form10q-q308.htm
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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[X]
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR
THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
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[
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FOR THE
TRANSITION
PERIOD FROM __________ to __________.
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Commission
File Number 000-12817
SONA
MOBILE HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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95-3087593
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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245
Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10167
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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(888)
306-7662
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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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 is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer [ ]
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Accelerated
filer [ ]
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Non-accelerated
filer [ ]
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Smaller
reporting company [ X ]
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
Number of
shares Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding at November 10, 2008:
57,662,452
SONA
MOBILE HOLDINGS CORP.
QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR
THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Page
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements (unaudited)
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4
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet – September 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31,
2007
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three-month and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30,
2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
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6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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7
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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22
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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37
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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37
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
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38
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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38
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SIGNATURES
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39
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain
statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking
statements” regarding the plans and objectives of management for future
operations and market trends and expectations. The words “expect,”
“believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “propose,” “seek,” and
similar words and variations thereof, when used, are intended to specifically
identify forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual
results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included
herein are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to those set forth in our Annual Report
on Form 10-KSB as filed on March 31, 2008 and in each of our Registration
Statements on Form S-1, as amended, and filed with the SEC on April 1,
2008. Our plans and objectives are based, in part, on assumptions
involving the continued expansion of our business. Assumptions relating to the
foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future
economic, competitive, and market conditions and future business decisions, all
of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are
beyond our control. Although we believe that our assumptions
underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions
could prove inaccurate and, therefore, we cannot assure you that the
forward-looking statements included in this report will prove to be
accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the
forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information
should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our
objectives and plans will be achieved. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect
management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake any
obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.
The terms
the “Company,” “Sona,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and derivatives thereof, as used
herein refer to Sona Mobile Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its
subsidiaries and its predecessor, Sona Mobile, Inc., a Washington
corporation.
PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
Sona
Mobile Holdings Corp. And Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
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September 30,
2008
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December 31,
2007
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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Assets
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Current:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ |
1,617,560 |
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$ |
2,367,026 |
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Accounts
receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $34,988 and
$52,175)
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11,632 |
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119,652 |
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Tax
credits receivable
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− |
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51,220 |
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Prepaid
expenses & deposits
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68,768 |
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98,415 |
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Total
current assets
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1,697,960 |
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2,636,313 |
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Property
and equipment:
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Computer
equipment
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231,289 |
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192,248 |
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Furniture
and equipment
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90,141 |
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85,603 |
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Less:
accumulated depreciation
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(221,597 |
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(116,094 |
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Total
property and equipment
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99,833 |
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161,757 |
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Software
development costs (Note 3(h))
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− |
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471,988 |
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Debt
issuance costs, net (Note 11)
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234,133 |
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315,179 |
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Total
Assets
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$ |
2,031,926 |
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$ |
3,585,237 |
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Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
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Current:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
172,278 |
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$ |
316,473 |
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Accrued
liabilities & payroll (Note 9)
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368,137 |
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510,921 |
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Deferred
revenue (Note 10)
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2,544,805 |
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55,795 |
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Total
current liabilities
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3,085,220 |
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883,189 |
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Long-term
portion of deferred revenue (Note 10)
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97,500 |
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− |
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Note
payable (Note 13)
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471,750 |
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− |
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Long
term convertible debt, net (Note 11)
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2,506,514 |
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2,335,034 |
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Total
Liabilities
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6,160,984 |
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3,218,223 |
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Preferred
Stock – 2,000,000 shares authorized, par value $.01 per share – no shares
issued and outstanding
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− |
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Common
Stock – 120,000,000 shares authorized, par value $.01 per share
– 58,162,452 and 57,832,857 shares issued and outstanding
respectively
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581,625 |
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578,328 |
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Additional
paid-in capital
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17,822,466 |
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17,570,902 |
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Common
Stock purchase warrants
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3,925,661 |
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3,925,661 |
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Unamortized
stock based compensation
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− |
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(5,833 |
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Accumulated
other comprehensive (loss)
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(55,733 |
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(64,110 |
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Accumulated
deficit
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(26,403,077 |
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(21,637,934 |
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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(4,129,058 |
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367,014 |
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$ |
2,031,926 |
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$ |
3,585,237 |
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Item
1. Financial Statements (Continued)
Sona
Mobile Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
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Three months ended September
30
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Nine months ended September
30
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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Net
Revenue
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$ |
31,399 |
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$ |
433,300 |
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$ |
312,381 |
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$ |
848,609 |
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Operating
expenses
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Depreciation
and amortization
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86,494 |
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17,996 |
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231,779 |
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46,003 |
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General
and administrative expenses
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322,514 |
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501,024 |
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1,456,277 |
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1,742,747 |
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Professional
fees
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8,099 |
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263,483 |
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381,867 |
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889,274 |
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Development
expenses
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556,920 |
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574,965 |
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1,688,192 |
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1,492,142 |
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Selling
and marketing expenses
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123,289 |
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207,647 |
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530,117 |
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853,610 |
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Total
operating expenses
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1,097,316 |
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1,565,115 |
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4,288,232 |
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5,023,776 |
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Operating
loss
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(1,065,917 |
) |
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(1,131,815 |
) |
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(3,975,851 |
) |
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(4,175,167 |
) |
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Interest
income
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2,852 |
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21,554 |
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18,510 |
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116,549 |
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Interest
expense
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(130,155 |
) |
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− |
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(364,475 |
) |
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(464 |
) |
Other
income and expense(Note 16)
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(3,670 |
) |
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(7,810 |
) |
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(443,328 |
) |
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(17,441 |
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Net
loss
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$ |
(1,196,890 |
) |
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$ |
(1,118,071 |
) |
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$ |
(4,765,144 |
) |
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$ |
(4,076,523 |
) |
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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3,280 |
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(13,532 |
) |
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8,377 |
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(38,377 |
) |
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Comprehensive
loss
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$ |
(1,193,610 |
) |
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$ |
(1,131,603 |
) |
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$ |
(4,756,767 |
) |
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$ |
(4,114,900 |
) |
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Net
loss per share of common stock – basic and diluted
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$ |
(0.02 |
) |
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$ |
(0.02 |
) |
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$ |
(0.08 |
) |
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$ |
(0.07 |
) |
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Weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding – basic and
diluted (Note 6)
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58,061,001 |
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57,830,900 |
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57,919,127 |
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57,806,642 |
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Item
1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Sona
Mobile Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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Nine months ended September
30,
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2008
(unaudited)
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2007
(unaudited)
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Cash
provided by (used in):
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Operating
activities
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Net
loss
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$ |
(4,765,144 |
) |
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$ |
(4,076,523 |
) |
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Adjustments
for:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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231,779 |
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46,003 |
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Loss
on disposal of fixed assets
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− |
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5,171 |
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Write-down
of software development costs
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432,656 |
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− |
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Amortization
of debt discount charged to interest expense
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171,480 |
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− |
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Amortization
of restricted stock-based compensation
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47,833 |
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38,046 |
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Stock
based compensation
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212,860 |
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228,350 |
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Changes
in non-cash working capital assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable, net
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108,020 |
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|
28,082 |
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Tax
credit receivable
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51,220 |
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(7,469 |
) |
Prepaid
expenses & deposits
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29,647 |
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|
7,823 |
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Accounts
payable
|
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(144,194 |
) |
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|
90,522 |
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Accrued
liabilities & payroll
|
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(142,784 |
) |
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|
105,321 |
|
Deferred
revenue
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|
2,586,510 |
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|
(235,037 |
) |
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
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|
(1,180,117 |
) |
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|
(3,769,711 |
) |
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Investing
activities
|
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Software
development costs
|
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|
− |
|
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|
(471,988 |
) |
Acquisition
of property & equipment
|
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|
(43,579 |
) |
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|
(99,419 |
) |
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
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|
(43,579 |
) |
|
|
(571,407 |
) |
|
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|
|
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|
|
Financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from note payable, net
|
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|
471,750 |
|
|
|
− |
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
471,750 |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash & cash equivalents
|
|
|
2,480 |
|
|
|
(34,218 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Change
in cash & cash equivalents during the
period
|
|
|
(749,466 |
) |
|
|
(4,375,336 |
) |
Cash
& cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
2,367,026 |
|
|
|
5,682,162 |
|
Cash
& cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
1,617,560 |
|
|
$ |
1,306,826 |
|
There was
$142,000 paid in interest and $0 paid in taxes during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
there were no amounts paid in cash for taxes or interest.
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Item
1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Sona
Mobile Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Note
1. Going Concern and Management’s Plans
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements of Sona Mobile Holdings Corp.
(the “Company”) have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a
going concern. However, since its inception in November 2003, the Company
has generated minimal revenue, has incurred substantial losses and has not
generated any positive cash flow from operations. The Company has relied
upon the sale of shares of equity securities and convertible debt to fund its
operations in addition to the recent licensing agreement with Ebet Limited,
which closed in September 2008. These conditions raise substantial doubt
as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the
possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or
the amounts or classification of liabilities, that may result from the possible
inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
At
September 30, 2008, the Company had total cash and cash equivalents of
$1,617,560 held in current and short-term deposit accounts. It will be
necessary for the Company to increase our revenue significantly or seek
additional financing based on
the current level of spending and the current cash receipts by the beginning of
the second quarter of 2009. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to raise additional capital on favorable terms, or at all,
due to the current state of the credit markets and of the gaming industry, nor
can there be any assurance that the Company will be able to generate new revenue
opportunities on a timely basis. If the Company cannot raise financing or
increase revenues, the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and business
prospects will be materially and adversely affected and the Company may have to
cease operations.
Note
2. Company Background and Description of Business
Sona
Mobile, Inc. (“Sona Mobile”) was formed under the laws of the State of
Washington in November 2003 for the purpose of acquiring Sona Innovations, Inc.
(“Innovations”), which it did in December 2003. On April 19, 2005,
Sona Mobile merged (the "Merger") with and into PerfectData Acquisition
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“PAC”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of
PerfectData Corporation, also a Delaware corporation
(“PerfectData”). Under the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan
of Merger dated as of March 7, 2005, (i) PAC was the surviving company but
changed its name to Sona Mobile, Inc.; (ii) the pre-merger shareholders of Sona
Mobile received stock in PerfectData representing 80% of the voting power in PAC
post-merger; (iii) all of PerfectData’s officers resigned and Sona Mobile’s
pre-merger officers were appointed as the new officers of PerfectData; and (iv)
four of the five persons serving as directors of PerfectData resigned and the
remaining director appointed the three pre-merger directors of Sona Mobile to
the PerfectData Board of Directors. In November 2005, PerfectData
changed its name to “Sona Mobile Holdings Corp.”
At the
time of the Merger, PerfectData was essentially a shell company that was not
engaged in an active business. Upon completion of the Merger,
PerfectData’s only business was the historical business of Sona Mobile, and the
pre-merger shareholders of Sona Mobile controlled
PerfectData. Accordingly, Sona Mobile was deemed the accounting
acquirer and the Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition of a public
shell and a recapitalization of Sona Mobile. No goodwill was recorded
in connection with the Merger, and the costs were accounted for as a reduction
of additional paid-in-capital. The pre-merger financial statements of
Sona Mobile are treated as the historical financial statements of the combined
companies and its historical stockholders’ equity was adjusted to reflect the
new capital structure.
The
Company is a software and service provider specializing in value-added services
to data-intensive vertical and horizontal market segments including the gaming
industry. The Company develops, markets and sells data application
software for gaming and mobile devices, which enables secure execution of real
time transactions on a flexible platform over wired, cellular or Wi-Fi networks.
The Company’s target customer base includes casinos, horse racing tracks and
operators, cruise ship operators and casino game manufacturers and suppliers on
the gaming side, and corporations that require secure transmissions of large
amounts of data in the enterprise and financial services
verticals. The Company’s revenues consist of project, licensing and
support fees generated by our flagship products the Sona Gaming System™ (“SGS”)
and the Sona Wireless Platform™ (‘‘SWP’’) and related vertical gaming and
wireless application software products. The Company operates as one
business segment focused on the development, sale and marketing of
client-server application software.
The
Company markets its software principally to two large vertical
markets.
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Gaming and
entertainment. The Company proposes to (i) deliver casino games via
its SGS, both wired and wirelessly in designated areas on casino
properties; (ii) offer real-time, multiplayer games that accommodate an
unlimited number of players; (iii) deliver games on a play-for-free or
wagering basis (where permitted by law) on mobile telephone handsets over
any carrier network; and (iv) deliver horse and sports wagering
applications, where legal, for race and sports books, as well as on-track
and off-track wagering, including live streaming video of horse races and
other sports events. The Company also proposes to deliver content
via channel partners and content partners, including live streaming
television, digital radio, specific theme downloads for mobile phones,
media downloads and gaming applications.
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Financial services and
enterprise software. The Company’s products and services
extend enterprise applications
to the wireless arena, such as customer relationship management systems,
sales force automation systems, information technology (IT) service desk
and business continuity protocols. One of the Company’s primary
focuses in this sales vertical is to develop software for the
data-intensive investment banking community and client-facing applications
for the retail banking industry.
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The Company’s revenues consist
primarily of project, licensing and support fees relating to our two platforms
the Sona Gaming System™ and the Sona Wireless Platform™.
In 2006,
in conjunction with the Company’s strategic alliance with Shuffle Master Inc.
(“Shuffle Master”) and because of the perceived opportunities for wireless and
server-based applications in the gaming and horse racing industries, the primary
sales and development focus of the Company was switched towards the gaming
industry. During 2007, the Company perceived that there was a
potentially far greater opportunity to develop and sell server-based gaming
applications that could be operated in both wired and wireless network
environments, or a combination thereof. The Company continues to
focus on the financial services and enterprise market sectors for products,
customers and verticals where success has previously been experienced or where
significant opportunities are perceived to exist.
On August
17, 2008, the Company entered into a Licence and Distribution Agreement (the
“License Agreement”) with eBet Limited, eBet Gaming Systems Pty. Ltd. and eBet
Systems Pty. Ltd. (collectively, “eBet”) for the license of the Company’s
software applications and for the distribution of eBet’s products and software
applications. As part of the terms of the License Agreement, the
parties also entered into a Master Services Agreement (the “Services
Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, the
Company granted to eBet an exclusive and perpetual license to the Company’s
software applications for use throughout the world except for North, Central and
South America and the Caribbean, for eBet to promote, market and
distribute. The Company retained the exclusive rights to any future
software developed by eBet (with or without assistance from Sona) in North,
Central and South America and the Caribbean. Additionally, the
Company received the rights to become a non-exclusive distributor of the eBet
products and software applications in North, Central and South America and the
Caribbean.
Under the
terms of the License Agreement, the Company received $2,500,000 as a license
fee. Additionally, the Company is to receive additional license
fees of 20% of all net revenues earned by eBet from the sale and distribution of
the Company’s software applications once eBet earns $5,000,000 from the sale and
distribution of those products. As a distributor of eBet products and
software applications, the Company will pay eBet a license fee of 20% of all net
revenues earned by the Company from the sale and distribution of eBet’s products
and software applications once the Company earns $5,000,000 from the sale and
distribution of those products and software applications.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Services Agreement, eBet is to provide advisory services,
including operational, financial and marketing services, appoint the chief
executive officer of Sona and to have equal representation on the Company’s
board of directors. eBet is also to provide ongoing development and
software maintenance services to the Company, for the Company’s software
applications. Tony Toohey, CEO of eBet, was appointed as the
Company’s CEO on September 9, 2008 and as a director on August 29,
2008. Ian James, a director of eBet, was appointed to the Company’s
board of directors on September 9, 2008.
In
consideration of eBet providing advisory services under the Services Agreement,
the Company will pay eBet 50% of the Company’s Net Income Before Income Taxes
during the term of this Agreement on an annual basis once the Company has enough
cash on hand to pay down the Company’s outstanding interest bearing debt
facilities when such facilities come due, and has sufficient cash to fund
working capital to continue the operations of the Company. In
addition, the Company will pay eBet’s designee as the chief executive officer
the equivalent of $250,000 annually, payable in shares of common stock by equal
installments quarterly, payable quarterly in advance (commencing on 1 October,
2008) by equal installments on the first working day of each calendar
quarter.
For the
provision of the ongoing development and software maintenance services to the
Company for the Company’s software applications, the Company will pay eBet for
the labor costs incurred pursuant to each statement of work with a total
lifetime maximum not to exceed $500,000 for all work performed by eBet, even if
such costs exceed this amount. Such payments will accrue quarterly as they are
incurred and will be deferred until the second quarter of 2009 when payments
will commence on the last day of each quarter thereafter with payments not to
exceed $125,000 per quarter.
Note
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
financial information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the
Company's consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2007.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Sona
Mobile Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for
complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of the
Company, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in
this quarterly report reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for a fair
presentation of its financial position at the dates presented and the Company’s
results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The Company’s
interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for
the entire year. All material inter-company accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Recently
issued accounting pronouncements
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No.
141 (R), “Business Combinations”, and SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements”. SFAS No. 141 (R) requires an acquirer to
measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any
noncontrolling interest in the acquire at their fair
values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over the
net identifiable assets acquired. SFAS No. 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling
interest in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in the consolidated
financial statements. The calculation of earnings per share will continue to be
based on income amounts attributable to the parent. SFAS No. 141 (R) and SFAS
No. 160 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. We have not yet
determined the effect on our consolidated financial statements, if any, upon
adoption of SFAS No. 141 (R) or SFAS No. 160.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities - an amendment to FASB Statement No.
133". SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial standards for
derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures
to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. Entities are required to
provide enhanced disclosures about: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative
instruments; (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are
accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations; and (c) how
derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with early
adoption encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No.
161 on its financial statements, and the adoption of this statement is not
expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial
statements.
(a) Principles of
consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its
wholly owned subsidiary, Sona Mobile, and Sona Mobile’s wholly owned subsidiary,
Innovations. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
(b) Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents consist of cash and term deposits with original maturity dates
of less than 90 days. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost,
which approximates market value, and are concentrated in three major financial
institutions.
(c) Foreign
currency translation
The
functional currency is the U.S. dollar as that is the currency in which the
Company primarily generates revenue and expends cash. In accordance
with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.
52, "Foreign Currency Translation," assets and liabilities denominated in a
foreign currency have been translated at the period end rate of
exchange. Revenue and expense items have been translated at the
transaction date rate. For Innovations, which uses its local currency
(Canadian dollar) as the functional currency, the resulting translation
adjustments are included in other comprehensive income, as the Company is a
foreign self-sustaining operation. Other gains or losses resulting
from foreign exchange transactions are reflected in earnings.
(d) Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of three to five
years.
(e) Use
of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results
could differ from these estimates. These estimates are reviewed
periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in earnings
in the period in which they become known.
(f) Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting
for Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial
accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets
and liabilities are computed periodically for differences between the financial
statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or
deductible amounts in the
future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which
the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation
allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the
amount expected to be realized. The income tax provision is the tax
payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period
in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
On
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions
of FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
- an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48
prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition
and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax
return. FIN 48 also provides guidance related to, among other things,
classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax
positions, and disclosure requirements.
The
Company currently has a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax
asset and has not recognized any benefits from tax positions in
earnings. Accordingly, the adoption of FIN 48 did not have an impact
on the financial statements for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008
and 2007.
The
Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any
unrecognized tax benefits as a component of the provision for income taxes on
the financial statements of future periods in which the Company must record an
income tax liability. Since the Company did not record a liability at
September 30, 2008, there was no impact to the effective tax
rate. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal
jurisdiction and several state jurisdictions, as well as in Canada and the
Ontario provincial tax jurisdiction. The Company does not believe
there will be any material changes in our unrecognized tax positions over the
next 12 months.
The
Company has applied for Scientific Research and Development Tax credits, as part
of the annual Canadian federal and provincial income tax filings. The
federal tax credits are non-refundable and as the Company has a full provision
against any future benefits from its historical tax losses, a tax receivable
amount for federal research tax credits is not recognized on the balance
sheet. Ontario provincial tax credits for valid research and development
expenditures, if granted, are refundable to the Company. The amount of tax
credit that will be awarded to the Company upon assessment of the returns by
this tax jurisdiction is not always certain at the time the tax returns are
filed. As such, it is the Company’s policy to book a receivable for
these amounts on the balance sheet only when the final tax assessment is
received by the Company after the filing of such returns. As of September
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the balances for tax credits receivable on the
balance sheet were nil and $51,220, respectively, which related to Ontario
research and development tax credits assessed, but not received, as of the
respective financial statement dates.
(g) Revenue
recognition
The
Company follows specific and detailed guidance in measuring revenue, although
certain judgments affect the application of the Company’s revenue recognition
policy. These judgments include, for example, the determination of a
customer’s creditworthiness, whether two separate transactions with a customer
should be accounted for as a single transaction, or whether included services
are essential to the functionality of a product, thereby requiring percentage of
completion accounting rather than software accounting.
The
Company derives revenue from license and service fees related to customization
and implementation of the software being licensed. License fees are
recognized in accordance with Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, “Software
Revenue Recognition,” as amended by SOP 98-4 and SOP 98-9, and in certain
instances in accordance with SOP 81-1, “Accounting for Performance of
Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.” The Company
licenses software under non-cancelable license agreements. License
fee revenues are recognized when (a) a non-cancelable license agreement is in
force, (b) the product has been delivered, (c) the license fee is fixed or
determinable and (d) collection is reasonably assured. If the fee is
not fixed or determinable, revenue is recognized as payments become due from the
customer.
Residual
Method Accounting. In software arrangements that include
multiple elements (such as license rights and technical support services), total
fees are allocated among each of the elements using the “residual” method of
accounting. Under this method, revenue allocated to undelivered
elements is based on vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value of such
undelivered elements, and the residual revenue is allocated to the delivered
elements. Vendor specific objective evidence of fair value for such
undelivered elements is based upon the price charged for such product or service
when it is sold separately. The Company’s pricing practices may be
modified in the future, which would result in changes to the Company’s vendor
specific objective evidence. As a result, future revenue
associated with multiple element arrangements could differ significantly from
our historical results.
Percentage
of Completion Accounting. Fees from licenses sold together
with consulting services are generally recognized upon shipment of the licenses,
provided (i) the criteria described in subparagraphs (a) through (d) in the
second paragraph under “Revenue Recognition” above are met; (ii) payment of the
license fee is not dependent upon performance of the consulting services; and
(iii) the consulting services are not essential to the functionality of the
licensed software. If the services are essential to the functionality
of the software, or performance of services is a condition to payment of license
fees, both the software license and consulting fees are recognized under the
“percentage of completion” method of contract accounting. Under this
method, the Company is required to estimate the number of total hours needed to
complete a project, and revenues and profits are recognized based on the
percentage of total contract hours as they are completed. Due to the
complexity involved in the estimating process, revenues and profits recognized
under the percentage of completion method of accounting are subject to revision
as contract phases are actually completed. Historically, these
revisions have not been material.
Sublicense
Revenues. Sublicense fees
are recognized as reported by the Company’s licensees. License fees
for certain application development and data access tools are recognized upon
direct shipment from the Company to the end user or upon direct shipment to the
reseller for resale to the end user. If collection is not reasonably
assured in advance, revenue is recognized only when sublicense fees are actually
collected.
Service
Revenues. Technical support revenues are recognized ratably
over the term of the related support agreement, which in most cases is one
year. Revenues from consulting services subjected to time and
materials contracts, including training, are recognized as services are
performed. Revenues from other contract services are generally
recognized based on the proportional performance of the project, with
performance measured based on hours of work performed.
(h) Research
and software development costs
The
Company incurs costs on activities that relate to research and the development
of new software products. Research costs are expensed as they are
incurred. Costs are reduced by tax credits when
applicable. Software development costs to establish the technological
feasibility of software applications developed by the Company are charged to
expense as incurred. In accordance with SFAS 86, certain costs
incurred subsequent to achieving technological feasibility are
capitalized. Accordingly, a portion of the internal labor costs and
external consulting costs associated with essential wireless software
development and enhancement activities are capitalized. Costs
associated with conceptual design and feasibility assessments as well as
maintenance and routine changes are expensed as incurred. Capitalized
costs are amortized based on current or future revenue for each product with an
annual minimum equal to the straight-line basis of amortization over the
estimated economic lives of the applications, not to exceed five
years. The software development costs, which were previously
capitalized by the Company, substantially related to the development of the
wireless gaming system. Gross software development costs for the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $556,920 and $731,132,
respectively. Gross software development costs for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $1,688,192 and $1,964,130,
respectively. There were no software development costs capitalized in
the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008. In the
three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, capitalized software
development costs were $155,167 and $471,988,
respectively. Capitalized software development costs are periodically
evaluated for impairment. During the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the
Company wrote down the remaining balance of the capitalized software development
costs to nil. The Company’s initial expectations were that the
wireless gaming system would begin to generate revenues by March
2008. As the Company has not recognized significant and expected
revenues to date from the wireless gaming system, the Company has determined
that the capitalized software development costs were subject to impairment and
as such the capitalized costs were fully written off. The impairment
charge of $432,656 is classified as a component of other income and expenses on
the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
(i) Stock-based
compensation
As of
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of, and accounts for
stock-based compensation in accordance with, FASB Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123 - revised 2004 (“SFAS 123R”), “Share-Based Payment”
which replaced Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS 123”),
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25,
“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Under the fair value
recognition provisions of this statement, stock-based compensation cost is
measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is
recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period, which is the vesting period. The Company elected the
modified-prospective method, under which prior periods are not revised for
comparative purposes. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123R apply to
new grants and to grants that were outstanding as of the effective date and are
subsequently modified. Estimated compensation for grants that were
outstanding as of the effective date will be recognized over the remaining
service period using the compensation cost estimated for the SFAS 123 pro forma
disclosures, as adjusted for estimated forfeitures.
During the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2008, the Company issued stock options to directors and employees
under the 2006 Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”)
as described in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements. The
fair value of these options was estimated at the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
(j) Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications of previously reported amounts have been made to conform to
the current year’s presentation.
Note
4. Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable. Receivables
arising from sales to customers are not collateralized and, as a result, the
Company continually monitors the financial condition of its customers to reduce
the risk of loss. Customer account balances with invoices dated over 90 days are
considered delinquent. The Company maintains reserves for potential
credit losses based upon its loss history, its aging analysis and specific
account review. After all attempts to collect a receivable have
failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance. Such
losses have been within the Company's expectations. The Company has
some exposure to a concentration of credit risk as it relates to specific
industry verticals, as historically its customers have been primarily
concentrated in the financial services industry and the current customer focus
is in the gaming industry. Since revenues are derived in large part
from single projects, the Company bears credit risk due to a high concentration
of revenues from individual customers. During the three months ended
September 30, 2008, 96.6% of total revenues were generated from five customers
that individually represented over 10% of total revenue each (Customer A –
23.9%, Customer B –23.1%, Customer C – 21.5%, Customer D – 14.3%, Customer E –
13.8%). During the three months ended September 30, 2007, 89.5%
of total revenues were generated from three customers representing over 10%
of total revenue (Customer B – 65.5%, Customer C – 13.2%, Customer F –
10.8%). During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, 61.5%
of total revenues were generated from one customer representing over 10% of
total revenue (Customer D – 61.5%). During the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, 75.5% of total revenues were generated from three
customers representing over 10% of total revenue (Customer B – 47.6%, Customer D
– 16.3%, Customer E – 11.5%).
The
Company had balances of $34,988 and $52,175 in its Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts provision as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively. This balance consists of provisions made in
previous and current quarters. There were no accounts receivable
write-offs against the provision during the three months ended September 30,
2008 or for the comparative quarter of 2007. There were write-offs of
$7,000 against the provision during the nine month period ended September 30,
2008 and $15,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2007.
Note
5. Stockholders’ Equity
In
January 2006, the Company sold 2,307,693 shares of common stock and a warrant to
purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock to Shuffle Master for $3.0
million. This warrant had an exercise price of $2.025 per share,
which expired on July 12, 2007 without being exercised. Using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model, the warrant was valued at $1,335,600 using a
volatility of 65%, a term of 18 months, an expected dividend yield of 0% and a
risk-free interest rate of 4.4%. This amount was reclassified from
Common Stock purchase warrants to Additional Paid-in Capital upon expiration of
the warrants in the third quarter of 2007. In addition, during the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, convertible debt was issued with accompanying
warrants. The accompanying warrants and the beneficial conversion
feature of the convertible debt were accounted for as equity. See
Note 11.
Note
6. Earnings (Loss) per Share
Basic
earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing income available to common
shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share considers the potential dilution that
could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were
exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common
stock that shared in the earnings of the entity.
The
calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months and nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, did not include shares of the
Company’s common stock issuable upon the exercise of options, shares issuable
upon exercise of common stock warrants, or shares issuable upon the conversion
of the convertible notes, as their inclusion in the calculation would be
anti-dilutive. The number of options and warrants outstanding as of September
30, 2008 and 2007 are illustrated in the table below, as well as the number of
shares underlying the convertible notes.
Outstanding
at September 30,
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
Stock
options
|
3,197,635
|
|
7,102,000
|
Common
stock warrants
|
12,775,718
|
|
9,442,385
|
Common
shares underlying convertible notes
|
6,666,667
|
|
−
|
Total
options, warrants, and convertible notes
|
22,640,020
|
|
16,544,385
|
Note
7. Contractual Obligations and Long-Term Liability
The
Company leases office space in Toronto, Ontario and Boulder, Colorado, which
extend to February 2012 and September 2010, respectively. The Company
is currently looking to sub-lease both properties, but did not have binding
contracts to sub-lease as of September 30, 2008. The Company is
currently leasing virtual office space in New York, New York a on a short-term
basis under a lease, which expires in December 2008, for its corporate
headquarters. The Company does not intend to renew its New York lease
and has given the requisite notice of termination. Instead, the
Company plans to move its corporate headquarters to Las Vegas as of the end of
December 2008. In addition, in 2007 the Company leased
approximately 1,000 square feet in Las Vegas, Nevada, for a corporate apartment,
which was leased on an annual basis until February 2008, at a monthly rent of
approximately $2,000. Frequent trips to Las Vegas made this lease a
cost-effective way to house the Company’s employees during business trips for
meetings with the Company’s partner Shuffle Master and in connection with GLI
certification of our wireless gaming solution. This lease was not
renewed when it expired at the end of February 2008. In April 2008,
the Company opened a small sales office in Las Vegas, Nevada under a short-term
lease which extended to December 2008. The Company does not intend to
renew this lease and has given the requisite notice of
termination. The Company is actively searching for new office space
in Las Vegas, which will serve as the Company’s headquarters. Office
lease expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were
$83,259 and $99,268, respectively. Office lease expenses for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $291,571 and $311,800,
respectively.
The
Company also leases office and computer equipment. These leases have
been classified as operating leases. Office and computer equipment
lease expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were
$38,608 and $38,292, respectively. Office and computer equipment
lease expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were
$117,438 and $115,045, respectively.
During
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company completed a private placement of
8.0% convertible notes (the “2007 Notes”) with 3,333,333 accompanying warrants,
which generated gross proceeds of $3.0 million. The 2007 Notes have a
face value of $3 million, are due on November 28, 2010, and are convertible into
6,666,667 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.45 per share
(assuming interest is paid in cash). The 2007 Notes bear interest at a rate of
8.0% per annum, payable quarterly on the first of January, April, July, and
October with such interest payable in cash, shares of common stock or a
combination thereof. Payment of interest in shares of common stock is
subject to certain conditions being met, including the existence of a
registration statement, which has been declared effective by the SEC and which
covers the required number of interest shares.
Contractual
obligations and payments relating to the Company’s long-term liability in future
periods are as follows (2008 amounts are for three months):
Contractual
Obligations and Long-Term Liability
(US$)
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
2012 |
+ |
Office
Space Leases:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$ |
367,359 |
|
|
$ |
43,457 |
|
|
$ |
183,100 |
|
|
$ |
140,802 |
|
|
$ |
− |
|
|
$ |
− |
|
Canada
|
|
|
401,222 |
|
|
|
27,148 |
|
|
|
111,380 |
|
|
|
114,772 |
|
|
|
118,222 |
|
|
|
29,700 |
|
Total
Office Space
|
|
|
768,581 |
|
|
|
70,605 |
|
|
|
294,480 |
|
|
|
255,574 |
|
|
|
118,222 |
|
|
|
29,700 |
|
Office
Equipment
|
|
|
97,573 |
|
|
|
35,945 |
|
|
|
60,982 |
|
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
− |
|
Convertible
Debt
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
− |
|
Interest
on Convertible Debt
|
|
|
520,000 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
− |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
4,386,154 |
|
|
$ |
166,550 |
|
|
$ |
595,462 |
|
|
$ |
3,476,220 |
|
|
$ |
118,222 |
|
|
$ |
29,700 |
|
Note
8. Financial Instruments
The
Company's financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, accounts payable and convertible notes. The reported book
value of all current asset and current liability financial instruments
approximates fair values, due to their short-term nature. The
convertible notes were recorded at the time of issuance at their estimated fair
market value, and the difference between the estimated fair market value at the
time of issuance and the face value of $3 million (i.e. the debt discount) is
being amortized over the three-year term to maturity of the
notes. See Note 11.
The
Company is subject to credit risk with respect to its accounts receivable to the
extent that customers do not meet their obligations. The Company
monitors the age of its accounts receivable and may delay development or
terminate information fees if debtors do not meet payment terms.
The
Company is subject to foreign currency risk with respect to financial
instruments denominated in a foreign currency. As of September 30,
2008, approximately 3.9% of the Company’s assets and 2.9% of its liabilities
were denominated in Canadian dollars and Euros and exposed to foreign currency
fluctuations.
Note
9. Accrued Liabilities and Payroll
Accrued
Liabilities and Payroll consist of the following categories, as of the indicated
dates:
|
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
Accrued
payroll and related expenses
|
|
$ |
134,483 |
|
$ |
233,557 |
Accrued
professional fees
|
|
|
121,354 |
|
|
148,638 |
Accrued
vendor obligations
|
|
|
29,554 |
|
|
88,863 |
Accrued
interest payable
|
|
|
70,857 |
|
|
22,000 |
Other
taxes payable
|
|
|
11,888 |
|
|
17,863 |
Total
|
|
$ |
368,136 |
|
$ |
510,921 |
Note
10. Deferred Revenues
Deferred
revenue is booked when the Company has invoiced customers for project work that
has not been completed at the balance sheet date or for software license fees,
which are amortized over the term of the software license or related
period. The Company’s deferred revenue balance as of September 30,
2008 was $2,642,305. The Company’s deferred revenue balance as of
December 31, 2007 was $55,795. The majority of the balance at
September 30, 2008 ($2,500,000) related to the software license fee paid to the
Company by Ebet Limited under the terms of the Licensing and Distribution
Agreement signed in August 2008. The Company has deferred the full
amount of the license fee for the current quarter, as there are certain
conditions in the agreement, which had not been met as of the balance sheet
date. On the Company’s balance sheet, $2,544,805 of the total
deferred revenue has been classified as a current liability and the remaining
balance of $97,500 has been classified as long-term as of September 30,
2008.
Note
11. Long-Term Debt
On
November 28, 2007 (the “Issue Date”), the Company completed a private placement
of 8.0% convertible notes (the “2007 Notes”) with 3,333,333 accompanying
warrants (the “2007 Warrants”), which generated gross proceeds of $3.0
million. The 2007 Notes have a face value of $3 million, are due on
November 28, 2010, and are convertible into 6,666,667 shares of common stock at
a conversion price of $0.45 per share (assuming interest is paid in
cash). The 2007 Warrants have an exercise price of $0.50 per share
and expire five years from the Issue Date.
The 2007
Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum, payable quarterly on the first
of January, April, July, and October with such interest payable in cash, shares
of common stock or a combination thereof. Payment of interest in
shares of common stock is subject to certain conditions being met including the
existence of a registration statement which has been declared effective by the
SEC and which covers the required number of interest shares. A total
of 2,133,333 shares have been included on the registration statement relating to
the payment of interest in shares instead of cash. As per the
purchase agreement which governs the November 2007 private placement, this is
the required minimum to be registered for interest shares and is calculated as
the total interest payable over the three year term of the notes divided by 75%
of the current conversion price of $0.45 per share as follows:
($3,000,000
x 8% x 3 years) / (75% x $0.45/share) = 2,133,333 registrable
shares
In
addition to the interest shares, 6,666,667 shares relating to the common stock
underlying the 2007 Notes and 3,333,333 shares relating to the common stock
underlying the 2007 Warrants have also been registered, for a total of
12,133,333 registrable shares.
The 2007
Notes are convertible under any of the following circumstances, subject to the
provision that the stockholders’ beneficial ownership percentage cannot exceed
4.99% after such conversion:
·
|
during
any period after the Issue Date, (i) the daily volume weighted average
price per share of common stock of the Company for at least 20 out of any
30 consecutive trading days, which period shall have commenced only after
the Issue Date (the “Threshold Period”), exceeds $0.90 (subject to
adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions of the common stock of the
Company that occurs after the Issue Date), (ii) for at least 20 trading
days during the applicable Threshold Period, the daily trading volume for
the common stock of the Company on the trading market of the Company
exceeds $100,000 per trading day and (iii) all of the Equity Conditions
(as defined in the 2007 Notes) are met (unless waived by a holder) for the
applicable time period set forth in the 2007 Notes;
|
·
|
any
time after the Issue Date in whole or part, at the option of the holder,
at any time and from time to time until such 2007 Note is no longer
outstanding.
|
The
conversion price of the 2007 Notes is $0.45 per share and is subject to downward
adjustment in the event of the issuance by the Company of any common stock or
Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in the 2007 Notes agreement) at a price per
share less than the then applicable conversion price of the 2007
Notes. In addition, the conversion price is subject to adjustment
upon the occurrence of certain enumerated events.
The 2007
Warrants were exercisable immediately as of the Issue Date and for a period of
five years from the Issue Date at an exercise price of $0.50 per
share. The Black-Scholes valuation model was used to estimate the
fair value of these warrants using the following
assumptions: volatility of 55%, term and expected life of five years,
risk free interest rate of 3.40%, market value at the time of issuance of
underlying common stock of $0.395, and a zero dividend rate. The
Company determined the estimated fair value of the warrants to be
$582,664.
The 2007
Notes have been accounted for as long-term debt, net of a debt discount
consisting of the allocated value of the warrants and a beneficial conversion
feature. The embedded conversion feature has been deemed to be a
beneficial conversion feature pursuant to EITF 98-5, Accounting for Convertible
Securities with beneficial Conversion feature or Contingently Adjustable
Conversion Ratio, and EITF 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to
Certain Convertible Instruments. These standards require that
the fair value of the conversion feature of the instrument be treated as a debt
discount against the liability portion of the note. This beneficial
conversion feature is calculated by computing the intrinsic value between the
effective conversion price and fair value of common stock on the Issue Date. The
effective conversion price is based on the allocation of the relative values of
the 2007 Notes and the 2007 Warrants on a relative fair value
basis. The debt discount resulting from the beneficial conversion
feature was determined to be $159,629. The allocated fair value of
the 2007 Warrants was determined to be $526,296, which was also recorded as a
debt discount. The Company is amortizing the combined debt discount
of $685,925 over the term of the 2007 Notes on a straight-line basis, which
approximates the effective interest method. The amortization of the
debt discount is being recorded as additional interest expense.
Total
interest expense related to the 2007 Notes, including amortization of debt
discount, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, is $351,480, which
consisted of $180,000 in interest paid or accrued during the nine month period
ended September 30, 2008, as well as $171,480 relating to the amortization of
the debt discount.
There was
$324,184 of debt issuance costs, including placement agent fees and legal
expenses. These costs have been capitalized as an asset and are being
amortized over the three year term of the 2007 Notes. During the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, amortization of these costs in the
amount of $81,046 resulted in net reported debt issuance costs of $234,133 as of
September 30, 2008. The debt issuance costs balance at December 31,
2007 was $315,179.
As of
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the amounts on the Company’s balance
sheet for the long term convertible debt were $2,506,514 and $2,335,034,
respectively.
Note
12. Income Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes,
which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and
reporting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for temporary
differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and
liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future
based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the
differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation
allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the
amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable
or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in
deferred tax assets and liabilities.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,”
on January 1, 2007. As the Company has a valuation allowance against the
full amount of its net deferred tax asset, the adoption of FIN 48 did not have
an impact on the financial statements for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The Company does not expect FIN 48 to have an impact on the
financial statements during fiscal year 2008.
At the
adoption date, the Company applied FIN 48 to all tax positions for which the
statute of limitations remained open. As a result of the
implementation of FIN 48 there were no unrecognized tax benefits and,
accordingly, there has been no effect on the Company’s financial condition or
result of operations.
The
Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various
state and foreign jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each
jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related taxes laws and
regulations and require significant judgment to apply. The Company is
no longer subject to U.S. federal and state examinations for years before 2004,
and Canadian federal and provincial tax examination for years before 2004.
Management does not believe there will be any material changes in the Company’s
unrecognized tax position over the next 12 months.
The
Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in
interest expense and penalties in operating expenses for all periods
presented. There was no accrued interest or penalties associated with
any unrecognized tax benefits, nor was any interest expense recognized during
the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and the nine months ended September 30,
2007.
Note
13. Note Payable - Related Party Transactions and
Borrowings
On May
28, 2008, the Company entered into a Bridge Loan Financing Agreement (the
“Agreement”) with Shawn Kreloff, Chairman and CEO, and his wife, Victoria Corn
(the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor agreed to lend the Company up to
$1,000,000 in one or two installments represented by unsecured promissory notes
that would be convertible into a subsequent financing by the
Company. Under the Agreement, each unsecured promissory note would
mature in 90 days from the date of issuance at the rate of 8% per annum accruing
from the date of issuance. The intent of the Agreement when signed was
that it would likely be rolled in to any subsequent financing entered in to by
the Company on an arms-length basis and thus no repayment upon maturity would be
required. There has been no subsequent financing. This promissory
note is subordinated to the 2007 Notes, which are not due until November 2010,
and as such the Company does not expect to repay the note until at least 90 days
after the 2007 Notes mature in November 2010. For this reason, the Company
has not classified the promissory note as a Current Liability on the balance
sheet.
On June
17, 2008, the Investor funded the $471,750 and was issued a Bridge Loan Note
(“Note 1”) in that amount pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement. There is no timing commitment as to the remaining amount
under the Bridge Loan Financing Agreement. The Company believes the
commitment for the remaining amount remains valid, although Mr. Kreloff, who was
placed on administrative leave on July 16, 2008, and terminated as President and
Chief Executive Officer effective September 10, 2008 has advised the Company
that he does not believe he is required to fund the remaining
amount.
Note
14. Stock-Based Compensation
The
Company’s 2006 Incentive Plan, which was approved by stockholders, permits the
grant of options, restricted stock, and other stock awards, to its directors,
officers, and employees for up to 7,000,000 shares of common stock, in addition
to the options already issued under the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan
of 2000. The Company believes such awards align the interest of its
directors, officers, and employees with those of its shareholders and encourage
directors, officers, and employees to act as equity owners of the
Company. Prior to the adoption of the 2006 Plan, the Company had an
Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of 2000, which was terminated with
respect to future grants effective upon the stockholder’s approval of the 2006
Plan in September 2006.
Stock
Options
Options
awards are granted with exercise price equal to, or in excess of, market value
at the date of grant. Accordingly, in accordance with SFAS 123R and
related interpretations, compensation expense is recognized for the stock option
grants. The options become exercisable on a prorated basis over a one
to four year vesting period, and expire within 10 year after the grant
date.
SFAS 123R
requires the cash flow from tax benefits for deductions in excess of the
compensation costs recognized for share-base payments awards to be classified as
financing cash flows. Due to the Company’s loss position, there was
no such tax benefit during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007.
The
Company estimates the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes
valuation model, consistent with the provision of SFAS 123R. Key
inputs and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options include
the grant price of the award, the expected option term, volatility of the
Company’s stock, the risk-free interest rate as of the date of the grant and the
Company’s dividend yield. Estimates of fair value are not intended to
predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by employees who
receive equity awards, and subsequent events are not indicative of the
reasonableness of the original estimate of fair value made by the
Company. The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated at
the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
following table presents the weighted-average assumptions used for options
granted:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Expected
term (years)
|
|
3.5
years
|
|
|
3.0
years
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
2.76
|
%
|
|
|
4.84
|
%
|
Volatility
|
|
|
55.0
|
%
|
|
|
55.0
|
%
|
Expected
forfeiture
|
|
|
33.3
|
%
|
|
|
33.3
|
%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
As of
September 30, 2008, the number of outstanding stock options as a percentage of
the number of outstanding shares was approximately 5.5%. There were
1,673,712 stock options granted and 5,473,077 stock options cancelled during the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. There were 878,712 stock
options granted and 5,002,327 stock options cancelled during the third quarter
of 2008. The following table summarizes option transactions under the
Company’s stock option plans since January 1, 2008:
|
Number
of Options
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual
Term
|
Outstanding,
January 1, 2008
|
6,997,000
|
|
0.706
|
|
7.76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
1,673,712
|
|
0.208
|
|
9.63
|
Exercised
|
−
|
|
−
|
|
−
|
Cancelled
|
(5,473,077)
|
|
0.606
|
|
7.52
|
Outstanding,
September 30, 2008
|
3,197,635
|
|
0.554
|
|
8.05
|
Vested
and expected to vest at September 30, 2008
|
3,168,468
|
|
0.569
|
|
7.97
|
Exercisable
at September 30, 2008
|
1,474,377
|
|
0.809
|
|
6.83
|
The total
fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007 was $38,653 and $277,605, respectively. The total
fair value of stock options that vested during the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007 was $121,818 and $314,015, respectively. The
aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding, options vested and expected to
vest, and options exercisable as of September 30, 2008 was nil, nil, and nil
respectively. All of the options outstanding had exercise prices
greater than the market price on September 30, 2008. The
intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market price on
exercise date and the exercise price of the shares. The closing
market price as of September 30, 2008 was $0.025 as reported on the OTC Bulletin
Board.
A summary
of the status of the Company’s non-vested options as of September 30, 2008 is as
follows:
Non-vested
Options
|
|
Number
of Options
|
|
Weighted
average Grant-Date Fair Value
|
Non-vested
at January 1, 2008
|
|
4,352,624
|
|
0.2322
|
Granted
|
|
1,673,712
|
|
0.0645
|
Vested
|
|
(592,084)
|
|
0.2057
|
Cancelled
|
|
(3,710,994)
|
|
0.2686
|
Non-vested
at September 30, 2008
|
|
1,723,258
|
|
0.1341
|
As of
September 30, 2008, there was $332,888 of total unrecognized compensation costs
related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the
2006 Plan and the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of 2000. The
unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be realized over a weighted
average period of 1.9 years.
For the
three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008, the amounts related to
stock option compensation expense were $24,190 and $212,860,
respectively. For the three and nine month periods ended September
30, 2007, the amounts related to stock option compensation expense were $74,445
and $228,350, respectively.
Restricted
Stock Awards
During
the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 266,672 shares of
restricted stock to consultants as payment for work performed during the period
from April to July 2008. These shares were issued in August 2008 and
were valued at the average market price for the applicable period.
Compensation
expense recognized for the amortization of stock-based compensation related to
restricted stock was $47,833 and $38,046, respectively for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Note
15. Geographic Information
As
described above in Note 2, the Company primarily markets its products and
services to two different sales verticals. However, the Company has
determined that it operates as one business segment, which focuses on the
development, sale and marketing of client-server application
software. The Company currently maintains development, sales and
marketing operations in the United States and Canada. The following
table shows revenues by geographic segment for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:
|
Three months ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine months ended
September 30,
|
Revenue
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
North
America
|
$31,399
|
|
$430,175
|
|
$312,381
|
|
$795,783
|
Europe,
Asia, Australia
|
41,667
|
|
3,125
|
|
41,667
|
|
52,826
|
Total
|
$73,066
|
|
$433,300
|
|
$354,048
|
|
$848,609
|
Revenue
by geographic segment is determined based on the location of our
customers. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007, sales to customers in North America accounted for 43% and 99% of total
revenues, respectively; while sales outside North America accounted for 57% and
1% of total revenue, respectively. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, sales to customers in North America accounted for
88% and 94.0% of total revenues, respectively; while sales outside North America
accounted for 12.0% and 6% of total revenues, respectively in the same
periods.
Property and equipment
includes only assets held for use. The following table lists property and
equipment by geographic segment based on the physical location of the assets
as of September 30, 2008 and as of December 31,
2007.
Property
and Equipment
|
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
United
States
|
|
$ |
59,413 |
|
$ |
101,247 |
|
Canada
|
|
|
40,420 |
|
|
60,510 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
99,833 |
|
$ |
161,757 |
|
Note
16. Other Income and Expense
Other income and expenses include miscellaneous items such as foreign
currency transaction exchange gains or losses and nonrecurring transactions
which are not normally incurred in the Company’s course of
business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, other
income and expense consisted of a write down of $432,656 for the remaining
balance of the capitalized software development costs to nil. As the
Company has not recognized any net revenues to date from the wireless gaming
system, the Company has determined that the capitalized software development
costs were subject to impairment and as such the capitalized costs have been
fully written off in the previous quarter ended June 30, 2008. The
remaining balance of other income and expenses for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2008 consisted of foreign currency transaction exchange losses in
the amount of $10,672. Comparatively, during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, other income and expense consisted entirely of a foreign
currency transaction exchange losses in the amount of $17,441.
Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The
following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related
notes included elsewhere in this report. Certain statements in
this discussion and elsewhere in this report constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. See “Forward Looking Statements” on page 3
of this report. Because this discussion involves risk and
uncertainties, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated
in these forward-looking statements.
Our
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report have been
prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. Since our
inception in November 2003, we have generated minimal revenue, have incurred net
losses and have not generated positive cash flow from operations. We
have relied primarily on the sale of shares of equity and convertible debt to
fund our operations in addition to the recent licensing agreement with Ebet
Limited which closed in September 2008. We believe that, based on our
current level of spending and the current level of cash receipts, it will be
necessary for us to increase our revenue significantly or seek additional
financing by the beginning of the second quarter of 2009. There can
be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital on favorable
terms, or at all, due to the current state of the credit markets and of the
gaming industry, nor can there be any assurance that we will be able to generate
new revenue opportunities on a timely basis. If we cannot raise financing
or increase revenues, our liquidity, financial condition and business prospects
will be materially and adversely affected and we may have to cease
operations.
Business Overview
We are a
software and service provider that specializes in value-added applications to
data-intensive vertical and horizontal market segments including the gaming
industry. Through our subsidiaries, we develop, market and sell data application
software for gaming and mobile devices which enables secure execution of real
time transactions on a flexible platform over wired, cellular or Wi-Fi networks.
Our target customer base includes casinos, horse racing tracks and operators,
cruise ship operators and casino game manufacturers and suppliers on the gaming
side, and corporations that require secure transmissions of large amounts of
data in the enterprise and financial services verticals. Our revenues consist of
project, licensing and support fees generated by our flagship products the Sona
Gaming System™ (“SGS”) and the Sona Wireless Platform™
(‘‘SWP’’) and related vertical gaming and wireless application software
products. We operate as one business segment focused on the development, sale
and marketing of client-server application software.
We market
our software principally to two large vertical markets:
|
•
|
Gaming and
entertainment. We propose to (i) deliver casino games via our SGS,
both wired and wirelessly in designated areas on casino properties; (ii)
offer real-time, multiplayer games that accommodate an unlimited number of
players; (iii) deliver games on a play-for-free or wagering basis (where
permitted by law) on mobile telephone handsets over any carrier network;
and (iv) deliver horse and sports wagering applications, where legal, for
race and sports books, as well as on-track and off-track wagering,
including live streaming video of horse races and other sports
events. We also propose to deliver content via channel partners and
content partners, including live streaming television, digital radio,
specific theme downloads for mobile phones, media downloads and gaming
applications.
|
|
•
|
Financial services and
enterprise software. Our products and services extend
enterprise applications to the wireless arena, such as customer
relationship management systems, sales force automation
systems, information technology (IT) service desk and business
continuity protocols. One of our primary focuses in this sales vertical is
to develop software for the data-intensive investment banking community
and client-facing applications for the retail banking
industry.
|
Since
December 2003, we have focused on two areas: (1) further developing and
enhancing our software platforms and developing an array of products for the
gaming, entertainment, financial services, and general corporate market that
leverage the functionality of our software platforms and (2) developing a sales
strategy that would develop relationships with software manufacturers,
multi-service operators, wireless carriers and direct customers.
In 2006,
in conjunction with our strategic alliance with Shuffle Master and because of
the perceived opportunities for wireless server-based applications in the gaming
and horse racing industries, we switched our primary sales and development focus
towards the gaming industry. During 2007, we perceived that there was
a potentially far greater opportunity to develop and sell server-based gaming
applications that could be operated in both wired and wireless network
environments or a combination thereof. We continue to focus on the
financial services and enterprise market sectors for products, customers and
verticals where we have previously experienced success or where we perceive
significant opportunities to exist.
Business
Trends
We
believe that there will be a trend in the gaming industry away from single,
standalone electronic games on the casino floor towards server based gaming
consoles, touch screens and kiosks which can play multiple games and can
primarily be centrally serviced by a network or IT manager, as the cost of such
multi-game client devices is a fraction of the cost of most of the currently
available single, standalone electronic games currently in existence on the
casino floor. In the financial and enterprise space, the market
demand for mobile and wireless solutions, both at the enterprise and consumer
levels, continues to grow rapidly. We believe that we are
well-positioned to exploit this opportunity with various focused initiatives,
ranging from direct and channel sales to the enterprise market, combined with
partnership and joint venture agreements with content providers to satisfy the
significant growth in demand from the consumer market for these types of
services.
Approximately
80% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 resulted from
development fees for project work and approximately 20% from continuing license
subscriptions. During the comparative nine months ended September 30,
2007, 86% of revenue resulted from project work and 14% from continuing
subscriptions. Much of our project work is attributable to new
engagements for which we received development fees. We believe that
the ratio will move toward continuing license subscription revenue, as we
transition from focusing on custom projects in the financial services and
enterprise segment and move towards longer term licensing contracts in the
gaming industry and from perceived opportunities in the horse race and sports
wagering industry. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008,
approximately 31% of our revenue was derived from the sale of our financial
services and enterprise products, while approximately 69% was derived from our
gaming and horse racing products. In the prior year comparative
quarter, approximately 84% of our revenue was derived from the sale of our
financial services and enterprise products, while approximately 16% was derived
from our gaming and horse racing products. Now that some of our
products are commercially available and as new leads are generated, we
anticipate that business opportunities will emerge within the gaming and horse
racing industry. However, we cannot assure you that any such business
opportunities will emerge, or if they do, that any such opportunity will result
in a definitive arrangement with any enterprises in the gaming industry, or that
any such definitive arrangement will be profitable.
Significant
Transactions
On August
17, 2008, we entered into a Licence and Distribution Agreement (the “License
Agreement”) with eBet Limited, eBet Gaming Systems Pty. Ltd. and eBet Systems
Pty. Ltd. (collectively, “eBet”) for the license of the our software
applications and for the distribution of eBet’s products and software
applications. As part of the terms of the License Agreement, the
parties also entered into a Master Services Agreement (the “Services
Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, we
granted to eBet an exclusive and perpetual license to our software applications
for use throughout the world except for North, Central and South America and the
Caribbean, for eBet to promote, market and distribute. We retained
the exclusive rights to any future software developed by eBet (with or without
assistance from Sona) in North, Central and South America and the
Caribbean. Additionally, we received the rights to become a
non-exclusive distributor of the eBet products and software applications in
North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Under the terms of the
License Agreement, we received $2,500,000 as a license
fee. Additionally, we are to receive additional license fees of
20% of all net revenues earned by eBet from the sale and distribution of our
software applications once eBet earns $5,000,000 from the sale and distribution
of those products. As a distributor of eBet products and software applications,
we will pay eBet a license fee of 20% of all net revenues earned by us from the
sale and distribution of eBet’s products and software applications once we earns
$5,000,000 from the sale and distribution of those products and software
applications. Pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement, to be
executed between Sona Mobile Holdings Corp. and eBet Services Pty. Limited, eBet
is to provide advisory services, including operational, financial and marketing
services, appoint the chief executive officer of Sona and to have equal
representation on our board of directors. eBet is also to provide ongoing
development and software maintenance services to us, for our software
applications. Tony Toohey, CEO of eBet was appointed as our CEO on
September 9, 2008 and as a director on August 29, 2008. Ian James, a
director of eBet, was appointed to our board of directors on September 9,
2008.
In
consideration of eBet providing advisory services under the Services Agreement,
we will pay eBet 50% of our Net Income Before Income Taxes during the term of
this Agreement on an annual basis once we have enough cash on hand to pay down
our outstanding interest bearing debt facilities when such facilities come due,
and has sufficient cash to fund working capital to continue our
operations. In addition, we will pay eBet’s designee as the chief
executive officer the equivalent of $250,000 annually payable in shares of
common stock by equal installments quarterly, payable quarterly in advance
(commencing on 1 October, 2008) by equal installments on the first working day
of each calendar quarter.
For the
provision of the ongoing development and software maintenance services to us for
our software applications, we will pay eBet for the labor costs incurred
pursuant to each statement of work with a total lifetime maximum not to exceed
$500,000 for all work performed by eBet, even if such costs exceed this amount.
Such payments will accrue quarterly as they are incurred and will be deferred
until the second quarter of 2009 when payments will commence on the last day of
each quarter thereafter with payments not to exceed $125,000 per
quarter.
On
November 28, 2007, we completed a private placement of 8.0% convertible notes
with 3,333,333 accompanying warrants for gross proceeds of $3
million. The 2007 Notes have a face value of $3 million, are due on
November 28, 2010 and are convertible into 6,666,667 shares of common stock
(assuming interest is paid in cash) at a conversion price of $0.45 per
share. The 2007 Warrants are common stock purchase warrants to
purchase 3,333,333 shares of common stock. The 2007 Warrants have an
exercise price of $0.50 per share and expire five years from the issue
date. The 2007 Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum,
payable quarterly on the first of January, April, July, and October with such
interest payable in cash, shares of common stock or a combination
thereof. Payment of interest in shares of common
stock is subject to certain conditions being met including the existence of a
registration statement which has been declared effective by the SEC and which
covers the required number of interest shares.
On July
7, 2006, we closed a private placement to accredited investors whereby we sold
16,943,323 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 8,471,657 shares of
common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $10.1 million before payment of
commissions and expenses. The warrants had an exercise price of $0.83 per
share, subject to downward adjustment if we do not meet specified annual revenue
targets, and are exercisable at any time during the period commencing July 7,
2006, and ending July 7, 2011. The funds from the financing will
primarily be used for general working capital purposes. As a result
of our failure to meet the specified revenue targets for fiscal 2006 and fiscal
2007, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted downwards to an exercise
price of $0.70 per share at the end of fiscal 2006 and was readjusted to an
exercise price of $0.40 per share at the end of fiscal 2007. We used
$300,000 of the funds raised to repurchase 650,000 shares of common stock from
our former chief executive officer, John Bush.
On April
28, 2006, we purchased certain intellectual property assets from Digital Wasabi
LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Digital Wasabi”). The
purchase price was 800,000 shares of our common stock. The assets
consist of intellectual property in the form of software under development
related to communications and gaming. The principals and employees of
Digital Wasabi became our employees and are based in our Boulder, Colorado
office. While we believe this purchased technology will have
significant future value, the software does not meet the criteria for
capitalization as prescribed by SFAS No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed” (“SFAS 86”)
and as such was written off in the quarter of acquisition.
In
January 2006, we entered into a strategic alliance distribution and licensing
agreement with Shuffle Master, a leading provider of table gaming content, to
license, develop, distribute and market “in casino” wireless handheld gaming
content and delivery systems to gaming venues throughout the
world. Under the terms of the agreement, we agreed to develop a
Shuffle Master-branded wireless gaming platform powered by our SWP for in-casino
use, which would feature handheld versions of Shuffle Master’s proprietary table
game content, as well as other proprietary gaming content and public domain
casino games. In conjunction with this strategic alliance, Shuffle
Master invested $3 million, in exchange for common stock and warrants to
purchase common stock in our Company pursuant to the Licensing and Distribution
Agreement, dated January 12, 2006, (the “Licensing and Distribution
Agreement”). This Licensing and Distribution Agreement was amended
and restated in February 2007. Under the terms of the amended
Licensing and Distribution Agreement, both we and Shuffle Master are permitted
to distribute market and sell the wireless version of the SGS to gaming venues
worldwide. Additionally, we have been granted a non-exclusive
worldwide license to offer Shuffle Master's proprietary table game content
on the platform, and we have granted Shuffle Master a non-exclusive worldwide
license to certain of our developed wireless platform software and enhancements
that support the integration and mobilization of casino gaming applications into
in-casino wireless gaming delivery systems. Shuffle Master
beneficially owns 8.19% of our common stock.
Corporate
History
Sona
Mobile, Inc. (“Sona Mobile”) was formed under the laws of the State of
Washington in November 2003, for the purpose of acquiring Sona Innovations, Inc.
(“Innovations”), which it did in December 2003. On April 19, 2005,
Sona Mobile merged (the "Merger") with and into PerfectData Acquisition
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“PAC”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
PerfectData Corporation, also a Delaware corporation
(“PerfectData”). Under the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan
of Merger dated as of March 7, 2005, (i) PAC was the surviving company but
changed its name to Sona Mobile, Inc.; (ii) the pre-merger shareholders of Sona
Mobile received stock in PerfectData representing 80% of the voting power in PAC
post-merger; (iii) all of PerfectData’s officers resigned and Sona Mobile’s
pre-merger officers were appointed as the new officers of PerfectData; and (iv)
four of the five persons serving as directors of PerfectData resigned and the
remaining director appointed the three pre-merger directors of Sona Mobile to
the PerfectData Board of Directors. In November 2005, PerfectData
changed its name to “Sona Mobile Holdings Corp.”
At the
time of the Merger, PerfectData was essentially a shell company that was not
engaged in an active business. Upon completion of the Merger,
PerfectData’s only business was the historical business of Sona Mobile and the
pre-merger shareholders of Sona Mobile controlled
PerfectData. Accordingly, the Merger was accounted for as a reverse
acquisition of a public shell and a recapitalization of Sona
Mobile. No goodwill was recorded in connection with the Merger and
the costs were accounted for as a reduction of additional
paid-in-capital. The pre-merger financial statements of Sona Mobile
are treated as the historical financial statements of the combined
companies. The historical financial statements of PerfectData prior
to the Merger are not presented. Furthermore, because Sona Mobile is
deemed the accounting acquirer, its historical stockholders’ equity has been
adjusted to reflect the new capital structure.
Critical
Accounting Policies
We
prepare our financial statements in accordance with accounting principally
generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These
accounting principles require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of its financial statements. We
are also required to make certain judgments that affect the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during each reporting period. We periodically
evaluate these estimates and assumptions including those relating to revenue
recognition, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, the allowance for
doubtful accounts, capitalized software, income taxes, stock-based compensation
and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical
experience and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable based
on specific circumstances. We review the development, selection, and
disclosure of these estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of
Directors. These estimates and assumptions form the basis for
judgments about the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ
from these estimates. Further, changes in accounting and legal
standards could adversely affect our future operating results. Our
critical accounting policies include: revenue recognition, allowance for
doubtful accounts, capitalized software, income taxes, stock-based compensation,
and derivatives, each of which are discussed below.
Revenue
Recognition
We follow
specific and detailed guidance in measuring revenue, although certain judgments
affect the application of our revenue recognition policy. These
judgments include, for example, the determination of a customer’s
creditworthiness, whether two separate transactions with a customer should be
accounted for as a single transaction, or whether included services are
essential to the functionality of a product thereby requiring percentage of
completion accounting rather than software accounting.
We
recognize revenue in accordance with Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2,
“Software Revenue Recognition,” as amended by SOP 98-4 and SOP 98-9, and in
certain instances in accordance with SOP 81-1, “Accounting for Performance of
Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.” We license
software under non-cancelable license agreements. License fee
revenues are recognized when (a) a non-cancelable license agreement is in force,
(b) the product has been delivered, (c) the license fee is fixed or determinable
and (d) collection is reasonably assured. If the fee is not fixed or
determinable, revenue is recognized as payments become due from the
customer.
Residual
Method Accounting. In software arrangements that include
multiple elements (e.g., license rights and technical support services), we
allocate the total fees among each of the elements using the “residual” method
of accounting. Under this method, revenue allocated to undelivered
elements is based on vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value of such
undelivered elements, and the residual revenue is allocated to the delivered
elements. Vendor specific objective evidence of fair value for such
undelivered elements is based upon the price we charge for such product or
service when it is sold separately. We may modify our pricing
practices in the future, which would result in changes to our vendor specific
objective evidence. As a result, future revenue associated with
multiple element arrangements could differ significantly from our historical
results.
Percentage
of Completion Accounting. Fees from licenses sold together
with consulting services are generally recognized upon shipment of the licenses,
provided (i) the criteria described in subparagraphs (a) through (d) in the
second paragraph under “Revenue Recognition” above are met; (ii) payment of the
license fee is not dependent upon performance of the consulting services; and
(iii) the consulting services are not essential to the functionality of the
licensed software. If the services are essential to the functionality
of the software, or performance of services is a condition to payment of license
fees, both the software license and consulting fees are recognized under the
“percentage of completion” method of contract accounting. Under this
method, we are required to estimate the number of total hours needed to complete
a project, and revenues and profits are recognized based on the percentage of
total contract hours as they are completed. Due to the complexity
involved in the estimating process, revenues and profits recognized under the
percentage of completion method of accounting are subject to revision as
contract phases are actually completed. Historically, these revisions
have not been material.
Sublicense
Revenues. We recognize
sublicense fees as reported by our licensees. License fees for
certain application development and data access tools are recognized upon direct
shipment by us to the end user or upon direct shipment to the reseller for
resale to the end user. If collection is not reasonably assured in
advance, revenue is recognized only when sublicense fees are actually
collected.
Service
Revenues. Technical support revenues
are recognized ratably over the term of the related support agreement, which in
most cases is one year. Revenues from consulting services subjected
to time and materials contracts, including training, are recognized as services
are performed. Revenues from other contract services are generally
recognized based on the proportional performance of the project, with
performance measured based on hours of work performed.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
Whenever
relevant, we maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect the expected
non-collection of accounts receivable based on past collection history and
specific risks identified in our portfolio of receivables. Additional
allowances might be required if deteriorating economic conditions or other
factors affect our customers’ ability to make timely payments.
Capitalized
Software Development Costs
We
capitalize certain software development costs after a product becomes
technologically feasible and before its general release to
customers. Significant judgment is required in determining when a
product becomes “technologically feasible.” Capitalized development
costs are then amortized over the product’s estimated life beginning upon
general release of the product. Periodically, we compare a product’s
unamortized capitalized cost to the product’s net realizable
value. To the extent unamortized capitalized cost exceeds net
realizable value based on the product’s estimated future gross revenues (reduced
by the estimated future costs of completing and selling the product) the excess
is written off. This analysis requires us to estimate future gross
revenues associated with certain products and the future costs of completing and
selling certain products. Changes in these estimates could result in
write-offs of capitalized software costs. The software development
costs which we had previously capitalized, substantially related to the
development of the wireless gaming system. Capitalized software
development costs are periodically evaluated for impairment. During
the quarter ended June 30, 2008, we wrote down the remaining balance of the
capitalized software development costs to nil. Our initial
expectations were that the wireless gaming system would begin generating
revenues by March 2008. As we have not recognized significant and
expected revenues to date from the wireless gaming system, we have determined
that the capitalized software development costs were subject to impairment and
as such the capitalized costs were fully written off in the previous fiscal
quarter of 2008. The impairment charges of $432,656 are classified as
a component of other income and expense on the consolidated statement of
operations and loss.
Income
Taxes
We use
the asset and liability approach to account for income taxes. This
methodology recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected
future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts
and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. We then record a
valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that likely will
be realized. We consider future taxable income and ongoing prudent
and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation
allowance. If we determine during any period that we could realize a
larger net deferred tax asset than the recorded amount, we would adjust the
deferred tax asset and record a corresponding reduction to its income tax
expense for the period. Conversely, if we determine that we would be
unable to realize a portion of our recorded deferred tax asset, it would adjust
the deferred tax asset and record a charge to income tax expense for the
period. Significant judgment is required in assessing the future tax
consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or
tax returns. Fluctuations in the actual outcome of these future tax
consequences (e.g., the income we earn within the United States) could
materially impact our financial position or results of operations.
We
adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,”
(“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007. As of September 30, 2008, there exists
a valuation allowance against the full amount of our net deferred tax
asset. As such, the adoption of FIN 48 did not have an impact on the
financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. It
is our policy to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized
tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. As of the date of
adoption of FIN 48, there was no accrued interest or penalty associated with any
unrecognized tax benefits, nor was any interest expense or penalty recognized
during nine months ended September 30, 2008.
We file
our income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and
foreign jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are
subject to the interpretation of the related taxes laws and regulations and
require significant judgment to apply. We are no longer subject to
U.S. federal and state examinations for years before 2004, and Canadian federal
and provincial tax examination for years before 2004. We do not
believe there will be any material changes in our unrecognized tax position over
the next 12 months.
We have
applied for Scientific Research and Development Tax credits, as part of our
annual Canadian federal and provincial income tax filings. The federal tax
credits are non-refundable and as we have a full provision against any future
benefits from our historical tax losses, a tax receivable amount for federal
research tax credits is not recognized on the balance sheet. Ontario
provincial tax credits for valid research and development expenditures are
refundable. As the amount of tax credit that will be awarded to us upon
assessment of the returns by this tax jurisdiction is not always certain at the
time the tax returns are filed, it is our policy to book a receivable for these
amounts on the balance sheet only when we receive the final tax assessment after
the filing of such returns. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007, the balances for tax credits receivable on the balance sheet were nil and
$51,220, respectively. These balances related to Ontario research and
development tax credits assessed, but not received, as of the respective
financial statement dates.
Stock-based
Compensation
As of
January 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of, and accounts for stock-based
compensation in accordance with the FASB’s Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 — revised 2004 (“SFAS 123R”), “Share-Based Payment” which
replaced Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS 123”),
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25,
“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Under the fair value
recognition provisions of this statement, stock-based compensation cost is
measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is
recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period, which is the vesting period. We elected the
modified-prospective method, under which prior periods are not revised for
comparative purposes. The valuation provisions of SFAS 123R apply to
new grants and to grants that were outstanding as of the effective date and are
subsequently modified. Estimated compensation for grants that were
outstanding as of the effective date will be recognized over the remaining
service period using the compensation cost estimated for the SFAS 123 pro forma
disclosures, as adjusted for estimated forfeitures.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we issued stock options to directors,
officers, and employees under the 2006 Incentive Plan as
described in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements. The
fair value of the total options granted during the first three quarters of
fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 was estimated at the date of grant using a
Black-Scholes option-pricing model, using a range of risk-free interest rates of
2.67% - 5.00%, an expected term of 3.2 years, expected volatility of 55.0% and
no dividend.
Results
of Operations
Our
business is in its early stages and consequently our financial results are
difficult to compare from one period to the next. We expect such
period-to-period differences to continue to be significant over the next several
quarters, until we have a number of full years of operations.
Comparison
of three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
For the
three months ended September 30, 2008, we had a comprehensive loss of $1,193,610
compared to a comprehensive loss of $1,131,603 for the three months ended
September 30, 2007. The slight increase of $62,007 in comprehensive
loss between the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was primarily
due to the decrease in revenue from $433,300 in the third quarter of 2007
compared to revenue of $31,399 in the third quarter of
2008. Decreases in revenue in the current year quarter were largely
offset by a decrease in general and administrative expenses, professional fees,
and selling and marketing expenses, which collectively decreased by $518,252, as
a result of our cost reduction efforts. Interest expense related to
our convertible debentures and bridge note financing caused interest to increase
to $130,155 in the current year quarter versus nil in the comparative prior year
quarter. The following table compares our consolidated statement of
operations data for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007.
|
|
Three months ended September
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Revenue
|
|
$ |
31,399 |
|
|
$ |
433,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
86,494 |
|
|
|
17,996 |
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
322,514 |
|
|
|
501,024 |
|
Professional
fees
|
|
|
8,099 |
|
|
|
263,483 |
|
Development
expenses
|
|
|
556,920 |
|
|
|
574,965 |
|
Selling
and marketing expenses
|
|
|
123,289 |
|
|
|
207,647 |
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
1,097,316 |
|
|
|
1,565,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(1,065,917 |
) |
|
|
(1,131,815 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
2,852 |
|
|
|
21,554 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(130,155 |
) |
|
|
− |
|
Other
income and expense
|
|
|
(3,670 |
) |
|
|
(7,810 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(1,196,890 |
) |
|
|
(1,118,071 |
) |
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
3,280 |
|
|
|
(13,532 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
|
$ |
(1,193,610 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,131,603 |
) |
Net
Revenue
Net
revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $31,399 compared to
net revenue of $433,300 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, a
decrease of 401,901. The net revenue of $31,399 for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 included $25,457 of software licensing and development
revenue and $5,942 of maintenance and service contract
revenue. Approximately 21% of the revenue for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, related to development fees for project work and
approximately 79% was attributable to continuing license subscriptions or other
forms of recurring revenue. For the three months ended September 30,
2008, approximately 40% of our revenue was derived from applications sold to the
financial services and enterprise products, while approximately 60% was derived
from the gaming and horse racing products. The net revenue of
$433,300 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 included $412,010 of
software licensing and development revenue and $21,290 of maintenance and
service contract revenue. Approximately 84% of the revenue for the
three months ended September 30, 2007, relates to development fees for project
work and approximately 16% is attributable to continuing license subscriptions
or other forms of recurring revenue. For the three months ended
September 30, 2007, 84% of our revenue was derived from applications sold to the
financial services and enterprise products, while approximately 16% was derived
from gaming and horse racing products.
Operating
expenses
Total
operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were $1,097,316
compared to $1,565,115 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease
of 30%. The decrease of $467,799 was primarily due to cost reductions
efforts which caused general and administrative expenses to decrease by 36%,
professional fees to decrease by 97%, and sales and marketing expenses to
decrease by 41% due to a lower level of headcount, reduced use of outside
professionals and negotiation of discounts on existing vendor balances
owing.
Depreciation
and amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2008 were
$86,494 compared to $17,996 incurred during the three months ended September 30,
2007, a decrease of $68,498. The increase in this category was
primarily due to amortization of debt issuance costs related to the 2007 Notes
($27,015), as described in Note 11 of our consolidated financial
statements. The remaining balance in the three months ended September
30, 2008 consisted of depreciation of property, plant and equipment. The
comparative three months of fiscal 2007 amount in this category was composed
entirely of depreciation expense relating to property, plant and
equipment.
General
and Administrative expenses
General
and administrative expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2008
were $322,514 compared to $501,024 incurred during the three months ended
September 30, 2007, a 36% decrease. The decrease is primarily due to
general cost reduction efforts across most expenses in this
category. Decreases of $62,499 in payroll related expenses and
$56,976 to stock option expense were major contributors to the overall decrease
in this category.
Professional
fees
Professional
fees during the three months ended September 30, 2008 were $8,099, compared to
$263,483 incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2007, a 97%
decrease. Legal fees decreased from $164,851 during the third quarter
of fiscal 2007 to a credit of $20,688 during the third quarter of
2008. The decrease was due to credits negotiated on previous vendor
balances owing, as well as due to the hiring of our internal general counsel,
with the intention of reducing the high costs associated with legal fees related
to contract negotiations, regulatory and patent filings, intellectual property,
and other matters.
Development
expenses
Development
expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2008, were $556,920
compared to $574,965 incurred during the comparative three months ended
September 30, 2007, a 3% decrease. Although total development
expenses decreased, payroll and related expenses in this category increased by
19% from $426,794 during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 to $506,512 incurred
during the third quarter of fiscal 2008. This is primarily due to the
fact that in the third quarter of 2007, $155,167 of payroll related expenses was
capitalized as software development costs, in accordance with SFAS 86, reducing
development expense by the same amount capitalized. There was no
capitalization of software development costs during the third quarter of fiscal
2008. Most other sub-categories of expenses in this category
decreased in the current year quarter, including consulting expenses which
decreased from $61,303 in the third quarter of 2007 to nil in the third quarter
of 2008.
Selling
and marketing expenses
Selling
and marketing expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2008 were
$123,289 compared to $207,647 incurred during the three months ended September
30, 2007, a 41% decrease. The main contributor to the decrease was
payroll related expenses which decreased by $54,979 from the prior year
quarter. The balance of the year over year decrease in this category
were caused by decreases in a number of sub-categories including consulting
which decreased by $16,440, conferences & tradeshows which decreased by
$8,272 and travel, which decreased by $6,787.
Other
income and expense
For the
three months ended September 30, 2008, other income and expense was a loss of
$3,670 compared to a loss of $7,810 during the three months ended September 30,
2007. The amounts in both years’ quarters were caused by foreign
currency transaction exchange losses.
Interest
income
Interest
income was derived from investing unused cash balances in short-term liquid
investments. Average cash balances and interest rates during the third quarter
of fiscal year 2008 were lower than during the third quarter of fiscal year
2007, resulting in the lower level of interest income of $2,852 during the third
quarter of fiscal year 2008 versus $21,554 earned during the third quarter of
fiscal year 2007.
Interest
expense
Interest
expense increased from nil during the third quarter of fiscal year 2007 to
$130,155 during the third quarter of fiscal year 2008. This increase
was due to interest expense related to the issuance of debt in November 2007 and
the bridge note financing in June 2008. Actual interest expense on
the face value of the 2007 Notes for the three months ended September 30, 2008
was $60,000, while amortization of the debt discount was
$57,160. Interest expense accrued but not paid on the bridge note
financing in the third quarter of 2008 was $10,857.
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
Prior
period retained earnings on Innovations’ books were translated at historical
exchange rates while the rest of the financial statement line items were
translated at current period rates. The resulting difference was
treated as gain or loss due to foreign currency translation during the
period. During the third quarter of fiscal 2008, there was a gain of
$3,280 and during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 there was a loss of
$13,532. These exchange translation amounts were directly related to
revaluation of the Innovation’s books to our U.S. dollar functional reporting
currency.
Comparison
of nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, we had a comprehensive loss of $4,756,767
compared to a comprehensive loss of $4,114,900 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. The increase of $641,867 in comprehensive loss
between the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was primarily due to
the increase in other income and expenses as a result of the write down of
software development cost of $432,656, an increase in interest expense of
$364,011, and a decrease of $536,228 in net revenues, partially offset by a
decrease in operating expenses of $735,544. The following table
compares our consolidated statement of operations data for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007.
|
|
Nine months ended September
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Revenue
|
|
$ |
312,381 |
|
|
$ |
848,609 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
231,779 |
|
|
|
46,003 |
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
1,456,277 |
|
|
|
1,742,747 |
|
Professional
fees
|
|
|
381,867 |
|
|
|
889,274 |
|
Development
expenses
|
|
|
1,688,192 |
|
|
|
1,492,142 |
|
Selling
and marketing expenses
|
|
|
530,117 |
|
|
|
853,610 |
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
4,288,232 |
|
|
|
5,023,776 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(3,975,851 |
) |
|
|
(4,175,167 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
18,510 |
|
|
|
116,549 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(364,475 |
) |
|
|
(464 |
) |
Other
income and expense
|
|
|
(443,328 |
) |
|
|
(17,441 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(4,765,144 |
) |
|
|
(4,076,523 |
) |
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
8,377 |
|
|
|
(38,377 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
|
$ |
(4,756,767 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,114,900 |
) |
Net
Revenue
Net
revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $312,381 compared to
net revenue of $848,609 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease
of 63%. The net revenue of $312,381 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 included $290,264 of software licensing and development
revenue and $22,117 of maintenance and service contract
revenue. Approximately 80% of the revenue for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 related to development fees for project work and
approximately 20% is attributable to continuing license subscriptions or other
forms of recurring revenue. For the nine months ended September 30,
2008, approximately 31% of our revenue was derived from applications sold to the
financial services and enterprise products, while approximately 69% was derived
from the gaming and horse racing products. The net revenue of
$848,609 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included $800,524 of
software licensing and development revenue and $48,085 of maintenance and
service contract revenue. Approximately 86% of the revenue for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007, related to development fees for project
work and approximately 14% was attributable to continuing license subscriptions
or other forms of recurring revenue. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, approximately 78% of our revenue was derived from
applications sold to the financial services and enterprise vertical, while
approximately 22% was derived from gaming and horse racing
products.
Operating
expenses
Total
operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $4,288,232
compared to $5,023,776 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease
of 15%. The decrease of $735,544 was primarily due to cost reduction
efforts whereby general and administrative expenses decreased by 16%,
professional fees decreased by 57%, and sales & marketing expenses decreased
by 38%.
Depreciation
and amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were
$231,779 compared to $46,003 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of $185,776. The increase was primarily due to amortization
of debt issuance costs related to the 2007 Notes ($81,046), as described in Note
11 of our consolidated financial statements, as well as amortization of software
development costs ($43,266) in the first quarter of 2008 , while the remaining
balance consisted of depreciation of property, plant and
equipment. The comparative amount for the nine-month period of fiscal
2007 in this category consisted entirely of depreciation expense relating to
property, plant and equipment.
General
and Administrative expenses
General
and administrative expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were
$1,456,277 compared to $1,742,747 during the nine months ended September 30,
2007, a 16% decrease. Payroll expenses in this category decreased
slightly by $16,517, or 3%, as a result of employee terminations, including the
CEO, offset by the hiring of our internal counsel and some salary
increases. There were decreases in a variety of expenses in this
category including consulting ($52,256), travel ($33,630), stock-based
compensation ($77,548), and minor decreases in various other expenses due to
cost reduction efforts, resulting in the decrease to this category in the first
three quarters of fiscal 2008 as compared to the similar period of fiscal
2007.
Professional
fees
Professional
fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $381,867, compared to
$889,274 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a 57%
decrease. Legal fees decreased from $636,777 during the first three
quarters of fiscal 2007 to $227,467 during the first three quarters of
2008. The decrease in the current year period was primarily due to
the hiring of internal general counsel with the intention of reducing the high
costs associated with legal fees related to contract negotiations, regulatory
and patent filings, intellectual property, and other
matters. Consulting also decreased year over year by $52,343, also
due to our cost reduction efforts and corresponding reduced use of
consultants
Development
expenses
Development
expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $1,688,192
compared to $1,492,142 during the comparative nine months ended September 30,
2007, a 13% increase. Payroll related expenses increased by 38% year
over year, from $1,110,548 during the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 to
$1,535,857 incurred during the first three quarter of fiscal
2008. However, the 2007 amount was reduced by $471,988 of payroll
related development costs which was capitalized as software development costs,
in accordance with SFAS 86, reducing development expense by the same amount
capitalized. There were no software development costs capitalized in
the first three quarters of 2008.
Selling
and marketing expenses
Selling
and marketing expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were
$530,117 compared to $853,610 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a
38% decrease. Expenses related to consultants, conferences and
tradeshows and travel and entertainment expenses decreased from $399,778
incurred during the first three quarter of fiscal year 2007 to $161,758 incurred
during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2008 due to cost reduction
efforts implemented in order to conserve cash.
Other
income and expense
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, other income and expense was a loss of
$443,328 compared to a loss of $17,441 during the nine months ended September
30, 2007, an increase of $425,887. The increase in other income and
expense was primarily due to the write down of the remaining balance of
capitalized software development costs ($432,656) to nil during the third
quarter of fiscal 2008, while the remaining balance was contributed to a foreign
currency transaction exchange loss ($10,672). Comparatively, during
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, other income and expense was a loss of
$17,441, which consisted entirely of a foreign currency transaction exchange
loss.
Interest
income
Interest
income was derived from investing unused cash balances in short-term liquid
investments. Average cash balances and interest rates during the
first three quarter of fiscal year 2008 were lower than during the first three
quarter of fiscal year 2007, resulting in the lower level of interest income of
$18,510 during the first nine months of fiscal year 2008 versus $116,549 earned
during the first nine months of fiscal year 2007.
Interest
expense
Interest
expense increased from $464 during the first three quarter of fiscal year 2007
to $364,475 during the first three quarter of fiscal year 2008, an increase of
$364,011. This increase was due to interest expense related to the
issuance of debt in November 2007. Actual interest accrued or paid
for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2008 was $180,000, while amortization
of the debt discount in the amount of $171,480 contributed to the majority of
the remainder of this amount for the nine month period ended September 30,
2008.
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
Prior
period retained earnings on Innovations’ books are translated at historical
exchange rates while the rest of the financial statement line items are
translated at current period rates. The resulting difference was
treated as gain or loss due to foreign currency translation during the
period. During the first three quarters of fiscal 2008, there was a
gain of $8,377 and during the first three quarter of fiscal 2007 there was a
loss of $38,377. These exchange translation amounts were directly
related to revaluation of the Innovation’s books to our U.S. dollar functional
reporting currency.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
September 30, 2008, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $1,617,560 held in
current and short-term deposit accounts. We believe that, based on our
current level of spending and the current level of cash receipts, it will be
necessary for us to increase our revenue significantly or seek additional
financing by the beginning of the second quarter of 2009. There can
be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital on favorable
terms, or at all, due to the current state of the credit markets and of the
gaming industry, nor can there be any assurance that we will be able to generate
new revenue opportunities on a timely basis. If we cannot raise financing
or increase revenues, our liquidity, financial condition and business prospects
will be materially and adversely affected and we may have to cease
operations.
Because
of our limited revenue and cash flow from operations, we have depended primarily
on financing transactions to support our working capital and capital expenditure
requirements. Through September 30, 2008, we had accumulated losses
of approximately $26.4 million, which were financed primarily through sales of
equity securities. Since our inception in November 2003 through
September 30, 2008, we have raised approximately $18 million in equity financing
and $3.5 million in debt financing.
In
January 2006, we sold 2,307,693 shares of our common stock and warrants to
purchase 1,200,000 shares of our common stock to Shuffle Master for $3.0
million. The Shuffle Master warrants had an exercise price of $2.025
per share and expired on July 12, 2007 without being exercised. The
sale of these shares and the issuance of the warrants were in connection with
the original strategic alliance distribution and licensing agreement between us
and Shuffle Master.
In
addition, on July 7, 2006, we closed a private placement to accredited investors
in which we sold 16,943,323 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase
8,471,657 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.83 per share,
subject to downward adjustment if we do not meet specified annual revenue
targets, for gross proceeds of approximately $9.3 million after payment of
commissions and expenses. As of December 31, 2007, as a result of our
failure to meet the specified annual revenue targets, the exercise price of the
warrants was adjusted downwards to $0.40 per share.
On
November 28, 2007, we completed a private placement of 8.0% convertible notes
with 3,333,333 accompanying warrants which had gross proceeds of $3.0
million. The 2007 Notes have a face value of $3 million, are due on
November 28, 2010 and are convertible into 6,666,667 shares of common stock at a
conversion price of $0.45 per share (assuming interest is paid in
cash). The 2007 Warrants are to purchase 3,333,333 shares of common
stock and have an exercise price of $0.50 per share and expire five years from
the issue date.
The 2007
Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum, payable quarterly on the first
of January, April, July, and October with such interest payable in cash, shares
of common stock or a combination thereof. Payment of interest in
shares of common stock is subject to certain conditions being met including the
existence of a registration statement which has been declared effective by the
SEC and which covers the required number of interest shares.
On May 28, 2008, we entered into a
Bridge Loan Financing Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Shawn Kreloff, Chairman and CEO, and his wife,
Victoria Corn (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor agreed to lend us
up to $1,000,000 by one or two installments under unsecured promissory notes
that would be convertible into a subsequent financing by us. Each
unsecured promissory note would mature in 90 days from the date of issuance of
each Note at the rate of 8% per annum accruing from the date of
issuance. On
June 17, 2008, Investor funded the first installment of the Agreement in the
amount of $471,750 and was issued a Bridge Loan Note in that amount pursuant to
the terms of the Agreement. There is no timing commitment as to the
remaining amount under the Bridge Loan Financing Agreement. We believe the commitment for the
remaining amount remains valid, although Mr. Kreloff, who was placed on
administrative leave on July 16, 2008 and terminated effective September 10,
2008, has advised
us that he does not believe he is
required to fund the remaining amount.
On August
17, 2008, we entered into a Licence and Distribution Agreement (the “License
Agreement”) with eBet Limited, eBet Gaming Systems Pty. Ltd. and eBet Systems
Pty. Ltd. (collectively, “eBet”) for the license of our software applications
and for the distribution of eBet’s products and software
applications. As part of the terms of the License Agreement, the
parties also entered into a Master Services Agreement (the “Services
Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, we
received $2,500,000 as a license fee. Additionally, we are to
receive additional license fees of 20% of all net revenues earned by eBet from
the sale and distribution of our software applications once eBet earns
$5,000,000 from the sale and distribution of those products. As a distributor of
eBet products and software applications, we will pay eBet a license fee of 20%
of all net revenues earned by us from the sale and distribution of eBet’s
products and software applications once we have earned $5,000,000 from the sale
and distribution of those products and software
applications. Pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement, the we
are to pay eBet 50% of our Net Income Before Income Taxes during the term of the
Agreement on an annual basis once we have earned enough cash on hand to pay down
our outstanding interest bearing debt facilities when such facilities come due,
and we have sufficient cash to fund working capital to continue our
operations. In addition, we will pay eBet’s designee as the chief
executive officer the equivalent of $250,000 annually payable in shares of
common stock by equal installments quarterly, payable quarterly in advance
(commencing on 1 October, 2008) by equal installments on the first working day
of each calendar quarter.
Our
working capital at September 30, 2008, was negative $1,387,260 and our current
ratio at September 30, 2008, was approximately 0.6 to 1. The current
ratio is derived by dividing current assets by current liabilities and is a
measure used by lending sources to assess our ability to repay short-term
liabilities.
Overall,
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, we have had a net cash
decrease of $749,466, attributable primarily to net cash used in operating
activities of approximately $1.18 million, offset by the proceeds from the
issuance of a short term note of $471,750. The primary components of
our operating cash flows are net loss adjusted for non-cash expenses, such as
depreciation and amortization, accretion of the convertible debt discount,
stock-based compensation, and the changes in accounts receivable, accrued
liabilities and payroll, deferred revenue, and accounts
payable. Deferred revenue has increased by $2.59 million in the first
three quarters of 2008, primarily relating to the $2.5 million of licensing fees
we received from eBet in the third quarter of 2008, of which $2.5 million is in
deferred revenue as of September 30, 2008. Cash used in operating
activities was $1,180,117 during the first three quarter of fiscal year 2008
versus $3,769,711 during the first three quarter of fiscal year
2007. If the eBet deferred revenue was excluded from the 2008 year to
date totals, the adjusted cash used in operating activities balance would be
$3,680,117 for the three quarters ended September 30, 2008.
There
were net capital expenditures of $43,579 during the first three quarter of
fiscal 2008 and $99,419 during the first three quarter of fiscal
2007. There were no development costs capitalized during the first
three quarter of fiscal 2008 and there were $471,988 of development costs
capitalized during the first three quarter of fiscal 2007. During the
second quarter of 2008, we determined the remaining capitalized software
development costs were subject to impairment and as such the capitalized costs
have been fully written off as of September 30, 2008.
As of
September 30, 2008, our balance sheet shows long term indebtedness of $2,506,514
in the form of convertible debt which is the value, net of the unamortized debt
discount, of the 2007 Notes. The 2007 Notes have a face value of $3.0
million. There is also a long term liability balance of $471,750
which is a note payable.
Contractual
Obligations and Long-Term Liability
We lease
office space in Toronto, Ontario and Boulder, Colorado, which leases extend to
February 2012 and September 2010, respectively. We are currently
looking to sub-lease both properties, but did not have binding contracts to
sub-lease as of October 31, 2008. We are currently leasing
virtual office space in New York, New York a on a short-term basis, under a
lease which expires in December 2008, for our corporate
headquarters. We do not intend to renew our New York lease and have
given the requisite notice of termination as of October 31,
2008. Instead, we plan to move our corporate headquarters to Las
Vegas as of the end of December 2008. In addition, in 2007 we
leased approximately 1,000 square feet in Las Vegas, Nevada, for our corporate
apartment which was leased on an annual basis until February 2008, at a monthly
rent of approximately $2,000. Our frequent trips to Las Vegas made
this lease a cost-effective way to house our employees during business trips for
meetings with our partner Shuffle Master and in connection with GLI
certification of our wireless gaming solution. This lease was not
renewed when it expired at the end of February 2008. In April 2008,
we opened a small sales office in Las Vegas, Nevada under a short-term lease
which extends to December 2008. We do not intend to renew this lease
and have given the requisite notice of termination as of October 31,
2008. We are actively searching for new office space in Las Vegas,
which will serve as our headquarters, and plan to move in before December 31,
2008. Office lease expenses for the three months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007 were $82,741 and $99,268, respectively. Office lease expenses for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $291,571 and $311,800,
respectively.
We also
lease office and computer equipment. These leases have been
classified as operating leases. Office and computer equipment lease
expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $38,608 and
$38,292, respectively. Office and computer equipment lease expenses
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $117,438 and
$115,045, respectively.
During the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, we completed a private placement of 8.0%
convertible notes (the “2007 Notes”) with 3,333,333 accompanying warrants which
had gross proceeds of $3.0 million. The 2007 Notes have a face value
of $3 million, are due on November 28, 2010, and are convertible into 6,666,667
shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.45 per share (assuming
interest is paid in cash). The 2007 Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.0% per
annum, payable quarterly on the first of January, April, July, and October with
such interest payable in cash, shares of common stock or a combination
thereof. Payment of interest in shares of common stock is subject to
certain conditions being met including the existence of a registration statement
which has been declared effective by the SEC and which covers the required
number of interest shares.
Contractual
obligations and payments relating to our long-term liability in future periods
are as follows (2008 amounts are for three months):
Contractual
Obligations and Long-Term Liability
(US$)
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
2012 |
+ |
Office
Space Leases:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$ |
367,359 |
|
|
$ |
43,457 |
|
|
$ |
183,100 |
|
|
$ |
140,802 |
|
|
$ |
− |
|
|
$ |
− |
|
Canada
|
|
|
401,222 |
|
|
|
27,148 |
|
|
|
111,380 |
|
|
|
114,772 |
|
|
|
118,222 |
|
|
|
29,700 |
|
Total
Office Space
|
|
|
768,581 |
|
|
|
70,605 |
|
|
|
294,480 |
|
|
|
255,574 |
|
|
|
118,222 |
|
|
|
29,700 |
|
Office
Equipment
|
|
|
97,573 |
|
|
|
35,945 |
|
|
|
60,982 |
|
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
− |
|
Convertible
Debt
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
− |
|
Interest
on Convertible Debt
|
|
|
520,000 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
− |
|
|
|
− |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
4,386,154 |
|
|
$ |
166,550 |
|
|
$ |
595,462 |
|
|
$ |
3,476,220 |
|
|
$ |
118,222 |
|
|
$ |
29,700 |
|
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As of
September 30, 2008, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
|
Evaluation of Disclosure
Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the
participation of the chief executive officer and the chief financial
officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our "disclosure
controls and procedures" (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act") of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the
"Evaluation Date"). Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive
officer and the chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective, as of the Evaluation Date to
ensure that (i) information required to be disclosed in the reports that
we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time limits specified in the
Commission's rules and forms, and (ii) information required to be
disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief
executive officer and the chief financial officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
|
(b)
|
Changes in Internal Control
over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period
covered by this report, that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
|
Part II –
Other Information
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
2.1
|
Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of March 7, 2005 among the Company, PAC and Sona Mobile
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K, filed March 11, 2005).
|
3.1
|
Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to the following
documents (i) the Company’s Consent Solicitation dated October 26, 2004 as
filed on November 1, 2004; (ii) Certificate of Designations, Preferences
and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock filed as Exhibit 4.2 to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended March
31, 2005; (iii) Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 22, 2005; (iv) Appendix IV to the
Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated October 27, 2005 and filed on
the same date); and (v) Appendix I to the Company’s Definitive Proxy
Statement dated August 22, 2007 and filed on the same
date).
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3.2
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By-laws of the Company,
as amended October 9, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of
the Company’s Form 8-K, filed October 10, 2008).
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4.1
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Form of Common Stock
Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 1
to the Company’s Form SB-2 (file number 333-130461), filed February 2,
2006).
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.*
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.*
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
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*
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Filed
herewith.
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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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Sona
Mobile Holdings Corp.
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Date: November
14, 2008
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/s/ Anthony P.
Toohey
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Anthony
P. Toohey
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Date: November
14, 2008
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/s/ Stephen
Fellows
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Stephen
Fellows
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT
31.1
CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I,
Anthony Toohey, certify that:
1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sona Mobile Holdings
Corp.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
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.
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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 smaller
reporting company as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
smaller reporting company’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 Rules15d-15(e) and 13a-15(f)) for the smaller reporting
company and have:
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a)
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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 smaller reporting company,
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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b)
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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 smaller reporting company’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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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the smaller reporting company’s internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the smaller
reporting company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the smaller reporting
company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
smaller reporting company’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
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5. The
smaller reporting company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the smaller reporting company’s auditors and the
audit committee of the smaller reporting company’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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a)
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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 smaller reporting company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the smaller reporting company’s
internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date: November
14, 2008
/s/ Anthony P.
Toohey
Anthony P.
Toohey
Chief
Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
31.2
CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I,
Stephen Fellows, certify that:
1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sona Mobile Holdings
Corp.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
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.
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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 smaller
reporting company as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
smaller reporting company’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 Rules15d-15(e) and 13a-15(f)) for the smaller reporting
company and have:
|
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a)
|
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 smaller reporting company,
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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b)
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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 smaller reporting company’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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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the smaller reporting company’s internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the smaller
reporting company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the smaller reporting
company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
smaller reporting company’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
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5. The
smaller reporting company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the smaller reporting company’s auditors and the
audit committee of the smaller reporting company’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
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a)
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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 smaller reporting company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the smaller reporting company’s
internal control over financial
reporting.
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Date: November
14, 2008
/s/ Stephen
Fellows
Stephen
Fellows
Chief
Financial Officer
EXHIBIT
32.1
CERTIFICATION
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 of Sona Mobile Holdings Corp. (the
“Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we,
Anthony Toohey, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Stephen Fellows,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350,
as adopted pursuant to § 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; and
(2) The information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
A signed
original of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon
request.
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/s/ Anthony
P. Toohey
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Anthony
P. Toohey
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Chief
Executive Officer
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/s/ Stephen
Fellows
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Stephen
Fellows
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Chief
Financial Officer
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November
14, 2008