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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
Annual Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2009
Commission File No. 0-50764
CapTerra Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Issuer as specified in its charter)
     
Colorado   20-0003432
     
(State or other jurisdiction   (IRS Employer File Number)
of incorporation)    
     
1440 Blake Street, Suite 310    
Denver, Colorado   80202
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (zip code)
(303) 893-1003
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 per share par value
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1934. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not 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-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller Reporting Company þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2009 was $391,838 based on the closing price of our common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board.
As of March 16, 2010, 23,602,614 shares of the Registrant’s common stock were outstanding.
 
 

 

 


 

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CapTerra Financial Group, Inc.
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PART I
ITEM 1.  
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
General
We act as a co-developer, principally as a financier, for built-to-suit real estate development projects for retailers who sign long-term leases for use of the property. We plan to create each project such that it will generate income from the placement of the construction loan, current income during the period in which the property is held, and the capital appreciation of the facility upon sale. Affiliates and management of ours will develop the construction and permanent financing for our benefit. All of our operations are located in the United States. We plan to use our status as a public company to expand our operations.
Organization
As of March 16, 2010 we are comprised of one corporation with eleven subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are generally for our legacy portfolio and are decreasing as we liquidate properties.
We file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) on a voluntary basis because we plan to engage in equity and/or debt financing in the foreseeable future and believe that our fund raising will be enhanced by having a record of regular disclosure under the 1934 Act. We have no plans in the foreseeable future, under any circumstances, to terminate our registration under the 1934 Act.
OPERATIONS
We were founded in 2003 as a development partner, providing 100% financing for build-to-suit, small-box retail development projects throughout the United States. Offering 100% financing for our development partners consisted of providing equity or subordinated debt for approximately twenty-five percent of a project’s cost and utilizing our senior debt facilities to provide a construction loan for the other seventy-five percent of the project’s cost. While we provided the capital for the project, our development partner’s responsibility was to obtain a lease, develop, market and sell the project once complete. In exchange for providing all of the capital, we took a controlling interest in the project and received 50% of the profits when the project was sold.
Beginning in 2008, we began to shift our focus to significantly expand our business model in order to take advantage of changed market opportunities and more efficiently and profitably deploy our capital going forward. We broadened our target property types beyond small-box, single-tenant retail to include office, industrial, multi-family, multi-tenant retail, hospitality and select land transactions. In addition, we expanded our financial product offerings to focus on preferred equity, mezzanine debt and high yield bridge loans. Although we believe this strategy will fit well with our strategy of forming joint ventures for development, in 2009 we pushed back our growth strategy in order to focus on the disposition of our legacy portfolio and the conservation of cash.
In all of our transactions with affiliates, we examine current market conditions and attempt to develop terms and conditions no less favorable than could be negotiated in an arms-length transaction.
Management continues to assess our capital resources in relation to our ability to fund continued operations on an ongoing basis. As such, management may seek to access the capital markets to raise additional capital, which may include efforts to increase our senior and subordinated debt lines in addition to efforts to raise additional capital through a number of sources, including, but not limited to, equity or debt offerings, borrowings, or joint ventures.

 

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In addition we may expand through acquisition. We may not only look at our present industry but we will reserve the right to investigate and, if warranted, could merge with or acquire the assets or common stock of an entity actively engaged in business which generates revenues. We will seek opportunities for long-term growth potential as opposed to short-term earnings.
On January 26, 2010, we filed a form 8-K indicating that we have entered into negotiations with a private real estate development company for the purpose of potentially acquiring that company. As of March 16, 2010 we have no definitive arrangements to do so and have not finalized any material terms of the potential acquisition. However, at this time, we believe that if we do enter into a definitive agreement for acquisition, it will result in a change of control of our company. We do not know when, or if, this acquisition will ever be completed.
Funding:
We have generally had two major sources of capital, subordinated debt and equity from our two major shareholders, GDBA Investments, LLC and BOCO Investments LLC. We also have two senior loans with United Western Bank.
Subordinated Notes:
As of December 31, 2009, we had $8,046,066 in subordinated debt notes with GDBA Investments and $14,231,899 in subordinated notes with BOCO Investments LLC. This subordinated debt is contained within several separate notes with GDBA and BOCO and each note has different terms and maturities. We continue to utilize these subordinate debt facilities to fund the majority of our business.
On June 30, 2008, we converted $3 million in subordinated notes and 250,000 shares of convertible preferred equity held by GDBA Investments to 10,344,828 shares of our common stock and simultaneously converted $3 million in subordinated notes and 250,000 shares of convertible preferred equity held by BOCO Investments LLC to 18,750,000 shares of our common stock. Subsequent to the 1-for-2 reverse split we completed on July 20, 2008 GDBA Investments held 10,922,046 shares of our common stock and BOCO Investments held 9,736,379 shares of our common stock.
Senior Credit Facilities:
United Western Bank:
On May 7, 2007, we entered into a $25 million senior credit facility with United Western Bank. This commitment permits us to fund construction notes for build-to-suit real estate projects for national and regional chain retailers. The financing is facilitated through a series of promissory notes. Each note is issued for individual projects under the facility and must be underwritten and approved by United Western Bank and has a term of 12 months with one (1) allowable extension not to exceed 6 months subject to approval. Interest is funded from an interest reserve established with each construction loan. The interest rate on each note is equal to Prime rate minus 50 basis points. Each note under the facility is for an amount, as determined by United Western Bank, not to exceed the lesser of 75% of the appraised value of the real property under the approved appraisal for the project or 75% of the project costs. Principal on each note is due at maturity, with no prepayment penalty. United Western Bank retains a First Deed of Trust on each property financed.

 

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We did not renew this facility in May 2008 when it matured, although notes issued while the facility existed were still subject to their full one-year maturity and extension provisions as prescribed under the agreement. As of December 31, 2009 the construction notes under the facility had all matured, but two notes had been converted into amortizing notes secured by fully leased, operating properties. One had a principal balance of $3,720,348 on December 31, 2009 and matures on March 24, 2011. The other note had a principal balance of $2,294,547 on December 31, 2009 and it matures on June 1, 2010.
MARKETS
We focus on pre-leased build-to-suit development for single pad, small box retail projects with development partners. Specifically we focus on well known name brand chain tenants, either with corporate leases or qualified franchisees. While we currently have activity in six states, our current addressable market is all throughout the United States.
CUSTOMERS AND COMPETITION
Our operational activities are in the business of financing build-to-suit real estate projects for specific retailers who sign long-term leases for use of the property. We believe that this is a potentially large market with no single company or groups of companies holding a dominant share. However, project development is related to being able to convince retailers and developers to use our services, as opposed to the services of others. We believe that there could potentially be a number of established competitors, many of whom could be larger and better capitalized than we are who have greater numbers of personnel, more resources and more extensive technical expertise. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to compete successfully in the future.
EMPLOYEES
We have three fulltime employees. All are in our corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado. None of our employees are represented by a collective bargaining agreement, nor have we ever experienced a work stoppage. None of our employees currently have employment contracts or post-employment non-competition agreements. We believe that our employee relations are good.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Since we are in the real estate industry, all of our projects have and will require local governmental approval with respect to zoning and construction code compliance. We will only require government approval on a project-by-project basis and only when we have projects pending. The extent of the approval varies with the project and the jurisdiction and cannot be quantified except as it relates to specific projects.
We believe the effect of complying with existing or probable governmental regulations is a managed cost of our business operations but could be significant. Each real estate project requires prior government approval. However, the cost cannot be quantified except as it relates to specific projects.
We believe that the cost of compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws will not be significant because we do not plan to choose projects which are subject to significant environmental costs or regulations. In any case, we plan to choose our projects to minimize the effects of governmental regulations. At the present time, we have no current projects and are not awaiting any governmental approvals.

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
We are not subject to any material costs for compliance with any environmental laws.
HOW TO OBTAIN OUR SEC FILINGS
We file annual, quarterly, and special reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Reports, proxy statements and other information filed with the SEC can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of the SEC at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Such material may also be accessed electronically by means of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Our investor relations department can be contacted at our principal executive office located at our principal office 1440 Blake Street, Suite 310, Denver, Colorado 80202. Our phone number at our headquarters is (303) 893-1003 and our website is www.capterrafinancialgroup.com.
ITEM 1A.  
RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below; and all of the other information included in this document. Any of the following risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results and could negatively impact the value of your investment.
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL BE PROFITABLE IN THE FUTURE. WE WERE UNPROFITABLE FOR OUR THREE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR ENDS.
Our revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 were $3,325,520. We had a net loss of $4,860,415 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009 we have an accumulated deficit of $26,838,128. We have been unprofitable for our three most recent fiscal year ends. We have only completed a limited number of transactions, so it continues to be difficult for us to accurately forecast our quarterly and annual revenue. However, we use our forecasted revenue to establish our expense budget. Most of our expenses are fixed in the short term or incurred in advance of anticipated revenue. As a result, we may not be able to decrease our expenses in a timely manner to offset any revenue shortfall. We attempt to keep revenues in line with expenses but cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
BECAUSE WE HAVE RECURRING LOSSES, HAVE USED SIGNIFICANT CASH IN SUPPORT OF OUR OPERATING ACTIVITIES, HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY AND ARE RELIANT UPON FUNDING COMMITMENTS WITH TWO SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS, OUR ACCOUNTANTS HAVE EXPRESSED DOUBTS ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, our accountants have expressed doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as a result of recurring losses, the use of significant cash in support of our operating activities, our limited operating history and our reliance upon funding commitments with two significant shareholders. Our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our obligations on a timely basis and ultimately to attain profitability. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon:
 
our ability to find suitable real estate projects; and
 
 
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We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in generating sufficient revenues or other funds in the future to cover these operating costs. Failure to generate sufficient revenues will cause us to go out of business.
WE WILL NEED ADDITIONAL FINANCING IN THE FUTURE BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US.
In order to expand our business, we will continue to need additional capital. To date, we have been successful in obtaining capital, but we cannot guarantee that additional capital will be available at all or under sufficient terms and conditions for us to utilize it. Because we have an ongoing need for capital, we may experience a lack of liquidity in our future operations. We will need additional financing of some type, which we do not now possess, to fully develop our business plan. We expect to rely principally upon our ability to raise additional financing, the success of which cannot be guaranteed. To the extent that we experience a substantial lack of liquidity, our development in accordance with our business plan may be delayed or indefinitely postponed, which would have a materially adverse impact on our operations and the investors’ investment.
AS A COMPANY WITH LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY, WE ARE INHERENTLY A RISKY INVESTMENT. OUR OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO OUR ABILITY TO FINANCE REAL ESTATE PROJECTS.
Because we are a company with a limited history, our operations, which consist of real estate projects, are subject to numerous risks. Our operations will depend, among other things, upon our ability to finance real estate projects and for those projects to be sold. Further, there is the possibility that our proposed operations will not generate income sufficient to meet operating expenses or will generate income and capital appreciation, if any, at rates lower than those anticipated or necessary to sustain the investment. The value of our assets may become impaired by a variety of factors, which would make it unlikely, if not impossible to profit from the sale of our real estate. We have already experienced impairments to our assets and may do so in the future. Our operations may be affected by many factors, some of which are beyond our control. Any of these problems, or a combination thereof, could have a materially adverse effect on our viability as an entity.
WE HAVE A HEAVY RELIANCE ON OUR CURRENT FUNDING COMMITMENTS WITH TWO SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS.
We are currently dependent upon our relationships with GDBA and BOCO. We currently have $8,046,066 in outstanding notes with GDBA and $14,231,899 in outstanding notes with BOCO. We would be unable to fund any projects in the foreseeable future, if we lose our current funding commitment from these shareholders.
OUR INDEBTEDNESS UNDER OUR VARIOUS CREDIT FACILITIES ARE SUBSTANTIAL AND COULD LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO GROW OUR BUSINESS.
As of December 31, 2009, we had total indebtedness under our various credit facilities of approximately $28,629,154. Our indebtedness could have important consequences to you. We have balances under our credit facility that will mature during the next year. There is no assurance that these notes will be renewed or extended or that the terms will be acceptable to management. For example, it could:
 
increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
 
 
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness if we do not maintain specified financial ratios, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for other purposes; or
 
 
limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate, thereby placing us at a competitive disadvantage compare to our competitors that may have less indebtedness.

 

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As of December 31, 2009, we had no availability for additional borrowing under our various credit facilities. If we increase our indebtedness by borrowing under our various credit facilities or incur other new indebtedness, the risks described above would increase.
There is no assurance that these notes will be renewed or extended or that the terms will be acceptable to management.
MOST OF OUR INDEBTEDNESS IS SCHEDULED TO MATURE DURING OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO RENEW, EXTEND, REFINANCE OR PAY OFF THIS INDEBTEDNESS WHEN IT BECOMES DUE. AS A RESULT, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A BUSINESS.
As of December 31, 2009, we had total indebtedness under our various credit facilities of approximately $28,629,154 million. Most of the balances under our various agreements will mature during the next year. A total of $10,572,512 in debt must be renewed, extended refinanced, or paid off, prior to December 31, 2010. There is no assurance that any of this indebtedness will be renewed, extended refinanced, or paid off. If we cannot successfully renew, extend, refinance, or pay off our indebtedness when it matures, we may not be able to continue to operate as a business.
OUR VARIOUS CREDIT FACILITIES HAVE RESTRICTIVE TERMS AND OUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS COULD PUT US IN DEFAULT, WHICH WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS AND PROSPECTS.
Our various credit facilities contain a number of significant covenants. These covenants limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other things:
 
incur additional indebtedness;
 
 
make capital expenditures and other investments above a certain level;
 
 
merge, consolidate or dispose of our assets or the capital stock or assets of any subsidiary;
 
 
pay dividends, make distributions or redeem capital stock in certain circumstances;
 
 
enter into transactions with our affiliates;
 
 
grant liens on our assets or the assets of our subsidiaries; and
 
 
make or repay intercompany loans.
Our various credit facilities require us to maintain specified financial ratios. Our ability to meet these financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we may not meet those ratios. A breach of any of these restrictive covenants or our inability to comply with the required financial ratios would result in a default under our various credit facilities or require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness. If the creditors accelerate amounts owing under our various credit facilities because of a default and we are unable to pay such amounts, the creditors have the right to foreclose on our assets.
WE PAY INTEREST ON A MAJORITY OF OUR CREDIT FACILITIES AT VARIABLE RATES, RATHER THAN FIXED RATES, WHICH COULD AFFECT OUR PROFITABILITY.

 

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All of our credit facilities provide for the payment of interest at variable rates. None of our credit facilities provide for the payment of interest at fixed rates. We can potentially realize profitability to the extent that we can borrow at a lower rate of interest and charge a higher rate of interest in our operations. Because our credit facilities are at variable rates, our profit margins could be depressed or even eliminated by rising interest rates on funds we must borrow. Rising interest rates could have a materially adverse affect on our operations.
WE DO NOT HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF BEING ABLE TO SELL PROPERTIES AT A PROFIT
We have only been in business since 2003. We do not have a significant track record and may be unable to sell properties in our inventory. We have already experienced impairments to our assets of approximately $13 million as of December 31, 2009. We may incur additional impairments in the future. We may be forced to sell properties at a loss. Furthermore, in order to sell properties for a profit, we may be forced to hold properties for longer periods that we plan, which may require the need for additional financing sources. Any of these conditions would likely result in reduced operating profits and could likely strain current funding agreements.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MANAGE OUR GROWTH.
We hope to experience rapid growth which, if achieved, will place a significant strain on our managerial, operational, and financial systems resources. To accommodate our current size and manage growth, we must continue to implement and improve our financial strength and our operational systems, and expand. There is no guarantee that we will be able to effectively manage the expansion of our operations, or that our systems, procedures or controls will be adequate to support our expanded operations or that we will be able to obtain facilities to support our growth. Our inability to effectively manage our future growth would have a material adverse effect on us.
THE MANNER IN WHICH WE FINANCE OUR PROJECTS CREATES THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
We fund our projects with construction financing obtained through the efforts of our management and our shareholders, GDBA and BOCO. This arrangement could create a conflict of interest with respect to such financings. However, there may be an inherent conflict of interest in the arrangement until such time as we might seek such financings on a competitive basis.
WE HAVE A LACK OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS.
We do not have a majority of independent directors on our board of directors and we cannot guarantee that our board of directors will have a majority of independent directors in the future. In the absence of a majority of independent directors, our executive officers, which are also principal stockholders and directors, could establish policies and enter into transactions without independent review and approval thereof. This could present the potential for a conflict of interest between our stockholders and the controlling officers, or directors.
INTENSE COMPETITION IN OUR MARKET COULD PREVENT US FROM DEVELOPING REVENUE AND PREVENT US FROM ACHIEVING ANNUAL PROFITABILITY.
We provide a defined service to finance real estate projects. The barriers to entry are not significant. Our service could be rendered noncompetitive or obsolete. Competition from larger and more established companies is a significant threat and expected to increase. Most of the companies with which we compete and expect to compete have far greater capital resources, and many of them have substantially greater experience in real estate development. Our ability to compete effectively may be adversely affected by the ability of these competitors to devote greater resources than we can.

 

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THERE ARE POTENTIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors, most of which are outside of our control, including: the demand for our products or services; seasonal trends in financing; the amount and timing of capital expenditures and other costs relating to the development of our properties; price competition or pricing changes in the industry; technical or regulatory difficulties; general economic conditions; and economic conditions specific to our industry. Our quarterly results may also be significantly impacted by the accounting treatment of acquisitions, financing transactions or other matters. Particularly at our early stage of development, such accounting treatment can have a material impact on the results for any quarter. Due to the foregoing factors, among others, it is likely that our operating results will fall below our expectations or those of investors in some future quarter.
OUR SUCCESS WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON OUR OPERATING PARTNERS’ EFFORTS.
Our success will be dependent, to a large extent, upon the efforts of our operating partners in our various projects. To the extent that these partners, individually or collectively, fail to develop projects in a timely or cost-effective manner, our profit margins could be depressed or even eliminated. If we cannot or do not select appropriate partners for our projects, our profitability and viability will suffer. The absence of one or more partners who develop projects in a timely or cost-effective manner could have a material, adverse impact on our operations.
OUR SUCCESS WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON OUR MANAGEMENT’S EFFORTS.
Our success will be dependent upon the decision making of our directors and executive officers. These individuals intend to commit as much time as necessary to our business, but this commitment is no assurance of success. The loss of any or all of these individuals, particularly James W. Creamer, III, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Joni Troska, our Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, could have a material, adverse impact on our operations. We have no written employment agreements with any officers and directors, including Mr. Creamer or Ms. Troska. We have not obtained key man life insurance on the lives of any of these individuals.
THERE IS A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Our officers and directors are required to exercise good faith and high integrity in our management affairs. Our articles of incorporation provides, however, that our officers and directors shall have no liability to our stockholders for losses sustained or liabilities incurred which arise from any transaction in their respective managerial capacities unless they violated their duty of loyalty, did engage in intentional misconduct or gross negligence. Our articles and bylaws also provide for the indemnification by us of the officers and directors against any losses or liabilities they may incur as a result of the manner in which they operate our business or conduct the internal affairs.
OUR STOCK PRICE MAY BE VOLATILE, AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL YOUR SHARES AT OR ABOVE THE PUBLIC SALE PRICE.
There has been, and continues to be, a limited public market for our common stock. Our common stock trades on the NASD Bulletin Board under the trading symbol CPTA.OB. However, an active trading market for our shares have not, and may never develop or be sustained. If you purchase shares of common stock, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the initial price you paid. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, including the following:
 
actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
 
 
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changes in market valuations of other real estate oriented companies, particularly those that market services such as ours;
 
 
announcements by us or our competitors of significant innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
 
 
introduction of technologies or product enhancements that reduce the need for our services;
 
 
the loss of one or more key customers; and
 
 
departures of key personnel.
Further, we cannot assure that an investor will be able to liquidate his investment without considerable delay, if at all. The factors which we have discussed in this document may have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock. It is also possible that the relatively low price of our common stock may keep many brokerage firms from engaging in transactions in our common stock.
As restrictions on the resale of our common stock end, the market price of our stock could drop significantly if the holders of restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.
BUYING A LOW-PRICED PENNY STOCK SUCH AS OURS IS RISKY AND SPECULATIVE.
Our shares are defined as a penny stock under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and rules of the Commission. The Exchange Act and such penny stock rules generally impose additional sales practice and disclosure requirements on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than certain accredited investors who are, generally, institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 jointly with spouse, or in transactions not recommended by a broker-dealer. For transactions covered by the penny stock rules, a broker-dealer must make a suitability determination for each purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement prior to the sale. In addition, the broker-dealer must make certain mandated disclosures in penny stock transactions, including the actual sale or purchase price and actual bid and offer quotations, the compensation to be received by the broker-dealer and certain associated persons, and deliver certain disclosures required by the SEC. Consequently, the penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to make a market in or trade our common stock and may also affect your ability to sell any of our shares you may own in the public markets.
WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY CASH DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK.
We have not paid any cash dividends with respect to our common stock, and it is unlikely that we will pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Earnings, if any, that we may realize will be retained in the business for further development and expansion.
ITEM 2.  
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Our executive offices are currently located at 1440 Blake Street, Suite 310, Denver, Colorado 80202. We lease this office space from an affiliated party, GDBA Investments, LLC, on a month-to-month lease, at a monthly rent of $1,400 per month.
ITEM 3.  
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
No legal proceedings to which we are a party were pending during the reporting period. We know of no legal proceedings of a material nature pending or threatened or judgments entered against any of our directors or officers in their capacity as such.

 

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ITEM 4.  
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
We held no shareholders meeting in the fourth quarter of our fiscal year. However, on or about December 30, 2009, we received written consents in lieu of a meeting of stockholders from holders of a majority of our common stock (87.5%) for the following actions:
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The reelection of three members to our Board of Directors, each to hold office until the 2010 Annual Meeting and until his respective successor is elected and qualified;
 
  2.  
The approval and ratification of the 2008 Equity Compensation Plan; and
 
  3.  
The approval and ratification of Erhardt, Keefe, Steiner, Hottman, P.C. as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

 

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PART II
ITEM 5.  
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market
Our securities trade on the NASD Bulletin Board under the symbol CPTA.OB. Because we trade in the NASD Bulletin Board, a shareholder may find it difficult to dispose of or obtain accurate quotations as to price of our securities. In addition, The Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 require additional disclosure related to the market for penny stock and for trades in any stock defined as a penny stock.
The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices of our common stock on for the periods indicated in 2009 and 2008.
                 
    Closing Price  
2009   High     Low  
First Quarter
  $ 1.98     $ .05  
Second Quarter
  $ .51     $ .05  
Third Quarter
  $ 1.00     $ .05  
Fourth Quarter
  $ 1.00     $ .05  
                 
    Closing Price  
2008   High     Low  
First Quarter
  $ 2.40     $ 1.20  
Second Quarter
  $ 1.20     $ .80  
Third Quarter
  $ 2.00     $ .40  
Fourth Quarter
  $ 1.50     $ .90  
On March 16, 2010, the closing price of our common stock in the OTC Bulletin Board was $0.15 per share and we had no trading volume that day.
Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock
As of the date hereof, a total of 23,602,614 of shares of our Common Stock were outstanding and the number of holders of record of our common stock at that date was 87.
The Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990
The Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 require additional disclosure and documentation related to the market for penny stock and for trades in any stock defined as a penny stock. Unless we can acquire substantial assets and trade at over $5.00 per share on the bid, it is more likely than not that our securities, for some period of time, would be defined under that Act as a “penny stock.” As a result, those who trade in our securities may be required to provide additional information related to their fitness to trade our shares. These requirements present a substantial burden on any person or brokerage firm who plans to trade our securities and would thereby make it unlikely that any liquid trading market would ever result in our securities while the provisions of this Act might be applicable to those securities.

 

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Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares in us will be subject to Rules 15g-1 through 15g-10 of the Securities and Exchange Act. Rather than creating a need to comply with those rules, some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell penny stock.
The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission, which:
   
contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading;
 
   
contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended;
   
contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including “bid” and “ask” prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price;
 
   
contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions;
 
   
defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading penny stocks;
 
   
contains such other information and is in such form (including language, type, size and format) as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall require by rule or regulation;
The broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, to the customer:
   
the bid and offer quotations for the penny stock;
 
   
the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction;
 
   
the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and
 
   
monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account.
In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements will have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock because it will be subject to these penny stock rules. Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty selling their securities.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information regarding our 2008 Equity Compensation Plan as of December 31, 2009.
                         
                    Number of securities  
                    remaining available for  
    Number of securities     Weighted average     future issuance under  
    to be issued upon     exercise price of     equity compensation  
    exercise of outstanding     outstanding options,     plans (excluding securities  
Plan Category   options, warrants and rights     warrants and rights     reflected in column (a))  
 
                       
Equity compensation plan approved by security shareholders
    1,566,158     $ 0.49       1,133,842  
Stock Transfer Agent
The stock transfer agent for our securities is Corporate Stock Transfer of Denver, Colorado. Their address is 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 430, Denver, Colorado 80209. Their phone number is (303)282-4800.
Dividend Policy
We have not previously declared or paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock is within the discretion of our board of directors. We intend to retain any earnings for use in our operations and the expansion of our business. Payment of dividends in the future will depend on our future earnings, future capital needs and our operating and financial condition, among other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.
ITEM 6.  
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information in this Item.
ITEM 7.  
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in, Item 1 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about our industry, management beliefs, and certain assumptions made by our management. Words such as “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict; therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. However, readers should carefully review the risk factors set forth herein and in other reports and documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB and any Current Reports on Form 8-K.

 

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Overview and History
HISTORY
We were founded in 2003 as a development partner, providing 100% financing for build-to-suit, small-box retail development projects throughout the United States. Offering 100% financing for our development partners consisted of providing equity or subordinated debt for approximately twenty-five percent of a project’s cost and utilizing our senior debt facilities to provide a construction loan for the other seventy-five percent of the project’s cost. While we provided the capital for the project, our development partner’s responsibility was to obtain a lease, develop, market and sell the project once complete. In exchange for providing all of the capital, we took a controlling interest in the project and received 50% of the profits when the project was sold, with a minimum profit threshold for us in order to protect our downside.
In order to facilitate growth, we focused on building our company’s infrastructure, particularly in the areas of deal generation, underwriting, and operations, as well as in finance and accounting. Early on, we implemented a growth strategy of creating a distributed sales force throughout the United States focused on creating relationships with developers and qualifying deals for us to finance. Once deals were generated, it was estimated that they would be developed and sold within seven to ten months. At that point revenues would be generated and capital returned to be recycled into new projects.
Beginning in March 2008, with the changing of our management team, we re-assessed our business model and drew the following conclusions: 1) Our development partners had no hard investment in the projects and were not properly incentivized to continue projects when expected profitability fell; 2) Our investment program and marketing efforts did not cater to high quality sponsors with whom we could generate profitable, repeat business; 3) While successful projects proved to be highly profitable, portfolio experience demonstrated that downside risk was larger than originally anticipated; 4) While there are many transactions that worked within our target market, we were unlikely to meet our growth objectives given the limited scope of our addressable market; and 5) Our corporate infrastructure and cost structure was too large for the production levels that we were achieving.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
In 2008, we intended to significantly expand our business model in order to take advantage of changed market opportunities and more efficiently and profitably deploy our capital going forward. We broadened our target property types beyond small-box, single-tenant retail to include office, industrial, multi-family, multi-tenant retail, hospitality and select land transactions. In addition, we expanded our financial product offerings to focus on preferred equity, mezzanine debt and high yield bridge loans.
This expanded model focused on investing in higher-quality, more experienced developers, owners and operators. These target partners typically have equity capital to invest and are able to secure senior debt for their projects, but require additional capital, particularly in today’s capital market environment, to bridge the gap between senior debt and their available equity. We seek to fill this gap with preferred equity or mezzanine debt. While we intend to continue to provide up to 100% of a project’s required equity, typically our partner is contributing a meaningful amount of capital to the project. These preferred equity and mezzanine structures allow us to invest in larger transactions, with higher quality partners, at lower risk but higher risk-adjusted returns than transactions in which we have previously invested.
We are also focused on select high-yield bridge loans, whole loan acquisitions, and limited partnership interest acquisitions. Particularly in the near term, we see excellent opportunities in these areas as a result of volatile capital market conditions. Given our more nimble investment parameters and processes, we are well positioned to take advantage of such opportunities. This strategy also requires fewer employees to manage allowing us to dramatically reduce our staff and lower our expenses. Our plan is to remain a streamlined organization with greater efficiencies and cost savings.

 

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We have significantly restructured our capitalization, strengthened our balance sheet, and better positioned ourselves for future growth. On June 30, 2008, our two major investors, GDBA Investments LLC and BOCO Investments, LLC converted $6 million in subordinated debt to common equity shares. The interest rate on the remaining $14 million in subordinated debt was also reduced by 500 basis points. In addition, GDBA, BOCO and Joseph Zimlich converted $6.2 million in convertible preferred stock, which carried a 5% dividend, to common stock. These transactions have significantly reduced the Company’s cost of capital, reduced the Company’s interest and preferred dividend burden by over $1.67 million per year, and restored our shareholders’ equity to over $6.5 million.
We also changed the name of our company to CapTerra Financial Group, Inc. This name change reflects an effort to present a fresh face to our target market and to re-brand as a more flexible company. Our re-branding effort also includes a redesigned website and increased focus on marketing and messaging materials.
While we believe there continues to be significant opportunities created by the tightened credit markets, in January 2009 we made the strategic decision to take a measured approach to our growth in these markets. Rather than simultaneously working on disposing of our legacy deal portfolio, raising additional capital and pursuing new deals, we have chosen to focus on the liquidation of our existing portfolio first, freeing up existing invested capital, and then moving forward with our growth plan and actively pursuing deals. By taking this approach we can more efficiently allocate our resources and conserve cash while we free up existing capital new deal. This approach also requires a significantly smaller staff during the initial phase. In 2009, we decreased our staff to three individuals and moved into a smaller office facility that we sub-lease, substantially decreasing our operating expenses.
Our principal business address is 1440 Blake Street, Suite 310, Denver, Colorado 80202.
We have not been subject to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding.
Results of Operations
The following discussion involves our results of operations for the years ending December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
Our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $3,325,520 compared to $4,799,708 for the year ended December 31, 2008. We sold two projects for the year ended December 31, 2009 totaling $2,242,151 compared to three projects totaling $4,381,723 for the year ended December 31, 2008. Revenue from project sales will continue to be dependent on our ability to sell our existing properties under current market conditions. Rental income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $469,951 compared to $293,476 for the year ended December 31, 2008. We had financing activities totaling $613,418 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $124,509 for the year ended December 31, 2008.
We recognize cost of sales on projects during the period in which they are sold. We had $2,223,776 of cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $4,349,585 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company’s cost of sales likely will coincide with revenues as existing projects are sold.
Selling, general and administrative costs were $1,835,244 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to selling, general and administrative costs of $2,590,925 for the year ended December 31, 2008. We continue to actively manage our selling, general and administrative expense in order to control costs and conserve cash for the Company.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2009 the Company recognized $251,717 in bad debt expense related to an allowance booked for two promissory notes that were to be paid off at the time the projects were sold. For the year ended December 31, 2008 we booked an allowance of $629,283 to cover any promissory notes and interest not paid back to the Company and $2,518,750 conversion expense related to our two largest shareholders converting debt and preferred stock to common stock in June 2008.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, our net deferred tax asset was $ -0- consisting of $9,254,000 of deferred taxes and a matching amount of $9,254,000 for the tax allowance. We recognized a $7,337,000 deferred tax asset and a matching deferred tax allowance for a balance of $ -0- for the year ended December 31, 2008.
During the year ended December 31, 2009 we recognized an impairment charge totaling $2,243,007 compared to $8,030,002 for the year ended December 31, 2008. We believe our balance sheet correctly reflects the current fair value of our projects; however, we will continue to test for impairment on each of the properties in our portfolio on a yearly basis or as triggering events occur.
We had a net loss of $4,860,415 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to a net loss of $14,710,593 for the year ended December 31, 2008. Net loss available to common shareholders, after preferred stock dividends was $4,860,415 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $14,865,268 for the year ended December 31, 2008. On June 30, 2008, we converted all convertible preferred stock to common stock so we will not pay a preferred stock dividend going forward.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents were $496,943 on December 31, 2009 compared to $2,383,740 on December 31, 2008.
Cash used in operating activities was $2,388,922 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to cash used in operating activities of $8,077,439 for the year ended December 31, 2008. This change was primarily the result of fewer projects under construction in 2009. We anticipate our cash used in operating activities to decline substantially during the next several quarters as we focus on the disposition of our properties held for sale.
Cash provided by investing activities was $5,870 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $438,529 for the year ended December 31, 2008. We issue promissory notes to our development partners when we invest earnest money on potential new projects which are retired when we purchase the land into the subsidiary. We had several promissory note repayments for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Cash provided by financing activities was $496,255 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $7,987,030 for the year ended December 31, 2008. We anticipate our cash provided by financing activities will decline substantially during the next several quarters as we focus on the disposition of our properties held for sale.
Based on our cash balance, we may not have adequate cash available to meet all of our obligations with regard to operating capital and project equity required over the next three months. We continue to work with our existing investors and are seeking additional investors to secure the capital required to fund our operations going forward. In addition, a significant portion of our debt is short term in nature and will mature over the next twelve months. We believe that we will continue to be able to extend these various facilities as they mature; however, if we are unable to do so it would have a materially negative impact on our ability continue our operations going forward.

 

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Management continues to assess our capital resources in relation to our ability to fund continued operations on an ongoing basis. As such, management may seek to access the capital markets to raise additional capital through the issuance of additional equity, debt or a combination of both in order to fund our operations and continued growth.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
We adopted ASC 105 – “Statement of Financial Accounting”, formerly FASB 168, which were changes issued by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to the authoritative hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). These changes established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by non-governmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The FASB will no longer issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts; instead the FASB will issue Accounting Standard Updates. Accounting Standards Updates will not be authoritative in their own right as they will only serve to update the Codification. These changes and the Codification itself do not change GAAP. Other than the manner in which new accounting guidance is referenced, the adoption of these changes had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC 740 – “Accounting for Income Taxes”, formerly SFAS 109 and FIN 48. ASC 740 requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets 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.
The Company has analyzed filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. The Company has identified its federal tax return and its state tax return in Colorado as “major” tax jurisdictions, as defined. The tax year 2007 remains open to examination. We are not currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service or any other jurisdiction. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flow. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU No. 2010-06 amends ASC 820 and clarifies and provides additional disclosure requirements related to recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. This ASU became effective for us on January 1, 2010. We do not currently anticipate that this ASU will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
There were various other accounting standards and interpretations issued during 2009 and 2008, none of which are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operations
Seasonality
At this point in our business operations our revenues are not impacted by seasonal demands for our products or services. As we penetrate our addressable market and enter new geographical regions, we may experience a degree of seasonality.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make a number of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Such estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and circumstances. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable in the circumstances; however, actual results may differ from these estimates under different future conditions.
We believe that the estimates and assumptions that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, in that they require subjective or complex judgments, form the basis for the accounting policies deemed to be most critical to us. These relate to bad debts, impairment of intangible assets and long lived assets, contractual adjustments to revenue, and contingencies and litigation. We believe estimates and assumptions related to these critical accounting policies are appropriate under the circumstances; however, should future events or occurrences result in unanticipated consequences, there could be a material impact on our future financial conditions or results of operations.
The Company recognizes revenue from real estate sales under the full accrual method. Under the full accrual method, profit may be realized in full when real estate is sold, provided (1) the profit is determinable and (2) the earnings process is virtually complete (the Company is not obligated to perform significant activities after the sale to earn the profit). The Company recognizes revenue from its real estate sales transactions on the closing date.
The Company also generates minimal rental income and management fee income between the periods when a real estate project is occupied through the closing date on which the project is sold. Rental income and management fee income is recognized in the month earned.
We periodically evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. We evaluate events or changes in circumstances based on a number of factors including operating results, business plans and forecasts, general and industry trends and, economic projections and anticipated cash flows. An impairment is assessed when the undiscounted expected future cash flows derived from an asset are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value and are recognized in earnings. We also continually evaluate the estimated useful lives of all long-lived assets and periodically revise such estimates based on current events.
The Company evaluates the accounts receivables and note receivables on an ongoing basis. When an account is older that 30 days past due, we use the allowance method for recognizing bad debts. When an account is determined to be uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance.
Stock compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of share-based awards that are expected to vest during the period. As stock compensation expense recognized in the statement of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has not been reduced for estimated forfeitures because they are estimated to be negligible. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
Deferred income taxes are provided for under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets, including those related to tax loss carry forwards and credits, and liabilities are determined based on the differences 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. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

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ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. ASC 820 also requires disclosure about how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities and establishes a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of inputs as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts of financial assets required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis include real estate held for sale which approximates fair value as determined by using the future expected net cashflows on the sale of the property. The valuation of real estate held for sale is considered Level 2 fair value measures under ASC 820.
ITEM 7A.  
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders:
CapTerra Financial Group, Inc.
Denver, Colorado
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CapTerra Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2009. The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements and schedule. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
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 audits 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 consolidated financial reporting. Our audits 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 includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated 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, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of CapTerra Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC
March 30, 2010
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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
CapTerra Financial Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
               
Assets
               
Cash and equivalents
  $ 496,943     $ 2,383,740  
Accounts receivable, net
    16,992       218,357  
Notes receivable
    3,604,646       2,343,732  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
    9,048       39,432  
Real estate held for sale
    14,096,592       17,333,027  
Deposits and prepaids
    53,253       52,436  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 18,277,474     $ 22,370,724  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
               
Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 77,860     $ 38,414  
Accrued liabilities
    94,035       128,944  
Senior subordinated revolving notes, related parties
    22,614,259       20,802,247  
Notes payable
    6,014,895       7,330,652  
 
           
Total liabilities
    28,801,049       28,300,257  
 
               
Shareholders’ deficit:
               
Common stock, $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 23,602,614 issued and outstanding December 31, 2009 and 2008
    23,603       23,603  
Additional paid-in-capital
    16,290,950       16,024,577  
Accumulated deficit
    (26,838,128 )     (21,977,713 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ deficit
    (10,523,575 )     (5,929,533 )
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
  $ 18,277,474     $ 22,370,724  
 
           
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CapTerra Financial Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                 
    For the years end  
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Revenue:
               
Sales
  $ 2,242,151     $ 4,381,723  
Interest income and fees
    613,418       124,509  
Rental income
    469,951       293,476  
 
           
Total revenue
    3,325,520       4,799,708  
 
           
 
               
Operating expenses:
               
Cost of sales
    2,223,776       4,349,585  
Impairment loss on real estate
    2,243,007       8,030,002  
Bad debt
    251,717       629,283  
Conversion expense
          2,518,750  
Selling, general and administrative
    1,835,244       2,590,925  
 
           
Total operating expenses
    6,553,744       18,118,545  
 
           
 
               
Loss from operations
    (3,228,224 )     (13,318,837 )
 
               
Non-operating income/(expense):
               
Interest income
    6,437       9,543  
Loss on fixed assets
    (8,877 )     (50,265 )
Interest expense
    (1,633,173 )     (1,324,805 )
Other expense
    3,422       (17,618 )
 
           
 
               
Loss before income taxes
    (4,860,415 )     (14,701,982 )
 
               
Income tax provision
          8,611  
 
           
 
               
Net loss
  $ (4,860,415 )   $ (14,710,593 )
 
               
Preferred stock dividends
          (154,675 )
 
           
 
               
Net loss available to common shareholders
  $ (4,860,415 )   $ (14,865,268 )
 
           
 
               
Basic and diluted loss per common share
  $ (0.21 )   $ (0.94 )
 
           
 
               
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
    23,602,614       15,810,463  
 
           
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CapTerra Financial Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                                                                 
            Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Additional              
    Non-controlling             Par             Par     Paid-in     Accumulated        
    Interest     Shares     Value     Shares     Value     Capital     Deficit     Total  
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $ 4,594       517,000     $ 51,700       8,018,313     $ 8,018     $ 6,448,417     $ (7,112,446 )   $ (599,717 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Non-controlling interest at
    (4,594 )                                         (4,594 )
December 31, 2008
                                                               
 
                                                               
Stock option compensation expense
                                  48,710             48,710  
 
                                                               
Accrued preferred stock dividends declared
                                        (154,674 )     (154,674 )
 
                                                               
Debt and equity recapitalization
          (517,000 )     (51,700 )     15,584,301       15,585       9,527,450             9,491,335  
 
                                                               
Net loss, year ending December 31, 2008
                                        (14,710,593 )     (14,710,593 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 0       0     $ 0       23,602,614     $ 23,603     $ 16,024,577     $ (21,977,713 )   $ (5,929,533 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Stock option compensation and warrant expense
                                            266,373               266,373  
 
                                                               
Net loss, for the year ending December 31, 2009
                                        (4,860,415 )     (4,860,415 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $           $       23,602,614     $ 23,603     $ 16,290,950     $ (26,838,128 )     (10,523,575 )
 
                                               
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CapTerra Financial Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                 
    2009     2008  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net loss
  $ (4,860,415 )   $ (14,710,593 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
               
Deferred income taxes
          8,611  
Depreciation and write-off of assets
    24,514       84,882  
Impairment of real estate held for sale
    2,243,007       8,030,002  
Allowance for bad debt and write-off of receivables
          (9,014 )
Note receivable allowance
          638,297  
Conversion expense
          2,518,750  
Stock based compensation expense
    242,149       48,709  
Warrant expense
    24,224        
Minority interest
          (4,594 )
Changes in operating assets and operating liabilities:
               
Construction in progress
          2,484,179  
Real estate held for sale
    993,428       (10,964,427 )
Land held for development
          5,388,089  
Accounts receivable
    201,365       (481,016 )
Notes receivable
    (1,260,914 )     (62,442 )
Deposits and prepaids
    (817 )     (3,985 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    4,537       (511,435 )
Income tax assets and liabilities
          (8,611 )
Unearned revenue
          (522,841 )
 
           
Net cash (used in) operating activities
    (2,388,922 )     (8,077,439 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Cash collections on notes receivable
          449,925  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    7,430        
Cash paid for property and equipment
    (1,560 )     (11,396 )
 
           
Net cash provided by investing activities
    5,870       438,529  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Preferred stock dividends paid
          (78,187 )
Proceeds from issuance of related party revolving notes
    2,327,012       22,436,928  
Repayment of related party revolving notes
    (515,000 )     (15,985,966 )
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
          3,991,948  
Repayment of notes payable
    (1,315,757 )     (2,377,693 )
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    496,255       7,987,030  
 
           
Net change in cash
  $ (1,886,797 )   $ 348,120  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
  $ 2,383,740     $ 2,035,620  
 
           
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
  $ 496,943     $ 2,383,740  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the year for:
               
Income taxes
  $ 7,962     $ 7,522  
 
           
Interest
  $     $ 1,406,786  
 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
               
Perferred stock dividends declared but not paid
  $     $ 6,817,912  
 
           
Conversion of accrued dividends to common stock
  $     $ 154,674  
 
           
Conversion of accrued interest to related party note
  $ 1,527,965     $  
 
           
     
*   During 2008, the Company converted preferred stock of $51,700 and related party notes payable of $6,972,587 into common stock. The Company issued $31,169 shares of common stock upon conversion.
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1) Nature of Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Basis of Presentation
CapTerra Financial Group, Inc. (“CPTA” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of Colorado on April 22, 2003. The Company is a co-developer, principally as a financier, for build-to-suit real estate development projects for retailers who sign long-term leases for use of the property. Land acquisition and project construction operations are conducted through the Company’s subsidiaries. The Company creates each project such that it will generate income from the placement of the construction loan, rental income during the period in which the property is held, and the capital appreciation of the facility upon sale. Affiliates, subsidiaries and management of the Company will develop the construction and permanent financing for the benefit of the Company.
One-For-Two Reverse Stock Split
On June 30, 2008, as permitted under Colorado corporate law, a majority of our shareholders approved a reverse split of our Common Shares. The record date as set by the Board of Directors was July 20, 2008. New Common Shares were issued to shareholders in exchange for their Old Common Shares in the ratio of one New Common Share for each two Old Common Shares held, thus effecting a one-for-two reverse stock split. There was no change in the par value of the Common Shares. All share and per share amounts shown in the consolidated financials have been adjusted to reflect this split.
Principles of Consolidation
Property holding entities and other subsidiaries of which we own 100% of the equity or have a controlling financial interest evidenced by ownership of a majority voting interest are consolidated. All inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated. For entities in which we own less than 100% of the equity interest, we consolidate the property if we have the direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entities’ activities based upon the terms of the respective entities’ ownership agreements. For these entities, we record a non-controlling interest representing equity held by non-controlling interests.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CapTerra Financial Group, Inc. and the following subsidiaries, which were active at December 31, 2009:
Name of Subsidiary Ownership
         
Name of Subsidiary   Ownership  
 
       
South Glen Eagles Drive, LLC
    51 %
Hwy 46 and Bluffton Pkwy, LLC
    51 %
AARD LECA LSS Lonestar, LLC
    51 %
AARD LECA VL1, LLC
    51 %
AARD-Charmar Greeley, LLC
    51 %
AARD Charmar Greeley Firestone, LLC
    51 %
AARD-Econo Lube Stonegate, LLC
    51 %
Buckeye AZ, LLC
    51 %
AARD-Cypress Sound, LLC
    51 %
AARD Esterra Mesa 1, LLC
    100 %
CapTerra Fund I, LLC
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates have been made by management with respect to the fair values utilized for calculating the Company’s impairments on real estate projects. During the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company recorded impairment losses totaling $2,243,007 and $8,030,002. These estimates directly affect the Company’s financial statements, and any changes to the estimates could materially affect the Company’s reported assets and net income.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired, to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2009.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consists of amounts due from the sale of real estate projects. The Company considers accounts more than 30 days old to be past due. The Company uses the allowance method for recognizing bad debts. When an account is deemed uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance. The Company recognized an allowance against its receivables of $251,717 for the year ended December 31, 2009 and $75,895 for the year ended December 31, 2008. We will continue to evaluate the circumstances related to these transactions and take the appropriate actions to collect or write-off the account against the allowance.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, notes and accounts receivables and payables. The carrying values of assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts of notes payable and debt issued by financial institutions approximate fair value as of December 31, 2009 due to the notes carrying variable interest rates. The carrying value of notes payable to related parties cannot be determined due to the nature of these agreements.
Property, Equipment and Depreciation
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, ranging from three to seven years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments, which extend the useful lives of existing property and equipment, are capitalized and depreciated. Upon retirement or disposition of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in the Statements of Operations.
Construction in Progress, Land Held for Development and Real Estate Held for Sale
Land acquisition costs are capitalized as “Land Held for Development”. Project costs that are clearly associated with the development and construction of a real estate project are capitalized as a cost of that project and are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as “Construction in Progress”. Costs are allocated to individual projects by the specific identification method. Interest costs are capitalized while development is in progress. When a project is completed it is reclassified as “Real Estate Held for Sale” until it is sold. Rental revenue is recognized and all operating and financing costs are expensed as they are incurred. Once a project is sold, the capitalized costs are reclassified as “Cost of sales” to offset real estate sales in the Statement of Operations.
Project interest expense is recorded on the balance sheet or statement of operations in other income/expense depending on the status of the project(s). For the year ended December 31, 2009 the Company has not capitalized any interest but has expensed $1,633,173 of interest directly to the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2008 the Company has recognized $358,692 in interest expense that was capitalized and $1,324,805 interest expensed directly to the Statement of Operations.

 

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Fair Value on Real Estate
ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. ASC 820 also requires disclosure about how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities and establishes a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of inputs as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts of financial assets required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis include real estate held for sale which approximates fair value as determined by using the future expected net cashflows on the sale of the property. The valuation of real estate held for sale is considered Level 2 fair value measures under ASC 820.
Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
We periodically evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. We evaluate events or changes in circumstances based on a number of factors including operating results, business plans and forecasts, general and industry trends and, economic projections and anticipated cash flows. An impairment is assessed when the undiscounted expected future cash flows derived from an asset are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value and are recognized in earnings. We also continually evaluate the estimated useful lives of all long-lived assets and periodically revise such estimates based on current events.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided for under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets, including those related to tax loss carry forwards and credits, and liabilities are determined based on the differences 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. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from real estate sales under the full accrual method. Under the full accrual method, profit may be realized in full when real estate is sold, provided (1) the profit is determinable and (2) the earnings process is virtually complete (the Company is not obligated to perform significant activities after the sale to earn the profit). The Company recognizes revenue from its real estate sales transactions on the closing date.
The Company also generates minimal rental income and management fee income between the periods when a real estate project is occupied through the closing date on which the project is sold. Rental income and management fee income is recognized in the month earned.
Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders (the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common shares (the denominator) for the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.

 

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At December 31, 2009 and 2008 there was no variance between basic and diluted earnings per share because any potentially dilutive securities would have been anti-dilutive due to our net loss for the year. Had we not been in an anti-dilutive situation in 2009, the potential dilution would have been an additional 3,136,870 shares, which relates to the conversion of our outstanding options and warrants and would give us a total 26,739,484 fully diluted common shares outstanding. At December 31, 2008, all prior outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into common shares and all outstanding exercisable options were cancelled with the termination of our 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan. Therefore, there were no potentially dilutive instruments outstanding at December 31, 2008
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses, has used significant cash in support of its operating activities, has a limited operating history and is reliant upon funding commitments with two significant shareholders. These factors, among others, may indicate that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis and ultimately to attain profitability. The Company plans to generate the necessary cash flows with increased sales revenue over the next 12 months. However, should the Company’s sales not provide sufficient cash flow, the Company has plans to raise additional working capital through debt and/or equity financings. There is no assurance the Company will be successful in producing increased sales revenues or obtaining additional funding through debt and equity financings.
The Company currently relies on its two majority shareholders, GDBA and BOCO to provide a substantial amount of its debt and equity financing. The Company expects to rely upon both GDBA and BOCO for funding commitments in the foreseeable future.
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans
The Company follows ASC 718 — “Share-Based Payment” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based awards made to employees and directors, including employee stock options and shares issued through its employee stock purchase plan, based on estimated fair values.
Stock compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of share-based awards that are expected to vest during the period. As stock compensation expense recognized in the statement of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has not been reduced for estimated forfeitures because they are estimated to be negligible. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
The Company’s determination of estimated fair value of share-based awards utilizes the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding certain highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.

 

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Subsequent Events
We follow ASC 855-10 “Subsequent Events”, (formerly SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events,”) which establishes general standards for accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The pronouncement requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, whether that date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. In conjunction with the preparation of these financial statements, an evaluation of subsequent events was performed through March 25, 2010, which is the date the financial statements were issued. No reportable subsequent events were noted.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
We adopted ASC 105 — “Statement of Financial Accounting”, formerly FASB 168, which were changes issued by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to the authoritative hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). These changes established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by non-governmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The FASB will no longer issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts; instead the FASB will issue Accounting Standard Updates. Accounting Standards Updates will not be authoritative in their own right as they will only serve to update the Codification. These changes and the Codification itself do not change GAAP. Other than the manner in which new accounting guidance is referenced, the adoption of these changes had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.” ASU No. 2010-06 amends ASC 820 and clarifies and provides additional disclosure requirements related to recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. This ASU became effective for us on January 1, 2010. We do not currently anticipate that this ASU will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC 740 — “Accounting for Income Taxes”, formerly SFAS 109 and FIN 48. Deferred income taxes are provided for under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets, including those related to tax loss carryforwards and credits, and liabilities are determined based on the differences 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. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset will not be realized.
There were various other accounting standards and interpretations issued during 2009 and 2008, none of which are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operations, or cash flows.
(2) Real Estate Held for Sale
When a project is completed and a certificate of occupancy is issued, the assets for the project under land held for sale and construction in progress are reclassified and combined into “real estate held for sale”. In cases where we own raw land and have made the business decision not to move forward on development, the property is also reclassified into real estate held for sale.
As of December 31, 2009 we had ten properties classified as real estate held for sale totaling $14,096,592 in costs, four of which representing a total cost of $8,050,936 were completed projects and six of which representing a total cost of $6,045,656 were raw land currently being marketed for sale. These properties are located in Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, South Carolina and Utah.

 

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(3) Related Party Transactions
On December 31, 2009 our outstanding principal balances on our Senior Subordinated Notes and Senior Subordinated Revolving Notes are summarized below:
                         
    GDBA     BOCO     Total  
Subordinated notes
  $ 8,046,066     $ 14,231,899     $ 22,277,965  
Accrued interest
    119,438       216,856       336,294  
 
                 
Total senior subordinated revolving notes
  $ 8,165,504     $ 14,448,755     $ 22,614,259  
 
                 
GDBA Investments, LLC
On September 28, 2006, GDBA issued $7,000,000 in Senior Subordinated debt to us that matured on September 28, 2009; however, the term was extended to September 28, 2012. This note carries a floating interest rate equal to the higher of 6% or the 90 day average of the 10 year U.S. Treasury Note plus 150 basis points. As part of the note extension, GDBA agreed to receive quarterly interest payments in the form of common shares instead of cash through December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2009, the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On December 15, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from GDBA up to $500,000 for a period of up to one year at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note had a maturity date of December 15, 2009 and has been extended to December 15, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On April 1, 2009 the company entered into an accrued interest term note with GDBA for the accrued interest amount due through March 31, 2009 of $319,233. The note carries a per annum interest rate of 0.76% with a maturity date of October 28, 2009. On October 28, 2009 we terminated the note and issued a new note that included the interest of $319,233 plus the interest that was accrued for the second and third quarters of 2009 of $226,833. The new note amount of $546,066 carries a 6.00% interest rate and matures October 28, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
Since October 1, 2009 we have accrued, but not paid the interest due to GDBA on all outstanding notes. For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, $119,438 of interest was accrued but not paid.
BOCO Investments, LLC
On September 28, 2006, GDBA issued $7,000,000 in Senior Subordinated debt to us that matured on September 28, 2009; however, the term was extended to September 28, 2012. This note carries a floating interest rate equal to the higher of 6% or the 90 day average of the 10 year U.S. Treasury Note plus 150 basis points. As part of the note extension, BOCO agreed to receive quarterly interest payments in the form of common shares instead of cash through December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2009, the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On June 4, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $1,000,000 at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note was due September 25, 2009, with the ability to extend an additional six months. On September 23, 2009 we exercised our option to extend the note to March 25, 2010 and under the agreement issued BOCO 200,000 additional warrants to purchase our common stock at $0.25 per share. As of December 31, 2009, the full amount of this note was outstanding. On March 24, 2010 BOCO agreed to a one-year extension to the note which will mature March 25, 2011.

 

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On September 4, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $4,000,000 at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note was due October 30, 2009 which we extended an additional six months making it due April 30, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On September 10, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $750,000 at an interest rate of 9% per annum. The note was issued specifically for the assemblage of an additional parcel to our property held under our Esterra Mesa 1, LLC to increase the marketability of the property. The note is secured by a Pledge Agreement on the Company’s membership interest in Esterra Mesa 1, LLC. This note was due September 25, 2009, with the ability to extend an additional six months. On September 23, 2009 we exercised our option to extend the note to March 25, 2010 and under the agreement issued BOCO 150,000 additional warrants to purchase our common stock at $0.25 per share. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of the note has been drawn and per the promissory note terms a $15,000 fee was required. On March 24, 2010 BOCO agreed to a one-year extension to the note which will mature March 25, 2011.
On December 15, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $500,000 for a period of up to one year at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note had a maturity date of December 15, 2009 and has been extended to December 15, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On April 1, 2009 the company entered into an accrued interest term note with BOCO in the amount of $548,897 for the accrued interest amount due through March 31, 2009 and $15,000 for the fee due on the September 10, 2008 promissory note. The note carried a per annum interest rate of 0.76% with a maturity date of October 28, 2009. On October 28, 2009 we terminated the note and issued a new note that included the interest of $548,897 plus the interest that was accrued for the second and third quarters of 2009 of $433,002. The new note amount of $981,899 carries a 6.00% interest rate and matures October 28, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
Since October 1, 2009 we have accrued, but not paid the interest due to BOCO on all outstanding notes. For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, $216,856 of interest was accrued but not paid.
(4) Notes Receivable and Development Deposits
On October 15, 2008 we entered into a financing with American Child Care Properties to complete the construction of three Tutor Time facilities in Las Vegas, NV. The financing was structured as a $3.9 million note to be drawn for construction as completed in addition to various reserves. Subsequent to the issuance of this note, American Child Care Properties was acquired by RCS Capital Development, LLC. We finalized an assumption and extension agreement whereby the maturity was extended to April 15, 2010, with one optional six-month extension. Because it was also determined that there was greater capacity than would be needed on the portion that had yet to be drawn, the total loan size was decreased to $3.6 million to better suit the needs of the borrower. The interest rate remains unchanged and we have a first deed of trust on two of the properties in addition to a personal guarantee from RCS Capital Development’s principal. As of December 31, 2009, the note was fully drawn.
During the course of acquiring properties for development, the Company, on behalf of its subsidiaries and development partners, typically is required to provide capital for earnest money deposits that may or may not be refundable in addition to investing in entitlements for properties before the actual land purchase. Because these activities represent a risk of our capital in the event the land purchase is not completed, it is our policy to require our development partners to personally sign promissory notes to the Company for all proceeds expended before land is purchased. Once the land has been purchased and we can collateralize the capital invested by us, the promissory note is cancelled. The Company had $638,297 in earnest money deposits outstanding and an allowance for the full outstanding amount at December 31, 2008 and 2009. These deposits were held by our development partners who have each secured them through promissory notes held by us. These promissory notes are callable on demand or due within a year and carry an interest rate between 12% and 12.5% per annum.

 

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(5) Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
The Board of Directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in series and to fix the number of shares in such series as well as the designation, relative rights, powers, preferences, restrictions, and limitations of all such series.
Common Stock
As of December 31, 2009, the Company had 50,000,000 shares of common stock that are authorized, 23,602,614 shares are issued and outstanding with a par value of $.001 per share.
Warrants
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued 3,650,000 warrants issued to BOCO Investments, LLC. We issued 1,000,000 warrants to BOCO on February 25, 2009 and 1,500,000 warrants on March 31, 2009, 350,000 warrants on September 23, 2009 and 800,000 warrants on October 20, 2009.
The 1,000,000 warrants issued on February 25, 2009 had a three year maturity and an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Given a market price of $0.10, a risk free rate of 1.31% and a volatility input of 52.12%, the total amount expensed for these warrants was $11,546 for the year ended December 31, 2009.
The 1,500,000 warrants issued on March 31, 2009 had a maturity of three and one half years and an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Given a market price of $0.05, a risk free rate of 1.31% and a volatility input of 55.92%, the total amount expensed for these warrants was $4,610 for the year ended December 31, 2009.
The 350,000 warrants issued on September 23, 2009 had a three year maturity and an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Given a market price of $0.05 per share, a risk free rate of 1.49% and a volatility input of 48.44% the total amount expensed for these warrants was $363 for the year ended December 31, 2009.
The 800,000 warrants issued October 20, 2009 had a three year maturity and an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Given a market price of $0.10 per share, a risk free rate of 1.44% and a volatility input of 48.75% the total amount expensed for these warrants was $7,705 for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Total warrant expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $24,224.
Stock Options
On August 4, 2009 the Board of Directors approved the grant of 1,305,131 options to purchase common stock to our Chief Executive Officer and 261,026 options to purchase common stock to our Chief Financial Officer. Fifty percent of the options granted vested immediately and the remaining 50% will vest equally over a three year period. The options had a seven year maturity and an exercise price of $0.49 per share, which was the market price of the stock the day of the grant. Given a risk free rate of 3.21% and a volatility input of 50.78%, the expense recognized for the year ended December 31, 2009 for the vested portion of the options was $242,149. The future expense for the life of the options is expected to be $183,318.

 

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(6) Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income (loss) before income taxes consists of:
                 
    2009     2008  
Current:
               
Federal
  $     $  
State
          9,000  
 
           
 
               
 
          9,000  
 
           
Deferred:
               
Federal
           
State
           
 
           
 
               
 
           
 
           
 
               
Income tax expense (benefit)
  $     $ 9,000  
 
           
Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income (loss) before income taxes differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 34% to income (loss) before income taxes as a result of the following:
                 
    2009     2008  
 
               
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)
  $ (1,653,000 )   $ (4,999,000 )
Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:
           
State and local income taxes, net of federal impact
    (243,000 )     (726,000 )
Nondeductible differences
          2,000  
Change in valuation allowance
    1,917,000       4,731,000  
Preferred Stock Conversion Expense
          982,000  
Terminated Stock Option Plan
          19,000  
Other nondeductibles
    (21,000 )      
 
           
Income tax expense (benefit)
  $     $ 9,000  
 
           
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) at December 31 are as follows:
                 
    2009     2008  
 
               
Impairment of asset
  $ 4,582,000     $ 3,910,000  
Net operating loss and carry-forwards
    4,820,000       3,147,000  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
    42,000       305,000  
Partnership income
    (119,000 )     130,000  
Stock Compensation Expense
    104,000        
Origination Fee Income
    (85,000 )     (85,000 )
Fixed Assets
    (24,000 )     (3,000 )
Other temporary differences
    (66,000 )     (67,000 )
 
           
 
    9,254,000       7,337,000  
 
               
Valuation Allowance
    (9,254,000 )     (7,337,000 )
 
           
Total net deferred tax assets
  $     $  
 
           
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
At December 31, 2009, the Company has unrestricted net operating loss carryforwards in the United States for federal income tax purposes of approximately $12.4 million. These loss carryforwards are expected to expire beginning after 2025.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the realization of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers past history, the scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The majority of our NOL carryforwards will expire through the year 2029. As of December 31, 2009, the Company has a valuation allowance of approximately $ 9.3 million.
The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits which would require an adjustment to the January 1, 2007 beginning balance of accumulated deficit. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of the years ended December 31, 2009 or 2008.
The Company classifies penalty and interest expense related to income tax liabilities as an income tax expense. There are no significant interest and penalties recognized in the statement of operations or accrued on the balance sheet.
The Company files tax returns in the United States. The tax years 2006 through 2009 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

 

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(7) Notes Payable
United Western Bank:
On May 7, 2007, we entered into a $25 million senior credit facility with United Western Bank. This commitment permits us to fund construction notes for build-to-suit real estate projects for national and regional chain retailers. The financing is facilitated through a series of promissory notes. Each note is issued for individual projects under the facility and must be underwritten and approved by United Western Bank and has a term of 12 months with one (1) allowable extension not to exceed 6 months subject to approval. Interest is funded from an interest reserve established with each construction loan. The interest rate on each note is equal to Prime rate minus 50 basis points. Each note under the facility is for an amount, as determined by United Western Bank, not to exceed the lesser of 75% of the appraised value of the real property under the approved appraisal for the project or 75% of the project costs. Principal on each note is due at maturity, with no prepayment penalty. United Western Bank retains a First Deed of Trust on each property financed.
We did not renew this facility in May 2008 when it matured, although notes issued while the facility existed were still subject to their full one-year maturity and extension provisions as prescribed under the agreement. As of December 31, 2009 the construction notes under the facility had all matured, but two notes had been converted into amortizing notes collateralized by fully leased, operating properties. One had a principal balance of $3,720,348 on December 31, 2009 and matures on March 24, 2011. This note carries an interest rate equal to the greater of Prime Rate plus one percent or six percent. The other note had a principal balance of $2,294,547 on December 31, 2009 and it matures on June 1, 2010. This note carries and interest rate equal to the greater of Prime Rate plus two percent or six percent.
(8) Impairment of Assets
We invest significantly in real estate assets. Accordingly, our policy on asset impairment is considered a critical accounting estimate. Management periodically evaluates the Company’s real estate held for sale to determine whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that a possible impairment in the carrying values of the assets has occurred. As part of this evaluation, and in accordance with FASB, the Company records the carrying value of the property at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs. The amount the Company will ultimately realize on these asset sales could differ from the amount recorded in the financial statements. The Company engages real estate brokers to assist in determining the estimated selling price or when external opinions are not available uses their own market knowledge. The estimated selling costs are based on the Company’s experience with similar asset sales. The Company records an impairment charge and writes down an asset’s carrying value if the carrying value exceeds the estimated selling price less costs to sell. In the Company’s valuation of its impairment on real estate, level 2 inputs were utilized to determine the fair value of those assets.
We recognized $2,243,007 and $8,030,002 of impairments for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
ITEM 9.   DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
We did not have any disagreements on accounting and financial disclosures with our present accounting firm during the reporting period.

 

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ITEM 9A(T).   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Accordingly, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act were not effective as of December 31, 2009 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, and summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. Control deficiencies have been identified by management in consultation with Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner & Hottman, PC, the Company’s independent auditors. Certain matters involving internal control deficiencies considered to be significant deficiencies have been reported to the board of directors. The significant deficiencies relate to the Company’s restatement of its quarterly financial statements during 2008 related to the conversion of the notes payable and preferred stock. In addition, the design of our control system reflects the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of such controls must be considered relative to their costs. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.

 

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Inherent Limitations Over Internal Controls
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and circumvention by collusion or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even an effective internal control system may not prevent or detect material misstatements on a timely basis. 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 or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
We have made no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report on Form 10-K affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION.
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PART III
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our Directors and Executive Officers, their ages and positions held with us as of March 16, 2010 are as follows:
             
NAME   AGE   POSITION HELD
James W Creamer III
    45     President and Chief Executive Officer
Joni K. Troska
    50     Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
G. Brent Backman
    69     Director
Eric Balzer
    61     Director
Joseph C. Zimlich
    50     Director
Our Directors will serve in such capacity until our next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. The officers serve at the discretion of our Directors. There are no family relationships among our officers and directors, nor are there any arrangements or understandings between any of our directors or officers or any other person pursuant to which any officer or director was or is to be selected as an officer or director.
Mr. Creamer has been Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since joining us in July, 2005. On January 20, 2009, he became President and Chief Executive Officer as well. He joined our Company from Vectra Bank Colorado, where he was a Vice President in Commercial Banking, focusing largely on commercial real estate lending. Prior to commercial banking Mr. Creamer was an Investment Banker for J.P. Turner & Co. where he worked from 2001 to 2004. He was an Equities Analyst at Global Capital Securities Corp from 1999 to 2001 where he served as Director of Research for the last year of his tenure. From 1992 to 1998 Mr. Creamer was a Vice President of Institutional Fixed Income Sales at Hanifen, Imhoff Inc. Mr. Creamer holds a finance degree from Arizona State University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Ms. Troska has been our Secretary since January 20, 2009. She was previously our Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer from our inception until 2005. She also serves as corporate Secretary of WestMountain Asset Management, Inc., WestMountain Alternative Energy, Inc., WestMountain Distressed Debt, Inc., and, WestMountain Index Advisor, Inc., all public companies. She started SP Business Solutions, a business consulting service, in April, 2002. Prior to that period, she was employed for fourteen years as the General Accounting Manager and financial liaison for software implementations and acquisition integration by Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., a public international electronics manufacturing company, in Fort Collins, Colorado. While employed by Advanced Energy, she obtained her business degree in July 2001.
Mr. Backman joined our Board of Directors in March, 2006. Mr. Backman co-founded Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS) in 1981 and had been Vice President of Advanced Energy and a Director since its incorporation until December, 1998 when he retired as an officer of the Company. He later retired from Advanced Energy’s Board of Directors in 2003. Mr. Backman helped Advanced Energy differentiate itself by growing to in excess of $100 million in revenues without any outside capital until the Company went public in 1995. He helped lead the Company to $360 million in annual revenue with 1,498 employees and a market cap of $2.3 billion in the fiscal year 2000. Mr. Backman started his career at Hughes Aircraft Company, where he rose to the position of Business Manager of a $400 million research lab. He left Hughes Aircraft Company to help found Ion Tech, which was acquired by Veeco Instruments. Mr. Backman has a degree from California State University, Fullerton.

 

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Mr. Balzer has been a Director of ours since our inception. He also has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Ramtron International Corporation (NASDAQ: RMTR), which designs specialized semiconductor products, from September, 1998 to 2004. In 2004, he became its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Balzer was Senior Vice-President of Operations at Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS) from 1990 to 1999. Prior to joining Advanced Energy, Mr. Balzer was the Controller and, later, the Material and Manufacturing Manager of the Colorado Springs facility for International Business Machines (IBM). In addition to Advanced Energy, he has been a senior manager in one other successful start-up company, Colorado Manufacturing Technology, Inc., which was subsequently sold. His experience also includes financial oversight responsibilities for $1.5 Billion of cost plus construction programs with Shell Oil Company.
Mr. Zimlich has been a Director since October, 2006 and is the Chief Executive Officer Bohemian Companies, a group of family-owned real estate and private equity holdings. Bohemian Companies also manages a family office and the Bohemian Foundation, a family foundation. Mr. Zimlich served previously as a manager in mergers and acquisitions and as a specialist in the not-for-profit and banking industries for an international accounting firm. Mr. Zimlich has served at the director level for Fortune 500 companies in both the technology and food products industries. He has also served at the executive level for privately-held companies in the technology industry as well as for a number of start-up businesses. Mr. Zimlich has experience at the board of director level in a variety of industries, including: technology, semi-conductors, water filtration, banking, restaurant, and venture-capital funds. He is also currently active on several Boards including: (1) Colorado State University’s Global Leadership Council, (2) First Western Trust Bank, (3) EnviroFit - a non-profit working to reduce the Asian brown cloud and (4) Solix Biofuels — founded to commercialize low-cost production of biodiesel from algae.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors, executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our outstanding equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other equity securities of ours. Officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
To our knowledge, based solely on our review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and representations that no other reports were required during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were timely complied with except for the Forms 4 and Forms 5 of Mr. Creamer and Ms. Troska, which have been filed late.
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table discloses, for the years indicated, the compensation for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and each executive officer that earned over $100,000 during the year ended December 31, 2009.
                                                                         
                                                    Nonqualified              
                                            Non-Equity     Deferred              
                            Stock     Option     Incentive     Compensation     All Other        
Name & Principal Position           Salary ($)     Bonus ($)     Awards ($)     Awards ($)     Compensation ($)     Earnings ($)     Compensation ($)     Total ($)  
 
                                                                       
Peter Shepard (1)
    2009       20,713                                                       20,713  
 
    2008       172,333       35,000                                               207,333  
 
                                                                       
James W. Creamer III (2)
    2009       147,500                     354,363                               501,863  
Chief Executive Officer
    2008       120,000       15,000                                               135,000  
 
    2007       120,000                                           120,000  
 
                                                                       
Joni K. Troska (3)
    2009       95,250                   70,873                         166,123  
Chief Financial Officer
                                                                       
     
(1)   Mr. Shepard became our President February 27, 2008 and received a salary of $235,000 and was eligible for an annual bonus by our Board of Directors. In December 2008 Mr. Shepard was granted a bonus by our Board of Directors of $35,000. Mr. Shepard resigned on January 20, 2009.
 
(2)   Mr. Creamer, our President and Chief Executive Officer receives a salary of $150,000 per year and is eligible for an annual bonus by our Board of Directors. In December 2008 Mr. Creamer received a bonus of $15,000. On August 4, 2009, Mr. Creamer was granted options to purchase 1,305,131 shares of common stock at $0.49 per share. Fifty percent of the options vested immediately and the remaining fifty percent will vest equally over a three year period. The options have a seven year maturity.

 

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(3)   Ms. Troska, formerly our Controller was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer in August 2009. She receives an annual salary of $104,000 per year and is eligible for an annual bonus by our Board of Directors. On August 4, 2009, Ms. Troska was granted options to purchase 261,026 shares of common stock at $0.49 per share. Fifty percent of the options vested immediately and the remaining fifty percent will vest equally over a three year period. The options have a seven year maturity.
Effective January 20, 2009, Mr. Peter Shepard resigned from all offices at our Company, including his position as director. Our Board of Directors has appointed as a replacement, Mr. James W. Creamer III as our new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Creamer had been our Chief Financial Officer since 2005 and continued to serve in that capacity until Ms. Troska’s appointment in August 2009.
We reimburse our executives for all necessary and customary business related expenses. We have no plans or agreements which provide health care, insurance or compensation on the event of termination of employment or change in our control.
Through December 31, 2009 we paid our independent Director $1,500 for each Board meeting and $250 for each Board conference call he attended.
We reimburse our Directors for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with our business. Our other officer and directors have agreed to allocate a portion of their time to our activities, without compensation. These officers and directors anticipate that our business plan can be implemented by their collectively devoting approximately twenty hours per month to our business affairs. Consequently, conflicts of interest may arise with respect to the limited time commitment of such directors. These officers will use their best judgments to resolve all such conflicts.
Total compensation paid to our directors during 2009 was:
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
                                                         
                            Non-Equity     Nonqualified              
    Fees Earned or                     Incentive Plan     Deferred     All Other        
    Paid in Cash     Stock     Option     Compensation     Compensation     Compensation        
Name   ($)     Awards ($)     Awards ($)     ($)     Earnings ($)     ($)     Total ($)  
 
                                                       
G. Brent Backman
                                         
Eric Balzer
    4,500                                     4,500  
Joseph Zimlich
                                         

 

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ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of the Common Stock as of December 31, 2009, (i) by each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of the Common Stock; (ii) by each of our officers and directors; and (iii) by all of our officers and directors as a group.
                 
    Amount and        
    Nature of        
    Beneficial     Percent of  
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   Ownership (1)(2)     Class  
G. Brent Backman (3)
1440 Blake Street, Suite 310
Denver, Colorado 80202
    10,922,046       38.97 %
 
               
BOCO Investments, LLC (4)
103 West Mountain Ave.
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524
    13,386,379       47.75 %
 
               
Sarmat, LLC (5)
103 West Mountain Ave.
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524
    1,645,750       5.87 %
 
               
James W Creamer III (6)
1440 Blake Street, Suite 310
Denver, Colorado 80202
    677,966       2.42 %
 
               
Joni K. Troska (7)
1440 Blake Street, Suite 310
Denver, Colorado 80202
    146,514       0.5 %
 
               
Joseph Zimlich (8)
103 West Mountain Ave.
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524
    344,869       1.23 %
 
               
Eric Balzer (9)
1440 Blake Street, Suite 310
Denver, Colorado 80202
    112,500       0.41 %
 
               
All Officers and Directors
As a Group (five persons)
    12,203,895       43.53 %
     
(1)   All ownership is beneficial and of record, unless indicated otherwise.
 
(2)   Beneficial owners listed above have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown, unless otherwise indicated. A total of 28,035,694 shares of the Common Stock are considered to be outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1). For each Beneficial Owner above, any options or warrants exercisable within 60 days have been included in the denominator.
 
(3)   A total 10,922,046 shares are owned of record by GDBA Investments, LLC, which is controlled by Mr. Backman. A total of 5,391,329 were acquired on June 30, 2008 as a result of the conversion of 250,000 shares of convertible preferred stock and $3 million in subordinated debt converted to common stock. A total of 45,000 shares are owned in the name of adult children of the Mr. Backman, for which GDBA and Mr. Backman disclaim beneficial ownership.
 
(4)   A total of 9,736,379 shares are owned by BOCO Investments, LLC which were acquired on June 30, 2008 as a result of the conversion of 250,000 shares of convertible preferred stock and $3 million in subordinated debt converted to common stock. Includes warrants to acquire a total of 3,650,000 shares at a price of $.25 per share. The warrants are currently exercisable and expire at various periods in 2012.
 
(5)   A total of 1,045,250 of these shares are owned of record. A total of 600,500 shares are owned in the name of family members of the affiliate of this entity.

 

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(6)   Mr. Creamer has a stock option to acquire a total of 1,305,131 common shares at $0.49 per share, of which options for 652,566 shares are currently exercisable. An additional 16.67% vests each succeeding year. The option expires in August, 2016.
 
(7)   Includes 10,000 shares owned of record by Ms. Troska and 6,000 shares owned of record by Ms. Troska’s husband, for which she disclaims beneficial ownership. Ms. Troska has a stock option to acquire a total of 261,027 common shares at $0.49 per share, of which options for 130,514 shares are currently exercisable. An additional 16.67% vests each succeeding year. The option expires in August, 2016.
 
(8)   A total of 344,869 shares are owned by Mr. Zimlich, 316,594 of which were acquired on June 30, 2008 as a result of the conversion of 58,000 shares of convertible preferred shares.
 
(9)   A total of 75,000 shares are owned in the name of an affiliated entity. A total of 37,500 shares are owned in the name of Mr. Balzer’s son.
None of the minority members of our subsidiaries own five percent or more of us.
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
GDBA Investments, LLC
On September 28, 2006, GDBA issued $7,000,000 in Senior Subordinated debt to us that matured on September 28, 2009; however, the term was extended to September 28, 2012. This note carries a floating interest rate equal to the higher of 6% or the 90 day average of the 10 year U.S. Treasury Note plus 150 basis points. As part of the note extension, GDBA agreed to receive quarterly interest payments in the form of common shares instead of cash through December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2009, the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On December 15, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from GDBA up to $500,000 for a period of up to one year at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note had a maturity date of December 15, 2009 and has been extended to December 15, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On April 1, 2009 the company entered into an accrued interest term note with GDBA for the accrued interest amount due through March 31, 2009 of $319,233. The note carries a per annum interest rate of 0.76% with a maturity date of October 28, 2009. On October 28, 2009 we terminated the note and issued a new note that included the interest of $319,233 plus the interest that was accrued for the second and third quarters of 2009 of $226,833. The new note amount of $546,066 carries a 6.00% interest rate and matures October 28, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
Since October 1, 2009 we have accrued, but not paid the interest due to GDBA on all outstanding notes. For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, $119,438 of interest was accrued but not paid.
BOCO Investments, LLC
On September 28, 2006, GDBA issued $7,000,000 in Senior Subordinated debt to us that matured on September 28, 2009; however, the term was extended to September 28, 2012. This note carries a floating interest rate equal to the higher of 6% or the 90 day average of the 10 year U.S. Treasury Note plus 150 basis points. As part of the note extension, BOCO agreed to receive quarterly interest payments in the form of common shares instead of cash through December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2009, the full amount of this note was outstanding.

 

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On June 4, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $1,000,000 at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note was due September 25, 2009, with the ability to extend an additional six months. On September 23, 2009 we exercised our option to extend the note to March 25, 2010 and under the agreement issued BOCO 200,000 additional warrants to purchase our common stock at $0.25 per share. As of December 31, 2009, the full amount of this note was outstanding. On March 24, 2010 BOCO agreed to a one-year extension to the note which will mature March 25, 2011.
On September 4, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $4,000,000 at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note was due October 30, 2009 which we extended an additional six months making it due April 30, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On September 10, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $750,000 at an interest rate of 9% per annum. The note was issued specifically for the assemblage of an additional parcel to our property held under our Esterra Mesa 1, LLC to increase the marketability of the property. The note is secured by a Pledge Agreement on the Company’s membership interest in Esterra Mesa 1, LLC. This note was due September 25, 2009, with the ability to extend an additional six months. On September 23, 2009 we exercised our option to extend the note to March 25, 2010 and under the agreement issued BOCO 150,000 additional warrants to purchase our common stock at $0.25 per share. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of the note has been drawn and per the promissory note terms a $15,000 fee was required. We are currently working with BOCO to extend this note. On March 24, 2010 BOCO agreed to a one-year extension to the note which will mature March 25, 2011.
On December 15, 2008, we signed a promissory note to borrow from BOCO up to $500,000 for a period of up to one year at an interest rate of 6% per annum. This note had a maturity date of December 15, 2009 and has been extended to December 15, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
On April 1, 2009 the company entered into an accrued interest term note with BOCO in the amount of $548,897 for the accrued interest amount due through March 31, 2009 and $15,000 for the fee due on the September 10, 2008 promissory note. The note carried a per annum interest rate of 0.76% with a maturity date of October 28, 2009. On October 28, 2009 we terminated the note and issued a new note that included the interest of $548,897 plus the interest that was accrued for the second and third quarters of 2009 of $433,002. The new note amount of $981,899 carries a 6.00% interest rate and matures October 28, 2010. As of December 31, 2009 the full amount of this note was outstanding.
Since October 1, 2009 we have accrued, but not paid the interest due to BOCO on all outstanding notes. For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, $216,856 of interest was accrued but not paid.
ITEM 14:   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Our independent auditor, Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman, P.C., Certified Public Accountants, billed an aggregate of $121,253 for the year ended December 31, 2009 and $90,682 for the year ended December 31, 2008 for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and review of the financial statements included in its quarterly reports.
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
The following financial information is filed as part of this report:
(a)   (1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(2) SCHEDULES

 

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(3) EXHIBITS. The following exhibits required by Item 601 to be filed herewith are incorporated by reference to previously filed documents:
     
EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
 
   
3.1 *
  Articles of Incorporation, filed under cover of Form 10-SB, 4/14/04.
 
   
3.2 *
  Bylaws, filed under cover of Form 10-SB, 4/14/04.
 
   
3.3*
  Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed under cover of Form 10-SB, 4/14/04.
 
   
3.4*
  Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 7/13/05.
 
   
3.5*
  Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/27/06
 
   
3.6*
  Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 07/07/08
 
   
4.1*
  Warrant for BOCO Investments, LLC, filed under cover of Form 8-K 03/03/09
 
   
4.2*
  Warrant for BOCO Investments, LLC, filed under cover of Form 8-K 04/06/09
 
   
4.3*
  Warrant for BOCO Investments, LLC, filed under cover of Form 8-K 05/05/09
 
   
4.4*
  Warrant for BOCO Investments, LLC, filed under cover of Form 8-K 05/05/09
 
   
4.5*
  Warrant for BOCO Investments, LLC, filed under cover of Form 10-Q 9/30/09
 
   
10.1*
  Loan Financing Agreement with GDBA Investments, LLLP, filed under cover of Form 10-SB, 4/14/04.
 
   
10.2*
  Construction Land Acquisition Loan Agreement with Cross Country Properties II, LLC, filed under cover of Form 10-SB, 4/14/04.
 
   
10.3*
  Construction Land Acquisition Loan Agreement with Cross Country Properties III, LLC, filed under cover of Form 10-SB, 4/14/04.
 
   
10.4**
  Lease Agreement between Moody Group, LLC and Family Dollar Stores of Georgia, Inc., filed under cover of amended Form 10-SB, 9/21/04.
 
   
10.5*
  Lease Agreement between Cross Country Properties III, LLC and Advance Auto Stores Company, filed under cover of amended Form 10-SB, 9/21/04.
 
   
10.6*
  Agreement between GDBA RE One, LLC (“Seller”) and Alexander V. Lagerborg, filed under cover of amended Form 10-SB, 9/21/04.
 
   
10.7*
  Letter of Intent dated July 1,2004 between Across America Real Estate Development Corp. and Carwash Management, Inc, filed under cover of amended Form 10-58, 9/21/04.
 
   
10.8*
  Joint Development Agreement; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/06/04
 
   
10.9*
  Agreement to Fund with GDBA Investments, LLLP; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 12/01/04
 
   
10.10 *
  Senior Credit Facility with Vectra Bank; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 4/28/05
 
   
10.11*
  Securities Purchase Agreement filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/04/06
 
   
10.12*
  Subordinated Note, GDBA; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/04/06
 
   
10.13*
  Subordinated Note, BOCO; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/04/06
 
   
10.14*
  Shareholders Agreement; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/04/06
 
   
10.15*
  Registration Rights Agreement; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/04/06
 
   
10.16*
  Revolving Note, GDBA; filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/04/06
 
   
10.17*
  Revolving Note, BOCO filed under cover of Form 8-K, 10/04/06

 

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EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
 
   
10.18 *
  Amendment to Senior Subordinated Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.19 *
  Amendment to Senior Subordinated Note, BOCO filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.20 *
  Amendment to Revolving Note, BOCO filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.21 *
  Amendment to Revolving Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.22 *
  Amendment to Senior Subordinated Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.23 *
  Amendment to Senior Subordinated Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.24 *
  Amendment to Revolving Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.25 *
  Amendment to Revolving Note, BOCO filed under cover of Form 10Q, 8/14/07
 
   
10.26 *
  Amendment to Subordinated Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 8K, 10/31/07
 
   
10.27 *
  Amendment to Revolving Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 8K, 10/31/07
 
   
10.28 *
  Amendment to Subordinated Note, BOCO filed under cover of Form 8K, 10/31/07
 
   
10.29 *
  Amendment to Revolving Note, BOCO filed under cover of Form 8K, 12/21/07
 
   
10.30 *
  Amendment to Revolving Note, GDBA filed under cover of Form 8K, 12/21/07
 
   
10.31 *
  Securities Exchange Agreement with BOCO, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.32 *
  Securities Exchange Agreement with GDBA, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.33 *
  Securities Exchange Agreement with J. Zimlich, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.34*
  Revolving Note with BOCO, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.35*
  Revolving Note with GDBA, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.36*
  Accrued Interest Payment Agreement with BOCO, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.37*
  Accrued Interest Payment Agreement with GDBA, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.38*
  Accrued Interest Payment Agreement with J.Zimlich, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.39*
  Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement with BOCO and GDBA, filed under cover of Form 8K, 07/07/08
 
   
10.40*
  Extension Agreement with BOCO, filed under cover of Form 8K, 04/06/09
 
   
10.41*
  Amendment to Senior Subordinated Note with BOCO, filed under cover of Form 8K, 10/07/09
 
   
10.42*
  Amendment to Senior Subordinated Note with GDBA, filed under cover of Form 8K, 10/07/09
 
   
16.1*
  Change of Accountant Letter, filed under cover of Form 8K, 04/29/08
 
   
21.
  List of Subsidiaries.
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CAPTERRA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
 
Dated: MARCH 31, 2010  By:   /s/ James W Creamer III    
    James W Creamer III   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
     
Dated: MARCH 31, 2010  By:   /s/ Joni K. Troska    
    Joni K. Troska   
    Chief Financial Officer   
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Dated: MARCH 31, 2010  By:   /s/ Eric Balzer    
    Eric Balzer   
    Director   
     
Dated: MARCH 31, 2010  By:   /s/ G. Brent Backman    
    G. Brent Backman   
    Director   
     
Dated: MARCH 31, 2010  By:   /s/ Joseph Zimlich    
    Joseph Zimlich   
    Director   

 

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