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U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-K
(Mark
One)
x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER
SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission File Number
333-146705
Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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PMB #292,
502 E. John Street, Room E
Carson
City, NV 89706
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(44) 1483
543 543
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
None.
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of
Class)
Check
whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405
of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
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whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act. o No x
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by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Check if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) contained herein, and no disclosure
will be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
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whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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whether the issuer is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes o No x
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS
As of
March 30, 2010, there were 10,751,378 shares of common stock, par value $.001,
outstanding.
OCTAVIAN
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
10-K
FISCAL
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
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Risk
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Properties
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Market
for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Selected
Financial Data
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
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in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Executive
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
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THIS
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF SECTION 27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED AND SECTION 21E
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AS AMENDED AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS,
UNCERTAINTIES, AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.
SEE ITEM 1. "BUSINESS - A NOTE ABOUT FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS."
Item
1. Description of Business.
The
following describes our business. Whenever the terms “our,” “we” and the
“Company” are used in this Description of Business, they refer to one or more of
the following: Octavian Global, Octavian International and all other direct and
indirect subsidiaries of Octavian International identified in this annual
report.
GENERAL
Background
The
Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 19, 2007 under the name House Fly
Rentals, Inc. (“House
Fly”), as a development stage company to create a web-based service that
lists properties across multiple market areas that are available for
rental. Immediately following the Share Exchange, as defined herein –
“ Share Exchange and Related
Transactions ,” House Fly purchased Octavian International Limited., a
company incorporated in England and Wales and a wholly-owned subsidiary of House
Fly, with House Fly being the parent corporation (the “Subsidiary
Merger”). Immediately following the Subsidiary Merger, House
Fly changed its name to Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. (“Octavian
Global”).
Octavian
International Limited
Octavian
International Limited (“Octavian International”), our wholly-owned subsidiary,
was incorporated in England and Wales on March 23, 2001 under the name Eachway
Limited. On April 4, 2001, Octavian International’s name was changed to Octavian
Projects Overseas Limited and then to its current name, Octavian International
Limited, on May 11, 2001. Octavian International currently has the following
directly or indirectly wholly-owned or controlled and consolidated operating
subsidiaries:
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Octavian
de Argentina S.A. (formerly Argelink SA), a corporation formed under the
laws of Argentina;
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Casino
Amusement Technology Supplies Limited (“CATS”), a
corporation formed under the laws of England and
Wales;
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Octavian
International (Europe) Limited, a corporation formed under the laws of
England and Wales;
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Octavian
International (Latin America) Limited, a corporation formed under the laws
of England and Wales;
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Octavian
Latin America SAS, a corporation formed under the laws of
Colombia;
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Octavian
SPb Limited Partnership, a partnership formed under the laws of
Russia;
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Atlantis
Limited Company, a limited company formed under the laws of
Russia;
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Octavian
Rwanda Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of
Rwanda.
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Octavian
Italy Srl, a company formed under the laws of Italy (50%
owned);
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Octavian
Germany Limited, a corporation formed under the laws of England and Wales
(51% owned); and
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Octavian
Germany GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Octavian Germany Limited and a
corporation formed under the laws of Germany (51%
owned).
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Share
Exchange and Related Transactions
On
October 30, 2008, House Fly consummated a share exchange agreement by and among
Octavian International, House Fly, Robert McCall and the
shareholders of Octavian International (the “Share
Exchange”). Prior to the Share Exchange, Robert McCall was the
Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary, Treasurer and sole Director; and Mr. McCall owned 44.4 percent of its
issued and outstanding securities.
Pursuant
to the terms of a repurchase agreement we entered into on October 30, 2008 (the
“Repurchase
Agreement”), House Fly repurchased all of Mr. McCall’s shares of our
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) for a
total repurchase price of US$300,000. Immediately after the repurchase of these
shares and pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange: (1) the former
shareholders of Octavian International received shares of our Common Stock in
exchange for all of their Ordinary Shares of Octavian International, (2) Mr.
McCall appointed Mr. Harmen Brenninkmeijer as a director of Octavian Global and
(3) Mr. McCall resigned from his House Fly officer positions and from the House
Fly board of directors. Immediately thereafter, Mr. Brenninkmeijer appointed
Peter Moffitt and Peter Brenninkmeijer to the Company’s board and also appointed
all of our current officers.
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As a
result of the Share Exchange, the Company experienced a change in control and
ceased to be a shell company, Octavian International became its wholly-owned
subsidiary, and the former shareholders of Octavian International became the
owners of approximately 89 percent of the Company’s issued and outstanding
shares of our Common Stock (prior to giving effect to the Private Placement,
defined herein).
Concurrent
with the closing of the Share Exchange, the Company entered into a securities
purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
with certain accredited investors and closed a private placement offering
pursuant to which it raised gross proceeds of $13 million and, among other
things, issued and sold convertible debentures (“Debentures”) with an
aggregate principal amount of US$14,285,700 convertible into shares of the
Company’s Common Stock (“Conversion Shares”) at an initial conversion price of
US$3.10, subject to adjustment other than for the reverse stock split discussed
below (the “Private
Placement”). Additionally, investors in the Private Placement
received Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,193,548
shares of Common Stock (2,096,774 shares at an initial exercise price of $3.10
per share for 5 years and 2,096,774 shares at an initial exercise price of $4.65
per share for 7 years, which exercise prices and the number of shares
exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment other than for the Reverse
Stock Split discussed below (the “Warrants”)) and an
aggregate of 4,624,327 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”, together
with the Debentures and Warrants, are sometimes referred to hereafter as the
“Private Placement
Securities”). Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH (“AGI”), Octavian’s
principal supplier of casino gaming machines and a holder of 35 percent of
Octavian’s capital stock prior to the Share Exchange, participated in the
Private Placement by investing US$5 million. The net proceeds received by
Octavian Global after the payment of all offering expenses including, without
limitation, legal fees, accounting fees and cash commissions paid to certain
finders was US$10,199,812.64 (For a more detailed description of these fees,
please see Section 13 titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,
and Director Independence – Private Placement,”).
On
January 7, 2009, the Company effected a 1-for-5.0174 reverse split of our shares
of Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock
Split”). Except as otherwise noted, all references to the
number of shares of our Common Stock throughout this annual report reflect the
Reverse Stock Split.
Trademarks
All
Octavian product names are trademarks of Octavian International, while all other
product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners. This annual report also contains trademarks, trade names and service
marks of other companies, which are the property of their respective
owners.
Our
website is www.octavianinternational.com. The website is not part of this annual
report. Our principal corporate executive offices are located at Bury House,
1 – 3 Bury Street,
Guildford, Surrey GU2 4AW, UNITED KINGDOM and our telephone number is: +44 1483
543 543.
OUR
COMPANY
We are a
global provider of a full end-to-end suite of gaming systems and products. Our
solutions offer full life-cycle gaming support and system solutions; the design,
manufacture and marketing of computerized games; products for the lottery
industry; and third party products. Our primary market focus is on emerging
markets that we believe to be fast growing. We offer flexible, tailored,
technical and operational support and solutions which, we believe, enable our
customers to efficiently scale their operations over multiple
locations.
Our
products and services are provided through our four core business sectors: (1)
OctaSystems; (2) OctaGames; (3) OctaLotto; and (4) OctaSupplies.
OctaSystems
Our
OctaSystems business sector is comprised of two main products, our casino
management system and our downloadable games systems.
Casino
Management Systems
Octavian’s
Symphony CE (Casino Edition) is a complete casino management system for slots
and tables management either within a single casino or globally over multiple
venues. This complete end-to-end solution covers all basic casino procedures:
slots, tables, cash desk, registration, reception, security, loyalty, marketing
and more. Symphony CE is designed to interface with the machines of virtually
all other gaming manufacturers, as well as with other systems such as
Point-of-Sale, signage and kiosks.
We
provide a complete range of services from consulting, through design,
procurement, installation, training and operational support for the management
of casinos. Our extensive global infrastructure is both flexible and scaleable,
providing customer support 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We
believe that the flexibility and scalability of a single system that manages
both slots and tables and the levels of reporting and business intelligence that
can be gained from this system distinguishes us from others in the gaming
industry.
Symphony
CE currently connects and supports approximately 7,800 machines worldwide,
although prior to the closure of the Russian and Ukrainian markets in July 2009,
over 30,000 machines were connected.
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A primary
benefit of our casino management system platform is that it allows casino
operators the ability to control financial activities, allowing them to reduce
the possibility of fraud and theft and comply with national or local
legislation, that is increasingly being introduced in many countries. In
addition, our systems have advanced data extraction and data warehouse
capabilities to enable operators to generate reports that allow for an in-depth,
real-time understanding of player profiles and business performance and to
utilize data for targeted marketing campaigns across multiple locations. The
control functions of the casino management system increase availability of
machines and reduce down time by immediately identifying machines in need of
service and notifying the operator’s service crew automatically. In our
experience, developing such a networked gaming system is cost prohibitive for
most medium to small operators. We believe that our competitive advantage is
that we become an integral part of a gaming operator’s already existing
information technology (“IT”) infrastructure,
with the aim to increase efficiency and profitability.
Symphony
CE (Casino Edition) – our end to end Casino Management System
Our most
comprehensive system offering is our Symphony CE system. Symphony CE
is our complete end to end system and covers and links together slot machines,
gaming tables, the cash desk, player registration, reception, security, loyalty
systems and marketing.
For
clients that do not wish to have an end to end system but rather seek specific
functions within our end to end system, we are able to deliver such functions
modularly, from our end to end system and have the ability to ‘switch-on’
additional functionality of the Symphony CE system at a later point without
major changes to the infrastructure. Our modular systems include
Octavian ACP, Octavian GateManager™, Octavian CashManager™ and Octavian Business
Intelligence Manager.
Octavian ACP - Our primary
casino management systems for slot machines is Octavian ACP which we
believe is a secure, highly flexible and reliable system with the capability to
link machines from virtually all manufacturers, in multiple locations globally.
The ACP platform, consisting of approximately 1.5 million lines of code
that we regularly update, provides the following key ACP functions:
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The Accounting
Function: Provides all requested data from every linked machine,
machine group, gaming hall and casino within the operator’s business. The
system securely stores this data and transforms it into comprehensive
reports and financial analysis. The key benefits to operators are the
ability to:
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Identify
games that are the most popular with
players;
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Obtain
real time information on the casino’s cash
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all financial transactions;
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Eliminate
time consuming manual processes of meter
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The Control Function:
Performs detailed analysis of each machine and enhances system security.
This function carries out real-time system diagnosis, including detection
and identification of machine malfunctions, notification of unauthorized
entry to any machine and monitoring of transmission links. Data can be
customized easily to enable a variety of reporting functions and alerts.
The key benefits to operators are the ability to quickly respond to
machine malfunction to minimize downtime as well as to prevent fraud. In
addition, the Control Function maintains a record of all attached systems,
including status and physical locations, which is required by regulatory
authorities in many jurisdictions.
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The Progressives
Function: Enables connected machines to be linked over multiple
locations to both progressive and random or mystery jackpots, also known
as a Wide Area Progressive (“WAP”) jackpot
system. Jackpot groups can be configured locally or globally according to
the operator’s precise business requirements. We believe that the ability
to create WAPs increases the number of playing customers and operator
revenues by offering bigger and better
awards.
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Symphony CE System
Add-ons. Within Symphony CE we can also offer optional add-on
features that enhance the functionality of the system such as cashless
operations that allow players to use a pre-paid “Smart” or RFID card that
enables players to play games to accumulate bonus points and gain automatic
entry into a bonus jackpot draw, whilst this also allows operators Player
Tracking and the ability to build strong profiles of their players and their
habits and behaviour. TITO (Ticket In Ticket Out) is also available as an add-on
to provide even more flexibility.
Octavian
GateManager™. Octavian GateManager™ administers and reports
player registration, guest services and activity on the gaming
floor. It is a fully integrated player tracking system that captures
player activity for a loyalty system. A loyalty system automatically enters
players into sweepstakes such as jackpots and prize drawings or allows players
to exchange accumulated points for cash or prizes, which we believe encourages
players to return to our customers’ locations.
Octavian
CashManager™. Octavian CashManager™ monitors transactions
taking place in the casino gaming area and continuously updates player
activity. Although not necessary, we believe that Octavian
GateManager™ and Octavian CashManager™ work best when used alongside each
other.
Octavian Business Intelligence
Manager. Octavian Business Intelligence Manager is a data mining tool,
which transforms transaction data into reports that provide operators with
information on player behavior, player patterns, tables and slots actual and
theoretical wins and jackpot drops, in order to assist with targeted marketing
campaigns.
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Symphony
VE (VLT Edition)
The
latest addition to the core Symphony framework infrastructure is Symphony VE
(VLT Edition) which has been created as a response to the regulations of the
Italian market, but which can be deployed in other similar markets. As well as
providing flexible monitoring, accounting and reporting functions to control
gaming machine operations, the Symphony VE system offers significant scope for
business development through player tracking and wide-area multiple progressive
jackpots, like Symphony CE
However,
the system enables venues to offer games content from Octavian, as well as
connect game servers which supply games from major games brands serving the
market, via interfaces that ensure that all company sensitive material such as
games math is not accessible to any other party other than the game originator.
This allows a multitude of games to be run and updated on a single system, with
lower ongoing maintenance.
Downloadable
Game Systems
Symphony™
is our adaptable, scalable and cost-effective downloadable game system that
meets the broadest range of gaming needs. We offer two versions of
Symphony™: Symphony™ DE and Symphony™ LE.
Symphony™
DE offers a complete server-based platform for video lottery terminal projects,
with the random number generator residing either on the server or gambling
terminal dependent on customer and regulatory requirements or supplied from a
3rd party source. Supported by centralized audit, financial reporting and remote
download of game content.
Symphony™
LE offers a complete integrated system for the management of electronic instant
lottery tickets (pull-tabs and lottery type games), with a central-server
providing series ticket storage, security event monitoring, financial reporting
and downloadable game series content.
OctaSystems
generated 33.7% of our consolidated revenues in the year ended December 31,
2009. As part of our business strategy, it is our goal to grow our OctaSystems
business so that it comprises a significant percentage of our revenues going
forward.
OctaGames
We have a
portfolio of almost 100 games sold globally. We believe our OctaGames business
has developed a reputation for developing games that are especially popular in
emerging markets and known for their advanced graphics and attractive user
interfaces. We support a wide variety of games which are tailored for electronic
gaming machines (“EGMs”) and amusement
with prizes machines (“AWPs”). EGMs are
commonly known as slot machines and are casino gambling machines with three or
more reels which spin when a button is pushed, while AWPs, which are popular in
arcades, bars and restaurants throughout Europe, incorporate more limited
payouts than slot machines with features that allow players to exercise some
form of skill and strategy, such as video poker. We deliver our games
through: (i) a complete machine with the games software installed on the board
running on a terminal; (ii) game software installed on the board that can then
be inserted into third party machines – Octavian game kits; or (iii) software
form only, allowing a manufacturer to operate our games on its own games board.
Our game kits are predominantly sold in the Italian market but are increasing in
popularity in Latin America, especially Colombia and Argentina.
Previously,
Octavian’s business strategy had included the development and sale of our own
EGMs, the Maverick 1000. After no more than nominal sales of
the “Maverick ®,” we decided to terminate our efforts to develop our own EGMs
and continued to focus on the distribution of third party EGMs.Recently
launched, the Maverick 3000 is an Octavian-branded version of the top-selling
Novomatic FV 623 Gaminator® video slot cabinet with proven Novomatic hardware
and Octavian games board and gaming content, together in one highly affordable
package.
OctaGames
generated 48.8% of our consolidated revenues in the year ended December 31,
2009. As part of our business strategy, it is our intention to grow our
OctaGames business so that it comprises a significant percentage of our revenues
going forward.
OctaLotto
Our
OctaLotto business line has developed the SymphonyTM LE platform which
provides lottery systems and solutions for state and local lotteries, especially
in emerging markets. We develop systems and game content and provide complete
end-to-end lottery solutions, from consulting and set-up, to systems
implementation and supplier management, as well as marketing, training and
ongoing support. The Symphony TM LE platform has been
developed specifically for lottery, video lottery terminals and downloadable
games operations. However, for each opportunity we look for the best-fit
solution – considering other 3rd party solutions. Since
December 2008 we have been operating a nationwide lottery for Rwanda for which
we used a system supplied by Schenzhen G-Lot Technology Ltd., a Hong Kong based
company (“G-Lot”).
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Key
benefits include:
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A
one-stop turnkey solution for existing and prospective lottery
operators;
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Innovative
systems solutions to enable traditional lottery operators to sell tickets
via networked gaming machines/video lottery
terminals;
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Related
lottery products, such as traditional online games, mobile gaming, video
lottery terminals and scratch
cards;
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The
ability to provide wireless, mobile and Internet gaming products;
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Discrete
services such as business and technology advice, training and mentoring,
supplier management and ongoing lottery business
development
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We added
the OctaLotto business sector to our core business in the fourth quarter 2008
following which we incorporated a new subsidiary, Octavian Rwanda Ltd, on
February 26, 2009, to take advantage of a 10 year license for operating the
national lottery of Rwanda.
OctaLotto
generated 2.7% of our consolidated revenues in the year ended December 31, 2009.
As part of our business strategy, it is not our intention to grow our OctaLotto
business to any significant level going forward.
OctaSupplies
Our
OctaSupplies business is a casino and amusement equipment supplier for game
equipment and content as well as related services. We offer a full range of
products from third-party manufacturers, including gaming machines and other
innovative attractions and peripherals. The purchase of new devices in certain
international markets is often costly, and where appropriate, we have started to
recondition used devices for resale, which we sell on an “as is”
basis.
During
2009, we offered products from the following third party suppliers:
Austrian
Gaming Industries (a/k/a Novomatic)
We have
distributed gaming products for AGI (a/k/a Novomatic) since 2001. The
products we have distributed for AGI include Gaminator®, Multi-Gaminator® and
Super-V+ Gaminator® (each of which is a multi-game solution that provides a
choice of video games to the player). Distribution of AGI’s products
have been targeted to selected markets, including substantially all
countries in Latin America, other than Chile, Peru and Uruguay and the
Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”), which includes
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
International
Game Technology (IGT)
We have
distributed gaming products for International Game Technology (“IGT”) since
2005. The agreements to distribute IGT gaming machines (including
slot machines and other video gaming terminals) in Russia and IGT EZ Pay® to
selected markets across Europe, North Africa and the CIS expired in
2009. In October 2009 Octavian signed multiple agreements with IGT
on behalf of the IGT/MGM/Bally cashless consortium. The agreements give Octavian
its own licences to use the consortium's Cashless patents in the Octavian TITO
product.
Until
January 29, 2009 we had an agreement with TableMAX Holdings, LLC to distribute,
install and support TableMAX Electronic Table Games systems globally, with the
exclusion of the North American Free Trade Agreement member countries. That
agreement has been terminated and we no longer have any rights or obligations
under the agreement.
OctaSupplies
generated 14.7% of our consolidated revenues in the year ended December 31,
2009. In the event that our business strategy to grow our OctaSystems and
OctaGames businesses succeeds, our OctaSupplies business will continue to
comprise a significantly lower percentage of our revenues going
forward.
BUSINESS
STRATEGY
Our
current focus is to continue the growth of our proprietary systems and games
business and reduce our reliance on offering third party products. Octavian has
made significant investments over the past few years to develop our own
innovative gaming products as well as systems infrastructure to provide hosted
solutions. We intend to leverage these investments to produce a sustainable
recurring revenue model with increased profitability.
We are
currently executing the following initiatives to drive further expansion and
profitability:
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Expand our Operations Outside
Russia. Following the imposition of significant restrictions on
gaming in Russia from 1 July 2009, our growth strategy is to
derive a significantly lower percentage of our revenues from Russia and
from our OctaSupplies business. To date, we have been largely dependent on
revenues generated from our operations in Russia, but we have worked to
expand our operations in other markets and we continue to develop a more
geographically diverse business in order to minimize our exposure to
volatility in any one
market.
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Increase Proportion of
Recurring Revenues and Long-Term Contracts. We have repositioned
our business to increase our recurring revenue from our OctaSystems and
OctaGames business lines. We plan to increase sales of our OctaSystems,
and OctaGames products and services, as we believe that these will provide
us a stronger base of recurring revenues, because of the higher margins
that we recognize on these products and services. We believe this will
provide a more predictable revenue stream with higher margins, improving
financial viability, although we cannot assure you that we will be
successful in achieving these
results.
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Increase Focus on Casino
Management System. Currently we connect approximately 7,800
machines worldwide – almost 30,000 prior to the closure of the Russian and
Ukrainian markets – and we believe that, based on internal market
research, there is an estimated global market opportunity of at least two
million machines that are still not linked to a casino management system
that could benefit from our systems. Regulators in our target markets have
recently signaled greater interest in instituting legislation that would
require gaming machines to be electronically connected with a casino
management system in order to ensure that all transactions and income are
monitored, primarily for tax purposes. Because of our ability to connect
other manufacturers’ products to our systems, our goal is to capture a
greater market share of the gaming machines that are still offline. Our
systems allow casino operators to link machines from multiple
manufacturers, which we believe differentiates our service from others in
the gaming industry. In addition, we believe that we are well equipped to
provide gaming infrastructure for both large and small gaming
customers.
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Continue to Establish
Long-Term Relationships with Casino and Amusement with Prize Machine
Operators. Our aim is to continue to establish long-term,
consulting relationships with customers by becoming an integral part of
their operations. By consulting and providing the technological
infrastructure for their operations, we seek to leverage our relationships
to generate cross-selling
opportunities.
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Expand Portfolio of Service
Offerings. We plan to continue to develop new technology and
games through our R&D staff in order to provide additional services
and create future growth.
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Expand Product Reach.
We plan to enter rapidly growing, emerging markets in Asia and expand in
the more regulated areas of Latin America and Europe. Previously, the
Company has focused on less regulated, emerging markets, where regulatory
approval was not required. We are moving into other markets that may have
other regulations. As part of that move, to the extent that these markets
have more stringent regulatory requirements, we may obtain approvals and
certifications to facilitate compliance with these regulations, such as
obtaining certification from Gaming Laboratories International (“GLI”).
For a description of GLI certification, please see the section titled
“Business – Regulation”. We plan to continue developing
partnerships with companies more familiar with local regulation, culture
and methods to expedite entry into countries that currently allow gaming
and those that may permit gaming in the
future.
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Continue Focus on Emerging
Market Opportunities. We have been an early mover in nascent gaming
markets. We have invested significant time over the last three years
establishing relationships with customers and partners in Asia and other
emerging markets, including Africa. We believe that these relationships
will assist us in being a first mover in these
markets.
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Consolidate the Brand.
We believe that the Octavian brand is well recognized in Latin America,
the CIS, Europe and increasingly in Asia. As we expand into other markets
such as Africa, we intend to increase our marketing activities, in order
to promote the brand both at the local and global levels. With exposure at
industry events and within trade publications, our goal is for our brand
to be recognized as one that provides a full suite of leading systems
infrastructure, games and supplies.
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Expand through Strategic
Acquisitions. Historically, we have grown both organically and
through acquisitions. We believe there
exist numerous opportunities to acquire companies with valuable technology
and relationships. With further strategic acquisitions and other business
partnerships, we believe that we will be able to expedite entry into new
geographic territories and strengthen our product offering in emerging
market sectors that we believe are fast
growing.
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MARKET
REGIONS
We market
our products and services in legalized gaming jurisdictions located in several
regions throughout the world. Recently, our most significant market has
become Italy, replacing Russia as a result of our
continued pursuit to expand into markets outside of Russia,
particularly in light of the fact that changing regulations have made it
difficult to do business in Russia. A change in regulations in Italy gave us a
significant opportunity. Our opportunities, challenges, and successes vary
across these jurisdictions.
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Russia
and the Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”)
We
commenced our operations in Russia and the CIS countries in 2001. We provided
our ACP system and all technical support to one of the first major gaming
operators in Russia and the CIS countries. We expanded our presence in the
market by providing services to other gaming operators. We also expanded our
product and service offerings to include the distribution of third-party
products and our proprietary games. We have an office in Russia: our St.
Petersburg office focuses on our OctaSystems, OctaGames, and OctaLotto business
lines, research and development, and the operation of one of our global data
centers.
Historically,
Russia and the CIS countries has been our most significant market, representing
73.1% of our revenues in 2007 and 75.9% of our revenues in 2008. On December 29,
2006, the Russian government enacted legislation (No. 244FZ) that immediately
restricted the number and the size of sites that can offer slot-machine
operations. In addition, casinos would be limited to four geographic zones after
July 1, 2009, and only gaming operators meeting certain specified revenue and
assets thresholds would be permitted to operate casinos in these regions. This
legislation effectively capped the market and caused a number of gaming
suppliers to exit the marketplace. The legislation resulted in a reduction in
our revenues from business in Russia and the CIS countries of approximately
US$37.0 million (or 68 percent), from US$54.4 million in 2006 to US$17.2 million
in 2007. In 2008, our revenues in Russia and the CIS countries
increased to $30 million in the wider expectation that the implementation of the
legislation would be delayed or softened. However, the full force of
the legislation was enacted on 1 July 2009 resulting in our revenues in the CIS
countries fading to close to nil after 1st of July
2009. This led to the decision to close the Moscow office which was
solely involved in the OctaSupplies business line. Our St Petersburg
office, in addition to being our research and development centre will serve as
our base of operations for our activities in other CIS countries. Our long-term
strategy is to diversify our business by increasing the amount of business we do
in the CIS countries beyond Russia and into Armenia, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova.
The
Ukraine also restricted gaming in mid 2009 and we therefore closed our sales and
support office in Kiev.
Latin
America and the Caribbean
Latin
American and Caribbean markets show significant growth opportunities for the
gaming industry. Legalized gaming is established in approximately 45 territories
in this region, which we define as the Caribbean island nations, Mexico, Central
America, and South America, with a market for machines in the following
categories:
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Slot
halls;
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Lotteries;
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Casinos;
and
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Bingo
operations and arcades.
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We
believe that Colombia, with approximately 69,000 machines in 2009 is an
important market which offers potential growth opportunities. We
expect legislation to be passed this year that will require gaming
operators to link their machines to a centralized system. This legislation is
currently being discussed, but we expect it to become effective sometime in
2010. Historically, lottery games have received greater acceptance than slot
machines and other casino-related gaming machines, but we believe that support
for casinos recently has grown, based on the number of well-known operators that
have entered the market. Although the size and timing of market growth remain
uncertain, we anticipate that opportunities will develop over the course of the
next few years.
We
believe that Peru is another important market in this region, which also
provides opportunities for growth. After the crackdown of illegal
operators in Peru, gambling revenues have increased to US$452 million for
2009. There are currently more than 60,000 slot machines distributed in more
than 700 venues. . The Ministry of Tourism is set to implement a control system
in July 2010 to tighten controls over slot machine gambling and certify gaming
operators in Peru. If it passes, this legislation could increase our
opportunities for growth in Peru over the next several years. We believe that
certification by the Ministry of Tourism will increase the confidence of gaming
companies and consumers in gaming operations, leading to more investment in
gaming operations in Peru. We currently have 19 games certified for the Peruvian
market, which has certification rules that are different than those of most
other countries and uses its own local laboratory for game testing and
certification.
Mexico
first allowed casinos to begin operations in 2006, and the Mexican gaming
industry generated approximately US$2 billion in revenue that year. We believe
that Mexico will continue to be one of the fastest growing territories in Latin
America, because new casinos could attract visitors from the United States as
well as from Mexico. Based on our own internal research, we believe that there
are currently approximately 90,000 machines in Mexico. We currently have 180
machines connected in Mexico and expect further installations to be completed in
2010.
Argentina
has the most expansive gaming market in these regions and there are currently
more than 80 casinos, 150 bingo halls, approximately 35,000 gaming machines and
1,200 roulette tables operated in the country. The gaming sector revenues in
2007 reached approximately US$2.5 billion. The country is divided
into 23 provinces and each have there own autonomy to regulate their gaming
industry within its jurisdiction. We operate a data center in
Argentina, and we also continue to increase our share of machines connected
through competitive pricing and established relationships with gaming
operators.
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We have a
facility in each of Bogotá, Colombia and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Each of these
locations hosts a global ACP data center, and we also conduct software research
and development at our Buenos Aires location. Our Latin America and Caribbean
operations encompass Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia,
Peru, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica,
Trinidad, Tobago, Uruguay, El Salvador, Panama, Bolivia, Jamaica, Honduras,
Paraguay, the Bahamas, Nicaragua, Haiti, Barbados, Suriname, Belize, Antigua,
Barbuda and Saint Lucia. These operations contributed 22% of our
revenues in 2009 and 17.1% of our revenues in 2008. We currently operate our
Caribbean operations out of our office in Bogotá, Colombia. We derive our
revenue in this region from our OctaSystems, OctaGames, and OctaSupplies
business groups.
Europe
This
region includes 21 countries, with an estimated total gaming market of US$28.4
billion in 2007 including approximately two million gaming machines. It
encompasses:
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Casinos;
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Slot
halls and arcades; and
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Non-casino
environments such as restaurants and
pubs.
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Germany
had a total gaming market of approximately US$4.4 billion in revenue in
2008, with approximately US$1 billion for casinos revenue. We have a
joint venture in Germany with an established distributor in that market to sell
games we are developing for the German market. As of March 2010,
there were 143 casinos and approximately 235,000 machines in
Germany.
Italy’s
market includes approximately 300,000 machines and revenue of approximately $1.5
billion in 2007. A change in the legislation to a more regulated Comma6A
standard meant that these machines needed to be upgraded or replaced by 15
December 2009. Octavian Italy was set up in order to exploit these
sales conditions by developing new games in Octavian’s St Petersburg office
specifically for sale in the Italian market; to date 11 games have been approved
for the Italian market. However, the introduction of the new Comma6B
law in Italy was brought forward as the Italian government needed the revenues
from the sale of the licenses in order to fund the reconstruction of the area
around the town of L’Aquila which was hit by an earthquake in April
2009. Each new machine in the market for Comma6B generated US$21,500
for the government, in license fees payable in advance.
As new
machines (Comma6B) with a higher payout are due to enter the market, the
operators are reluctant to invest in Comma6A games. This has a negative effect
on Octavian Italy’s revenues and stock levels. The early introduction of Comma6B
rules left the operators uncertain as to their situation and as result operators
are delaying ordering Comma6A games.
Although
France’s total gaming market includes approximately 190 casinos, French
legislation makes it extremely difficult to obtain gaming distribution licenses.
Because of the stringent regulatory requirements, we do not currently pursue
gaming opportunities in France.
Romania
has one of the most extensive gaming markets in Eastern Europe. As of 2009,
there were more than 20 casinos and approximately 50,000 slot machines in the
country. A new gambling act was passed on June 26, 2009 to tighten control and
connect every slot machine to a system.
The Greek
government hopes to raise an extra US$573 million by regulating slot machines
and is anticipated to open in 2010. Octavian anticipates establishing an office
in Thessaloniki, Greece, should conditions in the local gaming market improve
sufficiently to support a minor office.
Octavian
currently does most of its business in Europe in Romania, Italy and Germany. Our
European operations represented approximately 37% of our revenues in 2009,
compared to 7.0% of our revenues in 2008.
Africa
Gaming in
Africa is becoming more prevalent. About 30 countries possess casinos and gaming
machines. In 2009 there were approximately 29,000 regulated machines in the
entire African market. South Africa is the largest market in the region, with
more than 40 casinos and approximately 38,000 slot machines. It is
highly regulated, and we also believe currently there is only a limited
opportunity for new operators to enter the South African market at this time due
to this strict regulation. We believe that the next two largest markets are
Morocco (725 machines) and Kenya (720 machines), both of which are small but, we
believe, growing gaming machine markets.
In Rwanda
we have an exclusive license from the Rwandan regulatory body to administer and
operate Rwanda’s lottery through to 2019. We are distributing lottery
terminals, establishing a distribution network, administering control procedures
for the collection of receipts and payment of jackpots and marketing Rwanda’s
lottery system, on an exclusive basis, throughout the term of the
license. We are in discussion with the Rwandan mobile networks over
plans to sell tickets as part of credit top ups, as the large majority of mobile
phones are pre-paid and an SMS system has been fully tested and is ready to
launch. Additionally, we have an exclusive license from the Rwandan regulatory
body to operate gaming machines, sports betting and horse racing in Rwanda
through 2014, which includes the right to extend through to 2019.
To date,
the lottery and gaming markets in Rwanda are in the early stages of development
and there can be no assurances that viable markets will ever
evolve.
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We are
working with local operators to distribute 500 refurbished slot and similar
machines in two African countries. We will receive payment equal to a
percentage of the sales price of the machines along with a percentage of the
profits made by the operators through 2013.
The first
Symphony CE installation in Africa will be completed by the end of Q1 2010 in
Lusaka, Africa – monitoring slots and tables.
Asia
Pacific
Most
Asian countries have some form of gaming, including casinos, lotteries, and
hotel and club gaming. The largest markets are Macau (part of the People’s
Republic of China), who posted gaming revenue of $US1.42billion in December
2009, which was up 48% from the same month the previous year. Australia, South
Korea and Malaysia markets are also expanding in terms of revenue.
We
anticipate growing demand in this region for casino management systems as
Symphony CE’s slots and tables management is well suited for this market,
especially with its junket management and capability to run wide area jackpots.
The Philippines, together with Singapore, Cambodia and Vietnam, where major
development projects are set for completion in 2010, are seen as key markets for
Octavian.
The
Philippines has approximately 7,000 slots machines and 700 tables generating
$US2billion each year. We have spent considerable time in this marketplace in
the second half of 2009 and will complete our first two installations of
Symphony CE at the end of Q1 2010.
Gaming
was approved in Singapore in 2005 and according to Deutsche Bank, is the second
most lucrative gaming market in Asia after Malaysia, due to its low gaming tax
rate of 9%. In January, 2010 Genting Group opened the first casino resort in
Singapore and this will be quickly followed by the launch of a new casino resort
by Las Vegas Sands.
We have
also recruited a permanent Sales Consultant based in Macau, to position us well
to form relationships with operators and show our commitment to the Asian
marketplace as well as starting to work closely with an Asian team of
technicians to provide local language support to our newest customers in the
Philippines.
MARKETING
AND SALES
Octavian
primarily markets and sells its products and services through its direct and
indirect sales staff (direct sales staff sell to end users, while indirect sales
staff is comprised of sales managers who occasionally become involved in direct
sales) and senior management, who are located in each of our global locations.
As of March 30, 2010, we retain 8 direct and indirect sales representatives. The
sales and marketing group is supported by a technical and project management
team throughout the sales process.
Our sales
process takes place throughout our year and can range from proposals for a small
quantity of units to several hundred units. The duration of the sales process
varies depending on the type and scale of products and services required,
ranging from days for most games and machines, to as long as a year for a highly
customized management system. Typically, a potential systems customer
will participate in a formal evaluation and selection of a system
vendor.
The level
of sales available to us at any point in time can vary materially due to a
number of factors, including the capital budgets of our customers, the
availability of new products and services, the timing associated with any
required regulatory approvals, and the success and features contained in the
products and services sold by our competitors. The price paid for a full system
can vary materially from customer to customer, depending on a number of factors,
including the size of the gaming operation, the number of functions contained in
the system specified and the level of post-sale support provided.
We
generally complete our sales on a cash basis and only extend short term credit
to customers on a case by case basis.
Although
our direct sales force historically has generated most of our sales, we conduct
a number of marketing activities including exhibiting at international and
regional tradeshows, sponsorship of industry trade publications, and targeted
email marketing.
We
normally exhibit our products and services at the following annual
tradeshows:
Tradeshow
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London,
United Kingdom
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January
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Primavera
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Rimini,
Italy
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March
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FADJA
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Bogotá,
Colombia
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April
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ELA
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Mexico
City, Mexico
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May
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G2E
Asia
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Macau,
China
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June
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ENADA
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Rome,
Italy
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October
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SAGSE
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Buenos
Aires, Argentina
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October
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G2E
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Las
Vegas, United States
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November
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Key sales
personnel have already and will continue to attend other exhibitions and
conferences, including AmEx (Dublin), GEM (the Philippines), BEGE (Bulgaria),
Preview (London), among others, in order to meet with existing clients and to
follow up on leads generated from other shows and general
activities. In total, we expect to be represented at over 30
international shows throughout 2010.
In
addition to attending industry tradeshows, our Chief Executive Officer, Harmen
Brenninkmeijer, is a regular speaker and moderator at tradeshow symposia and is
on the advisory panel for the G2E tradeshows.
To
maximize our brand exposure internationally, we have secured exclusive
agreements with publications including:
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1.
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We
are the official sponsor of G3 magazine’s semi-annual market reviews –
2009 included an update on Europe and Latin America plus an in-depth
overview of the Asian gaming market. G3 is a major industry publication
published monthly by HP Publishing Limited and also distributed at major
tradeshows. Because of Octavian’s sponsorship of the market reviews, our
brand name and logo appear on every page of the issue devoted to the
market report; the entire inside cover page is devoted to Octavian
advertising and two additional advertisements for Octavian products and
services appear in the front part of the
issue.
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2.
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We
have sponsored the Casino International wall calendar for calendar years
2008/2009, and we have secured a similar arrangement for 2009/2010. The
printed calendar is mailed to almost 5,000 subscribers worldwide and
emailed in digital format to another 3,500 online
subscribers.
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3.
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We
have a contract with Casino Review magazine for an Octavian advertisement
to appear on the outside back cover of every issue. Casino Review is a
monthly publication that is distributed both in print and digital format.
It is published by Clarion Gaming, the organizers of the IGE tradeshow,
and distributed to each year’s International Gaming Exhibition (“IGE”)
exhibitors and attendees.
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4.
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We
have a long-standing relationship with Yogonet.com, publishers of a daily
gaming industry newsletter, distributed by email. Our relationship dates
back to the newsletter’s founding in 2003, when it was focused on the
Latin American market, in which we have had a well-established presence
for several years. Over the past year, it has become one of the industry’s
most subscribed global newsletters. Octavian’s contract provides that each
issue of the newsletter and the website contain Octavian banner
advertisements and our relationship ensures that any story about Octavian
is featured among the top five stories for that
day.
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We also
utilize subscriber based HTML email marketing as a cost-effective, targeted
method of publicizing our latest product developments. These emails are
distributed to prospects in our sales database. We currently have approximately
3,000 names on our subscription list.
Sales
Structures
OctaSystems
OctaSystems
sales generally are structured in three ways. The first structure involves the
customer purchasing the hardware and then paying a monthly license fee per
machine for use of the software. These contracts are generally three years or
longer in length, with varying fee structures. The second structure involves the
customer purchasing the hardware and system outright for a one-time fee plus an
ongoing service package from Octavian for support and software updates. Under
this structure, the software remains the property of Octavian, and the customer
uses components of the hardware to interface its machines to
the Symphony CE system. While it is possible for a customer to
purchase a system from us without ongoing support, it is extremely rare and we
recommend the purchase of ongoing support to all of our customers. The third
structure involves the customer purchasing the hardware and then paying Octavian
a fixed percentage of the customer’s revenues for a contract period of 3 to 10
years. Under this structure, contracts sometimes provide that the charge for the
system is included in the price of the hardware, in which case we charge a
higher percentage of. In each case when there is an ongoing service contract,
the customer is invoiced monthly for the appropriate fees.
The
demand for casino management systems is driven by regulatory requirements in
each applicable jurisdiction by casino operators’ competitive need to track
device and player activity, and to establish and compile individual device and
player profitability and other demographic information. These features also
enable casinos to develop or enhance marketing strategies. Our revenues from our
casino management systems are derived from selling our products and services to
both new and existing customers.
OctaGames
OctaGames
sales are generally structured in one of three ways. The first structure
involves the customer purchasing a security-protected license for one or more of
our games. A fee is charged for each copy of each game. The second
structure involves third-party manufacturers outsourcing to us the development
of one or more specific games. When we develop a requested game specifically for
a customer, we generally require that a substantial portion of the contract cost
be paid upfront and the balance upon acceptance by the customer of the delivered
product. Games can also be charged based on usage. In this
final recurring revenue model a customer will agree to pay a rate; the rate can
be a fixed daily rate or based on a percentage of the slot machine’s
profit.
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OctaLotto
OctaLotto
sales typically involve the customer purchasing the hardware and then paying
Octavian a fixed percentage of the customer’s revenues (ticket sales) over the
life of the system. In the case of Octavian Rwanda Ltd, sales represent ticket
sales of the national lottery of Rwanda.
OctaSupplies
OctaSupplies
sales generally are structured in two ways. The first involves outright sales of
third-party machines which require initial payments on order and then the
balance of the payments periodically over the 90 day period following shipment,
subject to our having to accept longer payment periods in jurisdictions where
our competitors offer payment terms extending as long as 18 months after
delivery of the machines. In any event, we generally do not provide customers
with payment terms extending more than ten months after delivery of the
machines. The second method of payment involves the customer paying a fixed
percentage of the machine’s sales over a period of years.
In
certain cases, the original manufacturers of these products may be competing
with us in markets where we also sell their products.
CUSTOMERS
Our
customers fall into five broad categories:
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major
casino operators who purchase OctaSupplies products, casino management
systems (including Symphony CE or Symphony VE), other machines,
and games;
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(2)
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slot
halls and other operations who purchase OctaSupplies products, casino
management systems (including Symphony CE or Symphony VE),
other machines, and games;
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(3)
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regulatory
authorities who purchase and/or accredit casino management systems
(including Symphony CE or Symphony VE);
and
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(4)
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lottery
operations who purchase OctaLotto services (including Symphony LE (Lottery
Edition) and video lottery terminal
games).
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The
general public in Rwanda who purchase tickets for the national
lottery.
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The
demand for gaming devices and systems varies depending on the level of new
construction and renovation of casinos and other gaming sites, as well as market
conditions that might generate the need for new and replacement equipment and
product and service innovation. Gaming devices generally have an average
replacement cycle of three to seven years.
Octavian
provides products and services on both an ongoing and a one-time basis. The
volume of products for specific customers varies from year to year, and a
significant customer in one year may not buy our products in a subsequent
year.
Future
sales of our products and services will be based on, among other elements,
continued expansion of our product and service line, the success of our game
content, the acceptance of our systems, our customer service levels, expansion
into additional markets and our ability to maintain a competitive position
against other providers who are producing similar products and
services.
COMPETITION
The
market for gaming systems, games, lottery systems, and gaming machines is highly
competitive, constantly evolving, and subject to technological change.
Competition is a significant driver of new product and service development. We
believe that principal competitive factors include:
· Product
functionality and features;
· Product
and service pricing;
· Availability
and quality of support;
· Customer
acceptance and player preference;
· Ease
and speed of product implementation;
· Vendor
and product reputation;
· Product
architecture and technological innovations;
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· Knowledge
of gaming industry practices;
· Product
accuracy and reliability; and
· Regulatory
compliance and Gaming Laboratories International certification.
We
believe we have a global competitive advantage as a result of our:
· Ability
to customize products and services;
· Breadth
of product and service offerings;
· High
levels of customer service and support;
· Long
history with customers;
· Geographic
diversification of operations;
· Seasoned,
experienced development staff;
· Worldwide
brand recognition;
· Diverse
library of innovative games;
· Investment
in R&D; and
· The
combined effect of our systems working together being greater than the sum of
their parts.
Our
competitors vary in size from small companies with limited resources to several
large multi-national corporations with substantially greater financial,
marketing and product development resources than ours. Our larger competitors
have an advantage in being able to devote more resources to develop new
technologies that are attractive to players and customers. Our competitors
include, but are not limited to, the following manufacturers, service providers
and distributors that have gaming products and services and are either
authorized to sell or are in the licensing process in many foreign gaming
jurisdictions:
OctaSystems global competitors
include but are not limited to: Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Lottomatica
S.p.A. (acquired Atronic in 2008), Bally Technologies, Inc., IGT, and Systems in
Progress GmbH (owned by WMS Industries, Inc.). Competition is particularly
strong in this market because of the number of providers and the limited number
of casinos and jurisdictions in which they operate.
OctaGames global competitors include
but are not limited to: Ainsworth Gaming Technology, Aristocrat Leisure
Limited, Aruze Corp. (formerly known as Universal Distributing of Nevada), Bally
Technologies, Inc., Unidesa Gaming & Systems (part of the Cirsa Group),
Franco Gaming, Ltd. (a division of Recreativos Franco), Gauselmann Group,
Lottomatica S.p.A. (acquired GTECH Corporation in 2006 and Atronic in 2008),
International Game Technology, Konami Co. Ltd., Novomatic Industries (which is
controlled by our principal shareholder, AGI), Scientific Games Corporation and
WMS Industries, Inc.
OctaLotto global competitors include
but are not limited to: Lottomatica S.p.A. (acquired GTECH Corporation in
2006), International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc., IntraLot S.A.,
Scientific Games Corporation and WIN Systems International Holdings,
Inc.
OctaSupplies global competitors
include but are not limited to: Ainsworth Gaming Technology, Aristocrat
Leisure Limited, Lottomatica S.p.A. (acquired Atronic in 2008), Bally
Technologies. Inc., Belatra Co., Ltd., Fortuna Gaming Corp., Franco Gaming, Ltd.
(a division of Recreativos Franco), Gauselmann Group, IGT, KARE Technology
Company, Konami Co. Ltd., Novomatic Industries and Unicum Gaming
(“SmartGames”).
MANUFACTURERS
AND SUPPLIERS
We
manufacture our hardware products through third-party manufacturers in Russia
and Argentina. In Russia, we have outsourced the manufacturing of the ACP
components to an aerospace company based in Moscow under a long-term contract
that provides for minimum-order quantities, lead times and a maximum manufacture
rate that is eligible for increase at our request. In Argentina, we have
outsourced the manufacturing of the ACP components to a local manufacturer. We
manufacture these components in Argentina for distribution in Argentina and for
export, for tax and trade law reasons.
We also
purchase certain component parts from third-party manufacturers, such as AGI and
FutureLogic, Inc.
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In
general, we hold some spare parts for the items we manufacture, but we do not
hold a material amount of final product. We generally order final product only
after we have received a non-refundable down payment from the customer equal to
approximately 50 percent of the contract value. If the customer subsequently
cancels the order, we retain the down payment and generally are able to transfer
the product to another pending customer product. We do not order final products
other than in response to specific customer orders.
We
believe that our sources of supply are generally adequate, and with multiple
sources for the same component parts. We have a degree of duplication of the
critical components of the system, with the intention of increasing reliability
of the system in the event that any of our primary systems fail.
Generally,
we do not have long term commitments with suppliers.
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
We
consider customer service an important aspect of our overall marketing strategy.
We provide product delivery, installation, new product training, warranty,
after-market technical support, supplemental equipment and spare parts, product
retrofitting, game conversions, network systems, downloadable game and system
upgrades, and casino operations consulting services. We employ trained customer
service personnel in our data center locations, co-located with our R&D
personnel, to whom our customer service staff have immediate
access.
In
addition, we generally offer parts and labor warranty for games and machines. We
record warranty expenses for our OctaSupplies sales only. To date, we have not
recorded any warranty claims, as they have been immaterial, with a negligible
effect on our financial condition.
Octavian
provides access to customer support service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
This support is live (24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year
telephone support) for each of our products. In addition to the immediate
technical support available via these hotlines, we also offer emergency site
visits as needed. For hardware products, we also provide both product support
and return service. We also offer field service support programs, spare parts
programs and operational consulting to improve performance.
Product
information is available through a restricted, user-identification and
password-protected area of our website.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Octavian
has made significant investments in R&D, developing advanced technical
systems that are required to run and develop global gaming businesses. We employ
over 77 employees worldwide in product development in dedicated groups
including: specification, design, creation and production of hardware,
communications, facilities, software, games design, graphics design, sound and
video development, operations, installation and support. We believe that our
presence in numerous overseas markets exposes us to local industry knowledge
that contributes to our ability to innovate. We believe that one of our
competitive advantages is our commitment to constant technological innovation,
and we plan to develop new products through a combination of licensing,
acquisitions and research activities.
Our
primary development and support facility is located in St. Petersburg, Russia,
with a secondary facility located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition, we
conduct some of our product development through outsourcing arrangements with
unaffiliated third parties.
Our
R&D team in St. Petersburg has been instrumental in the continual
development of our ACP slots management system – a core module of Symphony CE
(Casino Edition) and Casino VE (VLT Edition), evolving the product to allow
Cashless, TITO (Ticket In Ticket Out), Player Tracking, Bonus Club features and
Jackpots management including Wide Area Progressives, which allow players in
multiple venues contribute to and play for the same jackpot via any linked
machine. The St. Petersburg games department has delivered a portfolio of almost
100 titles comprising slot games, bingo, Keno, amusement with prize machines and
downloadable games with varied multi-line options for multiple languages,
denominations, countries and jurisdictions. Additionally, our team in St
Petersburg is focused on the development of our Server Based (Symphony DE
(Downloadable Edition) and LE (Lottery Edition) platform.
Our
R&D employees in Argentina are dedicated to customization of the ACP systems
for the Latin American market. This team works closely with our St. Petersburg
staff on ACP product development..
TECHNOLOGY
We have
developed several technologies which serve as the foundation of our systems
platform. We also employ technologies and security policies designed to ensure
that our operations and customer information are protected and secure. We
believe that our technology infrastructure provides a flexible, scalable and
reliable platform for the development and deployment of new services and
solutions at a low cost. When we commence development of a new game, we use the
latest technological architecture available and select long-life components with
a goal of ensuring that the game or system remains viable for at least three to
five years.
The
systems supporting our operations are hosted at three facilities: St.
Petersburg, Russia; Bogotá, Colombia; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The
facilities are highly secure environments, with standby systems that provide
redundancy. The facilities are continuously staffed by trained personnel and
have customer telephone support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
with two back-up development teams on call. System capacity was built to support
major expansion above existing levels and current utilization rarely rises above
ten percent. We believe that our systems currently in place have ample power,
redundancy, fire suppression capabilities, data transmission capability, and
back-up provider arrangements to support current and anticipated near-term
growth of the business. In addition, our systems are highly modular and easily
can be expanded to handle substantial growth.
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We
implement security at multiple levels in our hardware and software platform and
comply with various local gaming industry standards that are often rigorous and
are designed to protect internal operations and customer data. We utilize
multilevel enterprise firewalls and monitoring systems for intrusion detection
and to filter all incoming network traffic. We operate and maintain the systems
that support the web-based ACP access functions completely separately from our
main database as an added layer of security.
Currently,
our data center systems can service up to 150,000 transactions per minute, and
our database capacity is greater than four terabytes of data.
Additionally, we have designed our system and database to be easily expandable,
as needed, and continuously operational.
All of
our international sites are linked by a network allowing for flexible internal
communications worldwide. Our communications infrastructure includes satellite
links, fiber optics, broadband, wireless technology, fixed telephone lines and
dial-up capability. We believe that our communication systems’ safeguards ensure
that no data will be lost during power or communications outages.
Intellectual
Property
Octavian’s
intellectual property is comprised of trade secrets, industry and technical
know-how, trademarks, copyrights, and issued and pending patents. Our
intellectual property is a significant asset. We rely primarily on Russian
intellectual property laws to protect our intellectual property and to a lesser
extent on the laws of other jurisdictions in which our intellectual property is
used. We also rely on privately negotiated license agreements, third-party
non-disclosure and other agreements and other contractual provisions to protect
our intellectual property rights. In addition, we use technical measures, such
as encryption and other security measures, to protect our intellectual property
from theft and piracy.
Our
intellectual property includes the concepts, designs, features and manufacturing
processes associated with our games, systems and machines. We currently hold
more than 30 patents in Russia for various games, systems, systems components
and processes. Although we no longer have plans to market and sell the
Maverick ® electronic
gaming machine, we hold trademarks related to the Maverick ® in Australia and the United
States. We also have registered trademarks related to the Symphony TM in the European Union and
the United States; trademarks related to Octavian GateManager™ in the European
Union and trademarks related to Octavian CashManager™ in the European Union.
Additionally we have registered the trademark Renegade™ in the European Union
for our latest games board.
We do not
seek formal legal protection for all of our intellectual property because we
have found the expense unjustified after taking into account the potential
benefits to be derived. Our products typically have a lifecycle that is shorter
than the length of time required securing a patent and enforcing the patent
protection. We believe that our contract and technical security measures
sufficiently protect the majority of our intellectual property from theft and
piracy.
We hold
licenses to use third-party intellectual property as components of certain of
our games systems. In addition, in order to connect our systems to certain
machines, the machine manufacturers often grant us a right to use the portion of
their IP that is necessary to allow us to do so and vice versa. Moreover, as
part of our joint venture agreements, we often enter into mutual intellectual
property exchange arrangements. We also subcontract development of certain
system and games components to specialized developers and manufacturers and
receive contracts to develop products from other companies. In each of these
cases, we seek to ensure that our contracts provide for sufficient protection of
our IP rights and assignment to us of all IP invented under subcontracting
arrangements. In conjunction with our distribution agreements for our
OctaSupplies business, we often obtain the right to use the supplier’s IP in
order to provide ongoing service and support.
Our
intellectual property is critical to our success and ability to compete, and if
we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, our competitors
might gain access to, or gain the ability to duplicate or capitalize on, our
technology. We negotiate beneficial intellectual property ownership provisions
in our contracts and also require employees, consultants, advisors and
collaborators to enter into confidentiality agreements in order to protect the
confidentiality of our proprietary information and the assignment to us of all
IP invented by those under contract to us.
Others
may infringe upon or develop products in violation of our IP rights, and the
issue of patents under pending applications is not a certainty. We are subject
to general litigation risk related to our ability to enforce and maintain
patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other IP rights. Seeking enforcement of or
declaring our IP rights could result in other parties asserting that our rights
are invalid, or alleging rights of their own against us. Our management is not
aware of any current or threatened litigation involving our IP.
REGULATION
The
distribution of gaming equipment, systems and services is subject to regulation
by a variety of government agencies worldwide. Regulatory requirements vary from
jurisdiction to jurisdiction and are constantly evolving, but they often
include:
· Licenses
and/or permits;
· Findings
of suitability of directors, officers, major shareholders, and other key
personnel;
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· Technical
requirements and approvals for certain equipment;
· Operational
requirements, including data security;
· Documentation
of financial record-keeping; and
· Responsible
gaming compliance.
In
Europe, we are subject to directives relating to hazardous substances,
electrical equipment, conformity markings, safety standards and electromagnetic
compliance. With regard to hazardous substances, we are subject to the Directive
on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
Electronic Equipment 2002/95/EC, (commonly referred to as the Restriction of
Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS) which was adopted in 2003 by the
European Union and took effect in 2006. It restricts the use of six hazardous
materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical
equipment and is required to be enforced and become law in each member state.
The RoHS is closely linked with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Directive 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for
electrical goods and is part of a legislative initiative to solve the problem of
toxic e-waste. We also are required to obtain the Conformite Europeenne marking,
which is a mandatory conformity mark on many products placed on the single
market in the European Economic Area. With regard to safety standards, we are
required to work closely with Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which is a company
that has developed standards and testing systems to ensure products are safe. UL
helps the insurance and re-insurance industry manage product liability risk,
especially for fire safety. Finally, we are required to comply with the
Electromagnetic Compatibility (“EMC”) compliance
process.
In
addition, Germany has special rules for casino management systems and amusement
with prizes games. Our casino management system products comply with Germany’s
requirements, and we are in the process of having our amusement with prizes
products certified as compliant as well. The United Kingdom also has special
requirements, with which we have complied with as necessary.
Italy has
adopted special rules for AWP games and all our games are certified by the State
Monopolies Autonomous Administration (“AAMS”), as required
in this jurisdiction. AAMS is the government body that oversees the Italian
gaming industry. In 2002, the government transferred the regulation of all
gaming activities to the AAMS, a division of the Ministry of Economy and
Finance. In connection with these regulations, Italy has adopted
specific legislation referred to as Comma 6A legislation, which requires AWP
machines to be equipped with a smart card that allows the AAMS, to access and
check internal machine data to prevent fraud and safeguard players. Similarly,
all AWP games running on the new machines are required to communicate with the
smart card and be fully licensed.
Neither
Colombia nor Argentina directly regulates the gaming industry, but Argentina has
begun the process of requiring Gaming Laboratories International (“GLI”) certification
for gaming equipment. The Peruvian gaming authorities require games
to be certified for use in that market and we currently have 15 games approved
internationally by GLI and 4 games approved specifically by BMM for
Peru.
The
nature of the industry and our worldwide operations make compliance with these
requirements very time-consuming and require extensive resources. Before we
initiate business in a given jurisdiction, we review all applicable policies,
laws and regulations in order to ensure our ability to comply. In addition, we
maintain a close working relationship with GLI throughout our product
development process to ensure that our products meet their standards and those
of particular markets. GLI is a widely recognized standard-setting and
independent testing authority in the worldwide electronic gaming industry. While
it is not a certifying authority, it is an independent gaming test house that is
accredited by many gaming regulatory authorities throughout the world. GLI is
not the only accepted accreditation standard in the world, but we believe that
it is the most widely accepted one. Its clients are gaming regulators in
jurisdictions all over the world, nearly 400 in all, and its customers are
device and system suppliers that require GLI certification to maintain the
distribution viability of their products throughout the gaming industry. GLI
helps to ensure the integrity of the gaming industry. As a general rule,
regulated markets throughout the world require GLI certification for gaming
products sold in their jurisdictions. In unregulated markets, there
are both jurisdictions that do not require certification by GLI or any other
authority, and there are unregulated markets in which certain customers request
products with GLI certification for their own business reasons. Once a gaming
product has GLI certification, then, in any jurisdiction that has accredited GLI
as a standard-setting body, regulatory approval of that gaming product is
automatic. Currently, Octavian’s My ACP system – part of Symphony CE (Casino
Edition), P-Box, ExtraCash, and more than 15 games titles meet GLI general
global standards.
We
anticipate that many of our existing games as well as those in development also
will receive GLI approval. It is our corporate policy that, starting in 2008,
every Octavian game will be submitted for GLI certification as soon as it has
finished development and prior to its release. As part of the GLI certification
process, we submit all of a game’s design documentation, source code, object
code, compilers and compilation instructions, installation process, and
hardware, as well as separate certification of the Random Number Generator
software and safety certification.
Our
compliance efforts are focused not only on gaming jurisdictional requirements
but also on other applicable regulations, such as tax, environmental, excise and
customs. Although many regulations at each level are similar or overlapping, we
must satisfy all conditions, individually, for each jurisdiction. Determination
of compliance in each jurisdiction is independently verified and generally does
not depend on a determination of compliance in any other jurisdiction. Penalties
for non-compliance can be severe.
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Laws of
the various gaming regulatory authorities are designed to protect the public and
ensure that gaming is conducted honestly, competitively, and in a manner free
from corruption. Regulatory oversight additionally ensures that the local
authorities receive the appropriate amount of gaming tax revenues. Gaming
financial reporting and systems therefore must demonstrate high reliability and
integrity.
The
gaming industry by its very nature is complex and constantly evolving,
particularly in jurisdictions that are first beginning to permit gaming. We
continue to devote significant resources to ensure regulatory compliance
throughout our company. There can be no assurance, however, that any required
licenses, approvals, or findings of suitability will be obtained or, if
obtained, will not be conditional, suspended, or revoked, or that we will be
able to obtain the necessary approvals for any future products as they are
developed. If a license, approval or a finding of suitability is required by a
regulatory authority, and we fail to obtain the necessary license, approval or
finding, we may be prohibited from selling our products or services in that
jurisdiction or we may be required to sell our products and services through
other licensed entities at a reduced profit.
Octavian’s
current strategy is focused on opportunities in emerging markets. We therefore
do not conduct business in the United States and have not applied for a gaming
license in any U.S. jurisdiction.
EMPLOYEES
As of
December 31, 2009, Octavian employed 176 persons. None of our employees are
subject to a collective bargaining arrangement, and we consider our relations
with employees to be good. Of these employees, 17 are in management, 8 are in
sales and marketing, 22 are in technical support, 77 are in research and
development, 17 are in finance, 34 have miscellaneous duties.
RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
Agreements
with AGI
Octavian
is a non-exclusive distributor for AGI in various countries in Latin America,
and CATS is a non-exclusive AGI distributor in Russia and the CIS. As such,
AGI was Octavian’s largest supplier and, prior to the closing of the Share
Exchange, Octavian had outstanding accounts payables of approximately
€18,756,207 as of October 30, 2008 (US$23,979,810.65 based on the October 30,
2008 Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.2785). Pursuant to certain agreements between AGI
and Octavian entered into immediately prior to the Share Exchange, AGI and
Octavian agreed to the following:
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AGI
converted €4 million (US$5,114,000 based on the October 30, 2008 Exchange
Rate of €1=US$1.2785) of accounts payable to it by Octavian into 652
Ordinary Shares of Octavian, representing 35 percent of the outstanding
share capital of Octavian.
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On
October 30, 2008 AGI restructured €8 million (USD $11,466,400 at
December 31, 2009 based on the December 31, 2009 exchange rate of €1=USD
$1.4333) into a four-year loan (the “Loan
Agreement”), which accrues interest at a rate of three-month USD
LIBOR plus four percent (4%) (capped at a maximum rate of eight percent
(8%)) per year, and is payable in equal monthly installments of €166,667
(USD $238,884 based on the December 31, 2009 exchange rate of €1=USD
$1.4333) over a period of 48 months, commencing on October 30, 2008. As
security for the obligation, the Company granted AGI a security interest
in all intellectual property rights (including rights in software) in
certain of the Company’s intellectual property, including the source and
object code for the Company’s Accounting, Control, and Progressives
product; the Company’s Maverick product and any modifications;
and the Company’s Maverick games and any modifications, ExtraCash and
Advanced Gaming Engine, along with all related materials (the “IP
Rights”). The Company had not paid the monthly
installments due in March and April 2009 and was technically in default of
the Loan Agreement. With the agreement of AGI these
installments were brought up to date immediately following the new private
placement which closed on May 14, 2009 and the Company was no longer in
default. For a more detailed discussion of the new private
placement, please see the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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Company had not paid the monthly installments due in June and July 2009 and was
technically in default of the Loan Agreement. On August 4, 2009, the
Company and AGI amended the loan agreement (the “Amendment
Agreement”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, monthly
payments to be made under the Loan Agreement were suspended for a period of
twelve (12) months, beginning on June 30, 2009 and ending on May 31, 2010,
effectively extending the term of the Loan Agreement from 48 months to 60 months
and, as of August 4, 2009, the Company is no longer in default. For a
more detailed discussion of the Amendment Agreement and related transactions,
please see the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 7, 2009 and incorporated
herein by reference.
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AGI
invested US$5 million in the Private
Placement.
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Octavian
agreed to repay outstanding accounts payable to AGI, as of the closing
date of the Private Placement, in an aggregate amount of €6,756,207
(US$8,637,810.65 based on the October 30, 2008 Exchange Rate of €1 =
US$1.2785) as follows: €2 million (US$2,557,000 based on the October 30,
2008 Exchange Rate of €1 = US$1.2785) from the proceeds of the Private
Placement and the remaining balance in four equal installments of
€1,189,051.45 payable on November 30, 2008, December 31, 2008, January 31,
2009 and February 28, 2009. The initial payment of €2 million
was made from the proceeds of the Private Placement. The
Company was late on all of the payments owed to AGI. Pursuant
to the terms of the Debenture Purchase Agreement, Austrian AGI agreed to
exchange (the “Exchange”)
outstanding accounts payables owed to it by the Company, in the aggregate
amount of $6,378,526, for (i) Convertible Debentures of the Company (the
“Exchange
Debentures”) with a principal amount of $6,378,526 which Exchange
Debentures provided for similar terms as the Finance Debentures, except
that they were issued without any original issue discount, (ii) an
aggregate of 411,518 shares of Common Stock, (iii) five-year Common Stock
Purchase Warrants, in the same form as Finance Warrants, to purchase up to
an aggregate of 1,028,795 shares of Common Stock at an initial exercise
price of $3.10 per share and (iv) seven-year Common Stock Purchase
Warrants, in the same form as the Finance Warrants, to purchase up an
aggregate of 1,028,795 shares of Common Stock at an initial exercise price
of $4.65 per share, which exercise prices and the number of shares
exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment as set forth therein.
Immediately upon the consummation of the Purchase Agreement, the Exchange
Debenture was converted into 2,057,589 shares of Common
Stock.
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On
August 4, 2009, we entered into a Loan Agreement (the “2009 Loan
Agreement”) with AGI. Pursuant to the Loan
Agreement, AGI agreed to loan the Company $2 million (the “2009 Loan”), to
be made in two equal installments of $1 million. The first
installment was to be made five (5) business days from the date of
execution of the Loan Agreement and the second installment was to be made
on or about August 15, 2009. Interest shall accrue at a
rate of three month USD LIBOR plus four percent (4%) (capped at a maximum
rate of eight percent (8%)) per year. Pursuant to the terms of
the 2009 Loan Agreement, interest shall be paid on a monthly basis with
the principal amount due and payable in full on June 30,
2010. As security for the 2009 Loan, the Company has
granted a security interest in the IP Rights as further set forth in the
Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement by and among the Company,
Ziria Enterprises Ltd, Harmen Brenninkmeijer and AGI, dated August 4, 2009
(the “Transfer
Agreement”). Upon an event of default, the IP Rights
shall transfer to AGI, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Transfer Agreement. The 2009 Loan Agreement and the Transfer
Agreement were filed as exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on August 7, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference
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On
November 19, 2009, we entered into a further loan agreement with
AGI. Pursuant to the loan agreement, AGI agreed to loan the
Company US$90,000 in order to facilitate the settlement of the debt owed
to Mediciones Urbanas for the acquisition of Argelink on August 17,
2007. Interest shall accrue at a rate of three month USD LIBOR
plus four percent (4%) (capped at a maximum rate of eight percent (8%))
per year. Pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement, interest
shall be paid on a monthly basis with the principal amount due and payable
in full on November 30, 2010.
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Debentures
and Warrants Purchase Agreement
On May
14, 2009, we entered into a Debentures and Warrants Purchase Agreement (the
“Debenture Purchase
Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”), and
closed a private placement offering pursuant to which we raised gross proceeds
of $4 million and, among other things, issued and sold (i) Original Issue
Discount Convertible Debentures, a form of which is attached as Exhibit 4.5 to
this current report and incorporated herein by reference (the “Finance Debentures”),
with an aggregate principal face amount of $4,395,600, which Finance Debentures
are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per
share (the “Common
Stock”), at a conversion price of $3.10 per share, subject to adjustment
as set forth therein, (ii) an aggregate of 283,587 shares of Common Stock to the
Investors (the “Finance Shares”),
(iii) five-year Common Stock Purchase Warrants, to purchase up to an aggregate
of 645,161 shares of Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $3.10 per
share and (iv) seven-year Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 645,161 shares of Common
Stock at an initial exercise price of $4.65 per share, which exercise prices and
number of shares exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment as set forth
therein (the “Finance
Warrants”). A form of Finance Warrant and a form of Finance
Debenture were filed as exhibits in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference. The Debenture Purchase Agreement was filed as an exhibit
in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009
and incorporated herein by reference.
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Stockholder
Agreement
Concurrent
with the Debenture Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Stockholder
Agreement (the “Stockholder
Agreement”) with Ziria Enterprises Limited (“Ziria”), a
corporation of which Harmen Brenninkmeijer, the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, is the sole shareholder; AGI; and Mr.
Brenninkmeijer. Ziria, AGI and Mr. Brenninkmeijer are sometimes
referred to hereafter collectively as the “Principal
Stockholders” and each individually as a “Principal
Stockholder.” Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, the
Principal Stockholders and the Company agreed to certain terms and conditions
regarding the ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by the Principal
Stockholders (the “Principal Shares”),
including certain restrictions on the voting and transfer of the Principal
Shares, as well as management of the Company and its subsidiaries. In
addition, the Stockholder Agreement provided that the board of directors of the
Company (the “Board”) should
consist of Mr. Brenninkmeijer, Peter Brenninkmeijer and Peter Moffitt, each of
whom was a director of the Company prior to the execution of the Stockholder
Agreement, and, in addition, one designee of AGI (the “AGI Designee”) and
one designee of Harmen Brenninkmeijer (the “HB Designee”), which
should be in addition to Mr. Brenninkmeijer’s seat on the Board. No
additional seats on the Board could be created and no other person or entity
could be appointed to the Board without the prior written consent of Harmen
Brenninkmeijer and AGI; provided, however, that the AGI
Designee could be removed at anytime by AGI and replaced by another person
appointed solely by AGI. Similarly, the HB Designee could be removed
at any time by Harmen Brenninkmeijer and replaced by another person appointed
solely by him. The Stockholder Agreement further provided that the management of
the Company should be conducted in the manner it was being conducted
immediately prior to the execution of the Stockholder Agreement; provided that
AGI had consent rights with respect to certain corporate actions as set forth
therein. AGI subsequently appointed Charles Hiten as the AGI
Designee.
All of
the specific terms and conditions of the Stockholder Agreement are set forth in
the copy of the Stockholder Agreement which was filed as an exhibit to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Change
of Control
As a
result of the securities issued to AGI under the provisions of the Debenture
Purchase Agreement and pursuant to the Exchange, AGI increased its beneficial
ownership of our Common Stock to approximately 50.61% from approximately
31.2%. Such increase in AGI’s beneficial ownership is deemed to have
been a change of control. AGI’s ownership of greater than 50% of our voting
capital stock outstanding, effectively provided AGI with a sole right of
approval with respect to all corporate actions of the Company requiring a vote
of the Company’s stockholders. Additionally, pursuant to the
terms of the Stockholder Agreement, the Company should not take (or, to the
extent applicable, permitted any subsidiary of the Company to take) certain
actions, or enter into any arrangement or contract to do certain actions,
without the prior approval of the AGI Designee. Such actions
included, but were not limited to: (i) making any amendment to the certificate
of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational document of the Company or any
material subsidiary; (ii) incurring capital expenditures in excess of $1,000,000
per annum; (iii) making an assignment of its assets for the benefit of its
creditors or an assignment of the assets of another entity for the benefit of
such entity’s creditors; (iv) entering into any joint venture with or equity
investment in any Person, including any equity investment in any Subsidiary, in
any amount greater than $250,000; (v) the issuance of Common Stock or Common
Stock equivalents other than pursuant to a stock or option plan previously
approved by the Board of Directors; and (vi) incurring, assuming or
refinancing of any indebtedness or liens for borrowed money (including, without
limitation, through capital leases, acting as a surety, the issuance of debt
securities or the guarantee of indebtedness of another person) in an amount
greater than $500,000 per annum. The foregoing list of actions of the
Company is not intended to be a complete list of all actions specifically
addressed under the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Stockholder Agreement.
On
November 12, 2009, the Company received notification from AGI that it had
transferred all of its Common Stock to Mr. Charles Hiten, a member of our Board
of Directors and an affiliate of AGI. As a result of such transfer,
Mr. Hiten is the beneficial owner of approximately 50.61% of our Common
Stock.
Agreements
with PacificNet
On
December 7, 2007, the Company entered into an Agreement for the acquisition by
PacificNet Games of the entire issued share capital of the Company which was
completed on January 22, 2008. Shortly after completion, the Company and
PacificNet decided that it would not benefit their respective businesses to
continue as one group and therefore the Company and PacificNet mutually agreed
to terminate the merger agreement on March 28, 2008 and entered into a written
agreement to document this on May 14, 2008. On May 14, 2008, all of the parties
to the PacificNet Acquisition Agreement entered into the PacificNet Termination
Agreement. The Service Agreement was also terminated. As a result of the
termination of the PacificNet Acquisition Agreement, neither the remaining
consideration shares of PacificNet common stock (1.1 million shares) nor any of
the Earn-Out Amount was transferred or paid to Ziria, and all shares of Emperor
were returned to Ziria and the 1.2 million shares of Pacific Net common stock to
Ziria were returned to PacificNet. Upon the consummation of this transaction,
Emperor was no longer a direct subsidiary of PacificNet, nor was the Company any
longer an indirect subsidiary of PacificNet. Harmen Brenninkmeijer, our Chief
Executive Officer and a director of the Company, resigned from the board of
directors of PacificNet on May 21, 2008. PacificNet paid Sterne Agee &
Leach, Inc., a company that acted as a consultant to the Company for the
PacificNet Acquisition, 30,000 PacificNet shares. The Company owes PacificNet
US$49,680 to reimburse PacificNet for the issuance of these shares.
The
following are the terms of the PacificNet Termination Agreement:
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The Company agreed to issue to
PacificNet or its nominee an amount of shares of capital stock of the
Company equal to five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of the
Company. The Company issued PacificNet 61 the Company’s Ordinary Shares on
October 30, 2008 in satisfaction of this provision. Additionally,
PacificNet was granted the option to, prior to May 14, 2009 and on only
one occasion during such period, purchase additional shares of the
Company’s stock at a per share purchase price equal to 85 percent of the
most recent subscription price per share of the Company’s stock paid by
third party investors in the Company up to a number of shares that would
result in PacificNet owning five percent (5%) of the Company’s stock
issued and outstanding on the date of exercise of the option. This option
was not taken up by PacificNet during the exercise period. PacificNet
agreed to issue to the Company 500,000 shares of PacificNet’s common
stock. These PacificNet shares were subject to a one-year lock up and sale
restriction, any sale of these shares must be communicated to PacificNet
in advance, PacificNet has the right of refusal to arrange buyers for the
shares, and PacificNet will be entitled to half of the net gain on any
partial sale of PacificNet
shares.
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to use reasonable endeavors to formalize the following business
opportunities:
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A non-exclusive distribution
agreement and license pursuant to which PacificNet will be appointed as a
distributor of the Company’s products in Macau, provided that eBet would
be the only other distributor permitted to distribute the Company’s
products in that territory;
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relating to the development of future business opportunities in Macau and
other territories in Asia.
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Company agreed to pay PacificNet US$200,000 in consideration for PacificNet’s
localization and language translation of the Company’s products into the Chinese
language. Additionally, the Company agreed to use its reasonable endeavors to
meet minimum sales targets from the sale of PacificNet’s machines of: US$4
million during the twelve month period ended mid-year 2009 and US$6 million
during the twelve month period ended mid-year 2010. The Company’s commitment to
achieving these targets was agreed to by the Company undertaking to use its
reasonable endeavors to comply. PacificNet agreed to provide all appropriate
support to assist the Company in achieving these goals. On January 5, 2009,
Octavian received a letter from PacificNet pursuant to which it has asserted a
claim against Octavian for certain alleged events of default by Octavian
under the PacificNet Termination Agreement (the “Claim”).
Pursuant to the Claim, PacificNet has demanded payments, in an aggregate amount
of $280,000, for certain services allegedly performed by PacificNet, as well as
the reimbursement of certain expenses related to prior transactions between the
parties. The Company’s management has reviewed the Claim and believes that
it is without merit and plans to defend against any actions taken by PacificNet
accordingly.
Change
of company name
On the
August 6, 2009, Argelink S.A. changed its name to Octavian de Argentina S.A.
Argelink S.A. was incorporated on July 11, 2002 in Argentina, and became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Octavian International, Ltd on August 17,
2007.
A
NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the Exhibits hereto) contains certain
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements
relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives,
future performance and business operations. Such statements relate to
expectations concerning matters that are not historical fact. Accordingly,
statements that are based on management's projections, estimates, assumptions
and judgments are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “approximately,” “intend,” and other similar
words and expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “should,” “would,”
“could,” and “may.” In addition, we may from time to time make such written or
oral “forward-looking statements” in future filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) (including exhibits thereto), in
our reports to shareholders, and in other communications made by or with our
approval. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our current
expectations, assumptions, plans, estimates, judgments and projections about our
business and our industry, and they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based upon
reasonable estimates and assumptions, we can give no assurance that our
expectations will in fact occur or that our estimates or assumptions will be
correct, and we caution that actual results may differ materially and adversely
from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that
could cause our or our industry's actual results, level of activity, performance
or achievement to differ materially from those discussed in or implied by any
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us and could cause our
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows to be materially
adversely effected. Accordingly, investors and all others are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In evaluating these
statements, some of the factors that you should consider include those described
below under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this annual report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our
business prospects are subject to various risks and uncertainties that impact
our business. You should carefully consider the following discussion of risks,
and the other information provided in this annual report. The risks described
below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks that are presently
unknown to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impact our
business.
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Risks
Related to Our Business
Substantially
all of our intellectual property has been pledged as security for outstanding
indebtedness.
We are a
non-exclusive distributor for AGI. AGI was one of our largest suppliers
and prior to completion of the Share Exchange, we had outstanding
accounts payable of €18,756,207 (US$23,979,811 based on the October 30, 2008
Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.2785) owed to AGI. Pursuant to certain agreements
we entered into with AGI immediately prior to the Share Exchange, AGI, in
addition to agreeing to take such other actions as described in greater detail
in Recent Developments –
Agreements with AGI of our Business Section,
restructured a portion of the accounts payable into the Loan Agreement, secured
by a security interest in the IP Rights. The amounts owed to AGI that are
secured by the IP Rights, which as of October 30, 2008 totaled
€8 million (US$10,228,000 based on the October 30, 2008 Exchange Rate of
€1=US$1.2785), were due and payable October 31, 2012. We had not paid the
monthly installments due in June and July 2009 and we were technically in
default of the Loan Agreement. On August 4, 2009, we entered into the
Amendment Agreement, amending the Loan Agreement. In addition, we
entered into the 2009 Loan Agreement with AGI. In the event that we
are unable to pay the principal and interest owed under the AGI Loan or repay
the 2009 Loan, the intellectual property constituting the IP Rights would be
subject to transfer to AGI following a 30-day rectification period for a
non-payment default.
A loss of
the IP Rights would substantially harm our OctaSystems and OctaGames businesses
and could render us unable to provide our systems solutions in the ordinary
course if the IP Rights were sold or otherwise transferred to a third party
and/or we were no longer permitted to use and incorporate the intellectual
property constituting the IP Rights in our products and services.
We
face intense competition, and our results of operations will be adversely
affected if we fail to compete successfully.
We
compete with a number of developers, manufacturers and distributors of similar
products and technologies. Because of the high initial costs of installing a
computerized monitoring system, customers for such systems generally do not
change suppliers once they have installed a system. This may make it difficult
for us to attract customers who have existing computerized monitoring
systems.
Some of
our competitors have greater name recognition, larger customer bases and
significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, public relations, sales,
distribution and other resources. Our larger competitors may have more resources
to devote to research and development and may be able to obtain regulatory
approval more efficiently and effectively.
There can
be no assurance that our new game themes, products or systems will achieve
market acceptance, or that we will be able to compete effectively with these
companies. Our ability to remain competitive will depend in part on our ability
to:
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Enhance
and improve the responsiveness, functionality and other features of the
products and services that we offer and plan to
offer;
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to develop our technical expertise;
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Develop
and introduce new services, applications and technologies to meet changing
customer needs and preferences; and
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the new technologies with existing
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If our
competitors continue to develop new game themes and technologically innovative
products and systems, and we fail to keep pace, our business could be adversely
affected. Competition may result in price reductions, fewer customer orders and
reduced gross margins. We may be unsuccessful in our attempts to compete, and
competitive pressures may harm our business. In addition, increased competition
could cause our sales cycle to lengthen as potential new customers take more
time to evaluate competing technologies or delay their purchasing decisions in
order to determine which technologies are able to develop mass
appeal.
Our
success in the gaming and lottery industries depends in large part on our
ability to develop innovative products and systems. If we fail to keep pace with
rapid innovations in product design and deployment, or if we are unable to
quickly adapt our development processes to release innovative products or
systems, our business could be negatively impacted.
If we are
unable to respond to regulatory or industry standards effectively, or if we are
unable to develop and integrate new technologies effectively, our growth and the
development of our products and services could be delayed or
limited. Our success is heavily dependent on our ability to develop
new products and systems that are attractive not only to our customers, namely
slot machine and table operators, other gaming enterprises and lottery
authorities, but also to their customers, the end players. The demands of our
customers and the tastes of their customers are continuously changing.
Therefore, our future success depends upon our ability to continue to design and
market technologically sophisticated products that meet our customers’ needs,
including ease of use and adaptability but that are also unique and entertaining
such that they achieve high levels of player appeal and sustainability as well.
The success of our business will depend on our ability to develop and integrate
new technologies effectively and address the increasingly sophisticated
technological needs of our customers in a timely and cost-effective
manner.
Our future success and our
ability to remain competitive will depend in part on our ability to enhance and
improve the responsiveness, functionality and features of our products and
services in accordance with regulatory or industry standards in a timely and
cost-effective manner. If we are unable to influence these standards or respond
to such standards effectively, our growth and the development of certain
products and services could be delayed or limited.
Because
our revenue growth is partially dependent on the earning power and life span of
our games and newer game themes tend to have a shorter life span than more
traditional game themes, we face pressure to design and deploy new and
successful game themes to maintain our revenue stream and remain competitive.
While we feel we have been successful at developing new and innovative products,
our ability to do so could be adversely affected by:
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decline in the popularity of our gaming and lottery products with
players;
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decision by our customers or the gaming and industry in general to cut
back on purchases of new games or systems in anticipation of newer
technologies;
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inability to introduce new games, services or casino management and
lottery systems on schedule as a result of delays in connection with
regulatory product approval in the applicable jurisdictions, or
otherwise;
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increase in the popularity of competitors' games and systems;
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We cannot
assure that we will be successful in responding to these technological and
industry challenges in a timely and cost-effective manner. If we are unable to
develop or integrate new technologies effectively or to respond to these
changing needs, our margins could decrease and our release of new products and
services and our deployment of new technology could be adversely
affected.
We
rely on highly skilled personnel and, if we are unable to retain or motivate key
personnel or hire qualified personnel, we may not be able to maintain our
operations or grow effectively.
We are
highly dependent on certain key members of our executive management team and
technical staff, including, in particular, Harmen Brenninkmeijer, our Chief
Executive Officer. We depend on the experience of our key personnel to execute
our business strategy. Accordingly, the retention of key members of our
executive management team and technical staff is particularly important to our
future success. The departure or other loss of any such member of our executive
management team or technical staff could harm our ability to effectively market
our products. In addition, if we cannot find suitable replacements for such
persons in a timely manner, it could have a material adverse effect on our
business. We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Harmen
Brenninkmeijer which expires on December 31, 2013, unless renewed.
Our
success also will depend in large part on our ability to continue to attract,
retain and motivate qualified highly skilled scientific and technical personnel.
Competition for certain employees, particularly development engineers, is
intense. We may be unable to continue to attract and retain sufficient numbers
of highly skilled employees. If we are unable to attract and retain additional
qualified and highly skilled employees, our business, financial condition and
results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our
success will depend on the continued reliability and performance of third-party
manufacturers and suppliers for whom we distribute. Loss of a material supplier
could have a material adverse effect on our ability to perform effectively under
some contracts and service our customer base effectively.
We
currently are a distributor of third-party gaming machines. Historically, the
majority of our revenues have come from these sales, the majority of which has
been sourced through a single manufacturer, AGI, during 2008 and
2009. In addition, we are materially dependent on a limited number of
third parties to produce systems or assemblies necessary for us to produce our
products. While we strive to have alternate suppliers provide us with many of
our products, a loss of one or more of such suppliers could have a material
adverse effect on our ability to operate effectively. An inability to contract
with third-party manufacturers and suppliers to provide a sufficient supply of
quality products on acceptable terms and on a timely basis could negatively
impact our relationships with existing customers and cause us to lose
revenue-generating opportunities with current and potential customers.
Additionally, if we are unable to replace any of these manufacturers or
suppliers promptly and on terms that are equal or not significantly less
favorable, this could have a material adverse effect on our business and
financial condition.
We
could experience manufacturing interruptions, delays, or inefficiencies of our
hardware products if we are unable to timely replace short-term supplier
agreements or supplier agreements terminated on short-term
notice.
Generally,
we maintain short-term supplier agreements and supplier agreements that can be
terminated on short-term notice. If the supply of a critical hardware product or
component is delayed or curtailed due to a cancellation or termination of one of
our supplier agreements, we may not be able to ship the related product in
desired quantities and in a timely manner. We believe that there are enough
alternative suppliers that a cancellation of one of our supplier agreements will
not have a material adverse effect on our operations. However, even
where multiple sources of supply are available, qualification of the alternative
suppliers, and establishment of reliable supplies, could result in delays and a
possible loss of sales, which could harm operating results.
We
are dependent on certain major customers, and the loss of one of these customers
would significantly affect our business and financial results.
Our
business to date has been dependent on major contracts from a limited number of
customers. Gaming, systems and lottery contracts are generally several
years in length but may have varying durations. Some contracts contain
cancellation clauses enabling either party to cancel the contract. In addition, after a
contract period expires, the customer generally can re-open the contract for
competitive bidding. If we fail to obtain additional contracts or if we lose any
existing contracts due to cancellation or a competitive bidding situation, we
may fail to realize a significant portion of revenues, which would adversely
affect our business and financial results.
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Customers
may fail to pay us, negatively impacting our financial position. We are
especially susceptible to this risk in the emerging markets in which we
operate.
Customer
financing is becoming an increasingly prevalent component of the sales process
and therefore increases business risk of non-payment, especially in emerging
markets. We maintain material accounts receivable balances with customers that,
if we fail to collect on, could have a significant impact on our liquidity.
These customer financing arrangements also delay our receipt of cash and can
negatively impact our ability to enforce our rights upon default. In addition,
if the national currency in markets in which we do business suffers significant
depreciation, our customers may be unable to pay us, or we may receive
significantly less than the amount owed to us.
If
our products or technologies contain defects, our reputation could be harmed and
our results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our
products are highly complex and sophisticated and, from time to time, may
contain design defects that are difficult to detect and correct. There can be no
assurance that errors will not be found in new products after commencement of
commercial shipments or, if discovered, that we will be able to correct such
errors in a timely manner or at all. The occurrence of errors and failures in
our products could result in loss of or delay in market acceptance of our
products and correcting such errors and failures in our products could require
us to expend significant amounts of capital. Our products are integrated into
our customers’ networks and equipment and any defects could result in financial
losses for our customers. The sale and support of these products may entail the
risk of product liability or warranty claims based on damage to such networks
and equipment. In addition, the failure of our products to perform to customer
expectations could give rise to warranty claims. The consequences of such
errors, failures and claims could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
If
customers in our industry reject the use of our technology or if our strategic
decisions are not in sync with needs of our customers, the deployment of our
technology may be delayed, and we may be unable to achieve revenue
growth.
Customers
in the gaming and lottery industries may delay or reject initiatives that relate
to the deployment of our technology in various markets. Such a development would
make the achievement of our business objectives in the affected markets
difficult or impossible.
Our
intellectual property protections may be insufficient to properly safeguard our
technology. Expenses incurred with respect to monitoring, protecting and
defending our intellectual property rights could adversely affect our
business.
Effective
protection of intellectual property rights may be unavailable or limited. To
protect our intellectual property investments, we rely on a combination of
patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret rights, confidentiality procedures
and licensing arrangements.
Monitoring
infringement and misappropriation of intellectual property can be difficult and
expensive and we may not be able to detect infringement or misappropriation of
our proprietary rights. In addition, in the event we detect infringement or
misappropriation, we may incur significant litigation expenses protecting our
intellectual property, which would reduce our ability to fund product
initiatives. These expenses could have an adverse effect on our future cash
flows and results of operations.
The
gaming and lottery industries are constantly employing new technologies in both
new and existing markets. Regulations that protect intellectual property
generally are established on a country-by-country basis. We rely on a
combination of patent and other technical security measures to protect our
products and continue to apply for patents protecting such technologies.
Notwithstanding these safeguards, we cannot assure that the protection of our
proprietary rights will be adequate, or that our competitors will not
independently develop similar technologies, duplicate our services or design
around any of our patents or other intellectual property rights. Unlicensed
copying and use of our intellectual property or illegal infringements of such
intellectual property rights represent potential losses of revenue to
us.
Furthermore,
others may independently develop products similar or superior to ours without
infringing on our intellectual property rights. It also is possible that others
will independently develop the same or similar technologies or otherwise obtain
access to the unpatented technologies upon which we rely for future growth and
revenues. Failure to meaningfully protect our trade secrets, know-how or other
proprietary information could adversely affect our future growth and
revenues.
As part
of our confidentiality procedures, we generally enter into non-disclosure
agreements with our employees, directors, consultants and corporate partners,
and we attempt to control access to and distribution of our technologies,
documentation and other proprietary information. Despite these procedures, third
parties may copy or otherwise obtain and make unauthorized use of our
technologies or other proprietary information or independently develop similar
technologies or information. The steps that we have taken to prevent
misappropriation of our technologies or other proprietary information may not
prevent their misappropriation, particularly outside the United States
where laws or law enforcement practices may not protect our proprietary rights
as fully as in the United States. We also may be subject to claims of moral
rights from employees and developers.
We
may be subject to claims of intellectual property infringement or
invalidity.
As more
companies engage in business activities relating to gaming and lottery
technologies and develop corresponding intellectual property rights, it is
increasingly likely that claims may arise which assert that some of our products
or services infringe upon other parties’ intellectual property rights. These
claims could subject us to costly litigation, divert management resources and
result in the invalidation of our intellectual property rights. If we are found
to infringe on the rights of others, we could be required to pay
significant damages, cease production of infringing products, terminate our use
of infringing technologies, develop non-infringing technologies or purchase a
license to use the intellectual property in question from the owner. In these
circumstances, continued use of technologies may require that we acquire such
licenses to the intellectual property that is the subject of the alleged
infringement. We might not be able to obtain these licenses on commercially
reasonable terms or at all. Our use of protected technologies may result in
liability that threatens our continuing operation.
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The
gaming and lottery industries are characterized by the rapid development of new
technologies, which requires us to continuously introduce new products, as well
as to expand into new markets that may be created. Therefore, our success
depends in part on our ability to continually adapt our products and systems to
incorporate new technologies and to expand into markets that may be created by
new technologies. However, to the extent technologies are protected by the
intellectual property rights of others, including our competitors, we may be
prevented from introducing new products similar to these technologies or
expanding into new markets. If the intellectual property rights of others
prevent us from taking advantage of innovative technologies, our financial
condition, operating results or prospects may be harmed.
Our
future growth will depend on intellectual property provided by third parties,
and such intellectual property may be subject to infringement claims and other
litigation, which could adversely affect our business.
Our
suppliers own the patent rights and other intellectual property rights in some
of the products that we distribute. We rely on the ability of these suppliers to
maintain and successfully enforce our rights to their technology. If our
suppliers’ patents and other intellectual property rights are successfully
challenged, invalidated or otherwise eliminated or diminished, we may lose the
exclusive rights to such technology, and our competitive advantage in the
industry could be adversely affected.
We face
risks associated with our suppliers’ patent positions, including the potential
and sometimes actual need from time to time to engage in significant legal
proceedings to enforce their patents, the possibility that the validity or
enforceability of patents may be denied and the possibility that third parties
will be able to compete against us without infringing patents. In addition,
budgetary concerns may cause us and/or our suppliers not to litigate against
known infringers of patent rights, or may cause us or our suppliers not to file
for patents or pursue patent protection in all jurisdictions where they may have
value. If certain governmental entities infringe on our suppliers’ intellectual
property rights, they may enjoy sovereign immunity from such claims. Failure to
reliably enforce patent rights against infringers may make competition within
the industry more difficult.
Our gaming systems, particularly our
casino management system networks, may experience losses due to technical
difficulties or fraudulent activities.
Our
business relies on information technologies, both in-house and at customer and
vendor locations. In addition, many of the systems we sell manage private
personal information and protect information and locations involved in sensitive
industry functions. Our success depends on our ability to avoid, detect,
replicate and correct software and hardware errors and fraudulent manipulation
of our products and systems. The protective measures that we use in these
systems may not prevent security breaches, and failure to prevent security
breaches may disrupt business and damage our reputation. A party who is able to
circumvent security measures used in these systems could misappropriate
sensitive or proprietary information, gain access to sensitive locations or
materials, cause interruptions or otherwise damage products and services. To the
extent any of our gaming machines or software experience errors or fraudulent
manipulation, our customers may replace our products and services with those of
our competitors. If unintended parties obtain sensitive data and information or
otherwise sabotage our customers, we may receive negative publicity, incur
liability to customers or lose the confidence of customers, any of which may
cause the termination or modification of our contracts. In addition, the
occurrence of errors in, or fraudulent manipulation of, our gaming machines or
software may give rise to claims for lost revenues and related litigation by our
customers and may subject us to investigation or other action by gaming
regulatory authorities including suspension or revocation of our gaming licenses
or disciplinary action. Further, our insurance coverage may be insufficient to
cover losses and liabilities that may result from such events.
Additionally,
in the event of such issues with our gaming machines or software, substantial
engineering and marketing resources may be diverted from other areas to rectify
the problem. In addition, we may be required to expend significant capital and
other resources to protect us against the threat of security breaches or to
alleviate problems caused by these breaches. Such protection or remedial
measures may not be available at a reasonable price or at all, or may not be
entirely effective if commenced.
Network
disruptions could affect the performance of our services.
Our
operations rely to a significant degree on the efficient and uninterrupted
operation of complex technology systems and networks, which in some cases are
integrated with those of third parties. Our hosted technology systems are
potentially vulnerable to damage or interruption from a variety of sources
including fire, earthquake, power loss, telecommunications or computer systems
failure, human error, terrorist acts, war or other events. Although we pursue
various measures to manage the risks related to network disruptions, there can
be no assurances that these measures will be adequate or that the redundancies
built into our systems and network operations will work as planned in the event
of a disaster. Any outage in a network or system or other unanticipated problem
that leads to an interruption or disruption of our service could have a material
adverse effect on our operations, sales and operating results.
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If
our products or technologies currently in development do not achieve commercial
success, our future revenue and business prospects could be adversely
affected.
While we
are pursuing and will continue to pursue product and technological development
opportunities, there can be no assurance that such products or technologies will
come to fruition or become successful. Furthermore, while a number of those
products and technologies are being tested, we cannot provide any definite date
by which they will be commercially viable and available, if at all. We may
experience operational problems with such products after commercial introduction
that could delay or prevent us from generating revenue or operating profits.
Future operational problems could increase our costs, delay our plans or
adversely affect our reputation or our sales of other products which, in turn,
could materially adversely affect our success. We cannot predict which of the
many possible future products or technologies currently in development will meet
evolving industry standards and consumer demands. We cannot assure you that we
will be able to adapt to technological changes or offer products on a timely
basis or establish or maintain a competitive position.
Current borrowings, as well as
potential future financings, may substantially increase our current
indebtedness.
No
assurance can be given that we will be able to generate the cash flows necessary
to permit us to meet our fixed charges and payment obligations with respect to
our debt, including payments pursuant to the AGI Loan. We could be required to
incur additional indebtedness to meet these fixed charges and payment
obligations. Any increased indebtedness may, among other things:
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affect our ability to expand our business, market our products and make
investments and capital
expenditures;
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affect the cost and availability of funds from commercial lenders, debt
financing transactions and other sources;
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competitive disadvantages compared to other companies with lower debt
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Any
inability to service our fixed charges and payment obligations, or the
incurrence of additional debt, would have an adverse effect on our cash flows,
results of operations and business generally.
An
inability to maintain sufficient liquidity could negatively affect expected
levels of operations and new product development.
Future
revenue may not be sufficient to meet operating, product development and other
cash flow requirements. Sufficient funds to service our debt and maintain new
product development efforts and expected levels of operations may not be
available, and additional capital, if and when needed by us, may not be
available on terms acceptable to us. If we cannot obtain sufficient capital on
acceptable terms when needed, we may not be able to carry out our planned
product development efforts and level of operations, which could harm our
business.
We
may not be able to continue operating as a going concern.
In their
report in connection with our financial statements as of December 31, 2009, and
for the fiscal year then ended, our auditors included an explanatory paragraph
stating that, because we had incurred net losses of US$12,493,826 and
accumulated a deficit of $38,238,598 as of December 31, 2009, there is
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
If our
revenues and gross profit do not increase, we will continue to incur significant
losses and will not become profitable. Further, even if we are able to raise
additional financing for our operational and financing needs, we also intend to
expand our business, which will result in increased expenses related to sales
and marketing, research and development, cost of revenues and general and
administrative costs. We cannot assure you that our revenues will grow at the
same pace as our expenses or at all. Additionally, we may encounter unforeseen
difficulties and complications that require additional unexpected expenditures.
Our losses may increase in future periods, and there can be no assurance that we
ever will achieve positive cash flows from operating activities or reach
profitability.
Our
financial results vary from quarter to quarter, which could negatively impact
our business.
Various
factors affect our quarterly operating results, some of which are not within our
control. These factors include, among others:
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willingness to spend money on leisure
activities;
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timing and introduction of new products and
services;
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mix of products and services sold;
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timing of significant orders from and shipments to
customers;
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product and service pricing and
discounts;
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timing of acquisitions of other companies and businesses or dispositions;
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general economic conditions.
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other factors are likely to cause our financial results to fluctuate from
quarter to quarter. Based on the foregoing, we believe that quarter-to-quarter
comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful.
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Our sales
often reflect a limited number of large transactions, which may not recur on an
annual basis. Consequently, revenues and operating results can vary
substantially from period to period as a result of the timing of revenue
recognition. Our business also could be impacted by natural or man-made
disasters. We have taken steps to have disaster recovery plans in place, but
such an event could have a significant impact on our business.
Certain
market risks may affect our business, results of operations and
prospects.
In the
normal course of our business, we are routinely subjected to a variety of market
risks, examples of which include, but are not limited to, interest rate
movements, collectability of receivables and recoverability of residual values
on leased assets. Further, some of our customers may experience financial
difficulties or may otherwise not pay accounts receivable when due, resulting in
increased write-offs. Although we do not anticipate any material losses in these
risk areas, no assurances can be made that material losses will not be incurred
in these areas in the future.
Demand
for our products could be adversely affected by changes in player and operator
preferences.
As a
supplier of gaming machines, we must offer themes and products that appeal to
gaming operators and players. If we are unable to anticipate or timely react to
any significant changes in player preferences, such as a negative change in the
trend of acceptance of our newest systems innovations or jackpot fatigue
(declining play levels on smaller jackpots), the demand for our gaming products
could decline. Further, our products could suffer a loss of floor space to table
games and operators may reduce revenue sharing arrangements, each of which would
harm our sales and financial results. In addition, general changes in consumer
behavior, such as reduced travel activity and redirection of entertainment
dollars to other venues, could result in reduced demand for our
products.
We
are exposed to currency risk from our operations in various
countries.
A
substantial portion of our revenues are now, and may continue to be, realized in
several currencies. A significant portion of our operating and manufacturing
expenses are paid in various currencies other than U.S. dollars. Fluctuations in
the exchange rate between these currencies may have a material effect on our
results of operations. In particular, we may be adversely affected by a
significant weakening of the U.S. dollar against the Euro. If the rates of
exchange move in adverse directions, this could reduce our liquidity, profits
and ability to reinvest in future development. To date, we have not engaged in
any hedging transactions but may engage in such transactions in the future to
reduce our exposure to currency fluctuations.
We may need to hire additional
employees or contract labor in the future in order to take advantage of new
business opportunities arising from increased demand, which could impede our
ability to achieve or sustain profitability.
Although
there can be no assurance, we believe that the gaming market will demonstrate
increased demand in future periods. Our current staffing levels could affect our
ability to respond to increased demand for our services. In addition, to meet
any increased demand and take advantage of new business opportunities in the
future, we may need to increase our workforce through additional employees or
contract labor, which would increase our costs. If we experience such an
increase in costs, we may not succeed in achieving or sustaining
profitability.
Our
insurance coverage may be inadequate.
We
maintain third-party insurance coverage against various liability risks and
risks of property loss. While we believe that these arrangements are an
effective way to insure against liability and property damage risks, the
potential liabilities associated with those risks or other events could exceed
the coverage provided by such arrangements.
Interpretations
and policies regarding revenue recognition could cause us to defer recognition
of revenue or recognize lower revenue and profits.
As our
transactions increase in complexity with the sale of multi-element products and
services, negotiation of mutually acceptable terms and conditions can extend the
sales cycle and, in certain situations, may require us to defer recognition of
revenue. We believe that we are in compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”); however these future, more complex,
multi-product, multi-year transactions may require additional accounting
analysis to account for them accurately, which could lead to unanticipated
changes in our current revenue accounting practices and may contain terms
affecting the timing of revenue recognition.
New
products require regulatory approval and may be subject to complex revenue
recognition standards, which could materially affect our financial
results.
As we
introduce new products and transactions become increasingly complex, additional
analysis and judgment is required to account for them and to recognize revenues
in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These transactions may include multi-element
arrangements and/or software components. As our products and transactions
change, applicable accounting principles or regulatory product approval delays
could change the timing of revenue recognition and could adversely affect our
financial results for any given period.
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Our
ability to bid on new contracts is dependent upon our ability to fund required
up-front capital expenditures through our cash from operations or through
financings.
Our
contracts generally require significant up-front capital expenditures.
Historically, we have funded these up-front costs through cash flows generated
from operations and available cash on hand. Our ability to continue to procure
new contracts will depend on, among other things, our liquidity level and our
ability to obtain additional financing at commercially acceptable terms to
finance the initial up-front costs. If we do not have adequate liquidity or are
unable to obtain financing for these up-front costs on favorable terms or at
all, we may not be able to bid on certain contracts, which could restrict our
ability to grow and have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.
Our
revenues fluctuate due to seasonal, weather and other variations and you should
not rely upon our periodic operating results as indications of future
performance.
Our
revenues are subject to seasonal and weather variations. Revenues may reflect a
limited number of large transactions, which may not recur on an annual basis.
Consequently, revenues and operating results can vary substantially from period
to period as a result of the timing of revenue recognition for major equipment
sales and software license revenue. Our business could also be impacted by
natural or man-made disasters such as Hurricane Katrina or the terrorist attack
in New York on September 11, 2001. We have taken steps to have disaster
recovery plans in place but there can be no assurance that such an event would
not have a significant impact on our business.
We
are dependent on the success and growth of our customers.
Our
success depends on our customers buying our products to expand their existing
operations, replace existing gaming machines or equip a new casino. Any slow
down in the replacement cycle or delays in expansions or new openings may
negatively impact our operations.
Casino
operators in the gaming industry are undergoing a period of consolidation. The
result of this trend is that a smaller number of companies control a larger
percentage of our current and potential customer base. Because a significant
portion of our sales come from repeat customers, to the extent one of our
customers is sold to or merges with an entity that utilizes more of one of our
competitors’ products and services, or that reduces spending on our products,
our business could be negatively impacted. Additionally, to the extent the new
owner allocates capital to expenditures other than gaming machines, such as
hotel furnishings, restaurants and other improvements, or generally reduces
expenditures, our business could be negatively impacted.
A
substantial portion of our debt is subject to variable interest rates; rising
interest rates could negatively impact our business.
Our
borrowings from AGI bear interest at a variable rate. In addition, we may incur
other variable rate indebtedness in the future. Carrying indebtedness subject to
variable interest rates makes us more vulnerable to economic and industry
downturns and reduces our flexibility in responding to changing business and
economic conditions. Increases in interest rates on this indebtedness would
increase our interest expense, which could adversely affect our cash flows and
our ability to service our debt as well as our ability to grow the
business.
We
have limited financial resources which may be inadequate to meet our future
financing needs.
Our
business is a capital intensive business, and our financial resources are
substantially smaller than the financial resources of our principal competitors.
To continue our operations according to our business plan we will require
additional equity or debt financing. There can be no assurance that we will be
able to obtain the additional financial resources required to successfully
compete on favorable commercial terms or at all. Failure to obtain such
financing could result in the delay or abandonment of some or all of our plans
for development and expansion, which could have a material adverse effect on our
operating results and financial condition.
Our
international operations subject us to additional risks and regulations,
including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
We have
international operations in many foreign countries, including in Russia,
Colombia and Rwanda. These activities are subject to risks inherent in operating
in these countries, including government regulation, licensing requirements,
currency restrictions and other restraints, burdensome taxes, risks of
expropriation, threats to employees, political instability and terrorist
activities, including extortion, and risks of action by U.S. and foreign
governmental entities in relation to us. Should such circumstances occur, we
might need to curtail, cease or alter our activities in a particular region or
country. Our ability to deal with these issues may be affected by applicable
U.S. laws and, in particular, potential conflicts between the requirements of
U.S. law and the need to protect our employees and assets.
In
addition, we are required to comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, which prohibits United States companies from engaging in bribery
or other prohibited payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining
or retaining business. Foreign companies, including some of our competitors, are
not subject to these prohibitions. Corruption, extortion, bribery, pay-offs,
theft and other fraudulent practices occur from time-to-time in the countries in
which we operate, including in Russia and Colombia. If our competitors engage in
these practices they may receive preferential treatment from personnel of some
companies, giving our competitors an advantage in securing business or from
government officials who might give them priority in obtaining new licenses,
which would put us at a disadvantage. Although we inform our personnel that such
practices are illegal, there can be no assurance that our employees or other
agents will not engage in such conduct for which we might be held responsible.
If our employees or other agents are found to have engaged in such practices, we
could suffer severe penalties.
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Our
prior association with PacificNet could expose us to claims or
litigation.
On
December 7, 2007, we entered into an agreement with PacificNet, Inc. relating to
our becoming an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PacificNet. On May 14, 2008,
this agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties thereunder were
terminated. As a result, we no longer were an indirect subsidiary of PacificNet.
We believe that PacificNet recently has experienced a significant downturn in
its financial position, and it is possible that its financial difficulties could
expose us to claims or litigation, due to our previous relationship with
PacificNet. If we are named in any claims or litigation involving PacificNet, we
may incur significant expenses defending or litigating such claims. These
expenses could have an adverse effect on our future cash flows and results of
operations. In addition, our obligations under our agreements with PacificNet
are unclear and open to interpretation, which could lead to litigation if we and
PacificNet differ on the interpretation of certain terms in the
agreements.
We
became public by means of a “reverse merger” transaction, and, as a result, we
are subject to the risks associated with the prior activities of the public
company.
Additional
risks may exist because we became public through a “reverse merger” transaction
which was effected through the Share Exchange. Prior to the Share Exchange on
October 30, 2008, House Fly Rentals, Inc., our predecessor, was a development
stage company with nominal assets and operations. We may require the cooperation
or assistance of persons or organizations, such as auditors, previously
associated with House Fly in connection with future matters that could be costly
or difficult to secure. Although we performed a due diligence review of House
Fly, we still may be exposed to undisclosed liabilities resulting from its prior
operations and we could incur losses, damages or other costs as a result. In
connection with the Share Exchange, claims may not be brought against such
shareholders after six months from the closing of the Share Exchange. Therefore,
any liabilities associated with the prior operations, capitalization or
ownership of securities of our company by the shareholders of House Fly may be
borne by our current shareholders.
Our business experiences variability
in gross margins.
Our
business experiences variability in gross margins on contracts due to numerous
factors, including, among other things, the following:
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of commodity versus proprietary components applicable to customer system
specifications;
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contracts have been extended or renewed and the amount of remuneration
associated with such extensions or
renewals;
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competition in competitive bids, contract renewals and contract
extensions;
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in costs of materials and
manufacturing;
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in levels of efficiency of our workforce in delivering, implementing and
servicing contracts;
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of issuance volumes;
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mix related to adoption of new products compared to sales of current
products;
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decisions on new business;
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and amortization of capitalized project costs related to new or upgraded
programs; and
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in the extent to which we are able to allocate personnel expenses to
capital projects and thereby amortize such costs over the life of the
relevant contract, rather than expensing such costs in the quarter in
which they are incurred.
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result of the occurrence of one or more of the foregoing, we can expect that
there will be fluctuations in our future operating results.
Unfavorable
political developments, weak foreign economies, and other foreign risks may
negatively impact our financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
business is dependent on international markets for the majority of our revenues.
We expect that receivables with respect to sales outside of the United States
will continue to account for a large portion of our total revenues. As a result,
our business in these markets is subject to a variety of risks,
including:
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nationalization and limitation on repatriation of
earnings;
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changes in the creditworthiness of parties with whom we have significant
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protection of intellectual property rights in some
countries;
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receivables collection periods and greater difficulty in collecting
accounts receivable;
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these international developments, or others, could adversely affect our
financial condition and results of operations.
Future
acquisitions could prove difficult to integrate, disrupt our business, dilute
shareholder value and strain our resources.
As part
of our business strategy, we intend to acquire businesses, services and
technologies that we believe could complement or expand our business, augment
our market coverage, enhance our technical capabilities, provide us with
valuable customer contacts or otherwise offer growth opportunities. If we fail
to achieve the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we complete, our
business, operating results, financial condition and prospects may be impaired.
Acquisitions and investments involve numerous risks, including:
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in integrating operations, technologies, services, accounting and
personnel;
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in supporting and transitioning customers of our acquired companies to our
technology platforms and business
processes;
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Diversion
of financial and management resources from existing
operations;
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Difficulties
in obtaining regulatory approval for technologies and products of acquired
companies;
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loss of key employees;
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Dilution
of our existing shareholders if we finance acquisitions by issuing
convertible debt or equity securities, which dilution could adversely
affect the market price of our
stock;
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to generate sufficient revenues to offset acquisition or investment costs;
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Acquisitions
also frequently result in recording of goodwill and other intangible assets,
which are subject to potential impairments in the future that could harm our
operating results. It also is possible that at some point in the future we may
decide to enter new markets, thus subjecting ourselves to new risks associated
with those markets.
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It
may be difficult for you to enforce a U.S. judgment against us, our executive
officers and our directors, or to assert U.S. securities laws claims in the
United Kingdom or in other countries in which we operate or to serve process on
our executive officers and directors.
All of
our executive officers and directors are located outside the United States, and
all of our assets and the assets of these persons are located outside the United
States. Therefore, a judgment obtained against us or any of them in the United
States, including one based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S.
federal securities laws may not be collectible in the United States and may not
be enforced by a court in the United Kingdom or in other countries in which we
operate. Further, if a foreign judgment is enforced by a court in the United
Kingdom or in other countries in which we operate, it generally will be payable
in a non-U.S. currency. It also may be difficult for you to assert U.S.
securities law claims in original actions instituted in the United Kingdom or in
other countries in which we operate.
Risks
Related to Our Industry
The
gaming industry is heavily regulated, and the introduction of new regulation or
changes in existing regulation by gaming authorities may adversely impact our
ability to operate in our existing markets or expand our business.
The
manufacture and distribution of gaming machines and the development of systems
for various jurisdictions are subject to extensive federal, state and local
regulation by various gaming authorities. Our ability to continue to operate in
certain jurisdictions or our ability to expand into new jurisdictions could be
adversely affected by:
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in adopting legislation to permit or expand gaming in new and existing
jurisdictions;
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public referendums, such as referendums to increase taxes on gaming
revenues;
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Unfavorable
legislation affecting or directed at manufacturers, distributors or gaming
operators;
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Adverse
changes in or findings of non-compliance with applicable governmental
gaming regulations;
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Unfavorable
determinations or challenges to suitability by gaming regulatory
authorities with respect to our officers, directors, major shareholders or
key personnel; and
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adoption of new laws and regulations, or the repeal or amendment of
existing laws and regulations.
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To our
knowledge, we and our key personnel have obtained, or applied for, all
government licenses, registrations, findings of suitability, permits and
approvals necessary to conduct our activities in the various jurisdictions in
which we operate. However, there can be no assurance that licenses,
registrations, findings of suitability, permits or approvals will be renewed in
the future, or that new forms of approval necessary to operate in emerging or
existing markets will be granted.
Government
regulations and other actions affecting the lottery industry could have a
negative effect on our business, results of operations or
prospects.
In many
jurisdictions where we currently operate or seek to do business, lotteries are
not permitted unless expressly authorized by law. The successful implementation
of our growth strategy and our business could be materially adversely affected
if jurisdictions that do not currently authorize lotteries do not approve
lotteries or if those jurisdictions that currently authorize lotteries do not
continue to permit such activities.
Once
authorized, the ongoing operations of lotteries and lottery operators are
typically subject to extensive and evolving regulation. Lottery authorities
generally conduct an intensive investigation of the winning vendor and its
employees prior to and after the award of a lottery contract. Lottery
authorities with which we do business may require the removal of any of our
employees deemed to be unsuitable and are generally empowered to disqualify us
from receiving a lottery contract or operating a lottery system as a result of
any such investigation. Some jurisdictions also require extensive personal and
financial disclosure and background checks from persons and entities
beneficially owning a specified percentage (typically five percent or more) of
our securities. The failure of these beneficial owners to submit to such
background checks and provide required disclosure could jeopardize the award of
a lottery contract to us or provide grounds for termination of an existing
lottery contract. Additional restrictions are often imposed by international
jurisdictions upon foreign corporations, such as us, seeking to do business
there.
Further,
there have been, are currently, and may in the future continue to be,
investigations of various types, conducted by governmental authorities into
possible improprieties and wrongdoing in connection with efforts to obtain
and/or the awarding of lottery contracts and related matters. In light of the
fact that such investigations frequently are conducted in secret, we may not
necessarily know of the existence of an investigation in which we might be
involved. Because our reputation for integrity is an important factor in our
business dealings with lottery and other governmental agencies, a governmental
allegation or a finding of improper conduct by or attributable to us in any
manner or the prolonged investigation of these matters by governmental or
regulatory authorities could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations, business or prospects, including our ability to retain existing
contracts or to obtain new or renewal contracts. In addition, adverse publicity
resulting from any such proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our
reputation and business.
Finally,
sales generated by lottery games are dependent upon decisions over which we have
no control made by lottery authorities with respect to the operation of these
games, such as matters relating to the marketing and prize payout features of
online lottery games. Because we are typically compensated in whole or in part
based on a jurisdiction’s gross lottery sales, lower than anticipated sales due
to these factors could have a material adverse effect on our
revenues.
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If
we are unable to obtain GLI certification for a significant number or our games
it may be difficult for us to market and sell our games in many of the countries
in which we do business.
Once a
gaming product has GLI certification, then, in any jurisdiction that has
accredited GLI as a standard-setting body, regulatory approval of that gaming
product is automatic. If our games are not certified by GLI, it may be difficult
for us to market and sell them in jurisdictions in which GLI certification is
either required or desirable.
Slow growth in the number of new
casinos or the rate of replacement of existing gaming machines could limit or
reduce our future profits.
Demand
for our products is driven substantially by the replacement of existing gaming
machines, the establishment of new gaming jurisdictions and the addition of new
casinos or expansion of existing casinos within existing gaming jurisdictions.
The establishment or expansion of gaming in any jurisdiction typically requires
a public referendum or other legislative action. As a result, gaming continues
to be the subject of public debate and there are numerous active organizations
that oppose gaming. Opposition to gaming could result in restrictions on or even
prohibitions of gaming operations in any jurisdiction.
Gaming
opponents persist in their efforts to curtail the expansion of legalized gaming,
which, if successful, could limit our existing operations.
Legalized
gaming is subject to opposition from gaming opponents. There can be no assurance
that this opposition will not succeed in preventing the legalization of gaming
in jurisdictions where these activities are presently prohibited or prohibiting
or limiting the expansion of gaming where it is currently permitted, in either
case to the detriment of our business, financial condition, results and
prospects.
Consumer
spending on leisure activities is affected by changes in the economy and
consumer tastes, as well as other factors that are difficult to predict and
beyond our control.
We cannot
ensure that demand for our products or services will remain constant. Consumers'
willingness to spend money on leisure activities such as gaming is affected by
changes in the economy and consumer tastes, both of which are both difficult to
predict and beyond our control. Continued adverse developments affecting
economies throughout the world, including a general tightening of the
availability of credit, increasing interest rates, increasing energy costs, acts
of war or terrorism, natural disasters, declining consumer confidence or
significant declines in the stock market could lead to a further reduction in
discretionary spending on leisure activities adversely affecting our
business.
As
a result of the many regulations imposed by various regulatory authorities on
businesses involved in the gaming industry, there may be a limited number of
potential candidates to acquire our business.
The
manufacture and distribution of gaming machines and the development of systems
for various jurisdictions are subject to extensive regulation, including, in
some cases, requirements of suitability by gaming regulatory authorities with
respect to major shareholders. As a result of these regulations, we may be
unable to consummate the sale of our business to interested takeover candidates,
simply because these individuals or entities are unable to comply with certain
applicable regulations in the jurisdictions in which we conduct business.
Therefore, even if a sale of our business is in the best interest of our
shareholders, we may either be unable to complete such sale or we may be
required to accept a lower price from a party who is able to complete the
acquisition because it complies with the applicable regulations.
Risks
Related to our Common Stock
We
have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the
future. Any return on your investment may be limited to the value of our Common
Stock.
We never
have paid cash dividends on our Common Stock and do not anticipate doing so in
the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our Common Stock will depend
on our earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors
that the board of directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends,
our Common Stock may be less valuable, because a return on your investment only
will occur if our stock price appreciates.
Our
Common Stock may be affected by limited trading volume and price fluctuations,
each of which could adversely impact the value of our common stock.
Our
Common Stock is listed on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, and has had
limited trading, prior to the date of this annual report, and there can be no
assurance that an active trading market in our Common Stock will be maintained.
In addition, we believe that factors such as quarterly fluctuations in our
financial results and changes in the overall economy or the condition of the
financial markets could cause the price of our Common Stock to fluctuate
substantially. These fluctuations also may cause short sellers to enter the
market from time to time in the belief that we will have poor results in the
future. We cannot predict the actions of market participants and, therefore, can
offer no assurances that the market for our stock will be stable or appreciate
over time.
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Because
our Common Stock could in the future be deemed a “penny stock,” it might become
more difficult for investors to sell shares of our Common Stock, and the market
price of our Common Stock could be adversely affected.
Our
Common Stock could, in the future, be deemed to be a “penny stock,” if, among
other things, the stock price is below US$5.00 per share, the stock is not
listed on a national securities exchange and the stock has not met certain net
tangible asset or average revenue requirements. Broker-dealers who sell penny
stocks must provide purchasers of these stocks with a standardized
risk-disclosure document prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A
broker must obtain the purchaser’s written agreement to the purchase and must
also give the purchaser bid and offer quotations and information regarding
broker and salesperson compensation and a written determination that the penny
stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser. Broker-dealers also must
provide to customers that hold penny stocks in their accounts a monthly
statement containing price and market information relating to the penny stock.
If a penny stock is sold to an investor in violation of the penny stock rules,
the investor may be able to cancel its purchase and obtain a full refund of
money paid.
If they
become applicable, the penny stock rules may make it difficult for investors to
sell their shares of our Common Stock. Because of the rules and restrictions
applicable to a penny stock, there is less trading in penny stocks, and the
market price of our Common Stock may be adversely affected in the event that
these rules and restrictions become applicable to us. Also, many brokers choose
not to participate in penny stock transactions. Accordingly, investors may not
always be able to resell their shares of our Common Stock publicly at times and
prices that they feel are appropriate.
The
price of our Common Stock may be volatile, and our Common Stock may trade at
prices below the offering price
We
anticipate that the market price of our Common Stock will be subject to wide
fluctuations in response to several factors from time to time,
including:
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the
evolving demand for our services;
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our
ability or inability to arrange for
financing;
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our
ability to manage expenses;
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changes
in our pricing policies or our
competitors;
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global
economic and political conditions;
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investors’
perceptions of our prospects;
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investors’
perceptions of the prospects of the gaming industry and, more broadly, the
entertainment industry;
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differences
between our actual financial and operating results and those expected by
investors and analysts;
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changes
in analysts’ recommendations or
projections;
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fluctuations
in quarterly operating results;
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announcements
by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic
partnerships, or divestitures;
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changes
or trends in our industry, including price volatility, trading volumes,
competitive or regulatory changes, or changes in the gaming
business;
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adverse
resolution of new litigation against
us;
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seasonality;
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additions
or departures of key personnel; and
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broad
market fluctuations.
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In
particular, announcements of potentially adverse developments, such as proposed
regulatory changes, new government investigations, or the commencement or threat
of litigation against us, as well as announced changes in our business plans or
those of our competitors, could adversely affect the trading price of our Common
Stock, regardless of the likely outcome of those developments. Broad market and
industry factors may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock,
regardless of our actual operating performance. Our stock price also may be
impacted by factors that are unrelated or disproportionate to our operating
performance. These market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of
our Common Stock. As a result, our Common Stock may trade at prices
significantly below the offering price. Declines in the price of our Common
Stock may adversely affect our ability to recruit and retain key employees,
including key professional employees.
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If
the shareholders whose shares of Common Stock are included in a currently
pending registration statement became able to, and sell a large number of shares
all at once or in blocks, the market price of our shares would most likely
decline.
The
market price of our Common Stock may fluctuate in the future, and future sales
of shares of our Common Stock, could adversely affect the market price of our
Common Stock. Shareholders could be diluted by such future sales and be further
diluted upon the conversion or exercise of debentures or warrants into our
Common Stock.
While
none of our shares of Common Stock are currently registered pursuant to an
effective registration statement, on January 22, 2009, the Company filed a
post-effective amendment on Form S-1 with the SEC in order to resume the
effectiveness of the registration statement filed on October 15, 2007 on Form
SB-2 with the SEC. If and when this registration statement becomes
effective again, the selling shareholders named in the prospectus that is a part
of the registration statement will be able to sell their aggregate 747,414
shares of Common Stock. The offer or sale of a large number of these
shares at any price may cause the market price to fall. If the selling
shareholders sell a large number of shares, the market price of our Common Stock
could decline significantly. Moreover, the perception in the public market that
these shareholders might sell shares could depress the market price of Common
Stock.
We
may issue shares of our capital stock or debt securities in the future, which
would reduce the equity interest of our security holders and may cause a change
in control of our ownership.
Our
articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 150,000,000 shares of
Common Stock. The issuance of additional shares of our Common
Stock:
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may
cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of Common
Stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use
our net operating loss carry-forwards, if any, and may result in the
resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;
and
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may
adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Common Stock, to the
extent a trading market was to develop in the
future.
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Similarly,
an issuance of additional debt securities may cause:
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default
and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues are insufficient
to repay our debt obligations;
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acceleration
of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal
and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require
the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver
or renegotiation of that covenant;
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our
immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the
debt security is payable on demand;
and
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our
inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security
contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while
the debt security is outstanding.
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Provisions
contained in our Articles of Incorporation may deter a non-negotiated change of
control.
Our
Articles of Incorporation currently contain provisions which could be an
impediment to a non-negotiated change in control, namely, an ability, without
shareholder approval, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with
rights and preferences determined by the board of directors. If we should take
this action, it could impede a non-negotiated change in
control and thereby prevent shareholders from obtaining a
premium for their common stock.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Smaller
reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this
item.
Item
2. Properties.
Whenever
the terms “our,” “we” and the “Company” are used in this section, they refer to
one or more of the following: Octavian Global, Octavian International and all
other direct and indirect subsidiaries of Octavian International identified in
this annual report.
We expect
our current properties will be adequate for our near-term business needs. See
Note 16, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the Consolidated Financial
Statements included in this annual report for more information about our lease
commitments. Our business segments, as reported in our consolidated financial
statements, utilize all of our facilities.
We lease
our principal office spaces located at 1-3 Bury Street, Guildford, Surrey,
United Kingdom. On May 1, 2008, we renegotiated our Lease Agreement with Bury
House Properties Ltd. regarding the lease of our principal office spaces,
encompassing a total of 3,331 square feet, pursuant to which we were obligated
to pay monthly rent in the amount of British pounds 8,740 (US$16,493.25 based on
the Average Exchange Rate for the period between May 1, 2008 and October
31, 2008 of GBP1=US$1.8871) for the period from May 1, 2008 through October 31,
2008 and British pounds 9,005 (US$14,119.39 based on the Average Exchange
Rate for the period between November 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 of
GBP1=US$1.56795). We are obligated to pay monthly rent in the amount of British
pounds 9,005 (US$14,343.16 based on the December 31, 2009 Exchange Rate of
GBP1=US$1.5928) through April 30, 2010.
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Our
largest facility is located in St. Petersburg, Russia, where we lease a total of
954 square meters from Aquatoria LLC. Our systems R&D, customer service and
support, data center and marketing and administration functions offices are
located at this facility. We conduct worldwide operations from this location.
Our lease agreement for this location provided for payment of 791,368 Russian
Roubles per month (US$26,139 based on the December 31, 2009 Exchange Rate of
RUB1=US$0.03303) and expires on October 30, 2010.
Our
second largest facility also is located in St. Petersburg, Russia, where we
lease a total of 642 square meters from Vektor LLC. Our games development and
production offices are located at this facility. Our lease agreement for this
location provides for payment of 494,354 Russian Roubles per month (US$14,967
based on the December 31, 2009 Exchange Rate of RUB1=US$0.03303) and expires on
September 8, 2010.
Each of
our facilities in Bogotá, Colombia and Buenos Aires, Argentina contains a data
center that services worldwide operations and sales, technical support and
administrative functions. We also lease approximately 400 square meters of
bonded warehouse space in Bogotá. Additionally, we lease office space in Kigali,
Rwanda.
Item
3. Legal Proceedings.
None.
On
November 27, 2008 stockholders of at least a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares of our Common Stock (the “Voting Shareholders”) approved
amending and restating the articles of incorporation of the Company in order to:
(i) increase the total number of shares of our authorized capital
stock to 160,000,000 from 75,000,000; (ii) increase the number of shares of our
Common Stock to 150,000,000 shares; (iii) create of a new class of blank check
preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, consisting of 10,000,000 authorized
shares; and (iv) set certain standard limitation of liability and
indemnification provisions relating to our officers, directors and employees, as
permitted pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes. The Voting
Shareholders also approved a reverse split of our shares of Common Stock at a
rate of one share for each 5.0174 shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding. All information relating to this vote of our
security holders is set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on December 4, 2008 and is incorporated herein by reference (File
No. 333-146705).
PART
II
Item
5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market
for Common Stock
Our
Common Stock is quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
“OCTV”. It began being quoted on February 13, 2008 under the symbol “HSLY”, the
symbol was changed to “OVGT” on November 14, 2008 and then changed to the
current symbol on January 7, 2009. Our Common Stock has had minimal
trading.
The
following table contains information about the range of high and low bid prices
for our Common Stock for each quarterly period indicated, since the inception of
quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board on February 13, 2008, based upon reports of
transactions on the OTC Bulletin Board. The high and the low bid prices for our
common shares for each quarter, during the period from the date our common
shares were first listed on the OTC Bulletin Board through December 31, 2008,
are not available from the OTC Bulletin Board. In order for the OTC Bulletin
Board to report the high and low bid prices for a particular security, there
must be three market makers for that security. During the period from the date
our common shares were first listed on the OTC Bulletin Board through December
31, 2009, there were not three market makers for our Common Stock. As such, the
OTC Bulletin Board has not reported the high or low bid prices for our common
shares during that period.
Fiscal Quarter End
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Low Bid
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High Bid
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February
13, 2008 to March 31, 2008
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||
June
30, 2008
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||
September
30, 2008
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||
December
31, 2008
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||
March
31, 2009
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||
June
30, 2009
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||
September
30, 2009
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||
December
31, 2009
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$ | N/A | $ | N/A |
Holders
of Our Common Stock
As of
March 30, 2010, we have 43 stockholders of record.
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Options and
Warrants
The
Company has outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to
10,597,776 shares
of our Common Stock. Of this amount (i) Ziria Enterprises Limited, a company
controlled by Harmen Brenninkmeijer, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman,
holds a seven-year warrant to purchase up to 1,647,500 shares of our Common
Stock at an exercise price of US$3.10 per share; (ii) AGI holds a seven-year
warrant to purchase up to 1,073,333 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise
price of US$3.10 per share; (iii) investors in the Private Placement hold
warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,541,460 shares of our Common
Stock, 50% of which have a term of five years and an exercise price of US$3.10
per share and the other 50% of which have a term of seven years and an exercise
price of US$4.65 per share; and (iv) designees of the finders in the Private
Placement hold five-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 335,483
shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of US$3.10 per
share.
Rule
144 Shares
Under SEC
Rule 144, shareholders who are non-affiliates of a publicly-reporting company
that never was a “shell company” under SEC rules may be able to sell their
shares of common stock of the company under Rule 144 within six months
after acquiring such shares, without any restrictions, other than such company
continuing to remain current in the filing of its periodic reports with the SEC
for an additional six months. Affiliates of that company also would be able to
sell their shares under Rule 144, but would be subject to volume and trading
limitations. Shareholders who purchase securities in a company that is or ever
was a shell company or received their shares in a “reverse merger” with a
shell company, which would apply to shareholders of the Company who held shares
prior to the Share Exchange or who acquired shares in the Share Exchange and/or
the Private Placement, are subject to a modified holding period. In this case,
the holding period continues until the longer of (i) six months from the date of
acquiring the securities and (ii) November 5, 2009 (the date which is one year
following the date that the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K reporting
that it ceased to be a “shell company.” In addition, if a company ever was a
shell company, in order to utilize Rule 144 to effect a sale, the Company must
have completed all its periodic report filings with the SEC during the 12-month
period preceding such proposed sale. Therefore, the earliest that any shares of our Common
Stock will become transferable pursuant to Rule 144 is November 5, 2009,
provided that we have filed all of our periodic reports for the twelve-month
period immediately prior to such date. Shares held by affiliates of the Company
still will be subject to the volume and trading limitations of Rule 144, which
will generally limit their sale to one percent of the number of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock then outstanding, during any three-month
period.
Preferred
Stock
Our
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to
10,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (the
“Preferred Stock”). The Company has not yet issued any of its
Preferred Stock.
Dividends
and Dividend Policy
We have
never paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock and do not anticipate paying
cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our current policy is to retain
earnings, if any, to fund operations, and the development and growth of our
business. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the
discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon the Company’s
financial condition, results from operations, capital requirements, applicable
contractual restrictions, restrictions in the organizational documents and any
other factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant.
Registration
Rights
Investors
who participated in the Private Placement were granted piggyback registration
rights. Under these rights, investors in the Private Placement have the right to
include their shares in any registration that we effect under the Securities
Act, subject to customer underwriter cutbacks. The underwriters of any
underwritten offering have the right to limit on a pro rata basis the number of
shares registered by these holders. We must pay all expenses, except for
underwriters’ discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with these
piggyback registration rights.
Pending
Registration
On
January 22, 2009, the Company filed a post-effective amendment on Form S-1 with
the SEC in order to resume the effectiveness of the registration statement filed
on October 15, 2007 on Form SB-2 with the SEC. If and when this
registration statement resumes its effectiveness, the selling shareholders under
the prospectus included in the registration statement will be able to sell their
aggregate 747,408 shares of Common Stock.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
Pursuant
to the Debenture Purchase Agreement on May 14, 2009, the Company issued (i)
Debentures in an aggregate principal amount of US$10,774,126; (ii) Warrants to
purchase up to an aggregate of 3,347,912 shares of Common Stock; and
(iii) 695,105 shares of Common Stock. The Finance
Debentures are initially convertible into an aggregate of 1,417,935 shares
of Common Stock and the Exchange Debentures were immediately converted into an
aggregate of 2,057,589 shares of Common Stock. The Company raised
gross proceeds of $4 million and cancelled existing indebtedness of $6,378,526.
As a result of the Purchase Agreement, AGI increased its beneficial ownership of
the voting shares of Common Stock to approximately 50.61% of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock from approximately 31.2%. This offer and sale of
securities was made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by
Regulation S of the Securities Act, Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule
506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
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Pursuant
to the Private Placement closed concurrently with the Share Exchange, on October
30, 2008, the Company issued (i) Debentures in an aggregate principal amount of
US$14,285,700; (ii) Warrants to investors in the Private Placement to purchase
up to an aggregate of 4,193,548 shares of our Common Stock; and (iii) 4,608,290
shares of our Common Stock. The Company raised gross proceeds of US$13 million
in the Private Placement. The Share Exchange and Private Placement were
discussed in greater detail in the Form 8-K that we filed on November 5, 2008.
This offer and sale of securities was made in reliance upon the exemption from
registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act, Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.
The
Company also issued to certain designees of the finders 5-year warrants to
purchase up to an aggregate of 335,484 shares of our Common Stock at an
exercise price of US$3.10 per share. These warrants are on the same terms and
include the same provisions as those issued to investors in the Private
Placement.
The
Company has also made the following issuances of unregistered securities during
the past three years:
House
Fly
On May 1,
2007, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of
US$0.005 per share, an aggregate of US$15,000, to Mr. McCall. These shares of
Common Stock were repurchased by the Company concurrent with the Share Exchange.
The offer and sale of securities was made in reliance upon the exemption from
registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act, Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act.
During
July of 2007, the Company raised gross proceeds of US$28,500 through the sale of
2,850,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of US$0.01 per share. As a
result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares were reduced to 568,023
shares of our Common Stock. The offer and sale of securities was made in
reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S of the
Securities Act, Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
During
August of 2007, the Company raised gross proceeds of US$9,000 through the sale
of 900,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of US$0.01 per share. As a
result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares was reduced to 179,376
shares of our Common Stock. The offer and sale of securities was made in
reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S of the
Securities Act, Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
Octavian
AGI
Under the
terms of certain agreements entered into with AGI, Octavian’s largest supplier
of gaming supplies, on October 30, 2008, prior to the closing of the Share
Exchange, AGI converted €4 million (US$5,114,000 based on the October 30, 2008
Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.2785) of accounts payable to it by Octavian into 652
Ordinary Shares of Octavian, representing 35 percent of the outstanding share
capital of Octavian. These 652 Ordinary Shares were exchanged by AGI under the
terms of the Share Exchange for 10,770,685 shares of our Common Stock. As a
result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares was reduced to 2,146,667
shares of our Common Stock. The offer and sale of securities was made in
reliance upon the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act.
Lilac
Lilac
Advisors, LLC (“Lilac”) performed consulting services for Octavian in connection
with the Share Exchange and Private Placement for which Octavian issued 149
Ordinary Shares of Octavian International in consideration for such services,
which were exchanged for 2,470,232 shares of our Common Stock. As a result of
the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares were reduced to 492,333 shares of
our Common Stock. The offer and sale of securities was made in reliance
upon the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act.
PacificNet
Pursuant
to the PacificNet Termination Agreement,, Octavian agreed to issue to PacificNet
or its nominee an amount of shares of capital stock of Octavian equal to five
percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Octavian. On October 30, 2008, prior
to the closing of the Share Exchange, Octavian issued PacificNet 61 Ordinary
Shares of Octavian on in satisfaction of this provision. These 61 Ordinary
Shares were exchanged by PacificNet under the terms of the Share Exchange for
1,000,135 shares of our Common Stock. As a result of the Reverse Stock
Split, the number of shares were reduced to 199,333 shares of our Common Stock.
The offer and sale of securities was made in reliance upon the exemption from
registration provided under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
On
October 30, 2008, the Company entered into the Repurchase Agreement with Mr.
McCall, pursuant to which the Company repurchased from Mr. McCall an aggregate
of 3,000,000 pre-Reverse Split shares of our Common Stock, which
represented 44.4%
of the Company’s shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding, for an
aggregate purchase price of US$300,000.
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As a
“smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company
is not required to provide this information.
Item
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
Whenever
the terms “our,” “we” and the “Company” are used in this section, they refer to
one or more of the following: Octavian Global, Octavian International and all
other direct and indirect subsidiaries of Octavian International identified in
this annual report. The following discussion and analysis is intended to enhance
the reader’s understanding of our operation and current business environment.
This information should be read in conjunction with our Business Description and
Financial Statements and the notes thereto contained herein. Except for the
historical information contained herein, the following discussion contains
forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties (see
“Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”). These risks and
uncertainties include dependence on business from foreign customers sometimes in
politically unstable regions, political and governmental decisions about the
gaming industry, fluctuations in period-to-period operating results, and other
factors discussed in the Risk Factors contained in this annual
report. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include risks detailed the section entitled “Risk Factors” and
elsewhere in this annual report. For purposes of this sections, references to
“Octavian” refer to Octavian Global, Octavian International and all other
consolidated subsidiaries.
OVERVIEW
Octavian
is a global provider of a full end-to-end suite of gaming systems and products
in over 30 countries, covering all aspects of casino and gaming operations
including venue and player registration through to table and slots management,
through to player tracking and loyalty systems, to security. Our
solutions include full life-cycle gaming support and systems solutions, design
development, implementation and support, alongside game content creation,
products for the lottery industry and resale of third-party products. We
are an independent provider of networked CMS, games, AWPs, lotteries and other
advanced gaming products and services in over 30 countries.
Our
primary focus is to establish long lasting relationships with customers by
providing a full end-to-end suite of innovative gaming solutions. Delivered
through our core businesses: OctaSystems, OctaGames, OctaSupplies and OctaLotto,
Octavian provides comprehensive solutions and infrastructure systems, which
allow both large and small operators to increase efficiency, profitability and
control while bringing their customers top-of-the-line, innovative, downloadable
and installed games.
We are
dedicated to generating financial growth by focusing on the three cornerstones
of our business strategy: focusing on casino management systems, establishing
participation contracts, and increasing sales of our own products while reducing
re-sales of third-party products. Our current research and development efforts
are dedicated to developing products that support our business
strategy.
We plan
to capitalize on new market opportunities to accelerate growth. Some of these
opportunities may come from political action as governments look to introduce
and regulate gaming to increase tax revenues in support of public programs. We
seek to continue to expand our footprint globally, especially in emerging
markets in Latin America and Africa. We consider strategic business
combinations, investments and alliances to expand our geographic reach, product
lines and customer base.
THE
SHARE EXCHANGE AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On
October 30, 2008:
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House
Fly effected the Repurchase;
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Octavian
International and House Fly consummated the Share
Exchange;
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House
Fly effected the Subsidiary Merger and Name Change;
and
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Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. effected the Private Placement and the Reverse
Stock Split.
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Please
refer to “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence” for more information about the Share Exchange and Related
Transactions.
CONSOLIDATED
OPERATING RESULTS – A Year On Year Comparative Analysis
Significant
fluctuations in year-to-year revenue are expected in the gaming industry.
Individual contracts generally are of considerable value, and the timing of
contracts and sales does not occur in a predictable trend. Contracts to supply
hardware to the same customer may not recur or generally do not recur in the
short-term. The gross profit margin varies from one contract to another,
depending on the size of the contract and competitive market conditions.
Accordingly, comparative results between periods are not indicative of trends in
revenues or gross profit margins.
For The Years Ended December 31,
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Percentage
Change
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2009
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2008
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Revenue
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Systems
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$ | 3,880,645 | $ | 7,912,485 | $ | (4,031,840 | ) | -51 | % | |||||||
Games
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$ | 5,687,919 | $ | 2,263,159 | $ | 3,424,760 | 151 | % | ||||||||
Lottery
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$ | 312,703 | $ | 100,498 | $ | 212,205 | 211 | % | ||||||||
Supplies
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$ | 1,823,734 | $ | 29,350,925 | $ | (27,527,191 | ) | -94 | % | |||||||
Net
Revenue
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$ | 11,705,001 | $ | 39,627,067 | $ | (27,922,066 | ) | -70 | % | |||||||
Cost
of Revenue
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Systems
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$ | 1,356,120 | $ | 1,914,228 | $ | (558,108 | ) | -29 | % | |||||||
Games
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$ | 1,669,546 | $ | 1,337,657 | $ | 331,889 | 25 | % | ||||||||
Lottery
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$ | 382,687 | $ | 248,060 | $ | 134,627 | 54 | % | ||||||||
Supplies
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$ | 1,361,066 | $ | 24,744,186 | $ | (23,383,120 | ) | -94 | % | |||||||
Total
Cost of Revenue
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$ | 4,769,419 | $ | 28,244,131 | $ | (23,474,712 | ) | -83 | % | |||||||
Gross
profit
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$ | 6,935,581 | $ | 11,382,936 | $ | (4,447,355 | ) | -39 | % | |||||||
Operating
expenses
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General,
administrative and selling expenses
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$ | 14,190,873 | $ | 16,792,256 | $ | (2,601,383 | ) | -15 | % | |||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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$ | 2,286,282 | $ | 800,670 | $ | 1,485,612 | 186 | % | ||||||||
(Gain)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
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$ | 40,572 | $ | (340,823 | ) | $ | 381,395 | -112 | % | |||||||
Research
and development
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$ | - | $ | 94,005 | $ | (94,005 | ) | -100 | % | |||||||
Capital
raising fees
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$ | - | $ | 134,507 | $ | (134,507 | ) | -100 | % | |||||||
Impairment
of investment
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$ | 67,000 | $ | - | $ | 67,000 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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$ | 16,584,728 | $ | 17,480,615 | $ | (895,887 | ) | -5 | % | |||||||
Loss
from operations
|
$ | (9,649,146 | ) | $ | (6,097,679 | ) | $ | (3,551,467 | ) | 58 | % | |||||
Non-operating
income (expense):
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
$ | 19,341 | $ | 189,969 | $ | (169,010 | ) | -90 | % | |||||||
Interest
(expense )- Warrant and debt issue cost
|
$ | (4,155,845 | ) | $ | $ | (4,155,845 | ) | 100 | % | |||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
$ | (541,598 | ) | $ | (652,011 | ) | $ | 110,413 | -17 | % | ||||||
Share
of earnings (loss) in equity investment
|
$ | 582,485 | $ | 273,237 | $ | 364,718 | 133 | % | ||||||||
Foreign
currency transaction gain (loss)
|
$ | 1,556,482 | $ | (4,103,630 | ) | $ | 5,660,112 | -138 | % | |||||||
$ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Total
non-operating income (expense)
|
$ | (2,539,135 | ) | $ | (4,292,435 | ) | $ | 1808,770 | -42 | % | ||||||
Net
loss before taxes
|
$ | (12,188,281 | ) | $ | (10,390,114 | ) | $ | (1,742,697 | ) | 17 | % | |||||
Taxation
|
$ | 260,369 | $ | 387,363 | $ | (126,994 | ) | -33 | % | |||||||
Net
Loss of continued operations
|
$ | (12,448,650 | ) | $ | (10,777,477 | ) | $ | (1,615,704 | ) | 15 | % | |||||
Less:
(Income)/Expense from discontinued operations
|
$ | 45,176 | $ | - | $ | 45,176 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Net
Loss including non-controlling stockholders' interest
|
$ | (12,493,826 | ) | $ | (10,777,477 | ) | $ | (1,660,880 | ) | 15 | % | |||||
Less:
Net (income) loss attributed to noncontrolling stockholders'
interest
|
$ | - | $ | (6,276 | ) | $ | 6,276 | -100 | % | |||||||
Net
loss attributable to Octavian
|
$ | (12,493,826 | ) | $ | (10,783,753 | ) | $ | (1,654,604 | ) | 15 | % | |||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
$ | (1,320,882 | ) | $ | 4,966,392 | $ | (6,342,744 | ) | -128 | % | ||||||
Comprehensive
Loss
|
$ | (13,814,708 | ) | $ | (5,817,361 | ) | $ | (7,997,348 | ) | 137 | % | |||||
Earnings/
(Losses) before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and
Amortisation
|
$ | (5,149,086 | ) | $ | (8,943,709 | ) | $ | 3,794,623 | -42 | % | ||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted
|
9,763,993 | 4,008,388 | ||||||||||||||
Loss
per share attributed to Octavian stockholders:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted
|
$ | (1.28 | ) | $ | (2.69 | ) |
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Revenues
Our
products and services are provided through our four core business sectors: (1)
OctaSystems; (2) OctaGames; (3) OctaLotto; and (4) OctaSupplies.
Our
revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 were US$11.7 million, representing
a decrease of US$27.9 million or 70 percent compared to the year ended
December 31, 2008, which mainly was the result of significantly lower
OctaSupplies sales.
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the year ended
December 31,
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
OctaSystems
|
$ | 3,881 | $ | 7,912 | $ | (4,032 | ) | -51 | % | |||||||
OctaGames
|
$ | 5,688 | $ | 2,263 | $ | 3,425 | 151 | % | ||||||||
OctaLotto
|
$ | 313 | $ | 100 | $ | 212 | 100 | % | ||||||||
OctaSupplies
|
$ | 1,824 | $ | 29,351 | $ | (27,527 | ) | -94 | % | |||||||
Total
|
$ | 11,705 | $ | 39,627 | $ | (27,922 | ) | -70 | % |
OctaSupplies
Revenues
(amounts
in thousands US$)
|
For the year ended
December 31,
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
OctaSupplies
revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
CIS
|
$ | 1,218 | $ | 26,001 | $ | (24,783 | ) | -95 | % | |||||||
EMEA
|
$ | 354 | $ | 573 | $ | (219 | ) | -38 | % | |||||||
Latin
America
|
$ | 252 | $ | 2,777 | $ | (2,525 | ) | -91 | % | |||||||
Total
|
$ | 1,824 | $ | 29,351 | $ | (27,527 | ) | -94 | % |
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OctaSupplies
sales decreased by approximately US$27.5 million or 94 percent for the year
ended December 31, 2009 to approximately US$1.8 million compared to
approximately $29.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Approximately
89 percent of sales in 2008 represented OctaSupplies sales in Russia which have
since been adversely affected by the legislative change significantly limiting
gambling operations in Russia from July 2009. In the first half of 2008 there
had been an expectation in the Russian market that the legislation would be
reversed or postponed but by the second half of 2008 it became clear that this
was not going to be the case and the Russian slot machine market collapsed and
revenues were significantly affected.. Following the implementation
of the restrictions on gaming operations in Russia in July 2009 the Group has
not undertaken any OctaSupply sales in Russia and the sales office in Moscow has
ceased trading. In 2009 the Latin American market was generally
depressed and experienced difficult trading conditions, partly as a result of
the influx of second hand machines exported from Russia, which led to the
decrease in revenues of US$2.5 million in 2009.
OctaSystems
Revenues
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the year ended
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
Variance
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
OctaSystems
revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
CIS
|
$ | 1,420 | $ | 2,910 | $ | (1,490 | ) | -51 | % | |||||||
EMEA
|
$ | 297 | $ | 1,332 | $ | (1,035 | ) | -78 | % | |||||||
Latin
America
|
$ | 2,164 | $ | 3,670 | $ | (1,506 | ) | -41 | % | |||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,881 | $ | 7,912 | $ | (4,031 | ) | -51 | % |
OctaSystems
revenue decreased by approximately US$4 million (51 percent) from approximately
US$7.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2009 to approximately US$3.9
million in the year ended December 31, 2008. The legislative change in Russia
had already begun to affect OctaSystems revenues in Russia in the year ended
December 31, 2008. The effects of the changes were further felt in the year
ended December 31, 2009 when the legislation came into effect and systems
contracts ceased after 1 July 2009 causing revenue to decrease by US$1.5 million
(51 percent) to US$1.4 million. Difficult trading conditions in the Latin
American market has led to the decrease of approximately US$1.5million (41
percent) for the year ended December 31, 2008 to approximately US$2.2 million
for the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in the EMEA revenue for the
year ended December 31, 2008 of US$1 million (78 percent) to US$0.3 million for
the year ended December 31, 2009 is a reflection of the overall reduction in
system sales throughout Europe due to difficult market conditions.
OctaGames
Revenues
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the year ended
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
Variance
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
OctaGames
revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
CIS
|
$ | 2,130 | $ | 1,091 | $ | 1,039 | 95 | % | ||||||||
EMEA
|
$ | 3,348 | $ | 856 | $ | 2,492 | 291 | % | ||||||||
Latin
America
|
$ | 210 | $ | 316 | $ | (106 | ) | -34 | % | |||||||
Total
|
$ | 5,688 | $ | 2,263 | $ | 3,425 | 151 | % |
OctaGames
sales increased by approximately US$3.4 million (151 percent) to approximately
US$5.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from approximately US$2.3
million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This is mainly due to a corporate
decision to move sales focus from OctaSupply sales, generally characterised by
being capital intensive, one off sales at lower margins, to OctaGames sales,
with higher margins and often with recurring revenues. OctaGames
sales in Europe increased by approximately US$2.5 million (291%) for the year
ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008,
primarily as a result of first-time sales of game licenses to the Italian
market. There was an increase in sales in Russia of US$1 million for the year
ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. These
also related to the development and sales of new games sold by our Russian
office to the Italian market. Sales in Latin America decreased by approximately
US$0.1 million (34 percent) from approximately US$ 0.3 million for the year
ended December 31, 2008 to approximately US$ 0.2 million for the year ended
December 31, 2009 as a result the difficult trading conditions in the
region.
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OctaLotto
Revenues
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the year ended December
31,
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
OctaLotto
|
||||||||||||||||
CIS
|
$ | - | $ | 72 | $ | (72 | ) | 0 | % | |||||||
EMEA
|
$ | 313 | $ | 29 | $ | 284 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Latin
America
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | 0 | % | ||||||||
Total
|
$ | 313 | $ | 101 | $ | 212 | 100 | % |
OctaLotto
sales increased by approximately US$0.2 million the year ended December 31, 2009
as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. OctaLotto sales began in the
latter part of 2008 with our operations in Rwanda and development centre in
Russia; however the full launch of the Rwandan Lottery only occurred in
2009.
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the year ended December
31,
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
and gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 11,705 | $ | 39,627 | $ | (27,922 | ) | -70 | % | |||||||
Cost
of Revenues
|
$ | 4,769 | $ | 28,244 | $ | (23,475 | ) | -83 | % | |||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$ | 6,936 | $ | 11,383 | $ | (4,447 | ) | -39 | % | |||||||
59 | % | 29 | % | - |
The
increase in margin reflects the higher proportion of OctaGames sold in 2009
which have a higher margin compared to our OctaSupplies sales.
Operating
Expenses
Sales,
general & administrative (“SG&A”) expenses decreased by approximately
US$2.6 million, or 15 percent, for the year ended December 31, 2009 as
compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, which is mainly as a result of
general cost cutting procedures implemented during the year ended December 31,
2009. The effect of this cost cutting was offset by our bad debt expense which
increased by approximately US$1.5 million to approximately US$2.8 million,
taking into account debts older than six months.
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the year ended
December 31,
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
SG&A
cost
|
||||||||||||||||
Staff
Costs
|
$ | 5,844 | $ | 6,625 | $ | (781 | ) | -12 | % | |||||||
Other
cost
|
$ | 5,504 | $ | 8,837 | $ | (3,333 | ) | -38 | % | |||||||
SG&A
excluding Bad debt
|
$ | 11,348 | $ | 15,462 | $ | (4,114 | ) | -27 | % | |||||||
Bad
Debts
|
$ | 2,843 | $ | 1,330 | $ | 1,513 | 114 | % | ||||||||
Total
SG&A cost incl Bad debt provision
|
$ | 14,191 | $ | 16,792 | $ | (2,601 | ) | -15 | % |
Excluding
bad debts, SG&A decreased approximately US$4.1 million or 27 percent
from approximately US$15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 to
approximately US$11.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Staffing
costs decreased approximately US0.7 million or 12 percent from
approximately US$6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 to
approximately US$5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. There has
been a general reduction in staff numbers and external contractor costs, however
the significance of the cost saving was offset slightly by the establishment of
our office in Rwanda and as well as the termination packages which were required
to be paid.
There was
a decrease in other expenses of approximately US$3.3 million or 38 percent from
approximately US$8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 to
approximately US$5.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This is
mainly due to the decrease in office costs as two subsidiaries closed their
premises as well as a general company wide cost cutting in office related costs.
Costs related to technical professional fees as well as legal and professional
fees were decreased and where possible these requirements were covered in
house.
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The
Company expenses the cost of advertising as incurred or, as appropriate, the
first time the advertising takes place. Advertising costs for the year ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $ 87,637 and $100,255 respectively.
We have
accounted for an increase in bad debt expense of approximately US$1.5 million
(114 percent) for the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2008, based on debt outstanding for more than six months for all
customers in the group. These costs are related mainly to customers in the Latin
American regions and loans receivable in the EMEA regions.
For the year ended
December 31,
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
$ | 14,191 | $ | 16,792 | $ | (2,601 | ) | -15 | % | |||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
$ | 2,286 | $ | 801 | $ | 1,486 | 186 | % | ||||||||
(Gain)
/ Loss on disposal of fixed assets
|
$ | 41 | $ | (341 | ) | $ | 381 | -112 | % | |||||||
Research
and development
|
$ | - | $ | 94 | $ | (94 | ) | -100 | % | |||||||
Capital
raising fees
|
$ | - | $ | 135 | $ | (135 | ) | -100 | % | |||||||
Impairment
of investment
|
$ | 67 | $ | - | $ | 67 |
NM
|
|||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$ | 16,585 | $ | 17,481 | $ | (896 | ) | -5 | % |
Depreciation
and amortization increased by approximately US$1.5 million or 186 percent for
the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 as
a result of higher amortization expenses related to additions to our intangible
assets. In particular, our intangible assets related to Product Development were
written off in full in 2009.
Gains on
disposal of assets of US$0.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2008
decreased to losses on disposal of fixed assets of US$0.4 million for the year
ended December 31, 2009 as no material disposals of assets were made during the
period.
For the
year ended December 31, 2009 the PactNet investment was impaired by US$0.07
million as these listed shares performed adversely with the share price
decreasing from the purchase price of US$0.18 per share to a closing price of
US$0.046 per share on December 31, 2009.
Other
Income (Expense) and Taxes
Interest
expense decreased approximately US$0.1 million or 17 percent for the year
ended December 31, 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008 as the interest
charge on the AGI Loan is lower than that of the Ebet Loan the Group had in
2008. For the year ended December 31, 2009 interest is accrued on the current
loan with AGI of €6,691,123 (US$ 9,590,230 based on the December 31, 2009
Exchange Rate of € 1 = US$ 1.4333) as well as two US dollar loans of US$
2,007,337 and US$90,329.50 at December 31, 2009.
Interest
expense related to the warrant and debt issuing costs were incurred as a result
of the capital raising activities on October 30, 2008 and May 14, 2009; the
amount for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $4,155,845.
In 2008,
our 50 percent joint venture in Italy booked a loss due to the delayed
implementation of new legislation, which would have expanded the gaming market
in Italy. As a result of the delay, no new gaming products were allowed to be
sold in Italy for the majority of 2008. With the implementation of the new
legislation Italy became profitable at the end of 2008. During the year ended
December 31, 2009 our 50% shareholding generated a gain of approximately US$0.6
million.
Corporate
taxes decreased approximately US$0.12 million or 33 percent from
approximately US$0.39 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 to
approximately US$0.26 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, mainly due
to the decreased taxes incurred in both Argentina and Russia as revenues in both
those regions were less than the prior year.
Outside
shareholders’ interests
For the
first nine months of 2009 Octavian International owned 89.7 percent of the
shares in Octavian Latin America SA, a company incorporated in Colombia and
based in Bogotá. The remaining 10.3 percent of the shares were held by five
individuals. On October 1, 2009 Octavian Latin America S.A., incorporated on
July 22, 2005, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Octavian International, Ltd.
Due to corporate governance changes companies in Colombia no longer require a
minimum of five shareholders.
The
Company also owns a 51% interest in Octavian Germany Limited and Octavian
Germany GmbH. Both of these companies are dormant.
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Since
Octavian’ main operating companies are headquartered in the United Kingdom, we
maintain our internal accounts in British pounds sterling. We invoice products
in various local currencies. Fluctuations in exchange rates from reporting
period to reporting period between various foreign currencies and the British
pound sterling may have an impact on revenues and expenses, and this impact may
be material in any individual reporting period.
For the
year ended December 31, 2009, we had a foreign currency gain of approximately
US$1.6 million compared with a loss of approximately US$4.1 million for the year
ended December 31, 2008.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES – December 31, 2009
Overview
In the
highly competitive industry in which we operate, operating results may fluctuate
significantly from period to period.
Our
principal source of liquidity is cash from operations. Other sources of capital
include, but are not limited to, loans from third parties, credit terms from our
suppliers and a recent private placement of equity and convertible debt. At
December 31, 2009, we had negative working capital of US$2.4
million.
(amounts in thousands)
|
For the Year Ended
December 31,
|
Increase (decrease)
|
||||||||||||||
|
2009
|
2008
|
Amount
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 358 | $ | 2,830 | $ | (2,472 | ) | -87 | % | |||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
$ | 5,730 | $ | 14,575 | $ | (8,845 | ) | -61 | % | |||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
$ | 8,113 | $ | 15,549 | $ | (7,436 | ) | -48 | % | |||||||
Net
working deficit
|
$ | (2,383 | ) | $ | (974 | ) | $ | (1,409 | ) | -145 | % |
Cash
Flows Summary
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the Year Ended
December 31
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
|
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
||||||||||||
Cashflow
from operation activities
|
$ | (1,561 | ) | $ | (6,360 | ) | $ | 4,799 | -75 | % | ||||||
Cashflow
from investing activities
|
$ | (3,426 | ) | $ | (4,808 | ) | $ | 1,382 | -29 | % | ||||||
Cashflow
from financing activities
|
$ | 2,334 | $ | 12,531 | $ | (10,197 | ) | -81 | % | |||||||
Effect
of Exchange rate changes on
|
||||||||||||||||
cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 180 | $ | (971 | ) | $ | 1,151 | -119 | % | |||||||
Net
Cashflow
|
$ | (2,472 | ) | $ | 392 | $ | (2,864 | ) | -731 | % |
Operating
Activities
Our
operating activities resulted in negative cash of US$1.8 million in 2009, which
primarily was a result of the net losses of US$12.4 million we recognized during
this period offset against non-cash expenses incurred during the period
amounting to US$10 million. Further differences are explained by changes in our
operating assets and liabilities and changes in long term liabilities as
presented below.
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
For the Year Ended
December, 31
|
|||||||
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Net
Income (Loss)
|
$ | (12,494 | ) | $ | (10,784 | ) | ||
Add:
non-cash expenses
|
$ | 7,332 | $ | 6,688 | ||||
Deduct
(Add): changes in operating assets
|
$ | 5,208 | $ | (8,189 | ) | |||
Add
(deduct): changes in operating liabilities
|
$ | (1,917 | ) | $ | 5,925 | |||
Add
(deduct): changes in long term liabilities
|
310 | - | ||||||
Net
Cash provided by operating activities
|
$ | (1,561 | ) | $ | (6,360 | ) |
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Non-cash
expenses in 2009 amounted to US$7.3 million and related to a bad debt provision
of US$2.8 million, depreciation and amortization costs of US$2.3 million, an
increase in inventory reserves US$0.2 million and capital raising related
expenses of US$4.2 million. These were offset by our earnings from
our Italian joint venture of US$0.6 million and an exchange gain of $1.5
million.
Assets
decreased US$5.2 million as result of a decrease in accounts receivable of US$5
million, a decrease in other receivables of US$0.6 million and an increase in
inventory of US$0.4 million.
Operating
liabilities decreased by US$1.9 million as a result of a decrease of accrued
expenses of US$1.5 million, a decrease of customer deposits of US$0.2 million,
an decrease in deferred revenue of US$0.2 million offset by an increase in
accounts payable of US$0.1 million.
Long term
liabilities increased by US$0.3 million in 2009 as a result of taking advantage
of long payment terms offered by the Argentine tax authorities for settling
outstanding tax liabilities.
Investing
Activities
In 2009,
the total cash outflows in investing activities were US$3.4 million, an decrease
of US$1.4 million, or 28.7 percent, from US$4.8 million in 2008. Intangible
assets increased by US$0.3 million, or 14.6 percent, from US$1.9 million in 2008
to US$2.2 million in 2009. This increase is attributable to the costs incurred
in the development of the games for our various markets.
Cash
outflows in the purchase of property and equipment decreased by US$0.7 million
in 2009 to US$0.8 million.
Cash
outflows for loans to related parties amounted to US$0.2 million.
Cash
outflows for loans provided were US$0.2 million in 2009 in order to support
suppliers helping to develop our new lottery operations in Rwanda.
Financing
Activities
In 2009,
cash inflows from financing activities were US$2.3 million, a decrease of
approximately US$10.2 million from US$12.5 million in 2008.
During
2009, we reduced our short term overdrafts and loans by US$0.7million compared
to US$1.4 million in 2008.
During
2009 the net value of fixed assets increased US$0.03 million or 2.3 percent from
US$1.39 million to US$1.42 million.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION – December 31, 2009
(amounts in thousands US$)
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
Variance
|
%
Change
|
||||||||||||
|
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
2009 vs 2008
|
||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 11,728 | $ | 18,947 | $ | (7,219 | ) | -38 | % | |||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
$ | 31,145 | $ | 33,590 | $ | (2,445 | ) | -7 | % | |||||||
Total
Equity
|
$ | (19,417 | ) | $ | (14,644 | ) | $ | (4,773 | ) | -33 | % | |||||
Total
Current Assets
|
$ | 5,730 | $ | 14,575 | $ | (8,845 | ) | -61 | % | |||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
$ | 8,113 | $ | 15,549 | $ | (7,436 | ) | -48 | % | |||||||
Net
working capital
|
$ | (2,383 | ) | $ | (974 | ) | $ | (1,409 | ) | -145 | % |
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At
December 31, 2009, we had negative net assets of US$19.4 million and a negative
working capital of US$2.4 million.
Total
liabilities decreased US$2.4 million, or 7 percent, between December 31, 2008
and December 31, 2009 due to the debt for equity exchange whereby Austrian
Gaming Industries GmbH agreed to convert outstanding accounts payable of
US$6,378,526 to equity; this is offset by the additional loan raised with
Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH for $2,000,000 and $90,000 in addition to the
increase of Convertible Debentures.
The
decrease in shareholders’ equity reflects the loss for the period of US$12.4
million plus the comprehensive foreign exchange loss of US$1.4 million offset
against the debt equity swap and common share issue which generated an increase
in paid up share capital of US$10 million and a stock subscription receivable of
US$1 million .
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We have
no off-balance sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities or other
persons.
Purchase
Commitments
From time
to time, we enter into commitments with our vendors to purchase inventory at
fixed prices or in guaranteed quantities. We were not party to any firm
commitments as of December 31, 2009.
The
Company currently leases two office spaces in St. Petersburg, Russia beginning
in September 2009 and December 2009 under non-cancellable operating leases that
expire on September 8, 2010 and October 30, 2010 respectively. The Company also
leases office space as well as office equipment in the United Kingdom beginning
in May 2008 and March 2009 that expires on April 30, 2010 and March 13, 2014
respectively. The Company also leases office space and equipment in Bogota,
Colombia beginning between October 2007 and October 2009 that expire between
March 2010 and October 2011. The Company leases an office in Buenos Aires,
Argentina until July 31, 2012. Additionally the Company began to lease office
space in Kigali for its Rwandan operations. This lease began in April 2009 and
will expire in February 2011. Future minimum lease payments under
non-cancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or
more are as follows:
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Operating
Leases
|
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Year
ending December 31,
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2010
|
$ | 614,782 | ||
2011
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$ | 76,922 | ||
2012
|
$ | 32,647 | ||
2013
|
$ | 7,447 | ||
Thereafter
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- | |||
$ | 731,798 |
Capital
Expenditure and Other
During
the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, the net value of fixed assets increased
by US$0.03 million, as compared to December 31, 2008.
Share
Repurchase Plan
None
Agreements
with PacificNet
On
December 7, 2007, the Company entered into an Agreement for the acquisition by
PacificNet Games of the entire issued share capital of the Company which was
completed on January 22, 2008. Shortly after completion, the Company and
PacificNet decided that it would not benefit their respective businesses to
continue as one group and therefore the Company and PacificNet mutually agreed
to terminate the merger agreement on March 28, 2008 and entered into a written
agreement to document this on May 14, 2008. On May 14, 2008, all of the parties
to the PacificNet Acquisition Agreement entered into the PacificNet Termination
Agreement. The Service Agreement was also terminated. As a result of the
termination of the PacificNet Acquisition Agreement, neither the remaining
consideration shares of PacificNet common stock (1.1 million shares) nor any of
the Earn-Out Amount was transferred or paid to Ziria, and all shares of Emperor
were returned to Ziria and the 1.2 million shares of Pacific Net common stock to
Ziria were returned to PacificNet. Upon the consummation of this transaction,
Emperor was no longer a direct subsidiary of PacificNet, nor was the Company any
longer an indirect subsidiary of PacificNet. Harmen Brenninkmeijer, our Chief
Executive Officer and a director of the Company, resigned from the board of
directors of PacificNet on May 21, 2008. PacificNet paid Sterne Agee &
Leach, Inc., a company that acted as a consultant to the Company for the
PacificNet Acquisition, 30,000 PacificNet shares. The Company owes PacificNet
US$49,680 to reimburse PacificNet for the issuance of these
shares.
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The
following are the terms of the PacificNet Termination Agreement:
·
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The
Company agreed to issue to PacificNet or its nominee an amount of shares
of capital stock of the Company equal to five percent (5%) of the
outstanding shares of the Company. The Company issued PacificNet 61 the
Company’s Ordinary Shares on October 30, 2008 in satisfaction of this
provision. Additionally, PacificNet was granted the option to, prior to
May 14, 2009 and on only one occasion during such period, purchase
additional shares of the Company’s stock at a per share purchase price
equal to 85 percent of the most recent subscription price per share of the
Company’s stock paid by third party investors in the Company up to a
number of shares that would result in PacificNet owning five percent (5%)
of the Company’s stock issued and outstanding on the date of exercise of
the option. This option was not taken up by PacificNet during the exercise
period. PacificNet agreed to issue to the Company 500,000 shares of
PacificNet’s common stock. These PacificNet shares will be subject to a
one-year lock up and sale restriction, any sale of these shares must be
communicated to PacificNet in advance, PacificNet has the right of refusal
to arrange buyers for the shares, and PacificNet will be entitled to half
of the net gain on any partial sale of PacificNet
shares.
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·
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PacificNet
and the Company agreed to use reasonable endeavours to formalize the
following business opportunities:
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·
|
A
non-exclusive distribution agreement and license pursuant to which
PacificNet will be appointed as a distributor of the Company’s products in
Macau, provided that eBet would be the only other distributor permitted to
distribute the Company’s products in that territory;
and
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|
·
|
A
joint venture relationship relating to the development of future business
opportunities in Macau and other territories in
Asia.
|
The
Company agreed to pay PacificNet US$200,000 in consideration for PacificNet’s
localization and language translation of the Company’s products into the Chinese
language. Additionally, the Company agreed to use its reasonable endeavours to
meet minimum sales targets from the sale of PacificNet’s machines of: US$4
million during the twelve month period ended mid-year 2009 and US$6 million
during the twelve month period ended mid-year 2010. The Company’s commitment to
achieving these targets was agreed to by the Company undertaking to use its
reasonable endeavours to comply. PacificNet agreed to provide all appropriate
support to assist the Company in achieving these goals. On January 5, 2009,
Octavian received a letter from PacificNet pursuant to which it has asserted a
claim against Octavian for certain alleged events of default by Octavian
under the PacificNet Termination Agreement (the “Claim”).
Pursuant to the Claim, PacificNet has demanded payments, in an aggregate amount
of $280,000, for certain services allegedly performed by PacificNet, as well as
the reimbursement of certain expenses related to prior transactions between the
parties. The Company’s management has reviewed the Claim and believes that
it is without merit and plans to defend against any actions taken by PacificNet
accordingly.
Subsequent
Events
New
Contracts
On
January 26, 2010 the Company signed a 10-year contract with BetPlus (B Plus
Giocolegale Ltd) for the deployment of the Octavian Symphony VE system to manage
large-scale Comma6B-regulated AWP gaming operations across Italy.
BetPlus
is the largest gaming concessionaire operating in Italy’s AWP market, which is
strictly controlled by the Italian Government’s AAMS (Autonomous Administration
of State Monopolies) and its Comma6 regulations.
BetPlus
will deploy the centralised Octavian Symphony VE (VLT Edition) system to link
gaming machines at multiple AWP venues across Italy and meet the latest Comma6B
requirements. Initially around 12,000 machines will be connected and
therefore this is a significant contract for the Company. The
roll-out of the new Comma6B-compliant system is expected to take place in mid
2010. In parallel with the system deployment, Octavian is porting
many of its Comma6A games titles to Comma6B.
Operations in
Russia
Following
the implementation of the restrictions on gaming operations in Russia in July
2009 the Group has not undertaken any OctaSupply sales in Russia and the sales
office in Moscow is inactive. We are currently evaluating the viability of
business in Russia.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In
presenting our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States, we are required to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported therein. Several of the estimates
and assumptions we are required to make relate to matters that are inherently
uncertain as they pertain to future events. However, events that are outside of
our control cannot be predicted and, as such, they cannot be contemplated in
evaluating such estimates and assumptions. If there is a significant
unfavourable change to current conditions, it will likely result in a material
adverse impact to our consolidated results of operations, financial position and
in liquidity. We believe that the estimates and assumptions we used when
preparing our financial statements were the most appropriate at that time.
Presented below are those accounting policies that we believe require subjective
and complex judgments that could potentially affect reported
results.
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Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas that
require estimates and assumptions include valuation of accounts receivable,
other receivables, and inventory determination of useful lives of property and
equipment, and intangible assets, and estimation of certain
liabilities.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents include cash in hand and cash in time deposits, certificates of
deposit and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three
months or less.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable.
Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes
historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness,
current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the
adequacy of these reserves.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the
first in, first out method. Management compares the cost of inventories with the
market value, and allowance is made for writing down the inventories to their
market value, if lower.
Other
Receivable
Other
receivable consists of prepayments and other non trading debts.
Property
& Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are
charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are
capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of,
the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective
accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of
property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for
substantially all assets with estimated lives as follows:
Computer
Equipment
|
3
years
|
Gaming
Equipment
|
3
years
|
Fixtures
and fittings
|
4
to 5 years
|
Research
and Development
Research
and development costs are charged to expense as incurred until technological
feasibility has been established. These costs consist primarily of salaries and
direct payroll related costs.
Software
Development Costs
Software
development costs related to computer games and network and terminal operating
systems developed by the Company are capitalized in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 86, "Accounting for the Cost of
Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise
Marketed." Capitalization of software development costs begins upon
the establishment of technological feasibility and is discontinued when the
product is available for sale. When the software is a component part of a
product, capitalization begins with the product reaches technological
feasibility. The establishment of technological feasibility and the ongoing
assessment for recoverability of capitalized software development costs require
considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors
including, but not limited to, technological feasibility, anticipated future
gross revenues, estimated economic life, and changes in software and hardware
technologies. Capitalized software development costs are comprised primarily of
salaries and direct payroll related costs and the purchase of existing software
to be used in the Company's products.
Amortization
of capitalized software development costs is provided on a product-by-product
basis on the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the
products (not to exceed three years). Management periodically compares estimated
net realizable value by product with the amount of software development costs
capitalized for that product to ensure the amount capitalized is not in excess
of the amount to be recovered through revenues. Any such excess of capitalized
software development costs to expected net realizable value is expensed at that
time.
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Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company applies the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets” (“SFAS 144”), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the
impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121,
“Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be Disposed Of,” and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No.
30, “Reporting the Results of Operations for a Disposal of a Segment of a
Business.” The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived
assets to be held and used in accordance with SFAS 144. SFAS 144 requires
impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when
indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated
to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In
that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying
amount exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived assets. Loss on
long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except
that fair market values are reduced for the cost of disposal. Based on its
review, the Company believes that, as of December 31, 2008, there were no
significant impairments of its long-lived assets.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consist of product developments, customer contracts, game developments,
game work-in-progress and lottery development. All intangible assets
are amortized over three years.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff accounting
bulletin (SAB) 104. Revenue is recognized when services are rendered to
customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable,
the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist
and collectability is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the
relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned
revenue.
Unearned
Revenue
Unearned
revenue represents goods invoiced before year end but not delivered and
therefore not included in revenue. These goods will be released into revenue
once it is delivered. As at December 31, 2009 and 2008 unearned revenue amounted
to $696,795 and $845,057 respectively.
Income
Taxes
The
Company utilizes SFAS No. 109 (ASC 740), “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which
requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected
future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial
statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are
recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the
tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at
each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to
the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax
assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48 (ASC 740),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. As a result of
the implementation of FIN 48, the company made a comprehensive review of its
portfolio of tax positions in accordance with recognition standards established
by FIN 48. As a result of the implementation of Interpretation 48, the Company
recognized no material adjustments to liabilities or stockholders’ equity. When
tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be
sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject
to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the
position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is
recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all
available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the
position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals
or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or
aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of
tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon
settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits
associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as
described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the
accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties
that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest
associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest expense and
penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the
statements of income. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on
the Company’s financial statements.
Foreign
Currency Transactions and Comprehensive Income
Accounting
principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses
be included in net income. Certain statements, however, require entities to
report specific changes in assets and liabilities, such as gain or loss on
foreign currency translation, as a separate component of the equity section of
the balance sheet. Such items are components of comprehensive income. The
functional currency of the Company is British Pound. Translation loss of
US$1,320,882 and gain of US$4,966,392 for the year ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, respectively, are classified as an item of other comprehensive income in
the stockholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance
sheet.
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Statement
of Cash Flows
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95 (ASC 230),
“Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations are
calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to
assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not
necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance
sheet.
Minority
Interest
The
equity in the non-controlling interest in the German entity has been classified
as “Noncontrolling stockholders' interest” in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets. Changes in equity in non-controlling interests arising from
results of operations would have been recorded as “Net (income) loss attributed
to noncontrolling stockholders' interest” in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations and other comprehensive income; however for the year
ended December 31, 2009 there was no movement in Noncontrolling stockholders’
interest as the company is dormant.
Segment Reporting
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (“SFAS 131”) (ASC 280), “Disclosure
About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires use of the
“management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model
is based on the way a Company’s management organizes segments within the company
for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The Company has
determined that it has 3 reportable segments: Octavian Europe Middle East and
Africa, Octavian CIS, and Octavian Latin America (See Note 17 of the Financial
Statements.)
Fair
value of financial instruments
On
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 (ASC 820), Fair Value
Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a three-level
valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances
disclosures requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported
in the balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as
financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the
short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their
expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels
are defined as follow:
Level 1:
inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical
assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2:
inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or
liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the
financial instrument.
Level 3:
inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair
value measurement.
As of
December 31, 2009, the Company did not identify any assets and liabilities that
are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value.
Recent
Pronouncements
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFASB No.167, Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities, which changes the consolidation rules as they relate to
variable interest entities. Specifically, the new standard makes significant
changes to the model for determining who should consolidate a variable interest
entity, and also addresses how often this assessment should be performed. The
statement is effective as of the beginning of each reporting’s entity’s first
annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods
within that first annual reporting period, and for interim and annual reporting
periods thereafter. Earlier application is prohibited. The Company is currently
evaluating both the timing and the impact of adoption of this standard on its
consolidated financial statements.
In August
2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-05, which amends
ASC Topic 820, Measuring
Liabilities at Fair Value, which provides additional guidance on the
measurement of liabilities at fair value. Specifically, when a quoted price in
an active market for the identical liability is not available, the new standard
requires that the fair value of a liability be measured using one or more of the
valuation techniques that should maximize the use of relevant observable inputs
and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. In addition, an entity is not
required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to
the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of a liability. This
standard is effective in the first reporting period beginning after issuance. We
do not expect the adoption will have a material impact on our consolidated
financial statements.
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In
October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, which
amends ASC Topic 605, Revenue
Recognition, to require companies to allocate revenue in multiple-element
arrangements based on an element’s estimated selling price if vendor-specific or
other third-party evidence of value is not available. ASU 2009-13 is effective
for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in the fiscal year
beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is
currently evaluating both the timing and the impact of the pending adoption of
the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.
As a
“smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company
is not required to provide this information.
Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The
following financial statements are contained in this Annual Report:
- Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;
-
Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2008 and 2007;
-
Consolidated Statements of Operations – Years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007;
-
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - Years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007;
-
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow - Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007;
and
- Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
None.
Item
9A(T). Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are
designed to be effective in providing reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC”), and that
such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The
Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2009. Based upon that
evaluation and the identification of the material weakness in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting as described below under “Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting,” the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures were not entirely effective as of the end of the period
covered by this report to provide all assurances required.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting of the Company. Management, with the participation of our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2009 based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that, as of December
31, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective in
providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The
Company was a “shell company” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act,
until it consummated a “reverse merger” transaction on October 30, 2008, at
which time it became subject to Section 404 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. From October 30, 2008 through December 31, 2009 we had limited
resources for implementing effective internal control procedures over financial
reporting.
The SEC
defines a material weakness as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis.
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Management’s
assessment identified the following weaknesses in the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009: To mitigate our
limited resources, we rely heavily on direct management oversight of
transactions, along with the use of legal and accounting
professionals. As we grow, we expect to increase our staff dedicated
to the maintenance of our internal controls and procedures, which will enable us
to implement adequate segregation of duties within the internal control
framework.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the
Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.
Limitations
on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
The
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control
over financial reporting is subject to various inherent limitations, including
cost limitations, judgments used in decision making, assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, the soundness of our systems, the possibility of
human error, and the risk of fraud. Moreover, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and the risk
that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate over
time. Because of these limitations, any system of disclosure controls and
procedures or internal control over financial reporting may not be successful in
preventing all errors or fraud or in making all material information known in a
timely manner to the appropriate levels of management.
Item
9B. Other Information.
None
PART
III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Upon the
consummation of the Share Exchange, we made the following changes to our Board
of Directors and executive officers:
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Concurrent
with the consummation of the Share Exchange, Robert McCall, our sole
director prior to the Share Exchange appointed Harmen
Brenninkmeijer as a director of the
Company.
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·
|
Mr.
McCall then resigned as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, President, Secretary, Treasurer, and a director of the
Company.
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·
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Mr.
Brenninkmeijer then authorized an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws
permitting the number of directors serving on the Board to be set by
the resolution of the Board of Directors and set the number at five
directors. He also appointed Peter Moffitt and Peter Brenninkmeijer
as directors of the Company and appointed all of the current executive
officers of the company.
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The
following table sets forth the respective names, ages and positions of our
directors, executive officers and key employees. All of the directors identified
below were elected to the Board of Directors immediately after the consummation
of the Share Exchange.
Names of Officers and
Directors
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Age
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Position
|
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Harmen
Brenninkmeijer
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Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
|
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Peter
Moffitt
|
56
|
President
|
||
Peter
Brenninkmeijer
|
43
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
||
Charles
Hiten
|
40
|
Director
|
Each
executive officer serves at the pleasure of our board of directors.
Executive
Officers and Directors
Harmen
Brenninkmeijer has been the Chief Executive Officer and a member of
the Board of Directors of the Company since October 30, 2008 and has held the
same positions with Octavian since he founded Octavian in September 2001. Mr.
Harmen Brenninkmeijer also served as the President and owner of Xanadu
Entertainment Ltd., from 2000 to March 2007, which has
subsequently been sold To Raj Gaming (a Canadian Gaming Operator). Mr.
Brenninkmeijer began his career in 1991 with Mikohn Gaming Corp. (Which became
Progressive Gaming International Corporation and was subsequently purchased by
IGT Corp.) In 1994, he founded the European Gaming Organisation, a trade group
for European-based gaming manufacturers. In 1997, he established Avalon Casino
Management CV. Mr. Brenninkmeijer served with Avalon Casino through 1999 and
formed the casino division which operated several casino properties including
the Playboy Casino in Rhodes, Greece. In 2000, Mr. Brenninkmeijer opened a
Novomatic machine distributorship in Russia, which he subsequently folded into
Octavian. He graduated in 1987 with a Business Degree from the InterManagement
School in The Hague, The Netherlands. Mr. Harmen Brenninkmeijer and Mr. Peter
Brenninkmeijer are brothers.
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Peter
Moffitt has been President and a Director of the Company since October
30, 2008 and has held the positions with Octavian since February 2008. Prior to
joining Octavian, Mr. Moffitt was employed by the Unicum Group of Companies, a
gaming company located in Russia, from May 2004 to February 2008. At Unicum, Mr.
Moffitt was Chief Technology Officer from May 2004 to February 2008 and Vice
President (Product Development) from January 2007 to February 2008. Prior to
that, from December 2002 through May 2004, Mr. Moffitt was the President and
owner of Moffitt Consulting Pty. Ltd., a technology consulting company
incorporated in Australia. From April 1991 to December 2002, Mr. Moffitt was
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Bounty Ltd., an
Australian gaming developer that he founded; concurrently he was Managing
Director and Chief Technology Consultant at Odyssey Gaming Technology, also
located in Australia. Mr. Moffitt earned a BSc (Computer Sciences) in 1987 and
an MSc (Computer Sciences) in 1989 from California State University in Long
Beach, California. He also received an MBA from Loyola Marymount University in
Los Angeles, California in 1990.
Peter
Brenninkmeijer has been the Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and a Director of the Company since October 30,
2008 and has held the same positions with Octavian since March 1, 2007. Prior to
joining Octavian, from September 2005 through February 2007 he was the Financial
Director of the Xanadu group of companies, a casino developer. From February
2001 through August 2005, Mr. Peter Brenninkmeijer was the Chief Financial
Officer for Perot Systems Netherlands BV, a provider of information technology
services located in Amersfoort, Netherlands. From 1996 to 2001, Peter worked for
Mikohn Europe BV (now called Progressive Gaming International Corporation) where
his responsibilities included opening Mikohn’s European office. He earned a
Higher Business Administration Diploma in Accounting in 1989 from HEAO
Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands. Mr. Harmen Brenninkmeijer and Mr. Peter
Brenninkmeijer are brothers.
Charles
Hiten currently serves, and has previously served, in various positions
with Novomatic AG Holding, including its subsidiaries, an integrated global
gaming company, since February 2001. Mr. Hiten currently serves as a
managing director of the following Novomatic AG Holding subsidiaries: Chilean
Enterprises SpA, since August 2008; SFI Resorts SA, since August 2008; Novomatic
Investments Chile SA, since June 2007; Novomatic Holdings Chile Ltd, since April
2007; and NovoSun SA, since May 2007. From 2004 through March 2007, Mr. Hiten
was the compliance officer of Novomatic AG Holding. From September
2003 through January 2009, Mr. Hiten was the managing director of Austrian
Gaming Industries GmbH, a subsidiary of Novomatic AG
Holding. Additionally, Mr. Hiten currently serves as a director of
San Francisco Investments SA, a privately-held Chilean-based company that
engages in the development, operation and management of casinos.
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Audit,
Nominating and Compensation Committees; Nominating Process
Our Board
of Directors does not have standing audit, nominating or compensation
committees, committees performing similar functions, or charters for such
committees. Instead, the functions that might be delegated to such committees
are carried out by our Board of Directors, to the extent required. Our Board of
Directors believes that the cost of establishing such committees, including the
costs necessary to recruit and retain qualified independent directors to serve
on our Board of Directors and such committees and the legal costs to properly
form and document the authority, policies and procedures of such committees are
not justified under our current circumstances.
We have
no audit committee financial expert. We believe that the cost related to
retaining a financial expert at this time is prohibitive. We believe the
services of a financial expert are not warranted. Our Board of Directors
believes that its current members have sufficient knowledge and experience to
fulfill the duties and obligations of the audit committee for our
company.
Our Board
of Directors does not currently have a policy for the qualification,
identification, evaluation, or consideration of board candidates. Our Board of
Directors does not believe that a defined policy with regard to the
qualification, identification, evaluation, or consideration of candidates
recommended by shareholders is necessary at this time, due to the fact that we
have not received any shareholder recommendations in the past. Our board of
directors believes that the participation of all directors in the consideration
of director nominees is appropriate, given the size of our board of directors.
Our board of directors also will consider qualified director candidates
identified by a member of senior management or by a shareholder. However, it is
our general policy to re-nominate qualified incumbent directors and, absent
special circumstances, our board of directors will not consider other candidates
when a qualified incumbent consents to stand for re-election.
The Board
of Directors considers the following minimum criteria when reviewing a director
nominee: (1) director candidates must have the highest character and integrity,
(2) director candidates must be free of any conflict of interest which would
violate applicable laws or regulations or interfere with the proper performance
of the responsibilities of a director, (3) director candidates must possess
substantial and significant experience which would be of particular importance
in the performance of the duties of a director, (4) director candidates must
have sufficient time available to devote to our affairs in order to carry out
the responsibilities of a director and (5) director candidates must have the
capacity and desire to represent the best interests of our shareholders. Our
board of directors screens candidates, does reference checks and conducts
interviews, as appropriate. Our board of directors does not evaluate nominees
for director any differently because the nominee is or is not recommended by a
shareholder.
During
2008, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of
directors or on the compensation committee of a corporation where any of its
executive officers served on our board of directors.
We expect
to create one or more of such committees and/or policies as determined by our
Board of Directors, provided that we will be required to have audit and
compensation committees when, and if, our shares of Common Stock commence
trading on the NASDAQ Capital or Global Market or on a national securities
exchange such as the American Stock Exchange.
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Change
in Control Agreements
None.
Code
of Ethics
We have
not yet adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
However, we intend to adopt a formal Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics.
Board
Meetings
During
our last fiscal year, our board of directors held several scheduled meetings.
All proceedings of the Board of Directors were minuted and
approved.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
There
have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no
judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the
ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control
person of Company during the past five years.
Director
Independence
Our
Common Stock is quoted on the OTC bulletin board interdealer quotation system
which does not have director independence requirements. Under NASDAQ rule
4200(a)(15), a director is not considered to be independent if he or she also is
an executive officer or employee of the corporation.
Term
of Office
Our
directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual
general meeting of our shareholders or until removed from office in accordance
with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold
office until removed by the board.
Compliance
with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 our directors and executive officers and 10%
owners were not required to file Section 16(a) reports.
Item
11. Executive Compensation.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth the compensation earned for services rendered to
Octavian for the two most recently completed years by (i) Octavian’s Principal
Executive Officer and (ii) the two additional most highly compensated executive
officers whose total compensation during the last fiscal year exceeded
US$100,000.
Name and Principal
Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
Compensation
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harmen
Brenninkmeijer,
|
2009
|
$
|
397,741
|
$
|
397,741
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2008
|
$
|
365,813
|
(1)
|
—
|
$
|
663,400
|
(4)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
1,209,213
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Peter
Brenninkmeijer,
|
2009
|
$
|
254,556
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
254,556
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2008
|
$
|
280,944
|
(2)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
280,944
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter
Moffitt
|
2009
|
$
|
375,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
375,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
President
|
2008
|
$
|
262,000
|
(3)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
262,000
|
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(1) Harmen
Brenninkmeijer served as the Chief Executive Officer of Octavian on a consulting
basis during the years 2006 and 2007. Octavian contracted for his services from
Hudson Trading Limited (“Hudson Trading”), a corporation formed under the laws
of Cyprus and owned 100 percent by Mr. Harmen Brenninkmeijer. From
January 1, 2008 through October 31, 2008, Mr. Brenninkmeijer was paid €20,000
per month (US$29,265 based on the 2008 Average Exchange Rate of
€1=US$1.4633). Mr. Brenninkmeijer’s salary increased to €25,000 per
month from November 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (US$36,581.26 based on the
2008 Average Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4633). From January 1, 2009
through June 30, 2009 Mr Brenninkmeijer was paid €25,000 per month (US$35,833
based on the 2009 Average Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333). Mr.
Brenninkmeijer’s salary decreased to €21,250 per month from July 1, 2009 through
December 31, 2009 (US$30,458 based on the 2009 Average Exchange Rate of
€1=US$1.4333).
(2) Peter
Brenninkmeijer served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of Octavian from
March 2007 through March 2008 on a consulting basis. Mr. Peter
Brenninkmeijer was appointed Group Financial Director (Chief Financial Officer)
of Octavian and became an employee of Octavian in April 2008. From January
1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, Mr Brenninkmeijer was paid €16,000 per month
(US$23,412.01 per month based on the 2008 Average Exchange Rate of
€1=US$1.4633). From January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009 Mr
Brenninkmeijer was paid €16,000 per month (US$22,933 based on the 2009 Average
Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333). Mr. Brenninkmeijer’s salary decreased
to €13,600 per month from July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 (US$19,493
based on the 2009 Average Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333).
(3) Peter
Moffitt served as President of Octavian on a consulting basis from 11 February
2008. Mr Moffitt was paid $25,000 per month from February 11, 2008 through
December 31, 2008. From January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, Mr
Moffitt was paid $31,250 per month.
(4) On
December 31, 2008, pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Brenninkmeijer was
entitled to receive 214,000 shares of Common Stock, valued at $3.10 per share.
The shares were issued on January 22, 2009. These shares were
subsequently sold to AGI at the same time as the Debenture Purchase Agreement on
May 14, 2009
Outstanding
Equity Awards at end of Last Fiscal Year
None of
the named executive officers of Octavian held any options at December 31, 2009.
We have never made any grants of plan-based awards. We did not have any
outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2009. We have never had any options
exercised or stock vested. We have no pension benefits or nonqualified deferred
compensation. We are required to make payments upon a change in control to the
holders of the Debentures and Warrants. Under the Debentures, it is an event of
default and they can accelerate. Under the Warrants, the holders have a
redemption right equal to the Black-Scholes value of the Warrants.
Director
Compensation
Octavian
has historically not paid any of its directors for their services as directors
and does not anticipate doing so. Mr Charles Hiten is a director but does not
receive any remuneration from the company. All other directors are
remunerated by the company and details of their contracts of employment are
included below.
Employment
Contracts
Harmen
Brenninkmeijer
We
entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Mr.
Brenninkmeijer, effective as of May 14, 2009 (the “Amended Agreement”),
which amends and restates that certain Employment Agreement dated October 30,
2008 by and between the Company and Mr. Brenninkmeijer, as amended on December
8, 2008 (the “Prior
Agreement”). The terms of the Amended Agreement supersede and
replace the terms of the Prior Agreement and govern the relationship between the
parties thereto regarding the subject matter set forth therein.
Under the
terms of this Amended Agreement, we have agreed to pay Mr. Brenninkmeijer an
annual base salary of €300,000 (US$429,990 based on the December 31,
2009 Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333). From January 1, 2009 through June 30,
2009 Mr Brenninkmeijer was paid €25,000 per month (US$35,833 based on the 2009
Average Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333). Mr. Brenninkmeijer’s salary
decreased to €21,250 per month from July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009
(US$30,458 based on the 2009 Average Exchange Rate of
€1=US$1.4333). In addition, Mr. Brenninkmeijer also has been granted
a right to be issued shares of Common Stock on an annual basis through December
31, 2013, in amounts ranging from 214,000 to 642,000 shares per annum (the “Earn
Out Shares”), provided that we have achieved certain minimum EBITDA for each of
those applicable years (ranging from EBITDA of -0- in 2008 to US$35,726,016 in
2013). On January 9, 2009, the Company issued to Mr. Brenninkmeijer 214,000
Earn Out Shares. Furthermore, we have issued Mr. Brenninkmeijer a
seven-year warrant to purchase up to an additional 2,720,833 shares of our
Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.10 per share and on other similar terms
as those provided in the Warrants to investors in the Private Placement,
1,073,333 of which Mr. Brenninkmeijer assigned to AGI. Mr. Brenninkmeijer is
entitled to participate in all benefits available to executives of the Company
and we have agreed to reimburse Mr. Brenninkmeijer for US$10,000,000 of life
insurance with a cap of $50,000 on annual premiums reimbursable.
We may
terminate Mr. Brenninkmeijer’s employment at anytime for cause. If we terminate
his employment without cause or if he resigns for certain permitted reasons, we
are required to pay his base salary through December 31, 2013, as well as issue
him any Earn Out Shares earned through such date. These rights terminate
immediately if we terminate his employment for cause or he resigns for any
reason other than one of the permitted reasons.
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Mr.
Brenninkmeijer has also agreed not to solicit our customers for business or our
employees for hire, during the term of his employment agreement and for 12
months thereafter. He has also agreed not to participate in a
competing business, during the term of his employment agreement and for 12
months thereafter, unless his employment is terminated without cause or he
resigns for one of the permitted reasons, in which case this covenant expires
upon the termination of his employment.
Peter
Moffitt
We also
entered into a Service Agreement with Mr. Moffitt effective as of October 16,
2008. Under the terms of this Service Agreement, Mr. Moffitt is employed as the
President of Octavian, for which he receives a salary of US$375,000 per annum.
Mr. Moffitt also is entitled to receive a discretionary annual bonus based on
his performance and the performance of Octavian but no bonus was paid during the
course of 2009. Mr. Moffitt has agreed not to be engaged in any business that is
competitive with the business of Octavian, during his employment with Octavian
and for two years after the termination of the Service Agreement.
Peter
Brenninkmeijer
Octavian
entered into a Statement of Particulars of Employment with Peter Brenninkmeijer
effective as of April 2, 2008. Under the terms of his employment agreement, Mr.
Peter Brenninkmeijer is employed as the Group Financial Director of Octavian,
for which he receives a salary of €192,000 per annum (US$275,194 based on
the December 31, 2009 Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333). From
January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009 Mr Brenninkmeijer was paid €16,000 per
month (US$22,933 based on the 2009 Average Exchange Rate of
€1=US$1.4333). Mr. Brenninkmeijer’s salary decreased to €13,600 per
month from July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 (US$19,493 based on the 2009
Average Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333). Mr. Peter Brenninkmeijer also is
entitled to receive a discretionary annual bonus based on his performance and
the performance of Octavian but no bonus was paid during the course of 2009. Mr.
Peter Brenninkmeijer has agreed not to be engaged in any business that is
competitive with the business of Octavian, during his employment with Octavian
and for two years after the termination of his employment
agreement.
Family
Relationships
Mr. Harmen Brenninkmeijer,
our Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Peter Brenninkmeijer, our Chief Financial
Officer, are brothers.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
The
following table provides information concerning beneficial ownership of our
capital stock as of March 30, 2010, by:
·
|
Each
shareholder, or group of affiliated shareholders, that we know owns more
than 5% of any class of our outstanding capital
stock;
|
·
|
Each
of our named executive officers;
|
·
|
Each
of our directors; and
|
·
|
All
of our directors and named executive officers as a
group.
|
For more
information regarding our principal shareholders and the relationship, position
and office they have had with us, see “Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions” and “Management – Directors and Executive Officers”. As of March
30, 2010, there were 10,769,093 shares of our Common
Stock outstanding.
Except as
indicated in the footnotes to this table, and subject to applicable community
property laws, the persons or entities named have sole voting and investment
power with respect to tall shares of our Common Stock shown as beneficially
owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes, the principal
address of each of the shareholders and the directors and officers identified
below is c/o Octavian International Limited, Bury House, 1-3 Bury Street,
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4AW, United Kingdom.
Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
|
Title of Class
|
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership (1)
|
Percentage
of
Class (2)
|
|||||||
5%
Shareholders:
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
Ziria
Enterprises Limited (3)
|
Common Stock
|
3,295,000
|
(4)
|
30.60
|
%
|
|||||
|
||||||||||
Management:
|
||||||||||
Charles
Hiten (5)
|
Common Stock
|
5,450,120
|
(6)
|
50.61
|
%
|
|||||
|
||||||||||
Harmen
Brenninkmeijer (3)
|
Common Stock
|
3,295,000
|
(7)
|
30.60
|
%
|
|||||
|
||||||||||
Peter
Moffitt
|
Common Stock
|
—
|
*
|
%
|
||||||
|
||||||||||
Peter
Brenninkmeijer
|
Common Stock
|
—
|
*
|
%
|
||||||
|
||||||||||
All
executive officers and
directors
as a group (3 persons)
|
Common Stock
|
8,745,120
|
81.21
|
%
|
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* Less
than 1%
(1)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
Shares of common stock subject to options and warrants exercisable or
convertible at or within 60 days are deemed outstanding for computing the
percentage of the person holding such option or warrant but are not deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. The
indication herein that shares are beneficially owned is not an admission
on the part of the listed shareholder that he, she or it is or will be a
direct or indirect beneficial owner of those
shares.
|
(2)
|
Based
upon 10,769,102 shares of our
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 30, 2010. Does not include
any shares of our Common Stock issuable upon conversion of convertible
debentures, warrants or options of the Company
outstanding.
|
(3)
|
Ziria
Enterprises Limited is a corporation formed and existing under the laws of
Cyprus. Harmen Brenninkmeijer, our Chief Executive Officer and a director,
indirectly owns 100 percent of the outstanding equity interests of Ziria
Enterprises Limited, as a result of his ownership of 100 percent of the
outstanding equity interests of Balaton Holding Ltd., a corporation formed
and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, which owns 100
percent of the outstanding equity interests of Ziria
Enterprises.
|
(4)
|
Includes
3,295,000 shares issued pursuant to the Share Exchange
Transaction.
|
(5)
|
Charles
Hiten is an affiliate of Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH, which is 100%
owned by Novomatic AG Holding, an Austrian public company. All shares
of our Common Stock held by AGI were transferred to Mr. Hiten on November
12, 2009.
|
(6)
|
Includes
(i) 2,146,667 shares of our Common Stock issued to AGI in the Share
Exchange Transaction, (ii) 354,484 shares of our Common Stock issued to
AGI in the Private Placement and (iii) 2,948,969 shares of our Common
Stock issued to AGI pursuant to the Debenture Purchase Agreement and
Exchange. Does not include (i) 1,772,419 shares of our Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Debenture issued to AGI in the Private
Placement; (ii) 1,329,315 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Debenture issued to AGI in the Debenture Purchase
Agreement (iii) 1,612,903 shares of our Common Stock issuable to AGI upon
exercise of Warrants issued to AGI in the Private Placement; (iv)
3,267,266 shares of our Common Stock issuable to AGI upon exercise of
Warrants issued to AGI in the Debenture Purchase Agreement and (v)
1,073,333 shares usable upon exercise of a seven-year warrant exercisable
at US$3.10 per share, since, under the terms of these securities, they may
not be exercised or converted by AGI for more than 60 days, to the extent
that AGI then beneficially owns greater than 4.99% of the issued and
outstanding shares of our Common Stock or such exercise or
conversion would cause it to own greater than 4.99%.
|
(7)
|
Includes
3,295,000 shares issued pursuant to the Share Exchange Transaction and
held by Ziria. Does not include 1,647,500 shares issuable upon exercise of
a seven-year warrant at US$3.10 per share and (iii) 214,000 Earn Out
Shares issued to Mr. Brenninkmeijer on January 9, 2009, under the
Employment Agreement and subsequently transferred to AGI. Does not include
any of the up to 2,780,000 Earn Out Shares which may be issuable to Mr.
Brenninkmeijer under the terms of his Employment Agreement, as
none of these shares is issuable within sixty days of the date of
this annual report.
|
Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence.
Review,
Approval and Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons
The
general policy of the Company is that all material transactions with a related
party, as well as all material transactions in which there is an actual, or, in
some cases, perceived conflict of interest, including repurchases of our Common
Stock, including from our executive officers, are subject to prior review and
approval by our board of directors.
Share Exchange
Agreement
On
October 30, 2008, Octavian Global f/k/a House Fly, entered into the Share
Exchange with Octavian International and the Octavian Securities Holders,
pursuant to which, among other things, the Octavian Securities Holders
contributed all of their securities of Octavian International to Octavian Global
in exchange for Octavian Global’s issuance to them of certain securities of
Octavian Global.
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Immediately
prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange Transaction:
·
|
The
Company’s name was House Fly Rentals,
Inc.
|
·
|
House
Fly was a shell company with nominal assets and
operations;
|
·
|
Robert
McCall was House Fly’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors;
|
·
|
Mr.
McCall owned 44.4 percent of the Company’s issued and outstanding
securities;
|
·
|
House
Fly owned 100 percent of a newly created Nevada corporation called
Octavian Global Technologies, Inc., which had no operations or assets
(“Octavian Global Sub”); and
|
·
|
The
Octavian Securities Holders owned all of the outstanding securities of
Octavian International.
|
Pursuant
to the terms of the Share Exchange, the Company issued to the shareholders of
Octavian International (the “Octavian Securities Holders”) an aggregate of
6,133,333 shares of House Fly common stock, resulting from the exchange of
16,527 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, for each outstanding Ordinary Share
of Octavian International exchanged by the Octavian Securities Holders. Pursuant
to the terms of the Share Exchange, along with the Repurchase Agreement
(described hereafter), House Fly acquired 100 percent of the issued and
outstanding securities of Octavian International and by acquiring the operating
business of Octavian International, the Company ceased to be a shell
company.
The
securities House Fly issued to the Octavian Securities Holders located outside
of the United States were issued pursuant to an applicable exemption from
registration under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act or
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”) and/or
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The securities House Fly issued to Octavian
Securities Holders within the United States were issued pursuant to the
exemption from registration provided pursuant to Regulation D and/or Section
4(2) of the Securities Act.
Additionally,
pursuant to the Share Exchange, Octavian Global made representations and
warranties to Octavian International and the Octavian Securities Holders, and
Octavian International made representations and warranties to Octavian Global,
in each case, regarding their respective businesses, operations and affairs. All
representations and warranties in the Share Exchange terminated on April 30,
2009. In the event that the representations and warranties made by the Company
or the House Fly Shareholders resulted in damages to us and/or the Octavian
Securities Holders, the limitation on liability afforded to the House Fly
Shareholders and the termination of the representations and warranties prevented
a recovery of all damages incurred. The representations and warranties of each
of the parties in the Share Exchange (and in any related documents or
agreements) did not state all of the facts necessary to completely and
accurately represent the true state of affairs of Octavian Global and Octavian
International, as the case may be, and were subject to significant
qualifications and exceptions. Rather, such representations and warranties were
primarily intended to serve as an allocation of risk among the parties.
Accordingly, such representations and warranties should not be relied upon or
viewed as accurate statements of actual facts or disclosure by either of the
parties.
As a
result of the Share Exchange and the consummation of the transactions pursuant
to the Repurchase Agreement, the Company experienced a change in control and
ceased to be a shell company. Octavian International became the Company’s
wholly-owned subsidiary and we are continuing the business plan of Octavian
International.
The
foregoing description of the Share Exchange is only a summary and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the Share Exchange, a copy of which was filed as
an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report of Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
November 5, 2008 (File No. 333-146705) and is incorporated herein by
reference.
McCall
Shares
House Fly
issued 3,000,000 total shares of Common Stock at a price of $0.005 per share to
its then-president, Mr. McCall for total consideration of $15,000 effective May
1, 2007. This issuance was made to Mr. McCall, who is a sophisticated individual
and was in a position of access to relevant and material information regarding
House Fly’s operations at that time. The shares were issued pursuant to Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and were restricted shares as defined in the
Securities Act.
On
October 30, 2008, the Company also entered into the Repurchase Agreement with
Mr. McCall, pursuant to which the Company repurchased from Mr. McCall an
aggregate of 597,919
shares of our Common Stock, which represented 44.4 percent of the Company’s
shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding, for an aggregate purchase
price of US$300,000.
The
foregoing description of the Repurchase Agreement is only a summary and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Repurchase Agreement, a copy
of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report of Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on November 5, 2008 (File No. 333-146705) and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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Family
relationships between any of the selling shareholders and Robert McCall our
former President and Sole Director:
Bonnie
Hicks
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Sister
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Barry
Hicks
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Brother-in-law
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Private
Placement
Concurrent
with the closing of the Share Exchange, the Company entered into the Purchase
Agreement with certain accredited investors and closed the Private Placement.
Additionally, investors in the Private Placement received the Warrants and the
Shares. AGI, Octavian’s principal supplier of casino gaming machines and a
holder of 35 percent of Octavian prior to the Share Exchange Transaction,
participated in the Private Placement by investing US$5 million. The net
proceeds received by Octavian Global after the payment of all offering expenses
including, without limitation, legal fees, accounting fees and cash commissions
paid to certain finders (described below) was US$10,199,812.64.
Octavian
also entered into a finder’s agreement with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
(“Oppenheimer”), whereby Oppenheimer was engaged to act as a finder, but not as
an agent, to the Company in connection with the Private Placement. Pursuant to
this finder’s agreement, the Company paid Oppenheimer a cash finders fee of
US$1,091,172.13 out of the proceeds of the Private Placement. The Company also
issued to Oppenheimer and/or its designees 5-year warrants to purchase, in the
aggregate, 309,677 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of US$3.10
per share. The warrants are substantially on the same terms and include the same
provisions as those issued to investors in the Private Placement and, similarly
the exercise price of these warrants was not adjusted as a result of the Reverse
Stock Split described above.
At the closing of the
private placement, we paid the escrow agent US$2,500, AGI US$30,000 for legal
fees, Vicis Capital Master Fund US$30,000 for legal fees and US$75,000 in
origination fees, and North East Finance (a finder for one of the investors)
US$80,000 in origination fees along with a five-year warrant to purchase up to
25,806 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of US$3.10, the US$80,000
of which was netted out of the fee we paid to Oppenheimer.
Pursuant
to the Private Placement and the Purchase Agreement, Octavian and the Company
made representations and warranties to the investors regarding Octavian’s
business, operations and affairs, and agreed to indemnify and hold each of them
and each of their affiliates harmless for breaches of Octavian’s
representations, warranties and covenants contained in those agreements, subject
to certain limitations. The representations and warranties of the Company in the
purchase agreements (and in any related documents or agreements) do not state
all of the facts necessary to completely and accurately represent the true state
of Octavian’s affairs, and are subject to significant qualifications and
exceptions. Rather, such representations and warranties are primarily intended
to serve as an allocation of risk among Octavian and the investors. Accordingly,
such representations and warranties should not be relied upon or viewed as
accurate statements of actual facts or disclosure by Octavian.
Agreements with
AGI
Octavian
is a non-exclusive distributor for AGI in various countries in Latin America,
and CATS is a non-exclusive AGI distributor in Russia and the CIS. As such, AGI
is and has been Octavian’s largest supplier and, prior to the closing of the
Share Exchange, Octavian had outstanding accounts payables of approximately
€18,756,207 as of October 30, 2008 (US$23,979,810.65 based on the October 30,
2008 Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.2785). Pursuant to certain agreements between AGI
and Octavian entered into immediately prior to the Share Exchange, AGI and
Octavian agreed to the following:
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AGI
converted €4 million (US$5,114,000 based on the October 30, 2008 Exchange
Rate of €1=US$1.2785) of accounts payable to it by Octavian into 652
Ordinary Shares of Octavian, representing 35 percent of the outstanding
share capital of Octavian.
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On
October 30, 2008 AGI restructured €8 million (USD $11,466,400 at
December 31, 2009 based on the December 31, 2009 exchange rate of €1=USD
$1.4333) into a four-year loan (the “Loan
Agreement”), which accrues interest at a rate of three-month USD
LIBOR plus four percent (4%) (capped at a maximum rate of eight percent
(8%)) per year, and is payable in equal monthly installments of €166,667
(USD $238,884 based on the December 31, 2009 exchange rate of €1=USD
$1.4333) over a period of 48 months, commencing on October 30, 2008. As
security for the obligation, the Company granted AGI a security interest
in all intellectual property rights (including rights in software) in
certain of the Company’s intellectual property, including the source and
object code for the Company’s Accounting, Control, and Progressives
product; the Company’s Maverick product and any modifications;
and the Company’s Maverick games and any modifications, ExtraCash and
Advanced Gaming Engine, along with all related materials (the “IP
Rights”). The Company had not paid the monthly
installments due in March and April 2009 and was technically in default of
the Loan Agreement. With the agreement of AGI these
installments were brought up to date immediately following the new private
placement which closed on May 14, 2009 and the Company was no longer in
default. For a more detailed discussion of the new private
placement, please see the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009 and
incorporated herein by reference.
The
Company had not paid the monthly installments due in June and July 2009
and was technically in default of the Loan Agreement. On August
4, 2009, the Company and AGI amended the loan agreement (the “Amendment
Agreement”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement,
monthly payments to be made under the Loan Agreement were suspended for a
period of twelve (12) months, beginning on June 30, 2009 and ending on May
31, 2010, effectively extending the term of the Loan Agreement from 48
months to 60 months and, as of August 4, 2009, the Company is no longer in
default. For a more detailed discussion of the Amendment
Agreement and related transactions, please see the Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on August 7, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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AGI
invested US$5 million in the Private
Placement.
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Octavian
agreed to repay outstanding accounts payable to AGI, as of the closing
date of the Private Placement, in an aggregate amount of €6,756,207
(US$8,637,810.65 based on the October 30, 2008 Exchange Rate of €1 =
US$1.2785) as follows: €2 million (US$2,557,000 based on the October 30,
2008 Exchange Rate of €1 = US$1.2785) from the proceeds of the Private
Placement and the remaining balance in four equal installments of
€1,189,051.45 payable on November 30, 2008, December 31, 2008, January 31,
2009 and February 28, 2009. The initial payment of €2 million
was made from the proceeds of the Private Placement. The
Company was late on all of the payments owed to AGI. Pursuant
to the terms of the Debenture Purchase Agreement, Austrian AGI agreed to
exchange (the “Exchange”)
outstanding accounts payables owed to it by the Company, in the aggregate
amount of $6,378,526, for (i) Convertible Debentures of the Company (the
“Exchange
Debentures”) with a principal amount of $6,378,526 which Exchange
Debentures provided for similar terms as the Finance Debentures, except
that they were issued without any original issue discount, (ii) an
aggregate of 411,518 shares of Common Stock, (iii) five-year Common Stock
Purchase Warrants, in the same form as Finance Warrants, to purchase up to
an aggregate of 1,028,795 shares of Common Stock at an initial exercise
price of $3.10 per share and (iv) seven-year Common Stock Purchase
Warrants, in the same form as the Finance Warrants, to purchase up an
aggregate of 1,028,795 shares of Common Stock at an initial exercise price
of $4.65 per share, which exercise prices and the number of shares
exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment as set forth therein.
Immediately upon the consummation of the Purchase Agreement, the Exchange
Debenture was converted into 2,057,589 shares of Common
Stock.
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On
August 4, 2009, we entered into a Loan Agreement (the “2009 Loan
Agreement”) with AGI. Pursuant to the Loan
Agreement, AGI agreed to loan the Company $2 million (the “2009 Loan”), to
be made in two equal installments of $1 million. The first
installment was to be made five (5) business days from the date of
execution of the Loan Agreement and the second installment was to be made
on or about August 15, 2009. Interest shall accrue at a
rate of three month USD LIBOR plus four percent (4%) (capped at a maximum
rate of eight percent (8%)) per year. Pursuant to the terms of
the 2009 Loan Agreement, interest shall be paid on a monthly basis with
the principal amount due and payable in full on June 30,
2010. As security for the 2009 Loan, the Company has
granted a security interest in the IP Rights as further set forth in the
Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement by and among the Company,
Ziria Enterprises Ltd, Harmen Brenninkmeijer and AGI, dated August 4, 2009
(the “Transfer
Agreement”). Upon an event of default, the IP Rights
shall transfer to AGI, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Transfer Agreement. The 2009 Loan Agreement and the Transfer
Agreement were filed as exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on August 7, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference
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Debentures
and Warrants Purchase Agreement
On May
14, 2009, we entered into a Debentures and Warrants Purchase Agreement (the
“Debenture Purchase
Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”), and
closed a private placement offering pursuant to which we raised gross proceeds
of $4 million and, among other things, issued and sold (i) Original Issue
Discount Convertible Debentures, a form of which is attached as Exhibit 4.5 to
this current report and incorporated herein by reference (the “Finance Debentures”),
with an aggregate principal face amount of $4,395,600, which Finance Debentures
are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per
share (the “Common
Stock”), at a conversion price of $3.10 per share, subject to adjustment
as set forth therein, (ii) an aggregate of 283,587 shares of Common Stock to the
Investors (the “Finance Shares”),
(iii) five-year Common Stock Purchase Warrants, to purchase up to an aggregate
of 645,161 shares of Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $3.10 per
share and (iv) seven-year Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 645,161 shares of Common
Stock at an initial exercise price of $4.65 per share, which exercise prices and
number of shares exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment as set forth
therein (the “Finance
Warrants”). A form of Finance Warrant and a form of Finance
Debenture were filed as exhibits in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference. The Debenture Purchase Agreement was filed as an exhibit
in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009
and incorporated herein by reference.
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Stockholder
Agreement
Concurrent
with the Debenture Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Stockholder
Agreement (the “Stockholder
Agreement”) with Ziria Enterprises Limited (“Ziria”), a
corporation of which Harmen Brenninkmeijer, the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, is the sole shareholder; AGI; and Mr.
Brenninkmeijer. Ziria, AGI and Mr. Brenninkmeijer are sometimes
referred to hereafter collectively as the “Principal
Stockholders” and each individually as a “Principal
Stockholder.” Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, the
Principal Stockholders and the Company agreed to certain terms and conditions
regarding the ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by the Principal
Stockholders (the “Principal Shares”),
including certain restrictions on the voting and transfer of the Principal
Shares, as well as management of the Company and its subsidiaries. In
addition, the Stockholder Agreement provided that the board of directors of the
Company (the “Board”) should
consist of Mr. Brenninkmeijer, Peter Brenninkmeijer and Peter Moffitt, each of
whom was a director of the Company prior to the execution of the Stockholder
Agreement, and, in addition, one designee of AGI (the “AGI Designee”) and
one designee of Harmen Brenninkmeijer (the “HB Designee”), which
should be in addition to Mr. Brenninkmeijer’s seat on the Board. No
additional seats on the Board could be created and no other person or entity
could be appointed to the Board without the prior written consent of Harmen
Brenninkmeijer and AGI; provided, however, that the AGI
Designee could be removed at anytime by AGI and replaced by another person
appointed solely by AGI. Similarly, the HB Designee could be removed
at any time by Harmen Brenninkmeijer and replaced by another person appointed
solely by him. The Stockholder Agreement further provided that the management of
the Company should be conducted in the manner it was being conducted
immediately prior to the execution of the Stockholder Agreement; provided that
AGI had consent rights with respect to certain corporate actions as set forth
therein. AGI subsequently appointed Charles Hiten as the AGI
Designee.
All of
the specific terms and conditions of the Stockholder Agreement are set forth in
the copy of the Stockholder Agreement which was filed as an exhibit to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 20, 2009 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Change
of Control
As a
result of the securities issued to AGI under the provisions of the Debenture
Purchase Agreement and pursuant to the Exchange, AGI increased its beneficial
ownership of our Common Stock to approximately 50.61% from approximately
31.2%. Such increase in AGI’s beneficial ownership is deemed to have
been a change of control. AGI’s ownership of greater than 50% of our voting
capital stock outstanding, effectively provided AGI with a sole right of
approval with respect to all corporate actions of the Company requiring a vote
of the Company’s stockholders. Additionally, pursuant to the
terms of the Stockholder Agreement, the Company should not take (or, to the
extent applicable, permitted any subsidiary of the Company to take) certain
actions, or enter into any arrangement or contract to do certain actions,
without the prior approval of the AGI Designee. Such actions
included, but were not limited to: (i) making any amendment to the certificate
of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational document of the Company or any
material subsidiary; (ii) incurring capital expenditures in excess of $1,000,000
per annum; (iii) making an assignment of its assets for the benefit of its
creditors or an assignment of the assets of another entity for the benefit of
such entity’s creditors; (iv) entering into any joint venture with or equity
investment in any Person, including any equity investment in any Subsidiary, in
any amount greater than $250,000; (v) the issuance of Common Stock or Common
Stock equivalents other than pursuant to a stock or option plan previously
approved by the Board of Directors; and (vi) incurring, assuming or
refinancing of any indebtedness or liens for borrowed money (including, without
limitation, through capital leases, acting as a surety, the issuance of debt
securities or the guarantee of indebtedness of another person) in an amount
greater than $500,000 per annum. The foregoing list of actions of the
Company is not intended to be a complete list of all actions specifically
addressed under the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Stockholder Agreement.
On
November 12, 2009, the Company received notification from AGI that it had
transferred all of its Common Stock to Mr. Charles Hiten, a member of our Board
of Directors and an affiliate of AGI. As a result of such transfer,
Mr. Hiten is the beneficial owner of approximately 50.61% of our Common
Stock.
Agreements
with PacificNet
On
December 7, 2007, (i) Octavian, Emperor and Ziria entered into the PacificNet
Acquisition Agreement with (ii) PacificNet,. The terms of the PacificNet
Acquisition Agreement provided for the acquisition by PacificNet of all of the
outstanding securities of Emperor. This acquisition was completed on January 22,
2008, upon which Emperor became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PacificNet
and Octavian became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PacificNet. The
purchase price payable by PacificNet was (i) up to 2,330,000 shares of
PacificNet’s common stock, representing approximately 19.5 percent of
PacificNet’s then outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) the Earn-Out
Amount. The shares of PacificNet common stock were required to be placed in
escrow at closing and were to be released upon the satisfaction of certain
requirements under the PacificNet Acquisition Agreement. Additionally, the
Earn-Out Amount was to be paid to Octavian over a period of time in installments
from 2009 through 2012. In connection with the agreement, Harmen Brenninkmeijer
was named to the board of directors of PacificNet and entered into the Service
Agreement with PacificNet. Mr. Brenninkmeijer never performed any services for
PacificNet, and neither PacificNet nor Octavian ever compensated him under the
terms of the Executive Service Agreement.
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On May
14, 2008, all of the parties to the PacificNet Acquisition Agreement entered
into the PacificNet Termination Agreement. The Service Agreement also was
terminated. As a result of the termination of the PacificNet Acquisition
Agreement, neither the remaining consideration shares of PacificNet common stock
(being 1.1 million) nor any of the Earn-Out Amount were transferred/paid to
Ziria, and all shares of Emperor were returned to Ziria and the 1.2 million
shares of PacificNet common stock to Ziria were returned to PacificNet. Upon the
consummation of this transaction, Emperor was no longer a direct subsidiary of
PacificNet, nor was Octavian any longer an indirect subsidiary of PacificNet.
Harmen Brenninkmeijer resigned from the board of directors of PacificNet on May
21, 2008. PacificNet paid Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc., a company that acted as
a consultant to Octavian for the PacificNet Acquisition, 30,000 PacificNet
shares.
In
satisfaction of its obligations under the PacificNet Termination Agreement,
Octavian issued to PacificNet 61 Ordinary Shares of Octavian International prior
to the Share Exchange, which were exchanged for 199,333 shares of our Common
Stock. As part of its settlement agreement with PacificNet, Inc., PacificNet was
granted the one-time right to purchase up to a number of shares that would cause
its ownership of Octavian International as of the date of exercise of the option
to equal 5% of the equity of Octavian International provided that such right was
exercised prior to May 14, 2009. No option to exercise was undertaken
by PacificNet prior to this deadline.
PacificNet
also agreed, under the terms of the PacificNet Termination Agreement, to issue
500,000 shares of PacificNet’s common stock to Octavian as it
directs. These PacificNet shares were subject to a one-year lock up
and sale restriction, any sale of these shares must be communicated to
PacificNet in advance, PacificNet has the right of refusal to arrange buyers for
the shares, and PacificNet will be entitled to half of the net gain on any
partial sale of PacificNet shares.
PacificNet
and Octavian further agreed, under the terms of the PacificNet Termination
Agreement, to use reasonable endeavors to formalize the following business
opportunities:
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A
non-exclusive distribution agreement and license pursuant to which
PacificNet will be appointed as a distributor of Octavian’s products in
Macau, provided that eBet would be the only other distributor permitted to
distribute Octavian’s products in that territory;
and
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A
joint venture relationship relating to the development of future business
opportunities in Macau and other territories in
Asia.
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Upon
receipt of funding, Octavian agreed to pay PacificNet US$200,000 in
consideration for PacificNet’s localization and language translation of
Octavian’s products into the Chinese language. Additionally, Octavian agreed to
use its reasonable endeavors to meet minimum sales targets from the sale of
PacificNet’s machines of: US$4 million during the twelve month period ended
mid-year 2009 and US$6 million during the twelve month period ended mid-year
2010. Octavian’s commitment to achieving these targets was agreed to by Octavian
undertaking to use its reasonable endeavors to comply. PacificNet agreed to
provide appropriate support to assist in achieving these goals. On January 5,
2009, Octavian received a letter from PacificNet pursuant to which it has
asserted a claim against Octavian for certain alleged events of default by
Octavian under the PacificNet Termination Agreement (the
“Claim”). Pursuant to the Claim, PacificNet demanded payments, in an
aggregate amount of $280,000, for certain services allegedly performed by
PacificNet, as well as the reimbursement of certain expenses related to prior
transactions between the parties. The Company’s management has reviewed
the Claim and believes that it is without merit and plans to defend against any
actions taken by PacificNet accordingly.
Agreement
with Lilac
Lilac
performed consulting services for Octavian in connection with the Share Exchange
and Private Placement for which Octavian issued 149 Ordinary Shares of Octavian
International in consideration for such services, which were exchanged for
492,333 shares of our Common Stock.
Indemnification
Agreements
The
Company has not currently entered into indemnification agreements with any of
its officers or directors but may do so in the future.
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Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Our
principal outside auditor is Kabani & Co. (“Kabani”). Set forth below are
the fees and expenses for Kabani for each of the last two years for the
following services provided to us:
2009
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2008
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Annual
Audit Fees
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$
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115,000
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$
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115,000
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Audit-Related
Fees for the review of the 10-Q quarterly reports
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$
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80,000
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$
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80,000
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Tax
Fees
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$
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$
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—
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Other
Fees
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$
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$
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—
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Total
Fees
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$
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195,000
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$
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195,000
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Part
IV
Item
15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
a)
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The
financial statements included as part of this Form 10-K are identified in
the index to the financial statements appearing in Item 8 of this Form
10-K and which index is incorporated in this Item 15 by
reference.
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b)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
and Document Description
Exhibit
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Description
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2.1
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Share
Exchange Agreement by and among Octavian International Limited, House Fly
Rentals, Inc.,
Robert McCall and the shareholders of Octavian International Limited ,
dated October 30, 2008 (1)
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2.2
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger between House Fly Rentals, Inc. and Octavian Global
Technologies, Inc., dated as of October 30, 2008 (1)
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3(i).1
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Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of
State of Nevada on December 1, 2008 (2)
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3(i).2
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Articles
of Merger, as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on November 3,
2008 (1)
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3(ii).1
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws (1)
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4.1
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Form
of Debenture pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement between
Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. (f/k/a House Fly Rentals Inc. and
certain purchasers, dated October 30, 2008 (1)
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4.2
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Form
of Warrant pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement between Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. (f/k/a House Fly Rentals Inc. and certain
purchasers, dated October 30, 2008 (1)
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4.3
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Form
of Warrant pursuant to the Employment Agreement by and between Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. and Harmen Brenninkmeijer, dated October 30,
2008 (1)
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4.4
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Specimen
of Common Stock Certificate (3)
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4.5
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Form
of Debenture pursuant to the Debentures and Warrants Purchase Agreement
between Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. and certain purchasers, dated
May 14, 2009 (4)
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4.6
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Form
of Warrant pursuant to the Debentures and Warrants Purchase Agreement
between Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. and certain purchasers, dated
May 14, 2009 (4)
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5.1
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Opinion
and Consent of The O’Neal Law Firm, P.C.(5)
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10.1
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EZpay
Distributorship Agreement between Octavian International Europe and IGT
Europe, dated October 3, 2007 (1)
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10.2
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Software
Escrow Agreement between Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH, Octavian
International and NCC Escrow International Limited, dated, October 30,
2008 (1)
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10.3
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Lilac
Advisors, LLC Engagement Letter, dated April 24, 2008
(1)
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10.4
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Framework
Agreement by and among Octavian International Limited, Ziria Enterprises
Ltd, Harmen Brenninkmeijer and Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH dated
August 11, 2008 (1)
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10.5
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Intellectual
Property Rights Transfer Agreement by and among Octavian International
Limited, Ziria Enterprises Ltd, Harmen Brenninkmeijer and Austrian Gaming
Industries GmbH dated October 30, 2008 (1)
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10.6
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Loan
Agreement between Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH and Octavian
International Limited dated October 30,
2008 (1)
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10.7
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Deed
of Amendment by and among Ziria Enterprises Limited, PacificNet Games
International Corporation, PacificNet Inc., Octavian International Limited
and Emperor Holdings Limited, dated May 14, 2008 (1)
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10.8
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Acquisition
Agreement by and among Ziria Enterprises Limited, PacificNet Games
International Corporation, PacificNet Inc., Octavian International Limited
and Emperor Holdings Limited, dated December 7, 2007
(1)
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10.9
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Contract
of Rendering of Services No. ACP-01-08 between Firm Profit and Octavian
SPb Ltd., dated November 23, 2007, as amended by the Additional Agreement
No 1 to the Contract of Rendering of Services No ACP-01-08, dated January
1, 2008, as further amended by the Additional Agreement to the Contract of
Rendering of Services No. ACP-01-08, dated January 21, 2008, as further
amended by the Additional Agreement to the Contract of Rendering of
Services No ACP-01-08, dated February 1, 2008 (1)*
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10.10
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Contract
for Rendering Services No. ACP-03-08 between SPM 1 and Octavian
International Ltd., dated November 23, 2007, as amended by the Additional
No 1 to the Contract of Rendering of Services No ACP-03-08, dated January
1, 2008 (1)*
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10.11
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Contract
of Rendering of Services No ACP-02-08 between Jackpot LLC and Octavian
International Limited, dated November 23, 2007, as amended by the
Additional No 1 to the Contract of Rendering of Services No ACP-02-08,
dated January 1, 2008 (1)*
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10.12
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Securities
Purchase Agreement between Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. (f/k/a House
Fly Rentals Inc.) and certain purchasers, dated October 30, 2008
(1)
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10.13
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Employment
Agreement by and between Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. and Harmen
Brenninkmeijer, dated October 30, 2008 (1)
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10.14
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Service
Agreement between Octavian International Limited and Peter Moffitt dated
October 16, 2008 (1)
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10.15
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Statement
of Particulars of Employment From Octavian International Ltd. to Peter
Brenninkmeijer, dated March 15, 2008 (1)
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10.16
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Letter
Agreement between Octavian International Limited and Oppenheimer & Co.
Inc., dated October 8, 2008 (1)
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10.17
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Amendment
No. 1 to Employment Agreement between Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.
and Harmen Brenninkmeijer dated December 8, 2008 (6)
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10.18
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Debentures
and Warrants Purchase Agreement between Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.
and certain purchasers, dated May 14, 2009 (4)
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10.19
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Consent
and Amendment between Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. and certain
purchasers, dated May 14, 2009 (4)
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10.20
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Stockholder
Agreement by and among Octavian Global Technologies, Inc., Ziria
Enterprises Limited, Harmen Brenninkmeijer and Austrian Gaming Industries
GmbH, dated May 14, 2009 (4)
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10.21
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Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement between Octavian Global Technologies,
Inc. and Harmen Brenninkmeijer, dated May 14, 2009 (4)
|
|
10.22
|
Loan
Agreement between Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH and Octavian
International Limited, dated August 4, 2009
(7)
|
62
10.23
|
Intellectual
Proprty Rights Transfer Agreement by and among Octavian International
Limited, Ziria Enterprises Ltd., Harmen Brennikmeijer and Austrian Gaming
Industries GmbH, dated August 4, 2009 (7)
|
|
10.24
|
Form
of Software Escrow Agreement between Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH,
Octavian International Limited and NCC Escrow Internationa Limited
(7)
|
|
10.25
|
Amendment
Agreement between Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH and Octavian
International Limited, dated August 4, 2009 (7)
|
|
16.1
|
Letter
dated November 10, 2008 to the Securities and Exchange Commission from
John Kinross-Kennedy, C.P.A.(8)
|
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
(9)
|
31.1
|
Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-4(a)) (9)
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a)) (9)
|
|
32.1
|
Certificate
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule
13a-14(b)) (9)
|
|
32.2
|
Certificate
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule
13a-14(b)) (9)
|
(1)
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on November 5, 2008 (File No. 333-146705)
(2)
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on December 4, 2008 (File No. 333-146705)
(3)
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on January 22, 2009
(File No. 333-146705)
(4) Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
May 14, 2009 (File No. 333-146705)
(5)
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2
filed with the SEC on October 15, 2007
(6)
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on January 8, 2009 (File No. 333-146705)
(7)
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on August 7, 2009
(8)
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed
with the SEC on November 10, 2008
(9) Filed
herewith
*
Confidential treatment requested with respect to portions of this
document
63
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, in the United Kingdom on March
30, 2010.
OCTAVIAN
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated:
March 30, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/Harmen
Brenninkmeijer
|
Harmen
Brenninkmeijer
|
||
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
Dated:
March 30, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/Peter
Brenninkmeijer
|
Peter
Brenninkmeijer
|
||
Chief
Financial Officer and
Director
|
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.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Harmen Brenninkmeijer
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
March
30, 2010
|
||
Harmen
Brenninkmeijer
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|||
/s/
Peter Brenninkmeijer
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
|
March
30, 2010
|
||
Peter
Brenninkmeijer
|
(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
|
|||
Accounting
Officer)
|
||||
/s/
Peter Moffitt
|
President
and Director
|
March
30, 2010
|
||
Peter
Moffitt
|
64
OCTAVIAN
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
Contents
Page
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Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
|
F-2
|
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
|
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-4
|
||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and
2008
|
F-5
|
||
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit For the Years Ended December 31, 2009
and 2008
|
F-6
|
||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and
2008
|
F-7
|
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Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-8
|
F-1
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors of Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. and
Subsidiaries.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Octavian Global
Technologies Inc. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2009 and
2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
deficit and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. As of
and for the year ended December 31, 2009, we did not audit the financial
statements of Octavian Italy S.r.l., whose equity investment by the Company
amounts to $864,049 as on December 31, 2009, and total share of net income in
the equity amounts to $582,485 for the year ended December 31, 2009. Those
statements were audited by other auditors whose reports have been furnished to
us, and in our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for
Octavian Italy S.r.l. for the year ended December 31, 2009 are based solely on
the report of the other auditors.
We
conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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 and the report of the other auditors provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our
opinion, based on our audits and the reports of other auditors, the consolidated
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of Octavian Global Technologies Inc. and
Subsidiaries and the results of its consolidated operations and its cash flows
for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. During the year ended December 31,
2009, the Company incurred net losses of $13,814,708. In addition, the Company
has working capital deficit of $2,382,825 and accumulated deficit of $38,238,598
as of December 31, 2009. The Company's operations are mainly dependent upon one
major supplier Austrian Gaming Industries to whom the Company's total purchases
amounting $470,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009 and owes approximately
$12 million as of December 31, 2009. These factors, among others, as discussed
in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, raise substantial doubt
about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans
in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
Kabani & Company, Inc.
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Los
Angeles, California
March 31,
2010
F-2
Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Octavian
International Limited.
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheet of Octavian Italy S.r.l. as of December
31, 2009, and the related statements of operations and shareholders' deficit for
the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 (not presented separately
herein). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an
audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audit
included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis
for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no
such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Octavian Italy S.r.l. at December
31, 2009, and the results of its operations for the period from January 1, 2009
to December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
BDO
S.p.A.
/s/ Alessandro Gigliarano
Alessandro
Gigliarano
(Director)
Verona,
Italy
March 31,
2010
F-3
Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND DECEMBER 31, 2008
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 357,641 | $ | 2,829,641 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for
|
- | |||||||
doubtful
accounts of $3,257,188 and $11,474,117
|
1,104,406 | 7,038,708 | ||||||
Loans
receivable
|
79,640 | 469,161 | ||||||
Loans
receivable - related parties
|
1,020,183 | 1,348,359 | ||||||
Inventories,
net
|
1,575,415 | 1,475,826 | ||||||
Other
receivable
|
892,172 | 809,681 | ||||||
Value
added taxes receivable
|
700,506 | 603,360 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
5,729,963 | 14,574,736 | ||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, net
|
1,418,345 | 1,386,246 | ||||||
INVESTMENTS
|
892,829 | 226,094 | ||||||
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS, net
|
3,687,293 | 2,759,572 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 11,728,430 | $ | 18,946,648 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND DEFICIT
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 1,299,353 | $ | 7,097,203 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
|
2,011,539 | 2,887,280 | ||||||
Bank
overdrafts
|
10,111 | 87,955 | ||||||
Current
portion of loan payables
|
3,934,534 | 3,570,369 | ||||||
Customer
deposits
|
160,438 | 397,482 | ||||||
Unearned
revenue
|
696,795 | 845,057 | ||||||
Shares
to be issued to an officer
|
- | 663,400 | ||||||
Shares
to be issued to investors
|
18 | - | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
8,112,788 | 15,548,746 | ||||||
LONG
TERM LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Loans
payable
|
7,953,258 | 7,796,931 | ||||||
Tax
Liability
|
303,591 | - | ||||||
Convertible
debenture
|
14,775,667 | 10,244,505 | ||||||
23,032,516 | 18,041,436 | |||||||
DEFICIT:
|
||||||||
Octavian
stockholders' deficit:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding
|
||||||||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||||
10,751,378
and 7,802,408 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009
|
||||||||
and
December 31, 2008, respectively
|
10,751 | 7,802 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
15,820,256 | 5,781,837 | ||||||
Stock
Subscription Receivable
|
(1,000,000 | ) | - | |||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
3,953,919 | 5,274,801 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(38,238,598 | ) | (25,744,772 | ) | ||||
Total
Octavian stockholders' deficit
|
(19,453,672 | ) | (14,680,332 | ) | ||||
Noncontrolling interest
|
36,798 | 36,798 | ||||||
Total deficit
|
(19,416,874 | ) | (14,643,534 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND DEFICIT
|
$ | 11,728,430 | $ | 18,946,648 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-4
Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||
Systems
|
$ | 3,880,645 | $ | 7,912,485 | ||||
Games
|
5,687,919 | 2,263,159 | ||||||
Lottery
|
312,703 | 100,498 | ||||||
Supplies
|
1,823,734 | 29,350,925 | ||||||
Net
Revenue
|
11,705,001 | 39,627,067 | ||||||
Cost
of Revenue
|
||||||||
Systems
|
1,356,120 | 1,914,228 | ||||||
Games
|
1,669,546 | 1,337,657 | ||||||
Lottery
|
382,687 | 248,060 | ||||||
Supplies
|
1,361,066 | 24,744,186 | ||||||
Total
Cost of Revenue
|
4,769,419 | 28,244,131 | ||||||
Gross
profit
|
6,935,582 | 11,382,936 | ||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||
General,
administrative and selling expenses
|
14,190,873 | 16,792,256 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
2,286,282 | 800,670 | ||||||
(Gain)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
|
40,572 | (340,823 | ) | |||||
Research
and development
|
- | 94,005 | ||||||
Capital
raising fees
|
- | 134,507 | ||||||
Impairment
of investment
|
67,000 | - | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
16,584,727 | 17,480,615 | ||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(9,649,146 | ) | (6,097,679 | ) | ||||
Non-operating
income (expense):
|
||||||||
Other
income , net
|
19,341 | 189,969 | ||||||
Interest
expense- Warrant and debt issue cost
|
(4,155,845 | ) | ||||||
Interest
expense
|
(541,598 | ) | (652,011 | ) | ||||
Share
of earnings in equity investment
|
582,485 | 273,237 | ||||||
Foreign
currency transaction gain (loss)
|
1,556,482 | (4,103,630 | ) | |||||
Total
non-operating expense
|
(2,539,135 | ) | (4,292,435 | ) | ||||
Net
loss before taxes and discontinued operations
|
(12,188,281 | ) | (10,390,114 | ) | ||||
Taxation
|
260,369 | 387,363 | ||||||
Net
Loss including non-controlling interest before discontinued
operations
|
(12,448,650 | ) | (10,777,477 | ) | ||||
Less:
(Income)/Expense from discontinued operations
|
45,176 | - | ||||||
Net
Loss including non-controlling interest
|
(12,493,826 | ) | (10,777,477 | ) | ||||
Less:
Net (income) loss attributed to non-controlling interest
|
- | (6,276 | ) | |||||
Net
loss attributable to Octavian
|
(12,493,826 | ) | (10,783,753 | ) | ||||
Other
comprehensive income:
|
||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
(1,320,882 | ) | 4,966,392 | |||||
Comprehensive
Loss
|
$ | (13,814,708 | ) | $ | (5,817,361 | ) | ||
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
||||||||
Basic
and diluted
|
9,763,993 | 4,008,388 | ||||||
Loss
per share attributed to Octavian stockholders:
|
||||||||
Basic
and diluted
|
$ | (1.28 | ) | $ | (2.69 | ) |
*Basic
and diluted weighted average number of shares are considered equivalent as the
effect of dilutive shares is anti-dilutive
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-5
Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
Additional
|
Other
|
Stock
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Paid-in
|
Comprehensive
|
Retained
|
Subscription
|
Stockholders'
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Receivable
|
Deficit
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
3,294,050 | $ | 3,294 | $ | - | $ | 308,409 |
|
(14,961,019 | ) | $ | - | $ | (14,649,316 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in settlement of account payable
|
2,147,574 | 2,148 | 5,109,115 | 5,111,263 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued for consulting services
|
490,797 | 491 | 219,595 | 220,086 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in satisfaction of obligations
|
200,930 | 201 | 89,799 | 90,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in connection with reverse merger
|
1,345,318 | 1,345 | 17,330 | 18,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
repurchased and cancelled
|
(597,919 | ) | (598 | ) | (299,402 | ) | (300,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued with convertible debenture
|
921,658 | 921 | 444,375 | 445,296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant
expense for employee compensation
|
109,130 | 109,130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued with convertible debenture
|
84,087 | 84,087 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued as finders fee
|
6,607 | 6,607 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued as financing costs
|
1,201 | 1,201 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change
in foreign currency translation gain
|
4,966,392 | 4,966,392 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
(10,783,753 | ) | (10,783,753 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
7,802,408 | 7,802 | 5,781,837 | 5,274,801 | (25,744,772 | ) | (14,680,332 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
of common stock issued to officer
|
214,000 | 214 | 663,186 | 663,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt
equity Swap
|
2,057,589 | 2,058 | 8,465,340 | (1,000,000 | ) | 7,467,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
of common stock issued as debt issuing costs
|
677,381 | 677 | 909,892 | 910,569 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change
in foreign currency translation gain
|
(1,320,882 | ) | (1,320,882 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
(12,493,826 | ) | (12,493,826 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2009
|
10,751,378 | $ | 10,751 | $ | 15,820,255 | $ | 3,953,919 |
|
$ | (38,238,598 | ) | $ | (1,000,000 | ) | $ | (19,453,673 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-6
Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER, 2009, AND 2008
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (12,493,826 | ) | $ | (10,777,477 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss
|
||||||||
to
net cash used in operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
2,286,282 | 800,670 | ||||||
Foreign
exchange gain/loss
|
(1,556,482 | ) | 4,103,630 | |||||
(Gain)/loss
on disposal of property and equipment
|
40,572 | (340,823 | ) | |||||
Bad
debt expense
|
2,843,094 | 1,330,497 | ||||||
Inventory
reserves
|
145,659 | - | ||||||
Share
of earnings from equity investment
|
(582,485 | ) | (273,237 | ) | ||||
Amortization
of debt discounts
|
4,155,845 | 60,503 | ||||||
Shares
of common stock issued to an officer
|
- | 663,400 | ||||||
Shares
of common stock issued for consulting services
|
- | 220,086 | ||||||
Warrant
expense for financing costs
|
- | 7,808 | ||||||
Warrant
expense for employee compensation
|
- | 109,130 | ||||||
(Increase)
/ decrease in assets:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
5,043,560 | (5,732,299 | ) | |||||
Other
receivable
|
588,705 | (339,881 | ) | |||||
Inventory
|
(418,182 | ) | 167,452 | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
- | 2,178 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
(5,964 | ) | (2,286,614 | ) | ||||
Increase
/ (decrease) in liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
81,066 | 6,175,967 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
(1,532,609 | ) | 1,886,646 | |||||
Customer
deposits
|
(238,104 | ) | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
|
(227,888 | ) | (2,137,605 | ) | ||||
Long
term tax liabilities
|
310,247 | - | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,560,510 | ) | (6,359,969 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
(818,677 | ) | (1,496,684 | ) | ||||
Increase
of intangible assets
|
(2,228,701 | ) | (1,945,085 | ) | ||||
Collections
on loans from related parties
|
- | 48,976 | ||||||
Increase
in loans receivable
|
(192,192 | ) | (1,434,023 | ) | ||||
Loans
to related parties
|
(186,390 | ) | - | |||||
Cash
acquired in reverse merger
|
- | 18,675 | ||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(3,425,960 | ) | (4,808,141 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Repayments
on short term loans
|
(584,356 | ) | (1,408,351 | ) | ||||
Repayments
on short term overdrafts
|
(81,274 | ) | - | |||||
Issuance
of convertible debenture
|
3,000,000 | 13,000,000 | ||||||
Repurchase
of shares of common stock
|
- | (300,000 | ) | |||||
Issuance
of notes payable
|
1,239,668 | |||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
2,334,370 | 12,531,317 | ||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
180,100 | (971,212 | ) | |||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(2,472,000 | ) | 391,995 | |||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
2,829,641 | 2,437,646 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
|
$ | 357,641 | $ | 2,829,641 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
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Interest
paid
|
$ | 480,212 | $ | 554,283 | ||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$ | 220,715 | $ | 720,866 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING
|
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AND
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Issuance
of common stock to settle accounts payable
|
66,400 | $ | 5,111,263 | |||||
Issuance
of common stock in repayment of accounts payable
|
371,499 | $ | 90,000 | |||||
Reclassification
of account payable to note payable
|
539,088 | $ | 10,188,000 | |||||
Conversion
of related party account payable to convertible debenture
|
$ | 6,378,526 | - | |||||
Issued
subscription receivable for 354,484 shares of common stock
|
$ | 1,000,000 | $ | - |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-7
Note
1 – The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Line of
Business
The
Company is a global provider of a full end-to-end suite of gaming systems and
product in over 30 countries, covering all aspects of casino and gaming
operations including venue and player registration through to table and slots
management, through to player tracking and loyalty systems, to
security. Our solutions include full life-cycle gaming support and
systems solutions, design development, implementation and support, alongside
game content creation, products for the lottery industry and resale of
third-party products.
The
Company’s primary focus is to establish long lasting relationships with
customers by providing a full end-to-end suite of innovative gaming solutions.
Delivered through the Company’s core businesses, OctaSystems, OctaGames,
OctaSupplies and OctaLotto, the Company provides comprehensive solutions and
infrastructure systems allowing both large and small operators to increase
efficiency, profitability and control while bringing their customers
top-of-the-line, innovative, downloadable and installed games.
On
October 30, 2008, House Fly Rentals, Inc (“House Fly”) a Nevada corporation,
entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Octavian International
Limited (“Octavian”) and the holders of all of the issued and outstanding
securities of the Octavian by which all of the securities of Octavian were
exchanged for securities in House Fly. Pursuant to the terms of the Share
Exchange Agreement, House Fly acquired 100 percent of the issued and outstanding
shares of Octavian. Accordingly, the merger was accounted for as a reverse
acquisition of House Fly by Octavian and resulted in a recapitalization of
Octavian in a manner similar to the pooling of interest method. Concurrent with
the merger, the name of House Fly was changed to Octavian Global Technologies,
Inc (“the Company”) effective November 30, 2008.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.
issued to the Company’s securities holders an aggregate of 6,133,311 shares of
House Fly Common Stock, resulting from the exchange of approximately 16,527
shares of Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.’s common stock, par value US$0.001
per share (“Common Stock”), for each outstanding Ordinary Share of the Company
exchanged by the Company’s securities holders.
Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement discussed in Note 14, on October 30, 2008, the Company
effected a 1-for-5.0174 reverse stock split of its shares of Common Stock
pursuant to which the conversion price of the Debentures (see Note 10) and the
exercise price and number of shares under the Warrant (see Note 13), by each of
their respective terms, shall not be adjusted as a result of the reverse stock
split. All shares disclosed in these consolidated financial statements are
stated on a post-split basis.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement on May 14, 2009, Austrian Gaming
Industries, GmbH (AGI), the Company’s principal supplier of casino gaming
machines and a holder of approximately 31.2 percent of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock prior to the consummation of the Purchase Agreement,
agreed to exchange outstanding accounts payable with the Company of $6,378,526
for Original Issue Discount Convertible Debentures (and together with the
Finance Debenture) with a principal amount of $6,378,526 which Debentures are
convertible at a conversion price of $3.10 per share, subject to adjustment
therein, Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up an aggregate of 2,057,590
shares of Common Stock (1,028,795 shares at an initial exercise price of $3.10
per share for 5 years and 1,028,795 shares at an initial exercise
price of $4.65 per share for 7 years, which exercise prices and the number of
shares exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment therein for cashless
exercise) and an aggregate of 411,518 shares of Common
Stock. Immediately upon the consummation of the Purchase Agreement,
the Exchange Debentures were converted into 2,057,589 shares of Common Stock.
AGI increased its beneficial ownership of the voting shares of Common Stock to
approximately 50.6% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock from
approximately 31.2%.
On
November 12, 2009, the Company received notification from AGI that it had
transferred all of its Common Stock to Mr. Charles Hiten, a member of our Board
of Directors and an affiliate of AGI. As a result of such transfer,
Mr. Hiten is the beneficial owner of approximately 50.61% of our Common
Stock.
Going
Concern
As shown
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company incurred
accumulated losses of $38,238,598 and a negative net working capital of $
2,382,825 as of December 31, 2009. In addition, the Company’s operations are
dependent on one major supplier, Austrian Gaming Industries, to whom the Company
owes approximately $11.7 million as of December 31, 2009. These matters raise
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
Revenues
generated in Russia were adversely affected by the legislative change
significantly limiting gambling operations in Russia from July 2009.
Consequently the Russian slot machine and system markets collapsed which halted
almost all revenue in Russia
F-8
In view
of the matters described in the preceding paragraph, recoverability of a major
portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheet is
dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent
upon the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, obtain financing and to
succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset
amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Basis of
Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries as follows:
Subsidiary
|
|
Place Incorporated
|
|
% Owned
|
Octavian
International Ltd.
|
England
and Wales
|
100
|
||
Casino
Amusement Technology Supplies Ltd.
|
England
and Wales
|
100
|
||
Octavian
Latin America S.A.
|
Colombia
|
100
|
||
Octavian
International (Europe) Ltd.
|
England
and Wales
|
100
|
||
Octavian
International (Latin America) Ltd.
|
England
and Wales
|
100
|
||
Octavian
Ukraine
|
Ukraine
|
100
|
||
Octavian
SPb
|
Russia
|
100
|
||
Atlantis
|
Russia
|
100
|
||
Argelink
S.A.
|
Argentina
|
100
|
||
Octavian
Italy Srl
|
Italy
|
50
|
||
Octavian
Germany Limited
|
England
and Wales
|
51
|
||
Octavian
Germany GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Octavian Germany
Limited)
|
Germany
|
51
|
Octavian
Rwanda Limited (formerly Tilia International Limited) was incorporated on
February 26, 2009 in Rwanda as a wholly owned subsidiary of Octavian
International Limited. Octavian Rwanda was granted a license by the
Rwandan authorities to exclusively operate the country’s public lottery and to
enable it to operate slot machines within the country. The lottery
operations, previously set up with the help of Octavian but operated by an
independent company, have been rolled into Octavian Rwanda.
On the
August 6, 2009, Argelink S.A. changed its name to Octavian de Argentina S.A.
Argelink S.A.was incorporated on July 11, 2002 in Argentina, and became a wholly
owned subsidiary of Octavian International, Ltd on August 17, 2007.
On
October 1, 2009, Octavian Latin America S.A., which was incorporated on July 22,
2005 in Colombia, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Octavian International,
Ltd. Due to corporate governance changes companies in Colombia no longer require
a minimum of five shareholders.
On
October 1, 2009, Octavian Ukraine was closed due to the sudden and abrupt gaming
ban imposed by the government of Ukraine at the end of June 2009.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Company’s functional currency is the British Pound (GBP) and the Company’s
subsidiaries use their local currencies: Colombian Peso (COP); Russian Rouble
(RUB); Argentine Peso (ARS); Euro (EUR), Rwandan Francs (RWF) and Ukraine
Hryvnia (UAH), as their functional currency. However, the
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated and
presented in United States Dollars ($).
For
comparative purposes, prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to report classifications of the current
year.
Note
2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of
Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
F-9
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. Areas that require estimates and assumptions include
valuation of accounts receivable, other receivables, and inventory determination
of useful lives of property and equipment, and intangible assets, and estimation
of certain liabilities.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents include cash in hand and cash in time deposits, certificates of
deposit and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three
months or less.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable.
Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes
historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness,
current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the
adequacy of these reserves. At December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the
balance in allowance for doubtful accounts was $3,257,188 and $11,474,117,
respectively.
Inventories
Inventory
is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first in,
first out method. Management compares the cost of inventories with the market
value, and allowance is made for writing down the inventories to their market
value, if lower. As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 the Company
believes that the reserve is adequate.
Other
Receivable
Other
receivable consists of prepayments, supplier commissions, other debtors and
Value Added Tax.
Property and
Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are
charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are
capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of,
the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective
accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of
property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for
substantially all assets with estimated lives as follows:
Computer
Equipment
|
3
years
|
Gaming
Equipment
|
3
years
|
Fixtures
and fittings
|
4 -
5 years
|
Investments
The
Company has 50% ownership in the joint venture company that is accounted for
using the equity method. The Company's share of earnings from the affiliated
company is reflected in income as earned, while dividends are credited against
the investments in affiliated companies when received (Note 15)
The Company has investment in
various entities as on December 31, 2009 and 2008, as per follows:
|
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Investment
under equity method (Note 15)
|
$ | 864,049 | $ | 226,094 | ||||
Investments
- others
|
28,780 | |||||||
Total
|
$ | 892,829 | $ | 226,094 |
Research and
Development
Research
and development costs are charged to expense as incurred until technological
feasibility has been established. These costs consist primarily of salaries and
direct payroll related costs.
Software Development
Costs
Software
development costs related to computer games and network and terminal operating
systems developed by the Company are capitalized in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 86 (ASC 985), "Accounting for the
Cost of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed."
Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of
technological feasibility and is discontinued when the product is available for
sale. When the software is a component part of a product, capitalization begins
with the product reaches technological feasibility. The establishment of
technological feasibility and the ongoing assessment for recoverability of
capitalized software development costs require considerable judgment by
management with respect to certain external factors including, but not limited
to, technological feasibility, anticipated future gross revenues, estimated
economic life, and changes in software and hardware technologies. Capitalized
software development costs are comprised primarily of salaries and direct
payroll related costs and the purchase of existing software to be used in the
Company's products.
F-10
Amortization
of capitalized software development costs is provided on a product-by-product
basis on the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the
products (not to exceed three years). Management periodically
compares estimated net realizable value by product with the amount of software
development costs capitalized for that product to ensure the amount capitalized
is not in excess of the amount to be recovered through revenues. Any
such excess of capitalized software development costs to expected net realizable
value is expensed at that time.
Note 7
below gives further information regarding the value of software development
costs capitalised and amortized by the Company.
Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company applies the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 144 (ASC 360), “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”), which addresses financial accounting and
reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes
SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,” and the accounting and reporting
provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations for a
Disposal of a Segment of a Business.” The Company periodically evaluates the
carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used in accordance with SFAS
144 (ASC 360). SFAS 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived
assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the
undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than
the assets’ carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the
amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the
long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in
a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost of
disposal. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of December 31,
2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no impairments of its long-lived
assets.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consist of product developments, intangible game developments, game
work-in-progress, game development and lottery development. All
intangible assets are amortized over 3 years.
Included
in the total cost of intangible assets at December 31, 2009 is an amount of
$1,961,166 which relates to incomplete games development and lottery projects
which are not yet amortized. Substantially all of the intangible assets are
pledged as security for outstanding indebtedness.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized when services are rendered to customers when a formal arrangement
exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other
significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably
assured. In particular, revenues from the sales of gaming equipment,
other hardware, games and installation costs for systems are recognized on
delivery; recurring revenues for systems are recognized in the period in which
they are operated by our customers. Where the company delivers multiple
deliverables to the same customer these are valued and invoiced separately and
the revenue recognition policy follows that described earlier in this
paragraph. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for
revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue.
The
Company at times enters arrangements whereby it shares the revenues with the
customer, mainly by placing gaming machines in an operators premises and sharing
the revenues with the operator. In these cases the Company will
recognise the revenue once the meters of the gaming machines are read, normally
remotely, and the operator is invoiced the Company’s share of the
revenues.
Unearned
Revenue
Unearned
revenue represents goods invoiced before year end but not delivered and
therefore not included in revenue. These goods will be released into revenue
once it is delivered. As at December 31, 2009 and 2008 unearned revenue amounted
to $696,795 and $845,057 respectively.
Advertising
Costs
The
Company expenses the cost of advertising as incurred or, as appropriate, the
first time the advertising takes place. Advertising costs for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $87,637and $100,255
respectively.
F-11
Income
Taxes
The
Company utilizes SFAS No. 109 (ASC 740), “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which
requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected
future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial
statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are
recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the
tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at
each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to
the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax
assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48 (ASC 740),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. As a
result of the implementation of the standard, the company made a comprehensive
review of its portfolio of tax positions in accordance with recognition
standards established by FIN 48 (ASC 740). As a result of the
implementation of the standard, the Company recognized no material adjustments
to liabilities or stockholders’ equity. When tax returns are filed,
it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon
examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty
about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would
be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized
in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available
evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will
be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation
processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated
with other positions. Tax positions that meet the
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of
tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon
settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits
associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as
described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the
accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties
that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon
examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are
classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general
and administrative expenses in the statements of income. The adoption of FIN 48
did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial
statements.
Concentration of credit
risk
Cash
includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained within England,
Colombia, Russia, Rwanda, Argentina, Italy and Germany. Certain financial
instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist
of cash. The Company does not maintain balances at financial institutions
located in the United States. The balances held are not covered by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As of December 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008, the Company had deposits totalling $357,641 and
$2,829,641, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such
accounts.
Foreign Currency
Transactions and Comprehensive Income
The
reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The Company’s functional
currency is the British Pound (GBP) and the Company’s subsidiaries use their
local currencies: Colombian Peso (COP); Russian Rouble (RUB); Argentine Peso
(ARS); Euro (EUR), Rwandan Francs (RWF) and Ukraine Hryvnia (UAH), as their
functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated using the
exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments
resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) in the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.
Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on
transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are
included in the results of operations as incurred.
The
Company recorded translation losses of $1,320,882 and gains of
$4,966,392 for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Asset
and liability amounts at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were translated
at 0.62783 GBP and 0.6071 GBP to USD $1.00, respectively. Equity accounts
were stated at their historical rates. The average translation rates applied to
income statement accounts for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were
0.6386 and 0.54491 to USD $1.00, respectively. In accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95(ASC 230), “Statement of Cash
Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the
local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities
reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes
in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
Foreign Currency Transaction
Gains and Losses
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the
results of operations as incurred. For the years ended December 31,
2009 and 2008, the Company recorded net transaction gains/ (losses) of
approximately $1,556,482 and $(4,103,630),
respectively. Historically, the Company has not entered into any
currency trading or hedging transactions, although there is no assurance that
the Company will not enter into such transactions in the
future.
F-12
Non-controlling
Stockholders’ Interest
The
Company owns a 51% interest in Octavian Germany Limited and Octavian Germany
GmbH. Minority interests in these subsidiaries are included in the accompanied
financial statements. The equity in the non-controlling interest in the
Colombian entity has been classified as “Noncontrolling stockholders’ interests”
in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Changes in equity in
non-controlling interests arising from results of operations have been recorded
as “Net (income) loss attributed to non-controlling stockholders' interest” in
the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Certain
amounts presented for prior periods that were previously designated as minority
interests have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 160 (ASC 810)
, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, which
established new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of
non-controlling interests (NCIs) in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries
and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard
indicate, among other things, that NCIs (previously referred to as minority
interests) be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability (as
was previously the case); that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership
interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions, rather
than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses; and that losses of a
partially owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such
allocation might result in a deficit balance. This standard also required
changes to certain presentation and disclosure requirements. The provisions of
the standard were applied to all NCIs prospectively, except for the presentation
and disclosure requirements, which were applied retrospectively to all periods
presented. As a result, upon adoption, the Company retroactively reclassified
the “Non-controlling stockholders’ interest” balance previously included in
the “Other liabilities” section of the consolidated balance sheet to a new
component of equity with respect to NCIs in consolidated subsidiaries. The
adoption also impacted certain captions previously used on the consolidated
statement of income, largely identifying net loss including NCI and net loss
attributable to Octavian.
Segment
Reporting
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (“SFAS 131”) (ASC 280), “Disclosure
About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires use of the
“management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model
is based on the way a Company’s management organizes segments within the company
for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The Company has
determined that it has 3 reportable segments: Octavian EMEA, Octavian CIS, and
Octavian Latin America (See Note 18).
Basic and Diluted Losses Per
Share
Earnings
per share is calculated in accordance with the SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per
Share” (SFAS 128) (ASC 260). Basic earnings per share is based upon the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based
on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were
converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock
method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at
the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if
funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market
price during the period. As of December 31, 2009 the following
potential dilutive shares were excluded from diluted loss per share for all
periods presented because of their anti-dilutive effect.
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
||||||
Warrants
|
$ | 10,597,776 | $ | 7,249,865 | ||||
Convertible
notes
|
6,026,226 | 4,608,290 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 16,624,002 | $ | 11,858,155 |
Fair value of financial
instruments
On
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 (ASC 820), Fair Value
Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a three-level
valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances
disclosures requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported
in the balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as
financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the
short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their
expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The
three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1:
inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical
assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2:
inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the
asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full
term of the financial instrument.
F-13
Level 3:
inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair
value measurement.
As of
December 31, 2009, the Company did not identify any assets and liabilities that
are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value.
Recent
Pronouncements
In June
2009, the FASB issued ASC 105 (previously SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
("GAAP") - a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162), which will become
the source of authoritative accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States recognized by the FASB to be applied to nongovernmental entities.
The Codification is effective in the third quarter of 2009, and accordingly, the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2009 and all
subsequent public filings will reference the Codification as the sole source of
authoritative literature. The Company does not believe that this will have a
material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued ASC 855 (previously SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events), which
establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that
occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are
issued or available to be issued. It is effective for interim and annual periods
ending after June 15, 2009. There was no material impact upon the adoption of
this standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued ASC 860 (previously SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for
Transfers of Financial Assets”) , which requires additional information
regarding transfers of financial assets, including securitization transactions,
and where companies have continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred
financial assets. SFAS 166 eliminates the concept of a “qualifying
special-purpose entity,” changes the requirements for derecognizing financial
assets, and requires additional disclosures. SFAS 166 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not believe this
pronouncement will impact its financial statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued ASC 810 (previously SFAS No. 167) for determining whether
to consolidate a variable interest entity. These amended standards eliminate a
mandatory quantitative approach to determine whether a variable interest gives
the entity a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity in
favor of a qualitatively focused analysis, and require an ongoing reassessment
of whether an entity is the primary beneficiary. These amended standards are
effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 and we are
currently evaluating the impact that adoption will have on our consolidated
financial statements.
In August
2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-05, which amends
ASC Topic 820, Measuring
Liabilities at Fair Value, which provides additional guidance on the
measurement of liabilities at fair value. Specifically, when a quoted price in
an active market for the identical liability is not available, the new standard
requires that the fair value of a liability be measured using one or more of the
valuation techniques that should maximize the use of relevant observable inputs
and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. In addition, an entity is not
required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to
the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of a liability. This
standard is effective in the first reporting period beginning after issuance. We
do not expect the adoption will have a material impact on our consolidated
financial statements.
In
October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, which
amends ASC Topic 605, Revenue
Recognition, to require companies to allocate revenue in multiple-element
arrangements based on an element’s estimated selling price if vendor-specific or
other third-party evidence of value is not available. ASU 2009-13 is effective
for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in the fiscal year
beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is
currently evaluating both the timing and the impact of the pending adoption of
the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain
comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s
presentation
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Note
3 - Other Receivable
Other
receivables comprises of the following:
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
||||||
Prepayments
|
$ | 581,054 | $ | 722,825 | ||||
Other
debtors
|
275,320 | 86,856 | ||||||
Supplier
commissions
|
35,798 | - | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 892,172 | $ | 809,681 |
Note
4 – Inventories
Inventories
are is as follows:
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
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Raw
materials
|
$ | 748,996 | $ | 675,860 | ||||
Work
in process
|
943,066 | 351,186 | ||||||
Finished
goods
|
848,949 | 754,900 | ||||||
Other
inventory
|
- | 239,634 | ||||||
Total
|
2,541,011 | 2,021,580 | ||||||
Less
reserve for obsolescence
|
(965,596 | ) | (545,754 | ) | ||||
Inventory,
net
|
$ | 1,575,415 | $ | 1,475,826 |
Note
5 – Loans Receivable
Loans
receivable comprises the following:
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
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Mutual
International Ltd
|
$ | 60,000 | $ | 99,950 | ||||
Be
First Group, Inc
|
572,220 | 296,852 | ||||||
Gex
Technologies
|
79,640 | 72,359 | ||||||
Provision
on Loans Receivable
|
(632,220 | ) |
_
|
|||||
Total
|
$ | 79,640 | $ | 469,161 |
The
Mutual International loan relates to a $60,000 convertible non bearing loan.
This short term unsecured loan was entered into on July 21, 2009. Octavian
International Limited may initiate conversion of the loan to 1,000 shares plus
$99 shareholders loan (due on demand) per share in Be First Group at any time.
Mutual International is a partner in our African lottery
operations.
The Be
First Group loan is unsecured and non interest bearing. The value of the loan is
$297,000 as at November 20, 2008 when it was first made. During the third
quarter of the year this loan was increased by $275,220 to $572,220. Mutual
International is owned by Be First Group. The loan is due on
demand.
The Gex
Technologies loan is a short term loan signed on December 22, 2008. The loan was
due on June 30, 2009, but remains unpaid to date. The Company is currently
discussing the extension of the loan with Gex Technologies. This loan of ₤50,000
(USD 79,640) is secured by the source codes and assets of the ‘Spot the Ball’
game developed by Gex Technologies. There’s a 9% interest on the loan. No
interest is accrued as of December 31, 2009 as the amount was
insignificant.
The Be First Group and Mutual
International loans have been provided for as the recovery of these loans is not
likely at this stage.
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Note
6 – Property and Equipment
The
following are the details of the property and equipment:
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
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Computer
Equipment
|
$ | 834,560 | $ | 785,410 | ||||
Gaming
Equipment
|
1,959,602 | 1,410,579 | ||||||
Fixtures
and fittings
|
182,804 | 368,729 | ||||||
Total
|
2,976,966 | 2,564,718 | ||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(1,558,621 | ) | (1,178,472 | ) | ||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$ | 1,418,345 | $ | 1,386,246 |
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $746,165 and
$306,373, respectively.
Note
7 – Intangible Assets
The
following are the details of intangible assets:
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
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Product
development
|
$ | 1,262,724 | $ | 1,139,051 | ||||
Customer
contract
|
816,244 | 816,244 | ||||||
Work
in progress
|
1,301,260 | 663,948 | ||||||
Game
development
|
2,165,022 | 887,381 | ||||||
Lottery
development
|
498,464 | - | ||||||
Total
|
6,043,715 | 3,506,624 | ||||||
Less
Accumulated amortization
|
(2,356,422 | ) | (747,052 | ) | ||||
Intangibles,
net
|
$ | 3,687,293 | $ | 2,759,572 |
Amortization
expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $1,540,117 and
$494,297, respectively. Amortization expense for the years ended
December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 is expected to be $816,180, $600,921,
$255,123, and $0, respectively. Substantially all of the intangible assets are
pledged as security for outstanding indebtedness.
Note
8 – Loans Payable
Loans
payable consist of the following:
The
following are the details of short term loans payable:
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
||||||
Loan
payable to Mediciones Urbanas
|
$ | 135,000 | $ | 629,686 | ||||
Loan
from PacificNet
|
64,895 | 52,448 | ||||||
Loan
from Austrian Gaming Industries (“AGI”)
|
11,687,897 | 10,566,427 | ||||||
Other
loans
|
- | 118,739 | ||||||
Total
|
11,887,792 | 11,455,255 | ||||||
Less
current portion
|
(3,934,534 | ) | (3,658,324 | ) | ||||
Long
Term portion
|
$ | 7,953,258 | $ | 7,796,931 |
Octavian
is a non-exclusive distributor for AGI in various countries in Latin America,
and Octavian’s wholly-owned subsidiary Casino & Amusement Technology
Supplies is a non-exclusive AGI distributor in Russia and the Commonwealth of
Independent States member countries. As such, AGI has been Octavian’s largest
supplier and, prior to the closing of the Share Exchange (see Note 14); Octavian
had outstanding accounts payables to AGI.
Pursuant
to certain agreements between AGI and Octavian entered into immediately prior to
the Share Exchange, AGI and Octavian agreed to the following:
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·
|
AGI converted €4 million (USD
$5,111,263) of accounts payable to it by the Company into
2,157,574 common shares of the Company, representing 28% percent of
the outstanding common shares of the Company at December 31,
2008.
|
|
|
·
|
On October 30, 2008 AGI
restructured €8 million (USD $11,466,400 at December 31, 2009 based
on the December 31, 2009 exchange rate of €1=USD $1.4333) into a four-year
loan (the “Loan Agreement”), which accrues interest at a rate of
three-month USD LIBOR plus four percent (4%) (capped at a maximum rate of
eight percent (8%)) per year, and is payable in equal monthly instalments
of €166,667 (USD $238,884 based on the December 31, 2009 exchange
rate of €1=USD $1.4333) over a period of 48 months, commencing on October
30, 2008. As security for the obligation, the Company granted AGI a
security interest in all intellectual property rights (including rights in
software) in certain of the Company’s intellectual property, including the
source and object code for the Company’s Accounting, Control, and
Progressives product; the Company’s Maverick product and any
modifications; and the Company’s Maverick games and any
modifications, ExtraCash and Advanced Gaming Engine, along with all
related materials (the “IP
Rights”).
|
·
|
AGI invested USD $5,000,000 in
the Private Placement. (see Note
10)
|
|
|
·
|
The Company repaid AGI €2 million
(USD $3,255,830 based on the October 30, 2008 Exchange Rate of
€1=US$1.2783) of accounts payable at the closing of the Private Placement
(see Note 10) and was due to repay the remaining accounts payable balance
in four equal instalments of €1,189,051 (USD $1,704,267 based on the
December, 2009 Exchange Rate of €1=USD $1.4333) on November 30, 2008,
December 31, 2008, January 31, 2009, and February 28,
2009. These payments were not made and the remaining balance of
accounts payable with AGI was converted to shares on May 14,
2009.
|
|
|
·
|
Further to the above on August 4,
2009, we entered into a Loan Agreement with AGI. Pursuant to the Loan
Agreement, AGI agreed to loan the Company $2 million, to be made in two
equal instalments of $1 million. The first instalment was made
on August 5, 2009 and the second instalment was made on August 17,
2009. Interest accrues at a rate of three month USD LIBOR
plus four percent (4%) (capped at a maximum rate of eight percent (8%))
per year. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, interest
is paid on a monthly basis with the principal amount due and payable in
full on June 30, 2010. As security for the Loan, the Company has
granted a security interest in certain of its intellectual property. Upon
an event of default, the IP Rights shall transfer to
AGI.
|
In
addition, AGI agreed to suspend the principal amount repayable on the €8 million
loan for a period of twelve calendar months starting June 30, 2009 until May 31,
2010. Interest is required to be paid as normal.
The loan
payable to Mediciones Urbanas is interest free. This loan was assumed as part of
the acquisition of Argelink on August 17, 2007. The loan calls for payments of
$45,000 monthly from the date of the acquisition until the loan’s maturity in
January 2010. At December 31, 2009 the facility was two months
overdue and without penalty and default clauses coming into
effect. The loan was repaid in full in March 2010.
Interest
expense in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $ 541,598 and
$652,011, respectively.
Note
9 – Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities comprises of the following:
|
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
||||||
- | ||||||||
Audit
fees
|
$ | 173,372 | $ | 170,852 | ||||
Fixed
assets purchased
|
172,285 | 512,415 | ||||||
Legal
fees
|
191,099 | 92,204 | ||||||
Sales
commission
|
- | 399,833 | ||||||
Accrued
Interest
|
520,848 | |||||||
Accrued
bonus
|
127,424 | 98,305 | ||||||
Contractors’
fees
|
- | 40,945 | ||||||
Warranty
provision
|
- | 437,246 | ||||||
Other
creditors
|
301,590 | 465,442 | ||||||
Other
taxes
|
234,919 | 527,237 | ||||||
Accrued
payroll
|
290,002 | 142,801 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 2,011,539 | $ | 2,887,280 |
F-17
Note
10 – Convertible Debenture Private Placement
On
October 30, 2008, concurrent with the closing of the Share Exchange Transaction,
the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) with certain accredited investors and closed a private placement
offering pursuant to which it raised gross proceeds of $13,000,000 and, among
other things, issued and sold ten percent discount convertible debentures
(“Debentures”) with an aggregate principal amount of $14,285,700 convertible
into shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Conversion Shares”) at an initial
conversion price of $3.10, subject to adjustment other than for the reverse
stock split discussed below. Additionally, investors in the Private Placement
received (i) common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 4,193,548 shares
of Common Stock (2,096,774 shares at an initial exercise price of $3.10 per
share and 2,096,774 shares at an initial exercise price of $4.65 per share,
which exercise prices and the number of shares exercisable thereunder were
subject to adjustment other than for the reverse stock split discussed below
(the “Warrants”) and (ii) an aggregate of 921,658 shares of Common Stock
(the “Shares,” and, together with the Debentures and Warrants, the “Private
Placement Securities”). AGI, Octavian’s previous principal supplier of casino
gaming machines and a holder of 35 percent of Octavian prior to the Share
Exchange Transaction, participated in the Private Placement by investing $5
million (see Note 14). The net proceeds received by the Company after the
payment of all offering expenses including, without limitation, legal fees,
accounting fees and cash commissions paid to certain finders (described below)
was $10,199,812.
Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed, promptly following the closing of
the transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement, to effect a
1-for-5.0174 reverse stock split of its shares of Common Stock pursuant to which
the conversion price of the Debentures and the exercise price and number of
shares under the Warrant, by each of their respective terms, would not be
adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split.
The
Company also entered into a finder’s agreement with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
(“Oppenheimer”), whereby Oppenheimer was engaged to act as a finder, but not as
an agent, to the Company in connection with the Private Placement. Pursuant to
this finder’s agreement, the Company paid Oppenheimer a cash finder’s fee of
US$1,091,172 out of the proceeds of the Private Placement. The Company also
issued to Oppenheimer and/or its designees 5-year warrants to purchase, in the
aggregate, 283,871 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of US$3.10 per
share. The warrants are substantially on the same terms and include the
same provisions as those issued to investors in the Private Placement and,
similarly, the exercise price of these warrants were not adjusted as a result of
the reverse stock split described above.
On May
14, 2009, we entered into a Debentures and Warrants Purchase Agreement with
certain accredited investors, and closed a private placement offering pursuant
to which we raised gross proceeds of $4 million and, among other things, issued
and sold our Original Issue Discount Convertible Debentures with an aggregate
principal amount of $4,395,600 which Debentures are convertible into shares of
the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price of $3.10 per share,
subject to adjustment therein. Additionally, the Investors received
Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,417,936 shares of
Common Stock (645,161 shares at an initial exercise price of $3.10 per share for
5 years and 645,161 shares at an initial exercise price of $4.65 per share for 7
years, which exercise prices and the number of shares exercisable there under
are subject to adjustment) and an aggregate of 283,587 shares of Common Stock.
The Company allocated the investment proceeds to the debt and warrants based on
their relative fair values. The relative fair value of the warrants using the
Black Scholes method assuming a volatility of the stock of 91%, term of five
years and a discount of 1.98% and 2.62% was determined to be $805,074 which was
recorded as debt discount, a reduction of the carrying amount of the debt. The
beneficial conversion feature on the notes was $0. The debt discount on the face
value of $395,600 along with the finders’ fee of $104,376 and fair value of the
283,587 shares of $371,499 was also recorded as debt discount. The debt discount
will be amortized over the term of the note and charged to interest expense.
During the period ended December 31, 2009 $135,159 of warrant discount and
$146,306 of other discount was expensed.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, AGI, the Company’s previous principal
supplier of casino gaming machines and a holder of approximately 31.2 percent of
the issued and outstanding Common Stock prior to the consummation of the
Purchase Agreement, agreed to exchange outstanding accounts payable with the
Company of $6,378,526 for Original Issue Discount Convertible Debentures (and
together with the Finance Debenture) with a principal amount of $6,378,526 which
Debentures are convertible at a conversion price of $3.10 per share, subject to
adjustment therein, Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up an aggregate
of 2,057,590 shares of Common Stock (1,028,795 shares at an initial exercise
price of $3.10 per share for 5 years and 1,028,795 shares at an
initial exercise price of $4.65 per share for 7 years, which exercise prices and
the number of shares exercisable hereunder are subject to adjustment therein)
and an aggregate of 411,518 shares of Common Stock. Immediately upon
the consummation of the Purchase Agreement, the Exchange Debentures were
converted into 2,057,589 shares of Common Stock. AGI increased its beneficial
ownership of the voting shares of Common Stock to approximately 50.6% of the
issued and outstanding Common Stock from approximately 31.2%. The Company
allocated the investment proceeds to the debt and warrants based on their
relative fair values. The relative fair value of the warrants using the Black
Scholes method assuming a volatility of the stock of 91%, term of five years and
a discount of 1.98% and 2.62% was determined to be $ 1,283,798 which was
recorded as debt discount, a reduction of the carrying amount of the debt. The
beneficial conversion feature on the notes was $0. The fair value of the 411,518
shares of $539,088 was also recorded as debt discount. The debt discount was
amortized completely on the conversion of the debenture.
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Interest
expense related to amortization of debt discounts, plus accrued interest on
these debentures was $496,250 and $3,138,747 for the three and nine months to
December 31, 2009 respectively. The unamortized debt discount amount
of $4,401,883 was applied to reduce the outstanding amount due under the
convertible debenture as at December 31, 2009. The three year
debentures mature on October 29, 2011 and May 13, 2012.
Note
11 – Customer Deposits
Customer
deposits represent those amounts that the Company receives in advance on order
placement or on delivery or before delivery. Customer deposits amounted to
$160,438 and $397,482 at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively.
Note
12 – Stockholders’ Equity
On
December 31, 2008, Mr Harmen Brenninkmeijer, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer, was entitled to receive 214,000 shares as part of his conditions of
employment, for services performed prior to December 31, 2008. The
shares were valued at the exercise price of $3.10 per share and were expensed
during the year ended December 31, 2008 at a total cost of $663,400 and included
under shares to be issued. The shares were issued to Mr.
Brenninkmeijer on January 22, 2009.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, AGI, the Company’s principal supplier of
casino gaming machines and a holder of approximately 31.2 percent of the issued
and outstanding Common Stock prior to the consummation of the Purchase
Agreement, agreed to exchange outstanding accounts payable with the Company of
$6,378,5266 for Original Issue Discount Convertible Debentures (and together
with the Finance Debenture) with a principal amount of $6,378,526 which
Debentures are convertible at a conversion price of $3.10 per share, subject to
adjustment therein, Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up an aggregate
of 2,057,590 shares of Common Stock (1,028,795 shares at an initial exercise
price of $3.10 per share for 5 years and 1,028,795 shares at an
initial exercise price of $4.65 per share for 7 years, which exercise prices and
the number of shares exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment therein)
and an aggregate of 411,518 shares of Common Stock. Immediately upon
the consummation of the Purchase Agreement, the Exchange Debentures were
converted into 2,057,589 shares of Common Stock. AGI increased its beneficial
ownership of the voting shares of Common Stock to approximately 50.6% of the
issued and outstanding Common Stock from approximately 31.2%.
On
November 12, 2009, the Company received notification from AGI that it had
transferred all of its Common Stock to Mr. Charles Hiten, a member of our Board
of Directors and an affiliate of AGI. As a result of such transfer,
Mr. Hiten is the beneficial owner of approximately 50.61% of our Common
Stock.
There are
no options outstanding relating to Shareholder’s Equity as at December 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008.
Note
13 – Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Following
is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity for the year ended December 31,
2009:
|
Number of
Warrants
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
, December 31, 2008
|
7,249,865 | $ | 3.56 | $ | 5.58 | |||||||
Granted
|
3,347,912 | 3.88 | 5.37 | |||||||||
Exchanged
|
- | - | ||||||||||
Forfeited
|
- | - | ||||||||||
Outstanding
, December 31, 2009
|
10,597,777 | 3.66 | 4.83 | |||||||||
Exercisable
|
10,597,777 | $ | 3.66 | $ | 4.83 |
F-19
Note
14 – Share Exchange Agreement with Octavian Global Technologies,
Inc.
On
October 30, 2008, Octavian International Ltd (“Octavian”) entered into a
Share Exchange Agreement with Octavian Global Technologies, Inc. (previously
known as House Fly Rentals, Inc.), pursuant to which, among other things,
Octavian’s security holders contributed 100% of their securities of Octavian in
exchange for Octavian Global’s issuance of certain securities.
Immediately
prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Share
Exchange Agreement, and the change of House Fly Rentals Inc.’s name to Octavian
Global Technologies, Inc. (the “Share Exchange Transaction”):
·
|
Octavian Global Technologies
Inc.’s name was House Fly Rentals,
Inc.
|
|
|
·
|
House Fly was a shell company
with nominal assets and
operations;
|
·
|
Robert McCall was House Fly’s
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary,
Treasurer and a member of House Fly’s Board of
Directors;
|
|
|
·
|
Mr. McCall owned 44.4 percent of
House Fly’s issued and outstanding
securities;
|
·
|
House Fly owned 100 percent of a
newly created Nevada corporation called Octavian Global Technologies,
Inc., which had no operations or assets (“Octavian Global Sub”);
and
|
|
|
·
|
The Company’s securities holders
owned all of the outstanding securities of the
Company.
|
Pursuant
to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.
issued to the Company’s securities holders an aggregate of 6,133,311 shares of
House Fly Common Stock, resulting from the exchange of approximately 3,294
shares of Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.’s common stock, par value $0.001
per share (“Common Stock”), for each outstanding Ordinary Share of the Company
exchanged by the Company’s securities holders. Pursuant to the terms of the
Share Exchange Agreement, along with the Repurchase Agreement (described
hereafter), House Fly acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding securities of
Octavian and by acquiring the operating business of Octavian, Octavian Global
Technologies, Inc. ceased to be a shell company.
Of the
1,862 common shares of Octavian exchanged in the Share Exchange Transaction for
6,133,311 common shares in House Fly Rentals, (which occurred prior to the
Private Placement) (i) 652 common shares of Octavian issued to
AGI in connection with the conversion of certain accounts payable were exchanged
by AGI for 2,147,647 shares of House Fly common stock; (ii) 149 common
shares of Octavian issued to Lilac as compensation for consulting services
were exchanged by Lilac for 490,747 shares of House Fly common stock; (iii) 61
common shares of Octavian held by PacificNet were exchanged by PacificNet for
200,930 shares of House Fly common stock; and (iv) 1,000 common shares held
by Ziria Enterprises Limited, the company that was then the sole shareholder of
Octavian (“Ziria”) (a company which is 100%-indirectly owned by Harmen
Brenninkmeijer, our founder, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the
Company) were exchanged for 3,293,937 shares of common stock.
The
securities issued by House Fly were all issued to the Octavian Securities
Holders located outside of the United States pursuant to an applicable exemption
from registration under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act (“Regulation D”) and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act.
Additionally,
pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.
made representations and warranties to the Company and the Company’s securities
holders, and the Company made representations and warranties to Octavian Global
Technologies, Inc., in each case regarding their respective businesses,
operations and affairs. All representations and warranties in the Share Exchange
Agreement terminated on April 30, 2009.
On the
Closing Date of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company also entered into a
repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Mr. McCall, pursuant to
which the Company repurchased from Mr. McCall an aggregate of
597,919 shares of House Fly common stock (the “Repurchase Shares”), which
represented 44.4% of House Fly’s total common stock then issued and
outstanding, for an aggregate purchase price of $300,000 (the
“Repurchase”).
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As a
result of the Share Exchange Transaction and the consummation of the
transactions pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, Octavian Global Technologies,
Inc. experienced a change in control and ceased to be a shell company. Octavian
became Octavian Global Technologies, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and the
Company is continuing its business plan. The transaction was treated as a
reverse merger for reporting purposes and subsequent to the closing of the
transaction, the historical financial results became those of
Octavian.
Private
Placement
Concurrent
with the closing of the Share Exchange Transaction, the Company entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited
investors and closed a private placement offering pursuant to which it raised
gross proceeds of $13,000,000. Additionally, investors in the Private Placement
received common stock purchase warrants and shares of the Company’s common
stock. For additional details of the private placement, see Note 10. For details
of the warrants issued, see Note 13. For details of the common stock issued, see
above.
Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement discussed above, on October 30, 2008, the Company
effected a 1-for-5.0174 reverse stock split of its shares of Common Stock
pursuant to which the conversion price of the Debentures (see Note 10) and the
exercise price and number of shares under the Warrant (see Note 13), by each of
their respective terms, were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock
split.
The
Company also entered into a finder’s agreement with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
(“Oppenheimer”), whereby Oppenheimer was engaged to act as a finder, but not as
an agent, to the Company in connection with the Private Placement. Pursuant to
this finder’s agreement, the Company paid Oppenheimer a cash finder’s fee of
$1,091,172 out of the proceeds of the Private Placement. The Company also issued
to Oppenheimer and/or its designees 5-year warrants to purchase, in the
aggregate, 283,871 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of US$3.10 per
share. The warrants are substantially on the same terms and include the
same provisions as those issued to investors in the Private Placement and,
similarly, the exercise price of these warrants will not be adjusted as a result
of the reverse stock split described above.
At the
closing of the private placement, we paid the escrow agent $2,500, AGI $30,000
for legal fees, Vicis Capital Master Fund $30,000 for legal fees and $75,000 in
origination fees, and North East Finance (a finder for one of the investors)
$80,000 in origination fees along with a five-year warrant to purchase up to
51,613 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.10, the $80,000 of
which was netted out of the fee the Company paid to Oppenheimer.
Note
15 - Related Party Transactions
2009
Transactions
During
the year ended December 31, 2009 services performed by Mr. H Brenninkmeijer in
the amount of $99,060 were invoiced from Hudson Trading Limited, a company
incorporated under the laws of Cyprus.
2008
Transactions
During
the year ended December 31, 2008 services performed by Mr. H Brenninkmeijer in
the amount of $365,813 were invoiced from Hudson Trading Limited., a company
incorporated under the laws of Cyprus. During the year ended December 31, 2008,
an office was rented in Cyprus from Xanadu Entertainment Ltd., a company owned
by Mr. H. Brenninkmeijer. Rent paid totaled $1,890. This rent agreement was
terminated in 2007.
Octavian
Italy
The
Company loaned Octavian Italy (our 50% owned entity) a short term non interest
bearing loan. The maximum amount we made available to Octavian Italy is €500,000
(US$716,650 based on the December 31, 2009 Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333) and
the balance at December 31, 2009 was €233,169 (US$344,201 based on the
December 31, 2009 Exchange Rate of €1=US$1.4333) included in loan receivables –
related parties in the accompanied financial statements. In addition we have an
intercompany debtor of €478,615 (US$685,999 based on the December 31, 2009
Exchange Rate of €1=USD $1.4333) relating to sales of games to our Italian joint
venture partner.
In the
year ended December 31, 2009 invoiced sales to Octavian Italy amounted to
€2,290,280 (US$3,194,093 based on the January 1, 2009 to December 31,
2009 Average Exchange Rate of €1=USD $1.39463)
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Investment in Octavian
Italy Srl
On July
20, 2005 Octavian International Limited entered into an investment agreement
with Euro Gruppo Giochi Srl to set up a joint venture Octavian Italy Srl which
would be owned 50% Octavian International Ltd/ 50% Euro Gruppo Giochi Srl.
Octavian Italy Srl is a games distributor operating out of Italy.
As per
FASB ASC 323-10-15-8) (formerly APB 18, par. 17), the company uses the equity
method for accounting the investment. As of December 31, 2009, the Company
booked investment gains of US$ 792,736
The
Company’s investment in equity for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 are shown as follows:
For the Year Ended
December, 31
|
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|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Investment
in equity at beginning of year
|
$ | 226,094 | $ | - | ||||
Investment
during the year
|
||||||||
Share
of earnings of associated companies
|
582,485 | 226,094 | ||||||
Effect
of foreign currency translation
|
55,470 | - | ||||||
Total
investment in equity at December 31, 2009
|
$ | 864,049 | $ | 226,094 |
The
Company’s share of earnings of associated company for the years ended December
31, 2009 and 2008 are shown as follows:
For the Year Ended
December, 31
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Net
profit of Octavian Italy Srl
|
$ | 1,164,970 | $ | 452,188 | ||||
Percentage
of ownership in Octavian Italy Srl
|
50 | % | 50 | % | ||||
Share
of earnings of associated companies
|
$ | 582,485 | $ | 226,094 |
AGI
On May
14, 2009, we entered into a Debentures and Warrants Purchase Agreement with
certain accredited investors, and closed a private placement offering pursuant
to which we raised gross proceeds of $4 million and, among other things, issued
and sold our Original Issue Discount Convertible Debentures with an aggregate
principal amount of $4,395,600 which Debentures are convertible into shares of
the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price of $3.10 per share,
subject to adjustment therein. Additionally, the Investors received
Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,417,936 shares of
Common Stock (645,161 shares at an initial exercise price of $3.10 per share for
5 years and 645,161 shares at an initial exercise price of $4.65 per share for 7
years, which exercise prices and the number of shares exercisable there under
are subject to adjustment for cashless exercise) and an aggregate of 283,587
shares of Common Stock. The Company allocated the investment proceeds to the
debt and warrants based on their relative fair values. The relative fair value
of the warrants using the Black Scholes method assuming a volatility of the
stock of 91%, term of five years and a discount of 1.98% and 2.62% was
determined to be $805,074 which was recorded as debt discount, a reduction of
the carrying amount of the debt. The beneficial conversion feature on the notes
was $0. The debt discount on the face value of $395,600 along with the finders’
fee of $104,376 and fair value of the 283,587 shares of $371,499 was also
recorded as debt discount. The debt discount will be amortized over the term of
the note and charged to interest expense. During the period ended December 31,
2009 $135,159 of warrant discount and $146,306 of other discount was
expensed.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, AGI, the Company’s principal supplier of
casino gaming machines and a holder of approximately 31.2 percent of the issued
and outstanding Common Stock prior to the consummation of the Purchase
Agreement, agreed to exchange outstanding accounts payable with the Company of
$6,378,526 for Original Issue Discount Convertible Debentures (and together with
the Finance Debenture) with a principal amount of $6,378,526 which Debentures
are convertible at a conversion price of $3.10 per share, subject to adjustment
therein, Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up an aggregate of 2,057,590
shares of Common Stock (1,028,795 shares at an initial exercise price of $3.10
per share for 5 years and 1,028,795 shares at an initial exercise
price of $4.65 per share for 7 years, which exercise prices and the number of
shares exercisable thereunder are subject to adjustment therein for cashless
exercise) and an aggregate of 411,518 shares of Common
Stock. Immediately upon the consummation of the Purchase Agreement,
the Exchange Debentures were converted into 2,057,589 shares of Common Stock.
AGI increased its beneficial ownership of the voting shares of Common Stock to
approximately 50.6% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock from
approximately 31.2%. The Company allocated the investment proceeds to the debt
and warrants based on their relative fair values. The relative fair value of the
warrants using the Black Scholes method assuming a volatility of the stock of
91%, term of five years and a discount of 1.98% and 2.62% was determined to be $
1,283,798 which was recorded as debt discount, a reduction of the carrying
amount of the debt. The beneficial conversion feature on the notes was $0. The
fair value of the 411,518 shares of $539,088 was also recorded as debt discount.
The debt discount was amortized completely on the conversion of the
debenture.
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Note
16 – Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The
Company currently leases two office spaces in St. Petersburg, Russia beginning
in September 2009 and December 2009 under non-cancellable operating leases that
expire on September 8, 2010 and October 30, 2010 respectively. The Company also
leases office space as well as office equipment in the United Kingdom beginning
in May 2008 and March 2009 that expires on April 30, 2010 and March 13, 2014
respectively. The Company also leases office space and equipment in Bogota,
Colombia beginning between October 2007 and October 2009 that expire between
March 2010 and October 2011. The Company leases an office in Buenos Aires,
Argentina until July 31, 2012. Additionally the Company began to lease office
space in Kigali for its Rwandan operations. This lease began in April 2009 and
will expire in February 2011. Future minimum lease payments under
non-cancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or
more are as follows:
|
Operating
Leases
|
|||
Year
ending December 31,
|
||||
2010
|
$ | 614,782 | ||
2011
|
76,922 | |||
2012
|
32,647 | |||
2013
|
7,447 | |||
Thereafter
|
- | |||
$ | 731,798 |
Litigation
The
Company may be subject, from time to time, to various legal proceedings relating
to claims arising out of its operations in the ordinary course of its business.
The Company currently is not party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome
of which, individually or in the aggregate, management believes would have a
material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company.
Potential
Claim
PacificNet
On
January 5, 2009, Octavian received a letter from PacificNet pursuant to which it
has asserted a claim against Octavian for certain alleged events of default by
Octavian under the PacificNet Termination Agreement (the “Claim”).
Pursuant to the Claim, PacificNet has demanded payments, in an aggregate amount
of $280,000, for certain services allegedly performed by PacificNet, as well as
the reimbursement of certain expenses related to prior transactions between the
parties. The Company’s management has reviewed the Claim and believes that it is
without merit and plans to defend against any actions taken by PacificNet
accordingly.
Note
17 – Income Taxes
Net
operating losses for tax purposes of approximately $32 million at
December 31, 2009 are available for carryover in various foreign jurisdictions.
We have provided a 100% valuation allowance for the deferred tax benefit
resulting from the net operating loss carryover. In addressing the
realization 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 generation of future taxable income during the periods in
which those temporary differences are deductible. When we demonstrate
a history of profitable operation we will reduce our valuation allowance at that
time.
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A
reconciliation of the provision for (benefit from) income tax expense with
the expected income tax computed by applying the federal statutory income tax
rate to income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes for the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Statutory
income tax rate of operating jurisdictions
|
-35
|
%
|
-35
|
%
|
||||
Utilization
of net operating loss
|
35
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
||||
Valuation
allowance
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
||||
Other
Effective income tax rate
|
3
|
%
|
3
|
%
|
Significant
components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as
follows:
December 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
|||||||
Deferred tax assets: - other current assets
|
$
|
245,000
|
$
|
$391,000
|
||||
Deferred
income tax – Net operating loss carry forward
|
11,276,000
|
9,500,000
|
||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(11,521,000
|
)
|
(9,891,000
|
)
|
||||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company did not utilize its federal net
operating loss carry-forwards.
There
were no unrecognized tax benefits as of the date of adoption and there are no
unrecognized tax benefits included in the balance sheet at December 31, 2008,
that would, if recognized, affect the effective tax rate.
Note
18 – Segment Information
The
Company’s predominant businesses are the research and development, manufacture,
marketing, distribution, and sale of state-of-the-art systems and gaming
solutions. The Company provides network integrated solutions which provide
a centralized platform to manage, control, and monitor existing gaming and
lottery operations and machines. Additionally, the Company distributes gaming
machines and equipment from third party suppliers as well as the Company’s
proprietary Maverick 1000 slot machine. The Company operates in three
geographic segments: Octavian EMEA, Octavian CIS, and Octavian Latin
America.
Octavian
EMEA consists of four regional sales offices: the Guildford, United Kingdom
global headquarters and regional offices in Verona, Italy, Kigali, Rwanda and
Spremberg, Germany. Established in 2002 as the Global Head Office of the
Company, Guildford is home to the core functions of the Company including
Finance, Marketing and Management, with regional autonomy granted to the
regional offices to allow each General Manager to ensure that their respective
teams understand the market requirements in which they operate and deliver the
appropriate solutions from the Company’s product portfolio.
Octavian
CIS consists of one regional offices: St. Petersburg, Russia. The team in St
Petersburg have been instrumental in the continual development of the ACP
(Account Control Progressive) slots management system, evolving the product to
allow Cashless & Player Tracking, EZ Pay integration, Bonus Club features to
be added and more recently in developing Octavian GateManager and Octavian
CashManager tables management system and bridging both systems to provide the
full spectrum of functionality to manage venues of slots any tables of any size
worldwide.
Octavian
Latin America consists of two regional offices: Buenos Aires, Argentina and
Bogota, Colombia. Key products for the Latin American market have been My ACP
together with ExtraCash and SprintPay with the Company’s games, as well as
supplying gaming machine kits. The latter revenue stream to be strengthened by
replacing the hardware of third party machines with the Company’s game kits
which include software and hardware which has already gained much interest from
Latin America, especially as it offers significant cost benefits from lower
importation taxes and local assembly benefits, in addition to being
competitively priced.
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The
following tables summarize segment information for the years ended December 31,
2009 and 2008:
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenue
from unrelated entities
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
$ | 4,311,359 | $ | 2,789,533 | ||||
Octavian
CIS
|
4,768,693 | 30,073,716 | ||||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
2,624,948 | 6,763,818 | ||||||
$ | 11,705,001 | $ | 39,627,067 | |||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
9,686 | |||||||
Octavian
CIS
|
$ | 2,460,258 | $ | 1,811,529 | ||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
350,977 | 359,652 | ||||||
$ | 2,820,921 | $ | 2,171,181 | |||||
Total
revenues
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
$ | 4,321,046 | $ | 2,789,533 | ||||
Octavian
CIS
|
7,228,951 | 31,885,245 | ||||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
2,975,925 | 7,123,470 | ||||||
Less
intersegment revenues
|
(2,820,921 | ) | (2,171,181 | ) | ||||
$ | 11,705,001 | $ | 39,627,067 | |||||
Income
(Loss) from operations
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
$ | (7,083,553 | ) | $ | (10,594,843 | ) | ||
Octavian
CIS
|
(1,390,123 | ) | 4,112,115 | |||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
(1,175,471 | ) | 385,049 | |||||
$ | (9,649,146 | ) | $ | (6,097,679 | ) | |||
Income
tax (expense) benefit
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Octavian
CIS
|
(115,076 | ) | (196,358 | ) | ||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
$ | (145,293 | ) | $ | (191,005 | ) | ||
$ | (260,369 | ) | $ | (387,363 | ) | |||
Net
income (loss)
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
$ | (9,168,165 | ) | $ | (18,166,356 | ) | ||
Octavian
CIS
|
(1,510,359 | ) | 6,427,917 | |||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
(1,815,303 | ) | 960,963 | |||||
Minority
interest
|
$ | - | $ | (6,276 | ) | |||
$ | (12,493,826 | ) | $ | (10,783,752 | ) | |||
Provision
for depreciation and amortization
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
$ | 2,039,793 | $ | 668,799 | ||||
Octavian
CIS
|
23,622 | 626 | ||||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
222,867 | 131,245 | ||||||
$ | 2,286,282 | $ | 800,670 |
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December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Total
Assets
|
||||||||
Octavian
EMEA
|
$ | 5,468,598 | $ | 8,989,329 | ||||
Octavian
CIS
|
5,533,556 | 6,948,222 | ||||||
Octavian
Latin America
|
726,276 | 3,009,097 | ||||||
$ | 11,728,430 | $ | 18,946,648 |
Note
19 – PacificNet Agreement
On
December 7, 2007, Octavian entered into an Agreement for the acquisition by
PacificNet Games of the entire issued share capital of the Octavian which was
completed on January 22, 2008. Shortly after completion, the Octavian and
PacificNet decided that it would not benefit their respective businesses to
continue as one group and therefore the Octavian and PacificNet mutually agreed
to terminate the merger agreement on March 28, 2008 and entered into a written
agreement to document this on May 14, 2008. On May 14, 2008, all of
the parties to the PacificNet Acquisition Agreement entered into a Deed of
Amendment (the “PacificNet Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which the
PacificNet Acquisition Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties
thereunder were terminated. The Service Agreement was also
terminated. As a result of the termination of the PacificNet Acquisition
Agreement, neither the remaining consideration shares of PacificNet common stock
(1.1 million shares) nor any of the Earn-Out Amount were transferred/paid to
Ziria, and all shares of Emperor were returned to Ziria and the 1.2 million
shares of Pacific Net common stock to Ziria were returned to
PacificNet. Upon the consummation of this transaction, Emperor was no
longer a direct subsidiary of PacificNet, nor was Octavian any longer an
indirect subsidiary of PacificNet. Harmen Brenninkmeijer, our Chief
Executive Officer and a director of Octavian, resigned from the board of
directors of PacificNet on May 21, 2008. PacificNet paid Sterne Agee
& Leach, Inc., a company that acted as a consultant to Octavian for the
PacificNet Acquisition, 30,000 PacificNet shares.
The
following are the terms of the PacificNet Termination Agreement:
|
·
|
Octavian agreed to issue to
PacificNet or its nominee an amount of shares of capital stock
of Octavian equal to five percent (5%) of the outstanding
shares of Octavian. Octavian issued PacificNet 62
shares (equal to 200,930 shares in Octavian Global Technologies Inc)
of Octavian’s common stock on October 30, 2008 in satisfaction of
this provision (see Note 14). Additionally, PacificNet was
granted the option to, prior to May 14, 2009 and on only one occasion
during such period, purchase additional shares of the Company’s stock at a
per share purchase price equal to 85 percent of the most recent
subscription price per share of the Company’s stock paid by third party
investors in the Company up to a number of shares that would result in
PacificNet owning five percent (5%) of the the Company’s stock issued and
outstanding on the date of exercise of the option. As of May
14, 2009, this option expired. PacificNet agreed to issue to the Company
500,000 shares of PacificNet’s common stock. These PacificNet shares will
be subject to a one-year lock up and sale restriction, which expired on
May 14, 2009, any sale of these shares must be communicated to PacificNet
in advance, PacificNet has the right of refusal to arrange buyers for the
shares, and PacificNet will be entitled to half of the net gain on any
partial sale of PacificNet
shares.
|
|
·
|
PacificNet and the Company agreed
to use reasonable endeavours to formalize the following business
opportunities:
|
|
·
|
A non-exclusive distribution
agreement and license pursuant to which PacificNet will be appointed as a
distributor of the Company’s products in Macau, provided that eBet would
be the only other distributor permitted to distribute the Company’s
products in that territory;
and
|
|
·
|
A joint venture relationship
relating to the development of future business opportunities in Macau and
other territories in Asia.
|
|
·
|
The Company agreed to pay
PacificNet $200,000 in consideration for PacificNet’s localization and
language translation of the Company’s products into the Chinese
language. Additionally, the Company agreed to use its
reasonable endeavors to meet minimum sales targets from the sale of
PacificNet’s machines of $4 million during the twelve month period ended
mid-year 2009 and $6 million during the twelve month period ended mid-year
2010. The Company’s commitment to achieving these targets was agreed to by
the Company undertaking to use its reasonable endeavors to comply.
PacificNet agreed to provide all appropriate support to assist the Company
in achieving these goals.
|
As at
December 31, 2009, the Company impaired the investment in PacificNet securities
by $67,000 as a permanent decline in the value of their
investment.
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Note
20 – Current Vulnerability Due to
Certain Concentrations
The
Company’s operations are also carried out in the U.K., Argentina, Colombia,
Russia, Rwanda and Italy. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial
condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic
and legal environments in these countries and by the general state of the
economy in these countries.
The
Company’s operations in South America and Africa are subject to specific
considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in
North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among
others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency
exchange. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in
governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary
measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of
taxation, among other things.
Note
21 – Subsequent Events
The
Company has evaluated events subsequent to December 31, 2009 to assess the need
for potential recognition or disclosure in this Report. Such events were
evaluated through March 31, 2010, the date these financial statements were
issued. Based upon this evaluation, it was determined that no subsequent events
occurred that require recognition in the financial statements and that the
following items represent subsequent events that merit disclosure
herein:
New
Contracts
On
January 26, 2010 the Company signed a 10-year contract with BetPlus (B Plus
Giocolegale Ltd) for the deployment of the Octavian Symphony VE system to manage
large-scale Comma6B-regulated AWP gaming operations across Italy.
BetPlus
is the largest gaming concessionaire operating in Italy’s AWP market, which is
strictly controlled by the Italian Government’s AAMS (Autonomous Administration
of State Monopolies) and its Comma6 regulations.
BetPlus
will deploy the centralised Octavian Symphony VE (VLT Edition) system to link
gaming machines at multiple AWP venues across Italy and meet the latest Comma6B
requirements. Initially around 12,000 machines will be connected and
therefore this is a significant contract for the Company. The
roll-out of the new Comma6B-compliant system is expected to take place in mid
2010. In parallel with the system deployment, Octavian is porting
many of its Comma6A games titles to Comma6B.
Operations
in Russia
Following
the implementation of the restrictions on gaming operations in Russia in July
2009 the Group has not undertaken any OctaSupply sales in Russia and the sales
office in Moscow is inactive. We are currently evaluating the viability of
business in Russia.
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