PART
1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1 - Financial Statements
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NARROWSTEP
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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August
31, 2007
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February
28, 2007
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(Unaudited)
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$
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$
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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10,170,561
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466,870
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Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
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1,211,993
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1,403,779
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of
$1,574,090 and $940,534, respectively
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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420,672
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332,192
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Total
current assets
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11,803,226
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2,202,841
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Property
and equipment, net
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2,677,606
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1,234,557
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Software
development costs, net
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244,574
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149,080
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Total
Assets
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14,725,406
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3,586,478
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Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
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Liabilities
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Current
liabilities:
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Unearned
revenue
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191,004
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384,295
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Accounts
payable
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877,672
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960,580
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Net
obligations under capital leases, current
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151,058
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88,110
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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844,140
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977,948
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Total
current liabilities
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2,063,874
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2,410,933
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Net
obligations under capital leases, long-term
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217,355
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135,470
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Total
Liabilities
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2,281,229
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2,546,403
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Commitments
and Contingencies
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Stockholders'
Equity
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Common
stock, $0.000001 par value 450,000,000 shares authorized,
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125
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45
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125,280,977 issued
and outstanding at August 31, 2007 and
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45,348,974 issued
and outstanding at February 28, 2007
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Additional
paid-in capital
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40,093,676
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20,543,688
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Accumulated
deficit
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(27,737,934
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(19,555,533
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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88,310
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51,875
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Total
Stockholders' Equity
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12,444,177
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1,040,075
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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14,725,406
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3,586,478
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See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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AND
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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Six
Months Ended
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August
31, 2007
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August
31, 2006
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August
31, 2007
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August
31, 2006
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$
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Revenue
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Narrowcasting
and other
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1,143,955
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1,041,980
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2,559,115
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1,878,493
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Production
services
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141,902
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526,387
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317,535
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834,397
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Total
revenue
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1,285,857
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1,568,367
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2,876,650
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2,712,890
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Costs
and Expenses
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Operating
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1,361,524
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711,085
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2,587,315
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1,133,303
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Selling,
general and administrative
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3,449,202
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1,900,687
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6,094,826
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3,581,250
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Research
& development
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783,298
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285,093
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1,582,048
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540,150
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Total
operating expenses
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5,594,024
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2,896,865
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10,264,189
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5,254,703
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Operating
Loss
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(4,308,167
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(1,328,498
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(7,387,539
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(2,541,813
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Interest
income (expense), net
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(599,280
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41,166
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(778,923
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85,265
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Currency
exchange income (loss)
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(14,036
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1,745
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(15,939
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1,156
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Net
Loss
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(4,921,483
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(1,285,587
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(8,182,401
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(2,455,392
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Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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18,963
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6,219
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36,435
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42,983
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Comprehensive
Loss
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(4,902,520
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(1,279,368
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(8,145,966
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(2,412,409
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Net
Loss per Common Share - Basic and Diluted
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(0.07
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(0.03
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(0.14
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(0.05
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Weighted-Average
Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted
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67,858,410
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45,248,974
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56,603,692
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45,192,724
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See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(Unaudited)
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Six
Months Ended
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August
31, 2007
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August
31, 2006
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$
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Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
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Net
loss
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(8,182,401
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(2,455,392
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Allowance
for doubtful accounts
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633,556
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53,904
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Depreciation
and amortization
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439,978
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255,126
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Stock-based
compensation expense
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1,619,270
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814,497
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Interest
on short-term investment
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(57,609
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Fair
value of options and warrants granted to third party
suppliers
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19,625
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Interest
on debt issuance
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853,200
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Changes
in net cash attributable to changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable, gross
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(441,770
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(970,495
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(88,480
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(73,705
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Unearned
revenue
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(193,291
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214,457
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Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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(216,716
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463,307
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Net
Cash Used in Operating Activities
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(5,557,029
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(1,755,910
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Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(1,583,660
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(580,675
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Payments
for software development costs
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(141,588
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(79,001
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Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
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(1,725,248
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(659,676
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Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
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Net
proceeds from issuance of common stock
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10,127,457
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1,379,403
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Proceeds
from exercise of stock options and warrants
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6,250
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Payments
on capital leases
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(42,998
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(33,537
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Net
Proceeds from issuance of debt instrument
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6,950,130
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Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
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17,034,589
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1,352,116
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Net
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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9,752,312
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(1,063,470
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Effect
of exchange rates on change in cash
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(48,621
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14,098
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Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of period
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466,870
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2,232,854
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents at the End of the Period
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10,170,561
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1,183,482
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See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
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Property
and equipment under capital leases
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188,781
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133,875
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Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
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Debt
converted to equity
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6,950,130
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Interest
on debt issuance was paid out with common
shares
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853,200
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See
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
1. PREPARATION OF INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Basis
of Presentation.
Throughout this document, Narrowstep Inc. and
Subsidiaries is referred to as “Narrowstep,” “we” or the “Company.” The
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to
the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that
permit reduced disclosure for interim periods. We believe that these condensed
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only
of
normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the results for the
interim periods shown. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results of any other interim period or for the full
year. The reader is referred to the audited consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto for the year ended February 28, 2007 filed as
part
of Narrowstep Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) Form 10-KSB
for such year.
Principles
of Consolidation.
The condensed consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Our
subsidiaries operate in the TV over the Internet services industry both
domestically and internationally providing various services. All
intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use
of Estimates.
The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated
financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the
reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
NOTE
2. SALE OF COMMON STOCK
On
August
8, 2007, we closed a private financing with a number of accredited investors
for
the sale of common stock and warrants for a total purchase price of $10,510,000.
Pursuant to the financing we sold a total of 42,040,000 shares of common stock
at a purchase price of $0.25 per share. We also issued warrants to purchase
an
aggregate of 21,020,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50
per
share, subject to adjustment. The warrants are exercisable at any
time on or prior to August 8, 2012. The warrants contain customary
anti-dilution provisions in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split,
reclassification or recapitalization of the Company. In addition, the
exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of the
warrants are subject to adjustment on a full-ratchet basis in the event that
we
issue or are deemed to have issued shares of common stock at an effective
purchase price of less than $0.50 per share, subject to certain
exceptions. In the financing, we issued to the placement agents
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,706,400 shares of common
stock. Those warrants have the same terms as the warrants issued in
the financing, except that the warrants issued to the placement agents have
a
cashless exercise right.
NOTE
3. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
On
March
2, 2007, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) with sixteen accredited investors (the “Investors”) for the sale of
its 12% Mandatorily Convertible Notes (the “Notes”) and Warrants (the
“Warrants”) for a total purchase price of $7,110,000. The Notes,
which mature on March 2, 2009, bear interest at 12% per annum, payable at
maturity. The Notes will mandatorily convert at a 10% discount into
the securities issued by the Company in any subsequent private placement that
results in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $3,000,000 or, in the
event
of a sale of the Company prior thereto, shares of common stock valued at a
discount of 10% to the per share price to be paid in the Company
sale. The Warrants are exercisable at any time on or prior to March
2, 2012 for an aggregate of 3,555,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.60 per share, subject to adjustment. The Company has the
right to force the cash exercise of the Warrants if the common stock trades
at
or above $1.80 per share for at least 20 consecutive trading
days. Both the Notes and the Warrants contain customary anti-dilution
provisions in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split,
reclassification or recapitalization of the Company. In connection
with the August 8, 2007 financing, the Company’s $7,110,000 in outstanding
mandatorily 12% convertible notes were automatically converted into an aggregate
of 35,392,003 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.225 per
share.
NOTE
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Options
granted to current officers.
On April 30, 2007, the Company granted
options to purchase 250,000 shares to Lou Holder, our Chief Technology Officer,
at an exercise price of $0.68 per share. These options vest over a
three-year period and expire on April 30, 2017.
On
June
8, 2007, Narrowstep entered into an employment Agreement with David C. McCourt
who was granted 1,250,000 shares of restricted stock units which vest monthly
until November 30, 2007 and 2,500,000 shares of restricted stock which vest
based on meeting certain performance milestones, to be determined by the
Company’s Compensation Committee.
NARROWSTEP
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Options
granted to former officers.
The Company has granted options
to purchase 1,000,000 shares to Steven Crowther, our former Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, at an exercise price of $1.20 per
share. 500,000 of these options were granted and vested on March 1,
2005 and are exercisable until February 28, 2015. 500,000 of these
options were granted on August 11, 2005, 100,000 of which vested immediately
and
the remaining 400,000 vested on July 1, 2006. These options are exercisable
until August 11, 2015. On January 17, 2006, the Company granted Steven Crowther
additional options to purchase 100,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.90
per
share. 50,000 of these options vested immediately on January 17,
2006. In connection with the Separation and General Release Agreement
between us and Mr. Crowther, the period during which Mr. Crowther may exercise
his vested options was extended from September 29, 2006 until June 29, 2007.
These options have since expired.
Transactions
with companies in which certain persons hold an
interest.
Shelly Palmer, a former director of the Company,
is the owner of a consulting company, SLP Productions Inc. Pursuant to an
unwritten agreement between the parties, SLP Productions billed the Company
$38,000 and $36,000 for fiscal year ending February 28, 2007 and February 28,
2006, respectively for consulting services. For the six months
ending, August 31, 2007 no further consulting services were
performed.
Narrowstep
Ltd. has developed a channel for LTR Consultancy. John Goedegebuure, a founder
and shareholder of Narrowstep Inc., is the Managing Director and a shareholder
of LTR Consultancy. Total revenue and total receivables from LTR
Consultancy for fiscal year ending February 28, 2007, was $185,480 and $53,614
respectively. Total revenue and total receivables from LTR
Consultancy for the six months ending August 31, 2007, was $42,236 and $97,807
respectively.
The
total
amount in receivables remained unpaid and was fully reserved for at August
31,
2007.
Pursuant
to an Investor Relations Agreement with the Company, LTR Consultancy earned
fees
for investor relations services of $33,705, for fiscal year ended February
28,
2007. Of these fees, $5,892 was unpaid as of August 31,
2007.
On
May
30, 2006, the Company entered into an advisory agreement with Granahan McCourt
Advisors, LLC. David C McCourt, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Operating Officer, is the
beneficial owner of Granahan McCourt Advisors, LLC and Granahan McCourt Capital,
LLC, a shareholder in the Company. Pursuant to this agreement,
Granahan McCourt Advisors, LLC was issued 100,000 shares of common stock on
May
30, 2006 and received warrants to purchase 6,000 shares, with an exercise price
equal to $0.95 per share. Mr. McCourt became a director of the
Company on June 27, 2006, was named as Chairman of the Board and interim Chief
Executive Officer in December 2006 and was named interim Chief Operating Officer
in June 2007. The Company paid Granahan McCourt Advisors, LLC $80,000
for consulting services and $9,000 to cover out of pocket expenses for fiscal
year ending February 28, 2007. Mr. McCourt voluntarily terminated the
advisory agreement once he became interim Chief Executive Officer and forfeited
the remaining balance in the contract.
Outdoor
Channel, a Narrowstep customer, began utilizing our services in May
2007. The Chief Executive Officer and President of Outdoor Channel is
Roger L. Werner Jr., a Director of Narrowstep. We billed Outdoor
Channel, $33,204 for the six months ended August 31, 2007 and the balance in
accounts receivable at August 31, 2007 is $2,500.
In
connection with our August 2007 financing, Mr. McCourt purchased 4,000,000
shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common
stock
for a total purchase price of $1,000,000. In addition, Mr. McCourt
entered into a lock up agreement pursuant to which he and certain entities
controlled by him agreed for a period of nine months from August 8, 2007 not
to
sell, dispose or other wise transfer any shares of common stock owned by them,
subject to certain exceptions.
NOTE
5. CONCENTRATIONS
The
largest four customers in the aggregate accounted for approximately $423,000,
or
33% of our revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2007 and approximately
$924,000, or 32% of our revenues for the six months ended August 31, 2007.
The
largest four customers in the aggregate accounted for approximately $521,000,
or
34% of our revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2006 and approximately
$732,000, or 27% of our revenues for the six months ended August 31, 2006.
The
accounts receivable balance for the largest four customers was approximately
$834,000 as of August 31, 2007.
NOTE
6. RECLASSIFICATION
The
presentation of the August 31, 2006 consolidated statement of operations and
comprehensive loss has been reclassified to conform to the August 31, 2007
presentation.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
July
20, 2007 the company entered into a six year building lease with Princeton
202
Associates Limited Partnership located in New Jersey. The initial
monthly payment is approximately $28,170 with escalations every two
years. On October 3, 2007 the company entered into a four year
building lease with Philips and Feeley located in London. The initial
monthly payment is approximately $8,540 with escalations every
year.
On
October 7, 2007, Rajan Chopra resigned as a member of the Board of Directors
of
Narrowstep Inc.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
.
For
ease
of reading, Narrowstep Inc. is referred to as “Narrowstep,” “we” or the
“Company” throughout this document and the names of the particular subsidiaries
providing the services generally have been omitted. Narrowstep is a holding
company whose subsidiaries operate in the TV over the Internet services industry
both domestically and internationally providing production and distribution
services and equipment. You should read this discussion in conjunction with
the
condensed consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and management’s
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 28,
2007.
Consolidated
revenues
for the three months ended August 31, 2007 decreased by
$282,510, or 18%, to $1,285,857 as compared to $1,568,367 for the three months
ended August 31, 2006. Consolidated revenues for the six months ended August
31,
2007 increased by $163,760, or 6%, to $2,876,650 as compared to $2,712,890
for
the six months ended August 31, 2006 as follows:
Narrowcasting
and other revenues
for the three months ended August 31, 2007 increased
by $101,975, or 10%, to $1,143,955 as compared to $1,041,980 for the three
months ended August 31, 2006. Narrowcasting revenues for the six
months ended August 31, 2007 increased by $680,622, or 36%, to $2,559,115 as
compared to $1,878,493 for the six months ended August 31, 2006. The
increase in narrowcasting revenues resulted primarily from a net increase in
customers, partially offset by sales allowances and adjustments given in the
quarter. Although narrowcasting revenues increased quarter to
quarter, the rate of growth was less than in prior quarters as a result of
smaller content providers churning for non-payment. Many of these
content providers are simply undercapitalized. The Company is in the
process of refocusing its sales and marketing efforts on larger, more profitable
customers to whom the Company can sell a range of products and services and
away
from smaller content providers who have traditionally had lower margins and
higher payment default rates. Management expects that this shift in
strategic focus will accelerate the Company’s revenue growth.
Production
services revenues
for the three months ended August 31, 2007 decreased
by $384,485, or 73%, to $141,902 as compared to $526,387 for the three months
ended August 31, 2006. Production services revenues for the six
months ended August 31, 2007 decreased by $516,862, or 62%, to $317,535 as
compared to $834,397 for the six months ended August 31, 2006. As
previously disclosed, our strategic plan is to focus our resources on
narrowscasting and to deemphasize production services as a revenue source of
our
business. Consistent with this plan, revenues from this segment
continue to decline as we continue to fulfill current obligations and execute
on
our plan to exit this business segment.
Geographical
distribution of consolidated revenues:
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Six
Months Ended
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August
31,
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August
31,
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2007
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2006
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Percent
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$
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$
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Change
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United
States
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431,647
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320,645
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35%
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Europe,
Middle-East and Africa
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2,388,230
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2,313,928
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3%
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Asia
Pacific
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38,559
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59,866
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-36%
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Internet
Sales
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18,214
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18,451
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-1%
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Total
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2,876,650
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2,712,890
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6%
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Consolidated
costs and expenses
for the three months ended August 31, 2007 increased
by $2,697,159, or 93%, to $5,594,024 as compared to $2,896,865 for the three
months ended August 31, 2006. Consolidated expenses for the six
months ended August 31, 2007 increased by $5,009,486, or 95%, to $10,264,189
as
compared to $5,254,703 for the six months ended August 31, 2006 as
follows:
Operating
expenses
includes the cost of bandwidth, direct labor, sub-contracted
labor, consulting fees and depreciation. For the three months ended
August 31, 2007 these costs were $1,361,524, a 91%, increase over the $711,085
reported in the three months ended August 31, 2006. Operating expenses for
the
six months ended August 31, 2007 were $2,587,315, a 128% increase over the
$1,133,303 reported in
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INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
.
the
six
months ended August 31, 2006. The increase resulted primarily from
increased headcount to meet customer support needs in our narrowcasting business
and to begin building out our internal Content Delivery Network (CDN)
system. This increase was offset in part by a reduction in production
expenses. We expect that operating expenses will continue at these
higher levels for the near term as we anticipate that our CDN system will not
be
complete until approximately the fourth quarter of this fiscal
year. However, we expect that these expenses will begin to decrease
as a percentage of total revenues as we achieve more efficiency in delivering
and supporting our service offerings.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
include employee compensation and
related costs for personnel engaged in marketing, direct and reseller sales
support functions, the executive team and back office help. For the three months
ended August 31, 2007 these costs were $3,449,202, a 81% increase over the
$1,900,687 reported for the three months ended August 31,
2006. SG&A for the six months ended August 31, 2007 costs were
$6,094,826, a 70% increase over the $3,581,250 reported for the six months
ended
August 31, 2006. The increase is primarily due to increased
headcount, primarily in direct sales, as we continue to build infrastructure
to
support a higher level of sales. The increase also resulted from
higher stock compensation expense attributable to the employment agreement
entered into with our interim CEO, under which he is paid only in restricted
stock and performance units.
Research
& development expenses
include employee compensation, stock options
and depreciation and any related costs for personnel primarily focused on
research and development efforts. For the three months ended August
31, 2007 these costs were $783,298, a 175% increase over the $285,093 reported
for the three months ended August 31, 2006. R&D expenses for the
six months ended August 31, 2007 were $1,582,048, a 193% increase over the
$540,150 reported for the six months ended August 31, 2006. The increase in
research and development expenses resulted primarily from increased headcount
and increased third party expenses relating to the further development and
enhancement of our TelvOS system. The increase also resulted from
increased headcount to maintain the Company’s existing systems and to provide
customized support for our growing customer base. However, we expect
that these expenses will begin to decrease as a percentage of total revenues
as
we refocus our strategic direction on larger customers where customization
expenses can be spread over a higher revenue base.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Net
cash used in operating activities
was $5,557,029 for the six months
ended August 31, 2007, compared to $1,755,910 for the six months ended August
31, 2006. The increase in cash used in operations was due primarily to an
increase in our net loss. Our net loss for the period increased
significantly for the reasons described above.
Net
cash used in investing activities
was $1,725,248 for the six months
ended August 31, 2007, compared to $659,676 for the six months ended August
31,
2006. This increase resulted primarily from additional capital expenditures
needed to build out our CDN network.
Net
cash provided by financing activities
was $17,034,589 for the six
months ended August 31, 2007, compared to $1,352,116 for the six months ended
August 31, 2006. The increase resulted from the sale of common stock
on August 8, 2007 and the issuance of the Company’s 12% mandatorily convertible
notes issued March 2, 2007 as described below.
We
had
$10,170,561 in cash and cash equivalents available at August 31, 2007 and
available bank overdraft facilities of $60,411.
We
have
financed our operations from inception primarily through private sales of our
equity and convertible debt securities. From inception through August 31, 2007,
we issued an aggregate of 125,280,977 shares of our common stock for gross
proceeds of approximately $31.8 million. In addition, we have issued
warrants in connection with certain of our fundraising activities and have
granted options and issued shares in lieu of cash in payment to third parties
for services rendered and in connection with the acquisition of Sportshows
Television, Ltd. To a lesser extent, we have also used capital leases to fund
some of our equipment acquisitions. We have incurred significant
losses since our inception and, at August 31, 2007, had an accumulated deficit
of approximately $27.7 million.
An
overdraft facility is a line of credit arrangement, negotiated with a bank
and
usually reviewable on an annual basis, whereby the bank's customer is permitted
to take its checking account into a debit balance on a pre-agreed interest
basis
up to an agreed amount. Amounts utilized under overdraft facilities are payable
on demand. At August 31, 2007 and February 28, 2007, the overdraft facilities
consisted of $20,137 and $19,600, respectively, with Barclays Bank PLC and
$40,274 and $39,000, respectively, with National Westminster Bank PLC (NatWest).
Neither facility was utilized on August 31, 2007 or February 28, 2007. The
interest rate on the Barclays facility is 5.75% above Barclays' variable base
rate (which base rate was 5.25% per annum as of August 31, 2007). The interest
rate on the NatWest facility is 5.75% above NatWest's variable base rate (which
base rate was 5.25% per annum as of August 31, 2007). The Barclays overdraft
facility was renewed on February 17, 2007. The NatWest overdraft
facility was renewed on May 31, 2007.
Our
current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) relates to our
ability to pay our short-term debts as they become due. At August 31, 2007,
our
current ratio was 5.7, compared to 0.9 at February 28, 2007. Our current ratio
fluctuates primarily as we use cash to develop our business and raise additional
funds from private financing from time to time.
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INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
.
On
August
8, 2007, we closed a private financing with a number of accredited investors
for
the sale of common stock and warrants for a total purchase price of $10,510,000.
Pursuant to the financing we sold a total of 42,040,000 shares of common stock
at a purchase price of $0.25 per share. We also issued warrants to purchase
an
aggregate of 21,020,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50
per
share, subject to adjustment. The warrants are exercisable at any
time on or prior to August 8, 2012. The warrants contain customary
anti-dilution provisions in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split,
reclassification or recapitalization of the Company. In addition, the
exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of the
warrants are subject to adjustment on a full-ratchet basis in the event that
we
issue or are deemed to have issued shares of common stock at an effective
purchase price of less than $0.50 per share, subject to certain
exceptions. In
the financing, we issued to the placement agents warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 1,706,400 shares of common stock. Those warrants have
the same terms as the warrants issued in the financing, except that the warrants
issued to the placement agents have a cashless exercise right.
On
March
2, 2007, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) with sixteen accredited investors (the “Investors”) for the sale of
its 12% Mandatorily Convertible Notes (the “Notes”) and Warrants (the
“Warrants”) for a total purchase price of $7,110,000. The Notes,
which mature on March 2, 2009, bear interest at 12% per annum, payable at
maturity. The Notes will mandatorily
convert
at a 10% discount into the securities issued by the Company in any subsequent
private placement that results in gross proceeds to the Company of at least
$3,000,000 or, in the event of a sale of the Company prior thereto, shares
of
common stock valued at a discount of 10% to the per share price to be paid
in
the Company sale. The Warrants are exercisable at any time on or
prior to March 2, 2012 for an aggregate
of
3,555,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share,
subject to adjustment. The Company has the right to force the cash
exercise of the Warrants if the common stock trades at or above $1.80 per share
for at least 20 consecutive trading days. Both the Notes and the
Warrants contain customary anti-dilution provisions in the event of any stock
split, reverse stock split, reclassification or recapitalization of the
Company. In connection with the August 8, 2007 financing, the
Company’s $7,110,000 in outstanding mandatorily 12% convertible notes were
automatically converted into an aggregate of 35,392,003 shares of common stock
at a conversion price of $0.225 per share.
With
the
completion of the August financing we believe that we have sufficient working
capital to fund our operations for the next twelve months. Management
will continue to pursue various financing options in order to fully fund our
longer term cash requirements. We also are making efforts to improve
our financial position by reducing ongoing operating expenses and continuing
to
focus on increasing sales.
As
of
August 31, 2007, our principal capital commitments consisted of obligations
outstanding under capital leases as shown in the table below:
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Six
Months Ended
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August
31, 2007
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|
$
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|
Amounts
payable:
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|
Within
12 months
|
|
|
180,021
|
|
Between
one and two years
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|
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160,143
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|
Between
two and three years
|
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|
75,400
|
|
Total
future commitment
|
|
|
415,564
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|
Less:
finance charges allocated to future periods
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(47,151
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)
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Present
Value
|
|
|
368,413
|
|
Off
balance sheet arrangements
We have no
off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or are reasonably likely to have
a
current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources.
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ITEM
3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As
of the
end of the period covered by this report, the Company's management, with the
participation of the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial
officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). Based on such
evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
August 31, 2007 to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by
us in
the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the
Commission's rules and forms.
There
have not been any changes in the Company's internal control over financial
reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act)
during the last fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal
control over financial reporting.
On
May
24, 2007, in connection with its audit of our consolidated financial statements
for the year ended February 28, 2007, Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C., our
independent registered public accounting firm, informed us and our audit
committee of certain deficiencies in our internal controls over financial
reporting that they considered to be a material weakness and significant
deficiencies. The material weakness was as follows:
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We
did not record the stock-based compensation expense on certain stock
options, issued to one of our directors, on a timely basis. As a
result of
this, our third quarter interim financial statements were
misstated.
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The
significant deficiencies were as follows:
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We
did not record a sufficient allowance for bad debts related to a
customer’s accounts receivable balance that was in
question.
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·
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We
were recording invoices billed to certain customers in such a manner
that
the result was to recognize revenues on a cash basis, which is not
in
accordance with accounting principals generally accepted in the United
States.
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Inferior
internal controls could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet
our reporting obligations and could also cause our current and potential
stockholders to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which
could have a negative effect on the price of our stock.
In
response to the deficiencies in our internal controls identified by Rothstein,
Kass & Company, P.C. we restated our results for the fiscal third quarter
ended November 30, 2006 and for the fiscal year ended February 28,
2007. We have taken appropriate steps to correct these deficiencies
in our internal controls identified by Rothstein, Kass & Company,
P.C.
We
will
be documenting and testing our internal control procedures in order to satisfy
the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Pursuant
to
Section 404, beginning with our fiscal year ending February 29, 2008, we will
be
required to include in our annual report on Form 10-KSB a management assessment
of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial
reporting. For the fiscal year ending February 28, 2009, a report by
our independent registered public accounting firm will be included opining
on
the operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.
We are exposed to increased costs associated with complying with these
requirements, and will be spending management time and resources to document
and
test our internal controls in anticipation of Section 404 reporting
requirements. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will not in the future
identify material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal
controls over financial reporting that we have not discovered to
date.
If
we are
not able to complete testing of all of our internal controls, or if during
the
course of our testing we identify deficiencies that we are not able to remediate
in time, we and/or our independent registered public accounting firm may not
be
able to complete our/its respective assessments before the deadline for
compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
If we
fail to timely complete our evaluation and testing in order to allow for the
assessment by our management, or if our independent registered public accounting
firm cannot timely attest to our management's assessment, we could be subject
to
regulatory scrutiny and a loss of public confidence in our internal controls,
which could harm our business and our stock price. Further, if our independent
registered public accounting firm is not satisfied with our internal controls
over financial reporting or with the level at which they are documented,
designed, operated or reviewed, it may decline to opine on the operating
effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting or may issue
a
qualified report identifying significant deficiencies and / or material weakness
in our internal controls. This could result in significant additional
expenditures responding to the Section 404 internal control audit, a diversion
of management attention and a decline in our stock price.
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INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
report contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, in
the
discussion under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations." Any and all statements contained in this
report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking
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help, believe, continue, intend, expect, future, and similar terms and terms
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(i) a projection of revenues, income (including income/loss), earnings
(including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital
structure, or other financial items, (ii) the plans and objectives of management
for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to our products
or
services, (iii) our future financial performance, including any such
statement contained in a discussion and analysis of financial condition by
management or in the results of operations included pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (iv) the assumptions
underlying or relating to any statement described in subparagraphs (i), (ii),
or
(iii).
The
forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results,
performance, events, or circumstances and may not be realized because they
are
based upon our current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations,
estimates, and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties and other influences, many of which we have no control over.
Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ
materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result
of
these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to
the
inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ
materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation,
our
inability to obtain adequate financing, insufficient cash flows and resulting
illiquidity, our dependence upon significant customers, our inability to expand
our business, government regulations, increased competition, changing customer
preferences, stock illiquidity, failure to implement our business plans or
strategies, and ineffectiveness of our marketing program and our acquisition
opportunities. A description of some of the risks and uncertainties that could
cause our actual results to differ materially from those described by the
forward-looking statements in this report appears under the caption "Risk
Factors" and elsewhere in the most recent Registration Statement on Form SB-2
and Form 10-KSB that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Because
of the risks and uncertainties related to these factors and the forward-looking
statements, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements or to announce publicly the results of any revisions
to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this report to reflect
any
new information or future events or circumstances or otherwise unless required
to do so under applicable federal securities laws.
Readers
should read this report and the following discussion and analysis in conjunction
with the financial statements and the related notes contained in this report
and
the other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.