UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington DC 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
2003 COMMISSION FILE NO. 000-24969
mPhase Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
NEW JERSEY | 22-2287503 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number) |
587 CONNECTICUT AVE., NORWALK, CT | 06854-1711 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
ISSUERS TELEPHONE NUMBER, (203) 838-2741
INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS (OR FOR SHORTER PERIOD THAT THE REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORT), AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS. YES NO
THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING OF EACH OF THE REGISTRANTS CLASSES OF COMMON STOCK AS OF April 23, 2003 IS 68,065,510 SHARES, ALL OF ONE CLASS OF $.01 STATED VALUE COMMON STOCK.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INDEX
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
June
30, |
March
31, |
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2002 |
2003
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS | |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 47,065 | $ | 1,235 | |||
Accounts receivable, net of bad debt reserve of $2,906 and $11,217 respectively | 273,780 | 91,270 | |||||
Stock subscription receivable | | 30,000 | |||||
Inventories, net | 3,342,716 | 2,592,587 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 830,589 | 78,663 | |||||
Total Current Assets | 4,494,150 | 2,793,755 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,742,186 | 1,008,795 | |||||
Patents and licensing rights, net | 685,349 | 292,787 | |||||
Other Assets | 20,830 | 17,250 | |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 6,942,515 | $ | 4,112,587 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | |||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||
Accounts payable | 2,819,245 | 2,637,032 | |||||
Accrued expenses | 673,065 | 953,892 | |||||
Due to related parties | 35,000 | 343,590 | |||||
Notes payable, current | 353,339 | 887,268 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 214,180 | 214,180 | |||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 4,094,829 | 5,035,962 | |||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | 1,014,218 | 594,068 | |||||
Other Liabilities | 1,211,249 | 1,211,249 | |||||
Other Liabilities, related parties | 665,068 | | |||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9) | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | |||||||
Common stock,
stated value $.01, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 60,807,508 and 68,065,510
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively |
608,075 | 680,655 | |||||
Additional paid in capital | 100,751,284 | 102,973,121 | |||||
Deferred compensation | (23,923 | ) | | ||||
Deficit accumulated during development stage | (101,366,286 | ) | (106,374,495 | ) | |||
Unrecognized capital losses | (4,026 | ) | | ||||
Less-Treasury stock, 13,750 shares at cost | (7,973 | ) | (7,973 | ) | |||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT | (42,849 | ) | (2,728,692 | ) | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | $ | 6,942,515 | $ | 4,112,587 | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended March 31, |
October 2, 1996 (Date of Inception) to March 31, | |||||||||
2002 |
2003 |
2003 |
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REVENUES | $ | 865,797 | $ | 209,754 | $ | 14,267,647 | ||||
COSTS AND EXPENSES | ||||||||||
Cost of Sales | 724,699 | 205,231 | 9,300,819 | |||||||
Research
and development (including non-cash stock related charges of $17,080,
$0 and $1,966,424, respectively) |
538,826 | 905,554 | 23,270,470 | |||||||
General
and Administrative (including non-cash stock related charges of $830,383,
$88,282, and $45,884,149 respectively) (see also note 2related party transactions) |
1,354,689 | 543,627 | 74,361,407 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 135,799 | 128,725 | 2,639,718 | |||||||
TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES | 2,754,013 | 1,783,137 | 119,572,414 | |||||||
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (1,888,216 | ) | (1,573,383 | ) | (105,204,767 | ) | ||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||||
Gain on extinguishments | 86,009 | 9,399 | 192,359 | |||||||
Minority interest loss in consolidated subsidiary | | | 20,000 | |||||||
Loss on investments | | (12,251 | ) | (28,328 | ) | |||||
Loss from unconsolidated subsidiary | | | (1,466,467 | ) | ||||||
Interest Income (expense), net | (5,340 | ) | (10,578 | ) | 112,708 | |||||
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | 80,669 | (13,430 | ) | (1,169,728 | ) | |||||
NET LOSS | $ | (1,807,547 | ) | $ | (1,586,813 | ) | $ | (106,374,495 | ) | |
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, basic and diluted | $ | (.03 | ) | $ | (.02 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, basic and diluted |
55,606,168 | 65,956,810 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended March 31, |
October
2, 1996 (Date of Inception) to March 31, |
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2002 |
2003 |
2003 |
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REVENUES | $ | 1,948,351 | $ | 981,591 | $ | 14,367,647 | ||||
COSTS AND EXPENSES | ||||||||||
Cost of Sales | 1,711,811 | 949,261 | 9,300,819 | |||||||
Research
and development (including non-cash stock related charges of $202,175,
$306,250 and $1,966,424 respectively) |
2,907,256 | 2,461,696 | 33,270,470 | |||||||
General
and Administrative (including non-cash stock related charges of $2,922,386,
$572,640, and $45,884,149 respectively) |
5,857,436 | 2,167,805 | 74,361,407 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 538,255 | 388,106 | 2,639,718 | |||||||
TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES | 11,014,758 | 5,966,868 | 119,572,414 | |||||||
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (9,066,407 | ) | (4,985,277 | ) | (105,204,767 | ) | ||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||||
Gain on extinguishments | 123,858 | 50,125 | 192,359 | |||||||
Minority interest loss in consolidated subsidiary | | | 20,000 | |||||||
Loss on investments | | (28,328 | ) | (28,328 | ) | |||||
Loss from unconsolidated subsidiary | | | (1,466,467 | ) | ||||||
Interest Income (expense), net | (16,898 | ) | (44,729 | ) | 112,708 | |||||
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | 106,960 | (22,932 | ) | (1,169,728 | ) | |||||
NET LOSS | $ | (8,959,447 | ) | (5,008,209 | ) | $ | (106,374,495 | ) | ||
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, basic and diluted | $ | (.19 | ) | $ | (.08 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, basic and diluted |
47,346,671 | 64,238,350 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in
Shareholders Deficit (Unaudited)
Shares |
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$.01
Stated Value |
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Treasury
Stock |
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Additional
Paid-in Stock |
Deferred
Compen-sation |
Accumulated
Deficit |
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Compre-hensive Loss |
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Total Shareholders (Deficit) Equity |
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Balance
June 30, 2002 |
60,807,508 | $ | 608,075 | $ | (7,973 | ) | $ | 100,751,284 | $ | (23,923 | ) | $ | (101,366,286 | ) | $ | (4,026 | ) | $ | (42,849 | ) | |||
Issuance
of common stock with warrants in private placement |
1,126,669 | 11,267 | | 326,733 | | | | 338,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services |
258,000 | 2,580 | | 60,595 | | | | 63,175 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of warrants for services |
| | | 67,725 | | | | 67,725 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred employee stock option compensation |
| | | | 23,923 | | | 23,923 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in settlement of debt |
340,000 | 3,400 | | 61,200 | | | | 64,600 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of warrants to certain officers in settlement of debt |
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| 480,917 | | | | 480,917 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in settlement of debt to related parties |
5,533,333 | 55,333 | | 1,224,667 | | | | 1,280,000 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss |
| | | | | (5,008,209 | ) | | (5,008,209 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss |
| | | | | | 4,026 | 4,026 | |||||||||||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2003 |
68,065,510 | $ | 680,655 | $ | (7,973 | ) | $ | 102,973,121 | $ | | $ | (106,374,495 | ) | $ | | $ | (2,728,692 | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended March 31, |
October
2, 1996 (Date of Inception) to March 31, |
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2002
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2003
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2003
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Cash
Flow From Operating Activities:
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Net
loss
|
$ | (8,959,447 | ) | $ | (5,008,209 | ) | $ | (106,374,495 | ) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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1,224,362 | 1,100,974 | 5,269,162 | ||||||
Realized and unrealized losses
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| 16,504 | 16,504 | ||||||
Book value of fixed assets disposed
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| | 74,272 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts
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| 8,311 | 40,435 | ||||||
Gain on debt extinguishments
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(123,858 | ) | (50,125 | ) | (192,361 | ) | |||
Loss on unconsolidated subsidiary
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| | 1,466,467 | ||||||
Impairment of note receivable
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| | 232,750 | ||||||
Non-cash charges relating to issuance of common stock, common stock options and warrants
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3,124,561 | 878,890 | 47,888,652 | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
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Accounts receivable
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(224,550 | ) | 174,199 | (131,705 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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266,491 | 750,129 | (2,592,587 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(65,276 | ) | 28,960 | (537,837 | ) | ||||
Other non-current assets
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64,455 | 3,580 | | ||||||
Accrued expenses
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915,540 | 280,826 | 2,296,411 | ||||||
Due to/from related parties
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1,677,366 | 864,438 | 5,143,478 | ||||||
Due from officer
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100,000 | | | ||||||
Receivables from subsidiary
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| | (150,000 | ) | |||||
Deferred revenue
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214,180 | | 214,180 | ||||||
Accounts payable
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(779,341 | ) | (2,646 | ) | 3,979,810 | ||||
Other current liabilities
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| 130,000 | 130,000 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(2,565,517 | ) | (824,169 | ) | (43,226,864 | ) | |||
Cash
Flow from Investing Activities:
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Payments related to patents and licensing rights
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(71,150 | ) | | (375,720 | ) | ||||
Purchase of marketable securities
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| (36,594 | ) | (36,594 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
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| 36,765 | 36,765 | ||||||
Purchase of fixed assets
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(31,445 | ) | (37,303 | ) | (2,501,103 | ) | |||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(102,595 | ) | (37,132 | ) | (2,876,652 | ) | |||
Cash
Flow from Financing Activities:
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock and exercises of options and warrants
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2,947,750 | 338,000 | 45,755,444 | ||||||
Payments of notes payable
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| (50,369 | ) | (170,560 | ) | ||||
Advances from related party
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| 527,840 | 527,840 | ||||||
Repurchase of treasury stock at cost
|
| | (7,973 |
) | |||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
2,947,750 | 815,471 | 46,104,751 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
279,638 | (45,830 | ) | 1,235 | |||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
31,005 | 47,065 | | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
$ | 310,643 | $ | 1,235 | $ | 1,235 | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES NATURE OF OPERATIONS
mPhase Technologies, Inc. (the Company) was organized on October 2, 1996. On February 17, 1997, the Company acquired Tecma Laboratories, Inc. (Tecma) in a transaction accounted for as a reverse merger. On June 25, 1998, the Company acquired Microphase Telecommunications, Inc. (MicroTel), through the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all the issued and outstanding shares of MicroTel. The assets acquired in this acquisition were patents related to the mPhase line of DSL component products (e.g., POTS Splitters) and patent applications utilized in the Companys proprietary Traverser Digital Video Data Delivery System (Traverser). The primary business of the company is to design, develop, manufacture and market high band-width telecommunication products incorporating digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. The present activities of the Company are focused (a) upon cost reduction and enhancement of its proprietary Traverser product under an Agreement with Lucent Technologies, Inc. and (b) deployment of the Traverser product. The Traverser enables telecommunications service providers to simultaneously deliver MPEG2 digital quality television (utilizing non-internet protocol), high-speed Internet and voice over copper telephone wire utilizing DSL technology. Additionally, the Company sells DSL component products which includes microfilters, splitters, and line extenders.
The Company is in the development stage, as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 7, Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises and its present activities are focused on the commercial deployment of its proprietary Traverser and associated DSL component products. Since mPhase is in the development stage, the accompanying consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as typical for normal operating periods.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION-The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ending March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2002.
Through March 31, 2003, the Company had incurred cumulative (a) development stage losses totaling $106,374,495 and (b) negative cash flow from operations equal to $43,226,864. At March 31, 2003, the Company had $1,235 of cash and cash equivalents and $91,270 of net trade receivables to fund short-term working capital requirements. The Companys ability to continue as a going concern and its future success is dependent upon its ability to raise capital in the near term to: (1) satisfy its current obligations, (2) continue its research and development efforts, and (3) allow the successful wide scale development, deployment and marketing of its products.
USE OF ESTIMATES-The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
RECLASSIFICATIONS-Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED The Company accounts for net loss per common share in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 128, EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS). SFAS No. 128 requires the disclosure of the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. Common equivalent shares have been excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for all periods presented since their affect is antidilutive.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT-Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred.
REVENUE RECOGNITION-All revenue included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented relates to sales of mPhases line of POTS Splitter products and other related DSL component products. As required, the Company adopted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, REVENUE RECOGNITION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, which provides guidance on applying generally accepted accounting principles to revenue recognition based on the interpretations and practices of the SEC. The Company recognizes revenue for its line of POTS Splitter products and other DSL component products at the time of shipment, at which time, no other significant obligations of the Company exist, other than normal warranty support. In addition, the Company includes costs of shipping and handling billed to customers in revenue and the related expenses of shipping and handling costs is included in cost of sales.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS-In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (FASB) issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are reviewed annually (or more frequently if impairment indicators arise) for impairment.
Separable intangible assets that are not deemed to have indefinite lives will continue to be amortized over their useful lives (but with no maximum life). The amortization provisions of SFAS No. 142 apply to goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001. With respect to goodwill and intangible assets acquired prior to July 1, 2001, the Company was required to adopt SFAS No. 142 effective July 1, 2002 and has done so. The adoption of SFAS No. 141 has had no effect on the Companys results of operations or financial position.
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. This statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of, and provides guidance on classification and accounting for such assets when held for sale or abandonment. SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and as such became applicable to the Company effective July 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 has not resulted in any adjustments to the carrying values of the Companys Long Lived Assets.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145 Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 and Technical Corrections, which rescinds SFAS No. 4 and No. SFAS 44 and SFAS No. 64, which relates to circumstances whereby the Company would determine when settlement of debt or other liabilities would be considered extraordinary or recurring. The Company has adopted the relevant provisions of SFAS 145 and that adoption of SFAS No. 145 has not had a material effect on the Companys results of operations of financial position.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
2002 |
2003 |
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Interest Paid | $ | 17,891 | $ | 10,410 | |||
Taxes Paid | $ | |
$ | |
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2. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
mPhases President, Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company are also employees of Microphase. On May 1, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with Microphase, whereby it will use office space as well as the administrative services of Microphase, including the use of accounting personnel. This agreement was for $5,000 per month and was on a month-to-month basis. In July 1998, the office space agreement was revised to $10,000, in January 2000 to $11,050 per month, in July 2001 to $11,340, and in July 2002 to $12,200 per month. Effective January 1, 2003 the office space agreement was revised to $10,000 per month. Additionally, in July 1998, mPhase entered into an agreement with Microphase, whereby mPhase reimburses Microphase $40,000 per month for technical research and development assistance, which, effective January 1, 2003, was revised to $20,000 per month.
Microphase also charges fees for specific projects on a project-by-project basis. During the nine months ended March 31, 2002 and 2003 and from inception (October 2, 1996) to March 31, 2003, $1,010,909, $538,399, and $7,114,823, respectively, have been charged to expense or inventory under these Agreements and is included in operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. In addition, Microphase advanced $623,290, of which $95,450 was repaid during the nine months ended March 31, 2003.
The Company is obligated to pay a 3% royalty to Microphase on revenues from its proprietary Traverser Digital Video and Data Delivery System and DSL component products. For the nine months ended March 31, 2002 and 2003, mPhase recorded royalties to Microphase totaling $59,613 and $29,240, respectively. For the year ended June 30, 2002, in consideration for a direct investment of $100,000 and pursuant to debt conversion agreements, Microphase received 2,900,000 shares of mPhase common stock and 2,200,000 warrants to purchase mPhase common stock. Effective for September 30, 2002, the Company issued 3,033,333 shares of its common stock in settlement of $620,000, and effective for March 31, 2003, the company issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock and a like amount of warrants in settlement of $300,000 of amounts outstanding and due to Microphase through September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
As a result of the foregoing transactions as of March 31, 2003, the Company had $238,291 payable to Microphase, which is included in amounts due to related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, at March 31, 2003, approximately $142,000 of undelivered purchase orders remain outstanding to Microphase.
The Company purchases products and incurs certain research and development expenses with Janifast Ltd., which is owned by U.S. Janifast Holdings, Ltd., a company in which three directors of mPhase are significant shareholders, in connection with the manufacturing of POTS Splitter shelves and component products including cards and filters sold by the Company. For the year ended June 30, 2002, pursuant to debt conversion agreements, Janifast Ltd. received 3,450,000 shares of mPhase common stock and 1,200,000 warrants to purchase the Companys common stock. Effective for September 30, 2002, the Company issued 1,500,000 shares of its common stock in settlement of $360,000 of amounts outstanding and due to Janifast Ltd. through September 30, 2002.
During the nine months ended March 31, 2002 and 2003 and the period from inception (October 2, 1996) to March 31, 2003, $1,560,221, $184,082 and $10,882,562, respectively have been charged by Janifast to inventory or expense and is included in operating expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.
As a result of the foregoing transactions as of March 31, 2003, the Company had $36,216 payable to Janifast, which is included in amounts due to related parties in the accompanying balance sheet. Additionally, at March 31, 2003, approximately $1,424,350 of undelivered purchase orders remain outstanding to Janifast Ltd.
As consideration for a letter of settlement with a former consultant of mPhase, the Company had loaned the former consultant $250,000 in the form of a Note (Note), secured by 75,000 shares of the former consultants common stock of mPhase. The Note was due April 7, 2001. Accordingly, during the year ended June 30, 2001 and 2002, the Company charged $212,500 and $20,250, respectively, to administrative expense as a result of impairment of the Note. At March 31, 2003, the Company has included the residual balance of $17,250, representing the estimated fair value of the underlying stock, in long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
Effective March 31, 2002, the Company converted $420,872 of liabilities due to Piper Rudnick LLP, outside legal counsel to mPhase into a warrant to purchase up to a total of 1,683,490 shares of the Companys common stock, which pursuant to EITF 96-18, has an approximate value of $.30 per share; and a warrant to purchase 550,000 shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise price of $.30 per share pursuant to the terms of payment agreement. In addition Piper agreed to accept a Promissory note for $420,872 of current payables at an interest rate of 8% with payments of $5,000 per month commencing June 1, 2002 and continuing through December 1, 2003, with a final payment of principal plus accrued interest due at maturity on December 31, 2003. The Company is currently, in arrears, with respect to $55,000 of payments due under the Promissory note.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
3. INVENTORIES
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, or market. Inventory consists mainly of the Companys POTS Splitter shelves and cards. At March 31, 2003 inventory is comprised of the following:
Raw materials | $ | 266,748 | ||
Work in progress | 963,956 | |||
Finished goods | 2,719,913 | |||
Total | 3,950,617 | |||
Less: Reserve for Obsolescence | (1,358,030 | ) | ||
Net Inventory | $ | 2,592,587 | ||
4. INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with SFAS No. 109 ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Because of the uncertainty as to their future realizability, net deferred tax assets, consisting primarily of net operating loss carry-forwards, have been fully reserved for. Accordingly, no income tax benefit for the net operating loss has been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Utilization of net operating losses generated through March 31, 2003 may be limited due to changes in ownership that have occurred.
5. ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses representing accrued general and administrative expenditures were $673,065 at June 30, 2002. At March 31, 2003 accrued expenses consisting of administrative expenses were $701,846 and accrued expenses for research and development expenses incurred with Lucent Technologies, Inc. were $252,045, totaling $953,891.
6. JOINT VENTURE
In March 2000, mPhase acquired a 50% interest in mPhaseTelevision.Net pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement (the Agreement) for $20,000. The agreement stipulates for mPhases joint venture partner, AlphaStar International, Inc., (Alphastar), to provide mPhaseTelevision.Net right of first transmission for its transmissions including MPEG-2 digital satellite television. In addition, in March 2000, mPhase loaned the joint venture $1,000,000 at 8% interest per annum. The loan is repayable to the Company from equity infusions to the subsidiary, no later than such time that mPhaseTelevision.Net qualifies for a NASDAQ Small Cap Market Listing. During April 2000, the Company acquired an additional 6.5% interest in mPhaseTelevision.Net for $1,500,000 and presently the Company owns 56.5% of this venture.
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mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
During the nine months ended March 31, 2002 and ended March 31, 2003, mPhaseTelevision.Net, Inc., was charged $64,039 and $0, respectively for fees and costs by its joint venture partner and its affiliates.
Pursuant to an agreement dated as of June 18, 2002, mPhaseTelevision.Net has terminated its lease of the earth station and Alphastar and its affiliated entity have converted certain accounts payable into shares of the Companys common stock. Additionally, under this Agreement, mPhase is obligated to pay Alphastar and its affiliates $35,000, which is included in amounts due to related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
7. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
During the nine months ending March 31, 2003, the Company granted 258,000 shares of its common stock to consultants for services performed. Additionally, effective for the nine months ended March 31, 2003, the Company issued 5,873,333 shares of the Companys common stock and 3,491,800 warrants in connection with the extinguishments of debt. The Company issued 1,126,669 shares of its common stock together with a like amount of warrants in a private placement generating net proceeds of $338,000, $30,000 of which was collected on April 3, 2003.
8. DEBT EXTINGUISHMENTS
Effective for the nine months ending March 31, 2003, pursuant to debt conversion agreements, the Company converted the $1,875,640 of liabilities due to certain strategic vendors and related parties into 5,873,333 shares of the Companys common stock, and 3,491,800 warrants which resulted in a gain of $50,123.
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has entered into various agreements with Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC), pursuant to which the Company receives technical assistance in developing the commercialization of its Digital Video and Data Delivery System (DVDDS). The amounts incurred by the Company for GTRC technical assistance with respect to its research and development activities and included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ending March 31, 2002 and 2003 and for the period from inception through March 31, 2003 totaled approximately $400,000, $100,000 and $13,524,300, respectively.
If and when sales commence utilizing this particular technology, the Company will be obligated to pay to GTRC a royalty of up to 5% of sales of the Traverser DVDDS.
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various legal proceedings and other matters arising in the normal course of business. The Company currently has no material outstanding legal proceedings.
10. DEFERRED REVENUE
Deferred revenue as of March 31, 2003 consists of three customers invoices totaling $156,180 on the POTS product line whereby completion of customer acceptance will be attained when original splitters are upgraded to the next generation splitters and deposits of $58,000 from Beta customers on the Traverser product line orders to be delivered when it reaches commercial production.
11. RESTATEMENT
Management has reevaluated the adequacy and completeness of certain disclosures in accompanying consolidated financial statements. As a result of this reevaluation, management has reissued the March 31, 2003 consolidated financial statements in an effort to clarify and more completely disclose the Companys presentation of the consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2003.
The aforementioned changes to the consolidated financial statements have no effect on the financial position and results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2003.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is managements discussion and analysis of certain significant factors, which have affected mPhases financial position and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements, financial data, and the related notes.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995:
Some of the statements contained in or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-Q discuss the Companys plans and strategies for its business or state other forward-looking statements, as this term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, plan, intend, should, seek, will, and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying them. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning the Companys expectations regarding its working capital requirements, gross margin, results of operations, business, growth prospects, competition and other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those results expressed in or implied by the statements contained herein.
ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT
Management has reevaluated the clarity and completeness of the Form 10Q/A and certain disclosures in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. As a result of this reevaluation, management has reissued the Form 10Q/A and the March 31, 2003 consolidated financial statements.
The amendment includes expanded and clarified disclosure in the Consolidated Financial Statements, including note 11 for the Three and Nine Months Ended, March 31, 2002 and 2003 beginning on page 7, and reclassifications of previously segregated expenses for non-cash stock based compensation of administrative employees now combined with general and administrative for both quarterly periods and Cumulative totals through March 31, 2003. Additionally, the amendment includes technical and clerical edits, expanded and clarified disclosure in Managements Discussion and Analysis, which begins on page 14, as well as updated certifications by the certifying officers of the Company.
The aforementioned changes to the consolidated financial statements have no effect on the financial position at March 31, 2003, or the results of operations and loss per share for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2002 and 2003.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
mPhase, a New Jersey corporation, founded in 1996 is a publicly-held company with over 12,000 shareholders and approximately 68 million shares of common stock outstanding. The Companys common stock is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the ticker symbol XDSL. We are headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut with offices in Little Falls, NJ and Atlanta, GA. mPhase shares common office space with Microphase Corporation, a privately held company. Microphase is a leader in the field of RF and filtering technologies within the defense industry. It has been in operation for over 50 years and supports mPhase with engineering, administrative and financial resources as needed.
mPhase develops, markets and sells a line of innovative DSL (digital subscriber line)-based broadband telecommunications equipment. Our flagship product line includes two systems enabling the delivery of television over DSL by telephone service providers. Both of these products facilitate telephone companies becoming full service communications providers by enabling the simultaneous delivery of digital broadcast television, high speed data and voice services over the existing telephone line infrastructure. mPhase has developed its flagship line of products with a specific target in mind-telephone companies in parts of the world where access to multichannel television is limited. To that end, mPhases primary goal is to develop cost-effective TV over DSL solutions that support proven, revenue-generating services (i.e., broadcast television) rather than developing robust, feature-intensive and expensive platforms intended to compete with cable companies such as those that exist in the US.
mPhase introduced its first TV over DSL product, the Traverser Digital Video and Data Delivery System in 1999. The Traverser DVDDS, is a patented end-to-end system based upon proprietary technology developed in conjunction with Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Because it is an end-to-end video-over-ADSL system, the Traverser does not interoperate with other manufacturers DSL CO equipment or CPE modems. This system is the only non-Internet Protocol system on the market today. The company continues to market this product, and believes it to be ideal for customers specifically interested in supporting television services with a minimal need to support high-speed data customers.
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The Traverser is installed at Hart Telephone Company in Hartwell, Georgia, where a 100-user system is currently operational. Hart Telephone completed the construction of its digital head end toward the end of 2001, marking the Traversers transition to commercial deployment. A Traverser system is also installed at the BMW automotive manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina for use as a telebroadcast system in a commercial setting.
mPhase has also just recently introduced its second product in its flagship line, called the SimpleTV platform. SimpleTV is a modular solution that is based upon the same video networking intelligence as the Traverser, but utilizes the industry-leading, standards-based Lucent Stinger® Digital Access Concentrator for transport.
Specifically, mPhase Technologies and Lucent Technologies Bell Labs have teamed to deliver a three-tiered architecture that encompasses:
- | The mPhase Traverser BTS (Broadcast Television Switch) layer interfacing the video headend and the DSLAM |
- | Lucents Stinger® Digital Access Concentrator, a field-tested central office (CO) piece of equipment that provides DSL connections to individual customers |
- | mPhase Intelligent Network Interface (INI) Set Top Box, a highly integrated piece of customer premises equipment (CPE) to deliver video in the home environment from the DSL link. |
Bell Labs approached mPhase about creating a hybrid, SimpleTV solution that would capitalize upon the strengths of each companys DSL platform in December of 2002. Prior to this, Bell Labs had been working in a contract engineering capacity helping mPhase to cost-reduce mPhases digital set top box, the INI Set Top Box.
An element common to both the Traverser and Simple TV Platform systems is mPhases digital set top box, the INI Set Top Box. The INI Set Top Box is a low-cost set-top box developed specifically for delivering MPEG video bitstreams over DSL links. The integrated DSL modem makes the connection between the set top box and the Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM). The INI Set Top Boxs video output sends television signals directly to the end-users TV. The integrated set-top-box also provides video content security. TV-over-DSL can follow several routes, including an Ethernet-based set-top connected to a local area network (LAN) where the video is streamed in the clear on the LAN and video content theft is emphatically trivial because the MPEG bitstream is effectively monitored on the LAN. While no system is completely impenetrable to video theft, the INI Set Top Box solution thwarts and discourages such activity. Importantly, because the INI Set Top Box utilizes standard Asynchronous Transfer Mode over Asymetric DSL transport, it can be sold as a standalone product that supports a variety of DSLAMs in the market.
To effectively market this joint solution, mPhase has been established as a Lucent Business Partner. As a business partner, mPhase is able to sell the complete SimpleTV platform, including reselling the Lucent Stinger®. The agreement enables mPhase to sell the SimpleTV platform anywhere in the world where the customer is interested in supporting digital video services. Additionally, mPhase and Lucent are jointly marketing this product solution to existing Lucent customers, as well as to Lucents extensive network of business partners around the world. Together the two companies are in the process of identifying strong opportunities and target markets. Once identified, collectively mPhase and Lucent will approach Lucents established business partner in that region for further marketing to the appropriate end customer. This co-marketing relationship adds tremendous value to mPhase. By gaining access to Lucents business partners, mPhase will have the opportunity to significantly increase exposure for its SimpleTV solution without having to increase the size of its direct sales force.
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mPhase DSL Component Products mPhase also has designed and markets a line of DSL component products ranging from commodity items such as Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) splitters to innovative loop management products. Most notable in the suite of DSL component products is the recently introduced iPOTS3 or Intelligent POTS Splitter product. This product marks a significant advancement in automating loop management. As DSL deployments scale, it is becoming increasingly important for telcos to streamline the process for provisioning and troubleshooting DSL services. Additionally, as competition for high speed Internet expands, the market is witnessing a reduction in price. Therefore, it has become imperative that telcos lower the operational costs involved with supporting DSL services. To that end, mPhase had developed a device that allows service providers to perform full loop testing without having to deploy manual assets. The iPOTS3 allows service providers to temporarily bypass the POTS Splitter and have a comprehensive view of their DSL networks. Prior to the introduction of this product, service providers would have to manually disconnect the splitter so that test signals could be passed through the network.
mPhase has established a worldwide distribution agreement with Corning Cable Systems for the sale of this product. Utilizing Corning as a distribution channel expands exposure for this product, as Corning is one of the largest vendors of central office DSL filtering equipment.
mPhase was organized on October 2, 1996. On February 17, 1997, the Company acquired Tecma Laboratories, Inc., a public corporation in a reverse merger transaction. This resulted in the Companys stock becoming publicly traded on the NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. On June 25, 1998, the Company acquired Microphase Telecommunications, Inc. in a stock for stock exchange, whose principal assets included patents and patent applications utilized in the Companys Traverser product. On March 2, 2000, mPhase acquired an interest in mPhaseTelevision.Net, Inc., a joint venture organized to provide digital television programming content to service providers deploying television over DSL.
From mPhases inception, the operating activities related primarily to research and development, establishing third-party manufacturing and distribution relationships and developing product brand recognition among telecommunications service providers. These activities included establishing trials and field tests of the Traverser product with Hart Telephone Company in Georgia, and establishing a core administrative and sales organization. In addition, we have recently entered an Agreement with Lucent Technologies, Inc. to cost-reduce and enhance features of mPhases Digital Set Top Box that is part of its Traverser product.
Revenues. To date, all material revenues have been generated from sales of the POTS Splitter Shelves and other DSL component products to a small number of telecommunications companies. mPhase believes that future revenues are difficult to predict because of the length and variability of the commercial roll-out of the Traverser to various telecommunications service providers. Since the Company believes that there may be a significant international market for the Traverser involving many different countries, with different regulations, certifications and commercial practices than the United States, future revenues are highly subject to the changing variables and uncertainties. Additionally, the recent instability of the telecommunications market evidenced by reduction in capital spending across the whole telecom sector contributes to our difficulty in accurately predicting future revenues.
Cost of revenues. The costs necessary to generate revenues from the sale of POTS Splitter Shelves and other related DSL component products include direct material, labor and manufacturing. mPhase paid these costs to Janifast Ltd., which has facilities in the Peoples Republic of China and is owned by and managed by certain senior executives of the Company. The cost of revenues also includes certain royalties paid to Microphase Corporation, a privately held corporation organized in 1955, which shares certain common management with the Company. Costs for future production of the Traverser and Simple TV Platform products will consist primarily of payments to manufacturers to acquire the necessary components and assemble the products and in the case of the Traverser, future patent royalties payable to Georgia Tech Research Corporation, (GTRC).
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Research and development. Research and development expenses consist principally of payments made to GTRC, Microphase Corporation and Lucent Technologies, Inc. for development of the Traverser and the integration mPhases Broadcast Television Switch with the Lucent Stinger® voice and data delivery system product. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
General and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for personnel engaged in direct marketing of the Traverser the Simple TV Platform, the new INI Set Top Box, the POTS Splitter Shelves and other DSL component products, as well as support functions including executive, legal and accounting personnel. Certain administrative activities are outsourced on a monthly fee basis to Microphase Corporation. Finally, mPhase leases the principal office from Microphase Corporation. The Company makes extensive use of stock options and warrants as a form of compensation to employees, directors and outside consultants. From inception (October 2, 1996) through March 31, 2003 the Company has incurred cumulative (a) development stage losses and has an accumulated deficit of $106,374,495 and (b) negative cash flow from operations of $43,226,864. The auditors report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 includes the statement that there is substantial doubt of the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. Management estimates that the Company needs to raise approximately $2,000,000 during the next 12 months to continue operations. As of March 31, 2003, the Company had a negative net worth of $2,728,691 up from a negative net worth of $42,849 as a result of continuing net losses incurred after June 30, 2002.
In fiscal 2001, the Company had anticipated that the sales of its component products would be able to supplement the underwriting of the completion of our flagship product, the Traverser. In fiscal 2002 these sales declined with the overall decline of DSL deployments and spending in the telephone industry. The Company believes sales from its component products including the new IPOTS product will capture some of the existing DSL deployments, providing increases in revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 and the first half of fiscal 2004. Until such time such revenues are realized, the Company intends on maintaining its reduced cost structure to minimize its losses, which management believes will permit the Company to sustain its development process and ultimately achieve profitability.
The Company believes that significant deployments and resulting revenues from these deployments of its flagship products, the Traverser, Simple TV Platform and new INI Set Top Box, are not expected until the first half of fiscal year 2004. The Company further believes that an increase in capital expenditures in the telecommunications industry will also increase sales and improve the Companys margins as well as increase the probability that the Company will attain profitability.
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 VS. MARCH 31, 2002
REVENUE
Total revenues were $209,754 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to $865,797 for the three months ended March 31, 2002. The decrease was primarily attributable to continued slow sales of the Companys POTS Splitter product line, caused by the continuing downturn in the telecommunications market, including among customers that order component products from the Company. The Company continues to believe that its line of POTS Splitter products is positioned to be competitively priced with high reliability and connectivity, and as such has the potential to be a significant part of DSL deployment worldwide. The Company still cannot say when the demand for telecommunication equipment will resume.
COST OF REVENUES
Cost of sales were $205,231 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $724,699 in the prior period, representing 98% of gross revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 and 84% for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, respectively. Our margins have contracted dramatically over the past two years as spending among the telecommunications providers has contracted, coupled with downward pressures related to the supply and demand of telecommunications products.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development expenses were $905,554 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $538,826 during the comparable period in 2002 or an increase of $366,728. Such expenditures include $0 incurred with GTRC for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $50,000 during the comparable quarter in 2002. This decrease was more than offset by $500,000 incurred in the current quarter ended March 31, 2003, with Lucent Technologies, Inc., which consisted of $300,000 incurred for the development of the Broadcast Television Switch for use with Lucents Stinger® DSL product, $175,000 incurred on the cost reduction effort for mPhases INI set top box, and $25,000 incurred for software development associated with mPhases iPOTS3 product. In addition, the balance of $405,554 of additional research and development expenses includes depreciation of test equipment and research and development costs incurred with Microphase and other strategic vendors for the three months ended March 31, 2003 when compared to $488,826 during the comparable quarter in 2002, and thus resulted in a decrease of $83,272 of such research costs to other than GTRC and Lucent. Depreciation of test equipment, used in deployments, resulted in research and development expenses of $201,116 and $217,097 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The elimination in research expenditures incurred with GTRC is due to the Companys completion of the design and manufacture of prototypes of the Companys original set top box and the central office equipment associated with its Traverser product in 2003. Costs incurred with Lucent Technologies, Inc. related to the cost-reduction and enhancement of the mPhase Digital Set Top Box and the development of a Broadcast Television Switch for use with the Lucent Stinger® Product.
Research expenditures incurred with Microphase were related to the continuing development of the Companys DSL component products, including the Companys line of POTS Splitters and Microfilters and the Companys newest products, the iPOTS and the mPhase Stretch. We believe the mPhase iPOTS offers a much needed solution for the DSL industry; the iPOTS enables telcos to remotely and cost-effectively perform loop management and maintenance including line testing, qualification and troubleshooting. Prior to the introduction of the iPOTS, loop management could not be remotely performed through a conventional POTS Splitter without the use of expensive cross connects or relay banks because of the mandatory DC blocking capacitors in traditional POTS splitters, as required by various telephone protocol and regulatory standards. The unique (patent pending) iPOTS circuit allows most test heads to perform both narrow and wideband testing of the local loop through the central office POTS Splitter without having to physically disconnect the POTS Splitter, thereby eliminating the need to dispatch personnel and a truckroll. The Company anticipates future demand for this product, as it significantly reduces the cost of deploying and maintaining DSL services. Also recently developed is the DSL loop extender product called mPhaseStretch. This product extends the service distance for the mPhase Traverser and can be used in conjunction with other DSL services. The Company anticipates future demand for the Stretch loop extender product as it addresses a primary issue in DSL services.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $543,627 for the three months ending March 31, 2003 down from $1,261,713 or a decrease of $718,086 for the comparable period in 2002. The decrease in the selling, general and administrative costs included a decrease of non-cash charges relating to the issuance of common stock and options to consultants, which totaled $88,282 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $737,407 or a decrease of $649,125 of such charges. The remaining decrease of $70,961 in selling, general and administrative costs were the aggregate of various administrative expenses which the Company has made a concerted effort to contain.
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NET LOSS
The Company recorded a net loss of $1,586,813 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to a loss of $1,807,547 for the three months ended March 31, 2002. This represents a loss per common share of $.02 for the three month period ended March 31, 2003 as compared to a loss per common share of $.03 for the three months ending March 31, 2002; based upon weighted average common shares outstanding of 65,956,810 and 55,606,168 during the periods ending March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The Company believes the initial major deployments and the resultant revenues of its Flagship products, the Traverser, the INI Set Top Box and Simple TV Platform are not expected until the first half of fiscal year 2004, which along with any upturn of spending in the telephone industry will also increase sales and improve the Companys margins and provide the Company with the opportunities to attain profitability.
NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 VS. MARCH 31, 2002
REVENUE
Total revenues were $981,591 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 compared to $1,948,351 for the nine months ended March 31, 2002. The decrease was attributable to slowing sales in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, which has continued through the third quarter, of the Companys POTS Splitter product line, caused by the general downturn in the telecommunications market, including customers that order component products from the Company. The Company continues to believe that its line of POTS Splitter products is positioned to be competitively priced with high reliability and connectivity, and as such has the potential to be a significant part of DSL deployment worldwide. The Company cannot say when the demand for telecommunication equipment will resume.
COST OF REVENUES
Cost of sales was $949,261 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $1,711,811 in the prior period, representing 96.7% and 87.9% of gross revenues, for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The margins have contracted dramatically as spending among the telecommunications providers has contracted, coupled with downward pressures related to the supply and demand of telecommunications products.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development expenses were $2,461,696 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $2,907,256 during the comparable period in 2002; or a decrease of $445,560. Such expenditures include $100,000 incurred with GTRC for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $400,000 during the comparable period in 2002. In addition, the Company incurred additional research and development expenses for depreciation of test equipment and research and development costs incurred with Microphase and other strategic vendors for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 of $2,361,696 as compared to $2,507,256 during the comparable period in 2002. Depreciation expenses for research and development were $659,767 and $586,427 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The remaining expenses other than research and development with GTRC (which decreased for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 by $145,560) consisted of an increase of $668,750, an increase of $73,000 of depreciation and a decrease of $718,560 in other strategic vendors including Microphase and the Companys joint venture partner, mPhase Television.net.
The new charges incurred, $668,750 with Lucent Technologies, Inc., consisted of $300,000 incurred on development of the Broadcast Television Switch for use with Lucents Stinger® DSL product, $343,750 incurred for the cost reduction effort for mPhases set top box. In addition, $25,000 was incurred for software development associated with mPhases iPOTS3 product.
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The elements attributing to the decrease in other research and development expenses included a decrease in the operations of the Companys joint venture, mPhase Television.net. The major costs incurred by the joint venture were payroll expenses attributable to research and development of the Companys transmission capabilities and acquisition of television content. Costs incurred by the joint venture during the nine months ending March 31, 2002 were $227,000 as compared to $31,000 for the nine months ending March 31, 2003. Additionally, this decrease can be attributed to the Company abandoning certain research projects on DSL components the Company believed were no longer commercially viable at this time, this approximated $425,000.
The decrease in research expenditures incurred with GTRC is due to the Companys nearing completion of the design and manufacture of prototypes of the original set top box and the central office equipment associated with its Traverser product in 2002. The Companys project with Lucent provides for cost reduction of the set top box and other product enhancements as well as development of a Broadcast Television Switch for use with Lucents Stinger® product. To date expenses incurred with respect to such project are $300,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003.
Research expenditures incurred with Microphase were related to the continuing development of the Companys DSL component products, including the Companys line of POTS Splitters and Microfilters and the Companys newest products, the iPOTS and the mPhase Stretch. We believe the mPhase iPOTS offers a much needed solution for the DSL industry; the iPOTS enables telcos to remotely and cost-effectively perform loop management and maintenance including line testing, qualification and troubleshooting. Prior to the introduction of the iPOTS, loop management could not be remotely performed through a conventional POTS Splitter without the use of expensive cross connects or relay banks because of the mandatory DC blocking capacitors in traditional POTS splitters, as required by various telephone protocol and regulatory standards. The unique (patent pending) iPOTS circuit allows most test heads to perform both narrow and wideband testing of the local loop through the central office POTS Splitter without having to physically disconnect the POTS Splitter, thereby eliminating the need to dispatch personnel and a truckroll. The Company anticipates future demand for this product, as it significantly reduces the cost of deploying and maintaining DSL services. Also recently developed is the DSL loop extender product called mPhaseStretch. This product extends the service distance for the mPhase Traverser and can be used in conjunction with other DSL services. The Company anticipates future demand for the Stretch loop extender product as it addresses a primary issue in DSL services.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2,143,882 for the nine months ending March 31, 2002, down from $5,376,709 or a decrease of $3,232,827 from the comparable period in 2002. The decrease in the selling, general and administrative costs included a decrease of non-cash charges relating to the issuance of common stock and options to consultants, which totaled $548,717 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $2,441,659 during the comparable period in 2002, or decrease of $1,892,942 of such charges. Other elements contributing to the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses included; a decrease in payroll from approximately $600,000 to $280,000; reduced usage of outside consultants from approximately $716,000 to $295,000, reduced marketing expense such as trade shows from $296,000 to $141,000, a decrease in the Companys joint venture operations from $78,000 to $1,000, a decrease in insurance from $134,000 to $19,000, all of which combined to an approximated decrease of $1,088,000.
NET LOSS
The Company recorded a net loss of $5,008,209 for the nine months ended March 31, 2002 as compared to a loss of $8,959,447 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003. This represents a loss per common share of $.08 for the nine month period ended March 31, 2003 as compared to a loss per common share of $.19 for the nine months ending March 31, 2002 based upon weighted average common shares outstanding of 64,238,350 and 47,346,621during the periods ending March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
REVENUE RECOGNITION
All revenue included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented relates to sales of mPhases POTS Splitter Shelves and DSL component products.
As required, mPhase has adopted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, which provides guidelines on applying generally accepted accounting principals to revenue recognition based upon the interpretations and practices of the SEC. The Company recognizes revenue for its POTS Splitter Shelf and other DSL component products at the time of shipment, at which time, no other significant obligations of the Company exist, other than normal warranty support.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS), No.2, Accounting for Research and Development Cost.
INCOME TAXES
mPhase accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with SFAS No.109 Accounting for Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using currently enacted tax rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. Because of the uncertainty as to their future realizability, net deferred tax assets, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards, have been fully reserved for. Accordingly, no income tax benefit for the net operating loss has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
Utilization of net operating losses generated through June 30, 2002 may be limited due to changes in control of our common stock that occurred.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company follows the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock-based Compensation. SFAS No 123 encourages, but does not require companies to record compensation expense for stock-based employee compensation at fair value. As permitted, the Company has elected to continue to account for stock-based compensation to employees using the intrinsic value method presented in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No.25 Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and provide pro forma net income and pro forma earnings per share disclosures for employee stock option grants as if the fair valued-based method, as defined, had been applied. Compensation expense is generally measured on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price.
The Company accounts for non-employee stock based awards in which goods or services are the consideration received for the equity instruments issued based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more readily determinable.
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INVENTORY RESERVE AND VALUATION ALLOWANCE
The Company carries its inventory at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, or market. Inventory consists mainly of the Companys POTS Splitter Shelf and Filters. In determining the lower of cost or market, the Company periodically reviews and estimates a valuation allowance to reserve for technical obsolescence and marketability. The allowance represents managements assessment and reserve for the technical obsolescence based upon the inter-operability of its component products, primarily filters and splitters, with presently deployed and next generation DSL infrastructures as well as a reserve for marketability based upon current prices and the overall demand for the individual inventory items. Material changes in either the technical standards of future DSL deployments or further erosion in the demand for deployments of DSL infrastructures could affect the estimates and assumptions resulting in the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
MATERIAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company records material related party transactions. The Company incurs costs for engineering, design and production of prototypes and certain administrative functions from Microphase Corporation and the purchase of finished goods, primarily consisting of DSL splitter shelves and filters, from Janifast Limited. The Company has incurred costs for obtaining transmission rights. This enabled the Company to obtain re-transmission accreditation to proprietary television content that the Company plans to provide with its flagship product, the Traverser within its incorporated joint venture mPhase Television.net, in which the Company owns a 56.5% interest.
The Company has also incurred charges for beta testing and on-site marketing, including the display of a live working model at Hart Telephone. In addition, the Company has entered into a supply agreement with Hart Telephone, which is scheduled to commence upon the commercial production of the Traverser. A member of mPhases board of directors is employed by Lintel, Inc., the parent corporation of Hart Telephone.
Mr. Durando, the President and CEO of mPhase, owns a controlling interest and is a director of Janifast Limited. Mr. Durando and Mr. Dotoli are officers of Microphase Corporation. Mr. Ergul, the chairman of the board of mPhase, owns a controlling interest and is a director of Microphase Corporation. Microphase, Janifast, Hart Telephone and Lintel Corporation are significant shareholders of mPhase. Microphase, Janifast and Hart Telephone have converted significant liabilities to equity in fiscal years June 30, 2001, 2002 and in the current fiscal year. Management believes the amounts charged to the Company by Microphase, Janifast, mPhase Television.net and Hart Telephone are commensurate to amounts that would be incurred if outside parties were used. The Company believes Microphase, Janifast and Hart Telephone have the ability to fulfill their obligations to the Company without further support from the Company.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At March 31, 2003 mPhase had working capital deficit of $2,242,206 as compared to working capital of $399,321 at June 30, 2002. Through March 31, 2003, the Company had incurred development stage losses totaling approximately $106,374,495. At March 31, 2003, the Company had approximately $1,235 of cash, cash equivalents and approximately $91,270 of trade receivables to fund short-term working capital requirements. The Companys ability to continue as a going concern and its future success is dependent upon its ability to raise capital in the near term to: (1) satisfy its current obligations, (2) continue its research and development efforts, and (3) continue the wide scale development, deployment and marketing of its products.
Historically, mPhase has funded its operations and capital expenditures primarily through private placements of common stock. Management expects that its ongoing financial needs will be provided by financing activities and believes that the sales of its line of POTS Splitter products and other related DSL component products will provide some offset to cashflow used in operations, although there can be no assurance as to the level and growth rate of such sales in future periods as seen with quarter to quarter fluctuations in component sales. At March 31, 2003, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1,235 compared to $47,065 at June 30, 2002, net accounts receivable of $91,270 and net inventory of $2,592,587. This compared to $273,780 of net accounts receivable and $3,342,716 of net inventory at June 30, 2002.
Cash used in operating activities was $824,169 during the nine months ending March 31, 2003. The cash used by operating activities principally consists of the net loss, the net decrease in inventory, the net decrease in accounts receivable offset by the increase in depreciation and amortization, and by non-cash charges for common stock options and warrants issued for services and increased accrued expenses.
The Company has entered into various agreements with GTARC, pursuant to which the Company receives technical assistance in developing the Digital Video and Data Delivery System. The Company has incurred expenses in connection with technical assistance from GTARC totaling approximately $400,000, $100,000, for the nine month periods ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $13,524,300 from the period from inception through March 31, 2003. The Company and GTRC entered into a Memorandum of Intent, on October 14, 2002 and revised on November 12, 2002, which would result in the settlement of all amounts outstanding and the exchange of mutual releases in consideration for two term Notes totaling approximately $624,000 with varied payments through 2007 and warrants to purchase shares of the Companys common stock through 2007. The Company and GTARC are continuing negotiation of final documentation based upon such Memorandum of Intent. mPhase is the sole, worldwide licensee of the technology developed by GTARC in conjunction with the Traverser product line. Upon completion of the commercial product, GTRC may receive a royalty of up to 5% of product sales.
During the nine months ending March 31, 2003, certain strategic vendors and related parties converted approximately $1,875,640 of accounts payable and accrued expenses into 5,873,333 shares of the Companys common stock and 3,491,800 warrants.
As of March 31, 2003, mPhase is obligated to pay Lucent Technologies, Inc., the sum of $100,000 per month through November of 2003 for development of mPhases new Broadcast Television Switch that will enable the Lucent Stinger® Digitial Subscriber Line Technology to deliver television as well as data and voice over copper telephone lines. MPhase has no other material commitments for capital expenditures.
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LOSSES DURING THE DEVELOPMENT STAGE AND MANAGEMENTS PLANS
From inception (October 2, 1996) through March 31, 2003 the Company had incurred development stage losses and has an accumulated deficit of $106,374,495 and a stockholders deficit of $2,728,692. Cumulatively and for the nine months ended March 31, 2003, the Company had negative cash flow from operations of $43,226,864 and $824,169, respectively. The report of the Companys outside auditors, Rosenberg, Rich, Baker, Berman and Company with respect to its latest audited 10k for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 stated that there is substantial doubt of the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. Management estimates that the Company will need to raise approximately $2,000,000 during the next 12 months to continue operations.
We continue our efforts to raise additional funds through private placements of our common stock and strategic alliances, the proceeds of which are required to fund continuing expenditures and the controlled development stage rollout of our Traverser Digital Video and Data Delivery System. However, there can be no assurance that mPhase will generate sufficient revenues to provide positive cash flows from operations or that sufficient capital will be available, when needed or at terms that we deem to be reasonable.
We have evaluated our cash requirements for fiscal year 2003 based upon certain assumptions, including our ability to raise additional financing and increased sales of our POTS splitter. The Company anticipates that it will need to raise approximately $2,000,000 primarily in private placements of its common stock with accredited investors, during the next 12 months, or alternatively we will need to curtail certain expenses as incurred at the present levels including marketing and research and development expenses. Additional investment in technology design to reduce the cost of the Traverser will be necessary over the next 12 months. In the long-term, the Company may invest additional funds annually on research and development of the Traverser product line based upon sales levels, changes to technology and the overall success of the Company attaining sufficient financing until such time as it achieves profitable operations.
Should these cash flows not be available to us, we believe we would have the ability to revise our operating plan and make certain further reductions in expenses, so that our resources which were available at June 30, 2002, plus financing to be secured during fiscal year 2003, and expected POTS splitter revenues, will be sufficient to meet our obligations until the end of fiscal year 2003. We have continued to experience operating losses and negative cash flows. To date, we have funded our operations with a combination of component sales debt conversions with related parties and strategic vendors, and private equity offerings. Management believes that we will be able to secure the necessary financing in the short-term to fund our operations into our next fiscal year. However, failure to raise additional funds, or generate significant cash flows through revenues, could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our intended business objectives.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company is not exposed to changes in interest rates as the Company has no debt arrangements and no investments in certain held-to-maturity securities. Under our current policies, we do not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes. A hypothetical 100 basis point adverse move in interest rates along the entire interest rate yield curve would not materially affect the fair value of any financial instruments at December 31, 2002.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Companys chief executive officer and chief financial officer have evaluated the controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this quarterly report and concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There were no significant changes in the Companys internal controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation by such officers.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
mPhase was advised in April 2002 that following an investigation by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the staff intended to recommend that the Commission file a civil injunctive action against Packetport.com, Inc. (Packetport) and its Officers and Directors. Such recommendation related to alleged civil violations by Packetport and such Officers and Directors of various sections of the Federal Securities Laws. The staff has alleged civil violations of Sections 5 and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10(b) and 13(d) of the Securities Exchanges Act of 1934. As noted in other public filings of mPhase, the CEO and COO of mPhase also serve as Directors and Officers of Packetport. At that time these persons advised mPhase that they deny any violation of law on their part and intend to vigorously contest such recommendation or action, if any. To date no action has been filed against Packetport, its Officers or Directors. mPhase is not named as a party in connection with this matter.
From time to time mPhase may be involved in various legal proceedings and other matters arising in the normal course of business.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES
Effective for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2003 the Company issued the following unregistered securities:
During the nine months ending March 31, 2003, the Company granted 258,000 shares of its common stock to consultants for services performed. Additionally, effective for the nine months ended March 31, 2003, the Company issued 5,873,333 shares of the Companys common stock and 3,491,800 warrants in connection with the extinguishments of debt and 1,126,669 shares of its common stock together with a like amount of warrants in a private placement.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) | EXHIBITS. | |||
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. | |||
(b) | Reports on Form 8-K. | ||
Reported on February 27, 2003-mPhase and Lucent Technologies, Inc. team to create a hybrid, Best-In-Class Television over DSL Solution Business/High Tech Editors. | |||
Reported on May 8, 2003-Agreement with Lucent Technologies, Inc. allowing mPhase to bundle Lucents Stinger® DSL Access Concentrator into mPhases leading-edge television-over DSL package. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
mPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
Dated: January 26, 2004 | By: /s/ Martin S. Smiley | |
Martin S. Smiley Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel |
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