AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
SEPTEMBER 3, 2002.
REGISTRATION NO.
333-97983
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO.
1 to FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933
VIRTRA
SYSTEMS, INC.
(NAME
OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER IN ITS CHARTER)
TEXAS
334310
93-1207631
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Primary
standard industrial classification code number)
(IRS employer identification number)
440 North
Center Arlington, Texas 76011 (817) 261-4269 (ADDRESS,
INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING
AREA
CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) 440 North
Center Arlington, Texas 76011 (817) 261-4269
(ADDRESS
OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS OR INTENDED PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
BUSINESS) L. Kelly Jones, chief executive officer 440 North
Center Arlington, Texas 76011 (817) 261-4269 (NAME,
ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING
AREA
CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES
TO: DAVID C. THOMAS, ESQ. 185 Madison Avenue 10th Floor New York, NY
10016 (212) 725-4423 (212) 684-9022 Fax COUNSEL TO ISSUER
_________________ APPROXIMATE
DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE.
_________________
IF DELIVERY OF THE PROSPECTUS IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE
PURSUANT TO RULE 434, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX.
PROSPECTUS
VirTra
Systems, Inc.
440
North Center, Arlington, Texas 76011 (817) 261-4269
The selling
price of the shares will be determined by market factors at the time of their
resale.
This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling
shareholders of up to 19,991,703
shares of common stock. The selling shareholders may sell the stock from
time to time in the over-the-counter market at the prevailing market price or in
negotiated transactions. Of the shares offered,
495,000
shares are presently outstanding,
up
to 12,500,000 shares are issuable to Dutchess Private Equities Fund, L.P. based
an Investment Agreement dated as of July 11, 2002,
up
to 6,000,000 shares are issuable to holders of our convertible subordinated
debentures issued on July 11, 2002 and issuable prior to September 6, 2002,
up
to 500,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued to the
debenture investors,
496,703
shares are issuable upon exercise of warrants acquired by Swartz Private Equity
LLC in connection with an earlier equity line,
and
• 495,000
shares may be sold by holders who acquired those shares in earlier private
placement transactions
We will receive no proceeds from the sale of the shares by
the selling shareholders. However, we may receive up to $5 million of proceeds
from the sale of shares to Dutchess, and we may receive additional proceeds from
the sale to Dutchess and Swartz of shares issuable upon the exercise of any
warrants that they may exercise.
Our common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter
Electronic Bulletin Board under the symbol VTSI. On August 30, 2002, the average
of the bid and asked prices of the common stock on the Bulletin Board was $0.20
per share.
Investing in the common stock involves a high degree of
risk. You should not invest in the common stock unless you can afford to lose
your entire investment. See "Risk
Factors".
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any
state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or
determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of
this prospectus is September 3, 2002
Please read this prospectus carefully. It describes our
company, finances, products and services. Federal and state securities laws
require us to include in this prospectus all the important information that you
will need to make an investment decision.
You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus to make your investment decision.
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. The
selling shareholders are not offering these securities in any state where the
offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this
prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of
this prospectus.
Some of the statements contained in this prospectus,
including statements under "Prospectus Summary," "Risk Factors," "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
"Business," are forward-looking and may involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results and future events may differ significantly based
upon a number of factors, including:
that
we have had significant losses ever since starting business and we expect to
continue losing money for some time;
that
we expect competition from companies that are much larger and better financed
than we are;
that
we cannot be sure our product will be accepted; and
that
we are in default on loans from several of our shareholders, and a bank, and we
are also in default under some of our equipment lease financing
agreements.
In this prospectus, we refer to VirTra
Systems, Inc. as "we" or "VirTra Systems," and Dutchess Private Equities Fund,
L.P. as "Dutchess."
Prospectus
Summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in
this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the
information you should consider before investing in the common stock. You should
read the entire prospectus carefully, including the "Risk Factors"
section.
Our
Business
We were organized in 1996 to operate theme concept
microbrewery restaurants. In 1997, we acquired all rights to 'Net
GameLink™, an interactive entertainment system designed to allow a number
of players to compete with one another in a game via an intranet or the
Internet. From 1999 when we closed our microbrewery operations until we acquired
Ferris Productions, Inc. as described below, we had been devoting substantially
all of our efforts to implementing the 'Net GameLink™ product and our
operations were limited to development, construction and beta-testing of the
initial 'Net GameLink™ prototype system at J. Gilligan's Bar and Grill in
Arlington, Texas.
In September, 2001, we acquired Ferris Productions, Inc., a
leading developer and operator of virtual reality devices. Ferris designs,
develops, distributes, and operates technically-advanced products for the
entertainment, simulation, promotion, and education markets. The acquisition
provided us with a wider array of products within our industry, an experienced
management team, an existing revenue stream, and established distribution
channels. Post-merger, we believe we are a leading virtual reality developer
and manufacturer.
Our principal office is at 440 North Center, Arlington,
Texas 76011, and our telephone number is (817) 261-4269.
The
Offering
The selling shareholders are:
Shareholder
Number of Shares
Dutchess
Private Equities Fund, L.P. (1)
17,333,333
Peter and
Melody Zatir (1)
666,667
Andrew Smith
(1)
200,000
Delaware
Charter trustees for Michael Dix IRA (1)
320,000
Delaware
Charter trustees for Laurence Wexler IRA (1)
466,667
Delaware
Charter trustees for Craig Wexler IRA (1)
13,333
Swartz
Private Equity LLC
496,703
Galactic
Ltd.
325,000
Institutional
Capital Finance
100,000
Gary
Cella
50,000
FilmXero
20,000
Total
19,991,703
(1) The number of shares beneficially owned by holders of
our convertible subordinated debentures is indeterminate as the conversion price
of those debentures is based upon market price of the shares. In computing the
numbers of shares held by these holders, the 6 million shares covered by this
registration statement for resale following conversion have been divided
proportionately to the principal amount of debentures held by each
holder.
We have signed an Investment Agreement with Dutchess to
raise up to $5 million through a series of sales of our common stock to
Dutchess. The dollar amount of each sale is limited by our common stock's
trading volume. A minimum period of time must occur between sales. In turn,
Dutchess will either sell our stock in the open market, sell our stock to other
investors through negotiated transactions or hold our stock in its own
portfolio. This prospectus covers the resale of our stock by Dutchess either in
the open market or to other investors.
Under our equity line, we may, at our discretion,
periodically sell to Dutchess shares of our common stock for a total purchase
price of up to $5 million. They will pay us 92 percent (97 percent less 5
percent of the proceeds which we must pay to them) of the average of the lowest
four closing bid prices of our common stock during the 5 trading days after we
give notice to them of our demand - called a "put notice" - that they purchase a
certain amount of our stock. They intend to resell any shares purchased under
the equity line at the then-prevailing market price.
This prospectus also relates to 6,000,000 shares of our
common stock that we have reserved for possible issuance to the holders of
3-year 5% Convertible Debentures in the principal amount of $450,000. The
holders of these convertible debentures have the right to convert the
debentures, with accrued interest, into shares of our common stock at the lesser
of 125 percent of the weighted volume average price of our common stock on the
date the debentures were issued or 85 percent of the average of the four lowest
closing bid prices for our common stock during the 5 trading days prior to the
dates the holders give us their notices of conversion.
It also covers the resale of shares acquired or to be
acquired by other investors as a result of earlier private placement
transactions. These other shareholders have "piggyback" writes as to the
registration statement that includes this prospectus.
None; however, we may receive up to $5 million from the
sale of the shares to Dutchess, and we may receive additional amounts from the
sale of shares to Dutchess if Dutchess exercises any of the warrants issued to
it when it bought its convertible debentures, in which case such proceeds will
be used for general corporate and working capital purposes.
Risk Factors
The securities offered involve a high decree of risk and
immediate substantial dilution. See "Risk Factors" and "Dilution."
OTC Bulletin Board Common Stock Symbol
VTSI
(1) Includes
up
to 12,500,000 shares that we may issue to Dutchess under the Investment
Agreement,
up
to 6,000,000 shares that we may issue to holders of our convertible subordinated
debentures upon conversion of those debentures,
up
to 500,000 shares underlying warrants issued to the debenture investors,
496,703
shares we may issue to Swartz Private Equity LLC if it exercises warrants it
acquired in connection with an earlier line of credit, and
495,000
shares we have issued in earlier private placement
transactions
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding
31,758,516
30,400,649
34,356,598
34,400,100
Balance Sheet Data:
June 30,
2002
Working capital (deficit)
($5,703,818)
Total assets
693,292
Total liabilities
8,507,272
Shareholders' equity (deficit)
(7,817,871)
Risk
Factors
An investment in the common stock the selling shareholders
are offering to resell is risky. You should be able to bear a complete loss of
your investment. Before purchasing any of the common stock, you should carefully
consider the following risk factors, among others.
Risks Related to Our Business
The demand for our virtual reality entertainment
products may be less than we expect, and may be affected to a greater degree
than other sources of entertainment by an economic downturn.
Based on experience to date, we believe there is a
substantial demand for our virtual reality entertainment products. However, this
conclusion is based on installations at a limited number of very popular
destination entertainment centers, and a few high-profile promotional projects,
and the results may not necessarily be representative of other locations where
our products may be installed, or with other promotional projects. In addition,
an economic downturn may have a greater impact on our installations, because
they are located in major destination tourist entertainment centers, as compared
with locations not requiring lengthy travel. The current summer has seen
attendance drop an average of 22 percent at the theme parks where our products
are located, which is consistent with other nationally-recognized parks. In
addition, theme parks around the country have this summer experienced an
increase in season passholder percentages, indicating local patrons, who
typically spend less money than destination travelers, frequenting local theme
parks more often.
We expect sales of our advertising and promotion
virtual reality products to be strongly affected by general business
trends.
Sales of our applications of virtual reality in the
advertising and promotion fields are likely to be closely tied to the general
level of business activity in the country, and particularly on the overall
willingness of businesses to increase the amount they spend on advertising.
Historically, in times of economic slowdown businesses have reduced their
spending on advertising. Since custom applications for advertising generally
carry a higher profit margin for us than our entertainment-related products and
services, an overall decline in business activity could seriously reduce our
margins and our prospects of becoming profitable.
Other companies with more resources and greater name
recognition may make competition so intense that the business will not be
profitable.
Although we have received a patent, and have another patent
pending, covering some of our virtual reality technology, that patent, and the
other patent if it is issued, will provide only limited protection. They will
not prevent other companies from developing virtual reality products similar to
ours using other methods. If we are successful a number of other companies with
far more money and greater name recognition may compete with us. This
competition could both reduce the number of entertainment centers which select
our reality products and create downward pressure on the amount we could charge
for the product. As a result we might not have enough revenue to generate a
profit.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly
and may be difficult to predict.
Our operating results will likely fluctuate in the future
due to a number of factors, many of which will be outside our control. These
factors include:
pricing
competition;
seasonal
fluctuations affecting the overall volume of visitors to entertainment centers
where our virtual reality entertainment products are located;
the
announcement or introduction of new virtual reality products and games by us or
our competitors; and
the
amount and timing of costs relating to expansion of our
operations.
Due to these factors, factors
discussed elsewhere in this document, or unforeseen factors in some future
quarter, our operating results may not meet the expectations of securities
analysts and investors, and if this happens, the trading price of the common
stock of our company may decline.
The success of our new line of virtual reality
training simulators will be affected by political considerations such as the
willingness of governmental agencies to spend additional amounts on our product
to train law-enforcement officers.
One of the major applications of our new line of training
simulators is the training of law-enforcement officers. While we believe that
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have led to an increased interest in
this type of training, we cannot give any assurance that the interest will be
long-lived, that funds will be made available to acquire or our products for
that purpose, or that we will be selected to supply the training
simulators.
We cannot predict our future capital needs and we
may not be able to secure additional financing.
To fully implement our current business plan, we will
likely need to raise additional funds within the next 12 months in order to fund
the operations of the combined companies. We expect that a substantial part of
these funds will come from the sale of additional shares under our equity line
arrangement with Dutchess. However, for this to happen there must be a sustained
volume of trading in our shares, since the amount we can draw under that line is
directly related to our share price and volume. If we are unable to draw a
sufficient amount under our arrangement with Dutchess, we will need to seek
financing from other sources. Whether we raise funds through our line of credit
or other sources, you may experience significant dilution of your ownership
interest, and these securities may have rights senior to the rights of common
shareholders. If additional financing is not available when required or is not
available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund continuing operations,
develop our products, or take advantage of business opportunities or respond to
competitive pressures, any of which could harm our business.
We expect our stock price to be volatile.
The market price of our common shares has been subject to
wide fluctuations in response to several factors, such as:
actual
or anticipated variations in our results of operations;
announcements
of technological innovations;
new
services or product introductions by us or our competitors;
changes
in financial estimates by securities analysts; and
conditions
and trends in the Internet and electronic commerce
industries.
The stock markets generally, and the
Electronic Bulletin Board in particular, have experienced extreme price and
volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices of equity
securities of many technology companies, and that often have been unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These market
fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, and market conditions such
as recessions, interest rates or international currency fluctuations, may
adversely affect the market price of the common stock of the combined company.
We have had significant losses ever since starting
business and we expect to continue losing money for some time.
To date, we have incurred significant losses. At June 30,
2002, our accumulated deficit was $10,597,045 and our working capital deficit
was $5,703,818.
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, we lost $1,560,015
and for the year ended December 31, 2001, we lost $2,954,576. These losses were
caused primarily by the fact that our level of sales has been low compared to
our general and administrative expenses. In order to become profitable, we will
have to increase our revenues substantially. Based on our current projections,
we do not expect to become profitable until promotional/advertising and training
simulation sales reach at least $6,000,000.
We cannot be sure our internet-enabled gaming kiosks
will be accepted.
We have not carried out any marketing studies to determine
how well our internet-enabled gaming kiosks will be accepted. Our product may
not be accepted on a sufficiently wide basis to allow production in the
quantities needed to make this product line profitable. Although arcade and
computer games are an established form of entertainment, and although
third-party research indicates that interactive Internet gaming is a soon-to-be
burgeoning form of entertainment, at present ‘Net GameLink™ is a new
and unique concept that has been subject to limited beta-testing. We have used
only one beta site, and that site was also used for eliminating technical bugs.
This limited test marketing is too small to reach firm conclusions about
acceptance of the product in a wider geographic market.
We are in default on loans from several of our
shareholders.
Several of our shareholders have made loans to us and hold
notes for these loans which we have been unable to repay. The shareholders are
legally entitled to sue us at any time for the amounts we owe them. We do not
believe they will sue us, since that would probably cause the value of the stock
they hold to go down. However, if one or more of the shareholders were to sue
us we might be forced to go out of business.
We are in default on equipment leases that are
important for our virtual reality entertainment centers.
We operate virtual reality entertainment centers in a
number of theme parks. To date, these entertainment centers have been our main
source of revenue. We have leased some of the equipment needed to operate these
entertainment centers from approximately 140 lessors. In October of 2001 we told
all of the leaseholders that we were suspending payments on their leases. Unless
we are able to cure these defaults, there is some possibility that some or all
of the leaseholders could take possession of this equipment and partially shut
down our operations at these theme parks. If this were to happen, we might not
have enough revenue to continue operations.
One of our shareholders holds a note that could
require us to issue him a large number of shares of common stock.
We have issued $103,500 in principal amount of promissory
notes providing for a per diem issuance of common stock as a penalty for late
payment. We are in default under that note. As of December 31, 1999, the per
diem issuance would be in excess of 2,800,000 shares of our common stock. Should
the holder of the note prevail in any litigation to enforce this penalty, the
shares issuable under the penalty provisions could result in the holder's
becoming our largest single shareholder. Further, depending upon how long it
took to resolve the issue, an adverse decision could result in that holder's
becoming a controlling shareholder.
We depend on others to provide our computer
games.
We do not develop our own computer games; we license these
games from others. Although we have been well-received in preliminary
discussions with computer game manufacturers and distributors about the
availability of games at a reasonable or no license fee for use on ‘Net
GameLink™ entertainment systems, we cannot give any assurance that we will
be able to license the most desirable games at commercially reasonable terms and
prices. If we are unable to get the games at reasonable prices, our costs of
operation will go up.
We may have difficulty expanding our operation for
production of our `Net GameLink™ system in volume.
If our `Net GameLink™ system is to become profitable,
we will have to move from limited operations at a single beta site to volume
production. We cannot give any assurance that we will be able to successfully
implement our expansion plans, including the `Net GameLink™ entertainment
concept. We will have all of the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently
encountered in connection with the expansion and development of a new business.
These include
difficulties
in maintaining delivery schedules if and when volume increases,
the
need to develop support arrangements for systems at widely dispersed physical
locations,
the
need to control operating and general and administrative expenses and
the
need to spend substantial amounts on initial advertising to develop an awareness
of our company and its products.
In addition, our
chief executive officer is a practicing attorney with no training or prior
experience in managing or overseeing a public company. We will need to hire a
qualified chief operating officer, and there is no assurance that we will be
able to obtain one.
The technology and our industry is changing rapidly
and we may not have money or expertise to remain current.
While we believe we have acquired the latest technology for
our 'Net GameLink™ entertainment concept, the technology is changing
rapidly. So far we have relied on outside sources to develop our technology and
we cannot give any assurance that new technology and software can be developed
in the future to compete in the marketplace. Companies with which we will
compete could have greater resources -- both money and expertise -- for internal
development and we may not be able to acquire the new technology as it is
developed in the future.
The entertainment industry carries some risks that
are not shared by other businesses.
Consumer spending in the entertainment industry is largely
discretionary. As a result, companies in that industry are subject to risks that
are not present where the product or service being produced is more of a
necessity. These risks include:
competition
for customers both within a category and between categories of alternative forms
of entertainment,
substantial
media advertising costs needed to enhance or create a demand for the product or
service,
disproportionate
impact of deflation or inflation, employment and wage levels, changes in local
markets or economic conditions, and
changes
in customer tastes.
As a result, our revenue may
vary more as a result of factors beyond our control than would be the case in
other industries.
It is difficult to predict the impact of our
proposed marketing efforts.
Our success will depend on adequate marketing resources.
Our marketing plan includes advertising and promotional materials, advertising
campaigns in both print and broadcast media, and cooperative marketing
arrangements with the hospitality industry, and other complimentary
entertainment and attraction related operations. We cannot give any assurance
that these marketing efforts will be successful.
We depend heavily on the continued service of our
chief executive officer.
We place substantial reliance upon the efforts and
abilities of L. Kelly Jones, our chief executive officer. The loss of Mr.
Jones's services could have a serious adverse effect on our business,
operations, revenues or prospects. Mr. Jones is a practicing attorney and his
services as chief executive officer are performed on a part-time basis. We
cannot give any assurance that he will continue to devote the necessary time to
our business to bring our plans to completion. We do not have an employment
agreement with Mr. Jones or maintain any key man insurance on his life, and we
do not intend to maintain any key man insurance for some time.
Our management will have broad discretion in the use
of proceeds we receive from the sale of shares to Dutchess.
We will not receive any of the proceeds of this offering,
but we may receive proceeds of the sale of shares to Dutchess under our
financing agreement with them. Management has broad discretion to adjust the
application and allocation of the net proceeds of shares sold to Dutchess in
order to address changed circumstances and opportunities. As a result, our
success will be substantially dependent upon the discretion and judgment of our
management in determining how to apply and allocate those proceeds.
We do not expect to pay dividends for some time, if
at all.
No dividends have been paid on the common stock. We expect
that any income received from operations will be devoted to our future
operations and growth. We do not expect to pay cash dividends in the near
future. Payment of dividends would depend upon our profitability at the time,
cash available for those dividends, and other factors.
A majority of our shareholders can elect all of our
directors.
There is no cumulative voting for the election of our
directors. As a result, the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting
stock may elect all of our directors if they choose to do so, and the holders of
the remaining shares will not be able to elect any directors. Currently, our
officers and a consultant own a substantial percentage of the shares of common
stock outstanding and are in a position to control our affairs, including the
election of the board of directors.
Our business is subject to economic downturns to a
greater extent than other companies' businesses might be.
Since we offer products and services that are generally
considered discretionary, an economic downturn could have adverse consequences
for us.
There is only a limited market for our
shares.
While there is common stock that is "free trading," there
is only a limited and relatively "thin" market for that common stock. We cannot
give any assurance that an active public market will develop or be sustained.
This means you might have difficulty liquidating your investment if that becomes
necessary.
We may not have enough funding to complete our
business plan.
We expect a major source of our investment funding over the
next 24 months will be our financing arrangement with Dutchess.We also
intend to require substantial up-front payments in our contract for development
of training simulation and custom virtual reality applications. But we may need
additional financing to fully implement our business plan. We believe the
private equity line will be sufficient to maintain our operations for at least
the next 24 months, but the amount available under that line is based upon
trading volume, which is beyond our control. If trading volume were to decline
significantly, or not to increase as expected, we might not be able to draw down
enough funds under that line to finance demand for our product. As a result, we
may need to seek financing above that provided by Dutchess's private equity
line. We cannot give any assurance that this additional financing could be
obtained on attractive terms or at all. In addition, our ability to raise
additional funds through a private placement may be restricted by SEC rules
which limit a company's ability to sell securities similar to those being sold
in a registered offering (such as that contemplated by Dutchess's equity line)
before that offering is completed or otherwise terminated. Lack of funding could
force us to curtail substantially or cease our operations.
The market in which we compete is subject to rapid
technological change.
Both virtual reality technology and technology in the
electronic gaming industry change rapidly, and our products and services, as
well as the skills of our employees, could become obsolete quickly. Our success
will depend, in part, on our ability to improve our existing products and
develop new products that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied
needs of our current and prospective customers, and respond to technological
advances, emerging industry standards and practices, and competitive service
offerings.
Our stock price is volatile.
The market price of our common stock has been and is likely
to continue to be volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response
to quarterly variations in operating results, announcements of technological
innovations or new products by us or our competitors, changes in financial
estimates by securities analysts, overall equity market conditions or other
factors that are mostly beyond our control. Because our stock is more volatile
than the market as a whole, our stock is likely to be disproportionately harmed
by factors that harm the general securities markets, such as economic turmoil
and military or political conflict, even if those factors do not relate to our
business. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought
against companies after periods of volatility in the market price of their
securities. If securities class action litigation is brought against us it could
result in substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and
resources, which would hurt our business.
Trading in our common stock on the OTC Bulletin
Board may be limited.
Our common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board. The OTC
Bulletin Board is not an exchange and, because trading of securities on the OTC
Bulletin Board is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on
an exchange or Nasdaq. We intend to try to list our shares on the proposed BBX
trading system when that system becomes available, but we cannot give any
assurance that are application for listing on that system will be accepted. As a
result, you may have difficulty reselling any of the shares that you purchase
from the selling shareholders.
Our common stock is subject to penny stock
regulation.
Our common stock is subject to regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the market for penny stocks.
These regulations generally require broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to
persons other than established customers and accredited investors to deliver a
disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated
with that market. These regulations also impose various sales practice
requirements on broker-dealers. The regulations that apply to penny stocks may
severely affect the market liquidity for our securities and that could limit
your ability to sell your securities in the secondary market.
A significant percentage of our common stock is held
by our directors and executive officers, who can significantly influence all
actions that require a vote of our shareholders.
Our directors and executive officers currently own
approximately 52.7 % of our outstanding common stock and have options on an
additional 2,990,000 shares. As a result, management is in a position to
influence significantly the election of our directors and all other matters that
are put to a vote of our shareholders.
The exercise of options and warrants could depress
our stock price and reduce your percentage of ownership.
In addition to the 500,000 warrants held by Dutchess and
the 496,703 warrants held by Swartz, our officers and employees hold options to
buy our shares. In the future, we may grant more warrants or options under stock
option plans or otherwise. The exercise or conversion of stock options, warrants
or other convertible securities that are presently outstanding, or that may be
granted in the future, will dilute the percentage ownership of our other
shareholders. The "Description of
Securities" section of this prospectus provides you with more information
about options and warrants to purchase our common stock that will be outstanding
after this offering.
Risks Related to This Offering
Future sales by our shareholders may reduce our
stock price and make it more difficult for us to raise funds in new stock
offerings.
Sales of our common stock in the public market following
this offering could lower the market price of our common stock. Sales may also
make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities or equity-related
securities in the future at a time and price that our management deems
acceptable or even to sell these securities at all. Of the 35,791,931 shares of
common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2002, 9,695,319 shares are, or will
be, freely tradable without restriction, unless held by our affiliates. The
remaining 26,076,612 shares of common stock held by existing shareholders are
restricted securities and may be resold in the public market only if registered
or pursuant to an exemption from registration. Some of these shares may be
resold under Rule 144. Immediately following the effective date of this
prospectus, and not including the shares to be issued under the equity line or
the shares to be issued upon conversion of the convertible debentures, 9,765,319
shares of common stock would be freely tradable without restriction, unless held
by our affiliates.
If all shares registered in this offering are resold in the
public market, there will be an additional 19,991,703 shares of common
stock outstanding. The holders of our convertible debentures will be able to
convert and sell at any time after the accompanying registration statement
becomes effective. When the registration statement becomes effective investors
under our equity line will be able to resell the shares they buy from us as soon
as they buy them.
Existing shareholders will experience significant
dilution from our sale of shares under the equity line and the conversion of the
convertible debentures to stock.
The sale of shares under our equity line and the conversion
of the convertible debentures to shares of common stock will dilute our
shareholders. As a result, our net income per share could decrease in future
periods, and the market price of our common stock could decline. In addition,
the lower our stock price is, the more shares of common stock we will have to
issue through conversion of our convertible debentures to common stock and under
the equity line to draw down the full amount. The lower our stock price, the
greater the dilution will be for our existing shareholders. The higher our stock
price, the greater the dilution will be for new shareholders.
The holders of the convertible debentures will be
able to convert their debentures to shares of common stock at conversion values
less than the then-prevailing market price of our common stock. And investors
under the equity line will pay less than the then-prevailing market price of our
common stock.
The common stock we issue upon conversion of our
convertible debentures will be issued at values at least 15 percent lower than
the average closing bid price for our common stock during the five trading days
before the date we get notice of a conversion. The common stock to be issued
under the equity line will be issued at a 3-percent discount to the average of
the lowest four closing bid prices of our common stock during the 5 trading days
after we give notice to them of our "put." These discounted conversion prices
and sales could cause the price of our common stock to decline.
The selling shareholders intend to sell their shares
of common stock in the market, and those sales may cause our stock price to
decline.
The selling shareholders intend to sell in the public
market the shares of common stock being registered in this offering. That means
that up to 19,991,703 of
common stock, the number of shares being registered in this offering, may be
sold. Those sales may cause our stock price to decline.
Our common stock has been relatively thinly traded
and we cannot predict the extent to which a trading market will develop.
Before this offering, our common stock has traded on the
OTC Bulletin Board. Our common stock is thinly traded compared to larger, more
widely known companies in our industry. Thinly traded common stock can be more
volatile than common stock trading in an active public market. We cannot predict
the extent to which an active public market for the common stock will develop or
be sustained after this offering.
The price you pay in this offering will fluctuate.
The price in this offering will fluctuate based on the
prevailing market price of the common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board.
Accordingly, the price you pay in this offering may be higher or lower than the
prices paid by other people participating in this offering.
We may not be able to draw down enough money under
the equity line when needed.
We depend on external financing to fund our operations. Our
financing needs are expected to be provided from the equity line, in large part.
As the market price and volume decline, the amount of financing available under
the equity line will decline. As a result, we may not be able to draw down
enough money under the equity line, or to draw it down quickly enough, to meet
our financing needs.
Selling
Shareholders
The following table presents information regarding the
selling shareholders. Under the equity line, Dutchess Private Equities Fund,
L.P. has agreed to purchase up to $5 million of common stock from us. All
Dutchess's investment decisions are made by Dutchess Capital Management, LLC of
which Michael A. Novielli and Douglas H. Leighton are the managing members.
Neither Dutchess Private Equities Fund, L.P. nor its agents has a short position
or has had a short position at any time since the investment agreement for the
equity line was executed on July 11,2002. None of the selling shareholders has
held a position or office, or had any other material relationship, with
us.
Selling Security Holder
Shares Beneficially Owned Before
Offering
Percentage of Outstanding Shares
Beneficially Owned Before Offering
Shares to be Acquired Under Equity Line of
Credit
Percentage of Outstanding Shares to be
Acquired Under Equity Line of Credit
Shares to be Acquired through Conversion of
Convertible Debentures
Percentage of Outstanding Shares to be
Acquired through Conversion of Convertible Debentures
Shares to be Sold in
Offering
Percentage of Outstanding Shares
Beneficially Owned After Offering
Dutchess
Private Equities Fund, L.P. (1)(2)
2,411,765
6.3%
12,500,000
25.9%
14,911,765
0
Peter and Melody Zatir (2)
294,118
0.8%
294,118
0.8%
294,118
0
Andrew Smith (2)
88,235
0.2%
88,235
0.2%
88,235
0
Delaware Charter trustees for Michael Dix
IRA(2)
141,176
0.4%
141,176
0.4%
141,176
0
Delaware Charter trustees for Laurence
Wexler IRA (2)
88,235
0.2%
88,235
0.2%
88,235
0
Delaware Charter trustees for Craig Wexler
IRA (2)
205,882
0.6%
205,882
0.6%
205,882
0
Swartz Private Equity LLC
496,703
1.4%
496,703
0
Galactic Ltd.
325,000
0.9%
325,000
0
Institutional Capital
Finance
100,000
0.3%
100,000
0
Gary Cella
100,000
0.3%
50,000
50,000
FilmXero
20,000
0.1%
20,000
0
(1) Includes 500,000 shares issuable on exercise of
warrants and 1,911,765 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible
subordinated debentures
(2) The number of shares beneficially owned by holders of
our convertible subordinated debentures is indeterminate as the conversion price
of those debentures is based upon market price of the shares. In computing the
numbers of shares held prior to the offering by holders of convertible
subordinated debentures, we have assumed that the applicable conversion price
will be 85% of $0.20. We are registering additional shares for this offering
because the conversion price may be lower than that assumed price. As a result,
the numbers of shares shown in this table do not correspond to those shown under
the caption "The
Offering."
Use
of Proceeds
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
shares by the selling securityholders. However, we may receive additional
proceeds from the sale to Dutchess of shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants issued or to be issued to Dutchess under the Investment Agreement. We
intend to use the proceeds from the sale of the shares to Dutchess and the
exercise of warrants by Dutchess for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
Dilution
The net tangible book value of VirTra Systems as of June
30, 2002 was ($0.22) a share of common stock. Net tangible book value is
determined by dividing the tangible book value - total tangible assets less
total liabilities, or ($7,859,305) - by the number of outstanding shares of our
common stock. This offering is being made solely by the selling shareholders,
and none of the proceeds will be paid to us. Our net tangible book value,
however, will be increased by the funds we will receive in the private placement
that precedes each issuance of stock by us to the two investors in the equity
line and negatively by the amount of common stock issued under the equity line
and through the conversion of the convertible debentures. The following example
shows the dilution to new investors at an offering price of $0.20 per share, the
average of the bid and ask prices for our common stock in the OTC Bulletin Board
on August 30, 2002.
If we assume that VirTra Systems issues 12,500,000 shares
under the equity line and that the shares are sold at 97 percent of a $0.20
price of our common stock (the average of the bid and asked prices on August 30,
2002), we will receive $ 2,425,000 gross from the Dutchess, less 5 percent
aggregate commissions and less $40,506 offering expenses, or a net of $
2,263,244. If we also assume that the holders of the $450,000 in convertible
debentures convert their debentures when the effective bid price of our common
stock is the same $0.20 a share, they will convert them at 85 percent of this
bid price, or $ .17 per share, for a total of 2,647,059 shares. We will also
assume that Dutchess exercises its 500,000 cashless warrants at $0.71 per share.
These assumed transactions would increase our tangible book value by $3,067,944
from ($7,859,305) to ($4,791,361) and our outstanding number of shares of common
stock from 35,791,931 shares immediately before these transactions to
approximately 51,438,990 shares. The following table shows the dilution per
share of our common stock to persons buying our common stock in the open market
at the assumed price of $0.20 a share:
Assumed offering price on the OTC Bulletin Board
$0.20
Net tangible book value a share before this
offering
(0.22)
Increase attributable to new investors
0.20
Net tangible book value a share after this
offering
(0.09)
Dilution per share to new shareholders
0.29
The offering price of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin
Board is based on the then-existing market price. In order to give prospective
investors an idea of the dilution per share they may experience, the following
table shows the dilution a share at various assumed offering prices:
Assumed
Offering Price
Number of
Shares To Be Issued
Dilution
per Share to New Investors
$0.40
12,500,000
$0.45
0.60
8,333,333
$0.65
0.80
6,250,000
$0.85
Capitalization
The following table shows our total capitalization as of
June 30, 2002.
Shareholders' deficit:
Common stock, $0.005 par value; 100,000,000 shares
authorized, 35,671,931 issued and outstanding
$ 178,361
Additional paid-in capital
2,600,813
Total shareholders' deficit
(10,597,045)
Total capitalization
($7,817,871)
Equity
line
Under our equity line, we may, at our discretion,
periodically issue and sell shares of our common stock to Dutchess for a
possible maximum purchase price of $5.0 million. If we issue a "put notice"
under the equity line, the put number may be for a definable number of shares of
our common stock at a per-share purchase price equal to 97 percent of the
average of the four lowest closing bid prices on the OTC Bulletin Board, or
other principal market on which our common stock is traded, for the 5 trading
days immediately following the notice date. But Dutches is not required to
purchase more than 20% of the total trading volume during the 5 trading days
after the put notice. Dutchess intends to sell any shares they purchase under
the equity line at the market price. This prospectus primarily relates to the
shares of common stock to be issued to Dutchess under the equity line. Dutchess
cannot transfer their interest in the equity line to anyone else.
In order to draw on the equity line we must register the
shares of common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission and keep the
registration statement effective.
Mechanics.
We may, at our discretion, issue written put notices to
Dutchess specifying the dollar amount up to the maximum put amount. A closing
will be held 7 trading days after each written put notice. At each closing we
will deliver shares of common stock and Dutchess will pay the put notice amount.
We determine when and if we want to issue a put notice.
Open Period.
We may issue a put notice at any time during the open
period but not more frequently than every 7 trading days. The open period begins
on the date the Securities and Exchange Commission first declares the
accompanying registration statement effective. It expires on the earlier of (i)
the date on which Dutchess has made advances totaling $5.0 million or (ii) 24
months after the registration statement becomes effective.
Purchase Price.
For each 5-day purchase period starting with our issuance
of a put notice, Dutchess will purchase shares of common stock from us at a
price equal to 97 percent of the average of the four lowest closing bid prices
for our common stock during the 5-day period. We are required to remit to
Dutchess through escrow 5 percent of the proceeds from each put, so that the
effective price is 92 percent of the average of the four lowest closing bid
prices.
Maximum Put Notice
Amount.
We may not issue put notices in excess of a total of $5.0
million. In addition, each individual put notice is subject to a maximum amount
based on an average daily volume of our common stock. The maximum amount of each
put notice is equal to 175 percent of the average daily volume of our common
stock for the 40 trading days before the date of a put notice multiplied by the
average of the closing bid prices of our common stock for the 3 trading days
immediately preceding the put notice date. The maximum amount of any individual
put cannot exceed $1 million.
Maximum Amount Subject to
Each Put Notice.
Regardless of the amount stated in a put notice, the
maximum amount of our common stock that Dutchess is required to purchase is
determined by a different formula. It is required to purchase the lesser of the
amount stated in the put notice or an amount equal to 20 percent of the
aggregate trading volume of our stock during the 5 days commencing with the date
of delivery of the put notice times 97% of the average of the four lowest
closing bid prices for our common stock during the 5-day period.
By way of illustration only, let us assume that the 40-day
average trading volume in our common stock is 50,000 shares during the 40
trading days prior to our issuing a put notice, and that the average closing bid
price for our common stock is $0.40 during the three trading days prior to our
issuing this put notice. Let us also assume that the aggregate (not
average) trading volume is 200,000 shares during the 5 trading days after we
issue the put notice, and that the four lowest closing bid prices for our common
stock average $0.30 during this 5-day period. The result would be that our
maximum allowable put notice would be in the amount of $35,000 (1.75 x 50,000 x
$.40 = $35,000 but the maximum amount of stock Dutchess would have to buy at $
..29 per share (.97 x $.30) is 40,000 shares (.20 x 200,000) and the dollar
amount we would receive for that stock (before deducting the 5%) would be
$11,600 (40,000 x $.29).
Using our trading volume and stock price information from
the 60 days just before the accompanying registration statement was filed, we
would be able to give put notices for approximately $ 52,475 every 7 trading
days from the effective date of the registration statement during the next 24
months. And if trading volume and price remained the same during the 5 days
after the put notice, Dutches would be reqquired to buy $ 29,049 of common stock
after each put. This would result in our receiving an aggregate of
approximately $2,230,963 under the equity line.
Cancellation of Puts
We will have the option of canceling any put notice if the
closing bid price during the pricing period for that put is less than 75% of the
volume weighted average price for our common stock for the 15 trading days
before the date we gave the put notice. If we cancel a put notice, we will still
be required to sell Dutchess the number of shares Dutchess sold during the time
from the day it received the put notice until it received the notice of
cancellation.
Number of Shares To Be
Issued.
We cannot determine the actual number of shares of common
stock that we will issue under the equity line. In part this is because the
purchase price of the shares will fluctuate based on prevailing market
conditions and we have not determined the total amount we intend to draw.
Nonetheless, we can estimate the number of shares of common stock that would be
issued using certain assumptions. Assuming we drew down the entire $5.0 million
available under the equity line and the purchase price was equal to $0.40 per
share (which would be 97 percent of the average of the lowest 4 closing bid
prices during the 5 days commencing with our issuance of a put notice), then we
would issue 12,500,000 shares of common stock to Dutchess. These shares would
represent 25.9 percent of our outstanding capital stock upon issuance. To help
investors evaluate the number of shares of common stock we might issue to
Dutchess at various prices, we have prepared the following table. This table
shows the number of shares of our common stock that we would issue at various
prices.
Purchase
Price:
$0.30
$0.60
$0.90
$1.10
$1.30
Number of Shares(1):
16,666,667
8,333,333
5,555,556
4,545,455
3,846,154
Total Outstanding(2):
52,458,598
44,125,264
41,347,487
40,337,386
39,638,085
Percent Outstanding(3):
31.8%
18.9%
13.4%
11.3%
9.7%
(1) Represents the number of shares of common stock to
be issued to Dutchess at the prices set forth in the table. (2) Represents
the total number of shares of common stock outstanding after the issuance of the
shares to Dutchess .
(3) Represents the shares of common stock to be issued as
a percentage of the total number of shares outstanding.
Shareholder approval.
Under the Investment Agreement, we may sell Dutchess a
number of shares that is more than 20% of our shares outstanding on the date of
this prospectus. If we become listed on The Nasdaq Small Cap Market or Nasdaq
National Market, or if we are listed on the proposed BBX we may be required to
get shareholder approval to issue some or all of the shares to Dutchess. As we
are currently a Bulletin Board company, we do not need shareholder
approval.
Registration
Rights.
We granted registration rights to Dutchess for their shares
and to the holders of our convertible subordinated debentures for the shares
they may receive if they convert the debentures. We had previously granted
piggyback registration rights
to
Swartz Private Equity LLC for shares it may receive if it exercises warrants
issued under an earlier equity line, and
to
four other investors who previously purchased our common stock in private
offerings.
The registration statement that
includes this prospectus will register all of those shares when it becomes
effective. We will bear the cost of the registration.
Dutchess's right to indemnification.
We have agreed to indemnify Dutchess (including its
shareholders, officers, directors, employees, investors and agents) from all
liability and losses resulting from any misrepresentations or breaches we make
in connection with the investment agreement, our registration rights agreement,
other related agreements, or the registration statement.
Right of first refusal.
Dutchess has a right of first refusal to participate in any
below-market private capital raising transaction of equity securities that
closes from the date of the Investment Agreement (July 11, 2002) through one
year after this registration statement becomes effective.
Net Proceeds.
We cannot predict the total amount of proceeds we will
raise in this transaction. This is partly because we have not determined the
total amount of put notices we intend to issue. However, we expect to incur
expenses of approximately $40,506 consisting primarily of professional fees
incurred in connection with registering 19,991,703 shares in this
offering. In addition, we are obligated to pay a cash fee equal to 5 percent of
each put amount we receive.
Plan
of Distribution
The selling shareholders have each told us they intend to
sell the common stock covered by this prospectus from time to time on the
over-the-counter market, or in any other market where our shares of common stock
are quoted. The selling shareholders and any brokers, dealers or agents that
participate in the distribution of the common stock may be deemed to be
underwriters, and any profit on the sale of common stock by them and any
discounts, concessions or commissions they receive may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Dutchess is an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the sale of common stock under the
equity line agreement. Dutchess will buy stock from us at a purchase price of 97
percent of the average of the four lowest closing bid prices of our common stock
on the OTC Bulletin Board or other principal trading market on which our common
stock is traded for the 5 trading days immediately following each put notice
date. The 3-percent discount Dutchess receives on the purchase of the common
stock will be an underwriting discount.
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of
common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed
brokers or dealers. We will inform the selling shareholders that any
underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents effecting transactions on behalf of the
selling shareholders must be registered to sell securities in all 50 states. In
addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless the
shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption
from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
We will pay all the expenses of the registration, offering
and sale of the shares of common stock to the public under this prospectus other
than commissions, fees and discounts of underwriters, brokers, dealers and
agents. We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders and their
controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act. We estimate that the expenses of the offering to be borne by us
will be approximately $40,506 as well as the 5.0 percent of the gross proceeds
payable to Dutchess under the equity line. We will not receive any proceeds from
the sale of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholders. We
will, however, receive proceeds from the sale of common stock under the equity
line.
The selling shareholders should be aware that the
anti-manipulation provisions of Regulation M under the Exchange Act will apply
to purchases and sales of shares of common stock by the selling shareholders and
that there are restrictions on market-making activities by persons engaged in
the distribution of the shares. Under Regulation M, the selling shareholders or
their agents may not bid for, purchase, or attempt to induce any person to bid
for or purchase, shares of our common stock while they are distributing shares
covered by this prospectus. Accordingly, except as noted below, the selling
shareholders are not permitted to cover short sales by purchasing shares while
the distribution is taking place. Dutchess can cover any short positions only
with shares received from us under the equity line. We will advise the selling
shareholders that if a particular offer of common stock is to be made on terms
materially different from the information set forth in the above Plan of
Distribution, then a post-effective amendment to the accompanying registration
statement must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Price
Range of Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the OTC Electronic Bulletin
Board. The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices of our common
stock for each quarter for the years 2000 and 2001, and the first, second, and
third quarter of 2002 through July 31, 2002. As of July 31, 2002, there were 119
holders of record of our common stock.
The quotations set forth below reflect inter-dealer prices,
without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual
transactions.
Common stock:
Year
High
Bid
Low
Bid
2000
First Quarter
1.38
0.27
Second Quarter
1.13
0.31
Third Quarter
0.63
0.31
Fourth Quarter
0.47
0.15
2001
First Quarter
0.76
0.20
Second Quarter
0.55
0.14
Third Quarter
0.51
0.19
Fourth Quarter
0.33
0.13
2002
First Quarter
0.34
0.17
Second Quarter
0.48
0.21
Third Quarter (through August 30, 2002)
0.46
0.17
Penny Stock Regulations
Our common stock has always traded at a price less than $5
a share and is subject to the rules governing "penny stocks."
A "penny stock" is any stock that:
sells
for less than $5 a share,
is
not listed on an exchange or authorized for quotation on The Nasdaq Stock
Market, and
is
not a stock of a "substantial issuer." VirTra Systems, Inc. is not now a
"substantial issuer" and cannot become one until it has net tangible assets of
at least $5 million, which it does not now have.
There are statutes and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission that impose strict requirements on brokers
that recommend penny stocks.
The Penny Stock Suitability Rule
Before a broker-dealer can recommend and sell a penny stock
to a new customer who is not an institutional accredited investor, the
broker-dealer must obtain from the customer information concerning the person's
financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives. Then, the
broker-dealer must "reasonably determine"
that
transactions in penny stocks are suitable for the person and
that
the person, or his advisor, is capable of evaluating the risks in penny stocks.
After making this determination, the
broker-dealer must furnish the customer with a written statement describing the
basis for this suitability determination. The customer must sign and date a copy
of the written statement and return it to the broker-dealer.
Finally the broker-dealer must also obtain from the
customer a written agreement to purchase the penny stock, identifying the stock
and the number of shares to be purchased.
The above exercise often delays a proposed transaction. It
causes many broker-dealer firms to adopt a policy of not allowing their
representatives to recommend penny stocks to their customers.
The Penny Stock Suitability Rule, described above, and the
Penny Stock Disclosure Rule, described below, do not apply to the following:
transactions
not recommended by the broker-dealer,
sales
to institutional accredited investors,
sales
to "established customers" of the broker-dealer - persons who either have had an
account with the broker-dealer for at least a year or who have effected 3
purchases of penny stocks with the broker-dealer on 3 different days involving 3
different issuers, and
transactions
in penny stocks by broker-dealers whose income from penny stock activities does
not exceed 5 percent of their total income during certain defined periods.
The Penny Stock Disclosure Rule
Another Commission rule - the Penny Stock Disclosure Rule -
requires a broker-dealer, who recommends the sale of a penny stock to a customer
to furnish the customer with a "risk disclosure document." This document
includes a description of the penny stock market and how it functions, its
inadequacies and shortcomings, and the risks associated with investments in the
penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also disclose the stock's bid and ask
price information and the dealer's and salesperson's compensation for the
proposed transaction. Finally, the the broker-dealer must furnish the customer
with a monthly statement including specific information relating to market and
price information about the penny stocks held in the customer's account.
Effects of the Rule
The above penny stock regulatory scheme is a response by
the Congress and the Commission to abuses in the telemarketing of low-priced
securities by "boiler shop" operators. The scheme imposes market impediments on
the sale and trading of penny stocks. It limits a shareholder's ability to
resell a penny stock.
Our common stock likely will continue to trade below $5 a
share and be, for some time at least, a "penny stock" subject to the trading
market impediments described above.
Dividend
Policy
We have never paid any dividends on our common stock. We
expect to continue to retain all earnings generated by our operations for the
development and growth of our business, and do not expect to pay any cash
dividends to our shareholders in the foreseeable future. The board of directors
will determine whether or not to pay dividends in the future in light of our
earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors.
Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The following discussion contains certain forward-looking
statements that are subject to business and economic risks and uncertainties,
and our actual results could differ materially from those forward-looking
statements. The following discussion regarding our financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial
statements.
Overview.
We were capitalized in 1996 to develop, own, and operate
theme brewpub/microbrewery restaurants. Until March of 1997 when we acquired and
began operating, the former Hubcap Brewery & Kitchen in Dallas, Texas, we
had no operations or revenues and our activities were devoted solely to
development. In January, 1999, we terminated our brewpub/microbrewery
restaurant operations.
In December of 1997, we acquired all rights to 'Net
GameLink™, an interactive entertainment system designed to allow a number
of players to compete with one another in a game via an intranet or the
Internet. From 1999 when we closed our microbrewery operations until we acquired
Ferris Productions, Inc. as described below, we had been devoting substantially
all of our efforts to implementing the 'Net GameLink™ product and our
operations were limited to development, construction and beta-testing of the
initial 'Net GameLink™ prototype system at J. Gilligan's Bar and Grill in
Arlington, Texas.
In September 2001, we completed a reverse merger with
Ferris Productions, Inc., in a stock-for-stock transaction under which
Ferris’ shareholders acquired a controlling interest. The acquisition
provided us with a wider array of products within our industry, an experienced
management team, an existing revenue stream, established distribution channels,
and the opportunity for additional markets.
In addition to the opportunities brought to us by the
Ferris acquisition, the acquisition also brought us substantial debt. There can
be no assurances that we will be able to successfully implement our expansion
plans, including addressing the debt and the anticipated expansion of the former
Ferris operations. We face all of the risks, expenses, and difficulties
frequently encountered in connection with the expansion and development of a new
business, difficulties in maintaining delivery schedules if and when volume
increases, the need to develop support arrangements for systems at
widely-dispersed physical locations, and the need to control operating and
general and administrative expenses. While the Ferris acquisition provided an
established stream of revenues, historically favorable gross margins, and
potential lucrative markets, Ferris had not yet generated a profit, and
substantial additional capital, or major highly-profitable custom applications,
will be needed for our operations to become profitable.
Results
of Operations.
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 compared to
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2001 was
$2,463,064 compared to total revenue of $3,359,126 for the year ended December
31, 2000. This decrease of $896,062, or 27%, was primarily a result of lower
traffic in the theme parks, fewer completed custom application projects in 2001,
and the distraction of the GameCom/Ferris merger.
Cost of sales and services decreased $308,490, or 16%, to
$1,574,399 for the year ended December 31, 2001 from $1,882,889 for the year
ended December 31, 2000. This decrease is a direct result of the decrease in
revenue offset by higher depreciation costs of entertainment equipment and fewer
completed custom applications in 2001 as compared to 2000.
General and administrative expenses increased by $309,307,
or 14%, to $2,443,692 for the year ended December 31, 2001 from $2,134,385 for
the year ended December 31, 2000 despite a decrease in revenue. The increase is
a result of costs incurred and associated with the GameCom/Ferris merger, a
general increase in salaries, consulting fees and professional fees primarily
related to research and development of new products, and the continued promotion
of our products and services.
Interest expense and finance charges increased by $283,497,
or 24%, to $1,456,647 for the year ended December 31, 2001 from $1,173,150 for
the year ended December 31, 2000. This increase is a result of a net increase
in debt obligations in 2001 and an increase in common stock issued to certain
shareholders as an incentive for their additional loans to us.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to Six
Months Ended June 30, 2001
Three major factors affect our results of operations for
the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to the corresponding period of 2001.
revenues
declined.
general
and administrative costs decreased.
interest
expense increased.
Revenues from both of our
virtual reality product lines -- theme parks and arcades and custom applications
-- are somewhat unpredictable. Theme park and arcade revenues are affected by
both the overall traffic at facilities of this type and by the extent to which
we are able to provide new and attractive content to attract more users and
increase repeat business. Custom applications tend to consist of a few large
projects at any time, and the stage of completion of any particular project can
significantly affect revenue. We had revenue of $502,064 for the six months
ended June 30, 2002 compared to $1,372,118 for the corresponding six months of
2001. Revenue from theme parks and arcades declined primarily because
theme
park attendance is down across the country, averaging a 22% decline at the theme
parks where our VR Zones are located,
season
passholder attendance is up significantly, indicating local visitors, who
typically do not spend as much per capita as destination tourists, returning to
their local parks, and
we
did not substantially update the content of our virtual reality systems at these
facilities during 2001.
Revenue from custom
applications and other sources also declined, reflecting the fact that we
completed several major projects in the first two quarters of 2001 and revenues
from new projects in this area had not yet begun in 2002. Cost of sales and
services decreased in proportion to the reduced sales. General and
administrative costs of $1,013,383 for the six months ended June 30, 2002,
compared to $1,240,466 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, decreased
primarily due to our efforts to reduce our overhead costs.
Interest expense increased to $686,455 for the six months
ended June 30, 2002 compared to $570,835 for the corresponding period of 2001
largely because we received additional loans from our shareholders in 2002 and,
as an incentive to loan additional funds, we issued common stock to those
shareholders and incurred $234,500 in additional finance charges in 2002. The
decrease in other income of $43,665 for the six months ended June 30, 2001 to
$6,872 for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was a result primarily of the sale
during the 2001 fiscal period of the entire future revenue stream of some of our
games for a lump sum.
Liquidity
and Plan of Operations
As of June 30, 2002 our liquidity position was extremely
precarious. We had current liabilities of $5,724,792, including $1,961,760 in
obligations under the lease financing for our virtual reality systems,
$1,267,505 in accounts payable and short-term notes payable of $1,935,428 (plus
related accrued interest ), some of which were either demand indebtedness or
were payable at an earlier date and were in default. As of June 30, 2002 there
were only $20,974 in current assets available to meet those liabilities.
We have not made any draws under our equity line with
Swartz since January 2001, because the price and volume of trading in our shares
have been too low to make that source of financing attractive. To date we have
met our capital requirements by acquiring needed equipment under non-cancelable
leasing arrangements, through capital contributions, loans from principal
shareholders and officers, and certain private placement offerings. For the six
months ended June 30, 2002, the net loss was $(1,560,015). In order to reduce
our cash requirements, we issued approximately $485,000 in common stock to pay
financing fees, interest and compensation for services, and allowed accounts
payable and accrued liabilities to increase by approximately $280,000. After
taking into account the non-cash items included in that loss, our cash
requirements were approximately $130,000. To cover these cash requirements, we
increased our borrowings from shareholders by $199,500 and borrowed $35,000 from
an unrelated party, applying $89,067 of the proceeds of these borrowings to
payments on notes payable, $7,500 to payment on one equipment financing
lease/promissory note and $7,534 to repayment of a book overdraft.
The opinion of our independent auditor for each of the last
two fiscal years expressed substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a
going concern. We will need substantial additional capital or new lucrative
custom application projects to become profitable., We may need additional
financing to acquire major custom application projects currently under
negotiation, in order to carry out our expansion plans. Just after the end of
the second quarter, we entered into arrangements with Dutchess Private Equities
Fund, L.P. Under these arrangements, Dutchess is to purchase up to $5 million of
our common stock over the next two years under an equity line. As with the
previous equity line with Swartz, the numbers of shares we will be entitled to
sell to Dutchess will be based upon the trading volume of our stock. Dutchess
and several other investors participated in a private placement of $250,000 in
convertible debentures and Dutchess and other investors will participate in the
private placement of an additional $200,000 in convertible debentures with the
funds to become available within a few days after the effectiveness of a
registration statement covering resale of the shares to be issued under the
equity line. Based on recent increases in the stock's trading volume following
our entry into the training simulation field, management believes that this
equity line will allow us to continue our operations for at least the next
twelve months.
Business
Business
Overview
VirTra Systems, Inc. (the "Company") was organized in 1996
to operate theme concept microbrewery restaurants. In 1997, we acquired First
Brewery of Dallas, Inc., which operated the former Hubcap Brewery & Kitchen
of Dallas, Texas (later renamed The Schooner Brewery™ brewpub). As a
result of several factors, including relatively strict laws that apply to craft
brewers in Texas, we found it difficult to develop this initial business, and
closed down our microbrewery operations in early 1999.
In December of 1997, we acquired all rights to 'Net
GameLink™ , an interactive entertainment system designed to allow a number
of players to compete with one another in a game via an intranet or the
Internet. From 1999 when we closed our microbrewery operations until we acquired
Ferris Productions, Inc. as described below, we had been devoting substantially
all of our efforts to implementing the 'Net GameLink™ product and our
operations were limited to development, construction and beta-testing of the
initial 'Net GameLink™ prototype system at J. Gilligan's Bar and Grill in
Arlington, Texas.
In February, 2000, we changed our jurisdiction of
incorporation from Nevada to Texas. We maintain our principal office at 440
North Center, Arlington, Texas 76011, and our telephone number is (817)
261-4269. We also maintain production offices at 5631 South 24th
Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85040, with a phone number of (602) 470-1177.
In September, 2001, we completed the acquisition of Ferris
Productions, Inc., a leading developer and operator of virtual reality devices.
“Virtual reality” is a generic term associated with computer systems
that create a real-time visual/audio/haptic (touch and feel) experience. VR
immerses participants in a 3-dimensional real-time synthetic environment
generated or controlled by one (or several) computer(s). Ferris designed,
developed, distributed, and operated technically-advanced products for the
entertainment, simulation, promotion, and education markets. The acquisition
provided us with a wider array of products within our industry, an experienced
management team, an existing revenue stream, and established distribution
channels. Post-merger, we believe we are a leading virtual reality developer
and manufacturer.
Our virtual reality devices are computer-based, and allow
participants to view and manipulate graphical representations of physical
reality. Stimulating the senses of sight, sound, touch, and smell
simultaneously, our virtual reality devices envelop the participant in dynamic
computer-generated imagery, and allow the participant to interact with what he
or she sees using simple controls and body motions. Virtual reality products and
systems typically employ head-mounted displays that combine high-resolution
miniature image source monitors, wide field-of-view optics, and tracking sensors
in a unit small and light enough to be worn on the head. These products usually
surround the participant with dynamic three-dimensional imagery, allowing the
user to change perspective on the artificial scenes by simply moving his or her
head. Virtual reality devices have in the past been used primarily in
connection with electronic games, as, by surrounding the player with the sights,
sounds, and smells he or she would experience in the real world, play is made
far more realistic than it would be if merely presented in a two-dimensional
flat screen display. Areas of application include entertainment/amusement,
advertising/promotion and training/simulation.
Entertainment/amusement
Our virtual reality devices within the
entertainment/amusement market are designed to produce a highly-realistic
experience at a significantly lower cost than traditional virtual reality
technology. Historically, the software for virtual reality games and other
applications was separately created for each application. Our systems use a
patented Universe™ Control Board, which, when installed in an ordinary PC,
makes it possible to quickly adapt PC games for the arcade market, permitting
easy conversion of PC games to behave as coin-operated arcade games, and allows
the operator to change from one game to another without expensive hardware
replacement.
Within the entertainment/amusement market, we have
installed and operate virtual reality entertainment centers known as “VR
Zones” in over a dozen theme parks and high-traffic visitor locations such
as
Six
Flags,
Paramount
Parks,
Busch
Gardens, and
Carnival
Cruise Lines.
These VR Zones are equipped with
systems we developed and manufactured, and are operated with Company employees
on a revenue-share basis with the theme park locations.
Advertising/Promotion
We entered the advertising/promotion market with our 2000
“Drive With Confidence Tour” for Buick, featuring a virtual reality
“test-drive” of a Buick LeSabre with PGA professional Ben Crenshaw
accompanying the participant. This project led us to additional projects within
this market, such as
a
virtual reality bi-plane experience for Red Baron Pizza, and
the
recently-completed virtual reality ski jump experience for Chevrolet in
conjunction with the “Olympic Torch City Celebration
Tour.”
Training/Simulation
Our anticipated entry into the training/simulation market
was advanced by the aftermath of September 11, 2001. However, we have not yet
sold or received contracts for any of these systems. During the past quarter, we
have gained valuable market feedback from direct contact and meetings with
several governmental agencies that resulted in completing the design of two
unique virtual reality-based training systems for use-of-lethal force and
tactical judgment objectives. The two different systems provide the law
enforcement, military, and security markets with a first-of-its-kind 360-degree
immersive training environment. The first prototype system is currently being
built, and will be a demonstration and marketing tool. In the government
marketing sector, we have developed significant ongoing relationships with
several security-related federal agencies, which have resulted in the submission
of confidential proposals currently under review. This has occurred during a
period of intense federal agency reorganizations and personnel reassignments due
to the formation of the Transportation Security Administration and the proposed
Department of Homeland Defense.
Internet-Enabled Gaming
Our 'Net GameLink™ system is designed for
installation at a relatively modest cost in neighborhood arcade-like gaming
centers and social bars. It consists of computers, a networking system, and
specially-designed networked kiosks that allow our patrons to play interactive
3D games with either other users at the same location or users at a remote
location. The gamestations feature X86 (Intel central processing unit)
compatible 3D-game hardware and software. Customers pay for their use of the
system through a plastic debit card. Each card is prepaid and is credited with a
certain amount of playing time.
Although our immediate focus is on the more-ample
opportunities for our virtual reality products in the training/simulation,
entertainment/amusement, and advertising/promotion markets, we intend in the
future to distribute our ‘Net GameLink™ product, in conjunction with
our current Universe™ amusement line of products, in company-owned centers
and through third-party distribution agreements. We expect additional revenue
from our ‘Net GameLink™ system to be generated through the sale of
advertising to companies who wish to reach our demographic market. We expect
that the cost of a system to third parties will be in the range of $5000-$6000
per kiosk, including the server for each location. On non-company owned
systems, we expect to receive a royalty based on the amount spent by patrons to
actually play on the system equal to 15 percent of revenues, and a royalty on
the advertising generated by the ‘Net GameLink™ system at each
location equal to 50 percent of the advertising revenue paid to the
operator.
VR Products
Our VR products include:
VR
Sensory Theater™, a 3-seat, sit-down, multi-sensory system designed to
allow a large number of entertainment center customers to experience virtual
reality in a short period of time. Users seated in the theater put on a
headset, suspended from a neutralization arm which allows their heads to rotate
a full 360 degrees. The system integrates headset video, audio, and smell for
the user. The system comes standard with 3 seats, but can link together for
much larger throughput. It is approximately 84 inches long, 36 inches wide, 72
inches high, and weighs approximately 420 lbs.
The
VR-360™, a stand-up interactive system. The user has freedom of movement
and is tracked in 360 degrees. The system incorporates state-of-the-art
computer equipment, gyro headtracking, audio, microphone communication, and
joystick interaction. The system comes standard for one user. The user wears a
headset suspended from a support cable on an illuminated neutralization arm. The
entire system is approximately 54 inches long, 60 inches wide, 102 inches high,
and weighs approximately 490 lbs.
The
VR-720™, a sit-down interactive system designed primarily for use in the
company’s VR Zones. The user, while seated, is tracked in 360 degrees.
The system incorporates state-of-the-art computer equipment, gyro headtracking
from an illuminated neutralization arm, audio, microphone communication, wind
simulation, smell integration, and joystick interaction. The system comes
standard for two users. The system is approximately 54 inches long, 60 inches
wide, 102 inches high, and weighs approximately 490
lbs.
All of these products make use of video
recorded images, rather than computer-generated images, allowing each system to
present a variety of photorealistic virtual reality experiences without
lesser-quality computer image creation.
Competition
Competition within each of our markets is intense.
Competition within the entertainment/amusement market is
based primarily on the ability to deliver an exciting and realistic gaming
experience beyond what the participant would experience on his or her home
computer, through such items as 3-D imaging, sound, and sense of motion. Within
the entertainment/amusement market, our advantages are our advanced virtual
reality technology, as well as our patented Universe™ Control Board, and
our EasyPlay™ overlay software, which when used in our VR Zones, 'Net
GameLink ™, and in custom applications, can transform any off-the-shelf PC
game or application into a coin-op-ready program without requiring “source
code” software modifications to either the PC application or the operating
system.
We face extensive competition with companies that supply
the advertising/promotion market. However, as our virtual reality experiences
are custom applications, and we deal primarily with leading advertising
agencies, it is difficult to quantify the competition, because we are generally
not aware of alternative methods considered by these agencies to present their
message.
It is difficult to gauge the competition in the
training/simulation market, which we are in the process of entering. There are
several large competitors in this field. For instance, a recent (January 7,
2002) edition of Forbes magazine contains a feature story on L3
Communications, Inc., a company purportedly doing in excess of $400,000,000.00
with the United States government in this market. However we believe, based on
discussions with potential customers, that our products in this market are
unique, primarily due to our proprietary 360-degree form of
“immersive” photorealistic virtual reality.
Some general competitors within the virtual reality
industry that promote substitute and similar technologies are as
follows:
Straylight--since
1992, Straylight has focused on the exploitation of virtual reality in the
promotions and conventions market, basing its original customized systems on
expensive Silicon Graphics computers. Most recently, it launched the stand-up
3DXTC system, offering a headset-based, lightweight system utilized within the
advertising/promotional market. We believe Straylight’s installed base
(under ten units) is insignificant, and that Straylight only sells its product
and service to others rather than exploiting the product and service
itself.
Virtual
World Entertainment--since 1995, VWE has built single high-end enclosed game
capsules, commencing with its own center in Chicago around 1995. We understand
that VWE's products can be found in only a handful of international high-end
locations. VWE uses a proprietary system, and thus must develop each game
itself, and we believe it has released only two games in six years and has an
installed base of fewer than 60 units.
Dynavision--since
1996, Dynavision has focused on building a single stand-up headset-based virtual
reality entertainment product. Dynavision’s Orion system uses PC
software, in which the third-party’s source code is modified for the Orion
system. We have been informed that this company was sold in 2000, and since
1999, it has not been seen at any industry tradeshows. We do not know whether
Dynavision is still in business.
Global
VR--since 1997, Global VR has focused on VR Vortek, a single stand-up
virtual reality entertainment product utilizing a large viewing device mounted
to a steel arm. Global VR recently added products to its line from the
bankruptcy purchase of the former Interactive Light company. We believe Global
VR’s installed base is less than ours.
IMAX
Corporation--since 1964, IMAX has developed specialized educational and
entertaining large-screen movies and theaters, with over 225 locations
world-wide. IMAX is recognized as a leader of unique large-screen theaters. It
is our opinion that IMAX’s products and movies do not directly compete or
exclude any of our products, though it may be regarded as an indirect competitor
since customers seeking a virtual reality experiences may instead choose the
large-screen theater.
Ham
On Rye Technologies--introduced its first system for entertainment use at
IAAPA 2000, but had rented equipment for corporate rentals prior to this. The
company sells one product -- a 16-seat interactive theater which utilizes a
headset for each participant. The system requires a live actor for each
‘showing,’ who asks the users to press buttons on a small remote
control and perform other activities during the show (like patting the tops
of their heads). The system uses 2D video composting technology, and
has no traditional virtual reality capabilities (i.e., headtracking, user
control of movement or view, etc.). While the system can accommodate large
throughput of guests, a single system costs over $100,000, and we believe this
product’s repeat level of use is low. Because of cost and market
constraints for this type of product, we expect Ham on Rye to have fewer than 25
systems installed worldwide.
Advanced
Interactive Systems, Inc.--has been a provider of interactive simulation
systems designed to provide training for law enforcement, military, and security
agencies since 1993. Its line of products uses primarily video production in
judgmental training scenarios. AIS also markets to anti-terrorist and other
special application training facilities for military and special operations
groups. Their systems are all based using flat screen technology and do not
address issues in a 360-degree world. Although AIS is a player in the firearms
training simulator space, we believe our technology and the more real world,
life-like scenarios we create are far superior to their systems.
Firearms
Training Systems, Inc.--has over 4,000 FATS training systems installed
worldwide by military, law enforcement, and commercial customers. FATS, Inc. is
a full service training simulation company that also utilizes video scenarios
and flat screen technology with an optional video-training scenario authoring
system. AIS and FATS are similar in many respects, although FATS has been around
a while longer. As with other competitors in this field, we feel our 360-degree
technology is far superior to FATS and their systems.
L-3
Communications, Inc. -- a supplier of Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) products, secure communications systems and products,
avionics and ocean products, training products, microwave components and
telemetry, instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its customers include
the Department of Defense, selected US government intelligence agencies,
aerospace prime contractors and commercial telecommunications, and wireless
customers. L-3’s product mix includes; secure communication systems,
training systems, microwave components, avionics and ocean systems, telemetry,
instrumentation, space and wireless products. L-3 is a 2 plus billion dollar
company with a very diverse range of products and services geared towards
defense related activities. It has a division for simulation and training with
several products currently deployed. One of these simulators projects images on
multiple screens using computer generated graphics. L-3 systems consist of
computer generated graphics and currently do not use video or film for their
content, to the best of our knowledge, nor do they produce complete 360-degree
projected or head-mount display systems. Due to the size and strength of L-3
within the defense industry and other governmental agencies, it can possibly be
a very formidable competitor if it chooses to enter the 360-degree,
photorealistic, virtual reality simulation
market.
Although our focus in the
entertainment/amusement market has been on large third-party theme park
operations such as Six Flags and Busch Gardens, there is also competition in the
form of large gaming centers established by companies such as GameWorks and Dave
& Busters. GameWorks was established by Sega Enterprises, Universal
Studies, Inc., and DreamWorks SKC, and it was designed under the guidance of
Steven Spielberg. GameWorks has far greater financial and technical resources
than we, and Dave & Busters has far greater financial resources than we, and
both operations have created entire establishments devoted to various forms of
gaming, including virtual reality games. We intend to compete by our focus with
our Universe™ line of products in large third-party theme park operations,
and by providing more but smaller facilities for our ‘Net GameLink™
product that will be readily accessible in the gamer’s immediate
neighborhood, with the companionship of the gamer’s neighbors, rather than
requiring substantial travel to destination sites such as GameWorks and Dave
& Busters.
The above summary of competition is by no means exhaustive,
since this is a fluid and rapidly-expanding industry.
Marketing
Our marketing activities are conducted on multiple levels.
With regard to the amusement/entertainment market,
marketing is conducted primarily by word-of-mouth within the theme park
industry, as well as by marketing efforts conducted by our vice-president of
operations. We have standing offers to dramatically increase our theme park
presence, depending upon the availability of capital for expansion.
Marketing within the advertising/promotional market is
conducted primarily by our executive vice-president. We have a demonstration
unit featuring excerpts from our successful promotional projects for Buick, Red
Baron Pizza, and Chevrolet. Marketing within this industry is conducted
primarily by one-on-one appointments and demonstrations of our technology and
previous successful applications to advertising agencies.
We are presently negotiating to enter the
training/simulation market, primarily in dealing directly with the United States
government in the areas of Homeland Security. To aid our attempt to enter this
market, we have enlisted several consultants, all of whom possess a proven
success in procuring governmental contracts and delivering successful training
products for previous military and other security applications. However, we
cannot give any assurance that we will be successful in entering this
market.
Employees
At July 31, 2002 we employed 90 people. Our number of
employees is highly seasonal, due to our seasonal VR Zone operations in theme
parks. During the height of the amusement park season, we may employ as many as
150 people. Out of season employment shrinks to approximately 25 people. We
consider relations with our employees to be satisfactory.
Trademarks/Patents
We have obtained a patent for our Universe Control
Board™, we have filed for federal registration of our "'Net
GameLink™," "The Internet Just Met Its Match™," and “Immersive
Virtual Reality™” trademarks, and a patent application is pending
for our network-enabled gaming kiosk. There can be no assurance that a patent
will issue on this application, or that if the patent is issued it will be
sufficiently broad to provide meaningful protection
Management
These are our current directors, executive officers and
significant employees:
Directors and Executive Officers
Name
Age
Positions
Date became director or executive officer
L. Kelly Jones
49
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
March 26, 1997
Bob Ferris
30
President and
Director
September 21, 2001
Lance Loesberg
46
Executive Vice-President and
Director
September 21, 2001
John F. Aleckner, Jr.
57
Director
March 26, 1997
L. Andrew Wells
34
Director
September 21, 2001
Kimberly Biggs
35
Secretary and
Treasurer
March 26, 1997
The members of our board of directors are elected annually
and hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. Our officers
are chosen by and serve at the pleasure of its board of directors. Each of the
officers and directors have positions of responsibility with other businesses
and will devote only such time as they believe necessary on our
business.
There are no family relationships between any of the
directors and executive officers, other than Messrs. Ferris and Wells being
brothers-in-law. There was no arrangement or understanding between any executive
officer and any other person pursuant to which any person was selected as an
executive officer.
L. Kelly Jones has since 1980 been a member of the
law firm Jones & Cannon, a firm which he founded and which provides legal
services to us. Mr. Jones is certified in the area of commercial real estate law
by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is the author of an article,
"Texas Mechanics' and Materialmen's Lien Laws: A Guide Through the Maze," which
appeared in the Texas Bar Journal in March of 1985. Mr. Jones' areas of practice
include corporate, construction, real estate, municipal law, and commercial
litigation. Mr. Jones served from 1985 through 1989 on the Arlington City
Council, and on the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents from
1987 through 1993, where he was chairman from 1991 through 1993. He holds a J.D.
from the University of Texas and a B.A. in Political Science from Stephen F.
Austin State University.
Bob Ferris became our president in September of
2001. He previously had been the president of the former Ferris Productions,
Inc. since he founded that company in 1993. Mr. Ferris attended the United
States Air Force Academy with a major in management. He received a degree in
systems engineering from the University of Arizona.
Lance Loesberg became our executive vice-president
in September of 2001. He had previously been the vice-president of business
development of the former Ferris Productions, Inc., a position he had held since
1997. Before his employment with Ferris, Mr. Loesberg had served as North
American sales director for Virtuality, an early leader in the virtual reality
field. He holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from Arizona State
University.
John F. Aleckner, Jr. is a private investor. He was
elected our president as of December 14, 1999, a post he held until September of
2001. From 1983 to 1989 Mr. Aleckner was vice-president and a shareholder of
Research Polymers International Corporation, a compounder of specialty plastic
materials which was acquired by another Company in 1987. From 1984 to 1998, he
was vice-president of marketing and sales and a principal shareholder in UVTEC,
Inc., a marketer of specialty plastic compounds which was, prior to the sale of
Research Polymers, affiliated through common stock ownership with Research
Polymers, and which acted as a broker in connection with purchases by Research
Polymers and other companies. From 1971 to 1983 he was employed by Ciba-Geigy
Corporation in various sales capacities. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Case
Institute of Technology.
L. Andrew Wells is managing partner of CenterPoint
Partners, LLC, a Houston-based corporate finance advisory firm formed in January
of 2002. CenterPoint is an amalgamation of the former Strategic Securities, Inc.
and some other Houston-based regional investment banking groups’ advisory
divisions. From 1997 until 2002, he was the principal of Strategic Securities,
Inc., a Houston-based merchant banking firm which he founded in 1997. From June
2000 until March of 2001, Mr. Wells also served on an interim bases as chief
financial officer of U. S. Operators, Inc., a San Antonio-based call center
which was reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. Prior to 1997,
Mr. Wells was employed by a regional NASD broker/dealer in Houston, Texas. He
holds a B.S. degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and NASD licenses 7
(general securities), 63, 65 (registered investment advisor), and 24 (securities
principal).
Kimberly Biggs has for the last 12 years been legal
administrator of the Arlington law firm of Jones & Cannon (which provides
legal services for us) as legal administrator, a position which she holds to
this date.
Significant Employees
In addition to the officers and directors identified above,
the following employees play a significant role in our operations.
Rob White, age 35, serves as our vice-president of
operations. Before joining the former Ferris Productions, Inc. in 1997, Mr.
White previously worked in various theme parks from 1994-1997, when he began as
an operator in the entertainment industry, including designing and managing one
of the world’s largest high-tech entertainment projects, XS in New York
City’s Times Square.
Steve Haag, age 42, serves as our vice-president of
business development. Mr. Haag received his bachelors degree in psychology,
with a minor in organizational behavior, from Webster University in 1993, and
his bachelors degree in education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in
1999. Before joining us, he was employed at Connect Computer Group, Inc., the
firm which was largely responsible for the development of our kiosk and computer
systems. Mr. Haag previously served as a direct-marketing project
manager/trainer, representing AT&T Business Service.
Matt Burlend, age 28, serves as vice-president of
production and senior engineer. Prior to his employment with the former Ferris
Productions, Mr. Burlend was employed at Panduit Corporation, a designer of
automated production equipment, as a machine design engineer. Mr. Burlend holds
a mechanical engineering degree from Olivet Nazarene University.
Al Spivey, age 47, serves as our director of
production. Mr. Spivey attended Tarrant County Junior College and the University
of Texas-Dallas, majoring in computer science, and received his technical
education from IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Burroughs technical schools. Before
joining us, Mr. Spivey was the owner of Premier Computers, Inc., a value-added
reseller of premium computer components and software. Previously, Mr. Spivey
worked as senior systems analyst at Amdahl Computer Corporation, and as a
software engineer at Nortel Corporation.
Tom Milks, age 40, joined us as our national sales
director in August, 2002. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Milks was employed in
increasingly responsible sales management positions with Virtuality, Inc., a UK
based company generally regarded as the leading virtual reality company in the
early to mid 1990s. From 1997 until joining us, he served in sales management
positions with Latitude Communications, a software developer, VAResources, a
leasing company for technology resellers, OpenConnect Inc., a software
developer, and BitFlash Inc., a software developer.
Executive
Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The Summary Compensation Table shows certain compensation
information for services rendered in all capacities during each of the prior 3
fiscal years.
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary
Bonus
Other Annual Compensation
Restricted Stock Awards
Securities Underlying Options/SARs
L. Kelly Jones, chief executive officer and chairman of the
board of directors
2001
-
-
-
-
-
2000
-
-
-
-
-
1999
-
-
-
-
-
Bob Ferris, president and director
2001
$60,000
-
-
-
687,000(1)
2000
$60,000
-
-
-
75,000(2)
1999
$60,000
-
-
-
-
Lance Loesberg, executive vice-president and
director
2001
$75,833
-
-
-
225,000(3)
2000
$75,000
-
-
-
75,000(4)
1999
$75,000
-
-
-
-
John F. Aleckner, Jr.,director
2001
2000
-
-
-
-
-
1999
-
-
-
-
-
L. Andrew Wells, director
2001
-
-
-
-
687,000(5)
2000
-
-
-
-
-
1999
-
-
-
-
-
Kimberly Biggs, secretary and treasurer
2001
-
-
-
-
-
2000
-
-
-
-
-
1999
-
-
-
-
-
(1) These options, incentive in nature, provide that Mr.
Ferris may purchase (i) 154,000 shares at par value subject to the condition
precedent that our shares are trading at $1.50 per share, (ii) 279,000 shares at
par value subject to the condition precedent that our shares are trading at
$3.00 per share, (iii) 154,000 shares at par value subject to the condition
precedent that our shares are publicly trading at $4.50 per share, and (iv) the
balance of 100,000 shares at par value subject to the condition precedent that
our shares are publicly trading at $5.00 per share. These incentive stock
options were granted to Mr. Ferris by our board of directors (Mr. Ferris
abstaining) on September 20, 2001 in conjunction with the merger of Ferris
Productions, Inc. into GameCom, Inc.
(2) These options are exerciseable at $1.00 per share, are
fully vested and expire January 1, 2003.
(3) Includes options on 125,000 shares which are incentive
in nature and, provide that Mr. Loesberg may purchase (i) 25,000 shares at par
value subject to the condition precedent that our shares are trading at $1.50
per share, (ii) 25,000 shares at par value subject to the condition precedent
that our shares are trading at $3.00 per share, (iii) 25,000 shares at par value
subject to the condition precedent that our shares are publicly trading at $4.50
per share, and (iv) the balance of 50,000 shares at par value subject to the
condition precedent that our shares are publicly trading at $5.00 per share.
These incentive stock options were granted to Mr. Loesberg by our board of
directors (Mr. Loesberg abstaining) on September 20, 2001 in conjunction with
the merger of Ferris Productions, Inc. into GameCom, Inc. Also includes options
granted on June 1, 2001 to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at $0.49
per share, which was the fair market value of the common stock on the date of
grant. Those options are exercisable on June 1, 2002.
(4) These options are exerciseable at $1.00 per share, are
fully vested and expire January 1, 2003.
(5) These options, incentive in nature, provide that Mr.
Wells may purchase (i) 154,000 shares at par value subject to the condition
precedent that our shares are trading at $1.50 per share, (ii) 279,000 shares at
par value subject to the condition precedent that our shares are trading at
$3.00 per share, (iii) 154,000 shares at par value subject to the condition
precedent that our shares are publicly trading at $4.50 per share, and (iv) the
balance of 100,000 shares at par value subject to the condition precedent that
our shares are publicly trading at $5.00 per share. These incentive stock
options were granted to Mr. Wells by our board of directors (Mr. Wells
abstaining) on September 20, 2001 in conjunction with the merger of Ferris
Productions, Inc. into GameCom, Inc.
2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan
In February, 2000, the board of directors adopted, and a
majority of the shareholders approved, our 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan,
subject to approval of shareholders at the next annual meeting. The purpose of
the plan is to enable us to attract, retain and motivate key employees who are
important to the success and growth of our business, and to create a long-term
mutuality of interest between our shareholders and those key employees by
granting them options to purchase our common stock. Options granted under the
plan may be either incentive stock options or non-statutory options. The plan is
to be administered either directly by the board, or by a committee consisting of
two or more outside directors (the "Committee"). Under the plan, options may be
granted to our key employees. The option price is to be fixed by the Committee
at the time the option is granted. If the option is intended to to be an
incentive stock option, the purchase price is to be not less than 100% of the
fair market value of the common stock at the time the option is granted, or, if
the person to whom the option is granted is the owner of 10% or more of our
common stock, 110% of such fair market value. The Committee is to specify when
and on what terms the options granted to key employees are to become
exercisable. However, no option may be exercisable after the expiration of 10
years from the date of grant or 5years from the date of grant in the case of
incentive stock options granted to a holder of 10% or more of our common stock.
In the case of incentive stock options, the aggregate fair market value of the
shares with respect to which the options are exercisable for the first time
during any calendar year may not exceed $100,000 unless this limitation has
ceased to be in effect under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue code. If there
is a change of control of our company, all outstanding options become
immediately exercisable in full. In the event of an employee's death, or
following the employee's retirement at or after age 65 or before age 65 with the
consent of the Committee, outstanding options may be exercised for a period of
one year from the applicable date of death or retirement. If the employee's
employment is terminated for reasons other than death or retirement, the options
remain exercisable for a period of three months after such termination unless
termination was for cause, in which case all outstanding options are immediately
canceled. 1,500,000 shares of common stock have been initially authorized for
issuance under the plan. Under the plan, eligible individuals may, at the
discretion of the Committee, be granted options to purchase shares of common
stock. However, no eligible individuals may be granted options for more than
500,000 shares in any calendar year. The option price and number of shares
covered by an option will be adjusted proportionately in the event of a stock
split, stock dividend, etc., and the Committee is authorized to make other
adjustments to take into consideration any other event which it determines to be
appropriate to avoid distortion of the operation of the plan. In the event of a
merger or consolidation, option holders will be entitled to acquire the number
and class of shares of the surviving corporation which they would have been
entitled to receive after the merger or consolidation if they had been the
holders of the number of shares covered by the options. If we are not the
surviving entity in a merger and consolidation, the Committee may in its
discretion terminate all outstanding options, and in that event option holders
will have 20 days from the time they received notice of termination to exercise
all their outstanding options. The plan terminates 10 years from its effective
date unless terminated earlier by the board of directors or the shareholders.
Proceeds of the sale of shares subject to options under the plan are to be added
to our general funds and used for its general corporate purposes.
On September 21, 2001, our shareholders approved the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan, and increased the shares authorized for the plan
from 1,500,000 to 6,000,000.
In May of 2002, options for 150,000 shares under the plan
were granted to our corporate secretary, Kimberly Biggs (100,000 shares), and
our vice-president of operations, Rob White (50,000 shares).
Compensation of Directors
No director receives or has received any compensation from
us for serving on the board of directors.
Principal Shareholders
The following table shows, as of July 24, 2002, information
about equity securities we believe to be owned of record or beneficially by
each
of our directors;
each
person who owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of our outstanding equity
securities; and
all
of our directors and executive officers as a
group.
Shareholders'
Name and Address
Number of Shares Owned
Percent
L. Kelly
Jones
440 North
Center
Arlington,
Texas 76011
3,088,752
(1)
8.6 %
Bob
Ferris
1941 South
Brighton Circle
Mesa, Arizona
85208
5,060,240(2)
14.1 %
Lance
Loesberg
7700 Heather
Ridge Court
Irving, Texas
75063
542,169(3)
1.5 %
John F.
Aleckner, Jr.
1901
Rockcliff Court
Arlington,
Texas 76012
2,357,261(4)
6.6 %
L. Andrew
Wells
1011 Compass
Cove Circle
Spring, Texas
77379
2,530,120(5)
7.1 %
Kimberly
Biggs
2414 Green
Willow Court
Arlington,
Texas 76001
42,460
(6)
*
Dave and
Nancy Ferris (7)
719 Misty
Lea
Houston,
Texas 77090
5,286,556
14.8 %
All Officers
and Directors As a Group (6 Persons)
18,907,558
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
52.7 %
*less than 1%.
(1) Excludes
incentive conditional options to purchase 833,000 shares of common stock for
$4,165.00, which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(2) Excludes
incentive conditional options to purchase 687,000 shares of common stock for
$3,435.00, which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(3) Excludes
incentive conditional options to purchase 225,000 shares of common stock for
$625.00, which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(4) Excludes
incentive conditional option to purchase 333,000 shares of restricted common
stock for $1665.00, which is not exercisable within 60 days.
(5) Excludes
incentive conditional options to purchase 687,000 shares of common stock for
$3,435.00, which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(6) We are
obligated to redeem 16,559 of these shares for a nominal amount.
(7) Mr. and
Mrs. Ferris are the parents of Bob Ferris.
(8) Based on
35,771,931 shares outstanding.
The beneficial owners of securities listed above have sole
investment and voting power with respect to such shares. Beneficial ownership is
determined in accordance with the rules of the Commission and generally includes
voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of stock subject
to options or warrants currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are
deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage of the person
holding such options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of
computing the percentage of any other person.
In addition, there is a possibility, which management
regards as remote, that we may be required to issue a substantial number of
additional shares to the holder of one of our notes under the penalty provisions
of that note. Since those shares would be issued for no additional
consideration, any such issuance could cause significant dilution in the book
value per share of shares presently outstanding.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the
rules of the Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with
respect to securities. Shares of stock subject to options or warrants currently
exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes
of computing the percentage of the person holding such options or warrants, but
are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage of any other
person.
Certain
Transactions
Mr. Jones, our chief executive officer, is also president
of Jones & Cannon, a Texas professional corporation, which has provided
legal services to us and which may continue to provide legal services to us in
the future. We currently owe Jones & Cannon more than $246,477.51 for legal
services rendered. Jones & Cannon had also been providing the limited amount
of office space we require and some clerical and other services required for our
operations without charge until June 5, 2000 under an oral agreement with Mr.
Jones.
Mr. Ferris, our president, is the owner of Ferris Holdings,
L.L.C., which is landlord on the lease for our production facilities in Phoenix,
Arizona. We currently owe Ferris Holdings, L.L.C. approximately $61,265 in
arrearage on our lease.
In December, 1997, we agreed to redeem at par value an
aggregate of 1,505,399 shares of the Common Stock held by the ten former
shareholders of First Brewery of Dallas, Inc., a company we had acquired in
April, 1997. The aggregate redemption price was to have been $7,527.02. That
redemption was to have occurred no later than March 31, 1998. However, we did
not have sufficient funds to honor this commitment and are currently in default
under the agreement. Messrs. Jones and Aleckner and Ms. Biggs were among those
whose shares were to have been redeemed. In February, 2000, the Company and
Messrs. Jones and Aleckner agreed that the shares that were to have been
redeemed from those two individuals would not be redeemed. We expect to redeem
the remaining shares during the third quarter of 2002.
During the period from July, 1997 through May, 1998 Mr.
Jones, our chairman of the board and chief executive officer, lent us an
aggregate of $90,000 for use as operating capital. Of this amount, $65,000 was
subsequently eliminated when Mr. Jones accepted in full satisfaction of that
debt certain equipment securing bank debt which Mr. Jones had guaranteed,
leaving a balance of $25,000.00. This indebtedness is evidenced by an unsecured
demand promissory note at an annual interest rate of 12 % per annum. During the
period from November, 2000 through December, 2001, Mr. Jones lent us an
aggregate of $81,000 for use as operating capital, for a total indebtedness of
$106,000. This $81,000 indebtedness is evidenced by unsecured promissory notes
without interest.
During the period from March, 2001 through April, 2002, Mr.
John F. Aleckner, Jr., one of our directors, lent us an aggregate of $274,500
for use as operating capital. This indebtedness is evidenced by unsecured
promissory notes with no annual interest rate.
During the period from June, 1993 through April, 2001, Dr.
Dave and Nancy Ferris, who are shareholders, lent us an aggregate of $172,531
for use as operating capital. During October of 2001, Dr. Dave and Nancy Ferris
lent us $21,500 for use as operating capital, for a total indebtedness of
$194,031. This $21,500 indebtedness is evidenced by an unsecured promissory
note with no annual interest rate.
Description
of Securities
Our articles of incorporation authorize us to issue 50
million shares of common stock, of a par value of $.005 per share, and 2,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.005 per share. As of July 31, 2002,
35,771,931 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and no preferred
stock had been issued.
Common Stock
Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote
for each share on all matters to be voted on by the shareholders. Holders of
common stock have no cumulative voting rights. Holders of shares of common stock
are entitled to share ratably in any dividends that may be declared, from time
to time by the board of directors in its discretion, from funds legally
available for dividends. If we are liquidated, dissolved or wound up, the
holders of shares of common stock are entitled to share pro rata all assets
remaining after payment in full of all liabilities. Holders of common stock have
no preemptive rights to purchase our common stock. There are no conversion
rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions for the common stock.
Our common stock is covered by the Securities and Exchange
Commission's penny stock rules. These rules include a rule that imposes
additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such
securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors,
generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with
net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or
$300,000 jointly with their spouses. For transactions covered by the rule, the
broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser
and transaction prior to the sale. The rule may affect the ability of
broker-dealers to sell our securities and may also affect the availability
ability of purchasers of our stock to sell their shares in the secondary market.
It may also cause fewer brokers to be willing to make a market in our common
stock and it may affect the level of news coverage we receive.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue 2,000,000 shares of preferred
stock with such voting rights, designations, preferences, limitations and
relative rights as the board of directors may determine. Although we have no
current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock, the issuance of preferred
stock or of rights to purchase preferred stock could be used to discourage an
unsolicited acquisition proposal. In addition, the possible issuance of
preferred stock could discourage a proxy contest, make more difficult the
acquisition of a substantial block of our common stock, or limit the price
investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common
stock.
We believe the preferred stock will provide us with
increased flexibility in structuring possible future financing and acquisitions,
and in meeting other corporate needs that might arise. Having these authorized
shares available for issuance will allow us to issue shares of preferred stock
without the expense and delay of a special shareholders' meeting. The authorized
shares of preferred stock, as well as shares of common stock, will be available
for issuance without further action by shareholders, unless action by
shareholders is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on
which our securities may be listed.
Convertible Promissory
Notes/Promissory Notes
We have outstanding $100,000 in principal amount of our
convertible promissory notes. These notes bear interest at the rate of 12
percent per annum, call for monthly payments of interest, and matured May 10,
1998. The holder of each convertible promissory note has a non-assignable option
to purchase 7,500 shares of common stock at par value. Alternatively, each
holder has the right to convert his convertible promissory note at the rate of
1.25 shares of common stock for each $1.00 in principal amount of
notes.
We have outstanding $25,000 in principal amount of a
promissory note due to L. Kelly Jones, our chief executive officer, upon demand.
This note bears interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum. In addition, we
have outstanding $81,000 in principal amount of promissory notes due to Mr.
Jones, payable upon demand without interest.
We have outstanding $274,500 in principal amount of
promissory notes due to John F. Aleckner, Jr., one of our directors, payable
upon demand without interest.
We have outstanding $235,500 in principal amount of
promissory notes payable to other shareholders, all of which are in default.
These notes provide for an initial issuance of shares of common stock in lieu of
interest, all of which (913,000 shares) have been issued. Accordingly, no
additional interest is accruing on these notes. However, $103,500 in principal
amount of these promissory notes provide for a per diem issuance of common stock
as a penalty for late payment. As of December 31, 1999, the per diem issuance
would be in excess of 2,800,000 shares of the our common stock. We have received
an opinion from counsel, Richard L. Wright, P.C., that the penalty provisions
are unenforceable as illegal usury under applicable Texas law. However, there
has not been any litigation between us and the holder of the note as to this
issue, and in the absence of a court decision directly applicable to the
parties, there remains at least some risk that the opinion of counsel could be
wrong. Should the holder of the note prevail in any such litigation, the shares
issuable under the penalty provisions could result in the holder's becoming our
largest single shareholder. Further, depending upon how long it took to resolve
the issue, an adverse decision could result in that holder's becoming a
controlling shareholder. We believe that upon full payment of these promissory
notes along with non-usurious monetary interest, this matter of additional
shares for our late payment will be amicably resolved between us and the holder
of these promissory notes. However, we cannot give any assurance in that
regard.
Warrants
There are outstanding warrants to purchase 277,778 shares
of our common stock at a price of $0.7094 per share. These warrants were issued
to the debenture holders on July 11, 2002. The warrants expire on July 11, 2005.
We are to issue warrants to purchase an additional 222,222 shares of common
stock within three days after this registration statement becomes effective. The
exercise price of those warrants is also to be $0.7094. The holders of the
warrants have the right to have the common stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrants included on any registration statement we file, other than a
registration statement covering an employee stock plan or a registration
statement filed in connection with a business combination or reclassification of
our securities.
We also have outstanding 496,703 warrants issued to Swartz
Private Equity L. P. in connection with an earlier equity line having terms as
follows:
245,000
shares at $0.625 per share expiring April 14, 2005;
245,000
shares at $1.00 per share expiring April 14, 2005;
3,933
shares at $0.418 expiring October 26, 2005;
1,694
shares at $0.15 expiring January 2, 2006; and
1,076
shares at $0.275 expiring March 8, 2006.
In July
2001 we granted options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock to a
consultant as inducement for services to be provided to the Company. The
options are exercisable at (i) the closing bid price per share on the date of
grant for 50,000 shares; (ii) the closing bid price at the date of grant plus
$.50 per share for 50,000 shares; and (iii) the closing bid price at the date of
grant plus $1.00 per share for 50,000 shares. These options expire five years
from the date of grant.
Convertible Debentures
On July 11, 2002, we issued to six persons $250,000 worth
of convertible debentures, and within a few days after this registration
statement becomes effective we expect to issue an additional $200,000 worth of
these convertible debentures. These debentures
are
subordinate as to any amounts we may borrow from banks or similar financial
institutions,
pay
a 5 percent cumulative interest, payable in arrears at the time of each
conversion, in cash or in common stock of the company at the company's option,
are
convertible by the holder into shares of common stock of the company at any
time,
convert
automatically three years after issuance,
are
convertible at the lesser of (a) 125 percent of the closing bid price of the
company's common stock, as reported by Bloomberg, on July 11, 2002 (which 125
percent is $0.4434,or (b) 85 percent the average of the four lowest closing bid
prices as reported by Bloomberg, during the five trading days prior to the date
of conversion,
are
redeemable by the company at any time within 180 days after the date of issuance
on ten days written notice at 120 percent of the principal amount being
redeemed, and
require
the registration of the shares of common stock into which the debentures may be
converted. The registration statement accompanying this prospectus will register
such shares upon effectiveness.
Of the 19,991,703 shares of common
stock covered by this Prospectus, 6 million are registered to possibly underlie
the $450,000 worth of convertible debentures. Because of the uncertainty of the
future market price of our common stock, it is possible that
none
of these shares would be issued should we redeem the convertible debentures by
the 180th day following the issuance of the debentures
fewer
than 6,000,000 shares would be issuable should the convertible debentures be
converted
more
than 6,000,000 shares would be issuable should the closing bid price of our
common stock average less than $ 0.13 per share for four days during the five
trading days prior to conversion of the convertible debentures.
Should fewer than 6 million shares be required,
we will deregister the unneeded shares. Should more than 6 million be required,
we will file a new registration statement and amend this Prospectus to add the
additional needed shares of common stock.
Anti-takeover Provisions
Under our articles of incorporation, a change in our bylaws
requires the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of our "Continuing
Directors." A Continuing Director is a member of the board who is not and who
was a member of the board of directors immediately before the time the 10% or
more holder became the beneficial owner of 10% or more of that voting stock. The
articles of ncorporation also require that shareholder votes be taken only at a
meeting, and prohibit action by written consent.
In addition, we may not effect a "Business Combination" in
which an affiliate or associate of a holder of 10% or more of our voting stock
has an interest without the vote of at least 80% of our voting stock (voting as
a single class), including the vote of not less than 50% of the outstanding
shares of voting stock not beneficially owned by the 10% holder or its
affiliates or associates. The additional voting requirements described in this
paragraph does not apply if the board of directors by a vote of not less than a
majority of the continuing directors then holding office expressly approves in
advance the acquisition of shares that resulted in the 10% holder's becoming
such, or approves the business combination before the related person became a
related person. Those requirements also do not apply if, among other things,
that
the cash or fair market value of property received by holders in the Business
Combination is not less than the highest price per share paid by the related
person in acquiring any of its shares, and the related person does not receive
the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees or other financial assistance or
tax advantages provided by us except proportionately as a shareholder, and
that
the transaction be covered by a fairness opinion of a reputable investment
banking firm if deemed advisable by a majority of the Continuing Directors.
The term "Business Combination" includes, among
other things
a
merger, consolidation or share exchange involving us or a subsidiary,
a
sale, mortgage or other disposition of a substantial part of the our assets,
the
issuance of additional securities, a reclassification which would increase the
voting power of a Related Person or our liquidation or dissolution.
These provisions might discourage an unsolicited
acquisition proposal that could be favorable to shareholders. They could also
discourage a proxy contest, make more difficult the acquisition of a substantial
block of our common stock or limit the price investors might be willing to pay
in the future for shares of our common stock.
We are also subject to Article 13 of the Texas Business
Corporation Act. That article prohibits us from engaging in a business
combination with an affiliated shareholder, generally defined as a person
holding 20% or more our outstanding voting stock, during the three-year period
immediately following the affiliated shareholder's share acquisition date,
unless the business combination or acquisition by the affiliated shareholder was
approved by
our
board of directors before the affiliated shareholder's share acquisition date,
or
two-thirds
of the holders of our outstanding voting shares not beneficially owned by the
affiliated shareholder at a meeting of shareholders and not by written consent,
called for that purpose not less than six months after the affiliated
shareholder's share acquisition date.
Transfer Agent.
Continental Stock Transfer, Inc. of New York, New York is
our transfer agent.
Legal
Matters
The legality of the securities offered hereby has been
passed upon by Raice Paykin & Krieg LLP, New York, New York.
Experts
Our balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the
statements of our operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the years
then ended, have been included in this prospectus in reliance on the report,
which includes an explanatory paragraph on our ability to continue as a going
concern, of Ham, Langston, & Brezina certified public accountants, given on
the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Where
You Can Find More Information
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web
site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at
the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549 and 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public
reference room.
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form
SB-2 under the Securities Act covering the sale of the securities offered under
this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration
statement, does not contain all of the information in the registration
statement. Certain items of the registration statement are omitted in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained in this
prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other documents are not
necessarily complete and in each instance where reference is made to the copy of
such contract or documents filed as an exhibit to the registration statement,
statements about the document are qualified in all respects by that reference
and the exhibits and schedules to the exhibits. For further information
regarding VirTra Systems and the securities offered under this prospectus, we
refer you to the registration statement and those exhibits and schedules, which
may be obtained from the SEC at its principal office in Washington, D.C. upon
payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC.
Financial
Statements
INDEX TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Auditors
37
Consolidated Financial Statements of VirTra Systems, Inc.
and subsidiary:
Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of
December 31, 2001 (audited) and June 30, 2002 (unaudited)
38
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years
ended December 31, 2001 (audited) and June 30, 2002 (unaudited)
39
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
ended December 31, 2001 (audited) and June 30, 2002 (unaudited)
40
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2001 (audited) and June 30, 2002
(unaudited)
41
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
42
Report
of Independent Accountants
To the Board of
Directors and Shareholders of GameCom, Inc.
We have audited the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet of GameCom, Inc. (the
“Company”) as of December 31, 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for the
years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000. These financial statements are the
responsibility of our management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of GameCom, Inc. as of December 31, 2001, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2001 and
2000 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations
and at December 31, 2001 is in a negative working capital position and a
shareholders’ deficit position. These factors raise substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in
regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
/s/ Ham, Langston & Brezina, LLP Houston,
Texas March 20, 2002 VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC. (FORMERLY GAMECOM, INC.
) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS as
of December 31, 2001 (Audited) and June 30, 2002
(Unaudited) __________
December 31,
2001
June 30, 2002
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ -
Accounts receivable
15,669
20,974
Total current assets
15,669
20,974
Property and equipment, net
822,964
559,108
Note receivable-related party
67,885
67,885
Intangible assets, net
54,389
45,325
Total assets
$ 960,907
$ 693,292
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Notes payable
$1,079,464
$ 1,025,397
Current portion of obligations under product financing arrangements
1,840,436
1,961,760
Notes payable-shareholders
710,531
910,031
Accounts payable
1,020,574
1,267,505
Book overdraft
33,172
25,638
Accrued interest payable
146,341
185,810
Accrued liabilities
355,365
348,651
Total current liabilities
5,185,883
5,724,792
Obligations under product financing arrangements, net of current portion
2,513,914
2,782,480
Total liabilities
7,699,797
8,507,272
Redeemable common stock, 778,291 shares at $.005 par value
3,891
3,891
Shareholders’ deficit:
Common stock, $.005 par value, 100,000,000 shares
authorized, 32,931,842 and 35,671,931
shares issued and outstanding, respectively
164,660
178,361
Additional paid-in capital
2,129,589
2,600,813
Accumulated deficit
(9,037,030)
(10,597,045)
Total shareholders’ deficit
(6,742,781)
(7,817,871)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
$ 960,907
$
693,292
See
accompanying notes to financial statements
VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC.
(FORMERLY GAMECOM, INC. ) CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Years Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
(Audited) and the six months ended June 30, 2002
(Unaudited) __________
Year Ended
December 31
Six Months
Ended June 30
2001
2000
2002
2001
Revenue:
Theme parks
and arcades
$ 1,763,280
$ 2,173,025
$ 364,177
$ 553,057
Custom
applications and other
699,784
1,186,101
137,887
819,061
Total
revenue
2,463,064
3,359,126
502,064
1,372,118
Cost of sales and services
1,574,399
1,882,889
369,113
968,134
Gross margin
888,665
1,476,237
132,951
403,984
General and administrative expenses
2,443,692
2,134,385
1,013,383
1,240,466
Loss from
operations
(1,555,027)
(658,148)
(880,432)
(836,482)
Other income (expenses):
Interest
income
1,338
1,415
-
1,338
Interest
expense and finance charges
(1,456,647)
(1,173,150)
(686,455)
(570,835)
Other
income
55,760
22,863
6,872
43,665
Total other
income (expenses)
(1,399,549)
(1,148,872)
(679,583)
(525,832)
Net loss before extraordinary item
(2,954,576)
(1,807,020)
$(1,560,015)
$(1,362,314)
Extraordinary item:
Gain from
extinguishment of debt
-
455,149
-
-
Net
loss
$(2,954,576)
$(1,351,871)
$(1,560,015)
$(1,362,314)
Weighted average shares outstanding
31,758,516
30,400,649
34,356,598
31,400,100
Basic and diluted net loss per common share before
extraordinary item
$ (0.09)
$ (0.06)
$ (0.05)
$ (0.04)
Effect of extraordinary item
$ -
$ 0.01
-
-
Basic and diluted net loss per common share after
extraordinary item
$ (0.09)
$ (0.05)
$ (0.05)
$ (0.04)
See
accompanying notes to financial statements
VIRTRA
SYSTEMS, INC. (FORMERLY GAMECOM, INC. ) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH
FLOWS for the years ended December 31, 2001
and 2000 (Audited) and the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001
(Unaudited)
Years ended December 31,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2001
2000
2002
2001
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$(2,954,576)
$(1,351,871)
$(1,560,015)
$(1,362,314)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
610,246
556,701
272,920
302,691
Amortization of debt issuance costs
517,034
210,854
397,390
258,517
Bad debt expense
33,471
-
-
33,471
Common stock issued for services
88,225
16,251
250,425
58,754
Common stock issued for interest and finance charges
225,900
198,696
234,500
73,400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
144,253
(159,742)
(5,305)
19,025
Prepaid and other assets
38,887
(4,898)
-
-
Accounts payable
283,517
(682)
246,931
57,001
Accrued interest payable
56,401
8,106
39,469
11,124
Accrued liabilities
267,365
(132,400)
(6,714)
-
Net cash used in operating activities
(689,277)
(658,985)
(130,399)
(548,331)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
(88,656)
(930,776)
-
(16,656)
Increase in intangible asset
-
(22,392)
-
-
Issuance of note receivable-related party
-
(102,782)
-
-
Payment received on note receivable
34,897
91,529
-
-
Net cash used in investing activities
(53,759)
(964,421)
-
(16,656)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
79,990
1,085,000
35,000
60,000
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable-shareholders
152,500
86,000
199,500
45,000
Proceeds from obligations under product financing arrangements
563,860
234,240
-
563,860
Payments on notes payable
(68,326)
(162,200)
(89,067)
(34,008)
Payments on obligations under product financing arrangements
(101,000)
(90,060)
(7,500)
(101,000)
Increase in book overdraft
27,598
5,574
(7,534)
-
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
82,279
64,847
-
25,000
Net cash provided by financing activities
736,901
1,223,401
130,399
558,852
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(6,135)
(400,005)
-
(6,135)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
6,135
406,140
-
6,135
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ -
$ 6,135
-
$ -
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Interest paid
$ 657,312
$ 733,995
$ 18,589
$ 379,118
Income taxes paid
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Common stock issued as repayment of notes payable to stockholders
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 95,000
See
accompanying notes to financial statements VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC. (FORMERLY
GAMECOM, INC. ) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’
DEFICIT for the years ended December
31, 2001 and 2000 (Audited) and the six months ended June 30, 2002
(Unaudited) __________
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Total
Shares
Amount
Balance at December 31, 1999
28,389,040
$ 141,945
$1,422,470
$(4,730,583)
$(3,166,168)
Common stock issued for services
84,571
423
15,828
-
16,251
Common stock issued for interest and finance charges
1,133,967
5,670
193,026
-
198,696
Common stock issued for cash
127,694
638
64,209
-
64,847
Expiration of redeemable common stock
727,108
3,636
-
-
3,636
Net loss
-
-
-
(1,351,871)
(1,351,871)
Balance at December 31, 2000
30,462,380
152,312
1,695,533
(6,082,454)
(4,234,609)
Common stock issued for services
333,661
1,668
86,557
-
88,225
Common stock issued for interest and finance charges
1,400,492
7,003
218,897
-
225,900
Common stock issued for cash
485,309
2,427
79,852
-
82,279
Common stock issued as repayment of notes to shareholders
250,000
1,250
48,750
-
50,000
Net loss
-
-
-
(2,954,576)
(2,954,576)
Balance at December 31, 2001
32,931,842
164,660
2,129,589
(9,037,030)
(6,742,781)
Common stock issued for
financing fees
(unaudited)
1,780,089
8,901
225,599
-
234,500
Common stock issued for
Services
(unaudited)
960,000
4,800
245,625
-
250,425
Net loss (unaudited)
-
-
-
(1,560,015)
(1,560,015)
Balance at June 30, 2002
(unaudited)
35,671,931
$ 178,361
$2,600,813
$(10,597,045)
$(7,817,871)
See
accompanying notes to financial statements
VIRTRA
SYSTEMS, INC. (FORMERLY GAMECOM, INC.)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Background and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
Background
GameCom, Inc.
(“GameCom”), a Texas corporation, was founded in 1996 and is
currently headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Effective September 21, 2001
GameCom merged with Ferris Productions, Inc. (“Ferris”) (together
“the Company”). Ferris, which was based in Phoenix, Arizona,
develops, manufactures and operates technically advanced personal computer and
non-personal computer based products including virtual reality
(“VR”) entertainment products for the entertainment, simulation,
promotion and education industries.
GameCom’s
merger with Ferris was effected by issuing 18,072,289 shares of GameCom common
stock for all of the outstanding common stock of Ferris. The merger, since it
was initiated prior to June 30, 2001, is accounted for as a pooling of interests
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The pooling of interest
method of accounting assumes that Gamecom and Ferris have been merged since
their inception and the consolidated financial statements for periods prior to
the consummation of the merger are restated as though the companies have been
combined since their inception. All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue is
recognized at the time services are performed or when products are
shipped.
Deferred
Revenue and Expenses
Deferred
revenue represents advanced billings on custom application projects and is
recognized as revenue in the year the work is performed. Deferred expenses
represent expenses incurred related to custom application projects not
recognized until the work commences.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments which subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include
cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
The Company
maintains its cash in well known banks selected based upon management’s
assessment of the banks’ financial stability. Balances periodically
exceed the $100,000 federal depository insurance limit; however, the Company has
not experienced any losses on deposits.
Accounts
receivable generally arise from sales of equipment and services to various
companies throughout the world and from revenue sharing arrangements with
certain theme parks located throughout the United States. Collateral is
generally not required for credit granted. During the years ended December 31,
2001 and 2000 the Company had two customers representing 49% and 52% of its
total revenue, respectively.
Cash
Equivalents
For purposes
of reporting cash flows, the Company considers all short-term investments with
an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Property
and Equipment
Property and
equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to
seven years. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the
original estimated economic useful lives of the applicable assets are
capitalized. Expenditures for normal repairs and maintenance are charged to
expense as incurred. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets
sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the accounts, and any gain or
loss is included in operations.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consist of direct costs incurred in developing proprietary technology
exclusively used in its entertainment products and costs incurred in obtaining a
patent on such technology. The intangible assets are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over a five-year period. As of December 31, 2001,
accumulated amortization of these intangible assets is $36,260. During each of
the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company recorded amortization
expense of $18,130.
Debt
Issuance Costs
Debt issuance
costs are deferred and recognized, using the interest method, over the term of
the related debt.
Shipping
and Delivery Costs
The cost of
shipping and delivery of arcade games are charged directly to cost of sales and
service at the time of shipment.
Income
Taxes
The Company
uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method,
deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences on future
years of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities
and their financial amounts at year-end. The Company provides a valuation
allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to their net realizable value.
Loss
Per Share
Basic and
diluted loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number
of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Common equivalent
shares from common stock options and warrants are excluded from the computation
as their effect would dilute the loss per share for all periods
presented.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The Company
accounts for its stock compensation arrangements under the provisions of
Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) No. 25 “Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees”. The Company provides disclosure in accordance
with the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation”.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
In the event
that facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived
asset, including associated intangibles, may be impaired, an evaluation of
recoverability is performed by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash
flows associated with the asset or the asset’s estimated fair value to the
asset’s carrying amount to determine if a write-down to market value or
discounted cash flow is required.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The Company
includes fair value information in the notes to financial statements when the
fair value of its financial instruments is different from the book value. When
the book value approximates fair value, no additional disclosure is
made.
Comprehensive
Income
The Company
has adopted SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”.
Comprehensive income includes such items as unrealized gains or losses on
certain investment securities and certain foreign currency translation
adjustments. the Company's financial statements include none of the additional
elements that affect comprehensive income. Accordingly, comprehensive income
and net income are identical.
Segment
Information
The Company
has adopted SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information”. SFAS No. 131 supersedes SFAS No. 14,
“Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise”. Under
the new standard, the Company is required to use the management approach to
reporting its segments. The management approach designates that the internal
organization that is used by management for making operating decisions and
assessing performance as the source of the Company's segments. The accounting
policies of the segments are the same as those described elsewhere in Note
1.
Accounting
Pronouncements
In June 2001,
the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Financial Accounting Standard
(“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets”. SFAS No. 142 eliminates the amortization of goodwill and
requires that goodwill be reviewed annually for impairment. SFAS No. 142 also
requires that the useful lives of previously recognized intangible assets be
reassessed and the remaining amortization periods be adjusted accordingly. SFAS
No. 142 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and
affects all goodwill and other intangible assets recorded on the Company's
balance sheet at that date, regardless of when the assets were initially
recorded. The implementation of SFAS No. 142 is not expected to have a material
impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position.
In June 2001,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations”. SFAS No. 143 addresses accounting and reporting for
obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the
associated asset retirement costs. This statement is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2002. The Company does not expect the implementation
of SFAS No. 143 to have a material impact on the Company's results of operation
or financial position.
In July 2001,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets”, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2001. The provisions of this statement provide a single accounting model for
impairment of long-lived assets. The Company does not expect the implementation
of SFAS No. 144 to have a material impact on the Company's results of operation
or financial position.
2. Going Concern Considerations
During the
years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company has defaulted on its notes
payable, has continued to accumulate payables to its vendors and has experienced
negative financial results as follows:
2001
2000
Net loss
$(2,954,576)
$(1,351,871)
Negative cash flows from operations
(689,277)
(658,985)
Negative working capital
(5,170,214)
-
Accumulated deficit
(9,037,030)
-
Shareholders’ deficit
(6,742,781)
-
Management
has developed specific current and long-term plans to address its viability as a
going concern as follows:
Our
anticipated entry into the training/simulation market was advanced by the
aftermath of September 11, 2001. The Company is currently in advanced
discussions with representatives of Homeland Security of the U.S. Government
regarding use of the Company's technology in detecting and mitigating the risk
of similar problems in the future.
The
Company is also attempting to raise funds through debt and/or equity offerings.
If successful, these additional funds would be used to pay down debt and for
working capital purposes.
In
the long-term, the Company believes that cash flows from continued growth in its
operations will provide the resources for continued
operations.
There can be
no assurance that the Company's debt reduction plans will be successful or that
the Company will have the ability to implement its business plan and ultimately
attain profitability. the Company's long-term viability as a going concern is
dependent upon three key factors, as follows:
Our
ability to obtain adequate sources of debt or equity funding to meet current
commitments and fund the continuation of its business operations in the near
term.
The
ability of the Company to control costs and expand revenues from existing or new
businesses.
The
ability of the Company to ultimately achieve adequate profitability and cash
flows from operations to sustain its
operations.
3. Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable consist primarily of amounts due from certain companies for the
purchase of equipment and services. An allowance for doubtful accounts is
provided, when appropriate, based on past experience and other factors which, in
management’s judgment, deserve current recognition in estimating probable
bad debts. Such factors include circumstances with respect to specific accounts
receivable, growth and composition of accounts receivable, the relationship of
the allowance for doubtful accounts to accounts receivable and current economic
conditions. As of December 31, 2001 all accounts receivable are considered
collectible and the allowance for doubtful accounts is $-0-.
4. Property and Equipment
Property and
equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2001:
Arcade equipment
$1,795,612
Furniture and equipment
277,314
2,072,926
Less: accumulated depreciation
(1,249,962)
Property and equipment, net
$ 822,964
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 was $582,017 and
$528,471, respectively.
5. Notes Payable
Notes payable
consist of the following at December 31, 2001:
Notes
payable to a bank, bearing interest ranging from the prime rate (4.75% at
December 31, 2001) to the prime rate plus 2% per year and due in average monthly
payments of approximately $31,000, including interest, through November 2002.
These notes are collateralized by certain equipment, licensing rights and by the
personal guarantees of officers/shareholders of the Company.
$ 559,474
Notes
payable to banks, bearing interest from 6.75% to 9.5% per year, interest due
monthly and principal due on demand. These notes are not collateralized but
are guaranteed by officers/shareholders of the Company. Effective January 17,
2002, certain of these notes were refinanced into a single note which bears
interest at the prime rate (4.75% at December 31, 2001) plus 1.5%, due in 36
monthly installments of $8,824 and collateralized by an office building owned
by an officer/shareholder of the Company.
250,000
Notes
payable to third party entities and individuals bearing interest at a stated
rate of 10% payable semi- annually with principal due three years after issuance
of the note, which ranges from October 2001 to March 2002. These notes are not
collateralized. In connec- tion with the funding of these notes, Ferris issued a
total of 412,500 shares of its common stock as equity attachments to the note
holders and to pay debt issuance costs. Accordingly, the actual weighted average
interest rate on these notes, including the effect of the issuance of common
stock and the payment of debt issuance costs, was approximately 16%.
250,000
Note
payable to a financing entity, due on demand, non- interest bearing. This note
is not collateralized.
19,990
Total notes
payable
$1,079,464
The notes
payable to banks contain various financial and non-financial covenants, which
require the Company, among other things, to maintain certain levels of
shareholders’ equity and to comply with certain financial ratios. The
Company was in violation of these covenants as of December 31, 2001 and the
banks could demand full payment of all principal and interest.
6. Notes
Payable-Shareholders
Notes payable
to shareholders consisted of the following at December 31, 2001:
Convertible
notes payable to shareholders, principal and interest due on demand, accruing
interest at 12% per year. These notes are collateralized by certain equipment
and contain a provision to convert the note to common stock.
$ 100,000
Note
payable to a shareholder, principal and interest due on demand, interest accrues
at 10% per year. This note is not collateralized.
194,031
Notes
payable to shareholders, non-interest bearing with principal due on demand.
These notes are not collateralized.
416,500
Total notes
payable to shareholders
$ 710,531
All notes due
to shareholders were in default as of December 31, 2001. Convertible notes
payable to shareholders in the amount of $100,000 were issued by the Company in
increments of $10,000 having an original maturity date of May 10, 1998. The
holder of each $10,000 of convertible note has a non-assignable option to
purchase 7,500 shares of common stock at par value. Alternately, each holder
has the right to convert their convertible note to equity in the form of 12,500
shares of restricted common stock. None of the notes have been
converted.
Of the
$416,500 of notes payable without interest described above, a $103,500 note
provides for a per diem issuance of common stock as penalty for late payments.
As of December 31, 2001, the per diem issuance would be in excess of 5,800,000
shares of the Company's common stock. The Company has received an opinion from
counsel that the penalty provisions are unenforceable as illegal usury under
applicable Texas law. However, there has not been any litigation between the
Company and the holder of the note as to this issue, and in the absence of a
court decision directly applicable to the parties, there remains at least some
risk that the opinion of counsel could be wrong. According to legal counsel
there is no likelihood of a sustainable assessment of the per diem late penalty.
Therefore, no provision for such charges has been provided.
7. Obligations Under Product Financing
Arrangements
In financing
the production of its arcade equipment, the Company has entered into agreements
whereby an entity or individual advances funds to the Company to produce
specific arcade equipment. Under this arrangement, the Company has agreed to
make monthly payments of a specified amount for three years, with an automatic
renewal for an additional three years unless canceled in writing, from the
origination date as specified in the agreement. In addition, the entity or
individual advancing the funds has the right to exercise a buy-out whereby the
Company has 180 days to repay the obligation upon exercise of the buy-out.
Interest is payable monthly at an annual rate of approximately 16%.
In connection
with these financing arrangements, the Company has incurred debt issuance costs
of approximately 21% of the total obligation. These costs are being amortized
over a three year period using the interest method resulting in an effective
annual interest rate of approximately 29% on these obligations.
Obligations
under these product financing arrangements consist of the following at December
31, 2001:
Contractual
balance
$4,569,796
Less:
unamortized debt issuance costs
(215,446)
Total
obligation
$4,354,350
As of
December 31, 2001, the Company was in default of its obligations under the
product financing arrangements. The Company has not made any interest payments
on these obligations since September 2001 and has received notices from various
individuals and entities requesting buyouts of approximately $1,350,000 as of
December 31, 2001.
8. Income Taxes
The Company
has incurred losses since its inception and, therefore, has not been subject to
federal income taxes. As of December 31, 2001, the Company had net operating
loss (“NOL”) carryforwards for income tax purposes of approximately
$8,500,000 which expire in various tax years through 2021. Under the provisions
of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code the ownership change in the Company
that resulted from the merger of the Company could severely limit the Company's
ability to utilize its NOL carryforward to reduce future taxable income and
related tax liabilities. Additionally, because United States tax laws limit the
time during which NOL carryforwards may be applied against future taxable
income, the Company may be unable to take full advantage of its NOL for federal
income tax purposes should the Company generate taxable income.
The
composition of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the related tax effects
at December 31, 2001 are as follows:
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating
losses
$2,912,633
Intangible
assets
8,219
Valuation
allowance
(2,820,112)
Total
deferred tax assets
100,740
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and
equipment
(100,740)
Total
deferred tax liability
(100,740)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)
$ -
The
difference between the income tax benefit in the accompanying statement of
operations and the amount that would result if the U.S. Federal statutory rate
of 34% were applied to pre-tax loss for the years ended December 31, 2001 and
2000 is as follows:
2001
2000
Amount
%
Amount
%
Benefit for income tax at
federal
statutory rate
$(1,004,556)
(34.0)%
$ (459,636)
(34.0)
Other
9,323
0.0
(37,400)
(0.3)
Increase in valuation
allowance
995,233
34.0
497,036
34.3
$ -
0.0%
$ -
0.0%
9. Redeemable Common Stock
In 1997 the
Company entered into an agreement to redeem 1,505,399 shares of common stock
from certain shareholders at par value of $.005 per share with the consideration
for such redemption to be paid pro-rata to such shareholders by March 31, 1998.
In February 2000 the Company and shareholders released 727,108 shares of common
stock from the redemption requirement, leaving 778,291 shares to be redeemed.
As of December 31, 2001 none of the shares have been redeemed but may be
redeemed at the option of the Company.
10. Stock Options and
Warrants
The Company
periodically issues incentive stock options to key employees, officers,
directors and outside consultants to provide additional incentives to promote
the success of the Company's business and to enhance the ability to attract and
retain the services of qualified persons.
In 1997 and
1998 the Company granted incentive stock options to certain officers and members
of the Company's board of directors to purchase 1,499,000 shares of the
Company's common stock at par value of $.005 per share. These options are
exercisable based on various levels of the Company's stock price: (i) options to
purchase 333,000 shares at par value are exercisable if the Company's stock is
trading at $1.50 per share; (ii) options to purchase 583,000 shares at par value
are exercisable if the Company's stock is trading at $3.00 per share; (iii)
options to purchase 333,000 shares at par value are exercisable if the Company's
stock is trading at $4.50 per share; and (iv) options to purchase 250,000 shares
at par value are exercisable if the Company's common stock is trading at $5.00
per share. In 1999, options to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock were
exercised. There is no expiration date on these options.
In 1997 and
1998 in connection with the convertible notes payable to certain shareholders
(See Note 6) the Company granted options to purchase 75,000 shares of its common
stock, at its par value of $.005 per share, to these convertible note
holders.
On January 1,
2000 the Company granted options to certain employees and non-employees to
purchase 350,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.15 per share, which
approximated fair market value. The options are fully vested and exercisable at
the date of grant and expire on January 1, 2003.
In July 2001
options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock were granted to a consultant
as inducement for services to be provided to the Company. The options are
exercisable at (i) the closing bid price per share on the date of grant for
50,000 shares; (ii) the closing bid price at the date of grant plus $.50 per
share for 50,000 shares; and (iii) the closing bid price at the date of grant
plus $1.00 per share for 50,000 shares. These options expire five years from
the date of grant. The Company deemed the value of these options to be
immaterial at the date of grant.
On June 1,
2001 the Company granted options to an employee to purchase 100,000 shares of
the Company's common stock at $0.49 per share, which was the fair market value
of the common stock on the date of grant. The options are exercisable on June
1, 2002.
In September
2001 the Company granted incentive stock options to certain officers and members
of the Company's board of directors to purchase 1,499,000 shares of the
Company's common stock at par value of $.005 per share. These options are
exercisable based on various levels of the Company's stock price: (i) options to
purchase 333,000 shares at par value are exercisable if the Company's stock is
trading at $1.50 per share; (ii) options to purchase 583,000 shares at par value
are exercisable if the Company's stock is trading at $3.00 per share; (iii)
options to purchase 333,000 shares at par value are exercisable if the Company's
stock is trading at $4.50 per share; and (iv) options to purchase 250,000 shares
at par value are exercisable if the Company's common stock is trading at $5.00
per share. There is no expiration date on these options.
In
September 2001, the Company's shareholders amended the 2000 Incentive Stock
Option Plan (the “Plan”). The shareholders have authorized
6,000,000 shares for the Plan and options granted under the Plan may be either
incentive stock options or non-statutory stock options subject to certain
restrictions as specified in the Plan. During the year ended December 31, 2001
no options have been granted under this Plan.
The Company
has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25) and related
Interpretations in accounting for its employee stock options because, as
discussed below, the alternative fair value accounting provided for under FASB
Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”,
requires use of option valuation models that were not developed for use in
valuing employee stock options. Under APB 25, because the exercise price of the
Company's employee stock options is greater equals the fair market price of
lighting stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense has been
recognized.
Proforma
information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by Statement
123, and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee
stock options under the fair value method of that Statement. The fair value for
these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option
pricing model, with the following weighted average assumptions for 2001 and
2000:
risk free
interest rate of 5%; no dividend yield; weighted average volatility factor of
the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 70%; and a weighted
average expected life of the options of 1 to 5 years. For purposes of proforma
disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is included in expense at
the date of issuance, as required by Statement 123. the Company's proforma
information is as follows:
2001
2000
Net loss–as reported
$(2,954,576)
$(1,351,871)
Net loss–proforma
$(2,982,396)
$(1,377,876)
Basic and diluted loss per share-as reported
$ (0.09)
$ (0.05)
Basic and diluted loss per share-proforma
$ (0.09)
$ (0.05)
The
Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating fair
value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly
subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because
the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly
different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in
management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock
options.
A summary of
the Company's stock option activity and related information for the years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000 follows:
Number of
Shares
Under
Weighted-Average
Options
Exercise Price
Outstanding - December 31, 1999
1,274,000
$0.005
Granted
350,000
$0.15
Exercised
-
-
Forfeited
-
-
Outstanding - December 31, 2000
1,624,000
$0.04
Granted
1,749,000
$0.10
Exercised
-
-
Forfeited
-
-
Outstanding – December 31, 2001
3,373,000
$0.12
Exercisable – December 31, 2001
575,000
$0.30
Following
is a summary of outstanding stock options at December 31, 2001:
Number
of
Expiration
Weighted
Average
Shares
Vested
Date
Exercise
Price
2,698,000
-
$0.005
350,000
350,000
2003
$0.15
150,000
150,000
2006
$0.81
100,000
-
2002
$0.49
75,000
75,000
-
$0.005
3,373,000
575,000
In June 2000, the Company entered into a subscription
agreement for up to a $15,000,000 sale of common stock and warrants under an
investment financing agreement with an institutional private equity fund (the
“Investor”). This financing allows the Company to issue common
stock and warrants at the Company's discretion as often as monthly as funds are
needed in amounts based upon certain market conditions. The pricing of each
common stock sale is based upon current market prices at the time of each sale,
and the Company may set a floor price for the shares each month at the Company's
discretion.
In connection with the execution of this agreement, the
Company issued warrants to the Investor to purchase 245,000 shares of the
Company's common stock at $0.625 per share and 245,000 shares of the Company's
common stock at $1.00 per share, which was the stock’s approximate market
value at the time of each issuance. These warrants are exercisable until they
expire in April 2005. In addition, for each sale on this equity line the
Investor receives additional warrants to purchase the Company's common stock
equal to 10% of equity sold, exercisable at a price equal to 110% of the market
price. These warrants are exercisable for a five-year period from the date of
issuance. As of December 31, 2001, the Company has issued 6,703 such warrants
to the Investor with exercise prices ranging from $0.16 to $0.42 per
share.
A summary of the Company's stock warrant activity and
related information is as follows:
Weighted
Average
Number of
Exercise
Shares
Price
Outstanding at December 31, 1999
-
$ -
Granted
493,933
$0.81
Exercised
-
-
Forfeited
-
-
Outstanding at December 31, 2000
493,933
$0.81
Granted
2,770
$0.21
Exercised
-
-
Forfeited
-
-
Outstanding at December 31, 2001
496,703
$0.81
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Obligations
On August 4, 2000 the Company entered into a long-term
operating lease for its office and manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona,
which is owned by an entity controlled by a shareholder of the Company. The
monthly lease cost to the Company is equal to all expenses related to the
building, including, but not limited to, mortgage, taxes, fees, maintenance and
improvements. The minimum monthly cost is approximately $9,000. As of December
31, 2001 the Company owed approximately $35,000 to the shareholder for rent in
2001 that had not been paid.
Minimum lease payments due under leases with remaining
lease terms of greater than one year are as follows:
2002
$ 142,000
2003
107,410
2004
107,410
2005
107,410
2006 and thereafter
2,218,160
$2,682,390
The Company rents office space in Arlington, Texas on a
month-to-month basis at $1,500 per month from an officer and shareholder of the
Company. No payments have been made to date.
Litigation
The Company is currently a party to certain litigation
arising in the normal course of business. Management believes that such
litigation will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
12. Business Segments
During the year ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the
Company operated primarily in two strategic business units that offer different
products and services: revenue sharing arrangements with theme parks and
arcades and custom applications utilizing its virtual reality concept.
Financial information regarding these business segments is as follows:
Theme Parks
Custom
and Arcades
Applications
Other
Total
Year ended December 31,
2001:
Revenues
$1,763,280
$ 699,599
$ 185
$2,463,064
Income (loss) from oper-
ations
(421,253)
62,358
(1,216,132)
(1,555,027)
Total assets
845,558
-
115,349
960,907
Interest expense
1,053,097
-
403,550
1,456,647
Depreciation expense
514,926
-
67,091
582,017
Capital expenditures
88,656
-
-
88,656
Year ended December 31,
2000:
Revenues
$2,173,025
$ 739,251
$ 446,850
$3,359,126
Income (loss) from op-
erations
(509,407)
268,580
(417,321)
(658,148)
Interest expense
848,140
-
325,010
1,173,150
Depreciation expense
467,552
-
60,919
528,471
Capital expenditures
847,114
-
83,662
930,776
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as
those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company
evaluates performance based on operating earnings of the respective business
units.
13. Related Party Transactions
Included in the December 31, 2001 balance sheet is a note
receivable from a shareholder of the Company. This note originated when the
Company made a down payment of $102,782 on behalf of the shareholder who
purchased the building which the Company currently leases (See Note 11). The
note is non-interest bearing and is due on demand. The note was paid down by
$34,897 during the year ended December 31, 2001.
Included in accounts payable in the December 31, 2001
balance sheet is $204,592 payable to a firm which is owned by an
officer/shareholder of the Company for legal services and office rent (See Note
11).
Included in accrued interest payable in the December 31,
2001 balance sheet is $108,732 of interest due to shareholders of the
Company.
The following table of
contents has been designed to help you find important information contained in
this prospectus. We encourage you to read the entire prospectus.
ITEM 25. Other
Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following is an itemized statement of the estimated
amounts of all expenses payable by the registrant in connection with the
registration of the common stock offered hereby:
SEC filing
fee
$ 506
Legal fees
30,000
Accounting fees
5,000
Miscellaneous
5,000
Total
$40,506
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this
amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the City of
Arlington, Texas on September 3, 2002..
VirTra Systems, Inc.
By: /s/ L. Kelly Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as
of the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ L. Kelly
Jones L.
Kelly Jones
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Financial Officer