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CROSSWALK.COM, INC.
4100 Lafayette Center Dr. Suite 110
Chantilly, Virginia 20151
August 21, 2002
TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:
You are hereby cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of
Stockholders of Crosswalk.com, Inc. ("Crosswalk" or the "Company") to be held at
Conference Room A at the Eastern Loudoun Regional Library located at 21030
Whitfield Place Sterling, Virginia, at 10:30 a.m., local time, on Wednesday,
September 18, 2002.
The board of directors of Crosswalk has undertaken extensive activities
since early 2002 to evaluate the prospects of Crosswalk's ability to
consistently generate cash and increase the value, through reinvestment, of its
crosswalk.com Website (the "Website"). The board of directors has determined
that the long-term capabilities of the Company to generate the liquidity
necessary to increase the fair market value of the Website, would require
further dilutive actions. Therefore, in the best interest of the stockholders,
and in order to maintain the vision and mission of enhancing the outreach of the
Website, your board of directors authorized management to conduct a search for
parties interested in acquiring the Internet assets of Crosswalk. Except for the
asset purchase agreement that has been entered into with Salem Communications,
none of the numerous discussions we held with third parties resulted in any
acceptable offers or the execution of any definitive agreements. Your board of
directors has also considered our anticipated prospects assuming completion of
the asset sale. After due consideration of all other alternatives available to
Crosswalk, including the cessation of Crosswalk's business, the board of
directors concluded that completion of the asset sale and pursuit of a new
business model, which utilizes the proceeds from the asset sale and the
remaining assets of the Company to acquire cash producing assets, to be the best
alternative reasonably likely to enable us to satisfy our outstanding
obligations and to maximize the return of value to our stockholders.
It then follows that at the Special Meeting, stockholders will be asked to:
1. Consider and vote upon the $4.1 million cash sale of substantially all of
the assets, used, required, useful or otherwise relating to the ownership,
development and operations of the crosswalk.com Website, pursuant to the
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2002, by and among
Crosswalk.com, Inc. and OnePlace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Salem
Communications Corporation, in the form of Annex A attached to the proxy
statement/prospectus;
2. Consider and vote upon approval of the business plan of AMEN Properties;
3. Consider and vote upon an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to change the name of the Company to AMEN Properties;
4. Consider and vote upon other such business as may properly come before the
Special Meeting.
Information concerning the foregoing proposals and the Special Meeting are
contained in the attached Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy
Statement. Your vote is important, as is the vote of every stockholder, and the
board of directors of Crosswalk.com, Inc. appreciates the cooperation of
stockholders who are unable to attend in person in directing proxies to vote at
the meeting. Therefore, it is important that your shares be represented at the
meeting in person or, should you be unable to attend the Special Meeting, by
your signing and returning the enclosed proxy in the accompanying envelope for
receipt prior to the meeting date.
Sincerely,
James G. Buick
Chairman of the Board
Crosswalk.com, Inc.
CROSSWALK.COM, INC.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2002
August 21, 2002
To the Stockholders of Crosswalk.com, Inc.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Stockholders of Crosswalk.com,
Inc. ("Crosswalk" or the "Company") will be held at Conference Room A at the
Eastern Loudoun Regional Library located at 21030 Whitfield Place Sterling,
Virginia, at 10:30 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 for the
following purposes:
1. To consider and vote upon the $4.1 million cash sale of substantially all
of the assets, used, required, useful or otherwise relating to the
ownership, development and operations of the crosswalk.com Website,
pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2002, by
and among Crosswalk.com, Inc. and OnePlace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Salem Communications Corporation, in the form of Annex A attached to the
proxy statement;
2. To consider and vote upon approval of the business plan of AMEN Properties;
3. To consider and vote upon an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to change the name of the Company to AMEN Properties;
4. To consider and vote upon other such business as may properly come before
the Special Meeting.
Only Crosswalk.com, Inc. stockholders of record as of the close of business on
August 21, 2002, are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Special
Meeting. A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be
available for examination during normal business hours by any of our
stockholders, for a period of ten days prior to the Special Meeting at our
principal executive offices at the address set forth above.
Your vote is important, as is the vote of every stockholder, and the board of
directors of Crosswalk appreciates the cooperation of stockholders who are
unable to attend in person in directing proxies to vote at the meeting.
Therefore, it is important that your shares be represented at the meeting in
person or, should you be unable to attend the meeting, by your signing and
returning the enclosed proxy in the accompanying envelope for receipt prior to
the meeting date.
TO ASSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND
DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY.
If you have any questions, please contact Gary Struzik, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary at 703-788-4123.
By order of the Board of Directors,
James G. Buick
Chairman of the Board
Crosswalk.com, Inc.
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SUMMARY TERMS OF PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS
This section of the proxy statement accompanying the relevant proposals
describes the material aspects of the asset sale and our business plan going
forward. While the board of directors believes that this summary description
covers the material terms of the asset sale and business plan, this summary may
not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should
carefully read this entire proxy statement and the other documents referred to
in this proxy statement for a more complete understanding of the matters on
which you are being asked to vote. The form of the asset purchase agreement is
attached as Annex A to this proxy statement. You are encouraged to read the
asset purchase agreement, as it is the legal document that governs the asset
sale on which you are being asked to vote. This summary is qualified in its
entirety by the asset purchase agreement and the more detailed information
appearing elsewhere in this document. This summary includes page references in
parentheses to direct you to a more complete description of the topics presented
in this summary. Unless otherwise indicated, references to Salem include Salem
Communications and its subsidiaries, including Oneplace, LLC.
PROPOSAL ONE - ASSET SALE (pages 6-14)
o The assets being sold are substantially all of Crosswalk's Internet related
intellectual property and other technology assets, email lists and
newsletters, customer base and trademarks
o Asset sale price is $4.1 million
o Purchaser is Salem
o Use or proceeds intended to Crosswalk currently intends to use the proceeds
of this sale to initiate the business plan, which is the subject of
Proposal Two submitted for stockholder approval herein.
o There is no assurance that Crosswalk can successfully consummate the asset
sale, as it is contingent on items including, but not limited to
third-party consents, and approval of contract assignments.
o If the asset sale is not approved, the other proposals are rescinded and
the Company may contemplate continued operations after significant
reduction in product offerings, or dilutive capital infusion, or Company
liquidation.
PROPOSAL TWO - THE BUSINESS PLAN (pages 14-26)
o The board of directors believes that dissolving the Company or retaining
the cash proceeds while managing the small offline advertising presence,
does not capitalize on our material remaining assets of the public company
foundation, and a net operating tax loss carryforward of over $29 million.
o The board of directors has formulated a business plan to acquire assets,
which would exploit the net operating tax loss carryforward while producing
cash returns for the stockholders.
o Business plan focuses on value added plays in three distinct arenas that
have historically generated large amounts of ordinary income. These three
areas are acquiring office space in secondary stagnant markets, out of
favor growth markets and investment in oil and gas royalties. This focus is
designed to diversify holdings while offering sufficient markets to
exploit.
o FIRST YEAR EFFORTS WILL USE THE EXISTING CASH PROCEEDS FROM THE ASSET SALE
TO SERVE AS EQUITY TO LEVERAGE CERTAIN ASSET ACQUISITIONS. Specific asset
targets have been identified and the Company has the option but not the
obligation to acquire these assets.
o FIRST YEAR CASH FLOW TARGET USING THESE PROCEEDS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY
$600,000. CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS REMAIN FLAT FOR THE SECOND YEAR UNTIL SUCH
A TIME FURTHER CAPITAL COULD BE ACCESSED TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL ASSETS.
MANAGEMENT THEN PROJECTS SIGNIFICANT PER SHARE CASH FLOW GROWTH YEARS THREE
THROUGH SEVEN.
o Jon Morgan and Eric Oliver, currently directors and stockholders of
Crosswalk and owners in the aggregate of approximately 11% of the
stockholder voting power will lead and manage the Company as president and
chief operating officer and chairman and chief executive officer,
respectively. They are recused from voting on this proposal. In addition,
there are four Series "A" preferred stockholders with an aggregate of 2% of
the
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stockholder voting power, who own a minority interest in the assets subject
to the business plan, and will therefore also be recused from voting on
this proposal.
o IF PROPOSAL ONE IS APPROVED AND THE ASSET SALE IS COMPLETED, AND PROPOSAL
TWO IS NOT APPROVED, CROSSWALK MAY ELECT TO DISSOLVE THE COMPANY, WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE SEPARATE STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The board of directors does
not believe that this is in the best interest of the stockholders.
PROPOSAL THREE - CHANGING THE COMPANY NAME (page 26)
o Consistent with the outcome of the impending asset sale and our new
business plan going forward, the board of directors believes that changing
the name of the Company to AMEN Properties reflects the vision and mission
of the Plan and herein requests that the stockholders approve amending our
Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to AMEN
Properties.
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PROXY STATEMENT
Crosswalk.com, Inc.
4100 Lafayette Center Drive Suite 110
Chantilly, Virginia 20151
This proxy is furnished to Crosswalk.com, Inc. ("Crosswalk" or the "Company")
Stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2002 (the
"Record Date"), for use at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held at
Conference Room A at the Eastern Loudoun Regional Library located at 21030
Whitfield Place Sterling, Virginia, on Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at 10:30
a.m., local time, and at any adjournment thereof (the "Special Meeting"). The
enclosed proxy is being solicited by the board of directors of Crosswalk and is
subject to revocation at any time prior to the voting of the proxy. This proxy,
when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by you, the
stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR the
proposals, in accordance with the instructions on the proxy card. This Proxy
Statement and the enclosed proxy card are being sent to stockholders on or about
August 28, 2002. Only Crosswalk.com, Inc. stockholders of record as of the close
of business on August 21, 2002 may vote at the Special Meeting.
VOTING PROCEDURES AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
The accompanying proxy card is designed to permit each stockholder of record at
the close of business on the Record Date to vote on matters as described in the
accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders. The proxy card provides
space for a stockholder to vote for, against or abstain from voting on all
proposals. Votes of attending stockholders will be taken by written ballots. The
majority vote of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote is required to take
action on Proposal One. In all other matters, the affirmative vote of a majority
of the votes present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting by the
holders of the common stock is required to take stockholder action.
The presence at the Special Meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a
majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all holders of the common stock
will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Special Meeting.
If a quorum is not present, in person or by proxy, the Special Meeting may be
adjourned until a later time when a quorum is obtained. Abstentions and broker
nonvotes will be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of
a quorum for the transaction of business. With respect to all matters an
abstention will have the same effect as a vote against any specified proposal. A
broker nonvote will have no effect on the outcome of any vote of the
stockholders. Stockholders are urged to sign the accompanying proxy card and
return it promptly.
When a signed proxy card is returned with a vote specified, the shares
represented will be voted by the proxies designated on the proxy card in
accordance with the stockholder's instructions. The proxies for the stockholders
are James G. Buick and Scott Fehrenbacher. A stockholder wishing to name another
person as his or her proxy may do so by designating another proxy by inserting
the name(s) of such other person(s) to act as his or her proxy(ies). In that
case, it will be necessary for the stockholder to sign the proxy card and
deliver it to the person named as his or her proxy and for the person so named
to be present and vote at the Special Meeting. PROXY CARDS SO MARKED SHOULD NOT
BE MAILED TO US AT OUR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
If a signed proxy card is returned and the stockholder has made no voting
specification, the shares will be voted:
o For the $4.1 million cash sale of substantially all of the assets, used,
required, useful or otherwise relating to the ownership, development and
operations of the crosswalk.com Website, pursuant to the Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2002, by and among Crosswalk.com, Inc.
and OnePlace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Salem Communications
Corporation, in the form of Annex A attached to the proxy
statement/prospectus;
o For approval of the business plan of AMEN Properties;
o For an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to change
the name of the Company to AMEN Properties;
o At the discretion of the proxies, on any other matter that may properly
come before the Special Meeting.
Valid proxies will be voted at the Special Meeting in the manner specified. Any
stockholder giving a proxy has the unconditional right to revoke it at any time
before it is voted by either:
o notifying the Secretary of the Company in writing,
o executing a subsequent proxy or,
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o personally appearing at the Special Meeting and casting a contrary vote.
However, no revocation will be effective unless we, at or prior to the Special
Meeting, have received notice of such revocation.
As of the Record Date, 7,968,221 shares of common stock were issued and
outstanding. In addition, 1,333,333 shares of common stock, issuable upon
conversion of 80,000 shares of Series "A" preferred stock and 933,269 shares of
common stock, issuable upon conversion of 80,000 shares of Series "B" preferred
stock are also eligible to cast votes. However, as explained on page 31 herein,
a total of 1,342,791 shares will be restricted from voting on Proposal Two due
to the interest that several directors and preferred shareholders have in that
Proposal. In addition, Crosswalk's President and Chief Executive Officer is in
discussions with Salem regarding a possible position of employment and therefore
in order to prevent any potential conflict of interest, 10,000 shares are
restricted from voting on Proposal One. Without taking this restriction into
account, there are 10,234,823 voting shares as of the Record Date.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") and are therefore required to file periodic
reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") related to our business, financial statements and
other matters. Such reports, proxy statements and other information are
available for inspection and copying at the Commission's principal office, Room
1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, , , where
copies may be obtained upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission
from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Such documents may also be obtained through the Website
maintained by the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, among
others, statements regarding Crosswalk's intentions to embark on a new business
plan after the closing of the asset sale, the timing, terms of and expected
value to stockholders, the Company's reasons for pursuing the new business plan
and ability to close on the asset sale, and the potential benefits of both.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results and events to differ materially. For a detailed
discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see the "Risk Factors" section of
this proxy statement. These and many other factors could affect the future
financial and operating results of the Company. We have identified our
forward-looking statements in italics throughout this document.
PROPOSALS
PROPOSAL ONE--Approval of the $4.1 Million Cash Sale of Substantially All of the
Assets, Used, Required, Useful or Otherwise Relating to the Ownership,
Development and Operations of the Crosswalk.com Website, Pursuant to the Asset
Purchase Agreement, Dated as of August 19,, 2002, by and Among Crosswalk.com and
Oneplace, LLC, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Salem Communications Corporation, in
the Form of Annex A Attached to the Proxy Statement
GENERAL
On a quarterly basis, the Crosswalk board of directors meets to discuss, among
other things, the financial performance of the Company and strategies going
forward. Because of the economic impact of several factors such as the September
11 tragedy, the overall advertising market recession, compounded by the going
concern qualification issued by our auditors in connection with our 2001 Annual
Report, we have not been meeting the revenue targets necessary to generate
consistent cash positive operations on a monthly basis. IN ORDER TO MAKE
PROGRESS TOWARD REDUCING OUR MONTHLY CASH BURN RATE, WE CONTINUE TO REDUCE
EXPENSES, WHICH HAD THE EFFECT OF LOWERING THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF OUR WEBSITE
ASSET.
Analysis of the Website's traffic patterns, and the outlook for online
advertising sales indicate that this trend of reducing cash burn could only be
maintained through further expense reductions, which would seriously impact the
effectiveness of the Website. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINED CONTINUING
OPERATIONS IN THIS MANNER WOULD
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GENERATE ONLY NOMINAL CASHFLOW FOR THE STOCKHOLDERS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AND
HASTEN THE RISK OF DECLINING FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE WEBSITE. IN ADDITION,
CONSIDERATION OF ENGAGING NEW REVENUE STREAMS, INVOLVES FURTHER CAPITAL INFUSION
WHICH WOULD ONLY FURTHER DILUTE THE STOCKHOLDERS.
Therefore, in order for us to be in the best financial position to satisfy our
outstanding obligations and maximize the potential for return of value to our
stockholders, your board of directors authorized the chief executive officer to
explore the market for a potential sale of our Internet properties (the "asset
sale"). After discussions with multiple third parties, on May 15, 2002, the
chief executive officer delivered a formal request for proposal to three parties
who indicated interest. The criteria for selection were price, financial
resource by which to carry out the vision and mission of Crosswalk.com, and
management's support of maintaining the crosswalk brand, and growth initiatives.
The only response from deliberations held with these three parties that resulted
in a fair and reasonable offer for the execution of a definitive agreement was
with Salem. Salem offered the highest price for the asset sale. Thus, on May 24,
2002, Crosswalk entered into a letter of intent with OnePlace, LLC, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Salem Communications ("Salem"). Under the terms of the asset
purchase agreement, Crosswalk will sell substantially all of its Internet
related intellectual property and other technology assets, email lists and
newsletters, customer base and trademarks to Salem for $4,100,000 in cash. There
is no assurance that the asset sale will be completed, as it is subject in all
respects to the satisfaction of the conditions and covenants specified in the
asset purchase agreement. In the event that the stockholders of Crosswalk fail
to approve the asset sale, Crosswalk would be subject to a $125,000 break-up
fee. Certain material terms of the asset purchase agreement and features of the
asset sale are summarized below. Stockholders should read the asset purchase
agreement in its entirety.
Salem's corporate headquarters is located at:
4880 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 300
Camarillo, California 93012
(805) 987-0400
Salem Communications Corporation is the leading radio broadcaster focused on
religious and family themes programming. The company owns and operates 83 radio
stations, including 57 stations in the top 25 markets. In addition to its radio
properties, Salem owns the Salem Radio Network, which syndicates talk, news and
music programming to over 1,600 affiliated radio stations throughout the United
States; Salem Radio Representatives, a national sales force, OnePlace.com, a
leading Internet provider of Christian radio content; and CCM Communications, a
leading publisher of contemporary Christian music trade and consumer
publications. Salem held its initial public offering of common stock on February
13, 1998. Its common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol "SALM."
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT SUMMARY
The following describes the principal provisions of the asset purchase
agreement. The full text of the asset purchase agreement, is attached as Annex A
to, and is incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement. You are
encouraged to read the asset purchase agreement in its entirety. The asset
purchase agreement provides that OnePlace, LLC, a subsidiary of Salem will
purchase certain of the assets of Crosswalk.com, including the following assets:
all rights, interest in and title to the assets used, required, useful or
otherwise relating to the ownership, development and operation of the
crosswalk.com Website. This includes all hardware and software necessary to
operate the Website. Salem will also acquire all email and customer lists,
content and software licenses, all intellectual property, domain names, the
Crosswalk trademark and content archives. We are expected to maintain the
operations of the Website until transition is complete. Other conditions
include, among other things, the assumption of advertising contracts, and
third-party consents for continuation of select vendor services.
RETAINED ASSETS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
In effect, Salem has purchased all of the assets of Crosswalk, which do not
support the operations of its offline mail distribution advertising business and
administrative functions. In addition, Crosswalk will be retaining certain
rights, assets and liabilities in connection with the transaction, its cash and
cash equivalents, deposits and accounts receivable and payable obligations under
all contracts earned or incurred by Crosswalk prior to the closing date, which
is expected to be as soon as feasible following the date of the Special Meeting.
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ADJUSTMENT OF $4.1 MILLION CASH CONSIDERATION
Crosswalk has also entered into a Service Agreement with Salem whereby Crosswalk
will remit to Salem payments for the hosting and maintenance of the
crosswalk.com Website and email properties, effective September 1, 2002. In
addition, if closing of the asset sale ("closing") occurs after September 20,
2002, but before October 21, 2002, the purchase price will be adjusted to
$3,900,000. There are additional gradual downward price adjustments if closing
occurs after October 20, 2002. Also, Salem may terminate the purchase agreement
at its election and without penalty if closing has not occurred as of November
1, 2002. If closing is delayed past the indicated closing dates as a result of
Salem's failure to satisfy its obligations to close on the purchase agreement,
the aforedescribed dates for purchase price adjustment or termination shall be
offset by the same number of days that Salem has delayed closing.
OPINION REGARDING CONSIDERATION FOR ASSET SALE AS EXPRESSED BY EMERGING GROWTH
EQUITIES, LTD.
Following the execution of a letter of intent with OnePlace with respect to the
proposed asset sale, Crosswalk.com engaged Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd.
("EGE") to evaluate the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the
consideration to be received by Crosswalk in connection with the proposed asset
sale. At the meeting of the board of directors of Crosswalk on June 27, 2002,
EGE delivered an oral presentation and written opinion to the board of directors
to the effect that, as of such date, based upon and subject to the assumptions
made, matters considered and limitations on its review as set forth in the
opinion, the consideration to be received by Crosswalk in the proposed asset
sale was fair, from a financial point of view, to Crosswalk. No limitations were
imposed by the board of directors upon EGE with respect to the investigations it
made or procedures it followed in rendering its opinion.
The full text of EGE's written opinion dated June 27, 2002, which describes the
assumptions made, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken,
is attached to this proxy statement as Annex B. The summary of EGE's opinion
described below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the opinion, and you are encouraged to read the opinion carefully in its
entirety. EGE's opinion does not in any manner address Crosswalk.com's
underlying business decision to enter into the asset purchase agreement, the
structure or tax consequences of the proposed asset sale or the availability or
advisability of any alternatives to the proposed asset sale. EGE did not
structure the proposed asset sale or assist in the negotiation of the asset
purchase agreement. EGE's opinion is addressed to the board of directors of
crosswalk.com and is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of
the consideration to be received by crosswalk.com in connection with the
proposed asset sale as provided for in the asset purchase agreement. EGE
expresses no opinion with respect to any other reasons, legal, business or
otherwise, that may support Crosswalk's decision to approve or consummate the
proposed asset sale. EGE's opinion does not constitute a recommendation that
crosswalk.com approve and consummate the proposed asset sale, nor does it
constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of crosswalk.com as to whether to
approve the proposed asset sale.
In connection with EGE's review of the proposed asset sale and the preparation
of its opinion, EGE has, among other things:
o reviewed and analyzed the financial terms of the proposed asset sale as
stated in the asset purchase agreement;
o reviewed and analyzed historical publicly available business information
and financial results of Crosswalk.com, including such information and
results contained in Crosswalk.com's Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001 and Crosswalk.com's Quarterly Report filed
on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2002;
o reviewed and analyzed certain other operating and financial information of
Crosswalk.com provided by management of Crosswalk.com, including
Crosswalk.com's projections as to the future operating and financial
performance of the Company for calendar years 2002 through 2003;
o discussed with senior executives of Crosswalk.com certain information
relating to the aforementioned items, including the strategic, financial
and operational benefits anticipated from the proposed asset sale and
various other matters which EGE deemed relevant to its opinion;
o reviewed and analyzed historical market prices and trading volumes for
Crosswalk.com's common stock;
o reviewed and analyzed publicly available information regarding selected
publicly-traded companies EGE deemed comparable to Crosswalk.com and
regarding selected business combinations EGE deemed comparable to the
proposed asset sale;
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o reviewed and analyzed research reports relating to publicly-traded
companies EGE deemed comparable to Crosswalk.com;
o reviewed and analyzed certain other information EGE deemed relevant for
purposes of its opinion concerning the online content and online marketing
industry; and
o performed such other analyses and reviewed such other information as EGE
deemed appropriate, including trends prevailing in relevant industries and
financial markets.
In rendering its opinion, EGE assumed and relied upon the accuracy and
completeness of the financial and other information supplied or otherwise made
available to it by Crosswalk or any other party, without independent
verification, and has further relied upon the assurances of management of
Crosswalk that they are not aware of any facts that would make such information
inaccurate or misleading. In arriving at its opinion, EGE neither performed nor
obtained any evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities of Crosswalk,
and EGE did not perform or obtain any evaluation or appraisal of Crosswalk's
physical properties and facilities or sales, marketing or service organizations.
With respect to the financial projections provided to or otherwise reviewed by
or discussed with EGE, EGE assumed that they have been reasonably prepared in
good faith on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and
judgments of the management of Crosswalk as to the future operating and
financial performance of Crosswalk, and EGE relied upon each party to advise it
promptly if any information previously provided became inaccurate or was
required to be updated during the period of its review. In addition to EGE's
review and analyses of the specific information set forth above, its opinion
reflects and gives effect to its assessment of general economic, monetary,
market and industry conditions existing and disclosed to EGE as of the date of
its opinion as they may affect the business and prospects of Crosswalk.
For purposes of formulating EGE's opinion, Crosswalk agreed that EGE could
assume the following:
o the proposed asset sale would be consummated in all respects in accordance
with the terms of the asset purchase agreement, without waiver,
modification or amendment of any term, condition or agreement contained
therein;
o in the course of obtaining the necessary regulatory or third party consents
and approvals for the proposed asset sale, no limitations, restrictions or
conditions would be imposed on Crosswalk or the proposed asset sale; and
o the proceeds to Crosswalk from the proposed asset sale would be used to
acquire other business assets in order to continue the operation of the
Company and would not be distributed to the stockholders of Crosswalk in
liquidation of the Company.
Although subsequent developments or material changes in any of the information
or circumstances reviewed or considered by EGE may affect its opinion, EGE does
not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion to account for
any such developments or changes.
Fairness Opinion Analyses - The following is a summary of the analyses performed
by EGE in connection with the preparation of its opinion. This summary is not a
complete description of EGE's opinion to Crosswalk's board of directors or the
financial analyses performed and factors considered by EGE in connection with
its opinion. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex analytical
process involving various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant
methods of financial analysis and the application of those methods to the
particular circumstances and, therefore, a fairness opinion is not readily
susceptible to summary description. EGE believes that its analyses and this
summary must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of its
analyses and factors or focusing on information presented in tabular format,
without considering all analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view
of the processes underlying EGE's analyses and opinion.
In performing its analyses, EGE considered industry performance, general
business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters existing
as of the date of its opinion, many of which are beyond the control of
Crosswalk. No company or business used in the analyses as a comparison is
identical to Crosswalk, and an evaluation of the results of those analyses is
not entirely mathematical. Rather, the analyses involve complex considerations
and judgments concerning financial and operating characteristics and other
factors that could affect the acquisition, public trading or other values of the
companies or business segments analyzed.
The estimates contained in EGE's analyses and the ranges of valuations resulting
from any particular analysis are not necessarily indicative of actual values or
future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than
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those suggested by its analyses. In addition, analyses relating to the value of
businesses or securities do not necessarily purport to be appraisals or to
reflect the prices at which businesses or securities actually may be sold.
Accordingly, EGE's analyses and estimates are inherently subject to substantial
uncertainty.
The type and amount of consideration payable in the proposed asset sale was
determined through negotiation between Crosswalk.com and OnePlace, LLC and the
decision to enter into the proposed asset sale was solely that of Crosswalk's
board of directors. EGE's opinion and financial analyses were only some of many
factors considered by Crosswalk's board of directors in its evaluation of the
proposed asset sale and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of
Crosswalk's board of directors or management with respect to the proposed asset
sale as provided for in the asset purchase agreement.
Each of the analyses conducted by EGE was carried out to provide a different
perspective on the proposed asset sale. EGE did not form a conclusion as to
whether any individual analysis, considered in isolation, supported or failed to
support an opinion as to the fairness to Crosswalk, from a financial point of
view, of the consideration to be received. EGE did not place any specific
reliance or weight on any individual analysis, but instead concluded that its
analyses, taken as a whole, supported its determination.
In addition to the analyses discussed below and the others performed by EGE in
reviewing the proposed asset sale and preparing its opinion, EGE also considered
the value of Crosswalk if it were to be liquidated rather than sold as an
ongoing business. In the case of Crosswalk, EGE believed that there would be
significant expense involved in any effort to liquidate the business. Further,
much of Crosswalk's business is based on contractual relationships and goodwill,
which would likely have little value in the event of liquidation. Accordingly,
under a liquidation scenario, EGE believed that the net value to be realized by
Crosswalk would be significantly less than both the book value of Crosswalk and
the consideration to be received by Crosswalk in the proposed asset sale.
However, EGE did not perform a formal liquidation analysis.
Analysis of Selected Publicly Traded Comparable Companies - EGE reviewed and
compared certain financial, operating and stock market information related to
Crosswalk and its Website with other publicly held online content providers (the
"Comparable Companies"). EGE identified six companies that it deemed comparable
to Crosswalk. These companies were deemed by EGE to be comparable to Crosswalk
because they each operate, as their core business, Internet community Websites
that serve as information hubs to their respective target markets and rely on
advertising and sponsorships as their main source of revenue. The Comparable
Companies utilized were: iVillage Inc., the Globe.com, Inc., Alloy, Inc., IGN
Entertainment, SportsLine.com Inc., and CNET Networks, Inc..
Using publicly available information, EGE analyzed certain financial, trading
and valuation statistics for the Comparable Companies. EGE analyzed enterprise
values (calculated as equity value, plus debt, less cash) and equity values, in
each case as multiples of calendar year 2001 and latest 12 months ("LTM")
revenues. This analysis indicated the following multiples:
Low High Median Crosswalk
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Enterprise Value as a Multiple of:
2001 Actual Revenues 0.79x 4.16x 1.90x 0.96x
LTM Revenues 0.88x 2.70x 1.91x 1.19x
Equity Value as a Multiple of:
2001 Actual Revenues 0.05x 3.25x 1.88x 0.77x
LTM Revenues 0.12x 2.87x 2.10x 1.44x
All of Crosswalk's multiples were determined by EGE to be between the low and
median of the Comparable Companies. In its analysis, EGE considered that the
lower average valuation of Crosswalk relative to the Comparable Companies may be
a result of Crosswalk's significant historical losses, smaller relative size and
capitalization and the limited liquidity of its stock as compared to most of the
Comparable Companies.
EGE also reviewed the historical stock price and trading volume data for
Crosswalk's common stock and compared its historical trading patterns to the
trading patterns of certain market indices (Dow Jones Industrial Average and
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Nasdaq Composite Index) and of the Comparable Companies. EGE noted that
Crosswalk's common stock generally performed similarly to the index of
Comparable Companies but underperformed the broader market indices.
As noted above, none of the Comparable Companies is identical or directly
comparable to Crosswalk. Accordingly, EGE considered the multiples for such
Comparable Companies, taken as a whole, to be more relevant than the multiples
of any single Comparable Company. Further, an analysis of publicly traded
comparable companies is not mathematical; rather, it involves complex
consideration and judgments concerning differences in financial and operating
characteristics of the Comparable Companies and other factors that could affect
the public trading of the Comparable Companies.
Analysis of Selected Merger and Acquisition Transactions by Comparable Companies
- Using publicly available information, EGE reviewed and compared the purchase
prices (including net debt assumed) and implied transaction value multiples paid
in the following four selected merger and acquisition transactions of other
publicly held online content providers (the "Comparable Transactions"). The
Comparable Transactions were:
Target Acquirer
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Emusic.com, Inc. Universal Music Group
Women.com Networks iVillage Inc.
NBC Internet Inc. NBC
Promotions.com, Inc. iVillage Inc.
Based on the information disclosed in each of the Comparable Transactions, EGE
calculated and compared (i) enterprise value and (ii) transaction values as
multiples of LTM revenues and compared such multiples with those implied by the
asset sale. All multiples were based on financial information available at the
closing date of the relevant transaction. The analysis indicated the following
multiples:
Low High Average Crosswalk
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Transaction Value as a Multiple:
LTM Revenues 0.5x 1.4x 0.9x 1.30x
Enterprise Value as a Multiple of:
LTM Revenues 0.0x 1.0x 0.5x 1.43x
Based on the foregoing analyses, the transaction value and equity value
multiples for the proposed asset sale are within or exceed the range of
multiples for the Comparable Transactions.
EGE also reviewed the revenue projections prepared by Crosswalk.com's management
with respect to its Internet/Website business for the years ended 2002 and 2003
and compared them to the transaction value of the proposed asset sale. The
implied transaction multiples are 1.56x estimated 2002 Internet/Website revenue
and 1.76x estimated 2003 Internet/Website revenue, which are higher than the
current multiples paid for the Comparable Transactions.
Premium Paid Analysis - EGE reviewed current and historical market prices and
trading data concerning Crosswalk's common stock for specified periods prior to
the announcement of the proposed asset sale on June 3, 2002. EGE utilized the
Premium Paid Analysis, a market valuation approach, for the purposes of
comparing the consideration to be paid in the proposed asset sale to the average
closing price of Crosswalk's common stock over varying time periods prior to
June 3, 2002. However, in conducting this analysis EGE considered that the
proposed asset sale only involves the sale of the Crosswalk Website and not the
entire Company.
Implied
Premium
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As of June 3, 2002 -27.1%
One Day Prior -14.2%
Average 5 Days Prior -25.0%
Average 10 Days Prior -23.2%
Average 20 Days Prior -27.6%
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Average 30 Days Prior -29.0%
Average 60 Days Prior -32.2%
Average Six Months Prior -39.6%
Average One-Year Prior -42.0%
Based on the analysis performed above, EGE informed Crosswalk's board of
directors that, on June 3, 2002, Crosswalk's common stock closed at $0.70 per
share, which is greater than the implied transaction price per share of
approximately $0.51, and that the consideration to be paid is at a discount to
the stock price over all periods considered.
Miscellaneous - Crosswalk selected EGE as its financial advisor in connection
with the proposed asset sale based on EGE's reputation, expertise and
familiarity with Crosswalk and its business. EGE is an investment banking firm
and, as part of its investment banking business, is regularly engaged in the
valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with tender offers,
mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwriting, secondary distributions of
listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations for estate,
corporate and other purposes. In the ordinary course of EGE's brokerage
business, EGE or its affiliates may have long or short positions, for its own
account or for those of its clients, in the securities of Crosswalk.com and
Salem.
Pursuant to an engagement letter dated June 13, 2002, EGE provided its opinion
in connection with the proposed asset sale. The engagement letter provides for
the payment to EGE of a fee for its opinion in the amount of $87,500, which fee
is payable upon delivery of the opinion. Crosswalk has also agreed to reimburse
EGE for its expenses, including reasonable fees and disbursements of EGE's
counsel, incurred in performing its services for an amount not in excess of
$5,000. In addition, Crosswalk has agreed to indemnify EGE and its affiliates,
directors, officers, agents and employees and each person, if any, controlling
EGE or any of its affiliates against certain liabilities and expenses, including
certain liabilities under the federal securities laws, related to or arising out
of EGE's engagements and any related transactions.
AGREEMENT NOT TO COMPETE
Crosswalk has agreed that, for a period of two years following the closing, we
will not own or operate any business, which directly or indirectly, competes
with Salem. Crosswalk has also agreed for such two-year period not to solicit,
encourage or take any other action that is intended to induce or encourage a
Salem employee to terminate his or her employment.
EXPECTED TIMING OF THE TRANSACTION
The parties expect that the asset sale will close as soon as possible after the
necessary stockholder approval has been obtained. Conditions to closing are
predicated on the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions, including,
but limited to the following:
o Salem's complete review and approval of assumed contracts
o Operation of the assets being sold in a manner consistent with past
practices in the ordinary course, including, without limitation, the
continued effort to generate revenue from the assets being sold, consistent
with historical practice.
o Receipt by Salem of estoppel certificates or other verifications from
material advertisers, customers and third-party vendors
o Receipt by Salem of all required approvals and third-party consents,
including those of customers and advertiser/sponsors
o Receipt by Salem of the assignment of all advertising and sponsorships
contracts in place with Crosswalk effective May 21, 2002 through the date
of closing
EXPENSES
The asset purchase agreement generally provides that Crosswalk and Salem will
pay their own respective costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
asset purchase agreement and the transactions contemplated by the asset purchase
agreement.
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In order to ensure the dedication and continued efforts of Crosswalk's employees
through the critical transition period up to the closing of the asset sale, the
board of directors approved an aggregate of approximately $330,000 in severance
pay to certain designated employees, including the executive officers, for
continuing to provide their services to Crosswalk through the transition period
and potentially thereafter, and to assist us in fulfilling all conditions to the
closing of the asset sale.
RISK FACTORS
IF OUR AGREEMENT TO SELL THE INTERNET ASSETS OF CROSSWALK.COM TO SALEM
COMMUNICATIONS IS NOT COMPLETED WE MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL COSTS
The $4.1 million cash sale is subject to a number of conditions as indicated in
the section herein entitled "Expected Timing of the Transaction." If terms
conducive to Crosswalk's stockholders cannot be reached, or if stockholder
approval is not granted, or if completion of the listed items is not carried
out, the sale of the assets consistent with the asset purchase agreement may not
materialize. If this occurs, we may incur over $150,000 of nonrecoverable costs
as a result of pursuing the asset sale, not including a $125,000 breakup fee.
In addition, if closing of the asset sale occurs after September 20, 2002, but
before October 21, 2002, the purchase price will be adjusted to $3,900,000.
There are additional gradual downward price adjustments if closing occurs after
October 20, 2002. Also, Salem may terminate the purchase agreement at its
election and without penalty if closing has not occurred as of November 1, 2002.
If closing is delayed past the indicated closing dates as a result of Salem's
failure to satisfy its obligations to close on the purchase agreement, the
aforedescribed dates for purchase price adjustment or termination shall be
offset by the same number of days that Salem has delayed closing.
IF THE ASSET SALE IS NOT COMPLETED, WE MAY NOT HAVE THE WORKING CAPITAL
SUFFICIENT TO MEET OUR ANTICIPATED WORKING CAPITAL, LEASE COMMITMENTS AND
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS BEYOND DECEMBER OF 2002
If the asset sale is not completed, with sales at current levels, we believe
that it is unlikely that we will be able to pay, or provide for the payment of,
all anticipated liabilities and obligations without either drastically cutting
the services and content on crosswalk.com or arranging for further dilutive
financing, which may not be available to the Company. If the asset sale is not
completed, it is also not likely that we would be able to sell our assets to
another buyer on terms as favorable as those provided in the asset purchase
agreement, or perhaps not at all. In this scenario, without adequate cost
reduction or additional capital infusion, Crosswalk could be forced to resort to
business liquidation.
VOTING RESTRICTION
Scott Fehrenbacher, Crosswalk's President and Chief Executive Officer is in
discussions with Salem regarding a possible position of employment and therefore
in order to prevent any potential conflict of interest, 10,000 shares
beneficially owned by Mr. Fehrenbacher are restricted from voting on Proposal
One.
REGULATORY MATTERS, APPRAISAL RIGHTS, AND MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES
We are not aware of any regulatory or governmental approvals required to
complete the asset sale. In addition, under Delaware law, our stockholders do
not have appraisal rights as a result of the asset sale.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ASSET SALE WILL BE A TAXABLE TRANSACTION TO CROSSWALK.
AS A RESULT, CROSSWALK WILL RECOGNIZE A GAIN OR LOSS ON THE SALE OF ITS ASSETS
TO SALEM IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE $4.1 MILLION PURCHASE PRICE, LESS THE
ADJUSTED TAX BASIS IN THE ASSETS SOLD TO SALEM. WE ANTICIPATE THAT ANY GAIN TO
CROSSWALK WILL BE OFFSET TO THE EXTENT OF AVAILABLE NET OPERATING LOSSES,
SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LIMITATIONS, IF ANY.
WHAT HAPPENS IF PROPOSAL ONE IS NOT APPROVED OR COMPLETED
IF THE ASSET SALE IS NOT APPROVED OR COMPLETED PURSUANT TO APPROVAL, CURRENT
SALES LEVELS WOULD DICTATE THAT IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
PAY, OR PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF, ALL ANTICIPATED LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS
OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, WITHOUT EITHER DRASTICALLY CUTTING THE SERVICES AND
CONTENT ON CROSSWALK.COM OR ARRANGING FOR FURTHER DILUTIVE FINANCING, WHICH MAY
NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY. IF THE ASSET SALE IS NOT APPROVED OR
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COMPLETED, IT IS ALSO NOT LIKELY THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SELL OUR ASSETS TO
ANOTHER BUYER ON TERMS AS FAVORABLE AS THOSE PROVIDED IN THE ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, OR PERHAPS NOT AT ALL. IN THIS SCENARIO, WITHOUT ADEQUATE COST
REDUCTION OR ADDITIONAL CAPITAL INFUSION, CROSSWALK COULD BE FORCED TO RESORT TO
BUSINESS LIQUIDATION. In addition, because the proceeds related to the asset
sale are required in order to pursue the business plan as described in Proposal
Two, the approval of Proposal Two necessitates approval of Proposal One and the
completion of the asset sale.
VOTE REQUIRED
The majority vote of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote is required to
take action on Proposal One.
THE CROSSWALK BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSED $4.1
MILLION CASH SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS, USED, REQUIRED, USEFUL OR
OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE OWNERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE
CROSSWALK.COM WEBSITE, PURSUANT TO THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
AUGUST 19, 2002, BY AND AMONG CROSSWALK.COM AND ONEPLACE, LLC, A WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARY OF SALEM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, IN THE FORM OF ANNEX A ATTACHED
TO THE PROXY STATEMENT
PROPOSAL TWO--Approval of the Business Plan of AMEN Properties
BACKGROUND
In contemplating the strategy of an asset sale as indicated in Proposal One, the
board of directors assessed business alternatives, including the use of
proceeds, should an asset sale be viable. Those alternatives consisted of:
o Maintaining status quo and continue the advertising business of
Crosswalk.com
o Pursue an asset sale and utilize proceeds to liquidate the Company
o Pursue an asset sale and utilize proceeds to purchase cash producing
assets, which could generate higher returns for the common stockholder than
may be available under a dissolution scenario. Maintain or eventually sell
the offline advertising business.
As noted in the general discussion on Proposal One, the board of directors
deemed an asset sale to be in the best interest of the stockholders. The
combination of low and unstable growth in revenue with maximized variable cost
reduction in the financial outlooks of the ongoing operations of Crosswalk meant
that the only means of producing material cash was to further reduce the content
and services on the Website. This would significantly reduce the fair market
value of the Website. Further capital infusion necessary to eliminate this risk
would further dilute the stockholders. Therefore, the board of directors
authorized the asset sale.
If the proceeds of the $4.1 million asset sale were utilized to liquidate the
Company, after payment of the preferred stockholders ($3.0 million including
dividend payments of $200 thousand), offering costs of about $234 thousand and
balance sheet liquidation of about $300 thousand, with cash and investments of
around $600 thousand, common stockholders would be left with approximately $1.2
million or $0.15 per share. The board of directors does not believe that this is
in the best interest of the stockholders. Dissolution does not capitalize on our
material remaining assets of the public company foundation, and a net operating
tax loss carryforward (NOL) of over $29 million. Therefore, the board of
directors has formulated a business plan to acquire assets, which would exploit
the NOL while seeking increased value for the stockholders. The business plan
(the "Plan") as explained below, is that which is brought to you for vote under
this Proposal Two. The board of directors, with respect to the asset sale and
the vision to carryout the Plan, guided by biblical principles of ethics and
integrity, seeks to rename the company to AMEN Properties. This is the subject
of attention for your consideration in Proposal Three.
Because the proceeds related to the asset sale are required in order to pursue
the Plan as herein described, the approval of Proposal Two necessitates approval
of Proposal One and the completion of the asset sale.
THE PLAN
Executive Summary - Our Plan for future business operations is to acquire
assets, which will increase the Company's equity while yielding significant
ordinary income in an effort to fully utilize our NOL position. We intend to
focus on value added plays in three distinct arenas that have historically
generated large amounts of ordinary income. These three areas are:
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1. Office Buildings in Secondary Stagnant Markets
2. Office Buildings in Out of Favor Growth Markets
3. Oil and Gas Royalties
This focus is designed to diversify holdings while offering sufficient markets
to exploit.
Jon Morgan and Eric Oliver, currently directors and stockholders of Crosswalk
and owners in the aggregate of approximately 11% of the stockholder voting power
will lead and manage the renamed Company as president and chief operating
officer (COO) and chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), respectively (the
"management".) Initially, management will not be compensated beyond incentive
bonuses or stock options whose value will be tied to growth in the Company's
equity. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Oliver are presently and have been extensively
involved with real estate, specifically multi-tenant office, and oil and gas
royalty acquisition. Their experience suggests significant assets can be
acquired and managed in such a way to grow the Company while maximizing
stockholder value.
FIRST YEAR EFFORTS WILL USE THE EXISTING CASH PROCEEDS FROM THE COMPANY ASSET
SALE TO SERVE AS EQUITY TO LEVERAGE CERTAIN ASSET ACQUISITIONS. SPECIFIC ASSET
TARGETS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE COMPANY HAS THE OPTION BUT NOT THE
OBLIGATION TO ACQUIRE THESE ASSETS. FIRST YEAR CASH FLOW TARGET USING THESE
PROCEEDS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $600,000. CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS REMAIN FLAT FOR
THE SECOND YEAR UNTIL SUCH A TIME FURTHER CAPITAL COULD BE ACCESSED TO ACQUIRE
ADDITIONAL ASSETS. MANAGEMENT THEN PROJECTS SIGNIFICANT PER SHARE CASH FLOW
GROWTH IN YEARS THREE THROUGH SEVEN.
Objectives - The Company has the following near term objectives:
1. Secure target assets as soon as practical following the close of the asset
sale
2. Facilitate smooth transition to the new business model
3. Commence process to search for additional profiled asset acquisitions
Mission - The Company intends to grow and actively manage a revenue-generating
asset portfolio while not compromising its integrity and founding Christian
values.
Keys to Success - Our keys to success include:
o Prayer and God's Favor first and foremost
o Shareholder approval for both asset sale and new business model
o Accessing capital with limited equity and change of ownership limitations
o Experienced Leadership with market expertise (in place)
o Proactive and service focused property and tenant management
o Maintain Low Overhead
Market Analysis and Competition
Out of Favor Growth Market Acquisition - The market for acquiring multi-tenant
office complexes in primary growth markets is highly competitive and is
dominated by large capitalized real estate investment trusts along with local
and regional seasoned private investors. In these markets, our competitive
advantage will be through the value we can add by having our employees manage
and lease the building while being proactive on operating expenses by
implementing energy, janitorial, elevator, and other systems' contracts audits.
Though these acquisitions will become more competitive, they contribute a
significant equity appreciation component. Typical markets meeting these
criteria are Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San
Diego, and Honolulu.
Secondary Stagnant Market Acquisition - The market for acquiring multi-tenant
office properties in secondary stagnant markets is controlled mainly by local or
regional investors who operate for sustained profitability versus a timelined
exit strategy. These markets tend to yield greater return on capital while not
delivering as impressively on appreciation potential. In addition to the
hands-on operational audits described above, our competitive advantage will be
our ability to add value by structuring anchor or major tenant leases to
possibly share in building ownership through equity participation. Our intent is
to only focus on the premier properties within these secondary stagnant
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markets. A few examples of these markets would include Midland, Lubbock,
Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Tucson, Fresno, Colorado Springs,
Shreveport, Birmingham, and Jackson.
Oil and Gas Royalty Acquisition - Oil and gas royalty properties are revenue
generating interests in oil and gas leases which do not bear any of the costs of
producing oil or gas, and do not bear all of the risks associated with the
ownership and operation of other oil and gas interests. The market for oil and
gas royalty is highly competitive and dominated by mainly wealthy individuals
and small focused royalty companies. Many middle to large sized oil and gas
independents are also markets for individual oil and gas royalty properties.
This market is becoming increasingly efficient with a variety of auction types
along with direct solicitation. Our competitive advantage hinges on our thorough
knowledge of virtually the entire United States as far as specific reservoir
characteristics and risk factors. This knowledge will allow us to add value
through focusing on properties, which have under developed reserves or other
risk mitigating conditions.
There is no set or intended distribution of assets among these acquisition
target areas. Rather, management will pursue opportunities in either group based
on favorable market evaluations and availability. If Proposal Two is approved
assets identified for future purchase will not be subject to stockholder
approval.
Strategy and Implementation - We intend to initially execute an option to
acquire all or part of two secondary office market properties in Midland and
Lubbock, Texas, subject to their existing leases. In lieu of this intended
purchase, the Company may acquire a controlling interest of over 50% ownership
of TCTB. These buildings are presently owned by TCTB Partners, Ltd. (TCTB) of
Midland, Texas of which preferred shareholders and directors Eric Oliver and Jon
Morgan are minority partners. Jon Morgan is the President of TCTB Company, Inc.,
the general partner controlling TCTB Partners, Ltd. These buildings combined
have a projected net operating income of $1.69 million annually, which excludes
interest, depreciation, and amortized capital outlays. The twenty-four story
Midland property of which construction was completed in 1977, encompasses
329,178 rentable square feet and is currently 80% occupied. It also includes a
17-lane drive through bank and a 900 space-parking garage. The average lease
term is 4 years and the major tenant is Bank of America. The Lubbock property
was built in 1966 and is a fifteen story high rise with 210,659 rentable square
feet, a 214 space-parking garage, and is currently 85% occupied. Wells Fargo
Bank is the primary tenant and the average tenant lease term is 7 years.
The negotiated price for these assets will be supported through the financial
statements for these properties for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001,
audited by the CPA firm of Johnson Miller & Co. of Midland, TX, and current
market appraisals dated May 14, 2002 completed by unaffiliated Real Estate
Research Corporation (RERC) of Houston, TX, and may include a profit to TCTB.
RERC was hired by Wells Fargo RETECHS from Houston, TX to independently appraise
both buildings as required pursuant to recent refinancing. These appraisals were
self-contained reports that complied with the reporting requirements set forth
in Standards Rule 2-2 of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.
The option would be for Amen Properties to purchase these assets for an
anticipated aggregate of about $13,800,000, which would be financed from
$3,000,000 in cash, the assumption of a $6.8 million non-recourse note in favor
of Wells Fargo Bank and subordinated note to TCTB in the amount of $4,000,000
bearing a 6% interest rate.
Payments of the TCTB note will be made from (NOL) savings, but will be deferred
until the third year of operation and could also be paid out of surplus cash
only if available. The calculation for the NOL savings would assume a 34%
federal income tax rate. The Wells Fargo Bank note balloons in June 2009 and has
a fixed rate of interest of 7.23 % and a 20-year amortization. Implementation is
contingent on bank approval of the assignment of this note, which management
anticipates will not be unduly withheld.
SUBSEQUENT TO THIS ACQUISITION AND WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF AVAILABLE EQUITY,
THE COMPANY WILL SEEK TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL AND SIMILAR ASSETS WITHIN ITS TARGET
RANGE. PROJECTIONS INCLUDE ADDING ACQUISITIONS AGGREGATING AS MUCH AS
$70,000,000 IN YEARS TWO THROUGH FIVE. IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, THESE
ACQUISITIONS WILL HINGE UPON THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO ACCESS THE NECESSARY
CAPITAL THROUGH CONVENTIONAL OR UNCONVENTIONAL DEBT STRUCTURES. IN YEARS FOUR
AND FORWARD, THE COMPANY MAY ACCESS CAPITAL FOR ACQUISITION GROWTH THROUGH MORE
CONVENTIONAL EQUITY OFFERINGS IF NECESSARY. THE PROCESS OF FINDING ADDITIONAL
TARGET ASSETS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE PROPOSED
ADDITION OF SEVERAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS ACTIVE IN THE REAL ESTATE AND OIL AND
GAS INDUSTRIES. If Proposal Two is approved, assets identified for future
purchase will not be subject to stockholder approval.
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Management and Personnel - The Company will be located in Midland at 303 W. Wall
Street, Suite 1700, Midland, Texas 79701. We anticipate a full time staff of
five individuals including management. In addition, each individual property
will employee adequate staffing levels.
Management would consist of Eric Oliver acting as Chairman/CEO and Jon Morgan as
President/COO. Compensation for both Mr. Oliver and Mr. Morgan will be totally
incentive based and tied to stock price performance. Both Mr. Morgan and Mr.
Oliver will continue to pursue an active role with other investment companies
which they have present ongoing involvement, and possibly with other companies
with which they currently have no involvement. Neither has entered into any
agreement or undertaken any obligations to present to the Company any real
estate or oil and gas royalty acquisition opportunities.
Eric L. Oliver is President of Softsearch Investment, L.P. a hedge fund that
specializes in convertible arbitrage. He graduated from Abilene Christian
University with a BA/Chemistry in 1981. From 1981 to 1986 Mr. Oliver worked for
E-Z Serve, Inc. where he ultimately was Vice President of Futures Trading. From
1987 till 1990 Mr. Oliver was Vice President of Derivative Products for Bridge
Information Systems. From 1991 till the present Mr. Oliver has managed money
independently. In addition to convertible arbitrage, Mr. Oliver has investment
experience in other assets including venture capital, secondary bank notes, real
estate, and oil and gas properties. He presently serves on several boards, both
"for profit" and non-profit organizations.
Jon M. Morgan is President of Anthem Oil and Gas, Inc. and J. M. Mineral and
Land Company, Inc., both oil and gas investment firms based in Midland, Texas.
He graduated from University of Texas with a B.B.A./Petroleum Land Management
degree in 1981 and worked for Texaco, Inc. through 1983. In January 1984, Mr.
Morgan became an independent oil and gas producer specializing in the
acquisition of oil and gas royalties. Mr. Morgan has been involved in acquiring
thousands of royalty interests nationwide since that time. He has principally
founded and been actively involved in over a dozen companies involved in real
estate, oil and gas, minor league sports, geophysical services, financial
services, data management, power procurement and the Internet. He presently
serves on several privately held corporate and non-profit boards
Business Plan Risk Factors
ADVERSE MARKET CONDITIONS AND COMPETITION MAY IMPEDE OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE
SUFFICIENT INCOME TO PAY EXPENSES AND MAINTAIN PROPERTIES:
The economic performance and value of our targeted properties are subject to all
of the risks associated with owning and operating real estate, including:
o changes in the national, regional and local economic climate
o the attractiveness of our properties to tenants
o the ability of tenants to pay rent
o competition from other available properties
o changes in market rental rates
o the need to periodically pay for costs to repair, renovate and re-let space
o changes in operating costs, including costs for maintenance, insurance and
real estate taxes
o changes in laws and governmental regulations, including those governing
usage, zoning, the environment and taxes.
FAILURE BY ANY TENANTS WITH LEASES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO MAKE RENTAL PAYMENTS
TO US, BECAUSE OF A DETERIORATION OF ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION OR OTHERWISE, COULD
SERIOUSLY HARM OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
Our performance will depend on our ability to collect rent from tenants. At any
time, our tenants may experience a change in business conditions or a downturn
in their business that may significantly weaken their financial condition. As a
result, our tenants may delay a number of lease commencements, decline to extend
or renew a number of leases upon expiration, fail to make rental payments when
due under a number of leases, close a number of offices or declare bankruptcy.
Any of these actions could result in the termination of the tenant's leases and
the loss of rental income.
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WE FACE CONSIDERABLE COMPETITION IN THE LEASING MARKET AND MAY BE UNABLE TO
RENEW LEASES OR RE-LET SPACE AS LEASES EXPIRE:
We would compete with a number of other companies in providing leases to
prospective tenants and in re-letting space to current tenants upon expiration
of their respective leases. If our tenants decide not to renew or extend their
leases upon expiration, we may not be able to re-let the space. Even if the
tenants do renew or we can re-let the space, the terms of renewal or re-letting,
including the cost of required renovations, may be less favorable than current
lease terms or than expectations for the space. WE MAY BE UNABLE TO PROMPTLY
RENEW THE LEASES OR RE-LET THIS SPACE, OR THE RENTAL RATES UPON RENEWAL OR
RE-LETTING MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN EXPECTED RATES.
FUTURE ACQUISITIONS OF PROPERTIES MAY NOT YIELD THE RETURNS WE EXPECT, MAY
RESULT IN DISRUPTIONS TO OUR BUSINESS AND MAY STRAIN MANAGEMENT RESOURCES:
WE INTEND TO GROW THE BUSINESS THROUGH SELECT ACQUISITION OF CASH GENERATING
ASSETS. Newly acquired properties may fail to perform as expected. Our
management may underestimate the costs necessary to bring acquired properties up
to standards established for their intended market position. In addition, we may
not achieve expected cost savings and planned operating efficiencies. Acquired
properties may not perform as well as we anticipate due to various factors,
including changes in macro-economic conditions and the demand for office space
or oil and gas royalties. As the Company grows, we may have to invest further in
overhead to assimilate and manage a portfolio of potentially unrelated
properties.
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES IS SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF RISKS, INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, COST OVERRUNS, FINANCING RISKS, FAILURE TO MEET EXPECTED
OCCUPANCY AND RENT LEVELS, DELAYS IN AND THE INABILITY TO GENERATE FINANCING:
We may face significant competition for acquisitions of properties, which may
increase the costs of acquisitions. We may compete for acquisitions of, and
investments in, properties with an indeterminate number of investors, including
investors with access to significant capital such as domestic and foreign
corporations and financial institutions, publicly traded and privately held
REITs, private institutional investment funds, investment banking firms, life
insurance companies and pension funds. This competition may increase prices for
the types of properties in which we invest. In addition, the cost and
availability of capital necessary to increase our asset base and revenue
generating capability is difficult to predict and in and of itself may be a
barrier to pursuing future acquisitions.
ASSET INVESTMENTS OF THE LIKE INTRODUCED IN OUR PLAN ARE ILLIQUID, AND THEREFORE
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTIES WHEN APPROPRIATE OR ON FAVORABLE
TERMS:
Real estate property investments and oil and gas royalties generally cannot be
disposed of quickly. Therefore, we may not be able to vary our mix of assets or
achieve potentially required liquidity in response to economic or other
conditions promptly or on favorable terms.
SOME POTENTIAL LOSSES MAY NOT BE COVERED BY INSURANCE, SO WE COULD LOSE OUR
ENTIRE INVESTMENT IN A PROPERTY:
The operating expenses in our business plan include the cost of comprehensive
liability, fire, extended coverage, and rental loss on our properties. Though we
plan to assure to the best of our ability that policy specifications and insured
limits of these policies are adequate and appropriate, there may be however,
certain types of losses, including lease and other contract claims, acts of war,
acts of terror and acts of God that generally may not be insured. Should an
uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occur, we could lose all or
a portion of the capital we have invested in a property, as well as the
anticipated future revenue from the property. If that happened, we might
nevertheless remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial
obligations related to the property. Though we plan to maintain insurance
policies with carriers with sufficient assets and capital to cover all insured
perils, there may be however, failures or receiverships of carriers providing
insurance to the Company. If this occurs, the Company could be essentially
without coverage for perils and losses.
WE MAY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SCHEDULED DEBT PAYMENTS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GENERATE
CASH SUFFICIENT TO MEET THIS SCHEDULE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REFINANCE DEBT AT
MATURITY:
The Plan is subject to risks normally associated with debt financing. The timing
and amount of cash flows could be insufficient to meet required payments of
principal and interest. We may not be able to refinance acquired debt,
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which in virtually all cases requires substantial principal payments at
maturity, and, even if we can, refinancing might not be available on favorable
terms. If principal payments due at maturity cannot be refinanced, extended or
paid with proceeds of other capital transactions, including new equity capital,
cash flow may not be sufficient in all years to repay all maturing debt.
Prevailing interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing, including
the possible reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans, may
result in higher interest rates and increased interest expenses.
WE MAY SUFFER ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL
COSTS:
Under various environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of
real property may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous
or toxic substances, including asbestos-containing materials that are located on
or under the property. Specific asbestos remediation has taken place in both the
optioned buildings described herein and remediation is not complete in the
Lubbock property. Environmental laws often impose liability whether the owner or
operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of those substances. In
connection with our ownership and operation of properties, we may be liable for
these costs, which could be substantial. Also, our ability to arrange for
financing secured by that real property might be adversely affected because of
the presence of hazardous or toxic substances or the failure to properly
remediate any contamination. In addition, we may be subject to claims by third
parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination at
or emanating from our properties.
NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) COULD RESULT IN
FINES:
Under the ADA, all public accommodations are required to meet certain federal
requirements related to physical access and use by disabled persons. While we
believe our optioned properties comply in all material respects with these
physical requirements or would be eligible for applicable exemptions from
material requirements because of adaptive assistance provided, a determination
that we are not in compliance with the ADA could result in the imposition of
fines or an award of damages to private litigants. If we were required to make
modifications to comply with the ADA, our ability to meet financial projections
could be adversely affected.
WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP, WHICH MAY IMPEDE THE VALUE OF OUR
NOL:
In the section below entitled "NOL Independent Assessment," we describe the
parameters and limitations of utilization of the NOL as it relates to a change
in ownership among five-percent owners exceeding 50%, and the business
continuity test. If we are unable to meet these IRS standards, utilization of
the NOL could be limited or reduced to zero.
VOLATILITY OF OIL AND GAS PRICES COULD IMPACT EXPECTED REVENUE
Anticipated results from oil and gas royalties may be substantially dependent on
prices of oil and gas. Prices for oil and gas are subject to large fluctuations
in response to relatively minor changes in the supply of, and demand for, oil
and gas, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our
control. These factors include weather conditions, the economy, actions of the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, government regulation, political
stability in the Middle East and elsewhere, the foreign supply of oil and gas,
the price of foreign imports and the availability of alternate fuel sources. Any
substantial extended decline in the price of oil and gas could have an adverse
impact on our revenue generating capability.
UNCERTAINTY OF ESTIMATED OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY MAY AFFECT FUTURE CASH FLOWS:
Estimates of economically recoverable oil and gas reserves are based upon a
number of variable factors and assumptions, which are speculative and not under
our control. Actual production and reserve data used to value future
acquisitions will be estimates only and will be subject to uncertainties. Actual
quantities of oil and natural gas may differ considerably from amounts actually
recovered and thus future cash flows could be impaired or accelerated beyond
management's expectations.
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REGULATION OF NATURAL GAS MAY INCREASE THE CARRYING COST OF OIL AND GAS
PROPERTIES
The production, transportation and sale of natural gas from underlying
properties are subject to federal and state governmental regulation, including
regulation and tariffs charged by pipelines, taxes, the prevention of waste, the
conservation of gas, pollution controls and various other matters. The United
States has governmental power to impose measures that could increase the cost of
oil and gas properties. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has
jurisdiction with respect to various aspects of gas operations including the
marketing and production of gas. The Natural Gas act and the Natural Gas Policy
Act (collectively, the "Acts") mandate federal regulation of the interstate
transportation of gas. The Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989 terminated
wellhead price controls on all domestic gas on January 1, 1993. Numerous
concerns regarding the interpretation and implementation of several provisions
of the Acts have led to lawsuits and administrative proceedings to challenge the
validity of the Acts. The FERC is also considering various policies and
proposals that may affect the marketing of gas under new and existing contracts.
Accordingly, AMEN Properties is unable to predict the impact of any such
governmental regulation.
In the past, Congress has been very active in the area of gas regulation.
Recently enacted legislation repeals previously applicable incremental pricing
requirements and gas use restraints. At this time, it is not feasible to predict
with certainty, what proposals, if any, might actually be enacted by Congress or
other legislative bodies and what effect, if any, such proposals might have on
the oil and gas properties that may be considered for acquisition.
Board of Directors of Amen Properties - The board of directors of Amen
Properties will consist of Eric Oliver, 43, acting as Chairman/CEO and Jon
Morgan 43, who will also perform the duties of President/COO. In addition,
current Crosswalk directors Bruce Edgington and Earl Gjelde will be directors.
Mr. Gjelde and Mr. Edgington will also serve as members of the audit committee
of the board of director's whose charter is unchanged.
Bruce E. Edgington, 44, has been director of Crosswalk and our predecessors
since November 1995. From 1979 through 1988, Mr. Edgington was a registered
representative with Johnston Lemon & Co., a securities broker-dealer, where his
responsibilities included the management of retail securities accounts and
administration. In 1988 he founded and continues to be an officer, director and
stockholder of DiBiasio & Edgington, a firm engaged in providing software to
investment firms and money managers.
Earl E. Gjelde, 58, has served as a Crosswalk director since April 1997. From
1989 through 1993, he was Vice President of Chemical Waste Management, Inc. and
from 1991 to 1993 was Vice President of Waste Management Inc. (currently WMX
Technologies, Inc.). Since 1991, Mr. Gjelde has been Managing Director, Summit
Group International, Ltd., an energy and natural resource consulting firm with
Internet based security controlled document systems and Managing Director,
Summit Energy Group, Ltd., an energy development company and since 1996, a
partner in Pipeline Power Partners, LP, a natural gas services company. From
1980 through 1989, Mr. Gjelde held various federal government positions
including Under Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Department of
Interior from 1985 through 1989 and Special Assistant to the Secretary, Chief
Operating Officer, U.S. Department of Energy from 1982 through 1985. He is a
member of the Board of Directors of The United States Energy Association, The
World Energy Congress, the National Wilderness Institute, Allied Technologies
Group, Inc., and publicly held Electrosource, Inc.
NOL Independent Assessment - The certified public accounting firm of Hoffman,
Fitzgerald and Snyder, PC (HFS) who completes our annual income tax returns, was
engaged to review our NOL as it relates to the Plan and has issued a memorandum
verifying the status of the utilization of the NOL should the Plan achieve the
proforma net income results. The following synopsis of the memorandum should be
read in conjunction with the full text of HFS's memorandum dated June 24, 2002,
which describes the assumptions made, matters considered and limitations of the
NOL and is attached to this proxy statement as Annex C.
HFS provided guidance to indicate that Internal Revenue Code Section 382
contains the basic rules surrounding the use of net operating losses by
Crosswalk, which would fall under the definition therein of a "loss"
corporation. Section 382(a) states the general rule that there are limitations
in the amount of net operating loss that may be utilized by a "loss" corporation
subsequent to any ownership change. Specifically, if during the three year
period ending on the date of an owner shift the total change in ownership among
five percent owners has exceeded 50%, the net operating loss in existence as of
the date of change is limited. There are very specific rules describing who is a
five percent (5%) owner and when the test must be performed. HFS reviewed the
historical five percent
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ownership change spreadsheet prepared by the Company and indicated their comfort
with the assumptions used in its preparation and the ultimate conclusion that an
ownership change did take place pursuant to the Wike Associates acquisition on
August 13, 1999. As a result, the net operating loss of $5,077,839 that existed
at December 31, 1998, plus the pro-rata portion of the $12,163,328 net operating
loss generated during 1999 or $7,497,941 may be limited by Section 382. As such,
the limitation is that the maximum amount of this loss that can utilized in any
one subsequent tax year will be the fair market value of Crosswalk as of the
date of the ownership change or $61,202,383, multiplied by the then annual
long-term applicable federal rate of 5.18%, or $3,170,283. As of the date of the
memo, the approximate $15 million of NOL incurred after 1998 is not limited as
defined herein. Actions not in the control of the Company that may have an
impact on future ownership changes could affect the amount of NOL available for
future use.
In addition, the ability to utilize the existing net operating loss, with the
indicated annual limitation, will be dependent on whether a business continuity
test is met. The test is met if within a two year period subsequent to an
ownership change as defined herein, a new corporation either continues a
significant line of business of the old loss corporation or utilizes a
significant portion of the old loss corporation's historic assets. Since the
Company has had no change subject to the continuity test within the two-year
period subsequent to the ownership change of August 1999, HFS believes that
there is no concern in this regard now. However HFS recognizes that the Company
could have the NOL reduced to zero if an ownership change as described in
Section 382 noted above, occurs within the two year period subsequent to
implementation of the new business plan, as it may trigger a new two year period
subject to the business continuity test.
Crosswalk selected HFS to review the NOL in connection with the Plan based on
HFS's reputation, expertise and familiarity with the Crosswalk NOL and its
business. HFS, who will receive a fee of $3,100 for the NOL review, was founded
in 1983 with its main office in McLean, VA. HFS is a member of the Division for
CPA firms under the AICPA, which includes the Private Companies Practice Section
and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Practice Section. HFS is also
a member of CPA Associates International, Inc. which is an association of
independent firms of certified public accountants located in the U.S. and around
the world, which provide clients with professional accounting, auditing, tax and
management advisory services.
Financial Projections for Plan
Presented below is a projected balance sheet and statements of estimated taxable
operating results and cash flows anticipated from assets acquired by Amen
Properties as presented in Proposal Two. The statement of estimated taxable
operating results for the properties to be acquired under Proposal Two are
identified in the statements as "Lubbock Acquisition and Midland Acquisition."
Revenue projections for these acquisitions are based on leases of record as of
December 31, 2001. Operating expenses consist of among other things, building
management, maintenance, security, utilities, supplies, repairs, insurance and
real estate taxes. Year 1 operating expense projections are also based on
audited prior twelve-month actual operating expenses, adjusted downward to
compensate for a significant retroactive increase in gas prices recorded in
2001, which is not expected to recur on a going forward basis. Depreciation
charges are based on the new accounting basis for the assets as described in the
footnotes below, and interest expense is based on the revised debt structure as
disclosed. These projections would be reduced proportionately if the Company
proceeded with purchase of a controlling interest in TCTB or if only part of the
buildings were acquired. Further assumptions used in deriving these estimates
are provided in footnotes following the tables.
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Amen Properties Balance Sheet
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Assets Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
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Cash $ 300,000 $ 900,553 $ 1,542,592 $ 1,975,424 $ 8,068,043
Lubbock Acquisition ****
4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000
Midland Acquisition ****
9,700,000 9,700,000 9,700,000 9,700,000 9,700,000
Future Acquisitions
-- 10,000,000 25,000,000 45,000,000 70,000,000
Capital Expenditures**
175,000 467,983 877,983 1,487,983 2,247,983
Accumulated Depreciation
(265,192) (739,170) (1,539,379) (2,727,562) (4,456,462)
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Total Assets $14,009,808 $ 24,429,366 $ 39,697,196 $ 59,535,846 $ 84,633,395
Liabilities
Bank Loan***
6,800,000 16,640,216 31,252,679 50,523,166 74,338,570
Seller Financing-NOL LT Note****
4,000,000 4,000,000 3,483,633 3,040,102 2,325,968
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Total Liabilities $10,800,000 $ 20,640,216 $ 34,736,312 $ 53,563,268 $ 76,664,538
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Equity
3,209,808 3,789,150 4,960,884 5,972,578 7,968,857
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity $14,009,808 $ 24,429,366 $ 39,697,196 $ 59,535,846 $ 84,633,395
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Projected Increase in Equity 18% 31% 20% 33%
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** Comprised of capitalized common area improvements, tenant improvements, and
leasing commissions
*** Non recourse debt-20 year with 7 year balloon-7.23 % fixed rate-with
prepayment penalties (initial year one $54,452 /mo. Payments)
**** Assumes current appraised value of buildings of $16,000,000 and $3,000,000
down payment) Note to be paid out of net operating loss savings assuming
34% taxable rate payable annually commencing year three Assumes interest
expense for 100% of capital for all Year 2 acquisitions forward
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Amen Properties Statements of Estimated Taxable Operating Results and Cash Flow
Statement
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 5 Year Total
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Property Revenue:
Lubbock Acquisition $ 1,888,847 $ 1,907,735 $ 1,926,812 $ 1,946,081 $ 1,965,541 $ 9,635,016
Midland Acquisition 2,182,714 2,204,542 2,226,587 2,248,853 2,271,342 11,134,039
New Acquisitions -- 3,125,000 8,031,250 14,705,000 23,246,250 49,107,500
Total Revenue 4,071,561 7,237,277 12,184,650 18,899,934 27,483,133 69,876,555
Operating Expenses 2,379,580 4,404,580 7,510,830 11,584,580 16,375,830 42,255,900
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Total Gross Margin $ 1,691,981 $ 2,832,697 $ 4,673,820 $ 7,315,354 $ 11,107,303 $ 27,621,155
Expenses *
Interest Expense 493,644 1,197,638 2,254,483 3,660,870 5,416,877 13,023,512
Depreciation ** 265,192 473,978 784,209 1,204,183 1,728,901 4,456,462
G & A 250,000 262,750 275,626 289,406 303,877 414,422
A & D Transaction Expenses 13,000 50,000 55,000 60,500 66,550 245,050
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Total $ 1,021,837 $ 1,984,116 $ 3,369,317 $ 5,214,959 $ 7,516,204 $ 19,106,433
Taxable Income $ 670,145 $ 848,581 $ 1,304,503 $ 2,100,395 $ 3,591,099 $ 8,514,723
Capital Expenditures (175,000) (292,983) (410,000) (610,000) (760,000) (2,247,983)
Add Back Depreciation 265,192 473,978 784,209 1,204,183 1,728,901 4,456,462
Principal Reduction(amortized) (159,784) (387,537) (729,513) (1,184,596) (1,752,811) (4,214,241)
TCTB Payment -- -- (516,367) (443,531) (714,134) (1,674,032)
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Cash Flow After $3M Cash Pay $ 600,553 $ 642,039 $ 432,832 $ 1,066,450 $ 2,093,054 $ 4,834,929
Yr 1 ***
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Projected EPS***** $ 0.07 $ 0.08 $ 0.11 $ 0.18 $ 0.29 $ 0.69
Shares Outstanding 9,400,000 10,600,000 11,800,000 12,000,000 12,200,000 12,400,000
Projections assume "Value Added" property acquisitions of $10M in Year 2, $15M
in Year 3, $20M in Year 4, and $25M in Year 5. Also assumed acquisition
capitalization rates of 11%, 12%, 13% and 15% in Years 2-5 respectively. Cash
and EPS would be affected if stock issued in lieu of cash for property
acquisition.
* Assumes that preferred shareholders forego future dividend accumulation
** Asset Depreciation is figured with 30% allocation to land with a 39 year
straight line schedule for 70% balance CapEx depreciation is figured over
10 years based on straight line basis
*** True cash flow in year one would include a negative $3,000,000 to account
for down payment on assets
**** Does not include offline advertising business expected to generate $1M in
sales and 13% return on revenue per annum
***** Assumes that preferred stockholders will exercise conversion rights to
approximately three million shares of common stock in years one to three
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Offline Advertising Business - For the near term, we will also maintain the
operations of our offline advertising business whereby we generate approximately
$1 million of revenue through six card deck issuance annually, distributing
awareness of over fifty ad clients' products to 225,000 churches in each
mailing. The business, which employs a staff of three, is expected to return
about 13% on revenue on a standalone basis. We maintain a proprietary database
of about 140,000 churches and rent lists to meet the remaining distribution
commitment. In order to concentrate management attention and resources to the
Plan, management may pursue divestiture of this business. Stockholder approval
would not be sought if we were to proceed with the sale of this business and
associated intangible assets.
THE COMPANY INTENDS TO RETAIN ITS CHRISTIAN STATEMENT OF FAITH AND THE COMPANY'S
POLICY
Article XIII of our Bylaws provides that Crosswalk is a "religious corporation."
Our policy is generally to include among our officers and directors
unconditionally, and employees, where a bona fide occupation qualification
exists, only persons who, upon request, subscribe to the Company's Christian
Statement of Faith as follows:
"1. We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. We believe that the Bible is God's written revelation to man and that it is
verbally inspired, authoritative, and without error in the original manuscripts.
3. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life,
miracles, and death on the cross to provide for our redemption, bodily
resurrection and ascension into heaven, present ministry of intercession for us,
and His return to earth in power and glory.
4. We believe in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit, that He performs
the miracle of the new birth in an unbeliever and indwells believers, enabling
them to live a godly life.
5. We believe that man was created in the image of God, but because of sin, was
alienated from God. That alienation can be removed only by accepting through
faith, God's gift of salvation which was made possible by Christ's death."
In order to implement the Christian Statement of Faith, we intend generally to
act in accordance with the following policy, as stated in our Bylaws: "The
Corporation shall:
1. Actively seek to market the services of the [C]orporation to those persons,
entities, and agencies, which are actively involved in propagating a pattern of
beliefs and actions consistent with the tenets of the Statement of Faith.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit marketing such services to other
persons, entities, or agencies except as specifically set forth in the
prohibitions or corporate action set forth below.
2. To the extent permitted by law, expend from the revenues of the [C]orporation
such sums as are deemed prudent by the Board of Directors to support, encourage,
or sustain persons or entities which in the judgment of the Board of Directors
are expected to make significant efforts to propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ
in any manner not in conflict with the Statement of Faith. Such expenditures may
be made without regard to the tax status or nonprofit status of the recipient.
It is expected that the expenditures paid out under the provisions of this
paragraph shall approximate ten percent (10%) of the amount that would otherwise
be the net profits of the [C]orporation for the accounting period.
The Corporation shall not:
1. Take any position publicly or privately that denies or conflicts with the
tenets of the Statement of Faith.
2. Elect, qualify or permit to serve in office as a [d]irector or officer to the
[C]orporation any person who has not without reservation subscribed to the
Statement of Faith as being true, accurate and correct or who having so
subscribed has either publicly or privately recanted from a particular of the
Statement of Faith or who has publicly made statements or taken actions without
repentance which the Board of Directors finds to be in clear conflict with the
Statement of Faith.
3. Hire or continue to employ any employee in any position in which, in the sole
discretion of the Corporation, subscription to the Statement of Faith is a
bona-fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal
operations of the Corporation's activities, where such employee refuses, upon
request, to subscribe to the Statement of Faith or having so subscribed has
either publicly or privately recanted from any particular of the Statement of
Faith or has publicly made statements or taken actions without repentance which
the Board of Directors finds to be in clear conflict with the Statement of
Faith. Because the Scriptures teach that bad company corrupts good morals and
that a little leaven affects the whole lump, it is important to the
Corporation's purposes that
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it be protected from the influence of persons not in agreement with the
Statement of Faith at every level of employment.
4. Permit any party to utilize the name, goodwill, trade marks, or trade names
of the [C]orporation in any course of action or dealings which the [C]orporation
itself is herein prohibited from taking."
"In addition to any other appropriate legend, prior to its issuance
each and every share certificate to be issued by this Corporation shall be
inscribed with a legend that states:
`This Corporation is a religious corporation. All shares of this
[C]orporation are subject to the terms as set forth in the BYLAWS of the
corporation which restricts the amendment or deletion of that section of the
BYLAWS which prescribes a corporate Statement of Faith in the LORD JESUS CHRIST
and directs or prohibits certain corporate actions on the basis of the Statement
of Faith.' "
The Bylaws also state:
"No amendment to this Article XIII and no other superseding or
conflicting provision of these BYLAWS, the ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, or any
shareholder agreement shall be adopted unless the result of the count of votes
approving the amendment is 90% affirmative without dissension and a minimum of
two-thirds of the shares outstanding are represented and voting. Such vote must
be made at an actual special meeting of the shareholders called by written
notice delivered to each shareholder not less than 10 nor more than 60 days
prior to the date of the meeting. Time is of the essence as to this notice
provision and no extension of the time of the meeting or adjournment of the
meeting to a date outside the notice period shall be permitted except upon the
affirmative vote of not less than 70 percent of the shares then issued and
outstanding."
DIRECTORS ACTION REGARDING PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS PURSUANT TO APPROVAL OF
PROPOSAL TWO
IF THE STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE PROPOSAL TWO AND THE COMPANY PROCEEDS WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MOST LIKELY MOVE TO PAY
THE DIVIDENDS DUE TO THE SERIES "A" AND SERIES "B" PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS IN
COMMON STOCK BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. According to the
terms of the preferred stock purchase agreements, the number of shares shall be
determined by dividing the dividend payable by the average closing price of the
common stock for the sixty trading days prior to dividend declaration. The
current dividend payable is $234,000 and the financial model assumes the
issuance of 300,000 shares in dividend payment for purposes of calculating
projected earnings per share. This would be transacted with the understanding
that the preferred stockholders will, upon receipt of dividend payment, waive
the right to all future dividends.
VOTING LIMITATIONS
Both, Jon Morgan and Eric Oliver, stockholders and members of the Company's
board of directors, and four preferred stockholders have a minority interest in
the assets to be acquired. Therefore, their aggregate beneficial ownership of
1,342,791 or approximately 13% of equivalent voting common stock will be recused
from voting on this Proposal Two.
WHAT HAPPENS IF PROPOSAL TWO IS NOT APPROVED OR COMPLETED
Because the proceeds related to the asset sale are required in order to pursue
the Plan as herein described, the approval of Proposal Two necessitates approval
of Proposal One and the completion of the asset sale.
If Proposal One is approved and the asset sale is completed, and Proposal Two is
not approved, Crosswalk may elect to dissolve the Company, which would require
separate stockholder approval. If the proceeds of the $4.1 million asset sale
were utilized to liquidate the Company, after payment of the preferred
stockholders ($3.0 million including dividend payments of $234 thousand),
offering costs of about $200 thousand and balance sheet liquidation of about
$300 thousand, with cash and investments of around $600 thousand, common
stockholders would be left with approximately $1.2 million or $0.15 per share.
The board of directors does not believe that this is in the best interest of the
stockholders. Dissolution does not capitalize on our material remaining assets
of the public company foundation, and a NOL of over $29 million.
If Proposal One is not approved, Proposal Two is withdrawn. Under this scenario,
if current sales levels continue, it would be unlikely that we would be able to
pay, or provide for the payment of, all anticipated liabilities and obligations
through the end of the year 2002, without either drastically cutting the
services and content on
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crosswalk.com or arranging for further dilutive financing, which may not be
available to the Company. If the asset sale is not approved or completed, it is
also not likely that we would be able to sell our assets to another buyer on
terms as favorable as those provided in the asset purchase agreement, or perhaps
not at all. In this scenario, without adequate cost reduction or additional
capital infusion, Crosswalk could be required to or be forced to resort to
liquidation proceedings.
VOTE REQUIRED
The affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented
by proxy at the Special Meeting, is required to approve the business plan.
THE CROSSWALK BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE BUSINESS PLAN OF
AMEN PROPERTIES
PROPOSAL THREE -Approval of the Proposal to Amend the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to Change the Name of the Company to AMEN Properties
The board of directors has approved an amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation to change the name of the Company to AMEN Properties. In light of
the asset sale and our new business plan going forward after asset sale closure,
the board of directors believes that the name change is appropriate. AMEN
Properties reflects the vision and mission of the Plan to provide returns to
investors through the select acquisition of cash producing assets.
In accordance with Delaware corporate law, if approved by the stockholders, the
proposed amendment will become effective upon the filing of a certificate of
amendment relating thereto with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which will
occur as promptly as practicable after the date of the Special Meeting. Assuming
this proposal is adopted, it will not be necessary for stockholders to surrender
stock certificates. Instead, when certificates are presented for transfer, new
certificates bearing the new name will be issued. The Company's trading symbol
for its common stock will remain "AMEN" on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
Because Proposal Three is only relevant if Proposal Two is approved, the
Approval of Proposal Three necessitates the approval of Proposal Two.
VOTE REQUIRED
The affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented
by proxy at the Special Meeting, is required to approve the amendment to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to AMEN
Properties.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF THE
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF
THE COMPANY TO AMEN PROPERTIES
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CROSSWALK SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following summary selected historical consolidated financial data for
Crosswalk should be read in conjunction with Crosswalk's financial statements
included in this proxy statement and together with the section herein entitled
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position," in addition to
other annual reports, quarterly reports and other information on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The consolidated financial data for the
three fiscal years ended December 31, 2001, December 31, 2000 and December 31,
1999, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2001 and
December 31, 2000, have been derived from Crosswalk's audited consolidated
financial statements, included in this proxy statement, which have been audited
by Ernst & Young LLP, independent accountants, whose report is also included in
this proxy statement. The consolidated statement of operations and consolidated
balance sheet data for the years ended December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997,
are derived from Crosswalk's audited financial statements, which have been
audited by Hoffman, Fitzgerald and Snyder PC, independent auditors. The
historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of future
results.
Year Ended December 31,
2001 (1) 2000 (2) 1999 (3) 1998 1997 (4)
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Statement of Operations Data:
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues $ 4,506.3 $ 6,380.9 $ 6,898.7 $ 1,083.3 $ 422.4
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Cost of goods and services 1,737.1 2,701.1 3,728.3 636.3 232.4
Crosswalk operations 2,774.8 5,517.6 4,795.0 1,529.7 959.6
Sales and marketing 1,525.2 3,458.2 6,693.7 1,242.8 837.2
Amortization of goodwill and intangibles 1,682.2 1,182.3 457.3 -- --
General and administrative 1,654.5 2,340.5 2,543.9 1,353.7 877.7
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Operating loss (4,867.6) (8,818.8) (11,319.5) (3,679.2) (2,484.5)
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Other income (expense) 83.1 198.3 666.8 222.1 (1,786.7)
Net loss before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting practice (4,784.5) (8,620.5) (10,652.7) (3,457.1) (4,271.2)
Cumulative effect of a one-time adjustment to
reflect change in revenue and cost recognition -- (1,407.6) -- -- --
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Net loss $ (4,784.5) $ (10,028.0) $ (10,652.7) $ (3,457.1) $ (4,271.2)
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Net loss per share before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting practice $ (0.60) $ (1.11) $ (1.56) $ (0.98) $ (3.31)
Per share effect of a one-time adjustment to
reflect change in revenue and cost recognition -- (0.18) -- -- --
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Net loss per share (basic and diluted) $ (0.60) $ (1.29) $ (1.56) $ (0.98) $ (3.31)
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Weighted average number of shares
outstanding (basic and diluted) 7,947.6 7,764.5 6,822.6 3,535.5 1,289.5
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Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets $ 6,740.4 $ 11,309.6 $ 19,784.4 $ 4,902.6 $ 5,787.2
Working capital 1,004.8 2,288.6 5,090.7 3,293.2 5,334.3
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 5,408.5 9,361.0 16,259.1 4,179.5 3,726.2
(1) Includes $500,000 cash infusion and $300,000 stock subscription receivable
from sale of Series "B" preferred stock Also includes $500,000 charge for
recognition of goodwill impairment
(2) Includes $2,000,000 cash infusion from sale of Series "A" preferred stock
(3) Includes $16,338,776 cash infusion from the exercise of 2,841,526 Purchase
Warrants outstanding.
(4) Includes recognition of $1,700,000 of interest expense on the Company's
junior subordinated notes.
These notes were repaid with the proceeds from the Company's IPO during the
fourth quarter of 1997.
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CROSSWALK.COM PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Crosswalk Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet Reflecting Asset Sale Only
(Unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of Crosswalk as of
June 30, 2002 presents our financial position assuming the asset sale had
occurred on June 30, 2002. Since the asset sale is independent of the new
business model introduced in Proposal Two, this pro forma portrays the impact on
the balance sheet of passage of only Proposal One. All material adjustments
required to reflect the asset sale are set forth in the column labeled "Sale
Adjustments." The data contained in the column labeled "June 2002 Actual" is
derived from our unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2002. The
unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet should be read in conjunction
with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and the consolidated financial statements of Crosswalk, including
the notes thereto, appearing in our Annual Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2001 and "Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation" and the
consolidated financial statements of Crosswalk, including the notes thereto,
appearing on interim report Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. The
pro forma data is for informational purposes only and may not necessarily
reflect Crosswalk's financial position or what our financial position would have
been had we consummated the asset sale on June 30, 2002.
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Asset Sale
June 2002 Proforma
ASSETS Actual Adjustments Proforma
------------ ------------ ------------
(unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 392,878 $ -- $ 392,878
Short-term investments 306,246 4,100,000 (A) 4,406,246
Accounts receivable 420,918 -- 420,918
Deferred costs 203,800 (172,120) (B) 31,680
Note receivable from officer 16,183 -- 16,183
------------ ------------ ------------
Assets held for sale 2,433,350 (2,433,350) (C) --
Total current assets 3,773,375 1,494,430 2,278,945
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS 52,822 -- 52,822
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net 287,412 -- 287,412
OTHER ASSETS:
Deposits 60,887 -- 60,887
Deferred costs 609 -- 609
Goodwill, net 750,339 -- 750,399
Total other assets 811,895 -- 811,895
------------ ------------ ------------
TOTAL ASSETS $ 4,925,504 $ 1,494,430 $ 3,431,074
============ ============ ============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 317,232 $ -- $ 317,232
Accrued expenses 601,211 1,570,000 (D) 2,171,211
Deferred revenue 115,083 (113,823) (B) 1,260
------------ ------------ ------------
Total current liabilities 1,033,526 1,456,177 2,489,703
OTHER LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable 131,211 -- 131,211
Other liabilities 19,439 -- 19,439
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock 160 -- 160
Common stock 79,682 -- 79,682
Common stock warrants 127,660 -- 127,660
Additional paid-in capital 42,056,199 -- 42,056,199
Accumulated deficit (38,519,456) 38,253 (E) (38,481,203)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: -
(2,917)
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (2,917) --
------------ ------------ ------------
Total stockholders' equity 3,741,328 38,253 3,751,820
------------ ------------ ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 4,925,504 $ 1,494,430 $ 3,431,074
============ ============ ============
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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet Reflecting Asset Sale
Only
The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet gives effect to the asset
sale, as if it had occurred as of June 30, 2002.
Asset Sale
On May 24, 2002, following the approval of our board of directors, we entered
into a letter of intent agreement with OnePlace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Salem Communications ("Salem"). The asset purchase agreement dated as of
August 19, 2002, contemplates that, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions contained therein (including obtaining the approval of the
stockholders of Crosswalk), Oneplace, LLC would acquire substantially all of
Crosswalk's Internet related intellectual property and other technology assets,
email lists and newsletters, customer base and trademarks for a purchase price
of $4.1 million, to be paid in cash (the "asset sale"). Crosswalk currently
intends to use the proceeds of this sale to initiate the business plan, which is
the subject of Proposal Two submitted for stockholder approval herein. There is
no assurance that Crosswalk can successfully consummate the asset sale. The
following adjustments are reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed
consolidated balance sheet:
(A) To record the total asset sale price of $4.1 million to be paid in cash
at closing which is expected to be promptly after if and when
stockholder approval is achieved.
(B) To record reversal of deferred revenue and cost associated with
contracts, which are, part of the asset sale.
(C) To record elimination of carrying value of goodwill, intangible assets,
and property plant and equipment included in the asset sale and
classified as Assets held for sale pursuant to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets."
(D) To record accrual for estimated costs related to the asset sale, which
include, but are not limited to, $45,000 of deferred license fees, $1.0
million of commitments related to rent and hosting agreements, $330,000
of employee severance costs, $125,000 of legal and advisory fees, and
$150,000 for obsolescence related to assets which will no longer be in
use.
(E) To record the estimated pro forma gain on the asset sale.
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Crosswalk Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations Reflecting Asset Sale
Only (Unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the
year ended December 31, 2001 and the six months ended June 30, 2002, were
prepared to illustrate the estimated effects of the discontinuance of the
business associated with the asset sale as of January 1, 2001, and January 1,
2002 respectively. Pursuant to SFAS No. 144, the Company has removed the
business attributable to the asset being sold from continuing operations in the
periodic statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The net
loss attributable to the business of the asset being sold is reflected in
discontinued operations in the income statement for the six months ended June
30, 2002. Since the asset sale is independent of the new business model
introduced in Proposal Two, this pro forma portrays the impact on the income
statement of passage of only Proposal One. The unaudited pro forma consolidated
statements of operations exclude the effects of transactions that are not
reasonably expected to reoccur subsequent to the asset sale.
The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations should be read in
conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements of
Crosswalk, including the notes thereto, appearing in our Annual Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001 and "Management's Discussion and Analysis or
Plan of Operation" and the consolidated financial statements of Crosswalk,
including the notes thereto, appearing on interim report Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended June 30, 2002. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of
operations and related notes are provided for informational purposes only and do
not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that would have been
reported had the events assumed, occurred on the dates indicated, or purport to
be indicative of results of operations that may be achieved in the future.
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Historical Proforma Historical Proforma
Year Ended Year Ended Six Months Six Months
December 31, Proforma December 31, Ended Proforma Ended
2001 Adjustment 2001 June 30, 2002 Adjustment June 30, 2002
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TOTAL REVENUES $ 4,506,291 $ (3,302,484) (a) $ 1,203,807 $ 484,615 $ -- $ 484,615
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of goods and services 1,737,095 (783,078) (a) 954,017 374,340 -- 374,340
Crosswalk operations 2,774,780 (2,487,679) (a) 287,100 112,034 -- 112,034
Sales and marketing 1,525,243 (1,331,013) (a) 194,230 70,430 -- 70,430
Amortization of Goodwill and
Intangibles 1,682,235 (1,485,557) (b) 196,678 -- -- --
General and administrative 1,654,513 (1,185,471) (a) 469,042 351,777 -- 351,777
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating expenses 9,373,866 (7,272,798) 2,101,068 908,581 -- 908,581
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (4,867,575) 3,970,314 (897,261) (423,966) -- (423,966)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income 91,699 -- 91,699 23,826 -- 23,826
Interest (expense) (8,638) -- (8,638) (5,643) -- (5,643)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total other income (expense) 83,061 -- 83,061 18,183 -- 18,183
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
INCOME (LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $(4,784,514) $ 3,970,314 $ (814,200) $ (405,783) $ -- $ (405,783)
Loss from discontinued operations -- -- -- (504,187) 504,187(a) --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Gain (loss) before cumulative effect
of a change in accounting policy $(4,784,514) $ 3,970,314 $ (814,200) $ (909,970) $ 504,187(a) $ (405,783)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Recognition of impairment loss as a
result of transitional goodwill
impairment test -- -- -- (750,000) -- (750,000)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(4,784,514) $ 3,970,314 $ (814,200) $(1,659,970) $ 504,187 $(1,155,783)
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Amounts per common share:
Loss from continuing operations $ (0.60) $ (0.10) $ (.05) $ (.05)
Loss from discontinued operations -- -- $ (.06)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Loss before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle $ (0.60) $ (0.10) $ (.05) $ (.05)
Recognition of impairment loss as a
result of transitional goodwill
impairment test -- -- (0.10) (0.10)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net loss per common share
(basic and diluted) $ (0.60) $ (0.10) $ (0.21) $ (0.15)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding 7,947,555 7,947,555 7,967,470 7,967,470
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Notes to Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of
Operations Reflecting the Asset Sale Only
The following footnotes set forth the contributing factors to the proforma
(a) To reflect the elimination of revenues and associates costs and
expenses generated from substantially all of Crosswalk's Internet
assets and intellectual property and other technology assets sold to
Salem.
(b) To record the elimination of expenses incurred during the respective
period for goodwill and intangible assets sold to Salem.
Crosswalk Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet Reflecting Impact of Asset Sale
and Proposal Two Asset Acquisition (Unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of Crosswalk as of
June 30, 2002 presents our financial position assuming the asset sale and asset
acquisition as described in Proposal Two had occurred on June 30, 2002. All
material adjustments required to reflect the asset sale and short term impact of
Proposal Two are set forth in the column labeled "Sale Adjustments," and
"Acquisition Adjustments," respectively. The data contained in the column
labeled "June 2002 Actual" is derived from our unaudited consolidated balance
sheet as of June 30, 2002. The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet
should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial
statements of Crosswalk, including the notes thereto, appearing in our Annual
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis or Plan of Operation" and the consolidated financial statements of
Crosswalk, including the notes thereto, appearing on interim report Form 10-QSB
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. The pro forma data is for informational
purposes only and may not necessarily reflect Crosswalk's financial position or
what our financial position would have been had we consummated the asset sale
and acquisitions referred to in Proposal Two on June 30, 2002.
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June 2002 Sale Acquisition
ASSETS Actual Adjustments Adjustments Proforma
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
(unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 392,878 $ -- $ -- $ 392,878
Short-term investments 306,246 4,100,000(A) (3,000,000)(F) 1,406,246
Accounts receivable 420,918 -- -- 420,918
Deferred costs 203,800 (172,120)(B) -- 31,680
Note receivable from officer 16,183 -- -- 16,183
Assets held for sale 2,433,350 (2,433,350)(C) -- --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total current assets 3,773,375 1,494,530 (3,000,000) 2,267,905
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS 52,822 -- -- 52,822
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net 287,412 -- 13,975,000(G) 14,262,412
OTHER ASSETS:
Deposits 60,887 -- -- 60,887
Deferred costs 609 -- -- 609
Goodwill, net 750,399 -- -- 750,399
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total other assets 811,895 -- -- 811,895
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
TOTAL ASSETS $ 4,925,504 $ 1,494,530 $ 10,975,000 $ 17,395,034
============ ============ ============ ============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 317,232 -- 175,000(G) $ 492,232
Accrued expenses 601,211 1,570,000(D) 971,429(H) 3,142,640
Deferred revenue 115,083 (113,823)(A) -- 1,260
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total current liabilities 1,033,526 1,456,177 1,146,429 3,636,132
OTHER LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable 131,211 -- -- 131,211
Other liabilities 19,439 -- 9,828,571(H) 9,848,010
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock 160 -- -- 160
Common stock 79,682 -- -- 79,682
Common stock warrants 127,660 -- -- 127,660
Additional paid-in capital 42,056,199 -- -- 42,056,199
Accumulated earnings (deficit) (38,519,456) 38,353(E) -- (38,481,103)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (2,917) -- -- (2,917)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total stockholders' equity 3,741,328 38,353 -- 3,779,681
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 4,925,504 $ 1,494,530 $ 10,975,000 $ 17,395,034
============ ============ ============ ============
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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet Reflecting Impact of
Asset Sale and Proposal Two Asset Acquisition (Unaudited)
The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet gives effect to the asset
sale and the asset acquisitions as described in Proposal Two, as if it had
occurred as of June 30, 2002.
Asset Sale
On May 24, 2002, following the approval of our board of directors, we entered
into a letter of intent agreement with OnePlace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Salem Communications ("Salem"). The asset purchase agreement dated as of
August 19, 2002 contemplates that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
contained therein (including obtaining the approval of the stockholders of
Crosswalk), OnePlace, LLC would acquire substantially all of Crosswalk's
Internet related intellectual property and other technology assets, email lists
and newsletters, customer base and trademarks for a purchase price of $4.1
million, to be paid in cash (the "asset sale"). Crosswalk currently intends to
use the proceeds of this sale to initiate the business plan, which is the
subject of Proposal Two submitted for stockholder approval herein. There is no
assurance that Crosswalk can successfully consummate the asset sale. The
following adjustments are reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed
consolidated balance sheet:
(A) To record the total asset sale price of $4.1 million to be paid in cash
at closing which is expected to be promptly after if and when
stockholder approval is achieved.
(B) To record reversal of deferred revenue and cost associated with
contracts, which are, part of the asset sale.
(C) To record elimination of carrying value of goodwill, intangible assets,
and property plant and equipment included in the asset sale and
classified as Assets held for sale pursuant to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets."
(D) To record accrual for estimated costs related to the asset sale, which
include, but are not limited to, $45,000 of deferred license fees, $1.0
million of commitments related to rent and hosting agreements, $330,000
of employee severance costs, $125,000 of legal and advisory fees, and
$150,000 for obsolescence related to assets which will no longer be in
use.
(E) To record the estimated pro forma gain on the asset sale.
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Asset Acquisition
The pro forma statement includes the impact of an intended acquisition of two
secondary office market properties in Midland and Lubbock, Texas which will be
acquired subject to their existing leases. The twenty-four story Midland
property of which construction was completed in 1977, encompasses 329,178
rentable square feet and is currently 80% occupied. It also includes a 17-lane
drive through bank and a 900 space-parking garage. The average lease term is 4
years and the major tenant is Bank of America. The Lubbock property was built in
1966 and is a fifteen story high rise with 210,659 rentable square feet, a 214
space-parking garage, and is currently 85% occupied. Wells Fargo Bank is the
primary tenant and the average tenant lease term is 7 years.
The negotiated price for these assets will be supported through the financial
statements for these properties for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001,
audited by the CPA firm of Johnson Miller & Co. of Midland, TX, and current
market appraisals dated May 14, 2002 completed by unaffiliated Real Estate
Research Corporation (RERC) of Houston, TX. RERC was hired by Wells Fargo
RETECHS from Houston, TX to independently appraise both buildings as required
pursuant to recent refinancing. These appraisals were self-contained reports
that complied with the reporting requirements set forth in Standards Rule 2-2 of
the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
The following adjustments are reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed
consolidated balance sheet:
(F) To record down payment for building acquisition.
(G) Consists of building acquisition cost of $13.8 million and $175,000 in
capital improvements.
(H) To record liabilities for repayment of debt incurred in building
acquisition.
Crosswalk Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations Representing Impact of
Asset Sale and Proposal Two Asset Acquisition (Unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the
year ended December 31, 2001, and the six months ended June 30, 2002 were
prepared to illustrate the estimated effects of the discontinuance of the
business associated with the asset sale and the commencement of business related
to the building acquisitions described in Proposal Two. The unaudited pro forma
consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 201, assume
that the sale and acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2001. The unaudited pro
forma consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30,
2002, assume that the sale and acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2002. The
unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations exclude the effects of
transactions that are not reasonably expected to reoccur subsequent to the asset
sale and include the audited financial data for the year ended December 2001
related to the properties which are the subject of the Proposal Two acquisition.
In the proforma consolidated periodic statement of operations for the six months
ended June 30, 2002, per SFAS No. 144, the Company has removed the business
attributable to the asset being sold, from continuing operations. The net loss
attributable to the business of the asset being sold is reflected in
discontinued operations in the income statement for the six months ended June
30, 2002. The Acquisition proforma adjustment for this six-month period are
based on the historical numbers for the interim period presented.
The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations should be read in
conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements of
Crosswalk, including the notes thereto, appearing in our Annual Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001 and "Management's Discussion and Analysis or
Plan of Operation" and the consolidated financial statements of Crosswalk,
including the notes thereto, appearing on interim report Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended June 30, 2002. Depreciation charges are based on the new
accounting basis for the assets acquired, and interest expense is based on the
revised debt structure as disclosed. The unaudited pro forma consolidated
statements of operations and related notes are provided for informational
purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations
that would have been reported had the events assumed, occurred on the dates
indicated, or purport to be indicative of results of operations that may be
achieved in the future.
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Historical Proforma
Year Ended Asset Sale Acquisition Year Ended
December 31, Proforma Proforma December 31,
2001 Adjustment Adjustment 2001
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REVENUES
--------
Advertising and online services $ 4,506,291 $(3,302,484)(a) $ -- $ 1,203,807
Rental Income from building
acquisition -- -- 3,942,978(c) 3,942,978
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total revenues $ 4,506,291 $(3,302,484)(a) $ 3,942,978(c) $ 5,146,785
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of advertising and
online services 1,737,095 (783,078)(a) -- 954,017
Building acquisition operating
expenses -- -- 2,746,248(d) 2,746,248
Crosswalk operations 2,774,780 (2,487,679)(a) 287,101
Sales and marketing 1,525,243 (1,331,013)(a) 194,230
Amortization of Goodwill and
Intangibles 1,682,235 (1,485,557)(b) 196,678
General and administrative 1,654,513 (1,185,471)(a) 321,616(e) 790,658
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating expenses 9,373,866 (7,272,798) 3,067,864 5,168,932
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS (4,867,575) 3,970,314 875,114 22,147
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income 91,699 -- -- 91,699
Interest (expense) (8,638) -- (474,830)(f) (483,468)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total other income (expense) 83,061 -- (474,830)(f) (391,769)
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(4,784,514) $ 3,970,314 $ 400,284 $ (413,916)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Net loss per common share $ (0.60) $ (0.05)
(basic and diluted)
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding 7,947,555 7,947,555
========= =========
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Historical Proforma
Six Months Asset Sale Acquisition Six Months
Ended Proforma Proforma Ended
June 30, 2002 Adjustment Adjustment June 30, 2002
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REVENUES
Advertising and online services $ 484,615 $ -- $ -- $ 484,615
Rental Income from building
acquisition -- -- 2,134,083(c) 2,134,083
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total revenues $ 484,615 $ -- $ 2,134,083(c) $ 2,618,698
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost advertising and
online services 374,340 -- -- 374,340
Building acquisition operating
expenses -- -- 1,138,584(d) 1,138,584
Crosswalk operations 112,340 -- -- 112,034
Sales and marketing 70,430 -- -- 70,430
General and administrative 351,777 -- 140,596(e) 492,373
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating expenses 908,581 -- 1,279,180 2,187,761
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (423,966) -- 854,903 430,937
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income 23,826 -- -- 23,826
Interest expense (5,643) -- (246,822)(f) (252,465)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total other income (expense) 18,183 -- (246,822)(f) (228,639)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ (405,783) $ -- $ 608,081 $ 202,298
Loss from discontinued operations (504,187) 504,187(a) -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) before cumulative effect
of a change in accounting policy $ (909,970) $ 504,187 $ 608,081 $ 202,298
Recognition of impairment loss as a
result of transitional goodwill
impairment test (750,000) -- -- (750,000)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(1,659,970) $ 504,187 $ 608,081 $ (547,702)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Amounts per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.05) $ .03
Loss from discontinued operations (0.06) $ --
----------- -----------
Income (loss) before cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle $ (0.11) $ .03
Recognition of impairment loss as a
result of transitional goodwill
impairment test (0.10) (0.10)
----------- -----------
Net loss per common share
(basic and diluted) $ (0.21) $ (0.07)
=========== ===========
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding 7,967,470 7,967,470
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Notes to Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of
Operations Reflecting the Asset Sale Only
The following footnotes set forth the contributing factors to the proforma
(a) To reflect the elimination of revenues and associates costs and
expenses generated from substantially all of Crosswalk's Internet
assets and intellectual property and other technology assets sold to
Salem.
(b) To record the elimination of expenses incurred during the respective
period for goodwill and intangible assets sold to Salem.
(c) To record gross revenues associated with the operations of acquired
buildings as described in Proposal Two. They represent actual rental
income from existing leases of the Midland and Lubbock buildings
beginning from the assumed proforma date of acquisition.
(d) To record period operating expenses associated with the operations of
acquired buildings as described in Proposal Two. They represent actual
operating expenses incurred for the periods presented for items such as
repair and maintenance, management, security, utilities, insurance and
real estate taxes related to the operations of the Midland and Lubbock
buildings.
(e) To record depreciation associated with acquired buildings as described
in Proposal Two. Depreciation is figured with 30% allocation of
purchase price to land with a 39 year straight line schedule for 70% of
the balance. Capital expenditure depreciation is straight line based an
a 10 year useful life.
(f) To record interest expense associated with acquired buildings as
described in Proposal Two. This interest is computed based on the
assumption of the $6,800,000 Wells Fargo Bank note, which has a fixed
rate of interest of 7.23 % and a 20-year amortization from the assumed
proforma date of acquisition.
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Two Secondary Office Market Properties in
Midland and Lubbock, Texas for the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2002
The following financial statements are provided for the interim period ended
June 30, 2002 for TCTB. Also included are operational financial statements for
1500 Broadway, Ltd. through liquidation effective June 5, 2002 when TCTB
acquired the Lubbock property from 1500 Broadway, Ltd. Therefore, the financial
statements of TCTB include the operations of the Midland and Lubbock building
for the month of June 2002. The 1500 Broadway, Ltd. partnership was liquidated
upon closing of the sale of the Lubbock property to TCTB. Only operations of the
Lubbock building through May 2002 are reflected in the 1500 Broadway, Ltd.
unaudited financial statements, and are compared to operations of the Lubbock
building in 2001 for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The gain on the sale
and distribution to the partners of 1500 Broadway, Ltd. are not known or
relevant to the proforma or projected financial statements related to Proposal
Two, and therefore are not reflected in these unaudited financial statements.
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TCTB PARTNERS, LTD.
(A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
BALANCE SHEET as of June 30, 2002 2
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS for the six months ended June 30,
2002 and 2001 3
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS for the six months ended June 30,
2002 and 2001 4
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 5
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
June 30,
ASSETS
2002 2001
---------- ----------
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash $ 352,535 90,598
Accounts receivable - related party -- 2,738
---------- ----------
Total current assets 352,535 93,336
INVESTMENTS 366,625 362,500
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated
depreciation of $271,565 and $129,244 8,683,847 4,120,256
OTHER ASSETS 130,751 35,298
---------- ----------
$9,533,758 4,611,390
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 76,203 66,486
Accrued liabilities 116,553 39,835
Deferred revenues 90,136 52,635
Current portion of long-term debt 143,908 551,470
---------- ----------
Total current liabilities 426,800 710,426
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion 6,635,205 2,497,621
PARTNERS' CAPITAL 2,471,753 1,403,343
---------- ----------
$9,533,758 4,611,390
========== ==========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Six months ended June 30,
2002 2001
---------- ----------
Rental revenues $1,330,709 1,092,860
---------- ----------
Expenses:
Operating expense 670,586 719,307
Depreciation and amortization expense 69,058 51,883
Interest expense 118,388 126,559
---------- ----------
Total expenses 858,032 897,749
Net earnings from operations 472,677 195,111
Other income, net 368 1,249
---------- ----------
NET EARNINGS $ 473,045 196,360
========== ==========
See Note D
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Six months ended June 30,
2002 2001
----------- -----------
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings $ 473,045 196,360
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 69,058 51,883
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable-trade 91,426 155,344
Increase in accounts receivable-related party -- (635)
Increase in other assets (111,827) (14,683)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable 1,408 (18,284)
Decrease in accrued liabilities (48,979) (129,573)
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues 17,997 (16,017)
----------- -----------
Net cash provided by operating activities 492,128 224,395
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property and equipment additions (4,362,309) (127,398)
Investments in partnerships (2,045) (362,500)
----------- -----------
Net cash used in investing activities (4,364,354) (489,898)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Additional borrowings of debt 6,800,000 465,524
Repayment of debt (2,802,891) (173,784)
Distributions -- (285,524)
----------- -----------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 3,997,109 6,216
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 124,883 (259,287)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 227,652 349,885
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 352,535 90,598
=========== ===========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited
June 30, 2002
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. Organization and Basis of Accounting
TCTB Partners, Ltd. (the Partnership), a Texas Limited Partnership was
organized effective March 1, 2000. The primary business activities of
the Partnership is to engage generally in the real estate business,
including, but not limited to, the purchase, improvement, development,
leasing, sale, and exchange of real estate, and the construction,
alteration, or repair of buildings or structures on real estate. The
Partnership operates primarily in Midland, Texas.
2. Cash Equivalents
The Partnership considers cash on hand, cash on deposit in banks, money
market mutual funds and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
3. Long-Lived Assets
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which supersedes SFAS No.
121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of. SFAS No. 144 provides more
guidance on estimating cash flows when performing a recoverability
test, requires that a long-lived asset to be disposed of other than by
sale (e.g. abandoned) be classified as "held and used" until it is
disposed of, and establishes more restrictive criteria to classify an
asset as "held for sale." The Partnership has adopted the SFAS No. 144
effective January 1, 2002. Management does not believe that impairment
exists or that the adoption of SFAS No. 144 will have a significant
impact on results of operations or financial position.
4. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is based
on the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of 40
years for building improvements and 3-15 years for machinery and
equipment, or the lease term, whichever is less. Maintenance and
repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Renewals and significant
betterments and improvements are capitalized and depreciation over
their estimated useful lives.
5. Lease Revenue Recognition
Certain of the Partnership lease agreements contain provisions for
escalating rental payments over the life of the leases. In accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, the
Partnership recognizes rental income from these leases on a
straight-line basis over the life of the respective leases.
6. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Unaudited
June 30, 2002
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
7. Environmental
The Partnership is subject to extensive federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations. These laws regulate asbestos in
buildings that require the Partnership to remove or mitigate the
environmental effects of the disposal of the asbestos at the buildings.
Environmental costs that relate to current operations are expensed or
capitalized as appropriate. Costs are expensed when they relate to an
existing condition caused by past operations and will not contribute to
current or future revenue generation. Liabilities related to
environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are accrued when
property or services are provided or can reasonably be estimated.
NOTE B - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
The Partnership maintains cash balances at one financial institution,
which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Partnership has
not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not
exposed to any significant credit risks on such accounts.
The Partnership's revenues are derived principally from
uncollateralized rents from tenants. The concentration of credit risk
in a single industry affects its overall exposure to credit risk
because tenants may be similarly affected by changes in economic and
other conditions.
NOTE C - LONG-TERM DEBT
On April 4, 2000, the Partnership entered into a loan agreement with a
reputable financial institution for a term loan in the amount of
$2,962,723 with an interest rate equal to the financial institution's
prime rate plus one quarter of one percentage point (.25%), but in no
event to exceed the highest lawful rate. Commencing on May 15, 2000,
the Partnership was required to make monthly payments of outstanding
principal, each in the amount of $27,135, plus accrued interest. The
final date of maturity is April 15, 2005, at which time all of the
outstanding principal and accrued interest shall be due and payable in
their entirety. The loan agreement is secured by substantially all of
the assets of the Partnership. The loan agreement restricts cash
distributions to the partners' owners other than for purposes of
allowing those Partners to pay any income taxes owed by them in
connection with their ownership of interests in the Partnership. The
loan agreement also contains other customary conditions and events of
default, the failure to comply with, or occurrence of, would prevent
any further borrowings and would generally require the repayment of any
outstanding borrowings along with accrued interest under the loan
agreement. Such events of default include (a) non-payment of loan
agreement debt and interest thereon, (b) non-compliance with the terms
of the credit agreement covenants, (c) cross-default with other debt in
certain circumstances and (d) bankruptcy.
On April 26, 2001, the Partnership entered into an agreement to borrow
an additional $285,524 as an amendment to the previous loan agreement,
for a total term loan in the amount of $2,897,963. Commencing on May
15, 2001, the Partnership was required to make monthly payments of
outstanding principal, each in the amount of $30,300, plus accrued
interest. The final maturity date remains at April 15, 2005, along with
all other terms of the original term note. As of December 31, 2001, the
outstanding principal balance was $2,782,004. The term note was
subsequently paid in full in the second quarter of 2002.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Unaudited
June 30, 2002
NOTE C - LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
On June 5, 2002, the Partnership entered into a loan agreement with a
reputable financial institution for a term note of $6,800,000 and a
revolving line of credit note of $200,000. The term note bears interest
at a fixed rate per annum of 7.23% and the line of credit bears
interest at a variable rate per annum equal to the Wells Fargo Bank
Texas, N.A. Base Rate plus one-half of one percentage point (0.5000%).
Commencing on June 30, 2002, the Partnership was required to start
making monthly payments of principal and interest in the amount of
$53,663 for the term note until maturity of the note on May 31, 2009.
Commencing on June 30, 2002, the Partnership was required to start
making monthly interest payments computed on the unpaid principal
balance of the revolving line of credit note due to mature on May 31,
2003. The loan agreement is secured by substantially all of the assets
of the Partnership. The loan agreement restricts cash distributions to
the partners' owners. The Partnership shall not declare or pay any
distributions in excess of tax liability due annually (but in any
event, no more than 40% of net income), either in cash or any other
property to any partner or partners' owners, nor redeem, retire,
repurchase or otherwise acquire any interest of any partner or
partners' owners. The loan agreement also contains other customary
conditions and events of default, the failure to comply with, or
occurrence of, would prevent any further borrowings and would generally
require the repayment of any outstanding borrowings along with accrued
interest under the loan agreement. Such events of default include (a)
non-payment of loan agreement debt and interest thereon, (b)
non-compliance with the terms of the credit agreement covenants, (c)
cross-default with other debt in certain circumstances, (d) bankruptcy
and (e) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of
$100,000.
Maturities of long-term debt at June 30, 2002 were as follows:
2002 $ 64,235
2003 168,225
2004 180,799
2005 194,313
2006 208,837
Thereafter 5,962,704
-------------
Total 6,779,113
Less: current portion 143,908
-------------
Long-term portion $ 6,635,205
=============
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Unaudited
June 30, 2002
NOTE D - ACQUISITION OF 1500 BROADWAY BUILDING AND RENTAL ARRANGEMENTS
Effective June 5, 2002, the Partnership purchased a building located at
1500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX, from a third party for $4,100,000. The
Partnership has acquired the building subject to their existing
operating leases. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable
operating leases aggregate approximately $10,730,000 as of June 30,
2002 and are due as follows:
2002 $ 872,717
2003 1,623,431
2004 1,548,693
2005 1,422,234
2006 1,257,094
Thereafter 4,012,980
-------------
Total $ 10,737,149
=============
The Partnership also has rented facilities under operating leases in
Midland, TX. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable
operating leases aggregate approximately $4,287,000 as of June 30, 2002
and due as follows:
2002 $ 1,007,185
2003 1,290,652
2004 1,084,455
2005 630,515
2006 139,075
Thereafter 135,227
-------------
Total $ 4,287,109
=============
The following represents the portion of TCTB's Statement of Earnings
for the six-months ended June 30, 2002 related to the Lubbock building
for June 2002, the first month of operation as a TCTB asset:
Revenue $ 133,028
Expenses:
Operating expenses 32,405
Depreciation and amortization 8,545
Interest expense 13,013
-------------
Total expenses $ 53,963
=============
Net earnings from operations $ 79,065
=============
NOTE E - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 certain of the
Partnership's partners were tenants. The Partnership received rental
income from these partners of approximately $64,000 in each of these
six-moth periods.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
BALANCE SHEET as of May 31, 2002 2
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS for the five months ended May 31,
2002 and six months ended June 30, 2001 3
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS for the five months ended May 31,
2002 and six months ended June 30, 2001 4
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 5
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
May 31, June 30,
2002 2001
---------- ----------
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash $ 116,364 27,792
Total current assets 116,364 27,792
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated
depreciation of $190,958 and $63,498 2,912,824 1,800,704
OTHER ASSETS 5,392 10,530
---------- ----------
$3,034,580 1,839,026
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 43,958 40,058
---------- ----------
Total current liabilities 43,958 40,058
PARTNERS' CAPITAL 2,990,622 1,798,968
---------- ----------
$3,034,580 1,839,026
========== ==========
See Footnote C
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Five Months Six Months
Ended May 31, Ended June 30,
2002 2001
-------- --------
Rental revenues $803,374 822,091
Expenses:
Operating expense 467,998 593,796
Depreciation and amortization expense 69,807 49,646
-------- --------
Total expenses 537,805 643,442
-------- --------
NET EARNINGS $265,569 178,649
======== ========
See Note C
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Five Months Six Months
Ended May 31, Ended June 30,
2002 2001
--------- ---------
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings $ 265,569 178,649
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 69,807 49,646
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable 72,866 4,494
(Increase) in other assets (4,742) (10,530)
(Decrease) in accounts payable (35,008) (206,627)
(Decrease) in deferred revenues (83,678) (983)
--------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities 284,814 14,649
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property and equipment additions (731,009) (399,045)
--------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities (731,009) (399,045)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Contributions 518,785 375,000
Distributions (493,867) --
--------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities 24,918 375,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (421,277) (9,396)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 537,641 37,188
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 116,364 27,792
========= =========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 5, 2002
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. Organization and Basis of Accounting
1500 Broadway, Ltd. (the Partnership), a Texas Limited Partnership was
organized effective June 13, 2000. The primary business activities of
the Partnership is to engage generally in the real estate business,
including, but not limited to, the purchase, improvement, development,
leasing, sale, and exchange of real estate, and the construction,
alteration, or repair of buildings or structures on real estate. The
Partnership operates primarily in Lubbock, Texas.
2. Cash Equivalents
The Partnership considers cash on hand, cash on deposit in banks, money
market mutual funds and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalent.
3. Long-Lived Assets
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which supersedes SFAS No.
121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of. SFAS No. 144 provides more
guidance on estimating cash flows when performing a recoverability
test, requires that a long-lived asset to be disposed of other than by
sale (e.g. abandoned) be classified as "held and used" until it is
disposed of, and establishes more restrictive criteria to classify an
asset as "held for sale." The Partnership has adopted the SFAS No. 144
effective January 1, 2002. Management does not believe that impairment
exists or that the adoption of SFAS No. 144 will have a significant
impact on results of operations or financial position.
4. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is based
on the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of 40
years for building improvements and 3-15 years for machinery and
equipment, or the lease term, whichever is less. Maintenance and
repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Renewals and significant
betterments and improvements are capitalized and depreciation over
their estimated useful lives.
5. Lease Revenue Recognition
Certain of the Partnership lease agreements contain provisions for
escalating rental payments over the life of the leases. In accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, the
Partnership recognizes rental income from these leases on a
straight-line basis over the life of the respective leases.
6. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
June 5, 2002
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
7. Environmental
The Partnership is subject to extensive federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations. These laws regulate asbestos in
buildings that require the Partnership to remove or mitigate the
environmental effects of the disposal of the asbestos at the buildings.
Environmental costs that relate to current operations are expensed or
capitalized as appropriate. Costs are expensed when they relate to an
existing condition caused by past operations and will not contribute to
current or future revenue generation. Liabilities related to
environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are accrued when
property or services are provided or can reasonably be estimated.
NOTE B - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
The Partnership maintains cash balances at one financial institution,
which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Partnership has
not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not
exposed to any significant credit risks on such accounts.
The Partnership's revenues are derived principally from
uncollateralized rents from tenants. The concentration of credit risk
in a single industry affects its overall exposure to credit risk
because tenants may be similarly affected by changes in economic and
other conditions.
NOTE C - SALE OF PARTNERSHIP ASSETS
Effective June 5, 2002, the Partnership sold its primary asset, the
building located at 1500 Broadway to a third party for $4,100,000 and
liquidated the Partnership.
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Audited Financial Statements for the Two Secondary Office Market Properties in
Midland and Lubbock, Texas
On August 15, 2002 the CPA firm of Johnson Miller & Co. of Midland, TX,
completed an audit of the income statements for TCTB and 1500 Broadway, Ltd., a
Texas limited partnership. The primary assets of TCTB and 1500 Broadway, Ltd.
are the Midland and Lubbock properties, respectively, which are the subject of
potential acquisition by the Company as indicated in Proposal Two. The audited
income statements for TCTB related to the Midland building are for the year
ended December 31, 2001 and for the period from March 1, 2000 (date of
inception) through December 31, 2000. The audited income statements for 1500
Broadway, Ltd., related to the Lubbock building are for the year ended December
31, 2001 and for the period from June 13, 2000 (date of inception) through
December 31, 2000. Prior to these periods, these buildings were not revenue
producing assets, and therefore a schedule of operating revenues and expenses is
not available.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TCTB PARTNERS, LTD.
(A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEETS 2
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS 3
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL 4
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 5
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7
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JOHNSON, MILLER & CO. Odessa, Texas
Certified Publis Accountants Midland, Texas
A professional Corporation Hobbs, New Mexico
---------------------------------------------
An Independent member of BDO Siedman Alliance
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
To the Members of
TCTB Partners, Ltd.
A Texas Limited Partnership
We have audited the balance sheets of TCTB Partners, Ltd. a Texas Limited
Partnership, (the Partnership) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related
statements of earnings, partners' capital and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and for the period from March 1, 2000 (date of inception)
through December 31, 2000. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free from 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 audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of TCTB Partners, Ltd., a Texas
Limited Partnership, as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the
period from March 1, 2000 (date of inception) through December 31, 2000, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ Johnson, Miller & Co.
Midland, Texas
August 15, 2002
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
ASSETS
2001 2000
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CURRENT ASSETS
Cash (note A2) $ 227,652 349,885
Accounts receivable 91,426 155,344
Accounts receivable - related party -- 2,103
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Total current assets 319,078 507,332
INVESTMENTS 364,580 --
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated
depreciation of $202,507 and $77,361 (notes A4, A5 and E) 4,390,596 4,044,741
OTHER ASSETS 18,924 20,615
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$5,093,178 4,572,688
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 74,795 84,770
Accrued liabilities 165,532 169,408
Deferred revenues 72,139 68,652
Current portion of long-term debt (note C) 457,790 111,371
---------- ----------
Total current liabilities 770,256 434,201
72,804
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion (note C) 2,324,214 2,645,980
PARTNERS' CAPITAL 1,998,708 1,492,507
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$5,093,178 4,572,688
========== ==========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
Year ended December 31, 2001 and from
March 1, 2000 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2000
2001 2000
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Rental revenues $2,166,374 1,380,432
Expenses:
Operating expense 1,440,558 971,066
Depreciation and amortization expense 128,408 79,808
Interest expense 224,439 192,491
Other expense 21,874 25,126
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Total expenses 1,815,279 1,268,491
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Net earnings from operations 351,095 111,941
Other income, net 7,569 11,187
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NET EARNINGS $ 358,664 123,128
========== ==========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Year ended December 31, 2001 and from
March 1, 2000 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2000
General Limited
Partner Partners Total
--------- --------- ---------
Beginning Partners' Capital, March 1, 2000 $ -- -- --
Contributions 13,694 1,355,685 1,369,379
Net earnings 1,231 121,897 123,128
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Ending Partners' Capital, December 31, 2000 14,925 1,477,582 1,492,507
Contributions 1,475 146,062 147,537
Net earnings 3,586 355,078 358,664
--------- --------- ---------
Ending Partners' Capital, December 31, 2001 $ 19,986 1,978,722 1,998,708
========= ========= =========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended December 31, 2001 and from
March 1, 2000 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2000
2001 2000
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Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings $ 358,664 123,128
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 128,408 77,361
Equity in income from investment in partnerships (2,080) --
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable-trade 63,918 (155,344)
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable-related party 21,875 (2,103)
Decrease (increase) in other assets 1,691 (20,615)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable (9,975) 84,770
(Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities (3,876) 169,408
Increase in deferred revenues 3,487 68,652
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Net cash provided by operating activities 562,112 345,257
---------- ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property and equipment additions (60,974) (4,122,102)
Investments in partnerships (362,500) --
---------- ----------
Net cash used in investing activities (423,474) (4,122,102)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Additional borrowings of debt -- 2,962,723
Repayment of debt (260,871) (205,372)
Partner contributions -- 1,369,379
---------- ----------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (260,871) 4,126,730
---------- ----------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (122,233) 349,885
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 349,885 --
---------- ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 227,652 349,885
========== ==========
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest $ 224,439 192,491
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended December 31, 2001 and from
March 1, 2000 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2000
2001 2000
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Noncash investing and financing activities:
-------------------------------------------
Acquisition of property and equipment in exchange for a
partnership interest $413,289 --
Acquisition of debt in exchange for a partnership interest 285,524 --
Exchange of related party liability for a partnership interest 19,772 --
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. Organization and Basis of Accounting
TCTB Partners, Ltd. (the Partnership), a Texas Limited Partnership was
organized effective March 1, 2000. The primary business activities of
the Partnership is to engage generally in the real estate business,
including, but not limited to, the purchase, improvement, development,
leasing, sale, and exchange of real estate, and the construction,
alteration, or repair of buildings or structures on real estate. The
Partnership operates primarily in Midland, Texas.
2. Cash Equivalents
The Partnership considers cash on hand, cash on deposit in banks, money
market mutual funds and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
3. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 107, Disclosures about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments, which requires entities to disclose the
SFAS No. 107 value of certain on-and off-balance sheet financial
instruments for which it is practicable to estimate. Value is defined
in SFAS No. 107 as the amount at which the instrument could be
exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than
in a forced or liquidation sale. The Partnership believes the carrying
amounts of its financial instruments classified as current assets and
liabilities in its balance sheet approximate SFAS No. 107 value due to
the relatively short maturity of these instruments. The Partnership
considers the disclosure of the SFAS 107 value of the loans to be
impracticable.
4. Long-Lived Assets
In March 1995, the FASB issued SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be
Disposed Of, which requires impairment losses to be recorded on
long-lived assets used in operation when indicators of impairment are
present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by
those assets are less than the assets' carrying amount. SFAS No. 121
also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets that are expected
to be disposed of. Management does not believe that impairment exists.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
5. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is based
on the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of 40
years for building improvements and 3-15 years for machinery and
equipment, or the lease term, whichever is less. Maintenance and
repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Renewals and significant
betterments and improvements are capitalized and depreciation over
their estimated useful lives.
6. Lease Revenue Recognition
Certain of the Partnership lease agreements contain provisions for
escalating rental payments over the life of the leases. In accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, the
Partnership recognizes rental income from these leases on a
straight-line basis over the life of the respective leases.
7. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
8. Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which supersedes SFAS No.
121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of. SFAS No. 144 provides more
guidance on estimating cash flows when performing a recoverability
test, requires that a long-lived asset to be disposed of other than by
sale (e.g. abandoned) be classified as "held and used" until it is
disposed of, and establishes more restrictive criteria to classify an
asset as "held for sale." The Partnership expects to adopt the SFAS No.
144 effective January 1, 2002 and does not anticipate adoption will
have a significant effect on results of operations or financial
position.
9. Environmental
The Partnership is subject to extensive federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations. These laws regulate asbestos in
buildings that require the Partnership to remove or mitigate the
environmental effects of the disposal of the asbestos at the buildings.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
9. Environmental (Continued)
Environmental costs that relate to current operations are expensed or
capitalized as appropriate. Costs are expensed when they relate to an
existing condition caused by past operations and will not contribute to
current or future revenue generation. Liabilities related to
environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are accrued when
property or services are provided or can reasonably be estimated.
NOTE B - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
The Partnership maintains cash balances at one financial institution,
which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Partnership has
not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not
exposed to any significant credit risks on such accounts.
The Partnership's revenues are derived principally from
uncollateralized rents from tenants. The concentration of credit risk
in a single industry affects its overall exposure to credit risk
because tenants may be similarly affected by changes in economic and
other conditions.
NOTE C - LONG-TERM DEBT
On April 4, 2000, the Partnership entered into a loan agreement with a
reputable financial institution for a term loan in the amount of
$2,962,723 with an interest rate equal to the financial institution's
prime rate plus one quarter of one percentage point (.25%), but in no
event to exceed the highest lawful rate. Commencing on May 15, 2000,
the Partnership was required to make monthly payments of outstanding
principal, each in the amount of $27,135, plus accrued interest. The
final date of maturity is April 15, 2005, at which time all of the
outstanding principal and accrued interest shall be due and payable in
their entirety. The loan agreement is secured by substantially all of
the assets of the Partnership. The loan agreement restricts cash
distributions to the partners' owners other than for purposes of
allowing those Partners to pay any income taxes owed by them in
connection with their ownership of interests in the Partnership. The
loan agreement also contains other customary conditions and events of
default, the failure to comply with, or occurrence of, would prevent
any further borrowings and would generally require the repayment of any
outstanding borrowings along with accrued interest under the loan
agreement. Such events of default include (a) non-payment of loan
agreement debt and interest thereon, (b) non-compliance with the terms
of the credit agreement covenants, (c) cross-default with other debt in
certain circumstances and (d) bankruptcy. As of December 31, 2000, the
outstanding principal balance was $2,757,351.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE C - LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
On April 26, 2001, the Partnership entered into an agreement to borrow
an additional $285,524 as an amendment to the previous loan agreement,
for a total term loan in the amount of $2,897,963. Commencing on May
15, 2001, the Partnership was required to make monthly payments of
outstanding principal, each in the amount of $30,300, plus accrued
interest. The final maturity date remains at April 15, 2005, along with
all other terms of the original term note. As of December 31, 2001, the
outstanding principal balance was $2,782,004. The term note was
subsequently paid in full in fiscal year 2002.
On June 5, 2002, the Partnership entered into a loan agreement with a
reputable financial institution for a term note of $6,800,000 and a
revolving line of credit note of $200,000. The term note bears interest
at a fixed rate per annum of 7.23% and the line of credit bears
interest at a variable rate per annum equal to the Wells Fargo Bank
Texas, N.A. Base Rate plus one-half of one percentage point (0.5000%).
Commencing on June 30, 2002, the Partnership was required to start
making monthly payments of principal and interest in the amount of
$53,663 for the term note until maturity of the note on May 31, 2009.
Commencing on June 30, 2002, the Partnership was required to start
making monthly interest payments computed on the unpaid principal
balance of the revolving line of credit note due to mature on May 31,
2003. The loan agreement is secured by substantially all of the assets
of the Partnership. The loan agreement restricts cash distributions to
the partners' owners. The Partnership shall not declare or pay any
distributions in excess of tax liability due annually (but in any
event, no more than 40% of net income), either in cash or any other
property to any partner or partners' owners, nor redeem, retire,
repurchase or otherwise acquire any interest of any partner or
partners' owners. The loan agreement also contains other customary
conditions and events of default, the failure to comply with, or
occurrence of, would prevent any further borrowings and would generally
require the repayment of any outstanding borrowings along with accrued
interest under the loan agreement. Such events of default include (a)
non-payment of loan agreement debt and interest thereon, (b)
non-compliance with the terms of the credit agreement covenants, (c)
cross-default with other debt in certain circumstances, (d) bankruptcy
and (e) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of
$100,000.
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE C - LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
Maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2001 were as follows:
2002 $ 457,790
2003 492,007
2004 528,782
2005 568,305
2006 610,783
Thereafter 124,337
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Total 2,782,004
Less: current portion 457,790
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Long-term portion $ 2,324,214
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NOTE D - RENTAL ARRANGEMENTS
The Partnership has rented facilities under operating leases. Future
minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases aggregate
approximately $5,294,000 and $7,255,000 as of December 31, 2001 and
2000, respectively and are due as follows:
December 31, 2001:
2002 $ 2,014,361
2003 1,290,652
2004 1,084,455
2005 630,515
2006 139,075
Thereafter 135,227
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Total $ 5,294,285
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TCTB Partners, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE E - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
The following is a summary of property and equipment and the related
accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2001 and 2000:
2001 2000
----------- -----------
Buildings $ 4,465,789 4,042,117
Furniture and fixtures 9,684 1,688
Vehicle 3,000 3,000
Tenant improvements 46,914 13,567
Land 67,716 61,730
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4,593,103 4,122,102
Accumulated depreciation (202,507) (77,361)
----------- -----------
Property and equipment, net $ 4,390,596 4,044,741
=========== ===========
NOTE F - SIGNIFICANT TENANTS
For the year ended December 31, 2001, rent income that accounted for
more than ten-percent of the partnership's revenue was as follows:
Bank of America, N.A. 32%
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 15%
Faskin Oil and Ranch, Inc. 13%
NOTE G - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During 2001 and 2000 certain of the Partnership's partners were
tenants. The Partnership received rental income from these partners of
approximately $128,000 and $57,300 during 2001 and 2000, respectively.
At December 31, 2000, the General Partner owed the Partnership
approximately $1,000.
NOTE H - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Effective June 5, 2002, the Partnership purchased a building from a
third party for $4,100,000.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
1500 BROADWAY, LTD.
(A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEETS 2
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS 3
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL 4
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 5
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 6
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JOHNSON, MILLER & CO. Odessa, Texas
Certified Publis Accountants Midland, Texas
A professional Corporation Hobbs, New Mexico
---------------------------------------------
An Independent member of BDO Siedman Alliance
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
To the Members of
1500 Broadway, Ltd.
A Texas Limited Partnership
We have audited the balance sheets of 1500 Broadway, Ltd., a Texas Limited
Partnership, (the Partnership) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related
statements of earnings, partners' capital and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and for the period from June 13, 2000 (date of inception)
through December 31, 2000. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free from 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 audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of 1500 Broadway, Ltd., a Texas
Limited Partnership, as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the
period from June 13, 2000 (date of inception) through December 31, 2000, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ Johnson, Miller & Co.
Midland, Texas
August 15, 2002
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
ASSETS
2001 2000
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CURRENT ASSETS
Cash (note A2) $ 537,641 37,188
Accounts receivable 72,866 4,494
---------- ----------
Total current assets 610,507 41,682
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated
depreciation of $121,151 and $13,852 (notes A3, A4 and D) 2,251,622 1,451,305
OTHER ASSETS 650 --
---------- ----------
$2,862,779 1,492,987
========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 78,966 246,685
Deferred revenues 83,678 983
---------- ----------
Total current liabilities 162,644 247,668
72,804
PARTNERS' CAPITAL 2,700,135 1,245,319
---------- ----------
$2,862,779 1,492,987
========== ==========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
Year ended December 31, 2001 and from
June 13, 2000 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2000
2001 2000
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Rental revenues $1,776,604 765,344
Expenses:
Operating expense 1,305,690 664,748
Depreciation and amortization expense 107,299 13,852
---------- ----------
Total expenses 1,412,989 678,600
---------- ----------
NET EARNINGS $ 363,615 86,744
========== ==========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Year ended December 31, 2001 and from
June 13, 2000 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2000
Beginning Partners' Capital, June 13, 2000 $ --
Contributions 1,200,000
Distributions (41,425)
Net earnings 86,744
-----------
Ending Partners' Capital, December 31, 2000 1,245,319
Contributions 1,300,000
Distributions (208,799)
Net earnings 363,615
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Ending Partners' Capital, December 31, 2001 $ 2,700,135
===========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended December 31, 2001 and from
June 13, 2000 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2000
2001 2000
----------- -----------
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings $ 363,615 86,744
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 107,299 13,852
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in accounts receivable (68,372) (4,494)
Increase in other assets (650) --
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable (167,719) 246,685
Increase in deferred revenues 82,695 983
----------- -----------
Net cash provided by operating activities 316,868 343,770
----------- -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property and equipment additions (907,616) (1,465,157)
----------- -----------
Net cash used in investing activities (907,616) (1,465,157)
----------- -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Contributions 1,300,000 1,200,000
Distributions (208,799) (41,425)
----------- -----------
Net cash provided by financing activities 1,091,201 1,158,575
----------- -----------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 500,453 37,188
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 37,188 --
----------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 537,641 37,188
=========== ===========
The accompanying summary of accounting policies and footnotes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. Organization and Basis of Accounting
1500 Broadway, Ltd. (the Partnership), a Texas Limited Partnership was
organized effective June 13, 2000. The primary business activities of
the Partnership is to engage generally in the real estate business,
including, but not limited to, the purchase, improvement, development,
leasing, sale, and exchange of real estate, and the construction,
alteration, or repair of buildings or structures on real estate. The
Partnership operates primarily in Lubbock, Texas.
2. Cash Equivalents
The Partnership considers cash on hand, cash on deposit in banks, money
market mutual funds and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalent.
3. Long-Lived Assets
In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 121, Accounting
for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be
Disposed Of, which requires impairment losses to be recorded on
long-lived assets used in operation when indicators of impairment are
present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by
those assets are less than the assets' carrying amount. SFAS No. 121
also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets that are expected
to be disposed of. Management does not believe that impairment exists.
4. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is based
on the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of 40
years for building improvements and 3-15 years for machinery and
equipment, or the lease term, whichever is less. Maintenance and
repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Renewals and significant
betterments and improvements are capitalized and depreciation over
their estimated useful lives.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
5. Lease Revenue Recognition
Certain of the Partnership lease agreements contain provisions for
escalating rental payments over the life of the leases. In accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, the
Partnership recognizes rental income from these leases on a
straight-line basis over the life of the respective leases.
6. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
7. Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which supersedes SFAS No.
121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of. SFAS No. 144 provides more
guidance on estimating cash flows when performing a recoverability
test, requires that a long-lived asset to be disposed of other than by
sale (e.g. abandoned) be classified as "held and used" until it is
disposed of, and establishes more restrictive criteria to classify an
asset as "held for sale." The Partnership expects to adopt SFAS No. 144
effective January 1, 2002 and does not anticipate adoption will have a
significant effect on results of operations or financial position.
8. Environmental
The Partnership is subject to extensive federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations. These laws regulate asbestos in
buildings that require the Partnership to remove or mitigate the
environmental effects of the disposal of the asbestos at the buildings.
Environmental costs that relate to current operations are expensed or
capitalized as appropriate. Costs are expensed when they relate to an
existing condition caused by past operations and will not contribute to
current or future revenue generation. Liabilities related to
environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are accrued when
property or services are provided or can reasonably be estimated.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE B - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
The Partnership maintains cash balances at one financial institution,
which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Partnership has
not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not
exposed to any significant credit risks on such accounts.
The Partnership's revenues are derived principally from
uncollateralized rents from tenants. The concentration of credit risk
in a single industry affects its overall exposure to credit risk
because tenants may be similarly affected by changes in economic and
other conditions.
NOTE C - RENTAL ARRANGEMENTS
The Partnership has rented facilities under operating leases. Future
minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases aggregate
approximately $11,610,000 and $13,129,000 as of December 31, 2001 and
2000, respectively and are due as follows:
December 31, 2001:
2002 $ 1,745,434
2003 1,623,431
2004 1,548,693
2005 1,422,234
2006 1,257,094
Thereafter 4,012,980
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Total $ 11,609,866
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December 31, 2000:
2001 $ 1,518,671
2002 1,745,434
2003 1,623,431
2004 1,548,693
2005 1,422,234
Thereafter 5,270,074
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Total $ 13,128,537
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There can be no assurance that any of the Partnership's leases will be
renewed.
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1500 Broadway, Ltd.
(A Texas Limited Partnership)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
December 31, 2001 and 2000
NOTE D - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
The following is a summary of property and equipment and the related
accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2001 and 2000:
2001 2000
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Buildings $ 1,651,098 1,101,566
Furniture and fixtures 13,873 6,921
Equipment 22,774 9,484
Tenant improvements 455,028 117,186
Land 230,000
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230,000
2,372,773 1,465,157
Accumulated depreciation (121,151) (13,852)
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Property and equipment, net $ 2,251,622 1,451,305
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The Partnership has a non-cancelable operating lease agreement for land
on which approximately twenty-five per cent of the Partnership's rental
office is built. The terms of the present lease agreement will expire
on September 30, 2013. The existing lease requires monthly lease
payments of $3,495 per month. These payments are adjusted every five
years for the change in the consumer price index. The next adjustment
will occur on October 1, 2003. Future minimum lease payments under the
agreement aggregate approximately $ 493,000 as of December 31, 2001 and
are as follows:
2002 $ 41,940
2003 41,940
2004 41,940
2005 41,940
2006 41,940
Thereafter 283,095
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Total $ 492,795
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NOTE E - SIGNIFICANT TENANTS
For the year then ended December 31, 2001, rent income that accounted
for more than ten-percent of the Partnership's revenue was as follows:
Wells Fargo Bank, Texas N.A. 37%
Lubbock Club 11%
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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
The following is a historical overview of our business in the context of current
business operations. However, if the proposals brought forth in this proxy
statement are approved, these statements and the current business discussion
will no longer be pertinent.
Crosswalk.com, Inc. is primarily known as the creator of crosswalk.com(TM), an
interactive Web site, which provides information and resources that we believe
generally appeals to the Christian and family friendly community. We focus on
"the intersection of faith and life", covering a growing spectrum of everyday
life within a Christian context. Our strategy has been to make crosswalk.com a
community portal with deep content and broad information for Christians, not
just Christian information, drawing many from the broad Christian community
offline to an online experience where faith and life meet every day.
The content provided by crosswalk.com is presented in the form of different
online topical areas or channels. They focus on entertainment, money, home
schooling, news and culture, family living, women, travel, bible study, book
reviews and spiritual life. Crosswalk.com also features online applications like
cross-referenced Bible study databases, daily devotionals, stock and mutual fund
screening tools, broadcast guide, e-greeting cards, along with services ranging
from an extensive searchable directory of Christian resources to family-friendly
movie reviews. Community-building areas like chat, discussion forums, and
thirty-five topical and community related e-mail newsletters are a focal point
for generating repeat visits to crosswalk.com.
The economic impact of several factors such as the September 11 tragedy, the
overall advertising market recession, and the going concern qualification issued
by our auditors in connection with our 2001 Annual Report, have made success
even more difficult. The result has been that our business model to generate
advertising revenues from organizations seeking to reach this audience has not
been sufficient to generate consistent cash positive operations on a monthly
basis, despite our substantial reduction in expenses.
BUILDING COMMUNITY ON THE INTERNET
Our product development strategy focuses on providing information, inspiration
and interaction for the online Christian community and we seek the most
in-demand consumer-driven information areas and applications on the Internet and
then deliver them to the Christian marketplace with what we believe is
meaningful distinction. Our task is not to create a community, but to enhance an
online community of people whose everyday life is focused on a biblical
foundation and faith in Christ. We are also seeking to adapt to the Internet,
topical areas for which obtaining information and services are cumbersome and
inconvenient offline. To this end, Crosswalk.com offers content areas or
channels focusing on News & Culture, Family Living, Homeschool, Spiritual Life,
Money, Entertainment, Book Reviews and Women.
CROSSWALK.COM SERVICES AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY
In order to provide opportunities for interaction for our over 900 thousand
monthly unique visitors, crosswalk.com offers community-building areas like chat
and discussion forums. We also offer the largest Christian Website directory,
e-greeting cards, and thirty-five free topical and community related email
newsletters for which there are more than 1.4 million subscribers. Additional
services include: an entertainment area and a broadcast guide, daily features
and columns; an award-winning directory of nationwide events of special interest
to the Christian community; free web tools enabling users to link to content on
crosswalk.com, daily devotionals and an online movie review area with current
reviews and an archive of family-friendly movie reviews. We also offer visitors
the ability to post classified ads or explore existing ads free of charge for
everything from items for sale to personal announcements.
Bible Study Tools offers to pastors and laypeople alike, what we believe is the
most complete source for biblical study and encouragement on the Web. References
such as lexicons, concordances, commentaries, sermon helps, and input from
ministry leaders can be found in this area. For those who want to dig into
scripture, we believe there is no greater resource online.
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TECHNOLOGY
During 2001, we turned to Starwire, Inc., the parent company of the
Christianity.com network, for content management and network infrastructure
services, which would allow us to increase productivity and flexibility in
content delivery, and reduce the cost of delivery. Pursuant to the unfortunate
liquidation of Starwire, Inc., we immediately implemented specific contingency
plans already in place under our arrangement with Starwire. This resulted in our
access to productivity enhancing content management software built on the
industry leading Vignette platform, and the transition of our network
infrastructure support requirements to Worldcom in November 2001.
The robust, highly available and highly scalable hosting environment contracted
for a three-year period with Worldcom provides a fully redundant, high speed,
low latency network infrastructure. This network consists of equipment from
Cisco Systems and Foundry Network, both leaders in the development of mission
critical networking hardware. Additionally, we are using F5 Labs' BigIP systems
for load balancing and fail-over. These systems have a proven track record for
providing rock solid service.
We are using Compaq and Sun servers running Redhat Linux and Solaris combined
with the proven stability and performance of Oracle's 8i engine to provide the
computing platform for delivery of our content. The combination of high
performance and reliability with industry leading high-density packaging has
enabled us to build an environment that allows for rapid and painless expansion
of compute capacity as demand grows for services.
The system software has been implemented using Sun's Java 2 Enterprise Edition
(J2EE) framework which, when combined with the Java capabilities of the Oracle
8i platform, has enabled us to develop an N-Tiered architecture with a brisk
amount of flexibility to support future expansion. The robust network computing
features of the J2EE platform, using servlets and enterprise javabeans (EJBs),
allow Crosswalk.com to add additional computing resources at essentially any
point in the system. This also allows us to deploy limited dedicated resources,
in the form of single servers or clusters, to any component in the application.
The Oracle 8i engine's support of EJBs directly in the engine also gives us the
flexibility of moving processing directly into the database engine, further
improving the performance and scalability of data intensive components.
SALES & MARKETING
Despite our best efforts in the Internet advertising marketplace, Crosswalk's
financial difficulties have continued. We were not successful in establishing
the strategic partnerships and advertising agency relationships we believed were
necessary to increase revenues. While the Company has been able to retain
several significant customers and entered into numerous long-term advertising
agreements, we have been unable to tap into the ad budgets of larger
organizations due to the potential concerns with niche affiliation and most
significantly the absence of funding to effectively market the Company. We also
believe that while our sales team remains as productive as possible with the
resources at our disposal, the team of five has been inadequate to generate
revenues necessary to cover our mostly fixed costs of operation.
Surveys we initiated indicated that attempts we made to seek new revenue streams
were not compelling or were too costly to implement. With weakened sales, cost
cutting has been a continual necessity, which has required us to reduce the
offerings on crosswalk.com. This has led to a reduction in the effectiveness of
our viral marketing capability, as there were less new venues by which to
promote and attract new visitors.
Competition
Competition in the form of multiple media markets for reduced advertising
budgets in the midst of a slow economy have reduced the demand for our services.
There are several companies, including nonprofit organizations, which are
attempting or may attempt to aggregate Christian or family-friendly content on
the Internet. These competitors include; Gospel Communications Network, a
not-for-profit Website operated by a division of Gospel Films; Oneplace.com, a
broadcasting Website owned by Salem Communications, and Christian Answers.Net, a
Website operated by Eden Communications, supported entirely by donations,
including an area of interest to young Christians and movie reviews.
We also face competition for advertising dollars from Internet and multi-media
companies who are among the largest providers of online navigation, information,
entertainment, business and community services, such as
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Yahoo!, Lycos, AltaVista, Microsoft, Netscape and America Online. These
organizations provide Internet products and services that target a wide range of
audiences and communities which may also appeal to our Christian and
family-friendly audience. Likewise, we face competition from companies providing
similar services to other vertical markets or targeted audiences, which overlap
with the interests of our audience.
Many of these competitors may have longer operating histories, greater name
recognition and significantly greater financial and other resources than
Crosswalk. Moreover there are no substantial technical barriers to entry in our
markets. Therefore, it is feasible that this competition may intensify.
EMPLOYEES
In our four internal functional areas of technical, sales, editorial and
administration, we had to implement measured but substantial decreases in
expenses. As of July 30, 2002, we had a total of 22 employees, two of which were
part time employees. The full time employees consist of four engaged in
technical support, seven engaged in sales and sales support, one in email
operations, five engaged in editorial functions of crosswalk operations and
three in administration.
PROPERTIES
We currently maintain our executive offices in approximately 13,530 square feet
of space at 4100 Lafayette Center Dr. Suite 110, Chantilly, Virginia pursuant to
a five-year lease agreement terminating in November 30, 2004 with an
unaffiliated third party at an annual rental of approximately $274,000. We have
subleased 2,945 square feet of this facility to an unaffiliated third party on a
below market month-to-month sublease. We receive approximately $38,000 in rent
offsets annually from this sublease arrangement.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In June 2001, Scott Fehrenbacher, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Crosswalk.com, Inc. learned that he was named in criminal proceedings in Orange
County, Florida, involving business matters with his former company prior to
joining Crosswalk.com in 1998. The allegations, which do not involve
Crosswalk.com directly, are related to a dispute with a former business
competitor who was involved in purchasing Mr. Fehrenbacher's successful former
business, but which apparently suffered losses since its sale in 1998. The State
of Florida is the plaintiff; the sole defendant is Scott Fehrenbacher. Since
this is a criminal proceeding, no relief is specified. Crosswalk.com is not a
party to the proceeding and therefore would have no liability, monetary or
otherwise, if the proceeding's outcome is adverse to Mr. Fehrenbacher. However,
any verdict against Mr. Fehrenbacher could impair his ability to carry out his
duties as an employee of the Company, and therefore could negatively impact the
Company, depending upon Mr. Fehrenbacher's duties at the time of such verdict.
Defense counsel continues to seek a dismissal of charges against Mr.
Fehrenbacher while the case remains in the discovery phase. It is the opinion of
defense counsel and of Company management that the allegations against Mr.
Fehrenbacher are of a purely civil nature and do not rise to the level of
criminal conduct.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
The following discussion relates to our business, which may include
forward-looking statements made in the context of current business operations.
However if the proposals brought forth in this proxy statement, are approved
these statements and the current business discussion will no longer be
pertinent.
Crosswalk.com, Inc. is primarily known as the creator of crosswalk.com(TM), an
interactive Website, which provides information and resources that the Company
believes generally appeals to the English speaking Christian and family-friendly
community. The Biblically based content offered is available and may be
conducive to helping families educate their children, manage their money,
evaluate opportunities for entertainment, and more, regardless of religious
persuasion. The information and resources are developed and made available, both
by the Company and by Christian and secular retailers, publishers, charities and
ministries. The Company generates revenues through the sale of online and
offline advertising and sponsorship agreements; referral fees from co-marketing
relationships; and the provision of limited Internet services. In 2000, the
Company abandoned the pursuit of sponsorship agreements, transitioning to an ad
sales model. Thus, sponsorship revenues generated in 2002 are in recognition of
services provided under contracts signed prior to 2000.
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Crosswalk.com offers content focused on topical and lifestyle channels like
Entertainment, Money, News, HomeSchool, Family Living, Spiritual Life, Women,
Live It--Christian book reviews and more; unique online applications like
cross-referenced Bible study databases, stock and mutual fund screening tools,
greeting cards, and more; community-building areas like chat, discussion forums,
the largest Christian Web site directory, and more; and over thirty topical and
community related email newsletters. Crosswalk also provides email subscription
service to send information to over 800,000 opt-in email addresses.
After achieving disappointing sales results early in the second quarter, the
directors of the Company reviewed financial performance, outlooks and strategies
going forward. Because of the lasting impact on the advertising market of
several factors such as the September 11 tragedy, and the troubled stock market,
compounded by the going concern qualification issued by our auditors in
connection with our 2001 Annual Report, we have not been meeting the revenue
targets necessary to generate progress toward consistent monthly cash positive
operations. IN ORDER TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD REDUCING OUR MONTHLY CASH BURN
RATE, WE CONTINUE TO REDUCE EXPENSES, WHICH HAS HAD THE EFFECT OF LOWERING THE
FAIR MARKET VALUE OF OUR WEBSITE ASSET.
Analysis of the Website's traffic patterns, and the outlook for online
advertising sales indicate that this trend of reducing cash burn could only be
maintained through further expense reductions, which would seriously impact the
effectiveness of the Website. The board of directors determined continuing
operations in this manner would generate only nominal cashflow for the
stockholders over the next few years, and hasten the risk of declining fair
market value of the Website. In addition, consideration of engaging new revenue
streams, involves further capital infusion which would only further dilute the
stockholders.
Therefore, in order for the Company to be in the best financial position to
satisfy outstanding obligations and maximize the potential for return of value
to stockholders, the board of directors authorized the chief executive officer
to explore the market for a potential sale of the Internet properties of
Crosswalk (the "asset sale"). This resulted in Crosswalk entering into a letter
of intent with OnePlace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Salem Communications
Corporation. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, Crosswalk will
sell substantially all of its Internet related intellectual property and other
technology assets, email lists and newsletters, customer base and trademarks to
Salem for $4,100,000 in cash. There is no assurance that the asset sale will be
completed, as it is subject in all respects to the satisfaction of the
conditions and covenants specified in the asset purchase agreement, including
stockholder approval.
THE COMPANY INTENDS TO UTILIZE THE PROCEEDS OF THE ASSET SALE TO CAPITALIZE ON
ITS MATERIAL REMAINING ASSETS OF A PUBLIC COMPANY FOUNDATION, AND A NET
OPERATING TAX LOSS CARRYFORWARD (NOL) OF OVER $29 MILLION. The business plan
formulated in this regard involves the acquisition of currently cash generating
assets, consisting primarily of office buildings in secondary stagnant markets,
office buildings in out of favor growth markets and oil and gas royalties. This
focus is designed to diversify holdings while offering sufficient markets to
exploit in order to provide the greatest opportunity for seeking increased value
for the stockholders.
While the Company has eliminated most discretionary and variable expenses, the
Company's inability to generate sales sufficient to cover an increasing portion
of relatively flat fixed expenses led to an increase in the second quarter
average monthly cash burn rate to $115,000 on revenues of $700,000, up from
$80,000 on revenues of $1,064,000 in the preceding first quarter of 2002. This
also compares to an average monthly cash burn rate in the second quarter of 2001
of $175,000 on revenues of $1,427,000. IF THE SECOND QUARTER 2002 AVERAGE
MONTHLY CASH BURN RATE OF $115,000 IS SUSTAINED, THE COMPANY WOULD NOT BE ABLE
TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS WITHOUT FURTHER CAPITAL INFUSION BEYOND THE END OF FISCAL
2002.
The Company has also historically published unique visitor, pageviews and email
views as a measure of the number of unique visitors, total pages viewed by
visitors to crosswalk.com and the number of emails sent at the request of
Crosswalk.com's constituents in a month. In the second quarter of 2002, a
monthly average of 755,578 unique visitors came to crosswalk.com, versus 927,150
unique visitors in the frist quarter of 2002. Visitor loyalty to crosswalk.com
remains high, as about 37%of visitors are repeat visitors. In the first quarter
of 2002, the Company changed its disclosure of pageviews to report only those
pages where advertisements are offered and viewed. This, the Company believes,
is a better reflection of crosswalk.com's value, as its revenue model is largely
dependent on the sale of advertising. In the second quarter of 2002, average
monthly page views as defined herein, fell to 9,167,000 from 9,384,000 reported
for the first quarter of 2002. Though the drop in unique visitors was
significant, the average number of pages viewed per visit in the first quarter
2002 versus second quarter, increased from four to
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six and therefore, the drop in total pageviews was not as dramatic. Comparative
pageviews generated in the second quarter of 2001 were 8,572,000, representing a
6% year on year increase in traffic with no expenditure on direct marketing of
the Website.
Average monthly Email views during the second quarter of 2002 were approximately
14.4 million as compared to 15.8 million during the preceding first quarter of
2002. This reduction reflects the Company's continued challenges in upgrading
its email delivery software, which is intended to provide a more productive
method of delivering this opt-in email traffic, but has caused significant
interruptions of service. The Company has also consolidated several newsletters
and reduced the frequency of distribution in response to subscriber feedback.
Despite these occurrences, during the second quarter, subscriptions to the
thirty-five active newsletters remained at 1.1 million and the number of unique
subscribers increased 20% to 748,000 from 625,000.
The Company's business must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and
problems frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving
markets, such as the Internet. The market for the Company's services and
products, continues to develop, and may change based on market opportunities,
competitive forces, technology and availability of resources for expansion. As a
result, the Company's mix of services and products may undergo substantial
changes as the Company reacts to these developments in the overall Internet
market. The Company has incurred net losses since inception and expects to
continue to operate at a loss until sufficient revenues are generated to cover
expenses. As of June 30, 2002, the Company had an accumulated deficit of
$38,519,456.
The Company's expense levels are based in part on possible future revenues, of
which there can be no assurance. The Company's ability to generate revenue from
the commercial sale of advertising space on crosswalk.com is tied to its ability
to generate traffic on the Website, and the effectiveness of its sales staff.
CONTINUED SHORTFALLS IN REVENUES WITHOUT COMMENSURATE REDUCTIONS IN COST COULD
HAVE AN IMMEDIATE ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS, RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS, AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO EXPERIENCE
SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURE QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS, AND BELIEVES
THAT PERIOD-TO-PERIOD COMPARISONS OF ITS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS ARE NOT
NECESSARILY MEANINGFUL AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS ANY INDICATION OF FUTURE
PERFORMANCE.
COMPARISON OF THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2000
NET LOSS
For 2001, the Company reported a net loss of $4,784,514, ($.60) per share,
compared to a net loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting
practice of $8,620,449, ($1.11) per share in 2000.
In the first quarter of 2000, the Company recorded a $1,407,589 one-time charge
in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin
101 issued in December 1999. In this regard, the Company chose to change its
revenue and applicable cost recognition on the integration and development fee
portion of prior year sponsorship contracts, to a more preferable method of
deferral ratably over the term of the contract. If this accounting change had
been implemented January 1, 1999, the net loss for the 1999 would have been
$11,614,048.
The decrease in loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting practice
in 2001 of $3,835,935 (45%) over 2000, was due primarily to an decrease in
operational expenditures, the details of which follow, offset in part due to a
decrease in gross margin, and a decrease in other income. The decreased loss
consisted of a $4,978,661 or 40% decrease in Operating expenses for 2001.
Operating expenses as herein described, exclude cost of goods sold. Gross margin
decreased by $910,660 or 25% in 2001 over 2000. In 2001, the Company recognized
a $500,000 charge for goodwill impairment, $116,785 greater loss on disposal of
property and equipment than recorded in 2000, and a $115,281 reduction in
interest income due to the decrease in working capital.
OPERATING REVENUES
Revenue for 2001 was $4,506,291 compared to $6,380,943 in 2000. The 2001
performance represents a 29% decline in total revenue over 2000. This reduction
of $1,874,652 is mostly attributable to the $1,924,909 reduction in sponsorship
and barter revenue recognition, and a $309,250 or 20% reduction on card deck
sales, offset by a $697,089 or 35% increase in advertising sales. In addition,
$337,582 of the decrease in revenue was due to the Company's decision to phase
out Internet services and also the move to an affiliate model for providing
products online, such as music and home schooling. This transition has enabled
the Company, and its affiliated distributors,
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the opportunity to synergistically focus on core strengths, which the Company
believes, will generate better margins and provide a better experience for
visitors to crosswalk.com.
Acknowledging that there is diversity of practice within the Internet industry
in recognizing revenue and associated cost on initial content integration and/or
development fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission released Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" (SAB
101) in December 1999. Prior to the issuance of SAB 101, the Company had been
recording revenue for the content integration or development fee portion of
sponsorships of its Website upon completion of work scope related to the
contract implementation. Pursuant to SAB 101, effective January 1, 2000, the
Company elected to change its revenue recognition on these content integration
or development fees to a more preferable method whereby revenue will be
recognized ratably over the term of the contract. During the year ended December
31, 2001, the impact of the change in accounting was to decrease net loss by
approximately $248,000, comprised of the net of the related deferred revenues of
$489,000 and costs of $241,000 that were recognized as revenue and cost during
2001. The cumulative effect of this change is to increase the accumulated
deficit by approximately $1.4 million at January 1, 2000. Had the change been
made at January 1, 1999, revenues for the year ended December 31, 1999 would
have been reduced by approximately $2.2 million and the net loss of the Company
for the year ended December 31, 1999 would have been increased by $1.4 million
or ($0.20) per share.
COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Cost of goods and services, consisting of commissions and other costs related to
delivery of client online content and offline advertising products; retailing
Christian interest products on crosswalk.com; and, the provision of Internet
services was $1,737,095 and $2,701,087 for the years ended December 31, 2001 and
2000, respectively. The Company's gross margin for 2001 increased to 61% from
58% in 2000. This increase is due primarily to the decrease in barter
transactions and the move to dependence on affiliate relationships for product
distribution and sales.
CROSSWALK OPERATIONS
Crosswalk.com operational expenses, consisting primarily of costs related to the
Company's development, maintenance, and enhancements of crosswalk.com, decreased
to $2,774,780 in 2001 as compared to $5,517,600 in 2000. The decrease from 2000
to 2001 of $2,742,820 (50%) is mostly due to a $2,242,400 savings directly
related to decreased headcount. The next largest contributor was a $574,819
decrease in consulting and content outsourcing expenses as the Company was able
to establish cost saving relationships with key third-party content providers by
leveraging market positioning as well as reducing content procurement as a
result of editorial productivity improvements made available through software
investments made by the Company. These savings were somewhat offset by increased
costs for capacity, hosting, licensing and maintenance fees of approximately
$122,000.
In the fourth quarter of 2001, Crosswalk operations included a $370,000
reduction in expense due to the change of events related to the Starwire
contract, which resulted in the Company having to recognize as an asset,
software development costs which had been previously recognized as Crosswalk
operations expenses during 2001. Therefore, there was no impact to Crosswalk
operations expense for the year to year comparison.
SALES AND MARKETING
Sales and marketing expenses decreased in 2001 from 2000 by $1,932,970 (56%) to
$1,525,243 from $3,458,213 in 2000. Reductions in sales and marketing expenses
occurred primarily as the result of the Company's continued reliance on
efficient viral marketing in 2001, in lieu of the more costly cross-media
marketing campaigns which included television and print media ads, concert and
event sponsorships and online ads and prizes the Company engaged in during 2000.
The Company also utilized marketing consultants in 2000, which was curtailed in
2001 resulting in cost savings of about $252,000. In addition, in 2001, the
Company eliminated its marketing and communications staff and increased sales
and sales staff support resulting in a net reduction in salaries related
expenses by approximately $190,000. This was somewhat offset by the $67,000
expense incurred for outsourcing of marketing and communications services.
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AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
In 2001, amortization of Goodwill and intangibles was $1,682,235 as compared to
$1,182,331 in 2000. This consists primarily of the amortization of goodwill from
the 1999 purchase of Wike Associates. A portion of this goodwill is being
amortized over five years and a portion over ten years, using the straight-line
method. In 2001, the Company recognized a $500,000 goodwill impairment charge to
reduce the carrying amount of the Wike Associates, Inc. acquisition consistent
with the overall reduction in the market value of Internet companies in general.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
General & administrative (G&A) expenses in 2001 were $1,507,262, a decrease of
$802,775 or 35% from $2,310,037 in 2000. The decrease in G&A expense between
2001 and 2000 is largely due to a $410,000 reduction in bad debt expense. The
Company also consolidated its remote facilities, which reduced expenses by
almost $300,000. In addition, the Company reduced its dependency on professional
services, which resulted in year-to-year savings of $161,724. These reductions
were partly offset by a $90,000 increase in dividends payable on the Series "A"
preferred stock, issued in September 2000.
OTHER INCOME
Other income consists of interest income and interest expense. In 2001, interest
income, net was $83,061 versus $198,342 in 2000. The $115,281 or 58% decrease in
2001 from 2000 was due primarily to the use of investment funds for operations.
COMPARISON OF THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1999
NET LOSS
For 2000, the Company reported a net loss before cumulative effect of a change
in accounting practice of $8,620,449, ($1.11) per share, compared to a net loss
of $10,652,717, ($1.56) per share in 1999.
In the first quarter of 2000, the Company recorded a $1,407,589 one-time charge
in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin
101 issued in December 1999. In this regard, the Company chose to change its
revenue and applicable cost recognition on the integration and development fee
portion of prior year sponsorship contracts, to a more preferable method of
deferral ratably over the term of the contract. If this accounting change had
been implemented January 1, 1999, the net loss for the 1999 would have been
$11,614,048.
The decrease in loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting practice
in 2000 of $2,032,268 (19%) over 1999, was due primarily to an decrease in
expenditures, the details of which follow, and an increase in gross margin,
offset by a decrease in other income. The decreased loss consisted of a
$1,999,571 or 14% decrease in Operating expenses for 2000, of $12,468,181, as
compared to $14,467,752 in 1999. Operating expenses as herein described, exclude
cost of goods sold. Gross margin increased $509,386 or 16% in 2000 over 1999,
offset by a $476,689 (74%) decrease in Other income. Other income decreased
primarily as a result of a $465,765 (70%) decrease in interest income from the
investment of funds (generated from the redemption of Purchase Warrants and
exercise of Underwriter Warrants issued in the Company's initial public
offering) used for operations.
OPERATING REVENUES
Revenue for 2000 was $6,380,943 compared to $6,898,746 in 1999. The 2000
performance represents a 7% decline in total revenue over 1999. Revenue
generated from Advertising/sponsorship sales in 2000 and 1999 was $5,958,419 and
$6,374,176, respectively. Revenue generated from Retail sales was $289,127 in
2000, and $343,447 in 1999. Internet services revenue has gradually reduced per
the business plan to $133,397 in 2000, from $181,123 in 1999.
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Contributing to the decrease in revenue was the Company's decision to move to an
affiliate model for providing products online, such as music and home schooling.
This transition has enabled the Company, and its affiliated distributors, the
opportunity to synergistically focus on core strengths, which the Company
believes, will generate better margins and provide a better experience for
visitors to crosswalk.com.
The decrease in revenue was also due to a reduction in revenue generated from
barter transactions in 2000. Barter agreements, which allow for the exchange of
goods and services such as advertising, marketing, and content services,
amounted to fifteen percent of revenue generated in 2000, versus forty-two
percent in 1999. Therefore, cash revenue in 2000 was $5,397,030 versus
approximately $4,040,000 in 1999, a growth of 34%. The Company is successfully
transitioning to an ad based revenue model from the sale of labor intensive,
lower margin channel sponsorships. The Company previously entered into barter
transactions when it believed that the services, products and sponsorship
received enhanced the Company's brand recognition and market share in a manner
which the Company might not have been able to acquire through other marketing or
purchasing channels without incurring expense greater than the value of the
barter received.
Acknowledging that there is diversity of practice within the Internet industry
in recognizing revenue and associated cost on initial content integration and/or
development fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission released Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" (SAB
101) in December 1999. Prior to the issuance of SAB 101, the Company had been
recording revenue for the content integration or development fee portion of
sponsorships of its Website upon completion of work scope related to the
contract implementation. Pursuant to SAB 101, effective January 1, 2000, the
Company elected to change its revenue recognition on these content integration
or development fees to a more preferable method whereby revenue will be
recognized ratably over the term of the contract. The cumulative effect of this
change is to increase the accumulated deficit by approximately $1.4 million at
January 1, 2000. Had the change been made at January 1, 1999, revenues for the
year ended December 31, 1999 would have been reduced by approximately $2.2
million and the net loss of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1999
would have been increased by $1.4 million or ($0.20) per share.
COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Cost of goods and services, consisting of costs related to integration of client
content on crosswalk.com and related commissions; retailing Christian interest
products on crosswalk.com; and provision of Internet services; was $2,701,087
and $3,728,276 for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The
Company's gross margin for 2000 increased to 58% from 46% in 1999. This increase
is due primarily to the decrease in barter transactions and the move to
dependence on affiliate relationships for product distribution and sales.
CROSSWALK OPERATIONS
Crosswalk.com operational expenses, consisting primarily of costs related to the
Company's development, maintenance, and enhancements of crosswalk.com, increased
to $5,517,600 in 2000 as compared to $4,795,061 in 1999. The increase from 1999
to 2000 of $722,539 (15%) is mostly due to growth in the Channel content on
crosswalk.com and to increased headcount. The largest increase in costs was in
depreciation expense, which accounted for $331,518 of this increase. This was
primarily due to capital acquisitions in 1999 underlying the Company's migration
to an Oracle/Sun server architecture. The next largest contributor was a
$286,400 increase in content expenses from Company content procurement from a
wider variety of sources and on many more topics due to the increased number of
channels and the depth of those channels. Staffing and associated costs
accounted for $276,168 of this year to year increase. Finally, with the increase
in Web traffic, capacity, headcount and associated software needs, hosting,
licensing and maintenance fees made up approximately $125,000 of this overall
increase. These increases were offset by consulting expenses related to database
and server migration incurred in 1999 but not in 2000, leading to a reduction of
$91,958. In addition, travel expenses incurred in supporting sponsorship
contracts and migration activities were reduced by $154,792.
SALES AND MARKETING
Sales and marketing expenses decreased in 2000 from 1999 by $3,235,516 or 48% to
$3,458,213 from $6,693,729 in 1999. Reductions in sales and marketing expenses
occurred, as the Company was able to increase registered users and Website
traffic through efficient viral marketing in lieu of the more costly cross-media
marketing campaign that the Company engaged in during 1999.
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AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
In 2000, amortization of Goodwill and intangibles was $1,182,331 as compared to
$457,262 in 1999. This consists primarily of the amortization of goodwill from
the August 1999 purchase of Wike Associates. A portion of this goodwill is being
amortized over five years and a portion over ten years, using the straight-line
method.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
General & administrative (G&A) expenses in 2000 were $2,310,037, a decrease of
$211,663 or 8% from $2,521,700 in 1999. The decrease in G&A expense between 2000
and 1999 is largely due to a reduction in investor relations expenses of
$179,235, consulting services of $144,952 and travel expenses of approximately
$41,000, partially offset by increased rent expense of $133,747 and bad debt
expense of $82,649.
OTHER INCOME
Other income consists of interest income and expense. In 2000, interest income,
net was $198,342 versus $666,819 in 1999. The $468,477 or 70% decrease in 2000
from 1999 was due primarily to the use of investment funds for operations.
COMPARISON OF THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 AND 2001
The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) 144, "Accounting for the Impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets," specifically as it relates to the treatment of long-lived assets held
for sale pursuant to the Company's announcement of it's intent to sell
substantially all of its Internet assets to Salem Communications for $4.1
million. The Company believes that the asset sale will close no later than the
end of the third quarter of 2002. On June 1, 2002, the Company determined that
the plan of sale criteria of SFAS 144 had been met. Accordingly, the Company's
periodic statement of operations for the three months and six months ended June
30,2002 include only as discontinued operations, the activities related to the
Internet portion of its business. However, so that the reader can assess
material changes in financial condition and results of operation for the periods
presented, the following comparative period information includes results related
to discontinued operations, with comparative data after discontinued operations
noted.
NET LOSS
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, the Company incurred a net loss before
the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and after loss from
discontinued operations, of $909,970, as compared to $2,378,885 for the same
period ended June 30, 2001. Before the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, the decreased net loss for the first six months of 2002
over the first six months of 2001 was $1,468,915 or 60%. This decrease,
inclusive of discontinued operations, is primarily due to a $2,428,640 or 49%
decrease in operating expenses, offset to an extent by a $925,475 or 37%
decrease in total revenues, and a $34,250 or 65% in other income, net.
In January of 2002, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 142, "Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets," and the Company completed a transitional goodwill
impairment test related to both its online and offline advertising functions.
The result of this analysis was recognition of a goodwill impairment loss of
$750,000 related to the offline business area in June 2002. The fair value of
that business area was estimated using the expected values of future cash flows.
Pursuant to this rule, the $750,000 reduction in the carrying amount of goodwill
for this business area is reflected as the effect of a change in accounting
principle on the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
Discontinued operations, recorded in accordance with SFAS 144, amounted to
$534,573. This represents the loss associated with the Internet assets, which
are held for sale as of June 30, 2002, pursuant to the Company's sale of these
assets to Salem Communications, pending shareholder approval. The loss from
continuing operations of
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$423,966 for the six months ended June 30, 2002, is comparable to a loss from
continued operations of approximately $469,000 for the six months ended June 30,
2001.
REVENUES
Total revenue for the first six months of 2002, including discontinued
operations, was $1,566,068, down $925,475 or 37% from the same period in 2001.
The $1,566,068 revenue earned in the first six months of 2002 consisted of
$1,459,145 from advertising/sponsorship sales, of which $484,615 was related to
the continuing operations of the offline advertising business, $19,813 from
royalties, and $87,110 from Internet services, while in the first six months of
2001, the $2,491,543 of revenue earned consisted of $2,439,904 from
advertising/sponsorship sales, of which $615,684 was related to the continuing
operations of the offline advertising business, $15,507 from royalties, and
$36,131 from Internet services. The year on year change in revenue includes an
$867,000 reduction in advertising sales and an $114,000 reduction in SAB 101 and
prior year sponsorship revenue recognition. This decrease in revenue was partly
offset by a $55,000 increase in Internet services and royalties.
In response to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin
101 issued in December 1999, the Company chose to change its revenue recognition
on the integration and development fee portion of 1999-year sponsorship deals,
to a more preferable method of deferral ratably over the term of the contract.
Under this method, in the first six months of 2002, the amount of revenue
recorded from discontinued operations that was previously deferred totaled
$113,826 versus $259,441 for the same period in 2001, a reduction of $145,615 or
56%. Total revenue in the first six months of 2002 and 2001 would have been
$1,452,242 and $2,232,101, respectively net of the impact of this change in
accounting method. Gross margin in the first six months of 2002 would have been
reduced by $86,644 or 9% to $878,763, and overall gross margin increases to
60.5% net of the impact of this change in accounting method. In the first six
months of 2001, the gross margin would have been reduced by $138,905 or 9% to
$1,490,294, representing an overall increase to a 66.8% gross margin net of the
impact of this change in accounting method.
The decrease in revenues is a reflection of the Company's inability to establish
the strategic partnerships and advertising agency relationships necessary to
increase revenues. While the Company has been able to retain several significant
customers and entered into numerous long-term advertising agreements, it has
been unable to tap into the ad budgets of larger organizations due to the
potential concerns with niche affiliation, overall recession in the ad market
and the absence of funding to effectively market the Company. While the
Company's sales team remains as productive as possible with the resources at
their disposal, the team of five has been inadequate to generate revenues
necessary to cover the mostly fixed costs of operation.
COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Cost of goods and services, consisting of commissions and other costs related to
delivery of client online content and offline advertising products; and the
provision of Internet services, including discontinued operations, was $600,661,
of which $374,340 was related to the continuing operations of the offline
advertising business, and $862,344, of which $510,142 was related to the
continuing operations of the offline advertising business, for the six months
ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The Company's gross margin,
including discontinued operations, for the six months ended June 30, 2002
decreased to 61.6% from 65.4% for the same period in 2001. This decrease is due
primarily to the overall decrease in higher margin online advertising revenues.
Gross margin from continuing operations increased to 22.7% from 17% for the six
months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
In response to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin
101 issued in December 1999, the Company chose to change its revenue and
applicable cost recognition on the integration and development fee portion of
1999-year sponsorship deals, to a more preferable method of deferral ratably
over the term of the contract. Under this method, the amount of deferred cost
from discontinued operations recorded in the first six months of 2002 was
$27,182 versus $120,536 recorded in the first six months of 2001, a reduction of
$93,354 or 77%. Total cost of goods and services in the first six months of 2002
and 2001 would have been $573,479 and $741,807, respectively net of the impact
of this change in accounting method. Gross margin in the first six months of
2002 would have been reduced by $86,644 or 9% to $878,763, and overall gross
margin increases to 60.5% net of the impact of this change in accounting method.
In the first six months of 2001, the gross margin would have been reduced by
$138,905 or 9% to $1,490,294, representing an overall increase to a 66.8% gross
margin net of the impact of this change in accounting method.
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Crosswalk Operations
Crosswalk operations expenses, consisting primarily of costs related to the
Company's development, maintenance, content and enhancements for the
discontinued operations of crosswalk.com, and depreciation related to continuing
operations, decreased to $692,830 for the six months ended June 30, 2002, as
compared to $1,715,480 for the same period in 2001. The approximate $1,022,000
or 59% decrease in cost of Crosswalk operations was due primarily to a $291,000
reduction in hosting & software licensing costs, a $389,000 reduction in salary
related expenses, $128,000 reduction in depreciation, a $180,000 reduction in
content acquisition costs, and a $31,000 reductions in consulting expenditures.
Depreciation related to continuing operations is unchanged at approximately
$112,000 for the comparative six-month periods.
SALES AND MARKETING
In the first six months of 2002, sales and marketing expenses, including
discontinued operations, decreased to $474,105 from $842,827 for the same period
in 2001. This $368,722 or 44% decrease was largely due to the transition to
reduced and more efficient methods of corporate marketing which led to the
reduction of $240,000 in salary related expenses, $39,000 in travel, $20,000 in
telecommunications, $54,000 in consulting and promotions, and an $8,000
reduction in software licensing. Sales and Marketing from continuing operations
were $70,430 to $95,769 for the six-month period ending June 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
The Company decreased its general & administrative costs, including discontinued
operations, in the first six months of 2002 to $726,625 from $1,502,210 in the
first six months of 2001. This decrease of over $775,000 or 51% is mostly due to
the adoption of FASB 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which resulted
in a $578,000 reduction in recognition of goodwill amortization. Other expenses
included in this category such as salary expenses, rent expenses, investor
relations, legal, taxes, office expenses, outside services, telecommunications
and travel expenses, accounted for approximately $220,000 of the overall
reduction, offset to an extent by the accrual of $24,000 in dividends related to
the Series "B" preferred stock issued in January 2002. General and
Administrative expenses from continuing operations were $419,432 and $351,777
for the six month period ending June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
OTHER INCOME NET
Other income net in the first six months of 2002 decreased to $18,183, down
$52,433 for the same period in 2001. This $34,250 or 65% decrease is due to the
use of investments for business operations. Also, interest expense increased to
$5,643 from $4,582 for the same period in 2001, due to costs associated with
capital leases.
COMPARISON OF THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 AND 2001
NET LOSS
For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, before the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, and after loss from discontinued operations, the Company
incurred a net loss of $459,506, as compared to a net loss of $1,054,611 the
same quarter in 2001. This decreased loss of $595,105 or 56% was the result of
an across the board decrease in all four operating expense categories (cost of
goods sold, crosswalk operations, sales and marketing, and general and
administrative) of $1,332,887, offset in part by a decline in total revenues of
$727,234, and a $10,549 reduction in other income net.
In January of 2002, the Company adopted FASB 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets," and the Company completed a transitional goodwill impairment test
related to both its online and offline advertising functions. The result of this
analysis was recognition of a goodwill impairment loss of $750,000 related to
the offline business area in June 2002. The fair value of that business area was
estimated using the expected values of future cash flows. Pursuant to this rule,
the $750,000 reduction in the carrying amount of goodwill for this business area
is reflected as the effect of a change in accounting principle on the Company's
consolidated statement of operations.
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Discontinued operations, recorded in accordance with SFAS 144, amounted to
$312,597. This represents the loss associated with the Internet assets, which
are held for sale as of June 30, 2002, pursuant to the Company's sale of these
assets to Salem Communications, pending shareholder approval. The loss from
continuing operations of $185,749 for the three months ended June 30, 2002, is
comparable to a loss from continued operations of approximately $246,000 for the
three months ended June 30, 2001.
Revenues
Total revenue for the quarter ending June 30, 2002, including discontinued
operations, was $700,003 down $727,234 or 51% from the same period in 2001. The
reduction in revenue consists of a $645,000 reduction in advertising sales,
including an $81,000 reduction on the continuing operations of the offline
advertising business and an $83,000 reduction in SAB 101 and prior year
sponsorship revenue recognition.
In response to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin
101 issued in December 1999, the Company chose to change its revenue recognition
on the integration and development fee portion of 1999-year sponsorship deals,
to a more preferable method of deferral ratably over the term of the contract.
Under this method, the amount of deferred revenue from discontinued operations
recorded in the second quarter of 2002 was $56,913 versus $123,054 recorded in
the second quarter of 2001, a reduction of $66,141 or 54%. Total revenue in the
second quarter of 2002 and 2001 would have been $643,090 and $1,304,183
respectively net of the impact of this change in accounting method. Gross margin
in the second quarter of 2002 would have been reduced by $43,322 or 11% to
$349,408, and overall gross margin would have decreased to 54.3% net of the
impact of this change in accounting method. In the second quarter 2001, gross
margin would have been reduced by $62,786 or 7% to $840,967, representing an
overall increase to a 64.5% gross margin net of the impact of this change in
accounting method.
The decrease in revenues is a reflection of the Company's inability to establish
the strategic partnerships and advertising agency relationships necessary to
increase revenues. While the Company has been able to retain several significant
customers and entered into numerous long-term advertising agreements, it has
been unable to tap into the ad budgets of larger organizations due to the
potential concerns with niche affiliation, overall recession in the ad market
and the absence of funding to effectively market the Company. While the
Company's sales team remains as productive as possible with the resources at
their disposal, the team of five has been inadequate to generate revenues
necessary to cover the mostly fixed costs of operation.
COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Cost of goods and services, consisting of commissions and other costs related to
delivery of client online content and offline advertising products and the
provision of Internet services, including discontinued operations, was $307,273
and $523,484 for the quarters ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Cost
of goods and services from continuing operations decreased from $331,368 to
$245,627 for the quarters ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The
Company's gross margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, including
discontinued operations, decreased to 56.1% from 63.3% for the same period in
2001. This decrease is due primarily to the associated reduction in advertising
revenue.
In response to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin
101 issued in December 1999, the Company chose to change its revenue and
applicable cost recognition on the integration and development fee portion of
1999-year sponsorship deals, to a more preferable method of deferral ratably
over the term of the contract. Under this method, the amount of deferred cost
from discontinued operations recorded in the second quarter of 2002 was $13,591
versus $60,268 recorded in the second quarter of 2001, a reduction of $46,677 or
77%. Total cost of goods and services in the second quarter of 2002 and 2001
would have been $293,682 and $463,216 respectively net of the impact of this
change in accounting method. Gross margin in the second quarter of 2002 would
have been reduced by $43,322 or 11% to $349,408, and overall gross margin would
have decreased to 54.3% net of the impact of this change in accounting method.
In the second quarter 2001, gross margin would have been reduced by $62,786 or
7% to $840,967, representing an overall increase to a 64.5% gross margin net of
the impact of this change in accounting method.
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CROSSWALK OPERATIONS
Crosswalk operations expenses, consisting primarily of costs related to the
Company's development, maintenance, content and enhancements for the
discontinued operations of crosswalk.com, decreased to $261,314 for the quarter
ended June 30, 2002, as compared to $813,584 for the same period in 2001. The
$552,270 or 67% decrease in cost of Crosswalk operations was primarily due to a
$245,000 reduction in hosting & software licensing, a $107,000 reduction in
salary related expenses, a $98,000 reduction in depreciation, a $91,000
reduction in content acquisition cost, and an $11,000 reduction in consulting
expenditures. Depreciation related to continuing operations is unchanged at
approximately $54,000 for the comparative three-month periods. Sales and
Marketing
In the quarter ended June 30, 2002, sales and marketing expenses, including
discontinued operations, decreased to $245,010 from $423,921 for the same period
in 2001. This $178,911 or 42% decrease was largely due to the transition to
reduced and more efficient methods of corporate marketing. The reduction in
sales and marketing expenditures includes $125,000 in salary related expenses,
$32,000 in travel, and a $20,000 in telecommunications. Sales and Marketing from
continuing operations were $50,391 and $33,693 for the three- month period
ending June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
The Company decreased its general & administrative costs in the second quarter
of 2002, including discontinued operations, to $354,366 from $739,861 in the
same period of 2001. This $385,495 or 52% decrease is primarily due to the
adoption of FASB 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which resulted in
reduced amortization in the second quarter of 2002 to $5,136 from $296,399 in
the same quarter of 2001. Other expenses included in this category such as
salary expenses, rent expenses, investor relations, legal, taxes, office
expenses, outside services, telecommunications and travel expenses, accounted
for approximately $104,000 of the overall reduction, offset to an extent by the
accrual of $12,000 in dividends related to the Series "B" preferred stock issued
in January 2002. General and Administrative expenses from continuing operations
were $222,553 and $162,349 for the three month period ending June 30, 2002 and
2001, respectively.
OTHER INCOME NET
Other income net in the second quarter of 2002 decreased to $8,453, down from
income of $19,002 for the same period in 2001. This $10,549 or 56% decrease is
due to the use of investments for business operations. Also, interest expense
increased to $2,977 from $2,391 in the second quarter of 2002, due to costs
associated with capital leases.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999, net cash used in
operating activities was $1,864,247, $7,783,019, and $8,766,112, respectively.
The decrease of net cash used in operating activities in 2001 was for the most
part, a result of decreased expenses. In 2000 the decrease was due mostly to
increases in cash revenues. During the six months ending June 30, 2002 and 2001,
net cash used in operating activities were $613,769 and $1,548,980 respectively.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $964,411 and $5,392,443 for the
years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively and net cash used in
investing activities was $10,421,778 for the year ended December 31, 1999. Net
cash used in investing activities was $194,346 for the first half of 2002, and
provided by investing activities was $1,359,441 for the same period of 2001.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $528,775, $2,021,675, and
$17,781,933, for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999,
respectively. At the end of 2001, the net cash provided by financing activities
consists primarily of $500,000 from the purchase of Series "B" preferred stock
that closed on January 9, 2001, in the total amount of $800,000. The Series "B"
preferred stock is convertible into an aggregate of 933,269 shares of
Crosswalk.com common stock over the next three years, and will accrue 6%
interest per annum payable in cash or the Company's common stock, at the
discretion of the Company. The 2000 cash flow from financing activities
consisted primarily of the receipt of $2,000,000 from the issuance of 80,000
shares of Series "A" preferred stock on
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September 29, 2000. The three-year Series "A" preferred stock is convertible
into currently at most 2,465,787 shares of common stock. The Series "A"
preferred stock will also accrue a 6% dividend per annum. The 1999 cash flow
from financing activities consisted of the receipt of $17,781,933 from the
exercise of 2,528,451 Common Stock Purchase Warrants, 317,500 Common Stock
Underwriter Warrants and 190,870 vested stock options. Net cash provided by
financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 was
$299,798 and $28,776, respectively. The 2002 net cash provided by financing
activities is from the realization of a $300,000 subscription receivable related
to the Series "B" preferred stock on January 9, 2002.
If the asset sale is not completed, it is likely that Crosswalk would continue
operations, and without an increase in sales necessary to cover mostly fixed
costs, Crosswalk may be forced to resort to business liquidation. If the asset
sale is completed, Crosswalk intends to implement the business plan as brought
to the stockholders for approval in Proposal Two and Three. Until the use of
proceeds of the asset sale as indicated in Proposal Two is accomplished,
proceeds will be maintained in short term interest bearing accounts and the
Company will most likely to continue to experience losses from operations and
negative cash flows and will continue to require working capital to fund its
remaining operations. If second quarter 2002 revenue levels are maintained, we
believe that existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet
operating and capital requirements at its currently anticipated level of
operations through the end of fiscal 2002.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners. The following table and
accompanying notes contain information about any person (including any "group")
who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Crosswalk's
common stock as of July 31, 2002.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership1 Percent of Outstanding Shares2
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Dodge Jones Foundation
C/O Joseph Edwin Canon 739,7363 8.5%
P.O. Box 176
Abilene, TX 79604
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Timothy B. Robertson
295 Bendix Road, Suite 130 504,000 5.9%
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
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(1) Unless otherwise noted, all persons named in the table have sole voting and
sole investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially
owned by them, and no persons named in the table are acting as nominees for any
persons or are otherwise under the control of any person or group of persons. As
used herein, the term "beneficial ownership" with respect to a security is
defined by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as
consisting of sole or shared voting power (including the power to vote or direct
the vote) or sole or shared investment power (including the power to dispose or
direct the disposition) with respect to the security through any contract,
arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including a right to
acquire any such power during the period 60 days from the record date of March
15, 2002.
(2) Based upon 7,968,221 shares of common stock outstanding as of the Record
Date.
(3) Includes 431,513 and 308,223 shares issuable upon conversion of Series "A"
and Series "B", respectively. Joseph Edwin Canon is the natural person having
voting or investment control over Crosswalk securities owned by this entity.
Security Ownership of Management. The following table and accompanying notes
contain information about the beneficial ownership of Crosswalk common stock as
of July 31, 2002 by each of Crosswalk's (a) directors, and (b) executive
officers as defined in Item 402(a)(2) of Regulation S-B, and (c) all of
Crosswalk's executive officers, and directors as a group. Except as otherwise
indicated below, each of the stockholders named below has sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares of common stock beneficially owned.
Effect has been given to shares reserved for issuance under outstanding stock
options where indicated:
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership1 Percent of Outstanding Shares2
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Eric L. Oliver
400 Pine St. 830,774(3) 9.7%
Abilene, TX 79601
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Bruce E. Edgington
7857 Heritage Drive 689,536(4) 8.2%
Annandale, VA 22003
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Jon M. Morgan
303 W. Wall St 689,610(5) 8.0%
Suite 1700
Midland, TX 79701
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Earl E. Gjelde
42 Bristlecone Crt. 187,689(6) 2.3%
Keystone, CO 80435
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Gary A. Struzik
4100 Lafayette Center Dr. 143,916(7) 1.7%
Chantilly, VA 20151
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Scott Fehrenbacher
4100 Lafayette Center Dr. 135,000(8) 1.6%
Chantilly, VA 20151
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James G. Buick
2047 Little Heron Court 103,755(9) 1.3%
Grand Rapids, MI
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William R. "Max" Carey
4401 Northside Prkwy, Suite 100 88,788(10) 1.1%
Atlanta. GA 30327
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Joseph V. Forche
4100 Lafayette Center Dr. 15,875(11) .2%
Chantilly, VA 20151
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Dr. Dwight "Ike" Rhiegard
P.O. Box 2349 7,632(12) .1%
Kennesaw, GA 30156
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All executives and directors
As a group (9 persons) 2,876,700 28.3%
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(1) Unless otherwise noted, all persons named in the table have sole voting and
sole investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially
owned by them, and no persons named in the table are acting as nominees for any
persons or are otherwise under the control of any person or group of persons. As
used herein, the term "beneficial ownership" with respect to a security is
defined by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as
consisting of sole or shared voting power (including the power to vote or direct
the vote) or sole or shared investment power (including the power to dispose or
direct the disposition) with respect to the security through any contract,
arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including a right to
acquire any such power during the period 60 days from the record date of June
14, 2002.
(2) Based upon 7,968,221 shares of common stock outstanding as of the Record
Date.
(3) Includes 307,250 shares beneficially owned by Softvest L.P. Mr. Oliver is
General Partner and lead investment officer of Softvest L.P. Also includes
308,233 and 41,086 shares issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock
(the Series
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"A"), beneficially owned by SoftOP, L.P. and Lighthouse Partners, L.P.,
respectively. Mr. Oliver is General Partner of SoftOP, L.P. and a Limited
Partner of Lighthouse Partners, L.P. Also includes 154,112 shares issuable upon
conversion of Series B preferred stock (the Series "B"), beneficially owned by
SoftOP, L.P. Also includes 20,103 shares issuable upon exercise of currently
exercisable stock options.
(4) Includes 200,000 issuable upon conversion of the Series "B", 322,160 shares
of restricted common stock and 167,376 shares issuable upon exercise of
currently exercisable stock options.
(5) Includes 246,578 shares issuable upon conversion of the Series "A",
beneficially owned by the Jon M. Morgan Pension Plan. Mr. Morgan is trustee of
the Jon M. Morgan Pension Plan. Also includes 246,578 shares issuable upon
conversion of the Series "A", beneficially owned by J.M. Midland Land Co., Inc.
Mr. Morgan is President of J.M. Midland Land Co, Inc. Also includes 154,112
shares issuable upon conversion of the Series "B", and 37,242 shares issuable
upon exercise of currently exercisable stock options.
(6) Includes 116,822 shares issuable upon conversion of the Series "B", and
68,367 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable stock options.
(7) Includes 141,916 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable
stock options.
(8) Does not include 10,000 shares of common stock beneficially owned by
Institute for American Values Investing. Consists entirely of shares issuable
upon exercise of currently exercisable stock options.
(9) Includes 61,505 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable stock
options.
(10) Includes 17,415 shares of common stock issuable to Corporate Resource
Development, Inc. Mr. Carey is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Corporate
Resource Development. Also includes 71373 shares issuable upon exercise of
currently exercisable stock options.
(11) Mr. Forche is Director of Sales. Includes 14,375 shares issuable upon
exercise of currently exercisable stock options.
(12) Consists completely of shares issuable upon exercise of currently
exercisable stock options.
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SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), requires that our executive officers and directors and persons who own
more than ten percent of a registered class of Crosswalk's equity securities
(collectively, the "Reporting Persons") to file reports of ownership and changes
in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to furnish the
Company with copies of these reports. The Company believes that all filings
required to be made, by the Reporting Persons during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001 were made on a timely basis.
PERSONS MAKING THE SOLICITATION
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the board of directors of
Crosswalk. We will pay the cost of soliciting proxies in the accompanying form.
We may solicit proxies by email, mail, telephone and delivery service by
officers, directors and our employees. We may also request banking institutions,
brokerage firms, custodians, and trustees, or their nominees and fiduciaries to
forward solicitation material to the beneficial owners of the common stock that
those companies or persons hold of record. We will pay for reasonable costs of
the solicitation and will reimburse forwarding expenses.
OTHER MATTERS
The board of directors is not aware of any matter to be presented for action at
the meeting other than the matters set forth herein. Should any other matter
requiring a vote of stockholders arise, the proxies in the enclosed form confer
upon the person or persons entitled to vote the shares represented by such
proxies discretionary authority to vote the same in accordance with their best
judgment in the interest of Crosswalk.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO
ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN THE
PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID, ADDRESSED ENVELOPE.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
GARY A. STRUZIK
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
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ANNEX A
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
CROSSWALK.COM, INC., as Seller,
and
ONEPLACE, LTD., as Buyer,
Dated as of August 19, 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1 Sale Assets..........................................................1
(a) Tangible Personal Property..................................1
(b) Licenses and Permits........................................1
(c) Business Agreements.........................................2
(d) Advertising Agreement.......................................2
(e) Intellectual Property.......................................2
(f) Records.....................................................2
(g) Purchase Orders.............................................2
(h) Motor Vehicles..............................................2
(i) Miscellaneous Assets........................................2
1.2 Excluded Assets......................................................2
1.3 Assumption of Liabilities............................................4
1.4 Employees............................................................4
1.5 Operating Agreement..................................................4
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE PRICE
2.1 Purchase Price.......................................................5
2.2 Purchase Price Allocation............................................5
2.3 Purchase Price Adjustments...........................................5
2.4 Sales and Transfer Taxes.............................................6
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
3.1 Organization.........................................................6
3.2 Authorization and Binding Effect of Agreements.......................7
3.3 Absence of Conflicts.................................................7
3.4 Consent of Third Parties.............................................8
3.5 Sale Assets..........................................................8
3.6 Tangible Personal Property...........................................8
3.7 Business Agreements..................................................8
3.8 Advertiser Agreements................................................8
3.9 Litigation...........................................................9
3.10 Labor Matters.......................................................10
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3.11 Employee Benefit Plans..............................................10
3.12 Environmental Matters...............................................10
3.13 Compliance with Law.................................................11
3.14 Tax Matters.........................................................11
3.15 Absence of Insolvency...............................................11
3.16 Products; Product Warranties........................................11
3.17 Intellectual Property...............................................11
3.18 Transactions with Interested Persons................................12
3.19 Permits.............................................................12
3.20 Customers and Suppliers.............................................13
3.21 Traffice Reports....................................................13
3.22 Financial Schedules.................................................13
3.23 Business Since the Base Balance Sheet Date..........................13
3.24 Broker's or Finder's Fees...........................................14
3.25 Disclosures.........................................................14
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
4.1 Organization and Good Standing......................................14
4.2 Authorization and Binding Effect of Agreements......................14
4.3 Absence of Conflicts................................................15
4.4 Consent of Third Parties............................................15
4.7 Disclosures.........................................................15
ARTICLE V
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
5.1 Conduct of the Business.............................................15
5.2 Third Party Consents................................................16
5.3 No Solicitation.....................................................16
5.4 Shareholder Meeting.................................................18
5.5 Access; Information; Confidentiality; Publicity.....................19
5.6 Cooperation & Inconsistent Actions..................................20
5.7 Tax Returns and Payments............................................20
ARTICLE VI
CASUALTY
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECENDENT TO THE OBLIATION OF BUYER TO CLOSE
7.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties..........................21
7.2 Performance of Agreement............................................21
7.3 Adverse Proceedings.................................................21
7.4 Conveyance Free and Clear of Liens..................................21
7.5 Buyer's Satisfaction................................................21
7.6 Employment of Key Personnel.........................................21
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS PRECENDENT TO THE OBLIATION OF SELLER TO CLOSE
8.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties..........................22
8.2 Performance of Agreement............................................22
8.3 Adverse Proceedings.................................................22
8.4 Shareholder Approval................................................22
ARTICLE IX
THE CLOSING
9.1 Closing.............................................................22
9.2 Seller's Closing Deliveries.........................................22
9.3 Buyer's Closing Deliveries..........................................25
ARTICLE X
CERTAIN POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
10.1 Confidentiality.....................................................25
10.2 Change of Seller's Name.............................................25
10.3 Non-Competition.....................................................26
10.4 Further Assurances..................................................27
ARTICLE XI
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
11.1 Survival of Representation and Warranties...........................27
11.2 Indemnification in General..........................................28
11.3 Indemnification by Seller...........................................28
11.4 Indemnification by Buyer and Parent.................................28
ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION; LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
12.1 Termination.........................................................29
12.2 Obligation Upon Termination.........................................30
12.3 Specific Performance................................................31
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ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Payment of Expenses.................................................31
13.2 Notices.............................................................32
13.3 Entire Agreement....................................................32
13.4 Binding Effect; Benefits............................................32
13.5 Assignment..........................................................33
13.6 Governing Law.......................................................33
13.7 Amendments and Waivers..............................................33
13.8 Severability........................................................33
13.9 Headings............................................................33
13.10 Counterparts........................................................33
13.11 References..........................................................33
13.12 Definition of "Knowledge."..........................................33
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INDEX OF DEFINITIONS
Acquisition Proposal.....................................................5.3(i)
Adjustment List..................................................Section 2.3(c)
Advertiser Agreements........................................Section 1.1(d)(ii)
Agreement................................................Introductory paragraph
Approvals..........................................................Section 3.19
Assumed Liabilities..............................................Section 1.3(a)
Blue-penciling..................................................Section 10.3(d)
Business...............................................................Recitals
Business Agreements..........................................Section 1.1(c)(ii)
Buyer....................................................Introductory Paragraph
Buyer's Liquidated Damages Amount ..............................Section 12.2(c)
Closing.............................................................Section 9.1
Closing Date........................................................Section 9.1
Confidential Information.........................................Section 5.5(c)
Consents............................................................Section 3.4
Copyrights......................................................Section 3.17(a)
Employment Waiver ..............................................Section 12.2(c)
Excluded Assets.....................................................Section 1.2
Fee..............................................................Section 5.3(c)
Financial Schedules................................................Section 3.21
Lien.............................................................Section 3.3(a)
Marks...........................................................Section 3.17(a)
Material Adverse Condition..........................................Section 3.1
Material Adverse Effect.............................................Section 3.1
Operating Agreement.................................................Section 1.5
Organic Documents................................................Section 3.3(b)
Other Business.........................................................Recitals
Patents.........................................................Section 3.17(a)
Permitted Lien ..................................................Section 3.3(a)
Products...........................................................Section 3.16
Proxy Statement.....................................................Section 5.4
Purchase Price......................................................Section 2.1
Records..........................................................Section 1.1(f)
Releases.........................................................Section 5.5(d)
Releasing Party..................................................Section 5.5(d)
Representatives..................................................Section 5.5(c)
Rights..........................................................Section 3.17(a)
Sale Assets.........................................................Section 1.1
SEC.................................................................Section 5.4
Seller...................................................Introductory paragraph
Seller's Liquidated Damages Amount .............................Section 12.2(c)
Shareholders' Meeting...............................................Section 5.4
Superior Proposal.............................................Section 5.3(b)(i)
Survival Period....................................................Section 11.1
Tangible Personal Property.......................................Section 1.1(a)
Trade Secrets...................................................Section 3.17(a)
Transaction Documents...............................................Section 3.2
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of this 19th day of August 2002
by and between Crosswalk.com, Inc. ("Seller") and OnePlace, LLC ("Buyer").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS Seller, through its Crosswalk.com website (the "Business"),
provides a comprehensive range of content and community services to support the
integration of faith and values into everyday life, including: topical and
lifestyle channels (e.g. Entertainment, Money, News, HomeSchool, Family Living,
Spiritual Life, Women and Live It), unique online applications (e.g.
cross-referenced Bible study databases, stock and mutual fund screening tools,
and greeting cards), community-building areas (e.g. chat, discussion forums, and
a Christian Web site directory) and over thirty topical and community related
email newsletters;
WHEREAS Seller engages in other business activities, including its
"card deck" business (the "Other Business");
WHEREAS Seller desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase
from Seller, the Business and, as set forth herein, certain assets and
properties of Seller relating to the Business as identified below;
NOW THEREFORE, in exchange for good and valuable consideration,
including the mutual covenants contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1 Sale Assets. On the Closing Date, Seller shall sell, transfer,
assign, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase or acquire from
Seller, free and clear of all Liens, all right, title and interest, legal and
equitable, in and to all properties, assets and rights used or required, for the
ownership and operation of the Business (collectively, the "Sale Assets")
including, without limitation, the following:
(a) Tangible Personal Property. All machinery, equipment,
software, leasehold improvements, inventory (including all raw materials,
work-in-process and finished goods), parts, supplies, furniture, furnishings,
vehicles, tools, fixtures and other tangible personal property including but not
limited to the items set forth on Schedule 3.6 (collectively, "Tangible Personal
Property").
(b) Licenses and Permits. All rights associated with the
Approvals.
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(c) Business Agreements.
(i) All rights and interests of Seller in, to or under
those agreements, leases, vendor contracts, orders and other commitments which
Seller is a party to or bound by (other than agreements specifically excluded
under this Agreement) and which are set forth on Schedule 3.7; and
(ii) Any renewals, extensions, amendments or modifications
of those agreements being assumed which are made in the ordinary course of
Seller's operation of the Business or in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement (all such agreements, leases, contracts, orders and
other commitments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) being hereinafter referred
to collectively as the "Business Agreements").
(d) Advertising Agreement.
(i) All rights and interests of Seller in, to or under its
agreements with customers, advertisers or sponsors, and which are set forth on
Schedule 3.8; and
(ii) Any renewals, extensions, amendments or modifications
of those agreements being assumed which are made in the ordinary course of
Seller's operation of the Business or in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement (all such agreements, leases, contracts, orders and
other commitments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) being hereinafter referred
to collectively as the "Advertising Agreements").
(e) Intellectual Property. All Intellectual Property.
(f) Records. The originals (where available) or true and
complete copies (if originals are not available) of all of the customer lists,
customer contact information, books, records, files, logs and ledgers pertaining
to the Sale Assets or used in the operation of the Business (collectively,
"Records"); provided, that with respect to any such Records that Seller is
reasonably required (i) to retain by law or (ii) to disclose for financial or
tax reporting purposes, Seller shall be entitled to keep copies thereof.
(g) Purchase Orders. All purchase orders, forms, labels,
stationery, materials, catalogs, brochures, artwork, photographs and advertising
materials held by Seller.
(h) Miscellaneous Assets. Any other tangible or intangible
assets, properties or rights of any kind or nature not otherwise described above
in this Section 1.1 and relating to the Business.
1.2 Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, there shall be excluded from the Sale Assets the following assets
in existence on the Closing Date ("Excluded Assets"):
(a) Any and all cash, cash equivalents, cash deposits to
secure contract obligations (except to the extent Seller receives a credit
therefore under Section 2.3, in which event the deposit shall be included as
part of the Sale Assets), all inter-company receivables from
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any affiliate of Seller and all other accounts receivable, bank deposits and
securities held by Seller at the Closing Date.
(b) Any and all claims of Seller with respect to transactions
prior to the Closing including, without limitation, claims for tax refunds.
(c) All prepaid expenses (except to the extent Seller receives
a credit therefore under Section 2.3, in which event the prepaid expense shall
be included as part of the Sale Assets).
(d) All contracts of insurance and claims against insurers.
(e) All contracts that are terminated in accordance with the
terms and provisions of this Agreement or have expired prior to the Closing Date
in the ordinary course of business; and all loans and loan agreements.
(f) All tangible personal property disposed of or consumed
between the date hereof and the Closing Date in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.
(g) All commitments, contracts and agreements not specifically
assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.3 hereof.
(h) All personal items owned by employees or independent
contractors of Seller and located at Seller's place of business, including,
without limitation, the personal items set forth on Schedule 1.2(a).
(i) Any records of Seller not related to the Business or that
Seller is required to retain by law; provided, however, with respect to any such
records that Seller is reasonably required (i) to retain by law or (ii) to
disclose for financial reporting purposes and, in each case, that constitute
Records, Buyer shall be entitled to copies thereof.
(j) Any assets of Seller relating to any employee benefit
plan, arrangement, policy or commitment (including any employee benefit plan
within the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(3) of ERISA including,
without limitation, any employment, consulting or deferred compensation
agreement, executive compensation, bonus, incentive, pension, profit sharing,
savings, retirement, stock option, stock purchase or severance pay plan, any
life, health, disability, accident or insurance plan or any holiday, vacation or
other employee practice, policy or benefit).
(k) Any rights that accrue or will accrue to Seller under this
Agreement or under any other Transaction Document.
(l) All insurance proceeds receivable under any insurance
policy, subject to the terms of Article VI.
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(m) All assets, tangible or intangible, used solely in the
operation of the Other Business.
1.3 Assumption of Liabilities.
(a) At Closing, Buyer shall assume and agree to perform,
without duplication of Seller's performance, the following liabilities and
obligations of Seller (the "Assumed Liabilities"):
(i) Current liabilities of Seller for which Buyer receives
a credit pursuant to Section 2.3, but not in excess of the amount of such
credit.
(ii) Liabilities and obligations arising under the
Business Agreements, if any, assumed by and transferred to Buyer in accordance
with this Agreement, but only to the extent such liabilities and obligations
relate to any period of time after the Closing Date.
(iii) Liabilities and obligations arising under the
Advertising Agreements, if any, assumed by and transferred to Buyer in
accordance with this Agreement, but only to the extent such liabilities and
obligations relate to any period of time after the Closing Date.
(b) Except for the Assumed Obligations, Buyer shall not assume
or in any manner be liable for any duties, responsibilities, obligations or
liabilities of Seller of any kind or nature, whether express or implied, known
or unknown, contingent or absolute, including, without limitation, any
liabilities to or in connection with Seller's employees whether arising in
connection with the transaction contemplated hereunder or otherwise.
1.4 Employees. Buyer shall be free to hire employees of Seller on such
terms and conditions of employment as Buyer shall determine in the exercise of
its sole discretion, and without regard to any agreement restricting such person
from competing with Seller or working for any entity in competition with Seller;
however, nothing in this Agreement shall establish any obligation or commitment
on the part of Buyer for any right or claim (legal or equitable) of any person
other than the parties hereto, including, without limitation, any employee of
Seller or Buyer or any beneficiary of such employee. Nothing in this Section 1.4
shall be deemed to grant such employees third-party beneficiary rights with
respect to their non-competition agreements with Seller, except to the extent
that such employees are released by Seller to work for Buyer.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE PRICE
2.1 Purchase Price. Buyer shall pay the Purchase Price to Seller, at
the Closing, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, the "Purchase Price" shall
be defined as:
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(i) If Closing shall, for any reason, occur on or before
September 20, 2002, Four Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,100,000);
(ii) If Closing shall, for any reason, occur on or after
September 21, 2002 and on or before October 20, 2002, Three Million Nine Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($3,900,000);
(iii) If Closing shall, for any reason, occur on or after
October 21, 2002 and on or before November 20, 2002, Three Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000);
(iv) If Closing shall, for any reason, occur on or after
November 21, 2002 and on or before December 20, 2002, Three Million Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($3,200,000);
(v) If Closing shall, for any reason, occur on or after
December 21, 2002 and on or before January 31, 2003, Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000); and,
(vi) If Closing shall, for any reason, occur after January
31, 2003, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.1(a) to the
contrary, in the event Seller is ready, willing and able to consummate the
transactions set forth in this agreement and the Closing is otherwise delayed
directly as a result of the failure of Buyer to satisfy its obligations under
this Agreement when due, each date set forth in Section 2.1(a) shall be extended
in an amount equal to the number of days the Closing is delayed directly as a
result of the failure of Buyer to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement
when due.
2.2 Purchase Price Allocation. Within ninety (90) days after the
Closing, Buyer shall reasonably determine the allocation of the Purchase Price
in consultation with Seller and in accordance with Section 1060 of the Internal
Revenue Code and submit such determination to Seller. Buyer and Seller further
agree to file all applicable tax returns reflecting such allocation, Form 8594
and any other reports required by Section 1060.
2.3 Purchase Price Adjustments.
(a) All operating income, operating expenses and prepayments
related to the Business Agreements of the Business shall be adjusted and
allocated between Seller and Buyer, and an adjustment in the Purchase Price
shall be made as provided in this Section 2.3, to the extent necessary to
reflect the principle that all such income and expenses attributable to the
operation of the Business on or before the Closing Date shall be for the account
of Seller, and all income and expenses attributable to the operation of the
Business after the closing Date shall be for the account of Buyer.
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(b) To the extent not inconsistent with the express provisions
of this Agreement, the allocations made pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be
made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) For purposes of making the adjustments pursuant to this
Section, Buyer shall prepare and deliver an itemized list of all sums to be
credited or charged against the account of Buyer, with a brief explanation in
reasonable detail of the credits or charges (the "Adjustment List") to Seller
within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, or such earlier or later
date as shall be mutually agreed to by Seller and Buyer. Seller shall reasonably
cooperate with Buyer to prepare the Adjustment List. If the Adjustment Amount is
a credit to the account of Buyer, Seller shall pay such amount to Buyer, and if
the Adjustment Amount is a charge to the account of Buyer, Buyer shall pay such
amount to Seller. In the event Seller disagrees with the Adjustment Amount
determined by Buyer or with any other matter arising out of this subsection, and
Buyer and Seller cannot within sixty (60) days resolve the disagreement
themselves, the parties will refer the disagreement to a firm of independent
certified public accountants, mutually acceptable to Seller and Buyer, whose
decision shall be final and whose fees and expenses shall be allocated between
and paid by Seller and Buyer, respectively, to the extent that such party does
not prevail on the disputed matters decided by the accountants.
2.4 Sales and Transfer Taxes. All sales taxes, transfer taxes, use
taxes, recordation fees and taxes, documentary taxes, stamp taxes, excise taxes,
personal property taxes, fees and duties under applicable law incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will be borne and paid by the party so required
by applicable law. Each party shall pay one-half (1/2) of any transfer,
registration or similar fees due to Network Solutions, Inc. in connection with
the assignments of domain names incident to the transactions contemplated
hereby. Otherwise, each party hereto shall pay any and all taxes incurred by
such party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
3.1 Organization. Seller is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is duly authorized to
transact business in Virginia, South Carolina and each and every other
jurisdiction in which it is required to be authorized by reason of the property
owned by or leased by it or the nature of the business transactions by it. Each
such other jurisdiction is identified on Schedule 3.1 hereof. Seller has all
requisite corporate power to own, operate and lease its properties and carry on
its business as it is now being conducted and as the same will be conducted
until the Closing. Seller is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction
where a failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes
of this Agreement, a "Material Adverse Effect" or "Material Adverse Condition"
shall mean a material cost, burden or other adverse effect upon the assets,
business, properties, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or results
of operations of the Business,
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taken as a whole, occurring before, on or after the Closing Date, in the amount
of $5,000 or more.
3.2 Authorization and Binding Effect of Agreements. The execution and
delivery of and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and each
of the other agreements to be delivered at Closing (collectively, the
"Transaction Documents") and the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Seller and, prior to closing, will be
by its shareholders. This Agreement has been, and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which Seller is a party will be duly executed and delivered by
Seller at the Closing. This Agreement constitutes (and each of the other
agreements and documents, when so executed and delivered, will constitute) legal
and valid obligations of Seller enforceable against it in accordance with their
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights or remedies
generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
3.3 Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery of and the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party and the consummation by Seller
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby:
(a) Do not (with or without the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both) violate (or result in the creation of any Lien on any
of the Sale Assets) any provision of a rule or regulation or any order,
judgment, injunction, decree or ruling applicable to Seller in any manner which
could have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Lien"
shall be defined as any mortgage, pledge, security interest, charge,
restriction, hypothecation and encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily
incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise, affecting any assets or
property, including any written or oral agreement to give or grant any of the
foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and the
filing of or agreement to give any financing statement with respect to any
assets or property under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in an
applicable jurisdiction or comparable law of any jurisdiction, other than a
Permitted Lien. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Permitted Lien" shall be
defined as (i) liens for taxes not due and payable or that are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Seller has placed in
reserve adequate amounts for payment; (ii) mechanics, materialmen's, carriers',
warehousemen's, landlords' or other similar liens in the ordinary course of
business for sums not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which Seller has placed in reserve adequate
amounts for payment; (iii) liens or mortgages that will be released at Closing;
and (iv) a Lien securing only an Assumed Liability; and,
(b) Do not conflict with or result in a material breach or
termination of, or constitute a material default or give rise to a right of
termination or acceleration under Seller's bylaws, articles of incorporation or
other organic document ("Organic Documents") or pursuant to any Business
Agreement, Advertising Agreement or any other lease, agreement, commitment or
other instrument to which Seller is a party, or bound by, or by which any of the
Sale Assets may be bound, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
Sale Assets.
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3.4 Consent of Third Parties. The execution and delivery of, and the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents, and the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, do not require the consent, waiver, approval,
permit, license, clearance or authorization of, or any declaration or filing
with, any court or public agency or other authority, or the consent of any
person under any agreement, arrangement or commitment of any nature to which
Seller is a party or by which any Sale Asset is bound, except for such consents,
waivers, approvals, permits, licenses, clearances or authorizations set forth on
Schedule 3.4 (collectively, the "Consents") and except for any such consents,
individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
3.5 Sale Assets.
(a) The Sale Assets include all of the assets, properties and
rights of every type and description, real, personal and mixed, tangible and
intangible, that are (i) used, required or useful in the operation of the
Business in the manner in which it is now, and historically has been, operated,
or (ii) material to the ongoing operation of the Business as it is now
conducted. Seller has good, valid and marketable title to all of the Sale
Assets, free and clear of any Liens. Seller has the right to transfer the Sale
Assets pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.
(b) Upon the delivery of the instruments of transfer described
in Section 9.2, above, to Buyer at the Closing, the Sale Assets shall have been
transferred to Buyer, free and clear of any Liens of any kind whatsoever.
3.6 Tangible Personal Property. Schedule 3.6 contains a list of all
tangible personal property used, required or useful in the operation of the
Business in the manner in which it is now and in the manner it has historically
been operated. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6:
(a) The Tangible Personal Property is in good operating
condition subject to ordinary wear and tear; and
(b) There is no material defect in the condition or operation
of any item of the Tangible Personal Property, which is reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7 Business Agreements. The Business Agreements identified on Schedule
3.7 (complete and correct copies of which have previously been provided to
Buyer), constitute all of the agreements related to the Sale Assets, other than
the Advertiser Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7, (i) all Business
Agreements are legal, valid and enforceable in accordance with their terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors'/debtors' rights generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in any proceeding at law or in equity; (ii) neither Seller
nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto, is in material breach
of or in material default under any Business Agreement; (iii) there has not
occurred any event which, after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or
both, would constitute a material default under, or result in the material
breach of, any Business Agreement; (iv) Seller holds the right to enforce and
receive the benefits under all of the Business Agreements, free and
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clear of all Liens but subject to the terms and provisions of each such
agreement; (v) no consent, waiver, approval, permit, license, clearance or
authorization is required to the assignment and assumption of such agreement as
contemplated by the transactions described in this Agreement; (vi) except as set
forth on Schedule 3.7 each Advertising Agreement may be terminated by Seller
upon less than thirty (30) days prior written notice without penalty or cost.
3.8 Advertiser Agreements. The Advertiser Agreements identified on
Schedule 3.8 (complete and correct copies of which have previously been provided
to Buyer), constitute all of the agreements currently in effect with
advertisers, customers and sponsors. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8, (i)
all Advertiser Agreements are legal, valid and enforceable in accordance with
their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors'/debtors' rights generally, and
subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in any proceeding at law or in equity; (ii)
neither Seller nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto, is in
material breach of or in material default under any Advertiser Agreement; (iii)
there has not occurred any event which, after the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or both, would constitute a material default under, or result in the
material breach of, any Advertiser Agreement; (iv) Seller holds the right to
enforce and receive the benefits under all of the Advertiser Agreements, free
and clear of all Liens but subject to the terms and provisions of each such
agreement; (v) no consent, waiver, approval, permit, license, clearance or
authorization is required to the assignment and assumption of such agreement as
contemplated by the transactions described in this Agreement; (vi) except as set
forth on Schedule 3.8 each Advertising Agreement may be terminated by seller
upon less than thirty (30) days prior written notice without penalty or cost.
3.9 Litigation. There are no claims, investigations or administrative
proceedings, arbitrations or other proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge
of Seller, threatened against Seller which would individually or in the
aggregate, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect, constitute a
Material Adverse Condition or which would give any third party the right to
enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There is no basis for
any such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding which would,
individually or in the aggregate if adversely determined, have a Material
Adverse Effect or constitute a Material Adverse Condition. There are no existing
or, to the best knowledge of Seller, pending orders, judgments or decrees of any
court or governmental agency to which the Seller is a party.
3.10 Labor Matters.
(a) Attached hereto as part of Schedule 3.10 is a list of the
names or description of all persons who are employed by Seller who work in
connection with the Business (other than those involved in accounting or in
senior management of Seller), and, for those named, their job titles, original
date of hire, annual base compensation, and full or part-time status. Seller is
not a party to any collective bargaining agreement, and there is no collective
bargaining agreement that determines the terms and conditions of employment of
any employees of Seller. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof shall not, because of the
transactions contemplated hereby, impose upon Buyer any obligation to employ any
person, including such persons listed on Schedule 3.10
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hereof, nor shall Buyer have any obligation to such persons arising out of their
agreement, if any, with seller.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10: (i) there is no
labor strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the knowledge of
Seller, threatened against the Business; (ii) there are neither any pending nor,
to the knowledge of Seller, any threatened suits, actions, administrative
proceedings, union organizing activities, arbitrations, grievances or other
proceedings to which the Seller is a party; and there are no existing labor or
employment or other controversies or grievances to which the Seller is a party
involving employees of the Business; (iii) with respect to the Business, (A)
Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, rules and
regulations relating to the employment of labor and all employment contractual
obligations, including those relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining,
affirmative action, discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge and
the withholding and payment of taxes and contributions; (B) Seller has withheld
all amounts required by law or agreement to be withheld from the wages or
salaries of its employees; and (C) Seller is not liable to any present or former
employees or any governmental authority for damages, arrears of wages or any tax
or penalty for failure to comply with the foregoing.
3.11 Employee Benefit Plans. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof shall not,
because of the transactions contemplated hereby, impose upon Buyer any
obligation under any Benefit Plan, contract or arrangement (regardless of
whether they are written or unwritten and funded or unfunded) covering employees
or former employees of Seller in connection with their employment by Seller as a
result of any action, inaction, error or omission by Seller before, on or after
Closing. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Benefit Plan" shall include, without
limitation, employee benefit plans within the meaning of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, vacation benefits, accrued sick leave,
employment and severance contracts, stock option plans, unit appreciation rights
plans, bonus programs and plans of deferred compensation.
3.12 Environmental Matters. Seller has not, and to the knowledge of
Seller, no other person has, caused materials to be present, generated,
released, stored or disposed of on, under or at Seller's current places of
business or at any of Seller's former places of business during or prior to the
time of Seller's occupancy thereof, which materials, if known to be present,
would result in liability or require remedial or responsive action under
Environmental Laws. For purposes of this Agreement, "Environmental Laws" shall
be defined as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act,
the Clean Air Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act, each as amended, and any
other applicable federal, state and local laws concerning the environment,
including the treating, producing, handling, storing, releasing, spilling,
leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting or dumping of hazardous materials.
3.13 Compliance with Law. The operation of the Business complied in the
past and now complies in all material respects with all applicable statutes,
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of all federal, state, local or other
governmental authorities, and all applicable orders, writs, injunctions or
decrees of any court, commission, board, agency or other instrumentality. Seller
has not been charged with, or to the knowledge of Seller, threatened with any
charge
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concerning or under investigation with respect to, any violation of any
provision of law applicable to or materially affecting the Business.
3.14 Tax Matters. Except as may be required by Section 2.4, Buyer shall
not have any liability for payment or otherwise with respect to any taxes
arising out of, attributable to or affecting the Sale Assets or the conduct of
the Business through the Closing as a result of any action, inaction, error or
omission by Seller before, on or after the Closing Date. Except as set forth in
Section 2.4, there does not exist and will not exist any liability for taxes
that may be asserted by any taxing authority against the Sale Assets or the
conduct of the Business through the Closing for which Buyer will have any
liability for payment as a result of any action, inaction, error or omission by
Seller before, on or after the Closing Date, and no Lien for such taxes has or
will attach to the Sale Assets through the Closing, except any Lien for ad
valorem taxes for the calendar year of 2002 which are not yet due and payable.
3.15 Absence of Insolvency. No insolvency proceedings of any character
including without limitation, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization,
composition or arrangement with creditors, voluntary or involuntary, (i) is
pending against Seller or any of the Sale Assets, (ii) to the knowledge of
Seller, is affecting Seller or any of the Sale Assets, or (iii) to the knowledge
of Seller, is threatened, and Seller has made no assignment for the benefit of
creditors, nor taken any action with a view to, or which would constitute the
basis for the institution of, any such insolvency proceedings.
3.16 Products; Product Warranties. Set forth on Schedule 3.16 attached
hereto is a list of all products sold, licensed or marketed by Seller in
connection with the Business (collectively, the "Products") including, without
limitation, domain names, program titles and themes. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.16, (a) there are no warranties express or implied, written or oral,
with respect to the Products of the Business and (b) there are no pending or, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened claims with respect to any such warranty,
and, to the best knowledge of Seller, Seller has no liability with respect to
any such warranty, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise and whether due or to become due.
3.17 Intellectual Property.
(a) All of the Seller's Intellectual Property (as that term is
defined below), together with its applicable registration or application
information, is set forth on Schedule 3.17 attached hereto. For purposes hereof,
the term "Intellectual Property" shall include all intangible properties that
are (i) used in the operation of the Business in the manner in which it has been
and is now operated, or (ii) material to the ongoing operation of the Business
as it is now conducted, and including, without limitation: (i) all patents,
patent applications, patent rights and inventions and discoveries and invention
disclosures (whether or not patented) (collectively, the "Patents"); (ii) and
all trade names including trade dress, logos, packaging design, slogans, domain
names, registered and unregistered trademarks and service marks and applications
together with the goodwill of the business represented thereby (collectively,
the "Marks"); (iii) all copyrights in both published and unpublished works
(collectively, the "Copyrights"); (iv) all know-how, trade secrets, confidential
or proprietary information and customer lists (collectively, the "Trade
Secrets"); (v) all goodwill, franchises, licenses, permits, consents, approvals,
technical information, telephone numbers, and claims of infringement against
third
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parties (collectively, the "Rights") and (vi) all contracts relating to the
Intellectual Property and/or relating to the Products to which Seller is a party
or is bound, including without limitation, all nondisclosure and/or
confidentiality agreements entered into by persons in connection with
disclosures by Seller relating to any disclosure made pursuant to Section 5.3
hereof.
(b) Seller has exclusive ownership of, and has good, valid and
marketable title to, all of the Intellectual Property, free and clear of any
Liens, and has the right to use all of the Intellectual Property without payment
to any third party; and Seller's rights in all of such Intellectual Property are
freely transferable subject to filing the instruments of transfer referred to in
Section 9.2, hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16, the Intellectual
Property constitutes all of the assets of Seller used or held by Seller in
designing, creating, developing, marketing and distributing the Products. Seller
has the exclusive right to use, license, distribute, transfer and bring
infringement actions with respect to the Intellectual Property and Seller is not
obligated to and does not pay royalties or other fees to anyone for its
ownership, use, license or transfer of any of the Intellectual Property.
(c) None of the sources included in the Products, Copyrights,
or Trade Secrets is copied from, based upon, or derived from any other source in
violation of the rights of any third party. Any substantial similarity of the
Products, Copyrights or Trade Secrets to any owned by any third party did not
result from the Products, Copyrights or Trade Secrets being copied from, based
upon, or derived from such similar products of such third party in violation of
the rights of such third party or from any other violation of the rights of a
third party
(d) Seller has taken all reasonable security measures to
protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all Trade Secrets. To the
knowledge of Seller, there has not been any breach by any party to any such
confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement. The Trade Secrets have not been
disclosed by Seller to any person or entity other than employees or contractors
of Seller who had a need to know and use the Trade Secrets in the course of
their employment or contract performance.
3.18 Transactions with Interested Persons. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.18 hereto, neither Seller, nor, to the best knowledge of Seller, any
shareholder or supervisory employee of Seller or, to the knowledge of Seller,
any of their respective spouses or family members owns directly or indirectly on
an individual or joint basis any material interest in, or serves as an officer
or director or in another similar capacity of, any competitor or supplier of the
Business, or any organization which has a material contract or arrangement with
the Business.
3.19 Permits. To Seller's knowledge, Schedule 3.19 lists all the
licenses, permits, easements, registrations, applications and authorizations
(and any renewals, extensions, amendments or modifications thereof)
(collectively, the "Approvals") required from federal, state or local
authorities in order for Seller to conduct the Business consistent with past
practice. Seller has obtained all such Approvals, which are valid and in full
force and effect, and is operating in compliance therewith. Such Approvals
include, but are not limited to, those required under federal, state or local
statutes, ordinances, orders, requirements, rules, regulations, or laws
pertaining to environmental protection, public health and safety, worker health
and safety, buildings, highways or zoning.
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3.20 Customers and Suppliers. Seller's relations with its customers and
suppliers, taken as a whole, are good and there are not pending or, to Seller's
knowledge, threatened claims or controversies with any customer or supplier that
are material to the Sale Assets or the Business or could reasonable have a
Material Adverse Effect on Buyer.
3.21 Traffic Report. Attached hereto as Schedule 3.21 are copies of all
the documents which have been previously provided to Buyer related to the number
of page views and other customary and other specifically requested information
relating to traffic on the websites of the Business (collectively the "Traffic
Report"). The Traffic Report fairly, accurately and completely sets forth the
information contained therein. Since June 30, 2002, there has been no material
adverse changes in the traffic on the websites of the Business.
3.22 Financial Schedules. Attached hereto as Schedule 3.22 are copies
of documents which have been previously provided to Buyer related to the
financial performance of the Business (collectively the "Financial Schedules").
The Financial Schedules have been prepared by management of Seller in accordance
with Seller's historical accounting practices for the Business during the
periods covered thereby and, in all material respects, comply with the
Accounting Standards. For purposes of this Agreement, "Accounting Standards"
shall mean that the applicable documents present fairly and accurately, in all
material respects, the results of operations of the Business for the periods
covered thereby and were prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Standards. As of June 30, 2002 ("Financial Schedules Date"), Seller
had no material liabilities or obligations of any kind with respect to the
Business, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, that are not disclosed and
adequately reserved for on the Financial Schedules, other than immaterial
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business which would not be
reflected in the Financial Schedules under the Accounting Standards, applied
consistently.
3.23 Business Since the Financial Schedules Date. Since the Financial
Schedules Date:
(a) There has been no (i) material adverse change in the
Business or in the Sale Assets, operations or financial condition of the
Business and (ii) event, circumstance or combination thereof, whether arising
prior to or after the Financial Schedules Date, that might reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Condition;
(b) The Business has, in all material respects, been conducted
in the ordinary course and in substantially the same manner as it was conducted
before the date of the Financial Schedules Date;
(c) There has not been any material obligation or liability
(contingent or other) incurred by Seller with respect to the Business, outside
the ordinary course;
(d) There has not been any purchase, sale or other
disposition, or any agreement or other arrangement, oral or written, for the
purchase, sale or other disposition, of any material properties or assets of the
Business, outside the ordinary course;
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(e) There has not been any mortgage, encumbrance or Lien
placed on any of the Sale Assets, nor any payment or discharge of a material
Lien or liability of Seller, which was not reflected on the Financial Schedules;
(f) There has not been any damage, destruction or loss,
whether or not covered by insurance, adversely affecting the Business or Sale
Assets;
(g) There has not been any change in the collection, payment
and accounting policies used by Seller in the Business;
(h) There has not been any agreement or understanding, whether
in writing or otherwise, for Seller to take any of the actions specified above;
and
(i) Seller has not granted or agreed to grant any increase in
the compensation of any employee of the Business (including any such increase
pursuant to any bonus, pension, profit-sharing or other plan or commitment) or
any increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to any employee of
the Business, except for those granted in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
3.24 Broker's or Finder's Fees. No agent, broker, investment banker or
other person or firm acting on behalf of or under the authority of Seller or any
affiliate of Seller is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or
any other commission or similar fee, directly or indirectly, in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.25 Disclosures. No representation, warranty or schedule by Seller
contained in this Agreement nor any statement or certificate furnished or to be
furnished by or on behalf of Seller to Buyer contains or will contain any untrue
statement of material fact, or omits or will omit to state any material fact
required to make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading.
There is no fact (other than matters of a general economic nature which do not
affect the Business uniquely) known to Seller that has not been disclosed by
Seller to Buyer that might reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse
Condition.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
4.1 Organization and Good Standing. Buyer is a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware. Buyer has all requisite corporate power to own, operate
and lease its respective properties and carry on its business as it is now being
conducted and as the same will be conducted following the Closing. Buyer is, or
at Closing will be, qualified to do business in each other jurisdiction in which
it is required to so qualify by reason of the character of the property owned or
leased by it or the nature of the business transacted by it.
4.2 Authorization and Binding Effect of Agreements. As to Buyer: (i)
the execution and delivery, and the performance of its obligations under, this
Agreement and each of
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the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to be consummated by it
have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on its part; (ii)
it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is
a party and to consummate the transactions hereby and thereby contemplated to be
consummated by it; (iii) this Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party have been, or at the Closing will be, duly
executed and delivered by it; and (iv) this Agreement constitutes (and each of
the other agreements and documents to which it is a party, when so executed and
delivered by it, will constitute) legal and valid obligations of it enforceable
against it in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights or remedies generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.3 Absence of Conflicts. The execution, delivery and the performance
of the obligations of Buyer under this Agreement, and each of the other
Transaction Documents, to which they may be a party and the consummation by them
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby:
(a) Do not (with or without the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both) violate (or result in the creation of any Lien on any
of the assets or properties of it) any provision of law, rule or regulation or
any order, judgment, injunction, decree or ruling applicable to it in any manner
which could have a material adverse effect on its assets, business, operation or
financial condition or results of operations; and
(b) Do not (with or without the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both) conflict with or result in a breach or termination of,
or constitute a default or give rise to a right of termination or acceleration
under, its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or any lease, agreement,
commitment or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any
material portion of its assets or properties may be bound.
4.4 Consent of Third Parties. The execution and delivery of, and the
performance of Buyer's obligations under, this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, do not require the consent, waiver, approval,
permit, license, clearance or authorization of, or any declaration or filing
with, any court or public agency or other authority, or the consent of any
person under any agreement, arrangement or commitment of any nature to which it
is a party or by which it or any material portion of its assets or properties is
bound.
4.5 Disclosures. No representation, warranty or schedule of Buyer in
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document furnished by Buyer or on its
behalf contains or will contain any untrue statement, or omits or will omit to
state a material fact required to be disclosed hereunder.
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ARTICLE V
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
5.1 Conduct of the Business. Seller covenants and agrees with Buyer
that between the date hereof and the Closing Date, unless the Buyer otherwise
agrees in writing (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld), Seller
shall:
(a) Use reasonable efforts to keep the Business operating in a
manner consistent with its historic operations:
(b) Use reasonable commercial efforts to maintain insurance
upon all of the tangible Sale Assets in such amounts and of such kind materially
comparable to that in effect on the date hereof with respect to such Sale Assets
with insurers of substantially the same or better financial condition;
(c) Operate the Business in material accordance with all rules
and regulations, statutes, ordinances and orders of all governmental authorities
having jurisdiction over any aspect of the operation of the Business, except
where the failure to so operate would not have a material adverse effect on the
Sale Assets or the operation of the Business or on the ability of Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Maintain the Records of the Business in Seller's customary
manner on a basis materially consistent with prior years;
(e) Comply in all material respects with all Business
Agreements and Advertising Agreements now or hereafter existing which are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to the operation of the Business;
(f) Promptly notify Buyer of any material default by, or claim
of default against, any party under any Business Agreements or Advertising
Agreement which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the operation
of the Business, and any event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute a material default under such agreements;
(g) Not mortgage, pledge or subject to any Lien (except in the
ordinary course of business) any of the Sale Assets;
(h) Not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, nor agree to
sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, any of the Sale Assets, except for
dispositions in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Not amend or terminate any Business Agreement or
Advertising Agreement, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Not introduce any material change with respect to the
Business; and,
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(k) Notify Buyer of any material litigation pending or
threatened against the Business or Seller or any material damage to or material
destruction of any assets included or to be included in the Sale Assets.
5.2 Third Party Consents. Between the date of this Agreement and the
Closing, the Seller shall obtain the consent of any third party necessary for
the assignment of any contract or agreement to be assigned hereunder. In the
event of a consent or waiver required with respect to the assignment of a
contract that has not been obtained before the Closing, and Buyer, in its sole
discretion, waives the right to receive such consent or waiver (to the extent
required in order to close the transactions contemplated herein), then the
Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide Buyer with the
benefits of any such contract, including without limitation, permitting Buyer to
enforce any rights of Seller under such contract.
5.3 No Solicitation.
(a) Seller will immediately cease any existing discussions or
negotiations with any third parties conducted prior to the date hereof with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below). Seller shall not,
directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative
or agent, or otherwise:
(i) solicit, initiate, continue or encourage any
inquiries, proposals or offers that constitute, or could reasonably be expected
to lead to, a proposal or offer for a merger, consolidation, business
combination, sale of the Sale Assets (or any of them), sale of substantially all
the assets or a sale of at least a majority of capital stock (including, without
limitation, by way of a tender offer) involving Seller, other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (any of the foregoing inquiries or
proposals are being referred to in this Agreement as an "Acquisition Proposal"),
(ii) solicit, initiate, continue or engage in negotiations
or discussions concerning, or provide any information or data to any person or
entity relating to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or
participate in, or facilitate or encourage any Acquisition Proposal, or
(iii) agree to, approve or recommend any Acquisition
Proposal.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.3(a) hereof, Seller may furnish
non-public information to, or enter into discussions or negotiations with, any
person or entity in connection with any unsolicited Acquisition Proposal by such
person or entity (including a new and unsolicited Acquisition Proposal received
by Seller after the execution of this Agreement from a person or entity whose
initial contact with Seller may have been solicited by Seller prior to the
execution of this Agreement), and Seller may recommend such an unsolicited bona
fide written Acquisition Proposal to the shareholders of Seller, if and only to
the extent that:
(i) the Board of Directors of Seller determines in good
faith (after consultation with and based upon the written opinion of its
independent financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal would, if
consummated, result in a transaction materially and
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significantly more favorable to the shareholders of Seller than this Agreement
and that the person or entity making such Acquisition Proposal has the financial
means to conclude such transaction on or before the Closing Date (any such
materially more favorable Acquisition Proposal is being referred to in this
Agreement as a "Superior Proposal");
(ii) prior to furnishing such non-public information to,
or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person or entity, the
Board of Directors of Seller determines in good faith (after consultation with
and based upon the advice of its outside legal counsel) that the failure to take
such action would be materially inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the
Board of Directors to its shareholders under applicable law;
(iii) prior to furnishing such non-public information to,
or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person or entity, the
Board of Directors receives from such person or entity an executed
confidentiality agreement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer (which, in
any event, shall include a restriction on such person or entity from competing
with the Business for up to two (2) years, should Buyer acquire the Sale
Assets);
(iv) prior to furnishing any such non-public information
to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person or entity,
Seller shall notify Buyer of the identity of such person or entity;
(v) Seller shall provide Buyer with a true and complete
copy of any Superior Proposal within five (5) days of its receipt and, in any
event, prior to any recommendation by the Board of Directors of Seller to its
shareholders of said proposal; and
(vi) prior to any recommendation by the Board of Directors
of Seller to its shareholders of any Superior Proposal, Buyer shall be afforded
the opportunity to match its material terms, in which event the Board of
Directors of Seller shall recommend to its shareholders that they accept Buyer's
offer.
5.4 Shareholder Meeting. Seller shall, in accordance with the
requirements of applicable law, its Articles of Incorporation and its Bylaws,
take all action as may be necessary, proper or advisable to duly call, give
notice of and fix a record date for a meeting of shareholders (which may be a
special or annual meeting) to vote on approval on this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby (the "Shareholders' Meeting"), to be held as
promptly as practicable. As promptly as practicable, Seller shall prepare and
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a proxy statement
(the "Proxy Statement") to be used in connection with the solicitation of
proxies for the Shareholders' Meeting, respond to any comments or requests from
the SEC, as applicable, and mail the Proxy Statement, together with any
materials required to be delivered to Seller's shareholders under applicable
law, to shareholders of Seller in accordance with the requirements of applicable
law. Seller represents, warrants and covenants that the Proxy Statement will
comply with all requirements of applicable law, including without limitation SEC
Regulation 14A and its Organic Documents. Subject to its fiduciary duties in
connection with a Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of Seller shall
recommend in the Proxy Statement that the shareholders of Seller approve this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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5.5 Access; Information; Confidentiality; Publicity.
(a) Prior to the Closing, Seller shall give Buyer and its
representatives full and reasonable access during normal business hours to all
of Seller's properties, books, contracts, reports and records including
financial information, in each case relating to the Business, in order that
Buyer have full opportunity to make such investigation as they desire of the
Sale Assets and the Business, and Seller shall furnish Buyer with such
information as Buyer may reasonably request in connection therewith. The rights
of Buyer under this Section 5.5 shall not be exercised in such a manner as to
interfere unreasonably with the ongoing operation of the Business.
(b) Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the
Seller shall (i) keep Buyer reasonably informed of all material operational
matters and business developments with respect to the Business, and (ii) furnish
Buyer with any information customarily prepared by Seller concerning the
financial condition of the Business that the Buyer may request.
(c) Subject to the requirements of applicable law, each party
shall keep confidential all information obtained by it with respect to the other
party hereto in connection with this Agreement and the negotiations preceding
this Agreement ("Confidential Information"); provided that, each party hereto
may furnish such Confidential Information to its employees, agents and
representatives who need to know such Confidential Information (including its
financial and legal advisers, its banks and other lenders) (collectively,
"Representatives"). Each party hereto shall, and shall cause each of such
party's Representatives to, use the Confidential Information solely in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If the
transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated for any reason, each party
shall return to such other party hereto, without retaining a copy thereof, any
schedules, documents or other written information obtained from such other party
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.5, no party shall be
required to keep confidential or return any Confidential Information which: (i)
is known or available through other lawful sources, not bound by any
confidentiality agreement with the disclosing party; (ii) is or becomes publicly
known through no fault of the receiving party or its agents; (iii) is required
to be disclosed pursuant to an order or request of a judicial or governmental
authority (provided the disclosing party is given reasonable prior notice of the
order or request and the purpose of the disclosure); or (iv) is developed by the
receiving party independently of the disclosure by the disclosing party. The
obligations of the parties under this Section 5.5 shall survive the Closing of
this Agreement.
(d) No news release or other public announcement pertaining to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be made by or on behalf of
any party hereto without the prior written approval of the other party (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding the
provisions of the preceding sentence, either party hereto or its Affiliates (a
"Releasing Party") may, in accordance with its legal obligations, including but
not limited to filings permitted or required by the Securities Act of 1933, the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the New York Stock Exchange, the National
Association of
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Securities Dealers and other similar regulatory bodies, make (i) such press
releases and other public statements and announcements ("Releases") as the
Releasing Party deems necessary or appropriate in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) any and all statements the
Releasing Party deems in its sole judgment to be appropriate in any and all
filings, prospectuses and other similar documents. The Releasing Party shall use
reasonable efforts to provide the other parties hereto with a copy of any
Releases before any publication of same, provided that, if the content of the
Release is, in the sole judgment of the Releasing Party reasonably exercised,
substantially similar to the content of a Release previously provided to the
other parties, the Releasing Party shall have no obligation to provide the other
party with a copy of such Release. The other party may make comments to the
Releasing Party with respect to any such Releases provided to them; provided,
however, that the Releasing Party is not required to incorporate any such
comments into the Releases.
5.6 Cooperation & Inconsistent Actions. Each party shall cooperate
fully with each other and its respective counsel and accountants in connection
with any actions required to be taken as part of its obligations under this
Agreement, and each party will use its reasonable efforts to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and to fulfill its obligations hereunder;
provided, however, that no party shall be required to make any payments to any
third party in order to obtain the consent of any such third party. Prior to the
Closing, no party shall take any action which is materially inconsistent with
its obligations under this Agreement, or that could hinder or delay in any
material respect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.7 Tax Returns and Payments. To the extent the failure to file any
return, estimate, or report or pay any taxes would result in a Lien on the Sale
Assets:
(a) All tax returns, estimates, and reports required to be
filed by Seller prior to the Closing Date or relating to periods prior to the
Closing Date will be timely filed with the appropriate governmental agencies
unless valid extensions therefore shall have been obtained.
(b) All taxes pertaining to ownership of the Sale Assets or
operation of the Business prior to the Closing Date will be timely paid;
provided that Seller shall not be required to pay any such tax so long as the
validity thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
Seller shall have set aside adequate reserves with respect to any such tax.
ARTICLE VI
CASUALTY
Upon the occurrence of any casualty loss, damage or destruction
material to the operation of the Business prior to the Closing, Seller shall
promptly give Buyer written notice setting forth in detail the extent of such
loss, damage or destruction and the cause thereof if known. Seller shall use its
reasonable efforts to promptly commence and thereafter to diligently proceed to
repair or replace any such lost, damaged or destroyed property. In the event
that such repair or replacement is not fully completed prior to the Closing
Date, Buyer may elect to (i) postpone the Closing until Seller's repairs have
been fully completed, (ii) to consummate the transactions
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contemplated hereby on the Closing Date, in which event Seller shall assign to
Buyer the portion of the insurance proceeds (less all reasonable costs and
expenses, including without limitation attorney's fees, expenses and court
costs, incurred by Seller to collect such amounts), if any, not previously
expended by Seller to repair or replace the damaged or destroyed property, and
Buyer shall accept the damaged Sale Assets in their damaged condition, or (iii)
to terminate this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF BUYER TO CLOSE
Buyer's obligation to close the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of
each of the following conditions, unless waived by Buyer in writing:
7.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement or any other document shall be
complete and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date.
7.2 Performance of Agreement. Seller shall have performed in all
material respects all of its covenants, agreements and obligations required by
this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to be performed, or
complied with, by it on the Closing Date.
7.3 Adverse Proceedings. Buyer shall not be subject to any ruling,
decree, order or injunction restraining, imposing material limitations on or
prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and no
litigation, proceeding or other action seeking to obtain any such ruling,
decree, order or injunction shall be pending or shall have been threatened in
writing.
7.4 Conveyance Free and Clear of Liens. At or prior to the Closing,
Seller shall obtain executed releases, in suitable form for filing and otherwise
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, of any security
interests granted in the Sale Assets and properties as security for payment of
loans and other obligations or judgments and of any other Liens on the Sale
Assets. At the closing, Seller shall transfer and convey to Buyer all of the
Sale Assets free and clear of all Liens.
7.5 Buyer's Satisfaction. All legal matters, documentation or other
proceedings incident to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to Buyer; all Consents shall have been
obtained or waived in writing, and all related filings, if any, shall have been
made, and all Approvals shall be in full force and effect and Buyer shall have
received such copies thereof as it shall have requested; all applicable waiting
periods shall have expired without any adverse action being taken by any
governmental authority having jurisdiction; and Seller shall have received the
approval from its Shareholders for this Agreement and the transaction
contemplated hereby.
7.6 Employment of Key Personnel. Buyer shall have entered into
employment agreements for certain key employees of the Business listed on
Schedule 1.2, to be identified by Buyer in its sole discretion, on terms
reasonably acceptable to Buyer.
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7.7 Shareholder Approval. As set forth in Section 5.4 hereof, Seller
shall have received approval from its shareholders of this Agreement and the
transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF SELLER TO CLOSE
Seller's obligation to close the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of
each of the following conditions, unless waived by Seller in writing:
8.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document shall be complete and correct in all material respects on the Closing
Date.
8.2 Performance of Agreement. Buyer shall have performed in all
material respects all of its covenants, agreements and obligations required by
this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to be performed, or
complied with, by it on the Closing Date.
8.3 Adverse Proceedings. Seller shall not be subject to any ruling,
decree, order or injunction restraining, imposing material limitations on or
prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and no
litigation, proceeding or other action seeking to obtain any such ruling,
decree, order or injunction shall be pending or shall have been threatened in
writing.
8.4 Shareholder Approval. As set forth in Section 5.4 hereof, Seller
shall have received approval from its shareholders of this Agreement and the
transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IX
THE CLOSING
9.1 Closing. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall take
place (the "Closing") at Buyer's offices in Nashville, Tennessee, or such other
place as mutually agreed to by the parties, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on the
date (the "Closing Date") being the first (1st) business day following
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent hereunder or such later date
as mutually agreed by the parties. Time is of the essence with respect to the
Closing. Closing shall be deemed effective as of 12:01 a.m., Central Time, on
the Closing Date.
9.2 Seller's Closing Deliveries. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to Buyer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Buyer and its counsel, the following:
(a) A bill of sale conveying the Tangible Personal Property to
Buyer, duly executed by Seller; (b) An instrument or instruments assigning to
Buyer all right, title and interest of Seller in and to the Business Agreements,
duly executed by Seller;
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(c) An instrument or instruments assigning to Buyer all right,
title and interest of Seller in and to the Advertiser Agreements, duly executed
by Seller;
(d) Instruments assigning to Buyer all right, title and
interest in and to the Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, all
of the domain names used in the Business;
(e) The Records;
(f) Releases, in suitable form for filing and otherwise in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, duly executed and
delivered, of any security interests granted in the Sale Assets as security for
payment of loans and other obligations and of any other Liens;
(g) All Consents and executed estoppel certificates from each
lessor, licensor, advertiser, sponsor, customer or other third-party to any
Business Agreements or any Advertiser Agreements reasonably deemed material by
the Buyer stating, with respect to each such agreement, the following (or in
such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Buyer and its counsel): (i)
whether there have been any amendments, modifications or supplements of any kind
to such lease or other agreement; (ii) that such agreement is in full force and
effect; (iii) the commencement and expiration dates of such agreement; (iv) that
no party is in material violation of, or in material default under, such
agreement and that no party thereunder has any material claims against Seller or
Seller's interest in such agreement; (v) the amount of and the date through
which all payments have been made under such agreement; (vi) that no payment has
been made for more than one month in advance; (vii) that such other party
consents to the assignment of such agreement to Buyer (if such consent is
required) and consents to the assignment of any option to purchase if such
option is contained in the agreement; and (viii) such other matters as Buyer may
reasonably request;
(h) A certificate executed by Seller's Secretary certifying
consent of the directors and stockholders of Seller to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and authorizing the execution and
delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to
which Seller is a party (including a certificate of incumbency), the performance
by Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(i) A certificate as of a recent date of the corporate
existence of Seller under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, from the
Secretary of State (or comparable governmental authority) of such jurisdiction;
(j) A certificate as of a recent date of the qualification of
Seller to conduct business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction where it is
so qualified as of the Closing Date, from the Secretary of State (or comparable
governmental authority) of such jurisdiction;
(k) A tax clearance certificate, a tax good standing
certificate, a certificate of no tax due, or similar certificate or letter as to
Seller, from the Department of Revenue (or comparable governmental authority) in
each applicable jurisdiction under (i) and (j) above;
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(l) A certificate, signed by the Seller, certifying that the
conditions specified in Sections 7.1 and Section 7.2 are satisfied as of the
Closing Date;
(m) The opinion of Seller's outside corporate counsel, dated
the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer's
counsel, to the effect that:
(i) Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own its property and to carry on its
business, including the Business, as now conducted, and is in good standing and
authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so
authorized could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) Seller has full corporate power and authority to
enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement and any
other agreement relating to or arising out of this Agreement to which it is a
party (collectively, "Transaction Document(s)"), and to incur the obligations
provided for therein, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and
necessary action and are in full compliance with Seller's articles of
incorporation, bylaws and other Organic Documents;
(iii) Except as has previously been obtained or performed
by Seller, no consent, authorizations or approval of, filing with, notice to, or
exemption by, stockholders, board of directors, any governmental authority or
any other person (except for those which have been obtained, made or given) is
required to authorize, or is required in connection with Seller's execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or
is required as a condition to the validity or the enforceability of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document against Seller. No provision of any
applicable statute, law (including, without limitation, any applicable usury or
similar law), rule or regulation of any governmental authority or Seller's
Organic Documents will prevent the execution, delivery or performance of, or
affect the validity of, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(iv) This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms; and,
(v) No proceedings are pending or, to counsel's knowledge,
are threatened which may result in the imposition of a Material Adverse
Condition upon any of the Sale Assets or on the operation of the Business, other
than proceedings affecting the industry in general.
(n) The Agreements of Seller and Seller's key officers to
refrain from competing with Buyer, as set forth in Section 10.3.
(o) A list of any updates to the information on Schedule 3.8.
(p) Such additional information and materials as Buyer shall
have reasonably requested.
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9.3 Buyer's Closing Deliveries. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Seller, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Seller and its counsel, the following:
(a) The Purchase Price, as set forth in Article II hereof.
(b) The agreement of Buyer assuming the obligations under any
Business Agreements being assumed by Buyer.
(c) The agreement of Buyer assuming the obligations under the
Advertising Agreements.
(d) A certificate, signed by the Buyer, certifying that the
conditions specified in Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 are satisfied as of the
Closing Date;
(e) Certified resolutions of the Board of Directors of the
Managing Member of Buyer, approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and each of the other Transaction Documents and authorizing the consummation of
the transaction contemplated hereby and thereby.
(f) Such additional information and materials as Seller shall
have reasonably requested.
ARTICLE X
CERTAIN POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
10.1 Confidentiality. From and after the Closing, Seller shall, and
shall cause its representatives to, hold in strict confidence and, except as
required by applicable law, not disclose to others (except its representatives)
or use for any reason whatsoever without the prior written consent of Buyer, (i)
any information (unless previously known to Seller or any of its affiliates from
sources other than Buyer or any of its affiliates or ascertainable from public
or published information or trade sources) received by Seller or any of its
respective affiliates from Buyer or any of its affiliates concerning Buyer or
its affiliates, or (ii) any information (unless ascertainable from public or
published information or trade sources) concerning the Sale Assets or the
Business, provided that this Section 10.1 shall not be deemed to prohibit any
disclosure of such information that is legally required or reasonably necessary
for financial or tax reporting purposes.
10.2 Change of Seller's Name. Within ten (10) business days after the
Closing Date, Seller shall amend its Organic Documents to provide for the change
of its name to a name other than, and one not similar to, "Crosswalk.com" and
shall effect such name change in each other jurisdiction in which it is
authorized to transact business. Seller shall promptly thereafter deliver to
Buyer true and complete copies of the amendment to Seller's Organic Documents,
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and of the
amendments to Seller's certificates of
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authority, certified by the Secretary of State of each other jurisdiction in
which Seller is authorized to transact business, evidencing such changes of name
by Seller.
10.3 Non-Competition
(a) Seller agrees that during the period commencing on the
Closing Date and continuing thereafter for two (2) years, without Buyer's prior
written consent, Seller will not, anywhere within the Territory, either as
proprietor, principal, agent, representative, member, manager, employee,
partner, shareholder, director, officer, consultant, joint venture or otherwise,
(i) become engaged or involved in any business that competes with Buyer in the
Business; (ii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, or employee
of the Buyer to reduce, terminate, restrict or otherwise alter its business
relationship with the Buyer; or (iii) hire any employee of the Buyer.
(b) For the purposes of this Section 10.3, the "Territory"
shall mean only the following geographical areas:
(i) Davidson County, Tennessee;
(ii) the counties of Hamilton, Meigs, McMinn, and Polk in
the State of Tennessee;
(iii) the State of Tennessee;
(iv) Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, Wyoming;
(v) Each and every county in each and every state in which
the Buyer has sold or solicited sales related to the Business;
(vi) Each and every county in each and every state in
which the Buyer has an office or place of business or in which the Buyer
conducts business;
(vii) North America;
(viii) South America;
(ix) England; and
(x) the World.
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The parties intend the above geographical areas to be completely severable and
independent, and any invalidity or unenforceability of this Section 10.3 with
respect to any one area shall not render this Section 10.3 unenforceable as
applied to any one or more of the other areas.
(c) Seller acknowledges that Buyer may have no adequate means
to protect its rights under this Section 10.3 other than by securing an
injunction (a court order prohibiting Seller from violating this Section 10.3).
Seller agrees that Buyer may enforce this Section 10.3 by obtaining a
preliminary and permanent injunction and any other appropriate equitable relief
in any court of competent jurisdiction. Seller acknowledges that Buyer may seek
such equitable relief without being obliged to prove actual damages or to post
bond or other security. Seller acknowledges that the recovery of damages will
not be an adequate means to redress a breach of this Section 10.3, but nothing
in this Section 10.3 shall prohibit Buyer from pursuing any remedies in addition
to injunctive relief, including recovery of damages.
(d) "Blue-Penciling"; Extension; Severability. If any
provision or part of this Section 10.3 is held to be unenforceable because of
the area, scope of business or duration covered by such provision, the parties
hereto agree to modify such provision, or that the court making such
determination shall have the power to modify such provision, to reduce the area,
scope of business, or duration, as the case may be, or any combination of the
foregoing, or to delete specific words or phrases herefrom ("blue-penciling"),
and in its reduced or blue-penciled form, such provision shall then be
enforceable and shall be enforced. If Seller violates any of the restrictive
covenants set forth on this Section 10.3 then the time limitation otherwise
applicable shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period of time
during which such breach or breaches occurred. The parties intend the above
restrictions on competition to be severable completely and independent, and any
invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more of such restrictions shall not
render invalid or unenforceable any one or more of the other restrictions.
(e) Seller shall cause its key officers to individually agree
to the terms of this Section 10.3.
10.4 Further Assurances. In addition to the actions, documents and
instruments specifically required to be taken or delivered by this Agreement, at
the Closing or from time to time thereafter, and without further consideration,
the parties hereto shall take such other actions, and execute and deliver such
other documents and instruments, including, without limitation, resale
certificates for inventory, as the other party or parties hereto or their
respective counsel may reasonably request in order to effectuate and perfect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
11.1 Survival of Representation and Warranties. All representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
(excluding any employment agreement constituting a Transaction Document) shall
survive the Closing for a period of twelve (12) months (the "Survival Period").
No claim with respect to any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement may be brought under this Agreement unless written notice
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describing in reasonable detail the nature and basis of such claim is given on
or prior to the last day of the Survival Period. In the event such notice is
given, the right to indemnification with respect thereto under this Article XI
shall survive the Survival Period until such claim is finally resolved and any
obligations with respect thereto are fully satisfied. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the provisions for survival and the making of claims shall not apply
to the covenants and obligations of the parties under this Agreement (unless
otherwise expressly provided) and the obligations associated with the Advertiser
Agreements, which agreements shall be governed by their own terms.
11.2 Indemnification in General. Buyer and Seller agree that the rights
to indemnification and to be held harmless set forth in this Article XI shall,
as between the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, be
exclusive of all rights to indemnification and any other type or form of
recourse that such party (or its successors or assigns) would otherwise have by
statute, common law or otherwise.
11.3 Indemnification by Seller.
(a) Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and any
officer, director, parent, subsidiary and affiliate thereof with respect to any
and all demands, claims, actions, suits, proceedings, assessments, judgments,
costs, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
relating to or arising out of:
(i) Any breach or nonperformance by Seller of any of its
representations and warranties and covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or
(ii) The ownership or operation of the Business and Sale
Assets by Seller prior to the Closing (other than the Assumed Liabilities); or
(iii) All other liabilities and obligations of Seller
other than the Assumed Liabilities; or
(iv) Noncompliance by Seller with the provisions of the
Bulk Sales Act, if applicable, in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
if Closing occurs, Seller shall not be obligated to indemnify Buyer hereunder
unless and until the aggregate amount of all claims, liabilities, damages,
losses, costs and expenses exceeds the Threshold Limitation, in which case,
Buyer shall then be entitled to indemnification of the entire aggregate amount
in excess of the Threshold Limitation. As used in this Agreement, the term
"Threshold Limitation" shall mean and refer to the lesser of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000) for all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and
expenses and Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) for any individual claim
liability, damage, loss, cost or expense.
11.4 Indemnification by Buyer.
(a) Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and any
officer, director and affiliate or subsidiary thereof with respect to any and
all demands, claims, actions, suits,
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proceedings, assessments, judgments, costs, losses, damages, liabilities and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of:
(i) Any breach or nonperformance by Buyer of any of its
representations and warranties (subject to the Survival Period) and covenants or
agreements set forth in this Agreement or any other document; or
(ii) Liabilities and obligations arising after the Closing
under the Assumed Liabilities.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
if Closing occurs, Buyer shall not be obligated to indemnify Seller hereunder
unless and until the aggregate amount of all claims, liabilities, damages,
losses, costs and expenses exceeds the Threshold Limitation, in which case,
Seller shall then be entitled to indemnification of the entire aggregate amount
in excess of the Threshold Limitation.
ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION; LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
12.1 Termination. If Closing shall not have previously occurred, this
Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of:
(a) the giving of written notice from Seller to Buyer, or from
Buyer to Seller, if:
(i) Seller gives such termination notice and is not at
such time in material default hereunder, or Buyer gives such termination notice
and Buyer is not at such time in material default hereunder; and
(ii) Either:
(A) any of the representations or warranties
contained herein of Buyer (if such termination notice is given by Seller), or of
Seller (if such termination notice is given by Buyer), are inaccurate in any
respect and, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the party
giving such termination notice unless the inaccuracy has been induced by or is
the result of actions or omissions of the party giving such termination notice
or unless the accuracy of such representation or warranty is not a condition to
closing; or
(B) Any material obligation to be performed by Buyer
(if such termination notice is given by Seller) or by Seller (if such
termination notice is given by Buyer), including the obligation of Seller to
obtain shareholder consent to this transaction pursuant to Section 5.4, is not
timely performed unless the lack of timely performance has been induced by or is
the result of actions or omissions of the party giving such termination notice;
or
(C) Any material condition (other than those referred
to in foregoing Clauses (A) and (B)) to the obligation to close the transaction
contemplated herein of the party giving such termination notice has not been
timely satisfied, unless the failure of said
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condition to be satisfied was induced by the party giving such termination
notice with the intended result of terminating the Agreement pursuant to this
Clause (C); and
(iii) any such inaccuracy, failure to perform or
non-satisfaction of a condition neither has been cured nor satisfied within
twenty (20) days after written notice thereof from the party giving such
termination notice nor waived in writing by the party giving such termination
notice; provided however that such opportunity to cure shall not apply to the
failure of a party to perform its obligations set forth in Article IX herein.
(b) Written notice from Buyer to Seller that a Triggering
Event shall have occurred. As used herein, a "Triggering Event" shall mean any
of the following: (i) the Board of Directors of Seller shall have withdrawn or
modified its recommendation of this Agreement or shall have resolved or publicly
announced its intention to do so; (ii) Seller shall have negotiated with,
entered into any agreement with, or consummated or recommend any transaction
with, any person other than Buyer or its affiliates, based on a determination
regarding a Superior Proposal made pursuant to Section 5.3; (iii) the
shareholders of Seller at any time deny approval of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) the shareholders of Seller do not approve
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby on or before October 30,
2002; or (v) Closing shall not have occur prior to November 1, 2002.
12.2 Obligations Upon Termination.
(a) In the event this Agreement is terminated by Seller
pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(ii)(A) or Section 12.1(a)(ii)(B), the aggregate
liability of Buyer for breach hereunder shall be limited as provided in Section
12.2(b) hereof. In the event this Agreement is terminated by Buyer pursuant to
Section 12.1(a)(ii)(A), Section 12.1(a)(ii)(B) or Section 12.1(b) the aggregate
liability of Seller shall be limited as provided in Section 12.2(c) hereof. In
the event this Agreement is terminated for any other reason, neither party shall
have any liability hereunder.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated by Seller's giving of
valid written notice to Buyer pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(ii)(A) or Section
12.1(a)(ii)(B), Buyer shall pay Seller upon such termination, as liquidated
damages and not as penalty, $50,000 (the "Seller's Liquidated Damage Amount")
SELLER'S RECEIPT OF THE SELLER'S LIQUIDATED DAMAGE AMOUNT SHALL CONSTITUTE
PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES HEREUNDER AND NOT A PENALTY, AND SHALL BE SELLER'S
SOLE REMEDY AT LAW OR IN EQUITY FOR BUYER'S BREACH HEREUNDER IF CLOSING DOES NOT
OCCUR. BUYER AND SELLER EACH ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE SELLER'S LIQUIDATED
DAMAGE AMOUNT IS REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THE ANTICIPATED HARM WHICH WILL BE
CAUSED BY BUYER'S BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE DIFFICULTY OF PROOF OF LOSS, THE
INCONVENIENCE AND NON-FEASIBILITY OF OTHERWISE OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE REMEDY, AND
THE VALUE OF THE TRANSACTION TO BE CONSUMMATED HEREUNDER.
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Seller's Initials Buyer's Initials
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(c) If this Agreement is terminated by Buyer's giving of valid
written notice to Seller pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(ii)(A), Section
12.1(a)(ii)(B) or Section 12.1(b), Seller shall pay Buyer upon such termination,
as liquidated damages and not as penalty, $125,000 (the "Buyer's Liquidated
Damage Amount") and Seller shall be deemed to have waived any applicable rights
restricting, and shall be deemed to have consented to, the employment of any of
Seller's employees by Buyer, even if such employees would otherwise be subject
to "non-compete agreements" ("Employment Waiver"). BUYER'S RECEIPT OF THE
BUYER'S LIQUIDATED DAMAGE AMOUNT AND THE EMPLOYMENT WAIVER SHALL CONSTITUTE
PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES HEREUNDER AND NOT A PENALTY, AND SHALL BE BUYER'S
SOLE REMEDY AT LAW OR IN EQUITY FOR SELLER'S BREACH HEREUNDER IF CLOSING DOES
NOT OCCUR. BUYER AND SELLER EACH ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE BUYER'S
LIQUIDATED DAMAGE AMOUNT AND THE EMPLOYMENT WAIVER ARE REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF
THE ANTICIPATED HARM WHICH WILL BE CAUSED BY SELLER'S BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT,
THE DIFFICULTY OF PROOF OF LOSS, THE INCONVENIENCE AND NON-FEASIBILITY OF
OTHERWISE OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE REMEDY, AND THE VALUE OF THE TRANSACTION TO BE
CONSUMMATED HEREUNDER.
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Seller's Initials Buyer's Initials
(d) In any dispute between Buyer and Seller as to the payment
of liquidated damages, the prevailing party shall receive, in addition to any
liquidated damages that it is entitled, an amount equal to interest on that
amount at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated from the date the prevailing
party's demand for all or a portion of the liquidated damages.
12.3 Specific Performance. Seller acknowledges that the Sale Assets are
of a special, unique, and extraordinary character, and that any breach of this
Agreement by Seller could not be compensated for by damages. Accordingly, if
Seller shall breach its obligations under this Agreement, Buyer shall be
entitled, in addition to any of the remedies that it may have, to enforcement of
this Agreement by decree of specific performance or injunctive relief requiring
Seller to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. In any action to
equitably enforce the provisions of this Agreement, Seller shall waive the
defense that there is an adequate remedy at law or equity and agrees that Buyer
shall have the right to obtain specific performance of the terms of this
Agreement without being required to prove actual damages, post bond or furnish
other security.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Payment of Expenses. Each of the parties hereto shall bear its own
expenses, including the fees of any attorneys and accountants engaged by such
party, in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein.
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13.2 Notices. All notices, demands or other communications given
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if delivered by
overnight delivery service or sent by registered or certified mail, first class,
postage prepaid, or by telegram, facsimile machine or similar written means of
communication, addressed as follows (to the extent applicable for such
delivery):
(a) if to Seller, to:
Jon Morgan
Amen Properties
303 W. Wall Street, Suite 1700
Midland, Texas 79701
(b) if to Buyer, to:
Jonathan L. Block
General Counsel
Salem Communications Corporation
4880 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 100
Camarillo, California 93012
Facsimile No.: (805) 384-4505
With a copy to:
Jim Cumbee,
President - Non Broadcast Media
Salem Communications Corporation
104 Woodmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37205
or such other address with respect to any party hereto as such party may from
time to time notify (as provided above) to the other party hereto. Any such
notice, demand or communication shall be deemed to have been given (i) if so
mailed, as of the close of the third business day following the date so mailed,
and (ii) if personally delivered or otherwise sent as provided above, on the
date received.
13.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents, and the schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto, constitute the
entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior negotiations, agreements,
understandings or arrangements between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof.
13.4 Binding Effect; Benefits. Except as otherwise provided herein,
this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors or
assigns. Except to the extent specified herein, nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, shall confer on any person other than the parties hereto
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and their respective successors or assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
13.5 Assignment. This Agreement and any rights hereunder shall not be
assignable by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other
party; provided, however, that Buyer may assign its rights and obligations under
this Agreement to any affiliate thereof without obtaining Seller's consent.
13.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Tennessee,
without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. The parties
hereby consent and agree to the non-exclusive jurisdiction and to the venue of
any federal court for any geographic area which includes Nashville, Tennessee,
in any proceedings under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents and hereby waive any objection to any such proceedings based on
improper venue or forum non conveniens. The parties hereby further consent and
agree to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over them by such courts with
respect to any such proceedings and waive any objection to the assertion or
exercise of such jurisdiction.
13.7 Amendments and Waivers. No term or provision of this Agreement may
be amended, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument
in writing signed by the party against whom the enforcement of such amendment,
waiver, discharge or termination is sought. Any waiver shall be effective only
in accordance with its express terms and conditions.
13.8 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provisions in any other jurisdiction. To
the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto hereby waive any
provision of law now or hereafter in effect which renders any provision hereof
unenforceable in any respect.
13.9 Headings. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
hereof
13.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Notwithstanding the
execution of each counterpart elsewhere, each counterpart and each Transaction
Document shall be deemed executed in Nashville, Tennessee on and as of the date
and time of the last signatory.
13.11 References. All references in this Agreement to articles and
sections are to articles and sections contained in this Agreement unless a
different document is expressly specified.
13.12 Definition of "Knowledge." With respect to any representation or
warranty contained in this Agreement which is made to the "knowledge" or "best
knowledge" of a party, such terms shall be limited to mean only the knowledge of
such party after reasonable inquiry or investigation only of such party's (i)
officers, (ii) directors and (iii) employees responsible for the subject matter
corresponding to such representation or warranty.
{Signatures on the following page.}
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the date first written above.
SELLER: BUYER:
Crosswalk.com, Inc. OnePlace, LLC
By: By:
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Scott Fehrenbacher Jim Cumbee
President and CEO President - Non Broadcast Media
Salem Communications Corporation
Its Managing Member
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Asset Purchase Agreement Index to Schedules
The following is a list of omitted schedules with identification as to their
contents. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally, a copy of any of these
omitted schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
Schedule Description
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1.2 Key Personnel
1.2(a) Personal Items
3.1 Other Jurisdictions
3.4 Consents
3.6 Tangible Personal Property
3.7 Business Agreements
3.8 Advertising Agreements
3.10 List of Names
3.16 List of Products
3.17 Intangible Property
3.18 Interested Persons
3.19 Permits
3.21 Traffic Report
3.22 Financial Schedules
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ANNEX B
[EMERGING GROWTH EQUITIES, LTD. LETTERHEAD]
June 27, 2002
The Board of Directors
Crosswalk.com, Inc.
4100 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 110
Chantilly, VA 20151
Members of the Board of Directors:
You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of
view, of the consideration to be received by Crosswalk.com, Inc. (the "Company")
in connection with the proposed sale of substantially all of the assets used,
required, useful or otherwise relating to the ownership, development and
operation of the Company's Crosswalk.com website (the "Asset Sale") to OnePlace,
LLC (the "Purchaser"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salem Communications
Corporation ("Salem"), pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement among the
Company, the Purchaser and Salem (the "Agreement"). The aggregate consideration
to be paid by the Purchaser to the Company in connection with the proposed Asset
Sale will be $4,100,000.00, which will be payable in cash at closing.
You have agreed that, for purposes of formulating our opinion, we may assume
that (1) the proposed Asset Sale will be consummated in all respects in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement (the final version of which has been
provided for our review), without waiver, modification or amendment of any term,
condition or agreement contained therein, (2) in the course of obtaining the
necessary regulatory or third party consents and approvals for the proposed
Asset Sale, no limitations, restrictions or conditions will be imposed on the
Company or the proposed Asset Sale, and (3) the proceeds to the Company from the
proposed Asset Sale will be used to acquire other business assets in order to
continue the operation of the Company and will not be distributed to the
stockholders of the Company in liquidation of the Company.
In connection with our review of the proposed Asset Sale and the preparation of
our opinion, we have, among other things:
(i) reviewed and analyzed the financial terms of the proposed Asset Sale
as stated in the final version of the Agreement proposed to be
executed by the Company;
(ii) reviewed and analyzed historical publicly available business
information and financial results of the Company, including such
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information and results contained in the Company's Annual Report
filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the
Company's Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
March 31, 2002;
(iii) reviewed and analyzed certain other operating and financial
information of the Company provided by management of the Company,
including the Company's projections as to the future operating and
financial performance of the Company for calendar years 2002 through
2003;
(iv) discussed with senior executives of the Company certain information
relating to the aforementioned items, including the strategic,
financial and operational benefits anticipated from the proposed
Asset Sale and various other matters which we deemed relevant to our
opinion;
(v) reviewed and analyzed historical market prices and trading volumes
for the Company's Common Stock;
(vi) reviewed and analyzed publicly available information regarding
selected publicly- traded companies we deemed comparable to the
Company and regarding selected business combinations we deemed
comparable to the proposed Asset Sale;
(vii) reviewed and analyzed research reports relating to publicly-traded
companies we deemed comparable to the Company;
(viii)reviewed and analyzed certain other information we deemed relevant
for purposes of our opinion concerning the online content and online
marketing industry; and
(ix) performed such other analyses and reviewed such other information as
we deemed appropriate, including trends prevailing in relevant
industries and financial markets.
We have assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the financial
and other information supplied or otherwise made available to us by the Company
or any other party, without independent verification, and have further relied
upon the assurances of management of the Company that they are not aware of any
facts that would make such information inaccurate or misleading. In arriving at
our opinion, we neither performed nor obtained any evaluation or appraisal of
the assets or liabilities of the Company, and we did not perform or obtain any
evaluation or appraisal of the Company's physical properties and facilities or
sales, marketing or service organizations. With respect to the financial
projections provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with us, we have
assumed that they have been reasonably prepared in good faith on bases
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the
management of the Company as to the future operating and financial performance
of the Company, and we have relied upon each party to advise us promptly if any
information previously provided became inaccurate or was required to be updated
during the period of our review. In addition to our review and analyses of the
specific information set forth above, our opinion herein reflects and gives
effect to our assessment of general economic, monetary, market and industry
conditions existing and disclosed to us as of the date hereof as they may affect
the business and prospects of the Company.
It should be understood that subsequent developments or material changes in any
of the information or circumstances reviewed or considered by us may affect this
opinion, and we do not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm this
opinion to account for any such developments or changes.
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You have not requested that we perform, and we have not performed, an appraisal
of the Company's business or assets. You have also not requested that we opine
as to, and our opinion does not in any manner address, the Company's underlying
business decision to enter into the Agreement or to proceed with or effect the
proposed Asset Sale, the structure or tax consequences of the proposed Asset
Sale or the availability or advisability of any alternatives to the proposed
Asset Sale. We did not structure the proposed Asset Sale or assist in the
negotiation of the Agreement. Our opinion is limited to the fairness, from a
financial point of view, of the consideration to be received by the Company in
connection with the proposed Asset Sale. We express no opinion with respect to
any other reasons, legal, business or otherwise, that may support your decision
to approve or consummate the proposed Asset Sale. Our opinion rendered herein
does not constitute a recommendation that the Company aprove and consummate the
Asset Sale, nor does it constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of the
Company as to whether to approve the Asset Sale.
It is understood that this letter is for the information of the Board of
Directors of the Company in connection with and for the sole purpose of its
evaluation of the proposed Asset Sale and is not on behalf of, and shall not
confer any rights or remedies upon, any person other than the Board of
Directors. Furthermore, this letter should not be construed as creating any
fiduciary duty on our part to any party.
This opinion may not be used, disclosed or referred to for any other purpose
without our prior written consent in each instance, except that this letter may
be included in its entirety in any filing made by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Asset Sale, so long as
this opinion is reproduced in such filing in full and any description of or
reference to us or summary of this opinion and the related analysis in such
filing is in a form acceptable to us and our counsel. In furnishing this
opinion, we do not admit that we are experts within the meaning of the term
"experts" as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit
that this opinion constitutes a report or valuation within the meaning of
Section 11 of the Securities Act.
We, as part of our investment banking business, are regularly engaged in the
valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with tender offers,
mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, secondary distributions of
listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations for estate,
corporate and other purposes. We will receive a fee in connection with services
provided in rendering our opinion pursuant to our engagement agreement with the
Company, which fee is payable upon delivery of this opinion. In addition, the
Company has agreed to indemnify us against certain liabilities arising out of
our engagement.
In the ordinary course of our brokerage business, we or our affiliates may have
long or short positions, for our own account or for those of our clients, in the
securities of the Company and Salem.
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Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications stated herein, we are
of the opinion that, as of the date hereof, the consideration to be received by
the Company in connection with the Asset Sale is fair to the Company from a
financial point of view.
Very truly yours,
EMERGING GROWTH EQUITIES, LTD.
/s/ Gregory J. Berlacher
Chief Executive Officer
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ANNEX C
[HOFFMAN, FITZGERALD & SNYDER, P.C. LETTERHEAD]
June 24, 2002
Mr. Gary Struzik
Chief Financial Officer
Crosswalk.com, Inc.
4100 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 110
Chantilly, Virginia 20151-1214
Re: Net Operating Losses
Dear Gary:
We have been engaged by Crosswalk.com to assist them in analyzing the
availability of the existing net operating loss in the event of a change in
ownership, sale of substantially all the assets of the company and a change in
the business activity of the company.
Internal Revenue Code Section 382 contains the basic rules surrounding the use
of net operating losses by a ""loss" corporation. Section 382(a) states the
general rule that there are limitations in the amount of net operating loss that
may be utilized by a "loss" corporation subsequent to any ownership change.
Subsection (b) describes the limitation imposed in the event of an ownership
change, and subsection (g) describes what constitutes an ownership change. These
subsections, together with the underlying regulations, provide the rules that
must be met in order to determine whether an ownership change has occurred.
In summary, Section 382 and the regulations thereunder place limits on the
utilization of the net operating loss of a "loss" corporation when there has
been a significant change in ownership over a limited time period. Specifically,
if during the three year period ending on the date of an owner shift the total
change in ownership among five percent owners has exceeded 50%, the net
operating loss in existence as of the date of change is limited. There are very
specific rules describing who is a five percent (5%) owner and when the test
must be performed. Assuming a limitation, the rules mandate that the amount of
the net operating loss that can be deducted in any one tax year will be limited
to the product of the long term tax-exempt rate times the fair market value of
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the company at the date of the ownership change. There are specific rules
dealing with the allocation of the net operating loss in a year of change
between the pre-change and post-change part of the tax year. However, the first
test is to determine whether a change has occurred.
We have reviewed the historical five percent ownership change spreadsheet you
prepared and are comfortable with the assumptions used in its preparation and
the ultimate conclusion that an ownership change did take place at the time of
the Wike transaction on August 13, 1999. As a result, the net operating loss
that existed at December 31, 1998 ($5,077,839), plus the pro-rata portion of the
net operating loss generated during 1999 ($12,163,328) will be limited by
Section 382. The total net operating loss subject to the annual limitation is
$12,575,781 ($5,077,839 + 225/365x$12,163,328). As such, the maximum amount of
net operating loss that can be utilized in any one subsequent tax year will be
limited to $3,170,283 (the FMV of $61,202,383 x 5.18%). Assuming there is
sufficient income for the net operating loss to offset, it will take at least
four years to utilize the limited net operating loss.
In addition to the limitations described above, subsection (c) states that the
annual limitation will be reduced to zero if the new loss corporation does not
continue the business enterprise of the old loss corporation (the business
continuity test). This requirement is addressed in regulation section 1.368 -1.
Under the regulation the business continuity test is met if the new loss
corporation either continues a significant line of business of the old loss
corporation or utilizes a significant portion of the old loss corporation's
historic assets. Both tests are facts and circumstances test and the courts have
been relatively liberal in applying the test.
The most recent change in shareholders did not result in a change in ownership
under Code Section 382. Therefore, the most recent ownership change occurred on
August 13, 1999, and the two-year period for meeting the business continuity
test expired in 2001. Since the business operations of Crosswalk.com, Inc. did
not substantially change it is our belief that the business continuity test has
been met and the annual limitation of $3,170.283 is still in effect and has not
otherwise been reduced.
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The ability to utilize the existing net operating loss, subject to the annual
limitation, in the event of a future ownership change will be dependent on how
the Internal Revenue Service and/or the courts evaluate the proposed change in
business strategy from the continuity of business enterprise requirement.
Crosswalk.com's ability to continue using significant historical business assets
is unsettled on the proposed plan to acquire income producing properties and
utilize the net operating losses against the future income. We cannot predict
the Company's ability to comply with the business continuity requirements as
herein stated, given the event of a future ownership change. Therefore, future
ownership changes must be planned appropriately in order to avoid the impact of
Subsection 382(c).
Sincerely,
HOFFMAN, FITZGERALD & SNYDER, P.C.
/s/ Gary P. Fitzgerald, MSAT, CPA, PFS, ABV, CVA
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CROSSWALK.COM, INC.
4100 LAFAYETTE CENTER DR. SUITE 110
CHANTILLY, VA 20151
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
CROSSWALK.COM INC. FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON
SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James G. Buick and Scott
Fehrenbacher, and each of them, his true and lawful agents and proxies with full
power of substitution in each, to represent the undersigned at a Special Meeting
of Stockholders to be held at Conference Room A at the Eastern Loudoun Regional
Library located at 21030 Whitfield Place Sterling, Virginia, at 10:30 a.m.,
local time, on Wednesday, September 18, 2002, and at any adjournments thereof,
on all matters coming before said meeting.
PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE: /X/
1. APPROVAL OF THE $4.1 MILLION CASH SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE
ASSETS, USED, REQUIRED, USEFUL OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE OWNERSHIP,
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE CROSSWALK.COM WEBSITE, PURSUANT TO THE ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF August 19, 2002, BY AND AMONG CROSSWALK.COM,
INC. AND ONEPLACE, LLC, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SALEM COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION, IN THE FORM OF ANNEX A ATTACHED TO THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
2. APPROVAL OF THE BUSINESS PLAN OF AMEN PROPERTIES
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
2. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY TO AMEN PROPERTIES
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
4. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such
other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein
by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be
voted FOR all of the Proposals.
(Continue and to be signed on the other side.)
(Continued from the other side.)
TO ASSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE
COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT
PROMPTLY
THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND PROXY
STATEMENT FOR THE SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Stockholder Signature(s): _______________________ _________________________
Date: _____________________________
Stockholder Printed Name(s): ____________________ _________________________
Please sign your name exactly as it appears hereon. Joint owners must each sign.
When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please
give your full title as it appears thereon. If a corporation, please sign in
full corporate name as President or other authorized officer. If a partnership,
please sign in partnership name by authorized person.