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UNITED STATES
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission file number: 0-54249
Nuvel Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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20 S. Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, California 95030
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 899-5981
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See 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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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2014 was $1,735,988 at $0.18 per share, based on the price of the registrant’s common equity was last sold.
As of June 22, 2015 the registrant had 15,059,033 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, issued and outstanding.
Nuvel Holdings, Inc.
FORM 10-K
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Explanatory Notes
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, Nuvel Holdings, Inc. is sometimes referred to as the “Company,” “Nuvel” “we,” “our,” “us” or “registrant” and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is sometimes referred to as the “SEC”.
Our History
The Company is a Florida corporation incorporated on October 19, 2009. On December 30, 2011, the Company completed an acquisition of Nuvel, Inc. (“Nuvel DE”) pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement, among the Company, certain shareholders of the Company, Nuvel DE and all shareholders of Nuvel DE (the “Share Exchange Transaction”). As a result of the Share Exchange Transaction, Nuvel DE, which was incorporated in Delaware on January 20, 2010, became our direct wholly-owned subsidiary effective on December 30, 2011. Such acquisition of Nuvel DE was accounted for as a reverse merger and recapitalization effected by a share exchange transaction. Nuvel DE is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The assets and liabilities of the acquired entity were brought forward at their book value and no goodwill was recognized.
On March 20, 2012, the Company changed the Company’s name to “Nuvel Holdings, Inc.” to better reflect the business and operations of the Company. The Company’s stock symbol was changed from “HRMY” to “NUVL,” effective on April 10, 2012.
The following diagram sets forth the structure of the Company as of the date of this Report herein:
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From February 2010 through December 2011, Nuvel DE conducted a bridge offering of approximately $2,700,000 of its Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Bridge Notes”) and Warrants (the “Bridge Warrants”) to 24 accredited investors (the “Bridge Investors”) pursuant to certain Subscription Agreements as amended on July 5, 2011 and December 30, 2011. The Bridge Notes may be convertible into the Company's securities sold in a qualified financing at a conversion price of the lower of $0.54 or the price of the securities sold in a qualified financing, which is defined as an offering of the Company’s securities for gross proceeds of no less than $1,500,000. Since no qualified financing was consummated, the conversion price of the Bridge Notes was set to be $0.54. The Company’s obligations under the Bridge Notes were originally secured by a first priority security interest in the Company’s assets pursuant to a Security & Collateral Agent Agreement, as amended (the “Bridge Security Agreement”). The Bridge Warrants entitled the Bridge Investors to purchase the number of shares that are calculated by dividing (x) 50% of the outstanding principal plus interest of the Bridge Notes by (y) the conversion price of the Bridge Notes.
In addition, from April 29, 2010 through April 5, 2012, Nuvel DE took short term loans of a total of approximately $750,000 from eight accredited investors (of which $305,000 have been repaid) and all such investors elected to convert their outstanding short term loans into Bridge Notes. Some of such converted short term loans originally matured on approximately April 18, 2012 and they were later extended until March 31, 2013. These investors also received certain number of warrants in the form of the Bridge Warrant in connection with the short term loans.
In connection with the consummation of the Share Exchange Transaction, Nuvel DE received a loan of $390,000 from Paragon Capital, LP and its affiliate Paragon Capital Offshore LP (collectively, “Paragon”) bearing interest at an annual rate of 8% pursuant to a note dated December 30, 2011 (the “Paragon Note”). The loan was originally due on December 31, 2012 but was later extended until March 31, 2013 and further extended until September 30, 2014. This loan was secured pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated December 30, 2011 and the Company provided a guaranty to Paragon for securing the Paragon Note. In addition, Paragon and its designated person received an aggregate of 1,739,706 shares of common stock of the Company and a warrant to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share with a term of 7 years (the “Paragon Warrant”). On December 23, 2013, Paragon sold and assigned its rights under the Paragon Note to Gibralt US, Inc. (“Gibralt”).
On August 20, 2012, for an aggregate purchase price of $385,000, the Company issued and sold to a number of accredited investors (the “Series A Preferred Investors”) an aggregate of 641,668 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”) and warrants (“Series A Warrants”) to purchase 50% of the shares of Common Stock that the purchased Series A Preferred Stock would be able to be converted into at an exercise price of $0.60 per share.
On November 21, 2012, the Company entered into and consummated the sale to Alpha Capital Anstalt (“ACA”) pursuant to the Subscription Agreement (the “ACA Subscription Agreement”) of a Secured Convertible Promissory Note due May 21, 2014 (the “ACA Note”) in the principal amount of $500,000 with the conversion price of $0.54 per share, and warrants to purchase 462,963 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share (the “ACA Warrants”). In connection with the sale of the ACA Note and ACA Warrant, the Company paid to ACA’s designee a due diligence fee in cash equal to 4% of the gross proceeds of the offering and issued to ACA’s designee an unsecured note substantially in the same form as the ACA Note in the principal amount of $20,000 (the “ACA Diligence Note,” together with the “ACA Note” referred to as the “ACA Notes”).
The Company’s obligations under the ACA Subscription Agreement and the ACA Notes were secured by a first priority interest in all assets of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2012 (the “ACA Security Agreement”). As a precondition to the closing of the transactions under the ACA Subscription Agreement, on November 16, 2012, the Company obtained consent and waiver from all the Bridge Investors and Paragon to extend the Bridge Notes and the Paragon Note to March 31, 2013 and to subordinate their security interest to the one granted to ACA and its designee under the ACA Security Agreement pursuant to those amendments to the Bridge Subscription Agreement and the Paragon Note (the “Subordination Amendments”). In consideration of such waiver, the Subordination Amendments provided to each Bridge Investor and Paragon the following: (i) the issuance of a warrant to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equals (x) the principal amount of the Bridge Note/Paragon Note, divided by (y) 10, (ii) a higher redemption amount of 150% of the principal amount of the Bridge Note/Paragon Note in the event of a Sale or Merger Transaction (as defined in the Bridge Notes).
During December 2012 through January 2014, the business activities of the Company reduced while the Company was seeking to raise capital and reduce overall operating costs. In February 2014, in view of potential business development opportunity in the Company’s products, the Company decided to restructure its capital structure to rebrand and revive the Company’s product offerings and business development efforts.
ACA Amendments
On April 8, 2014, the Company entered into a series of amendment agreements with ACA to amend and extend the ACA Notes (collectively, the “ACA Amendments”). Pursuant to the First Amendment to the Subscription Agreement, ACA waived its rights with respect to the defaults on the part of the Company, among other things, of its obligations under the ACA Subscription Agreement, the ACA Notes and ACA Security Agreement, its reporting responsibilities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”), its listing status on the OTCQB marketplace, and its state and federal tax filings, etc., the Company covenanted to ACA that it would be current with its tax filings since May 30, 2014 and it would be compliant with its reporting responsibilities no later than September 30, 2014.
Pursuant to the First Amendment to Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, ACA and its designee agreed, among other things: (i) to extend the maturity date of the ACA Notes to April 8, 2015, which may be extended for an additional six months at the option of the holders of the ACA Notes, (ii) to amend the interest rate to be 10% per annum and payable in arrears semiannually, (iii) to amend the conversion price of the ACA Notes to be $0.18 per share, (iv) to add a mandatory conversion provision where the Company’s Common Stock reaches certain threshold of trading volume and trading price, the ACA Notes will automatically convert, and (v) to waive any default on the part of the Company under the ACA Notes.
Pursuant to the First Amendment to Security Agreement, ACA agreed that the notes to be offered in a new bridge financing of the Company for proceeds of $1,000,000 which is expected to occur in April 2014 and a qualified financing of the Company for proceeds of $2,000,000 which is expected to occur in September 2014 would be secured by a security interest that is pari passu to the first priority security interest granted to ACA pursuant to the ACA Security Agreement.
In consideration of ACA’s foregoing waivers and amendments, the Company also agreed: (i) to lower the exercise price of the ACA Warrant to $0.25 per share and to increase the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of the ACA Warrant to 1,800,412 shares, and (ii) to issue shares of Series D Preferred Stock to ACA and its designee, which may be converted into an aggregate of 1,767,358 shares of Common Stock.
As of the date of this Report, the Company has not made any repayment of the interest or principal of the ACA Notes. As of the date of this Report, the Company has not yet filed all the periodic reports as required under Section 13 of the 1934 Act, and its Common Stock is currently listed on OTC Pink. Further, the Company is not current with its tax filings. As a result of not being compliant with the aforementioned requirements, the interest rate under the ACA Notes was increased from 10% per annum to 16% per annum. ACA did not take any action in response to any defaults under the ACA Notes. The Company is currently negotiating extensions of the ACA Notes as well as a waiver of any defaults under the ACA Notes.
New Bridge Financing
Starting in April 2014, the Company has been seeking additional investment from accredited investors in a new bridge financing (the “New Bridge Financing”) of the Company’s secured promissory notes (the “New Bridge Notes”) and warrants to purchase the Company’s Common Stock (the “New Bridge Warrants”) for proceeds of up to $1,000,000 pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, dated April 2014 (the “New Bridge Subscription Agreement”). The New Bridge Notes will mature on the first year anniversary after issuance and may be extended for 60 days at the option of the Company. The New Bridge Notes accrue interest at 8% per annum and may increase to 18% in the event of default on the part of the Company. The New Bridge Notes may be converted into shares of Common Stock at the conversion price of $0.18 but also subject to a mandatory conversion provision, where they will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock in the event of a Qualified Financing (as defined below) at the conversion price of 90% of the offering price of the Qualified Financing. Qualified Financing for the purpose of the New Bridge Notes is defined as an offering of the Company’s debt or equity securities for gross proceeds of at least $2,000,000. The New Bridge Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company pursuant to the Security & Collateral Agent Agreement. The Bridge Warrants are for a term of five years and entitle their holders to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equals to (x) 50% of the principal amount of the New Bridge Notes, divided by (y) $0.18. As of the date of this Report, the Company has received gross proceeds of an aggregate of $382,750 for the New Bridge Financing.
Bridge and Gibralt Waiver and Amendments
Beginning in May 2014, the Company reached out to all the Bridge Investors and Gibralt to seek their consent to the waiver and amendments to the Bridge Notes and the Paragon Note. Pursuant to the Waiver and Amendment Agreement dated May 5, 2014 (the “Note Waiver and Amendments”), the Bridge Investors and Gibralt agreed: (i) to convert all the outstanding principal and accrued interest of the Bridge Notes and the Paragon Note into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) at a conversion price of $5.00, (ii) to waive any default on the part of the Company under the Bridge Notes or the Paragon Note, (iii) to waive the default interest under the Bridge Notes or the Paragon Note and to receive a one-time interest of 24% for the entire term of the Bridge Notes and the Paragon Note, (iv) that the Company’s obligations under the Bridge Subscription Agreement, the Bridge Security Agreement and other relevant transaction documents would terminate, and (v) to amend the Bridge Warrants to have a lower exercise price of $0.30 per share and the extended expiration date till June 1, 2019. Series B Preferred Stock acknowledges the original price of a 20% premium to the Bridge Investors’ original investment in the Bridge Notes and the Series B Preferred may be converted into 20 shares of Common Stock at the option of it holders and will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock if the Common Stock meets certain criteria of trading price and trading volume.
In the meantime, the Company was seeking additional investment from the Bridge Investors and Gibralt in the New Bridge Financing. As an incentive, the Note Waiver and Amendments provided that any Bridge Investor that invests in the New Bridge Financing for an amount of more than 15% of its original investment in the Bridge Note, such Bridge Investor may be entitled to more favorable terms of the amendments pursuant to an optional addendum agreement, where (i) such Bridge Investor’s Bridge Note will be converted into Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) at the conversion price of $3.6923, (ii) the Company will acknowledge a one-time interest of 30% for the entire term of the Bridge Note held by such Bridge Investor, and (iii) such Bridge Investor’s Bridge Warrant will be amended to have a lower exercise price of $0.25. Series C Preferred Stock acknowledges the original price of a 30% premium to the Bridge Investors’ original investment in the Bridge Notes and provides a liquidation preference of 1.3 times of the original purchase price of the Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred may be converted into 20 shares of Common Stock at the option of it holders and will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock if the Common Stock meets certain criteria of trading price and trading volume.
As of the date of this Report, Bridge Investors holding Bridge Notes of an aggregate principal amount of $3,785,000 consented to the Note Waiver and Amendments. As of the date of this Report, the Company has received gross proceeds of an aggregate of $322,750 from the Bridge Investors for the New Bridge Financing.
Series A Preferred Waiver and Amendments
In July 2014, the board of directors of the Company approved and the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock also consented: (i) to correct and amend the Original Purchase Price and the Conversion Price, both of which are defined under the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights (the “Series A Preferred COD”) of Series A Preferred Stock, to be $0.60 in lieu of $0.70, and (ii) to acknowledge and correct the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that were issued and outstanding based on the corrected Original Purchase Price.
The Company has also reached out to all the Series A Preferred Investors to seek their consent to the waiver and amendments to the transaction documents for the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the Waiver and Amendment Agreement dated May 5, 2014 which was later closed in August 2014 (the “Series A Preferred Waiver and Amendments”), the Series A Preferred Investors agreed: (i) to convert every 8.3333 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into one share of Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) to waive any default on the part of the Company under the transaction documents in connection with the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) to terminate the Company’s obligations under the relevant transaction documents for the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock, including the Series A Preferred COD and (iv) to amend the Series A Warrants to have a lower exercise price of $0.30 per share and the extended expiration date of June 1, 2019. Series B Preferred Stock acknowledges the original price of a 20% premium to the Series A Preferred Investors’ original investment in the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred may be converted into 20 shares of Common Stock at the option of it holders and will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock if the Common Stock meets certain criteria of trading price and trading volume.
In the meantime, the Company was seeking additional investment from the Series A Preferred Investors in the New Bridge Financing. As an incentive, the Series A Preferred Waiver and Amendments provided that any Series A Preferred Investor that invests in the New Bridge Financing for an amount of more than 15% of its original investment in the Series A Preferred Stock, such Series A Preferred Investor may be entitled to more favorable terms of the amendments pursuant to an optional addendum agreement, where (i) Every 6.15384 shares of such Series A Preferred Investor’s Series A Preferred Stock will be converted into one share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), and (ii) such Series A Preferred Investor’s Series A Warrant will be amended to have a lower exercise price of $0.25. Series C Preferred Stock acknowledges the original price of a 30% premium to the Series A Preferred Investors’ original investment in the Series A Preferred Stock and provides a liquidation preference of 1.3 times of the original purchase price of the Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred may be converted into 20 shares of Common Stock at the option of it holders and will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock if the Common Stock meets certain criteria of trading price and trading volume.
As of the date of this Report, holders of a total of 641,668 shares of then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock consented to the Note Waiver and Amendments. As of the date of this Report, the Company has received gross proceeds of an aggregate of $31,250 from the Series A Preferred Investors for the New Bridge Financing.
Recent Developments
On January 27, 2015, Richard Resnick was appointed as the Company’s Acting Chief Executive officer.
Plan of Operations
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Nuvel DE, plans to engage in the business of designing, developing and selling a family of proxy and other appliances, and related software and services that can secure, accelerate and optimize the delivery of business applications, Web content and other information to users over private Enterprise networks, or across an enterprise’s gateway to the public Internet (also known as the Web). Our products will strive to provide our end user customers with information about the applications and Web traffic running on their networks, including the ability to discover, classify, manage and control communications between users and applications across internal networks, the WAN and the Internet. Our products are also designed with the intent to accelerate and optimize the performance of our end users’ business applications and content, whether used internally or hosted by external providers.
Our primary activities have been working on developing the design and development of our products, seeking to negotiate strategic alliances and other agreements and attempting to raise capital. We have not commenced our principal operations, nor have we generated any material revenues. Since inception, we have incurred substantial losses. As of December 31, 2014, our accumulated deficit was $14,528,373, our stockholders’ deficiency was $2,885,184, and our working capital deficiency was $2,885,184. We have not yet generated revenues and our losses have principally been operating expenses incurred in design, development, marketing and promotional activities in order to commercialize our products. We expect to continue to incur additional costs for operating and marketing activities over at least the next year.
The Company intends to raise additional capital through private debt and equity investors. The Company needs to raise additional capital in order to be able to accomplish its business plan objectives. The Company is continuing its efforts to secure additional funds through debt or equity instruments in order to fund business operations. Management believes that it will be successful in obtaining additional financing based on its limited history of raising funds; however, no assurance can be provided that the Company will be able to do so. There is no assurance that any funds it raises will be sufficient to enable the Company to attain profitable operations or continue as a going concern. To the extent that the Company is unsuccessful, the Company may need to curtail or cease its operations and implement a plan to extend payables or reduce overhead until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful.
Letter of Intent with OrangeHook
On October 24, 2014, the Company entered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with OrangeHook, Inc., (“OrangeHook”) a Minnesota corporation. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the Company and OrangeHook will merge or combine their assets, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the “Transaction”). The anticipated closing date is to be on or before June 30, 2015 (“the Closing”). As a result of the intended business combination, the Company intends to acquire all of the equity or assets of OrangeHook subject to the terms of the Letter of Intent. The Company will issue common stock to the shareholders of OrangeHook such that after the Transaction (and prior to any financing at the time of the Transaction), OrangeHook shareholders will own approximately 85% of the Company and the pre-Transaction Nuvel shareholders will own approximately 15% of the Company, which is subject to adjustment by negotiation of the parties. OrangeHook provided $419,249 as bridge financing to the Company, in the form of an unsecured loan to assist the Company in completing the necessary filings with the SEC such that it will be current in its reporting. Conditions to Closing include that the Company will be current in its SEC reports, that each of the financings set forth in the Letter of Intent has occurred and that any necessary shareholder approval has been obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be successful.
Product Offerings
Our principal product offerings are the following:
Network Data Tunnel (“NDT”)
Our purpose-built Network Data Tunnel application is designed from inception for high-performance software-based data acceleration and broadband optimization. Our NDT application provides high data throughput and reduced latency, or the time between initiating a request for data and the completion of the actual data transfer. Our application simultaneously retrieves numerous objects from the origin server. In many cases, our solution offers upward of 10 times to 200 times speed improvement. Our products are designed for easy installation and maintenance, reducing the costs and time required for implementation and use. In many cases, our Network Data Tunnel can be installed in under ten minutes. All of our products provide customers with a range of management features, functions, user interfaces and modes of operation. In addition, our application solutions are designed to efficiently interact with our customers' existing networking equipment. By accelerating the transfer of data, especially across longer distances (Hops), enterprises and ISPs employing our Network Data Tunnel require less network capacity and can reduce data transmission costs. Our customers better utilize the capacity of their existing network and are able to move data far more efficiently and quickly. The need for enterprises to engage in a myriad of business operations requires purchases of additional servers. Nuvel has the opportunity to reduce these costs since our Network Data Tunnel eliminates a significant amount of traffic that could otherwise overload their existing servers, requiring incremental server capacity. Our NDT products also help to improve the productivity of Internet users by reducing web response time. Faster downloading of web content increases productivity and end-user satisfaction. Our applications run on existing Enterprise deployed networks and data center equipment, in both a dedicated and virtual environment, which means that it is designed to be less vulnerable to unauthorized entry than the deployment of new hardware or dedicated appliances. The Network Data Tunnel Solution was designed specifically for data acceleration and broadband optimization. In addition, NDT employs authentication and filtering capabilities that prohibit unauthorized users from accessing or penetrating the application by adhering to the clients’ security protocols.
Nuvel WAN acceleration and optimization
The Company seeks to design, develops, market, and sell Internet acceleration applications and management solutions which include specialized software tools that are purpose-built to accelerate and optimize the flow of information over the Internet. Our products improve response time for Internet users and provide network administrators and managers a high degree of control over the access, flow and delivery of Internet content. Our products work in conjunction with caching technologies to reduce the number of redundant requests for information that must be processed and delivered, thus reducing the load on the Internet and corporate networks. We have developed an innovative and comprehensive solution that broadly addresses the inter-related root causes of poor performance of wide-area distributed computing: latency and protocol inefficiencies, and bandwidth limitations. By simultaneously addressing these causes, we are able to improve significantly the performance of applications and access to data across WANs and enable the consolidation of costly IT infrastructure.
NDT Packaging
Enterprise Edition (Available in 50Mbps, 100Mbps & 1Gbps+)
The Nuvel Network Data Tunnel Enterprise Edition is focused on the larger corporate bandwidth customers looking to move time sensitive and very large data sets. The Enterprise Edition is available in three options based on bandwidth.
Small Business Edition (Available in 5Mbps & 10Mbps)
Targeted at the small business market where Internet upload and download speeds are limited and yet the demand still warrants efficient use and time is most important.
Service Provider Edition
Our XaaS edition is tailored to each service provider based on their unique challenges and target customers.
Technologies
Our products are based on three core technologies:
WAN optimization
The new global enterprise is burdened with several challenges, which include a diverse workforce, multiple software applications and varying means of data access. Driven by an increasing demand for bandwidth to reliably and effectively support remote offices, the need for a better-functioning, faster, cheaper, and easier to implement and use WAN solution, has never been greater. Hardware-based application acceleration and WAN optimization solutions available today address only a part of the problem faced by the modern global enterprises. What these traditional solutions do not address are the needs for ease of deployment, ease of use and operation, better economics and fit for purpose – crucial requirements of modern businesses. The hardware approach to WAN optimization requires numerous costly and complex appliances resulting in exponentially increasing hardware, operations and maintenance costs. Furthermore, the “optimization in hardware” approach results in other undesirable characteristics that include costly and often delayed upgrades, and significant staff and time commitments to provide, manage and maintain complex installations of appliances. Our WAN optimization products are deployed by our customers throughout their network infrastructures to improve the performance of their networks and reduce network costs, while enhancing network security. Our target customers include large and small ISPs, large corporate enterprises and small and medium size businesses in industries such as finance, engineering, professional services, manufacturing, media, healthcare, utilities, telecom, gaming, retail and cloud-based service providers. These companies would purchase our products in order to improve the performance of their networks and to accelerate and optimize the delivery of content to other companies or end-users over the Internet. Our WAN optimization products are designed to help distributed enterprises optimize the transferring of data both internally and externally.
Compared with the traditional WAN optimization solutions, our WAN optimization and acceleration technology provides key capabilities that are designed to optimize the delivery of data to users across the distributed enterprise, and to customers. As compared to traditional solutions, the NDT solution achieves speeds of up to 200X faster and is not bound by either point to point transmission or network equipment constraints including:
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The Network Data Tunnel enhances the performance of the TCP protocol by increasing the amount of data carried per TCP round trip, thereby reducing the number of round trips required to move a given amount of data over the WAN.
Enterprises and ISPs have varying capacity, reliability and data throughput needs, depending on the size and nature of their operations. We offer a wide range of products to meet different price, performance and reliability requirements, and provide an upgrade path to our customers as they expand their networks. Our products can be deployed in a variety of environments, ranging from small or remote network locations to large ISPs or enterprise headquarters. Trying to store content closer to the user may increase network efficiency, but creates the risk that the content delivered is not up-to-date, or fresh. Network Data Tunnel avoids this by increasing the speed in which original content can be moved to the serving location. Unlike traditional software or hardware cache solutions that have no mechanisms to monitor and ensure freshness, our Network Data Tunnel can actively check the origin servers and update content through efficient and sophisticated algorithms. Additionally, Network Data Tunnel also ensures all data that is sent is received completely and accurately at the far end.
Cloud Computing
Based on cloud computing models, we strive to achieve a revolutionary approach to data acceleration, and a fundamental architectural shift in the delivery of this solution. Instead of a data acceleration optimization controller or a managed appliance model per customer, Nuvel is a true innovator in software-based data optimization, designed for an enterprise. It offers data acceleration, as well as cost-effective, scalable and reliable connectivity between enterprise locations. Our revolutionary technology offers enterprises enhanced performance throughout their global network. With Nuvel, users can start with a network of any size, configuration and scale based on the organization’s demands. Nuvel allows users to quickly access their cloud-based data wherever they are at and at dramatically accelerated speeds.
Services and Support
We provide a comprehensive range of service and support options to our end user customers and our channel partners, which will be delivered directly by our service and support personnel. Additionally, our professionally skilled staff ensures all installations are performed to the client’s exact specifications on a “white glove” basis.
Research and Development
We believe that innovation and strong internal product development capabilities are essential to our continued success and growth. We continue to add new features, strengthen existing features of our products and invest in exploring new and adjacent markets and products that build on our core competence. In the past, we have invested in developing our cloud-based service which we anticipate that this subscription-based service will generate revenue in the next few years. We anticipate the development of a consumer centric application in the next few years to take advantage of the proliferation of mobile devices and a mobile centric customer base.
For the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company incurred research and development expenses of $8,271 and $51,625 respectively.
Intellectual Property
We depend significantly on our ability to develop and maintain the proprietary aspects of our technology. To protect our proprietary technology, we rely primarily on a combination of contractual provisions, confidentiality procedures, trade secrets, copyright and trademark laws and patents. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our products or obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary.
We currently have one pending U.S. patent application and when this is issued, we will apply for foreign patents.
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System and method for providing a network proxy data tunnel
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12/14/2011
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13/326,189
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There can be no assurance that any of our pending patent applications will be issued or that the patent examination process will not result in our narrowing the claims applied for. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that we will be able to detect any infringement of patents or, if infringement is detected, that our patents will be enforceable or that any damages awarded to us will be sufficient to adequately compensate us. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights as fully as do the laws of the United States. Any issued patent may not preserve our proprietary position, and competitors or others may develop technologies similar to or superior to our technology. Our failure to enforce and protect our intellectual property rights could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
Sales and Marketing
Our objective is to be a leading provider of software-based data acceleration by delivering a high-performance, innovative Network Data Tunnel solution. Key elements of our strategy include applying our data acceleration focus to targeted market segments. Since our inception, we have focused on developing a software only data acceleration product line. We believe this focus helps us to rapidly identify and target attractive market opportunities. We are directing our product development; marketing and sales activities at specific market segments that we believe represent attractive opportunities based on a demonstrated need for software-based data acceleration, the opportunity to sell to numerous customers and the level of existing competition. We focus on three market segments: service providers, enterprise proxy server replacement, and XaaS applications. We intend to use our customer relationships in these market segments to further penetrate these segments as well as other related markets.
We intend to utilize a combination of our direct sales force, resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers as appropriate for each of our target markets. We intend to support our distribution channels with systems engineers and customer support personnel that provide technical service and support to our customers.
We intend to pursue relationships with additional resellers and original equipment manufacturers to implement our distribution strategy and to expand our customer base. We have also been expanding our sales force, and plan to continue to do so in the future. Our marketing efforts focus on increasing the market awareness of our products and technology and promoting the Nuvel brand. Our strategy is to create this awareness by distinguishing our products based on their high level of performance.
Broaden Distribution Channels
We intend to extend our distribution channels to meet the anticipated growth in demand for software-based data acceleration. We plan to continue to expand both our direct and indirect sales channels in order to continue to extend our marketing reach and increase our volume distribution. In particular, we plan to enter into relationships with additional resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers to increase penetration of the enterprise and ISP markets.
Marketing Programs
We intend to have a number of marketing programs to support the sale and distribution of our products and to inform existing and potential customers within our target market segments about the capabilities and benefits of our products. Our marketing efforts will include participation in industry trade shows, sales training, maintenance of our website, on-line advertising and public relations. Affiliate programs and marketing efforts through them will be key for Nuvel’s growth going forward.
Our Business Strategy
We intend to establish Nuvel as the premier brand in software-based data acceleration. We believe that brand awareness is important to increase market acceptance of Network Data Tunnel and to identify us as a leading provider of software-based data acceleration solutions. Our intent is to market our services and solutions to a wide variety of service providers in order to allow them to differentiate their solutions to clients. The amount of noise and confusion in this market makes it very challenging. We intend to continue to educate customers, resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers about the value of implementing all of our current and future products. We believe a thorough process of explanation and education of our products will help to promote brand recognition and to further an overall acceptance and understanding of our solutions. To this end, we intend to increase our investments in a broad range of marketing and educational programs. It should be also noted that we intend to pursue a secondary “wholesale” strategy to embed our products in a variety of service providers’ product offerings on a “white label” basis.
Customers
Our NDT products can be installed for in some of the largest companies worldwide in major industries including: finance, engineering, professional services, manufacturing, media, healthcare, utilities, telecom, gaming, retail, and technology. Our products can be deployed in a wide range of organizations, from large global organizations with hundreds or thousands of locations to smaller organizations with as few as two locations.
In 2014, the Company began to install its solution in a number of beta customer locations which still continues.
Industry Background
The Global Demand for Data
Organizations have become more geographically dispersed, and increasingly mobile workforces depend on access to data from remote locations and a variety of client devices such as cellular telephones, personal digital assistants and notebook computers. In addition, we believe the continued growth of Internet usage will be driven by new applications, such as “Web Services” and “Voice over IP”, the growth of mobile and broadband Internet access, and new usage and infrastructure models such as cloud computing. In conjunction with the growth of Internet traffic, the proliferation of data and, in particular, unstructured data such as voice, video, images, email, spreadsheets and formatted text files, presents an enormous and increasing challenge to IT organizations. Along with the growing volume of unstructured data that is business critical and must be retained and readily accessible to individuals and applications, new regulations mandate that company email, web pages and other files must be retained indefinitely.
Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”), a leading technology information group, estimates the number of U.S. companies with remote offices in excess of 4 million and many indications are that the mobile workforce is here to stay. The increased demand for data acceleration is not just domestic but spans the globe. The good news for Nuvel is this means a growing dependence on the performance of every network, real-time access to data, anytime and anywhere.
The Internet continues to dramatically change the way businesses and individuals communicate and conduct commerce. As a result, the increasing volume of Internet traffic is much more than just web surfing; it's big business. According to Gartner, the amount of data produced across the world will grow by 650 percent over the next few years, and 80 percent of it will be unstructured. The research firm adds that 40 exabytes of new data are expected over the next five years, which is greater than all the data of the past 5,000 years. With this rising volume of traffic, Internet and Intranet infrastructures are quickly reaching capacity. Slow response times and site outages due to heavy demand are common outcomes of these overburdened network infrastructures. For organizations that rely on the web for commerce and/or operational purposes, these problems can be expected to have a direct, adverse impact on both the top and bottom lines. In the past, sites that wanted to avoid these issues had few choices but to invest in more infrastructure--more servers, more network equipment, more staff and more data center space. Now, through the emergence of data acceleration technology, these sites can effectively address the problems of performance, scaling and management. Nuvel optimizes how content is delivered by accelerating it either direction. There are two primary types of data acceleration solutions: software-based solutions and hardware based groups. Software-based approaches consist of a software application running on a general-purpose operating system like Solaris, Linux or Windows. These systems offer superior flexibility. Hardware providers promote a singular design, simple install, but have been significantly overpriced for many companies. Much as network routing has evolved from a general-purpose to a purpose-built solution, so has data acceleration. The advantages of a specialized application are clear. When an application is designed to perform a dedicated task, it will perform that task more effectively than a multi-function alternative. The results of a proxy-based application approach to optimization are significant: reduced web response times, simpler administration and management, lower network and data center costs, higher reliability, robust data security and always-accurate content.
Increasingly Distributed Organizations and Workforces
Organizations are becoming more geographically distributed, placing operations closer to customers and partners to improve efficiency and responsiveness. Businesses are becoming more global by expanding into new markets, migrating manufacturing facilities to lower-cost locations and outsourcing certain business processes. In addition, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures continue to expand the geographic scope of existing enterprises.
Organizations are Increasingly Dependent on Timely Access to Critical Data and Applications
Application performance and effective access to data are critical to executing, maintaining and expanding business operations. Employees are increasingly dependent on a wide array of software applications to perform their jobs effectively, such as E-mail, document management, enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management.
Wide-Area Distributed Computing Challenges
Technological advances in computing, networking, semiconductor and storage technologies have improved users’ ability to access data and use applications rapidly across their Local Area Networks (“LANs”) and store enormous amounts of information economically. However, these same applications and storage technologies, which were often designed to operate optimally on LANs, perform slowly across WANs and frequently exhibit performance challenges such as: delays in accessing, saving and transferring files, incomplete or inconsistent back-up and recovery of sensitive data and loss of worker productivity and increased end-user frustration.
Although many companies have attempted to solve these problems solely by adding bandwidth, we believe these performance problems can best be solved by addressing not only bandwidth challenges but also, and usually more importantly, the effects of latency and protocol inefficiencies:
Latency and protocol inefficiencies — “Latency” is the amount of time it takes data to travel distances across a network. The inefficiencies come from the numerous interactions between clients and servers that are often required by applications or network transport protocols to complete an operation or transfer data. When combined in geographically distributed computing environments, latency and these inefficiencies result in dramatically slower performance. For example, a simple request to open a file may require hundreds if not thousands of sequential round-trip interactions that, when aggregated, can result in substantial delays. This problem arises from two distinct sources:
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Network Protocol inefficiencies — Most business applications were designed for optimal use within LAN environments and employ unique communications procedures that result in slow performance when transmitted over a WAN. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), the underlying transport protocol for most WAN traffic, divides data into relatively small packets that are sent sequentially across the WAN, and require return acknowledgement from the recipient. These numerous round trips across the WAN result in slow performance for the end-user.
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Bandwidth limitations — Bandwidth is defined as the amount of data that can traverse a network in a given amount of time and is typically measured in megabits per second (Mbps). While most organizations’ LANs typically operate at 100 or 1,000 Mbps, their remote office WAN connections typically operate at speeds equal to or less than their corresponding LAN’s. This often results in WAN congestion and poor application and data services performance. In addition, WAN outages limit the effectiveness of workers who are dependent on remote access to data and applications.
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Critical Partners
We believe that our business benefits greatly from working closely with other leading companies and suppliers in each market. By collaborating with others, we are able to design products that integrate more easily with other devices, add features and functionality to our products and expand our distribution channels, enabling us access to additional customers and markets. We are focusing our strategic relationships internationally with the intent to have more than 50% of our revenue from international sales within 5 years.
Competition
The expanding capabilities of our product offerings have enabled us to address a growing array of opportunities, many of which are not addressed by our competitors. The design of the Network Data Tunnel is unique compared to the other products in this market and we are truly a disruptive technology for existing solutions. Our competitor’s product offerings include hardware appliances as a major part of their solution. The major benefits of our Network Data Tunnel are: software only solution, easy to install and implement, completely non-intrusive to any customer data, scalable from very small to very large networks and priced extremely competitive with a subscription model. With this model, we can easily migrate down to the consumer level, which is where the biggest demand will come in the future.
In the WAN Acceleration market, we compete with large companies such as IBM, Cisco Systems, Citrix Systems, Riverbed Technology, Silver Peak and Blue Coat Systems. The principal competitive factors in the market in which we compete include: product performance and features; customer support; brand recognition; the scope of distribution and sales channels; and pricing. Many of our competitors have a longer operating history and greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do. These larger competitors also have a more extensive customer base and broader customer relationships, including relationships with many of our current and potential customers.
Employees
The Company currently employs five full time and three contract employees.
Disclosure in response to this item is not required of a smaller reporting company.
None.
Our principal executive offices are located at 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, California. Our principal executive offices are located at 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, California. We occupy the premises pursuant to a pay as we use basis. We are able to take fully advantage of this office space as needed for business activities. . Pursuant to the lease, we have the right to extend the term of the lease any time prior to its expiration.
We are not a party to any legal proceedings, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation.
Not applicable.
Market Information
Our common stock is currently quotes under the symbol “NUVL” on OTC Pink Marketplace. Our common stock did not have any trading activities until February 2012.
Trading in stocks quoted on the OTC Pink Marketplace is often thin and is characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may have little to do with a company’s operations or business prospects. OTC Pink securities are not listed or traded on the floor of an organized national or regional stock exchange. Instead, OTC Pink securities transactions are conducted through a telephone and computer network connecting dealers in stocks.
The following table sets forth, for the calendar quarters indicated, the reported high and low bid quotations per share of the Common Stock as reported on the OTC Pink Marketplace. Such quotations reflect inter-dealer quotations without retail mark-up, markdowns or commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
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Common Stock
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Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014
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$
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0.50
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0.37
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Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013
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0.12
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The transfer agent for the Company's common stock is Globex Transfer, LLC at the address of 780 Deltona Blvd., Suite 202, Deltona, FL 32725.
Stockholders
As of the date of this Report, there were approximately 40 holders of record of our Common Stock.
Dividends
The Company has never paid a cash dividend on its common stock and has no present intention to declare or pay cash dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future. The Company intends to retain any earnings which it may realize in the foreseeable future to finance its operations. Future dividends, if any, will depend on earnings, financing requirements and other factors.
Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
We do not expect to adopt an equity incentive plan during the next 12 months. When we adopt an equity incentive plan, the purposes of the proposed equity incentive plan are to attract and retain qualified persons upon whom our sustained progress, growth and profitability depend, to motivate these persons to achieve long-term company goals and to more closely align these persons' interests with those of our other shareholders by providing them with a proprietary interest in our growth and performance. Our executive officers will be eligible to participate in the plan. We have not determined the amount of shares of our common stock to be reserved for issuance under the proposed equity incentive plan.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Registrant and Affiliated Purchasers
We have not repurchased any shares of our common stock during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Penny Stock Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. Our Common Stock, when and if a trading market develops, may fall within the definition of penny stock and be subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally those with assets in excess of $1,000,000, or annual incomes exceeding $200,000 individually, or $300,000, together with their spouse).
For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and have received the purchaser’s prior written consent to the transaction. Additionally, for any transaction, other than exempt transactions, involving a penny stock, the rules require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk disclosure document mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. In addition, the broker-dealer must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, the “penny stock” rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our Common Stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell their Common Stock in the secondary market.
In addition to the "penny stock" rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit the investors’ ability to buy and sell our stock.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company reached a settlement agreement with a consultant on outstanding accounts payable by issuing a $35,460 convertible New Bridge Note and a warrant to purchase 98,500 shares of Common Stock.
During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company issued unsecured loans totaling $157,249.
During the first quarter of 2015, the Company issued unsecured loans totaling $154,000 to OrangeHook, Inc.
During the first quarter of 2015, the Company issued 125,000 shares to an investor in conjunction with an August 2014 amendment to a note subscription agreement with a principal amount of $100,000. The Company agreed to pay back the investor $60,000 in principal within five business days after the Company raises gross proceeds of at least $2 million in securities offerings, and the Company agreed to pay back the investors the remaining $40,000 in principal within five business days after the Company raises gross proceeds of at least $3 million securities offerings, but in no event later than December 31, 2014. As of the date of this filing, the note has not been repaid.
On May 5, 2015, the Company issued unsecured loans totaling $58,000 to OrangeHook, Inc.
On June 10, 2015, the Company issued unsecured loans totaling $50,000 to OrangeHook, Inc.
On June 10, 2015, the Company issued unsecured loans totaling $50,000 to OrangeHook, Inc.
The above issuances of the Company’s securities were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Company relied on an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a) (2) and Rule 506(b) under the 1933 Act for such issuance.
Except as disclosed above, all unregistered sales of the Company’s securities have been disclosed on the Company’s current reports on Form 8-K and the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Not applicable.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Certain statements in this Report, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, regarding, among other things, (a) our projected sales, profitability, and cash flows, (b) our growth strategy, (c) anticipated trends in our industry, (d) our future financing plans, and (e) our anticipated needs for, and use of, working capital. They are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “management believes,” “we believe,” “we intend,” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Overview
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Nuvel DE, plans to engage in the business of designing, developing and selling a family of proxy and other appliances, and related software and services that secure, accelerate and optimize the delivery of business applications, Web content and other information to distributed users over private Enterprise networks, or across an enterprise’s gateway to the public Internet (also known as the Web). Our products will strive to provide our end user customers with information about the applications and Web traffic running on their networks, including the ability to discover, classify, manage and control communications between users and applications across internal networks, the WAN and the Internet. Our products are also designed with the intent to accelerate and optimize the performance of our end users’ business applications and content, whether used internally or hosted by external providers.
Our primary activities have been working on developing the design and development of our products, seeking to negotiate strategic alliances and other agreements and attempting to raise capital. We have not commenced our principal operations, nor have we generated any material revenues. Since inception, we have incurred substantial losses. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, our accumulated deficit was $14,528,373 and $10,561,878, respectively, our stockholders’ deficiency was $2,885,184 and $7,981,799, respectively, and our working capital deficiency was $2,885,184 and $7,533,918, respectively. Furthermore, as of the date of this report, the Company has $275,000 and $973,244 of notes payable and convertible notes payable, respectively, that have matured and are in default. We have not yet generated revenues and our losses have principally been operating expenses incurred in design, development, marketing and promotional activities in order to commercialize our products. We expect to continue to incur additional costs for operating and marketing activities over at least the next year.
Based upon our working capital deficiency as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the lack of any revenues, we require equity and/or debt financing to continue our operations. Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company secured additional debt financing in the form of Notes Payable aggregating $262,000. The Company expects that its current cash on hand will fund its operations only through June 2015. The Company intends to raise additional capital through private debt and equity investors. The Company needs to raise additional capital in order to be able to accomplish its business plan objectives. The Company is continuing its efforts to secure additional funds through debt or equity instruments due to the impending lack of funds. Management believes that it will be successful in obtaining additional financing based on its limited history of raising funds; however, no assurance can be provided that the Company will be able to do so. There is no assurance that any funds it raises will be sufficient to enable the Company to attain profitable operations or continue as a going concern. To the extent that the Company is unsuccessful, the Company may need to curtail or cease its operations and implement a plan to extend payables or reduce overhead until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Availability of Additional Funds” below.
On October 24, 2014, the Company entered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with OrangeHook, Inc., (“Orange Hook”) a Minnesota corporation. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the Company and OrangeHook will merge or combine their assets, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the “Transaction”). The anticipated closing date is to be on or before June 30, 2015 (“the Closing”). As a result of the intended business combination, the Company will acquire all of the equity or assets of OrangeHook subject to the terms of the Letter of Intent. The Company will issue common stock to the shareholders of OrangeHook such that after the Transaction (and prior to any financing at the time of the Transaction), OrangeHook shareholders will own approximately 85% of the Company and the preTransaction Nuvel shareholders will own approximately 15% of the Company, which is subject to adjustment by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, OrangeHook provided $419,249 as bridge financing to the Company, in the form of an unsecured loan to assist the Company in completing the necessary filings with the SEC such that it will be current in its reporting. Conditions to Closing include that the Company will be current in its SEC reports, that each of the financings set forth in the Letter of Intent has occurred and that any necessary shareholder approval has been obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be successful.
Year Ended December 31, 2014 compared with Year Ended December 31, 2013
Marketing and promotion expenses
Marketing and promotion expenses include costs related to the advertising, marketing, and promotion of our products. For the year ended December 31, 2014, marketing and promotion expenses decreased by $3,814, or 32%, as compared to the December 31, 2013.
Payroll and benefits
Payroll and benefits consist primarily of salaries and benefits to employees. For the year ended December 31, 2014, payroll and benefits increased by $257,548 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase resulted primarily as the Company depleted its cash reserves by the end of the first quarter of 2013, which caused the Company to curtail operations for approximately one year. Due to the New Bridge Note funds and unsecured loan funds received during 2014, the Company was able to re-hire some of its former employees to resume operations on a limited basis.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate support expenses such as legal and professional fees, investor relations and telecommunications expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2014, general and administrative expenses increased by $236,449, or 176%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase was primarily attributable to professional services pertaining to getting current on the Company’s public filings.
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of consulting fees paid to develop our software products. Research and development expenses are expensed as they are incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2014, research and development expenses decreased by $43,354, or 84%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease resulted primarily as the Company depleted its cash reserves by the end of the first quarter of 2013, which caused the Company to curtail operations for approximately one year. Due to the New Bridge Note funds and unsecured loan funds received during 2014, the Company was able to restart research and development on a limited basis.
Loss on write-off of capitalized software costs
For the year ended December 31, 2014, loss on write-off of capitalized software costs decreased $68,560 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. In the first half of 2013, the Company abandoned further development of its vSOS software platform since the Company depleted its cash reserves by the end of the first quarter of 2013. Accordingly, during the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company wrote-off the entire cost of $68,560 as a loss on write-off of capitalized software costs.
Interest expense
For the year ended December 31, 2014, interest expense decreased $146,965, or 30%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was attributable to the conversion of debt into Series B and Series C Preferred Stock in during the summer of 2014.
Amortization of debt discount
For the year ended December 31, 2014, amortization of debt discount decreased $166,483, or 71%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. Additional warrants issued during the fourth quarter of 2012 to extend note maturity dates through March 31, 2013 and amortized through March 31, 2013, as well as the extinguishment of the November 2012 Notes in April 2014, accounted for the variance. The aforementioned was partially offset by impact of the issuance of the New Bridge Notes during 2014.
Amortization of deferred financing costs
For the year ended December 31, 2014, amortization of deferred financing costs decreased $38,838, or 73%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was attributable to the extinguishment of the November 2012 Notes in April 2014.
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
For the year ended December 31, 2014, change in fair value of derivative liabilities decreased $344,325, or 26%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was attributable to the decrease in the exercise price of the derivative instruments to $0.18 that was triggered by the $0.18 conversion price of the New Bridge Notes issued during 2014, and this was partially offset by the continued decrease in the Company’s estimated stock price.
Gain on settlement of accounts payable and accrued expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2014, gain on settlement of accounts payable was $677,487. During 2014, the Company settled several outstanding accounts payable and accrued expense balances with a combination of debt and equity securities.
Gain on settlement of accounts payable – related parties
For the year ended December 31, 2014, gain on settlement of accounts payable – related parties was $28,300. During 2014, the Company settled outstanding payable balances with related parties by issuing a combination of equity securities.
Loss on extinguishment of debt
For the year ended December 31, 2014, loss on extinguishment of debt was $4,308,622. Such loss was attributable to the extinguishment of the November 2012 Notes and the conversion of debt into Series B and Series C Preferred Stock during 2014.
Net Loss
For the year ended December 31, 2014, the net loss was $3,966,495 versus a net income of $7,843 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The net loss was primarily attributable to the impact of the extinguishment of the November 2012 Notes and the conversion of debt into Series B and Series C Preferred Stock during 2014, along with the increase in operating expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We measure our liquidity in a number of ways, including the following:
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$ | 1,769,288 | $ | 3,785,000 | ||||
Subsequent to December 31, 2014, we secured additional debt financing of $212,000.
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
We experienced negative cash flow from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 in the amounts of $443,328 and $24,275, respectively. The cash used in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was primarily due to cash used to fund operations of the Company and to become current on its public filings. The Company depleted its cash reserves by the end of the first quarter of 2013, which caused the Company to curtail operations for approximately one year. Due to the New Bridge Note funds and unsecured loan funds received during 2014, the Company was able to resume operations on a limited basis.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $480,199 and $23,834, respectively. The cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was attributable to the proceeds from the New Bridge Notes and the unsecured loans while the cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 was attributable to related party advances.
Availability of Additional Funds
Based upon our working capital deficiency as of December 31, 2014 and the lack of any revenues, we require equity and/or debt financing to continue our operations. Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company secured additional debt financing in the form of Notes Payable aggregating $262,000. The Company expects that its current cash on hand will fund its operations only through June 2015. Due to the impending lack of funds, we will need to raise further capital, through the sale of additional equity securities or otherwise, to support our future operations and to repay our debt (unless, if requested, the debt holders agree to convert their notes into equity or extend the maturity dates of their notes). Our operating needs include the planned costs to operate our business, including amounts required to fund working capital and capital expenditures. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds will depend on many factors, including our ability to successfully commercialize our products and services, and competing technological and market developments.
We may be unable to raise sufficient additional capital when we need it or to raise capital on favorable terms. Debt financing may require us to pledge certain assets and enter into covenants that could restrict certain business activities or our ability to incur further indebtedness, and may contain other terms that are not favorable to our stockholders or us. If we are unable to obtain adequate funds on reasonable terms, we may be required to significantly curtail or discontinue operations or to obtain funds by entering into financing agreements on unattractive terms.
These matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate our continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Our significant estimates and assumptions include amortization, the fair value of our stock, debt discount, warrant liabilities, and the valuation allowance relating to the Company’s deferred tax assets.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Amendments in this Update create Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry-specific revenue recognition guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. In addition, the amendments supersede the cost guidance in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts, and create new Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs—Contracts with Customers. In summary, the core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2011-230—Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2011–250—Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Codification Amendments, both of which have been deleted. Accounting Standards Update 2014-09. The amendments in this Update are effective for the Company for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2014-09 on the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-10, Development Stage Entities. The amendments in this Update remove the definition of a development stage entity from Topic 915, thereby removing the distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information on the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder’s equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The amendments also clarify that the guidance in Topic 275, Risks and Uncertainties, is applicable to entities that have not commenced planned principal operations. Finally, the amendments also remove paragraph 810-10-15-16, which states that a development stage entity does not meet the condition in paragraph 810-10-15-14(a) to be a variable interest entity (VIE) if (1) the entity can demonstrate that the equity invested in the legal entity is sufficient to permit it to finance the activities it is currently engaged in and (2) the entity’s governing documents and contractual arrangements allow additional equity investments. Under the amendments, all entities within the scope of the Variable Interest Entities Subsections of Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation—Overall, would be required to evaluate whether the total equity investment at risk is sufficient using the guidance provided in paragraphs 810-10-25-45 through 25-47, which requires both qualitative and quantitative evaluations. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2013-320—Development Stage Entities (Topic 915), which has been deleted. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods therein, and early adoption is required. The Company has decided to early adopt the ASU 2014-10 as of January 1, 2013.
In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Compensation- Stock Compensation. The amendments in this update apply to reporting entities that grant their employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award provide that a performance target can be achieved after the requisite service period. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update EITF-13D--Compensation--Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period, which has been deleted. The proposed amendments would apply to reporting entities that grant their employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update EITF-13D—Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period, which has been deleted.The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2014-12 on the consolidated financial statements.
In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements- Going Concern. The Update provides U.S. GAAP guidance on management’s responsibility in evaluating whether there is substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and about related footnote disclosures. For each reporting period, management will be required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the financial statements are issued. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2013-300—Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Going Concern Presumption, which has been deleted. The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2014-15 on the consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest. To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update would require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected by the amendments in this update. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2014-250—Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), which has been deleted. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2015-03 on the consolidated financial statements.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no off balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
The following is a summary of our contractual obligations and their respective maturity dates as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:
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Contractual Obligations
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2014
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2013
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Debt Obligations
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$
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1,769,952
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$
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4,305,000
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Not applicable.
The Company's consolidated financial statements, together with the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon and the notes thereto, are presented beginning at page F-1.
None.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Acting Chief Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:
● Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
● Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
● Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, the Company carried out an evaluation by the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chairman, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level such that the information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiary required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure as of December 31, 2014.
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations of any control system, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected.
Identified Material Weakness
As of December 31, 2014, management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control-Integrated framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992) (COSO) and identified material weaknesses. Consequently, they concluded that our internal controls were not effective. A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected. Management identified the following material weaknesses during its assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of the period ending December 31, 2014:
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The Company did not have a full-time chief financial officer or a chief accounting officer. The Company availed themselves of the services of a contract CFO firm for their required work. The Company did not have an internal accounting department and it relied on an outside accounting service to prepare financial statements and recording transactions. This is due to our limited financial resources and the small number of the Company’s employees. This therefore has resulted in the delay of recording and reporting certain transactions of the Company.
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The Company did not develop sufficient accounting policies and procedures, including the review and supervision, for all necessary areas and effectively communicate our existing policies to our employees.
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We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to us. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our internal controls and procedures on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.
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We have limited segregation of duties within our accounting and financial reporting functions. Segregation of duties within our company is limited due to limited financial resources and the small number of employees that are assigned to positions that involve the processing of financial information.
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We have also identified a material weakness relating to the valuation of certain complex financial instruments issued during the period.
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The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by our Management in connection with the review of our financial statements as of December 31, 2014.
We believe that we have made some progress towards remediating these weaknesses. However, we must still complete the process of designing specific control procedures and testing them for effectiveness before we can report that this weakness has been fully remediated. We believe that additional time is still required to fully document our systems, implement control procedures and test their operating effectiveness before we can definitively conclude that we have remediated our material weakness.
Management’s Remediation Initiatives
In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we have taken steps to address this matter, including retaining an outside accounting consulting firm to assist with the accounting reporting in May 2014, additionally we have initiated, or plan to initiate, the following series of measures:
We intend to:
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Retain a full time Chief Financial Officer. The Company plans to pursue the employment of a permanent Chief Financial Officer as the Company’s operations and liquidity position improve during fiscal year 2015; and
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We intend to complete and fully document a set of internal controls and procedures in line with industry practices for a company our size; and
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We intend to continue to employ our controller who keeps our books and issues payments to vendors and employees for their services.
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Additional measures may be necessary, and the measures we expect to take to improve our internal controls may not be sufficient to address the issues identified, to ensure that our internal controls are effective or to ensure that such material weakness or other material weaknesses would not result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements. In addition, other material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may be identified in the future. If we are unable to correct deficiencies in internal controls in a timely manner, our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information accurately and within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC will be adversely affected. This failure could negatively affect the market price and trading liquidity of our Common Stock, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, subject us to civil and criminal investigations and penalties, and generally materially and adversely impact our business and financial condition.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
On January 27, 2015, Richard Resnick was appointed as the Company’s Acting Chief Executive officer. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during the fourth quarter of our last fiscal year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
There exists no information required to be disclosed by us in a report on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014, but not reported.
Directors and Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the name and position of our current executive officer and director.
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Age
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Position
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Jay Elliot
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74
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Richard Resnick
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49
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Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Jay Elliot – Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Elliot was previously Senior Executive Vice President of Apple Computer, reporting to Mr. Steve Jobs. Mr. Elliot also managed a software division of IBM with 16,000 employees as director of its Santa Theresa Software Laboratory in 1978. Mr. Elliot also served as director of Intel’s California operations in 1979 and CEO of New Health Systems in 1989, a company in the business of electronic health care records. Mr. Elliot is founder and chairman of Migo Software. Mr. Elliot graduated from San Jose State University in 1969 with a bachelor degree in Mathematics.
Richard Resnick – Acting CEO
Rick Resnick, age 49, has served in various capacities for AT&T from 2003 to 2013. Most recently from 2012 to 2013, Mr. Resnick served as the Senior Vice President of AT&T where he led the National Business Markets organization for AT&T. This premise-based sales force was responsible for selling all products under the AT&T portfolio to over 70,000 clients. Mr. Resnick served as the Senior Vice President of Global Service Management for AT&T from 2009 to 2012. From 2006 to 2009 Mr. Resnick served as the Senior Vice President of Global Network Field Operations for AT&T. From 2003 to 2006 Mr. Resnick served as the President of AT&T Mexico in Mexico City. Mr. Resnick brings an extensive amount of IT, Networking and Telecommunications industry knowledge to Nuvel. He has had the opportunity of working across a host of disciplines including Enterprise Sales, Network Operations, Customer Care as well as International Operations. Mr. Resnick graduated from University of California Irvine with a degree in Economics and Management Sciences in 1988.
Director Qualifications
The Company’s Board of Directors believes that each director’s experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of other directors lead to the conclusion that each director should serve in such capacity. Among the attributes or skills common to all of the Companies are their ability to review critically and to evaluate, question, and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the other directors, officers and employees of the Company, as well as service providers, counsel, and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective and independent business judgment in the performance of their duties as directors. The following is a discussion for each director of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led the Board to conclude that the individual should be serving as a director of the Company:
Jay Elliot – Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Elliot is the founder of Nuvel, Inc. and has more than 30-years of technology operations experience. His previous experience as Senior Executive Vice President of Apple Computer, as a director of Santa Theresa Software Laboratory, a software division of IBM and as a director of Intel’s California operations brings our Company the essential leadership and experience. We believe that Mr. Elliot is suited to sit on our board based on his extensive business experience.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among any of the Company’s present directors and officers.
Board Composition and Committees
The Company’s Board of Directors is currently composed of one member, Jay Elliot.
We do not have a standing nominating, compensation or audit committee. Rather, our full board of directors performs the functions of these committees. Also, we do not have an “audit committee financial expert” on our board of directors as that term is defined by Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. We do not believe it is necessary for our board of directors to appoint such committees because the volume of matters that come before our board of directors for consideration permits the directors to give sufficient time and attention to such matters to be involved in all decision making.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
During its fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Board of Directors did not meet on any occasion, but rather transacted business by unanimous written consent.
Code of Ethics
Our Board of Directors will adopt a new code of ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. The new code will address, among other things, honesty and ethical conduct, conflicts of interest, compliance with laws, regulations and policies, including disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws, confidentiality, trading on inside information, and reporting of violations of the code.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
None of our directors, executive officers or control persons has been involved in any of the events prescribed by Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K during the past ten years, including:
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any petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which he or she was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he or she was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;
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any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being named a subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
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being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him or her from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:
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acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
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engaging in any type of business practice; or
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engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws;
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being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any type of business regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, securities, investment, insurance or banking activities, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
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being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;
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being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;
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being subject to, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:
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any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or
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any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or
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any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
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being subject to, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Act
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent (10%) of our shares of common stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent (10%) stockholders are required by regulations promulgated by the SEC to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.
Below is the information with respect to failures of directors, officers and/or beneficial owners of more than ten percent of any class of equity securities of the Company to timely file reports under Section 16(a) during fiscal year 2014:
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Jay Elliot
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Form 5
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12/31/2014
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02/14/2015
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Richard Resnick
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Form 3
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01/27/2015
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02/06/2015
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth information concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the Company’s officers during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 for services to the Company.
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Position
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Bonus ($)
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Stock
Awards ($)
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Option
Awards ($)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation ($)
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Richard Resnick(1)
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Acting CEO
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2014
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225,000
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225,000
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Jay Elliot(2)
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Chairman
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2014
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80,100
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80,100
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CEO
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2013
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40,149
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40,149
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Randy Hagin(3)
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SVP of Sales
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2013
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29,945
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-
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29,945
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Syed Aamer Azam(4)
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CTO
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2013
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27,382
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-
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-
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27,382
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(1)
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During the year ended December 31, 2014, $180,000 of Rick Resnick’s fees were deferred.
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(2)
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The amounts in this column represent cash payments made to employee director for base compensation for the year ended December 31, 2014. During the year ended December 31, 2014, $39,000 of Jay Elliot’s fees were deferred.
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Randy Hagin resigned from his position on March 31, 2013.
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Syed Aamer Azam resigned from his position on March 31, 2013.
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Compensation of Directors
There was no cash or non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the Company’s non-employee directors during fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 for services to the Company’s subsidiary, Nuvel DE.
Employment Agreement and Benefits
We currently have 2 employees. Jay Elliot entered into an employee agreement with Nuvel DE on December 12, 2011 with his employment at Nuvel DE effective on July 15, 2010.
Pursuant to the employment agreement with Mr. Jay Elliot, Mr. Elliot’s employment with Nuvel DE is at-will and no other payments will be received upon termination of his employment except for the unpaid salaries and the continuing benefit plans/policies until expiration of such plans and policies. The employment agreement also contains a confidentiality provision, which requires each such employee to sign off a Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement.
On January 27, 2015, Mr. Richard Resnick was appointed as the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to his appointment as Acting CEO, Mr. Resnick entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with the Company on March 11, 2014 pursuant to which Mr. Resnick agreed to perform consulting services equivalent to a chief executive officer for compensation of $25,000 per month to be paid bi-weekly on or before the 1st and 15th of every month. A copy of the Consulting Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1. Despite the compensation provisions of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Resnick, as of the date of this Report, had only received compensation of a total of $45,000 for consulting services he had provided to the Company since March 2014 pursuant to the Consulting Agreement. While performing consulting services pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Resnick has led a broad range of restart efforts for the Company, including engaging in financial restructuring of the Company and bridge round of investing, which allowed the company to resume business operations. A new employment agreement in connection with Mr. Resnick’s appointment as Acting CEO is currently being negotiated between the Company and Mr. Resnick. In April 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of warrants to Richard Resnick to purchase 8,513,078 shares of common stock with a five year term at a $0.20 exercise price for professional services rendered by Mr. Resnick. As of the date of this report, the warrants have not been issued.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
As of the date of this Report, there were no potential payments or benefits payable to our executive officers, upon their termination or in connection with a change in control.
Pension Benefits
No named executive officers received or held pension benefits during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
No nonqualified deferred compensation was offered or issued to any named executive officer during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2014
For the year ended December 31, 2014, we have not granted any plan-based awards to our executive officers.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
No unexercised options or warrants were held by any of our named executive officers as of December 31, 2014. No equity awards were made during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal Year 2014
For the year ended December 31, 2014, our executive officers have neither been granted any options, nor did any unvested stock granted to executive officers vest. As of the date of this Report, our executive officers do not have any stock options or unvested shares of stock of the Company.
Equity Incentive Plan
We do not expect to adopt an equity incentive plan during the next 12 months. When we adopt an equity incentive plan, the purposes of the proposed equity incentive plan are to attract and retain qualified persons upon whom our sustained progress, growth and profitability depend, to motivate these persons to achieve long-term company goals and to more closely align these persons' interests with those of our other shareholders by providing them with a proprietary interest in our growth and performance. Our executive officers will be eligible to participate in the plan. We have not determined the amount of shares of our common stock to be reserved for issuance under the proposed equity incentive plan.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, we did not have a standing compensation committee. Our Board of Directors was responsible for the functions that would otherwise be handled by the compensation committee. All directors participated in deliberations concerning executive officer compensation, including directors who were also executive officers.
The following tables set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of this Report, by (x) each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s Common Stock, (y) the executive officers of the Company and (z) the directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. Unless otherwise noted, each person or company named in the tables has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares that he or it beneficially owns. As of the date of this Annual Report, there were issued and outstanding 15,059,033 shares of Common Stock.
|
Title of Class
|
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
|
Amount, Nature and Percentage of Beneficial Ownership (2)
|
|||
|
Common Stock
|
Jay Elliot (CEO and Director)
|
2,811,814 shares
|
18.67%
|
||
|
Richard Resnick (Acting CEO) (3)
|
0
|
0%
|
|||
|
All Directors and Officers, as a Group
|
2,811,814 shares
|
18.67%
|
|||
|
5% Security Holders
|
|||||
|
Common Stock
|
Aamer Azan
|
1,035,495 shares
|
6.87%
|
||
|
Common Stock
|
Alan Donenfeld(4)
Paragon Capital LP
110 E. 59th St. 22nd Fl.
New York, NY 10022
|
3,359,638 shares(3)
|
19.99%
|
||
|
Common Stock
|
Charley Krause
1219 Melrose Place,
Ridgewood, NJ 07540
|
988,000 shares
|
6.56%
|
|
Common Stock
|
Gregory Osborn(5)
202 Mountain Ave,
Ridgewood NJ 07450
|
1,851,0082 shares(4)
|
11.75%
|
||
|
Common Stock
|
Randy Hagin
2697 N. Kilbride Lane
Dublin, CA 94568
|
1,419,670 shares
|
9.42%
|
||
|
Common Stock
|
Alpha Capital Anstalt(6)
Lettstrasse 32
9490 Vaduz
Principality of Liechtenstein
|
15,059,033 shares
|
6.14%
|
(1) The address for each officer and director is c/o Nuvel Holdings, Inc., 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95030.
(2) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Beneficial ownership also includes shares of stock subject to options and warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table. In determining the percent of common stock owned by a person or entity as of the date of this Report, (a) the numerator is the number of shares of the class beneficially owned by such person or entity, including shares which may be acquired within 60 days on exercise of warrants or options and conversion of convertible securities, and (b) the denominator is the sum of (i) the total shares of common stock outstanding on as of the date of this Annual Report (15,059,033), and (ii) the total number of shares that the beneficial owner may acquire upon exercise of the derivative securities. Unless otherwise stated, each beneficial owner has sole power to vote and dispose of its shares.
(3) In April 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of warrants to Richard Resnick to purchase 8,513,078 shares of common stock with a five year term at a $0.20 exercise price for professional services rendered by Mr. Resnick. As of the date of this report, the warrants have not been issued.
(4) Including 1,615,638 shares of Common Stock and an aggregate of 1,744,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of immediately exercisable of the Warrants held by Paragon Capital LP. Mr. Alan Donenfeld is the General Partner of Paragon Capital, LP, therefore Mr. Alan Donenfeld shall be deemed as the beneficial owner of the securities held by Paragon Capital, LP.
(5) Including (i) 1,161,012 shares of Common Stock, (ii) an aggregate of 689,996 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of immediately exercisable of the warrants held by such holder. Greg Osborne also explicitly disclaimed any beneficial ownership over any securities of the Company held by his wife, Elizabeth Luongo.
(6) Konrad Ackerman is the Director of Alpha Capital Anstalt., therefore, Mr. Ackerman shall be deemed as the beneficial owner of the securities held by Alpha Capital Anstalt.
The following tables set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report, by each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock. The Company’s executive officers and directors do not own any shares of Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report. Unless otherwise noted, each person or company named in the tables has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares that he or it beneficially owns. As of the date of this Annual Report, there were issued and outstanding 24,999 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
|
Series A Preferred Stock
|
George Rebensdorf
260 Newport Center Drive
Suite 500
Newport Beach, CA 92660
|
8,333 shares
|
33.33%
|
||
|
Series A Preferred Stock
|
Marc DeMars
9882 Cornerbrook dr.
Huntington Beach CA 92646
|
16,666 shares
|
66.67%
|
The following tables set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report, by each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock. The Company’s executive officers and directors do not own any shares of Series B Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report. Unless otherwise noted, each person or company named in the tables has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares that he or it beneficially owns. As of the date of this Annual Report, there were issued and outstanding 549,795 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
|
Series B Preferred Stock
|
Gibralt US Inc.(7)
2600-1075 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver, BC V6E 3C9 Canada
|
141,311 shares
|
25.70%
|
||
|
Series B Preferred Stock
|
Elizabeth Luongo
202 Mountain Ave,
Ridgewood NJ 07450
|
132,317 shares
|
24.07%
|
||
|
Series B Preferred Stock
|
Ralph R. Cioffi
1085 Nelson's Walk,
Naples, FL 34102
|
72,403 shares
|
13.17%
|
||
|
Series B Preferred Stock
|
Richard O’Leary
37428 Rancho Manana,
Cave Creek, AZ 85331
|
45,380 shares
|
8.25%
|
(7) Samuel Belzberg is the 100% owner of Gibralt US Inc., therefore Mr. Belzberg shall be deemed as the beneficial owner of the securities held by Gibralt US Inc.
The following tables set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report, by each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock. The Company’s executive officers and directors do not own any shares of Series C Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report. Unless otherwise noted, each person or company named in the tables has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares that he or it beneficially owns. As of the date of this Annual Report, there were issued and outstanding 1,417,121 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
|
Series C Preferred Stock
|
Sandor Capital Master Fund(8)
2828 Routh Street, Suite 500,
Dallas, TX 75201
|
335,479 shares
|
22.80%
|
||
|
Series C Preferred Stock
|
Paragon Capital LP(9)
110 E. 59th St. 22nd Fl.
New York, NY 10022
|
227,517 shares
|
15.47%
|
||
|
Series C Preferred Stock
|
David W. Raisbeck
26640 Edgewood Rd
Shorewood, MN 55331
|
182,266 shares
|
12.39%
|
||
|
Series C Preferred Stock
|
Frederick Daniel Gabel Jr.
72 Jane St,
New York, NY 10014
|
100,226 shares
|
6.81%
|
||
|
Series C Preferred Stock
|
Kevin Daly
5263 Denver Street
Boulder, CO 80304
|
79,787 shares
|
5.42%
|
(8) John Lemak is the Manager of Sandor Capital Master Fund, therefore John Lemak shall be deemed as the beneficial owner of the securities held by Sandor Capital Master Fund.
(9) Mr. Alan Donenfeld is the General Partner of Paragon Capital, LP, therefore Mr. Alan Donenfeld shall be deemed as the beneficial owner of the securities held by Paragon Capital, LP.
The following tables set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report, by each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock. The Company’s executive officers and directors do not own any shares of Series D Preferred Stock as of the date of this Report. Unless otherwise noted, each person or company named in the tables has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares that he or it beneficially owns. As of the date of this Annual Report, there were issued and outstanding 1,767,358 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
|
Series D Preferred Stock
|
Alpha Capital Anstalt(10)
Aulestrasse 60,
LI-9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein
|
1,699,383 shares
|
96.15%
|
(10) Konrad Ackerman is the Director of Alpha Capital Anstalt., therefore Mr. Ackerman shall be deemed as the beneficial owner of the securities held by Alpha Capital Anstalt.
On February 1, 2010, the Company engaged a placement agent agreement (“Placement Agent Agreement”) with Middlebury Group LLC, where a previous director of the Company worked as a partner, to act as the placement agent in connection with a private placement offering comprised of bridge notes, convertible Preferred Stock, senior secured promissory notes, convertible notes, and warrants as required. The agreement provides for a monthly retainer fee of $10,000 and a placement fee equal to ten percent of the aggregate purchase price paid by each investor. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had amounts due to Middlebury of $75,000 for services rendered pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, and such amounts were included as part of accounts payable - related parties. The Company reached a settlement agreement with Middlebury and settled the $75,000 in outstanding accounts payable by issuing 166,667 shares of common stock and 200,000 warrants to purchase common stock with a five year term at a $0.30 exercise price.
During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company received advances from related parties of $200 and $23,834, respectively. These advances are non-interest bearing and are due on demand. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the amounts due to these related parties totaled $0 and $24,834 respectively.
On August 1, 2014, the Company issued 423,789 shares of Common Stock to Jay Elliot, our sole Director, pursuant to payable letter agreement between Jay Elliot and the Company, whereby Mr. Elliot agreed to receive 423,789 shares of Common Stock in lieu of $242,798 the Company owed to Mr. Elliot pursuant to a service agreement executed previously between Mr. Elliot and the Company. Additionally, the Company issued 227,517 shares of Series C Preferred stock to Paragon Capital LP, which is a more than 10% holder of our Common Stock, on July 22, 2014, pursuant to a Waiver and Amendment Agreement dated May 5, 2014.
In April 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of warrants to Richard Resnick to purchase 8,513,078 shares of common stock with a five year term at a $0.20 exercise price for professional services rendered by Mr. Resnick. As of the date of this report, the warrants have not been issued.
Other than the foregoing, the Company was not a party to any transaction (where the amount involved exceeded the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our assets for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 in which a director, executive officer, holder of more than five percent of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any such person have or will have a direct or indirect material interest and no such transactions are currently proposed.
The Company’s Board conducts an appropriate review of and oversees all related party transactions on a continuing basis and reviews potential conflict of interest situations where appropriate. The Board has not adopted formal standards to apply when it reviews, approves or ratifies any related party transaction. However, the Board believes that the related party transactions are fair and reasonable to the Company and on terms comparable to those reasonably expected to be agreed to with independent third parties for the same goods and/or services at the time they are authorized by the Board.
We do not have an established policy regarding related transactions.
Director Independence
We do not have a standing nominating, compensation or audit committee. Rather, the board of directors performs the functions of these committees. We do not believe it is necessary for the board of directors to appoint such committees, because the volume of matters that come before the board of directors for consideration is not so substantial that our directors are usually allowed sufficient time and attention to such matters. We believe that Jay Elliot, our Chairman and sole director of the Board of Directors, is not considered as “independent” as such term is defined by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Independent Public Accountants
Fees and Services of Independent Registered Public Accountants
The following table sets forth approximate fees billed or expected to be billed to Nuvel DE for the fees and services rendered by Marcum LLP during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Audit Fees
|
$
|
110,000
|
$
|
75,000
|
||||
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Tax Fees
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
All Other Fees
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
110,000
|
$
|
75,000
|
(a) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Report on Form 10-K:
|
Exhibit
Number
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Description
|
|
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2.1
|
Plan of Merger between the Company and HRMY Sub, Inc., dated March 20, 2012. (4)
|
|
|
3.1
|
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated June 15, 2010. (3)
|
|
|
3.2
|
Articles of Merger of the Company filed with the State of Florida on March 21, 2012. (4)
|
|
|
3.3
|
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock, filed with the State of Florida on August 10, 2012. (5)
|
|
|
3.4
|
Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, filed with the State of Florida on August 5, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
3.5
|
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock, filed with the State of Florida on May 19, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
3.6
|
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Preferred Stock, filed with the State of Florida on May 22, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
3.7
|
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Preferred Stock, filed with the State of Florida on May 2, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
3.8
|
Bylaws. (3)
|
|
4.1
|
Form of the Bridge Notes pursuant to an Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
4.2
|
Form of Bridge Warrants pursuant to an Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
4.3
|
Form of Paragon Note issued to Paragon Capital Offshore LP, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
4.4
|
Form of Paragon Warrant issued to Paragon Capital LP, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
4.5
|
Form of Series A Warrant issued to Series A Preferred Investors in August 2012. (5)
|
|
|
4.6
|
Form of Note issued to Alpha Capital Anstalt in November 2012. (6)
|
|
|
4.7
|
Form of Warrant issued to Alpha Capital Anstalt in November 2012. (6)
|
|
|
4.8
|
Form of Extension Warrant issued to Bridge Note Investors in November 2012. (7)
|
|
|
4.9
|
||
|
4.10
|
||
|
10.1
|
Share Exchange Agreement by and among the Company, certain former shareholders of the Company, Nuvel DE and Nuvel DE Stockholders, dated December 30, 2011. (1)
|
|
|
10.2
|
Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
10.3
|
Security Agreement between Nuvel DE and Paragon Capital Offshore LP, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
10.4
|
Form of Guaranty of the Company for the Paragon Note, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
10.5
|
Form of Lockup Agreement between certain shareholders and the Company, dated December 30, 2011. (2)
|
|
|
10.6
|
Form of Employment Agreement. (2)
|
|
|
10.7
|
Form of Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. (2)
|
|
|
10.8
|
Assignment and Assumption Agreement between the Company and Sahej Holdings, Inc., dated February 1, 2012. (2)
|
|
|
10.9
|
Third Amendment to the Subscription Agreement between the Company and the investor named therein, dated December 30, 2011. (4)
|
|
|
10.10
|
Subscription Agreement, dated August 20, 2012, among the Company and investors named therein for the sale of Series A Preferred Stock .(5)
|
|
|
10.11
|
Subscription Agreement between the Company and Alpha Capital Anstalt, dated November 21, 2012. (6)
|
|
|
10.12
|
Security Agreement between the Company and Alpha Capital Anstalt, dated November 21, 2012. (6)
|
|
|
10.13
|
Lockup Agreement between the Company and Alpha Capital Anstalt, dated November 21, 2012. (6)
|
|
10.14
|
Form of Extension and Amendment Agreement, between the Company and Bridge Investors, dated November 16, 2012. (7)
|
|
|
10.15
|
First Amendment to Subscription Agreement, between the Company and Alpha Capital Anstalt, dated April 8, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
10.16
|
First Amendment to Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, among the Company, Alpha Capital Anstalt and Chi Squared Capital Inc., dated April 8, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
10.17
|
First Amendment to Security Agreement, between the Company and Alpha Capital Anstalt, dated April 8, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
10.18
|
Note Waiver and Amendment Agreement, dated May 5, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
10.19
|
Series A Preferred Waiver and Amendment Agreement, dated May 5, 2014. (7)
|
|
|
10.20
|
||
|
21.1
|
List of Subsidiaries. (4)
|
|
|
31.1
|
||
|
31.2
|
|
32.1
|
||
|
101.INS
|
XBRL Instance Document.**
|
|
|
101.SCH
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.**
|
|
|
101.CAL
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.**
|
|
|
101.DEF
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.**
|
|
|
101.LAB
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.**
|
|
|
101.PRE
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.**
|
|
(1)
|
Included as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2012.
|
|
(2)
|
Included as an exhibit to Amendment No.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on March 19, 2012.
|
|
(3)
|
Included as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on November 5, 2010.
|
|
(4)
|
Included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed on April 13, 2012.
|
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(5)
|
Included as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2012.
|
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(6)
|
Included as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 28, 2012.
|
|
(7)
|
Included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed on November 25, 2014.
|
* Filed herewith.
** The XBRL-related information in Exhibits 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed “filed” or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of those sections.
NUVEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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F - 2
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F - 3
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F - 4
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F - 5
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F - 6
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To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Nuvel Holdings, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nuvel Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficiency and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Nuvel Holdings, Inc., as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended 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. As more fully disclosed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses since inception and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions 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 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Marcum LLP
Marcum llp
New York, NY
June 22, 2015
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NUVEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
||||||||
|
December 31, 2014
|
December 31, 2013
|
|||||||
|
Assets
|
||||||||
|
Current assets:
|
||||||||
|
Cash
|
$ | 36,871 | $ | - | ||||
|
Deferred financing costs, net
|
- | 20,741 | ||||||
|
Total Assets
|
$ | 36,871 | $ | 20,741 | ||||
|
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
$ | 581,723 | $ | 718,552 | ||||
|
Accounts payable - related parties
|
- | 262,294 | ||||||
|
Accrued interest
|
274,827 | 1,223,612 | ||||||
|
Accrued payroll and related expenses
|
173,227 | 785,395 | ||||||
|
Other accrued expenses
|
122,990 | 60,000 | ||||||
|
Notes payable
|
472,249 | 965,000 | ||||||
|
Convertible notes payable- net of debt discount of
|
||||||||
|
$665 and $0 as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
|
1,297,039 | 2,820,000 | ||||||
|
Derivative liabilities
|
- | 719,806 | ||||||
|
Total Current Liabilities
|
2,922,055 | 7,554,659 | ||||||
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Convertible notes payable - net of current portion and debt discount of
|
||||||||
|
$0 and $72,119 as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
|
$ | - | 447,881 | |||||
|
Total Liabilities
|
2,922,055 | 8,002,540 | ||||||
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
||||||||
|
Stockholders' deficiency:
|
||||||||
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||||
|
3,813,274 shares issued and outstanding in the following classes:
|
||||||||
|
Series A Preferred stock, $0.60 stated value; 7,150,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||||
|
25,000 and 641,668 shares issued and outstanding (aggregate liquidation preferences of
|
||||||||
|
$30,868 and $822,026) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
|
25 | 642 | ||||||
|
Series B Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||||
|
549,795 and 0 shares issued and outstanding (aggregate liquidation preferences of $3,389,620
|
||||||||
|
and $0) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013
|
550 | - | ||||||
|
Series C Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||||
|
1,471,121 and 0 shares issued and outstanding (aggregate liquidation preferences of $9,363,109
|
||||||||
|
and $0) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
|
1,471 | - | ||||||
|
Series D Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||||
|
1,767,358 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
|
1,767 | - | ||||||
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||||
|
14,934,033 and 12,218,040 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013
|
14,934 | 12,218 | ||||||
|
Additional paid in capital
|
11,624,442 | 2,567,219 | ||||||
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(14,528,373 | ) | (10,561,878 | ) | ||||
|
Total stockholders' deficiency
|
(2,885,184 | ) | (7,981,799 | ) | ||||
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency
|
$ | 36,871 | $ | 20,741 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
NUVEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
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|
For the Years Ended
|
||||||||
|
December 31, 2014
|
December 31, 2013
|
|||||||
|
Revenue
|
$ | - | $ | 1,194 | ||||
|
Operating expenses
|
||||||||
|
Marketing and promotion
|
8,186 | 12,000 | ||||||
|
Payroll and benefits
|
515,098 | 257,549 | ||||||
|
General and administrative
|
371,173 | 134,724 | ||||||
|
Research and development
|
8,271 | 51,625 | ||||||
|
Loss on write-off of capitalized software costs
|
- | 68,560 | ||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
902,728 | 524,458 | ||||||
|
Operating loss
|
(902,728 | ) | (523,264 | ) | ||||
|
Other income (expense)
|
||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
(343,635 | ) | (490,600 | ) | ||||
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
(67,232 | ) | (233,715 | ) | ||||
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
(14,495 | ) | (53,333 | ) | ||||
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
964,430 | 1,308,755 | ||||||
|
Gain on settlement of accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
677,487 | - | ||||||
|
Gain on settlement of accounts payable - related parties
|
28,300 | - | ||||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
(4,308,622 | ) | - | |||||
|
Total other expense (income)
|
(3,063,767 | ) | 531,107 | |||||
|
Net loss
|
(3,966,495 | ) | 7,843 | |||||
|
Preferred stock contractual dividends
|
(292,057 | ) | (30,800 | ) | ||||
|
Net loss available to common stockholders
|
$ | (4,258,552 | ) | $ | (22,957 | ) | ||
|
Net loss per common share: basic and diluted
|
$ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
|
||||||||
|
- basic and diluted
|
13,365,391 | 12,147,355 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
NUVEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
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| Series A | Series B | Series C | Series D | Common | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Issuable
|
Capital | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of December 31, 2012
|
641,668 | $ | 642 | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | 11,838,040 | $ | 11,838 | $ | 91,774 | $ | 2,407,825 | $ | (10,569,721 | ) | $ | (8,057,642 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock based compensation
|
170,000 | 170 | 67,830 | 68,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common Stock issued for services rendered
|
210,000 | 210 | (91,774 | ) | 91,564 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2013
|
7,843 | 7,843 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of December 31, 2013
|
641,668 | $ | 642 | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | 12,218,040 | $ | 12,218 | $ | - | $ | 2,567,219 | $ | (10,561,878 | ) | $ | (7,981,799 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion from Series A Preferred stock to Series B Preferred stock
|
(350,001 | ) | (350 | ) | 42,000 | 42 | 308 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion from Series A Preferred stock to Series C Preferred stock
|
(291,667 | ) | (292 | ) | 47,396 | 47 | 245 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Series A Preferred stock issued to settle accounts payable
|
25,000 | 25 | 26,725 | 26,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued to settle outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses | 726,670 | 727 | 3,569 | 4,296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock & warrants issued to settled accounts payable- related parties | 166,667 | 167 | 46,533 | 46,700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of notes payable, convertible notes payable and accrued interest into Series B Preferred stock | 507,795 | 508 | 2,164,641 | 2,165,149 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion of notes payable, convertible notes payable and accrued interest into Series C Preferred stock
|
1,423,725 | 1,424 | 6,249,652 | 6,251,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued in connection with conversion of convertible notes payable into Series B and Series C Preferred stock | 1,125,000 | 1,125 | 2,775 | 3,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series D Preferred stock issued in connection with a convertible note payable amendment | 1,767,358 | 1,767 | 316,357 | 318,124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued in coneection with extension of notes payable maturity dates | 250,000 | 250 | (250 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants Issued with New Bridge Notes | 1,405 | 1,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modification of warrants with conversion of notes payable and convertible notes payable into Series B and Series C preferred stock | 47 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Officer contributions in connection with settlements of accounts payable
|
447,656 | 447 | 245,216 | 245,663 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2014
|
(3,966,495 | ) | (3,966,495 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance as of December 31, 2014
|
25,000 | $ | 25 | 549,795 | $ | 550 | 1,471,121 | $ | 1,471 | 1,767,358 | $ | 1,767 | 14,934,033 | $ | 14,934 | $ | - | $ | 11,624,442 | $ | (14,528,373 | ) | $ | (2,885,184 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
NUVEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
||||||||
|
For the Years Ended
|
||||||||
|
December 31, 2014
|
December 31, 2013
|
|||||||
|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
|
Net loss
|
$ | (3,966,495 | ) | $ | 7,843 | |||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
|
||||||||
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
67,232 | 233,715 | ||||||
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
14,495 | 53,333 | ||||||
|
Loss on write-off of capitalized software costs
|
- | 68,560 | ||||||
|
Stock based compensation
|
- | 68,000 | ||||||
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
(964,430 | ) | (1,308,755 | ) | ||||
|
Gain on non-cash settlement of accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
(677,487 | ) | - | |||||
|
Gain on non-cash settlement of accounts payables- related parties
|
(28,300 | ) | - | |||||
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
4,308,622 | - | ||||||
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
- | 1,000 | ||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
306,658 | 246,657 | ||||||
|
Accrued interest
|
343,635 | 490,600 | ||||||
|
Accrued payroll and related expenses
|
49,752 | 74,772 | ||||||
|
Other accrued expenses
|
102,990 | 40,000 | ||||||
|
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
|
(443,328 | ) | (24,275 | ) | ||||
|
Net Cash From Investing Activities
|
- | - | ||||||
|
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt
|
322,750 | - | ||||||
|
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
|
157,249 | - | ||||||
|
Advances from a related party
|
200 | 23,834 | ||||||
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
|
480,199 | 23,834 | ||||||
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
36,871 | (441 | ) | |||||
|
Cash, beginning of the period
|
- | 441 | ||||||
|
Cash, end of the period
|
$ | 36,871 | $ | - | ||||
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||
|
Convertible notes payable issued to settle accounts payable
|
$ | 178,245 | $ | - | ||||
|
Convertible notes payable issued to settle accounts payable- related parties
|
$ | 160,460 | $ | - | ||||
|
Series A Preferred stock issued to settle accounts payable
|
$ | 26,750 | $ | - | ||||
|
Common stock issued to settle accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
$ | 4,296 | $ | - | ||||
|
Common stock and warrants issued to settle accounts payable- related parties
|
$ | 46,700 | $ | - | ||||
|
Series D preferred stock issued with Series D preferred shares issued in connection with convertible debt refinancing
|
$ | 318,124 | $ | - | ||||
|
Notes payable and accrued interest converted into Series B preferred stock
|
$ | 558,178 | $ | - | ||||
|
Notes payable and accrued interest converted into Series C preferred stock
|
$ | 606,317 | $ | - | ||||
|
Convertible Notes payable and accrued interest converted into Preferred B stock
|
$ | 1,606,971 | $ | - | ||||
|
Convertible Notes payable and accrued interest converted into Preferred C stock
|
$ | 5,644,759 | $ | - | ||||
|
Warrants issued with New Bridge notes
|
$ | 1,405 | $ | - | ||||
|
Notes payable issued to settle accrued expenses
|
$ | 40,000 | $ | - | ||||
|
Debt discount in connection with notes payable refinancing
|
$ | 16,088 | $ | - | ||||
|
Common stock issued with conversion of convertible notes payable into Series B preferred stock
|
$ | 3,900 | $ | - | ||||
|
Officer Contributions in connection with settlements of accounts payable
|
$ | 245,663 | $ | - | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Business Organization and Nature of Operations
Nuvel Holdings, Inc. (the "Company) designs, develops and markets Data Acceleration solutions that are built for the purpose of accelerating and optimizing the flow of information across Enterprise networks. The Company’s products are deployed by its customers throughout their network infrastructures to improve the performance of their networks and reduce network costs, while enhancing network speed and optimization.
Note 2. Going Concern and Management Plans
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $2,885,184 and a stockholders’ deficiency of $2,885,184. Furthermore, as of the date of this report, the Company has $275,000 and $973,244 notes payable and convertible notes payable, respectively, that have matured and are in default. The Company has not generated any material revenues and incurred net losses since inception. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company's primary source of operating funds since inception has been note financings. Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company secured additional debt financing in the form of Notes Payable aggregating $262,000. The Company expects that its current cash on hand will fund its operations only through June 2015. The Company currently intends to raise additional capital through private placements of debt and equity securities. The Company needs to raise additional capital in order to be able to accomplish its business plan objectives. The Company is continuing its efforts to secure additional funds through debt or equity instruments due to the impending lack of funds. Management believes that it will be successful in obtaining additional financing based on its limited history of raising funds; however, no assurance can be provided that the Company will be able to do so. There is no assurance that any funds it raises will be sufficient to enable the Company to attain profitable operations or continue as a going concern. To the extent that the Company is unsuccessful, the Company may need to curtail or cease its operations and implement a plan to extend payables or reduce overhead until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful.
On October 24, 2014, the Company entered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with OrangeHook, Inc., (“Orange Hook”) a Minnesota corporation. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the Company and OrangeHook will merge or combine their assets, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the “Transaction”). The anticipated closing date is to be on or before June 30, 2015 (“the Closing”). As a result of the intended business combination, the Company will acquire all of the equity or assets of OrangeHook subject to the terms of the Letter of Intent. The Company will issue common stock to the shareholders of OrangeHook such that after the Transaction (and prior to any financing at the time of the Transaction), OrangeHook shareholders will own approximately 85% of the Company and the preTransaction Nuvel shareholders will own approximately 15% of the Company, which is subject to adjustment by negotiation of the parties. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, OrangeHook provided $419,249 as bridge financing to the Company, in the form of an unsecured loan to assist the Company in completing the necessary filings with the SEC to become current in its reporting. Conditions to Closing include that the Company be current in its SEC reports, that each of the financings set forth in the Letter of Intent have occurred and that any necessary shareholder approval has been obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be successfully completed.
Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nuvel, Inc. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include amortization, the fair value of the Company’s stock, debt discount, derivative liabilities, and the valuation allowance relating to the Company’s deferred tax assets.
The Company maintains its cash accounts at financial institutions which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). At times, the Company has deposits in excess of federally insured limits.
Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any cash equivalents.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. Appropriate allowances for returns and discounts are recorded concurrent with revenue recognition.
Revenue has been de minimus to date. All of the revenue earned by the Company consisted of revenue pertaining to the Company’s mobile application product. In March 2013, due to a lack of funding, the Company could no longer support the mobile application product, and the Company did not generate any revenues subsequent to March 2013.
Advertising
Advertising costs are charged to operations as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not incur any advertising costs.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred research and development expenses of $8,271 and $51,625, respectively.
Capitalized Software Costs
Software development costs incurred subsequent to establishing technological feasibility through general release of the software products are capitalized. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the economic lives of the related products which are generally three years. The Company's Wide Area Network ("WAN") product has not reached technological feasibility and, therefore, no costs associated with its development were capitalized. The Company’s mobile application product reached technological feasibility in October 2011. The Company had recorded capitalized software costs aggregating $68,560 as of December 31, 2012. In March 2013, due to a lack of funding, the Company could no longer support the mobile application product. The Company wrote off the entire balance of its capitalized costs, which was recorded as Loss on write-off of capitalized software costs in the consolidated statement of operations.
Income Taxes
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of items that have been included or excluded in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are determined of the basis of the difference between the tax basis or assets or liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts ("temporary differences") at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
The Company classifies interest expense and any related penalties related to income tax uncertainties as a component of income tax expense. No interest or penalties have been recognized as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 or 2013.
Management has evaluated and concluded that there were no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2014 or 2013. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits within twelve months of the reporting date.
Net Loss Per Share
The Company computes basic net loss per share by dividing net loss per share available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and excludes the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share, if presented, would include the dilution that would occur upon the exercise or conversion of all potentially dilutive securities into common stock using the “treasury stock” and/or “if converted” methods as applicable. The computation of basic and diluted loss per share excludes potentially dilutive securities because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are as follows:
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
||||||
|
Warrants to purchase common stock
|
9,124,718
|
6,285,016
|
|||||
|
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
25,000
|
641,668
|
|||||
|
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
10,995,900
|
-
|
|||||
|
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
29,422,420
|
-
|
|||||
|
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
|
1,767,358
|
||||||
|
Convertible Notes
|
7,209,463
|
962,963
|
|||||
|
Totals
|
58,544,859
|
7,889,647
|
|||||
Preferred Stock
Preferred shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. The Company classifies conditionally redeemable preferred shares, which includes preferred shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control, as temporary equity. At all other times, the Company classifies its preferred shares in stockholders’ equity. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, since the Company's preferred shares do not feature any redemption within the holders' control or conditional redemption features not within the Company's control, all issuances of preferred stock are presented as a component of consolidated stockholders’ deficiency.
Convertible Instruments
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria includes circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional as that term is described under applicable U.S. GAAP.
For instruments in which the Company has determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments, the Company records, when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their stated date of redemption.
Common Stock Purchase Warrants and Other Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement or (ii) provide the Company with a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in the Company’s own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) providing that such contracts are indexed to the Company's own stock. The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the Company’s control) or (ii) gives the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company assesses classification of its common stock purchase warrants and other free standing derivatives at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities is required.
The Company’s free standing derivatives consist of warrants issued in connection with convertible note financing arrangements and in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement. The Company evaluated the common stock purchase warrants to assess their proper classification in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 using the applicable classification criteria enumerated under U.S. GAAP.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For employees, the fair value of the award is measured on the grant date and for non-employees, the fair value of the award is generally re-measured on vesting dates and interim financial reporting dates until the service period is complete. The fair value amount is then recognized over the period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Awards granted to directors are treated on the same basis as awards granted to employees.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and notes payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of the Company’s short term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates taken together with other features such as concurrent issuance of warrants and/or embedded conversion options, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.
The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
Financial liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
|
December 31,
2014
|
Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)
|
Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
|
December 31,
2013
|
Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)
|
Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities
|
$
|
719,806
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
719,806
|
||||||||
Level 3 Valuation Techniques
Level 3 financial liabilities consist of the warrant liabilities for which there is no current market for these securities such that the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Changes in fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are analyzed each period by management based on changes in estimates or assumptions and recorded as appropriate.
The derivative liabilities are measured at fair value using a compound option model that includes characteristics of both a binomial lattice and Black-Scholes formula and are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
A significant decrease in the volatility or a significant increase in the Company’s stock price, in isolation, would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement. Changes in the values of the derivative liabilities are recorded in Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities within Other Expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3 from other levels in the fair value hierarchy.
The significant assumptions and valuation methods that the Company used to determine the fair value of the derivative liabilities at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Risk free interest rate
|
0.04-1.65
|
%
|
0.36-1.75
|
%
|
||||
|
Dividend yield
|
0.00
|
%
|
0.00
|
%
|
||||
|
Volatility
|
34.00-66.39
|
%
|
46.00-88.00
|
%
|
||||
|
Expected lives in years
|
0.27-4.42
|
%
|
0.39-5.13
|
%
|
||||
|
Weighted average fair value per warrant
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.0001-0.134
|
||||
The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2013
|
|||||||
|
Balance-beginning of period
|
$ | 719,806 | $ | 2,028,561 | ||||
|
Aggregate fair value of derivatives issued with extinguishment of convertible notes payable
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135,289 | |||||||
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The value of the derivative conversion features and warrant liabilities were de minimus as of December 31, 2014 due to a decline in the fair value of the Company's common stock, as of December 31, 2014.
The significant assumptions and valuation methods that the Company used to determine the fair value and the change in fair value of the derivative financial instruments are discussed in Note 5.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Amendments in this Update create Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry-specific revenue recognition guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. In addition, the amendments supersede the cost guidance in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts, and create new Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs—Contracts with Customers. In summary, the core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2011-230—Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2011–250—Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Codification Amendments, both of which have been deleted. Accounting Standards Update 2014-09. The amendments in this Update are effective for the Company for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2014-09 on the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-10, Development Stage Entities. The amendments in this Update remove the definition of a development stage entity from Topic 915, thereby removing the distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information on the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder’s equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The amendments also clarify that the guidance in Topic 275, Risks and Uncertainties, is applicable to entities that have not commenced planned principal operations. Finally, the amendments also remove paragraph 810-10-15-16, which states that a development stage entity does not meet the condition in paragraph 810-10-15-14(a) to be a variable interest entity (VIE) if (1) the entity can demonstrate that the equity invested in the legal entity is sufficient to permit it to finance the activities it is currently engaged in and (2) the entity’s governing documents and contractual arrangements allow additional equity investments. Under the amendments, all entities within the scope of the Variable Interest Entities Subsections of Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation—Overall, would be required to evaluate whether the total equity investment at risk is sufficient using the guidance provided in paragraphs 810-10-25-45 through 25-47, which requires both qualitative and quantitative evaluations. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2013-320—Development Stage Entities (Topic 915), which has been deleted. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods therein, and early adoption is required. The Company has decided to early adopt the ASU 2014-10 as of January 1, 2013.
In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-12, Compensation- Stock Compensation. The amendments in this update apply to reporting entities that grant their employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award provide that a performance target can be achieved after the requisite service period. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update EITF-13D--Compensation--Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period, which has been deleted. The proposed amendments would apply to reporting entities that grant their employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update EITF-13D—Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period, which has been deleted.The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2014-12 on the consolidated financial statements.
In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements- Going Concern. The Update provides U.S. GAAP guidance on management’s responsibility in evaluating whether there is substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and about related footnote disclosures. For each reporting period, management will be required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the financial statements are issued. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2013-300—Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Going Concern Presumption, which has been deleted. The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2014-15 on the consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest. To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update would require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected by the amendments in this update. This Accounting Standards Update is the final version of Proposed Accounting Standards Update 2014-250—Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), which has been deleted. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2015-03 on the consolidated financial statements.
Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated subsequent events or transactions occurring through the date on which the financial statements were issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements, except as disclosed.
Note 4. Secured Convertible Promissory Notes
Amendment to November 2012 Notes
In April 2014, the Company entered into an amendment to the Subscription Agreement the convertible notes issued on November 21, 2012 in the principal amount of $520,000 (“November 2012 Notes”). The maturity date of the notes was extended from May 21, 2014 to April 8, 2015, with an additional extension at the option of the investors. In exchange for extending the maturity date, the Company modified the following terms of the Subscription Agreement:
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The combined principal of $520,000, accrued interest of $71,660 and additional default interest of $44,589 on the original note was modified to a new principal balance of $636,249.
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The conversion price of the notes was reduced from $0.54 to $0.18. The increase in the fair value of the note conversion liability was $135,289.
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The notes will automatically convert into common stock if no event of default occurs and if during any 20 trading days (i) the average daily trading volume is at least $50,000, (ii) the closing price of the stock is at least 250% of the conversion price and (iii) all conversion shares are registered for resale or are eligible for resale without restriction under Rule 144.
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The warrants issued were increased from 462,963 to 1,800,412 and the exercise price of the warrants was reduced from $0.70 to $0.25. The increase in the fair value of the warrants was $107,803.
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1,767,358 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, which is convertible to common stock on a 1-for-1 basis, were issued with a fair value of $318,124. The Series D Preferred shares were each valued at $0.18, which was the same value as a common share since the characteristics were equivalent to those of common shares.
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In accordance with ASC 470-50-40-10, since the present value of the cash flows under the new debt instrument was at least ten percent different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the original debt instrument, the Company accounted for the amendment to the Subscription Agreement of the November 2012 Notes as a debt extinguishment. Accordingly, the Company wrote off the remaining debt discount and deferred financing costs on the original loan of $21,714 and $6,245, respectively, and Company recorded a $633,765 loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations.
June 2014 Notes
On June 9, 2014, the Company entered into a subscription agreement for a Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “June 2014 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 which was received by the Company on June 11, 2014. The June 2014 Note bears interest at 10% per annum and matures on June 11, 2015. The June 2014 Note is collateralized by all of the assets of the Company, the holder of the June 2014 Note has a first priority security interest, a lien upon and right of set¬off against all of the Company’s assets.
The June 2014 Note has a conversion price of $0.18 per share, subject to downward adjustment to 80% of the average closing stock price for the 5 previous days if that average closing price is less than the conversion price. If the investor converts the note into common shares, the Company may not have enough authorized shares to settle the note conversion. The Company follows a sequencing policy for which in the event partial reclassification of contracts subject to ASC 815-40-25 is necessary, due to the Company’s inability to demonstrate it has sufficient authorized shares, shares will be allocated on the basis of the earliest issuance date of potentially dilutive instruments with the earliest grants receiving first allocation of shares. The June 2014 Note also contains a provision to lower the exercise price to any subsequent common stock issuance at a lower price, if any convertible debt subsequently issued has a lower conversion price or if any options or warrants have lower exercise prices. The Company determined that the conversion feature of the June 2014 Note did not contain fixed settlement provisions because the conversion price can be adjusted based on new issuances, and accordingly, the Company recorded the note conversion feature as a liability and mark to market the derivative to fair value each reporting period. At the time the note was issued, the conversion feature value was de minimus as the common stock value on that date was less than $0.01 per share. As of December 31, 2014, the fair value of the note conversion feature value and common stock were de minimus.
The note holders also received five year warrants to purchase 138,889 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. The warrants contain a provision to lower the exercise price to any subsequent common stock issuance at a lower price, if any convertible debt subsequently issued has a lower conversion price or if any options or warrants have lower exercise prices. The Company determined that the warrants did not contain fixed settlement provisions and the Company was required to record the warrants as liabilities and mark to market all such derivatives to fair value each reporting period. At the time of note issuance, the warrants were valued at $145, which was recorded as a debt discount to be amortized over the life of the note. As of December 31, 2014, the fair value of the warrants and common stock were de minimus.
New Bridge Notes
Between June and October 2014, the Company issued $433,210 in New Bridge convertible notes (“New Bridge Notes”) to noteholders and Series A Preferred Stockholders who decided to invest at least 15% of their original investments in the New Bridge Notes. Of the $433,960 in New Bridge Notes issued, $272,750 resulted from the receipt of cash and the other $160,460 resulted from the conversion of accounts payable (see Conversion of Accounts Payable into Convertible Notes” later in Note 4). The notes bear interest at 8% and mature in one year. The maturity date can be extended by 60 days in exchange for increasing the interest rate to 18% retroactive to the note issuance date. If a qualified financing occurs, defined as a sale of debt or equity securities aggregating at least $2 million in gross proceeds, all principal and accrued interest will convert into common stock at 90% of the share price of the qualified securities. If no qualified financing occurs, investors can convert the New Bridge Note into common stock at $0.18 per share and the investors received warrants to purchase common stock with a five year term at an exercise price of the lesser of $0.25 or the per share price of the qualified securities (defined as gross proceeds from debt and equity securities sold plus debt canceled through conversion of principal and interest with respect to the notes and less repayment of note principal and interest in cash). Since both the contingent note conversion and warrant exercise features were determined to be indexed to the Company’s equity in accordance with ASC 815-40-15-7A and 815-40-15-7C, the Company determined that derivative treatment wasn’t required. The investors’ warrant share coverage equaled to 50% of the New Bridge Note divided by the conversion price. In total, the investors received 1,203,364 warrants with a relative fair value of $1,260, which was recorded as a debt discount to be amortized over the life of the notes.
Conversion of Accounts Payable into Convertible Notes
In April 2014, the Company reached settlement agreements with a law firm on $146,055 of outstanding accounts payable. The Company issued the law firm a $138,555 convertible bridge note bearing interest at 8% and maturing in one year. The note converts into common stock at the option of the holder of such note at $0.18 per share and will automatically convert at 90% of the share price of the qualified securities if a qualified financing of $2 million occurs. Since the contingent note conversion feature was determined to be indexed to the Company’s equity in accordance with ASC 815-40-15-7A and 815-40-15-7C, the Company determined that derivative treatment wasn’t required. The Company also agreed to pay the law firm $25,000 at a later date contingent upon the Company receiving the first $1 million in gross proceeds from a future bridge note or other qualified offering. A loss on settlement of accounts payable of $17,500 was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
In May 2014, the Company reached a settlement agreement with a law firm on $49,613 in outstanding accounts payable. The Company issued the law firm a $39,690 convertible bridge note bearing interest at 8% and maturing in one year. The note converts into common stock at the option of the holder of such note at $0.18 per share and will automatically convert at 90% of the share price of the qualified securities if a qualified financing of $2 million occurs. Since the contingent note conversion feature was determined to be indexed to the Company’s equity in accordance with ASC 815-40-15-7A and 815-40-15-7C, the Company determined that derivative treatment wasn’t warranted. The Company agreed to pay the remaining balance of $9,922 in accounts payable a later date contingent upon the Company receiving the first $1 million in gross proceeds from a future bridge note or $2 million a future qualified offering, as defined.
In July 2014, the Company reached a settlement agreement with a consultant on $160,460 of outstanding accounts payable by issuing a $125,000 convertible New Bridge Note and a warrant to purchase 347,222 shares of common stock with a five year term at an exercise price of $0.25. Such amounts are included in the “New Bridge Notes” section of this footnote. The Company also agreed to pay the consultant the remaining $35,460 contingent upon the Company receiving the first $2 million in gross proceeds from a future offering of securities. Since the Company didn’t receive the first $2 million in gross proceeds from an offering of securities by October 31, 2014, the Company issued a New Bridge Note aggregating $35,460 and a warrant to purchase 98,500 shares of common stock with a five year term to the consultant. Such amounts are included in the “New Bridge Notes” section of this footnote.
Waiver and Conversion into Series B and Series C Preferred Stock
Between June and September 2014, certain investors of the convertible notes which were sold previously during February 2010 through December 2011 signed a waiver and amendment agreement to convert their convertible promissory notes and their accrued interest into Series B Preferred Stock. The terms of the waiver and amendment agreement were as follows:
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In exchange for waiving their default rights and default interest, the investors each received an additional one-time interest accrual of 24% of the face value of their respective notes over the entire term of the notes. In total, the investors received an additional one-time interest accrual of $679,897.
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The principal and accrued interest on each promissory note converted into Series B Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $5.00. In total, $810,000 of principal and $1,022,413 in accrued interest converted into 366,484 shares of Series B Preferred Stock with a fair value of $1,606,971. The Series B Preferred shares were each valued between $3.95 and $4.95 based on a liquidation preference model.
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The exercise price of the 892,929 warrants (including 842,109 derivative warrants) attached to the convertible notes was reduced to $0.30 per share, and the expiration date of the warrants was changed to June 1, 2019. The increase in the fair value of the warrants was $662.
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The Company issued 150,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $3,900, based on a liquidation preference model, to induce the investors to convert their notes.
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In accordance with ASC 470-50-15-2, since the debt converted into equity on terms that do not represent the exercise of a conversion right contained in the terms of the debt at issuance, the Company accounted for the convertible promissory note conversion as debt extinguishments. Accordingly, the Company recorded a $740,916 loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations.
Between June and September 2014, certain investors of the notes which were sold previously during February 2010 through December 2011 signed a waiver and amendment agreement to convert their convertible promissory notes and accrued interest into Series C Preferred Stock and to invest at least 15% of their original investment in a New Bridge Note. The terms of the waiver and amendment agreement were as follows:
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In exchange for waiving their default rights and default interest, the investors each received a additional one-time interest accrual of 30% of the face value of their respective notes over the entire term of the notes. In total, the investors received an additional one-time interest accrual of $1,937,252.
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The principal and accrued interest on each promissory note converted into Series C Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $3.6923. In total, $2,010,000 of principal and $2,746,858 in accrued interest converted into 1,288,320 shares of Series C Preferred Stock with a fair value of $5,644,760. The Series C Preferred shares were each valued between $4.10 and $5.15 based on a liquidation preference model.
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The exercise price of the 2,136,787 derivative warrants attached to the convertible notes was reduced to $0.25 per share, and the expiration date of the warrants was changed to June 1, 2019. The increase in the fair value of the warrants was $917.
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The Company issued 625,000 shares of common stock valued at $0 to induce the investors to convert their notes.
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In accordance with ASC 470-50-15-2, since the debt converted into equity on terms that do not represent the exercise of a conversion right contained in the terms of the debt at issuance, the Company accounted for the convertible promissory note conversions as debt extinguishments. Accordingly, the Company recorded a $2,544,172 loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations.
During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $51,143 and $222,518 in amortization of the debt discount relating to convertible notes payable.
During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company marked the warrants and derivative conversion feature to fair value and recorded gains of $650,790 and $826,560 respectively, relating to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities issued in connection with the convertible notes.
Note 5. Notes Payable
Conversion of Accounts Payable into Notes Payable
In March 2014, the Company issued a note payable for $40,000 to settle a contract with a consulting company which was previously accrued. The note bears no interest unless an event of default occurs, in which the interest rate would adjust to the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum permitted under applicable law. The first $20,000 of the note payable is due upon the Company raising at least $500,000 in gross proceeds in a subsequent bridge note offering, and the other $20,000 of the note payable is due upon the Company raising at least $750,000 in gross proceeds in a subsequent bridge note offering. As of the date of this report, the Company has not raised the required gross proceeds in the bridge offering to pay back any portion of the note.
Amendments to Notes
In August 2014, the Company entered into an amendment to a note subscription agreement with an investor with a note principal amount of $175,000. The Company agreed to pay back the investor $100,000 in principal within five business days after the Company raises gross proceeds of at least $2 million in securities offerings, and the Company agreed to pay back the investors the remaining $75,000 in principal within five business days after the Company raises gross proceeds of at least $3 million securities offerings, but in no event later than December 31, 2014. As of the date of this filing, the note has not been repaid. In exchange for extending the maturity dates, the Company modified the following terms of the subscription agreement:
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The investor received 8% additional interest retroactive to the original note issuance dates. The retroactive interest totaled $51,666. In addition, the investor will accrue an additional 8% interest on the note until the note is repaid.
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A total of 250,000 shares of common stock valued at $0 was issued to the investor.
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In accordance with ASC 470-50-40-10, since the present value of the cash flows under the new debt instrument was at least ten percent different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the original debt instrument, the Company accounted for the amendment to the note subscription agreement as a debt extinguishment. Accordingly, the Company recorded a $51,666 loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations.
In August 2014, the Company entered into an amendment to a note subscription agreement with an investor with a note principal amount of $100,000. The Company agreed to pay back the investor $60,000 in principal within five business days after the Company raises gross proceeds of at least $2 million in securities offerings, and the Company agreed to pay back the investors the remaining $40,000 in principal within five business days after the Company raises gross proceeds of at least $3 million securities offerings, but in no event later than December 31, 2014. As of the date of this filing, the note has not been repaid. In exchange for extending the maturity dates, the Company modified the following terms of the subscription agreement:
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The investor received 8% additional interest retroactive to the original note issuance dates. The retroactive interest totaled $16,088. In addition, the investor will accrue an additional 8% interest on the note until the note is repaid.
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A total of 125,000 shares of common stock valued at $0 were issuable to the investor. In February 2015, the investor was issued 125,000 shares.
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In accordance with ASC 470-50-40-10, since the present value of the cash flows under the new debt instrument was not at least ten percent different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the original debt instrument, the Company accounted for the amendment to the note subscription agreement as a debt modification. Accordingly, the Company recorded a debt discount of $16,088 in the consolidated balance sheet.
Waiver and Conversion into Series B and Series C Preferred Stock
In June and July 2014, investors signed waiver and amendment agreements to convert notes payable and accrued interest into Series C Preferred Stock, and to invest at least 15% of the original investments in New Bridge Notes. The terms of the waiver and amendment agreement were as follows:
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The $300,000 principal and $199,956 accrued interest on the investor’s promissory note converted into 135,405 shares of Series C Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $3.6923. The fair value of the Series C Preferred Stock was $606,317. The Series C Preferred shares were each valued between $4.10 and $5.15 based on a liquidation preference model.
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In accordance with ASC 470-50-15-2, since the debt converted into equity on terms that do not represent the exercise of a conversion right contained in the terms of the debt at issuance, the Company accounted for the promissory note conversions as debt extinguishments. Accordingly, the Company recorded a $249,127 loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations
In July 2014, an investor signed a waiver and amendment agreement to convert his notes payable and accrued interest into Series B Preferred Stock. The terms of the waiver and amendment agreement were as follows:
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In exchange for waiving his default rights and default interest, the investor received an additional one time interest accrual of 24% of the face value of their respective notes over the entire term of the notes. The additional one-time interest accrual was $237,350.
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The principal and accrued interest on each promissory note converted into Series B Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $5.00. $390,000 of principal and $316,552 in accrued interest converted into 141,311 shares of Series B Preferred Stock with a fair value of $558,178. The Series B Preferred shares were each valued at $3.60 since each Series B Preferred share can convert into 20 common shares, and each common share was valued at $0.18. The Series B Preferred shares were each valued at $3.95 based on a liquidation preference model.
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The exercise price of the 2,039,000 warrants (including 2,000,000 derivative warrants) attached to the convertible notes was reduced to $0.30 per share, and the expiration date of the warrants was changed to June 1, 2019. The increase in the fair value of the warrants was $0.
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In accordance with ASC 470-50-15-2, since the debt converted into equity on terms that do not represent the exercise of a conversion right contained in the terms of the debt at issuance, the Company accounted for the promissory note conversions as debt extinguishments. Accordingly, the Company recorded a $88,976 loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations
Unsecured Bridge Loan (see Note 2)
OrangeHook entered into a Letter of Intent with the Company and provided $157,249 as bridge financing to the Company at various dates between October 21, 2014 and December 22, 2014, in the form of unsecured loans. The loans bear interest at 2% per annum and mature in one year.
During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $16,088 and $11,197 in amortization of the debt discount relating to notes payable, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company marked the warrants and derivative conversion feature to fair value and recorded gains of $313,640 and $482,195, respectively, relating to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities issued in connection with the notes payable.
Note 6. Income Taxes
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are presented below:
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The Company assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be realized. To the extent that realization is not likely, a valuation allowance is established. Based upon the Company’s losses since inception, management believes that it is more likely than not that future benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company is required to file income tax returns in U.S. federal and various state jurisdictions. The Company has not yet filed its federal and state income tax returns for the period from January 20, 2010 (inception) through December 31, 2010 and for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. These returns will be subject to examination by tax authorities when filed.
At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had approximately $4,900,000 and $8,300,000, respectively, of federal and state net operating loss carryovers that may be available to offset future taxable income. The Company will not be able to utilize these carryovers until the related tax returns are filed. The net operating loss carryovers, if not utilized, will expire 20 years from the date that the losses were incurred. In accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, the usage of the Company's net operating loss carryfowards are subject to annual limitations due to greater than 50% ownership changes. The Section 382 limitation that became effective in 2014 has resulted in (a) approximately $4,400,000 of federal net operating losses not being realized, and (b) the write-off of approximately $1,800,000 of net operating loss deferred tax assets.
Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies
Services Agreement
On March 11, 2014, the Company signed a services agreement with Richard Resnick to provide services equivalent to a Chief Executive Officer. The Company agreed to pay Mr. Resnick $25,000 per month in bimonthly installments. Either party is entitled to terminate the services agreement by providing the other party 15 days written notice of such desired termination. As of December 31, 2014, the Company owed Mr. Resnick $180,000 under the services agreement, which included as accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
Operating Lease
The Company leased office space in Los Gatos, California pursuant to a month-to-month lease at a monthly rate of $1,100. In March 2013, the Company terminated the lease. In April 2014, the Company leased a satellite office in Los Gatos, California at a variable monthly rate based on office usage. Rent expense amounted to $1,369 and $3,200 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Litigations, Claims and Assessments
In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. There are no such matters as of December 31, 2014.
As of December 31, 2014 and through the date of this report, the Company has not filed certain federal and state income and payroll tax returns nor has it paid the payroll tax amounts and related interest and penalties relating to such returns. Amounts due under these returns have been accrued as a component of accrued payroll and related expenses as of December 31, 2014.
Note 8. Stockholders’ Deficiency
Authorized Capital
The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value. The holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote per share. The Company is authorized to issue up to 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value.
Common Stock
In January 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant to investor relations services to the Company for a period of six months. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to issue the consultant 150,000 shares of common stock as compensation for services provided. The Company determined that the estimated fair value of the common stock was more readily determinable than the fair value of the services rendered. Pursuant to the agreement, the shares were fully vested and non-forfeitable at the time of issuance. Accordingly, during the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded $60,000 of stock compensation expense related to this agreement, which was recorded as general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
In January 2013, the Company entered into a consultant retainer agreement with a consultant to retain the services of the consultant on a non-exclusive basis. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to issue the consultant 10,000 shares of common stock as compensation for services provided. The Company determined that the estimated fair value of the common stock was more readily determinable than the fair value of the services rendered. Pursuant to the agreement, the shares were fully vested and non-forfeitable at the time of issuance. Accordingly, during the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded $4,000 of stock compensation expense related to this agreement, which was recorded as general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
In May 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant to provide marketing, communications and lead generation program services to the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the consultant a one-time non-refundable retainer of 10,000 shares of common stock. The Company determined that the estimated fair value of the common stock was more readily determinable than the fair value of the services rendered. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded $4,000 of stock compensation expense related to this agreement, which was recorded as general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement
The Company has designated 7,150,000 shares of its authorized preferred stock with par value of $.001 per share as Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”). The holders of the Series A Preferred shall be entitled to cumulative dividends at the rate of 8% of the Original Purchase Price per annum (as defined below). In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be distributed first to the holders of Series A Preferred an amount per share of Series A Preferred equal the sum of (i) two times the original purchase price and (ii) any declared and unpaid dividends, which shall be paid in cash. Each holder of shares of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to one vote for each whole share of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred could be converted. At the option of the holder, the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred are convertible into shares of Common Stock at the rate which is calculated by dividing the Original Purchase Price by the Conversion Price of $0.60 per share within thirty six months after the original issue date (the “Conversion Rate”). The Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of the Company's common stock at the Conversion Rate (1) on the third anniversary of the original issuance date or (2) if the Company's average stock price is $1.20 for 20 consecutive trading days and trading volume is at least $150,000.
Authorization of New Classes of Preferred Stock
In April 2014, the Company authorized the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, which has the following characteristics:
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Par value of $0.001
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Conversion to common stock at a one to one ratio
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Shareholder rights equivalent to common shareholders
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Liquidation preferences equivalent to common shareholders
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Voting rights equivalent to common shareholders
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Holders of Series D Preferred Stock can convert it to the extent that their ownership of the Company’s stock aggregately does not exceed 4.99%
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In May 2014, the Company authorized the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which has the following characteristics:
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Par value of $0.001
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Original purchase price of $6.00 per share
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One share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into 20 shares of common stock
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Cumulative 6% dividends, which can be paid in common stock at a share price equal to the average of the weighted volume average price for the 20 business days preceding the dividend date
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Automatic conversion into Common Stock at the earlier of the third anniversary of the original issuance date or six months after the final closing of a qualified at a rate which is calculated by dividing the original purchase price by the conversion price if during 20 consecutive trading days the weighted volume average of Common Stock is at least $0.60, and trading volume is at least $150,000.
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Liquidation rights at 100% of the original purchase price
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In May 2014, the Company authorized the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, which has the following characteristics:
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Liquidation rights at 130% of the original purchase price
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Dividends in Arrears
Dividends in arrears on the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock totaled $868, or $0.00 per share as of December 31, 2014, and totaled $52,066, or $0.00 per share as of December 31, 2013.
Dividends in arrears on the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock totaled $90,850, or $0.01 per share as of December 31, 2014.
Dividends in arrears on the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock totaled $183,314, or $0.01 per share as of December 31, 2014.
Conversion of Accounts Payable into Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock
In April 2014, the Company reached a settlement agreement with its former CFO on $7,160 of outstanding accounts payable by issuing 23,867 shares of Common Stock with a fair value of $4,296. An officer capital contribution of $2,864 was recorded to Additional paid in capital.
In April 2014, the Company reached a settlement agreement with a related party consultant on $75,000 of outstanding accounts payable by issuing 166,667 Common Stock with a fair value of $30,000. In addition, the Company issued the consultant 200,000 warrants to purchase common stock with a five year term at a $0.30 exercise price with a fair value of $16,700. A gain on settlement of accounts payable – related parties of $28,300 was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
In April 2014, the Company reached settlement agreements with former employees and consultants on $15,000 of outstanding accounts payable by issuing 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock valued at $26,750. A loss on settlement of accounts payable of $11,750 was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
In August 2014, the Company reached a settlement agreement with its former Chief Executive Officer and current Chairman of the Board of Directors on $242,798 of outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses by issuing 423,789 shares of Common Stock valued at $0. An officer capital contribution of $242,798 was recorded to Additional paid in capital.
Between July and September of 2014, the Company reached settlement agreements with former employees and consultants on $706,737 of accounts payable and accrued expenses by issuing 726,670 shares of Common Stock valued at $0. A gain on settlement of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $706,737 was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
Waiver and Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into Series B and Series C Preferred Stock
In June 2014, an investor signed a waiver and amendment agreement to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a ratio of 8.3333 to 1. The investor exchanged 41,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for 5,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the exercise price on the investor’s 20,834 warrants attached to the stock was reduced to $0.30. Since the warrants were equity warrants, the reduction in the exercise price had no impact on the consolidated statement of operations.
In June 2014, an investor signed a waiver and amendment agreement to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Series C Preferred Stock at a ratio of 6.15384 to 1 and to invest at least 15% of his original investment in a New Bridge Note. The investor invested $3,750 in a New Bridge Note, exchanged 41,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for 6,771 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and the exercise price on the investor’s 20,834 warrants attached to the stock was reduced to $0.25. Since the warrants were equity warrants, the reduction in the exercise price had no impact on the consolidated statement of operations.
In July and August 2014, investors signed a waiver and amendment agreement to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a ratio of 8.3333 to 1. The investors exchanged 308,334 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for 37,001 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the exercise price on the investors’ 154,168 warrants attached to the stock was reduced to $0.30. Since the warrants were equity warrants, the reduction in the exercise price had no impact on the consolidated statement of operations.
In July 2014, investors signed a waiver and amendment agreement to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Series C Preferred Stock at a ratio of 6.15384 to 1 and to invest at least 15% of their original investment in a New Bridge Note. The investors exchanged 250,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for 40,625 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and the exercise price on the investors’ 125,001 warrants attached to the stock was reduced to $0.25. Since the warrants were equity warrants, the reduction in the exercise price had no impact on the consolidated statement of operations.
Warrants
Details of warrants outstanding are as follows:
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Note 9. Related Party Transactions
On February 1, 2010, the Company entered into a placement agent agreement (“Placement Agent Agreement”) with Middlebury Group LLC (“Middlebury”), where a previous director of the Company worked as a partner, to act as the placement agent in connection with a financing transaction. The agreement provides for a monthly retainer fee of $10,000 and a placement fee equal to ten percent of the aggregate purchase price paid by each investor. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had amounts due to Middlebury of $75,000 for services rendered pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, and such amounts were included as part of accounts payable - related parties. As discussed in Note 8, the Company reached a settlement agreement with Middlebury and settled the $75,000 in outstanding accounts payable by issuing 166,667 shares of common stock and 200,000 warrants to purchase common stock with a five year term at a $0.30 exercise price. A gain on settlement of accounts payable – related parties of $28,300 was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company received advances from related parties of $200 and $23,834, respectively. These advances are non-interest bearing and are due on demand. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the amounts due to these related parties totaled $0 and $24,834 respectively, and are included as part of Accounts payable – related parties.
Note 10. Subsequent Events
Unsecured Bridge Loan
As disclosed in Note 2, OrangeHook entered into a Letter of Intent with the Company. Subsequent to December 31, 2014, OrangeHook provided $262,000 as bridge financing to the Company, in the form of unsecured loans.
Issuance of Common Stock
As mentioned in Note 5, the Company issued 125,000 shares to an investor in February 2015 in conjunction with an August 2014 amendment to a note subscription agreement with a principal amount of $100,000.
Issuance of Warrants for Professional Services
In April 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of warrants to purchase shares of common stock with a five year term at a $0.20 exercise price for professional services rendered by the following parties:
● 1,500,000 warrants were issued to a law firm
● 1,418,846 warrants were issued to a CFO outsourcing firm
● 8,513,078 warrants were issued to Mr. Resnick, the Company’s acting Chief Executive Officer.
As of the date of this report, the warrants have not been issued.
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.
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NUVEL HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date: June 22, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Jay Elliot
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Jay Elliot, Chairman of the Board of Directors
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(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
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Date: June22, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Richard Resnick
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Richard Resnick
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Acting Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer and principal financial
and accounting officer)
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following person(s) on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Date: June 22, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Jay Elliot
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Jay Elliot, Chairman of the Board of Directors
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(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
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