POS AM
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 8, 2008
Registration No. 333-146629
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
International Fight League,
Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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Incorporation or Organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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424 West 33rd Street, Suite 650
New York, New York 10001
212.356.4000
(Address, including zip code,
and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrants principal executive
offices)
Michael C. Keefe
International Fight League, Inc.
424 West 33rd Street, Suite 650
New York, New York 10001
212.356.4000
(Name, address, including zip
code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Steven E. Siesser
Lowenstein Sandler PC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
973.262.6700
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: From time to time after this Registration
Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following
box: þ
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, this filing is
also Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1,
Registration Statement No.
333-140636
DATED
MAY 8, 2008
PROSPECTUS
58,682,180 Shares
COMMON
STOCK
This prospectus covers 58,682,180 shares of our common
stock that may be offered for resale by the selling
securityholders named in this prospectus and the persons to whom
such selling securityholders may transfer their shares. No
securities are being offered or sold by us pursuant to this
prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the
sale of these shares by the selling securityholders.
Shares of our common stock are quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board under the symbol IFLI. On
May 7, 2008, the closing sales price for our common
stock was $0.05 per share.
The selling securityholders may sell their shares from time to
time in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, in one or more
transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the
time of sale or at prices negotiated with purchasers. This
prospectus includes 13,976,180 shares of common stock that
may be issued upon the exercise of warrants held by the selling
securityholders. The selling securityholders will be responsible
for any commissions or discounts due to brokers or dealers. We
will pay substantially all of the expenses of registration of
the shares covered by this prospectus.
Investing in our common stock involves risk. You should
carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 8 of
this prospectus before purchasing shares of our common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this prospectus is May 8, 2008.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
information different from that contained in this prospectus.
The selling securityholders are offering to sell, and seeking
offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions
where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this
prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any
sale of shares of our common stock.
SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in
this prospectus and does not contain all of the information you
should consider in making your investment decision. You should
read this summary together with the more detailed information,
including our financial statements and related notes, elsewhere
in this prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other
things, the matters discussed in Risk Factors.
Our
Company
We are a sports entertainment company that uses our professional
mixed martial arts (MMA) sports league, known as the
International Fight League or the IFL,
as a platform to generate revenues from spectator attendance at
live events, broadcast of television programming, sponsorships
and licensing. Our business was founded in 2005 to organize,
host and promote live and televised MMA sporting events and to
capitalize on the growing popularity of MMA in the United States
and around the world. In 2006 and 2007 our league centered
around our teams, which included some of the worlds most
highly regarded MMA athletes and coaches. In 2006 and 2007, our
sporting events typically showcased four teams, in two-team
match-ups,
with athletes competing in
one-on-one
matches across five weight divisions. Our 2007 season consisted
of nine regular season events, followed by a two round playoff
for the league champion and then a two round Grand
Prix tournament, in which our top athletes competed for
title belts in various weight classes. At the conclusion of this
Grand Prix tournament, we had belt holders for six different
weight divisions.
We have changed our format for 2008. Rather than retain the team
format, we have migrated to a camp format, with championship
fights. Our previous teams were identified with a city or
geographic region, along with a team name and logo. However,
many of the teams never fought in their geographic region and
were not recognized by MMA fans. By switching to the camps, we
believe we can capitalize on some of the legends of MMA who are
our coaches, by having their own gyms or camps compete against
each other. We believe that MMA fans are familiar with these
camps and this format will result in more natural
match-ups
that will enhance the attraction of spectators and viewers. We
are also keeping our camp format open, meaning camps
which are not regular members of the league can compete at an
event to challenge one of the leagues camps or another
challenging camp. Furthermore, under our previous league
structure, every team match required an athlete from each team
to compete in each of the five weight divisions. Beginning in
2008, we will work with the camps to determine the best athletes
and best
match-ups,
and we will not require a fight in every weight class if some of
the weight classes do not present good
match-ups or
a camp does not have a talented athlete in a particular weight
division. Overall, we believe this new league format will
provide us with more flexibility to determine the best
match-ups
that will result in the best, most competitive fights. In
addition, now that we have belt holders, we plan to have two or
three title fights at each event. This open format may also
provide opportunities for us to co-promote MMA events with other
promoters or organizations. Overall, we believe these changes
will provide for much more entertaining and exciting events,
which we believe should ultimately increase attendance at the
live events and increase our television viewership. This should,
in turn, increase our potential for sponsorship and licensing
revenue
MMA is a sport that is growing in popularity around the world.
In MMA matches, athletes combine a variety of fighting styles,
such as boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, karate, kickboxing, muy thai,
tae kwon do
and/or
wrestling, in each fight. Typically, MMA sporting events are
promoted either as championship matches or as vehicles for
well-known individual athletes. Professional MMA competition
conduct is regulated primarily by rules implemented by state
athletic commissions and is currently permitted in about 37
jurisdictions. To foster athlete safety and a broader acceptance
of the sport, we have established our own rules of conduct,
including bans on certain dangerous moves, such as elbow strikes
to an opponents head, placing more emphasis on the sport
and competition.
Our mission is to create wide spread interest in our league so
that we can develop a strong following from not only MMA fans
but also fans of sports and action programming and events, as
well as the public in general. We are particularly targeting the
male audience, ages 18 to 34. We believe as our popularity
grows, including the viewership of our television programming,
we can generate increased revenue from ticket sales
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at live events, television rights fees, sponsorship and
promotion fees from companies and advertisers targeting our
primary market, sales of DVDs or other video formats of our
events, and licensing of our brand name and other intellectual
property on apparel and merchandise. Our uniqueness is derived
from our camp-based league structure. The league format enables
us to announce events several months in advance, enabling fans,
sponsors and athletes to plan for events, which is a new concept
for MMA.
We earn revenue from live event ticket sales, sponsorships and
promotions and licensing of our intellectual property. In
addition, our live events create a body of television
programming content that we can distribute for television
viewing in the U.S. and internationally and can be compiled
and edited for sales of DVDs or other videos. We have held over
20 live events, the first of which took place during the second
quarter of 2006, the first period in which we recognized
revenues. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we
recognized a net loss of approximately $21.3 million.
We believe that the camp-based approach to MMA gives us an
advantage because we are not dependent on a single
athletes success and have the ability to build the
popularity of individual athletes as well as the camps and the
league in general.
Our operations are centered on the following three business
components:
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Live and televised entertainment, which consists of live events
in arenas and free distribution of IFL content on basic cable
television.
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Sponsorships and promotions, which consists of sponsorships for
live events and televised productions and related promotion
opportunities.
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Branded merchandise, which consists of licensing and marketing
of our intellectual property.
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Liquidity
Since the inception of our business in 2005, we have incurred
significant losses and only began generating revenue during the
second quarter of 2006. Through December 31, 2007, we have
generated net losses of $31 million.
Our ability to become profitable depends on our ability to
generate and sustain substantially higher revenue while
maintaining reasonable expense levels. Although we are reducing
our expenses, these efforts may not be sufficient and may
adversely impact our brand or fan, sponsor and merchandising
interest. We expect that our revenues from operations will be
insufficient to meet our projected expenses beyond the third
quarter of 2008, unless we are able to increase our revenues and
our profitability. We are exploring various alternatives to
increase our profitability, such as a strategic alliance or
relationship with a significant sports, entertainment or media
organization or another significant entity interested in
promoting MMA
and/or
exploiting our digital rights. Unless we can successfully
increase our revenues (in excess of the costs we incur to
generate these revenues) or our profitability, we will need
raise additional capital through equity or debt financings by
the end of the second quarter or in the early part of the third
quarter of 2008. Such capital may not be available, or, if it is
available, may not be available on terms that are acceptable to
us. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital on
acceptable terms or achieve profitability in the near-term, we
will likely have a cash shortage which would disrupt our
operations, have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition or business prospects and could result in us being
unable to continue our operations.
Risks
Affecting Us
Our business is subject to numerous risks, which are highlighted
in the section entitled Risk Factors immediately
following this prospectus summary. These risks represent
challenges to the successful implementation of our strategy and
the growth of our business. Some of these risks are:
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as discussed above, we currently do not have sufficient cash to
fund our operations for 12 months;
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our business represents a new business model for the MMA market
and our MMA business has been operating for less than two years;
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the markets in which we operate are highly competitive;
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a future decline in the popularity of mixed martial arts;
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we have experienced substantial financial losses and expect to
incur net losses in the future;
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our limited operating history makes forecasting our revenues and
expenses difficult;
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our revenues from operations are likely to be insufficient to
meet our projected capital needs in the short term, therefore,
we will need to raise additional capital;
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our failure to obtain and maintain key agreements and
arrangements could adversely affect our ability to distribute
our television programming;
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we may not be able to attract and retain key athletes and
coaches;
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insiders may exercise substantial control over us; and
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if we do not continue to broadcast our events on television, our
business could suffer.
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For further discussion of these and other risks you should
consider before making an investment in our common stock, see
Risk Factors beginning on page 7.
Corporate
History
Prior to November 29, 2006, we were known as Paligent Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (Paligent). On
November 29, 2006, we acquired International Fight League,
Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation (Old
IFL), pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, dated
as of August 25, 2006, as amended (the Merger
Agreement), by and among us, IFL Corp., a Delaware
corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger
Sub), and Old IFL, providing for the merger of Merger Sub
and Old IFL, with Old IFL being the surviving corporation and
becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary (the Merger).
Immediately following the Merger, we changed our name to
International Fight League, Inc., and Old IFL changed its name
to IFL Corp. and continued to operate Old IFLs business of
organizing and promoting a mixed martial arts sports league.
Immediately prior to the Merger, we completed a
1-for-20
reverse stock split of our common stock. Except as otherwise
specified herein, all references herein to share amounts of our
common stock reflect the reverse stock split. In addition,
effective upon the closing of the Merger, all of the pre-Merger
Paligent and Old IFL directors, became our directors. As part of
the Merger, we also adopted the International Fight League, Inc.
2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan) under which all of the options to purchase shares of
common stock of Old IFL outstanding prior to the Merger were
converted into options to purchase shares of common stock of IFL.
As part of the Merger, we issued 30,872,101 shares of our
common stock to the former stockholders of Old IFL in exchange
for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
Old IFL (including shares of Old IFL preferred stock which were
converted to Old IFL common stock immediately prior to the
Merger). As part of the Merger, in exchange for options to
purchase 1,865,000 shares of Old IFL common stock, we
issued to the holders thereof options to purchase an aggregate
of 1,925,376 shares of our common stock under our 2006
Equity Incentive Plan having substantially the same terms and
conditions as the Old IFL options. As a result of the Merger,
the former stockholders of Old IFL became holders of IFL common
stock, and holders of Old IFL options became holders of options
to acquire shares of IFL common stock.
Following the reverse stock split and the Merger, there were
32,496,948 shares of IFL common stock outstanding, of which
the pre-Merger stockholders of Paligent owned approximately 5%
and the pre-Merger stockholders of Old IFL owned approximately
95%. As a result, Old IFL has been treated as the acquiring
company for accounting purposes. The Merger has been accounted
for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase method of
accounting for business combinations in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America. Reported results of operations of the combined group
issued after completion of the transaction will reflect Old
IFLs operations.
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Immediately after the Merger, we issued an additional
1,627,500 shares of IFL common stock to Richard J. Kurtz,
Paligents principal stockholder before the Merger, in
exchange for his contribution of $651,000 of indebtedness owing
to him under a promissory note issued to him by Paligent.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires,
the terms Company, IFL, we,
us, and our refer to International Fight
League, Inc. (formerly known as Paligent Inc.) and its
subsidiaries, including IFL Corp., after giving effect to the
Merger. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise
requires, the term our business refers to the mixed
martial arts business of Old IFL as continued by IFL Corp. after
the Merger.
Recent
Developments
On November 19, 2007, our Board of Directors appointed Jay
Larkin, our President and Chief Operating Officer at the time,
as its acting Chief Executive Officer as a result of the
resignation by Gareb Shamus as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shamus resigned
as a member of our board of directors on December 17,
2007. The Company is conducting a search for a new chief
financial officer. Mr. Larkin joined us on
September 21, 2007 as our President and Chief Operating
Officer. The terms of Mr. Larkins employment
agreement and Mr. Shamus transition agreement are
described under Executive Compensation
Executive Employment Contracts.
On November 19, 2007, we disclosed that we would be
restating our financial statements to reflect a changing in our
barter accounting for our arrangement with Fox Sports Net. The
financial statements contained in this prospectus reflect these
changes.
On August 6, 2007, we sold 25,330,000 shares of our
common stock at a price of $0.50 per share to a number of
institutional and individual accredited investors in a private
placement, for gross proceeds of $12,665,000. As part of the
transaction, we issued to the investors five-year warrants to
purchase 12,665,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $1.05 per shares. In connection with the
private placement, we incurred various expenses which included
commissions to the placement agent, legal and accounting fees,
and other miscellaneous expenses, of $1 million. We also
issued to the placement agent, as partial compensation for its
services, a five-year warrant to purchase up to
729,900 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.05 per share.
On April 2, 2007, we entered into an agreement and general
release (the Agreement and Release), pursuant to
which Salvatore A. Bucci, our former Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice President and Treasurer was to resign effective
at the close of business on June 30, 2007. This Agreement
and Release was amended and restated as of June 19, 2007,
to extend Mr. Buccis resignation date to
September 30, 2007. Under these arrangements,
Mr. Bucci continued to serve as our Chief Financial
Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer through
September 30, 2007, at which time his resignation became
effective. Michael Keefe, our Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary is currently serving as our
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
Corporate
Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 424 West
33rd Street, Suite 650, New York, New York 10001, and
our telephone number is
(212) 356-4000.
Our website address is www.ifl.tv. The information on, or that
can be accessed through, our website is not part of this
prospectus.
International Fight League, IFL,
Bulldogs, Condors, Red
Bears, The Scorpions, The
Razorclaws, Toronto Dragons, The
Tigersharks, The Pitbulls, The
Silverbacks, The Wolfpack, The
Sabres and The Anacondas are trademarks of
IFL. Each trademark, trade name or service mark of any other
company appearing in this prospectus belongs to its holder.
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THE
OFFERING
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Common stock offered by the selling securityholders |
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58,682,180 shares* |
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Use of proceeds |
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All net proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock
offered under this prospectus by the selling securityholders
will go to the stockholder who offers and sells them. We will
not receive any of the proceeds from the offering of the shares
by the selling securityholders. See Use of Proceeds. |
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Risk Factors |
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You should read the Risk Factors section of this
prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully
before deciding to purchase any shares of our common stock. |
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Includes 13,976,180 shares of common stock that may be
issued upon the exercise of warrants held by selling
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SUMMARY
FINANCIAL DATA
You should read the data set forth below in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements and related notes,
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation, and other financial
information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
We derived the consolidated statements of operations data for
the period from March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005 and the consolidated balance sheet data
as of December 31, 2005 from the audited consolidated
financial statements of International Fight League, LLC, the
predecessor to Old IFL, which were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, included elsewhere in
this prospectus.
We derived the consolidated statements of operations data for
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the balance
sheet data as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 from our
audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in
this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected in any future period.
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International Fight
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International Fight
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League, Inc.
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International Fight
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League, LLC
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for the Year Ended
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League, Inc.
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March 29, 2005
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December 31,
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Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
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Revenues
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Live and televised events
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Advertising sponsorships
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Live events box office receipts
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2,435,533
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671,665
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Television rights
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2,607,500
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Branded merchandise
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117,544
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44,315
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Total revenues
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5,658,582
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990,060
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Cost of revenues
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Advertising sponsorships
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1,539,019
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165,180
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Live events costs
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15,928,568
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6,287,196
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Television distribution fees
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130,643
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Branded merchandise
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99,175
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Total cost of revenues
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17,697,405
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6,473,766
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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8,702,617
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3,858,790
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Stock-based compensation expense
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343,906
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48,410
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Operating loss
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(9,390,906
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Other income (expenses):
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Dividend expense
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(153,404
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Interest expense
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(4,712
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(90,647
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Liquidated damages
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(582,695
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Interest income
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415,438
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31,557
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Other income (expenses), net
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(171,969
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(212,494
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Net loss
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Net loss per common share basic and diluted:
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Weighted average common shares outstanding:
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63,838,915
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International Fight
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International Fight
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League, Inc.
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League, Inc.
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League, LLC
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as of
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as of
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as of
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December 31, 2007
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December 31, 2006
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December 31, 2005
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7
RISK
FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below
before making an investment decision. Our business, prospects,
financial condition or operating results could be materially
adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of
our common stock could decline due to any of these risks and you
may lose all or part of your investment. In assessing the risks
described below, you should also refer to the other information
contained in this prospectus, including our financial statements
and the related notes, before deciding to purchase any shares of
our common stock.
Risks
Related To Our Business
We
have experienced losses and expect to incur substantial net
losses in the future and have received a going
concern opinion from our auditors for 2007. If we do not
achieve profitability and find additional sources of cash, our
financial condition and stock price could suffer and we could be
forced to discontinue operations.
Since the inception of our business in 2005, we have incurred
significant losses and only began generating revenue during the
second quarter of 2006. Through December 31, 2007, we have
generated net losses of $31 million. We expect to incur
additional losses and negative cash flow for the foreseeable
future. Our ability to become profitable depends on our ability
to generate and sustain substantially higher revenue while
maintaining reasonable expense levels. Although we have and
intend to continue reducing our expenses, these efforts may not
be sufficient and may adversely impact our brand or fan, sponsor
and merchandising interest. If we do not achieve profitability,
we may have to discontinue our operations.
As a result of our continued losses, our independent auditors
have included an explanatory paragraph in our financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007,
expressing doubt as to our ability to continue as a going
concern. The inclusion of a going concern explanatory paragraph
in the report of our independent auditors could make it more
difficult for us to secure additional financing or enter into
strategic relationships with distributors on terms acceptable to
us, if at all, and may materially and adversely affect the terms
of any financing that we may obtain. If revenues grow slower
than we anticipate, or if operating expenses exceed our
expectations or cannot be adjusted accordingly, we may not
achieve profitability and the value of your investment could
decline significantly.
Our
revenues from operations are likely to be insufficient to meet
our projected expenses in the short term; therefore, we will
need to raise additional funds, which may not be available to us
on favorable terms, if at all, thereby potentially disrupting
the growth of our business and our ability to generate
revenues.
We expect that our revenues from operations will be insufficient
to meet our projected expenses, unless we are able to increase
our revenues through other sources, such as entering into a
strategic alliance with a significant television broadcaster or
sports or entertainment enterprise or exploiting our digital
rights. Unless we can successfully increase our revenues through
these other sources (in excess of the costs we incur to generate
these revenues), we will likely be required to raise additional
capital through equity or debt financings by the end of the
second quarter or in the early part of the third quarter of
2008. Such capital may not be available, or, if it is available,
may not be available on terms that are acceptable to us. A
future financing may be substantially dilutive to our existing
stockholders and could result in significant financial and
operating covenants that would negatively impact our business.
If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital on
acceptable terms, we will likely have a cash shortage which
would disrupt our operations, have a material adverse effect on
our financial condition or business prospects and could result
in insolvency.
Our
business is difficult to evaluate because it represents a new
business model for the MMA market and we have been operating for
less than two years. The MMA market may not develop as we
anticipate, and we may not successfully execute our business
strategy.
Our original league-based MMA business model focusing on teams,
rather than individual competition, was unique to the MMA
industry. We have since modified our business model to be a
camp-based league,
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with title belt holders for different weight classes. We made
this change because we believed the camp-based model would
eventually be more successful. However, our model may not prove
to be successful. We have a limited operating history upon which
you can evaluate our business. Although we were organized in
2005, we did not begin revenue generating operations until 2006.
The MMA industry is also rapidly growing and evolving and may
not develop in a way that is advantageous for our business
model. You must consider the challenges, risks and difficulties
frequently encountered by early stage companies using new and
unproven business models in new and rapidly evolving markets.
Some of these challenges relate to our ability to:
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expand our popularity and fan base;
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successfully produce live events;
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manage existing relationships with broadcast television outlets
and create new relationships domestically and internationally;
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manage licensing and branding activities; and
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create new outlets for our content and new marketing
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Our business strategy may not successfully address these and the
other challenges, risks and uncertainties that we face, which
could adversely affect our overall success and delay or prevent
us from achieving profitability.
Our
limited operating history makes forecasting our revenues and
expenses difficult, and we may be unable to adjust our spending
in a timely manner to compensate for unexpected revenue
shortfalls.
As a result of our limited operating history, it is difficult to
accurately forecast our future revenues. Current and future
expense levels are based on our operating plans and estimates of
future revenues. Revenues and operating results are difficult to
forecast because they generally depend on our ability to promote
events and the growth in popularity of the IFL or MMA. As a
result, we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely
manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall, which
would result in further substantial losses.
Our
MMA content is being televised in the United States under
short-term agreements with FSN and HDNet, which may not be
renewed. If we do not enter into new agreement after these
expire, we will not have a broadcast outlet for our MMA content
in the U.S.
We are currently televising our MMA content in the
U.S. pursuant to short-term agreements with FSN and HDNet,
which will only broadcast our programming through our
May 16, 2008 event at Mohegan Sun. No assurance can be
given that we will be able to negotiate new television rights
agreements for our MMA content with any broadcaster or that any
such agreements will be favorable to us. Our revenues are
dependent, indirectly, on the distribution of our free televised
programming. Accordingly, any failure to maintain or renew
arrangements with the distributors could adversely affect our
operating results.
We
depend on certain key executive personnel for our success, the
loss of whom could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
Our success depends on the continued availability and
contributions of members of our senior management and other key
personnel. The loss of the services of any of our executive
officers or any of a number of other key personnel could delay
or reduce our efforts to increase the popularity of our MMA
league. Furthermore, recruiting and retaining qualified
personnel to assist with these efforts will be critical to our
success. The loss of members of our management team or our
inability to attract or retain other qualified personnel or
advisors, could significantly weaken our management team, harm
our ability to compete effectively, harm our long-term business
prospects, disrupt our relationships with advertisers and have a
corresponding negative effect on our financial results,
marketing and other objectives and impair our ability to
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develop our MMA league. Our financial situation has increased
the difficulty of retaining and attracting talented employees.
Our
failure to continue to develop creative and entertaining
programs and events would likely lead to a decline in the
popularity of our brand of entertainment.
The creation, marketing and distribution of our live and
televised entertainment are at the core of our business and are
critical to our ability to generate revenues across our media
platforms and product outlets. Our failure to continue to create
popular live events and televised programming would likely lead
to a decline in our television ratings and attendance at our
live events, which would likely harm our operating results.
Our
insurance may not be adequate to cover liabilities resulting
from accidents or injuries that occur during our physically
demanding events.
We hold numerous live events each year. This schedule exposes
our athletes and coaches who are involved in the production of
those events to the risk of travel and event-related accidents,
the consequences of which may not be fully covered by insurance.
The physical nature of our events exposes athletes and coaches
to the risk of serious injury or death. Although we provide the
necessary and required health, disability and life insurance for
our athletes and coaches on an
event-by-event
basis, this coverage may not be sufficient to cover all injuries
they may sustain. Liability extending to us resulting from any
death or serious injury sustained by one of our athletes or
coaches during an event, to the extent not covered by our
insurance, could adversely affect our operating results.
We
face a variety of risks as we develop and refine our
businesses.
We are a new company and are developing and refining our
businesses. Risks related to this may include:
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resources, including available cash;
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unanticipated liabilities or contingencies;
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increased losses due to increased or unanticipated costs;
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failure to retain and recruit MMA athletes;
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failure to maintain or obtain new television distribution
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inability to protect intellectual property rights;
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competition from other companies with experience in such
businesses; and
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We
currently have weaknesses in internal control over financial
reporting. If we fail to rectify these weaknesses and then
maintain effective controls, we may be subject to litigation
and/or costly remediation and the price of our common stock may
be adversely affected.
Failure to establish the required controls or procedures, or any
failure of those controls or procedures once established, could
adversely impact our public disclosures regarding our business,
financial condition or results of operations. Our management and
our auditors have identified a material weakness in our
disclosure controls and procedures and in our internal control
over financial reporting due to insufficient resources in the
accounting and finance department. Due to these weaknesses,
there is more than a remote likelihood that a material
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements would not
have been prevented or detected.
Should we or our auditors identify any other material weaknesses
and/or
significant deficiencies, those will need to be addressed as
well. Any actual or perceived weaknesses or conditions that need
to be addressed in our internal control over financial
reporting, disclosure of managements assessment of our
internal control over financial reporting or disclosure of our
public accounting firms attestation to or report on
managements
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assessment of our internal control over financial reporting
could adversely impact the price of our common stock and may
lead to claims against us.
Compliance
with corporate governance and public disclosure regulation are
costly compared to our revenues, and could increase liability
exposure for us, our directors and our executive
officers.
Rules adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) pursuant to Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 require annual assessment of our
internal control over financial reporting, and attestation of
our assessment by our independent registered public accountants.
The assessment requirement first applied to fiscal 2007. The
standards for managements assessment of the internal
control over financial reporting required significant
documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the
detailed standards. We encountered problems or delays in
completing activities necessary to make an assessment of our
internal control over financial reporting. In addition, we may
encounter problems or delays in completing the implementation of
improvements and receiving an attestation of our assessment by
our independent registered public accountants which will be
required for fiscal 2008. If we do not improve our internal
control over financial reporting so that it is effective, or our
independent registered public accountants are unable to provide
an unqualified attestation report on such assessment, investor
confidence in us and the value of our common stock may be
negatively impacted. Further, many companies have reported that
compliance with these standards requires a disproportionate
expenditure of funds.
In addition, as a public reporting company, we are subject to
various laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate
governance and public disclosure. Our management team needs to
invest significant time and financial resources to comply with
both existing and evolving standards for public companies, which
will lead to significant general and administrative expenses and
a diversion of management time and attention from
revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. In
addition, because public company directors and officers face
increased liabilities, the individuals serving in these
positions may be less willing to remain as directors or
executive officers for the long-term, and we may experience
difficulty in attracting qualified replacement directors and
officers. We also experienced increased cost and efforts
obtaining director and officer liability insurance, and we may
be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or
incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar
coverage. As a result, we may need to expend a significantly
larger amount than we previously spent on recruiting,
compensating and insuring new directors and officers.
Risks
Related To Our Industry
The
failure to retain or continue to recruit key athletes and
coaches could negatively impact the growth of IFLs
popularity.
Our success depends, in large part, upon our ability to recruit
and retain athletes and coaches who are well known in the MMA
world and who can perform at a high level in our live events and
televised programming. There is no assurance that we will be
able to continue to identify and retain these athletes and
coaches in the future. Additionally, there is no assurance that
we will be able to retain our current athletes and coaches after
their contracts expire. Our failure to attract and retain key
athletes, or a serious or untimely injury to, or the death of,
or unexpected or premature loss or retirement for any reason of
any of our key athletes, could lead to a decline in the
popularity of our brand of mixed martial arts, which could
adversely affect our operating results.
The
markets in which we operate are highly competitive, rapidly
changing and increasingly fragmented, and we may not be able to
compete effectively, especially against competitors with greater
financial resources or marketplace presence.
For our live and television audiences, we face competition from
professional and college sports, as well as from other forms of
live and televised entertainment and other leisure activities in
a rapidly changing and increasingly fragmented marketplace. Many
of the companies with which we compete have greater financial
resources than are currently available to us. Our failure to
compete effectively could result in a significant loss of
viewers, venues, distribution channels or athletes and fewer
advertising dollars spent on our form of sporting events, any of
which could adversely affect our operating results.
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A
decline in the popularity of mixed martial arts, including
changes in the social and political climate, could adversely
affect our business.
Our operations are affected by consumer tastes and entertainment
trends, which are unpredictable and subject to change and may be
affected by changes in the social and political climate. We
believe that mixed martial arts is growing in popularity in the
United States and around the world, but a change in our
fans tastes or a material change in the perceptions of our
advertisers, distributors and licensees, whether due to the
social or political climate or otherwise, could adversely affect
our operating results.
Changes
in the regulatory atmosphere and related private-sector
initiatives could adversely affect our business.
Although the production and distribution of television
programming by independent producers is not directly regulated
by the federal or state governments in the United States, the
marketplace for television programming in the United States is
affected significantly by government regulations applicable to,
as well as social and political influences on, television
stations, television networks and cable and satellite television
systems and channels. We voluntarily designate the suitability
of each of our television programs for audiences using standard
industry practices. A number of governmental and private sector
initiatives relating to the content of media programming in
recent years have been announced in response to recent events
unrelated to us or mixed martial arts. Changes in governmental
policy and private sector perceptions could further restrict our
program content and adversely affect our viewership levels and
operating results, as well as the willingness of broadcasters to
distribute our programming.
Because
we depend upon our intellectual property rights, our inability
to protect those rights or prevent their infringement by others
could adversely affect our business.
Intellectual property is material to all aspects of our
operations, and we may expend substantial cost and effort in an
attempt to maintain and protect our intellectual property. We
have a portfolio of registered trademarks and service marks and
maintain a catalog of copyrighted works, including copyrights to
television programming and photographs. Our inability to protect
our portfolio of trademarks, service marks, copyrighted
material, trade names and other intellectual property rights
from piracy, counterfeiting or other unauthorized use could
negatively affect our business.
We may
be prohibited from promoting and conducting our live events if
we do not comply with applicable regulations.
In various states in the United States and some foreign
jurisdictions, athletic commissions and other applicable
regulatory agencies require us to obtain licenses for promoters,
medical clearances
and/or other
permits or licenses for athletes
and/or
permits for events in order for us to promote and conduct our
live events. If we fail to comply with the regulations of a
particular jurisdiction, we may be prohibited from promoting and
conducting live events in that jurisdiction. The inability to
present live events over an extended period of time or in a
number of jurisdictions could lead to a decline in the various
revenue streams generated from our live events, which could
adversely affect our operating results.
A
decline in general economic conditions could adversely affect
our business.
Our operations are affected by general economic conditions,
which generally may affect consumers disposable income,
the level of advertising spending and sponsorships. The demand
for entertainment and leisure activities tends to be highly
sensitive to the level of consumers disposable income. A
decline in general economic conditions could reduce the level of
discretionary income that our fans and potential fans have to
spend on our live and televised entertainment and consumer
products, which could adversely affect our revenues.
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Risks
Related To Our Common Stock
Insiders
have substantial control over us, and they could delay or
prevent a change in our corporate control even if our other
stockholders wanted it to occur.
As of March 31, 2008, our executive officers, directors,
and principal stockholders who hold 5% or more of our
outstanding common stock beneficially owned, in the aggregate,
approximately 72% of our outstanding common stock. These
stockholders are able to exercise significant control over all
matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election
of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions.
This could delay or prevent an outside party from acquiring or
merging with us even if our other stockholders wanted it to
occur.
We
cannot assure you that a market will develop for our common
stock or what the market price of our common stock will
be.
Prior to the merger and our acquisition of Old IFLs
business, there was a limited trading market for our common
stock and there was no public trading market for Old IFLs
common stock. Upon the effectiveness on May 29, 2007 of a
registration statement for 19,376,000 shares of our common
stock sold in a December 2006 private placement, a more active
trading market developed for our common stock. However, since
that time, the price of our common stock has decreased
significantly and has traded below $0.10 per share. No assurance
can be given that an active market for our common stock will be
sustained, or that you will be able to sell your shares of
common stock at an attractive price or at all. We cannot predict
the prices at which our common stock will trade. It is possible
that, in future quarters, our operating results may be below the
expectations of securities analysts or investors. As a result of
these and other factors, the price of our common stock may
decline, possibly materially.
If we
raise additional capital through the issuance of equity
securities, or securities exercisable for or convertible into
our equity securities, our stockholders could experience
substantial dilution.
If we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities or
convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders may incur
substantial dilution. Further, we may issue shares that have
rights, preferences and privileges superior to the rights,
preferences and privileges of our outstanding common stock.
The
market price of our common stock may be volatile.
The market price of our common stock has been and will likely
continue to be highly volatile, as is the stock market in
general, and the market for OTC Bulletin Board quoted
stocks in particular. Some of the factors that may materially
affect the market price of our common stock are beyond our
control, such as changes in financial estimates by industry and
securities analysts, conditions or trends in the MMA and
entertainment industries, announcements made by our competitors
or sales of our common stock. These factors may materially
adversely affect the market price of our common stock,
regardless of our performance.
In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme
price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has
significantly affected the market prices of securities of many
companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating
performance of the specific companies. These broad market
fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common
stock.
Future
sales of our common stock may depress our stock
price.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in
the public market could cause a decrease in the market price of
our common stock. As of March 31, 2008 we had
79,058,509 shares of common stock outstanding, and options
and warrants outstanding to purchase 2,900,308 and 14,611,180,
respectively, shares of our common stock. Substantially all of
the 79 million shares of our common stock that are issued
and outstanding may be traded under our two recent registrations
statements or Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. We
may also issue additional shares of stock and securities
convertible into or exercisable for stock in
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connection with our business. If a significant portion of these
shares were sold in the public market, the market value of our
common stock could be adversely affected.
If you
are not an institutional investor, you may purchase our
securities in this offering only if you reside within certain
states and may engage in resale transactions only in those
states and a limited number of other
jurisdictions.
If you are not an institutional investor, you will
need to be a resident of certain jurisdictions to purchase our
securities in this offering. The definition of an
institutional investor varies from state to state
but generally includes financial institutions, broker-dealers,
banks, insurance companies and other qualified entities. In
order to prevent resale transactions in violation of
states securities laws, you may engage in resale
transactions only in the states and in other jurisdictions in
which an applicable exemption is available or a registration
application has been filed and accepted. This restriction on
resale may limit your ability to resell the securities purchased
in this offering and may impact the price of our shares.
We are planning to seek a listing in a securities manual.
Publication of certain information with respect to IFL in a
securities manual is significant because it will allow you, in
certain circumstances, to sell any shares of common stock that
you purchase in this offering pursuant to a commonly used
selling stockholder exemption to state securities registration
known as the manual exemption. The manual exemption
permits a security to be distributed in a particular state
without being registered if the issuer of that security has a
listing for that security in a securities manual recognized by
the state. Furthermore, the manual exemption is a non-issuer
exemption restricted to secondary trading transactions. Most of
the accepted manuals are those published by Standard and
Poors, Mergent Investor Relation Services, Fitchs
Investment Service, and Bests Insurance Reports, and many
states expressly recognize these manuals, although some states
impose additional requirements. A smaller number of states
declare that they recognize securities manuals but
do not specify the recognized manuals. Other states do not have
any provisions and therefore do not expressly recognize the
manual exemption. If you are not an institutional investor, you
generally will not be permitted to purchase shares in this
offering unless there is an available exemption (including the
manual exemption) or we register the shares covered by this
prospectus in such states. You will be permitted to purchase
shares in this offering in New York as we have taken the steps
required by the state to allow for the secondary trading of
securities under this registration statement.
Because
we are seeking a limited offering qualification in California,
sales of our common stock will be limited in
California.
We are seeking a limited offering qualification of our common
stock in California. If the offering is approved in California
on the basis of such limited offering qualification,
offers/sales by the selling securityholders can only be made to
proposed California purchasers based on their meeting certain
suitability standards. The California Department of Corporations
refers to and has specified this standard as a super
suitability standard of not less than:
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$250,000 liquid net worth, exclusive of home, home furnishings
and automobile, plus $65,000 gross annual income,
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$500,000 liquid net worth,
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$1,000,000 net worth (inclusive), or
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If the offering is approved in California on the basis of a
limited offering qualification, we will not have to demonstrate
compliance with some of the merit regulations of the California
Department of Corporations as found in Title 10, California
Code of Regulations, Rule 260.140 et seq. In addition, the
exemptions for secondary trading in California available under
California Corporations Code Section 25104(h) will be
withheld, although there may be other exemptions to cover
private sales in California of a bona fide owner for his own
account without advertising and without being effected by or
through a broker dealer in a public offering.
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Provisions
in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and under
Delaware law may discourage, delay or prevent a change of
control of our company or changes in our management and,
therefore, depress the trading price of our common
stock.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions
that could depress the trading price of our common stock by
acting to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of
our company or changes in our management that the stockholders
of our company may deem advantageous. These provisions:
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authorize the issuance of blank check preferred
stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the
number of outstanding shares to discourage a takeover attempt;
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provide that only the President, Chairman of the Board or the
board of directors may call a special meeting of our
stockholders and the only business to be conducted at any
special meeting of stockholders shall be matters relating to the
purposes stated in the applicable notice of meeting;
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provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to
make, alter or repeal our bylaws;
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provide that advance notice procedures set forth in our bylaws
must be followed for stockholders to make nominations of
candidates for election as directors or to bring other business
before an annual meeting of our stockholders.
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In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law provides that, subject to certain exceptions, an
interested stockholder of a Delaware corporation
shall not engage in any business combination, including mergers
or consolidations or acquisitions of additional shares of the
corporation, with the corporation for a three-year period
following the date that such stockholder becomes an interested
stockholder unless:
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prior to such date, the board of directors of the corporation
approved either the business combination or the transaction
which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder,
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upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested
stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced
(excluding certain shares), or
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on or subsequent to such date, the business combination is
approved by the board of directors of the corporation and
authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by
the affirmative vote of at least
662/3%
of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the
interested stockholder.
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With some exceptions, an interested stockholder includes any
person and affiliates that own 15% or more of our outstanding
voting stock.
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more
difficult for a person who would be an interested stockholder to
effect various business combinations with us for a three-year
period. We have not elected to be exempt from the restrictions
imposed under Section 203. The provisions of
Section 203 may encourage persons interested in acquiring
us to negotiate in advance with our board of directors, since
the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if a
majority of our directors then in office approves either the
business combination or the transaction which results in any
such person becoming an interested shareholder. These provisions
also may have the effect of preventing changes in our
management. These provisions could make it more difficult to
accomplish transactions which our stockholders may otherwise
deem to be in their best interests.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INDUSTRY
DATA
This prospectus includes forward-looking statements. All
statements contained in this prospectus other than statements of
historical facts, including statements regarding our future
results of operations and financial position, our business
strategy and plans and our objectives for future operations, are
forward-looking statements. The words believe,
may, might, estimate,
continue, anticipate,
intend, expect, could,
can, plans, possible,
potential, predicts,
targets, objectives, goals,
seeks, should,
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will, would and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based
these forward-looking statements largely on our current
expectations and projections about future events and financial
trends that we believe may affect our financial condition,
results of operations, business strategy, short-term and
long-term business operations and objectives, and financial
needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number
of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those
described in Risk Factors. In light of these risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends
discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results
could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or
implied in the forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking
statements after the date of this prospectus to conform these
statements to actual results or revised expectations.
USE OF
PROCEEDS
All net proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock
offered under this prospectus by the selling securityholders
will go to the holder who offers and sells them. We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the offering of the shares by
the selling securityholders. We will receive the proceeds from
the exercise of any warrants, unless the holder elects a
cashless exercise, in which case the selling securityholder
would receive less than all of the shares for which the
securityholder is exercising the warrant. If all of the selling
securityholders exercise all of the warrants and none of them
elect the cashless exercise option, we would receive $14,389,800
in proceeds. However, the selling securityholders are not
obligated to exercise the warrants, or may exercise using a
cashless exercise, so we may receive less than $14,389,800 of
proceeds, or may receive no proceeds. Any proceeds we receive
would be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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MARKET
PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON COMMON EQUITY AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, are
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
IFLI. Prior to November 29, 2006, our common
stock was quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
PGNT. The following table sets forth the range of
high and low closing sale prices for the common stock as
reported by the OTC Bulletin Board for the periods
indicated below.
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High
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Low
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2008
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|
|
|
|
|
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Second Quarter (through May 7)
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$
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0.06
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|
|
$
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0.04
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|
First Quarter
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$
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0.18
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|
|
$
|
0.06
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2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Fourth Quarter
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$
|
0.62
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|
|
$
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0.14
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Third Quarter
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$
|
1.02
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|
|
$
|
0.45
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|
Second Quarter
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|
$
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8.60
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|
|
$
|
0.96
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|
First Quarter
|
|
$
|
16.50
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|
|
$
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8.95
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2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Fourth Quarter
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$
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14.45
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|
$
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2.40
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Third Quarter
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|
$
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3.40
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|
|
$
|
1.30
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Second Quarter
|
|
$
|
2.10
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|
|
$
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0.30
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First Quarter
|
|
$
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1.80
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|
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$
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0.01
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2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Fourth Quarter
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$
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1.60
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|
|
$
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0.40
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Third Quarter
|
|
$
|
1.60
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|
|
$
|
1.00
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|
Second Quarter
|
|
$
|
3.40
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|
|
$
|
1.20
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First Quarter
|
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$
|
5.40
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$
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2.20
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The closing sale prices in the table above reflect inter-dealer
prices, without retail
mark-up or
commissions and may not represent actual transactions.
Immediately prior to the Merger on November 29, 2006, we
effected a
1-for-20
reverse stock split, whereby every 20 shares of common
stock then outstanding were combined and reduced into one share
of common stock. The closing sale prices in the table above
reflect the reverse stock split. The reverse stock split did not
affect the authorized number of shares of common stock or the
number of our stockholders of record since each fractional share
resulting from the reverse stock split was rounded up to the
nearest whole share.
As of April 30, 2008 we had approximately 1,550 holders of
record of our common stock. The last sale price of our common
stock as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board on May 7,
2008 was $0.05 per share.
Dividend
Policy
We have never declared or paid dividends on our common stock. We
intend to retain earnings, if any, to support the development of
our business and therefore do not anticipate paying cash
dividends for the foreseeable future. Payment of future
dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of
directors after taking into account various factors, including
current financial condition, operating results and current and
anticipated cash needs.
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Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation
Plans
The following table sets forth information as of
December 31, 2007 with respect to our equity compensation
plans, for which our common stock is authorized for issuance.
The data in the table below reflects the
1-for-20
reverse common stock split we effected immediately prior to the
Merger on November 29, 2006.
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Number of Securities
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to be Issued Upon
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Weighted Average
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|
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Exercise of
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Exercise Price of
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Number of Securities
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|
|
Outstanding Options,
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|
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Outstanding Options,
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Remaining Available
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Warrants and Rights
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|
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Warrants and Rights
|
|
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for Future Issuance
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|
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
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2,900,306
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(1)
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|
$
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3.66
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(1)
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|
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2,136,296
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(2)
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
|
|
|
2,900,306
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
3.66
|
(1)
|
|
|
2,136,296
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(2)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) |
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Includes 2,637,919 shares subject to options outstanding
under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan having a weighted average
exercise price of $.32 per share, which options were issued in
the Merger upon our assumption of all of the outstanding options
of Old IFL, and 262,387 shares subject to options
outstanding under our 1998 Equity Incentive Plan having a
weighted average exercise price of $37.22 per share. |
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(2) |
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Includes 2,136,296 shares that remain available for
issuance under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. |
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
You should read the data set forth below in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements and related notes,
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation, and other financial
information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
We derived the consolidated statements of operations data for
the period from March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005 and the consolidated balance sheet data
as of December 31, 2005 from the audited consolidated
financial statements of International Fight League, LLC, the
predecessor to Old IFL, which were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, included elsewhere in
this prospectus.
We derived the consolidated statements of operations data for
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007 and
2006 from our audited consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any
future period.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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International Fight
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|
|
International Fight
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|
|
International Fight
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|
|
|
League, Inc.
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|
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League, Inc.
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|
|
League, LLC
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|
|
|
for the Year
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|
|
for the Year
|
|
|
March 29, 2005
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|
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Ended
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|
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Ended
|
|
|
(Date of Inception) to
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|
|
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December 31, 2007
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|
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December 31, 2006
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|
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December 31, 2005
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|
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Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Live and televised events
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Advertising sponsorship
|
|
$
|
498,005
|
|
|
$
|
274,080
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Live events box office receipts
|
|
|
2,435,533
|
|
|
|
671,665
|
|
|
|
|
|
Television rights
|
|
|
2,607,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Branded merchandise
|
|
|
117,544
|
|
|
|
44,315
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
5,658,582
|
|
|
|
990,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advertising sponsorships
|
|
|
1,539,019
|
|
|
|
165,180
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live events costs
|
|
|
15,928,568
|
|
|
|
6,287,196
|
|
|
|
|
|
Television distribution fees
|
|
|
130,643
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Branded merchandise
|
|
|
99,175
|
|
|
|
21,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
17,697,405
|
|
|
|
6,473,766
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
8,702,617
|
|
|
|
3,858,790
|
|
|
|
(43,003
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
343,906
|
|
|
|
48,410
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(21,085,346
|
)
|
|
|
(9,390,906
|
)
|
|
|
(43,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(153,404
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(4,712
|
)
|
|
|
(90,647
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidated damages
|
|
|
(582,695
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
415,438
|
|
|
|
31,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses), net
|
|
|
(171,969
|
)
|
|
|
(212,494
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(21,257,315
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,603,400
|
)
|
|
$
|
(43,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share basic and diluted:
|
|
$
|
(0.33
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
63,838,915
|
|
|
|
19,691,088
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International Fight
|
|
|
International Fight
|
|
|
International Fight
|
|
|
|
League, Inc.
|
|
|
League, Inc.
|
|
|
League, LLC
|
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
as of
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
$
|
6,120,500
|
|
|
$
|
16,623,159
|
|
|
$
|
1,136,960
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
7,629,113
|
|
|
$
|
17,427,637
|
|
|
$
|
1,147,227
|
|
Investor Advances
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,175,000
|
|
ABOUT THE
OFFERING
On August 6, 2007, we sold 25,330,000 shares of our
common stock at a price of $0.50 per share to a number of
institutional and individual accredited investors in a private
placement, for gross proceeds of $12,665,000. As part of the
transaction, we issued to the investors five-year warrants to
purchase 12,665,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $1.05 per shares. In connection with the
private placement, we incurred various expenses which included
commissions to the placement agent, legal and accounting fees,
and other miscellaneous expenses, of $1.1 million. We also
issued to the placement agent, as partial compensation for its
services, a five-year warrant to purchase up to
729,900 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.05 per share.
In connection with this private placement of our common stock,
we and the investors entered into a registration rights
agreement, dated as of August 6, 2007, whereby we agreed to
file this registration statement to register the resale of the
common stock, within 60 days of the closing date and to use
reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to
be declared effective within 90 days, or 120 days upon
review by the SEC.
On December 28, 2006, we sold 19,376,000 shares of our
common stock at a price of $1.25 per share to a number of
institutional and individual accredited investors in a private
placement, for gross proceeds of $24,220,000. As part of this
private placement, we also issued to the placement agent, as
partial compensation for its services, a warrant to purchase up
to 581,280 shares of common stock, or 3% of the number of
shares sold in this December 2006 private placement, at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share. The warrant is exercisable at
any time on or before March 1, 2012.
In connection with this December 2006 private placement, we and
the investors entered into a registration rights agreement,
dated as of December 28, 2006, whereby we registered for
resale of the common stock issued in the December 2006 private
placement. This prospectus also covers the resale of these
shares of common stock.
SELLING
SECURITYHOLDERS AUGUST 2007 PRIVATE
PLACEMENT
For additional information regarding the issuance of the common
stock offered by the selling securityholders, see About
the Offering above. We are registering the shares of
common stock in order to permit the selling securityholders to
offer the shares for resale from time to time. The selling
securityholders have not had any material relationship with us
within the past three years other than (1) the ownership of
their common stock, and (2) Piper Jaffray & Co.,
which has been an advisor to us and was the placement agent for
the private placements we completed in August 2007 and December
2006.
This prospectus covers offers and sales of shares of our common
stock by the selling securityholders identified below. We sold
the 25,330,000 newly-issued shares for $0.50 per share, issued
warrants to the purchasers in the August 2007 private placement
to purchase 12,665,000 shares of our common stock and
issued to the placement agent a warrant to purchase up to
729,900 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.05 per share. Each selling stockholder represented to us that
the selling securityholder purchased the shares and warrants for
its or his own account for investment only and that the selling
securityholder has no present intent of distributing the shares
or warrants.
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The table below lists the selling securityholders and other
information regarding their beneficial ownership of shares of
our common stock. The second column lists the number of shares
of common stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder,
based on its ownership of the common stock, as of
October 8, 2007. The third column lists the shares of
common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by the
selling securityholders, which in accordance with the terms of
the registration rights agreement with the selling
securityholders, includes the resale of all shares of common
stock sold by us in the August 2007 private placement and the
shares of common stock which the selling securityholders may
purchase upon the exercise of warrants issued as part of that
private placement. We are also registering all of the shares of
common stock that would be issued to Piper Jaffray &
Co. upon the exercise of the warrants we issued to it in
connection with both the December 2006 and August 2007 private
placements, and the amounts in the third column for Piper
Jaffray & Co. includes these shares. The fourth column
assumes that the selling securityholders sell all of the shares
of common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to
securities. Except as indicated in the footnotes to the table,
we believe, based on information provided by each selling
securityholder, that each selling securityholder possesses sole
voting and investment power with respect to all of the shares of
common stock owned by that selling securityholder. In computing
the number of shares beneficially owned by a selling
securityholder and the percentage ownership of that selling
securityholder, we have included the number of shares of common
stock that the selling securityholder may acquire within
60 days after the date of the table pursuant to options or
warrants. All the shares subject to warrants issued to the
investors in the August 2007 private placement and issued to
Piper Jaffray & Co. as compensation for serving as
placement agent for the December 2006 and August 2007 private
placements are included in the total. Those shares, however, are
not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the
percentage ownership of any other person or group.
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|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Beneficially
|
|
|
|
Beneficially
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
|
|
Owned Prior
|
|
|
Shares Being
|
|
|
After Offering(2)
|
|
Name of Selling Securityholder
|
|
to Offering(1)
|
|
|
Offered
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Apollo Capital Management Group, LP(3)
|
|
|
405,000
|
|
|
|
405,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Apollo Microcap Partners, LP(3)
|
|
|
495,000
|
|
|
|
495,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Atlas Master Fund, Ltd(4)
|
|
|
6,998,315
|
|
|
|
4,500,000
|
|
|
|
2,498,315
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Joseph A Besecker
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Joseph E. Besecker
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
EagleRock Institutional Partners L.P.(5)
|
|
|
4,852,000
|
|
|
|
2,052,000
|
|
|
|
2,800,000
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
EagleRock Master Fund L.P.(5)
|
|
|
2,824,000
|
|
|
|
1,224,000
|
|
|
|
1,600,000
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
Enable Growth Partners LP(6)
|
|
|
4,987,500
|
|
|
|
4,987,500
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Heller Capital Investments(7)
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CGM as c/f Ronald I. Heller IRA.
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Highbridge International LLC(8)
|
|
|
2,659,415
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,159,415
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
Hudson Bay Fund LP(9)
|
|
|
354,750
|
|
|
|
322,500
|
|
|
|
32,250
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd(9)
|
|
|
470,250
|
|
|
|
427,500
|
|
|
|
42,750
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Richard Kurtz
|
|
|
5,557,713
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
4,057,713
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
Midsummer Investment, Ltd.(10)
|
|
|
6,000,000
|
|
|
|
6,000,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Pierce Diversified Strategy Master Fund LLC(6)
|
|
|
262,500
|
|
|
|
262,500
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Piper Jaffray & Co.
|
|
|
1,311,180
|
|
|
|
1,311,180
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
RAA Partners LP(11)
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
SOF Investments, L.P.(12)
|
|
|
5,850,000
|
|
|
|
5,850,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Sophrosyne Technology Fund Ltd.(13)
|
|
|
1,960,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
460,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Nader Tavakoli(5)
|
|
|
724,000
|
|
|
|
324,000
|
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Whitebox Intermarket Partners, LP
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Less than 1%. |
|
(1) |
|
Assumes that the selling securityholders acquire no additional
shares of common stock after October 8, 2007 and before
completion of this offering. |
|
(2) |
|
Assumes that all of the shares offered by the selling
securityholders under this prospectus are sold. |
|
(3) |
|
Apollo MicroCap Partners L.P. is managed by Bayshore Capital
Corp (also known was Walnut Street Capital Corp. in Florida),
and Apollo Capital Management Group L.P. is managed by Apollo
Capital Corp., as the general partner of each, respectively.
Kyle Krueger, the president of Bayshore Capital Corp. and Apollo
Capital Corp., respectively, effectively has the dispositive and
voting authority of all the shares held by Apollo MicroCap
Partners and Apollo Capital Management Group. |
|
(4) |
|
Dmitry Balyasny in his capacity as Partner to Balyasny Asset
Management LP, the investment manager to Atlas Master Fund,
Ltd., exercises voting and investment control over the
securities owned by Atlas Master Fund, Ltd. |
|
(5) |
|
Nader Tavakoli in his capacity as manager exercises voting and
investment control over the securities owned by each of
EagleRock Institutional Partners, LP and EagleRock Master Fund,
LP. |
|
(6) |
|
Enable Capital Management, LLC is the manager of Enable Growth
Partners LP and Pierce Diversified Strategy Master Fund LLC, and
Mitch Levine is the manager and majority owner of Enable Growth
Capital and they may be deemed to beneficially own the
securities owned by such accounts, in that they may be deemed to
have the power to direct the voting or disposition of those
securities. |
|
(7) |
|
Ronald Heller is the Chief Investment Officer of Heller Capital
Investments and exercises voting and investment control over the
securities owned by Heller Capital Investments. |
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|
|
|
(8) |
|
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC is the trading manager of
Highbridge International LLC and has voting control and
investment discretion over the securities held by Highbridge
International LLC. Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca control
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and have voting control and
investment discretion over the securities held by Highbridge
International LLC. Each of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC,
Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca disclaims beneficial ownership of
the securities held by Highbridge International LLC. |
|
(9) |
|
Sander Gerber, John Doscas and Yoav Roth share voting and
investment power over securities held by Hudson Bay Fund LP and
Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd. Messrs. Gerber, Doscas and
Roth disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities. |
|
(10) |
|
Midsummer Capital, LLC, as investment advisor to Midsummer
Investment Ltd., may be deemed to have dispositive power over
the shares and warrants owned by Midsummer Investment Ltd.
Midsummer Capital, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of such
shares and warrants. Michel Amsalen and Scott Kaufman have
delegated authority from the members of Midsummer Capital, LLC
with respect to the shares and warrants owned by Midsummer.
Messrs. Amsalen and Kaufman disclaim beneficial ownership
of such shares and warrants, and neither person has any legal
right to maintain such delegated authority. |
|
(11) |
|
Henry Wu and Robert Afshar have dispositive and voting power
over the shares and warrants held by RAA Partners LP. |
|
(12) |
|
MSD Capital, L.P. is the general partner of SOF Investments,
L.P. and therefore may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial
owner of the shares and warrants owned by SOF Investments, L.P.
MSD Capital Management LLC is the general partner of MSD
Capital, L.P. |
|
(13) |
|
Benjamin Taylor, as managing member of the general partner of
Sophrosyne Technology Fund Ltd., has sole voting and sole
investment power over the securities owned by Sophrosyne
Technology Fund Ltd. |
SELLING
SECURITYHOLDERS DECEMBER 2006 PRIVATE
PLACEMENT
This prospectus also covers offers and sales of shares of our
common stock by the selling securityholders identified below in
connection with our December 28, 2006 private placement of
our common stock. We sold the 19,376,000 newly-issued shares for
$1.25 per share. Each selling securityholder represented that
the securityholder purchased the shares for the
securityholders own account for investment only and that
the securityholder has no present intent of distributing the
shares.
The table below lists the selling securityholders from the
December 28, 2006 private placement and other information
regarding their beneficial ownership of our shares of common
stock. The second column lists the number of shares of common
stock beneficially owned by each selling securityholder, based
on its ownership of the common stock, as of February 9,
2007. The third column lists the shares of common stock
purchased in the December 2006 private placement being offered
pursuant to this prospectus by the selling securityholders. In
accordance with the terms of the registration rights agreement
with the selling securityholders, this prospectus generally
covers the resale of all of shares of common stock sold by us
pursuant to the December 2006 private placement. The fourth
column assumes that the selling securityholders sell all of the
shares of common stock purchased in the December 2006 private
placement offered pursuant to this prospectus.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to
securities. Except as indicated in the footnotes to the table,
we believe, based on information by each selling securityholder,
that each selling securityholder possesses sole voting and
investment power with respect to all of the shares of common
stock owned by that selling securityholder. In computing the
number of shares beneficially owned by a selling securityholder
and the percentage ownership of that selling securityholder,
shares of common stock subject to options or warrants held by
that selling securityholder that are currently exercisable or
are exercisable within 60 days after the date of the table
are deemed outstanding. Those shares, however, are not deemed to
be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person or group.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Beneficially
|
|
|
|
Beneficially
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owned
|
|
|
|
Owned Prior
|
|
|
Shares Being
|
|
|
After Offering(2)
|
|
Name of Selling Securityholder
|
|
to Offering(1)
|
|
|
Offered
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
ALK Construction LLC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
|
|
|
300,000
|
(3)
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Apollo Capital Management Group L.P.
|
|
|
280,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Apollo Microcap Partners, L.P.
|
|
|
280,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Atlas Master Fund, Ltd.
|
|
|
2,500,000
|
(5)
|
|
|
2,500,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Bradley Beckerman
|
|
|
240,000
|
|
|
|
240,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Michael C. Borofsky
|
|
|
16,000
|
|
|
|
16,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Chapman Family Trust
|
|
|
300,000
|
(6)
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Donald D. Drapkin
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Matthew A. Drapkin
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
EagleRock Institutional Partners, LP
|
|
|
2,800,000
|
(7)
|
|
|
2,800,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
EagleRock Master Fund, LP
|
|
|
1,600,000
|
(7)
|
|
|
1,600,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Sophrosyne Technology Fund Ltd.
|
|
|
400,000
|
(8)
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
HHMI Investments, L.P.
|
|
|
136,000
|
(9)
|
|
|
136,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Highbridge International LLC
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
(10)
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Adam F. Ingber
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Investcorp Interlachen Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited
|
|
|
800,000
|
(11)
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Jefferson St. LLC
|
|
|
200,000
|
(12)
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Michael R. McAllister
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Nader Tavakoli
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
SRB Greenway Offshore Operating Fund, L.P.
|
|
|
30,160
|
(13)
|
|
|
30,160
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
SRB Greenway Capital (QP), L.P.
|
|
|
686,880
|
(13)
|
|
|
686,880
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
SRB Greenway Capital, L.P.
|
|
|
82,960
|
(13)
|
|
|
82,960
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
The Tudor BVI Global Portfolio Ltd.
|
|
|
621,326
|
(14)
|
|
|
621,326
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Tudor Proprietary Trading, L.L.C.
|
|
|
334,560
|
(14)
|
|
|
334,560
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Unicom Capital LLC
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
(15)
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Walker Smith International Fund, Ltd.
|
|
|
362,880
|
(9)
|
|
|
362,880
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Walker Smith Capital, L.P.
|
|
|
40,640
|
(9)
|
|
|
40,640
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Walker Smith Capital (QP), L.P.
|
|
|
260,480
|
(9)
|
|
|
260,480
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Witches Rock Portfolio Ltd.
|
|
|
3,844,114
|
(14)
|
|
|
3,844,114
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Assumes that the selling stockholders acquire no additional
shares of common stock before completion of this offering. |
|
(2) |
|
Assumes that all of the shares offered by the selling
securityholders under this prospectus are sold. |
|
(3) |
|
Marty Kehoe is the Trustee of ALK Construction LLC Defined
Benefit Pension Plan (ALK) and has authority to vote
and dispose of the securities owned by ALK. |
|
(4) |
|
Apollo MicroCap Partners L.P. is managed by Bayshore Capital
Corp (also known was Walnut Street Capital Corp. in Florida),
and Apollo Capital Management Group L.P. is managed by Apollo
Capital Corp., as the general partner of each, respectively.
Kyle Krueger, the president of Bayshore Capital Corp. and Apollo
Capital Corp., respectively, effectively has the dispositive and
voting authority of all the shares held by Apollo MicroCap
Partners and Apollo Capital Management Group. |
24
|
|
|
(5) |
|
Dmitry Balyasny in his capacity as Partner to Balyasny Asset
Management LP, the investment manager to Atlas Master Fund,
Ltd., exercises voting and investment control over the
securities owned by Atlas Master Fund, Ltd. |
|
(6) |
|
Richard Chapman is the Trustee of the Chapman Family Trust and
has authority to vote and dispose of the securities owned by the
Chapman Family Trust. |
|
(7) |
|
Nader Tavakoli in his capacity as manager exercises voting and
investment control over the securities owned by each of
EagleRock Institutional Partners, LP and EagleRock Master Fund,
LP. |
|
(8) |
|
Benjamin Taylor, as managing member of the general partner of
Sophrosyne Technology Fund Ltd., has sole voting and sole
investment power over the securities owned by Sophrosyne
Technology Fund Ltd. |
|
(9) |
|
Reid S. Walker and G. Stacy Smith, in their capacity as members
of WS Capital, L.L.C., the general partner of WS Capital
Management, L.P., the investment manager to each of HHMI
Investments, L.P , Walker Smith International Fund, Ltd., Walker
Smith Capital (QP), L.P. and W alker Smith Capital, L.P.
(collectively, the Walker Smith Funds) , have voting
and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock
held by the Walker Smith Funds. |
|
|
|
(10) |
|
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC is the trading manager of
Highbridge International LLC and has voting control and
investment discretion over the securities held by Highbridge
International LLC. Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca control
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and have voting control and
investment discretion over the securities held by Highbridge
International LLC. Each of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC,
Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca disclaims beneficial ownership of
the securities held by Highbridge International LLC. |
|
(11) |
|
Interlachen Capital Group LP is the trading manager of
Investcorp Interlachen Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited
and has voting and investment discretion over securities held by
Investcorp Interlachen
Multi-Strategy
Master Fund Limited. Andrew Fraley, in his role as Chief
Investment Officer of Interlachen Capital Group LP, has voting
control and investment discretion over securities held by
Investcorp Interlachen Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited.
Interlachen Capital Group LP and Andrew Fraley disclaim
beneficial ownership of the securities held by Investcorp
Interlachen Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited. |
|
(12) |
|
John Lekas in his capacity as member/owner Jefferson St. LLC
exercises voting and investment control over the securities
owned by Jefferson St. LLC. |
|
(13) |
|
Steven R. Becker, in his capacity as member of BC Advisors,
L.L.C., which is the general partner to SRB Management, L.P.,
which is the general partner of each of SRB Greenway Offshore
Operating Fund, L.P. , SRB Greenway Capital (QP), L.P. and SRB
Greenway Capital, L.P. (collectively, the Greenway
Funds), has voting and dispositive power with respect to
the shares of common stock held by each of the Greenway Funds. |
|
(14) |
|
Tudor Investment Corporation (TIC) acts as
investment advisor to Witches Rock Portfolio Ltd. (Witches
Rock) and The Tudor BVI Global Portfolio Ltd.
(BVI) and is an affiliate of Tudor Proprietary
Trading, L.L.C. (TPT). As a result, TIC may be
deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Witches Rock
and BVI. TIC expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership. Paul
Tudor Jones, II is the Chairman and controlling shareholder
of TIC and the Chairman and indirect controlling equity holder
of TPT. James J. Pallotta is the Vice-Chairman of TIC and TPT
and is responsible for the investment decisions of TIC and TPT
with respect to the securities. As a result, each of
Messrs. Jones and Pallotta may be deemed to beneficially
own the securities of TPT and TIC. Each of Messrs. Jones
and Pallotta expressly disclaim such beneficial ownership. |
|
(15) |
|
Richard C. Diecidue in his capacity as managing member of Unicom
Capital LLC exercises voting and investment control over the
securities owned by of Unicom Capital LLC. |
25
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
The selling securityholders and any of their pledgees, donees,
transferees, assignees and
successors-in-interest
may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of
common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility
on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These
sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling
securityholders may use any one or more of the following methods
when selling shares:
|
|
|
|
|
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
|
|
|
|
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the
shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the
block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
|
|
|
|
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the
broker-dealer for its account;
|
|
|
|
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
applicable exchange;
|
|
|
|
privately negotiated transactions;
|
|
|
|
short sales;
|
|
|
|
broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to
sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per
share;
|
|
|
|
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging
transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
|
|
|
|
a combination of any such methods of sale; and
|
|
|
|
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
|
The selling securityholders may also sell shares under
Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, if available,
rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling securityholders may
arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales.
Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the
selling securityholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent
for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to
be negotiated. The selling securityholders do not expect these
commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the
types of transactions involved.
The selling securityholders may from time to time pledge or
grant a security interest in some or all of the shares owned by
them and, if they default in the performance of their secured
obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell
shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment or supplement to this prospectus under
Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the
Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
securityholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other
successors in interest as selling securityholders under this
prospectus.
Upon IFL being notified in writing by a selling stockholder that
any material agreement has been entered into with a
broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block
trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary
distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement
to this prospectus will be filed, if required disclosing
(i) the name of each such selling stockholder and of the
participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares
involved, (iii) the price at which such shares of common
stock were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or
concessions allowed to such broker-dealers, where applicable,
(v) if applicable, that such broker-dealer(s) did not
conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and
(vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon IFL being notified in writing by a selling stockholder that
a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of
common stock, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed if
then required in accordance with applicable securities laws.
The selling securityholders also may transfer the shares of
common stock in other circumstances, in which case the
transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be
the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
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The selling securityholders may also enter into option or other
transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions
or the creation of one or more derivative securities which
require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial
institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares
such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell
pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to
reflect such transaction).
The selling securityholders and any broker-dealers or agents
that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be
underwriters within the meaning of the Securities
Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any
profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be
deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the
Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar
selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares
will be borne by the selling stockholder. Each selling
stockholder has represented and warranted to us that it acquired
the securities subject to this registration statement in the
ordinary course of such selling stockholders business and,
at the time of its purchase of such securities such selling
stockholder had no agreements or understandings, directly or
indirectly, with any person to distribute any such securities.
We have advised each selling stockholder that it may not use
shares registered on the registration statement of which this
prospectus is part to cover short sales of common stock made
prior to the date on which the registration statement shall have
been declared effective by the SEC. If the selling
securityholders use this prospectus for any sale of the common
stock, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act unless an exemption from the
delivery requirements is available. The selling securityholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of
the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and
regulations promulgated under these acts, including, without
limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M, as
applicable to such selling securityholders in connection with
resales of their respective shares under the registration
statement.
In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or
otherwise, the selling securityholders may enter into hedging
transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in
short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of
hedging in positions they assume. The selling securityholders
may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of
common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short
positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such
short sales. The selling securityholders may also loan or pledge
shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell
such shares.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the
registration of the shares, but we will not receive any proceeds
from the sale of the common stock. We have agreed to indemnify
the selling securityholders against certain losses, claims,
damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the
registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.
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MANAGEMENTS
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations should be read in
conjunction with our historical financial statements and related
notes that appear elsewhere in this prospectus.
In addition to historical financial information, the
following discussion contains forward-looking statements that
reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results
could differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or
contribute to these differences include those discussed below
and elsewhere in this prospectus, including those set forth in
Risk Factors.
Overview
We operate, through our subsidiary, IFL Corp., the worlds
first professional mixed martial arts sports league
International Fight League. Immediately prior to
November 29, 2006, we were known as Paligent Inc. and were
a shell company with no operating business. On November 29,
2006, pursuant to the Merger between our wholly owned subsidiary
and Old IFL, we acquired the mixed martial arts sports league
business of Old IFL. As a result of the Merger, Old IFL became
our wholly owned subsidiary and changed its name to IFL Corp.,
and we changed our name from Paligent Inc. to
International Fight League, Inc.
Immediately prior to the Merger, all of the outstanding shares
of preferred stock of Old IFL were converted into shares of Old
IFL common stock on a one-for-one basis, and we effected a
1-for-20
reverse stock split of our common stock, such that the number of
shares of our common stock outstanding following the Merger
would be approximately equal to the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding immediately prior to the reverse stock
split. Pursuant to the Merger, we issued 30,872,101 shares
of our common stock to the stockholders of Old IFL in exchange
for all of the outstanding capital stock of Old IFL. In
connection with the Merger, all of the options to purchase
1,865,000 shares of common stock of Old IFL outstanding
prior to the Merger were converted into options to purchase
1,925,376 shares of our common stock on the same terms and
conditions applicable to such options prior to the Merger. The
new options were issued under the International Fight League,
Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan approved by our stockholders in
conjunction with their approval of the Merger.
Following the reverse stock split and the Merger, there were
32,496,948 shares of IFL common stock outstanding, of which
the pre-Merger stockholders of Paligent owned approximately 5%
and the pre-Merger stockholders of Old IFL owned approximately
95%. As a result, Old IFL has been treated as the acquiring
company for accounting purposes. The Merger has been accounted
for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase method of
accounting for business combinations in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America. Reported results of operations of the combined group
issued after completion of the transaction will reflect Old
IFLs operations.
As part of the Merger, our two then existing directors,
Salvatore A. Bucci and Richard Kurtz, and Old IFLs three
then existing directors, Gareb Shamus, Kurt Otto and Michael
Molnar, were elected as our directors, and Old IFLs
officers became our officers, except that upon the consummation
of the Merger, Mr. Bucci, our President and Chief Executive
Offer before the Merger, resigned from these positions and was
appointed our Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
and Treasurer. Mr. Bucci resigned from the Company
effective September 30, 2007. Mr. Shamus resigned his
officer positions with the Company on November 19, 2007 and
from our Board of Directors on December 17, 2007. Changes
to our Board of Directors and executive officers is discussed
under Management.
In addition, immediately following the Merger, we issued
1,627,500 shares of common stock to Mr. Kurtz,
Paligents principal stockholder before the Merger, in
exchange for his contribution of $651,000 of indebtedness owing
to him under a promissory note issued by Paligent.
The Old IFL business was founded in 2005 to organize, host and
promote live and televised mixed martial arts sporting events
and to capitalize on the growing popularity of mixed martial
arts in the United States and around the world. Following the
acquisition of Old IFL, we refocused our business efforts on
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developing and operating Old IFLs mixed martial arts
sports league business and continued operating this business
through IFL Corp. At the core of our business in 2007 was our
twelve mixed martial arts teams, which consist of some of the
worlds most highly regarded mixed martial arts athletes
and coaches. Our mixed martial arts sporting events typically
included
match-ups of
two teams, with athletes competing in
one-on-one
matches according to weight division. These events create a body
of television programming content that we currently distribute
in the United States through an arrangement with Fox Sports Net
(FSN) and MyNetworkTV, Inc. (MNTV). We
earn revenue from live event ticket sales, sponsorships and
promotions and licensing of our intellectual property. For 2008,
we have changed our format by eliminating our team format,
focusing on MMA camps and title fights involving our belt
holders.
Old IFLs predecessor, International Fight League, LLC (the
LLC), was organized on March 29, 2005 as a New
Jersey limited liability company. On January 11, 2006, the
LLC merged into Old IFL, whereupon the existence of the LLC
ceased, and at which time the members of the LLC received an
aggregate of 18,000,000 shares of Old IFL common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, in exchange for their membership
interests in the LLC.
Old IFL operated as a development stage enterprise through
March 31, 2006. On April 29 and June 3, 2006, Old IFL
held its debut MMA sports events featuring its initial four
teams. The event was broadcast in a series of three original
taped telecasts in May and June 2006. We have held four
additional events as part of The World Team Championship,
including the final event held in December 2006. We launched our
first full season in 2007, which consisted of a six-month; nine
event regular season that was followed by a two month, two
events post-season. We finished 2008 with a two event
Grand Prix all-star tournament during November and
December 2007, in which the top athletes in each weight class
competed for the title belts, which were awarded to the champion
of each of six weight classes.
As Old IFL, we raised funds primarily through stockholder loans
and the issuance of preferred stock. The Merger is also
considered to be a capital transaction in substance rather than
a business combination. The transaction is equivalent to the
issuance of stock by Old IFL for the net monetary assets of
Paligent, accompanied by a recapitalization. The transaction has
been accounted for as a reverse acquisition of a shell
company whereby Old IFL is the acquirer for accounting
purposes and Paligent is the legal acquirer. In this
transaction, no goodwill or other intangible assets have been
recorded. As a result, the financial information included in
this report for periods prior to the Merger relates to Old IFL.
At December 31, 2007, we had stockholders equity of
$5.8 million and an accumulated deficit of
$31 million. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we
incurred losses and negative operating cash flows of
$21.2 million and $21.4 million, respectively, as
compared to 2006 of $9.6 million and $8.2 million,
respectively. These trends have continued in the first quarter
of 2008 as we continue to develop our business.
On December 28, 2006, we completed a private sale to a
number of institutional and individual accredited investors an
aggregate of 19,376,000 shares of common stock at a price
of $1.25 per share, or $24,220,000 in the aggregate. In
connection with the private placement, we incurred expenses
which included, without limitation, commissions to the placement
agent, legal and accounting fees, and other miscellaneous
expenses, of approximately $2 million. We also issued to
the placement agent, as partial compensation for its services, a
five-year warrant to purchase up to 581,280 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share.
On August 6, 2007, we completed a private sale to a number
of institutional and individual accredited investors for
25,330,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.50 per
share, or $12,665,000 in the aggregate, and issued five year
warrants to the investors to purchase 12,665,000 shares of
common stock with an exercise price of $1.05 per share. In
connection with the private placement, we incurred expenses
which included, without limitation, commissions to the placement
agent, legal and accounting fees, and other miscellaneous
expenses, of approximately $1.1 million. We also issued to
the placement agent, as partial compensation for its services, a
five-year warrant to purchase up to 729,900 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share.
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Unaudited
Quarterly Consolidated Financial Data
The following tables set forth selected unaudited quarterly
consolidated income statement data for each of the quarters
ended March 31, June 30, September 30, and
December 31, for 2007 and 2006. No information is presented
for earlier quarters, as Old IFL did not commence operations
until January 2006, and such earlier information is not deemed
material or comparable. The consolidated financial statements
for each of these quarters have been prepared on the same basis
as the audited consolidated financial statements included in
this report and, in the opinion of management, include all
adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the
consolidated results of operations for these periods. You should
read this information together with our audited consolidated
financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in
this report.
These unaudited quarterly operating results are not necessarily
indicative of the results for any future period.
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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June 30,
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2007
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|
2007
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|
2007
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|
2007
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Revenues
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live and televised events
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Advertising sponsorships and website
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$
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67,045
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|
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$
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74,178
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|
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$
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195,846
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|
|
$
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160,936
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Live events box office receipts and related revenue
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513,842
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|
|
|
891,721
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|
|
|
588,987
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|
|
|
440,983
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Television rights
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210,000
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|
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672,500
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1,075,000
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|
|
650,000
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Branded merchandise
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|
|
19,470
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|
|
|
34,831
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|
|
|
18,357
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|
|
|
44,886
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total revenues
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810,357
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|
|
|
1,673,230
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|
|
|
1,878,190
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|
|
|
1,296,805
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live and televised events
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Advertising and sponsorships
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33,034
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|
|
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22,274
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|
|
|
55,339
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|
|
|
1,428,372
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Live events costs
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|
5,598,976
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|
|
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6,403,309
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|
|
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3,102,319
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|
|
|
823,964
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Television distribution fees
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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130,643
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Branded merchandise
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|
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7,742
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|
|
|
16,682
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|
|
|
42,610
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|
|
|
32,141
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total cost of revenues
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5,639,752
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|
|
|
6,442,265
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|
|
|
3,200,268
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|
|
|
2,415,120
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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|
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2,278,931
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|
|
|
2,164,012
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|
|
|
2,161,541
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|
|
|
2,098,133
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Stock-based compensation expense
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|
|
15,208
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|
|
|
14,469
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|
|
|
247,691
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|
|
|
66,538
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
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|
|
(7,123,534
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)
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|
|
(6,947,516
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)
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|
|
(3,731,310
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)
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|
|
(3,282,986
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)
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Interest expense
|
|
|
(1,166
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)
|
|
|
(928
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)
|
|
|
(799
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)
|
|
|
(1,819
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)
|
Liquidated damages
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(582,695
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)
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Interest income
|
|
|
162,492
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|
|
|
71,644
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|
|
|
87,896
|
|
|
|
93,406
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
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(6,962,208
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)
|
|
$
|
(6,876,800
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)
|
|
$
|
(3,644,213
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)
|
|
$
|
(3,774,094
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
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June 30,
|
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September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2006
|
|
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Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live and televised events
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advertising sponsorships and website
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
234,310
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|
|
$
|
20,239
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|
|
$
|
19,531
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|
Live events box office receipts and related revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
127,142
|
|
|
|
324,987
|
|
|
|
219,536
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|
Branded merchandise
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,342
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|
|
|
17,604
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|
|
|
25,369
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
362,794
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|
|
|
362,830
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|
|
|
264,436
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cost of revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live and televised events
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advertising sponsorships
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,280
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|
|
|
37,200
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|
|
|
25,700
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|
Live events costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,513,422
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|
|
|
2,114,376
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|
|
|
2,659,398
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|
Branded merchandise
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
680
|
|
|
|
10,562
|
|
|
|
10,148
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,616,382
|
|
|
|
2,162,138
|
|
|
|
2,695,246
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|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
565,190
|
|
|
|
504,773
|
|
|
|
1,276,590
|
|
|
|
1,512,237
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
9,582
|
|
|
|
15,546
|
|
|
|
7,738
|
|
|
|
15,544
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(574,772
|
)
|
|
|
(1,773,907
|
)
|
|
|
(3,083,636
|
)
|
|
|
(3,958,591
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)
|
Dividend expense
|
|
|
(27,450
|
)
|
|
|
(45,167
|
)
|
|
|
(47,580
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)
|
|
|
(33,207
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,795
|
)
|
|
|
(75,852
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
11,523
|
|
|
|
11,248
|
|
|
|
2,900
|
|
|
|
5,886
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(590,699
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,807,826
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,143,111
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,061,764
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Results
of Operations
From inception to December 31, 2007, we have incurred costs
and expenses significantly in excess of revenues. As we pursue
our goals and continue to build out our organization and
business, we expect to increase revenues and control costs and
maximize value to existing stockholders, though we expect to
incur additional losses.
During 2005, we were a development stage company with
insignificant operations. Accordingly, there are no meaningful
comparative data upon which period comparisons can be made.
Year
Ended December 31, 2007 Compared To Year Ended
December 31, 2006
During the year ended December 31, 2007, IFL incurred a net
loss of $21.3 million, or $0.33 per common share compared
to a net loss of $9.6 million, or $0.49 per common share
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Revenues:
Revenues for 2007 were $5.7 million as compared to
$1.0 million for 2006, an increase of $4.7 million or
470%. The increase is attributable to 2007 being the first full
year of MMA sporting events, a total of thirteen events as
compared to six events in 2006. For the first time, revenues
were generated by television
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rights and by sharing a portion of food, beverage and parking
revenue at some of our events. In addition, sponsorship revenue
increased in 2007 over 2006. The principal components of revenue
include:
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|
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Revenue from live events of $2.4 million in 2007 versus
$672,000 in 2006, an increase of $1.7 million, or 253%, due
to an increase in the number of events from six in 2006 to
thirteen in 2007 and increased revenue per event, including
food, beverage and parking revenue of $163,000 in 2007 versus $0
in 2006;
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|
|
|
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Television rights of $2.6 million in 2007 versus $0 in
2006, representing revenue from domestic distribution and
international distribution; and
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|
|
|
|
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Advertising revenues of $498,000 in 2007 versus $274,000 in
2006, an increase of $224,000, or 82%, representing an increase
in sponsorship revenue from an existing sponsor and three new
sponsors.
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In January 2007, we entered into a Letter of Intent with Fox
Cable Networks, Inc. (Fox) and MyNetworkTV, Inc.
(MNTV and, together with Fox, the Fox
Entities) (the Letter of Intent), which set
forth certain terms and conditions under which the Fox Entities
and IFL proposed to create, promote and distribute IFL MMA
content. Under the Letter of Intent, FSN had exclusive
distribution rights to telecast all IFL regular season, playoff
and championship events. We did not recognize any revenue from
the FSN telecasts. The Letter of Intent also provided for the
telecasting of IFL MMA content on MNTV, for which MNTV paid fees
to us. MNTV paid us $1,607,500 during the year ended
December 31, 2007 which we recognized as television revenue.
In February 2007, we entered into an agreement with Alfred Haber
Distribution, Inc. to be the exclusive distributor
internationally of IFL MMA content broadcasted on FSN and MNTV.
We recognized $1,000,000 in revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2007 from this arrangement.
On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2006,
we entered into agreements with National Sports Programming,
owner and operator of Fox Sports Net Sports Programming Service
(FSN) regarding IFLs series of team mixed
martial arts matches held during the year ended
December 31, 2006. The agreements granted FSN certain
rights to the telecasts and, in return, FSN agreed to broadcast
the series under specified conditions. We did not recognize any
television rights revenue or corresponding costs of revenues
related to those agreements.
Cost
of Revenues:
For the year ended December 31, 2007, cost of revenues was
$17.7 million as compared to $6.5 million for fiscal
year 2006, an increase of $11.2 million, or 172%. The
principal components and respective increases in costs of
revenue are:
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Live event costs of $15.9 million in 2007 versus
$6.3 million in 2006, an increase of $9.6 million, or
152%, with the increase being primarily the result of:
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Talent costs increasing $2.9 million, to $5.0 million
in 2007 as compared to $2.1 million in 2006, an increase of
138%, due to the increase in the number of events from six in
2006 to thirteen in 2007, the expansion of the league which
consisted of four to eight teams in 2006, to 12 teams in 2007,
and increased talent costs on a per event basis;
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Travel, facility rental and other event costs increasing from
$1.6 million in 2006 to $3.7 million in 2007, an
increase of $2.1 million, or 131%, due to the increased
number of events; and
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Television production costs increasing $4.4 million, or
169%, with the 2007 cost being $7.0 million against
$2.6 million in 2006, due to an increase in the number of
shows produced from eleven
one-hour FSN
shows in 2006 to twenty-two
two-hour
MNTV shows, eight
one-hour
versions of certain of those MNTV shows, twenty-eight FSN shows,
and fourteen edited re-broadcasts of certain shows in 2007;
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Advertising costs of $1.5 million versus $1 million in
2006, an increase of $500,000, or 50%, due to the more events
and significantly increased marketing efforts;
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Branded merchandise costs of $99,000 in 2007 versus $21,000 in
2006, an increase of 78,000, or 371%, due to the development of
additional revenue streams through the sale of
merchandise; and
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International television distribution fees of $131,000 in 2007
versus $0 in 2006 for the preparation of US shows for
international distribution.
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Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses:
For the year ended December 31, 2007, selling, general and
administrative expenses were $8.7 million as compared to
$3.9 million for 2006, an increase of $4.9 million, or
126%. The primary components of these expenses and the reason
for the increase are:
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payroll and benefits expenses of $4.5 million in 2007
versus $1.3 million in 2006, an increase of
$3.2 million, or 246%, representing the hiring of new
employees in late 2006 and early 2007 in preparation for the
expanded 2007 season;
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professional fees of $1.9 in 2007 million versus
$1.4 million in 2006, an increase of $500,000, or 38%,
primarily resulting from the additional costs of being a public
company beginning in December 2006;
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travel and entertainment of $368,000 in 2007 versus $174,000 in
2006, an increase of $194,000, or 111%, due to the expansion of
the number of teams and events and an increase in the number of
employees;
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rent expense of $235,000 in 2007 versus $58,000 in 2006, an
increase of $177,000, or 305%, due to the commencement of our
New York office lease in the later part of 2006 versus the full
year for 2007 and the addition of an office in Las Vegas in 2007;
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advertising expenses of $708,000 in 2007 versus $134,000 in
2006, an increase of $574,000, or 428%, due to increased
non-event specific brand building advertising initiatives;
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insurance premiums of $152,000 in 2007 versus $10,000 in 2006,
an increase of $142,000, or 1,420%, representing an increase in
insurance requirements primarily due to becoming a public
company and obtaining directors and officers insurance;
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recruitment expenses of $110,000 in 2007 versus $1,000 in 2006,
an increase of $109,000, or 10,900%, representing search fees
for new executives including a new chief financial officer in
2007; and
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telephone expenses of $80,000 in 2007 versus $15,000 in 2006, an
increase of $65,000, or 433%, reflecting increases in the number
of employees and the number of events and the expansion of the
league in 2007.
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During 2007, we also recorded a reduction of $75,000 in bad debt
expense as compared to $80,000 of expense in 2006, a charge of
$189,000 for warrants to purchase common stock issued to a
vendor for services rendered, and we recorded tax expense of
$133,000 for 2007 representing the New York tax on capital
infusions.
Stock-based
Compensation:
Stock-based compensation expense for 2007 was $344,000 compared
to $48,000 in 2006, an increase of $296,000 or 617%. The
increase is the result of continued expensing of prior equity
grants for a full year, new equity grants to directors, officers
and employees, and warrants issued to league coaches.
Other
Income (Expense):
Dividend expense for 2007 was $0 compared to $153,000 for 2006,
which related to dividends that accrued on the Series A
Preferred Stock. Immediately prior to the Merger, all accrued
dividends and the Series A Preferred Stock were converted
into common stock of Old IFL, which was then exchanged for
shares of IFL in connection with the Merger.
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Interest expense for 2007 was $5,000 versus $91,000 for 2006,
all of which relates to the cost of funds loaned to IFL pursuant
to the promissory note with Mr. Kurtz.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, we incurred
liquidated damages of $583,000 pursuant to the registration
rights agreements with the investors in the December 2006 and
August 2007 private sales of our common stock. We incurred these
costs because of (a) delays getting our registration
statement effective to register the shares issued in the August
2007 private placement and (b) the investors in our
December 2006 private placement being unable to sell their
shares under the previously effective registration statement.
These two events are the result of the restatement of our
financial statements we disclosed on November 19, 2007 due
to our previous accounting for our FSN television arrangement as
a barter transaction.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, interest income of
$415,000 was earned on available cash balances compared to
$32,000 in 2006, an increase of $383,000 or 1,197%. Cash
balances in 2007 were higher than in 2006 due to increase in our
cash balance resulting from our private placements of common
stock.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At December 31, 2007, our cash and cash equivalents were
$6.1 million, a decrease of $10.5 million from the end
of the prior year. During 2007, we (i) received
$12.7 million from the August 2007 private sale of our
common stock; (ii) received $1.2 million subscription
receivable from 2006; (iii) used $1.6 million to pay
accrued commission on the December 2006 private placement of
common stock, (iv) used $1.3 million for costs of the
December 2006 and August 2007 private placements of common
stock; and (v) used $21.5 million for operating
activities and deposits and purchases of property and equipment
in the ordinary course.
On August 6, 2007, we completed a private sale with a
number of institutional and individual accredited investors for
25,330,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.50 per
share, or $12,665,000 in the aggregate, and warrants to purchase
up to 12,665,000 shares of our common stock with an
exercise price of $1.05 per share and an expiration of
August 6, 2012. We received net proceeds of $11.6 after
payment of $1.1 million of expenses related to the private
sale, which included commissions to the placement agent, legal
and accounting fees, and other miscellaneous costs. In
connection with the August 2007 private placement, we issued to
the placement agent, as partial compensation for its services, a
five year warrant to purchase up to 729,900 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share.
At December 31, 2006, our cash and cash equivalents were
$16.6 million, an increase of $15.5 million from the
prior year. During fiscal 2006, we issued
(i) $24.2 million in common stock, of which
$23.0 million was received in cash and $1.2 million
was held as a subscription receivable at December 31, 2006;
(ii) issued $2.5 million of Series A Preferred
Stock, of which $1.3 million was received in cash and
$1.2 million was issued in exchange for the conversion of
investor advances that were received in 2005;
(iii) received $4.9 million in loans from Richard J.
Kurtz, one of our directors, to fund operations during the third
and fourth quarters of 2006; and (iv) used
$8.2 million for operating activities, $5.1 million to
repay principal indebtedness to Mr. Kurtz (including
$189,000 of debt assumed from Paligent at the time of the
Merger) and $455,000 for deposits and purchases of equipment.
On December 28, 2006, we completed a private placement to a
number of institutional and individual accredited investors of
an aggregate of 19,376,000 shares of common stock at a
price of $1.25 per share, or $24,220,000 in the aggregate. In
connection with the private placement, we incurred expenses
which included commissions to the placement agent, legal and
accounting fees, and other miscellaneous expenses, of
$2 million. We also issued to the placement agent, as
partial compensation for its services, a five-year warrant to
purchase up to 581,280 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share.
We currently do not have any credit facilities or lines of
credit or commitments from lenders or investors for any debt or
equity financing.
Future
Capital Requirements
Since inception, our MMA operations have incurred losses, and we
have funded these operating deficits through proceeds of
(a) $2.5 million from the 2006 issuance of preferred
stock, (b) $22.2 million net proceeds
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from our December 2006 private placement of common stock, and
(c) $11.6 million of net proceeds from our August 2007
private placement of common stock. Based upon managements
current forecast of future revenues and expenses, we believe our
cash resources will likely be sufficient to fund operations into
the third quarter of 2008. This assumes that our expenses
continue to decrease as a result of our cost reduction efforts
and that we realize additional cash from the following:
(i) live events revenues at the levels expects;
(ii) the distribution of programming internationally
pursuant to our exclusive relationship with Alfred Haber
Distribution, Inc.; (iii) the continuation of televising
our events and (iv) an increase in sponsorship and
licensing revenue. We are also exploring various alternatives to
increase profitability, such as a strategic alliance or
relationship with a significant sports, entertainment or media
organization or another significant entity interested in
promoting MMA
and/or
exploiting our digital rights. If we can successfully generate
revenue from additional sources or increase our profitability,
our cash resources could last beyond the third quarter of 2008.
We have taken several steps in an effort to reduce our expenses
and revised our entire live event and television production
activities and structure to help us realize additional cost
savings. In addition, we are implementing changes to our events
and league structure with the goal of generating more fan
interest. These measures have been taken into account in our
forecast above.
If we are not able to generate sufficient cash from operations
or if we are unable to secure sufficient debt or equity
financing for operations, we will experience a cash shortage,
the effect of which could result in the discontinuance of
operations. If additional funds are raised by issuing equity
securities, further dilution to existing stockholders will
result and future investors may be granted rights superior to
those of existing stockholders.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had no
off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Principles of Consolidation On
November 29, 2006, as part of the Merger, Paligent issued
30,872,101 shares of its common stock to the former
stockholders of Old IFL in exchange for all of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of Old IFL (including shares
of Old IFL preferred stock which were converted to Old IFL
common stock immediately prior to the Merger) in a transaction
accounted for as a reverse acquisition of a shell
company. Old IFL was deemed to be the acquirer for
accounting purposes, and Paligent was deemed to be the legal
acquirer (see Note 4 of the accompanying financial
statements).
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Old IFL from March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005 and for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006. The consolidated financial statements also
include the accounts of IFL from November 29, 2006 (the
effective date of the merger) to December 31, 2006, plus
the cash acquired and liabilities assumed for accounting
purposes from Paligent at the time of the Merger, and for the
year ended December 31, 2007. All significant intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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 reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents For purposes
of the consolidated statements of cash flows, we consider all
short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of
three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash
equivalents. We invest our excess cash in money market
instruments. Cash and cash equivalents are, at times, maintained
at financial institutions in amounts that exceed federally
insured limits.
Accounts Receivable Accounts
receivable relates principally to international television
distribution and sponsorship agreements. We evaluate the
collectability of accounts receivable and establish allowances
for the
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amount of receivables that are estimated to be uncollectible.
Allowances are based on the length of time receivables are
outstanding and the financial condition of individual customers.
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we
maintained an allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,000, $80,000
and $0, respectively, the provisions for which are included in
selling, general and administrative expenses
Income Taxes On January 1,
2007, we adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of
FAS 109 (FIN 48). As of January 1
and December 31, 2007, there were no unrecognized tax
benefits. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and a
measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition
and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken
in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax
position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon
examination by taxing authorities. We recognize accrued interest
and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax
expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and
penalties at January 1, 2007. There was no change to this
balance at December 31, 2007. Management is currently
unaware of any issues under review that could result in
significant payments, accruals or material deviations from its
position. The adoption of the provisions of FIN 48 did not
have a material impact on our financial position, results of
operations and cash flows.
For the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, we complied
with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to
financial reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets
and liabilities are computed for differences between the
financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that
will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on
enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which
the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation
allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred
income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
For the period of March 29, 2005 to December 31, 2005,
the LLC was treated as a partnership for federal and state
income tax purposes and, accordingly, did not record a provision
for income taxes because the individual members reported their
share of the LLCs income or loss on their personal income
tax returns.
Revenue Recognition In accordance with
the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin. (SAB)
No. 101, Revenue Recognition, as amended by
SAB No. 104, revenues are generally recognized when
products are shipped or as services are performed. However, due
to the nature of our business, there are additional steps in the
revenue recognition process, as described below:
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Sponsorships: We follow the guidance of
Emerging Issues Task Force Issue
00-21,
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, and
assign the total of sponsorship revenues to the various elements
contained within a sponsorship package based on their relative
fair values.
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Licensing: Licensing revenues are recognized
upon receipt of notice by the individual licensees as to
licensing fees due. Licensing fees received in advance will be
deferred and recognized as income when earned.
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Television rights: We only recognize revenue
for television rights to the extent we are paid (or expected to
be paid) in cash or other monetary assets and we recognize
distribution fee expense only to the extent we are obligated to
make payments.
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Stock-Based Compensation Accounting
for equity awards issued to employees follows the provisions of
SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment. This
statement requires an entity to measure the cost of employee
services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments
based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost will
be recognized over the period during which an employee is
required to provide service in exchange for the reward.
We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to measure the
fair value of options granted to employees.
Earnings Per Share We comply with the
accounting and reporting requirements of SFAS No. 128,
Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share
(EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing
income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding for
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the period. Diluted EPS is based upon the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the
additional weighted average common equivalent shares during the
period. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, our common stock
equivalents include stock options and warrants exercisable for
2,900,306 and 14,611,180, respectively, and 2,189,311 and
653,987, respectively, shares of our common stock. Common stock
equivalents are excluded from the calculation in any period in
which their inclusion would be anti-dilutive or would decrease
the loss per common share.
Internal
Control Weakness
Under the supervision and with the participation of management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the Companys
effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in
Rule 13a-15(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act)) as of the year ended
December 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures have not been operating
effectively as of December 31, 2007.
Management identified a material weakness due to insufficient
resources in the accounting and finance departments, resulting
in (i) ineffective review, monitoring and analysis of
schedules, reconciliations and consolidated financial statement
disclosures and (ii) the misapplication of U.S. GAAP
and SEC financial reporting requirements. Due to the lack of
resources that are appropriately qualified in the areas of
U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reporting, and the potential
impact on the consolidated financial statements and related
disclosures and the importance of the interim financial closing
and reporting process, in the aggregate, there is more than a
remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial
statement would not have been prevented or detected.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal
control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. All internal control systems, no matter how well
designed, have inherent limitations and may not prevent or
detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined
to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with
respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007.
In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO) in Internal Control Integrated Framework. Our
management concluded that based on its assessment, our internal
control over financial reporting was not effective as of
December 31, 2007 due to a material weakness.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination
of deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood
that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected. In connection with
the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2007, our management identified
deficiencies in the design or operation of our internal controls
that it considers to be material weaknesses in the effectiveness
of our internal controls pursuant to standards established by
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. We noted the
following material weaknesses that became evident to management:
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The Company had insufficient controls and procedures in place to
ensure appropriate segregation of duties within the accounts
payable functions. The responsibilities assigned to the
controller include substantially all financial reporting and
accounting functions. No additional personnel in the Company
perform functions at a level of precision that would adequately
prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.
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Changes in Internal Controls over Financial
Reporting As of March 20, 2008, we began to
take and implement the following remediation steps to remedy the
material weaknesses and enhance the internal control over
financial reporting:
(i) We implemented a system whereby it retained the outside
services of a professional accounting firm; experts in the field
of internal controls to assess and re-engineer the control
environment so as to compensate for the inherent segregation of
duties issues due to limited resources.
(ii) We will emphasize enhancement of the segregation of
duties based on the limited resources we have and, where
practicable, we will continue to assess the cost versus benefits
of adding additional resources that would mitigate the situation.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements. SFAS No. 157 provides a common
definition of fair value and establishes a framework to make the
measurement of fair value in generally accepted accounting
principles more consistent and comparable.
SFAS No. 157 also requires expanded disclosures to
provide information about the extent to which fair value is used
to measure assets and liabilities, the methods and assumptions
used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value
measures on earnings. SFAS No. 157 is effective on
January 1, 2008, although early adoption is permitted. We
are currently assessing the potential effect of
SFAS No. 157 on the consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 115 (SFAS No. 159).
SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose, at specified
election dates, to measure many financial instruments and
certain other items at fair value that are not currently
required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and
losses shall be reported on items for which the fair value
option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting
date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is
permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or
before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects
to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157. The adoption
of SFAS No. 159 did not have a material impact on the
Companys consolidated financial position or results of
operations.
In June 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue
No. 06-11
Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on
Share-Based Payment Awards
(EITF 06-11),
which requires entities to record tax benefits on dividends or
dividend equivalents that are charged to retained earnings for
certain share-based awards to additional paid-in capital. In a
share-based payment arrangement, employees may receive dividends
or dividend equivalents on awards of nonvested equity shares,
nonvested equity share units during the vesting period, and
share options until the exercise date. Generally, the payment of
such dividends can be treated as deductible compensation for tax
purposes. The amount of tax benefits recognized in additional
paid-in capital should be included in the pool of excess tax
benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies on share-based
payment awards.
EITF 06-11
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2007, and interim periods within those years. Management
anticipates that the adoption of
EITF 06-11
will not have a material impact on the Companys
consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141
(Revised 2007), Business Combinations
(SFAS No. 141R), which requires the
acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all (and
only) the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the
transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the
measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities
assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors, and
other users, all of the information they need to evaluate and
understand the nature and financial effect of the business
combination. SFAS No. 141R will be effective for
acquisitions with a date on or after the beginning of the first
annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company will apply SFAS No. 141R for any of
the Companys applicable acquisitions beginning
January 1, 2009.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51, which requires
the recognition of a noncontrolling interest
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(minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial
statements and separate from the parents equity; the
inclusion of the amount of net income attributable to the
noncontrolling interest in consolidated income on the face of
the income statement; and a parent recognize a gain or loss in
net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated.
SFAS No. 160 will be effective for the fiscal years
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company will
apply SFAS No. 160 to any applicable transactions
beginning January 1, 2009.
In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 110 (SAB 110).
SAB 110 was effective January 1, 2008 and expresses
the views of the Staff of the SEC regarding the use of the
simplified method, as discussed in SAB No. 107, in
developing an estimate of the expected term of plain
vanilla share options in accordance with
SFAS No. 123(R). We are currently evaluating the
impact of applying the provisions of SAB 110 on our
financial position and results of operations.
Seasonality
In the past, we organized, hosted and promoted a significantly
greater number of live and televised MMA sporting events during
the first half of our fiscal year than during the second half of
our fiscal year. Since we generally incur most of our costs in
connection with such events, our expenses were generally higher
during the first half of our fiscal year than in the second
half. This seasonality caused fluctuations in our financial
results.
In 2007, we held all nine of our regular season events during
the six months ended June 30, 2007, of which five events
occurred during the second quarter. During the third quarter of
2007, we held a two event post-season league championship and in
the fourth quarter of 2007, we held our grand prix,
two event tournament in which the top athletes in each weight
class competed for the title belts. The fewer events in each of
the third and fourth quarters of 2007, contributed to the
reduction of our losses from $7 million and
$6.9 million in the first and second quarters,
respectively, to $3.6 million and $3.8 million,
respectively, for the third and fourth quarters. During 2006, we
held a total of six events, of which two were held in the third
quarter.
During 2008, we plan to schedule our events more evenly
throughout the year, therefore we do not anticipate this
seasonality in 2008.
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BUSINESS
Overview
We are a sports entertainment company that uses our professional
mixed martial arts (MMA) sports league, known as the
International Fight League or the IFL,
as a platform to generate revenues from spectator attendance at
live events, broadcast of television programming, sponsorships
and licensing. Our business was founded in 2005 to organize,
host and promote live and televised MMA sporting events and to
capitalize on the growing popularity of MMA in the United States
and around the world. In 2006 and 2007 our league centered
around our teams, which included some of the worlds most
highly regarded MMA athletes and coaches. In 2006 and 2007, our
sporting events typically showcased four teams, in two-team
match-ups,
with athletes competing in
one-on-one
matches across five weight divisions. Our 2007 season consisted
of nine regular season events, followed by a two round playoff
for the league champion and then a two round Grand
Prix tournament, in which our top athletes competed for
title belts in various weight classes. At the conclusion of this
Grand Prix tournament, we had belt holders for six different
weight divisions.
We have changed our format for 2008. Rather than retain the team
format, we have migrated to a camp format, with championship
fights. Our previous teams were identified with a city or
geographic region, along with a team name and logo. However,
many of the teams never fought in their geographic region and
were not recognized by MMA fans. By switching to the camps, we
believe we can capitalize on some of the legends of MMA who are
our coaches, by having their own gyms or camps compete against
each other. We believe that MMA fans are familiar with these
camps and this format will result in more natural
match-ups
that will enhance the attraction of spectators and viewers. We
are also keeping our camp format open, meaning camps
which are not regular members of the league can compete at an
event to challenge one of the leagues camps or another
challenging camp. Furthermore, under our previous league
structure, every team match required an athlete from each team
to compete in each of the five weight divisions. Beginning in
2008, we will work with the camps to determine the best athletes
and best
match-ups,
and we will not require a fight in every weight class if some of
the weight classes do not present good
match-ups or
a camp does not have a talented athlete in a particular weight
division. Overall, we believe this new league format will
provide us with more flexibility to determine the best
match-ups
that will result in the best, most competitive fights. In
addition, now that we have belt holders, we plan to have two or
three title fights at each event. This open format may also
provide opportunities for us to co-promote MMA events with other
promoters or organizations. Overall, we believe these changes
will provide for much more entertaining and exciting events,
which we believe should ultimately increase attendance at the
live events and increase our television viewership. This should,
in turn, increase our potential for sponsorship and licensing
revenue
MMA is a sport that is growing in popularity around the world.
In MMA matches, athletes combine a variety of fighting styles,
such as boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, karate, kickboxing, muy thai,
tae kwon do
and/or
wrestling, in each fight. Typically, MMA sporting events are
promoted either as championship matches or as vehicles for
well-known individual athletes. Professional MMA competition
conduct is regulated primarily by rules implemented by state
athletic commissions and is currently permitted in about 37
jurisdictions. To foster athlete safety and a broader acceptance
of the sport, we have established our own rules of conduct,
including bans on certain dangerous moves, such as elbow strikes
to an opponents head, placing more emphasis on the sport
and competition.
Our mission is to create wide spread interest in our league so
that we can develop a strong following from not only MMA fans
but also fans of sports and action programming and events, as
well as the public in general. We are particularly targeting the
male audience, ages 18 to 34. We believe as our popularity
grows, including the viewership of our television programming,
we can generate increased revenue from ticket sales at live
events, television rights fees, sponsorship and promotion fees
from companies and advertisers targeting our primary market,
sales of DVDs or other video formats of our events, and
licensing of our brand name and other intellectual property on
apparel and merchandise. Our uniqueness is derived from our
camp-based league structure. The league format enables us to
announce events several months in advance, enabling fans,
sponsors and athletes to plan for events, which is a new concept
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We earn revenue from live event ticket sales, sponsorships and
promotions and licensing of our intellectual property. In
addition, our live events create a body of television
programming content that we can distribute for television
viewing in the U.S. and internationally and can be compiled
and edited for sales of DVDs or other videos. We have held over
20 live events, the first of which took place during the second
quarter of 2006, the first period in which we recognized
revenues. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we
recognized a net loss of approximately $21.3 million.
We believe that the camp-based approach to MMA gives us an
advantage because we are not dependent on a single
athletes success and have the ability to build the
popularity of individual athletes as well as the camps and the
league in general.
Our operations are centered on the following three business
components:
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Liquidity
Since the inception of our business in 2005, we have incurred
significant losses and only began generating revenue during the
second quarter of 2006. Through December 31, 2007, we have
generated net losses of $31 million.
Our ability to become profitable depends on our ability to
generate and sustain substantially higher revenue while
maintaining reasonable expense levels. Although we are reducing
our expenses, these efforts may not be sufficient and may
adversely impact our brand or fan, sponsor and merchandising
interest. We expect that our revenues from operations will be
insufficient to meet our projected expenses beyond the third
quarter of 2008, unless we are able to increase our revenues and
our profitability. We are exploring various alternatives to
increase our profitability, such as a strategic alliance or
relationship with a significant sports, entertainment or media
organization or another significant entity interested in
promoting MMA
and/or
exploiting our digital rights. Unless we can successfully
increase our revenues (in excess of the costs we incur to
generate these revenues) or our profitability, we will need
raise additional capital through equity or debt financings by
the end of the second quarter or in the early part of the third
quarter of 2008. Such capital may not be available, or, if it is
available, may not be available on terms that are acceptable to
us. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital on
acceptable terms or achieve profitability in the near-term, we
will likely have a cash shortage which would disrupt our
operations, have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition or business prospects and could result in us being
unable to continue our operations.
Corporate
History
From our incorporation in 1985 through 1999, we operated under
the name Procept, Inc., as a biotechnology company engaged in
the development and commercialization of novel drugs with a
product portfolio focused on infectious diseases and oncology.
During 1999, our principal efforts were devoted to drug
development and human clinical trials focusing on two
biotechnology compounds, PRO 2000 Gel and O6-Benzylguanine.
During fiscal 2000, we closed our research facilities and
out-licensed PRO 2000 Gel and O6-Benzylguanine, which had been
under development by us for several years. In September 2004, we
transferred all of our rights, title and interest in PRO 2000
Gel pursuant to an option duly exercised by our sublicensee, and
in March 2005, we assigned all of our rights, interests and
obligations in O6-BG Benzylguanine.
In January 2000, we acquired Heavens Door Corporation, a
company that provided products and services over the Internet.
Effective with the acquisition of Heavens Door, our name
was changed from Procept, Inc. to HeavenlyDoor.com, Inc. At the
same time, Procept, Inc. became the new name of the
Companys subsidiary, Pacific Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a
company engaged in the development of cancer therapies, which we
acquired
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in March 1999. After a sustained period of deterioration in the
Internet and technology sectors and related capital markets, we
decided, in the fourth quarter of 2000, to discontinue the
pursuit of our Internet strategy. Shortly thereafter, we entered
into an agreement to sell all of our Web-based assets and
Internet operations and ceased our Internet activities. In
connection with this agreement, we changed our name, on
December 31, 2000, from HeavenlyDoor.com, Inc. to Paligent
Inc. (Paligent).
From 2001 until the Merger (as described below), we had been
engaged in seeking business opportunities to maximize value for
our stockholders.
On November 29, 2006, we acquired International Fight
League, Inc., which at the time was a privately held Delaware
corporation (Old IFL), by a merger (the
Merger) among us, Old IFL and our wholly owned
subsidiary we formed for purposes of the Merger (Merger
Sub). Old IFL was organized as a New Jersey limited
liability company in 2005 and reincorporated as a Delaware
corporation in January 2006. Pursuant to the Merger, Old IFL
merged with our Merger Sub, with Old IFL being the surviving
corporation and becoming our wholly owned subsidiary.
Immediately following the Merger, we changed our name to
International Fight League, Inc., and Old IFL changed its name
from International Fight League, Inc. to IFL Corp. and continued
to operate the business of organizing and promoting a mixed
martial arts sports league. We operate as a holding company for
IFL Corp. and the MMA business.
Immediately prior to the Merger, we completed a
1-for-20
reverse stock split of our common stock (the Reverse Stock
Split). Except as otherwise specified herein, all
references herein to share amounts of our common stock reflect
the reverse stock split. Upon the closing of the Merger, all of
the pre-Merger Paligent and Old IFL directors became our
directors. As part of the Merger, we also adopted the
International Fight League, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the
2006 Equity Incentive Plan) under which all of the
options to purchase shares of common stock of Old IFL
outstanding prior to the Merger were converted into options to
purchase shares of common stock of IFL.
As a result of the Merger, the former stockholders of Old IFL
became holders of our common stock, and holders of Old IFL
options became holders of options to acquire shares of our
common stock. We issued 30,872,101 shares of our common
stock to the former stockholders of Old IFL in exchange for all
of the issued and outstanding shares of Old IFL. We also
exchanged, as part of the Merger, options to purchase
1,865,000 shares of Old IFL common stock for options to
purchase 1,925,376 shares of our common stock under our
2006 Equity Incentive Plan having substantially the same terms
and conditions as the Old IFL options.
Following the reverse stock split and the Merger, there were
32,496,948 shares of Old IFL common stock outstanding, of
which the pre-Merger stockholders of Paligent owned
approximately 5% and the pre-Merger stockholders of Old IFL
owned approximately 95%. As a result, Old IFL has been treated
as the acquiring company for accounting purposes. The Merger has
been accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase
method of accounting for business combinations in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America. Reported results of operations of the
combined group issued after completion of the transaction will
reflect Old IFLs operations.
Immediately after the Merger, we issued an additional
1,627,500 shares of common stock to Richard J. Kurtz,
Paligents principal stockholder before the Merger, in
exchange for $651,000 of indebtedness we owed him.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires,
the terms Company, IFL, we,
us, and our refer to International Fight
League, Inc. (formerly known as Paligent Inc.) and its
subsidiaries, including IFL Corp., after giving effect to the
Merger. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise
requires, the term our business refers to the mixed
martial arts business of Old IFL as continued by IFL Corp. after
the Merger.
Corporate
History of Old IFL
Old IFL had been organized as a New Jersey limited liability
company in 2005 and reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in
January 2006. In the Merger, Old IFL merged with Merger Sub,
with Old IFL being
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the surviving corporation. As a result of the Merger, Old IFL
became our wholly owned subsidiary and changed its name to
IFL Corp.
Recent
Management Changes
During 2007, we underwent significant changes in our management
and Board of Directors. At the time of the Merger, Richard Kurtz
and Michael Molnar were our outside directors. Mr. Kurtz
resigned from the Board in April 2007 and Michael Molnar decided
not to stand for re-election at our annual stockholders meeting
in June 2007. In May 2007, Jeffrey M. Jagid joined our Board,
followed by Kevin Waldman in June 2007.
At the time of the Merger, our Board also consisted of Gareb
Shamus, who served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Salvatore A. Bucci, who also served as our Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Kurt Otto,
our Commissioner. Mr. Bucci did not stand for re-election
as a director at the June 2007 annual stockholders meeting and
resigned from the Company on September 30, 2007.
Mr. Shamus resigned as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
in November 2007 and resigned from the Board in December 2007.
In January 2007, Joel Ehrlich joined us as the President of
Sales and Chief Marketing Officer and in June 2007, resigned
from the Company. In March 2007, Michael C. Keefe joined us as
the President, Legal and Business Affairs, and subsequently
became our Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate
Secretary and Acting Chief Financial Officer. In September 2007,
Jay Larkin joined us as the President and Chief Operating
Officer, and became our President and Interim Chief Executive
Officer in November 2007 upon Mr. Shamus resignation.
For more information about or changes in our Board of Directors
and management, see Management.
Market
Opportunity
Mixed
Martial Arts
MMA is a sport that is growing in popularity around the world.
MMA athletes combine a variety of fighting styles, such as
boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, karate, kickboxing, muy thai, tae kwon
do and/or
wrestling in each match. Typically, MMA sporting events are
promoted either as championship matches or as vehicles for
well-known individual athletes. MMA is currently permitted in
approximately 37 jurisdictions with competition conduct
regulated primarily by rules implemented by state athletic
commissions, similar to professional boxing. Athletes win
individual matches by knockout, technical knockout (referee or
doctor stoppage), submission, or judges decision. Scoring
for a judges decision is conducted by a panel of three
judges provided by the relevant state athletic commission, using
a ten-point system similar to the scoring system used in boxing.
Referees attending matches are also provided by the relevant
state athletic commission and are qualified to referee at a MMA
competition. During fights, which typically consist of three
four-minute rounds (with title belt fights often being five
four-minute rounds), referees strictly enforce the rules of
conduct for the relevant states athletic commission and
those required by the organization promoting the event.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or the UFC, is the largest
MMA promoter in the U.S. UFC began hosting events in 1995
and currently promotes roughly 10 major events yearly that draw
sizable live audiences. The remainder of the MMA industry is
highly fragmented with a variety of promoters and organizations
hosting events across the country and globally. Typically,
events are promoted on a
fight-by-fight
basis with little to no guidance about the timing of future
events, similar to boxing.
Historically, MMA events were broadcast in the United States
only through
pay-per-view
arrangements. MMA events were broadcast for the first time on
free cable television in 2004. Spike TV, a cable television
broadcaster, is currently broadcasting the fourth season of a
popular reality television program, The Ultimate
Fighter, based on MMA training and competitions. Our
events began airing on Fox Sports Net (FSN) in 2006
and on another Fox network, MyNetworkTV, in 2007. In addition,
we understand that competing MMA promoters have continued to
grow the
pay-per-view
audience for their MMA events as well as their presence on
broadcast and basic cable television. In Japan, live MMA
sporting events promoted by competitors
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routinely sell tens of thousands of seats, are broadcast on
major Japanese television networks, and appear on
pay-per-view
and home video throughout the rest of the world. MMA events in
the United States now generate attendance and
pay-per-view
audiences similar to professional boxing and wrestling.
The talent pool for MMA athletes is growing rapidly as there are
thousands of martial arts focused training schools in the United
States. It is estimated that there are millions of martial arts
practitioners, including high school and college wrestling
participants, in the United States alone. In addition, MMA is
truly a global sport with many foreign athletes competing in
U.S.-based
events, and many U.S. athletes competing in international
organizations. Many U.S MMA athletes begin their careers after
successfully competing in wrestling, martial arts, kickboxing,
or other related sports. Training schools such as
Miletichs Fighting System, led by former UFC Champion and
current IFL coach Pat Miletich, Team Quest, led by top ranked
middleweight and current IFL coach Matt Lindland, and the Renzo
Gracie Jiu Jitsu, New York City, led by the legendary Renzo
Gracie, serve as a major pipeline for MMA talent and the IFL
specifically, seeking to attract interest from professional MMA
athletes.
International
Fight League
Through our subsidiary, IFL Corp., we operate the International
Fight League, a MMA league which we promote to generate revenue
from live events, broadcasts of television programming,
sponsorships and licensing. We were founded in 2005 to organize,
host and promote live and televised mixed martial arts sporting
events and to capitalize on the growing popularity of mixed
martial arts in the United States and around the world. We
believe that our camp approach to mixed martial arts gives us an
advantage in that our success will not depend on a single
athletes success. In addition, by working with recognized
camps and holding scheduled events on a regular basis, our
league-based model focuses on gaining substantial sponsorship,
promotion and marketing opportunities as we develop our market
presence and brand awareness.
We had our first event in 2006 and launched our first full
season in 2007. Our live events and television programming are
directed at 18- to
49-year-old
males, with a core target audience of 18- to
34-year-old
males. We believe that our operations are unique compared to
those of other MMA event promoters in many ways, including:
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ring rather than a cage, which we believe to be the most
conducive environment for the athletes, fans and television
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we have established our own rules of conduct, including bans on
certain dangerous moves, such as elbow strikes to an
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competition; and
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Strategy
Our objective is to use our MMA league to produce and promote
live and televised MMA sporting events and to market our content
and brands around the world. We seek to build multiple revenue
streams much like other professional sports leagues. Key
elements of our strategy are to:
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Operations,
Sales and Marketing
Our operations are centered on the following three business
components:
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and Televised Entertainment
Live MMA events are the cornerstone of our business, and provide
content for our television programming. We have broadcasted our
events in the United States through FSN and MyNetworkTV, Inc.
(MNTV) and HDNet, a high definition satellite
broadcaster in the U.S. and Canada. Our 2008 events and
related programming are being broadcast on both FSN and HDNet.
In 2007 and continuing in 2008, our programming is distributed
internationally by Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. Each live
event is a high-quality production, incorporating music scores,
computer-generated graphics, specialized lighting and in-arena
large video screens. Costs to promote, stage and produce our MMA
sporting events, including equipment, insurance, temporary
personnel and other live event-specific costs, constitute our
largest expense item, contributing an expense of approximately
$15.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. We
held 13 live events in 2007, and expect to have 6 or 7 live
events in 2008. We expect to significantly reduce our event
costs in 2008 due both to fewer events and reductions in our per
event costs.
Television Programming. We produce and own our
television programming and video library. The primary television
outlet for our programming in 2006 was FSN. During 2007, our
events were televised by FSN and MNTV, a Fox free network
station. These telecast were aired pursuant to a letter of
intent we entered into on January 15, 2007 with Fox Cable
Networks, Inc. (Fox) and MNTV (MNTV, together with
Fox, the Fox Entities), which set forth the terms
and conditions under which we and the Fox Entities created,
promotes and distributes IFL MMA content through, what was
proposed at the time, as a three-tier television and new media
programming alliance. We never completed the agreements
contemplated by the letter of intent with the Fox Entities, but
our programming was aired by MyNetworkTV and FSN throughout
2007. We did not recognize any revenue for our 2006
U.S. television and recognized $1,607,500 in revenue in
2007 for our programming on MyNetworkTV.
We entered an agreement with HDNet, a high definition satellite
broadcaster, to televise live our events held on
December 29, 2007, February 29, 2008 and April 4,
2008, and the one scheduled for May 16, 2008 event. We also
entered into an agreement with FSN to broadcast four
one-hour
shows produced from our two Grand Prix events held in November
and December 2007 and nine one hour shows produced from our
first three events for 2008, the third one being the
May 16, 2008 event. We are currently considering options
for televising our events for the remainder of 2008.
International Television Programming. We have
an exclusive arrangement with Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. to
distribute our 2007 FSN and MyNetworkTV programming and our 2008
event programming throughout the world. Through the end of March
2008, our programming was being distributed in over 50 countries
throughout the world. We recognized $1 million of revenue
for our international television distribution in 2007.
Pay-Per-View
Television Programming. We believe that
pay-per-view
television distribution may present future opportunities to
generate significant additional revenue. In an effort to build
our brand, we are currently distributing television programming
for free through basic cable television broadcasting. If a
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opportunity becomes available for us, we intend to produce and
distribute certain live events through
pay-per-view
television outlets in the future. However, we do not anticipate
a
pay-per-view
event in 2008.
Sponsorships
and Promotions
We sell sponsorships and promotion opportunities to companies
seeking to reach our core target audience of 18- to
34-year-old
males. In 2006, sponsorships and promotions were sold separately
for the two-event Legend Championship and four-event World Team
Championship. We sold sponsorship and promotional opportunities
for our 2007 events as an overall sponsorship/promotion package,
and will continue to do so for our 2008 events. For the year
ended December 31, 2007, we recognized revenues of
approximately $498,000 from sponsorships and promotions.
Sponsorships. Sponsorships include, among
other things, the opportunity to display corporate brand names
at our live events and on televised broadcasts. The most highly
sought after sponsorship opportunities include painted
brands/logos on the fighting canvas in the ring, billboards in
the arena and on the television broadcast, the time clock,
tale of the tape, website banners and advertisements
in the event program guide. For our past events, sponsors
include or have included, among others, Cytosport Muscle Milk,
Throwdown Energy Drink, Headblade, Premier Fighter, L.A. Boxing,
Microsoft Corporations Xbox, the Coca Cola
Corporations glaceau vitaminenergy drink, the Suzuki Motor
Corporation, Sandals Resorts, Dale and Thomas Popcorn, and
Fairtex Inc. Sponsors pay a fee based upon the position of their
advertising media and the exposure it will receive during a live
event and on television broadcasts. We have signed sponsors for
the 2008 season and continue to pursue and negotiate with
additional sponsors. This activity remains ongoing as part of
our sales and revenues generating efforts.
Promotions. Promotions are opportunities to
tie an advertisers brand in with our league, teams or
events. Promotion opportunities include product placement and
brand associations. At past IFL events, the Suzuki Motor
Corporation conducted an ATV give-away and Dale and Thomas
Popcorn sampled its popcorn products. As our brand grows, we
expect to earn revenues by creating promotions with companies
and brands seeking to benefit from the popularity of IFL and the
exposure received from appearing at our live events and on
televised broadcasts.
Branded
Merchandise
Licensing. The licensing of IFL names, logos
and copyrighted works on a variety of retail products presents a
further opportunity to generate revenues, and this licensing may
become material sources of revenue. As our brand grows, we
expect to pursue greater opportunities to expand our licensing
efforts through a more comprehensive licensing program. To date,
revenues from branded merchandise have not been material. Given
the profit margins and nature of our sports business, we expect
video games, apparel and sportswear to be the biggest revenue
generating categories of licensed products. We recognized
$117,544 of revenue from our branded merchandise in 2007.
Home Video. We expect to pursue opportunities
in the home video market by licensing, on a distribution fee
and/or
royalty basis, our growing video library to third parties to
develop, produce, manufacture, and sell DVDs for the home video
market. Our video library includes proprietary material from our
live events, television broadcasts, special events and behind
the scenes of live events.
We have an arrangement with Warner Home Video, a division of
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, to distribute IFL mixed martial
arts content on a worldwide basis directly to consumers via DVD,
electronic sell through and similar media. Warner Home Video
collects the proceeds from the sale of IFL home video products,
and remits the proceeds to us less Warner Home Videos
distribution fee and certain allowable costs associated with the
marketing, promotion and distribution of the home video
products. We have released two DVDs under this
arrangement Greatest Knockouts &
Extreme Action and Road to the Championship.
We did not recognize any revenue for home video in 2007.
Digital Media. We use our website, www.ifl.tv,
to create an online community for our fans, to promote IFL
brands, teams and fighters, to market and distribute our
products and services and to create awareness for
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our live events and television broadcast schedule. Through
www.ifl.tv, our fans are able to obtain the latest IFL news and
information and experience archived video and audio clips of IFL
athletes and media events. We also use our website for
e-commerce.
We promote www.ifl.tv on our televised programming, at live
events, and on all collateral marketing materials. We are
investigating collaborating with various website to generate
advertising revenue that can be shared with these other web
services.
Competition
We are a growth stage company and are constantly seeking to
increase our fan base. The MMA industry is also rapidly growing
and evolving, and we face competition from other promoters of
MMA sporting events, including the UFC, owned by Zuffa, LLC, a
widely known MMA promoter in the United States. UFC produces MMA
events for cable television through its agreement with SpikeTV
and for
pay-per-view
audiences. Other U.S. based MMA competitors include
Strikeforce, ProElite FC, BodogFight and M-1. Most promoters
operate on an
event-by-event
basis and rely on the presence of a few well-known athletes to
promote their events. UFC has been available on free television
for several years, and other MMA organizations are now available
on free television.
Our live events and television programming faces competition
from other professional and college sports as well as from other
forms of live, filmed and televised entertainment and other
leisure activities. We compete with entertainment companies,
professional and college sports leagues and other makers of
branded apparel and merchandise for the sale of our branded
merchandise.
Trademarks
and Copyrights
Intellectual property is material to all aspects of our
operations, and we expend cost and effort in an attempt to
maintain and protect our intellectual property and to avoid
infringing on other parties intellectual property. We have
a portfolio of trademarks and service marks and maintain a
catalog of copyrighted works, including copyrights to our
television programming and certain photographs. When necessary,
we intend to enforce our intellectual property rights. Our
failure to curtail piracy, infringement or other unauthorized
use of our intellectual property rights effectively could
adversely affect our operating results.
International Fight League, IFL, and
Battleground are trademarks of IFL. Each trademark,
trade name or service mark of any other company appearing in
this document belongs to its holder.
Insurance
We currently have three general liability insurance policies:
one for our New York office, one for our Nevada office and a
special events policy for MMA events. For each event hosted to
date, we have purchased event-specific insurance that met or
exceeded the requirements of the relevant state athletic
commissions and have special accident insurance for athletes
that participate in our MMA events. We have errors and omissions
insurance for our television broadcasts and our videos and also
have directors and officers liability insurance.
Regulation
Live
Events
In various states in the United States and some foreign
jurisdictions, athletic commissions and other applicable
regulatory agencies require us to obtain licenses for promoters,
medical clearances
and/or other
permits or licenses for fighters
and/or
permits for events in order to promote and conduct live events.
If we fail to comply with the regulations of a particular
jurisdiction, we may be prohibited from promoting and conducting
live events in that jurisdiction. The inability to present live
events could lead to a decline in the various revenue streams we
generate from live events, which could adversely affect our
operating results.
Television
Programming
The production and distribution of television programming by
independent producers is not directly regulated by the federal
or state governments, but the marketplace for television
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States is substantially affected by government regulations
applicable to, as well as social and political influences on,
television stations, television networks and cable and satellite
television systems and channels. We voluntarily designate the
suitability of our television programming using standard
industry practices. A number of governmental and private sector
initiatives relating to the content of media programming have
been announced. Changes in governmental policy and private
sector perceptions could further restrict our program content
and adversely affect our viewership levels and operating results.
Employees
As of December 31, 2007, we had 27 employees, with
20 employees located in New York City and an additional 7
located in Las Vegas. We believe that our relationships with our
employees are generally good. None of our employees is
represented by a union.
Legal
Proceedings
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to
claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of
business. We are not aware of any pending or threatened legal
proceeding that, if determined in a manner adverse to us, could
have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
We have received a letter from an investor who participated in
our August 2007 private placement, alleging unlawful activities,
misrepresentations and fraud in connection with the August 2007
private placement. We believe we have resolved this matter
without a lawsuit.
Facilities
Our principal office is located in New York City, New York,
where we lease 4,300 square feet of office space pursuant
to a lease that expires in August 2010. We have a one-year lease
for an office in Las Vegas, Nevada, expiring in December 2008.
If we require additional space, we believe that we will be able
to obtain such space on commercially reasonable terms.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors
and Executive Officers
The following persons are our directors and executive officers,
and hold the offices set forth opposite their names:
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Jay Larkin joined us on September 21, 2007 as our
President and Chief Operating Officer and became our Interim
Chief Executive Officer on November 19, 2007. In 2006,
Mr. Larkin began his own multimedia production company,
which provided services to us in early 2007. Prior to that,
Mr. Larkin was with Showtime Networks in various positions
from 1984 until 2006. In his last position with Showtime,
Mr. Larkin was Senior Vice President and Senior Executive
Producer of Showtime Sports & Event Programming for
Showtime Networks. In that capacity, he was responsible for the
programming, acquisition and production of comedy and music
events for the premium television network as well as running the
companys highly successful boxing franchise. In 2005,
Mr. Larkin received nominations for both a Primetime Emmy
Award and a Tony Award. Mr. Larkin has been intricately
involved in the marketing, distribution and production of many
record-setting and award-winning
pay-per-view
concerts including The Backstreet Boys in Concert,
The Spice Girls: Wild, The Rolling Stones:
Steel Wheels, and Music for Montserrat
featuring Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Sting and Elton
John. Prior to being employed by Showtime,
Mr. Larkins worked extensively in professional
theater and the performing arts, both on- and off-Broadway. He
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and directing from
C.W. Post College of Long Island University. He also studied at
the Boston Conservatory of Music and UCLAs School of
Theater, Film and Television.
Kurt Otto has been a director since the Merger and was
our Commissioner and Vice Chairman until March 31, 2008.
Mr. Otto is now working as a matchmaker for us an
independent consultant basis. Prior to the Merger, Mr. Otto
was Vice Chairman and a director with Old IFL. Mr. Otto is
also currently an Associate at FDS Architecture, a leading New
Jersey architecture firm, which he joined in 1997, and a partner
in Timeless Estates, a luxury residential land developer in
northern New Jersey. Mr. Otto is currently a
2nd degree black belt in tae-kwon do and is studying
jiu-jitsu under world champion Renzo Gracie. Mr. Otto has
had a lifelong passion for martial arts, which he has been
studying for nearly 30 years and teaching for over
15 years. Mr. Otto graduated from the Pratt Institute
in 1994 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree.
Jeffrey M. Jagid has been a director since May 1,
2007. Mr. Jagid has been the Chairman of the Board of I.D.
Systems, Inc., a provider of advanced wireless solutions for
tracking and managing enterprise assets, since June 2001 and its
Chief Executive Officer since June 2000. Prior thereto, he
served as its Chief Operating Officer. Since he joined I.D.
Systems, Inc. in 1995, Mr. Jagid also has served as a
director as well as the I.D. Systems General Counsel.
Mr. Jagid received a Bachelor of Business Administration
from Emory University in 1991 and a Juris Doctor degree from the
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1994. Prior to joining I.D.
Systems, Mr. Jagid was a corporate litigation associate at
the law firm of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse &
Hirschtritt LLP in New York City. He is a member of the Bar of
the States of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Jagid is also a
director of Coining Technologies, Inc. and sits on the executive
committee of the NJ-PA Council of the AeA (formerly the American
Electronics Association). I.D. Systems, Inc. trades on the
Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker IDSY and is
engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of wireless
solutions.
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Kevin Waldman joined our Board of Directors on
June 12, 2007. Mr. Waldman is a Managing Director of
Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a private equity firm that invests in
buyout and structured capital funds in the media,
communications, information and education industries in North
America and Europe. Mr. Waldman has been with Veronis
Suhler Stevenson since 1996, and has a broad range of experience
with numerous sectors within the media and communications
industries, including directory publishing, radio and television
broadcasting, cable television, business information, marketing
services, wireless communication towers and telecommunication
services. Mr. Waldman has been active across a range of VSS
portfolio companies, including ITN Networks, DOAR Communications
Inc., Riviera Broadcast Group, GoldenState Towers, User-Friendly
Phone Book, Birch Telecom, Broadcasting Partners Holdings,
Spectrum Resources Towers and Triax Midwest Associates.
Mr. Waldman currently serves as a member of the Board of
ITN Networks, User-Friendly, DOAR Communications Inc. and
Riveira Broadcast Group. He previously served as a member of the
Boards of GoldenState Towers and ionex Telecommunications. Prior
to joining VSS, Mr. Waldman worked at
JP Morgan & Co. Mr. Waldman holds a Bachelor
of Science degree from Syracuse University.
Michael C. Keefe joined us on March 28,
2007. Mr. Keefe joined us on March 28, 2007
as is our President of Legal and Business Affairs and became our
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary when Jay Larkin joining us as President and Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Keefe became our Acting Chief
Financial Officer on November 20, 2007. Prior to his
employment with us, Mr. Keefe previously served in various
legal roles with Lucent Technologies for ten years since its
inception in 1996, including the last four as the Law Vice
President, Corporate. Mr. Keefe was responsible for all
legal aspects of SEC reporting and compliance, corporate
governance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and
numerous other areas. Prior to Lucent Technologies,
Mr. Keefe served in various legal roles with AT&T and
was in private practice at the law firm McCarter &
English, LLP. Mr. Keefe, a former Certified Public
Accountant, began his career at Coopers & Lybrand, a
predecessor firm to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Keefe
graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law and from
Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Business Administration.
Changes
in Directors and Executive Officers
On November 19, 2007, our Board of Directors appointed Jay
Larkin, our President and Chief Operating Officer at the time,
as our Interim Chief Executive Officer as a result of the
resignation by Gareb Shamus as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and Interim Chief Financial Officer. On November 20, 2007,
Mr. Keefe became our Acting Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Shamus resigned from our Board of Directors on
December 17, 2007. The terms of Messrs. Larkins
and Keefes employment agreement and Mr. Shamus
transition agreement are described under Executive
Employment Contracts.
As part of the Merger, our two then existing directors Salvatore
A. Bucci and Richard Kurtz, and Old IFLs three then
existing directors, Michael Molnar, Kurt Otto and Gareb Shamus,
were elected as our directors, and Old IFLs officers
became our officers, except that upon the consummation of the
Merger, Mr. Bucci, our President and Chief Executive Offer
before the Merger, resigned from these positions and was
appointed as our President and Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice President and Treasurer. On April 25, 2007,
Mr. Kurtz voluntarily resigned as one of our directors and
Mr. Bucci and Mr. Molnar decided not to stand for
reelection at our 2007 annual meeting on June 28, 2007.
On April 2, 2007, we entered into an agreement and general
release (the Agreement and Release), pursuant to
which Salvatore A. Bucci, our former Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice President and Treasurer agreed to resign
effective at the close of business on June 30, 2007. This
Agreement and Release was amended and restated as of
June 19, 2007, pursuant to which Mr. Buccis
resignation date was extended to September 30, 2007. Under
these arrangements, Mr. Bucci continued to serve as our
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer
through September 30, 2007. See Executive Employment
Contracts for the terms of Mr. Buccis Agreement
and Release.
On June 30, 2007, Joel Ehrlich resigned as our President of
Sales and Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Ehrlich joined us in
January 2007.
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Term of
Offices
Members of our Board of Directors are elected for one year
terms, expiring at the next annual stockholders meeting.
Officers do not have specified terms of office and serve at the
discretion of the Board of Directors. See Executive
Employment Contracts for the terms of
Messrs. Larkins and Keefes employment contracts.
Family
Relationships
There are no family relationships among the individuals
comprising our board of directors, management and other key
personnel.
Director
Independence and Board Committees
The Board has adopted director independence standards, which
meet the director independence criteria of the American Stock
Exchange, and has affirmatively determined that both
Messrs. Jagid and Waldman are independent directors under
the Boards Director Independence Standards. In August
2007, our Board of Directors established three standing
committees: an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating Committee and adopted charters for each of these
committees. Mr. Jagid and Waldman are the sole members of
all three committees, with Messrs. Jagid serving as the
chairman of the Audit Committee and Mr. Waldman serving as
the chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating
Committee.
Code of
Ethics
We have adopted a written code of ethics that applies to our
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, or
persons performing similar functions. This code is intended to
promote honest and ethical conduct, full and accurate reporting
and compliance with laws, as well as other matters.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past
year has served, as a member of the boardof directors or
compensation committee of any entity that has one or more
executive officers serving on our Compensation Committee. Prior
to August 2007, we did not have a compensation committee or
another committee forming a similar function, and the Board of
Directors served in this function.
COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Introduction
This discussion presents the principles underlying our executive
officer compensation program. Our goal in this discussion is to
provide the reasons why we award compensation as we do and to
place in perspective the data presented in the tables that
follow this discussion. The focus is primarily on compensation
of our executive officers for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007, but some historical and forward-looking
information is also provided to put such years
compensation information in context. IFL is a relative new
business and has not yet been profitable. In addition, two of
our current executive officers joined us during 2007, with Jay
Larkin joining IFL as the President in September 2007 and
becoming our Interim Chief Executive Officer in November 2007.
Accordingly, we are still in the process establishing a
compensation program that will provide a long-term compensation
plan for us.
Compensation
Philosophy and Objectives
We attempt to apply a consistent philosophy to compensation for
all employees, including senior management. This philosophy is
based on the premises that our success is dependent upon the
efforts of each employee and that a cooperative, team-oriented
environment is an essential part of our culture. We believe in
the importance of rewarding our employees for our successes,
which is why we emphasize equity compensation. Particular
emphasis is placed on broad employee equity participation
through the use of stock options
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and restricted stock awards. We have not implemented a plan for
annual cash bonuses because we have not yet attained positive
cash flow, and instead are using equity to provide incentives to
our employees linked to achievement of our corporate performance
goals.
Our compensation programs for our named executive officers are
designed to achieve a variety of goals, including:
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aligning the interests of our executives and stockholders by
motivating executives to increase stockholder value in a
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Elements
of Executive Officer Compensation
Overview
Total compensation paid to our executive officers is influenced
significantly by the need to attract and retain management
employees with a high level of expertise and to motivate and
retain key executives for our long-term success. A salary
component is generally fixed and does not vary based on our
financial and other performance. The value of certain of the
equity components, such as stock options and restricted stock,
is dependent upon our future stock price.
We compensate our executive officers in these different ways in
order to achieve different goals. Cash compensation, for
example, provides executive officers a minimum base salary.
Because of our cash flow position, we do not yet provide cash
incentive bonuses, other than that paid to Mr. Keefe which
was guaranteed as part of his employment contract. Stock options
and restricted stock are intended to link our executive
officers longer-term compensation with the performance of
our stock and to build executive ownership positions in our
stock. This encourages our executive officers to remain with us,
to act in ways intended to maximize stockholder value, and to
penalize them if we
and/or our
stock fails to perform to expectations.
We view these components of our executive officer compensation
as related but distinct. Although the Compensation Committee
does review total compensation, it does not believe that
compensation derived from one component of compensation
necessarily should negate or reduce compensation from other
components. We determine the appropriate level for each
compensation component based in part, but not exclusively, on
the individual and our view of individual performance and other
information we deem relevant. The Compensation Committee has not
adopted any formal or informal policies or guidelines for
allocating compensation between long-term and currently paid out
compensation, between cash and non-cash compensation, or among
different forms of compensation. As we are still a new business
with no earnings, we have not reviewed wealth and retirement
accumulation as a result of employment with us, and have only
focused on fair compensation for the year in question. In
addition, we have not retained a compensation consultant because
of the cost involved, given our lack of earnings, the relative
simplicity of our current compensation structure and our small
employee base.
Base
Salary
We pay our executive officers a base salary, which we review and
determine annually. We believe that a competitive base salary is
a necessary element of any compensation program. We believe that
attractive base salaries can motivate and reward executives for
their overall performance. Base salaries are established in part
based on the individual position, responsibility, experience,
skills and expected contributions during the coming year of the
executive and their performance during the prior year. We also
have sought to align base compensation levels comparable to
other companies in similar stages of development and the scope
of the employees responsibilities. We do not view base
salaries as primarily serving our objective of paying for
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performance, but in attracting and retaining the most qualified
executives necessary to run our business. Salaries will be
adjusted on a
case-by-cases
basis taking into account the factors described above. Base
salaries for our executive officers did not increase in 2007.
Mr. Larkins base salary increased in March 2008
pursuant to his employment agreement.
Equity
Compensation
We believe that stock options and restricted stock awards are an
important long-term incentive for our executive officers and
employees and that our equity compensation program is effective
in aligning officer and employee interests with that of our
stockholders. We plan to begin reviewing our equity compensation
plan annually. These options and grants are intended to produce
value for each executive officer if (i) our stockholders
derive significant sustained value; and (ii) the executive
officer remains with us.
We do not have any program, plan or obligation that requires us
to grant equity compensation to any executive officer on
specified dates. The authority to make equity grants to
executive officers rests with the Compensation Committee,
although the Compensation Committee may consider the
recommendations of our President and Chief Executive Officer in
setting the compensation of our other executive officers. All
equity grants to executive officers in 2007 were made pursuant
to terms of employment agreements.
Severance
and
Change-in-Control
Benefits
Except for the severance and
change-in-control
benefits described below, we do not provide to any of our
executive officers any severance or change in control benefits
in the event of termination or retirement, whether following a
change-in-control
or otherwise.
Under the terms of his employment agreement, if
Mr. Larkins employment is terminated for
Cause or Mr. Larkin resigns without Good
Reason, Mr. Larkin will not receive the
post-termination payments described below. Cause
means (a) gross negligence, or willful or wanton breach, by
Mr. Larkin of any of his duties to us, (b) gross
malfeasance by Mr. Larkin in the performance of his duties
to us, (c) material violation by Mr. Larkin of a
material Company policy, (d) conduct by Mr. Larkin
constituting fraud or dishonesty, or (e) Mr. Larkin is
convicted of a felony. Good Reason means a material
breach of Mr. Larkins employment agreement by us. If
Mr. Larkin is terminated without Cause, or Mr. Larkin
terminates his employment for Good Reason, we will continue to
pay Mr. Larkin his then rate of base salary for a period of
three (3) months. If Mr. Larkins employment is
terminated without Cause or Mr. Larkin terminates his
employment for Good Reason, and Mr. Larkin elects to
receive health insurance coverage in accordance with COBRA, we
will pay on his behalf any required premiums for such health
insurance coverage, for any period in which he remains eligible
for such COBRA benefits, for a period of six months. In
addition, if Mr. Larkins employment is terminated
without Cause or he terminates his employment for Good Reason,
his stock options and any other equity awards he may have
received will immediately vest, and he will have one year to
exercise any unexercised stock options.
Under the terms of Mr. Keefes employment agreement,
if Mr. Keefe is terminated for cause or he
resigns, he will not receive severance benefits. For purposes of
our agreement with Mr. Keefe, cause includes,
without limitation, the gross neglect, or willful or wanton
breach, of any of his duties on behalf of IFL, gross malfeasance
in the performance of his duties, fraud, dishonesty or
conviction of a felony. If we terminate Mr. Keefes
employment without cause, he will be entitled to a six month
severance package, and any restricted stock or other equity
awards that he has at such time will continue to vest during the
six-month severance period.
Our 2006 equity incentive plan provides that in the event that:
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stock for shares of another entity in which our stockholders
will own less than 50% of the voting shares of the surviving
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then, unless otherwise provided in a grantees option or
award agreement, each outstanding and unexercised stock option
or stock award may be assumed by the successor corporation or an
equivalent option or stock award will be substituted by the
successor. If, however, the successor does not assume the stock
options and stock awards or substitute equivalent stock options
or stock awards, then each outstanding and unexercised stock
option and stock award will become exercisable for a period of
at least 20 days prior to the effective date of such
transaction and our right of repurchase with respect to shares
covered by all outstanding stock purchase rights and all
restrictions with respect to restricted stock awards will lapse.
Any stock options, or stock awards that are not exercised during
such 20-day
period shall terminate at the end of such period.
Benefits
The executive officers participate in all of our employee
benefit plans, which consist of group medical, dental, life
insurance and long-term disability, on the same basis as our
other employees. We pay 100% of the premiums for all employees.
Perquisites
We do not view perquisites as a significant element of our
comprehensive compensation structure and do not have any for our
current executive officers.
The
Compensation Committee Process
Compensation Committee was formed in August of 2007, and we are
developing the processes by which we will periodically review
compensation. Presently, the Compensation Committees
review is done on an ad hoc basis. Our President and CEO has and
will continue to play a significant role in recommending
compensation for executive officers. The Compensation Committee
takes these recommendations into account quite extensively, but
does exert its own influence and provides final approval.
Regulatory
Considerations
We account for the equity compensation expense for our employees
under the rules of SFAS No. 123(R), which requires us
to estimate and record an expense for each award of equity
compensation over the service period of the award. Accounting
rules also require us to record cash compensation as an expense
at the time the obligation is accrued. Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code generally disallows a tax deduction to
a public company for compensation over $1 million paid to
its Chief Executive Officer and its four other most highly
compensated executive officers. However, if certain
performance-based requirements are met, qualifying compensation
will not be subject to this deduction limit. Although the
limitations of Section 162(m) are generally not of concern
to us based upon the current levels of compensation, we intend
to consider the requirements of Section 162(m) in
developing our compensation policies.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past
year has served, as a member of the board of directors or
compensation committee of any entity that has one or more
executive officers serving on our Compensation Committee. Prior
to August 2007, we did not have a compensation committee or
another committee forming a similar function, and the Board of
Directors served in this function.
Executive
Employment Contracts
The information below describes the employment agreements we
currently have with our executive officers and arrangements with
our former executive officers.
Jay Larkin. On September 21, 2007, we
entered into a employment agreement with Mr. Larkin,
whereby Mr. Larkin will serve as our President and Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Larkin has since become our Interim
Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Larkin received an annual base
salary of $275,000 during his first six months of
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employment, then his annual salary increased to $325,000.
Mr. Larkin is eligible to participate in any executive
bonus plan established by us.
As part of his new employment agreement, Mr. Larkin was
awarded options to purchase 500,000 shares of our common
stock under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the
Plan). The options have an exercise price of $0.46,
will vest as to 1/12 of the options every three months,
beginning December 21, 2007, and will expire on
September 21, 2017. In addition, Mr. Larkin was
granted an additional award of 250,000 stock options in February
2008 with an exercise price of $0.12. This second grant vested
as to 1/12 upon award, and the remainder of the grant will vest
1/12 on March 21, 2008 and 1/12 every three months
thereafter, and will have an expiration date of
September 21, 2017. The foregoing equity awards will fully
vest upon a Change of Control Event (as defined in
the Plan).
Mr. Larkin is an
employee-at-will,
and either Mr. Larkin or we can terminate his employment at
any time, with or without Cause or Good
Reason and with or without notice. If
Mr. Larkins employment is terminated for
Cause or Mr. Larkin resigns without Good
Reason, Mr. Larkin will not receive the
post-termination payments described below. Cause
means (a) gross negligence, or willful or wanton breach, by
Mr. Larkin of any of his duties to us, (b) gross
malfeasance by Mr. Larkin in the performance of his duties
to us, (c) material violation by Mr. Larkin of a
material Company policy, (d) conduct by Mr. Larkin
constituting fraud or dishonesty, or (e) Mr. Larkin is
convicted of a felony. Good Reason means a material
breach of Mr. Larkins employment agreement by us.
If Mr. Larkin is terminated without Cause, or
Mr. Larkin terminates his employment for Good Reason, we
will continue to pay Mr. Larkin his then rate of base
salary for a period of three (3) months. If
Mr. Larkins employment terminated without Cause or
Mr. Larkin terminates his employment for Good Reason, and
Mr. Larkin elects to receive health insurance coverage in
accordance with COBRA, we will pay on his behalf any required
premiums for such health insurance coverage, for any period in
which he remains eligible for such COBRA benefits, for a period
of six months. In addition, if Mr. Larkins employment
is terminated without Cause or he terminates his employment for
Good Reason, his stock options and any other equity awards he
may have received will immediately vest, and he will have one
year to exercise any unexercised stock options.
Michael C. Keefe. Mr. Keefe joined IFL
pursuant to a two-year employment contract effective as of
March 28, 2007. Mr. Keefe is employed at an annual
base salary of $240,000 and is eligible to participate in any
executive bonus plan established by us. He received a guaranteed
bonus for 2007 of $25,000, paid in the first quarter of 2008.
Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Keefe was awarded
125,000 shares of restricted stock under our 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan. Subject o certain limits, the restricted stock
will vest as to 25% every 6 months, beginning
September 28, 2007.
Mr. Keefes employment is at-will, and either
Mr. Keefe or IFL can terminate his employment at any time,
with or without cause and with or without notice. If we
terminate Mr. Keefes employment for cause
or he resigns, he will not receive severance benefits. For
purposes of our agreement with Mr. Keefe, cause
includes, without limitation, the gross neglect, or willful or
wanton breach, of any of his duties on behalf of IFL, gross
malfeasance in the performance of his duties, fraud, dishonesty
or conviction of a felony. If we terminate Mr. Keefes
employment without cause, he will be entitled to a six month
severance package, and any restricted stock or other equity
awards that he has at such time will continue to vest during the
six-month severance period.
Gareb Shamus. Mr. Shamus resigned
from his positions as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
Acting Chief Financial Officer on November 19, 2007 and
resigned from our Board of Directors on December 17, 2007.
In connection with Mr. Shamus resignation, we entered
into a Transition Agreement and General Release with
Mr. Shamus. Under this agreement, Mr. Shamus will
serve as a consultant to us on an as needed and requested basis
until May 20, 2008, unless we elect to terminate this
consulting relationship earlier. We will pay Mr. Shamus
$20,833 per month for the six month period from
November 20, 2007 until May 20, 2008. If we terminate
his consulting relationship before May 20, 2008, we will be
obligated to pay him at that time a lump sum amount for all his
remaining consulting fees that would have been paid through
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May 20, 2008. We will also be paying the premiums for
medical insurance for Mr. Shamus and his family during the
six month consulting period.
As part of the agreement, Mr. Shamus agreed not to compete
against our mixed martial arts business in the United States and
not to sell any of the shares of our common stock prior to
May 20, 2008. The agreement also has customary terms
regarding confidentiality, cooperation, release of claims and
covenants not to sue.
Salvatore A. Bucci. During 2006, we paid
Mr. Bucci, our former Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer, in accordance with the terms of
his prior employment agreement with us. These compensation
arrangements ended on April 1, 2007, as a result of our
entry into the Agreement and General Release with
Mr. Bucci, which was amended and restated as of
June 19, 2007. Under the agreement and general release,
Mr. Bucci voluntarily resigned effective at the close of
business on September 30, 2007. Under the terms of this
arrangement, Mr. Bucci received his regular gross salary,
at the annualized rate of $200,000, which was increased to
$240,000, less applicable federal, state and local taxes and
other appropriate payroll deductions, and in accordance with our
prevailing payroll practices. We also continued to reimburse
Mr. Bucci the amount of $329.82 per month for an existing
privately acquired disability insurance policy covering him and
reimburse him for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by him in connection with the performance of his duties and
obligations, including, but not limited to reimbursement of
$250.00 per month for his cell phone and data plans.
Under the agreement and release, we paid Mr. Bucci $60,000
on June 28, 2007 and paid Mr. Buccis law
firm $10,000 for services rendered to Mr. Bucci for the
negotiation of the agreement and general release.
Mr. Bucci also received a lump sum payment of $70,000
on September 28, 2007.
2006
Equity Incentive Plan
Summary
of the Plan
Our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan), which was
approved by our stockholders on November 27, 2006, provides
for the grant of up to 5,000,000 post-reverse-stock-split shares
of common stock pursuant to incentive stock options or
nonqualified stock options (together with incentive stock
options (Stock Options), stock purchase rights,
stock appreciation rights and restricted and unrestricted stock
awards (the latter three, collectively, Stock
Awards) for employees, directors and consultants. Such
shares are currently authorized and unissued, but reserved for
issuance under the Plan. No more than 500,000 shares of
common stock may be awarded to any eligible participant in the
Plan with respect to Stock Options or Stock Awards during any
calendar year.
The Plan has a term of ten years. Accordingly, no grants may be
made under the plan after November 27, 2016, but the Plan
will continue thereafter while previously granted Stock Options
or Stock Awards remain outstanding and unexercised.
Administration
of the Plan
The plan provides that it be administered by a committee
appointed by the board of directors (the Committee)
comprised of at least two members of the board of directors. The
Committees membership shall be made up entirely of members
of the board of directors who qualify as non-employee
directors, as defined in
Rule 16b-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as outside
directors, within the meaning of the Department of
Treasury Regulations issued under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Board has designated the
Compensation Committee to serve as the Committee, as the Board
has determined that all of the Compensation Committee members
qualify as non-employee directors and outside
directors.
The Committee has the power and authority to make grants of
Stock Options or Stock Awards or any combination thereof to
eligible persons under the plan, including the selection of such
recipients, the determination of the size of the grant, and the
determination of the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with
the terms of the Plan, of any such grant including, but not
limited to:
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approval of the forms of agreement for use;
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the applicable exercise price;
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the applicable exercise periods;
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the applicable vesting period;
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the acceleration or waiver of forfeiture provisions; and
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any other restrictions or limitations regarding the Stock Option
or Stock Award.
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The Committee also has the authority, in its discretion, to
prescribe, amend and rescind the administrative rules,
guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from
time to time deem advisable. The Committee may construe and
interpret the terms of the Plan and any Stock Options or Stock
Awards issued under the Plan and any agreements relating thereto
and otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. In
addition, the Committee may modify or amend each Stock Option or
stock purchase right granted under the Plan. All decisions made
by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan are
final and binding on all persons, including us and all Plan
participants.
Eligibility
Employees and directors of, and consultants providing services
to, us are eligible to be granted non-qualified Stock Options
and Stock Awards under the Plan. Our employees are also eligible
to receive incentive stock options. The Committee shall select
from among the eligible persons under the Plan as recommended by
our senior management, from time to time in its sole discretion,
to make certain grants of Stock Options or Stock Awards, and the
Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the number of
shares covered by each award.
Stock
Options
Stock Options may be granted to eligible persons alone or in
addition to Stock Awards under the Plan. Any Stock Option
granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee
shall from time to time approve, and the provisions of a Stock
Option award need not be the same with respect to each optionee.
Recipients of Stock Options must enter into a stock option
agreement with us, in the form determined by the Committee,
setting forth the term, the exercise price and provisions
regarding exercisability of the Stock Options granted
thereunder. The Committee may grant either incentive stock
options or non-qualified stock options or a combination thereof,
but the Committee may not grant incentive stock options to any
individual who is not one of our employees. To the extent that
any Stock Option does not qualify as an incentive stock option,
it shall constitute a separate non-qualified stock option. The
Committee may not grant to any employee incentive stock options
that first become exercisable in any calendar year in an amount
exceeding $100,000.
Incentive stock options and nonstatutory stock options may not
be granted at less than the fair market value of the underlying
common stock at the date of the grant. Incentive stock options
may not be granted at less than 110% of fair market value if the
employee owns or is deemed to own more than 10% of the combined
voting power of all classes of our stock at the time of the
grant. Stock Options can be exercisable at various dates, as
determined by the Committee and will expire no more than
10 years from the grant date, or no more than five years
for any Stock Option granted to an employee who owns or is
deemed to own 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of
our stock.
Once vested, Stock Options granted under the Plan are
exercisable in whole or in part at any time during the option
period by giving written notice to us and paying the option
price:
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in cash or by certified check;
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through delivery of shares of common stock having a fair market
value equal to the purchase price; or
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The Committee may also permit cashless exercises of Stock
Options.
Stock Options issued under the Plan may not be transferred other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During
an optionees lifetime, a Stock Option may be exercised
only by the optionee. Unless
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otherwise provided by the Committee, Stock Options that are
exercisable at the time of a recipients termination of
service with us will continue to be exercisable for three months
thereafter, or for twelve months thereafter if the
optionees employment is terminated due to their death or
disability.
Stock
Appreciation Rights
Stock appreciation rights may be granted to eligible persons
alone or in addition to Stock Options or other Stock Awards
under the Plan. The Committee will determine the number of
shares of common stock to which the stock appreciation rights
shall relate. Each stock appreciation right will have an
exercise period determined by the Committee not to exceed
10 years from the grant date. Upon exercise of a stock
appreciation right, the holder will receive cash or a number of
shares of common stock equal to:
(x) the number of shares for which the stock appreciation
right is exercised multiplied by the appreciation in the fair
market value of a share of common stock between the stock
appreciation right grant date and exercise date, divided by
(y) the fair market value of a share of common stock on the
exercise date of the stock appreciation right.
Stock
Purchase Rights
Stock purchase rights may be granted to eligible persons alone
or in addition to Stock Options or other Stock Awards under the
Plan. A stock purchase right allows a recipient to purchase a
share of common stock at a price determined by the Committee.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, we will have the
right to repurchase the shares of common stock acquired upon
exercise of the stock purchase right upon the recipients
termination of service, for any reason, prior to the
satisfaction of the vesting conditions established by the
Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, our
right of repurchase will lapse as to 1/6th of the purchase
shares on the date that is six months after the grant date, and
as to an additional 1/6th of such shares every six months
thereafter. Upon exercise of a stock purchase right, the
purchaser will have all of the rights of a stockholder with
respect to the shares of common stock acquired.
Stock purchase rights may not be transferred other than by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during a
recipients lifetime, a purchase grant may be exercised
only by the recipient. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee, if a recipients service to us terminates for
any reason, all stock purchase rights held by the recipient will
automatically terminate.
Restricted
and Unrestricted Stock Awards
Restricted and unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted to
eligible persons alone or in addition to Stock Options or other
Stock Awards under the Plan. Shares of common stock granted in
connection with a restricted Stock Award are generally subject
to forfeiture upon:
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termination of the recipients service with us prior to
vesting; or
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the failure by the recipient to meet performance goals
established by the Committee as a condition of vesting.
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Shares of common stock subject to a restricted Stock Award
cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise
encumbered or disposed of until the applicable restrictions
lapse. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, holders of
shares of common stock granted in connection with a restricted
Stock Award have the right to vote such shares and to receive
any cash dividends with respect thereto during the restriction
period. Any stock dividends will be subject to the same
restrictions as the underlying shares of restricted stock.
Unrestricted stock awards are outright grants of shares of
common stock that are not subject to forfeiture.
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Effect
of Certain Corporate Transactions
If:
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we merge or consolidate with another corporation,
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there is an exchange of substantially all of our outstanding
stock for shares of another entity in which our stockholders
will own less than 50% of the voting shares of the surviving
entity or
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we sell substantially all of our assets,
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then, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in a
grantees option or award agreement, each outstanding and
unexercised Stock Option or Stock Award may be assumed by the
successor corporation or an equivalent option or stock award
will be substituted by the successor. If, however, the successor
does not assume the Stock Options and Stock Awards or substitute
equivalent stock options or stock awards, then each outstanding
and unexercised Stock Option and Stock Award will become
exercisable for a period of at least 20 days prior to the
effective date of such transaction and our right of repurchase
with respect to shares covered by all outstanding stock purchase
rights and all restrictions with respect to restricted Stock
Awards will lapse. Any Stock Options, or Stock Awards that are
not exercised during such
20-day
period shall terminate at the end of such period.
Stock Options and Stock Awards made under the Plan will be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of common stock resulting from a stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the common stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of common stock effected
without receipt of consideration by the Company.
1998
Equity Incentive Plan
Summary
of the Plan
Under our 1998 Equity Incentive Plan, which amended and restated
our 1998 Stock Plan (the 1998 plan), we originally
were permitted to grant stock options (incentive and
nonstatutory), stock appreciation rights, performance shares,
restricted stock and stock units (Awards) to our
employees and consultants and those of our affiliates up to a
maximum of 4,800,000 shares. In February 2000, the board of
directors approved an amendment to the 1998 plan to increase the
number of shares covered by the 1998 plan by 6,000,000, to
10,800,000, subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar
capital changes. The amendment was approved by our stockholders
at our June 19, 2000 annual meeting of stockholders.
Following the reverse stock split, there are 270,401 shares
available for future grants under the 1998 plan. However, as a
result of the adoption of our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, we do
not intend to make any additional Awards under the 1998 plan.
Following the reverse stock split, options to purchase an
aggregate of 264,772 shares of common stock were
outstanding under the 1998 plan. At December 31, 2006,
options to purchase an aggregate of 263,935 shares of
common stock were outstanding under the 1998 plan.
The purpose of the 1998 plan was to enable us to attract and
retain key employees and consultants, to provide incentives for
them to achieve long-range performance goals and to enable them
to participate in our long-term growth.
Options could be granted under the 1998 plan through the
assumption or substitution of outstanding grants from an
acquired company without reducing the number of shares available
for award under the 1998 plan.
Administration
and Eligibility
Awards had been made by a committee designated by the board of
directors to administer the 1998 plan. The committee was
authorized to delegate to one or more officers the power to make
awards under the 1998 plan to persons other than our officers
who are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16
of the Exchange Act. Awards under the 1998 plan have been made
at the discretion of the committee, which determined the
recipients and established the terms and conditions of each
award, including the exercise price,
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the form of payment of the exercise price, the number of shares
subject to options or other equity rights and the time at which
such options become exercisable.
The 1998 Plan provided for the granting of incentive stock
options and non-statutory stock options. In the case of
incentive stock options, the exercise price shall not be less
than 100% of the fair market value per share of the
Companys common stock, on the date of grant. In the case
of non-statutory options, the exercise price shall be determined
by the committee. All stock options under the 1998 plan have
been granted at exercise prices at least equal to the fair
market value of the common stock on the date of grant.
The options either were exercisable immediately on the date of
grant or became exercisable in such installments as the
committee may specify, generally over a four-year period. Each
option expires on the date specified by the committee, but not
more than ten years from the date of grant in the case of
incentive stock options (five years in other cases).
Summary
Compensation Table
The following table summarizes our estimate of the total
compensation awarded to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and other named executive officers in 2007 and
2006.
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All Other
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
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Option
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Compensation
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Total
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Name and Principal Position
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Year(1)
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($)
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($)
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Awards ($)(2)
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Awards ($)(2)
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($)
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($)
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Gareb Shamus
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2007
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220,673
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0
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0
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0
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39,328
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260,001
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Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
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2006
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60,000
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0
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60,000
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Jay Larkin
President and Interim Chief Executive Officer
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2007
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75,096
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0
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0
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19,949
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95,045
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Kurt Otto(4)
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2007
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250,000
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0
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0
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250,000
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Commissioner
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2006
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60,000
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0
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0
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60,000
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Michael C. Keefe
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
and Acting Chief Financial Officer
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2007
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181,846
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25,000
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95,312
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302,158
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Salvatore Bucci
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2007
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160,000
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0
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0
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142,968
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302.968
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Former Chief Financial Officer, Executive
Vice President and Treasurer
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2006
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188,301
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0
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188,301
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For 2007, only Mr. Otto was employed by us for the entire
year. Mr. Shamus and Mr. Bucci resigned from their
positions with us on November 19 and September 30, 2007,
respectively. Mr. Larkin joined us on September 21,
2007 and Mr. Keefe joined us on March 28, 2007. |
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Represents the expense to the Company pursuant to
SFAS No. 123(R) for the respective year for restricted
stock or stock options granted as long-term incentives pursuant
to the Companys 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. See notes to
the Companys financial statements in this prospectus for
the assumptions used for valuing the expense under
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Includes $29,328 of consulting fees paid to Mr. Shamus and
a $10,000 payment to Mr. Shamus law firm pursuant to
the transition agreement and general release between
Mr. Shamus and the Company. |
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Mr. Otto resigned from his employment and management
positions with us as of March 31, 2008. Commencing
April 1, 2008, Mr. Otto will be working for us as a
matchmaker on an independent contractor basis, and will be paid
$10,000 for each event at which he serves as a matchmaker for
the fights at the event. |
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As part of his employment agreement with the Company,
Mr. Keefe was guaranteed a bonus of $25,000 for 2007. |
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Includes $130,000 of special payments made to Mr. Bucci, a
$10,000 payment to Mr. Buccis law firm and $2,968 of
premiums for private disability insurance pursuant to the
agreement and general release between Mr. Bucci and the
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Grant of
Plan-Based Awards
The following table provides certain information with respect to
stock options and restricted stock awards granted to our named
executive officers during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007.
Grant of
Plan-Based Awards
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All Other Option
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All Other
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Awards:
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Grant Date
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Board or
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Stock Awards:
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Number of
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Exercise or
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Fair Value
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Compensation
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Number of
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Securities
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Base Price of
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of Stock and
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Committee
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Shares of
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Underlying
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Option
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Option
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Approval
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Stock or Units
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Options
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Awards
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Awards
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Grant Date
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Date
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(#)
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($/Sh)
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($)(1)
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Jay Larkin
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9/21/07
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9/21/07
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500,000
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$
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0.46
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$
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214,163
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Michael C. Keefe
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5/24/07
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5/18/07
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125,000
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$
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381,249
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Represents the fair value of the award, determined in accordance
with SFAS No. 123(R), based on the assumptions set
forth in the notes to our financial statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007 contained in this prospectus. |
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table summarizes equity awards granted to our
named executive officers that were outstanding at the end of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007:
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
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Stock Awards
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Option Awards
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Market
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Number of
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Number of
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Number of
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Value of
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Securities
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Securities
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Shares or
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Shares or
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Underlying
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Underlying
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Option
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Units That
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Units That
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Unexercised
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Unexercised
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Exercise
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Option
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Have Not
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Have Not
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Options (#)
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Options (#)
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Price
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Expiration
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Vested
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Vested
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Name
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Unexercisable
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($)
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Date
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($)
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Jay Larkin
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41,667
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458,333
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$
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0.46
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9/21/2017
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Michael C. Keefe
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125,000
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$
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23,750
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Salvatore A. Bucci
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16,250
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(1)
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$
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21.75
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5/25/10
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Calculated based on $0.19 per share, the closing price of our
common stock, as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board on
December 31, 2007. |
Stock
Option Exercises and Vesting of Restricted Stock
Awards
No restricted stock awards vested and no stock options were
exercised in 2007 by any of our named executive officers.
Potential
Payments upon Termination
Our employment agreements with Messrs. Keefe and Larkin
provide for various payments and benefits upon terminations of
their employment in some circumstances. Each of these agreements
and the potential payments upon a termination of employment is
described under Executive Employment Contracts. We
do not have any other policies, agreements or arrangements
regarding potential payments upon termination of employment.
Compensation
of Directors
Our non-employee directors receive equity grants, and currently
do not receive any cash compensation. Under our current
non-employee director compensation arrangement, non-employee
directors receive an
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upfront grant of options to purchase 300,000 shares of
common stock. Beginning February 20, 2008 (or after any
trading blackout period), and every six months thereafter, each
non-employee director will receive an additional grant of
options to purchase 50,000 shares. All option grants will
(a) be awarded under the Plan, (b) have an exercise
price equal to the fair market value (as defined in the Plan) of
our common stock on the grant date, (c) have a ten year
expiration date, and (d) vest in six equal semi-annual
installments, commencing six months after the grant. The first
equity grants of 300,000 options were awarded to
Messrs. Jagid and Waldman on August 24, 2007. Prior to
that date, none of our non-employee directors received any
compensation.
The following table provides the compensation paid to our
non-employee directors during the year ended December 31,
2007.
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Cash
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Total
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Director
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Compensation ($)
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Option Awards ($)(1)
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Compensation ($)
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Jeffrey M. Jagid
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(2)
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Richard Kurtz
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Michael Molnar
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Kevin Waldman
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Represents the expense to us pursuant to
SFAS No. 123(R) for the respective year for stock
options granted as long-term incentives pursuant to the
Companys 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. See notes to the
Companys financial statements in this prospectus for the
assumptions used for valuing the expense under
SFAS No. 123(R). |
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Messrs. Jagid and Waldman were each granted on
August 24, 2007, an award of options to purchase
300,000 shares of the Companys common stock at an
exercise price of $0.63 per share. The value of each of these
awards on the grant date under SFAS No. 123(R) was
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Limitation
on Liability and Indemnification Matters
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law grants
us the power to indemnify each person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of IFL, or is or
was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of IFL, and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. No indemnification, however, shall be made in
connection with any proceeding brought by or in the right of IFL
where the person involved is adjudged to be liable to IFL except
to the extent approved by a court. Under Section 145, to
the extent that one of our present or former directors or
officers is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of
any of these actions, suits or proceedings, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter, we must indemnify the director or
officer against expenses, including attorneys fees, that
the director or officer actually and reasonably incurs because
of the action, suit or proceeding.
Under Section 145, we may pay in advance the costs and
expenses a director or officer incurs in the course of such a
proceeding if the he or she affirms in writing that he or she
believes he or she has met the standards for indemnification and
will personally repay the expenses if it is determined that the
officer or director did not meet the standards. Under our
certificate of incorporation, we will not indemnify any person
who seeks indemnification in connection with a proceeding
initiated by such officer or director unless the initiation was
approved by the board of directors.
Article Eighth of our certificate of incorporation and
Article VI of our bylaws provide that we shall, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify each person who was
or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by
reason of the fact that he is or
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was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of IFL, or
is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request, as a
director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with,
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise. This indemnification may include the advancement of
expenses to an indemnified person upon his or her written
undertaking to repay such advancement if it is ultimately
determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification.
The indemnification provided for in Article Eighth of our
certificate of incorporation and Article VI of our bylaws
are expressly not exclusive of any other rights to which those
seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled.
Article Eighth of our certificate of incorporation permits
the board of directors to authorize the grant of indemnification
rights to other employees or agents of IFL or other persons
serving us and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or
less than, those set forth in Article Eighth.
Article Ninth of our certificate of incorporation
eliminates a directors personal liability for monetary
damages to us and our stockholders for breaches of fiduciary
duty as a director, except in circumstances involving a breach
of a directors duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders,
acts or omissions not in good faith, intentional misconduct,
knowing violations of the law, the unlawful payment of
dividends, the unlawful repurchase or redemption of stock or an
improper personal benefit.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in
our certificate of incorporation may discourage stockholders
from bringing a lawsuit against our directors and officers for
breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the
likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and
officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us
and other stockholders. A stockholders investment may be
adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of
settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as
required by these indemnification provisions.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or
persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we
have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, this
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. At present, there
is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our
directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is
sought, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation that
may result in claims for indemnification.
Directors
and Officers Insurance
We currently maintain a directors and officers
liability insurance policy that provides our directors and
officers with liability coverage relating to certain potential
liabilities.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Since January 1, 2007, there have been no material
relationships between us and our current directors, executive
officers, and stockholders beneficially owning more than 5% of
our outstanding shares of common stock other than the
transactions and relationships described where required in
Compensation Discussion and Analysis and as follows
below:
Lease
Guaranty
In connection with Old IFLs lease of our New York City
headquarters in August 2006, Mr. Shamus, our former chief
executive officer, executed an unconditional and irrevocable
guaranty of Old IFLs obligations under the lease. This
lease commenced on September 1, 2006 and expires on
August 31, 2010. With the approval of the Board of
Directors, the Company agreed to indemnify our former chief
executive officer for any costs or losses incurred by him as a
result of this guaranty. Rent expense initially was $13,394 per
month (not including escalations) commencing on November 1,
2006 and payable in advance. Future minimum rental payments are
as follows:
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2008
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$
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164,000
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2009
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$
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169,000
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2010
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113,000
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Transactions
with Entities Controlled by Our Officers and Directors
Prior to moving to its new principal office in New York City in
October 2006, Old IFL utilized office space provided by a
business venture controlled by our former chief executive
officer, Gareb Shamus. No rent was charged to Old IFL under this
arrangement, nor is there any obligation upon us or Old IFL to
pay rent for its past use of such premises.
In addition, certain business transactions were transacted among
us and two business ventures that are controlled by
Mr. Shamus. We reimbursed these companies controlled by
Mr. Shamus for charges incurred and advances made on our
behalf. Further, we purchased certain goods and services from
these related companies. For the year ending December 31,
2007, we had transactions aggregating $658,000, all of which
have been paid and no amounts were outstanding as of
December 31, 2007. As of December 31, 2006,
approximately $166,000 were owed to these related companies, of
which $119,000 are included in accounts payable and $47,000 are
included in accrued expenses, relating to transactions
aggregating $442,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.
During 2005, there were no comparable transactions.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, we paid amounts to
a company controlled by our current President and Chief
Executive Officer, Jay Larkin, for consulting services provided
to the Company prior to Mr. Larkins employment with
us. The total amount paid by us for these services and
reimbursement of related expenses was $136,500 in 2007, and no
such amounts have been paid after Mr. Larkin commenced his
employment with us in September 2007. During 2006 and 2005,
there were no comparable transactions.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company paid
$95,125 for logistics and consulting services and reimbursement
of expenses to a company controlled by a family member of Kurt
Otto, the Commissioner and one of the Companys directors.
Review,
Approval and Ratification of Related Party
Transactions
Given Old IFLs small size and limited financial resources,
Old IFL had not adopted prior to the Merger formal policies and
procedures for the review, approval or ratification of
transactions, such as those described above, with its executive
officers, directors and significant stockholders. Since our
acquisition of Old IFL in the Merger, such transactions are, on
a going-forward basis, subject to the review, approval or
ratification of our board of directors, or an appropriate
committee thereof.
Director
Independence
The Board of Directors has adopted Director Independence
Standards, which incorporate all of the director independence
standards of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and,
in some respects, are more stringent. These standards require
that a director be considered independent only if the director
does not have, and generally has not had in the most recent
three years, any material relationships with the company,
including any affiliation with our independent auditors. The
Board has reviewed each of the directors relationships
with us in conjunction with the boards Director
Independence Standards and has affirmatively determined that
Jeffrey Jagid and Kevin Waldman are independent under the
boards Director Independence Standards. In making this
determination, the Board took into account that no independent
director (or immediate family member of any independent
director) has a business relationship with us or any of our
subsidiaries, other than service as a director.
Messrs. Jagid and Waldman are the only directors who serve
on our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating
Committee.
PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS
The following table set forth information regarding the
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of December 31,
2007, by:
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each person known to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of
our outstanding common stock;
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each of our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table;
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each of our directors; and
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all of our executive officers and directors as a group.
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules
of the SEC and is calculated based on shares of our common stock
issued and outstanding on December 31, 2007. In computing
the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the
percentage of ownership of that person, shares of common stock
subject to options, warrants
and/or
convertible notes held by that person that are currently
exercisable or convertible, as appropriate, or will become
exercisable or convertible within 60 days of the reporting
date are deemed outstanding, even if they have not actually been
exercised or converted. Those shares, however, are not deemed
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person.
Unless otherwise indicated in the table, the persons and
entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment
power with respect to the shares of common stock set forth
opposite the stockholders name. The address of each
stockholder is listed in the table.
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5% Stockholders
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Nadir Tavakoli and related entities(1)
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9,007,076
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Atlas Master Fund, Ltd.(2)
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8,498,315
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Midsummer Investment Ltd.(3)
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6,226,900
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SOF Investments, L.P.(4)
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5,850,000
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Richard J. Kurtz(5)
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5,557,713
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5,250,000
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Paul Tudor Jones, II, James J. Pallotta and related
entities(7)
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4,500,000
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Named Executive Officers and Directors
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Kurt Otto(9)
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9,291,361
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Gareb Shamus(10)
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Jeffrey M. Jagid(9)
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50,000
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Kevin Waldman(9)
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50,000
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Jay Larkin(9)
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41,667
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Michael C. Keefe(9)
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125,000
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Salvatore A. Bucci(14)
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116,250
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Includes 4,445,174 shares and 684,000 warrants held by
EagleRock Institutional Partners LP, 2,660,902 shares and
408,000 warrants held by EagleRock Master Fund, LP, for the
accounts of EagleRock Capital Partners, L.P., EagleRock Capital
Partners (QP), LP, and EagleRock Capital Partners Offshore Fund,
Ltd. and 701,000 shares and 108,000 warrants held by
Mr. Tavakoli. EagleRock Capital Management, LLC, as the
investment manager of EagleRock Master Fund and EagleRock
Institutional Partners, has the sole power to vote and dispose
of the shares and warrants held by these entities. In addition
to the shares and warrants that Mr. Tavakoli holds
directly, as the manager of EagleRock Capital Management,
Mr. Tavakoli may direct the voting and disposition of the
shares and warrants held by EagleRock Institutional Partners and
EagleRock Master Fund. The address of each of Mr. Tavakoli
and EagleRock Capital Management is 24 West
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Includes 6,998,315 shares and 1,500,000 warrants. Dmitry
Balyasny in his capacity as Partner to Balyasny Asset Management
LP, the investment manager to Atlas Master Fund, Ltd., exercises
voting and investment control over the securities owned by Atlas
Master Fund, Ltd. The address is 181 West Madison,
Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602. |
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Includes 4,226,900 shares and 2,000,000 warrants. Midsummer
Capital, LLC, as investment advisor to Midsummer Investment
Ltd., may be deemed to have dispositive power over the shares
and warrants owned by Midsummer Investment Ltd. Midsummer
Capital, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares and
warrants. Michel Amsalen and Scott Kaufman have delegated
authority from the members of Midsummer Capital, LLC with
respect to the shares and warrants owned by Midsummer and thus
may be deemed to share dispositive and voting power over the
shares and warrants held by Midsummer. Messrs. Amsalen and
Kaufman disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares and
warrants, and neither person has any legal right to maintain
such delegated authority. The address for Midsummer is
295 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10017. |
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Includes 3,900,000 shares and 1,950,000 warrants. MSD
Capital, L.P. is the general partner of SOF Investments, L.P.
and therefore may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner
of the shares and warrants owned by SOF Investments, L.P. MSD
Capital Management LLC is the general partner of MSD Capital,
L.P. The address for these entities is
c/o MSD
Capital, L.P., 645 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor, New York,
NY 10022. |
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Includes 5,057,713 shares and 500,000 warrants.
Mr. Kurtzs address is 270 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood
Cliffs, NJ 07646. |
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Includes 3,325,000 shares and 1,662,500 warrants held by
Enable Growth Partners LP and 175,000 shares 87,500
warrants held by Pierce Diversified Strategy Master
Fund LLC. Enable Capital Management, LLC is the manager of
these holders, and Mitch Levine is the manager and majority
owner of Enable Growth Capital and they may be deemed to
beneficially own the securities owned by such accounts, in that
they may be deemed to have the power to direct the voting or
disposition of those securities. The address is One Ferry
Building, Suite 225, San Francisco, CA 94111. |
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Includes 3,844,114 shares held by Witches Rock Portfolio
Ltd., 621,326 shares held by The Tudor BVI Global
Portfolio Ltd., and 334,560 shares held by Tudor
Proprietary Trading, L.L.C. Because Tudor Investment Corporation
provides investment advisory services to The Tudor BVI Global
Portfolio and Witches Rock Portfolio, Tudor Investment
Corporation may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of
common stock owned by each of these entities. Tudor Investment
Corporation expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership.
Because Mr. Jones is the controlling shareholder of Tudor
Investment Corporation and the indirect controlling equity
holder of Tudor Proprietary Trading, Mr. Jones may be
deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock deemed
beneficially owned by Tudor Investment Corporation and Tudor
Proprietary Trading. Mr. Jones expressly disclaims such
beneficial ownership. Because
Mr. Pallotta is the portfolio manager of Tudor Investment
Corporation and Tudor Proprietary Trading responsible for
investment decisions with respect to the shares of common stock,
Mr. Pallotta may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
of common stock deemed beneficially owned by Tudor Investment
Corporation and Tudor Proprietary Trading. Mr. Pallotta
expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership. The address of
Messrs. Jones and Pallotta and Tudor Investment Corporation
is 1275 King Street, Greenwich, CT 06831, and the address
of Witches Rock Portfolio is
c/o CITCO,
Kaya Flamboyan 9, P.O. Box 4774, Curacao, Netherlands
Antilles. |
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Includes 2,000,000 shares and 1,000,000 warrants held by
Heller Capital Investments and 1,000,000 shares and 500,000
warrants held by CGM, as c/f Ronald I. Heller IRA. Ronald Heller
is the Chief Investment Officer of Heller Capital Investments.
The address is 700 E. Palisade Avenue, Englewood
Cliffs, NJ 07632. |
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c/o International
Fight League, 424 West 33rd Street, Suite 650, New
York, NY 10001. |
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c/o Wizard
Entertainment, 151 Wells Avenue, Congress, NY 10920 |
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Includes 490,611 shares held by GSE, Inc., of which
Mr. Shamus is the controlling stockholder. |
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Consists entirely of shares issuable pursuant to stock options. |
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Includes 125,000 shares of restricted stock. |
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1154 Highland Avenue, Cheshire, CT 06410 |
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Includes 16,250 shares issuable to Mr. Bucci pursuant
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DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
Authorized
Capital Stock
We are authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of
undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Common
Stock
As of April 30, 2008, there were 79,058,509 shares of
common stock issued and outstanding.
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each
share on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders. The
holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights.
Therefore, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock
voting for the election of directors can elect all of the
directors. Holders of common stock representing a majority of
the voting power of the capital stock issued, outstanding and
entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are
necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders.
A vote by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
common stock is required to effectuate certain fundamental
corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to
the certificate of incorporation.
Subject to any preferences that may be applicable to any
outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are
entitled to share in all dividends that the board of directors,
in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In the
event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each
outstanding share of common stock entitles its holder to
participate pro rata in all assets that remain after payment of
liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any,
having preference over the common stock. Holders of common stock
have no pre-emptive or conversion rights, and there are no
redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common
stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and
nonassessable.
Preferred
Stock
The board of directors has the authority, without action by the
stockholders, to designate and issue preferred stock in one or
more series and to designate the rights, preferences and
privileges of each series, any or all of which may be greater
than the rights of the common stock. It is not possible to state
the actual effect of the issuance of any shares of preferred
stock upon the rights of holders of the common stock until the
board of directors determines the specific rights of the holders
of preferred stock. However, the effects might include
restricting dividends on the common stock, diluting the voting
power of the common stock, impairing the liquidation rights of
the common stock and delaying or preventing a change of our
control without further action by the stockholders. No shares of
preferred stock are issued and outstanding.
Options
As of April 30, 2008, we had options outstanding to
purchase 3,037,797 shares of our common stock with a
weighted-average exercise price of $3.45 per share. This amount
consisted of options to purchase 2,777,152 shares with a
weighted-average exercise price of $0.30 per share issued under
our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and options to purchase
260,645 shares with a weighted-average exercise price of
$37.08 per share issued under our 1998 Equity Incentive Plan.
Under the terms of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, we may issue
incentive awards that may include the issuance of up to
5,000,000 shares of common stock.
Warrants
As of April 30, 2008, we had warrants outstanding to
purchase 14,611,180 shares of our common stock, with a
weighted-average exercise price of $1.01 per share.
Registration
Rights
We entered into registration rights agreements with the selling
securityholders identified in the section entitled Selling
Securityholders under which we agreed to file this
registration statement and to cause it to
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become effective on or before the deadline, or the effectiveness
deadline, set forth in the registration rights agreement. If the
registration statement is not effective on or before the
effectiveness deadline, or if this registration statement or the
registration statement for the December 2006 private placement
ceases to remain continuously effective for more than an
aggregate of 20 consecutive trading days or for more than an
aggregate of 40 trading days in any
12-month
period (which need not be consecutive), on the date on which the
applicable trading day period is exceeded, we must pay to each
selling securityholder 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid
by the selling securityholder for the securities then held by
the selling securityholder that were purchased in the private
placement. In addition, on each monthly anniversary date of the
date on which the applicable trading day period is exceeded (if
the registration statement is not then effective), we must pay
to each selling securityholder 1.0% of the aggregate purchase
price of the securities then held by such selling securityholder
that were purchased in the private placement. We must pay
interest on such amounts not paid within seven days at the
annual rate of 10%. The registration agreements also provide
that the maximum payment by IFL to a selling securityholder
shall not exceed:
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in any
30-day
period, an aggregate of 1.0% of the purchase price paid by the
selling securityholders for IFLs securities in the August
2006 private placement (plus interest, if applicable); and
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10% of the purchase price paid by such selling securityholders
for such securities.
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Provisions
of Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions
that could make it more difficult for another person to acquire
us. These provisions are intended to discourage coercive
takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage
persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with
us. We believe that protecting our ability to negotiate with the
proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited takeover proposal
outweighs the disadvantages of discouraging a takeover proposal
because negotiation of a proposal could result in an improvement
of its terms. These provisions:
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authorize the issuance of blank check preferred
stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the
number of outstanding shares to discourage a takeover attempt;
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provide that only the President, Chairman of the Board or the
Board of Directors may call a special meeting of our
stockholders and the only business to be conducted at any
special meeting of stockholders shall be matters relating to the
purposes stated in the applicable notice of meeting;
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provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to
make, alter or repeal our bylaws;
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provide that advance notice procedures set forth in our bylaws
must be followed for stockholders to make nominations of
candidates for election as directors or to bring other business
before an annual meeting of our stockholders.
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Antitakeover
Provisions of Delaware Law
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
provides that, subject to certain exceptions, an
interested stockholder of a Delaware corporation
shall not engage in any business combination, including mergers
or consolidations or acquisitions of additional shares of the
corporation, with the corporation for a three-year period
following the date that such stockholder becomes an interested
stockholder unless:
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prior to such date, the board of directors of the corporation
approved either the business combination or the transaction
which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder,
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upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested
stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced
(excluding certain shares), or
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on or subsequent to such date, the business combination is
approved by the board of directors of the corporation and
authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by
the affirmative vote of at least
662/3%
of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the
interested stockholder.
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With some exceptions, an interested stockholder includes any
person and affiliates that own 15% or more of our outstanding
voting stock.
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more
difficult for a person who would be an interested stockholder to
effect various business combinations with us for a three-year
period. We have not elected to be exempt from the restrictions
imposed under Section 203. The provisions of
Section 203 may encourage persons interested in acquiring
us to negotiate in advance with our board of directors, since
the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if a
majority of our directors then in office approves either the
business combination or the transaction which results in any
such person becoming an interested shareholder. These provisions
also may have the effect of preventing changes in our
management. These provisions could make it more difficult to
accomplish transactions which our stockholders may otherwise
deem to be in their best interests.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, and its
address is 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level, New York, New York 10038.
69
LEGAL
MATTERS
The validity of the shares of common stock offered by the
selling securityholders has been passed upon for us by
Lowenstein Sandler PC, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The financial statements included in this prospectus and
elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by
Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C., independent
registered public accountants, as indicated in their report with
respect thereto, and are included herein reliance upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in
giving said reports.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC registration statements on
Form S-1
under the Securities Act for the shares of common stock offered
by this prospectus. This prospectus, which is a part of the
registration statements, does not contain all of the information
in the registration statements or the exhibits filed with the
registration statements. For further information about us and
the common stock offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the
registration statements and the exhibits filed with the
registration statements. Statements in this prospectus regarding
the contents of any contract or any other document that is filed
as an exhibit to the registration statements are not necessarily
complete, and these statements are qualified in all respects by
reference to the full text of that contract or other document
filed as an exhibit to the registration statements. We are
required to file periodic reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. You may
read and copy this information at the Public Reference Room of
the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains
reports, proxy and information statements and other information
about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC.
The address of that site is
http://www.sec.gov.
We intend to provide our stockholders with annual reports
containing financial statements that have been audited by an
independent registered public accounting firm, and to file with
the SEC quarterly reports containing unaudited financial data
for the first three quarters of each year.
70
Index to
Financial Information
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AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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F-2
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F-3
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F-4
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F-5
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F-6
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F-7
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The audited financial statements and related notes contained in
pages F-2 through and including F-19 reflect the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. The notes to these
financial statements have not been updated. The foregoing
financial statements and related notes should be read together.
F-1
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
International Fight League, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
International Fight League, Inc. and Subsidiary (collectively,
the Company) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006,
and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders and members equity (deficit), and cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and
for the period March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005. These consolidated financial statements
are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a
basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over
financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of International Fight League, Inc. and Subsidiary as
of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the period
March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31,
2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going
concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company has suffered consecutive
recurring losses, accumulated deficit and negative cash flows
from operations, which raise substantial doubt about its ability
to continue as a going concern. Managements plans
regarding those matters also are described in Note 3. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Rothstein,
Kass & Company, P.C.
Roseland, New Jersey
April 14, 2008
F-2
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League,
LLC)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
December 31,
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|
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2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
6,120,500
|
|
|
$
|
16,623,159
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
670,990
|
|
|
|
108,104
|
|
Merchandise inventory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,843
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
457,361
|
|
|
|
245,316
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
7,248,851
|
|
|
|
17,002,422
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
266,967
|
|
|
|
303,869
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
113,295
|
|
|
|
121,346
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
7,629,113
|
|
|
$
|
17,427,637
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
845,197
|
|
|
$
|
1,036,444
|
|
Accrued commission on private placement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,645,400
|
|
Accrued liquidated damages
|
|
|
456,045
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
504,915
|
|
|
|
1,110,341
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
1,806,157
|
|
|
|
3,792,185
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share;
150,000,000 shares authorized; 79,056,232 shares and
53,500,448 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
|
|
|
790,562
|
|
|
|
535,004
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
35,936,112
|
|
|
|
23,996,851
|
|
Subscriptions receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,250,000
|
)
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(30,903,718
|
)
|
|
|
(9,646,403
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
5,822,956
|
|
|
|
13,635,452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
7,629,113
|
|
|
$
|
17,427,637
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
F-3
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League,
LLC)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 29,2005
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended
|
|
|
For the Year Ended
|
|
|
(Date of Inception) to
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live and televised events:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advertising sponsorships and website
|
|
$
|
498,005
|
|
|
$
|
274,080
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Live events box office receipts and other revenue
|
|
|
2,435,533
|
|
|
|
671,665
|
|
|
|
|
|
Television rights
|
|
|
2,607,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Branded merchandise
|
|
|
117,544
|
|
|
|
44,315
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
5,658,582
|
|
|
|
990,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live and televised events:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advertising sponsorships
|
|
|
1,539,019
|
|
|
|
165,180
|
|
|
|
|
|
Live events costs
|
|
|
15,928,568
|
|
|
|
6,287,196
|
|
|
|
|
|
Television distribution fees
|
|
|
130,643
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Branded merchandise
|
|
|
99,175
|
|
|
|
21,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
17,697,405
|
|
|
|
6,473,766
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
8,702,617
|
|
|
|
3,858,790
|
|
|
|
43,003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
343,906
|
|
|
|
48,410
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(21,085,346
|
)
|
|
|
(9,390,906
|
)
|
|
|
(43,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(153,404
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(4,712
|
)
|
|
|
(90,647
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidated damages
|
|
|
(582,695
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
415,438
|
|
|
|
31,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses), net
|
|
|
(171,969
|
)
|
|
|
(212,494
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(21,257,315
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,603,400
|
)
|
|
$
|
(43,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.33
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
basic and diluted
|
|
|
63,838,915
|
|
|
|
19,691,088
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
F-4
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League,
LLC)
For the Period March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders
|
|
|
|
Members
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Series A Preferred Stock
|
|
|
Paid- in
|
|
|
Subscription
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Par Value
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Par Value
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Receivable
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
(Deficit)
|
|
|
Members contributions
|
|
$
|
1,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,800
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43,003
|
)
|
|
|
(43,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
$
|
1,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(43,003
|
)
|
|
$
|
(41,203
|
)
|
Merger of International Fight League, LLC into the Company*
|
|
|
(1,800
|
)
|
|
|
18,582,722
|
|
|
|
185,827
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(184,027
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series A preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,222,218
|
|
|
|
1,122
|
|
|
|
2,523,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,525,000
|
|
Issuance of Series A preferred stock as payment of accruing
dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
681,788
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
153,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,404
|
|
Conversion of Series A preferred stock to common stock*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,289,379
|
|
|
|
122,894
|
|
|
|
(11,904,006
|
)
|
|
|
(1,190
|
)
|
|
|
(121,704
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reverse acquisition transaction
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,624,847
|
|
|
|
16,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,223,494
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,207,246
|
)
|
Exchange of indebtedness for common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,627,500
|
|
|
|
16,275
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
634,725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
651,000
|
|
Issuance of common stock in private placement (net of expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,376,000
|
|
|
|
193,760
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,165,727
|
|
|
|
(1,250,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,109,487
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,410
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,410
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,603,400
|
)
|
|
|
(9,603,400
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
53,500,448
|
|
|
|
535,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,996,851
|
|
|
|
(1,250,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,646,403
|
)
|
|
$
|
13,635,452
|
|
Payment of Subscription
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
Exercise of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,784
|
|
|
|
1,008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,440
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,448
|
|
Issuance of common stock in private placement (net of expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,330,000
|
|
|
|
253,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,115,428
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,368,728
|
|
Issuance of stock under equity incentive plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
379,999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381,249
|
|
Stock-based compensation and consulting expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
437,394
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
437,394
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21,257,315
|
)
|
|
|
(21,257,315
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
79,056,232
|
|
|
$
|
790,562
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
35,936,112
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(30,903,718
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,822,956
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Conversion shares have been retroactively restated to reflect
the number of shares received in the business combination |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
F-5
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League,
LLC)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 29, 2005
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended
|
|
|
For the Year Ended
|
|
|
(Date of Inception) to
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(21,257,315
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,603,400
|
)
|
|
$
|
(43,003
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
106,942
|
|
|
|
29,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation and consulting expense
|
|
|
532,706
|
|
|
|
48,410
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series A preferred stock in lieu of payment of
accrued dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,404
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Recovery)/allowance for uncollectible accounts
|
|
|
(75,000
|
)
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(487,886
|
)
|
|
|
(188,104
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Merchandise inventory
|
|
|
25,843
|
|
|
|
(25,843
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
73,892
|
|
|
|
(245,316
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,267
|
|
|
|
(10,267
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(191,247
|
)
|
|
|
687,641
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued liquidated damages
|
|
|
456,045
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
(605,426
|
)
|
|
|
863,210
|
|
|
|
13,430
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(21,421,446
|
)
|
|
|
(8,190,131
|
)
|
|
|
(39,840
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash acquired in merger
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Payment)/refund of security deposits
|
|
|
8,051
|
|
|
|
(121,346
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(70,040
|
)
|
|
|
(333,469
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(61,989
|
)
|
|
|
(454,670
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members contribution
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,800
|
|
Receipt of subscription receivable
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
|
|
|
7,448
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series A preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,350,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of accrued commission on private placement
|
|
|
(1,645,400
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock in private placement
|
|
|
12,665,000
|
|
|
|
22,970,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of private placements
|
|
|
(1,296,272
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds of related party loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,850,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of related party loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,039,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Investor advances
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,175,000
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
10,980,776
|
|
|
|
24,131,000
|
|
|
|
1,176,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(10,502,659
|
)
|
|
|
15,486,199
|
|
|
|
1,136,960
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
16,623,159
|
|
|
|
1,136,960
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
6,120,500
|
|
|
$
|
16,623,159
|
|
|
$
|
1,136,960
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for interest
|
|
$
|
4,712
|
|
|
$
|
90,647
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
500
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net liabilities acquired in acquisition
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,207,246
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange of indebtedness for common stock
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
651,000
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued commission on private placement
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,645,400
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of investor advances to Series A preferred stock
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,175,000
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of restricted stock as compensation
|
|
$
|
381,249
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
F-6
|
|
NOTE 1
|
BASIS OF
PRESENTATION AND BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
|
Nature
of Operations
Prior to November 29, 2006, we were known as Paligent Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (Paligent). On
November 29, 2006, we acquired International Fight League,
Inc., a privately-held Delaware corporation (Old
IFL), pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, dated
as of August 25, 2006, as amended (the Merger
Agreement), by and among us, IFL Corp., a Delaware
corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger
Sub), and Old IFL, providing for the merger of Merger Sub
and Old IFL, with Old IFL being the surviving corporation and
becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary (the Merger).
Immediately following the Merger, we changed our name to
International Fight League, Inc. (IFL or
collectively, the Company), and Old IFL changed its
name to IFL Corp. and continued to operate Old IFLs
business of organizing and promoting a mixed martial arts sports
league (see Note 4).
The accompanying consolidated financial statements represent the
accounts of IFL, a professional mixed martial arts
(MMA) sports league. IFL is an integrated media and
entertainment company, engaged in the development, production
and marketing of live mixed martial arts events with the intent
to package television and
pay-per-view
programming and eventually the license and sale of branded
consumer products featuring the IFL and its personalities.
Old IFLs predecessor, International Fight League, LLC (the
LLC), was organized on March 29, 2005 as a New
Jersey limited liability company. On January 11, 2006, the
LLC merged into Old IFL, whereupon the existence of the LLC
ceased, and at which time members of the LLC contributed 100% of
their membership interests to Old IFL in exchange for
18 million shares of Old IFLs $0.0001 par value
common stock. The transaction has been accounted for as a merger
of entities under common control, similar to a pooling of
interests, in which Old IFL was the surviving entity.
|
|
NOTE 2
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
Principles
of Consolidation
On November 29, 2006, as part of the Merger, Paligent
issued 30,872,101 shares of its common stock to the former
stockholders of Old IFL in exchange for all of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of Old IFL (including shares
of Old IFL preferred stock which were converted to Old IFL
common stock immediately prior to the Merger) in a transaction
accounted for as a reverse acquisition of a shell
company.. Old IFL was deemed to be the acquirer for
accounting purposes, and Paligent was deemed to be the legal
acquirer (see Note 4).
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Old IFL from March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005 and for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006. The consolidated financial statements also
include the accounts of IFL from November 29, 2006 (the
effective date of the Merger) to December 31, 2006, plus
the cash acquired and liabilities assumed for accounting
purposes from Paligent at the time of the Merger and for the
year ended December 31, 2007. All significant intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of
Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States requires the Companys management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
F-7
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Property
and Equipment
Property and equipment is stated at historical cost less
accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and
amortization is computed on a straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from 3 to
5 years or, when applicable, over the life of the lease,
whichever is shorter.
Long-Lived
Assets
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting
requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
(SFAS) 144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The Company periodically
evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets when events
and circumstances warrant such a review. Long-lived assets will
be written-down if the evaluation determines that the fair value
is less than the book amount.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the
Company considers all short-term investments purchased with an
original maturity of three months or less at the date of
acquisition to be cash equivalents.
Accounts
Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company evaluates the collectibility of accounts receivable
and establishes allowances for the amount of receivables that
are estimated to be uncollectible. Allowances are based on the
length of time receivables are outstanding and the financial
condition of individual customers. As of December 31, 2007
and 2006, the Company maintained an allowance for doubtful
accounts of $5,000 and $80,000 respectively, the provisions for
which are included in selling, general and administrative
expenses.
Merchandise
Inventory
Merchandise inventory consists of merchandise sold on a direct
sales basis, which are not sold through wholesale distributors
and retailers. Substantially all merchandise inventory consists
of finished goods. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost
(first-in,
first-out basis) or market. The valuation of merchandise
inventory requires management to make estimates assessing the
quantities and the prices at which the inventory can be sold. As
of December 31, 2007, the Company had written off all of
its merchandise inventory.
Income
Taxes
For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company
complied with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for
Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability
approach to financial reporting for income taxes. Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible
amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the
periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable
income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to
reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 creates a single
accounting and disclosure model for uncertain tax positions,
provides guidance on the minimum threshold that a tax
uncertainty is required to meet before it can be recognized in
the consolidated financial statements and applies to all tax
positions taken by a company, both those deemed to be routine as
well as those for which there may be a high degree of
uncertainty.
F-8
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
FIN 48 establishes a two-step approach for evaluating tax
positions. The first step, recognition, occurs when a company
concludes (based solely on the technical aspects of the tax
matter) that a tax position is more likely than not to be
sustained on examination by a taxing authority. The second step,
measurement, is only considered after step one has been
satisfied and measures any tax benefit at the largest amount
that is deemed more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate
settlement of the uncertainty. Tax positions that fail to
qualify for initial recognition are recognized in the first
subsequent interim period that they meet the more likely than
not standard, when they are resolved through negotiation or
litigation with the taxing authority or upon the expiration of
the statute of limitations. Derecognition of a tax position
previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently
concludes that a tax position no longer meets the more likely
than not threshold of being sustained. FIN 48 also
significantly expands the financial statement disclosure
requirements relating to uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2006. The adoption of the provisions of FIN 48 did not have
a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial
position, results of operations and cash flows. During the year
ended December 31, 2007, the Company recognized no
adjustments for uncertain tax provisions.
For the period March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005, the LLC was treated as a partnership for
federal and state income tax purposes and, accordingly, did not
record a provision for income taxes because the individual
members reported their share of the LLCs income or loss on
their personal income tax returns.
Revenue
Recognition
In accordance with the provisions of the SECs Staff
Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101,
Revenue Recognition, as amended by SAB 104,
revenues are generally recognized when products are shipped or
as services are performed. However, due to the nature of the
Companys business, there are additional steps in the
revenue recognition process, as described below:
|
|
|
|
|
Sponsorships: The Company follows the guidance
of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (EITF)
00-21,
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, and
assigns the total of sponsorship revenues to the various
elements contained within a sponsorship package based on their
relative fair values.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licensing: Licensing revenues are recognized
upon receipt of notice by the individual licensees as to
licensing fees due. Licensing fees received in advance will be
deferred and recognized as income when earned.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Television rights: The Company only recognizes
revenue for television rights to the extent the Company is paid
(or expected to be paid) in cash or other monetary assets and
the Company recognizes distribution fee expense only to the
extent the Company is obligated to make payments.
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
Accounting for equity awards granted to employees follows the
provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based
Payment and the SECs SAB 107, Valuation
of Share-Based Payment Arrangements for Public Companies.
This statement requires an entity to measure the cost of
employee services received in exchange for an award of equity
instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award.
That cost will be recognized over the period during which an
employee is required to provide service in exchange for the
reward.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to
measure the fair value of options granted to employees.
F-9
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Advertising
Expense
In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position
No. 93-7,
Reporting on Advertising Costs, advertising costs
are expensed as incurred, except for costs related to the
development of a major commercial or media campaign which are
expensed in the period in which the commercial or campaign is
first presented.
Advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006 and for the period from March 29, 2005 (date of
inception) to December 31, 2005 were $1,539,019, $165,180
and $0, respectively.
Loss
Per Share
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting
requirements of SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per
Share. Basic loss per share (EPS) excludes
dilution and is computed by dividing loss applicable to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is based upon the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period plus the additional weighted average common equivalent
shares during the period. For the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006, the Companys common stock equivalents
include stock options and warrants exercisable for 2,900,306 and
14,611,180 respectively, and 2,189,311 and 653,987,
respectively, shares of our common stock. Included in stock
options are approximately 262,000 and 264,000 options from
Paligent still outstanding as of December 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively, with average exercise
prices of $37.22 and $37.44, respectively. These common stock
equivalents are not included in the diluted EPS calculations
because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive or
would decrease the loss per common share.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Companys assets and liabilities that
qualify as financial instruments under SFAS No. 107,
Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments, approximate their carrying amounts as
presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at
December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 provides a
common definition of fair value and establishes a framework to
make the measurement of fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles more consistent and comparable.
SFAS No. 157 also requires expanded disclosures to
provide information about the extent to which fair value is used
to measure assets and liabilities, the methods and assumptions
used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value
measures on earnings. SFAS No. 157 is effective on
January 1, 2008, although early adoption is permitted. The
Company is currently assessing the potential effect of
SFAS No. 157 on the consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 115. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to
choose, at specified election dates, to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not
currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized
gains and losses shall be reported on items for which the fair
value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent
reporting date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is
permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or
before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects
to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157 Fair
Value Measurements. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not
have a material impact on the Companys consolidated
financial position or results of operations.
In June 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue
No. 06-11
Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on
Share-Based Payment Awards, which requires entities to record
tax benefits on dividends or dividend
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INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
equivalents that are charged to retained earnings for certain
share-based awards to additional paid-in capital. In a
share-based payment arrangement, employees may receive dividends
or dividend equivalents on awards of nonvested equity shares,
nonvested equity share units during the vesting period, and
share options until the exercise date. Generally, the payment of
such dividends can be treated as deductible compensation for tax
purposes. The amount of tax benefits recognized in additional
paid-in capital should be included in the pool of excess tax
benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies on share-based
payment awards. EITF-06-11 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods
within those years. Management anticipates that the adoption of
EITF Issue
No. 06-11
will not have a material impact on the Companys
consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141
(Revised 2007), Business Combinations
(SFAS No. 141R), which requires the
acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all (and
only) the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the
transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the
measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities
assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors, and
other users, all of the information they need to evaluate and
understand the nature and financial effect of the business
combination. SFAS No. 141R will be effective for
acquisitions with a date on or after the beginning of the first
annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company will apply SFAS No. 141R for any of
the Companys applicable acquisitions beginning
January 1, 2009.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51, which requires
the recognition of a noncontrolling interest (minority interest)
as equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate
from the parents equity; the inclusion of the amount of
net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in
consolidated income on the face of the income statement; and a
parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary
is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 will be effective for
the fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
The Company will apply SFAS No. 160 to any applicable
transactions beginning January 1, 2009.
In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 110 (SAB 110).
SAB 110 was effective January 1, 2008 and expresses
the views of the Staff of the SEC regarding the use of the
simplified method, as discussed in SAB No. 107, in
developing an estimate of the expected term of plain
vanilla share options in accordance with
SFAS No. 123(R). We are currently evaluating the
impact of applying the provisions of SAB 110 on our
financial position and results of operations.
Reclassifications
The presentation of the December 31, 2006 consolidated
statement of operations has been reclassified to conform to the
December 31, 2007 presentation.
Since inception, our MMA operations have incurred consecutive
recurring losses, accumulated deficit and negative cash flows.
We have funded these operating deficits through proceeds of
(a) $2.5 million from the 2006 issuance of preferred
stock, (b) approximately $22 million net proceeds from
our December 2006 private placement of common stock, and
(c) $11.6 million of net proceeds from our August 2007
private placement of common stock. Based upon managements
current forecast of future revenues and expenses, the Company
does not believe its cash resources will likely be sufficient to
fund operations through the end of 2008. The Company plans to
reduce expenses through cost reduction efforts and is making
efforts to realize additional cash from the following:
(i) live events revenues at the levels expected;
(ii) the distribution of programming internationally
pursuant to our exclusive relationship with Alfred Haber
Distribution, Inc.; (iii) the continuation of televising
our events and (iv) an increase in sponsorship and
licensing revenue. The Company is also
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FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
exploring various alternatives to increase profitability, such
as a strategic alliance or relationship with a significant
sports, entertainment or media organization or another
significant entity interested in promoting MMA
and/or
exploiting our digital rights.
The Company has taken several steps in an effort to reduce its
expenses and revise its entire live event and television
production activities and structure to realize additional cost
savings. In addition, we have implemented changes to our events
and league structure with the goal of generating more fan
interest. These measures have been taken into account in our
forecast above.
If we are not able to generate sufficient cash from operations
or if we are unable to secure sufficient debt or equity
financing for operations, we will experience a cash shortage,
the effect of which could result in the discontinuance of
operations. If additional funds are raised by issuing equity
securities, further dilution to existing stockholders will
result and future investors may be granted rights superior to
those of existing stockholders. No adjustments have been made to
the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2007 that might result from the outcome
of this uncertainty.
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NOTE 4
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BUSINESS
COMBINATION
|
Effective August 25, 2006, Paligent entered into the Merger
Agreement with Old IFL. The agreement provided for Paligent to
issue 30,872,101 shares of common stock in exchange for
29,904,006 shares, or 100% of Old IFLs outstanding
shares. As part of the Merger, which was completed on
November 29, 2006, in exchange for options to purchase
1,865,000 shares of Old IFL common stock, Paligent issued
to the holders thereof options to purchase an aggregate of
1,925,376 shares of common stock under the 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan having substantially the same terms and
conditions as the Old IFL options. The Merger has been accounted
for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase method of
accounting for business combinations in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The reverse acquisition, as described above, has been accounted
for as a purchase business combination in which Old IFL was the
accounting acquirer and Paligent was the legal acquirer. No
goodwill has been recognized since Paligent was a shell
company. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations include the results of operations of
IFL from November 29, 2006, the effective date of the
Merger, through December 31, 2007.
Net liabilities of Paligent as of November 29, 2006 were as
follows:
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|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
145
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
(1,207,391
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1,207,246
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following summarized unaudited consolidated pro forma
information shows the results of operations of the Company had
the reverse acquisition occurred on March 29, 2005 (date of
inception):
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Cumulative
|
|
|
Total Revenues
|
|
$
|
990,060
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
990,060
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(9,603,400
|
)
|
|
$
|
(318,815
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,922,215
|
)
|
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
The summarized unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma
results are not necessarily indicative of results which would
have occurred if the acquisition had been in effect for the
periods presented. Further, the summarized unaudited condensed
consolidated pro forma results are not intended to be a
projection of future results.
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INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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NOTE 5
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CONCENTRATIONS
OF CREDIT RISKS
|
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk, are principally bank deposits and
accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are deposited
with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company
invests its excess cash in money market instruments. Cash and
cash equivalents are, at times, maintained at financial
institutions in amounts that exceed federally insured limits.
The Company performs ongoing evaluations of its customers
financial condition and monitors its exposure for credit losses
and, where required, maintains allowances for anticipated losses.
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|
NOTE 6
|
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
|
Property and equipment consists of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Computer equipment and software
|
|
$
|
133,368
|
|
|
$
|
103,876
|
|
Other equipment
|
|
|
223,047
|
|
|
|
208,333
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
47,093
|
|
|
|
21,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
403,508
|
|
|
|
333,469
|
|
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(136,541
|
)
|
|
|
(29,600
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
266,967
|
|
|
$
|
303,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense was $106,942, $29,600 and $0 for the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period
March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31,
2005, respectively.
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|
NOTE 7
|
STOCKHOLDERS
AND MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
The consolidated statements of stockholders and
members equity (deficit) have been retroactively restated
to reflect the
1-for-20
reverse stock split that occurred immediately prior to the
effective time of Merger and the number of shares received by
the stockholders of Old IFL in the business combination (See
Note 4).
The historical stockholders equity of Old IFL (the
accounting acquirer) consisted of 18,000,000 shares
(retroactively restated to 18,582,722 shares to reflect the
number of shares received in the business combination) of
$.0001 par value common stock issued to incorporators.
During 2006, prior to the reverse acquisition, Old IFL issued
11,222,218 shares of Series A Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock of Old IFL Preferred Stock) in
connection with a private placement in exchange for $2,252,500.
Immediately prior to the Merger, $153,404 of accrued dividends
on Preferred Stock were converted into 681,788 additional shares
of Preferred Stock at an exchange price of $0.225, which was
equal to the price paid for the underlying Preferred Stock. All
11,004,006 shares of Preferred Stock were converted into
shares of common stock of Old IFL on a 1:1 exchange. At the time
of the Merger, shares of Old IFL common stock issued in exchange
for Preferred Stock were then exchanged for
12,289,379 shares of common stock of the Company.
Immediately prior to the Merger, Paligent effected a
1-for-20
reverse stock split of Paligents common stock, such that
the number of shares of common stock of IFL outstanding
following the Merger would be approximately equal to the number
of shares of common stock of Paligent outstanding prior to the
Merger. Following the reverse stock split and the Merger, there
were 32,496,948 shares of IFL common stock outstanding, of
which the pre-Merger shareholders of Paligent owned
approximately 5% and the pre-Merger shareholders of Old IFL
owned approximately 95%.
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INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
In connection with and as required by the Merger Agreement,
Paligent and Richard J. Kurtz, a director and the principal
stockholder of Paligent prior to the Merger, entered into a
contribution agreement, dated as of August 25, 2006 (the
Kurtz Contribution Agreement), providing that,
immediately following consummation of the Merger, Mr. Kurtz
would contribute to IFL all or a portion of the amounts owed to
him by Paligent pursuant to the promissory note issued to him by
Paligent, but not less than $651,000, in exchange for shares of
common stock of the Company. Upon the Merger, Mr. Kurtz,
elected to contribute only the minimum amount of $651,000, and
in exchange, Mr. Kurtz received 1,627,500 shares of
common stock of IFL.
On December 28, 2006, the Company completed a private sale
with a number of institutional and individual accredited
investors for 19,376,000 shares of common stock, par value
$0.01 (the Shares), at a price of $1.25 per share
for gross proceeds of $24,220,000. In connection with the
private placement, the Company incurred expenses, which
included, without limitation, commissions to the placement
agent, legal and accounting fees, and other miscellaneous
expenses, of approximately $2 million. In addition, the
Company issued to the placement agent, as additional
compensation for its services, a five-year warrant to purchase
581,280 shares of the Companys common stock at an
exercise price of $1.25 per share.
On August 6, 2007, the Company completed a private sale
with a number of institutional and individual accredited
investors for 25,330,000 shares of common stock at a price
of $0.50 per share, for gross proceeds of $12,665,000, and
warrants to purchase up to 12,665,000 shares of common
stock with an exercise price of $1.05 per share and an
expiration date of August 6, 2012. In connection with the
private placement, the Company incurred expenses, which
included, without limitation, commissions to the placement
agent, legal and accounting fees, and other miscellaneous
expenses, of approximately $1.1 million. In addition, the
Company issued to the placement agent, as additional
compensation for its services, a five year warrant to purchase
729,900 shares of the Companys common stock at an
exercise price of $1.05 per share.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company incurred
liquidated damages of $582,695 pursuant to the registration
rights agreements with the investors in the December 2006 and
August 2007 private sales of the Companys common stock.
The Company incurred these costs because (a) delays getting
the registration statement effective to register the shares
issued in the August 2007 private placement and (b) the
investors in the December 2006 private placement were unable to
sell their shares under the previously effective registration
statement.
The Company leases space for its principal office in New York
City. This operating lease commenced on September 1, 2006
and expires on August 31, 2010. Rent expense initially is
$13,394 per month (not including escalations) commencing on
November 1, 2006 and is payable monthly in advance. The
Company also rents space for an office in Las Vegas, Nevada
under a one year lease agreement. Future minimum rental payments
are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
197,000
|
|
2009
|
|
|
169,000
|
|
2010
|
|
|
113,000
|
|
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
and for the period March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to
December 31, 2005 was approximately $235,000, $58,000 and
$0, respectively.
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INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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|
NOTE 9
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
Transactions
with Entities Controlled by Our Officers and
Directors
Prior to moving to its new principal office in New York City in
October 2006, Old IFL utilized office space provided by a
business venture controlled by the Companys former chief
executive officer. No rent was charged to Old IFL under this
arrangement, nor is there any obligation upon the Company or Old
IFL to pay rent for its past use of such premises.
In addition, certain business transactions were transacted among
the Company and two business ventures that are controlled by the
Companys former chief executive officer. The Company
reimbursed these related companies for charges incurred and
advances made on the Companys behalf. Further, the Company
purchased certain goods and services from these related
companies. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the
Company had transactions aggregating $658,000, all of which has
been paid and no amounts were outstanding as of
December 31, 2007. As of December 31, 2006,
approximately $166,000 was owed to these related companies, of
which $119,000 are included in accounts payable and $47,000 are
included in accrued expenses, relating to transactions
aggregating $442,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.
During 2005, there were no comparable transactions.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company paid
amounts to a company controlled by its current President and
Chief Executive Officer, Jay Larkin, for consulting services
provided to the Company prior to Mr. Larkins
employment with the Company. The total amount paid by the
Company for these services and reimbursement of related expenses
was $136,500 in 2007, and no such amounts have been paid after
Mr. Larkin commenced his employment with the Company in
September 2007. During 2006 and 2005, there were no comparable
transactions.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company paid
$95,125 for logistics and consulting services and reimbursement
of expenses to a company controlled by a family member of Kurt
Otto, the Commissioner and one of the Companys directors.
Loans
from Directors, Officers, Stockholders and Affiliated
Parties
On August 1, 2006, the Company executed a promissory note
with Richard J. Kurtz pursuant to which the Company received, at
various times during the year ended December 31, 2006, loan
proceeds aggregating $4,850,000. The loans bore interest at 8%
per annum and were repaid in their entirety, together with
interest of $88,931, on December 28, 2006. As a result of
our December 2006 private placement, the Company was required to
and did repay all of its outstanding indebtedness plus accrued
interest owed to Mr. Kurtz using approximately
$5.2 million of the net proceeds from the private placement.
On October 8, 2003, Paligent entered into a promissory note
with Mr. Kurtz under which the Company received loans to
meet its operating costs. The loan was evidenced by a promissory
note that the Company issued to Mr. Kurtz. The loan bears
interest at 8% per annum, and after its first anniversary, the
outstanding loan amount was payable on demand. As of the Merger,
the aggregate balance of principal and interest due under the
promissory note was $920,000, consisting of $840,000 in
principal and $80,000 of accrued interest. In connection with
and as required by the Merger Agreement, Paligent and
Mr. Kurtz entered into a contribution agreement, dated as
of August 25, 2006, providing that, immediately following
consummation of the Merger, Mr. Kurtz would contribute to
IFL all or a portion of the amounts owed to him by Paligent
pursuant to the promissory note issued to him by Paligent, but
not less than $651,000, in exchange for shares of common stock
of the Company. Upon the Merger, Mr. Kurtz, elected to
contribute only the minimum amount of $651,000, and in exchange,
Mr. Kurtz received 1,627,500 shares of common stock of
IFL at the conversion rate of $0.40 per share. Immediately
following the debt conversion, the balance of principal and
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INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
interest owed to Mr. Kurtz under his promissory note with
Paligent was $269,000, which was repaid in its entirety on
December 28, 2006.
Securities
Transactions with Old IFL
On June 16, 2005, Mr. Kurtz advanced $25,000 to Old
IFL to help defray
start-up
costs. In January 2006, in connection with Old IFLs
private placement of its Series A preferred stock,
Mr. Kurtz converted his earlier $25,000 advance to IFL into
111,111 shares of Old IFL Series A Preferred Stock at
a conversion price of $0.225 per share. On April 26, 2006,
Mr. Kurtz invested an additional $1,000,000 and received
4,444,444 shares of Old IFL Series A preferred stock
at a purchase price of $0.225 per share. At the time of the
Merger, Mr. Kurtz owned 4,555,555 shares of Old IFL
preferred stock, which together with accrued dividends of
$49,513 thereon, were converted into 4,775,610 shares of
Old IFL common stock immediately prior to the Merger at a
conversion price of $0.225 per share. These shares of Old IFL
common stock subsequently were converted into
4,930,213 shares of IFL common stock in the Merger.
On June 11, 2006, pursuant to a merger agreement between
the LLC and Old IFL, all of the members of the LLC, exchanged
their respective member interests in the LLC for
18,000,000 shares of Old IFL common stock. As a result of
the Merger, those shares of OLD IFL common stock were converted
into 18,582,722 shares if IFL common stock.
Lease
Guaranty
In connection with Old IFLs lease of our New York City
headquarters in August 2006, our former chief executive officer
executed an unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of Old
IFLs obligations under the lease. This operating lease
commenced on September 1, 2006 and expires on
August 31, 2010. With the approval of the Board of
Directors, the Company agreed to indemnify our former chief
executive officer for any costs or losses incurred by him as a
result of this guaranty. Rent expense initially was $13,394 per
month (not including escalations) commencing on November 1,
2006 and payable in advance.
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|
NOTE 10
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
The Company routinely enters into employment arrangements with
management and staff providing for differing severance
arrangements. The Companys employment agreement with its
President and Chief Executive Officer provides for severance
benefits of three months of salary (currently $325,000 per year)
if he is terminated without cause or terminates his employment
for good reason. The Companys Executive Vice
Presidents employment agreement provides for severance
benefits of 6 months of salary (currently $240,000 per
year) if he is terminated without cause. The Company does not
have an established policy for severance, but has an
understanding with a select few other employees for severance
benefits of one to three months of salary.
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|
NOTE 11
|
TELEVISION
RIGHTS
|
In January 2007, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent
with Fox Cable Networks, Inc. (Fox) and MyNetworkTV,
Inc. (MNTV and, together with Fox, the Fox
Entities) (the Letter of Intent), which set
forth certain terms and conditions under which the Fox Entities
and IFL proposed to create, promote and distribute IFL MMA
content. Under the Letter of Intent, FSN had exclusive
distribution rights to all IFL regular season, playoff and
championship events. The Company did not recognize any revenues
as a result of the FSN telecast. The Letter of Intent also
provided for the telecasting of IFL MMA content on MNTV, for
which MNTV paid fees to the Company. In 2007, MNTV paid the
Company $1,607,500 for the year ended December 31, 2007,
which the Company recognized as revenue.
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INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
In February 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with
Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. to be the exclusive distributor
internationally of IFL MMA content broadcasted on FSN and MNTV.
The Company recognized $1,000,000 in revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2007 from this arrangement.
On various dates during the year ended December 31, 2006,
the Company entered into agreements with National Sports
Programming, owner and operator of FSN regarding IFLs
series of team mixed martial arts matches held during the year
ended December 31, 2006. The agreements granted FSN certain
rights to the telecasts and, in return, FSN agreed to broadcast
the series under specified conditions. The Company did not
recognize any television rights revenue related to those
agreements.
No current federal or state income tax provision has been
provided for in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements as the Company has incurred losses since its
inception. The provision for income taxes consists of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Deferred
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
$
|
(6,047,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,555,000
|
)
|
State
|
|
|
(1,875,000
|
)
|
|
|
(1,186,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,922,000
|
)
|
|
|
(5,741,000
|
)
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
7,922,000
|
|
|
|
5,741,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2007, the Company has Federal and State Net
Operating Loss (NOL) carry forwards for income tax
purposes of $122 million. These NOL carry forwards expire
beginning in the year 2008 through 2027 but are limited due to
Section 382 of the IRS code (382 Limitation)
which states that the amount of taxable income of any new loss
corporation for any year after a greater than 50% change in
control has occurred shall not exceed certain prescribed
limitations. As a result of the Merger approximately
$85 million of the available NOL carry forwards are subject
to a 382 Limitation. Since the Company entered into a new line
of business after the Merger, the continuity of business
requirements under Section 382 have not been satisfied. As
such, the Section 382 Limitation of the pre-Merger NOL
carryforwards are zero, and such NOL carryforwards may not be
utilized in the future. The NOL carryforwards generated
post-Merger, totaling approximately $31 million, are fully
utilizable by the Company to offset future taxable income.
However, the post-Merger NOL carryforwards are also subject to a
Section 382 ownership change occurring in August 2007. Such
NOL carryforwards are subject to an annual limitation of
approximately $2.7 million.
F-17
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The components of the Companys net consolidated deferred
tax assets were as follows at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
NOL carry forwards
|
|
$
|
13,595,000
|
|
|
$
|
5,687,000
|
|
Equity-based compensation
|
|
|
63,000
|
|
|
|
21,000
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
34,000
|
|
Other
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
- 0 -
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross deferred tax asset
|
|
|
13,664,000
|
|
|
|
5,742,000
|
|
Less: valuation allowance
|
|
|
(13,663,000
|
)
|
|
|
(5,741,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
Deferred tax liability depreciation
|
|
|
(1,000
|
)
|
|
|
(1,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
|
$
|
- 0 -
|
|
|
$
|
- 0 -
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company has evaluated the positive and negative evidence
bearing upon the realizability of its deferred tax assets. Based
on the Companys history of losses, management concluded
that it is more likely than not that the Company will not
realize the benefit of the deferred tax assets. Accordingly, a
full valuation allowance has been provided for the deferred tax
assets. The valuation allowance increased by approximately
$5.7 million and $7.9 million during the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
The reconciliations between the income tax provision at the
U.S. federal statutory rate and the Companys
effective tax rate is as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Provision at U.S. federal statutory rate
|
|
|
34.0
|
%
|
|
|
34.0
|
%
|
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
|
|
|
9.8
|
%
|
|
|
9.8
|
%
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
|
(37.1
|
)%
|
|
|
(43.8
|
)%
|
Net operating loss adjustment
|
|
|
(7.0
|
)%
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
Other
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective income tax rate
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 13
|
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
|
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company
adopted the new 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the
Plan), which permits the grant of stock options,
restricted stock and other forms of share-based awards to its
employees and service providers for up to 5,000,000 shares
of the Companys common stock. Option awards generally vest
based on 3 years of continuous service and have
10-year
contractual terms. Certain option and share awards provide for
accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined
in the Plan). As part of the Merger (see Note 4), in
exchange for options to purchase 1,865,000 shares of Old
IFL common stock, we issued to the holders thereof options to
purchase an aggregate of 1,925,376 shares of our common
stock under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan which has
substantially the same terms and conditions as the Old IFL
options.
The Companys stock-based compensation cost was $343,906
and $48,410 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
F-18
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Stock
Options
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that used
the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected
volatilities are estimated based on the volatility of other
entities in similar businesses. The expected term of options
granted to employees is 3 years and is derived from the
option agreement and represents the vesting period, since there
is no employment history to consider. The expected term of
options granted to non-employees is 2 to 5 years and is
derived from the agreements with the parties. The risk-free rate
for the expected term of the options is based on the
U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
226
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
Expected dividends
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Expected term (in years)
|
|
|
2-5
|
|
|
|
2-5
|
|
Risk-free rate
|
|
|
4.6
|
%
|
|
|
4.7
|
%
|
A summary of option activity under the Plan for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
Options
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Term (in years)
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,865,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange adjustment
|
|
|
60,376
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
1,925,376
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
9.4
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
185,827
|
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
1,925,376
|
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(100,785
|
)
|
|
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,100,000
|
|
|
|
0.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled/Forfeited
|
|
|
(286,672
|
)
|
|
|
0.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
2,637,919
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
879,995
|
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted
Stock
The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined based
upon the number of shares awarded and the quoted price of our
common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the
award is recognized as an expense over the service or vesting
period, net of forfeitures, using the straight-line method under
SFAS No. 123(R). Because the Company does not have
historical data on forfeitures and has made only one grant of
restricted stock, forfeitures are calculated based upon actual
forfeitures, not estimates or assumptions.
We granted one award of 125,000 shares of restricted stock,
with an aggregate fair value of $381,250, of which $95,312 was
recognized as compensation expense in fiscal 2007. No shares
have been forfeited and none of the shares were vested as of
December 31, 2007. No restricted stock awards were granted
or were outstanding for fiscal 2006.
F-19
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
and Subsidiary (formerly International Fight League, LLC)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company issued
a total of 14,611,180 warrants to purchase common stock at
prices ranging from $.30 per share to $1.25 per share. Of this
total, 13,976,180 were issued in connection with the
Companys December 2006 and August 2007 private placements,
are fully vested and no charges to earnings were recognized. The
remaining 635,000 warrants were issued as incentive compensation
to league coaches and as compensation to a consultant to the
Company, of which 318,333 are vested as of December 31,
2007. In connection with these 635,000 warrants, cost of
$327,777 were recorded for the year ended December 31,
2007, of which $138,977 was recorded as stock-based compensation
expense and $188,800 was recorded as selling, general and
administrative expense.
The fair value of each warrant grant is estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that used
the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected
volatilities are estimated based on the market prices of the
Companys common stock. The expected term of the warrants
is 3 years based upon the vesting period of the warrants.
The risk-free rate for the expected term of the warrants is
based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the
time of grant.
|
|
|
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
219
|
%
|
Expected dividends
|
|
|
0
|
|
Expected term (in years)
|
|
|
0-5
|
|
Risk-free rate
|
|
|
4.9
|
%
|
|
|
NOTE 15
|
UNAUDITED
QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
September 30
|
|
|
December 31
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
810,357
|
|
|
$
|
1,673,230
|
|
|
$
|
1,878,190
|
|
|
$
|
1,296,805
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
$
|
5,639,752
|
|
|
$
|
6,442,265
|
|
|
$
|
3,200,268
|
|
|
$
|
2,415,120
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
$
|
(7,123,534
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,947,516
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,731,310
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,282,986
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(6,962,208
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,876,800
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,644,213
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,774,094
|
)
|
Net loss per common share basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.13
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.13
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
September 30
|
|
|
December 31
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
362,794
|
|
|
$
|
362,830
|
|
|
$
|
264,436
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,616,382
|
|
|
$
|
2,162,138
|
|
|
$
|
2,695,246
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
$
|
(574,772
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,773,907
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,083,636
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,958,591
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(590,699
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,807,826
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,143,111
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,061,764
|
)
|
Net loss per common share basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.16
|
)
|
Unaudited quarterly information for 2005 has been omitted as it
has been deemed not material or comparable.
NOTE 16
SUBSEQUENT EVENT
The Companys commissioner resigned from his employment and
management positions effective March 31, 2008. Commencing
April 1, 2008, he will be working for the Company as a
matchmaker on an independent contractor basis, and will be paid
$10,000 for each event at which he serves as a matchmaker for
the fights at the event.
F-20
PART II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
|
|
ITEM 13.
|
OTHER
EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
|
The following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by the
Registrant, other than estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions, in connection with this offering. All amounts shown
are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.
|
|
|
|
|
SEC registration fee
|
|
$
|
615
|
|
Printing and engraving
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
Blue sky fees and expenses (including legal fees)
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
Transfer agent and registrar fees
|
|
|
0
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
117,615
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ITEM 14.
|
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
|
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(DGCL) grants IFL the power to indemnify each person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of IFL, or is or was serving at the request of
IFL as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit
or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of IFL, and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful, provided, however, no indemnification shall be made in
connection with any proceeding brought by or in the right of IFL
where the person involved is adjudged to be liable to IFL except
to the extent approved by a court. Under Section 145, to
the extent that one of our present or former directors or
officers is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of
any of these actions, suits or proceedings, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter, the director or officer shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees)
that the director or officer actually and reasonably incurs
because of the action, suit or proceeding.
Under Section 145, advances for expenses may be made by
agreement if the director or officer affirms in writing that he
believes he has met the standards and will personally repay the
expenses if it is determined such officer or director did not
meet the standards. Under IFLs certificate of
incorporation, IFL will not indemnify any person who seeks
indemnification in connection with a proceeding initiated by
such officer or director unless the initiation was approved by
the board of directors.
Article Eighth of IFLs certificate of incorporation
and Article VI of IFLs bylaws provide that IFL shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify each person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by
reason of the fact that he is or was, or has agreed to become, a
director or officer of IFL, or is or was serving, or has agreed
to serve, at the request of IFL, as a director, officer or
trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Such
indemnification may include the advancement of expenses to such
indemnified person upon such persons written undertaking
to repay such advancement if it is ultimately determined that
such person is not entitled to indemnification. The
indemnification provided for in Article Eighth of
IFLs certificate of incorporation and Article VI of
IFLs bylaws are expressly not exclusive of any other
rights to which those seeking indemnification may otherwise be
entitled. Article Eighth of IFLs certificate of
incorporation permits the board of directors to authorize the
grant of indemnification
II-1
rights to other employees or agents of IFL or other persons
serving IFL and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or
less than, those set forth in Article Eighth.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that IFL shall have the
power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of IFL, or
is or was serving at the request of IFL as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability
asserted against and incurred by such person in any such
capacity or arising out of such persons status as such. In
accordance with these provisions, we maintain liability
insurance for the benefit of our officers and directors.
Article Ninth of IFLs certificate of incorporation
eliminates a directors personal liability for monetary
damages to IFL and its stockholders for breaches of fiduciary
duty as a director, except in circumstances involving a breach
of a directors duty of loyalty to IFL or its stockholders,
acts or omissions not in good faith, intentional misconduct,
knowing violations of the law, the unlawful payment of
dividends, the unlawful repurchase or redemption of stock or an
improper personal benefit.
|
|
ITEM 15.
|
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
|
During the last three years, we have issued unregistered
securities to a limited number of persons, as described below.
Shares
Issued in Connection with the Merger
On November 29, 2006, the stockholders of Old IFL
surrendered all of the issued and outstanding shares of common
stock of Old IFL and received an aggregate of
30,872,101 shares of our common stock. For each share of
Old IFL common stock, the holder thereof received
1.032373 shares of our common stock. Our pre-Merger
stockholders retained 1,624,847 shares of common stock
following the reverse stock split and the Merger.
As part of the Merger, in exchange for options to purchase
1,865,000 shares of Old IFL common stock, we issued to the
holders thereof options to purchase an aggregate of
1,925,376 shares of our common stock under the 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan having substantially the same terms and
conditions as the Old IFL options.
Shares
Issued to Mr. Kurtz Upon Conversion of
Indebtedness
Mr. Kurtz converted $651,000 of the amount of indebtedness
outstanding under the promissory note previously issued to
Mr. Kurtz by Paligent into 1,627,500 shares of our
common stock immediately following the Merger at the rate of
$0.40 per share.
December
2006 Private Placement
On December 28, 2006, we completed a private sale with a
number of institutional and individual accredited investors for
19,376,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.25 per
share, for gross proceeds of $24,220,000.
On March 1, 2007, we issued a five-year warrant to purchase
up to 581,280 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $1.25 per share. This warrant was issued to the
placement agent of the December 2006 private placement for no
cash as partial compensation for its services as placement agent.
None of the above transactions involved a public offering, and
we believe that each transaction was exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of
Regulation D as promulgated by the SEC.
August
2007 Private Placement
On August 6, 2007, we completed a private sale with a
number of institutional and individual accredited investors for
25,330,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.50 per
share, for gross proceeds of
II-2
$12,665,000, and warrants to purchase up to
12,665,000 shares of our common stock with an exercise
price of $1.05 per share and an expiration date of
August 6, 2012.
In connection with this August 2007 private placement, we issued
to the placement agent, as partial compensation for its services
in connection with the August 2007 private placement, a
five-year warrant to purchase up to 729,900 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share.
None of the above transactions involved a public offering, and
we believe that each transaction was exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of
Regulation D as promulgated by the SEC.
Other
Sales of Unregistered Securities
On June 1, 2007, we issued a warrant to purchase
160,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
$1.25 per share, with an expiration date of April 2, 2012,
in a private placement exempt under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933. The warrant was issued in consideration
of consulting services provided to the Company. No cash
consideration was received by the Company and no underwriters
were involved in this transaction.
Throughout the first eight months of 2007, we issued
100,785 shares of our common stock upon the exercise of
stock options issued under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the
Plan). The total cash compensation received was
$7,447 and was used for general corporate purposes. The Company
has not yet registered shares issued under the Plan pursuant to
the Securities Act, and therefore these transactions were
completed as a private placement exempt under Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933. No underwriters were involved in
the transactions.
|
|
ITEM 16.
|
EXHIBITS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
|
See the index to exhibits, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933,
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective registration
statement,
(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under
the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration
statement relating to an offering, other than registration
statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses
filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part
of and included in the registration statement as of the date it
is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify
any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made
in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the provisions set forth in Item 14 above, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on
May 8, 2008.
INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE, INC.
Jay Larkin
President and Interim Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on May 8, 2008.
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Jay
Larkin
Jay
Larkin
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President and Interim
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Michael
C. Keefe
Michael
C. Keefe
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Acting
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
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Jeffrey
Jagid
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Director
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Kevin
Waldman
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Director
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Kurt
Otto
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Director
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*By:
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/s/ Michael
C. Keefe
Michael
C. Keefe
Attorney-in-fact
May 8, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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2.1*
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Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Paligent Inc., IFL
Corp., and International Fight League, Inc., dated as of
August 25, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Annex A
to the Registrants amended Schedule 14A filed on
October 31, 2006).
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3.1*
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Paligent
Inc. (f/k/a HeavenlyDoor.com, Inc.), filed with the Secretary of
State of Delaware on June 26, 2000 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants
Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Commission File
No. 333-45168)
filed on September 5, 2000).
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3.2*
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Certificate of Ownership and Merger of Paligent Inc. into
HeavenlyDoor.com, Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of
Delaware on December 28, 2000, to be effective as of
December 31, 2000 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed on
April 2, 2001).
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3.3*
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Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of
Paligent Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on November 28, 2006, to be effective as of
November 29, 2006 to effect the reverse stock split
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on December 5, 2006).
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3.4*
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Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of
Paligent Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on November 28, 2006, to be effective as of
November 29, 2006 to change the Registrants name to
International Fight League, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on December 5, 2006).
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3.5*
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Certificate of Amendment to the Registrants Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary
of State of Delaware on June 28, 2007 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1(ii) to the Registrants
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 filed on
August 14, 2007).
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3.6*
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Amended and restated by-laws of Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on May 22, 2007).
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4.1*
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Form of Warrant, dated August 6, 2007 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on August 9, 2007).
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4.2*
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Warrant, dated March 1, 2007 issued to placement agent
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Registrants
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed on May 15,
2007).
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4.3*
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Warrant, dated August 6, 2007, issued to placement agent
(included in Exhibit 4.3 of original Form S-1 filed
October 11, 2007).
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4.4*
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Warrant, dated June 1, 2007, issued to consultant to
Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Registrants
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, filed on
August 14, 2007).
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4.5*
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Form of Coachs Warrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to Registrants
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, filed on
August 14, 2007).
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5.1*
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Opinion of Lowenstein Sandler PC (Exhibit 5.1 to initial
registration statement filed on October 11, 2007).
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10.1*
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1997 Unit Purchase Options (originally issued by Procept, Inc.)
held by a Schedule of Holders (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on March 31, 1999).
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10.2*
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1998 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended through June 30,
1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrants
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, filed on
August 16, 1999).
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10.3*
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Promissory Note by and between Paligent, Inc. and Richard Kurtz
dated October 8, 2003 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on December 5, 2006).
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10.4*
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Promissory Note by and between International Fight League, Inc.
and Richard Kurtz dated August 1, 2006 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on December 5, 2006).
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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10.5*
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2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Annex C to the Registrants amended Schedule 14A
filed on October 31, 2006).
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10.6*
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Agreement of Lease by and between 424 West 33rd Street LLC
and International Fight League, Inc. dated as of
September 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on December 5, 2006).
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10.7*
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 6, 2007 between
International Fight League, Inc. and the investors party thereto
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on August 9, 2007).
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10.8*
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 6, 2007 between
International Fight League, Inc. and the stockholders party
thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registrants
Form 8-K
filed on August 9, 2007).
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10.9*
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Terms of Amendment and Waiver to Registration Rights Agreement
dated August 6, 2007 between Registrant and signatories
party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrants
Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 24, 2007).
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10.10*
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Letter of Intent, dated January 15, 2007, between
International Fight League, Inc., Fox Cable Networks, Inc. and
MyNetworkTV, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrants Registration
Statement on
Form S-1
(Commission File
No. 333-140636)
filed on February 12, 2007).
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10.11*
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Letter agreement, dated March 21, 2007, between
International Fight League, Inc. and Michael C. Keefe
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the
Registrants Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(Commission File
No. 333-140636)
filed on May 2, 2007).
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10.12*
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Letter agreement, dated September 21, 2007, between
International Fight League, Inc. and Jay Larkin (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants Report
on
Form 8-K
filed on September 27, 2007).
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10.13*
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Amended and Restated Agreement and General Release, dated
June 19, 2007, between Salvatore A. Bucci and International
Fight League, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to Registrants
Form 8-K
filed June 22, 2007).
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10.14
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Transition Agreement and General Release, dated
December 17, 2007, between Gareb Shamus and International
Fight League, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K filed December 18, 2007).
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10.15*
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Description of compensation arrangement for non-employee
directors of Registrant (Exhibit 10.13 of initial registration
statement filed on October 11, 2007).
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14.1*
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Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Financial
Officers (filed as Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrants
Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(Commission File
No. 333-140636)
filed on May 23, 2007).
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23.1
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Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C.,
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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23.2*
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Consent of Lowenstein Sandler PC (included in Exhibit 5.1
of the initial registration statement filed on October 11,
2007).
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (see
page II-5
of the initial registration statement filed on October 11,
2007).
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Confidential treatment has been granted for certain portions of
this exhibit pursuant to
Rule 24b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
omitted portions of this agreement have been separately filed
with the Commission. |