enforced
by the Consolidated Company in the event of breach or threatened breach by Employee, by injunctions and restraining orders without
having to post a bond or other security. Such actions may be taken in state or federal court notwithstanding the inclusion of
an arbitration provision in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Consolidated Company from pursuing
any other available remedy for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages as provided for in this Agreement.
12. Agency
and Authority. Employee agrees that his employment by the Company shall deem him an agent for the Company only for such purposes
as are customary for his position. Employee agrees that he will not act or purport to act in any way for the Company, except as
to matters directly related to his employment or as may otherwise be authorized by the Board of Directors of the Parent Company.
13. Severability.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the commission of any act contrary to law, and wherever
there is any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation
contrary to which the parties have no legal right to contract, the latter shall prevail, but in such event, the provision of this
Agreement thus affected shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirements of the
law. In the event that any part, article, paragraph, section or clause of this Agreement shall be held to be indefinite or invalid,
the entire Agreement shall not fail on account thereof, and the balance of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
14. Notices.
Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery
or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party entitled to such notice,
at the address indicated beside such party’s signature line on this Agreement or at such other address as such party may
designate by ten (10) days advance written notice under this paragraph to all other parties to this Agreement.
15. Amendment.
Any waiver, alteration or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement or cancellation or replacement of this Agreement
shall not be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
16. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts
executed and to be wholly performed within the State of California, with venue and jurisdiction for any dispute in the County
of Orange.
17. Waiver.
Waiver by either party of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach.
18. Arbitration.
In the event of any dispute or any claim arising out of this agreement, the termination of Employee’s employment, or
the employment relationship between the Employee and the Company (including, but not limited to, any claims of wrongful termination
or claims for discrimination based on race, age, sex, disability, creed, color, religion, sexual orientation, marital status,
or any other protected category, under California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination
in Employment Act, or Americans with Disabilities Act), Employee and the Company agree that all such disputes shall be fully and
finally resolved by binding arbitration conducted under the rules of the California Arbitration Act, Code of Civil Procedure Section
1280 et seq. (the “Arbitration Act”). The parties shall (1) select a neutral arbitrator from a panel obtained
from Orange County Superior Court (or some other source mutually agreed upon between the parties), (2) be permitted adequate and
reasonable discovery necessary to arbitrate or resolve all issues in dispute in the arbitration, and (3) direct the arbitrator
to render a written award setting forth his findings of fact and conclusions of law which shall be afforded appropriate judicial
review as permitted by and provided for in the Arbitration Act and state laws interpreting the Arbitration Act. Each party shall
bear his or its own expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration, including attorneys’ fees and costs, except that
the Company will pay all the arbitrator’s costs and fees unique to the arbitration. This arbitration provision shall not
apply to claims for unemployment insurance benefits filed with the Employment Development Department or to claims for normal workers
compensation benefits filed with the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In the event Employee prevails in the resolution of any
dispute arising out of this agreement, Company shall reimburse Employee for all expenses Employee incurred in connection with
the arbitration, including attorneys fees and costs, and any other costs, fees or attorneys fees as may otherwise be provided
under state or federal law.
19. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, along with the other documents and agreements executed contemporaneously herewith by the parties,
which includes the Confidential, Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, the Offer Letter, New Hire Information
Form, and the Security Training Acknowledgement Form, and any Stock Option Agreements (incorporating the Amended and Restated
2011 Stock Incentive Plan), contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties hereto and sets forth the entirety
of the consideration to which Employee shall be entitled hereunder. No other agreements, oral or otherwise, shall be deemed to
exist or to bind any of the parties hereto in any manner related to this Agreement. No officer or employee of the Company has
any authorization to make any representation or promise in any manner related to this Agreement not contained in this Agreement,
and Employee agrees that he has not executed this Agreement in reliance upon any such representation or promise. This Agreement
cannot be modified or changed except by written instrument, signed by both parties hereto.
20. Employee
Handbook. Employee shall be governed by the personnel rules and regulations set forth in the Company’s employee handbook
and related documents, which may be modified from time to time. To the extent there exists a conflict between this Agreement and
the personnel rules and regulations of the Company, this Agreement shall be the controlling document and supersede any conflicting
policy.
21. Section
Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.
22. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in a number of counterparts, each of which shall be construed as an original for all purposes.
[Signature
Page Follows.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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ALLDIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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/s/
Michael Linos |
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Name: |
Michael Linos |
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President |
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Date: |
September
8, 2014 |
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Address: |
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Irvine, CA 92618 |
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EMPLOYEE |
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/s/
Brad Eisenstein |
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Brad Eisenstein |
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Date: |
September
8, 2014 |
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Exhibit
31.1
CERTIFICATION
I,
Michael Linos, certify that:
1 |
I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 of AllDigital Holdings, Inc. |
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Based on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report; |
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3. |
Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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4. |
The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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(c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based
on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and |
5. |
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely
to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting. |
Dated:
November 14, 2014 |
/s/
Michael Linos |
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Michael Linos |
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Chief Executive
Officer |
Exhibit
31.2
CERTIFICATION
I,
Brad Eisenstein, certify that:
1. |
I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 of AllDigital Holdings, Inc.; |
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this report; |
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3. |
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report; |
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4. |
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based
on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and |
5. |
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and |
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting. |
Dated:
November 14, 2014 |
/s/
Brad Eisenstein |
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Brad Eisenstein |
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Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATION
OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q AllDigital Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2014 (the “Report”),
the undersigned hereby certify in their capacities as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. the Report fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. the information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated:
November 14, 2014 |
/s/
Michael Linos |
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Michael Linos |
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Chief Executive
Officer |
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Dated: November
14, 2014 |
/s/
Brad Eisenstein |
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Brad Eisenstein |
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Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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