Unassociated Document
United
States
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-KSB
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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
OR
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TRANSITIONAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the
transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission
File Number 001-12000
EMVELCO
CORP.
(Name
of
small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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13-3696015
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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1061
½
N
Spaulding Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90046
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Issuer’s
telephone number, including area code: (323) 822-1750
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Title
of Each Class
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Name
of Each Exchange on which Registered
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Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share
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NASDAQ
CAPITAL MARKET
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Check
whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
15
(d) of the Exchange Act. o
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13
or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirement for the past 90 days. Yes
x
No
o
Check
if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained,
to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB.
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes o
No x
The
registrant’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007 were
$6,950,000.
The
aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock (the only class of
voting stock) held by non-affiliates of the Company as of April 11, 2008 was
$5,364,535 based on the closing price of the registrant's common stock on such
date of $1.05 as reported by the NASDAQ Capital Market
.
At
April
11, 2008, 5,109,081 shares of common stock (the only class of voting stock)
were
outstanding of
which
3,498,562 were held by non-affiliates
of the Company.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o
No
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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PART
I
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ITEM
1.
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DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
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3
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ITEM
2.
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DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTIES
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ITEM
3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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27
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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29
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PART
II
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30
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ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
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30
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ITEM
6.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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ITEM
7.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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46
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ITEM
8.
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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46
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ITEM
8A
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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ITEM
8B
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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PART
III
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ITEM
9.
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH
SECTION
16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
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ITEM
10.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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ITEM
11.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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60
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ITEM
12.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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ITEM
13.
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EXHIBITS
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ITEM
14.
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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SIGNATURES
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65
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
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ITEM
1. DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
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History
of Business
Emvelco
Corp., formerly known as (“f/k/a”) Euroweb International Corp., is a Delaware
corporation and was organized on November 9, 1992. It was a development stage
company through December 1993. Emvelco Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries
are collectively referred to herein as “Emvelco” or the “Company”. Emvelco’s
business
that was first implemented in 1997 is identifying,
developing and operating companies within emerging industries for the purpose
of
consolidation and sale if favorable market conditions exist. Although the
Company primarily focuses on the operation and development of its core
businesses, the Company pursues consolidations and sale opportunities as
presented in order to develop its core businesses as well as outside of its
core
business.
In
1997,
Emvelco entered the Internet field in Hungary and grew through various
acquisitions not only in Hungary, but also in the Czech Republic, Slovakia
and
Romania.
In
December 2004, Emvelco disposed of its 100% interest in its subsidiary in Czech
Republic and in April 2005, Emvelco sold its 100% interest in its subsidiary
in
Slovakia.
In
October 2005, the Company entered into the information technology ("IT") sector
by acquiring 100% ownership of Navigator Informatika Rt. ("Navigator"), a
Hungary-based provider of IT outsourcing, applications development and IT
consulting services.
On
December 19, 2005, the Company entered into a definitive Share Purchase
agreement with Invitel Tavkozlesi Szolgaltato Rt. (“Invitel”) for the sale of
its two Internet and telecommunication related operating subsidiaries, Euroweb
Internet Szolgaltato Rt. ("Euroweb Hungary") and Euroweb Romania S.A. ("Euroweb
Romania"). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company sold and, Invitel purchased,
100% of its interest in Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania. The closing
occurred on May 23, 2006 and the Company exited the internet service provider
(“ISP”) industry. The purchase price was $30.0 million.
On
June
11, 2006, the Board of Directors of Emvelco, as part of its strategy to redirect
the Company into new markets, voted to pursue an investor role in development
and real estate business opportunities through focusing on the financial aspects
of developing majority or minority owned affiliates, providing loans for the
development of property, engaging in the financing segments for development
of
property and the construction of various types of facilities and investing
in
real estate opportunities. The Company commenced its investments in the real
estate industry through its former wholly-owned subsidiary, Emvelco RE Corp
(“ERC”), f/k/a Euroweb RE Corp. in June 2006.
In
September 2006, ERC formed Lorraine Properties, LLC (“Lorraine”), a Nevada
limited liability company. In October 2006, ERC acquired majority ownership
in
non-operational asset holding companies as follows: 66.67% of Stanley Hills
LLC
(“Stanley”), a Nevada limited liability company and 51% of 846 AR Huntley, LLC
(“Huntley”), a California limited liability company, On
December 31, 2006, Emvelco and its wholly owned subsidiary ERC entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Exchange (“Exchange Agreement”) with Verge Living
Corporation (“Verge”), a Nevada corporation and its sole shareholder and
unaffiliated third party, The International Holdings Group Ltd. (“TIHG”), a
corporation formed and registered in the Marshall Islands. The Exchange
Agreement closed on December 31, 2006. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement,
ERC
issued new shares to TIHG in exchange for 100% of the outstanding securities
of
Verge. After the exchange, Emvelco owned 43.33% of ERC and TIHG owned 56.67%
of
ERC. Verge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ERC.
On
February 16, 2007, the Company completed the disposal of Navigator and exited
from the IT outsource industry, which has been classified as a discontinued
operation as of December 31, 2006. Accordingly, the Company’s principal
operations are solely for financial investments in development and real
estate.
On
May
14, 2007, the Company entered into a Stock Transfer and Assignment of Contract
Rights Agreement (the “Stock Transfer Agreement”) with ERC, ERC’s principal
shareholder TIHG, and ERC’s wholly owned subsidiary Verge. Pursuant to the
Agreement, the Company transferred and conveyed its 1,000 Shares (representing
a
43.33% interest) (the “Shares”) in ERC to TIHG to submit to ERC for cancellation
and return to treasury. ERC, TIHG and Verge agreed to assign (the “Assignment”)
to the Company all rights in and to that certain Investment Agreement, dated
as
June 19, 2006, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the “Investment
Agreement”) wherein ERC (from funds available to ERC from the Company) agreed to
provide secured loans to Verge for the construction of a multi-use condominium
and commercial property in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “Verge Property”) and for
other projects and properties as provided therein.
The
consideration payable to the Company under the Stock Transfer Agreement was
$500,000, which in TIHG’s discretion, may be added to the outstanding loan
amount owing to the Company by ERC pursuant to the secured line of credit
agreement (the "Line of Credit") with ERC, entered into on June 14, 2006,
pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan ERC up to $10.0 million. In
December 2006, the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of the Company
approved an increase of the Line of Credit up to $20.0 million. ERC can use
this
line for the various different projects they are engaged in. The loans are
payable on demand and accrue interest at 12% per annum.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the outstanding Line of Credit owed to the Company was
approximately $12 million. Under the Stock Transfer Agreement, in no event
shall
the Line of Credit exceed eighty percent (80%) of the fair market value of
the
Verge Property. As a condition precedent to the Stock Transfer Agreement, a
current appraisal of the Verge Property was presented and delivered to the
Company within two weeks of the date of the Stock Transfer Agreement. As of
December 31, 2007, the outstanding Line of Credit owed to the Company was
approximately $763 thousand, which was eliminated upon
consolidation.
The
effective date of the Stock Transfer Agreement was January 1, 2007 (the
“Effective Date”). All rights assigned to the Company under the Investment
Agreement will be considered to be assigned as of the Effective Date.
Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, the Company became the sole secured
and
primary beneficiary under the Investment Agreement, and the Company had no
ownership interest in ERC.
As
of the
Effective Date, under the Investment Agreement, each loan made to Verge is
due
on demand or upon maturity on January 14, 2008. If the Company requests that
the
funds be paid on demand prior to maturity, then Verge shall be entitled to
reduce the amount requested to be prepaid by 10%. The 10% discount will be
paid
in the form of shares of common stock of the Company, which will be computed
by
dividing the dollar amount of the 10% discount by the market price of the
Company's shares of common stock. The terms of the loans require that the
Company, be paid-off the greater of (i) the principal including 12% interest
per
annum or (ii) 33% of all gross profits derived from the Verge Property. In
addition, the Company has the right to acquire the Verge Property for a purchase
price of $15,000,000 through January 1, 2015. The purchase is payable in
$10,000,000 in cash and $5,000,000 in shares of common stock of the
Company.
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007), the Company, the
Company's chief executive officer Yossi Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of
ERC
(collectively, the "Investors") entered into an Agreement (the "Upswing
Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd. (also known as Appswing Ltd.,
hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant to the Upswing Agreement, the
Investors intend to invest in an entity listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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the Atia Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings Ltd (herein referred
to
as AGL). In addition, the Investors intend to transfer rights and control of
various real estate projects to AGL. The Investors and AGL then effected a
transaction, pursuant to which the Investors and/or the Investors' affiliates
acquired together about 76% of the AGL in consideration of the transfer of
the
rights to the various real estate projects (including Verge) to AGL (the
"Transaction"). Upswing, among other items, advised the Investors on the steps
necessary to effectuate the contemplated transfer of real estate project rights
to AGL.
On
October 15, 2007, Emvelco delivered that certain Notice of Exercise of Options
("Notice") to ERC, TIHG, Verge and Darren C. Dunckel, individual, President
of
ERC and/or representative of the foregoing parties. Pursuant to the Notice,
Emvelco, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement, intends to exercise
its option (the "Verge Option") to purchase a multi-use condominium and
commercial property in Las Vegas, Nevada, via the purchase and acquisition
of
all outstanding shares of common stock of Verge. The Verge Option is exercisable
in the amount of $5,000,000 payable in cash, but in no event is the option
exercisable prior to Verge breaking ground, plus conversion of $10,000,000
loans
given to Verge into Equity as consideration for 75,000 shares of
Verge.
Pursuant
to the Notice, the Company, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement,
further intends to exercise its option (the "Sitnica Option") to purchase ERC's
derivative rights and interest in Sitnica d.o.o. through ERC's holdings
(one-third (1/3) interest) in AP Holdings Limited ("AP Holdings"), a company
organized under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, which equates to a one-third
interest in Sitnica d.o.o. (excluding ERC's interest in AP Holdings). The
Sitnica Option is exercisable in the amount of $4,000,000, payable by reducing
the outstanding loan amount owing to the Company under the Investment Agreement
by $3,550,000 and reducing the Company's deposit with Shalom Atia, Trustee
of AP
Holdings, by $450,000.
The
above
transaction was closed on November 2, 2007. Upon closing, Verge became a fully
owned subsidiary of AGL and the Company owns 58.3% of AGL and consolidates
AGL’s
results in these financial statements.
Through
its subsidiaries and series of agreements with ERC, the Company developed and
sold in 2007 three properties in the Los Angeles vicinity. The Company has
currently two other residential single families’ homes under development in Los
Angeles vicinity.
Currently,
the Company has majority ownership of a subsidiary with operations outside
the
United States. The Company’s headquarters are now located in West Hollywood,
California.
The
Company has entered into a term sheet which provides that the Company will
purchase an entity that owns certain gas development rights, all the mineral
acreage and land rights for drilling on that certain property located in Texas
(the “Gas Lease Rights”). Specifically, the Company will purchase all the
outstanding membership interests of Davy Crockett Gas Company, LLC, a Nevada
limited liability company (“DCG”), which currently owns the Gas Lease Rights.
The purchase price shall be $50 million, which shall be payable in 50,000,000
shares of common stock of the Company. At closing the Company will issue
25,000,000 shares of common stock and then will issue as additional 5 million
shares upon each of the first five wells going into production. The purchase
price may be increased up to $250 million based on actual proven developed
product. The Company is still undertaking due diligence in connection with
proof
of good title to the Gas Lease Rights. The transaction was presented to the
Board of Directors for approval at a meeting on March 13, 2008. The terms and
provisions of the Gas Lease Rights and acquisition thereof is delineated in
the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange (the “Agreement and Plan of Exchange”). The
transaction is subject to a Proxy Statement to be delivered to the Shareholders.
If
the
DCG acquisition is consummated, DCG will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the
Company and the outstanding membership interests will be exchanged by the
holders thereof for shares of the Company. The shares of Emvelco common stock
that holders of DCG’s membership interest will be entitled to receive pursuant
to the Agreement and Plan of Exchange are expected to represent approximately
83% of the shares of the Company immediately following the consummation of
the
transaction. If the fifth well goes into production, the DCG membership interest
will then own 91% of the Company. DCG, headquartered in Bel Air, is a newly
formed LLC, which holds certain development rights for gas drilling in Crockett
County, Texas.
Based
on
the operations of ERC throughout the year and as a result of the Exchange
Agreement, the Company’s ownership structure as of December 31, 2006, which is
discussed further below, was as follows:
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Emvelco
directly owns 43.33% of ERC, a real estate development company, 25.1%
of
Micrologic, Inc. (“Micrologic”), a software development company
incorporated in Nevada, and 50% of an investment holding company
EA
Emerging Ventures Corp. (“EVC”), through a joint venture with Ashfield
Finance LLC (“Ashfield”).
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ERC
directly owns real estate development companies as follows: 100%
of Verge,
51% of Huntley, 66.67% of Stanley and 100% of Lorraine. Stanley is
a
related party as its minority owner is D’vora Attia, sister of Yossi
Attia, the Company’s CEO.
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ERC
directly owns 33.33% of AP Holdings Limited (“AP Holdings”), a Jersey
Company. AP Holdings is a related party, as its majority owner is
Shalom
Atia, the brother of Yossi Attia, the Company’s CEO. AP Holdings is a
non-operational holding company which owns 100% of Atia Projekt d.o.o,
a
Croatian Company (“Atia Project”), a real estate development
company.
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Emvelco
Strategy
INVESTMENTS
AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In
June
2006, the Company commenced its financial investments in the real estate
industry through the acquisition of ERC. ERC was a shell corporation with no
operations seeking opportunities in the real estate industry. Based on the
parameters set by the Board of Directors, ERC’s opportunities are limited as
follows:
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any
investment in the real estate opportunity (the "Proposed RE Investment"),
including loans, shall not exceed a planned period of three
years;
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the
expected return on investment on the Proposed real estate Investment
must
be a minimum of 15% per year;
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the
Proposed RE Investment shall not be leveraged in excess of more than
$1.50
for each $1.00 invested in equity;
and
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each
Proposed RE Investment shall have a clear exit strategy (i.e. purchase,
development and sale) and no Proposed RE Investment will be intended
to
acquire income producing real
estate.
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On
June
14, 2006, the Company entered into a secured line of credit agreement (the
"Line
of Credit") with ERC, pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan ERC up to
$10.0 million. In December 2006, the Board of Directors and Audit Committee
of
the Company approved an increase of the Line of Credit up to $20.0 million.
ERC
can use this line for the various different projects they are engaged in. The
loans are payable on demand and accrue interest at 12% per annum. As of December
31, 2007, the outstanding Line of Credit owed to the Company was approximately
$763 thousand, which was eliminated upon consolidation.
On
June
19, 2006, ERC entered into the Investment Agreement with Verge, f/k/a The
Aquitania Corp. and AO Bonanza Las Vegas, Inc., pursuant to which ERC, within
its sole discretion, agreed to provide secured loans to Verge, as part of the
Line of Credit described above, which is not to exceed the amount of $10.0
million. Verge is developing the Verge Property in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada,
where it intends to build approximately 296 condominiums plus commercial space.
Verge obtained entitlements to the Verge Property, and has advised that it
expects to break ground and commence sales during 2007. Each loan provided
to
Verge is due on demand or upon maturity on January 14, 2008. All loans are
secured by a first deed of trust, assignment of rents and security agreement
with respect to the property, along with American Land Title Association
(“ALTA”) title policy issued by a title company.
In
October 2006, as part of developing the Company’s financial real estate
development business, ERC acquired a majority ownership in two real estate
companies, Huntley and Stanley, which are planning for the development of two
to
three unit residences. In September, ERC also formed Lorraine, which are lots
designated for an apartment or condominium complex containing 14 multi-family
units. ERC is also developing single family homes in Los Angeles known as the
Harper, Edinburgh and Laurel projects.
On
December 31, 2006, Emvelco and its wholly-owned subsidiary ERC entered into
an
Exchange Agreement with Verge and its sole shareholder, TIHG an unaffiliated
third party. The Exchange Agreement closed on December 31, 2006. Pursuant to
the
Exchange Agreement, ERC issued new shares to TIHG in exchange for 100% of the
outstanding securities of Verge. After the exchange, Emvelco owned 43.33% of
ERC
and TIHG owned and control 56.67% of ERC. Verge became a wholly-owned subsidiary
of ERC.
On
May
14, 2007, pursuant to the Stock Transfer Agreement, the Company transferred
and
conveyed its 1,000 Shares (representing a 43.33% interest) in ERC to TIHG to
submit to ERC for cancellation and return to treasury. ERC, TIHG and Verge
agreed to assign to the Company all rights in and to the Investment
Agreement.
The
consideration payable to the Company under the Stock Transfer Agreement was
$500,000, which in TIHG’s discretion, may be added to the outstanding loan
amount owing to the Company by ERC pursuant to the secured line of credit
agreement (the "Line of Credit") with ERC, entered into on June 14, 2006,
pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan ERC up to $10.0 million. In
December 2006, the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of the Company
approved an increase of the Line of Credit up to $20.0 million. ERC can use
this
line for the various different projects they are engaged in. The loans are
payable on demand and accrue interest at 12% per annum.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the outstanding Line of Credit owing to the Company is
approximately $12 million. Under the Stock Transfer Agreement, in no event
shall
the Line of Credit exceed eighty percent (80%) of the fair market value of
the
Verge Property. As a condition precedent to the Stock Transfer Agreement, a
current appraisal of the Verge Property was presented and delivered to the
Company within two weeks of the date of the Stock Transfer
Agreement.
On
May
14, 2007, the Company entered into a Stock Transfer and Assignment of Contract
Rights Agreement (the “Stock Transfer Agreement”) with ERC, ERC’s principal
shareholder TIHG, and ERC’s wholly owned subsidiary Verge. Pursuant to the
Agreement, the Company transferred and conveyed its 1,000 Shares (representing
a
43.33% interest) (the “Shares”) in ERC to TIHG to submit to ERC for cancellation
and return to treasury. ERC, TIHG and Verge agreed to assign (the “Assignment”)
to the Company all rights in and to that certain Investment Agreement, dated
as
June 19, 2006, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the “Investment
Agreement”) wherein ERC (from funds available to ERC from the Company) agreed to
provide secured loans to Verge for the construction of a multi-use condominium
and commercial property in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “Verge Property”) and for
other projects and properties as provided therein.
The
consideration payable to the Company under the Stock Transfer Agreement was
$500,000, which in TIHG’s discretion, may be added to the outstanding loan
amount owing to the Company by ERC pursuant to the secured line of credit
agreement (the "Line of Credit") with ERC, entered into on June 14, 2006,
pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan ERC up to $10.0 million. In
December 2006, the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of the Company
approved an increase of the Line of Credit up to $20.0 million. ERC can use
this
line for the various different projects they are engaged in. The loans are
payable on demand and accrue interest at 12% per annum.
The
effective date of the Stock Transfer Agreement was January 1, 2007 (the
“Effective Date”). All rights assigned to the Company under the Investment
Agreement will be considered to be assigned as of the Effective Date.
Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, the Company became the sole secured
and
primary beneficiary under the Investment Agreement, and the Company had no
ownership interest in ERC.
As
of the
Effective Date, under the Investment Agreement, each loan made to Verge is
due
on demand or upon maturity on January 14, 2008. The
Company and Verge agreed to extend the term of the agreement until funds are
available for repayment, which is expected in the year ending December 31,
2008.
Interest continues to accrue at 12% per annum. If
the
Company requests that the funds be paid on demand prior to maturity, then Verge
shall be entitled to reduce the amount requested to be prepaid by 10%. The
10%
discount will be paid in the form of shares of common stock of the Company,
which will be computed by dividing the dollar amount of the 10% discount by
the
market price of the Company's shares of common stock. The terms of the loans
require that the Company, be paid-off the greater of (i) the principal including
12% interest per annum or (ii) 33% of all gross profits derived from the Verge
Property. In addition, the Company has the right to acquire the Verge Property
for a purchase price of $15,000,000 through January 1, 2015. The purchase is
payable in $10,000,000 in cash and $5,000,000 in shares of common stock of
the
Company.
OTHER
INVESTMENTS
(a)
EA
Emerging Ventures Corp. (“EVC”).
On
August
30, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement by and between the Company
and
Ashfield Finance LLC (“Ashfield”), a Delaware limited liability company to form,
develops and initially fund EVC, a Nevada Corporation. The agreement was
developed for the purpose of identifying Electronic Design Automation ("EDA")
and IT development projects, as well as potential financing of real estate
properties related thereto and other business ventures and investments. EVC
is
owned 50% by the Company and 50% by Ashfield. The Company shall provide the
initial funds for implementation of the business purposes of the joint venture
and shall be entitled to a first priority return on any proceeds or income
received by EVC. Ashfield shall provide services in the area of business,
finance and taxation advice and has entered into a Consulting Agreement with
EVC
regarding these services. In consideration for such services, Ashfield shall
receive its 50% interest as well as a payment of $10,000 per month. EVC is
evaluating various projects, although at the present time, has not presented
the
Company with a specific project for consideration. EVC is a shell company as
of
the date of this filing. As of December 31, 2007, EVC remains a shell company
and is not yet entitled to receive $10,000 per month.
(b)
Micrologic, Inc.
On
October 11, 2006, as the first transaction in connection with the agreement
with
Ashfield (where Ashfield and EVC accepted no consideration) (see above), the
Company entered into a Term Sheet that will be formally documented in a contract
with associated exhibits, License Agreement and Warrants by and between the
Company and Dr. Danny Rittman - a third party, in connection with the formation
and initial funding of Micrologic, Inc. (“Micrologic”), a Nevada corporation,
for the design and production of EDA applications and Integrated Circuit ("IC")
design processes; specifically, the development and production of the
NanoToolBox
TM
tools
suite which shortens the time to market factor. NanoToolBox
TM
is a
smart platform that is designed to accelerate IC's design time and shrink time
to market factor. The Term Sheet provides for an initial investment by the
Company of up to $1.0 million, with warrants to purchase additional equity
for
additional investment. Initially, the Company owns 25.1% and Dr. Rittman owns
74.9% of Micrologic, Inc. but such equity positions would be revised depending
upon the exercise of the warrants as follows: (1) Warrant A - the Company shall
be granted a two year option to acquire an additional 10% of Micrologic for
$1.0
million (2) Warrant B - the Company shall be granted a three year option to
acquire an additional 15% of Micrologic for $3.0 million. The consideration
of
warrants A and B can be paid at the discretion of the Company, 50% in cash
and
50% in the Company’s shares. As of December 31, 2006, $50,000 was transferred by
the Company as part of this commitment and no warrants were purchased.
Micrologic will enter into a License Agreement with Dr. Danny Rittman, which
grants Micrologic the right to technology invented, owned and registered by
Dr.
Rittman. Parties agreed that this investment will be handled directly between
Micrologic and Emvelco without the involvement of EVC or Ashfield; however,
the
Company has no influence over the operation of Micrologic. The Company and
Dr.
Rittman are working on finalizing these agreements, which have not been signed
as of the date of this report.
From
January 1 2007, after the exchange with TIHG, ERC is no longer a controlled
subsidiary of the Company and is not consolidated. The Company’s interest in
Micrologic has been consolidated as of January 1, 2007 in accordance with
FIN46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”, due to Micrologic’s sole
reliance on the Company to finance its’ ongoing business activities. Emvelco has
exposure to a majority of the expected losses and/or expected residual returns
of Micrologic. (See Note 4 in the financial statements - Investment in
Micrologic). On
November 15, 2007, the Company entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement
and Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to that certain Term Sheet Agreement
(the
"Agreement") which was entered into by and between Dr. Danny Rittman ("Rittman")
and the Company and which the Amendment is entered into by and between the
same
parties. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company was obligated to fund Micrologic
$1 million and has funded $400,000 to date. Pursuant to the Amendment, the
Company shall only be required to fund an additional $50,000 for a total
investment of $450,000, and shall receive ten percent (10%) equity ownership
in
Micrologic. The Amendment also contains a settlement and release clause
releasing the parties from any further obligations to each other. As of December
31, 2007, the Company has consolidated the results of operation of Micrologic,
however, pursuant to the Settlement and Release Agreement, the Company will
not
consolidate the balance sheet at December 31, 2007, nor will it consolidate
future results of operations.
(C)
AP
Holdings Limited - A Jersey Corporation (“AP Holdings”)
As
a
result of the Exchange Transaction entered into on December 31, 2006, ERC,
through Verge, acquired a 33.33% equity investment in AP Holdings Limited,
a
Jersey Company for $3.0 million which was paid in cash at closing. AP Holdings,
a non-operational holding Company owns 100% of Atia Projekt d.o.o. (“Atia
Project”), a Croatian company engaged in real estate development. The Company
has no influence over the operation of AP Holdings. The majority owner (66.67%)
of AP Holdings is Shalom Atia, the brother of the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. During the accounting related to the Exchange Transaction, it was
determined that there is no accounting value associated with this investment
and
therefore, the fair value of AP Holdings is its cost as of December 31,
2007.
(D)
The
Atia Group Limited
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007), the Company, the
Company's chief executive officer Yossi Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of
ERC
(collectively, the "Investors") entered into an Agreement (the "Upswing
Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd. (also known as Appswing Ltd.,
hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant to the Upswing Agreement, the
Investors invested in an entity listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - the
Atia
Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings Ltd (herein referred to as
AGL).
In addition, the Investors transferred rights and control of various real estate
projects to AGL. The Investors and AGL then effected a transaction, pursuant
to
which the Investors and/or the Investors' affiliates acquired together about
76%
of the AGL in consideration of the transfer of the rights to the various real
estate projects (including Verge) to AGL (the "Transaction"). Upswing, among
other items, advised the Investors on the steps necessary to effectuate the
contemplated transfer of real estate project rights to AGL.
On
October 15, 2007, Emvelco delivered that certain Notice of Exercise of Options
("Notice") to ERC, TIHG, Verge and Darren C. Dunckel, individual, President
of
ERC and/or representative of the foregoing parties. Pursuant to the Notice,
Emvelco, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement, intends to exercise
its option (the "Verge Option") to purchase a multi-use condominium and
commercial property in Las Vegas, Nevada, via the purchase and acquisition
of
all outstanding shares of common stock of Verge. The Verge Option is exercisable
in the amount of $5,000,000 payable in cash, but in no event is the option
exercisable prior to Verge breaking ground, plus conversion of $10,000,000
loans
given to Verge into Equity as consideration for 75,000 shares of
Verge.
Pursuant
to the Notice, the Company, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement,
exercised its option (the "Sitnica Option") to purchase ERC's derivative rights
and interest in Sitnica d.o.o. through ERC's holdings (one-third (1/3) interest)
in AP Holdings Limited ("AP Holdings"), a company organized under the Companies
(Jersey) Law 1991, which equates to a one-third interest in Sitnica d.o.o.
(excluding ERC's interest in AP Holdings). The Sitnica Option to be exercised
in
the amount of $4,000,000, payable by reducing the outstanding loan amount owing
to the Company under the Investment Agreement by $3,550,000 and reducing the
Company's deposit with Shalom Atia, Trustee of AP Holdings, by $450,000. Based
on the actual closing and exchange of shares with AGL, where Sitnica became
fully owned subsidiary of AGL, the Company did not exercise its Sitnica option.
This
transaction was closed on November 2, 2007. Upon closing, Verge and Sitnica
became fully owned subsidiaries of AGL and the Company owns 58.3% of AGL and
consolidates AGL’s results in these financial statements.
(E)
Crescent Heights and Dickens LLC
The
Company formed and organized 610 N Crescent Heights LLC and 13059 Dickens LLC,
for the purpose of developing two separate single family homes for future sales.
Said properties are under development.
The
Company may invest in other unidentified industries that the Company deems
profitable. If the opportunity presents itself, the Company will consider
implementing its consolidation strategy with its subsidiaries and any other
business that it enters. However, except as set forth below, the Company does
not presently have any plans, proposals or arrangements to redeploy its
remaining capital funds or engage in any specific acquisitions. The Company
has
not yet identified any additional specific industries in which to
invest.
The
Company has entered into the final stages of negotiation on a term sheet which
provides that the Company will purchase an entity that owns certain gas
development rights, all the mineral acreage and land rights for drilling on
that
certain property located in Texas (the “Gas Lease Rights”). The purchase price
shall be $50 million, which shall be payable in 50,000,000 shares of common
stock of the Company. At closing the Company will issue 25,000,000 shares of
common stock and then will issue as additional 5 million shares upon each of
the
first five wells going into production. The purchase price may be increased
up
to $250 million based on actual proven developed product. The Company is
presently conducting due diligence. The transaction was presented to the Board
of Directors for approval. The terms and provisions of the Gas Lease Rights
will
be delineated in a definitive agreement. The closing of this transaction is
subject to shareholder approval.
If
the
acquisition of Davy Crockett Gas Company LLC (“DCG”) is consummated, DCG will
become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and outstanding membership
interest will be exchange by the holders thereof for shares of the Company.
The
shares of Emvelco common stock that holders of DCG’s membership interest will be
entitled to receive pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Exchange are expected
to represent approximately 83% of the shares of the Company immediately
following the consummation of the Plan of Exchange of DCG. If the fifth well
goes into production, the DCG membership interest will then own 91% of the
Company. DCG, headquartered in Bel Air, is a newly formed LLC, which holding
certain development rights for gas drilling in Crockett County, TX.
History
of Acquisitions and Dispositions - ISP and IT industry
Emvelco
participated in the ISP market in Central Europe through various acquisitions
of
companies in that geographic area. In 2005, the scope of the Company’s business
activity was changed by the decision to sell the Company’s operations in the ISP
market and furthermore by the acquisition of Navigator, a company active in
the
IT services industry. In 2007, the Board also approved the exit from IT service
industry, and completed the exit with the sale of Navigator. Currently, the
Company has no operations in Hungary. A history of the Company’s acquisitions
and disposals within the ISP and IT industry are presented below.
Hungary
On
January 2, 1997, the Emvelco acquired all of the outstanding stock of three
Hungarian ISPs for a total purchase price of approximately $1,785,000,
consisting of 28,800 shares of common stock of the Company and $1,425,000 in
cash (collectively, the “1997 Acquisitions”). The 1997 Acquisitions included the
following:
·
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Eunet
(Hungary Ltd.) for a cost of $1,000,000 in cash, and the assumption
of
$128,000 in liabilities;
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·
|
E-Net
Hungary Telecommunications and Multimedia for a cost of $200,000
in cash
and $150,000 in stock (12,000 shares);
and
|
·
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MS
Telecom Rt. for a cost of $225,000 in cash and $210,000 in stock
(16,800
shares).
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Subsequent
to completion of these acquisitions, all three Hungarian companies were combined
and merged into a new Hungarian entity, Euroweb Hungary. On November 22, 1998,
the Company sold 51% of the outstanding shares of Euroweb Hungary to Pantel
Rt.
(“Pantel”) for $2,200,000 in cash and an agreement to increase the share capital
of Euroweb Hungary by $300,000 without changing the ownership ratio. In February
2004, the Company acquired the 51% of Euroweb Hungary that it had sold to
Pantel. The consideration paid by the Company for the 51% interest comprised
$2,105,000 in cash and a guarantee that Euroweb Hungary will purchase at least
$3,000,000 worth of services from Pantel in each of the three years ending
December 31, 2006. The purchase commitment was fulfilled by Euroweb
Hungary.
On
June
9, 2004, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Elender, an
ISP
located in Hungary that provides Internet access to the corporate and
institutional (public) sector and, amongst others, 2,300 schools in Hungary.
Consideration paid in the amount of $9,350,005 consisted of $6,500,000 in cash
and 677,201 of the Company’s shares of common stock, valued at $2,508,353
excluding registration cost, and $391,897 in transaction costs (consisting
primarily of professional fees incurred related to attorneys, accountants and
valuation advisors).
Under
the
terms of this agreement, the Company placed 248,111 unregistered shares of
newly
issued stock (in the name of the Company) with an escrow agent as security
for
approximately $1.5 million loans payable to former shareholders of Elender.
The
shares will be returned to the Company from escrow once the outstanding loans
have been fully repaid. However, if there is a default on the outstanding loan,
then the shares will be issued to the other party and the Company is then
obliged to register the shares. As of December 31, 2005, the Company repaid
all
of the loans that were outstanding. In January 2006, the Company acquired and
subsequently cancelled the shares that were put into escrow.
On
October 7, 2005, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of
Navigator, a Hungary-based provider of IT outsourcing, applications development
and IT consulting services. Consideration paid in the amount of $10,760,772
consisted of $8,500,000 in cash and 441,566 shares of the Company’s common stock
valued at $1,752,134 excluding registration cost, and $508,638 in transaction
costs (consisting primarily of professional fees incurred related to attorneys,
accountants and valuation advisors).
On
December 19, 2005, Emvelco entered into a share purchase agreement with Invitel
for the sale of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania. The purchase price for
the
subsidiaries specified in the share purchase agreement was approximately $30
million. As part of the closing, approximately $6 million of the cash proceeds
paid by Emvelco were paid to Euroweb Hungary in exchange for the 85% ownership
of Navigator currently held by Euroweb Hungary. This cash was used by Euroweb
Hungary for the repayment of an approximately $6 million bank loan obtained
for
the acquisition of Navigator. The closing of the sale of Euroweb Hungary and
Euroweb Romania occurred on May 23, 2006.
On
February 16, 2007, the Company completed the disposal of Navigator. The purchase
price paid to the Company is $3,200,000 in cash and the transfer to the Company
of 622,531 shares of the Company. On May 3, 2007 the Company surrendered 622,531
stock certificates together with stock powers to American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent for cancellation and return to
Treasury.
Romania
On
May
19, 2000, the Company purchased all of the Internet related assets of Sumitkom
Rokura, S.R.L., an ISP in Romania, for $1,561,125 in cash. The acquisition
was
accounted for as an asset purchase with a value of $1,150,000 being assigned
to
the customer lists acquired.
On
June
14, 2000, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of
Mediator S.A., an ISP in Romania for $2,040,000 in cash and the assumption
of a
$540,000 liability to the former owner payable in annual installments of
$180,000, commencing on June 1, 2001. Goodwill arising on this purchase was
$2,455,223. Immediately after the purchase, the name of this company was changed
to Euroweb Romania. This acquisition was effective as of July 1,
2000.
On
December 19, 2005, Emvelco entered into a share purchase agreement with Invitel
for the sale of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania. The purchase price for
the
subsidiaries specified in the share purchase agreement was approximately $30
million. As part of the closing, approximately $6 million of the cash proceeds
paid by Emvelco were paid to Euroweb Hungary in exchange for the 85% ownership
of Navigator currently held by Euroweb Hungary. This cash was used by Euroweb
Hungary for the repayment of an approximately $6 million bank loan obtained
for
the acquisition of Navigator. The closing of the sale of Euroweb Hungary and
Euroweb Romania occurred on May 23, 2006.
Czech
Republic
On
June
11, 1999, the Company acquired all of the participating interests of Luko
CzechNet, an ISP in the Czech Republic, for a total cost of $1,862,154,
including 90,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 50,000 options valued
at $2.00 per share; the balance paid in cash. This acquisition was effective
as
of June 1, 1999.
On
August
25, 2000, the Company, through its subsidiary, Luko Czech, acquired all of
the
outstanding capital stock of Stand s.r.o., an ISP in the Czech Republic, for
$280,735 in cash. Stand s.r.o. was merged into Luko Czech under the name of
Euroweb Czech Republic. This acquisition was effective as of September 1,
2000.
On
December 16, 2004, the Company sold all of its shares in its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Euroweb Czech for cash of $500,000. Additionally, as a part of
the
transaction, the Company forgave $400,000 of loans receivable from Euroweb
Czech.
Slovakia
On
July
15, 1999, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of
EUnet Slovakia, an ISP in the Slovak Republic, for a total cost of $813,299
including 47,408 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $400,005 issued
August 9, 1999; the balance was paid in cash. This acquisition was effective
as
of August 1, 1999.
The
Company made another acquisition of a Slovak ISP on July 15, 1999 with the
purchase of 70% of the outstanding shares of Dodo s.r.o.’s subsidiary, R-Net,
for a total cost of $630,234, including 29,091 shares of the Company’s common
stock valued at $200,000 issued August 13, 1999; the balance was paid in cash.
This acquisition was effective as of August 1, 1999.
On
September 23, 1999 and November 16, 1999, the Company acquired from Slavia
Capital o.c.p., a.s. 70% and 30%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding
stock of Global Network Services a.s.c., a Slovakian corporation providing
Internet service primarily to businesses located in Bratislava and other major
cities in Slovakia for a total purchase price of $1,633,051, including 71,114
shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $499,929 issued on September 23,
1999; the balance was paid in cash. The acquisition of 70% of Global Network
Services a.s.c. was effective as of October 1, 1999.
On
April
21, 2000, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Isternet
SR, s.r.o., an ISP in the Slovak Republic, for $1,029,299 in cash. Goodwill
arising on this purchase was $945,200. This acquisition was effective May 1,
2000.
On
May
22, 2000, the Company acquired the remaining 30% of R-Net (the initial 70%
being
acquired in 1999) for $355,810 in cash. Goodwill arising on this purchase was
$357,565.
All
of
the Company’s Slovakian operations were then merged into one company under the
name of Euroweb Slovakia. On April 15, 2005, Emvelco sold 100% of its interest
in its wholly-owned subsidiary Euroweb Slovakia to DanubiaTel a.s. The purchase
price was $2,700,000.
Euroweb
Hungary, Euroweb Slovakia, Euroweb Czech, Euroweb Romania and Navigator are
classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s financial statements for
all periods presented.
History
of Acquisitions and Dispositions - Financial Investment and Real Estate
Industry
On
June
11, 2006, the Company commenced operations in the financial aspects of the
real
estate industry through the acquisition of a non-operational, wholly-owned
subsidiary, ERC, which was acquired for a stock purchase price totally $1,000.
The primary activity of ERC includes development and subsequent sale of real
estate, as well as investment in the form of loans provided to, or ownership
acquired in, property development companies, directly or via majority or
minority owned affiliates.
In
the
third quarter of 2006, ERC acquired the following non-operational asset holding
companies: 51% in Huntley for a purchase price of $510, 66.67% of Stanley for
a
purchase price $667 and 100% of Lorraine for a capital contribution of
$1,000.
On
December 31, 2006, Emvelco and its wholly-owned subsidiary ERC entered into
an
Exchange Agreement with Verge and its sole shareholder, TIHG. The Exchange
Agreement closed on December 31, 2006. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement,
ERC
issued 1,308 new shares to TIHG in exchange for 100% of the outstanding
securities of Verge, resulting in TIHG having voting control over ERC.
Subsequent to the exchange, Emvelco owned 43.33% of ERC, while TIHG owned the
remaining 56.67%. Verge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ERC.
On
May
14, 2007, pursuant to the Stock Transfer Agreement, the Company transferred
and
conveyed its 1,000 Shares (representing a 43.33% interest) in ERC to TIHG to
submit to ERC for cancellation and return to Treasury. ERC, TIHG and Verge
agreed to assign to the Company all rights in and to the Investment
Agreement.
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007), the Company, the
Company's chief executive officer Yossi Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of
ERC
(collectively, the "Investors") entered into an Agreement (the "Upswing
Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd. (also known as Appswing Ltd.,
hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant to the Upswing Agreement, the
Investors intend to invest in an entity listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
-
the Atia Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings Ltd (herein referred
to
as AGL). In addition, the Investors intend to transfer rights and control of
various real estate projects to AGL. The Investors and AGL then effected a
transaction, pursuant to which the Investors and/or the Investors' affiliates
acquired about 76% of the AGL in consideration of the transfer of the rights
to
the various real estate projects (including Verge) to AGL (the "Transaction").
Upswing, among other items, advised the Investors on the steps necessary to
effectuate the contemplated transfer of real estate project rights to
AGL.
Pursuant
to the Notice, the Company, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement,
further intends to exercise its option (the "Sitnica Option") to purchase ERC's
derivative rights and interest in Sitnica d.o.o. through ERC's holdings
(one-third (1/3) interest) in AP Holdings Limited ("AP Holdings"), a company
organized under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, which equates to a one-third
interest in Sitnica d.o.o. (excluding ERC's interest in AP Holdings). The
Sitnica Option is exercisable in the amount of $4,000,000, payable by reducing
the outstanding loan amount owing to the Company under the Investment Agreement
by $3,550,000 and reducing the Company's deposit with Shalom Atia, Trustee
of AP
Holdings, by $450,000.
On
October 15, 2007, Emvelco delivered that certain Notice of Exercise of Options
("Notice") to ERC, TIHG, Verge and Darren C. Dunckel, individual, President
of
ERC and/or representative of the foregoing parties. Pursuant to the Notice,
Emvelco, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement, intends to exercise
its option (the "Verge Option") to purchase a multi-use condominium and
commercial property in Las Vegas, Nevada, via the purchase and acquisition
of
all outstanding shares of common stock of Verge. The Verge Option is exercisable
in the amount of $5,000,000 payable in cash, but in no event is the option
exercisable prior to Verge breaking ground, plus conversion of $10,000,000
loans
given to Verge into Equity as consideration for 75,000 shares of
Verge.
The
transaction was closed on November 2, 2007. Upon closing, Verge became a fully
owned subsidiary of AGL and the Company owns 58.3% of AGL and consolidates
AGL’s
results in the financial statements.
Through
its subsidiaries and series of agreements with ERC, the Company developed and
sold three properties in Los Angeles vicinity in the year ended December 31,
2007. The Company has two other residential single family homes under
development in Los Angeles vicinity.
Products
and Services
Upon
completion of the sale of Navigator in February 2007, which is presented as
discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2006; the Company no
longer operates within the IT outsourcing industry.
Emvelco’s
business
that was first implemented in 1997 is identifying, developing and operating
companies within emerging industries for the purpose of consolidation and sale
if favorable market conditions exist. Although the Company primarily focuses
on
the operation and development of its core businesses, the Company pursues
consolidations and sale opportunities as presented in order to develop its
core
businesses as well as outside of its core business. Since
June 2006, the Company has focused on the financial aspects of acquisition,
development, management, rental and sale of commercial, multi-family and
residential real estate properties located primarily the United States of
America (“US”) and Croatia. The Company is also engaged in investment and
financing activities, as well as conducting real estate operations on its own
properties. During
2007, the Company developed and sold three properties and as of December 31,
2007 the Company has two additional properties under development. In addition,
the Company has entered into a term sheet and is conducting due diligence with
respect an oil and gas oppurtunity.
Organization
Project
management
The
Company employs six full-time professionals including management, in its West
Hollywood, California headquarters. Headquarter personnel are responsible for
project management, bid-management and operations service management activities.
Their main tasks involve creating business and interaction with subsidiaries
and
vendors.
Employees
As
of
April 11, 2008, the Company employed a total of thirteen full-time
employees.
Government
Regulations
The
Company’s subsidiary or affiliate operations are subject to building,
environmental and other codes, ordinances, zoning, building design and
regulations of various federal, state, and local governing authorities to comply
with building permit, as well as on-going-inspections, including local
regulations which impose restrictive zoning and density requirements in order
to
limit the number of homes that can eventually be built within the boundaries
of
a particular property or locality. We must satisfy valuation standards and
site,
material and construction requirements of those authorities. More stringent
requirements could be imposed in the future on homebuilders and developers,
thereby increasing the cost of compliance.
In
addition, the Company is subject to various licensing, registration and filing
requirements in connection with the construction, advertisement and sale of
homes in its communities. Although these laws have increased our overall costs,
they have not had a material effect on the Company.
Competition
The
real
estate development business is highly competitive and fragmented. We compete
with numerous real estate developers of varying sizes, ranging from local to
national in scope, some of which have greater sales and financial resources
than
we have.
Our
dedication to customer satisfaction is evidenced by our consumer and value-based
brand approach to product development, and we believe that this dedication
distinguishes us in the homebuilding industry and will contribute to our
long-term competitive advantage. The real estate industry in the United States,
however, is highly competitive. In each of our market areas, there are numerous
real estate developers with which we compete. We also compete with the resale
of
existing house inventory. Any provider of housing units, for-sale or to rent,
including apartment builders, may be considered a competitor. Conversion of
apartments to condominiums further provides certain segments of the population
an alternative to traditional housing, as well as manufactured housing. We
compete primarily on the basis of price, reputation, design, location and
quality of our homes. The real estate industry is affected by a number of
economic and other factors including: (1) significant national and world events,
which impact consumer confidence; (2) changes in the costs of building
materials and labor; (3) changes in interest rates; (4) changes in
other costs associated with home ownership, such as property taxes and energy
costs; (5) various demographic factors; (6) changes in federal income
tax laws; (7) changes in government mortgage financing programs, and
(8) availability of sufficient mortgage capacity. In addition to these
factors, our business and operations could be affected by shifts in demand
for
new homes.
Sub-Prime
Lending
The
current situation in the US mortgage market is tightening, whereby many
borrowers are having a difficult time obtaining financing. The tightening of
the
market is the result of several factors: an increase in home foreclosures;
an
increase in the failure of mortgage companies; a steep decline in funding
available mortgages (primarily sub prime mortgage but also A credit mortgages)
and a decline in housing prices. Management does not believe this will hinder
sales because its projects are unique and the Company has already sold the
vast
majority of the condo units.
Risk
Factors
In
addition to the other information contained in this Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB, the following risk factors should be considered carefully in
evaluating our business. Our business, financial condition, or results of
operations or future prospects could be materially adversely affected by
operating results, and could cause our actual results to differ materially
from
our plans, projections, or other forward-looking statements included in “Item 6.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” below and elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-KSB.
We
have incurred a loss from continuing operations for the prior periods and we
will again incur net losses if we are unable to generate sufficient revenue
and
control costs.
We
incurred a loss from continuing operations of $10,899,790 for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and $2,279,285 for the year ended December 31, 2006. We may
not achieve profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. If
revenues grow more slowly than we anticipate, or if operating expenses exceed
our expectations or cannot be adjusted accordingly, we will continue to incur
losses. Our future performance is dependent upon the successful development
and
marketing of our services and products and additional acquisition about which
there is no assurance. Any future success that we might enjoy will depend upon
many factors, including factors out of our control or which cannot be predicted
at this time. These factors may include changes in or increased levels of
competition, including the entry of additional competitors and increased success
by existing competitors, changes in general economic conditions, increases
in
operating costs, including costs of supplies, personnel and equipment, reduced
margins caused by competitive pressures and other factors. These conditions
may
have a materially adverse effect upon us or may force us to reduce or curtail
operations.
We
are vulnerable to concentration risks because our operations are currently
almost exclusive to the Las Vegas, Nevada, Los Angeles, California, and Croatia
real estate market.
Our
real
estate activities are entirely located in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Croatia.
Because of our geographic concentration and limited number of projects, our
operations are more vulnerable to local economic downturns and adverse
project-specific risks than those of larger, more diversified companies.
Accordingly, the performance of the Nevada, California, and Croatia economies
has a significant impact on our revenues and consequently the underlying values
of our properties.
Aggressive
attempts by certain parties to restrict growth in the area of our holdings
may
in the future have a negative effect on our development and sales
activities.
Although
the efforts of certain special interest groups have not experienced, but may
be
experienced in the future, which negatively impact our development and sales
activities; we will protect and defend our rights to the development
entitlements of our properties.
If
we are unable to generate sufficient cash from operations, we may find it
necessary to curtail our development activities.
Significant
capital resources will be required to fund our development expenditures. Our
performance continues to be dependent on future cash flows from real estate
sales and rental income from our financial real estate developments, and there
can be no assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise
obtain sufficient funds to meet the expected development plans for our
properties.
Our
results of operations and financial condition are greatly affected by the
performance of the real estate industry.
Our
real
estate activities are subject to numerous factors beyond our control, including
local real estate market conditions (both where our properties are located
and
in areas where our potential customers reside), substantial existing and
potential competition, general national, regional and local economic conditions,
fluctuations in interest rates and mortgage availability and changes in
demographic conditions. Real estate markets have historically been subject
to
strong periodic cycles driven by numerous factors beyond the control of market
participants.
Real
estate investments often cannot easily be converted into cash and market values
may be adversely affected by these economic circumstances, market fundamentals,
competition and demographic conditions. Because of the effect these factors
have
on real estate values, it is difficult to predict with certainty the level
of
future sales or sales prices that will be realized for individual
assets.
Our
real estate operations are also dependent upon the availability and cost of
mortgage financing for potential customers, to the extent they finance their
purchases, and for buyers of the potential customers’ existing
residences.
Unfavorable
changes in market and economic conditions could hurt occupancy or rental rates.
The market and economic conditions may significantly affect rental rates.
Occupancy and rental rates in our market, in turn, may significantly affect
our
profitability and our ability to satisfy our financial obligations. The
current situation in the US mortgage market is tightening, whereby many
borrowers are having a difficult time obtaining financing. The tightening of
the
market is the result of several factors: an increase in home foreclosures;
an
increase in the failure of mortgage companies; a steep decline in funding
available mortgages (primarily sub prime mortgage but also A credit mortgages)
and a decline in housing prices. Management does not believe this will hinder
sales because this project is unique and the Company has already sold the vast
majority of the condo units, yet can not predict the global or nationwide
effects of such crisis. The
risks
that may affect conditions in our market include the following:
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the
economic climate, which may be adversely impacted by industry slowdowns
and other factors;
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conditions, such as oversupply of office space and the demand for
office
space;
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inability or unwillingness of tenants to pay their current rent or
rent
increases; and
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from other available office buildings and changes in market rental
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Our
operations are subject to an intensive regulatory approval process, which may
influence the cost of developments.
Before
we
can develop a property, we must obtain a variety of approvals from local and
state governments with respect to such matters as zoning, density, parking,
and
subdivision, site planning and environmental issues. Certain of these approvals
are discretionary by nature. Because certain government agencies and special
interest groups may expressed concerns about our development plans in or near
Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Croatia, our ability to develop these properties
and
realize future income from our properties could be delayed, reduced, prevented
or made more expensive.
Certain
special interest groups may opposed our plans and have taken various actions
to
partially or completely restrict development in some areas, including areas
where some of our most valuable properties are
located.
We
have
actively opposed these actions. We currently do not believe unfavorable rulings
would have a significant long-term adverse effect on the overall value of our
property holdings. However, because of the regulatory environment that has
exists in the Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Croatia and the intensive opposition
of certain interest groups, there can be no assurance that such expectations
will prove correct.
Our
operations are subject to governmental environmental regulation, which can
change at any time and generally would result in an increase to our
costs.
Real
estate development is subject to state and federal regulations and to possible
interruption or termination because of environmental considerations, including,
without limitation, air and water quality and protection of endangered species
and their habitats. We are making, and will continue to make, expenditures
with
respect to our real estate development for the protection of the environment.
Emphasis on environmental matters will result in additional costs in the
future.
The
real estate business is very competitive and many of our competitors are larger
and financially stronger than we are which may affect our sales activities
and
margins
The
real
estate business is highly competitive. We compete with a large number of
companies and individuals, and many of them have significantly greater financial
and other resources than we have. Our competitors include local developers
who
are committed primarily to particular markets and also national developers
who
acquire properties throughout the U.S and Croatia.
Our
operations are subject to natural risks. Our performance may be adversely
affected by weather conditions that delay development or damage
property.
The
U.S.
military intervention in Iraq, the terrorist attacks in the U.S. on September
11, 2001 and the potential for additional future terrorist acts have created
economic, political and social uncertainties that could materially and adversely
affect our business. It is possible that further acts of terrorism may be
directed against the U.S. domestically or abroad, and such acts of terrorism
could be directed against properties and personnel of companies such as ours.
Moreover, while our property and business interruption insurance covers damages
to insured property directly caused by terrorism, this insurance does not cover
damages and losses caused by war. Terrorism and war developments may materially
and adversely affect our business and profitability and the prices of our common
stock in ways that we cannot predict at this time.
Our
future success is dependent, in part, on the performance and continued service
of our Chief Executive Officer and our ability to attract additional qualified
personnel. If we are unable to do so our results from operations may be
negatively impacted.
Our
success will be dependent on the personal efforts of Yossi Attia, Chief
Executive Officer. The loss of the services of Mr. Attia could have a material
adverse effect on our business and prospects. We do not have and do not intend
to obtain "key-man" insurance on the life of any of our officers. The success
of
our company is largely dependent upon our ability to hire and retain additional
qualified management, marketing, technical, financial and other personnel.
Competition for qualified personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance
that we will be able to hire or retain additional qualified management. The
inability to attract and retain qualified management and other personnel will
have a material adverse effect on our company as our key personnel are critical
to our overall management as well as the development of our technology, our
culture and our strategic direction.
Possible
Future Capital Needs.
The
Company currently anticipates that its available cash resources will be
sufficient to meet its presently anticipated working capital for at least the
next 12 months. The Company, however, required obtaining additional financial
resources for the development of properties. Therefore, the Company may need
to
raise additional funds in order to support more rapid expansion and capital
expenditure, acquire complementary businesses or technologies or take advantage
of unanticipated opportunities through public or private financing, strategic
relationships or other arrangements. There can be no assurance that such
additional funding, if needed, will be available on terms acceptable to the
Company, or at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms,
the
Company may be unable to develop or enhance its services and products or take
advantage of future opportunities either of which could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial
condition.
No
Dividends.
It
has
been the policy of the Company not to pay cash dividends on its common stock.
At
present, the Company will follow a policy of retaining all of its earnings,
if
any, to finance the development and expansion of its business.
Potential
Issuance of Additional Common and Preferred Stock.
The
Company is currently authorized to issue up to 35,000,000 common shares. The
Board of Directors of the Company will have the ability, without seeking
stockholder approval, to issue additional shares of common stock in the future
for such consideration as the Board of Directors may consider sufficient. The
issuance of additional common stock in the future will reduce the proportionate
ownership and voting power of the common stock offered hereby. The Board of
Directors of the Company is also authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares
of
preferred stock, the rights and preferences of which may be designated in series
by the Board of Directors. To the extent of such authorization, such
designations may be made without stockholder approval. The designation and
issuance of series of preferred stock in the future would create additional
securities which may have voting, dividend, liquidation preferences or other
rights that are superior to those of the common stock, which could effectively
deter any takeover attempt of the Company.
Potential
Issuance of Additional Common Stock in our majority owned subsidiary
AGL
On
January 30, 2008, Atia Group f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings, Ltd. ("Atia
Group"), of which the Company is a principal shareholder, notified the Company
that it had entered into two (2) material agreements (wherein the Company was
not a party but will be directly affected by their terms) with Trafalgar Capital
Specialized Investment Fund ("Trafalgar"). Specifically, Attia Group and
Trafalgar entered into a Committed Equity Facility Agreement ("CEF") in the
amount of 45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels (approximately US$12 million per the
exchange rate at the Closing) and a Loan Agreement ("Loan Agreement") in the
amount of US $500,000 (collectively, the "Finance Documents") pursuant to which
Trafalgar grants Atia Group financial backing. The Company is not a party to
the
Finance Documents. Upon full implantation of said agreements, AGL may issue
considerable amount of new shares to Trafalgar as fees, which may dilute the
Company holdings substantially, as such new issuing is calculated based on
actual average price of AGL shares in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - See Item
8B
below.
Risks
Related to the Proposed Oil and Gas Segment
The
number of shares that DCG member will be entitled to receive is dependent upon
the results of operations for DCG. As a result, your ownership percentage in
the
combined company may be diluted in the future.
We
are
currently evaluating acquiring DCG, which is engaged in the oil and gas industry
in Texas. The closing of the acquisition is subject to finalizing due diligence
and definitive documents. On the closing date, we will issue 25, 000,000 shares
of common stock to the members of DCG, which will be followed with additional
25,000,000 in five increments of 5,000,000 shares each upon the first five
wells
going into gas production. However, based on the future results of DCG, the
members of DCG may be entitled to receive up to a maximum of 250,000,000 shares
of common stock of Emvelco. As a result, although the existing shareholders
of
Emvelco will hold about 17% of the outstanding shares of common stock of
Emvelco, upon closing, depending upon the results of DCG, the existing
shareholders may only hold about 2% of the issued and outstanding shares of
Emvelco.
DCG
is
privately-held and its membership interests are not traded in any public market.
The lack of a public market makes it extremely difficult to determine the fair
market value of DCG. Since the percentage of Emvelco equity to be issued to
DCG
members was determined based on negotiations between the parties, it is possible
that the value of Emvelco common stock to be issued to DCG stockholders in
connection with the Agreement and Plan of Exchange will be greater than the
fair
market value of DCG. Alternatively, it is possible that the value of the shares
of Emvelco common stock to be issued in connection with the Agreement and Plan
of Exchange will be less than the fair market value of DCG.
Even
if
the necessary approvals are obtained from the stockholders of Emvelco specified
conditions must be satisfied or waived for the Agreement and Plan of Exchange
to
be consummated. These conditions, which are described in detail in the Agreement
and Plan of Exchange include:
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issuance of Emvelco’s common stock in the Agreement and Plan of Exchange,
the change of control, the amendment to Emvelco’s certificate of
incorporation to increase the authorized shares of capital
stock;
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the
representations and warranties of the other party set forth in the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange being true and correct as of the date
of
the agreement and the date the Agreement and Plan of Exchange occurs,
except for (i) those representations and warranties that address
matters only as of a particular date and (ii) breaches, inaccuracies
or omissions of such representations and warranties which have neither
had
nor reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the
other party;
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other party to the Agreement and Plan of Exchange having performed
or
complied with all of the agreements and covenants required by the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange to be performed by such party at or
before
completion of the Agreement and Plan of
Exchange;
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material adverse effect with respect to the other party to the Agreement
and Plan of Exchange having
occurred;
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the
amendments to Emvelco’s certificate of incorporation increasing the
authorized capital stock having become effective;
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Emvelco
receiving an opinion from its financial advisor, Sophos Investment
Limited, that the Agreement and Plan of Exchange is fair to Emvelco’
stockholders from a financial point of view as of the execution date
of
the Agreement and Plan of Exchange.
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of
the conditions listed above may be waived by the party or parties whose
obligations to complete the Agreement and Plan of Exchange are so conditioned.
For purposes of these conditions, the Agreement and Plan of Exchange provides
that “material adverse effect” means any circumstance that, individually or in
the aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition or results of operation
of the other party, taken as a whole, subject to certain exceptions as stated
in
the Agreement and Plan of Exchange. We cannot assure you that all of the
conditions will be satisfied. If the conditions are not satisfied or waived,
the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange will not occur or will be delayed, and we may
lose some or all of the intended benefits of the Agreement and Plan of
Exchange
Risks
Related to Emvelco’ Business
If
the Agreement and Plan of Exchange with DCG is not consummated, we will need
substantial additional funding to identify and develop our real estate
opportunities and for our future operations.
The
combined company’s operations in the real estate and oil and gas areas may never
achieve or sustain profitability.
DCG
is a
newly formed oil and gas development company and has no operating history.
As
DCG was formed specifically to consummate this transaction, to date, DCG has
not
derived any revenue. DCG does anticipate that it will generate revenue from
the
sale of oil and/or gas for foreseeable future. If DCG’s is unable to generate
revenue through the sale of oil and gas or Emvelco is unable to generate sales
in connection with the development of its real estate opportunities, the company
may never become profitable. Even if the company achieves profitability in
the
future, it may not be able to sustain profitability in subsequent
periods.
The
combined company will require substantial additional funding promptly after
the
consummation of the Agreement and Plan of Exchange to continue developing its
real estate and oil and gas operations, which may not be available to the
combined company on acceptable terms, or at all. Any such financing will dilute
your ownership interest in the combined company.
The
combined company will need to raise substantial additional capital to explore
additional real estate opportunities as well as develop its oil and gas
projects. We do expect that the cash on hand held by Emvelco and DCG at closing
will not be sufficient to meet the combined company’s cash requirements beyond
June 2008. We currently estimate that the combined company will need to raise
approximately $50,000,000 in financing during 2008.
The
combined company will need to raise substantial additional capital
to explore
additional real estate, gas and oil and energy related
opportunities.
Until
the
combined company can generate a sufficient amount of revenue to finance its
cash
requirements, which the combined company may never do, the combined company
expects to finance future cash needs primarily through public or private equity
offerings, debt financings or strategic collaborations. Sales of additional
equity securities will reduce your ownership percentage in the combined company.
The combined company does not know whether additional financing will be
available on acceptable terms, or at all. If the combined company is not able
to
secure additional equity or debt financing when needed, the combined company
may
not be able to explore its real estate and oil and gas ventures. This could
lower the economic value of these collaborations to the combined
company.
We
intend to acquire rights for oil and gas development properties that are located
in Texas, making us vulnerable to risks associated with operating in one
geographic area.
Our
operations are focused in Texas, which means that our targeted properties are
geographically concentrated in that area. As a result, we may be
disproportionately exposed to the impact of delays or interruptions of
production from these wells caused by significant governmental regulation,
transportation capacity constraints, curtailment of production or interruption
of transportation of natural gas produced from the wells in these basins.
If
we are unable to obtain funding our business operations will be
harmed.
We
intend
to raise funds the sale of shares of our Common Stock. We will require funding
to meet increasing capital costs associated with our operations. We will be
unable to fund our planned capital program if we are unable to secure funding.
We do not know if financing will be available when needed, or if it is
available, if it will be available on acceptable terms. The lack of available
future funding may prevent us from implementing our business strategy.
Drilling
for and producing oil and natural gas are high-risk activities with many
uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition,
or
results of operations.
Our
future success will depend on the success of our exploitation, exploration,
development, and production activities. Our oil and natural gas exploration
and
production activities are subject to numerous risks beyond our control;
including the risk that drilling will not result in commercially viable oil
or
natural gas production. Any future decision to Plan of Exchange, explore,
develop, or otherwise exploit prospects or properties will depend in part on
the
evaluation of data obtained through geophysical and geological analyses,
production data and engineering studies, the results of which are often
inconclusive or subject to varying interpretations. Our cost of drilling,
completing and operating wells are often uncertain before drilling commences.
Overruns in budgeted expenditures are common risks that can make a particular
project uneconomic. Further, many factors may curtail, delay, or cancel
drilling, including the following:
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imposed by or resulting from compliance with regulatory
requirements;
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or irregularities in geological formations;
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shortages
of or delays in obtaining equipment, including drilling rigs, and
qualified personnel;
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equipment
failures or accidents;
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adverse
weather conditions;
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reductions
in oil and natural gas prices;
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title
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Our
business involves numerous operating hazards for which our insurance and other
contractual rights may not adequately cover our potential
losses.
Our
operations are subject to certain hazards inherent in drilling for oil or
natural gas, such as blowouts, reservoir damage, and loss of production, loss
of
well control, punchthroughs, craterings, or fires. The occurrence of these
events could result in the suspension of drilling operations, equipment
shortages, damage to or destruction of the equipment involved and injury or
death to rig personnel.
Operations
also may be suspended because of machinery breakdowns, abnormal drilling
conditions, failure of subcontractors to perform or supply goods or services
or
personnel shortages. Damage to the environment could also result from our
operations, particularly through oil spillage or extensive uncontrolled fires.
We may also be subject to damage claims by other oil and gas
companies.
Although
we and/or our operating partners will maintain insurance in the areas in which
we operate, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable.
Our insurance policies and contractual rights to indemnity may not adequately
cover our losses, and we do not have insurance coverage or rights to indemnity
for all risks. If a significant accident or other event occurs and is not fully
covered by insurance or contractual indemnity, it could adversely affect our
financial position and results of operations.
Acquisitions
are a part of our business strategy and are subject to the risks and
uncertainties of evaluating recoverable reserves and potential
liabilities.
Our
proposed business strategy will be based on an acquisition program. We are
seeking to acquire working interests or serve as the developer on various
projects. Possible future acquisitions, if any, could result in our incurring
additional debt, contingent liabilities, and increased expenses, all of which
could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating
results. We could be subject to significant liabilities related to our
acquisitions.
The
successful acquisition of producing and non-producing properties requires an
assessment of a number of factors, many of which are inherently inexact and
may
prove to be inaccurate. These factors include:
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recoverable reserves,
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future oil and gas prices,
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estimating
future operating costs,
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development costs,
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the
costs and timing of plugging and abandonment and potential environmental
and other liabilities,
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assessments of potential acquisitions will not reveal all existing or potential
problems, nor will such assessments permit us to become familiar enough with
the
properties fully to assess their capabilities and deficiencies. In the course
of
our due diligence, we may not inspect every well, platform, or pipeline.
Inspections may not reveal structural and environmental problems, such as
pipeline corrosion or groundwater contamination, when they are made.
We
may
not be able to obtain contractual indemnities from a seller of a property for
liabilities that we assume or the contractual indemnification we do receive
may
be inadequate to cover the liabilities we do assume. We may be required to
assume the risk of the physical condition of acquired properties in addition
to
the risk that the acquired properties may not perform in accordance with our
expectations. As a result, some of the acquired businesses or properties may
not
produce revenues, reserves, earnings or cash flow at anticipated levels and
in
connection with these acquisitions, we may assume liabilities that were not
disclosed to or known by us or that exceed our estimates.
Our
ability to complete acquisitions could be affected by competition with other
companies and our ability to obtaining financing or regulatory
approvals.
In
pursuing acquisitions, we will compete with other companies, many of which
have
greater financial and other resources to acquire attractive companies and
properties. Competition for acquisitions may increase the cost of, or cause
us
to refrain from, completing acquisitions. Our strategy of completing
acquisitions is dependent upon, among other things, our ability to obtain debt
and equity financing and, in some cases, regulatory approvals. Our ability
to
pursue our acquisition strategy may be hindered if we are not able to obtain
financing or regulatory approvals.
Competitive
industry conditions may negatively affect our ability to conduct
operations.
Competition
in the oil and gas industry is intense, particularly with respect to the
acquisition of properties. Major and independent oil and gas companies actively
bid for desirable oil and gas properties, as well as for the equipment,
supplies, labor and services required to operate and develop their properties.
Many of our competitors have financial resources that are substantially greater
than ours, which may adversely affect our ability to compete within the
industry.
We
have no long-term contracts to sell oil and gas.
We
do not
have any long-term supply or similar agreements with governments or other
authorities or entities for which we act as a producer. We are therefore
dependent upon our ability to sell oil and gas at the prevailing wellhead market
price. There can be no assurance that Plan of Exchange will be available or
that
the prices they are willing to pay will remain stable.
Oil
and gas prices fluctuate, and low prices for an extended period of time are
likely to have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations
and financial condition.
Our
revenues, profitability and future growth and reserve calculations depend
substantially on reasonable prices for oil and gas. These prices also affect
the
amount of our cash flow available for capital expenditures and working capital.
In addition, the prices of oil and natural gas may affect our ability to borrow
money or raise equity capital. Lower prices may also reduce the amount of oil
and gas that we can produce economically. Among the factors that can cause
fluctuations in the prices for oil and gas are:
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and foreign supply, and perceptions of supply, of oil and natural
gas;
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of consumer demand;
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conditions in oil and gas producing regions;
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economic conditions;
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Reserve
estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be inaccurate. Any
material inaccuracies in these reserve estimates or underlying assumptions
will
materially affect the quantities and present value of our
reserves.
The
process of estimating oil and natural gas reserves is complex. It requires
interpretations of available technical data and many assumptions, including
assumptions relating to economic factors. Any significant inaccuracies in these
interpretations or assumptions could materially affect the estimated quantities
and present value of reserves shown in our financial statements.
In
order
to prepare our estimates, we must project production rates and timing of
development expenditures. We also must analyze available geological,
geophysical, production and engineering data. The extent, quality and
reliability of this data can vary. The process also requires economic
assumptions about matters such as oil and natural gas prices, drilling and
operating expenses, capital expenditures, taxes and availability of funds.
Therefore, estimates of oil and natural gas reserves are inherently imprecise.
Actual
future production, oil and natural gas prices, revenues, taxes, development
expenditures, operating expenses and quantities of recoverable oil and natural
gas reserves most likely will vary from our estimates. Any significant variance
could materially affect the estimated quantities and present value of reserves
in our financial statements. In addition, we may adjust estimates of proved
reserves to reflect production history, results of exploration and development,
prevailing oil and natural gas prices and other factors, many of which are
beyond our control.
You
should not assume that the present value of future net revenues from our proved
reserves is the current market value of our estimated oil and natural gas
reserves. In accordance with SEC requirements, we generally base the
estimated discounted future net cash flows from our proved reserves on prices
and costs on the date of the estimate. Actual future prices and costs may differ
materially from those presented using the present value estimate.
We
are subject to extensive government regulations.
Our
proposed business is affected by numerous federal, state and local laws and
regulations, including energy, environmental, conservation, tax and other laws
and regulations relating to the oil and gas industry. These include, but are not
limited to:
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prevention of waste,
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discharge of materials into the
environment,
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conservation of oil and natural
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permits
for drilling operations,
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reports
concerning operations, the spacing of wells, and the unitization
and
pooling of properties.
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Failure
to comply with any laws and regulations may result in the assessment of
administrative, civil and criminal penalties, the imposition of injunctive
relief or both. Moreover, changes in any of these laws and regulations could
have a material adverse effect on our business. In view of the many
uncertainties with respect to current and future laws and regulations, including
their applicability to us, we cannot predict the overall effect of such laws
and
regulations on our future operations.
Risks
Related to the Securities Market and Ownership of the Combined Company’s Common
Stock
The
combined company’s shares of common stock may be required to re-apply for
listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, which would adversely affect your ability
to sell your shares of the combined company’s common
stock.
Although
management does not believe that this transaction is a “reverse merger” as that
term is defined by Rule 4340, the transaction will result in a change in control
as a result of the issuance of the Emvelco shares to the DCG members. In the
event that NASDAQ considers this transaction to be a “reverse merger”, the
combined company may be required to meet NASDAQ’s initial listing requirements
at the time of closing of the Agreement and Plan of Exchange. These requirements
include a number of quantitative criteria, including a requirement that the
combined company’s stockholders’ equity immediately after the Agreement and Plan
of Exchange exceeds $5.0 million, that the combined company’s common stock
satisfies a $4.00 per share minimum bid price immediately after closing of
the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange and that the combined company maintain a public
float of common stock of at least $15.0 million. If we are required to meet
the
initial listing criteria, there can be no assurance that we will be able to
meet
these standards and, as a result, we may be delisted from NASDAQ.
If
the
combined company is unable to obtain a new listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market,
the combined company may seek to have its stock quoted on the FINRA’s OTC
Bulletin Board, which is an inter-dealer, over-the-counter market that provides
significantly less liquidity than the NASDAQ Capital Market, or in a non-NASDAQ
over-the-counter market, such as the “pink sheets.” Quotes for stocks included
on the OTC Bulletin Board/pink sheets are not as widely listed in the financial
sections of newspapers as are those for the NASDAQ Capital Market. Therefore,
prices for securities traded solely on the OTC Bulletin Board may be difficult
to obtain and holders of the combined company’s common stock may be unable to
resell their securities at any price.
If
the
combined company is forced to move trading of its common stock to the FINRA’s
OTC Bulletin Board, the combined company’s common stock will be a “penny stock”
under Rule 3a51-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange
Act. Compliance with the penny stock requirements would make it more difficult
for you to resell your shares to third parties or to dispose of them in the
public market or otherwise. Securities broker-dealers would not be permitted
to
recommend the combined company’s common stock and would only be permitted to
trade in it on an unsolicited basis. Additionally, Section 15(g) of the
Exchange Act and Rule 15g-2 require broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks
to
provide potential investors with a document disclosing the risks of penny stocks
and to obtain a manually signed and dated written receipt of the document before
effecting any transaction in a penny stock for the investor’s account. Moreover,
Rule 15g-9 requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account of
any
investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock to
that
investor. This procedure requires the broker-dealer to:
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obtain
from the investor information concerning his or her financial situation,
investment experience and investment
objectives;
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reasonably
determine, based on that information, that transactions in penny
stock are
suitable for the investor and that the investor has sufficient knowledge
and experience as to be reasonably capable of evaluating the risks
of
penny stock transactions;
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provide
the investor with a written statement setting forth the basis on
which the
broker-dealer made this determination;
and
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receive
a signed and dated copy of this statement from the investor, confirming
that it accurately reflects the investor’s financial situation, investment
experience and investment
objectives.
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If
the
combined company’s common stock is required to meeting the initial listing
standards and does not satisfy such listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, the
price of the combined company’s common stock may decline and the liquidity of
the common stock may be significantly reduced. In addition, failure to maintain
a NASDAQ Capital Market listing may negatively affect the combined company’s
ability to obtain necessary additional equity or debt financing on favorable
terms or at all.
The
stock price of the company’s common stock is likely to be volatile and you may
lose all, or a substantial portion, of your
investment.
The
trading price of the combined company’s common stock following completion of the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange is likely to be volatile and could be subject
to
wide fluctuations in price in response to various factors, many of which are
beyond the combined company’s control including, among others, market perception
of the Agreement and Plan of Exchange and DCG’s business operations, the
combined company’s need for substantial additional financing shortly following
the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Exchange. Such fluctuations may be
even
more pronounced in the trading market shortly following this merger. These
broad
market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of the combined
company’s common stock, regardless of the combined company’s actual operating
performance. In addition, in the past, following periods of volatility in the
overall market and the market price of a company’s securities, securities class
action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. This
litigation, if instituted against the combined company, could result in
substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and
resources.
Neither
Emvelco nor DCG has ever paid cash dividends on its common stock, and we do
not
anticipate that the company will pay any cash dividends on its common stock
in
the foreseeable future.
Neither
Emvelco nor DCG has ever declared or paid cash dividends on its common stock.
We
do not anticipate that the combined company will pay any cash dividends on
its
common stock in the foreseeable future. The combined company intends to retain
all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth
of its business. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of the combined
company’s common stock will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable
future.
ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTIES
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The
following table lists the office space that the Company, as of December 31,
2007,
Lessee
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Address
of Property
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Primary
Use
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Sq.
feet
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Rent
Amount/ Month
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Lease
Terms
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Verge
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1061
½ N. Spaulding Ave.Los
Angeles, CA 90046 |
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General
operation,
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1,500
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$
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2,200
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5
years from June 2006
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Verge*)
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Main
StreetLas
Vegas, NV 89101(Adjacent
to Verge Property) |
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Sales
Center for Verge project
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Approximately
2 Acres of Vacant Land |
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$
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3,500
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2
years from January 1, 2008
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Verge
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2406
Sexton, North Las Vegas,**) Nevada |
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Back
office and storage
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1,500
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$
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2,000
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Month-to-Month
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*)
During
2007 Verge leased a different lot for Sale Center for $13,500 per month on
month-to month basis. Verge surrender said lot on February 2008, and retains
its
security deposit back on March 7, 2008.
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Said
space is leased from Mr. Yossi Attia - the Company CEO
In
management’s opinion, these properties are in good condition and its office
space is currently adequate for its operating needs.
The
following is a summary of property, or lots, owned by the Company as of December
31, 2007, which are intended for development:
Development
Project
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Address
of Property
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Primary
Use
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Verge
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Eleven
lots in Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
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604
N Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
634
N Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
601
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
603
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
605
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
607
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
625
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
617
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
701
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
703
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
705
1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
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Plan
to build up to 296 condos (number of units may be changed due to
re-alignment) plus commercial retail in down town Las Vegas. Construction
estimated to commence during 2008.
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Sitnica
Consecutive
lots in Samobor, Croatia
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25
Lots totaling for about 74.7 thousand square meters
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Land
for future development
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13059
Dickens
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13059
Dickens St., Studio City, CA 91604
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Lot
under development
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for
a single home
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610
N Crescent Heights
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610
N Crescent Heights, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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Lot
under development
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for
a single home
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The
Company has obtained complete ownership of the properties detailed above;
however the financial institutions, that provided the loans for mortgages
associated with such properties, have first priority mortgages and assignment
of
rent rights on properties in the event of default.
The
Company maintains a general liability insurance policy, course of construction
policy for each property. Management’s opinion is that the properties are
adequately covered by insurance.
ITEM
3.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
From
time
to time, we are a party to litigation or other legal proceedings that we
consider to be a part of the ordinary course of our business. We are not
involved currently in legal proceedings other than detailed below that could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations. We may become involved
in material legal proceedings in the future.
On
April
26, 2006, a lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the "Court")
by
a stockholder of the Company against the Company, each of the Company's
Directors and CORCYRA d.o.o., a stockholder of the Company that beneficially
owned 39.81% of the Company's outstanding common stock at the date of the
lawsuit. The Complaint is entitled Laurence Paskowitz v. Csaba Toro et al.,
C.A.
No. 2110-N and was brought individually, and as a class action on behalf of
certain of the Company's common stockholders, excluding defendants and their
affiliates. The plaintiff alleged that the proposed sale of 100% of the
Company's interest in the Company's two Internet and telecom related operating
subsidiaries (the "Subsidiaries") constitutes a sale of substantially all of
the
Company's assets and required approval by a majority of the voting power of
the
Company's outstanding common stock under Section 271 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law. The plaintiff also alleged the defendants breached their
fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of the Subsidiaries, as well as
the
disclosures contained in the proxy statement filed on April 24, 2006. The
plaintiff applied for a temporary restraining order seeking to enjoin the
special meeting on May 15, 2006.
The
Company denies any and all allegations of wrongdoing; however, in the interests
of conserving resources, on April 28, 2006, the parties to the litigation
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) providing for, subject to
confirmatory discovery by plaintiff, the negotiation of a formal stipulation
of
a settlement of the litigation. Pursuant to the MOU, the Board of Directors
of
the Company agreed to: (i) increase the vote required to approve the sale of
100% of the Company's interest in the Subsidiaries, (ii) revise the disclosure
within the Proxy Statement to eliminate the bonus of up to US $400,000, which
the Compensation Committee of the Company had the option to pay to select
members of management, as the Board of Directors had previously elected to
terminate the ability to pay such bonus and (iii) provide supplemental
disclosure as contained in the Supplemental Proxy Statement to be mailed to
stockholders and filed with the SEC on May 3, 2006.
The
parties entered into a stipulation of settlement on April 3, 2007. The
settlement will provide for dismissal of the litigation with prejudice and
is
subject to Court approval. As part of the settlement, the Company has agreed
to
attorneys' fees and expenses to plaintiff's counsel in the amount of $151,000.
Pursuant to the stipulation of settlement, the Company sent out notices to
the
members of the class on May 3, 2007. A fairness hearing took place on June
8,
2007, and, as stated above, the Order was entered on June 8, 2007.
The
Company filed a complaint in the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles,
against a foreign attorney. The case was filed on February 14, 2007, and service
of process has been done. In the complaint the Company is seeking judgment
against this attorney in the amount of approximately 250,000 Euros
(approximately $316,000 as of the date of actual transferring the funds), plus
interest, costs and fees. Defendant has not yet appeared in the action. The
Company believes that it has a meritorious claim for the return of monies
deposited with defendant in a trust capacity, and, from the documents in the
Company’s possession, there is no reason to doubt the validity of the claim.
During April 2007 defendant returned $92,694 (70,000 Euros at the relevant
time)
which netted to $72,694 post legal expenses; the Company has granted him a
15-day extension to file his defense. Post the extension and in lieu of not
filing a defense, the Company filed for a default judgment. On October 25,
2007
the Company obtained a California Judgment by court after default against the
attorney for the sum of $249,340.65. However, management does not have any
information on the collectibility of said judgment that entered in
court.
Verge
is
a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL. AGL is a majority owned subsidiary of the
Company. Verge is involved in legal proceedings in connection with the ongoing
Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Prudential Americana LLC of Las Vegas,
NV.
Through February 29, 2008, Prudential is the broker of record for the
condominium project being developed by Verge. Verge currently has approximately
$50,000 on deposit as an advanced payment of the brokerage commissions. Verge
presently owes, according to Prudential, $70,000 in monthly progress billings
and Verge contends that it is entitled to offset the $50,000 against these
progress billings. Verge believes Prudential breached fiduciary duties in
connection with Prudential’s performance as a broker and has filed a Proof of
Claim in Chapter r11 proceedings in excess of $9 million. As of today, the
Company does not believe it will have a material liability in relation to these
charges.
On
November 21, 2007 LM Construction filed a demand for arbitration proceeding
against Verge in connection with amounts due for general contracting services
provided by them during the construction of the Company Sales Center. The
Company agreed to enter into arbitration, deny any wrong doing and counterclaim
damages. Amount in dispute are approximately $67,585 and are included in other
current liabilities on the balance sheet.
Navigator
Acquisition - Registration Rights
The
Company entered into a registration rights agreement dated July 21, 2005,
whereby it agreed to file a registration statement registering the 441,566
shares of Company common stock issued in connection with the Navigator
acquisition within 75 days of the closing of the transaction. The Company also
agreed to have such registration statement declared effective within 150 days
from the filing thereof. In the event that Company failed to meet its
obligations to register the shares, it may have been required to pay a penalty
equal to 1% of the value of the shares per month. The Company obtained a written
waiver from the seller stating that the seller would not raise any claims in
connection with the filing of registration statement through May 30, 2006.
The
Company since received another waiver extending the registration deadline
through May 30, 2007 without penalty. As of today the Company is in default
on
said agreement and therefore made a provision for compensation represent
$150,000 as agreed FINAL compensation.
Indemnities
Provided Upon Sale of Subsidiaries
On
April
15, 2005, the Company sold Euroweb Slovakia. According to the securities
purchase contract (the “Contract”); the Company will indemnify the buyer for all
damages incurred by the buyer as the result of seller’s breach of certain
representations, warranties, or obligations as set in the Contract up to an
aggregate amount of $540,000. The buyer shall not be entitled to make any claim
under the Contract after the fourth anniversary of the date of the Contract.
No
claims have been made to-date. At September 30, 2007 the Company accrued $35,000
as the estimated fair value of this indemnity.
On
May
23, 2006, the Company sold Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania. According to
the
share purchase agreement (the “SPA”), the Company will indemnify the buyer for
all damages incurred by the buyer as the result of seller’s breach of certain
representations, warranties or obligations as provided for in the SPA. The
Company shall not incur any liability with respect to any claim for breach
of
representation and warranty or indemnity, and any such claim shall be wholly
barred and unenforceable unless notice of such claim is served upon Emvelco
by
buyer no later than 60 days after the buyer’s approval of Euroweb Hungary and
Euroweb Romania’s statutory financial reports for the fiscal year 2006, but in
any event no later than June 1, 2007. In the case of Clause 8.1.6 (Taxes) or
Clause 9.2.4 of SPA, the time period is five years from the last day of the
calendar year in which the closing date occurs. No claims have been made to
date. At September 30, 2007, the Company has accrued $201,020 as the estimated
fair value of this indemnity.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The
followings matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s security holders
through the solicitation of proxies:
The
Company held a Special Meeting of Stockholders on Monday, May 15, 2006, at
10:00
am (EST local time), at the law offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference
LLP,
1065 Avenue of the Americas, 21st
Floor,
New York, New York 10018. The purpose of the Special Meeting of Stockholders
was
to consider and vote upon a proposal to sell 100% of the Company’s interest in
the Company’s two Internet and telecom related operating subsidiaries, Euroweb
Internet Szolgáltató Rt and Euroweb Romania S.A as contemplated in that certain
Share Purchase Agreement entered by and between Invitel Távközlési Szolgáltató
Rt., a Hungarian joint stock company and the Company on December 19, 2005.
The
proposal to sell the underlined assets was approved.
The
Company held the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of Euroweb
International Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or "Euroweb"), 2:00
p.m. (Los Angeles, California time), on Friday August 11, 2006 at its corporate
offices located at 468 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210
for
the following purposes: 1. To elect six (6) directors of the Company to serve
until the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have
been duly elected and qualified; 2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte Kft.
as
our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006; and
3. To
transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof. Per the Board recommendations, 6 directors
were elected and ratification of the appointment of Deloitte KFT as the auditors
of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 was
approved.
The
Company held the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of Emvelco
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Emvelco”), at 11:30 A.M. (Los
Angeles, California time), on December 7, 2007 at its corporate offices located
at 468 North Camden Drive, Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, California
90210 for the following purposes: 1. To elect five (5) directors of the Company
to serve until the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified; 2. To ratify the selection of Robison
Hill
& Co. as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2007; 3. To authorize the Board of Directors to terminate its status as a
reporting company; and 4. To transact such other business as may properly come
before the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Market
Information
The
Company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market ("NASDAQ") under
the symbol "EMVL".
The
following table sets forth the high and low bid prices for the Company’s common
stock during the periods indicated as reported by NASDAQ.
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High
($)
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Low
($)
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2006
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March
31, 2006
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4.05
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3.14
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June
30, 2006
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3.35
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2.36
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September
30, 2006
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2.61
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1.41
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December
31, 2006
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2.76
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1.67
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2007
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March
31, 2007
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1.93
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1.30
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June
30, 2007
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1.60
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1.17
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September
30, 2007
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1.56
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0.92
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December
31, 2007
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1.10
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0.40
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2008
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March
31, 2008
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1.57
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0.41
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On
March
31, 2008 the closing bid price on the NASDAQ for the Company’s common stock
was $0.85.
On
April
19, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination (the
“Determination”) indicating that the Company has failed to comply with the
requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14)
requiring the Company to file its Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that its securities are,
therefore, subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market. The Company
requested and received a hearing before a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel
(the “Panel”) to review the Determination. Upon the hearing on May 31, 2007, the
Panel granted the Company’s request for continued listing.
On
May
17, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Additional Staff Determination (the
“Additional Determination”) indicating that the Company has failed to comply
with the requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule
4310(c)(14) requiring the Company to file its Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and that
that this failure serves as an additional basis for why its securities are
subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market. Upon the hearing on May
31,
2007, the Panel granted the Company’s request for continued
listing.
On
November 1, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination (the
"Determination") indicating that the Company has failed to comply with the
requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4)
requiring the Company to maintain a minimum bid price of $0.80 and that its
securities are, therefore, subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market
if it does not regain compliance by April 29, 2008. If the bid price of the
Company's common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10
consecutive business days anytime prior to April 29, 2008, then the NASDAQ
Staff
will provide written notification that it complies with the Rule. On February
11, 2008, the Company received a decision letter from NASDAQ informing the
Company that it has regained compliance with Marketplace Rule 5310(c)(4). The
Staff letter noted that the closing bid price of the Company's common stock
has
been at $1.00 per share or greater for at least 10 consecutive business days.
On
February 11, 2008, the Company received a decision letter from The NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC ("NASDAQ") informing the Company that it has regained compliance
with
Marketplace Rule 5310(c)(4). The Staff letter noted that the closing bid price
of the Company's common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater for at
least 10 consecutive business days.
Holders
of Common Stock
As
of
March 31, 2008, the Company had 5,109,181 shares
of
common stock outstanding and 104 shareholders of record. The Company was advised
by its transfer agent, the American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, that
according to a search made, the Company has approximately 6,153 beneficial
owners who hold their shares in street names.
Dividends
It
has
been the policy of the Company to retain earnings, if any, to finance the
development and growth of its business.
Equity
Compensation Plans
The
equity compensation plan information required by this Item is set forth in
Part
III, Item 11 of this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
Sale
of Securities that were not registered Under the Securities Act of
1933
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company issued an aggregate of 104,975
shares of common stock to Moshe J. Schnapp in payment of services rendered
to
the Company. These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption provided
by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as transactions not
involving a public offering.
On
February 14, 2008, the Company raised $300,000 from two private offerings of
its
securities. One offering was in the amount of $100,000 and the other was in
the
amount of $200,000. The private placements were for Company common stock which
shall be "restricted securities" and were sold at $1.00 per share. The money
raised from the private placement of the Company’s shares will be used for
working capital and business operations of the Company. The PPMs were done
pursuant to Rule 506. A Form D has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in compliance with Rule 506 for each Private Placement.
On
March
30, 2008, the Company raised $200,000 from the private offering of its
securities. The private placements were for the Company’s common stock which
shall be "restricted securities" and were sold at $1.00 per share. The offering
included 200,000 warrants to be exercised at $1.50 for two years (for 200,000
Company common stock), and additional 200,000 warrants to be exercised at $2.00
for four years (for 200,000 Company common stock). The warrants may be exercised
to common shares of the Company only if the Company issues, subsequent to the
date of the offering, 25 million or more shares of its common stock. The funds
raised from the private placement of the Company’s shares will be used for
working capital and business operations of the Company. The offering was done
pursuant to Rule 506. A Form D has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in compliance with Rule 506 for each Private Placement.
Treasury
Stock Repurchase
In
June
2006, the Company's Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase, from
time to time, at management's discretion, up to 700,000 shares of the Company's
common stock in the open market or in private transactions commencing on June
20, 2006 and continuing through December 15, 2006 at prevailing market prices.
Repurchases will be made under the program using our own cash resources and
will
be in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Shemano Group acts as agent
for our stock repurchase program. As of December 31, 2007, the Company held
657,362 treasury shares at a cost of $1,279,893.
Pursuant
to the unanimous consent of the Board of Directors in September 2006, the number
of shares that may be purchased under the Repurchase Program was increased
from
700,000 to 1,500,000 shares of common stock and the Repurchase Program was
extended until October 1, 2007, or until the increased amount of shares is
purchased.
On
February 16, 2007, the Company completed the final sale of Navigator. The
purchase price paid to the Company is $3,200,000 in cash and the transfer to
the
Company of 622,531 shares of the Company. On May 3, 2007 the Company surrendered
said 622,531 stock certificates together with stock powers to American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company the Company’s transfer agent for cancellation and
return to Treasury.
ITEM
6
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company and its subsidiaries have four projects in
development as follows:
On
June
19, 2006, ERC entered into the Investment Agreement with Verge, pursuant to
which ERC, within its sole discretion, has agreed to provide secured loans
to
Verge not to exceed the amount of $10,000,000. The loan is secured via first
trust deed as well as Lender ALTA title policy for $10,000,000.
Verge
is
an asset company developing the Verge Property, consisting of real property
in
downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, where it intends to build up to 296 condominiums
(number of units may be changed due to realignment and redesign) plus commercial
space. Verge obtained entitlements to the Verge Property, and has advised that
it expects to break ground in 2008. Sales commenced during 2007.
Each
loan
provided to Verge is due on demand or upon maturity on January 14, 2008.
The
Company and Verge agreed to extend the term of the agreement until funds are
available for repayment, which is expected in the year ending December 31,
2008.
Interest continues to accrue at 12% per annum. All
loans
are secured by a first deed of trust, assignment of rents and security agreement
with respect to the property, along with ALTA (American Land Title Association)
title policy.
If
ERC
requests that the funds be paid on demand prior to maturity, then Verge shall
be
entitled to reduce the amount requested to be prepaid by 10%. The 10% discount
will be paid to Verge in the form of shares of common stock of Emvelco, which
will be computed by dividing the dollar amount of the 10% discount by the market
price of Emvelco’ S shares of common stock.
The
terms
of the loans require that ERC to be paid-off the greater of (i) the principal
including 12% interest per annum or (ii) 33% of all gross profits derived from
the Property.
Said
line
of credit was increased via an Amendment to the Investment Agreement up to
$20
Million with the same original terms.
On
December 31, 2006, the Company and its subsidiary ERC entered into an Exchange
Agreement with Verge and its sole shareholder, THIG. Pursuant to the Exchange
Agreement, ERC issued new shares to THIG in exchange for 100% of the outstanding
securities of Verge. After the exchange, Euroweb owns 43.33% of ERC and THIG
own
56.67%. Verge Living Corporation and its subsidiaries became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of ERC.
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007), the Company, the
Company's chief executive officer Yossi Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of
ERC
(collectively, the "Investors") entered into an Agreement (the "Upswing
Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd. (also known as Appswing Ltd.,
hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant to the Upswing Agreement, the
Investors intend to invest in an entity listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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the Atia Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings Ltd (herein referred
to
as AGL). In addition, the Investors intend to transfer rights and control of
various real estate projects to AGL. The Investors and AGL then effected a
transaction, pursuant to which the Investors and/or the Investors' affiliates
acquired about 76% of the AGL in consideration of the transfer of the rights
to
the various real estate projects (including Verge) to AGL (the "Transaction").
Upswing, among other items, advised the Investors on the steps necessary to
effectuate the contemplated transfer of real estate project rights to
AGL.
Pursuant
to the Notice, the Company, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement,
further intends to exercise its option (the "Sitnica Option") to purchase ERC's
derivative rights and interest in Sitnica d.o.o. through ERC's holdings
(one-third (1/3) interest) in AP Holdings Limited ("AP Holdings"), a company
organized under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, which equates to a one-third
interest in Sitnica d.o.o. (excluding ERC's interest in AP Holdings). The
Sitnica Option is exercisable in the amount of $4,000,000, payable by reducing
the outstanding loan amount owing to the Company under the Investment Agreement
by $3,550,000 and reducing the Company's deposit with Shalom Atia, Trustee
of AP
Holdings, by $450,000.
On
October 15, 2007, Emvelco delivered that certain Notice of Exercise of Options
("Notice") to ERC, TIHG, Verge and Darren C. Dunckel, individual, President
of
ERC and/or representative of the foregoing parties. Pursuant to the Notice,
Emvelco, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement, intends to exercise
its option (the "Verge Option") to purchase a multi-use condominium and
commercial property in Las Vegas, Nevada, via the purchase and acquisition
of
all outstanding shares of common stock of Verge. The Verge Option is exercisable
in the amount of $5,000,000 payable in cash, but in no event is the option
exercisable prior to Verge breaking ground, plus conversion of $10,000,000
loans
given to Verge into Equity as consideration for 75,000 shares of
Verge.
As
of
December 31, 2007, Verge is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company’s majority
owned subsidiary, the Atia Group Limited (“AGL”). The Company owns 58.3% of the
outstanding stock of AGL.
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Sitnica
d.o.o. Sitnica
project
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The
Croatian subsidiary of AGL obtained the rights to 25 consecutive lots
(hereinafter - the "Land" or the "Assets") from the Atia Project at the value
of
these assets on the books of the Atia Project. In view of the fact that these
real estate assets are held for an as yet undetermined future use, Sitnica
reported this real estate as investment real estate in accordance with
Accounting Standard No. 16 of the Israel Accounting Standards Board. The
subsidiary elected to measure the investment real estate at fair value as its
accounting policy. This treatment is consistent with FAS 141, Business
Combination.
Gains
deriving from a change between the cost of the assets and their fair value
derive mainly from the consolidation of individual assets into one large lot,
the value of which as a single unit is greater than the costs of its
parts.
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Crescent
Heights project
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The
Company, formed and organized 610 N. crescent Heights, LLC, a California limited
liability company (the "CH LLC") on August 13, 2007 as wholly owned subsidiary
to purchase and develop that certain property located at 610 North Crescent
Heights, Los Angeles, California 90048 (the "CH Property"). The CH Property
was
acquired for $900,000 not including closing costs. On November 13, 2007 the
CH
LLC finalized a construction loan with East West Bank of $1,440,000. The CH
Property is under development.
The
Company, formed and organized 13059 Dickens LLC, a California limited liability
company (the "Dickens LLC") on November 20, 2007 to purchase and develop that
certain property located at 13059 Dickens Street, Studio City, California 91604
(the "Dickens Property"). On December 5, 2007, the Dickens LLC entered into
an
All Inclusive Deed of Trust, All Inclusive Promissory Note in the principal
amount of $1,065,652, Escrow Instructions and Grant Deed in connection with
the
purchase of the Dickens Property. Pursuant to the All Inclusive Deed of Trust
and All Inclusive Promissory Note, the Dickens LLC purchased the Dickens
Property for the total consideration of $1,065,652 from Kobi Louria ("Seller"),
an unrelated third party and fifty percent (50%) owner of the Dickens LLC.
The
Company and Seller formed the Dickens LLC to own and operate the Dickens
Property and to develop a single family residence at the location. The Dickens
LLC is owned 50/50 by the Company and Seller. Escrow closed on December 18,
2007. The Dickens Property is under design as exiting house was demolished
on
February 2008. Development is expected to commence in the second quarter of
2008.
As
of
December 31, 2006, Emvelco operated in the US through its minority owned
affiliate, ERC, a Nevada corporation and its subsidiaries. For the period from
June 11, 2006 through December 30, 2006, ERC was a wholly owned subsidiary
of
Emvelco. Accordingly, the net loss of ERC is presented in the Company’s
statement of operations for that period. On December 31, 2006, the Company
entered into an exchange agreement with TIHG, whereby TIHG became the primary
beneficiary of ERC. Thus, the Company is not required to consolidate ERC, but
rather report the Company’s interest in ERC by using the equity
method.
The
Company’s position is based on a detailed analysis conducted by management of
FASB Interpretation No. 46R:
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No.
51
(“FIN
46R”), the accounting pronouncements governing consolidation.
Under
its
FIN 46R analysis, the Company determined that ERC is a variable interest entity.
This in turn required a determination as to which enterprise is the primary
beneficiary. The Company determined that TIHG, rather than Emvelco, is the
primary beneficiary. The Company performed an analysis of the calculated
expected losses of ERC. Of these amounts 56.67% was allocated to TIHG. Because
Emvelco is not the primary beneficiary of ERC, Emvelco should not consolidate
ERC under FIN 46R, but should report the 43.33% interest in ERC using the equity
method. Accordingly, TIHG should consolidate ERC.
As
a
result of the Company’s analysis set forth above, the Company determined that,
under FIN 46R, the Company will not consolidate ERC for the year ended December
31, 2006.
On
May
14, 2007, pursuant to the Stock Transfer Agreement, the Company transferred
and
conveyed its 1,000 Shares (representing a 43.33% interest) in ERC to TIHG to
submit to ERC for cancellation and return to Treasury. ERC, TIHG and Verge
agreed to assign to the Company all rights in and to the Investment
Agreement.
On
April
15, 2005, the Company disposed of Euroweb Slovakia a.s. ("Euroweb Slovakia")
for
cash in the amount of $2,700,000 and, as a result, has ceased operations in
Slovakia.
On
December 15, 2005, our Board of Directors decided to sell 100% of Euroweb
Internet Szolgaltato Rt. ("Euroweb Hungary") and Euroweb Romania S.A. ("Euroweb
Romania"). On December 19, 2005, the Company entered into a share purchase
agreement with third party - Invitel Tavkozlesi Szolgaltato Rt. ("Invitel"),
a
Hungarian joint stock company, to sell 100% of the Company’s interest in Euroweb
Hungary and Euroweb Romania. The closing of the sale of Euroweb Hungary and
Euroweb Romania occurred on May 23, 2006 upon our receipt of the first part
of
the purchase price of $29,400,000. The remaining part of the purchase price
of
$613,474 was fully paid in two installments: $232,536 in June and $380,938
in
the beginning of July 2006. The purchase price was partly utilized for the
repayment of $6,044,870 Commerzbank loan in order to ensure debt free status
of
the subsidiaries, and partly for settlement of $2,130,466 of transaction
costs.
On
February 16, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Navigator for $3,200,000
in
cash and the transfer to the Company of 622,531 shares of the Company. The
closing of the sale of Navigator occurred on February 16, 2007. On May 3, 2007
the Company surrendered said 622,531 stock certificates together with stock
powers to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company the Company’s transfer
agent for return to Treasury and cancellation.
The
sale
of Euroweb Slovakia, Euroweb Hungary, Euroweb Romania and Navigator met the
criteria for presentation as discontinued operations under the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" (“SFAS 144”). Therefore,
Euroweb Slovakia, Euroweb Hungary, Euroweb Romania and Navigator are
reclassified as discontinued operations in the financial statements of the
Company in 2006.
The
Company operates in financial investment in real estate development for
subsequent sales, Investment and Financing Activities, directly or through
its
subsidiaries currently in the USA and Croatia.
In
June
2006, the Company commenced operations in the real estate industry through
ERC
and its subsidiaries. ERC has commenced developments in the real estate
industry, which must satisfy the parameters set by the Board of Directors as
follows:
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Any
investment in the real estate opportunity (the “Proposed RE Investment”),
including loans, shall not exceed a planned period of three
years;
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The
expected return on investment on the Proposed RE Investment will
be at
minimum 15% per year;
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The
Proposed RE Investment will not be leveraged in excess of more than
$1.50
for each $1.00 invested in equity;
and
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Each
Proposed RE Investment will have a clear exit strategy (i.e. purchase,
development and sale) and no Proposed RE Investment intent will be
to
acquire income producing real
estate.
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Acquisitions
and Disposals
(a)
Disposal of ERC, Verge and Acquisition of AGL
On
June
11, 2006, the Company commenced operations in the financial aspects of the
real
estate industry through the acquisition of a non-operational, wholly-owned
subsidiary, ERC, which was acquired for a stock purchase price totally $1,000.
The primary activity of ERC includes development and subsequent sale of real
estate, as well as investment in the form of loans provided to, or ownership
acquired in, property development companies, directly or via majority or
minority owned affiliates. In the third quarter of 2006, ERC acquired the
following non-operational asset holding companies: 51% in Huntley for a purchase
price of $510, 66.67% of Stanley for a purchase price $667 and 100% of Lorraine
for a capital contribution of $1,000. On December 31, 2006, Emvelco and its
wholly-owned subsidiary ERC entered into an Exchange Agreement with Verge and
its sole shareholder, TIHG. The Exchange Agreement closed on December 31, 2006.
Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, ERC issued 1,308 new shares to TIHG in
exchange for 100% of the outstanding securities of Verge, resulting in TIHG
having voting control over ERC. Subsequent to the exchange, Emvelco owned 43.33%
of ERC, while TIHG owned the remaining 56.67%. Verge became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of ERC. On May 14, 2007, pursuant to the Stock Transfer Agreement,
the Company transferred and conveyed its 1,000 Shares (representing a 43.33%
interest) in ERC to TIHG to submit to ERC for cancellation and return to
Treasury. ERC, TIHG and Verge agreed to assign to the Company all rights in
and
to the Investment Agreement.
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007), the Company, the
Company's chief executive officer Yossi Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of
ERC
(collectively, the "Investors") entered into an Agreement (the "Upswing
Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd. (also known as Appswing Ltd.,
hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant to the Upswing Agreement, the
Investors intend to invest in an entity listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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the Atia Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings Ltd (herein referred
to
as AGL). In addition, the Investors intend to transfer rights and control of
various real estate projects to AGL. The Investors and AGL then effected a
transaction, pursuant to which the Investors and/or the Investors' affiliates
acquired about 76% of the AGL in consideration of the transfer of the rights
to
the various real estate projects (including Verge) to AGL (the "Transaction").
Upswing, among other items, advised the Investors on the steps necessary to
effectuate the contemplated transfer of real estate project rights to
AGL.
Pursuant
to the Notice, the Company, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement,
further intends to exercise its option (the "Sitnica Option") to purchase ERC's
derivative rights and interest in Sitnica d.o.o. through ERC's holdings
(one-third (1/3) interest) in AP Holdings Limited ("AP Holdings"), a company
organized under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, which equates to a one-third
interest in Sitnica d.o.o. (excluding ERC's interest in AP Holdings). The
Sitnica Option is exercisable in the amount of $4,000,000, payable by reducing
the outstanding loan amount owing to the Company under the Investment Agreement
by $3,550,000 and reducing the Company's deposit with Shalom Atia, Trustee
of AP
Holdings, by $450,000.
On
October 15, 2007, Emvelco delivered that certain Notice of Exercise of Options
("Notice") to ERC, TIHG, Verge and Darren C. Dunckel, individual, President
of
ERC and/or representative of the foregoing parties. Pursuant to the Notice,
Emvelco, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement, intends to exercise
its option (the "Verge Option") to purchase a multi-use condominium and
commercial property in Las Vegas, Nevada, via the purchase and acquisition
of
all outstanding shares of common stock of Verge. The Verge Option is exercisable
in the amount of $5,000,000 payable in cash, but in no event is the option
exercisable prior to Verge breaking ground, plus conversion of $10,000,000
loans
given to Verge into Equity as consideration for 75,000 shares of
Verge.
Said
transaction was closed on November 2, 2007. Upon closing, Verge became a fully
owned subsidiary of AGL and the Company owns 58.3% of AGL and consolidates
AGL’s
results in the financial statements.
(b)
Disposal of Euroweb Hungary, Euroweb Romania and Navigator
On
May
23, 2006, the closing of the sale of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania
occurred upon our receipt of the first part of the purchase price of
$29,400,000. The remaining part of the purchase price of $613,474 was fully
paid
in two installments: $232,536 in June and $380,938 in the beginning of July
2006. The purchase price was partly utilized for the repayment of $6,044,870
Commerzbank loan in order to ensure debt free status of the subsidiaries, and
partly for settlement of $2,130,466 of transaction costs.
On
February 16, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Navigator for $3,200,000
in
cash and the transfer to the Company of 622,531 shares of the Company for
cancellation. The closing of the sale of Navigator occurred on February 16,
2007. On May 3, 2007 the Company surrendered said 622,531 stock certificates
together with stock powers to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company the
Company’s transfer agent for cancellation and return to Treasury.
Plan
of operation
The
Company’s plan of operation for the next 12 months will include the following
components:
We
plan
to finance and invest in development of existing projects (Verge, Sitnica,
Dickens, and Crescent Heights projects), including obtaining financing of Verge
Living for the purpose of commencing or continuing the projects in 2008. Our
plan is to proceed with financial investment in real estate developments in
the
US and Croatia. This phase of development will include the following
elements:
(a)
Attempting to raise bond or debt financing through Verge and AGL if possible.
Any cash receipt from financing will be utilized partly by the Company’s
financial investment in real estate developments in the US and partly by further
real estate developments in Croatia. In connection with Verge financing, the
Company anticipates spending approximately $1,000,000 on professional fees
over
the next 12 months in order to facilitate our financial investment, by creating
more strength to the financial investments of the Company.
(b)
The
Company anticipates spending approximately $250,000 on professional fees over
the next 12 months in order to file the requirements under the Securities
Laws.
(c)
The
Company and Davy Crockett Gas Company LLC, a privately-held Nevada corporation
(“DCG”), have entered into an agreement and plan of exchange, pursuant to which
we will acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of DCG. If the
DCG
acquisition is consummated, DCG will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emvelco
and outstanding membership interest will be exchange by the holders thereof
for
shares of Emvelco. DCG headquartered in Bel Air is a newly formed LLC which
holding certain development rights for Gas drilling in Crockett County, TX.
The
closing of the acquisition is subject to due diligence and finalizing definitive
documentation.
(d)
Subject to obtaining adequate financing, the Company anticipates that it will
be
spending approximately $20,000,000 over the next 12 month period pursuing its
stated plan of investment operation, subject of obtaining financing. The
Company’s present cash reserves are not sufficient for it to carry out its plan
of operation without substantial additional financing. The Company is currently
attempting to arrange for financing through mezzanine arrangements, debt or
equity that would enable it to proceed with its plan of investment
operation.
The
Company’s actual expenditures and business plan may differ from the one stated
above. Its board of directors may decide not to pursue this plan as a whole
or
part of it. In addition, the Company may modify the plan based on available
financing.
The
US
real estate market trends are toward a soft market in the last year. Management
believes that the “softer market” is due to the Federal Reserve Bank Policy of
major fluctuations in interest rates (in order to depress inflation trends).
Such fluctuations in interest rates make financing more expensive, and more
difficult to obtain. The Company anticipates that it will be spending
approximately $20 million over the next 12 month period pursuing its stated
plan
of investment operation. The Company believes that its liquidity will not be
enough for implementing its plan, and the Company has confidence that subject
to
actual pre-sales, it will obtain financing to complete its projects in the
short-term as well as in the long-term. If actual sales will not be adequate,
the Company will not continue spending its existing cash, and therefore it
can
avoid liquidity problems.
The
Company’s primary source of liquidity comes from divesting its ISP business in
Central Eastern Europe, which was concluded on May 2006, when it completed
the
disposal of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania to Invitel. In February 2007,
the Company closed the disposal of Navigator, which added approximately $3.2
million net of cash to its internal source of liquidity.
Our
external source of liquidity is based on a project by project basis. The Company
intends to obtain financial investment in land and construction loans from
commercial lenders for its development activities, as well as financial suit
for
DCG.
The
residential real estate market in Southern California, Nevada and Croatia is
more active during spring and summer. It is the Company’s desire to complete its
financial development during the summer, to increase the potential for a fast
sale. In some markets, such as Nevada, regulations allow for the sale of units
from plans. As a result, these seasonal factors should not affect the financial
condition or results of operation, though they may have a moderate effect on
the
liquidity position of the Company.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
Our
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
are
based upon our consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of
America ("US GAAP"). This preparation requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues
and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. US GAAP
provides the framework from which to make these estimates, assumptions and
disclosures. We choose accounting policies within US GAAP that management
believes are appropriate to accurately and fairly report our operating results
and financial position in a consistent manner. Management regularly assesses
these policies in light of current and forecasted economic conditions. Although
we believe that our estimates, assumptions and judgments are reasonable, they
are based upon information presently available. Actual results may differ
significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments or
conditions for a number of reasons. Our accounting policies are stated in Note
2
to the 2007 Consolidated Financial Statements. We identified the following
accounting policies as critical to understanding the results of operations
and
representative of the more significant judgments and estimates used in the
preparation of the consolidated financial statements: impairment of goodwill,
allowance for doubtful accounts, acquisition related assets and liabilities,
accounting of income taxes and analysis of FIN46R as well as FASB
67.
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Investment
in Real Estate and Commercial Leasing Assets. Real estate held for
sale
and construction in progress is stated at the lower of cost or fair
value
less costs to sell and includes acreage, development, construction
and
carrying costs and other related costs through the development stage.
Commercial leasing assets, which are held for use, are stated at
cost.
When events or circumstances indicate than an asset’s carrying amount may
not be recoverable, an impairment test is performed in accordance
with the
provisions of SFAS 144. For properties held for sale, if estimated
fair
value less costs to sell is less than the related carrying amount,
then a
reduction of the assets carrying value to fair value less costs to
sell is
required. For properties held for use, if the projected undiscounted
cash
flow from the asset is less than the related carrying amount, then
a
reduction of the carrying amount of the asset to fair value is required.
Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value of
the
asset. Generally, we determine fair value using valuation techniques
such
as discounted expected future cash
flows.
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Our
expected future cash flows are affected by many factors including:
a)
The
economic condition of the Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California market,
and the Croatian market;
b)
The
performance of the real estate industry in the markets where our properties
are
located;
c)
Our
financial condition, which may influence our ability to develop our real estate;
and
d)
Governmental regulations.
Because
any one of these factors could substantially affect our estimate of future
cash
flows, this is a critical accounting policy because these estimates could result
in us either recording or not recording an impairment loss based on different
assumptions. Impairment losses are generally substantial charges. We are
currently in the beginning state of development of real estates, therefore
no
impairment is required. Any impairment charge would more likely than not have
a
material effect on our results of operations.
The
estimate of our future revenues is also important because it is the basis of
our
development plans and also a factor in our ability to obtain the financing
necessary to complete our development plans. If our estimates of future cash
flows from our properties differ from expectations, then our financial and
liquidity position may be compromised, which could result in our default under
certain debt instruments or result in our suspending some or all of our
development activities.
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Allocation
of Overhead Costs. We periodically capitalize a portion of our overhead
costs and also allocate a portion of these overhead costs to cost
of sales
based on the activities of our employees that are directly engaged
in
these activities. In order to accomplish this procedure, we periodically
evaluate our “corporate” personnel activities to see what, if any, time is
associated with activities that would normally be capitalized or
considered part of cost of sales. After determining the appropriate
aggregate allocation rates, we apply these factors to our overhead
costs
to determine the appropriate allocations. This is a critical accounting
policy because it affects our net results of operations for that
portion
which is capitalized. In accordance with paragraph 7 of SFAS No.
67, we
only capitalize direct and indirect project costs associated with
the
acquisition, development and construction of a real estate project.
Indirect costs include allocated costs associated with certain pooled
resources (such as office supplies, telephone and postage) which
are used
to support our development projects, as well as general and administrative
functions. Allocations of pooled resources are based only on those
employees directly responsible for development (i.e. project manager
and
subordinates). We charge to expense indirect costs that do not clearly
relate to a real estate project such as salaries and allocated expenses
related to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer.
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Revenue
Recognition. In accordance with SFAS No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real
Estate,” we recognize revenues from property sales when the risks and
rewards of ownership are transferred to the buyer, when the consideration
received can be reasonably determined and when we have completed
our
obligations to perform certain supplementary development activities,
if
any exist, at the time of the sale. Consideration is reasonably determined
and considered likely of collection when we have signed sales agreements
and have determined that the buyer has demonstrated a commitment
to pay.
The buyer’s commitment to pay is supported by the level of their initial
investment, our assessment of the buyer’s credit standing and our
assessment of whether the buyer’s stake in the property is sufficient to
motivate the buyer to honor its obligation to us. This is a critical
accounting policy because for certain sales, we use our judgment
to
determine the buyer’s commitment to pay us and thus determine when it is
proper to recognize revenues.
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We
recognize our rental income based on the terms of our signed leases with tenants
on a straight-line basis. We recognize sales commissions and management and
development fees when earned, as lots or acreages are sold or when the services
are performed.
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Accounting
for Income Taxes: We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities
for the
expected future tax consequences of transactions and events. Under
this
method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based
on the
difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets
and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which
the
differences are expected to reverse. If necessary, deferred tax assets
are
reduced by a valuation allowance to an amount that is determined
to be
more likely than not recoverable. We must make significant estimates
and
assumptions about future taxable income and future tax consequences
when
determining the amount of the valuation allowance. In addition, tax
reserves are based on significant estimates and assumptions as to
the
relative filing positions and potential audit and litigation exposures
related thereto. To the extent the Company establishes a valuation
allowance or increases this allowance in a period, the impact will
be
included in the tax provision in the statement of
operations.
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Commitments
and contingencies
Effective
July 1, 2006, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with
Yossi Attia as the President of ERC which commenced on July 1, 2006 and provides
for annual compensation of $240,000 and an annual bonus of not less than
$120,000 per year, as well as an annual car allowance for the same period.
Mr.
Attia will be entitled to a special bonus equal to 10% of the earnings before
interest, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of ERC, which such bonus is
payable in shares of common stock of the Company; provided, however, the special
bonus is only payable in the event that Mr. Attia remains continuously employed
by ERC and Mr. Attia shall not have sold shares of common stock of the Company
on or before the payment date of the Special Bonus unless such shares were
received in connection with the exercise of an option that was scheduled to
expire within one year of the date of exercise. In addition, on August 14,
2006,
the Company amended the Agreement to provide that Mr. Attia shall serve as
the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a term of two years commencing August
14, 2006 and granting annual compensation of $250,000 to be paid in the form
of
Company shares of common stock. The number of shares to be received by Mr.
Attia
was calculated based on the average closing price 10 days prior to the
commencement of each employment year. Mr. Attia will receive 111,458 shares
of
the Company’s common stock for his first year service. No shares have been
issued to date. The financial statements accrued the liability toward Mr. Attia
employment agreements. The
board
of directors of AGL approved the employment agreement between AGL and Mr. Yossi
Attia, the controlling shareholder and CEO of the Company. The agreement goes
into effect on the date that the aforementioned allotments are consummated
and
stipulates that Mr. Attia will serve as the CEO of AGL in return for a salary
that costs AGL an amount of US$ 10 thousand a month. Mr. Attia is also
entitled to reimbursement of expenses in connection with the affairs of AGL,
in
accordance with AGL policy, as set from time to time. In addition, Mr. Attia
is
entitled to an annual bonus of 2.5% of the net, pre-tax income of the Company
in
excess of NIS 8 million.
The
board
of directors of AGL approved an employment agreement between the Company and
Mr.
Shalom Attia, the controlling shareholder and CEO of AP Holdings Ltd. The
agreement goes into effect on the date that the aforementioned allotments are
consummated and stipulates that Mr. Shalom Attia will serve as the VP - European
Operations of AGL in return for a salary that costs the Company an amount of
US$10 thousand a month. Mr. Attia is also entitled to reimbursement of expenses
in connection with the affairs of the Company, in accordance with Company
policy, as set from time to time. In addition, Mr. Shalom Attia is entitled
to
an annual bonus of 2.5% of the net, pre-tax income of AGL in excess of NIS
8
million.
The
aforementioned agreements were ratified by the general shareholders meeting
of
AGL on 30 October 2007.
During
2007 and 2006, the Company and ERC entered into several loan agreements with
different financial institutions in connection with the financing of the
different real estate projects (see Note 4 in the 2007 financial
statements).
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K’s - See Disposal of ERC, Verge and
Acquisition of AGL), the Company, the Company's chief executive officer Yossi
Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of ERC (collectively, the "Investors") entered
into an Agreement (the "Upswing Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd.
(also known as Appswing Ltd., hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant
to
the Upswing Agreement, the Investors intend to invest in an entity listed on
the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - the Atia Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial
Holdings Ltd (herein referred to as AGL). Based on closing of said transaction,
on July 23, 2007 the Company issued a straight note to Upswing for the amount
of
$2,000,000. This promissory note is made and entered into based upon a series
of
agreements by and between Maker and Holder dated as of June 5, 2007,
July 20, 2007 and July 23, 2007, wherein the actual Closing of the
transactions which are the subject matter of the Appswing Agreements known
as
the Kidron Industrial Holdings, Ltd. Transaction (the “Kidron Transaction”) has
taken place and therefore this note is final and earned, as referenced in the
Appswing Agreement dated July 20, 2007 (the “Closing”) and the Company
becoming the majority shareholder of Kidron with a controlling interest of
not
less than 50.1%. The Unpaid Principal Balance of this note shall bear interest
until due and payable at a rate equal to 8 % per annum. The principal hereof
shall be due and payable in full in no event sooner than January 22, 2008,
(the "Maturity Date"). 51% of the Company holdings in AGL, are pledge to secure
said note.
As
the
Company defaulted on said note, on April 11, 2008 the parties amended the note
terms, by adding a contingent convertible feature to the note, as well as extend
its Maturity Date in no event sooner than January 22, 2013. The outstanding
debt represented by this Note (including accrued Interest) may be converted
to
ordinary common shares of the Company only if The Company issues during any
six
(6) month period subsequent to the date of this Note, 25,000,000 (twenty five
million) or more shares of its common stock. Holder may, at any time after
the
occurrence of the preceding event, have the right to convert this note in whole
or in part into The Company common shares at a conversion price of $0.08 per
share.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
There
are
no material off balance sheet arrangements.
Results
of Operations
Year
Ended December 31, 2007 compared to Year Ended December 31,
2006
The
consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006 are compared in the sections below :
Revenues
The
following table summarizes our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007
and
2006:
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Total
revenues
|
|
$
|
6,950,000
|
|
$
|
22,594
|
|
The
revenue increase reflects the sales of three real estate properties in 2007
of
approximately $7.0 million. The 2006 revenue consisted of rent income from
real
estate activity. There was no revenue from the majority owned subsidiary, AGL,
for the period November 2, 2007 through December 31, 2007. The $23
thousand of revenue in 2006 related to rental income.
Cost
of revenues
The
following table summarizes our cost of revenues for the year ended December
31,
2007 and 2006:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Total
cost of revenues
|
|
$
|
6,505,506
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
cost
of revenue increase reflects the sales of three real estate properties in 2007
of approximately $6.5 million. There was no cost of revenues from the majority
owned subsidiary, AGL, for the period November 2, 2007 through December 31,
2007. There was no cost of revenues for the year ended December 31,
2006.
There
was
no cost of revenue from the majority owned subsidiary, AGL for the period
November 2, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Compensation
and related costs
The
following table summarizes our compensation and related costs for the year
ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Compensation
and related costs
|
|
$
|
762,787
|
|
$
|
583,773
|
|
Overall
compensation and related costs increased by 31%, or $179,014 primarily as the
result of the compensation charge for the settlement with Navigator, amounting
to $150,000. Also, the CEO’s salary increased $278,676 from $81,324 for the year
ended December 31, 2006 to $360,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007. These
increases were offset by the stock compensation expense decreasing approximately
$260,973 from $341,206 for the year ended December 31, 2006 to $80,233 for
the
year ended December 31, 2007.
Severance
to officer
The
following table summarizes severance to officer costs for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Severance
to officer
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
750,000
|
|
On
May
24, 2006, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement with Mr. Csaba Toro
as
a means to define the severance relationship between the two parties. In
consideration for Mr. Toro agreeing to relinquish and release all rights and
claims under the Employment Agreement, including the payment of his annual
salary, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Toro $750,000. In addition, Mr. Toro
has
submitted his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the
Company, effective June 1, 2006. The severance was paid in full in May 2006.
There was no severance agreements issued in the year ended December 31,
2007.
Consulting,
professional and director fees
The
following table summarizes our consulting, professional and director fees for
the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Consulting,
professional and director fees
|
|
$
|
1,195,922
|
|
$
|
2,106,316
|
|
Overall
consulting, professional and director fees decreased by 43%, or $906,394,
primarily as the result of the following factors: (i) a decrease in consulting
expense of $186,707 relating to the acquisition of the real estate subsidiary
in
2006; (ii) a decrease in compensation charge on stock options to the directors
in accordance with SFAS 123R, amounting to $276,549, (iii) a decrease of
$443,138 related to the cost of investment bankers, advisors, accounting and
lawyers fee over last year.
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
The
following table summarizes our other selling, general and administrative
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
$
|
469,942
|
|
$
|
921,004
|
|
Overall,
other selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by 49%, or
$451,062, primarily attributable to the reduction expenses incurred in
connection with the real estate subsidiary acquired in June 2006 and a decrease
in connection with traveling cost and corporate costs.
Goodwill
impairment
The
following table summarizes our goodwill impairment fees for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Goodwill
impairment
|
|
$
|
10,245,377
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, an analysis was performed on the goodwill
associated with the investment in AGL, and an impairment expense was charged
against the P&L for approximately $10.2 million. There was no goodwill
impairment for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Software
development expense
The
following table summarizes our software development expense for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Software
development expense
|
|
$
|
136,236
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
In
the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company consolidated the results of operations
of Micrologic, which incurred $136,236 of software development expense. There
was no software development expense in the year ended December 31, 2006.
Depreciation
and amortization
The
following table summarizes our depreciation and amortization for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
13,516
|
|
Depreciation
has decreased by $13,516 in the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the
same period in 2006. There is no depreciation expense in the year ended December
31, 2007 due to the capitalization of depreciation into the Investment in Land
Development accounts for the majority owned subsidiary.
Net
interest income
The
following table summarizes our net interest income for the year ended December
31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
$
|
1,665,379
|
|
$
|
635,099
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
(386,108
|
)
|
$
|
(59,934
|
)
|
Net
interest income
|
|
$
|
1,279,271
|
|
$
|
575,165
|
|
An
amount
of $1,030,280 increase in interest income is attributable to the increasing
note
receivable balance from a former subsidiary, Emvelco RE Corp, and an increasing
restricted cash balance, which accrued interest on a certificate of deposit.
Interest expenses increased due to the increasing secured bank loan balances
as
well as interest accrued on the Appswing note payable.
Gain
on issuance of subsidiary stock
The
following table summarizes our gain on issuance of subsidiary stock for the
year
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Gain
on issuance of subsidiary stock
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,497,565
|
|
On
December 31, 2006, Emvelco and TIHG entered into an exchange agreement whereby
ERC issued 1,308 shares of stock, which represents 57% equity interest, to
TIHG
in exchange for 100% of the securities of Verge. After the exchange, Emvelco
owns 43% of ERC, TIHG owns 57% of ERC, and Verge is a 100% subsidiary of ERC.
In
accordance with SAB 51 and SAB 84,
Accounting for Sales of Stock by a Subsidiary,
Emvelco
realized a gain on the exchange transaction for $1,497,565. This gain resulted
in the carrying value of the Emvelco’ S investment in ERC for $500,000. There
was no issuance of subsidiary stock in the year ended December 31, 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
December 31, 2007, our cash and cash equivalents were $0.4 million, a decrease
of $2.5 million from the end of fiscal year 2006.
Cash
provided by operations in fiscal 2007 was $0.1 million, an increase of $2.9
million from cash used in operations of $2.8 million in fiscal 2006. The change
in mainly attributable to the gains recorded on the sales of two subsidiaries
in
the year ending December 31, 2006, as well as the increase in current
liabilities in the year ended December 31, 2007.
In
2007,
cash used in investing activities was $3.8 million, which consisted of the
following: (i) $8.6 million additional funding provided to ERC, which was offset
by (ii) $3.2 cash received in connection with the Navigator sale and (iii)
$2.1
million of cash which was acquired in the AGL transaction. Cash provided by
investing activities in 2006 was $2.1 million consisting of proceeds from the
sale of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania in the amount of $21.8 million
reduced by (i) $8 million invested into a certificate of deposit, (ii) $0.1
million invested into Micrologic, (iii) $11.2 million loan provided to ERC
and
(iv) $0.4 million of capital expenditures of discontinued operations.
I
Cash
provided by financing activities in 2007 was $1.3 million. Of this amount,
the
Company received $5.4 million of proceeds from loans utilized, while $3.9
million was used as payment on notes payable. Cash provided by financing
activities in 2006 was $2.0 million. Of this amount, the Company received $3.0
million of proceeds from loans utilized, while $1.0 million was used for
repurchase of the Company’s common stock
The
Company currently anticipates that its available cash resources will not be
sufficient to meet its presently anticipated working capital requirements.
The
Company however is required to ensure additional bank loans or fund raising
to
be used for father investment in development of real estate, financing and
investments activities.
Effect
of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation
No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) as an
interpretation of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. This
Interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized by prescribing a recognition threshold and measurement attribute
for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken
or
expected to be taken in a tax return. This Interpretation also provides guidance
on de-recognition of tax benefits previously recognized and additional
disclosures for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties. The
evaluation of a tax position in accordance with this Interpretation begins
with
a determination as to whether it is more likely than not that a tax position
will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the
position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition
threshold is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater
than
50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement for recognition
in
the financial statements. The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 and
the
adoption did not have a material impact on the Company.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about
fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having
previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is
the
relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require
any
new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. This Statement is required to be adopted by the
Company on July 1, 2008. Management is currently assessing the impact of the
adoption of this Statement.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This statement
provides entities the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings
caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having
to
apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is effective as of
the
beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007.
Management is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Statement.
Forward-Looking
Statements
When
used
in this Form 10-KSB, in other filings by the Company with the SEC, in the
Company’s press releases or other public or stockholder communications, or in
oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer of
the
Company, the words or phrases “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will
likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,”
“estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions are intended to identify
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The
Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made, are based on certain
assumptions and expectations which may or may not be valid or actually occur,
and which involve various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited
to
the risks set forth above. See “Risk Factors.” In addition, sales and other
revenues may not commence and/or continue as anticipated due to delays or
otherwise. As a result, the Company’s actual results for future periods could
differ materially from those anticipated or projected.
Unless
otherwise required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake, and
specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements
to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances
after the date of such statement.
ITEM
7. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
Reference
is made to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company as
of
December 31, 2007 and for the years ended December 31 2006, beginning with
the
index hereto on page F-1.
ITEM
8. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
DELOITTE
RESIGNATION -
As
the
Company disclosed in its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2007, on April 25, 2007 (the
"Resignation Date"), Deloitte Kft. (the "Former Auditor") advised the Company
that it has resigned as the Company's independent auditor. The Former Auditor
performed the audit for the one year period ended December 31, 2005, which
report did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor
was
it qualified as to audit scope or accounting principles. During the Company's
two most recent fiscal years and during any subsequent interim period prior
to
the Resignation Date, there were no disagreements with the Former Auditor,
with
respect to accounting or auditing issues of the type discussed in Item
304(a)(iv) of Regulation S-B.
Prior
to
the Resignation Date, the Former Auditor advised the Company that it had raised
certain issues relating to the accounting of ERC. As of December 31, 2006,
the
Company owned 43.33% of the outstanding securities of ERC. The Former Auditor
believed that this communication was a disclosable event pursuant to Item
304(a)(v). The issues raised by the Former Auditor related to the recording
of
the cost of real estate purchased by Verge (a wholly owned subsidiary of ERC),
the production of records relating to loans made to VLC and the valuation of
land in connection with Lorraine Properties, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary
of
ERC). Management of the Company disagrees with the aforementioned statements
and
believes that it has adequately explained each of the above inquires made by
the
Former Auditor. Further, prior to being advised of the above issues, the Company
maintained that ERC and its subsidiaries do not need to be consolidated in
the
Company's financial statements, which such position was subsequently confirmed
by a detailed analysis by management and an independent third party consultant
of the accounting pronouncements governing consolidation.
The
Former Auditor advised the Company that it intended to furnish a letter to
the
Company, addressed to the Staff, stating that it agreed with the statements
made
herein or the reasons why it disagreed. The letter from the Former Auditor
was
filed as an amendment to Form 8-K on May 14, 2007.
Appointment
of New Auditors - Robison, Hill & Co. ("RHC") -
On
April
26, 2007, the Company engaged Robison, Hill & Co. ("RHC") as its independent
registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006. The decision to engage RHC as the Company's independent
registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company's Board of
Directors, and ratify the selection of Robison Hill & Co. as our independent
auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, by our shareholders
meeting that took place on December 7, 2007.
During
the two most recent fiscal years and through April 26, 2007, the Company has
not
consulted with RHC regarding either:
1.
the
application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered
on
the Company's financial statements, and neither a written report was provided
to
the Company nor oral advice was provided that RHC concluded was an important
factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting,
auditing or financial reporting issue; or
2.
any
matter that was either subject of disagreement or event, as defined in Item
304(a)(1)(iv)(A) of Regulation S-B and the related instruction to Item 304
of
Regulation S-B, or a reportable event, as that term is explained in Item
304(a)(1)(iv)(A) of Regulation S-B.
ITEM
8A. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed
to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that
we
file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include,
without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal
executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
As
of the
end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we conducted an evaluation,
under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer), of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of
the
Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) concluded that the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we
file
or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and which also
are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the
Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting
Officer), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management's
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting of the Company. Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and
procedures may deteriorate.
Management,
with the participation of our principal executive officer, financial and
accounting officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 based on criteria
established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation,
because of the Company’s limited resources and limited number of employees,
management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, our internal control
over financial reporting is not effective in providing reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the
Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Limitations
on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive,
Financial and Accounting Officer), does not expect that our disclosure controls
and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud.
A
control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system
are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that
there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered
relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control
systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been
detected. These inherent limitations include, but are not limited to, the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be
circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or
more
people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system
of
controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood
of
future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time,
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the
inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due
to
error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Changes
in internal controls
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified
in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15
or
15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended December
31, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, on April 19, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff
Determination (the "Determination") indicating that the Company has failed
to
comply with the requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace
Rule
4310(c)(14) requiring the Company to file its Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that its
securities are, therefore, subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market.
The Company requested and received a hearing before a NASDAQ Listing
Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") to review the Determination.
On
May
17, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Additional Staff Determination (the
“Additional Determination”) indicating that the Company has failed to comply
with the requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule
4310(c)(14) requiring the Company to file its Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that that this
failure serves as an additional basis for why its securities are subject to
delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market. The Company will review the Additional
Determination at its Panel hearing. There can be no assurance that the Panel
will grant the Company’s request for continued listing.
The
Panel
hearing took place on May 31, 2007, and the panel determined that the Company
complies with NASDAQ Rules.
On
November 1, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination (the
"Determination") indicating that the Company has failed to comply with the
requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4)
requiring the Company to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 and that its
securities are, therefore, subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market
if it does not regain compliance by April 29, 2008. If the bid price of the
Company's common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10
consecutive business days anytime prior to April 29, 2008, then the NASDAQ
Staff
will provide written notification that it complies with the Rule. In the event
that the Company does not meet the minimum bid requirement by April 29, 2008
but
satisfies all initial listing criteria, the Company will be given a 180 day
extension to meet the minimum bid price. In the event that the Company does
not
meet the initial listing criteria, NASDAQ will provide the Company with written
notification that the Company's securities will be delisted, which such
determination may be appealed by the Company.
On
February 11, 2008, the Company received a decision letter from The NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC ("NASDAQ") informing the Company that it has regained compliance
with
Marketplace Rule 5310(c)(4). The Staff letter noted that the closing bid price
of the Company's common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater for at
least 10 consecutive business days.
ITEM
8B. OTHER
INFORMATION
On
January 30, 2008, Atia Group f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings, Ltd. ("Atia
Group" or “AGL”), of which the Company is a principal shareholder, notified the
Company that it had entered into two (2) material agreements (wherein the
Company was not a party but will be directly affected by their terms) with
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund ("Trafalgar"). Specifically,
Attia
Group and Trafalgar entered into a Committed Equity Facility Agreement ("CEF")
in the amount of 45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels (approximately US$12,000,000.00
per the exchange rate at the Closing) and a Loan Agreement ("Loan Agreement")
in
the amount of US $500,000 (collectively, the "Finance Documents") pursuant
to
which Trafalgar grants Atia Group financial backing. The Company is not a party
to the Finance Documents.
The
CEF
sets forth the terms and conditions upon which Trafalgar will advance funds
to
Atia Group. Trafalgar is committed under the CEF until the earliest to occur
of:
(i) the date on which Trafalgar has made payments in the aggregate amount of
the
commitment amount (45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels); (ii) termination of the
CEF;
and (iii) thirty-six (36) months. In consideration for Trafalgar providing
funding under the CEF, the Atia Group will issue Trafalgar ordinary shares,
as
existing on the dual listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and the
London Stock Exchange (LSE) in accordance with the CEF. As a further inducement
for Trafalgar entering into the CEF, Trafalgar shall receive that number of
ordinary shares as have an aggregate value calculated pursuant to the CEF,
of
U.S. $1,500,000.
The
Loan
Agreement provides for a discretionary loan in the amount of $500,000 ("Loan")
and bears interest at the rate of eight and one-half percent (8½%) per annum.
The Loan is to be used by Atia Group for the sole purpose of investment in
its
subsidiary Sitnica d.o.o. which controls the Samobor project in Croatia. The
security for the Loan shall be a pledge of Atia Group's shareholder equity
(75,000 shares) in Verge Living Corporation.
The
aforementioned transactions as set forth under a non-binding term sheet were
reported on the Company's Form 8K on December 5, 2007.
Simultaneously,
on the same date as the aforementioned Finance Documents, the Company entered
into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Share Exchange Agreement") with Trafalgar.
The Share Exchange Agreement provides that the Company must deliver, from time
to time, and at the request of Trafalgar, those shares of Atia Group, in the
event that the ordinary shares issued by Atia Group pursuant to the terms of
the
Finance Documents are not freely tradable on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange or
the
London Stock Exchange. In the event that an exchange occurs, the Company will
receive from Trafalgar the same amount of shares that were exchanged. The
closing and transfer of each trench of the Exchange Shares shall take place
as
reasonably practicable after receipt by the Company of a written notice from
Trafalgar that it wishes to enter into such an exchange transaction. To date,
all of the Company's shares in Atia Group are restricted by Israel law for
a
period of six (6) months since the issuance date, and then such shares may
be
released in the amount of one percent (1%) (From the total outstanding shares
of
Atia Group which is the equivalent of approximately 1,250,000 shares per
quarter), subject to volume trading restrictions.
Trafalgar
is an unrelated third party comprised of a European Euro Fund registered in
Luxembourg as FIS (Fund
Investment Special) and regulated by the CSSF.
Trafalgar
has assets currently in excess of US $150 million. The
Company, its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not affiliates of
Trafalgar or its officers.
PART
III
ITEM
9. DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION
16(A)
OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers
and directors of the Company as of March 31, 2007:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
with Company
|
Yossi
Attia
|
|
46
|
|
Director,
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer,
President
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stewart
Reich
|
|
64
|
|
Director,
Board Chairman, Audit and Compensation Committees
Chairman
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robin
Ann Gorelick
|
|
50
|
|
Secretary
& Company Counsel
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ilan
Kenig*)
|
|
47
|
|
Director,
Audit and Compensation Committee’s member
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gerald
Schaffer
|
|
84
|
|
Director,
Audit and Compensation Committee’s member
|
|
|
|
|
|
Darren C Dunckel*) |
|
39
|
|
Director,
Verge
President |
Yossi
Attia has been self employed as a real estate developer since 2000. Mr. Attia
was appointed to the Board of Directors (“Board”) on February 1, 2005, as CEO of
ERC on June 15, 2006 and as the CEO and President of the Company on August
14,
2006. Prior to entering into the real estate development industry, Mr. Attia
served as the Senior Vice President of Investments of Interfirst Capital from
1996 to 2000. From 1994 though 1996, Mr. Attia was a Senior Vice President
of
Investments with Sutro & Co. and from 1992 through 1994. Mr. Attia served as
the Vice President of Investments of Prudential Securities. Mr. Attia received
a
Bachelor of Arts (“BA”) in economics and marketing from Haifa University in 1987
and a Masters of Business Administration (“MBA”) from Pepperdine University in
1995. Mr. Attia held Series 7 and 63 securities licenses from 1991 until 2002.
Effective March 21, 2005, Mr. Attia was appointed as a member of the Audit
Committee and the Compensation Committee. In June 2006, Mr. Attia was appointed
as the CEO of ERC. Upon his appointment as the CEO of ERC, Mr. Attia was not
considered an independent Director. Consequently, Mr. Attia resigned from all
committees. In August 2006, Mr. Attia was appointed as the CEO and President
of
the Company. Upon closing the acquisition of AGL Mr. Attia was appointed as
the
CEO of AGL. Mr. Yossi Attia serves as interim chairmen of the board of AGL.
Stewart
Reich, Chairman of the Board since June 2004, was CEO and President of Golden
Telecom Inc., Russia's largest alternative voice and data service provider
as
well as its largest ISP, since 1997. In September 1992, Mr. Reich was employed
as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) at UTEL (Ukraine Telecommunications), of
which he was appointed President in November 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Reich
held
various positions at a number of subsidiaries of AT&T Corp. Mr. Reich have
been a Director of the Company since 2002. Mr. Reich is Chairman of the Board,
as well as head of the Audit Committee and the Compensation
Committee.
Ilan
Kenig has over 20 years of management, legal, venture capital and investment
banking experience with specific emphasis in the technology and
telecommunications arena. Mr. Kenig was appointed to the Company's Board on
February 1, 2005. Mr. Kenig joined Unity Wireless Corporation ("Unity"), a
designer, developer and manufacturer of wireless systems, as Vice President
of
Business Development in December 2001 before assuming the position of President
and CEO in April 2002. From January 1999 until December 2001, Mr. Kenig pursued
international finance activities and mergers and acquisitions in New York.
Mr.
Kenig was a founder of a law firm in Tel-Aviv representing technology and
telecommunications interests. Mr. Kenig holds a law degree from Bar-Ilan
University. Effective March 21, 2005, Mr. Kenig was appointed as a member of
the
Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Kenig is partial equity
owner in Micrologic and serving as President and director at Micrologic.
Gerald
Schaffer, on June 22, 2006, was unanimously appointed to the Board of Directors
of the Company, as well as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.
Mr. Schaffer has been extensively active in corporate, community, public, and
government affairs for many years, having served on numerous governmental boards
and authorities, as well as public service agencies, including his current
twenty-one year membership on the Board of Directors for the American Lung
Association of Nevada. Additionally, Mr. Schaffer is a past member of the Clark
County Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, as well as a former Commissioner
for Public Housing on the Clark County Housing Authority. For many years he
served as a Planning Commissioner for the Clark County Planning Commission,
which included the sprawling Las Vegas Strip. His tenure on these various
governmental entities was enhanced by his extensive knowledge of the federal
government. Mr. Schaffer is Chairman Emeritus of the Windsor Group and a
founding member of both Windsor and its affiliate - Gold Eagle Gaming. Over
the
years the principals of Windsor have developed shopping and marketing centers,
office complexes, hotel/casinos, apartments, residential units and a wide
variety of large land parcels. Mr. Schaffer continues to have an active daily
role in many of these subsidiary interests. He is also President of the Barclay
Corporation, a professional consulting service, as well as the Barclay
Development Corporation, dealing primarily in commercial land acquisitions
and
sales. Mr. Schaffer resides in Nevada and oversees the Company’s interest in the
Verge project, specifically with compliance and obtaining governmental
licensing.
On
September 17, 2007, the Board of Directors voted to appoint Darren C. Dunckel
as
a director of the Company. There are no understandings or arrangements between
Mr. Dunckel and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Dunckel was selected
as a
director. Said appointment was ratified by our shareholders meeting on December
7, 2007. Mr. Dunckel presently does not serve on any Company committee. Mr.
Dunckel may be appointed to serve as a member of a committee although there
are
no current plans to appoint Mr. Dunckel to a committee as of the date hereof.
Mr. Dunckel does not have any family relationship with any director, executive
officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or
executive officer. From 2006 to the present, Mr. Dunckel serves as President
of
Emvelco RE Corp., a Nevada corporation and former subsidiary of the Company
("ERC"). As President, he oversees management of real estate acquisitions,
development and sales in the United States and Croatia where ERC holds
properties. From 2005 to the present, Mr. Dunckel has been President of Verge
Living Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("Verge") and wholly owned subsidiary
of ERC (f/k/a The Aquitania Corp. and AO Bonanza Las Vegas, Inc.). In connection
with this position, Mr. Dunckel oversees management of the Verge Project, a
318
unit 30,000 sq ft commercial mixed use building in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
Company was the initial financier of the Verge Project. Concurrently, Mr.
Dunckel is the Managing Director of The International Holdings Group Ltd.
("TIHG"), the sole shareholder of ERC and as such manages the investment
portfolio of this holding company. Since 2004, Mr. Dunckel is the President
of
MyDaily Corporation managing the operations of this financial services company.
Prior to 2004, from 2002 through 2004, Mr. Dunckel was Vice President, Regional
Director for the Newport Group managing the territory for financial and
consulting services. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Dunckel was Vice President, Regional
Director for New York Life Investment Management consulting with financial
advisors and corporations with respect to investments and financial services.
Mr.
Dunckel has entered into various transactions and agreements with the Company
on
behalf of ERC, Verge and TIHG (all such transactions have been reported on
the
Company filings of Form 8Ks). On December 31, 2006, Mr. Dunckel executed the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange on behalf of TIHG which was issued shares in
ERC
in consideration for the exchange of TIHG's interest in Verge. Pursuant to
that
certain Stock Transfer and Assignment of Contract Rights Agreement dated as
of
May 14, 2007, the Company transferred its shares in ERC in consideration for
the
assignment of rights to that certain Investment and Option Agreement, and
amendments thereto, dated as of June 19, 2006 which gives rights to certain
interests and assets. Mr. Dunckel has represented and executed the foregoing
agreements on behalf of ERC, Verge and TIHG as well as executed agreements
on
behalf of Verge to transfer 100% of Verge.
Robin
Ann
Gorelick, from 1992 to the present, has served as the Managing Partner at the
Law Offices of Gorelick & Associates, specializing in the representation of
various public and private business entities. Ms. Gorelick received her Juris
Doctor (“JD”) and her BA in economics and political science from the University
of California, Los Angeles in 1982 and 1979, respectively. Ms. Gorelick is
admitted to practice law in California, the District of Columbia and Texas.
On
October 4, 2007, Robin Gorelick, resigned as a director of Emvelco Corp. (the
"Company"). Ms. Gorelick continues to act as general counsel and corporate
secretary for the Company
Directors
are elected annually and hold office until the next annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Company and until their successors are elected. Officers
are
elected annually and serve at the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
*)
- Contingent upon the approval of the DCG transaction by our Shareholders,
Messers Kenig and Dunckel will tender their resignations as directors.
ROLE
OF THE BOARD
Pursuant
to Delaware law, our business, property and affairs are managed under the
direction of the Board. The Board has responsibility for establishing broad
corporate policies and for the overall performance and direction of Emvelco,
but
is not involved in day-to-day operations. Members of the Board keep informed
of
the business by participating in Board and committee meetings, by reviewing
analyses and reports sent to them regularly, and through discussions with the
executive officers.
2007
BOARD MEETINGS
In
2007,
the Board met one (1) time and made nine (9) written consents and additional
resolutions. No director attended less than 75% of all of the combined total
meetings of the Board and the committees on which they served in
2007.
BOARD
COMMITTEES
Audit
Committee
The
Audit
Committee of the Board reviews the internal accounting procedures of the Company
and consults with and reviews the services provided by our independent
accountants. During the beginning of 2006, the Audit Committee consisted of
Messrs. Stewart Reich, Ilan Kenig and Yossi Attia. Mr. Attia resigned in August,
2006 upon his election and appointment as CEO of Emvelco. Consequently, the
Audit Committee appointed Gerald Schaffer to serve as the third member. Mssrs.
Reich, Kenig and Schaffer are independent members of the Board. The Audit
Committee held four meetings in 2007. Mr. Reich serves as the financial expert
on the Audit Committee.
The
audit
committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with
management; the audit committee has discussed with the independent auditors
the
matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No.
61,
as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU section 380), as adopted
by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T; and the audit
committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the
independent accountants required by Independence Standards Board Standard No.
1
(Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with
Audit Committees), as adopted by the Public Company.
Compensation
Committee
The
Compensation Committee of the Board performs the following: i) reviews and
recommends to the Board the compensation and benefits of our executive officers;
ii) administers the stock option plans and employee stock purchase plan; and
iii) establishes and reviews general policies relating to compensation and
employee benefits. In 2006, the Compensation Committee consisted of Messrs
Reich, Kenig and Attia. Mr. Attia resigned as a member of the Compensation
Committee in August, 2006 upon his appointment as CEO of Emvelco. To fill this
vacancy, the Board appointed Mr. Gerald Schaffer, an independent member of
the
Board, to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee. No interlocking
relationships exist between the Board or Compensation Committee and the Board
or
Compensation Committee of any other company. During the past fiscal year the
Compensation Committee did not meet as a committee since it had no business
to
discuss outside of the general board meetings.
SECTION
16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP COMPLIANCE
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s Directors
and executive officers, and persons who own more then 10 percent of the
Company’s common stock, to file with the SEC the initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of common stock. Officers, Directors and
greater than 10 percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish
the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Specific
due dates for such reports have been established by the SEC and the Company
is
required to disclose in this Proxy Statement any failure to file reports by
such
dates during fiscal 2007. Based solely on its review of the copies of such
reports received by it, or written representations from certain reporting
persons that no Forms 5 were required for such persons, the Company believes
that during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, there was no failure to
comply with Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers,
Directors and ten percent stockholders.
POLICY
WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 162(m)
Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), provides
that, unless an appropriate exemption applies, a tax deduction for the Company
for compensation of certain executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table will not be allowed to the extent such compensation in any taxable year
exceeds $1 million. As no executive officer of the Company received compensation
during 2007 approaching $1 million, and the Company does not believe that any
executive officer’s compensation is likely to exceed $1 million in 2007, the
Company has not developed an executive compensation policy with respect to
qualifying compensation paid to its executive officers for deductibility under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
CODE
OF ETHICS
The
Company has adopted its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for Officers,
Directors and Employees that applies to all of the officers, Directors and
employees of the Company.
ITEM
10. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth the cash compensation (including cash bonuses) paid
or accrued and equity awards granted by us for years ended December 31, 2007
to
the Company’s CEO and our most highly compensated officers other than the CEO at
December 31, 2007 whose total compensation exceeded $100,000.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
Name
& Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards($)
|
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Yossi
Attia
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
240,000
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
360,000
|
|
Robin
Gorelick
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
395,000
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
515,000
|
|
Yossi
Attia (1) (2)
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
184,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
93,750
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
277,750
|
|
(1)
Mr.
Attia was appointed as CEO of the Company on August 14, 2006.
(2)
In
accordance with Mr. Attia’s employment agreements, Mr. Attia was entitled to
receive 111,458 shares of common stock for the period from August 14, 2006
to August 13, 2007 representing a compensation of $250,000 to be paid in the
form of Company shares of common stock. No shares have been issued.
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS
|
|
Option
Awards |
|
Stock
Awards |
|
Name
|
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
|
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|
Number
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
|
|
Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
|
Yossi
Attia (1)
|
|
|
100,000
|
(2)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
3.40
|
|
|
03/12/2011
|
|
|
50,000
|
(3)
|
$
|
92,500
|
(3)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Attia was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on
August
14, 2006.
|
(2)
|
On
March 22, 2005, the Company granted 100,000 options to Yossi Attia.
The
stock options granted vest at the rate of 25,000 options on each
September
22 of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The exercise price
of the
options ($3.40) is equal to the market price on the date the options
were
granted.
|
(3)
|
In
accordance with Mr. Attia’s employment agreement, Mr. Attia was entitled
to receive 111,458 shares of common stock for the first year. No
shares
have been issued. The 25,000 option represents the shares of common
stock
that have not vested to date. The value of such shares is based on
the
closing price for the Company’s common stock of $0.51 as of December 31,
2007.
|
Except
as
set forth above, no other named executive officer has received an equity
award.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth with respect to the named Director, compensation
information inclusive of equity awards and payments made in the year end
December 31, 2007.
Name
|
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
|
|
Stock
Awards
|
|
Option
Awards
|
|
All
Other Compensation
|
|
Total
|
|
Stewart
Reich
|
|
$
|
65,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
65,000
|
|
Ilan
Kenig
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Darren
C Dunckel*)
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
Gerald
Schaffer
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
285,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
285,000
|
|
*)
- As
salary via Verge
OPTIONS/SAR
GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
There
were other grants of Stock Options/SAR made to the named Executive and President
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
AGGREGATED
OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND YEAR-END OPTION/SAR
VALUES
Name
|
|
Shares
acquired on exercise (#)
|
|
Value
realized ($)
|
|
Number
of securities underlying unexercised options/SARs at FY-end
(#)
Exercisable/
Unexercisable
|
|
Value
of the unexercised in the money options/SARs at FY-end
($)*
Exercisable/
Unexercisable
|
|
Yossi
Attia, CEO, Director
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
*
Fair
market value of underlying securities (calculated by subtracting the exercise
price of the options from the closing price of the Company's common stock quoted
on the NASDAQ as of December 31, 2007, which was $0.51 per share. None of Mr.
Attia's options are presently in the money.
EMPLOYMENT
AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
The
Company entered into a six-year
agreement with its former CEO, Csaba Törő on October 18, 1999, which commenced
January 1, 2000, and provided for an annual compensation of $96,000. The
agreement was amended in 2004 and 2005. The amended agreement provided for
an
annual salary of $200,000
and a
bonus of up to $150,000 in 2006, 2007 and 2008, as well as an annual car
allowance of $30,000 for the same period. On May 24, 2006, the Company entered
into a Severance Agreement with Mr. Toro in order to define the severance
relationship between the two parties. In consideration for Toro agreeing to
relinquish and release all rights and claims under the Employment Agreement,
including the payment of his annual salary, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Toro
$750,000. In addition, Mr. Toro has submitted his resignation as CEO and as
a
Director of the Company effective June 1, 2006. The severance was paid in full
in May 2006.
The
Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with Moshe Schnapp as
President and Director of the Company which commenced on April 15, 2005, and
provided for an annual compensation of $250,000 to be paid in the form of the
Company shares of common stock. The number of shares to be received by Mr.
Schnapp was calculated based on the average closing price 10 days prior to
the
commencement of each employment year. For the year ended April 14, 2006, Mr.
Schnapp received 82,781 of the Company shares of common stock of which 58,968
were issued in January 2006. In July 2006, we issued the remaining 46,007 shares
of common stock for services through July 30, 2006. Mr. Schnapp resigned as
President and director in August 2006. Mr. Schnapp waived his rights to any
further compensation.
Effective
July 1, 2006, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with
Yossi Attia as the President of ERC which commenced on July 1, 2006 and provides
for annual compensation of $240,000 and an annual bonus of not less than
$120,000 per year, as well as an annual car allowance for the same period.
Mr.
Attia will be entitled to a special bonus equal to 10% of the EBITDA of ERC,
which such bonus is payable in shares of common stock of the Company; provided,
however, the special bonus is only payable in the event that Mr. Attia remains
continuously employed by ERC and Mr. Attia shall not have sold shares of common
stock of the Company on or before the payment date of the special bonus unless
such shares were received in connection with the exercise of an option that
was
scheduled to expire within one year of the date of exercise. In addition, on
August 14, 2006, the Company amended the Agreement to provide that Mr. Attia
shall serve as the CEO of the Company for a term of two years commencing August
14, 2006 and granting annual compensation of $250,000 to be paid in the form
of
Company shares of common stock. The number of shares to be received by Mr.
Attia
is calculated based on the average closing price 10 days prior to the
commencement of each employment year. Mr. Attia will receive 111,458 of the
Company shares of common stock for his first year service. No shares have been
issue to Mr. Attia in 2006. The
board
of directors of AGL approved the employment agreement between AGL and Mr. Yossi
Attia, the controlling shareholder and CEO of the Company. The agreement goes
into effect on the date that the aforementioned allotments are consummated
and
stipulates that Mr. Attia will serve as the CEO of AGL in return for a salary
that costs AGL an amount of US$ 10 thousand a month. Mr. Attia is also
entitled to reimbursement of expenses in connection with the affairs of AGL,
in
accordance with AGL policy, as set from time to time. In addition Mr. Attia
is
entitled to an annual bonus of 2.5% of the net, pre-tax income of the Company
in
excess of NIS 8 million.
The
board
of directors of AGL approved an employment agreement between the Company and
Mr.
Shalom Attia, the controlling shareholder and CEO of AP Holdings Ltd. The
agreement goes into effect on the date that the aforementioned allotments are
consummated and stipulates that Mr. Shalom Attia will serve as the VP - European
Operations of AGL in return for a salary that costs the Company an amount of
US$
10 thousand a month. Mr. Attia is also entitled to reimbursement of expenses
in
connection with the affairs of the Company, in accordance with Company policy,
as set from time to time. In addition, Mr. Shalom Attia is entitled to an annual
bonus of 2.5% of the net, pre-tax income of AGL in excess of NIS 8 million.
The
aforementioned agreements were ratified by the general shareholders meeting
of
AGL on 30 October 2007.
Effective
July 1, 2006, Verge entered into a non written year employment agreement with
Darren C Dunckel as the President of Verge which commenced on July 11, 2006
and
provides for annual compensation in the amount of $120,000, the employment
expense which was capitalized related to such agreement was $120,000 for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
The
employment agreements mentioned above further provide that, if employment is
terminated other than for willful breach by the employee, for cause or in event
of a change in control of the Company, then the employee has the right to
terminate the agreement. In the event of any such termination, the employee
will
be entitled to receive the payment due on the balance of his employment
agreement.
The
Company has no pension or profit sharing plan or other contingent forms of
remuneration with any officer, Director, employee or consultant, although
bonuses are paid to some individuals.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
Before
June 11, 2006, Directors who are also officers of the Company were not
separately compensated for their services as a Director. Directors who were
not
officers received cash compensation for their services: $2,000 at the time
of
agreeing to become a Director; $2,000 for each Board Meeting attended either
in
person or by telephone; and $1,000 for each Audit and Compensation Committee
Meeting attended either in person or by telephone. Non-employee Directors were
reimbursed for their expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings
of
the Board or any committee on which they served and were eligible to receive
awards under the Company’s 2004 Incentive Plan.
The
Board
has approved the modification of Directors' compensation on its special meeting
held on June 11, 2006. Directors who are also officers of the Company are not
separately compensated for their services as a Director. Directors who are
not
officers receive cash compensation for their services as follows: $40,000 per
year and an additional $5,000 if they sit on a committee and an additional
$5,000 if they sit as the head of such committee. Non-employee directors are
reimbursed for their expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings
of
the Board or any committee on which they serve and are eligible to receive
awards under our 2004 Incentive Plan.
STOCK
OPTION PLAN
2004
Incentive Plan
General
The
2004
Incentive Plan was adopted by the Board. The Board initially reserved 800,000
shares of common stock for issuance under the 2004 Incentive Plan. In 2005,
the
Plan was adjusted to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable
under such plan from 800,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares. Under the Plan, options
may be granted which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options ("ISOs")
under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") or which
are
not ("Non-ISOs") intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options
thereunder.
The
2004
Incentive Plan and the right of participants to make purchases thereunder are
intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423
of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The 2004 Incentive
Plan is not a qualified deferred compensation plan under Section 401(a) of
the
Internal Revenue Code and is not subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").
Purpose
The
primary purpose of the 2004 Incentive Plan is to attract and retain the best
available personnel for the Company in order to promote the success of the
Company's business and to facilitate the ownership of the Company's stock by
employees.
Administration
The
2004
Incentive Plan is administered by the Company's Board, as the Board may be
composed from time to time. All questions of interpretation of the 2004
Incentive Plan are determined by the Board, and its decisions are final and
binding upon all participants. Any determination by a majority of the members
of
the Board at any meeting, or by written consent in lieu of a meeting, shall
be
deemed to have been made by the whole Board.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board may at any time, or from time to time, appoint a
committee (the "Committee") of at least two members of the Board, and delegate
to the Committee the authority of the Board to administer the Plan. Upon such
appointment and delegation, the Committee shall have all the powers, privileges
and duties of the Board, and shall be substituted for the Board, in the
administration of the Plan, subject to certain limitations.
Members
of the Board who are eligible employees are permitted to participate in the
2004
Incentive Plan, provided that any such eligible member may not vote on any
matter affecting the administration of the 2004 Incentive Plan or the grant
of
any option pursuant to it, or serve on a committee appointed to administer
the
2004 Incentive Plan. In the event that any member of the Board is at any time
not a "disinterested person", as defined in Rule 16b-3(c)(3)(i) promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan shall not be
administered by the Board, and may only by administered by a Committee, all
the
members of which are disinterested persons, as so defined.
Eligibility
Under
the
2004 Incentive Plan, options may be granted to key employees, officers,
Directors or consultants of the Company, as provided in the 2004 Incentive
Plan.
Terms
of Options
The
term
of each option granted under the Plan shall be contained in a stock option
agreement between the optionee and the Company and such terms shall be
determined by the Board consistent with the provisions of the Plan, including
the following:
(a)
PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price of the common shares subject to each ISO
shall not be less than the fair market value (as set forth in the 2004 Incentive
Plan), or in the case of the grant of an ISO to a principal stockholder, not
less that 110% of fair market value of such common shares at the time such
option is granted. The purchase price of the common shares subject to each
Non-ISO shall be determined at the time such option is granted, but in no case
less than 85% of the fair market value of such common shares at the time such
option is granted.
(b)
VESTING. The dates on which each option (or portion thereof) shall be
exercisable and the conditions precedent to such exercise, if any, shall be
fixed by the Board, in its discretion, at the time such option is
granted.
(c)
EXPIRATION. The expiration of each option shall be fixed by the Board, in its
discretion, at the time such option is granted; however, unless otherwise
determined by the Board at the time such option is granted, an option shall
be
exercisable for ten (10) years after the date on which it was granted (the
"Grant Date"). Each option shall be subject to earlier termination as expressly
provided in the 2004 Incentive Plan or as determined by the Board, in its
discretion, at the time such option is granted.
(d)
TRANSFERABILITY. No option shall be transferable, except by will or the laws
of
descent and distribution, and any option may be exercised during the lifetime
of
the optionee only by him. No option granted under the Plan shall be subject
to
execution, attachment or other process.
(e)
OPTION ADJUSTMENTS. The aggregate number and class of shares as to which options
may be granted under the Plan, the number and class shares covered by each
outstanding option and the exercise price per share thereof (but not the total
price), and all such options, shall each be proportionately adjusted for any
increase decrease in the number of issued common shares resulting from split-up
spin-off or consolidation of shares or any like capital adjustment or the
payment of any stock dividend.
Except
as
otherwise provided in the 2004 Incentive Plan, any option granted hereunder
shall terminate in the event of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property
or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation of the Company. However,
the
optionee shall have the right immediately prior to any such transaction to
exercise his option in whole or in part notwithstanding any otherwise applicable
vesting requirements.
(f)
TERMINATION, MODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT. The 2004 Incentive Plan (but not
options previously granted under the Plan) shall terminate ten (10) years from
the earlier of the date of its adoption by the Board or the date on which the
Plan is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon,
and
no option shall be granted after termination of the Plan. Subject to certain
restrictions, the Plan may at any time be terminated and from time to time
be
modified or amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the
outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company present, or represented,
and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable
laws of the State of Delaware.
ITEM
11. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information relating to the ownership of
common stock by (i) each person known by us be the beneficial owner of more
than
five percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) each of our
directors, (iii) each of our named executive officers, and (iv) all of our
executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the
information relates to these persons, beneficial ownership as of April 11,
2008.
Except as may be indicated in the footnotes to the table and subject to
applicable community property laws, each person has the sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares owned.
Name
and Address
|
|
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(1)
|
|
Percent
Owned (1)
|
|
KPN
Telecom B.V. (3)
|
|
|
820,399
|
|
|
14.44
|
%
|
Maanplein
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Hague, The Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CORCYRA
d.o.o.(2)
|
|
|
2,326,043
|
|
|
40.95
|
%
|
Valdabecki
put 118
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pula
Croatia 52100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Graeton
Holdings Limited
|
|
|
441,566
|
|
|
7.77
|
%
|
256
Makarios Avenue, Eftapaton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Court,
CY3105 Limassol, Cyprus;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stewart
Reich (5)(6)
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
1.76
|
%
|
7582
Tarpon Cove Circle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lake
Work, FL 33467
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yossi
Attia (2)(4)(5)(7)
|
|
|
2,506,018
|
|
|
44.12
|
%
|
1061
1/2 Spalding Ave.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West
Hollywood, CA 90046
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ilan
Kenig (5)(7)
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
1.32
|
%
|
7438
Fraser Park Drive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Burnaby,
BC Canada V5J 5B9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robin
Ann Gorelick(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
468
N Camden Dr. 244
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beverly
Hills, CA 90210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gerald
Schaffer(5)
3040
E Cheyenne # 100
North
Las Vegas, NV 89032
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Darren
C Dunckel(5)
9
Buckskin Rd.
Bell
Canyon, CA 91307
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
Officers and Directors as a
Group
(6 Persons)
|
|
|
2,618,081
|
|
|
47.20
|
%
|
*
Less
than one percent
(1)
Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power
with respect to the shares indicated. For purposes of this table, a person
or
group of persons is deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of any shares which
such person has the right to acquire within 60 days after March 29, 2008. For
purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares held by each person
or group of persons named above on March 29, 2008, any security which such
person or group of persons has the right to acquire within 60 days after such
date is deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership for such person or persons, but is not deemed to be outstanding for
the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other
person.
(2)
Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 28, 2005, by and
between KPN Telecom B.V. ("KPN Telecom"), a company incorporated under the
laws
of the Netherlands, and CORCYRA d.o.o., a Croatian company ("CORCYRA"), (the
"Purchase Agreement"), KPN Telecom sold to CORCYRA (i) 289,855 shares (the
"Initial Shares") of our common stock for US $1,000,000 (the "Initial Closing"),
(ii) 434,783 shares (the "Secondary Shares") of our common stock for US
$1,500,000 on April 28, 2006 and (iii) 781,006 shares of the Company’s common
stock pursuant to the Second Special Closing of our common stock on January
26,
2007. The Initial Closing occurred on February 1, 2005. Pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, CORCYRA also agreed to purchase and, KPN agreed to sell, KPN
Telecom's remaining 1,604,405 shares of our common stock (the "Final Shares")
on
December 1, 2006 (the "Final Closing"); provided, however, that upon 14 days'
prior written notice to KPN Telecom, CORCYRA may accelerate the Final Closing
to
an earlier month-end date as specified in such notice; provided, further, that
the Final Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the
conditions to closing set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Assuming the final
closing occurred on December 1, 2006, the purchase price to be paid by CORCYRA
at the final closing shall be equal to $5,801,817 (“Base Price”) plus the
product of 1,601,405 multiplied by .35, which in turn is multiplied by the
difference of the average closing price for 60 trading days prior to the closing
date less $3.45 (the “Additional Payment”). In addition, CORCYRA will be
required to pay a premium of $28,560 per month. The Base Price to be paid
decreases in the event that Corcyra closes prior to December 1, 2006. KSD
Pacific, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("KSD") purchased from Moshe
Har Adir all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of CORCYRA
in
exchange for $10,830,377. Yossi Attia, sole officer and director of CORCYRA
and
sole member of KSD is chief executive officer and a director of the Company.
Pursuant to Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 1, 2006, to the Purchase
Agreement, CORCYRA and KPN agreed to split the purchase of the remaining
1,601,405 shares of Common Stock into two increments rather than purchasing
all
of the remaining stock in one tranche on December 1, 2006. In accordance with
the terms of Amendment No. 2 781,006 shares of the Remaining Stock were
purchased by CORCYRA from KPN on December 1, 2006 paying $3.85 per share. The
balance of the Remaining Stock of 820,399 shares is scheduled to be purchased
by
CORCYRA from KPN on or before July 2, 2007; provided, however, that CORCYRA
may
accelerate the closing to an earlier month-end date as specified in such
agreement. Accordingly, CORCYRA, and Mr. Attia through his ownership of KSD
and CORCYRA, presently owns 1,505,644 shares of common stock and is deemed
to own, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d), promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended, the remaining 820,399 shares held by KPN Telecom. Mr.
Attia
was entitled to additional 111,458 shares of the Company per his employment
agreement with the Company. Based on adversary between the parties (KPN and
Corcyra) - of which the Company is not a party to such dispute - the remaining
820,399 shares are in certain dispute. In our calculations above, we did not
give affect to the dispute.
(3)
KPN
Telecom B.V. is a subsidiary of Royal KPN N.V.
(4)
An
officer of the Company.
(5)
A
director of the Company.
(6)
Includes an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $4.21 per share. 25,000 options vest on April 13, 2004, 25,000 options
vest on April 13, 2005, 25,000 options vest on April 13, 2006, while 25,000
options vest on April 13, 2007
(7)
Effective March 22, 2005 the Board of Directors granted the two directors,
Mr.
Attia and Mr. Kenig, 100,000 options each at an exercise price of $3.40 per
share under the 2004 Incentive Plan. Each directors options vest in four equal
installments of 25,000 shares on September 22, 2005, September 22, 2006,
September 22, 2007 and September 22, 2008.
The
foregoing table is based upon 5,109,181
shares
of common stock outstanding as of April 11, 2008.
ITEM
12. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On
October 3, 2006, ERC entered into an Operating Agreement with D’vora Greenwood
(Attia), an individual (“D’vora”) in connection with Stanley. Stanley developed
three adjacent single family residences located at 2234 and 2240 Stanley Hills
Drive and 2214 N. Merry wood Drive, Los Angeles, California 90046. ERC owns
66.67% of the outstanding interest of the Stanley. D’vora owns the remaining
interest. D’vora Greenwood (Attia), who owned the Stanley Property prior to the
purchase by the Stanley, is the sister of Yossi Attia. The structuring of
Stanley was negotiated as an arm length transaction and was based on a current
appraisal received from an independent third party. Outstanding balance of
the
purchase price of the Property owing to D’vora was $308,321 as of December 31,
2006.
On
December 31, 2006, ERC acquired 100% interest in Verge Living Corporation from
a
third party, TIHG. Verge had a 33.33% equity investment in AP Holdings with
a
fair value of $3,000,000. The majority owner and sole director of AP Holdings
is
Mr. Shalom Atia, who is Yossi Attia’s brother.
In
the
fourth quarter of 2006, the Company deposited $450,000 with Shalom Atia (Shalom
Atia is the brother of Mr. Yossi Attia) in connection with a possible
co-operation in real estate development in the area of Sitnica - Samobor in
Croatia, Europe. The deposit is repayable upon the Company’s first demand. Upon
the execution of the Upswing Agreement, this deposit was counted as the Company
partial investment in AGL transaction as a whole, since upon closing; Sitnica
(as well as Verge) became a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL.
There
are
no other relationship among AP Holdings, Shalom Atia and Yossi
Attia.
The
Company via ERC rented its office premises in Las Vegas from Yossi Attia for
a
monthly fee of $2,000.
Verge
loaned to Mr. Darren Dunckel, the sum of $93,822, of which $90,000 was paid-off
via Mr. Dunckel employment agreement, and the balance of $3,822 is included
in
Prepaid and other current assets as of December 31, 2006. As of December 31,
2007, the balance for advances to Mr. Dunckel was paid off.
On
March
31, 2008, the Company raised $200,000 from a private offering of its securities
pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum ("PPM"). The private placement was
for Company common stock which shall be "restricted securities" and were sold
at
$1.00 per share. The offering included 200,000 warrants to be exercised at
$1.50
for two years (for 200,000 shares of the Company common stock), and an
additional 200,000 warrants to be exercised at $2.00 for four years (for 200,000
shares of the Company common stock). Said Warrants may be exercised to ordinary
common shares of the Company only if the Company issues subsequent to the date
of the PPM, 25 million or more shares of its common stock. The money raised
from
the private placement of the Company’s shares will be used for working capital
and business operations of the Company. The PPM was done pursuant to Rule 506.
A
Form D has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in compliance
with Rule 506 for each Private Placement. The investor is D’vora Greenwood
(Attia), the sister of Mr. Yossi Attia. Mr. Attia abstained from voting on
this
matter in the board meeting which approved this PPM.
ITEM
13. EXHIBITS
Exhibits
required to be attached by Item 601 of Regulation S-B are listed in the Index
to
Exhibits on page xx of this Form 10-KSB, and are incorporated herein by this
reference
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANTS FEES AND SERVICES
The
following table presents aggregate fees for professional audit services rendered
by Deloitte Auditing and Consulting Kft. and affiliates, Fahn Kanne and Company,
and Robison Hill and Company for the audits of the Company’s annual financial
statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, and fees billed for other services rendered.
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Audit
Fees (1)
|
|
$
|
213,400
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
Audit-Related
Fees (2) (4)
|
|
|
38,000
|
|
|
21,500
|
|
Tax
Fees (3)
|
|
|
20,570
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
271,970
|
|
$
|
181,500
|
|
Fee
of the independent Auditors in AGL:
The
following is a breakdown of the fees, which are included in the totals above,
of
the external independent auditors of AGL:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hours
|
|
NIS'000
|
|
$US
‘000
|
|
Auditing
services
|
|
|
1,510
|
|
|
375
|
|
|
94
|
|
Tax
services
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,530
|
|
|
380
|
|
|
95
|
|
The
following is a breakdown of the fees of the independent Auditors of the Croatian
subsidiary, Sitnica:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hours
|
|
NIS
'000
|
|
$US
'000
|
|
Auditing
services
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
4
|
|
(1)
Audit
Fees. The aggregate fees billed by our auditors for professional services
rendered for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the reviews of the financial
statements included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB during
the
fiscal years were $115,400 and $160,000, respectively.
(2)
Audit
Related Fees: Consulting fees in conjunction with year end audits and quarterly
reviews were approximately $38,000 incurred in fiscal year ended December 31,
2007. The fees also relate to the SB-2 registration statement
costs.
(3)
Tax
fees: There were no tax services provided in fiscal year 2006.
(4)
During April 2007, the Company was invoiced by the former auditors for $124,661
as a result of over run fees, which exceed the written
agreement.
The
Company’s Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible
non-audit services provided by the independent auditors. These services may
include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services.
All services rendered have been approved by the Audit Committee.
Upon
resignation of former auditors, the Company was presented with overrun fees
by
its former auditors, as well as open balances aggregate to $175,281 for audit
works not performed in the US. The Company investigates such charges, and demand
breakdown of fees from its former auditors which were not produce to
date.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on
its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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EMVELCO
CORP.
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/s/
Yossi Attia
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Yossi
Attia
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(Principal
Financial Officer)
Dated:
April __ , 2008
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended, this Report
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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By:
/s/ Yossi Attia
Yossi
Attia
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director (Principal Financial
Officer)
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April
14, 2008
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By:
/s/ Stewart Reich
Stewart
Reich
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Chairman
of the Board and Director
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April
14, 2008
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By:
/s/ Gerald Schaffer
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Schaffer
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Director
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April
14, 2008
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By:
/s/ Ilan Kenig
Ilan
Kenig
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Director
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April
14, 2008
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By:
/s/ Darren C Dunckel
Darren
C Dunckel
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Director
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April
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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3.1
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Certificate
of Incorporation filed November 9, 1992(1)
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3.2
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Amendment
to Certificate of Incorporation filed July 9, 1997(2)
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3.3
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Bylaws(1)
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4.1
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Form
of Common Stock Certificate(1)
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10.1
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Shares
Purchase Agreement between PanTel Tavkozlesi es Kommunikacios rt.,
a
Hungarian company, and Emvelco Corp., a Delaware corporation
(3)
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10.2
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Guaranty
by Euroweb International Corp., a Delaware corporation, in favor
of PanTel
Tavkozlesi es Kommunikacios rt., a Hungarian company
(3)
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10.3
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Shares
Purchase Agreement between Vitonas Investments Limited, a
Hungarian corporation, Certus Kft., a Hungarian corporation, Rumed
2000 Kft., a Hungarian corporation and Euroweb International Corp.,
a
Delaware corporation, dated as of February 23, 2004.
(4)
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10.4
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Share
Purchase Agreement by and between Euroweb International Corp. and
Invitel
Tavkozlesi Szolgaltato Rt. (5)
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10.5
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Shares
Purchase Agreement between Vitonas Investments Limited, a Hungarian
corporation, Certus Kft., a Hungarian corporation, Rumed 2000 Kft.,
a
Hungarian corporation and Euroweb International Corp., a Delaware
corporation, dated as of February 23, 2004.
(4)
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10.6
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Investment
Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2006, by and between EWEB RE Corp.
and AO
Bonanza Las Vegas, Inc. (6)
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10.7
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Sale
and Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2007, by and between
Emvelco Corp. and Marivaux Investments Limited (7)
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10.8
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Stock
Transfer and Assignment of Contract Rights Agreement, dated as
of May 14,
2007 among Emvelco Corp., Emvelco RE Corp., The International Holdings
Group Ltd., and Verge Living Corporation (8)
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10.9
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Agreement,
dated as of June 5, 2007, among Emvelco Corp., Yossi Attia, Darren
Dunckel, and Upswing, Ltd.(9)
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10.10
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Subscription
Agreement and Option Agreement with KPN(1)(2)
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10.11
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Agreement(10)
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10.12
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All-Inclusive
Purchase Money Deeds of Trust with Assignment of Rents - Edinburgh
Avenue
(10)
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10.13
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All-Inclusive
Purchase Money Deeds of Trust with Assignment of Rents - Harper
Avenue
(10)
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10.14
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All-Inclusive
Purchase Money Deeds of Trust with Assignment of Rents - Laurel
Avenue
(10)
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10.15
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Notice
of Exercise of Options(11)
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10.16
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Appswing
Agreement (12)
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10.17
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Kidron
Agreement (12)
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10.18
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Indemnification
Agreement (13)
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10.19
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Notice
of Exercise of Options(14)
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10.20
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Settlement
and Release Agreement and Amendment No. 1. (15)
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10.21
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All
Inclusive Deed of Trust (16)
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10.22
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All
Inclusive Promissory Note
(16)
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31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of
Emvelco
Corp. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of
Emvelco
Corp. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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Code
of Ethics and Business Conduct of Officers, Directors and Emvelco
International Corp.
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(1)
Exhibits are incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement
on
Form SB-2 dated May 12, 1993 (Registration No. 33-62672-NY, as
amended)
(2)
Filed
with Form 10-QSB for quarter ended June 30, 1998.
(3)
Filed
as an exhibit to Form 8-K on February 27, 2004.
(4)
Filed
as an exhibit to Form 8-K on March 9, 2004.
(5)
Filed
as an exhibit to Form 8-K on December 21, 2005.
(6)
Filed
as an exhibit to Form 8-K on June 23, 2006
(7)
Filed
as an exhibit to Form 8-K on February 20, 2007
(8)
Filed
as an exhibit to Form 8-K on May 16, 2007
(9)
Filed
as an exhibit to Form 8-K on June 11, 2007
(10)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on July 12, 2007
(11)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on July 20, 2007
(12)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on July 26, 2007
(13) Filed
as
an exhibit to Form 8-K on September 26, 2007
(14) Filed
as
an exhibit to Form 8-K on October 19, 2007
(15)
Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on November 19, 2007
(16) Filed
as
an exhibit to Form 8-K on December 21, 2007
EMVELCO
CORP.
Consolidated
Financial Statements
As
of
December 31, 2007 and for the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Report
of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-2
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Consolidated
Financial Statements:
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
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F-3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
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F-5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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F-6
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F-7
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To
the
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Emvelco
Corp., and Subsidiaries
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Emvelco Corp., and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholder’s equity and cash
flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We did not audit
the
financials statements of Atia Group Ltd., a 58.3% owned subsidiary, which
statements reflect total assets of $812,910 as of December 31, 2007 and total
revenues of $847,743 for the period from September 13, 2007 (date of
acquisition) to December 31, 2007. Those statements were audited by other
auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as
it
relates to the amounts included for Atia Group Ltd., is based solely on the
report of the other auditors.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, based on our audit and the report of the other auditors, the
consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Emvelco Corp., and Subsidiaries
as
of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
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/s/
Robison, Hill
& Co. |
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Certified
Public Accountants
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Salt
Lake
City, Utah
April
14,
2008
Emvelco
Corp.
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
As
of December 31, 2007
Amounts
in US dollars
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2007
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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369,576
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Accounts
receivable
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218,418
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Restricted
cash, certificate of deposit (Note 3)
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13,008,220
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Intangible,
debt discount on conversion option, current (Note 8)
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195,266
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Loan
to Affiliated Party - Emvelco RE Corp (Note 6)
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4,538,976
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Total
current assets
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18,330,456
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Fixed
assets, net
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32,425
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Construction
in progress
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2,215,725
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Intangible,
debt discount on conversion option, net of current portion (Note
8)
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694,936
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Investment
in land development (Note 5)
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33,050,052
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Goodwill
(Note 9)
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1,185,000
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Total
assets
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$
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55,
508.594
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses (Note 7)
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15,380,205
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Due
to related party (Note 15)
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516,084
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Secured
bank loans (Note 3)
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8,401,154
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Other
current liabilities
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305,520
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Total
current liabilities
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24,602,963
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Liability
for escrow refunds
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4,489,235
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Fees
due on closing
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2,384,176
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Convertible
Note Payable to Third Party (Note 8)
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2,277,633
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Deferred
taxes
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812,711
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Other
long term liabilities
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1,919,964
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Total
liabilities
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36,486,682
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Commitments
and contingencies (Note 13)
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—
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Minority
interest in subsidiary’s net assets
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6,145,474
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Stockholders'
equity
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Common
stock, $.001 par value - Authorized 35,000,000 shares;
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5,889,074
shares issued of which 4,609,181 shares are outstanding
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4,609
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Additional
paid-in capital
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53,281,396
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Accumulated
deficit
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(38,289,630
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)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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(2,226
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Treasury
stock - 1,279,893 common shares, at cost (Note 16)
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(2,117,711
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)
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Total
stockholders' equity
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12,876,438
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$
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55,508,594
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Emvelco
Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Amounts
in US dollars
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2007
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2006
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Revenues
from Sales- rental income in 2006
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$
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6,950,000
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$
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22,594
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Cost
of revenues
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6,505,506
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-
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Operating
expenses
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Compensation
and related costs
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762,787
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583,773
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Severance
to officer
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—
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750,000
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Consulting,
professional and directors fees
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1,195,922
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2,106,316
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Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
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469,942
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921,004
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Goodwill
impairment
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10,245,377
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—
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Software
development expense
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136,236
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—
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Depreciation
and amortization
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—
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13,516
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Total
operating expenses
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12,810,264
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4,374,609
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Operating
loss
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(12,365,770
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(4,352,015
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Interest
income
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1,665,379
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635,099
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Interest
expense
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(386,108
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)
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(59,934
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)
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Gain
on issuance of subsidiary stock (Note 4)
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—
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1,497,565
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Other
income
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13,899
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—
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Loss
before income taxes
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(11,072,600
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(2,279,285
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Income
tax expense
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—
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-
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Loss
from continuing operations
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(11,072,600
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(2,279,285
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Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 8)
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—
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9,191,876
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Net
income before minority interest in loss of consolidated
subsidiary
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(11,072,600
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6,912,591
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Less
minority interest in loss of consolidated subsidiary
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172,810
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—
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Net
(loss) income
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|
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(10,899,790
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)
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6,912,591
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Other
comprehensive loss
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(7,765
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(94,142
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Comprehensive
(loss) income
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|
$
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(10,907,555
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)
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$
|
6,818,449
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Loss
per share from continuing operations, basic and
diluted
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(2.30
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)
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(0.40
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Income
per share from discontinued operations, basic and
diluted
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—
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1.61
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|
Net
income per share, basic and diluted
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(2.30
|
)
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|
1.21
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|
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Weighted
average number of shares outstanding, basic and
diluted
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4,734,266
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5,715,543
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|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
EMVELCO
CORP.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 and 2006
Amounts
in US dollars
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|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
|
|
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Accumulated
Other
|
|
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Total
|
|
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|
Number
of shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
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|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|
Balances,
January 1, 2006
|
|
|
5,784,099
|
|
$
|
5,784
|
|
$
|
51,558,123
|
|
$
|
(34,302,431
|
)
|
$
|
99,681
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
17,361,157
|
|
Foreign
currency translation loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(94,142
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(94,142
|
)
|
Compensation
charge on share options and warrants issued to consultants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
341,206
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
341,206
|
|
Issuance
of shares to the President
|
|
|
104,975
|
|
|
105
|
|
|
325,500
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
325,605
|
|
Treasury
stock
|
|
|
(476,804
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)
|
|
(476
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(994,884
|
)
|
|
(995,360
|
)
|
Net
income for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,912,591
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,912,591
|
|
Balances,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
5,412,270
|
|
$
|
5,413
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|
$
|
52,224,829
|
|
$
|
(27,389,840
|
)
|
$
|
5,539
|
|
$
|
(994,884
|
)
|
$
|
23,851,057
|
|
Foreign
currency translation loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,765
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)
|
|
|
|
|
(7,765
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)
|
Compensation
charge on share options and warrants issued to employees, directors
and
consultants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,233
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,233
|
|
Treasury
stock - Open Market
|
|
|
(180,558
|
)
|
|
(181
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(288,636
|
)
|
|
(288,817
|
)
|
Treasury
stock - Navigator Sale
|
|
|
(622,531
|
)
|
|
(623
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(834,191
|
)
|
|
(834,814
|
)
|
Discount
on Appswing Note Payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
976,334
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
976,334
|
|
Net
lose for the year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,899,790
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,899,790
|
)
|
Balances,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
4,609,181
|
|
$
|
4,609
|
|
$
|
53,281,396
|
|
$
|
(38,289,630
|
)
|
$
|
(2,226
|
)
|
$
|
(2,117,711
|
)
|
$
|
12,876,438
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Emvelco
Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
Year
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Amounts
in US dollars
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(10,899,790
|
)
|
$
|
6,912,591
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
88,662
|
|
|
13,516
|
|
Share-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
80,233
|
|
|
341,206
|
|
Change
in minority interest of subsidiary’s net assets
|
|
|
(177,030
|
)
|
|
|
|
Realized
gain on sale of subsidiaries
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(15,644,296
|
)
|
Foreign
exchange rate adjustment
|
|
|
(7,765
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Impairment
of goodwill
|
|
|
10,245,377
|
|
|
—
|
|
Accrued
interest income, net
|
|
|
(1,373,184
|
)
|
|
|
|
Investment
into affiliate, equity
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
997,565
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
(90,289
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Gain
on issuance of subsidiary stock
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,497,565
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(96,424
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Prepaid
and other assets
|
|
|
525,924
|
|
|
(59,529
|
)
|
Related
party receivable
|
|
|
516,084
|
|
|
(450,000
|
)
|
Investment
in land development
|
|
|
(1,786,183
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Construction
in progress
|
|
|
(2,215,725
|
)
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable, other current liabilities and accrued expenses
|
|
|
3,223,182
|
|
|
(346,473
|
)
|
Liability
for escrow refunds
|
|
|
134,600
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other
long term liabilities
|
|
|
1,919,964
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cash
received from sale of discontinued operations
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,935,364
|
|
Net
cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
|
|
|
87,636
|
|
|
(2,797,621
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in certificate of deposit and restricted cash
|
|
|
(559,765
|
)
|
|
(8,000,000
|
)
|
Transaction
fees paid in AGL transaction
|
|
|
(569,753
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Emvelco RE Corp
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania, net of
cash
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
21,838,138
|
|
Investment
in affiliates, at cost
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
(50,000
|
)
|
Cash
acquired in AGL transaction
|
|
|
2,120,797
|
|
|
—
|
|
Loan
provided to Emvelco RE Corp
|
|
|
(8,573,602
|
)
|
|
(11,275,094
|
)
|
Proceeds
received from sale of Navigator
|
|
|
3,200,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
Capital
expenditures in discontinued operations
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(374,380
|
)
|
Net
cash (used in)/provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(3,832,323
|
)
|
|
2,138,664
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments
to acquire treasury stock
|
|
|
(289,439
|
)
|
|
(995,360
|
)
|
Proceeds
from notes payable
|
|
|
5,401,155
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
Payment
on notes payable
|
|
|
(1,972,367
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Payment
to AP Holdings in AGL transaction
|
|
|
(1,877,706
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Financing
activities from discontinued operations
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(53,925
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,261,643
|
|
|
1,950,715
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(2,483,044
|
)
|
|
1,291,758
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
|
2,852,620
|
|
|
1,560,862
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
|
$
|
369,576
|
|
$
|
2,852,620
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest expense
|
|
$
|
24,751
|
|
|
146,618
|
|
Cash
received for interest income
|
|
|
411,064
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summary
of non-cash transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
to ERC reduced for consideration in AGL transaction
|
|
$
|
15,000,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Note
payable to Appswing for consideration in AGL transaction
|
|
|
4,250,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
Shares
issued to the President of the Company
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
325,605
|
|
Treasury
shares acquired in sale of subsidiary
|
|
$
|
834,191
|
|
|
—
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
Organization and Business
Emvelco
Corp. (“Emvelco”), formerly known as Euroweb International Corp., is a Delaware
Corporation, which was incorporated on November 9, 1992. Emvelco and its
consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “Company”.
The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 35,000,000 shares with a
par
value of $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2007, there are
5,889,074 shares
issued and outstanding.
The
Company is invests in the development and real estate development, financing
and
investments business through Emvelco RE Corp. (“ERC”) and its subsidiaries in
the United States of America (“US”). The Company commenced operations in the
investment real estate industry through the acquisition of an empty,
non-operational, wholly-owned subsidiary, ERC, which was acquired in June 2006.
Primary activity of ERC includes investment, development and subsequent sale
of
real estate, as well as investment in the form of loans provided to, or
ownership acquired in, property development companies, directly or via majority
or minority owned affiliates. The Company’s headquarters are located in West
Hollywood, California.
On
December 15, 2005, the Board of Directors decided to sell 100% of Euroweb
Internet Szolgaltato Rt. ("Euroweb Hungary") and Euroweb Romania S.A. ("Euroweb
Romania"). On December 19, 2005, the Company entered into a share purchase
agreement to sell 100% of the Company’s interest in Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb
Romania. The closing of the sale of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania occurred
on May 23, 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Euroweb Hungary
and Euroweb Romania operations have been presented as discontinued operations
in
the Company’s consolidated financial statements (see Note 10).
Emvelco
and its wholly-owned subsidiary ERC entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Exchange (“Exchange Agreement”) dated December 31, 2006 with Verge Living
Corporation (“Verge”), a Nevada corporation, and Verge’s sole shareholder, The
International Holdings Group Ltd. (“TIHG”) a corporation formed and registered
in the Marshall Islands, controlled by a third party. The Exchange Agreement
closed on December 31, 2006. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, ERC issued
shares to TIHG in exchange for 100% of the outstanding securities of Verge
Living Corporation (“Verge”). Subsequent to the exchange, Emvelco ownership in
ERC was diluted to 43.33%, while TIHG owned the remaining 56.67%. Verge became
a
wholly-owned subsidiary of ERC (see Note 9). ERC directly owns 33.33% of AP
Holdings Limited (“AP Holdings”), a Jersey Island non operating holding Company.
AP Holdings owns 100% of Atia project d.o.o, a Croatian Company (“Atia
project”), a real estate development company.
As
a
result of the Exchange Agreement, as well as the operation of ERC throughout
the
year, the Company’s ownership structure at December 31, 2006 was as
follows:
·
|
Emvelco
owned 43.33% of ERC, and 25.1% of Micrologic, Inc. (“Micrologic, Inc”) a
software development company incorporated in
Nevada.
|
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
·
|
ERC
owns real estate development via non-operational asset companies
as
follows:
|
·
|
AP
Holdings owns 100% of Atia project.
|
On
February 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”) to sell a 100% of Navigator Informatika Rt. (“Navigator”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. For the year ended December 31,
2006, the operations of Navigator have been presented as discontinued operations
in the Company’s consolidated financial statements (see Note 10). In 2006, the
Navigator assets were examined for impairment and the net assets of Navigator
were written down to fair value of $4,034,191. The resulting impairment charge
was $5,598,438, which is presented in the financial statements in the income
from discontinued operations in 2006. (See Note 10)
On
May
14, 2007, the Company entered into a Stock Transfer and Assignment of Contract
Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") with ERC, ERC's principal shareholder TIHG
and ERC's wholly owned subsidiary Verge. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company
transferred and conveyed its 1,000 Shares (representing a 43.33% interest)
(the
"Shares") in ERC to TIHG to submit to ERC for cancellation and return to
Treasury (see Note 16).
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007), the Company, the
Company's chief executive officer Yossi Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of
ERC
(collectively, the "Investors") entered into an Agreement (the "Upswing
Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd. (also known as Appswing Ltd.,
hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant to the Upswing Agreement, the
Investors invested in an entity listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - the
Atia
Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings Ltd (herein referred to as
AGL).
In addition, the Investors transferred rights and control of various real estate
projects to AGL. The Investors and AGL then effected a transaction, pursuant
to
which the Investors and/or the Investors' affiliates acquired about 76% of
the
AGL in consideration of the transfer of the rights to the various real estate
projects (including Verge) to AGL (the "Transaction"). Upswing, among other
items, advised the Investors on the steps necessary to effectuate the
contemplated transfer of real estate project rights to AGL.
Pursuant
to the Notice, the Company, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement,
exercised its option (the "Sitnica Option") to purchase ERC's derivative rights
and interest in Sitnica d.o.o. through ERC's holdings (one-third (1/3) interest)
in AP Holdings Limited ("AP Holdings"), a company organized under the Companies
(Jersey) Law 1991, which equates to a one-third interest in Sitnica d.o.o.
(excluding ERC's interest in AP Holdings). The Sitnica Option was exercised
in
the amount of $4,250,000, payable by reducing the outstanding loan amount owing
to the Company under the Investment Agreement by $3,550,000 and reducing the
Company's deposit with Shalom Atia, Trustee of AP Holdings, by
$450,000.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
On
October 15, 2007, Emvelco delivered that certain Notice of Exercise of Options
("Notice") to ERC, TIHG, Verge and Darren C. Dunckel, individual, President
of
ERC and/or representative of the foregoing parties. Pursuant to the Notice,
Emvelco, subject to performance under the Upswing Agreement, exercised its
option (the "Verge Option") to purchase a multi-use condominium and commercial
property in Las Vegas, Nevada, via the purchase and acquisition of all
outstanding shares of common stock of Verge. The Verge Option was exercised
in
the amount of $5,000,000 payable in cash, but in no event is the option
exercisable prior to Verge breaking ground, plus conversion of $10,000,000
loans
given to Verge into Equity as consideration for 75,000 shares of
Verge.
The
transaction was closed on November 2, 2007. Upon closing, Verge and Sitnica
became fully owned subsidiaries of AGL. The Company owns 58.3% of AGL and
consolidates AGL’s results in these financial statements.
As
a
result of the transactions above, the Company’s ownership structure at December
31, 2007 was as follows:
|
·
|
58.3%
of Atia Group Limited
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
10%
of Micrologic
|
|
·
|
Atia
Group Limited owns:
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
100%
of Verge Living Corporation
|
|
|
|
|
|
100%
of Sitnica
|
The
Company has entered into the final stages of negotiation on a term sheet which
provides that the Company will purchase and receive from an entity that owns
certain gas development rights, all the mineral acreage and land rights for
drilling on that certain property located in Texas (the “Gas Lease Rights”). The
initial purchase price shall be $25 million as the first increment, followed
by
an additional 5 increments of $5,000,000 each, contingent upon actual production
of the first five wells. The purchase price may be increased up to $250 million
based on actual proven developed producing. In consideration of the actual
assignment of the Gas Lease Rights, the Company shall issue a minimum of 25
million new EMVELCO shares to the Seller upon closing followed by 5 increments
of 5,000,000 shares each for each of the first five wells going into production,
wherein the share price shall be at an agreed upon price of $1.00 per share
in
exchange for all the shares of the entity that may be transferring the Gas
Lease
Rights. The Company is undertaking due diligence and upon proof of good title
to
the Gas Lease Rights, the transaction was presented to the Board of Directors
for approval on April xx, 2008. The terms and provisions of the Gas Lease Rights
will be delineated in a definitive agreement. The transaction may be subject
to
a Proxy Statement to be delivered to Shareholders.
If
the
Davy Crockett Gas Company, LLC (“DCG”) acquisition is consummated, DCG will
become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and outstanding membership
interest will be exchanged by the holders thereof for shares of the Company.
The
shares of Emvelco common stock that holders of DCG’s membership interest will be
entitled to receive pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Exchange are expected
to represent approximately upon closing about 83% of the shares of the Company
immediately following the consummation of the Agreement and Plan of Exchange
of
DCG. If the fifth well goes into production, the DCG membership interest will
then own 91% of the Company. DCG headquartered in Bel Air is a newly formed
LLC
which holds certain development rights for gas drilling in Crockett County,
Texas.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US
GAAP”).
Basis
of consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Emvelco, its
majority-owned subsidiaries and all variable interest entities for which the
Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Emvelco and the
subsidiaries it controls. Control is determined based on ownership rights or,
when applicable, whether the Company is considered the primary beneficiary
of a
variable interest entity. For the period from June 14, 2006 to December 30,
2006, ERC was a wholly owned subsidiary of Emvelco and the results of operations
are presented in the consolidating financial statements. The Company owns 58.3%
of AGL and consolidates AGL’s results in these financial statements for the
period started November 2, 2007 and ended on December 31, 2007.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Variable
Interest Entities
Under
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (revised
December 2003) “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”), the
Company is required to consolidate variable interest entities (“VIE's”), where
it is the entity’s primary beneficiary. VIE's are entities in which equity
investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest
or
do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities
without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The
primary beneficiary is the party that has exposure to a majority of the expected
losses and/or expected residual returns of the VIE.
Based
on
the Company’s analysis at the date of acquisition, as well as all other
reconsideration events as defined under FIN 46R, management determined that
despite the various ownership interests, Emvelco was not the primary beneficiary
of ERC and all of its subsidiaries, including Lorraine, Stanley, AP Holdings,
and Huntley. Therefore, Emvelco does not consolidate ERC as of December 31,
2006. The primary beneficiary of ERC is TIGH, an unrelated company, which owns
56.67% of ERC, and will therefore consolidate ERC.
Based
on
the transactions, which were closed on November 2, 2007, the Company owns 58.3%
of Atia Group Limited (AGL). Since the company is the primary beneficiary,
the
financial statements of AGL are consolidated into these financial
statements.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Fair
value of financial instruments
The
carrying values of cash equivalents, notes and loans receivable, accounts
payable, loans payable and accrued expenses approximate fair
values.
Revenue
recognition
The
Company applies the provisions of Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”)
Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104, “Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements” (“SAB 104”), which provides guidance on the recognition,
presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements filed with the
SEC. SAB 104 outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue
and provides guidance for disclosure related to revenue recognition policies.
The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists, the product or service has been delivered, fees are fixed or
determinable, collection is probable and all other significant obligations
have
been fulfilled.
Revenues
from rent income are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the
lease. Rent income received prior to the due date is deferred.
Revenues
from property sales are recognized in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate,”
when the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the buyer, when
the
consideration received can be reasonably determined and when Emvelco has
completed its obligations to perform certain supplementary development
activities, if any exist, at the time of the sale. Consideration is reasonably
determined and considered likely of collection when Emvelco has signed sales
agreements and has determined that the buyer has demonstrated a commitment
to
pay. The buyer’s commitment to pay is supported by the level of their initial
investment, Emvelco’ assessment of the buyer’s credit standing and Emvelco’
assessment of whether the buyer’s stake in the property is sufficient to
motivate the buyer to honor their obligation to it.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Revenue
from fixed price contracts is recognized on the percentage of
completion method. The percentage of
completion method is also used for condominium projects in which the Company
is
a real estate developer and all units have been sold prior to the completion
of
the preliminary stage and at least 25% of the project has been carried out.
Percentage of completion is measured by the percentage of costs incurred to
balance sheet date to estimated total costs. Selling, general,
and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. Profit
incentives are included in revenues, when their realization is reasonably
assured. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted projects are made in
the
period in which such losses are first determined, in the amount of the
estimated loss of the full contract. Differences between estimates and actual
costs and revenues are recognized in the year in which such differences are
determined. The provision for warranties is provided at certain percentage
of
revenues, based on the preliminary calculations and best estimates of the
Company's management.
Cost
of revenues
Cost
of
revenues includes the cost of real estate sold and rented as well as costs
directly attributable to the properties sold such as marketing, selling and
depreciation. For the years ended December 31, 2007, the costs of revenues
related to sale of the three real estate projects was approximately $6.5
million. For the years ended December 31, 2006, there were no costs of revenues
related to the rental income recorded.
Real
estate
Real
estate held for development is stated at the lower of cost or market. All direct
and indirect costs relating to the Company's development project are capitalized
in accordance with SFAS No. 67 "Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental
Operations of Real Estate Projects". Such standard requires costs associated
with the acquisition, development and construction of real estate and real
estate-related projects to be capitalized as part of that project. The
realization of these costs is predicated on the ability of the Company to
successfully complete and subsequently sell or rent the property.
Treasury
Stock
Treasury
stock is recorded at cost. Issuance of treasury shares is accounted for on
a
first-in, first-out basis. Differences between the cost of treasury shares
and
the re-issuance proceeds are charged to additional paid-in capital.
Foreign
currency translation
The
Company considers the United States Dollar (“US Dollar” or "$") to be the
functional currency of Emvelco and its subsidiaries, with the exception of
Navigator (presented as a discontinued operation), which has the Hungarian
Forit
as its functional currency, the majority owned subsidiary, AGL, which reports
it’s financial statements in New Israeli Sheqel.(N.I.S) The reporting currency
of the Company is the US Dollar and accordingly, all amounts included in the
consolidated financial statements have been presented or translated into US
Dollars.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For
non-US subsidiaries that do not utilize the US Dollar as its functional
currency, assets and liabilities are translated to US Dollars at year-end
exchange rates, and income and expense items are translated at weighted-average
rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Translation adjustments are
recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” within stockholders’
equity.
Foreign
currency transaction gains and losses are included in the consolidated results
of operations for the periods presented.
Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents include cash at bank and money market funds with maturities
of
three months or less at the date of acquisition by the Company.
Marketable
securities
The
Company determines the appropriate classification of all marketable securities
as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading at the time of purchase,
and
re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date in accordance
with SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and
Equity Securities” (“SFAS 115”). In accordance with Emerging Issues Task
Force (“EITF”) No. 03-01, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and
Its Application to Certain Investment” (“EITF 03-01”), the Company assesses
whether temporary or other-than-temporary gains or losses on its marketable
securities have occurred due to increases or declines in fair value or other
market conditions.
Other
than those classified within discontinued operations (see Note 10), the Company
did not have any marketable securities within continuing operations for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. The Company
provides for depreciation of property and equipment using the straight-line
method over the following estimated useful lives:
Software
|
3
years
|
Computer
equipment
|
3-5
years
|
Other
furniture equipment and fixtures
|
5-7
years
|
The
Company’s policy is to evaluate the appropriateness of the carrying value of
long-lived assets. If such evaluation were to indicate an impairment of assets,
such impairment would be recognized by a write-down of the applicable assets
to
the fair value. Based on the evaluation, no impairment was indicated in
accordance with SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets" (“SFAS 144”).
Equipment
purchased under capital leases is stated at the lower of fair value and the
present value of minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease, less
accumulated depreciation. The Company provides for depreciation of leased
equipment using the straight-line method over the shorter of estimated useful
life and the lease term. During the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
the
Company did not enter into any capital leases.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Recurring
maintenance on property and equipment is expensed as incurred.
Any
gain
or loss on retirements and disposals is included in the results of operations
in
the period of the retirement or disposal. No retirements and disposals occurred
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 for the Company’s continuing
operations.
Goodwill
and intangible assets
Goodwill
results from business acquisitions and represents the excess of purchase price
over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired at the acquisition
date.
There was goodwill recorded in the transaction with AGL totaling $11.4 million
(See Note 9). There was no goodwill related to the Company’s continuing
operations for the years ended December 31 2006.
In
accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, goodwill
is tested for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Management evaluates the recoverability of goodwill by comparing the carrying
value of the Company’s reporting units to their fair value. Fair value is
determined based a market approach. For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, an analysis was performed on the goodwill
associated with the investment in AGL, and impairment was charged against the
P&L for approximately $10.2 million.
Intangible
assets that have finite useful lives, whether or not acquired in a business
combination, are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and also reviewed
for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144. On July 22, 2007, the Company
entered into a $2 million note payable agreement with Appswing, which included
an option to convert the debt into equity. Accordingly, the Company recorded
in
intangible assets related to the discount on the issuance of debt. The estimated
value of the conversion feature is approximately $976,334, and will be reported
as interest expense over the anticipated repayment period of the debt. There
were no intangible assets related to the Company’s continuing operations for the
year ended December 31, 2006.
Earnings
(loss) per share
Basic
earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) attributable
to
common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the effect of
dilutive potential common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and
warrants. There were no dilutive options and warrants for the year ended 2007
and 2006. Stock options and warrants convertible into 690,125 and 779,067 shares
of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted
earnings per share since such options and warrants have an exercise price in
excess of the average market value of the Company’s common stock during the
periods.
Comprehensive
income
Comprehensive
income includes all changes in equity except those resulting from investments
by
and distributions to owners.
Business
segment reporting
Based
on
the closing of the AGL transaction on November 2, 2007, the Company manages
its
continuing operations in two geographic locations, however both locations
primarily manage the real estate development business and accordingly the
Company has concluded that it has one operating segment, real estate
development.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Income
taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating
loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a
valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all
of
the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities, are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of
a
change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the
enactment date.
Stock-based
compensation
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based
Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). Under SFAS 123R, the Company is required to
measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of
equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The measured
cost is recognized in the statement of operations over the period during which
an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.
Additionally, if an award of an equity instrument involves a performance
condition, the related compensation cost is recognized only if it is probable
that the performance condition will be achieved.
Prior
to
the adoption of SFAS 123R , the Company accounted for stock-based employee
compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”
(“APB 25”) and related interpretations, and chose to adopt the disclosure-only
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123,
“Accounting for Stock-based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), as amended by SFAS No.
148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure”
(“SFAS 148”). Under APB 25, the Company did not recognize expense related to
employee stock options because the exercise price of such options was equal
to
the quoted market price of the underlying stock at the grant date.
The
Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective method, which requires
the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006, the first
day of the Company’s fiscal year 2006. Under this method, compensation cost
recognized during the year ended December 31, 2006 includes: (a) compensation
cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested, as
of
January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance
with
the original provisions of SFAS 123 and amortized on an straight-line basis
over
the requisite service period, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based
payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair
value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R amortized on
a
straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Results for prior periods
have not been restated.
As
a
result of adopting SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006, the Company’s loss from
continuing operations before income taxes and loss from continuing operations
are $270,695 higher and net income is $270,695 lower than if it continued to
account for share-based compensation under APB 25. Basic and diluted earnings
per share are $0.05 lower than if the Company continued to account for
share-based compensation under APB 25. The adoption of SFAS 123R had no
impact on cash flows.
See
Note
14 for a further discussion on stock-based compensation plans.
The
Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of the grant
using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Expected volatilities are based
on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over a period
commensurate with the options’ expected term. The expected term represents the
period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding and is
calculated in accordance with SEC guidance provided in the SAB 107, using a
“simplified” method. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon
observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of the Company’s stock
options.
The
Company did not grant any share-based payments during the year ended December
31, 2007.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
The
following table shows total non-cash stock-based employee compensation expense
included in the consolidated statement of operations for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Categories
of cost and expenses
|
|
Year
ended December 31, 2007
|
|
Year
ended December 31, 2006
|
|
Compensation
and related costs
|
|
$
|
36,817
|
|
$
|
21,241
|
|
Consulting,
professional and directors fees
|
|
|
43,416
|
|
|
249,454
|
|
Total
stock-based compensation expense
|
|
$
|
80,233
|
|
$
|
270,695
|
|
There
was
no expense related to options and warrants granted to consultants recorded
in
the year ended December 31, 2007. In addition to stock-based compensation
expense for employees and directors, the Company recognized compensation expense
of $70,511 in the year ended December 31, 2006 related to options and warrants
granted to consultants. Therefore, total stock based compensation for both
employees and consultants was $80,233 and $340,206 for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Recently
Issued But Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards
In
July
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) as an interpretation of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for
Income Taxes”. This Interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in
income taxes recognized by prescribing a recognition threshold and measurement
attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This Interpretation
also
provides guidance on de-recognition of tax benefits previously recognized and
additional disclosures for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties.
The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with this Interpretation begins
with a determination as to whether it is more likely than not that a tax
position will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of
the
position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition
threshold is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater
than
50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement for recognition
in
the financial statements. The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The
adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about
fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having
previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is
the
relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require
any
new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. This Statement is required to be adopted by the
Company on July 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the
adoption of this Statement.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities —
including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits
entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other
items
at fair value. This statement provides entities the opportunity to mitigate
volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first
fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Management is currently
evaluating the impact of adopting this Statement.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
3.
Line of Credit and Restricted Cash
The
Company’s real estate investment operations require substantial
up-front expenditures for land development contracts and construction.
Accordingly, the Company requires a substantial amount of cash on hand, as
well
as funds accessible through lines of credit with banks or third parties, to
conduct its business. The Company has financed its working capital needs
on a project-by-project basis, primarily with loans from banks and debt via
the
All Inclusive Trust Deed Agreement (AITDA), and with the existing cash of the
Company.
On
August
28, 2006, the Company entered into a $4,000,000 Revolving Line of Credit (“line
of credit”) with a commercial bank. As security for this credit facility, the
Company deposited $4,000,000 into a certificate of deposit (“CD”) as collateral
for a two year period. The CD earns interest at a rate of 5.25% annually, and
any interest earned on the CD is restricted from withdrawal and must remain
in
the account for the entire term.
On
November 21, 2006, the Company deposited an additional $4,000,000 into another
CD with the same restrictions on withdrawal. This CD matures on November 21,
2008 and the deposit bears an interest rate of 5.12% annually.
The
interest rate on the line of credit is 5.87% annually.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit including
interest was $8,401,154 and the balance of the related certificate of deposit
including interest was $8,518,985.
At
December 31, 2007, the outstanding loan balances were as follows:
Project
name
|
|
Bank
name/financial institution
|
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
Annual
Interest
Rate
|
|
Expiration
|
|
General
financing (line of credit)
|
|
|
EastWestBank
|
|
$
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
5.87
|
%
|
|
2008
|
|
Total
principal amounts of loans
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long
term portion of loans
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Company’s debt repayment schedule, excluding interest, as of December 31,
2007 is as follows:
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
4. Investment
in Affiliates, at equity
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of wholly owned
subsidiaries whose investments in real estate development businesses are
accounted for under the equity method.
Investment
in Atia Group Limited
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company owns approximately 58.3% of the outstanding
stock
of the Atia Group Limited (AGL). AGL owns and manages two real estate
development companies, Verge Living Corporation (Verge), which is in the process
of building a condominium development in Las Vegas, Nevada and Sitnica, which
is
developing land in Croatia. The Company's consolidated statement of operations
for the years ended December 31, 2007 include AGL’s expenses for the period
November 2, 2007 to December 31, 2007, when the Company's owned 58.3% of AGL
as
follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
(395,155
|
)
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(19,258
|
)
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(414,413
|
)
|
Minority
interest in subsidiary’s losses
|
|
|
172,810
|
|
Company’s
portion of subsidiary’s losses
|
|
|
(241,603
|
)
|
Investment
in ERC
The
Company's consolidated statement of operations for the years ended December
31,
2006 include ERC’s revenues and cost for the period June 14, 2006 to December
31, 2006, when the Company's owned 100% of ERC as follows:
|
|
2006
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
22,594
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(997,665
|
)
|
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
On
December 31, 2006, Emvelco and TIGH entered into an exchange agreement whereby
ERC issued 1,308 shares of stock, which represents 57% equity interest, to
TIGH
in exchange for 100% of the securities of Verge. After the exchange, Emvelco
owns 43% of ERC, TIGH owns 57% of ERC, and Verge is a 100% subsidiary of ERC.
In
accordance with SAB 51 and SAB 84,
Accounting for Sales of Stock by a Subsidiary,
Emvelco
realized a gain on the exchange transaction for $1,497,565. This gain resulted
in the carrying value of the Emvelco’ S investment in ERC for $500,000, which is
the amount Emvelco realized when it sold its remaining interest to TIGH on
May
14, 2007, see Subsequent Events (Note 17)
The
carrying value of the net investment in affiliate was accounted as
follows:
Investment
by Emvelco:
|
|
$
|
100
|
|
Result
of operation until December 31, 2006
|
|
|
(997,665
|
)
|
Gain
from issuance of subsidiary stock
|
|
|
1,497,565
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
5.
Investment in Land development
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, AGL, owns 100% of the shares of
Verge Living Corporation (Verge). Verge holds title to 11 adjacent lots in
Las
Vegas, Nevada and intends to develop approximately about 296 (number of units
may be changed due to realignment of the design) condos plus commercial retail
in down town Las Vegas. Construction is planned to commence during 2008, subject
of obtaining financing and a construction permit from the City of Las
Vegas.
Below
are
the addresses of said lots (“Real Property”):
604
N Main Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV 89101 |
634
N Main Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV 89101 |
601
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
603
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
605
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
607
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
625
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
617
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
701
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
|
NV
89101
|
705
1st Street, Las Vegas,
|
NV
89101
|
The
following table summarizes the carrying values of the investment in land
development as of December
31, 2007:
Land
vested from LLC - transfer of title - historical cost
|
|
$
|
2,800,000
|
|
Land
development investments
|
|
|
11,125,795
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
1,229,680
|
|
Total
Investment in Land Development
|
|
$
|
15,551,475
|
|
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, AGL, owns 100% of the shares of
Sitnica d.o.o. Sitnica holds title to 25 adjacent plots of land in Samobor,
Croatia. The aggregate land is approximately 74.7 thousand square meters and
was
appraised for $17,299,230. The appraisal was performed by an independent
professional appraisal firm in Israel and is based on fair value on July 11,
2007. The fair value was based on comparing market values of similar real estate
which have similar characteristics in the Croatia market. Also, there are no
lease agreements on the land and the property was evaluated as one lot. As
of
December 31, 2007, Sitnica’s investment in land development increased to
$17,498,582.
As
at 31
December 2007, the contractual rights of the subsidiary in these assets included
the following rights in land in Samobor, Croatia:
Detail
- Lot Number
|
|
Sq.m.
|
|
3782
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
3783
|
|
|
1,965
|
|
3780
|
|
|
1,554
|
|
3783
|
|
|
1,965
|
|
3777
|
|
|
5,927
|
|
3778
|
|
|
6,289
|
|
3779
|
|
|
6,992
|
|
3723
|
|
|
3,257
|
|
3724/1
|
|
|
3,227
|
|
3724/2
|
|
|
3,007
|
|
3722/2
|
|
|
3,420
|
|
3732/1
|
|
|
2,454
|
|
3743
|
|
|
1,664
|
|
3740
|
|
|
2,604
|
|
3737
|
|
|
3,038
|
|
3738
|
|
|
1,562
|
|
3742
|
|
|
1,612
|
|
3731
|
|
|
5,224
|
|
3744
|
|
|
2,588
|
|
3726
|
|
|
899
|
|
3727/2
|
|
|
714
|
|
3727/1
|
|
|
1,947
|
|
3737
|
|
|
3,038
|
|
3738
|
|
|
1,562
|
|
3776
|
|
|
6,618
|
|
|
|
|
74,701
|
|
The
following table summarizes the carrying values of the investment in land
development as of December 31, 2007:
Investment
in Land Development - Verge
|
|
$
|
15,551,475
|
|
Investment
in Land Development - Sitnica
|
|
|
17,498,582
|
|
Investment
in Land Development - Total for AGL
|
|
|
33,050,057
|
|
Less: minority interest in subsidiary’s net assets (41.7%)
|
|
|
(13,781,874
|
)
|
Investment
in Land Development - Company’s portion
|
|
$
|
19,268,183
|
|
6.
Loans to Emvelco RE Corp
On
June
14, 2006, Emvelco issued a $10 million line of credit to ERC. Outstanding
balances bear interest at an annual rate of 12% and the line of credit has
a
maximum borrowing limit of $10 million. Initially on October 26, 2006 and then
again ratified on December 29, 2006, the Board of Directors of Emvelco approved
an increase in the borrowing limit of the line of credit to $20 million. The
Board also restricted use of the funds to real estate development. On November
2, 2007, the Company exercised the Verge option, thereby reducing the amount
outstanding by $10 million. Additionally, the Verge option requires that the
Company pays TIGH, the then parent of ERC, another $5 million when construction
begins on the Verge Project. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has accrued
and recorded that payment as a reduction to this loan receivable balance. As
of
December 31, 2007, the outstanding loan receivable balance is $4,538,976.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
7.
Payable to Land Sellers
Amounts
payable to the sellers of the Sitnica land are included in accounts payable
and
accrued expense. Pursuant to the Upswing Agreement, AP Holdings, a related
party, paid 10% of the agreed amount of the land. The Company paid AP Holdings
the amount due from the Upswing agreement, however Sitnica still owes the
sellers of the land the remaining 90% as well as 5% of the cost of the land
is
due to the tax authorities for a purchase land local tax - See note 17 -
Subsequent events.
The
following table summarizes the carrying values of the amounts due to the Sitnica
land sellers as of December 31, 2007:
Due
to land sellers - 90%
|
|
$
|
11,960,466
|
|
Sales
tax due to Croatia tax authorities 5%
|
|
|
649,746
|
|
Total
amounts due for land purchase - Total for AGL
|
|
|
12,610,212
|
|
Less: minority interest in subsidiary’s net assets (41.7%)
|
|
|
(5,258,428
|
)
|
Investment
in Land Development - Company’s portion
|
|
$
|
7,351,754
|
|
8.
Convertible Notes Payable and Debt Discount
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K’s - See Disposal of ERC, Verge and
Acquisition of AGL), the Company, the Company's chief executive officer Yossi
Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of ERC (collectively, the "Investors") entered
into an Agreement (the "Upswing Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd.
(also known as Appswing Ltd., hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant
to
the Upswing Agreement, the Investors intend to invest in an entity listed on
the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - the Atia Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial
Holdings Ltd (herein referred to as AGL). Based on closing of said transaction,
on July 23, 2007 the Company issued a straight note to Upswing for the amount
of
$2,000,000. This promissory note is made and entered into based upon a series
of
agreements by and between Maker and Holder dated as of June 5, 2007,
July 20, 2007 and July 23, 2007, wherein the actual Closing of the
transactions which are the subject matter of the Appswing Agreements known
as
the Kidron Industrial Holdings, Ltd. Transaction (the “Kidron Transaction”) has
taken place and therefore this note is final and earned, as referenced in the
Appswing Agreement dated July 20, 2007 (the “Closing”) and the Company
becoming the majority shareholder of Kidron with a controlling interest of
not
less than 50.1%. The Unpaid Principal Balance of this note shall bear interest
until due and payable at a rate equal to 8 % per annum. The principal hereof
shall be due and payable in full in no event sooner than January 22, 2008,
(the "Maturity Date"). The amount of 51% of the Company holdings in AGL, are
pledged to secure said note.
As
the
Company defaulted on said note, on April 11, 2008 the parties amended the note
terms, by adding a contingent convertible feature to the note, as well as extend
its Maturity Date in no event sooner than January 22, 2013. The outstanding
debt represented by this Note (including accrued Interest) may be converted
to
ordinary common shares of the Company only if The Company issues during any
six
(6) month period subsequent to the date of this Note, 25,000,000 (twenty five
million) or more shares of its common stock. Holder may, at any time after
the
occurrence of the preceding event, have the right to convert this note in whole
or in part into The Company common shares at a conversion price of $0.08 per
share.
The
Company recorded in intangible assets related to the discount on the issuance
of
debt. The estimated value of the conversion feature is approximately $976,334,
and will be reported as interest expense over the anticipated repayment period
of the debt. As of December 31, 2007, the unamortized debt discount intangible
asset is $890,202 to be amortized over the life of the loan. The amount of
$195,
266 represents the current portion to be expensed in 2008.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the outstanding balance for the notes payable to the third
party is $2,277,633 including interest.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
9.
Acquisition - Atia Group Limited
On
November 2, 2007, the Company acquired approximately 58.3% of the outstanding
stock of the Atia Group Limited (AGL). AGL owns and manages two real estate
development companies, Verge Living Corporation (Verge), which is in the process
of building a condominium development in Las Vegas, Nevada and Sitnica, which
is
developing land in Croatia. The Company's consideration paid to acquire 58.3%
of
AGL’s outstanding stock was as follows:
Conversion
of loan receivable from Emvelco RE Corporation
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
Amount
due to TIGH, parent of ERC, upon groundbreaking of Verge
project
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
Convertible
note payable to Upswing
|
|
|
4,250,000
|
|
Conversion
of note receivable from related party
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
Transaction
related fees
|
|
|
569,753
|
|
Consideration
paid to acquire 58.3% of AGL
|
|
|
20,269,753
|
|
The
book
value of AGL’s net assets at the transaction date was substantially lower than
the consideration paid. As such, the Company recorded goodwill, calculated
as
follows:
Book
value of AGL’s net assets at November 2, 2007
|
|
$
|
15,161,881
|
|
Minority
interest in subsidiary’s net assets
|
|
|
(6,322,504
|
)
|
Company’s
portion of AGL’s net assets
|
|
|
8,839,376
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consideration
paid to acquire 58.3% of AGL
|
|
|
20,269,753
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
recorded at November 2, 2007
|
|
|
11,430,377
|
|
In
accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, goodwill
is tested for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Management evaluates the recoverability of goodwill by comparing the carrying
value of the Company’s reporting units to their fair value using a market
approach. As such, the Company recorded an impairment of goodwill at December
31, 2007 in the amount of $10,245,377
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
10.
Dispositions
Completed
sale of Navigator
On
February 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”) with Marivaux Investments Limited (“MIL”) and Fleminghouse
Investments Limited (“FIL” and collectively with MIL, the “Buyers”). Pursuant to
the Agreement, the Company sold 100% of the Company’s interest in Navigator (a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) for $4,034,191 consisting of $3,200,000
in cash and 622,531 shares of the Company’s common stock, excluding estimated
transaction costs, success fees and a guarantee provision of approximately
$124,000. The Company shares were valued at $1.34 per share, representing the
closing price of the Company on the NASDAQ Capital Market on February 16, 2007,
the closing of the sale. The Company canceled the Emvelco common stock acquired
during the disposition.
The
sale
of Euroweb Slovakia, Euroweb Hungary, Euroweb Romania, and Navigator all met
the
criteria for presentation as a discontinued operation under the provisions
of
SFAS 144, and therefore amounts relating to Euroweb Slovakia, Euroweb Hungary,
Euroweb Romania and Navigator have been reclassified as discontinued operations
for all periods presented.
The
following table provides a detail of the results of discontinued operations
per
component for the year ended December 31, 2006, as follows:
|
|
2006
|
|
Loss
from discontinued Navigator operations
|
|
$
|
(853,982
|
)
|
Impairment
of Navigator assets
|
|
|
(5,598,438
|
)
|
Gain
on sale of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania, net of tax of
$0
|
|
|
15,975,778
|
|
(Loss)/income
from discontinued Euroweb Hungary operations, net of tax of $0 and
$0
respectively
|
|
|
(928,122
|
)
|
Income
from discontinued Euroweb Romania operations, net of tax of $0 and
$0
respectively
|
|
|
596,640
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
$
|
9,191,876
|
|
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
The
following information is a summary of the major classes of assets and
liabilities from Navigator’s consolidated balance sheet as at December 31,
2006:
Description
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
43,769
|
|
Trade
account receivable, net
|
|
|
1,386,358
|
|
Prepaid,
unbilled receivable and other current assets
|
|
|
135,086
|
|
Customer
contracts
|
|
|
1,742,341
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
2,482,540
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
1,069,089
|
|
Total
assets of discontinued operations
|
|
|
6,859,183
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
account payable
|
|
|
(997,745
|
)
|
Other
current liabilities, deferred revenue, and accrued
expenses
|
|
|
(486,546
|
)
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
|
|
(209,061
|
)
|
Short
term and long term bank loans and overdrafts
|
|
|
(1,131,640
|
)
|
Total
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
|
|
(2,824,992
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
assets of discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
4,034,191
|
|
11.
Income taxes
The
net
income before income taxes by tax jurisdiction for the years ended December
31,
2007 and 2006 was as follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Net
income before income taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$
|
(10,658,187
|
)
|
$
|
6,912,591
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
(241,603
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(10,899,790
|
)
|
$
|
6,912,591
|
|
The
provision for income taxes from continuing operations reflected in the
consolidated statements of operations is zero; as such, there are no separate
components.
The
provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the
statutory federal income tax rate to the loss from continuing operations before
income taxes. The sources and tax effects of the differences for the years
ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 is summarized as follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
%
|
|
Amount
|
|
%
|
|
Computed
expected tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expense/(Benefit)
|
|
$
|
(3,814,926
|
)
|
|
(35.00
|
)
|
$
|
2,419,407
|
|
|
35.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in Valuation Allowance
|
|
|
3,814,926
|
|
|
(35.00
|
)
|
|
(2,419,407
|
)
|
|
(35.00
|
)
|
Total
expense/(benefit)
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For
U.S.
Federal income tax purposes, the Company had unused net operating loss carry
forwards at December 31, 2006 of approximately $15.2 million available to offset
future taxable income. From the $15.2 million of losses, $1.2 million expire
in
various years from 2008-2010, $1.6 million expires in 2011, and the remaining
$12.4 million expire in various years from 2016 through 2026. In addition,
the
Company has a capital loss carryover for US income tax purposes of approximately
$5.4 million. $2.1 million of the loss is from 2004 and will expire after 2009.
The remainder of the capital loss, $3.3 million, will expire after
2010.
In
May
2006, the Company sold Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania, which resulted
in
the utilization of approximately $10M of the capital loss carry forwards and
net
operating loss carry forwards. As further discussed in Note 10, the results
of
operations of Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania are presented as discontinued
operations in the consolidated statements of operations.
The
Tax
Acts of some jurisdictions contain provisions which may limit the net operating
loss and capital loss carry forwards available to be used in any given year
if
certain events occur, including significant changes in ownership interests.
As a
result of various equity transactions, management believes the Company
experienced an “ownership change” in the second half of 2006, as defined by
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, which limits the annual utilization
of
net operating loss carry forwards incurred prior to the ownership change. As
calculated, the Section 382 limitation does not necessarily impact the ultimate
recovery of the U.S. net operating loss; although it will defer the realization
of the tax benefit associated with certain of the net operating loss carry
forwards.
The
Company recorded a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets.
In assessing deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely
than some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The
ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation
of
future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences
and tax loss carry forwards become deductible. Management considers the
scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income
and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level
of
historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the
periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes
that it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefit
of
these deductible differences, net of existing valuation allowances at December
31, 2007.
Undistributed
earnings of the Company’s indirect investment into foreign subsidiaries are
currently not material. Those earnings are considered to be indefinitely
reinvested; accordingly, no provision for US federal and state income tax has
been provided thereon. Upon repatriation of those earnings, in the form of
dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to both U.S. income taxes
(subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable
to the various foreign countries. Determination of the amount of unrecognized
deferred U.S. income tax liability is not practicable due to the complexities
associated with its hypothetical calculation.
Taxation
of companies in Israel:
The
Company’s subsidiary AGL is taxed in Israel under the provisions of the Israel
Tax Ordinance (New Version) 1961 (hereinafter - the “Ordinance”). Until
31
December 2007, AGL was subject to the Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments)
- 1985, whereby the results of operations for tax purposes are measured on
a
"real" basis" by adjusting the income for changes in the ICPI. Commencing on
1
January 2008, this law has been cancelled and transition provisions were set
out. Accordingly, the results of operations will be measured for tax purposes
on
a nominal basis. Tax rates applicable to the income of the Company: On July
25,
the Israeli parliament passed an amendment to the Income Tax Ordinance (No.
147)
- 2005 (hereinafter - the “Amendment”) which stipulates, among other things,
that the corporate tax rate will be gradually reduced to the following tax
rates: 2006 - 31%; 2007 - 29%; 2008 - 27%; 2009 - 26%; 2010 and thereafter
-
25%.
Taxation
in Croatia (Sitnica)
Corporate
tax - Regular
income is taxed in Croatia (hereinafter - "Croatian Corporate Tax") at a rate
of
20%. Therefore, income from construction, sale or rental of real estate in
Croatia is liable for Croatian Corporate Tax at this rate. Tax losses may be
carried forward over a five-year period but they cannot be carried back to
prior
periods. There is no limit to the amount of the loss that can be carried
forward.
Recognition
of financing expenses for tax purposes - Financing
expenses are tax deductible in Croatia. However, a distinction is made between
loans from third parties and loans granted or guaranteed by related parties.
According to the thin financing rules in Croatia, the company may not take
into
account for tax purposes interest charges on loans received from foreign
shareholders holding at least 25% of the share capital or voting rights in
the
Company, if the amount of the loan is four times the share of the shareholder
in
the capital of the borrower at any given point in time during the tax period.
This law applied to loans granted by a third party but guaranteed by a
shareholder.
VAT
and
purchase tax - The sale of apartments and commercial properties is subject
to
VAT of 22%. However, the part of the purchase price attributed to land is exempt
from VAT, but is subject to purchase tax of 5%. According to Croatian law,
the
purchaser is required to pay the purchase tax and the VAT. This law is also
applicable to the sale of buildings for business purposes.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
12.
Stockholders’ Equity
The
Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with Moshe Schnapp as
President and Director of the Company beginning on April 15, 2005, which
provided for annual compensation in the amount of $250,000 to be paid in the
form of the Company shares of common stock. The number of shares to be received
by Mr. Schnapp was calculated based on the average closing price 10 days prior
to the commencement of each employment year. On August 14, 2006, Moshe Schnapp
resigned as President of the Company. In January 2006, the Company issued 58,968
shares of common stock out of the total 82,781 covering the service period
from
April 15, 2005 to December 31, 2005. In July 2006, the Company issued the
remaining 46,007 shares of common stock for services from January 1, 2006
through July 31, 2006. Mr. Schnapp waived his rights to any further
compensation.
Effective
August 14, 2006, the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with
Yossi Attia as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which provided for
annual compensation in the amount of $250,000 to be paid in the form of Company
shares of common stock. The number of shares to be received by Mr. Attia was
calculated based on the average closing price 10 days prior to the commencement
of each employment year. Mr. Attia will receive 111,458 Emvelco shares of common
stock for his first year service. No shares have been issued in connection
with
his services in 2006.
In
June
2006, the Company's Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase, from
time to time, at management's discretion, up to 700,000 shares of the Company's
common stock in the open market or in private transactions commencing on June
20, 2006 and continuing through December 15, 2006 at prevailing market prices.
Repurchases will be made under the program using our own cash resources and
will
be in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Shemano Group acts as agent
for our stock repurchase program. As of December 31, 2007, the Company held
657,362 treasury shares.
There
were no options or warrants exercised in the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006, respectively.
Pursuant
to the Sale Agreement of Navigator, the Company received 622,531 shares of
the
Company’s common stock as partial consideration.. The Company shares were valued
at $1.34 per share, representing the closing price of the Company on the NASDAQ
Capital Market on February 16, 2007, the closing of the sale. The Company
canceled the Emvelco common stock acquired during the disposition in the amount
of $834,192.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
13.
Commitments and Contingencies
(a)
Employment Agreements
The
Company
entered into a six-year agreement with its Chief Executive Officer, Csaba Törő,
on October 18, 1999, which commenced January 1, 2000, and provided for annual
compensation in the amount of $96,000. The agreement was amended in 2004 and
2005. The amended agreement
provides for an annual salary of $200,000 and a bonus of up to $150,000 in
2006,
2007 and 2008, as well as an annual car allowance of $30,000 for the same
periods.
On
May
24, 2006, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement with Mr. Toro. In
consideration for Mr. Toro agreeing to relinquish and release all rights and
claims under the employment agreement, including the payment of his annual
salary, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Toro a one-time settlement fee of
$750,000. Mr. Toro submitted his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and
Director of the Company effective June 1, 2006. The severance was paid in full
in May 2006.
The
Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with Moshe Schnapp as
President and Director of the Company, which commenced on April 15, 2005 and
provided for annual compensation in the amount of $250,000 to be paid in the
form of the Company’s shares of common stock. The number of shares to be
received by Mr. Schnapp was calculated based on the average closing price 10
days prior to the commencement of each employment year. At April 14, 2006,
Mr.
Schnapp received 82,781 Emvelco shares of common stock of which 58,968 were
issued in January 2006. In July 2006, the Company issued the remaining 46,007
shares of common stock for services from January 1, 2006 through July 30, 2006.
Mr. Schnapp resigned as President and Director in August 2006. Mr. Schnapp
waived his rights to any further compensation, and committed to assist the
Company until it will file the financials of 2006.
Effective
July 1, 2006, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with
Yossi Attia as the President of ERC which commenced on July 1, 2006 and provides
for annual compensation in the amount of $240,000, an annual bonus not less
than
$120,000 per year, and an annual car allowance. At December 31, 2006, the car
allowance expense amounted to $19,220. Mr. Attia is also entitled to a special
bonus equal to 10% of the earnings before income tax, depreciation and
amortization (“EBITDA”) of ERC, which such bonus is payable in shares of common
stock of the Company; provided, however, the special bonus is only payable
in
the event that Mr. Attia remains continuously employed by ERC, and Mr. Attia
shall not have sold shares of common stock of the Company on or before the
payment date of the special bonus, unless such shares were received in
connection with the exercise of an option that was scheduled to expire within
one year of the date of exercise.
In
addition, on August 14, 2006, the Company amended the agreement to provide
that
Mr. Attia shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a term
of two years commencing August 14, 2006 and granting annual compensation of
$250,000 to be paid in the form of Company shares of common stock. The number
of
shares to be received by Mr. Attia is calculated based on the average closing
price 10 days prior to the commencement of each employment year. Mr. Attia
will
receive 111,458 Emvelco shares of common stock for his first year service.
Mr.
Attia also agreed to not directly or indirectly compete with the business of
the
Company or Emvelco RE during his employment and for a period of two years
following termination of employment. No shares were issued to Mr. Attia in
2006.
The
board
of directors of AGL approved the employment agreement between AGL and Mr. Yossi
Attia, the controlling shareholder and CEO of the Company. The agreement goes
into effect on the date that the aforementioned allotments are consummated
and
stipulates that Mr. Attia will serve as the CEO of AGL in return for a salary
that costs AGL an amount of US$ 10 thousand a month. Mr. Attia is also
entitled to reimbursement of expenses in connection with the affairs of AGL,
in
accordance with AGL policy, as set from time to time. In addition Mr. Attia
is
entitled to an annual bonus of 2.5% of the net, pre-tax income of the Company
in
excess of NIS 8 million.
The
board
of directors of AGL approved an employment agreement between the Company and
Mr.
Shalom Attia, the controlling shareholder and CEO of AP Holdings Ltd. The
agreement goes into effect on the date that the aforementioned allotments are
consummated and stipulates that Mr. Shalom Attia will serve as the VP - European
Operations of AGL in return for a salary that costs the Company an amount of
US$
10 thousand a month. Mr. Attia is also entitled to reimbursement of expenses
in
connection with the affairs of the Company, in accordance with Company policy,
as set from time to time. In addition, Mr. Shalom Attia is entitled to an annual
bonus of 2.5% of the net, pre-tax income of AGL in excess of NIS 8 million.
The
aforementioned agreements were ratified by the general shareholders meeting
of
AGL on 30 October 2007.
(b)
Construction Loans
During
2006 and 2007, the Company and ERC entered into several loan agreements with
different financial institutions in connection with the financing of the
different real estate projects (see Note 3).
(c)
Closing the AGL Transaction:
Based
on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007
(as
reported on the Company's Form 8-K’s - See Disposal of ERC, Verge and
Acquisition of AGL), the Company, the Company's chief executive officer Yossi
Attia, and Darren Dunckel - CEO of ERC (collectively, the "Investors") entered
into an Agreement (the "Upswing Agreement") with a third party, Upswing, Ltd.
(also known as Appswing Ltd., hereinafter referred to as "Upswing"). Pursuant
to
the Upswing Agreement, the Investors intend to invest in an entity listed on
the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - the Atia Group Limited, f/k/a Kidron Industrial
Holdings Ltd (herein referred to as AGL). Based on closing of said transaction,
on July 23, 2007 the Company issued a straight note to Upswing for the amount
of
$2,000,000. This Promissory Note is made and entered into based upon a series
of
agreements by and between Maker and Holder dated as of June 5, 2007,
July 20, 2007 and July 23, 2007, wherein the actual Closing of the
transactions which are the subject matter of the Appswing Agreements known
as
the Kidron Industrial Holdings, Ltd. Transaction (the “Kidron Transaction”) has
taken place and therefore this note is final and earned, as referenced in the
Appswing Agreement dated July 20, 2007 (the “Closing”) and the Company
becoming the majority shareholder of Kidron with a controlling interest of
not
less than 50.1%. The Unpaid Principal Balance of this note shall bear interest
until due and payable at a rate equal to 8 % per annum. The principal hereof
shall be due and payable in full in no event sooner than January 22, 2008,
(the "Maturity Date"). 51% of the Company holdings in AGL, are pledge to secure
said note.
As
the
Company defaulted on said note, on April 11 2008 the parties amended the note
terms, by adding a contingent convertible feature to the note, as well as extend
its Maturity Date in no event sooner than January 22, 2013. The outstanding
debt represented by this Note (including accrued Interest) may be converted
to
ordinary common shares of the Company only if The Company issues during any
six
(6) month period subsequent to the date of this Note, 25,000,000 (twenty five
million) or more shares of its common stock. Holder may, at any time after
the
occurrence of the preceding event, have the right to convert this Note in whole
or in part into The Company common shares at a conversion price of $0.08 per
share.
As
part
of the AGL closing, the Company undertook to indemnify the AGL in respect of
any
tax to be paid by Verge, deriving from the difference between (a) Verge's
taxable income from the Las Vegas project, up to an amount of $21.7 million
and
(b) the book value of the project in Las Vegas for tax purposes on the books
of
Verge, at the date of the closing of the transfer of the shares of Verge to
the
Company. Accordingly, the amount of the indemnification is expected to be the
amount of the tax in respect of the aforementioned difference, up to a maximum
difference of $11 million. The Company believes it as no exposure under said
indemnification. Atia Projekt undertook to indemnify AGL in respect of any
tax
to be paid by Sitnica, deriving from the difference between (a) Verge's taxable
income from the Samobor project, up to an amount of $5.14 million and (b) the
book value of the project in Samobor for tax purposes on the books of Sitnica,
at the date of the closing of the transfer of the shares of Sitnica to the
Company. Accordingly, the amount of the indemnification is expected to be the
amount of the tax in respect of the aforementioned difference, up to a maximum
difference of $0.9 million. The Atia Projekt undertook to bear any additional
purchase tax (if any is applicable) that Sitnica would have to pay in respect
of
the transfer of the contractual rights in investment real estate in Croatia,
from the Atia Projekt to Sitnica.
(d)
Trafalgar Commitment for Future Equity Facility to AGL:
On
January 30, 2008, Atia Group Ltd. f/k/a Kidron Industrial Holdings, Ltd. ("Atia
Group"), of which the Company is a principal shareholder, notified the Company
that it had entered into two (2) material agreements (wherein the Company was
not a party but will be directly affected by their terms) with Trafalgar Capital
Specialized Investment Fund ("Trafalgar"). Specifically, Attia Group and
Trafalgar entered into a Committed Equity Facility Agreement ("CEF") in the
amount of 45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels (approximately US$12,000,000.00 per
the
exchange rate at the Closing) and a Loan Agreement ("Loan Agreement") in the
amount of US $500,000 (collectively, the "Finance Documents") pursuant to which
Trafalgar grants Atia Group financial backing. The Company is not a party to
the
Finance Documents.
The
CEF
sets forth the terms and conditions upon which Trafalgar will advance funds
to
Atia Group. Trafalgar is committed under the CEF until the earliest to occur
of:
(i) the date on which Trafalgar has made payments in the aggregate amount of
the
commitment amount (45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels); (ii) termination of the
CEF;
and (iii) thirty-six (36) months. In consideration for Trafalgar providing
funding under the CEF, the Atia Group will issue Trafalgar ordinary shares,
as
existing on the dual listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and the
London Stock Exchange (LSE) in accordance with the CEF. As a further inducement
for Trafalgar entering into the CEF, Trafalgar shall receive that number of
ordinary shares as have an aggregate value calculated pursuant to the CEF,
of
U.S. $1,500,000.
The
Loan
Agreement provides for a discretionary loan in the amount of $500,000 ("Loan")
and bears interest at the rate of eight and one-half percent (8½%) per annum.
The Loan is to be used by Atia Group for the sole purpose of investment in
its
subsidiary Sitnica d.o.o. which controls the Samobor project in Croatia. The
security for the Loan shall be a pledge of Atia Group's shareholder equity
(75,000 shares) in Verge Living Corporation.
The
aforementioned transactions as set forth under a non-binding term sheet were
reported on the Company's Form 8K on December 5, 2007.
Simultaneously,
on the same date as the aforementioned Finance Documents, the Company entered
into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Share Exchange Agreement") with Trafalgar.
The Share Exchange Agreement provides that the Company must deliver, from time
to time, and at the request of Trafalgar, those shares of Atia Group, in the
event that the ordinary shares issued by Atia Group pursuant to the terms of
the
Finance Documents are not freely tradable on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange or
the
London Stock Exchange. In the event that an exchange occurs, the Company will
receive from Trafalgar the same amount of shares that were exchanged. The
closing and transfer of each increment of the Exchange Shares shall take place
as reasonably practicable after receipt by the Company of a written notice
from
Trafalgar that it wishes to enter into such an exchange transaction. To date,
all of the Company's shares in Atia Group are restricted by Israel law for
a
period of six (6) months since the issuance date, and then such shares may
be
released in the amount of one percent (1%) (From the total outstanding shares
of
Atia Group which is the equivalent of approximately 1,250,000 shares per
quarter), subject to volume trading restrictions.
Trafalgar
is an unrelated third party comprised of a European Euro Fund registered in
Luxembourg. The Company, its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not
affiliates of Trafalgar.
(d)
Acquisition of DCG:
If
the
DCG acquisition is consummated, DCG will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the
Company and outstanding membership interest will be exchanged by the holders
thereof for shares of the Company. The shares of Emvelco common stock that
holders of DCG’s membership interest will be entitled to receive pursuant to the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange are expected to represent
approximately 83% of the shares of the Company
immediately following the consummation of the Agreement and Plan of Exchange
of
DCG, which upon actual production of gas will represent approximately 91% of
the
shares of the Company. DCG headquartered in Bel Air is a newly formed LLC which
holding certain development rights for gas drilling in Crockett County,
Texas.
(e)
Lease Agreements
The
rent
expense related to office leases was $34,475 and $13,200 in 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Future
minimum payments of obligations under operating leases at December 31, 2006
are as follows:
2008
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
$
|
92,400
|
|
$
|
92,400
|
|
$
|
26,400
|
|
$
|
13,200
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
(f)
Legal
Proceedings
Except
as
set forth below, there are no known significant legal procedures that have
been
filed and are outstanding against the Company.
From
time
to time, we are a party to litigation or other legal proceedings that we
consider to be a part of the ordinary course of our business. We are not
involved currently in legal proceedings other than detailed below that could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations. We may become involved
in material legal proceedings in the future.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
On
April
26, 2006, a lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the "Court")
by
a stockholder of the Company against the Company, each of the Company's
Directors and CORCYRA d.o.o., a stockholder of the Company that beneficially
owned 39.81% of the Company's outstanding common stock at the date of the
lawsuit. The Complaint is entitled Laurence Paskowitz v. Csaba Toro et al.,
C.A.
No. 2110-N and was brought individually, and as a class action on behalf of
certain of the Company's common stockholders, excluding defendants and their
affiliates. The plaintiff alleged that the proposed sale of 100% of the
Company's interest in the Company's two Internet and telecom related operating
subsidiaries (the "Subsidiaries") constitutes a sale of substantially all of
the
Company's assets and required approval by a majority of the voting power of
the
Company's outstanding common stock under Section 271 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law. The plaintiff also alleged the defendants breached their
fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of the Subsidiaries, as well as
the
disclosures contained in the proxy statement filed on April 24, 2006. The
plaintiff applied for a temporary restraining order seeking to enjoin the
special meeting on May 15, 2006.
The
Company denies any and all allegations of wrongdoing; however, in the interests
of conserving resources, on April 28, 2006, the parties to the litigation
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) providing for, subject to
confirmatory discovery by plaintiff, the negotiation of a formal stipulation
of
a settlement of the litigation. Pursuant to the MOU, the Board of Directors
of
the Company agreed to: (i) increase the vote required to approve the sale of
100% of the Company's interest in the Subsidiaries, (ii) revise the disclosure
within the Proxy Statement to eliminate the bonus of up to US $400,000, which
the Compensation Committee of the Company had the option to pay to select
members of management, as the Board of Directors had previously elected to
terminate the ability to pay such bonus and (iii) provide supplemental
disclosure as contained in the Supplemental Proxy Statement to be mailed to
stockholders and filed with the SEC on May 3, 2006.
The
parties entered into a stipulation of settlement on April 3, 2007. The
settlement will provide for dismissal of the litigation with prejudice and
is
subject to Court approval. As part of the settlement, the Company has agreed
to
attorneys' fees and expenses to plaintiff's counsel in the amount of $151,000.
Pursuant to the stipulation of settlement, the Company sent out notices to
the
members of the class on May 3, 2007. A fairness hearing took place on June
8,
2007, and, as stated above, the Order was entered on June 8, 2007.
The
Company filed a complaint in the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles,
against a foreign attorney. The case was filed on February 14, 2007, and service
of process has been done. In the complaint the Company is seeking judgment
against this attorney in the amount of approximately 250,000 Euros
(approximately $316,000 as of the date of actual transferring the funds), plus
interest, costs and fees. Defendant has not yet appeared in the action. The
Company believes that it has a meritorious claim for the return of monies
deposited with defendant in a trust capacity, and, from the documents in the
Company’s possession, there is no reason to doubt the validity of the claim.
During April 2007 defendant returned $92,694 (70,000 Euros at the relevant
time)
which netted to $72,694 post legal expenses; the Company has granted him a
15-day extension to file his defense. Post the extension and in lieu of not
filing a defense, the Company filed for a default judgment. On October 25,
2007
the Company obtained a California Judgment by court after default against the
attorney for the sum of $249,340.65. However, management does not have any
information on the collectibles of said judgment that entered in
court.
Verge,
a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiary via AGL, is involved in
legal proceedings in connection with the ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy
proceedings of Prudential Americana LLC of Las Vegas, NV. Through February
29,
2008, Prudential is the broker of record for the condominium project being
developed by Verge. Verge currently has approximately $50,000 on deposit as
an
advanced payment of the brokerage commissions. Verge presently owes, according
to Prudential, $70,000 in monthly progress billings and Verge contends that
it
is entitled to offset the $50,000 against these progress billings. Verge
believes Prudential breached fiduciary duties in connection with Prudential’s
performance as a broker and has filed a Proof of Claim in Chapter r11
proceedings in excess of $9 million. As of today, the Company does not believe
it will have a material liability in relation to these charges.
On
November 21, 2007 LM Construction filed a demand for arbitration proceeding
against the Company in connection with amounts due for general contracting
services provided by them during the construction of the Company Sales Center.
The Company agreed to enter into arbitration, deny any wrong doing and
counterclaim damages. Amount in dispute are approximately $67,585 and are
included in other current liabilities on the balance sheet.
Navigator
Acquisition - Registration Rights
The
Company entered into a registration rights agreement dated July 21, 2005,
whereby it agreed to file a registration statement registering the 441,566
shares of Company common stock issued in connection with the Navigator
acquisition within 75 days of the closing of the transaction. The Company also
agreed to have such registration statement declared effective within 150 days
from the filing thereof. In the event that Company failed to meet its
obligations to register the shares, it may have been required to pay a penalty
equal to 1% of the value of the shares per month. The Company obtained a written
waiver from the seller stating that the seller would not raise any claims in
connection with the filing of registration statement through May 30, 2006.
The
Company since received another waiver extending the registration deadline
through May 30, 2007 without penalty. As March 31, 2008, the Company is in
default of said agreement and therefore made a provision for compensation for
$150,000 to represent agreed upon final compensation to Navigator.
Indemnities
Provided Upon Sale of Subsidiaries
On
April
15, 2005, the Company sold Euroweb Slovakia. According to the securities
purchase contract (the “Contract”); the Company will indemnify the buyer for all
damages incurred by the buyer as the result of seller’s breach of certain
representations, warranties, or obligations as set in the Contract up to an
aggregate amount of $540,000. The buyer shall not be entitled to make any claim
under the Contract after the fourth anniversary of the date of the Contract.
No
claims have been made to-date. At December 31, 2007 the Company accrued $35,000
as the estimated fair value of this indemnity.
On
May
23, 2006, the Company sold Euroweb Hungary and Euroweb Romania. According to
the
share purchase agreement (the “SPA”), the Company will indemnify the buyer for
all damages incurred by the buyer as the result of seller’s breach of certain
representations, warranties or obligations as provided for in the SPA. The
Company shall not incur any liability with respect to any claim for breach
of
representation and warranty or indemnity, and any such claim shall be wholly
barred and unenforceable unless notice of such claim is served upon Emvelco
by
buyer no later than 60 days after the buyer’s approval of Euroweb Hungary and
Euroweb Romania’s statutory financial reports for the fiscal year 2006, but in
any event no later than June 1, 2007. In the case of Clause 8.1.6 (Taxes) or
Clause 9.2.4 of SPA, the time period is five years from the last day of the
calendar year in which the closing date occurs. No claims have been made to
date. At December 31, 2007, the Company has accrued $201,020 as the estimated
fair value of this indemnity.
Sub-Prime
Crisis
The
mortgage credit markets in the U.S. have been experiencing difficulties as
a
result of the fact that many debtors are finding it difficult to obtain
financing (hereinafter - the “Sub-prime crisis”). The sub-prime crisis resulted
from a number of factors, as follows: an increase in the volume of repossessions
of houses and apartments, an increase in the volume of bankruptcies of mortgage
companies, a significant decrease in the available resources for purposes of
financing through mortgages, and in the prices of apartments. The financing
of
the project of the Verge subsidiary is contingent upon the future impact of
the
sub-prime crisis on the financial institutions operating in the U.S. The
sub-prime crisis may have an impact on the ability of the Verge subsidiary
to
procure the financing required to complete its construction project and on
the
terms of the financing, if procured, and it may also impact in the ability
of
the customers of the Company to procure mortgages, if necessary, and on the
terms under which the mortgages will be obtained.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
14.
Stock Option Plan and Employee Options
a)
Stock
option plans
In
2004,
the Board of Directors established the “2004 Incentive Plan” (“the Plan”), with
an aggregate of 800,000 shares of common stock authorized for issuance under
the
Plan. The Plan was approved by the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in
May 2004. In 2005, the Plan was adjusted to increase the number of shares of
common stock issuable under such plan from 800,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares.
The adjustment was approved at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in
June 2005. The Plan provides that incentive and nonqualified options may be
granted to key employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company
for
the purpose of providing an incentive to those persons. The Plan may be
administered by either the Board of Directors or a committee of two directors
appointed by the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The Board of Directors
or
Committee determines, among other things, the persons to whom stock options
are
granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the date or dates upon
which each option may be exercised and the exercise price per
share.
Options
granted under the Plan are generally exercisable for a period of up to ten
years
from the date of grant. Incentive options granted to stockholders that hold
in excess of 10% of the total combined voting power or value of all classes
of
stock of the Company must have an exercise price of not less than 110% of the
fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of the grant. The Company
will not grant a nonqualified option with an exercise price less than 85% of
the
fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the
grant.
The
Company has granted the following options under the Plan:
On
April
26, 2004, the Company granted 125,000 options to its Chief Executive Officer,
an
aggregate of 195,000 options to five employees and an aggregate of 45,000
options to two consultants of the Company (which do not qualify as employees).
The stock options granted to the Chief Executive Officer vest at the rate of
31,250 options on November 1, 2004, October 1, 2005, October 1, 2006 and October
1, 2007. The stock options granted to the other employees and consultants vest
at the rate of 80,000 options on November 1, 2004, October 1, 2005 and October
1, 2006. The exercise price of the options ($4.78) was equal to the market
price
on the date of grant. The options granted to the Chief Executive Officer were
forfeited/ cancelled in August 2006 due to the termination of his employment.
Of
the 195,000 options originally granted to employees, 60,000 options were
forfeited or cancelled during 2005, while the remaining 135,000 options were
forfeited or cancelled in August 2006 due to termination of the five employee
contracts. 15,000 options granted to one of the consultants were also forfeited
or cancelled in April 2006 due to the termination of the consultant’s
contract.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statement
Through
December 31, 2005, the Company did not recognize compensation expense under
APB
25 for the options granted to the Chief Executive Officer and the five employees
as the options had a zero intrinsic value at the date of grant. The adoption
of
SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 resulted in a compensation charge of $36,817 and
$21,241 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
In
accordance with SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 123R, and EITF Issue No. 96-18,
“Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for
Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services”, the Company
computed total compensation charges of $162,000 for the grants made to the
two
consultants. Such compensation charges are recognized over the vesting period
of
three years. Compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was
$9,921.
On
March
22, 2005, the Company granted an aggregate of 200,000 options to two of the
Company’s Directors. These stock options vest at the rate of 50,000 options on
each September 22 of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The exercise
price
of the options ($3.40) was equal to the market price on the date the options
were granted. Through December 31, 2005, the Company did not recognize
compensation expense under APB 25 as the options had a zero intrinsic value
at
the date of grant. The adoption of SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 resulted in
a
compensation charge of $36,817 and $128,284 for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006, respectively. One of the directors was elected as Chief Executive
Officer from August 14, 2006.
On
June
2, 2005, the Company granted 100,000 options to a director of the Company,
which
vest at the rate of 25,000 options on December 2 of 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008,
respectively. Through December 31, 2005, the Company did not recognize
compensation expense under APB 25 as the options had a zero intrinsic value
at
the date of grant. The adoption of SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 resulted in
a
compensation charge of $89,346 for the year ended December 31, 2006. On November
13, 2006, the Director filed his resignation. His options were vested
unexercised in February 2007.
(b)
Other
Options
On
October 13, 2003, the Company granted two Directors 100,000 options each, at
an
exercise price (equal to the market price on that day) of $4.21 per share,
with
25,000 options vesting on each April 13, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. There were
100,000 options outstanding as of December 31, 2006. The adoption of SFAS 123R
on January 1, 2006 resulted in a compensation charge of $6,599 and $31,824
during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The
following table summarizes the total number of shares for which options have
been issued (Stock Option Plan, 2004 Incentive Plan, Employment Agreements
and
grants to Directors) and are outstanding:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
Weighted
average exercise price
|
|
Options
|
|
Weighted
average exercise price
|
|
Outstanding,
January 1,
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
$
|
3.77
|
|
|
705,000
|
|
$
|
4.20
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited
or expired
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(375,000
|
)
|
|
4.59
|
|
Outstanding,
December 31
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
$
|
3.77
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
$
|
3.77
|
|
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
No
options were exercised during the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006.
The
following table summarizes information about shares subject to outstanding
options as of December 31, 2007, which was issued to current or former
employees, consultants or directors pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan and
grants to Directors:
|
|
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|
|
Number
Outstanding
|
|
Range
of
Exercise Prices
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life in Years
|
|
Number
Exercisable
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
|
1.79
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
$
|
4.78
|
|
$
|
4.78
|
|
|
2.32
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
$
|
4.78
|
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
$
|
3.40
|
|
$
|
3.40
|
|
|
3.31
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
$
|
3.40
|
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
$
|
3.40-$4.78
|
|
$
|
3.77
|
|
|
2.66
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
$
|
3.84
|
|
(c)
Warrants
On
June
7, 2005, the Company granted 100,000 warrants to a consulting company as
compensation for investor relations services at exercise prices as follows:
40,000 warrants at $3.50 per share, 20,000 warrants at $4.25 per share, 20,000
warrants at $4.75 per share and 20,000 warrants at $5 per share. The warrants
have a term of five years and increments vest proportionately at a rate of
a
total 8,333 warrants per month over a one year period. The warrants are being
expensed over the performance period of one year. In February 2006, the Company
terminated its contract with the consultant company providing investor relation
services. The warrants granted under the contract were reduced
time-proportionally to 83,330, based on the time in service by the consultant
company.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
15.
Related party transactions
On
October 3, 2006, ERC entered into an Operating Agreement with D’vora Greenwood
(Attia), an individual (“D’vora”) in connection with Stanley. Stanley will
develop three adjacent single family residences located at 2234 and 2240 Stanley
Hills Drive and 2214 N. Merrywood Drive, Los Angeles, California 90046. ERC
owns
66.67% of the outstanding interest of the Stanley. D’vora owns the remaining
interest. D’vora owned the Stanley Property prior to the purchase by the
Stanley, is the sister of Yossi Attia. The structuring of Stanley was negotiated
as an arm length transaction and was based on a current appraisal received
from
an independent third party. Outstanding balance of the purchase price of the
Property towards D’vora was $308,321 as of December 31, 2006.
On
December 31, 2006, ERC acquired 100% interest in Verge Living Corporation from
a
third party, TIHG. Verge had a 33.33% equity investment in AP Holdings with
a
fair value of $3,000,000. The majority owner and sole director of AP Holdings
is
Mr. Shalom Atia, who is Yossi Attia’s brother.
During
2007, Yossi Attia paid substantial expenses for the Company and also deferred
his salary. As of December 31, 2007, the Company owes Mr., Attia
$516,084.
There
are
no other relationship among AP Holdings, Shalom Atia and Yossi
Attia.
The
Company via ERC rented its office premises in Las Vegas from Yossi Attia for
a
monthly fee of $2,000.
Verge
loaned to Mr. Darren Dunckel, the sum of $93,822, of which $90,000 was paid-off
via Mr. Dunckel employment agreement, and the balance of $3,822 is included
in
Prepaid and other current assets as of December 31, 2006. As of December 31,
2007, the balance for advances to Mr. Dunckel was paid off. Mr.
Dunckel has entered into various transactions and agreements with the Company
on
behalf of ERC, Verge and TIHG (all such transactions have been reported on
the
Company filings of Form 8Ks). On December 31, 2006, Mr. Dunckel executed the
Agreement and Plan of Exchange on behalf of TIHG which was issued shares in
ERC
in consideration for the exchange of TIHG's interest in Verge. Pursuant to
that
certain Stock Transfer and Assignment of Contract Rights Agreement dated as
of
May 14, 2007, the Company transferred its shares in ERC in consideration for
the
assignment of rights to that certain Investment and Option Agreement, and
amendments thereto, dated as of June 19, 2006 which gives rights to certain
interests and assets. Mr. Dunckel has represented and executed the foregoing
agreements on behalf of ERC, Verge and TIHG as well as executed agreements
on
behalf of Verge to transfer 100% of Verge.
The
Company issued Mrs. D’vora Greenwood (Attia), through an offering of the
Company’s securities pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum, 200,000 shares
along with 400,000 warrants - See note 17 - Subsequent Events.
16.
Treasury Stock
In
June
2006, the Company's Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase, from
time to time, at management's discretion, up to 700,000 shares of the Company's
common stock in the open market or in private transactions commencing on June
20, 2006 and continuing through December 15, 2006 at prevailing market prices.
Repurchases will be made under the program using our own cash resources and
will
be in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Shemano Group is acting as
agent for our stock repurchase program.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company held 657,362 treasury shares.
Pursuant
to the unanimous consent of the Board of Directors in September 2006, the number
of shares that may be purchased under the Repurchase Program was increased
from
700,000 to 1,500,000 shares of common stock and the Repurchase Program was
extended until October 1, 2007, or until the increased amount of shares is
purchased.
Pursuant
to the Sale Agreement of Navigator, the Company got on closing (2/16/2007)
622,531 shares of the Company’s common stock as partial consideration. The
Company shares were valued at $1.34 per share, representing the closing price
of
the Company on the NASDAQ Capital Market on February 16, 2007, the closing
of
the sale. The Company intends to cancel the Emvelco common stock acquired during
the disposition in the amount of $834,192.
Emvelco
Corp.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
17.
Subsequent events
On
January 30, 2008, AGL of which the Company is a principal shareholder notified
the Company that it had entered into two (2) material agreements (wherein the
Company was not a party but will be directly affected by their terms) with
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund ("Trafalgar"). Specifically,
AGL
and Trafalgar entered into a Committed Equity Facility Agreement ("CEF") in
the
amount of 45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels (approximately US$12,000,000.00 per
the
exchange rate at the Closing) and a Loan Agreement ("Loan Agreement") in the
amount of US $500,000 (collectively, the "Finance Documents") pursuant to which
Trafalgar grants AGL financial backing. The Company is not a party to the
Finance Documents. The CEF sets forth the terms and conditions upon which
Trafalgar will advance funds to AGL. Trafalgar is committed under the CEF until
the earliest to occur of: (i) the date on which Trafalgar has made payments
in
the aggregate amount of the commitment amount (45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels);
(ii) termination of the CEF; and (iii) thirty-six (36) months. In consideration
for Trafalgar providing funding under the CEF, the AGL will issue Trafalgar
ordinary shares, as existing on the dual listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
(TASE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in accordance with the CEF. As a
further inducement for Trafalgar entering into the CEF, Trafalgar shall receive
that number of ordinary shares as have an aggregate value calculated pursuant
to
the CEF, of U.S. $1,500,000. The Loan Agreement provides for a discretionary
loan in the amount of $500,000 ("Loan") and bears interest at the rate of eight
and one-half percent (8½%) per annum. The Loan is to be used by AGL for the sole
purpose of investment in its subsidiary Sitnica d.o.o. which controls the
Samobor project in Croatia. The security for the Loan shall be a pledge of
AGL’s
shareholder equity (75,000 shares) in Verge Living Corporation.
Simultaneously,
on the same date as the aforementioned Finance Documents, the Company entered
into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Share Exchange Agreement") with Trafalgar.
The Share Exchange Agreement provides that the Company must deliver, from time
to time, and at the request of Trafalgar, those shares of AGL, in the event
that
the ordinary shares issued by AGL pursuant to the terms of the Finance Documents
are not freely tradable on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange or the London Stock
Exchange. In the event that an exchange occurs, the Company will receive from
Trafalgar the same amount of shares that were exchanged. The closing and
transfer of each increment of the Exchange Shares shall take place as reasonably
practicable after receipt by the Company of a written notice from Trafalgar
that
it wishes to enter into such an exchange transaction. To date, all of the
Company's shares in AGL are restricted by Israel law for a period of six (6)
months since the issuance date, and then such shares may be released in the
amount of one percent (1%) (From the total outstanding shares of AGL which
is
the equivalent of approximately 1,250,000 shares per quarter), subject to volume
trading restrictions.
Further
to the signing of the investment agreement with Trafalgar, the board of
directors of AGL decided to allot Trafalgar 69,375,000 ordinary shares of AGL,
no par value each (the "offered shares") which, following the allotment, will
constitute 5.22% of the capital rights and voting rights in AGL, both
immediately following the allotment and fully diluted. The offered shares will
be allotted piecemeal, at the following dates: (i) 18,920,454 shares will be
allotted immediately following receipt of approval of the stock exchange to
the
listing for trade of the offered shares. (ii) 25,227,273 of the offered shares
will be allotted immediately following receipt of all of the necessary approvals
in order for the offered shares to be swapped on 30 April 2008 against a
quantity of shares equal to those held by Emvelco Corp. at that same date.
The
balance of the offered shares, a quantity of up to 25,277,273 shares, will
be
allotted immediately after receipt of the approval of the Israel Securities
Authority for the issuance of a shelf prospectus. Notwithstanding, if the
approval of the shelf prospectus will not be granted by the Israel Securities
Authority by the beginning of May 2008, only 12,613,636 shares will be allotted
to Trafalgar at that same date
Trafalgar
is an unrelated third party comprised of a European Euro Fund registered in
Luxembourg. The Company, its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not
affiliates of Trafalgar.
On
10
February 2008, the Israeli Tax Authority issued a notification (hereinafter
the
- "Notification") of the setting up of a joint forum together with professional
organizations, the goal of which is to work out various standard related issues
that arose as part of the implementation of IFRS in Israel and the practical
application thereof in tax returns. It was also decided by the Tax Authority
that taxable income will continue to be computed pursuant to the guidelines
that
were in effect in Israel prior to the adoption of IFRS (except for Accounting
Standard No. 29, Adoption of IFRS). The calculation of taxable income, as above,
will be carried out during an interim period until it is decided how to apply
IFRS to Israeli tax laws.
On
February 11, 2008, The Company was notified by the NASDAQ Staff that it has
regained compliance with Marketplace Rule 5310(c)(4) since the closing bid
price
of the Company’s common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater for at
least 10 consecutive business days. The matter is now closed.
On
February 14, 2008, the Company raised Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
from the private offering of two (2) Private Placement Memorandums dated as
of
February 1, 2008 ("PPMs"). One PPM was in the amount of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) and the other was in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($200,000). The offering is for Company common stock which shall be
"restricted securities" and were sold at $1.00 per share. The money raised
from
the Private Placement of the Company shares will be used for working capital
and
business operations of the Company. The PPMs were done pursuant to Rule 506.
A
Form D has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in compliance
with Rule 506 for each Private Placement.
The
Company has entered into a term sheet which provides that the Company will
purchase and receive from an entity that owns certain gas development rights,
all the mineral acreage and land rights for drilling on that certain property
located in Texas (the “Gas Lease Rights”). Specifically, the Company will
purchase all the outstanding membership interests of Davy Crockett Gas Company,
LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“DCG”), which currently owns the Gas
Lease Rights. The purchase price shall be $25 million as the first increment
and
an additional $5 million, payable with 5 million shares at $1.00 per share
for
each increment, released for each of the first five wells going into production
for a total of $50 million. In consideration of the actual assignment of the
Gas
Lease Rights, the Company shall issue a minimum of 25,000,000 new EMVELCO shares
to the Seller, wherein the share price shall be at an agreed upon price of
$1.00
per share in exchange for all the shares of the entity that may be transferring
the Gas Lease Rights. The purchase price may be increased up to $250 million
based on actual proven developed product. The Company is still undertaking
due
diligence in connection with proof of good title to the Gas Lease Rights. The
transaction was presented to the Board of Directors for approval at a meeting
on
March 13, 2008. The terms and provisions of the Gas Lease Rights and
acquisition thereof is delineated in the Agreement and Plan of Exchange (the
“Agreement and Plan of Exchange”). The transaction is subject to a Proxy
Statement to be delivered to Shareholders. If the DCG acquisition is
consummated, DCG will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and
outstanding membership interest will be exchange by the holders thereof for
shares of the Company. The shares of Emvelco common stock that holders of DCG’s
membership interest will be entitled to receive pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Exchange are expected to represent approximately 83% of the shares
of
the Company immediately following the consummation of the Plan of Exchange
of
DCG. If the fifth well goes into production, the DCG membership interest will
then own 91% of the Company. DCG, headquartered in Bel Air, is a newly formed
LLC, which holding certain development rights for gas drilling in Crockett
County, Texas.
On
January 12, 2008, with effective counterpart signature on February 20, 2008,
Verge, the 100% subsidiary of the AGL, of which the Company is a principal
shareholder, entered into an Agreement between Owner and Owner's Representative
effective as of January 12, 2008 (the "Verge Project Management Agreement")
with
TWG Consultant, LLC ("TWG") to appoint TWG as Owner Representative in regards
to
the construction of the Verge Project. Pursuant to the Verge Project Management
Agreement, TWG will design and oversee the actual construction of the Verge
Project as well as being the onsite manager to supervise and be the liaison
with
local governmental authorities, general contractor and subcontractors, lenders
and vendors as well as preparing the budget and status reports on the Verge
Project. As consideration for TWG's services, Verge will pay the following
fees:
1. All direct costs associated with the Verge Project, including employment
of a
construction inspector (superintendent/structural engineer - at an estimated
cost of $12,500 per month), a part-time office clerk and office and
administrative expenses. Collectively, said costs are estimated at $20,000
per
month. 2. Monthly advances of $24,750 for two personnel senior management.
3. A
bonus to be paid in the amount of 5% of the earnings before tax depreciation
and
amortization (EBTDA) of the Verge Project, but not less than $1 million.
On
March
30, 2008, the Company raised $200,000 from the private offering of Private
Placement Memorandum ("PPM"). The private placements were for Company common
stock which shall be "restricted securities" and were sold at $1.00 per share.
The offering included 200,000 warrants to be exercised at $1.50 for two years
(for 200,000 Company common stock), and additional 200,000 warrants to be
exercised at $2.00 for four years (for 200,000 Company common stock). Said
Warrants may be exercised to ordinary common shares of the Company only if
the
Company issues subsequent to the date of this PPM, 25,000,000 (twenty five
million) or more shares of its common stock. The money raised from the private
placement of the Company’s shares will be used for working capital and business
operations of the Company. The PPM was done pursuant to Rule 506. A Form D
has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in compliance with Rule
506 for each Private Placement. The investor is D’vora Greenwood (Attia), the
sister of Mr. Yossi Attia. Mr. Attia did not participate in the board meeting
which approved this PPM.
During
the first and second quarters of 2008, Sitnica advanced approximately Euro
1.2
million to the Land Sellers, as well as paid in full the purchase tax on said
land. Sitnica borrowed the needed funds from Mr. Shalom Atia as a loan which
bear no interest.