10KSB 1 d07-71577_10ksb.htm ANNUAL REPORT


U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-KSB

ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

Commission file number: 000-26971

 

 

 

 

TRIMOL GROUP, INC.

 

 


 

 

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

DELAWARE

 

13-3859706

 

 


 


 

 

(State of Incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer ID No.)

 


 

 

 

 

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor

 

 

New York, New York, 10019

 

 


 

 

(Address of principal offices)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number: (212) 554-4394

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None

 

 

Title of Each Class

Name of each Exchange on which listed



Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

OTC Bulletin Board

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 such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x     No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent files pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229/405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. o

Issuer’s revenues for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 were $640,000.

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $88,253 as of March 31, 2007.

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock, as of March 31, 2007 was 100,472,328.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. YES o     NO x

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o     No x




TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART 1

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

1

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

2

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

2

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

3

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

 

4

 

 

 

 

ITEM 7.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

Report of the Independent Auditors

 

8

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

9

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

10

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency

 

11

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

12

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

13

 

 

 

 

ITEM 8.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

21

 

 

 

 

ITEM 8-A

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART III

 

 

 

 

ITEM 9.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16 (a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

 

21

 

 

 

 

ITEM 10.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

22

 

 

 

 

ITEM 11.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

27

 

 

 

 

ITEM 12.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

28

 

 

 

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

29

 

 

 

 



PART I

 

 

ITEM 1.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Business Development

          We were incorporated on May 6, 1953 under the laws of the State of Delaware. Since 1998 we have operated our wholly-owned subsidiary, Intercomsoft Limited, a non-resident Irish company engaged in the operation of a computerized photo identification and database management system.

          In addition, we have an exclusive worldwide license to a mechanically rechargeable aluminum-air fuel cell technology for use with portable consumer electronic devices which we acquired in January 2001.

Intercomsoft Limited

          Intercomsoft Limited is a technology intensive company engaged in the operation of a computerized photo identification and database management system utilized in the production of a variety of secure essential government identification documents such as passports, drivers’ licenses, national identification documents and other forms of essential personal identification.

          Although it is interested in developing other opportunities, Intercomsoft’s only customer since 1996 is the Government of the Republic of Moldova, pursuant to a ten (10) year Contract on Leasing Equipment and Licensing Technology (the “Supply Agreement”) awarded to Intercomsoft in April 1996 by the Ministry of Economics, Republic of Moldova, to provide a National Register of Population and a National Passport System. Under the terms of the Supply Agreement, Intercomsoft supplied all of the equipment, technology, software, materials and consumables utilized by the Government for the production of all national passports, drivers’, licenses, vehicle permits, identification cards and other government authorized identification documents used in the Republic of Moldova.

          To support its efforts in the Republic of Moldova, Intercomsoft has utilized a proprietary technology provided to it by Supercom, Ltd. pursuant to a Sales Agreement between it and Supercom dated August 25, 1995, as amended. On March 24, 2005 Intercomsoft and Supercom entered into a Termination Agreement terminating the Sales Agreement. Notwithstanding such termination, pursuant to the Termination Agreement, and in consideration of certain payments to be made to it, Supercom agreed to continue to supply the Government of Moldova with such equipment, consumables, software and technology during the remaining term of the Supply Agreement, upon the request of the Government pursuant to the requirements of the Supply Agreement. Except and as to the extent provided under the Termination Agreement, Intercomsoft has no other rights to Supercom’s proprietary technology as referred to above.

          On or about February 11, 2006, we received notice from the Government of the Republic of Moldova that it did not intend to renew the Supply Agreement which, unless renewed, expired by its terms on April 29, 2006. We believe that such notice of non-renewal may not have been sent timely

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under the applicable provisions of the Supply Agreement and are currently contesting the claimed non-renewal of such Agreement.

          However, inasmuch as our only current source of revenue is derived from Intercomsoft’s activities under the Supply Agreement, if the Supply Agreement is not renewed or extended we will have no source of revenues as a consequence of the expiration of such Agreement. This event will have a material adverse effect on Intercomsoft as well as on us.

Aluminum-Air Fuel Cell Technology

          We have an exclusive worldwide license to a mechanically rechargeable aluminum-air fuel cell technology solely for use with portable consumer electronic devices, all rights and title to a certain technology relating to aluminum-air fuel cells and the design and know how to a converter designed and developed by Aluminum-Power, Inc, our majority shareholder.

          Since we acquired such technology in January 2001 through the second quarter of 2003 we engaged in research, development and marketing efforts in connection with such technology. Further, during such period we also actively sought strategic business partners to commercialize the technology and pursued the prosecution of our patent applications resulting in the issuance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of two patents on our aluminum-air fuel cell technology.

          As of the second quarter of 2003 we discontinued our research and development efforts on the aluminum-air fuel cell technology and have not actively pursued the development of such technology since such time. We do not intend to pursue the development of such technology in the future.

Our Employees

          We currently do not have any full time employees. However, in addition to individuals who work in various capacities for, or on behalf of our subsidiary, Intercomsoft Limited, we do have a number of individuals and entities that provide services to us on a consulting or advisory basis. See “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”

 

 

ITEM 2.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

          During the period covered by this Annual Report, we maintained our office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019, on a month-to-month tenancy.

 

 

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

          On or about February 11, 2006, we received a notice from the Government of the Republic of Moldova wherein it advised us that it did not intend to renew the Supply Agreement which, unless renewed, expired by its terms on April 29, 2006. We believe that such non-renewal notice may not have been sent timely under the applicable provisions of the Supply Agreement and we have contested such non-renewal notice.

          On June 27, 2006, together with our subsidiary Intercomsoft, we commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Ministry of Economics

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of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the Republic of Moldova seeking damages of approximately $41,000,000 for breach of contract and an injunction prohibiting Moldova from producing further essential government documents in accordance with the terms of the Supply Agreement. As a consequence of discussions with counsel to the defendants in this action, we withdrew the action in August 2006, without prejudice to our rights to reinstate it in the United States courts

          On September 20, 2006, Intercomsoft filed a Demand for Arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce, International Court of Arbitration, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Demand repeats and incorporates the claims that were set forth in the Complaint in the withdrawn prior action noted above.

          The action has not yet progressed beyond the pleading stage. The Republic of Moldova and the other respondents have interposed counterclaims against us and Intercomsoft in amounts totaling $30,000,000. The counterclaims contain allegations of fraud and misrepresentation which the respondents claim occurred during the performance of the Supply Agreement. Together with Intercomsoft, we have denied any wrongdoing, are vigorously contesting the counterclaims and have replied with opposition to such counterclaims in the arbitration.

          There can be no assurance as to the outcome of such arbitration proceeding.

 

 

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

          No matters were submitted during the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

PART II

 

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

          Our common stock is quoted and traded on a limited and sporadic basis on the OTC Bulletin Board operated by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. under the trading symbol TMOL. The limited and sporadic trading does not constitute, nor should it be considered, an established public trading market for our common stock. The following table sets forth the high and low closing bid prices for our common stock for the periods indicated, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq Trading and Market Services. Such quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without real mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. We had 406 stockholders of record as of December 31, 2006.

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Fiscal 2006

 

 

High

 

Low

 

 


 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.01

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal 2005

 

 

High

 

Low

 

 


 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.02

 

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

          We have not declared any cash dividends on our common stock for the last two fiscal years and do not anticipate declaring any in the near future. There are no restrictions that limit our ability to pay dividends, other than those generally imposed by applicable state law. The future payment of dividends, if any, on our common stock is within the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend, in part, on our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, and other relevant factors, as determined by the Board.

          There was no issuance or sales of our securities during the last two years.

          During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, there were no options granted pursuant to the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended. A total of 1,600,000 options were canceled in fiscal year 2006 that had been previously issued under the Plan.

          As of December 31, 2006, 3,870,000 options were issued and outstanding under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, and 5,250,000 options which were not issued under such Plan were issued and outstanding.

 

 

ITEM 6.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

          The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.

Plan of Operation

General

          As more fully described above, Intercomsoft, Ltd. operates in and derives its revenues solely

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from services performed for the Government of the Republic of Moldova pursuant to a Supply Agreement that expired by its terms in April 2006.

          On or about February 11, 2006, we received notice from the Government of the Republic of Moldova that it did not intend to renew the April 29, 1996 Supply Agreement between it and Intercomsoft which, unless renewed, expired by its terms on April 29, 2006. We believe that such notice of non-renewal may not have been sent timely under the applicable provisions of the Supply Agreement and we are currently contesting the claimed non-renewal of such Agreement.

          However, inasmuch as our only current revenues are derived from Intercomsoft’s activities under the Supply Agreement, if the Supply Agreement is not renewed or extended, we will have no source of revenues as a consequence of the expiration of such Agreement. This event will have a material adverse effect on Intercomsoft as well as on us.

          In addition to Intercomsoft, in the first quarter of 2001 we acquired certain rights to an aluminum-air fuel cell technology for use in portable consumer electronic devices such as cellular telephones and laptop computers. From the time we acquired such technology in January 2001 through the second quarter of 2003 we engaged in research, development and marketing efforts in connection with such technology. In addition, we actively sought strategic business partners to commercialize the technology and pursued the prosecution of our patent applications resulting in the issuance by the US Patent and Trademark Office of two patents on such technology.

          We have not actively pursued development of this technology since the second quarter of 2003, and do not intend to further pursue the development of such technology.

Results of Operations

General

          Intercomsoft operates in, and derives its revenues solely from, services performed for the Government of the Republic of Moldova pursuant to the Supply Agreement with such Government which, unless renewed, expired by its terms on April 29, 2006. Although Intercomsoft is interested in expanding its services to areas outside of Moldova, to date, no such opportunities have materialized.

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2006 to Year Ended December 31, 2005

          During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, we had revenues resulting solely from Intercomsoft’s production of government documents in Moldova of $640,000 as compared to $8,129,000 for 2005. The decrease in revenue of $7,489,000 in 2006 is the result of the expiration and non-renewal of the Supply Agreement with the Government of Moldova, which we are currently contesting.

          During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, Intercomsoft’s costs associated with generating these revenues were $593,000, as compared with $2,607,000 for 2005. This resulted in gross profit for Intercomsoft of $36,000 and $5,522,000 for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, a decrease of $5,486,000. Such decrease was the result of the expiration and

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non-renewal of the Supply Agreement as more fully detailed above.

          General and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 were $1,375,000 which consisted of $29,000 from Intercomsoft and $1,346,000 of general corporate and administrative expenses. For the same period in 2005 general and administrative expenses were $2,195,000, which consisted of $143,000 from Intercomsoft and $2,052,000 of general corporate and administrative expenses. General corporate and administrative expenses decreased in year 2006 due to the decreased operational activities of the Company resulting from the expiration and non-renewal of the Supply Agreement noted above.

          There were no public relations, marketing and advertising expenses for fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. For the same period in 2005, such expenses aggregated approximately $2,872,000, all of which were attributable to Intercomsoft for marketing expenses relating to efforts to expand the use of Intercomsoft’s services. All marketing efforts were suspended in 2006 due to the unavailability of funds resulting from the expiration and non-renewal of the Supply Agreement as noted above.

          There were no research and development costs related to our aluminum-air fuel cell in either year 2006 or 2005. All such efforts were suspended in the second quarter of 2003.

          We had a net loss from operations of approximately $1,328,000 for 2006 as compared to a net profit of $455,000 for 2005.

Liquidity & Capital Resources

          With the expiration and non-renewal of Intercomsoft’s Supply Agreement in April 2006, our sole source of revenue ended. If the Supply Agreement is not continued, we will need to pursue future business opportunities in order to sustain continued operations.

Forward Looking Statements

          Certain statements contained in this Annual Report, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projections,” and words of similar import, constitute “forward-looking statements.” You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including risks faced by us which are described in this Report and the other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Available Information

          We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, in accordance therewith, files reports, proxy and information statements and other information with the Commission. Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by us with the Commission pursuant to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies

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of such material may also be obtained upon written request addressed to the Commission, Public Reference Section, Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Commission also maintains an Internet web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission at www.sec.gov.

          No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than as contained or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us.

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ITEM 7.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Trimol Group, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Trimol Group, Inc. and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficiency and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting, accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s only customer has notified the Company that it does not intend to renew its contract which expired April 29, 2006 and, as a result the Company has not generated any revenue since such date. In addition, as shown on the accompanying balance sheet, the Company’s liabilities exceeded its assets by $1,408,000. These circumstances raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and the results of its operations and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 

 

PARITZ & COMPANY, P.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: April 4, 2007
Certified Public Accountants
Hackensack, New Jersey

 

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TRIMOL GROUP, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

DECEMBER 31, 2006



 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

13,000

 

 

 



 

Total current assets

 

 

13,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

61,000

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

74,000

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Related parties

 

$

1,023,000

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

459,000

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

1,482,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY

 

 

(1,408,000

)

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY

 

$

74,000

 

 

 



 


 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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TRIMOL GROUP, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2006

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

$

640,000

 

$

8,129,000

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

593,000

 

 

2,607,000

 

Marketing and promotion

 

 

 

 

2,872,000

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

1,375,000

 

 

2,195,000

 

 

 



 



 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

1,968,000

 

 

7,674,000

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

(1,328,000

)

$

455,000

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share (Basic and Diluted)

 

$

(.01

)

$

.005

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING-BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

100,472,328

 

 

100,472,328

 

 

 



 



 


 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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TRIMOL GROUP, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK

 

ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN
CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES
OUTSTANDING

 

AMOUNT

 

 

DEFICIT

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE – JANUARY 1, 2005

 

 

100,472,328

 

$

1,005,000

 

$

5,339,000

 

$

(6,879,000

)

$

(535,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455,000

 

 

455,000

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE – DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

 

100.472,328

 

 

1,005,000

 

 

5,339,000

 

 

(6,424,000

)

 

(80,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,328,000

)

 

(1,328,000

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE – DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

 

100,472,328

 

$

1,005,000

 

$

5,339.000

 

$

(7,752,000

)

$

(1,408,000

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 


 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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TRIMOL GROUP, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2006

 

Year Ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

$

(1,328,000

)

 

 

$

455,000

 

 

ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

 

 

11,000

 

 

 

 

34,000

 

 

Accrued expenses to related parties

 

 

 

311,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

646,000

 

 

 

 

16,000

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

(267,000

)

 

 

 

72,000

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

 

(86,000

)

 

 

 

(16,000

)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

(713,000

)

 

 

 

561,000

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from (repayment to) related parties

 

 

 

712,000

 

 

 

 

(582,000

)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

712,000

 

 

 

 

(582,000

)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECREASE IN CASH

 

 

 

(1,000

)

 

 

 

(21,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH - BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

 

14,000

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH - END OF YEAR

 

 

$

13,000

 

 

 

$

14,000

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 


 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.




 

TRIMOL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1-ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

Trimol Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in 1953 in Delaware and owns all of the outstanding shares of Intercomsoft Limited (“Intercomsoft”) a company which is engaged in the operation of a computerized photo identification and database management system utilized in the production of secure essential government identification documents such as passports, drivers’ licenses, national identification documents and other forms of essential personal government identification.

In addition, the Company has an exclusive worldwide license to an aluminum-air fuel cell technology solely for use with portable consumer electronic devices, all rights and title to certain technology relating to aluminum-air fuel cells, and the design and know-how to a converter designed and developed by a related company. See Note 3.

Intercomsoft’s only customer is the Government of the Republic of Moldova, pursuant to a renewable Contract on Leasing Equipment and Licensing Technology (the “Supply Agreement”) awarded to it in April 1996 by the Ministry of Economics, Republic of Moldova, to provide a National Register of Population and a National Passport System. Under the terms of the Supply Agreement, Intercomsoft supplies all of the equipment, technology, software, materials and consumables utilized by the Government for the production of all national passports, drivers’ licenses, vehicle permits, identification cards and other government authorized identification documents in the Republic of Moldova.

On or about February 11, 2006, the Company received a notice from the Government of the Republic of Moldova wherein it advised the Company that it did not intend to renew the Supply Agreement which, unless renewed, expired by its terms on April 29, 2006. The Company believes that such non-renewal notice may not have been sent timely under the applicable provisions of the Supply Agreement and has contested such non-renewal notice.

On June 27, 2006, the Company and Intercomsoft commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the Republic of Moldova seeking damages of approximately $41,000,000 for breach of contract and an injunction prohibiting Moldova from producing further essential government documents in accordance with the terms of the Supply Agreement. As a consequence of discussions with counsel to the defendants in this action, the Company withdrew the action in August 2006, without prejudice to its rights to reinstate it in the United States courts.

On September 20, 2006, Intercomsoft filed a Demand for Arbitration (the “Demand”) with the International Chamber of Commerce, International Court of Arbitration, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Demand repeats and incorporates the claims that were set forth in the Complaint in the withdrawn prior action noted above. There can be no assurance as to the outcome of such arbitration proceeding.

The action has not yet progressed beyond the pleading stage. The Republic of Moldova and other respondents have interposed counterclaims against the Company and Intercomsoft in amounts totaling $30,000,000. The counterclaims contain allegations of fraud and misrepresentation which are claimed to have occurred during the performance of the Supply Agreement. The Company and Intercomsoft deny any wrongdoing, are vigorously contesting the counterclaims and have replied with opposition to such counterclaims in the arbitration.

Inasmuch as the Company’s only revenues are derived from Intercomsoft’s activities under the Supply Agreement, if the Supply Agreement is not continued, the Company will have no source of revenues as a consequence of the expiration of such Agreement. Such event will have a material adverse effect on Intercomsoft and the Company.

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Subsequent to the expiration and non-renewal of the Supply Agreement, which the Company is contesting, the Company has not generated any revenue.

NOTE 2-SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Intercomsoft. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure 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.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If an impairment exists, an adjustment is made to write the asset down to its fair value, and a loss is recorded as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided for financial reporting purposes on the straight-line method in amounts sufficient to amortize the cost of the related asset over its estimated useful life.

Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense when incurred. Replacements and major renewals are capitalized.

Research and Development

The Company charges all research and development costs to expense as incurred.

Marketing and Promotion

The Company expenses all marketing and promotion costs as incurred.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue by and between Intercomsoft and the Government of the Republic of Moldova is recognized upon the quantity of product (number of computerized documents) produced during the period reported.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for deferred income taxes using Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“SFAS 109’). The statement requires that deferred income taxes reflect the tax consequences on future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their basis for financial reporting purposes. In addition, SFAS 109 requires the recognition of future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards. A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is recognized when, in management’s judgment, it is more likely than not that all, or

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a portion of such deferred assets, will not be realized.

Income (Loss) Per Share

Income (loss) per share of common stock has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares and common stock equivalents outstanding. The Company had no common stock equivalents outstanding during the periods presented.

Comprehensive Income

The Company adopted the provisions of the SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. Comprehensive income is defined as any change in equity from transactions and other events originating from non-owner sources, and is included as accumulated comprehensive income in the Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of short-term financial instruments arising in the ordinary course of business approximates fair value because of the relatively short period of time between their origination and expected realization.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2005, the FASB issued Statement 154 “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” The standard requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle unless it is deemed impracticable. The standard states that a change in method of depreciation, amortization or depletion for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate that is affected by a change in accounting principle. The standard was effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2005.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” This Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and also provides guidance on various related matters such as recognition, interest and penalties, and disclosure. The Company will adopt FIN 48 in the first quarter of 2007, and does not expect the adoption of the Interpretation to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Stock Compensation Plans

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (SFAS No 123R), Share-Based Payment. This standard eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value-based method under APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. SFAS No. 123R is effective for financial statements issued for the first interim period beginning after December 15, 2005. Currently, the Company discloses pro forma and net income and related pro forma income per share information in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Costs – Transition and Disclosure. The Company adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2006, which did not have a material impact on the Company.

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NOTE 3-RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The following risk factors relating to the Company and its business should be carefully considered:

The Company’s subsidiary operates in the Republic of Moldova.

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Intercomsoft Limited, operates in the Republic of Moldova. The Republic of Moldova is a former member of the Soviet Union and has historically had an uncertain economic and political climate. This may have a material adverse impact on the Company and Intercomsoft.

The Company has no current source of revenue.

The Company’s sole revenue source for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was from Intercomsoft whose only customer is the Republic of Moldova’s Ministry of Economics to which it supplies its goods and services pursuant to the Supply Agreement between the Government of Moldova and Intercomsoft.

On or about February 11, 2006, the Company received a notice from the Government of the Republic of Moldova advising the Company that it did not intend to renew the Supply Agreement which, unless renewed, expired by its terms on April 29, 2006. The Company believes that such non-renewal notice may not have been sent timely under the applicable provisions of the Supply Agreement. However, inasmuch as the Company’s only revenues are derived from Intercomsoft’s activities under the Supply Agreement, as of April 29, 2006, the Company has no current source of revenue as a consequence of the non-renewal of such Agreement. Although the Company has contested Moldova’s notice of non-renewal of the Supply Agreement, there can be no assurance as to the outcome of such dispute. If the Government of the Republic of Moldova does not recognize the renewal of the Supply Agreement, such event will have a material adverse effect on Intercomsoft and the Company.

The Company has commenced a legal action against the Government of Moldova.

On June 27, 2006, the Company and Intercomsoft commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the Republic of Moldova seeking damages of approximately $41,000,000 for breach of contract and an injunction prohibiting Moldova from producing further essential government documents in accordance with the terms of the Supply Agreement. Additionally, the Company has contested Moldova’s notice of non-renewal of the Supply Agreement. The action was withdrawn in August 2006, without prejudice. On September 20, 2006, Intercomsoft filed a Demand for Arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce, International Court of Arbitration, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Demand repeats and incorporates the claims that were set forth in the Complaint in the withdrawn prior action noted above. There can be no assurance as to the outcome of such arbitration proceeding.

The action has not yet progressed beyond the pleading stage. The Republic of Moldova and the other respondents have interposed counterclaims against the Company and Intercomsoft in amounts totaling $30 million. The counterclaims contain allegations of fraud and misrepresentation claimed to have occurred during the performance of the Supply Agreement. The Company and Intercomsoft deny any wrongdoing, are vigorously contesting the counterclaims and have replied with opposition to such counterclaims in the arbitration.

Among the Company’s claims against Moldova is a claim for non-payment for all of the essential government documents produced under the Supply Agreement during the four month period commencing January 2006 and ending in April 2006. Based, in part, upon records issued by Moldova, the Company believes the uncollected amount due for this period for services rendered, together with contractually agreed upon interest for late payments, is in excess of $2,500,000, which amount is not included in the accompanying financial statement. Such amount is the subject of a legal action as more detailed in Note

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1. The Company is still pursuing such amount and believes it to be a legally valid receivable.

The Company has terminated its agreement with Supercom Limited.

Pursuant to a Sales Agreement between Intercomsoft and Supercom Limited (“Supercom”) dated August 25, 1995, as amended, Supercom supplied the equipment, software, technology and consumables utilized by Intercomsoft for the production of computerized documents under the Supply Agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, Intercomsoft is provided with the guidance and support required for the installation and operation of the equipment, as well as the materials required for its maintenance.

On March 24, 2005, Intercomsoft and Supercom entered into a Termination Agreement, terminating the Sales Agreement. Notwithstanding, pursuant to the terms of the Termination Agreement, Supercom, in consideration of certain payments to be made to it, agreed to continue to supply Moldova with such equipment, consumables, software and technology during the remaining term of the Supply Agreement, pursuant to the requirements of the Supply Agreement. Supercom agreed not to take any action, directly or indirectly, to interfere with Intercomsoft’s contractual rights with Moldova or to, in any way, cause Moldova to terminate or not renew the Supply Agreement and agreed to pay to Intercomsoft certain amounts specified in the Termination Agreement as liquidated damages in the event of any breach or default by Supercom thereunder. Except and as to the extent provided under the Termination Agreement, Intercomsoft has no other rights to Supercom’s proprietary technology as referred to above.

The Company is not pursuing development of its aluminum-air fuel cell technology.

Through a joint venture with Aluminum-Power, Inc. (“API”), the Company’s majority shareholder, the Company pursued research and development of its aluminum-air fuel cell technology it acquired in the first quarter of 2001. Such research and development was suspended in the second quarter of 2003. The Company does not intend to pursue the development of such technology in the future.

The Company has no current business activities that generate revenue.

Although the Company is currently exploring opportunities, it is not currently engaged in any business activities that generate revenue.

NOTE 4-PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

A summary of property and equipment and the estimated useful lives used in the computation of depreciation is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Life

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document processing equipment

 

$

170,000

 

 

5 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

109,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

61,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

NOTE 5-SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company has authorized 130,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value common stock, of which 100,472,328 shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2006.

The Company has authorized 10,000 shares of $1.00 par value shares of Preferred Stock, none of which were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2006.

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NOTE 6-RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

Transactions

Mr. Boris Birshtein serves as the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Chairman”) on a month-to-month basis. During 2006, the Company paid the Chairman $23,000 and accrued $253,000 in compensation due to him and paid $44,000 and accrued $20,000 in expenses related to his performance as the Chairman. In 2005, in addition to his compensation of $277,000, the Company paid the Chairman a bonus of $178,000 and $582,000 in accrued compensation that was due to him for services provided by him to the Company in prior years. Such amounts are included in General and Administrative Expenses on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

During 2005 the Company engaged Royal HTM Group, Inc., a Canadian company beneficially owned and controlled by the Chairman, to render certain business development services to the Company. During 2006 the Company paid $99,000 to Royal HTM Group for such services and $312,000 was accrued and unpaid, of which $21,000 was consulting fees and $291,000 was reimbursement of business expenses. During 2005, $672,000 was paid to Royal HTM Group, Inc. for such services, $422,000 of which was consulting fees and $250,000 of which was reimbursement of business expenses.

During 2006 Royal HTM Group lent the Company $178,000 to cover operating expenses for the year and advanced $260,000 on behalf of the Company for certain services and expenses it incurred. Such amounts are non-interest bearing and are due on demand.

Payables to related parties consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

Amount due to the Chairman and a company owned and controlled by such individual.

 

$

770,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued compensation due to the Chairman.

 

 

253,000

 

 

 



 

 

 

$

1,023,000

 

 

 



 

These amounts are non-interest bearing and due on demand.

NOTE 7-STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

Pursuant to the Company’s 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, eligible persons, as defined therein, may be granted (a) stock options which may be designated as nonqualified stock options or incentive stock options, (b) stock appreciation rights, (c) restricted stock awards, (d) performance awards, or (e) other forms of stock-based incentive awards.

The maximum number of shares with respect to which the awards may be granted under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, is 10,000,000 shares of common stock; provided, however, that such number of shares of common stock may also be subject to adjustment, from time to time, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company has also issued options outside of the Omnibus Plan.

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A summary of option activity is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside
Plan

 

Outside
Plan

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

Balance – January 1, 2004

 

 

4,470,000

 

 

2,350,000

 

 

6,820,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

 

 

(100,000

)

 

(100,000

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

Balance – December 31, 2005

 

 

5,470,000

 

 

5,250,000

 

 

10,720,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

(1,600,000

)

 

 

 

(1,600,000

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

Balance – December 31, 2006

 

 

3,870,000

 

 

5,250,000

 

 

9,120,000

 

 

 



 



 



 

The following table summarizes information regarding stock options outstanding at December 31, 2006:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise
Price
Range

 

Number of
Options
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Number of
Shares
Exercisable

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

6,870,000

 

2.2

 

0.01

 

 

6,870,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.21

 

 

2,250,000

 

.4

 

0.21

 

 

2,250,000

 

NOTE 8-INCOME TAX

The Company’s income tax benefit differs from the expected income tax benefit by applying the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 34% to net income (loss) as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 


 


 

 

Income tax (benefit) at statutory rate of 34%

 

$

(450,000

)

$

155,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforward (used) not utilized

 

 

450,000

 

 

(155,000

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 

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December 31, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 


 


 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

$

(3,400,000

)

$

(2,865,000

)

Net operating loss carryforward

 

 

2,365,000

 

 

1,915,000

 

Capital loss carryforward

 

 

2,706,000

 

 

2,706,000

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

1,671.000

 

 

1,756,000

 

Valuation allowance (see Note 2)

 

 

(1,671,000

)

 

(1,756,000

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 

NOTE 9-SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operations are classified into two reportable segments. The segments consist of Intercomsoft, which produces computerized identification documents, and general and administrative expenses incurred for corporate purposes.

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intercomsoft

 

Corporate and
Administrative

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

640,000

 

$

 

$

640,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

604,000

 

 

1,364,000

 

 

1,968,000

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

36,000

 

$

(1,364,000

)

$

(1,328,000

)

 

 



 



 



 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intercomsoft

 

Corporate and
Administrative

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

8,129,000

 

$

 

$

8,129,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

5,623,000

 

 

2,051,000

 

 

7,674,000

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

2,506,000

 

$

(2,051,000

)

$

455,000

 

 

 



 



 



 

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ITEM 8.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE


          None.

 

 

ITEM 8 A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

          Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have participated in and supervised the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer determined that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, these controls and procedures are adequate and effective in alerting them in a timely manner to material information relating to the Company required to be included in the our periodic SEC filings. Due to the inherent limitations of the effectiveness of any established disclosure controls and procedures, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of their respective disclosure controls and procedures will be met.

PART III

 

 

ITEM 9.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

Directors and Executive Officers

          Our officers are elected by, and serve at the pleasure of, our Board of Directors. The names and ages of our directors and executive officers as of December 31, 2006, are set forth below. Our By-laws provide for not less than three and not more than fifteen directors.

 

 

 

 

 

NAME

 

AGE

 

POSITION WITH COMPANY


 


 


 

Boris Birshtein

 

59

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

Yuri Benenson

 

52

 

Director; Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Walter J. Perchal

 

55

 

Director

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Braverman

 

38

 

Director; Chief Financial Officer

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Background of Executive Officers and Directors

          Boris Birshtein has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 1998. From 1994 to May 2006, Mr. Birshtein served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banca Commercialia pe Actiuni “Export Import” and since 1997 he has been the Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Royal HTM Group, Inc. Since 1999, Mr. Birshtein has served as the Chairman of Eontech Group Inc., of which he is the principal shareholder and of Aluminum-Power Inc., our majority shareholder. Since 1996 Mr. Birshtein has served as the Chairman of World Assets (Media) Inc. Mr. Birshtein holds PhDs in Philosophy and Economics.

          Yuri Benenson has served as a member of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer since May 2003. From 1997 to May 2006 Mr. Benenson served as a member of the Board of Directors of Banca Commerciala pe Actiuni “Export Import” Bank and since 1997 as Vice President of EXIM Asint, S.A., both of which are our former subsidiaries, and from January 2004 has served as a member of the management team of Intercomsoft Limited, our subsidiary. Mr. Benenson holds a masters degree in Finance and Economics from Vilnius State University.

          Walter J. Perchal has served as member of our Board of Directors since February 2001. Since 1997, Mr. Perchal has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of IC Inc., a consulting firm, which provides consulting services in North America, Europe and Asia. For the past 24 years, Mr. Perchal has served as an adjunct Professor at York University in Toronto, Canada.

          Jack Braverman has served as a member of our Board of Directors and our Chief Financial Officer since January 2004. Mr. Braverman has worked with Mr. Birshtein, his uncle and our Chairman of the Board, in a number of capacities since 1997, including his service as President of Eontech Group, Inc. from July 1999 to date, President of Royal HTM Group, Inc. from December 1997 to April 2001 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Royal HTM Group, Inc. from April 2001 to date, as well as serving as Vice President of Aluminum-Power Inc, our majority shareholder, since January 2001. Mr. Braverman holds a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

          We are not aware of any person who was a director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of our common stock and who failed to file reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in a timely manner.

 

 

ITEM 10.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

          For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the following individuals received the following compensation for services rendered to us. See “Employment Agreements” for a description of compensation arrangements entered into by us with certain of our executive officers and directors.

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Summary Compensation Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Compensation

 

Long Term Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWARDS

 

 

 

 


 

Name & Principal
Position

 

Year

 

Salary ($)

 

Other Annual
Compensation ($)

 

Securities
Underlying
Options/ SARs

 

All Other Compensation

 












 

 

Boris Birshtein

 

 

2005

 

$

276,570

 

$

199,100

(1)

 

 

$

581,976

(2)

Chairman of the Board

 

 

2006

 

$

276,570

(3)

$

63,600

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yuri Benenson

 

 

2005

 

 

- 0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

2006

 

$

53,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Braverman

 

 

2005

 

$

76,170

 

$

15,320 (5

)

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

2006

 

$

105,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

(1)

Reflects the payment of a bonus of $177,500 and a monthly expense allowance of $1,800 totaling $21,600 annually.

 

 

(2)

Reflects the payment of $581,976 in accrued compensation for services rendered in prior periods.

 

 

(3)

Of such amount, $23,047 was paid to Mr. Birshtein and the balance was accrued and remains due to him.

 

 

(4)

Includes a monthly expense allowance of $1,800 totaling $21,600 annually. Of such amount, $1,800 was paid to Mr. Birshtein and the balance was accrued and remains due to him. Also includes $42,000 for auto lease and insurance premiums paid on behalf if Mr. Birshtein.

 

 

(5)

Auto lease and insurance premiums paid on behalf of Mr. Braverman.

Options/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year to Officers and Directors

          In 2006 there were no options granted pursuant to the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended and no outstanding options were exercised during 2006.

Compensation of Directors

          All of our outside Directors are entitled to receive an attendance fee of $2,000 for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended up to a maximum of $8,000 for any 12-month period. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were no such payments made to any outside Director.

          Mr. Birshtein has served as our Chairman of the Board since January 1998. He was compensated for such services in 2006 pursuant to a letter agreement between he and us dated March 10, 2004 which provides for, among other things, a monthly consulting fee of $23,047. Mr. Birshtein’s compensation for the past two years is set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above.

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Employment Agreements

          The employment agreement with Boris Birshtein, our Chairman of the Board of Directors, expired on December 31, 2003 and was not renewed.

          Because such employment agreement was not renewed when it expired, pursuant to the terms of such agreement we were obligated to make a lump sum severance compensation payment to Mr. Birshtein of $414,674 which was included in our consolidated balance sheet under current liabilities for 2003 and 2004 and was paid in full to Mr. Birshtein in 2005.

          Although the employment agreement expired on December 31, 2003, pursuant to a letter agreement dated March 10, 2004 between he and us, Mr. Birshtein agreed to continue to serve as our Chairman of the Board of Directors on a month-to-month basis on substantially the same terms as were provided for in his prior employment agreement including, among other things, a monthly consulting fee of $23,047. Additionally, Mr. Birshtein is entitled to receive a monthly expense allowance of $1,800. Additional compensation paid to Mr. Birshtein is set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above.

2001 Omnibus Plan, As Amended

          In January 2001, our Board of Directors adopted the 2001 Omnibus Plan, which became effective in February 2001 after stockholder approval. In June 2001, our Board of Directors approved a resolution to increase the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2001 Omnibus Plan. Thereafter, the stockholders approved the increase of the authorized number of shares issuable pursuant to the 2001 Omnibus Plan from 4,000,000 shares to 10,000,000 shares. This amendment became effective in August 2001.

Summary of 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended

          Qualified directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of ours and our subsidiaries are eligible to receive (a) stock options (“Options”), which may be designated as nonqualified stock options (“NQSOs”) or incentive stock options (“ISOs”), (b) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), (c) restricted stock awards (“Restricted Stock”), (d) performance awards (“Performance Awards”) or (e) other forms of stock-based incentive awards (collectively, the “Awards”). A director, officer, employee, consultant or advisor who has been granted an Option is referred to herein as an “Optionee” and a director, officer, employee, consultant or advisor who has been granted any other type of Award is referred to herein as a “Participant.”

          The Omnibus Committee administers the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, and has full discretion and exclusive power to (a) select the directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors who will participate in the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, and grant Awards to such directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors, (b) determine the time at which such Awards shall be granted and the terms and conditions with respect to such Awards to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, and (c) resolve all questions relating to the administration of the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended. Members of the Omnibus Committee receive no compensation for their services in connection with the administration of the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended.

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          The Omnibus Committee may grant NQSOs or ISOs that are evidenced by stock option agreements. A NQSO is a right to purchase a specific number of shares of common stock during such time as the Omnibus Committee may determine, not to exceed ten years, at a price determined by the Omnibus Committee that, unless deemed otherwise by the Omnibus Committee, is not less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the NQSO is granted. An ISO is an Option that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). No ISOs may be granted under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, to an employee who owns more than 10% of our outstanding voting stock (“Ten Percent Stockholder”) unless the option price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and the ISO is not exercisable more than five years after it is granted. In the case of an employee who is not a Ten Percent Stockholder, no ISO may be exercisable more than ten years after the date the ISO is granted and the exercise price of the ISO shall not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the ISO is granted. Further, no employee may be granted ISOs that first become exercisable during a calendar year for the purchase of common stock with an aggregate fair market value (determined on the date of grant of each ISO) in excess of $100,000. An ISO (or any installment thereof) counts against the annual limitation only in the year it first becomes exercisable.

          The exercise price of the common stock subject to a NQSO or ISO may be paid in cash or, at the discretion of the Omnibus Committee, by a promissory note or by the tender of common stock owned by the Option holder or through a combination thereof. The Omnibus Committee may provide for the exercise of Options in installments and upon such terms, conditions and restrictions as it may determine.

          An SAR is a right granted to a Participant to receive, upon surrender of the right, but without payment, an amount payable in cash. The amount payable with respect to each SAR shall be based on the excess, if any, of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the exercise date over the exercise price of the SAR, which will not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the SAR is granted. In the case of an SAR granted in tandem with an ISO to an employee who is a Ten Percent Stockholder, the exercise price shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the SAR is granted.

          Restricted Stock is common stock that is issued to a Participant at a price determined by the Omnibus Committee, which price per share may not be less than the par value of the common stock, and is subject to restrictions on transfer and/or such other restrictions on incidents of ownership as the Omnibus Committee may determine.

          A Performance Award granted under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended (a) may be denominated or payable to the Participant in cash, common stock (including, without limitation, Restricted Stock), other securities or other Awards and (b) shall confer on the Participant the right to receive payments, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Omnibus Committee shall establish. Subject to the terms of the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, and any applicable Award agreement, the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award granted and the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award shall be determined by the Omnibus Committee.

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          The Omnibus Committee may grant Awards under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, that provide the Participants with the right to purchase common stock or that are valued by reference to the fair market value of the common stock (including, but not limited to, phantom securities or dividend equivalents). Such Awards shall be in a form determined by the Omnibus Committee (and may include terms contingent upon a change of control of the Company); provided that such Awards shall not be inconsistent with the terms and purposes of the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended.

          The Omnibus Committee determines the price of each such Award and may accept any lawful consideration.

          The Omnibus Committee may at any time, amend, suspend or terminate the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended; provided, however, that (a) no change in any Awards previously granted may be made without the consent of the holder thereof and (b) no amendment (other than an amendment authorized to reflect any merger, consolidation, reorganization or the like to which we are a party or any reclassification, stock split, combination of shares or the like) may be made increasing the aggregate number of shares of the common stock with respect to which Awards may be granted or changing the class of persons eligible to receive Awards, without the approval of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting shares.

          In the event a Change in Control (as defined in the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended) occurs, then, notwithstanding any provision of the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, or of any provisions of any Award agreements entered into between any Optionee or Participant and us to the contrary, all Awards that have not expired and which are then held by any Optionee or Participant (or the person or persons to whom any deceased Optionee’s or Participant’s rights have been transferred) shall, as of the date of such Change of Control, become fully and immediately vested and exercisable and may be exercised for the remaining term of such Awards.

          If we became a party to any merger, consolidation, reorganization or the like, the Omnibus Committee has the power to substitute new Awards or have the Awards be assumed by another corporation. In the event of a reclassification, stock split, combination of shares or the like, the Omnibus Committee shall conclusively determine the appropriate adjustments.

          No Award granted under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, may be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and except in the case of the death or disability of an Optionee or a Participant, Awards shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionee or Participant only by that individual.

          No Awards may be granted under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, on or after January 2, 2011, but Awards granted prior to such date may be exercised in accordance with their terms.

          As of December 31, 2006,of the 10,000,000 shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, options to acquire 3,870,000 shares of our common stock were outstanding.

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ITEM 11.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

          The following table sets forth information concerning the beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock with respect to stockholders who were known by us to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of our common stock as of December 31, 2006, and our officers and directors, individually and as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares of common stock.

          Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, shares of our common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options or warrants which are currently exercisable or which become exercisable within 60 days of the date of the table are deemed beneficially owned by the holders of such securities. Subject to community property laws, where applicable, the persons or entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock indicated as beneficially owned by them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2006 (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER

 

AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER

 

PERCENT OF CLASS


 


 


 

Boris Birshtein

 

83,422,000

(2 )(3)

 

76.12

%

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York, New York, 10019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum-Power Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

87 Scollard Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto, Ontario M5R 1G4

 

75,275,000

(2)

 

68.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yuri Benenson

 

 

 

 

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York, NY10019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Braverman

 

500,000

(4)

 

.456

%

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York, NY 10019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walter J. Perchal

 

 

 

 

 

 

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor

 

75,275

(5)

 

.066

%

New York, New York, 10019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.L.T. International, Inc

 

8,225,000

 

 

7.51

%

87 Scollard Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto, Ontario M5R 1G4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Executive Officers and

 

83,922,000

 

 

76.57

%

Directors as a Group (4 persons) (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(1)

Based on a total of 109,592,328 shares of common stock, which includes: (i) 100,472,328 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2006; (ii) options to purchase 3,870,000 shares of our common stock granted pursuant to the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended; and, (iii) options to purchase 5,250,000 shares of our common stock granted outside of the 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended.

 

 

 

 

(2)

Mr. Birshtein is an indirect owner of Aluminum-Power Inc., our majority shareholder, that own 75,275,000 shares of our common stock Aluminum-Power Inc.’s majority shareholder is Eontech Group Inc. of which Birshtein Holdings, Ltd. is the majority owner. Mr. Birshtein directly controls Birshtein Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

(3)

Represents 4,237,000 shares of our common stock owned directly by Mr. Birshtein; 3,910,000 shares of our common stock owned by Magnum Associates, Inc., of which Mr. Birshtein is the sole shareholder; and, 75,275,000 shares of our common stock owned by Aluminum-Power Inc.

 

 

 

 

(4)

Represents an option granted on November 2, 2004, under our 2001 Omnibus Plan, as amended, to purchase up to 500,000 shares of our common stock. Such option has a term of five years and an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

 

 

 

 

(5)

Represents ownership of approximately 1% of Aluminum-Power Inc., the owner of 75,275,000 shares of our common stock.

 

 

 

 

(6)

Includes Messrs. Birshtein, Benenson, Braverman and Perchal.


 

 

ITEM 12.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

          During 2006, we paid our Chairman of the Board $23,000 and accrued $253,000 in compensation due to him and paid $44,000 and accrued $20,000 in expenses related to his performance as of Chairman of the Board. In 2005, in addition to his compensation of $277,000, we paid our Chairman of the Board a bonus of $178,000 and $582,000 in accrued compensation that was due to him for services provided by him to us in prior years.

          During 2005 we engaged Royal HTM Group, Inc., a Canadian company beneficially owned and controlled by our Chairman of the Board, to render certain business development services to us. During 2006 we paid $99,000 to Royal HTM Group for such services and $312,000 was accrued and unpaid, of which $21,000 was consulting fees and $291,000 was reimbursement of business expenses. During 2005, $677,000 was paid to Royal HTM Group, Inc. for such services, $422,000 of which was consulting fees and $250,000 of which was reimbursement of business expenses.

          During 2006 Royal HTM Group lent us $178,000 to cover our operating expenses for the year and advanced $260,000 on our behalf for certain services and expenses we incurred. Such amounts are non-interest bearing and are due on demand.

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ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Annual Report.

 

 

 

Exhibit

 

Document


 



3(i)

 


Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under File No. 000-28144).

 

 

 

3(ii)

 

By-laws (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under File No. 28144).

 

 

 

4

 

January 24, 2001 Definitive Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (incorporated by reference).

 

 

 

4(i)

 

July 19, 2001 Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10(i)

 

January 11, 2001 Technology Acquisition Agreement between Trimol Group, Inc. and Aluminum-Power Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to the Definitive Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

 

 

10(ii)

 

January 11, 2001 License Agreement between Trimol Group, Inc. and Aluminum-Power Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to the Definitive Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

 

 

10(v)

 

July 1, 2001 Research & Development Agreement between Aluminum-Power Inc. and Trimol Group, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2001).

 

 

 

10 (vi)

 

March 24, 2005 Termination Agreement between Intercomsoft Limited and Supercom Limited (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2005).

 

 

 

21

 

Subsidiary of the Registrant.

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23

 

Consent of Paritz & Company, P.A.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Chief Executive Officer Certification

 

 

 

31.2

 

Chief Financial Officer Certification.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

We filed Current Reports on Form 8-K on February 21, 2006, May 14, 2006, May 27, 2006, September 26, 2006 and November 28, 2006, all of which are incorporated herein by reference thereto.

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SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of 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, this 17th day of April, 2007.

TRIMOL GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yuri Benenson

 

 


 

Name:

Yuri Benenson

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

By:

/s/ Jack Braverman

 

 


 

Name:

Jack Braverman

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Director

          In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Boris Birshtein

 

Date: April 17, 2007

 


 

 

Name:

Boris Birshtein

 

 

Title:

Chairman of the Board and Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yuri Benenson

 

Date: April 17, 2007

 


 

 

Name

Yuri Benenson

 

 

Titles:

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jack Braverman

 

Date: April 17, 2007

 


 

 

Name:

Jack Braverman

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Walter Perchal

 

Date: April 17, 2007

 


 

 

Name:

Walter Perchal

 

 

Title:

Director

 

 

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