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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND LIQUIDITY
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Liquidity and Basis Of Presentation  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND LIQUIDITY
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND LIQUIDITY
 
Basis of Presentation and Recent Developments
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of WPCS International Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“WPCS”) and its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries, (collectively, the “Company”). The Company’s subsidiaries based in the United States include, or have included: WPCS Inc., WPCS International - Suisun City, Inc. (the “Suisun City Operations”), WPCS International - Lakewood, Inc. (the “Lakewood Operations”), WPCS International - Hartford, Inc. (the “Hartford Operations”), WPCS International - Trenton, Inc. (the “Trenton Operations”), WPCS International - Seattle, Inc. (the “Seattle Operations”), WPCS International - Portland, Inc. (the “Portland Operations”) and BTX Trader, LLC (“BTX”). International operations include WPCS Asia Limited, a 60% joint venture interest in Taian AGS Pipeline Construction Co. Ltd. (the “China Operations”), and WPCS Australia Pty Ltd, WPCS International – Brendale, Pty Ltd., and The Pride Group (QLD) Pty Ltd., (collectively, the Australia Operations).
 
With the recent divestitures of The Pride Group (QLD) Pty Ltd. (“Pride”), BTX and substantially all of the assets of the Seattle Operations, the Suisun City and China Operations are the Company’s current remaining operations as of January 31, 2015. As such, the Company intends to dissolve the remaining inactive domestic and international subsidiaries listed above.
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of Article 10 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on July 30, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of the management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. Operating results for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2015. The amounts for the April 30, 2014 consolidated balance sheet have been extracted from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Certain reclassifications associated with the discontinued operations of Pride, BTX, and the Seattle Operations have been made to the prior periods’ financial information in order to conform to the current period’s presentation. The reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net loss or stockholders’ equity.
 
The Company specializes in contracting services, with 152 employees in two operation centers on two continents, and currently offers: (i) communications infrastructure services through the Suisun City Operations and (ii) construction and maintenance of pipelines for natural gas and petroleum transmission through the China Operations.
 
Recent Developments
 
Since the last quarterly report for the period ended October 31, 2014, the Company is herein outlining some of its most significant recent developments, some of which have occurred during the period covered by this report, while other developments occurred subsequent to the period covered by this report and are included in Note 14 – Subsequent Events.
 
Zurich Settlement
 
On February 20, 2015, the Company entered into a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (the “Settlement”) with Zurich American Insurance Company (“Zurich”) which provided for the payment to Zurich by the Company of $650,000 to settle the Company’s outstanding balance of approximately $1,534,000 that had been in default, and was previously due in full on December 31, 2013 under an existing forbearance agreement with Zurich. Upon execution of the Settlement, the Company paid Zurich $200,000, with the remaining balance of $450,000 payable in 10 equal monthly installments of $45,000. As part of the Settlement, Zurich remains entitled to receive a customer payment in the amount of approximately $324,000, which the company has not recognized in its financial statements, related to the Company’s previous project at the Cooper Medical Center of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey (the “Cooper Project”) for the Camden County Improvement Authority (the “CCIA”), but only if such amount is collected by the Company. Moreover, conditioned upon receipt of the full settlement amount, Zurich has agreed to release all of its entire right, title and interest in and to the Cooper Project, against which the Company recently filed an action to recover approximately $2,400,000 from the CCIA.
 
NASDAQ Listing Requirements
 
On November 3, 2014, the Company received a letter from the Staff of the Listing Qualifications Department (the “NASDAQ Staff”) of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) indicating that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) had been below $1.00 per share, the minimum closing bid price required by the continued listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market (the “NASDAQ Capital Market”), as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”).
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was granted 180 calendar days, or until May 4, 2015, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement (the “Compliance Period”). To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, but generally no more than 20 business days, during the Compliance Period.
 
If the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement by May 4, 2015, the NASDAQ Staff will provide written notification to the Company that its Common Stock may be delisted. However, the Company would be entitled to an additional 180-day period from May 4, 2015 to regain compliance, if, on May 4, 2015, the Company meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the NASDAQ Capital Market, with the exception of the Bid Price Requirement, and the Company would need to provide written notice to NASDAQ of its intention to cure the deficiency by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
 
On March 3, 2015 the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders, which is to be held on April 15, 2015 in order to seek stockholder approval to potentially effectuate a reverse stock split of its common stock, should the Company's Board of Directors deem it to be necessary to evidence compliance with the $1.00 Bid Price Requirement.
 
There is no assurance as to the price at which the Common Stock will trade. The Company intends to actively monitor the bid price of its Common Stock during the Compliance Period, and if the common stock continues to trade below the minimum bid price required for continued listing, the Company’s Board of Directors will consider its options to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements.
 
NASDAQ Equity Requirements
 
On December 29, 2014, the Company received a letter from the NASDAQ Staff indicating that the Company’s stockholders’ equity as reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2014, and amended by Amendment No. 1 on December 23, 2014, was $396,635 as of October 31, 2014 and, as such, did not meet the minimum requirement of $2,500,000 for continued listing as set forth in NASDAQ’s Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”).
 
Under the applicable NASDAQ rules, the Company had 45 calendar days to submit a response outlining its plan as to how the Company would seek to regain compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement (a “Compliance Plan”). On February 12, 2015 the Company submitted a Compliance Plan in which the Company also requested an extension of time to meet the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. Subsequently, on February 25, 2015, the Company received notification from the NASDAQ Staff granting the Company an extension until May 29, 2015 to regain compliance.
 
There can be no assurance that any plan submitted by the Company will be achieved in time to regain compliance by May 29, 2015. Any such failure may impact the liquidity and market price of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s access to the capital markets.
 
Authorized Shares Correction
 
At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on February 28, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”) the Company’s stockholders approved a one-for-seven reverse split (the “Reverse Split”) of the Company’s Common Stock. Following the Annual Meeting, on March 4, 2013, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation effectuating the Reverse Split, and increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 100,000,000, as approved by the Stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The amendment became effective on filing. Subsequently, on May 16, 2013, the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment, which reduced the authorized shares of Common Stock effective May 28, 2013.
 
The Company determined, upon the advice of special Delaware counsel, to file a Certificate of Correction to the Certificate of Amendment to correct the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation so that it would accurate reflect that the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock is 100,000,000 (the “Certificate of Correction”), the number the stockholders approved at the Annual Meeting. The Certificate of Correction was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 19, 2014.
 
The Company therefore had sufficient authorized and unissued shares to settle various outstanding notes and warrants of the Company, with consideration given to all other outstanding share-settled contracts. The Company expects to keep an amount of Common Stock reserved for possible future conversions of shares of preferred stock (described below). Therefore, equity classification is not precluded. As a result of the correction of this error, certain descriptions regarding the authorized shares have been corrected in the accompanying financial statements. The Company has also determined that there is no material financial statement impact as a result of this change. 
 
Exchange Agreements
 
On September 30, 2014, the Company entered into an Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement (the “September Exchange Agreement”) with Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. (“Hudson Bay”), a holder of outstanding notes, warrants and preferred stock of the Company purchased pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 4, 2012 (the “2012 SPA”), an Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement, dated October 25, 2013 (the “2013 Amendment”) and a Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 17, 2013, as amended (the “2013 SPA”).
 
Pursuant to the 2012 SPA, Hudson Bay purchased (i) a senior secured convertible note, which as of the date of the September Exchange Agreement (the “Hudson Closing Date”), had an outstanding principal amount of $145,362 (the “2012 Hudson Note”), which was convertible into shares of Common Stock and (ii) a warrant, which as of the Hudson Closing Date, allowed Hudson Bay to purchase 710,248 shares of Common Stock (the “2012 Hudson Warrant”). Pursuant to the 2013 Amendment, Hudson Bay acquired a warrant, which as of the Hudson Closing Date, allowed Hudson Bay to purchase an additional 61,760 shares of Common Stock (the “Amendment Hudson Warrant”). Pursuant to the 2013 SPA, Hudson Bay purchased (i) shares of series E convertible preferred stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), which as of the Hudson Closing Date, 794 were owned by Hudson Bay and were convertible into shares of Common Stock and (ii) a warrant, which as of the Hudson Closing Date, allowed Hudson Bay to purchase an additional 488,603 shares of Common Stock (the “2013 Hudson Warrant,” and together with the 2012 Hudson Warrant and the Amendment Hudson Warrant, the “Hudson Warrants”).
 
Pursuant to the September Exchange Agreement, Hudson Bay exchanged (i) the 2012 Hudson Note and associated make-whole amount for 5,268 shares of newly designated series F convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 (the “Series F Preferred Stock”); (ii) the Series E Preferred Stock for a promissory note in a principal amount of $794,000 (the “2014 Hudson Note”) and 1,060 shares of series G convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 (the “Series G Preferred Stock”); and (iii) the Warrants for 1,028 shares of Series G Preferred Stock. The Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Certificates of Designation for the Series F Preferred Stock and the Series G Preferred Stock were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the Hudson Closing Date. The terms of the Series F Preferred Stock, the Series G Preferred Stock, and the 2014 Hudson Note are identical to the terms of the Series F-1 Preferred Stock, the Series G-1 Preferred Stock, and the 2014 Note, described below.
 
On November 20, 2014, the Company entered into Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreements (the “November Exchange Agreements”) with the other eight holders (the “Holders”) of notes, warrants, and preferred stock of the Company purchased pursuant to the 2012 SPA, the 2013 Amendment, and the 2013 SPA.
 
Pursuant to the 2012 SPA, the Holders purchased (i) senior secured convertible notes, which as of the date of the November Exchange Agreement (the “Closing Date”), had an outstanding aggregate principal amount of $313,568 (collectively, the “2012 Notes”), which were convertible into shares of Common Stock and (ii) warrants, which as of the Closing Date, allowed the Holders to purchase an aggregate of 1,161,567 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “2012 Warrants”).  Pursuant to the 2013 Amendment, the Holders exchanged the 2012 Warrants for warrants that allowed the Holders to purchase an aggregate of an additional 1,161,567 shares of Common Stock (the “Amendment Warrants”). Pursuant to the 2013 SPA, the Holders purchased (i) shares of Series E Preferred Stock, an aggregate of 1,644 of which were purchased by the Holders as of the Closing Date and (ii) warrants, which as of the Closing Date, allowed the holders to purchase an aggregate of 1,011,397 additional shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “2013 Warrants,” and together with the 2012 Warrants and the Amendment Warrants, the “Warrants”).
 
Pursuant to the November Exchange Agreements, the Holders exchanged (i) the 2012 Notes and associated make-whole amount for an aggregate of 11,175 shares of newly designated Series F-1 convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 (the “Series F-1 Preferred Stock”); (ii) the Series E Preferred Stock for promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,644,000 (collectively the “2014 Notes”) and 2,194 shares of series G-1 convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 (the “Series G-1 Preferred Stock” and collectively with the Series F Preferred Stock, the Series G Preferred Stock, and the Series F-1 Preferred Stock, the “Convertible Preferred Stock” ); and (iii) the Warrants for 1,248 shares of Series G-1 Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Exchange”). The Series F-1 Preferred Stock and Series G-1 Preferred Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
The 2014 Notes mature on September 30, 2015 and accrue no interest. Upon and during an event of default, the 2014 Notes shall accrue interest daily at a rate of twenty-five percent (25% per annum), compounding monthly. The Company has the right to redeem the 2014 Notes at any time. If the 2014 Notes are not repaid prior to October 5, 2015, the Company will be obligated to pay an additional 25% redemption premium. In addition, if the Company sells any securities, other than excluded securities, then the Company will redeem 17% of the 2014 Notes with the net proceeds of such offering. Upon an event of default, the Holders have the right to require the Company to redeem the 2014 Notes, with a 25% redemption premium upon the occurrence of certain events of default.
 
Pursuant to the Exchange, on the Closing Date, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series F-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series F-1 Certificate of Designation”) and a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series G-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series G-1 Certificate of Designation”). Under the terms of the Series F-1 Certificate of Designation, each share of Series F-1 Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 and is convertible into shares of Common Stock equal to the stated value (and all accrued but unpaid dividends) divided by the conversion price of $1.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits and dividends).  The Series F-1 Preferred Stock accrues dividends at a rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears in cash or in kind, subject to certain conditions being met.  The Series F-1 Preferred Stock contains a three-year “make-whole” provision, such that the holder is entitled to receive an amount equal to the dividends that would have accrued from the date of the conversion until the third anniversary of such conversion. The Company is prohibited from effecting the conversion of the Series F-1 Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of such conversion, the holder beneficially owns more than 9.99%, in the aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Series F-1 Preferred Stock. 
 
Under the terms of the Series G-1 Certificate of Designation, each share of Series G-1 Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 and is convertible into shares of Common Stock equal to the stated value (and all accrued but unpaid dividends) divided by the conversion price of $0.815 per share (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits and dividends).  The Series G-1 Preferred Stock accrues dividends at a rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears in cash or in kind, subject to certain conditions being met.  The Series G-1 Preferred Stock contains a three year “make-whole” provision such that if the Series G-1 Preferred Stock is converted prior to the third anniversary of the date of original issuance, the holder will be entitled to receive the remaining amount of dividends that would accrued from the date of the conversion until such third year anniversary.  The Company is prohibited from effecting the conversion of the Series G-1 Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of such conversion, the holder beneficially owns more than 9.99%, in the aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Series G-1 Preferred Stock. 
 
During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2015, the Company recognized an inducement expense of $3,622,000 and $5,493,000 under these Exchange Agreements. A summary table of the inducement expense (difference between the fair value of the series and preferred stock and the carrying amount of the senior secured convertible note and make-whole amount prior to the conversion) for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
 
 
3 Months
 
9 Months
 
Fair value of series F preferred stock (11,175 and 16,443 shares, respectively at $301.81)
 
$
3,373,000
 
$
4,963,000
 
Fair value of series G preferred stock (3,442 and 5,530 shares, respectively at $350.43)
 
 
1,206,000
 
 
1,938,000
 
Total consideration
 
 
4,579,000
 
 
6,901,000
 
Less: senior secured convertible note
 
 
(314,000)
 
 
(459,000)
 
Less: make-whole amount on senior secured convertible note
 
 
(643,000)
 
 
(949,000)
 
Total inducement expenses
 
$
3,622,000
 
$
5,493,000
 
 
In addition, as described above and in Note 6 – Senior Secured Convertible Notes, during the three months ended January 31, 2015, the Company issued the 2014 Notes in exchange for all of the outstanding Series E Preferred Shares.
 
BTX Trader, LLC
 
On November 26, 2014, the Company and BTX entered into and closed upon a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “BTX Agreement”) with Divya Thakur (“Thakur”) and Ilya Subkhankulov (“Subkhankulov” and together with Thakur, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company sold BTX to the Purchasers. The Purchasers are officers of BTX and Thakur was a director of the Company.
 
Pursuant to the BTX Agreement, in exchange for acquiring 100% of the common equity units of BTX, the Purchasers: (i) returned to the Company the senior secured convertible notes issued to the Purchasers by the Company in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $439,000; (ii) forfeited all outstanding stock options previously granted to the Purchasers under the Company’s incentive stock plan; cancelled the $500,000 secured note issued by BTX to the Purchasers; and (iv) agreed to terminate their employment agreements with the Company. Further, in connection with the Agreement, Thakur resigned from the board of directors of the Company.
 
In addition to the $939,000 of liabilities listed above the purchasers exchanged approximately $924,000 in make-whole interest amounts on convertible secured debt and approximately $99,000 in other liabilities for approximately $1,847,000 in capitalized software, $59,000 in cash and $36,000 in miscellaneous assets. The Company therefore recognized a gain on the sale of BTX of approximately $20,000.
 
Seattle Operations
 
On September 30, 2014 the Company sold substantially all of the assets of the Seattle Operations to EC Company, an Oregon-based electrical contracting company for an all-cash purchase price of $1,969,000. For the nine months ended January 31, 2015, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $375,000 on the disposition of the Seattle Operations and at January 31, 2015 has classified $14,000 of assets held for sale on its consolidated balance sheet.
 
Income from Section 16 Settlement
 
During the quarter ended January 31, 2015, the Company recorded income of $1,052,000 as it received $300,000 in cash, $735,000 in forgiveness of certain 2014 Notes and $17,000 of make-whole forgiveness on certain convertible preferred notes as part of the settlement with certain Holders of the 2012 Note who were defendants named in a Section 16 litigation brought by a shareholder of WPCS. As part of certain of the settlements with two of the Holders, the Company also received and subsequently cancelled, 190 shares of Series F-1 Preferred Stock and 526 shares of Series G-1 Preferred Stock. For the nine months ended January 31, 2015 the Company recorded income of $1,402,000 as in addition to the above settlement, $350,000 in cash was received in previous Section 16 settlement.
 
Liquidity and Going Concern
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. For the three and nine months ended January 31, 2015, the Company incurred losses from continuing operations of $2,843,000 and $7,628,000, respectively and had a condensed consolidated net loss of $2,934,000 and $8,991,000, respectively. On January 31, 2015, the Company had a working capital deficiency of approximately $1,287,000, which consisted of current assets of approximately $13,491,000 and current liabilities of $14,778,000. The Company’s continuation as a going concern beyond the next twelve months from the date of filing and our ability to discharge our liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business is ultimately dependent upon the execution of our future plans, which include our ability to generate future operating income, reduce operating expenses and produce cash from our operating activities, which will be affected by general economic, competitive, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control and our ability to raise additional funds either through the financing or sale of assets or raising additional capital through equity or debt markets. Presently we have no commitments to raise cash or capital and these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. There can be no assurance that our plans to ensure continuation as a going concern will be successful. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.